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The Forbes Five: Who Are Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists?

April 20, 2012

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The Forbes Five: Who Are Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists?         1. Sean “Diddy” Combs ($550 million) 2. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter ($460 million) 3. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young ($260 million) 4. Bryan “Birdman” Williams ($125 million) 5. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson ($110 million)   ________________________________________________ The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists 2012   Zack […]

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Ghana’s capital city’s new highway named after U.S. President George Walker Bush. Will President Obama have a road in Ghana or Nigeria too?

April 17, 2012

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Ghana’s new capital city highway named after U.S. President George Walker Bush Will President Obama have a road in Ghana or Nigeria too?           Many Americans do not know that an African nation back in February 2012 named one of their capital city’s new expressways after former President George W. Bush.   President John Evans Atta […]

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Video: Learning to be racist in South Africa: “Afrikaner Blood” -The shocking video by Elles van Gelder and Ilvy Njiokiktjien

April 11, 2012

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Learning to be racist in South Africa: “Afrikaner Blood” -The shocking video by Elles van Gelder and Ilvy Njiokiktjien   “Afrikaner Blood” “Afrikaner Blood,” by journalist and videographer Elles Van Gelder and photojournalist Ilvy Njiokiktjien (from the Netherlands), received first prize in the second World Press Photo Multimedia Contest. World Press Photo Multimedia Contest announced its […]

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Videos: A salute to some of the U.S. airlines of the past

April 8, 2012

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Videos: A salute to some of the U.S. airlines of the past As U.S. airlines continue to merge enjoy this salute to some of the past airlines Dilemma X Associated Press reported that American Airlines and US Airways announced plans to merge on February 14, 2013 to create the world’s largest airlines. American’s parent company, […]

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Are these the 2006 health care videos Mitt Romney does not want Americans to see?

April 5, 2012

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Are these the health care videos Mitt Romney does not want conservative Republicans or Americans to see? Dilemma X On April 12, 2006, then Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney signed the Massachusetts health care insurance reform law and established the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority. The legislation mandated that nearly all Massachusetts residents buy or obtain health insurance coverage. BOSTON – […]

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China’s Aizhai suspension bridge is now the world’s highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge

April 3, 2012

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Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge is now the world’s highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge   Belle News China’s Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge has opened today allowing motorists to cross over a canyon – at 1,102ft (335.89 m). Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge is now the world’s highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge. Work started on […]

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Videos: Tornadoes tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex region in North Texas

April 3, 2012

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Tornadoes tore through the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex region in North Texas on Tuesday WFAA 8 ABC Dallas-Fort Worth   Tornadoes tore through North Texas on Tuesday, ripping roofs from homes and businesses, tossing trucks into the air and leaving flattened tractor-trailers strewn along highways and parking lots. The National Weather Service confirmed at least two […]

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2012: List of the world’s busiest airports for 2011

April 2, 2012

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See update: ACI’s 2012 World’s busiest airports traffic and rankings- Release Date March 26, 2013 https://dilemma-x.net/2013/04/13/acis-2012-worlds-busiest-airports-traffic-and-rankings/ __________________________________ List of the world’s busiest airports in 2011 ACI Released date: March 2012 Photo: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Airports Council International (ACI) has released its latest preliminary 2011 traffic results for the world’s airports. ACI based its results on reports from over […]

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One World Trade Center in New York reaches final height of 1,776 feet tall

April 1, 2012

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One World Trade Center in New York rises to the 104th floor and 1,776 feet tall The 104-floor One World Trade Center is New York’s tallest building and replaces the fallen twin towers. It is the tallest building in the United States of American and in the Western Hemisphere. The spire is 408ft tall, bringing One WTC to […]

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Understanding the difference between Hispanic/Latino and one’s racial classification

March 28, 2012

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Understanding the difference between Hispanic/Latino and one’s racial classification By Dilemma X Joe Oliver the so called friend who claims George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, is not white and is a Latino seems to not understand something about race and Hispanic/Latino origin. What Joe Oliver doesn’t know is the U.S. […]

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