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Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 ‘ September 13, 1996), known by his stage names 2Pac (or simply Pac) and Makaveli, was an American rapper. [1]

I hope this tribute site provides you with a more in depth look of Tupac Shakur’s life and what he was really about. [2]

Enter Tupac Fans, the site created by and for the fans of Tupac Shakur and online since 1997. [3]

As Minister Conrad Muhammad puts it, “To lose a young man like Tupac Shakur will brilliance and talent, at 25 years old, is indicative of what black males in this society are facing. [...] You need to look no further than the continuing onslaught of books, documentaries, tributes and posthumous album releases to see his impact. [...] Through his outspoken nature and dedication to a “thug life,” Tupac wasn’t just a pop idol — he represented a lifestyle. [...] In fact, Tupac has released more music after his death than when he was alive. [4]

2pac lyrics are not just lyrics, they are stories. [2]

After serving eleven months of his one-and-a-half year to four-and-a-half year sentence, Shakur was released from the Attica Correctional Facility due in large part to the help and influence of Suge Knight, the CEO of Death Row Records, who posted a $1.4 million bail pending appeal of the conviction in exchange for Shakur to release three albums under the Death Row label. [...] The song was later released as the lead song of the Digital Underground EP This is an EP Release, the follow-up to their debut hit album Sex Packets. [1]

2pacs Legacy was about how he hustled to create that legacy for himself by recording tons of unreleased songs before his passing. [2]

Insomnia acquired the rights from Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur, who will be a producer on the film, which has not yet been cast. [3]

Shakur soon moved in with a neighbor and started selling drugs and hustling on the street, but he also became interesred in rap music. [4]

“Live 2 Tell,” a script he wrote in 1995 about an inner-city black youth who becomes a drug kingpin and later goes straight, was acquired by Insomnia Media Group, which plans to begin production next March, company Chairman Bret Saxon and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bowler said Tuesday. [...] :: Holla Back Video has released a DVD that contains what they claim to be video proof of Tupac Shakur alive and well. [3]

Sources:
[1] Tupac Shakur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Is 2pac Alive?
[3] Tupac Fans
[4] Tupac Shakur: Bay Area Hip Hop Legend

The Ohio State football was informed of the resignation of Jim Tressel Monday morning. [1]

Ohio State football is rich in traditions, and Coach Tressel has since his hiring made upholding tradition a cornerstone of his program. [...] The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. [2]

At some point, Ohio State had to determine the cost of doing business with Jim Tressel — and without him. [3]

Given the fact Tressel had been preparing for his Aug. NCAA hearing, it came as quite the surprise. [1]

The first game against the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, was a 34-0 loss in 1897, a year that saw the low point in Buckeye football history with a 1′7′1 record. [...] The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. [2]

Just a few days after the NCAA shot down Southern California’s appeal of harsh sanctions, the Buckeyes — facing their own NCAA investigation — parted ways with one of the most successful coaches in college football. [3]

News that Jim Tressel has decided to step down took the world by storm Monday morning. [...] Athletic director Gene Smith released a video to comment on the Tressel decision. [1]

Pryor and four teammates were suspended Thursday by the NCAA for the first five games of next season for selling championship rings, jerseys and awards. [...] What started out as a trip to a Columbus tattoo parlor by a couple of football players has created all sorts of mayhem for star quarterback Terrelle Pryor and Ohio State. [...] Smith, coach Jim Tressel and the NCAA did not provide its name because it is part of an ongoing federal investigation. [4]

Jim Tressel had been the Buckeyes head coach since 2001, but resigned on 30 May 2011 due to NCAA violations that were being uncovered. [2]

Herron must repay $1,150 for selling his football jersey, pants and shoes for $1,000 and receiving discounted services worth $150. [4]

Sources:
[1] Ohio State Football
[2] Ohio State Buckeyes football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Ohio State Buckeyes News, Scores, Schedule, Stats - Rivals.com
[4] Ohio State football players sanctioned

Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media company Time Warner. [1]

Sports Illustrated magazine is a weekly magazine that is the sports authority for American sports. [2]

Cover came one month before President Richard Nixon announced he would resign from the Presidency. [1]

By 1967, the magazine was printing 200 pages of “fast color” a year; in 1983, SI became the first American full-color newsweekly. [3]

Wayne Woodrow ‘Woody’ Hayes was an American football player and coach. [4]

Sports Illustrated is a North American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. [...] The magazine’s photographers also made their mark with innovations like putting cameras in the goal at a hockey game and behind a glass backboard at a basketball game. [...] Tiger Woods is the only athlete to win the award twice as an individual. [3]

Content varies from compelling stories to challenging opinion, focusing on both the world of sports and the role sports play in society. [4]

Our customers will be 100% satisfied or they will receive a 100% refund for all undelivered issues, at any time, for any reason. [2]

(Curt Schilling won in 2001 along with Randy Johnson and then won the award when he was a member of the 2004 Boston Red Sox). [3]

Brett Andrew Hull is a former Canadian-American NHL player and the current Executive Vice President of the Dallas Stars. [4]

Inside the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, College Football, College Basketball, NASCAR, Golf, Boxing, Horse Racing, Soccer and Tennis (sports vary from issue to issue) has the writers from each sport to address the latest news and rumors in their respective fields. [...] Mark Ford, President of the Sports Illustrated Group in 2010. [3]

Great photos, great format, great writing. [2]

Sources:
[1] Sports Illustrated - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] Sports Illustrated Magazine Subscription Discount | Magazines.com
[3] Sports Illustrated - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Sports Illustrated: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia …

Born in Maryland on June 30, 1985, Michael Phelps started swimming when he was seven years old. [1]

By the end of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps had put to rest the argument over who is the greatest American Olympian and perhaps the greatest from any country. [2]

Not a problem for Michael Phelps, the greatest all-around competitor in the history of his sport. [3]

Michael Phelps is the newest phenomenon to take the swimming world by storm. [4]

By winning eight gold medals in eight swimming events in Beijing, shattering seven world records in the process, Phelps raised his haul of career Olympic medals to 16. [2]

Then he captured the gold in the 100-meter butterfly. [3]

At the age of 15, he placed fifth in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2000 Olympics, where he was the youngest male to compete in the games since 1932. [...] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Phelps won eight gold medals, breaking the record of seven golds in one Olympics set by Mark Spitz in 1972. [1]

At 15, Michael became the youngest swimmer to compete for the U.S. in the Olympics in 68 years. [3]

Before the Olympics started, rumor had it that a 19 year-old from Baltimore was thinking of trying to match or even surpass Mark Spitz's legendary seven gold medals. [4]

At the 2001 Spring Nationals in the United States, Phelps became the youngest man ever to break a world record in swimming, at the age of 15 years and 9 months. [1]

Hilary started swimming the year he was born, and Michael spent many afternoons in a stroller watching her practice. [3]

After the 2008 Summer Olympics, Phelps started the Michael Phelps Foundation, which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles. [5]

Phelps also became the first swimmer in history to break five individual world records at one meet, at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona. [1]

In doing so he has twice equaled the record eight medals of any type at a single Olympics achieved by Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games. [5]

Sources:
[1] Michael Phelps: Biography from Answers.com
[2] Michael Phelps News - The New York Times
[3] JockBio: Michael Phelps Biography
[4] Michael Phelps - IMDb - The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
[5] Michael Phelps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The e-survey will be accessible online commencing Monday, 23 May 2011 until Monday, 13 June 2011. [1]

The Millennium Project was commissioned by the United Nations Secretary-General in 2002 to develop a concrete action plan for the world to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and to reverse the grinding poverty, hunger and disease affecting billions of people. [2]

The conference will focus on new approaches to teaching about the slave trade. [3]

The Economic and Social Council will hold the next meeting of its 2011 resumed organizational session, 26 May 2011, at 10 a.m. [1]

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. [4]

In 2005, the independent advisory body headed by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, presented its final recommendations to the Secretary-General in a synthesis volume Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals. [2]

Informal consultations on an outcome document of the high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS, 26 and Friday, 27 May 2011, at 10 a.m. [1]

After the presentation of the Millennium Project’s final reports, the secretariat team worked in an advisory capacity through to the end of 2006 to support the implementation of the Project’s recommendations, with special focus on supporting developing countries’ preparation of national development strategies aligned with achieving the Millennium Development Goals. [2]

Friday, 27 May 2011 The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the first international human rights treaty of the twenty-first century. [5]

This map does not represent the view of its members or the UN concerning the legal status of any country, nor does it accurately reflect which areas’ governments have UN representation. [4]

Daily Live and on-demand webcast of UN meetings, conferences and events. [3]

The Millennium Villages are based on a single powerful idea: impoverished villages can transform themselves and meet the Millennium Development Goals if they are empowered with proven, powerful, practical technologies. [2]

Watch the live webcast (Channel 4) of a global videoconference for educators to mark the UN observance of the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. [3]

Monday, 16 May 2011 The UN Youth Champion and American Actress of the movie, High School Musical, Monique Coleman was recently in Nairobi to engage with young people in the country and promote the International Year of Youth (IYY). [5]

Learn about the Millennium Development Goals and what you can do to help eliminate poverty around the world. [3]

Sources:
[1] Member States Portal - Home
[2] UN Millennium Project | Welcome to Our Historic Site
[3] United Nations Cyberschoolbus
[4] United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[5] Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Social Policy and …