Lil Wayne:
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, born September 27th 1982, better known as stage name Lil Wayne. He grew up in the Holly Groove neighborhood of New Orleans. Carter was born when his mom was 19 and she was a chef. His parents were divorced when he was 2 years old and his father permanently abandoned the family. He wrote his first rap at the age of 8. He's a 29 year old american rapper. At the age of 9 he joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the groups major selling Gorilla Warfare released in 1999. At the age of 13 he accidentally shot himself 9 mm hand gun and an off duty cop drove him to the hospital. At the age of 14, Wayne was an honor student but dropped out to focus on his rap career. His major successful album was the Carter 3, which was released in 2008 and sold over 1 million copies in the US in its first week.
Jay-Z:
Shawn Corey Carter was born on December 4th 1969. He was originally from Macie Houses in Brooklyn NY. He is better known as Jay-Z, a 41 year old American rapper. He was abandoned by his father and in 1982 he shot his brother in the shoulder for stealing his jewelry. After attended high school with fellow future rappers Biggie and Busta-rhyme in New Jersey, he did not graduate. In his music he refers to having been involved in selling crack and cocaine. According to his mother, Gloria Carter, he would wake his brothers and sisters up by banging on the kitchen table with drum sticks. On April 4, 2008 he married American R&B superstar Beyonce Knowles. On December 11th, Jay-Z was rated as the 10th most successful artist.
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Nike vs Jordan
Nike- Founded in 1964. Major publicity traded sports ware, equipment supply based in the US. The companies headquarters is near Oregon. It is the world's leading supplier in athletic shoes and major manufactioner for sports and equipment. With a revenue of 18.6 million in the year 2008. As of 2008 it has employed more than 30,000 people world wide.
Jordan- Founded in 1985. The Air Jordan #1 pair of sneakers was considered a break through in basketball shoes, design and color ways. Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwayne Wade are key endorsers of Jordan. Their originally designed for endorsers by NBA Hall of Famers, and 6 time NBA winner champion, Michael Jordan. Sneaker collectors are known to buy, sell and trade Jordan through ebay, sneaker conventions. Coastline stores such as, Sole Control in Philadelphia and Flight Club in New York City.
Jordan- Founded in 1985. The Air Jordan #1 pair of sneakers was considered a break through in basketball shoes, design and color ways. Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, and Dwayne Wade are key endorsers of Jordan. Their originally designed for endorsers by NBA Hall of Famers, and 6 time NBA winner champion, Michael Jordan. Sneaker collectors are known to buy, sell and trade Jordan through ebay, sneaker conventions. Coastline stores such as, Sole Control in Philadelphia and Flight Club in New York City.
Kevin Hart
Kevin Hart was born on July 6th 1978 in Philadelphia, PA. He was raised by his single mother and his father was an addict. Hart is a graduate of Washingtion high school. He attended community college in NY. He is now a comedian/actor. Hart works as a shoe sells man in and won many stand-up competition before becoming a comedian and actor. Hart had been married to Tore Hart since 2003. He has a daughter that was born in 2005 and a son born in 2008. In 2010, he legally separated from his wife and his mother died from cancer.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Sponge Bob Square Pants
Tom Kenny, aged 49, does the voice of Sponge Bob Square Pants. Sponge Bob is the title character of the series of the same name. He's a sea sponge who physically resembles an artificial kitchen type sponge. He lives in a pineapple shaped house. He is often shown in the series working at a fast food restaurant called the Krusty Krab as a fry cook. He seems to worship the krabby patty. Sponge Bob's hobbies in the show include practicing karate with Sandy and catching jellyfish with Patrick. He always attends Mrs. Puff's boating class, but never passes. His lack of a driver license serves as a gag throughout the series.
My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids is an American television family sitcom that ran on ABC family in 2001-2005. It was produced by touchtone television. It stars Damon Wayans and Tisha Campbell-Martin. The main character is Michael Kyle, a loving husband who runs his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of his life lessons, he does this with his own brand of humor.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Diaper Brands
Luvs: Ultra leak guard. Luvs is a brand of disposable diapers made by proctor and gamble. It was sold as a deluxe brand in the late 1980s. Since 1994, it sold as a budget brand. The brand also carries baby wipes. There are different diaper sizes depended on the weight of the baby or the age of the baby.
Huggies: Leak lock. Huggies is a brand name of a disposable diaper marketed by Kimberly Clark. Huggies were first test marketed in 1968, then introduced to the public in 1978. There are different product lines made for the usage for infants and toddlers.
Where did the name Rainbow come from?
It is a colorful bow made from sunlight and the moisture in the air before, during or after rain. It's an arch, but the word arch didn't fit as a whole word with rain, so the word bow was used instead. Rainarch does not fit well so rainbow was used in place of it. A rainbow is an arch of the color of light that is created when it rains. It's created with rain and light. The rainbow got its colors because when the rainbow appears after a shower, we see them again. These beautiful flowers of many colors in the sky. The rainbow is the flowers "land of the here-after".
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