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The damage caused by the latest rash of fires that have ripped through Southern California seem to have no end in sight. The massive disaster continues, as the wildfires are now in their sixth day.

From San Diego to Malibu, the Santa Ana fueled and arson instigated blazes burned their way across our state, covering miles and leaving clouds of smoke across the horizon. Early estimates put property damage well over a billion dollars in San Diego alone, as thousands of home burned to the ground this week.

Orange Country has been devastated by arson fires, as law officials are offering rewards in their search for the suspects. Some residents watched in horror as fires consumed their homes, with firetruck nearby, unable to advance on the monstrously strong heat and winds. Federal assistance is coming in, as Governor Schwarzenegger and President Bush have converged in California, taking aerial looks of the damage and mobilizing emergency relief responses from all federal agencies. Bush has signed a disaster declaration for the state, as San Diego Country fires still spark and burn. San Diego now has more refuges than New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

taken from BradBlog.com
“Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and local officials have made media appearances claiming credit for swiftly responding to the disaster…What the Governor failed to mention is that he vetoed four bills that would have increased staffing and fire resources after the Cedar Fire, at a cost of tens of millions of dollars. A fifth bill, signed by Schwarzenegger, requires local governments to first submit safety plans to the California Department of Forestry and will not take effect until 2010, the Los Angeles Times reported in a May 20, 2007 article titled “Fire danger acute as 2003 lessons fade.” That article has since disappeared off the newspaper’s website, but a copy is here.”

The situation is ripe for political blame shifting and finger pointing, as the “whose at fault” shuffle game has already begun. Both sides of the environmental debates have weighted in, claiming their sides of the issue on why the fires are raging. To add to that, some are asking serious questions in regard to the fires blamed on arson.
The sleepy town of Potrero, California is slowly coming to the nations attentions, as they resist the infamous mercenary group Blackwater’s attempts to move in. Blackwater had plans to move into Potrero and set up a training camp. Problem is that some of the locals were strongly against the anti-terrorism, private military camp taking 800 acres of their town, and turning it into a shooting range. Town members were preparing to hold a recall election and planned on removing the planning group members who voted in the Blackwater move. The town is now one of the many in California, scorched by fires.

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Arsons on the loose
While the first initial wildfire in the Malibu region was blamed to strong winds knocking down power lines, arson is being declared as the cause of many of the others.

One of the more bizarre stories surrounding arsons in California, is the case of Russell Lane Daves. Daves was shot dead by California State University police in San Bernardino after they approached him, suspicious of his actions. Daves fled and attempted to ram police when he was cornered. Police opened fire but have yet to deliver any proof that Daves was indeed attempting to start a fire on the campus.

What is known is that arson is the cause of many of the wildfires this week. Arrest were made in San Diego where deputies caught two individuals starting a brush fire. Another man was arrested in Hesperia after being spotted by witnesses. John Alfred Rund, 48, of Hesperia is being held on $750,000 bond, and due in court Friday, October 26.

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Families try to go home

San Diego families have begun to make the trek back to their homes, or whats left of it. Fires have a nasty habit of playing a sick game of hopscotch, skipping around sub-divisions and landing randomly. Residents whose “lucky” enough to have their houses spare still will be hit with the feeling of major loss, as they must all come together and rebuild their lives. The financial, emotional and physical loss caused by this fire still continues, as fires are still raging in at least 4 Southern California areas.

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2007 SoCal Wildfire Smoke As Seen from Van Nuys

NASA Satellite Images of California Wildfires: 10/25 Update

Blackwater divides California town

Blackwater in Potrero Trailer

San Diego Wildfires October 21, 2007

The images and videos of the fires are breathtaking and frighting to say the least.
Helicopter dumps water of huge flames.
THE CAL FIRE MISSION SITE-City website with current status on wildfires in CA.
California Fire News-Website with news on CA Wildfires.

article originally posted at Blogcritics.org

I’m trying to set up a few give aways for us here at Canhead. Stay tuned for mroe info as soon as I get it, most likely will be a first person to post comments gets the package kind of deal. Rap star T.I. has a role in the movie, adding more irony and terrible timing to his recent arrest. The movie stars Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Common, RZA, and Cuba Gooding, Jr. among others.

Click here to see the movie trailer, and check the YouTube clip below.

If I had a dollar for everytime I heard that…no really, this guy must have said that like a million times! Check out the crazy clip of Braddy Barr as he gets chomped by a python, in a waist deep cave full of bat crap.

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This kid is bizarre. Check his YouTube profile for more of his rantings.

You gotta love the internet. There are so many sites online now, that you can watch, listen, read or download anything! Want that new movie with Eva Mendes, you can find it online.

Want those rare J Dilla/Easy E remix cuts, check online! Want a copy of Superhead’s book, check the internet! Of course you have to know where to look. While I do not want to blow the whistle on the noble pirates of the information superhighway, I do want to pass some of the bounty on to you, my loyal Canheads. I promised my homie that I would not disclose the location of our favorite sites, but I didn’t say anything about re-posting the links myself! Get ‘em while you can!

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Movie 6

This site is a bookmark must, as there are tons of gems found here. A quick scan in some of the forum pages turned up, Resident Evil 3, 3:10 To Yuma, Good Luck Chuck and The Notorious Bettie Page
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Avatar Arena

Create your own character and challenge the world’s best benders! Choose your nation and fight against 20 benders in this ultimate tournament. Good luck to you master bender!

Click here to play this game
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Play chess with a robot!
Robo Chess

Click here to play this game
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OK, you ready for the good stuff?? Like I said, no names will be named, but the links will be jacked!!!
DISPOSABLE HEROES OF HIPHOPRISY - HIPOCRISY IS THE GREATEST LUXURY

M.I.A. - Paper Planes (Bun B & Rich Boy Version)

NASIR JONES & BOB JAMES mixtape BOB’S SON

MIRI BIN ARI - HIP HOP VIOLINIST

WC And The Maad Circle - The One Chocolate Milk - Girl Callin’

MF Grimm - The Hunt for the Gingerbread Man (2007

MF DOOM - Since Last Week

Percee P. - Perserverence

Evidence - The Weatherman LP

House Of Pain-Fine Malt Lyrics LP

Hydra Beats - The Next Level Vol. 1 (Godfather Don)

Project Pat - Rubber Band Man

Little Brother - Get Back 2007

Shouts to everyone posting them up for the love. Now at least go BUY one of those albums too, and if any of the groups pass thru your town, go see them!

Mitt Romney doing his best to reach out to the people, on subjects that matter to them.

Check out his facial expression when he offers that the patient could use synthetic marijuana, and the guy responds that they make him sick. Looks like Mitt needs to work on his sensitivity skills, as he seems ready to start laughing at the poor dude for objecting to fake kush. I don’t need to hear his (most likely wide) stance on anything else, the way he dodged that budda bullet and got outta there is exactly the kind of folitrick, fuckery, BS that I am sick of.

While I admire him taking on that cross dressing Guillani, thats about where it stops. Especially since he doesn’t have time to answer sick Americans’ legitimate questions. BTW, Is Giuliani really running for President? WOW!!

You guys better get a clue, the people are watching and we are not amused!

HALFTOOTH RECORDS PRESENTS MEDIAN’S RELIEF IN THE MAKING
MIXED BY DJ LOW KEY, HOSTED BY 9TH WONDER

FREE MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD THANKS TO HALFTOOTH RECORDS!!

TRACK LIST:
1. 9th Wonder Intro
2. Median - Comfortable (prod. by 9th Wonder)
3. Foreign Exchange - All That You Are feat. Median (+ Remixes) (prod. by Nicolay)
4. DJ Low Key - Mixing In Action #1 Freestyle feat. Median
5. Median - Doing Dances (prod. by 9th Wonder)
6. Median - Rize feat. LaDehra (prod. by Khrysis)
7. Big Pooh - Scars feat. Median (prod. by 9th Wonder)
8. Median - Golden Ticket feat. Tanya Morgan (prod. by Von Pea)
9. Von Pea Guarantees A Classic
10. Median - Powershift (prod. by Nicolay)
11. Median - M.A.D. (Median Alleviates the Drama) (prod. by 9th Wonder)
12. Cesar Comanche - Get Ready feat. Median (prod. by 9th Wonder)
13. Edgar Allen Floe - The Great Adventure feat. Median & L.E.G.A.C.Y. (prod. by 9th Wonder)
14. Spectac - Life Ain’t Easy feat. Median (prod. by FortyI)
15. Median - Personified (Remix) (prod. by Khrysis)
16. Median - How Big Is Your World? (prod. by 9th Wonder)
17. Little Brother - Shorty on the Lookout feat. Median (prod. by 9th Wonder)
18. L.E.G.A.C.Y. - I’m A Star feat. Median, Chaundon & Joe Scudda (prod. by Khrysis)
19. Kenn Starr - Back At It Again feat. Median & M-Phazes (prod. by M-Phazes)
20. Median - Balance (prod. by Khrysis)
21. Median - Yeah Right (prod. by Khrysis)
22. Jean Grae – Stories feat. Median (prod. by 9th Wonder)
23. Median - What Would You Do? (prod. by Ant B)
24. Median – Straight N Narrow (prod. by Marshall Law)
25. Foreign Exchange - Be Alright feat. Median (Easy Breezy Sunday Afternoon Remix) (prod. by Nicolay)
26. Median – Maglite (prod. by 9th Wonder)
27. Median - Visionary (prod. by 9th Wonder)
28. 9th Wonder Outro
29. Median – If Then Statement

The total collapse of the NY Mets was so bad that it got front page coverage all over New York. I know my friends and family on the east coast are licking their wounds right now, and the saying of “there’s always next year” will only add salt to an infected wound. Instead I will direct your attention to all the media surrounding the self destruction of Glavine and the mighty Mets.

“New York Mets capped one of the largest collapses in baseball history with an 8-1 loss to the Florida Marlins.”-the Sports Network.com

Faith of Mets’ fans goes unrewarded BY LAURA RIVERA-Newsday

A comeback and a collapse-Phillies take division as Mets melt again-Boston.com

Gone in a flash-Mets left speechless after monumental collapse from SI.com