Artwork For Busta Rhymes, Vybz Kartel, Ne-Yo, T.I., Jeremih & French Montana – #TwerkIt Remix

 
Busta Rhymes reveal the artwork for the official remix of “#Twerkit” featuring Vybz Kartel, Ne-yo, T.I., Jeremih and French Montana.
Busta Rhymes first drop the original version of “#Twerkit” featuring just himself but after that wasn’t enough he called on Nicki Minaj for the remix.

Busta Rhymes Calls On Vybz Kartel For “Twerkit” Remix

The entire single was done in Jamaican patois over an infectious crossover dancehall beat.
Last week Busta Buss revealed that a second remix is coming featuring incarcerated dancehall star Vybz Kartel.

Guspy Warrior in performance fee tiff

DANCEHALL artiste Emmanuel Manyeruke aka Guspy Warrior is at loggerheads with the management of Super Label Night Club in Harare for allegedly refusing to stage a show at the joint after pocketing the performance fee.

A Carpet Company's Transformation

The Earth was small, light blue, and so touchingly alone, our home that must be defended like a holy relic. The Earth was absolutely round. I believe I never knew what the word round meant until I saw Earth from space. --Aleksei Leonov 

Good News of the Day:
As Ray Anderson was preparing to give a speech at Interface, the billion dollar carpet company he founded, he had a stark realization."I was running a company that was plundering the earth," he recalls. While Interface fully complied with the law, Ray knew that wasn't enough. So he challenged his employees to find ways to turn it all around, and forestalled objections from his own stockholders. "He bet his entire company," remembers one colleague. And the bet paid off. Today, Interface has cut fossil fuels by 45%, reduced water usage by 49% and slowed its landfill contribution by 80%. Plans are underway for it to be a fully "restorative enterprise" by 2020. Oh, and along the way? Interface has saved over $336 million. [ more ] 

Be The Change:
Check out this Fast Company article that offers 50 Ways to Green a Business. [ more ]

The Story of Ben Carson

You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others -- something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. --Albert Schweitzer 

Inspiration of the Day:
Benjamin S. Carson went from an angry street fighter in Detroit to become director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Carson, who attributes his escape from the poverty of his youth to the support and love of his mother, is the recipient of numerous honors and awards. His autobiography, "Gifted Hands", chronicles the road from a broken home and poor self-esteem to his life today. His second book, "Think Big", elaborates on his philosophy of success in life, and his newest book, "The Big Picture", offers an in-depth look at a professional surgeon's life. In this inspiring commencement speech Carson offers advice from his hard-earned experience. [ more ] 

Be The Change:
Share Dr. Carson's story with a friend or family member in the medical profession. 

Sand Castles in South Africa

Every house where love abides
And friendship is a guest,
Is surely home, and home sweet home
For there the heart can rest. --Henry Van Dyke 

Fact of the Day:
In 2007, Cape Town's Design Indaba conference organizers decided to use that concentrated creative energy to address a problem in their own backyard: the thousands of impoverished people living in makeshift shacks in South Africa's townships. Looking to create low-cost houses that could serve as models for the future, they launched the 10x10 Housing Project, which paired 10 leading international architects with 10 local architects, and tasked each team with developing an appealing house that could be built for about $7,000. Luyanda Mpahlwa, a partner in the firm MMA, and his team decided to build theirs with an unlikely but abundant source: sand. "As architects and professionals, we should be leading the search for different ways of building. Not everyone can afford the normally available material." [ more ] 

Be The Change:
Take a moment to appreciate the place you call "home".

Blessings In A Backpack

If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger. --Buzz Aldrin 

Good News of the Day:
On Friday afternoon, fifth grader John Gonzalez takes home more than homework. When John and his little sister meet up with their mom outside Normandy Elementary School for the quick walk home, they both carry an extra backpack -- what's inside will help sustain them through the weekend. The food, store coupons and menu are all provided free to the struggling family as part of the Blessings in a Backpack program. For Mom, it's just that -- a blessing. "You want your kids to eat healthy every day; some days you have to scrap up what you can," she said.  [ more ] 

Be The Change:
Learn more about the ways you can get involved with the Blessings in a Backpack program. [ more ]

Sixty-five Roses: A Sister's Memoir

Use every letter you write, every conversation you have, every meeting you attend, to express your fundamental beliefs and dreams. Affirm to others the vision of the world you want. You are a free, immensely powerful source of life and goodness. Affirm it. Spread it. Radiate it. Think day and night about it and you will see a miracle happen: the greatness of our own life. --Robert Muller 

Inspiration of the Day:
Heather Summerhayes Cariou's sister Pam was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at the age of four and given only a short time to live. "Sixtyfive Roses" is the way Pam pronounced the disease that altered the lives of her siblings and parents, who in turn helped alter the community's response to the disease by founding the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Heather's book "Sixty-five Roses" offers a personal account of the pain, hope and valor of a family in crisis as it falls apart and pulls itself together again and again, only to emerge stronger and more loving. [ more ] 

Be The Change:
Read an excerpt from "Sixty-five Roses" here. [ more ]

Benjamin Zander's Shining Eyes

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. --Martha Graham 

Inspiration of the Day:
There are 2 ways to approach this talk: 1. A man talks about classical music 2. A man discusses how to experience life and throws in some Chopin for good measure. Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it -- and by extension, our untapped love for all new possibilities, new experiences, new connections.  [ more ] 

Be The Change:
Keep in mind the skill of present moment focus Mr. Zander mentions and practice it throughout the day