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Ron Artest Returns To His Hometown In Queens

‘It’s great coming back as a champion,’ the New York native says. By Shaheem Reid Ron Artest Photo: MTV News No doubt about it, Ron Artest is up there with Allen Iverson as one of the most ‘hood-beloved, realest basketball players to ever run the court in the NBA. Ron-Ron, as his fans and family call him, was keeping it so gully when he returned to New York he rode the F train from Manhattan to the 21st Queensbridge stop, his old stomping grounds. “Today we rode the subway here,” Ron said, standing in a neighborhood park on the 40th side of Vernon Avenue. “I wanted to make it special — my neighborhood represented me with an award, so we rode the train all the way down here, came off the regular, walked to get the award. It gave me memories just of going to school, South Academy, Second Avenue. I smelled that train station, 34th street. I haven’t been on that train in 13 years.” Ron was presented with an award in the middle of Queensbridge. “Today we over in Queensbridge projects, biggest projects in America,” he explained. “We’re having a good day, good barbecue. I just got an award off of bringing home the championship and doing good things in the community. Today we gonna go to the park. Funk Flex is going to be there, EPMD, DJ Hot Day, [my artists] the Tru Warriors. I’m gonna be there. You gonna see a lot of performances. I did a song called ‘Champion’ last year. We’re gonna walk you through the neighborhood … shout-out to Nas, shout-out to Mobb Deep. “It’s great coming back as a champion,” Artest continued, with DJ Hot Day spinning records on a huge stage standing on a baseball field. “So many things that Queensbridge has done with music … basketball with Vern Flemming, Andy Walker a long time ago. Nas, Mobb Deep — this is another notch under our belt.” Artest endeared himself to viewers from his neighborhood by being vocal about his hometown pride, shouting out his Queensbridge home in post-game interviews. “A lot of support,” he said about what he experienced during the finals, in which the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics. “It was tough, because it was like being in a battle, being in a war — but [Queensbridge] stuck with me. They already know I was gonna come through. But a lot of people counted me out. From game to game, things kept changing. This is the most intense anything I’ve been a part of, the championship. To always represent my neighborhood, but never win [the championship], it was like I’m representing, but not really. So I gotta chance to really represent and it was great. “During the finals, it was dope,” he added about shouting out his native soil. “You representing your ‘hood. That was a sign that we never changed. That’s gotta be one of the realest things — entertainment-wise, as far as keeping it ‘hood — anyone has done. I’m glad to be at the forefront of that. I been representing my ‘hood for a long time. The only thing that’s new is that ring.” Related Artists Ron Artest

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Guns N’ Roses To Perform At Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Rock ‘N Rev festival marks GN’R’s first official U.S. performance in four years. By James Montgomery Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose Photo: Jeff Kravitz/ FilmMagic Guns N’ Roses have spent much of the past year wreaking havoc across South America , and now, they’re bringing their fury to about the only place in the U.S. that can handle it: Sturgis, South Dakota. On Tuesday (July 20), organizers of the Rock ‘N Rev festival — held during the thoroughly gnarly Sturgis Motorcycle Rally — announced that GN’R had been added as closers on the fest’s final night, Friday, August 13. The fest marks the band’s first official U.S. performance in four years and their only North American show of 2010. The R’NR fest will take place August 9-13 at something called (and we’re not making this up) Monkey Rock USA . Other acts confirmed for the rock-centric fest include Daughtry, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, Godsmack, Creed, 3 Doors Down, Hinder and Hellyeah. Tickets for R’NR run $45 per day or $150 for a five-day pass. There’s even a special VIP “platinum package” available for $1,000, which gets you access to private bars, luxury bathroom facilities and, of course, motorcycle parking (and that’s important). For more information, check out RockNRevFestival.com . The Sturgis show will be GN’R’s first official U.S. show since the final four dates of their 2006 Chinese Democracy Tour were canceled so Axl Rose could complete the much-delayed album of the same name, which was eventually released in 2008. Earlier this year, they played a “surprise” set for 100 lucky fans at a Fashion Week gig held at the John Varvatos boutique in New York City — which, incidentally, is the same space that used to house the legendary rock club CBGB. Will you take your motorcycle to see GN’R next month? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists Guns N’ Roses

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Upcycled Origami Dress Made From 1,000 Paper Cranes

Images: London Science Museum From Ecouterre , here’s one way to upcycle your newspapers from the ordinary to instant couture: this upcycled dress made from one thousand newspaper cranes by Yuliya Kyrpo. This stunning outfit is part of the Trash Fashion show now on at London’s Science Museum, which have featured interesting experiments so far like

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Quarter Of American Bridges Declared Structurally Deficient or Functionally Obsolete

Bridge closed. Image credit: Ivan Cockrum Scholars & Rogues blog has a nice overview of the crumbling US bridges issue. In a phrase, upgrades and repairs are not keeping up with wear and tear. Fixing the bad bridges is anticipated to cost “$650 billion over 50 years.” Not good news for the ‘less government, reduced taxes’ crowd. But let’s focus on the environmental dimensions. There is good news and bad…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Watch Hot In Cleveland Season 1 Episode 5 – Good Neighbors

Watch Hot In Cleveland S1E5: Good Neighbors The latest installment of Hot In Cleveland which is entitled “Good Neighbors” is the TV series’ 5th episode of the 1st season that aired last 07/14/2010, Wednesday at 10:00 pm on TV Land. Watch Hot In Cleveland 1×4(0104) Free Online Streaming Full Episodes Replay of the Latest Season and Video Clip Download Link:

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Watch Psych Season 5 Episode 1 – Romeo and Juliet and Juliet

Watch Psych S5E1: Romeo and Juliet and Juliet The new season of our favorite Psych series of USA Network after about three months of break now gives us, as always, some whole new thrills of excitement and laughter as Sean and Gus now handles a case of the missing daughter of the Chinese triad family. The premiere installment of this new season of Psych which is entitled “Romeo and Juliet and Juliet” is the 1st episode of the 4th season that aired last 07/14/2010 Wednesday at 10:00 PM on USA.

Watch Burn Notice Seaon 4 Episode 6 – Entry Point

Watch Burn Notice S4E6: Entry Point The latest installment of Burn Notice which is entitled “Entry Point” is the TV series’ 6th episode of the 4th season that aired last 07/15/2010 Thursday at 9:00 PM on USA. Watch Burn Notice 4×6(0406) Free Online Streaming Full HDTV Episodes Replay of the Latest Season and Video Clip Download Link:

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The Coming Hybrid Blowout: When Oil Is More Expensive We’ll Need A ‘Clear-Cut Preventer’

Logging debris or “slash” of the sort often proposed to burned in centralized biomass-fueled power plants. Image credit: Athens Online I have cleared small plots with axe and saw, and afterward felt a sense of accomplishment. Probably that feeling is not too different if you are a deep-water drilling rig operator feeling you are doing your part to keep the traffic moving and homes heated in winter. So begins my analogy between the risk of extreme oil dependency and the coming growth in biomass fuel dependency – in the Rech… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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CNN Reporter Dana Bash Laughs as Kathy Griffin Calls Scott Brown’s Daughters ‘Prostitutes’

On her Bravo TV show Tuesday night, left-wing comedian Kathy Griffin referred to Sen. Scott Brown’s two daughters as “prostitutes,” and a CNN reporter apparently thought it hysterical. [Audio available here .] Griffin, who was readying herself for a trip to Washington, DC to rally and drum up support for a repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” brought CNN reporters (husband and wife) Dana Bash and John King onto the show to “coach” her for handling Washington. Bash is a D.C. correspondent for CNN, while King anchors the news hour “John King USA.” When the couple showed Griffin a picture of Sen. Scott Brown and asked her to identify the figure, she responded “Scott Brown – who is a senator from Massachusetts, and has two daughters that are prostitutes.” Bash erupted with laughter, while King grimaced. The incident is also ironic because Griffin was dropped from this year’s CNN New Year’s Eve program, due to her profanity-laced banter with Anderson Cooper last New Year’s Eve. Griffin’s words were immediately followed by predictable on-screen text that read “Scott Brown’s daughters ARE NOT prostitutes.” So, why did the network run her statement at all? The foul-mouthed comedian had plenty of gems within the hour-long expose of her efforts in D.C., which included a gaffe that Roll Call picked up where she jokingly called Rep. James Clyburn a “queen.” While she was being “coached” by King and Bash, Griffin reminisced, “Remember when the Republicans tried to get that nutbag Sarah Palin to sound credible before the Vice Presidential debate?…. Well, that’s sort of like what John and Dana did for me.” When Griffin was “coached” by the PR experts at the Human Rights Campaign, before she ventured up to Capitol Hill to campaign for a repeal of DADT, she was shown videos of Sens. McCain and Chambliss arguing against the repeal. “You f****** d***bags can suck it,” Griffin spat about the senators. “F****** losers, old fartbags. You don’t know what the f*** you’re talking about.” Quotes from her Bravo! show, “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,” which aired July 13, at 10 p.m. EDT, are provided below: KATHY GRIFFIN: Since I don’t really know enough about Washington, DC, I called upon two powerful Washington insiders to help me out. (Text) Dana Bash & John King – DC correspondents for CNN – Married on May 25th, 2008 GRIFFIN: Luckily, they agreed to give me a crash course on everything DC. GRIFFIN: Remember when the Republicans tried to get that nutbag Sarah Palin to sound credible before the Vice Presidential debate? They had a board, and ran flash cards to teach her the tough stuff? Like there’s both a North and South Korea. Well, that’s sort of like what John and Dana did for me.” GRIFFIN: Scott Brown, who is a senator from Massachusetts, and has two daughters that are prostitutes. (Text) “And now, a brief message from Bravo’s legal team. Scott Brown’s daughters ARE NOT prostitutes. We now return you to your regularly scheduled negativity.” GRIFFIN: If Sarah Palin can do robo-calls, then any idiot can. I just need a hook. I need to say some s*** that Sarah Palin wouldn’t have the balls to say in her robo-call. Not even robo-balls. GRIFFIN: (After having been shown clips of Sens. McCain and Chambliss arguing against a repeal of DADT) You f****** d***bags can suck it. F****** losers, old fartbags. You don’t know what the f*** you’re talking about. GRIFFIN: (On cell phone) I’m meeting with a big “queen” named Jim Clyburn. GRIFFIN: (To Rep. Barney Frank) Have you ever been involved in a “thruple?” GRIFFIN: (to stranger in DC) Down with the Tea Party!

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Watch White Collar Season 2 Episode 1 – Withdrawal

Watch White Collar S2E1: Withdrawal The premiere installment of the latest season of White Collar which is entitled “Withdrawal” is the TV show’s 1st episode of this 2nd season that aired last 07/13/10 Tuesday at 10:00 PM on USA. Watch White Collar 2×1(0201) Free Online Streaming Full Episodes Replay of the Latest Season and Video Clip Download Link:

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