FullOFlava: May 2011

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

#ShawtBusReloaded

The Most Fit and Unfit in the Country

Despite its typical portrayal in the media as a city of health conscious, yoga obsessed, soy-milk sippers, a new study released by American College of Sports Medicine finds the City of Angels near rock-bottom in its survey of the country’s most fit cities. Finishing a dismal 41 out of 50, LA barely manages to edge out Houston and Las Vegas, with Oklahoma City residing at the bottom of the list.

According to the report, the American Fitness Index “reflects a composite of preventive health behaviors, levels of chronic disease conditions, health care access, as well as community resources and policies that support physical activity. In addition, demographic diversity, economic diversity and violent crime levels are included for each metropolitan area to illustrate the unique attributes of each city.”

Despite some relative advantages over other cities on the list, including higher percentages walking or cycling to work and a lower percentage of current smokers, LA was unable to overcome challenges like a higher population percentage below the poverty line and a dearth of parklands and playgrounds.

The survey found the following to be the fittest cities in the country:
1. Minneapolis, MN
2. Washington, DC
3. Boston, MA
4. Portland, OR
5 Denver, CO
6. San Francisco, CA
7. Hartford, CT
8. Seattle, WA
9. Virginia Beach, VA
10.Sacramento, CA

And the bottom 10
41. Los Angeles, CA
42. Houston, TX
43. Las Vegas, NV
44. Riverside, CA
45. Indianapolis, IN
46. Detroit, MI
47 Birmingham, AL
48. Memphis, TN
49. Louisville, KY
50. Oklahoma City, OK

Monte Ellis Family Tree Tattoo

Jersey Shore Brawl

Ronnie and The Situation got into a MAJOR fist fight with each other last night in Italy ... TMZ has learned -- and based on the post-brawl pictures ... the Sitch got his ass kicked.

The two arrived separately back to their apartment hours ago -- Situation has red marks covering his face around his left eye. Ronnie's knuckles were torn up and bleeding.

Details around the fight are still unclear -- but big surprise ... we're told it all began with a blowout between Ronnie and Sammi.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Marijuana Crop Found Near Osama Bin Laden's Pakistan Compound

Details are continuing to emerge regarding Osama bin Laden's top-secret Abbottabad compound, but the discovery of some high-strength marijuana plants just yards from the home has set the blogosphere aflame with speculation.

Said to be worth $1 million (though that estimate is now hotly debated), the home of the world's most feared terrorist has attracted crowds of Pakistanis and media to its now sealed-off gates. But a stroll around the 20-foot-tall, barbed wire-ringed walls led CNN's Nic Robertson to the cannibis crop, barely hidden alongside a garden of cabbages and potatoes.

But whether or not bin Laden and his family were growing the weed for recreational purposes remains a mystery. As the Daily Mail reports, it has long been speculated that the Al Qaeda leader suffered from kidney failure, which would allow him to get a prescription for medical marijuana in many U.S. states.