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Snoop Dogg Starting A Venture Capital Fund For Marijuana Start Up Companies

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Following Snoop Dogg’s investments in entertainment website Reddit, and zero-fee stock trading platform Robinhood, the marijuana aficionado has decided to focus his efforts towards an industry in which he has a lot of expertise. The rapper is hoping to gather a fund of $25 million USD to finance cannabis-related startups, with weed delivery service Eaze being a potential recipient. As medical and recreational marijuana legalization continues, startups within the industry is ripe for investment, and the Long Beach rapper is hoping to reap some of the inevitable profit.

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The Time Michael Jordan Wore The Number 12

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Jordan’s No. 23 jersey is believed to have been stolen on the day of the game. The Bulls did not bring a backup No. 23 jersey with them, but the team did have a just-in-case No. 12 kit bearing no name on the back. Sam Smith, who covered the game for the Chicago Tribune and now writes for Bulls.com, remembered a search in the crowd for a No. 23 jersey that would fit Jordan’s 6’6’’ frame.

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Michael Jordan Simulator Allows People To Reenact Jordan Game Winners

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Here’s what happens when you step inside: your actual surroundings transform. You find yourself on a basketball half-court. At first, the walls around you are white as the THX 1138 set. But then those walls come to life. Suddenly, you’re surrounded by a realistic-looking crowd, because the walls are actually massive LED displays.

But wait, there’s more: The floor beneath you morphs into parquet. Which arena’s parquet? It depends what you selected while you were waiting in line. On wall-mounted iPads outside the scene you choose a scenario, and two of them are storybook moments from Jordan’s career.

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Apple Is Dropping $850 Million On A Solar Powered Headquarters

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Apple‘s new “Spaceship Campus” headquarters will reportedly cost nearly $5 billion take up 2.8 million square feet. So it ain’t nothing for the company to stunt with $850 million devoted to solar energy. 

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company is building a brand new solar 1,300-acre solar farm in Monterey, Calif. The move marks a serious commitment to the environment and will provide significant savings to Apple over time. “We know at Apple that climate change is real,” Cook said at a Goldman Sach’s Technology and Internet conference. “The time for talk has passed and the time for action is now.”

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Maserati Celebrates 100 Years This Year

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“This year, Maserati celebrates its 100th anniversary. In December of 1914 Alfieri Maserati and his brothers Ettore and Ernetore created the first Maserati. Over the past 100 years, the automobile brand has grown significantly and become one of the most recognizable names in automotive history. To commemorate its birthday, Maserati created a limited edition Bulargi timepiece and a special edition Maserati Neiman Marcus Car.”

To learn more about Maserati’s history visit Life + Times  . . .