This Video Of A 15-Yr. Old Rihanna Just Proves That Not Everyone Is Born With Talent!

Oh,my goodness!Look what I ran across on YouTube.A video of a very young Rihanna butchering a Mariah Carey song.And she gave it a very bad butcher job,indeed.I actually think that it's inspiring.Especially when you see how major her singing career is now.

Because that video just goes to show that not everyone has natural-born talent!Some of us really have to put in a whole lot of time & effort to reach our goals.And it is quite evident that is exactly what Rihanna did.She doesn't sound anything like her old self.If you have the drive & the motivation,you will acquire whatever skill that you want to possess.Hard work really did pay off in her case.

Somali Pirates Tried To Takeover Another U.S Ship, But They Failed!

It has barely been 48 hrs. since Capt. Phillips was rescued & we learn that Somali pirates tried to takeover another U.S ship.This time,they failed!Even though one of the pirates boasted that no one could stop them!

Somalia is in dire need of a government.Even the experts say that having the rule of law is the only real solution.Because these rogues are completely out of control.And the really sad thing is that a lot of these guys are just teenagers.Here's more on the U.S cargo ship that got away from The AP:

"Defiant Somali pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at another U.S. cargo ship on Tuesday but failed to hijack it, officials said, just days after Navy SEALs rescued an American hostage after an earlier unsuccessful hijacking.

The brazen midday attack on the MV Liberty Sun in international waters off the African coast is further evidence that Somali pirates are back to business as usual. Pirates have seized four other ships with 60 hostages since sharpshooters killed three gunmen holding American freighter captain Richard Phillips. "No one can deter us," one bandit boasted.

The Liberty Sun's American crew was not injured but the vessel sustained unspecified damage in the attack, owner Liberty Maritime Corp. said in a statement Tuesday night.

"We are under attack by pirates, we are being hit by rockets. Also bullets," crewman Thomas Urbik, 26, wrote his mother in an e-mail Tuesday. "We are barricaded in the engine room and so far no one is hurt. (A) rocket penetrated the bulkhead but the hole is small. Small fire, too, but put out."

It was not immediately clear what happened next, but Urbik's sent a follow-up e-mail "that said he was safe and they had a naval escort taking them in," his mother, Katy Urbik said.

A U.S. Navy destroyer, the USS Bainbridge, responded to the attack but the pirates had departed by the time it arrived some six hours later, Navy Capt. Jack Hanzlik said.

The Bainbridge is the same destroyer from which snipers killed the three pirates holding Phillips captive aboard a drifting lifeboat for five days. The Bainbridge was carrying Phillips to Kenya when it was called to respond to the attack on the Liberty Sun.

The Liberty Sun, with its crew of about 20 Americans, was carrying humanitarian aid to Mombasa, Kenya, Hanzlik said. It continued on its way to Kenya after the attack under Navy escort, the company said."(END OF EXCERPT)To read the rest click here.

Oscar De La Hoya Is "Beyond The Glory"! He Announced His Retirement Today!

Folks were wondering if Oscar De La Hoya would retire after he was beaten to a pulp by Manny Pacquiao last year.A lot of his fans wanted him to give up the fight before his illustrious career became tarnished by a serious losing streak.Now,he has announced that those fans will get their wish.Here's more from the L.A. Times:

"Oscar De La Hoya, boxing's "Golden Boy" who capitalized on a stirring Olympic gold-medal performance in 1992 and then in his pro career captured the attention of millions with his rags-to-riches rise from East Los Angeles, announced his retirement today.

"I'm announcing my retirement. . . . When I can't compete at my highest level, it's not fair -- to me, [or] my fans," De La Hoya, 36, said a news conference outside downtown's L.A. Live complex. "Knowing that you're never going to compete again is a tough decision, but now I am looking forward to the future of boxing. When I cannot compete at this level, I have come to the conclusion that it is over."

De La Hoya lost two of his last three fights: a split-decision defeat at the hands of unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May 20007 that stands as the most lucrative event in boxing history; and December's one-sided loss to Filipino Manny Pacquiao that dropped De La Hoya's career record to 39-6 with 30 knockouts."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.