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Blak Ryno Freed Of Assault Charges; Complainant Drops Case Dancehall.Mobi news update Romaine Anderson, more popularly known as dancehall deejay Blak Ryno, was freed of two assault charges when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrates Court late last week. Ryno had been charged last October with unlawful wounding and assault occasioning bodily harm, following an altercation with his apartment complexs strata committee chairman over unpaid water bills. He was accused of kicking and beating the complainant. When the matter was mentioned last week in court, the investigating officer told the Resident Magistrate that the complainant had indicated that he did not want to proceed any further with the case, as he would not be attending court to give evidence because of threats he had received. The Resident Magistrate was reportedly very reluctant to dismiss the charges, stating in court that I am not in agreement with it at all people must feel free to come to court and give their evidence without being fearful. You [Blak Ryno] can go, but not with my blessing.

The celebrities were all at their best at the EME Awards which held on the Gardens of the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. OutAroad.com was there to get the various styles and fashions sported by those who were in attendance.

First person to hit the OutAroad Red Carpet is Lisa Hyper. Lisa wears a red dress that valued JA$30,000 - her bracelet valued JA$1,900 each - she paid JA$4,500 for her purse - JA$3,500 for her earrings - her ring cost JA$3,500 also while her shoes valued JA$5,500 - Total: 50,800

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The doctor who administered drugs to Michael Jackson during his final hours is expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in court today, but the star's family are not happy about it. They believe the charge is too lenient and want it upped to the more serious charge of premeditated manslaughter. According to the Jackson family lawyer, they all want justice for Michael's death. "I spoke to La Toya Jackson," he revealed. "She wants justice for her brother. She is upset and has been upset about Michael's death. I spoke to Joseph Jackson. He wants justice for Michael. They are not angry, they are not vindictive, they are heartbroken. They do not think that the charge of involuntary manslaughter is appropriate. They feel that it is a slap in the face." When asked what she thought of the involuntary manslaughter charge yesterday, La Toys told reporters, "He should have been charged with premeditated (manslaughter). Dr Conrad Murray will be in court later today.

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It is official: marketing creeps have reached a brand new level of low. No folks, your eyes are not deceiving you. This is a TODDLER covered in oil, scowling and posing up a storm whilst hanging onto a giant bit of rope. Looks familiar, but in a very wrong way? Yep, the ad has been specifically modelled on that of David Beckham for Armani. David Ogilvy, the crazy/sick/weird/clever (delete as applicable) dude who came up with this, kindly explains...

Children who are no longer using diapers can wear Good-Nites to prevent bed wetting. We show Good-Nites being worn as fashionable underwear to show children that Good-Nites arent diapers.

Ah, now it all makes sense. Not. What are YOUR thoughts on this weirdness?

Munga and Devra Brat at War

September 30, 2007
Started By nibz21 Comments
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the battle lines have been drawn between one of Portmore Empire's most loyal subject Devra Brat and the self proclaim Gangsta Ras "Munga Honourable" at the Mad House aka Asylum Nightclub last night.
For months now there has been brewing tension between the two artistes, speculation is that it stems from their alignment to rival camps, Devra's alleged alignment to Big Ship and Munga who is signed to Don Corleons Records.

Devra who was not a part of the official line up slated to perform was on stage in the middle of his set when Munga took the stage and started to sing "Mi Bad From Mi Born"...On hearing this without skipping a beat Devra declared "Autotune" and said" dem career a guh done soon ...because real stage show nuh carry autotune" (for you folks who are not so musically inclined Autotune is a feature producers use to disguise inaccuracies and mistakes, allowing many artistes to produce more precisely tuned recordings)

This caused the club to erupt into near pandemonium as patrons could be seen hitting the various surfaces in the club in approval of Devra's response. Not to be outdone the Gangsta Ras hit back saying "Gangsta Do Dem Own Ting" and in came Devra again swinging saying "We have girls fi duh some tings" real bad man nuh do dem own ting, any man weh duh dem own ting a masturbate and pon dem gunshot we fling'.

At this stage everyone could see that Munga was infuriated, when he said "Devra mine mi kick yuh inna yuh face". Devra with a calm demeanor turned and addressed the people saying " A wha duh dem fool yah", by this time security personnel could be seen rushing to the stage to calm the flaring tempers and restore sanity to the club.

EME Awards 2010 (Photo's)

February 5, 2010
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February 05, 2010. MediaTakeOut.com just learned that a woman is claiming in a lawsuit that NFLer Michael Irvin brutally raped her in a Las Vegas hotel. Michael has not yet been charged with a crime. Here's how ESPN is reporting it:
The suit, filed by a woman identified as "Jane Doe," accused Irvin, the former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Fame member, of raping her at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., in 2007, according to the report. No criminal charges have been filed. The Broward State Attorney's Office has been investigating the case and a spokesman told the Herald he expects a conclusion next week. Irvin, currently in South Florida for the Super Bowl, had hosted a talk show on ESPN Radio 103.3 in Dallas and works as a television analyst for the NFL Network. "His contract was up and the show has not performed," ESPN said in a statement released Friday. "We had previously decided to cancel the show and determined this morning to make it effective today. The permanent replacement begins at 11 a.m. CT today -- Ben Rogers and Jeff "Skin" Wade ("Ben and Skin")."

JOHN TERRY axed as England captain

February 5, 2010
Started By TBDGlamma8 Comments

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AXED ... England boss Fabio Capello has relieved John Terry of his duties as England captain

JOHN TERRY has been axed as England captain.

Three Lions boss Fabio Capello relieved the Chelsea defender of the armband after a brisk 12-minute meeting at Wembley today.

SunSport can reveal Rio Ferdinand will replace JT as skipper but the door has been left open for the Blues centre-back to reclaim the role for the World Cup.

Capello said: "After much thought, I have made the decision that it will be best for me to take the captaincy away from John Terry.

AXED ... Terry at Wembley today
AXED ... Terry at Wembley today

"As a captain with the team, John Terry has displayed extremely positive behaviour. However, I have to take into account other considerations and what is best for all of the England squad.

"What is best for all of the England team has inspired my choice. John Terry was notified first.

"When I chose John Terry as captain, I also selected a vice-captain and also named a third choice. There is no reason to change this decision.

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank The FA, particularly Lord David Triesman and Ian Watmore for allowing me to make this decision in my own time and in the best interest of the team."

Victim kills BlackBerry thief?

February 5, 2010
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A man who yesterday attempted to rob a BlackBerry smartphone from a female motorist stuck in traffic on West Kings House Road, St Andrew, met a bitter end after the woman is alleged to have later hit him from his bicycle.

The St Andrew Central police said the man rode up to the woman, slapped her across the face and grabbed her BlackBerry. The man rode off but was later hit from his bicycle. He subsequently died.

Unofficial reports said the woman retrieved her cellphone from the crook after he was hit, but police could not confirm this.

Superintendent Derrick 'Cowboy' Knight, said the woman is in custody at the Half-Way Tree Police Station.

Up to late last night, she had not been charged.

The child was delivered via caesarean on January 27 in north east China and weighed in at 6lbs (2.75kg). The circumstances surrounding the girl's pregnancy are unknown, but her parents have sought legal help as sex with a child under the age of fourteen is punishable by a rape conviction. Despite the young age of the mother, from Songyuan, and the potential for severe complications, it has been reported the girl and her new baby are doing well. The baby was delivered at Changchun hospital, in the Jilin province. Young pregnancies are reportedly on the rise in China. A Shanghai hospital said about 30 per cent of abortions were on school-aged girls.

JILL SCOTT SUED BY RECORD LABEL

February 5, 2010
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - R&B star Jill Scott was sued Wednesday by her longtime record label, which is accusing the multi-platinum songstress of skipping out halfway through a six-album contract and potentially owing millions of dollars in damages.

The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by L.A.-based Hidden Beach Records, claims that the label and its founder, Steve McKeever, helped launch Scott's career and nurtured her into a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter but was unceremoniously dumped in October after a 10-plus year relationship.

"Hidden Beach is shocked by her decision not only because Scott has apparently chosen to leave the Hidden Beach family," the complaint reads, "but also because Scott is contractually required to deliver three more albums to Hidden Beach."

The complaint alleges causes of action for breach of contract and damages owed under a section of California's Labor Code sometimes known as the "De Havilland Law." Named after actress Olivia De Havilland's successful fight in the '40s against long-term studio deals, it provides that talent cannot be bound by personal services contracts for longer than seven years.

Hidden Beach isn't disputing that Scott's deal violated the seven-year rule but the law carves out a requirement that certain recording artists who wish to terminate their lengthy deals must reimburse their labels in the amount the labels would have received under the terms of the contracts.

Since breaking onto the scene with the double-platinum selling "Who Is Jill Scott?" album in 2000, Scott's studio albums (and live albums) have generated millions in revenue. So while Hidden Beach's alleged damages are unspecified in the complaint, under California law they could total several million dollars.

The lawsuit is unusually detailed in its description of the small label's close relationship with Scott. She clearly was the center of attention for McKeever. The complaint alleges he paid her million-dollar advances when he wasn't required to, allowed her to keep merchandising revenue, paid $450,000 to fund a concert DVD that Scott later asked not be released, bought her lavish gifts and indulged her desire to slow her recording schedule to pursue an acting career (Scott has appeared in the films "Houndog," "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?" and HBO's "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency").

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OutAroad Red Carpet With Lisa Hyper

February 5, 2010
Started By jubalson2 Comments

The celebrities were all at their best at the EME Awards which held on the Gardens of the Jamaica Pegasus HotelOutAroad.com was there to get the various styles and fashions sported by those who were in attendance.

First person to hit the OutAroad Red Carpet is Lisa Hyper. Lisa wears a red dress that valued JA$30,000 - her bracelet valued JA$1,900 each - she paid JA$4,500 for her purse - JA$3,500 for her earrings - her ring costJA$3,500 also while her shoes valued JA$5,500Total: 50,800

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Chino gears up for album launch

February 4, 2010
Started By jubalson5 Comments

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Dancehall deejay Chino is gearing up for a double release of his sophomore albums in the United States and Japan this summer.

Hailing from the Big Ship camp, Chino has been one of the young stars blazing a scene in the industry in recent time and is ready to take his music one step further with the release of two versions of his sophomore album - one for Japan and one for the United States. This will be the deejay's first album released in the United States. When The STAR spoke with him recently, he explained that the albums will have different names which have not been officially decided on as yet.

He said, "they are slightly different albums, the US one will be out by the second-quarter of summer and the Japanese one immediately before that. The Japanese version has mostly the popular songs like ProtectedPon Yuh HeadRuff It Up, while the US version will have more exclusive unreleased tracks."

For the albums Chino went the extra mile translating his hit song From Mawning into Japanese for Japan andSpanish for the US. He said, "we did the Japanese version of the song in one day, I got a Japanese girl to assist me translating it and we did it. The same ting for the Spanish version." According to the deejay, he is listening to the translated versions earnestly so that he can perform them on stage while promoting the albums.

The albums are produced mainly by Chino's brother, Stephen 'Di Genius' McGregor, but also features other producers such as Shane Brown with Phone Gallis on the 'Boops' rhythm. In 2007 Chino released his first album in Japan called Unstoppable, which peaked as the fourth best reggae album there. For this album he says there is definite growth in his style, vocal abilities, lyrics, performance and shows a more mature artiste. He said, "this album will definitely be a classic and a collector's item."

To promote the album the artiste will be touring in both Japan and the US and has a number of dates overseas prior to that, such as 'Best of the Best' in Florida in May. "I'm looking forward to going on the road, Big Ship definitely has a huge following in Japan and From Mawning is a big dancehall song down there, so doing it in Japanese will give it an even bigger push," he said.

The artiste is still busy in studio with a number of singles coming out for Big Ship, TruckBack, Tony Kelly as well as International remixes. Presently he is hoping to do a video for his song Find It Hard featuring Dean Fraser soon.

MUSIC IS A MIXTURE OF WORD, HARMONY AND SOUND AND THERE ARE PPL WHO GOVERN IT AND MAKE MONEY OFF IT, BUT THERE ARE LISTENERS WHO TAKE IT PERSONALLY AND PHYSICALLY BEAT OTHER LISTENERS

SO THE LOGIC QUESTION IS WHY DO WE GET VIOLENT OVER A FORM OF ART????
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Like last year, the Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards (EME) was off to a late start and filled with performances and presentations.

At the scheduled 8 p.m. starting time people were still lining up to take pictures on the red carpet. This was still the case even when the show started.

Nonetheless, the show continued and many artistes were present to collect their awards. Most of the persons who were not at the show sent representatives to collect their awards and/or thanked the audience via the videoclips.

Many people also used the opportunity to take pictures.

There were performances from artistes like Romain Virgo, Wasp, Gramps Morgan, Hezron, Jodian Pantry, Nicky B, Cherine Anderson, Nadine Sutherland,Tami Chynn, Wayne Marshall, India Arie and Gramps Morgan.

The night was quite a long one.

 

Some of the awards winners were:

Song of the Year - Holiday

Producer of the Year (Reggae) - Donovan Germain Producer of the Year (Dancehall) - Stephen McGregor Songwriter/lyricist of the Year - Vybz Kartel Collaboration of the Year - Holiday (Ding Dong/ Chevaughn) Recording Artiste of the Year - Vybz Kartel Duo/Group of the Year - Merital

 

Biggest Comeback Artiste of the Year - Spanner Banner

 

Breakthru Artiste of the Year - Chino and Jah Vinci

 

Liv Up Records got compilation of year and dancehall rhythm of the year for Good Life rhythm

 

Most Improved Artiste of the Year - Flexxx and Tifa

 

Gospel Artiste of the Year - DJ Nicholas

 

Reggae Video of the Year - Barbee's Feel So Good

 

Dancehall video of the year - Busy Signal's One More Night

 

Show of the year - Shaggy and Friends 2009

 

Best Original Dance Move of the Year - Skip To My Luu by Ding Dong and Ravers Clavers

 

Honour awards:

Role model of the year - Denroy Morgan and Toots Hibbert

 

Best new female artiste - Lisa Hyper

 

Best new male artiste - G Whizz

 

Cultural artiste of the year - Tarrus Riley

 

Album of the year - Gramps Morgan's 2 Sides Of My Heart

 

International Friend of Reggae Awardees - India Arie and Melanie Fiona

 

Female vocalist of the year - Cherine Anderson

 

Male vocalist of the year - Jah Cure.



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A community in the Cross Roads area of St Andrew is now in turmoil and conflict after a woman from that area pinpointed a total of 19 men as the father of her baby girl.

Reports reaching THE WEEKEND STAR are that the woman accused all of the men, including three brothers and businessmen from the area, of fathering her child. The scandal, it is reported, has taken over the entire community causing frequent arguments among the men fingered and seeing threats being issued to the woman as well as her family.

A police officer from the Cross Roads Police Station told THE WEEKEND STAR that he was aware of the matter and said the police were keeping an eye on the community because of the number of disputes and threats that have erupted recently. "The issue of paternity is not really a police matter, so we are not concerned about that, but the disputes and the threats, that's how we come in."

THE WEEKEND STAR was informed that one brave man has accepted paternity of the child, but he has now become an outcast in the community with many calling him a fool. It is also reported that the man has been branded a "winter coat", an extreme version of the Jamaican term 'jacket', usually used to describe a man who cares for a child that is not his. A source from the community told THE WEEKEND STAR, "She approached him and he reluctantly accepted. But people are saying that he spends a lot of time outside the area, so he didn't really know what was going on."

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The source said, "It's a big thing in the community man. A lot of people are talking about it and it is spreading a lot." THE WEEKEND STAR was told that several threats have been levelled against the woman by some of the men who want their names to be cleared. They have also reportedly threatened the girl's mother, telling her to ensure that her daughter stops talking about them. This, the source said, has caused them both to be living in fear.

The tricky situation has also reportedly caused the end of many friendships among some of the men fingered, and some have also been forced to face the anger of their wives and girlfriends, who are upset that their men have been caught in this web.

THE WEEKEND STAR was informed that for a while after the child was born, she was given no name. The woman, who is reportedly either in her late 20s or early 30s, also has another child.

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DetNews: Eminem's publicist is shooting down reports that the Detroit rapper has reunited with his twice ex-wife, Kim Mathersand that she's pregnant with his baby.

"Contrary to false rumors spread by unreliable tabloids, Marshall and Kim Mathers are not romantically reunited in any way, nor are they expecting a child together," Em's publicist Dennis Dennehy said in a statement on Wednesday. "They are a divorced couple who share custody of their daughter and maintain a friendly relationship."

The reports surfaced on Wednesday on mediatakeout.com, which quoted a Star Magazine story saying the couple got back together in June and that Mathers' baby is due in the spring. An anonymous "friend" says the baby is a boy.

Eminem won two Grammys at Sunday's awards show. The sequel to his 2009 album "Relapse" is due later this year, though no date has been set for its release.

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The hip-hop star known as Eve, who is expected to release a new rap album this year, has been drawn into a massive U.S. Senate investigation into the illicit movement of millions of foreign dollars through the American financial system, a new government report shows.

Senate investigators spent three years tracking money flowing into the U.S. from the accounts of her on-and-off again boyfriend Teodorin Nguema Obiang. He is the playboy son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, the corrupt dictator whose three-decade reign has been marked by rumors -- believed to be falsely spread to incite fear -- of cannibalism. Investigators believe most, if not all, of the millions in cash came from corruption related to the massive oil and gas reserves off the coast of the tiny West African country.

According to the report released last night, Obiang used middle men lawyers, escrow and real estate agents, and in one case, his then-girl friend, the statuesque rapper-actress Eve Jeffers to allegedly set up shell companies in the U.S. Through those, investigators say, Obiang wired in funds that enabled him to buy luxury cars, a $30 million Malibu estate and place a down payment on a Gulfstream jet.

Two Los Angeles lawyers allegedly carried out most of the scheme. They were summoned to testify before the senate today to explain why they set up shell companies on Obiang's behalf.

Eve has a cameo in the report, as the president of what senate investigators described as a shell company. Obiang called it "Sweet Pink, Inc.," which was evidently set up in late 2005 "to employ individuals at the home [Obiang] maintained before he purchased the Malibu Property and to handle payroll and other matters related to the employment of those individuals," according to the report.

It is unclear if the money may have also helped Obiang finance his elaborate efforts to woo Eve, which included setting up a record label and reportedly paying $700,000 to rent Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen's 300-foot yacht Tatoosh for a romantic Christmas cruise around St. Barts.

Eve has appeared in movies alongside Hollywood superstars Daniel Craig, Kevin Bacon, Vin Diesel, Queen Latifah and Ice Cube. She recently starred on two episodes of the hit show Glee and is reportedly set to release a new album entitled "Lip Lock" this year.

Her publicist did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The status of their relationship is unclear, though reports have since had Obiang linked romantically to others.

If Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., has his way, Obiang won't be funneling more money into the U.S. to court women, or do much of anything else.

The investigation, conducted by the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which Levin chairs, highlights the variety of loopholes that have allowed corrupt foreign officials to channel ill-gotten cash into legitimate American holdings.

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Brittany Murphy died from multiple drug intoxication, pneumonia and "iron deficiency anemia" in what the coroner has concluded was a accidental death.

The Clueless star, 32, was found unresponsive in her Hollywood Hills home on Dec. 20, despite frantic attempts by her husband, Simon Monjack, and her mother, Sharon, to revive her.

Simon and Sharon said they believed Brittany's death was due to a congenital heart murmur and denied rumors that the actress used illegal drugs or suffered from an eating disorder. They added that Murphy's heart condition was diagnosed in her teens, but said she had received proper treatment for it. They also said that she'd been suffering from laryngitis and flu-like symptoms in the days before her death.

A number of prescription meds were reportedly found by investigators on her nightstand. Simon says his wife was taking the painkiller Vicoprofen and the antidepressant Fluoxetine (also known as Sarafem) to deal with severe menstrual cramps, and that many of the other meds found were for his own use due to a seizure he recently suffered.

The actress was laid to rest in a twilight ceremony in Los Angeles on Christmas Eve.

A full autopsy report is expected within two weeks.
Digicel and Shaggy's 'Rise Again' Haiti Relief Song Available on iTunes Now


Wednesday, 03 February 2010

Digicel today announced that 'Rise Again' -- the song written by international reggae sensation and Grammy Award-winning artist, Shaggy, to support the relief efforts following the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti on 12th January -- is available on iTunes for download and purchase for 99 cents (US) now with the artists and label donating their proceeds to the Digicel Haiti relief fund.











Oraine is 'Olympic Americana' leading man


Published: Friday | February 5, 2010





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Pulse's Oraine Barrett (right) with another model in Ralph Lauren's Winter Olympic campaign. - Contributed



Pulse and the Caribbean's leading male modelling star Oraine
Barrett has captured another major assignment, this time as the front
man for Ralph Lauren's Polo Winter Olympic campaign. The worldwide
release of the campaign comes ahead of one of sport's biggest global
events which begins in Vancouver, Canada, later this month.

Charged
with styling the official US 2010 Winter Olympic team, Ralph Lauren
summoned the top Jamaican model to star in his 'Olympic Americana'
campaign. Barrett channels the spirit of the red, white and blue,
courtesy of the All-American mega brand and showcases the smart and
sleek outfits to be worn by Team USA during the games.

Shot by
world-renowned photographer Arnaldo Anaya Lucca, Barrett, who is no
stranger to the iconic Polo brand, takes chief campaign credits,
donning svelte vests, cardigans and tailored slacks bearing the indomitable Polo logo
as well as the trademark Olympic patch. "This was certainly another
great partnership between myself and the Ralph Lauren brand. I thought
the designs
were fantastic and I look forward to continuing our amazing synergy."
said Barrett, "It was definitely a wonderful project and I thoroughly
enjoyed working with the cast and crew".

Solid partnership

And
it has indeed been a solid partnership for both Barrett and Lauren.
Since bursting on the scene in 2004, Barrett has climbed steadily up
the fashion rung with early campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch, Pepe
Jeans and Liz Claiborne, until catching the attention of fashion
directors at Ralph Lauren. He was primed and then selected as the
worldwide face of Polo, making him the second Caribbean native (after
Tyson Beckford) to hold the honour. The Pulse model has also donned
Lauren's ultra-exclusive Purple Label brand and now his central role in
the official 2010 Olympic Americana campaign buoys his star status even
further.

Positive indication

An athlete
himself in his formative days at Munro College in St Elizabeth,
Jamaica, the Ralph Lauren Winter Olympic campaign heralds a positive
indication of what will be an amazing 2010 for Barrett. His latest
bookings - campaigning for footwear
giants Timberland and eyewear nouveau Pure Metal; exclusive editorials
for the Japanese edition of fashion's foremost authority on style, Vogue, with acclaimed photographer Steven Klein; cover of Brazil's DOM Magazine among other high notes - detail Barrett's unwavering stature and versatility in an ever-changing industry.

Oraine
was discovered through Pulse's Caribbean Model Search in 2004. His
career is littered with many significant campaigns, including Phat
Premium, Pepe Jeans and John Bartlett. There have also been several
illustrious milestones, including his Italian Vogue spread, Arena Homme, ID magazine and a special feature in Interview magazine.

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Oraine Barrett (centre) stands tall in Ralph Lauren gear.

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Not even a jail cell can hold down Lil Wayne. After releasing his rock album Rebirth, performing with Eminem and Drake at the Grammys, and singing Bob Dylans part on the We Are the World remake, Wayne is not worried about his impending prison sentence.


Im prepared for any situation, the rapper tells Rolling Stone for the magazines latest issue. Ive never been afraid of anything but God. I look at it as an experience. I say Im looking forward to it.

He will keep abreast of the outside world while hes gone through music. Ill have an iPod, and Ill make sure [my management] keeps sending me beats. He plans to keep his name out there through jailhouse Twitter accounts and endorsements.

So how will Weezy spend his last days of freedom before heading to prison on February 9 to serve a year on gun possession? This Sunday, he will be watching the New Orleans Saints take on the Indianapolis Colts at Super Bowl XLIV. But that doesnt mean hell be rooting for his home team.

Even though hes from the City, hes a true sports fan, says Young Money president Mack Maine. Hes like a scientist about that. He has ESPN tattooed on his leg. I love sports, but Im for my home team. Wayne, hes different.

According to the magazine, Tha Carter IV, Waynes highly-anticipated follow-up to 2008s best-selling album, is scheduled to arrive shortly after he gets out in 2011.

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50 Cent recently said that he spent over $2 million dollars trying to develop R&B singer Olivia, which ultimately failed. Now Olivia has come forward to say no matter what the figure was, it was money well spent. "I mean, I'm worth it," Olivia says. "You should have spent four [million]. I'm just saying, if you have an R&B artist and you're used to dealing with a whole bunch of rappers who all you have to do is get up and put on a sweat suit, like, come on. That's not fair. I'm a girl, like you said, I'm beautiful, I don't wanna OD and be extra c**ky, but come on."

"There's a lot of stuff that comes with having an R&B artist, so, what's the problem? He can afford it. I'm your artist, you love me, you gonna take care of me, you gonna take care of all your other artists so why is it a big deal for me? I don't know what he spent, but the point is you're supposed to be taking care of your artists. Why would you even want to throw out a number or whatever you're doing. It's not that serious."

kartel 2009 lexus vs mavado range

February 3, 2010
Started By FLEXXXX12 Comments
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Buju Banton for court today

February 4, 2010
Started By HABLA RUPTION1 Comments

Embattled deejay, Mark 'Buju Banton' Myrie, who has been in Federal custody since December last year, is scheduled to return to court for a status conference today.

Buju has been held in Tampa, Florida, awaiting trial on drug charges. The trial is expected to begin in early March.

 

In a report carried earlier, Banton's lawyer, David Markus says the government entrapped his client in a drug deal.

In court documents filed in January, Markus claimed that the government used a paid informant to convince his client to buy cocaine, the St Petersburg Times reports. The defence is reportedly pushing to have the informant's identity revealed.

To prove entrapment, Markus will have to show that Banton was not predisposed to engaging in criminal behaviour and that the government induced him, an Associated Press report stated in January.

Banton was arrested at his home December 10. The 36-year-old, born Mark Myrie, pleaded not guilty to a drug charge in a Tampa federal court. He's being held without bail at Pinellas County Jail.

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Twelve, the new Joel Schumacher movie starring 50 Cent, was recently bought at the Sundance Film Festival.

The New York Times reports that the film unit of Hannover House, an independent publisher and media company, purchased the drama for $2 million.

As previously reported, the flick, which is based on the 2002 novel of the same name, finds Fif portraying a Harlem drug-dealer named Lionel. 50s character provides Gossip Girl heartthrob Chace Crawford with drugs to sell to his rich friends on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

The G-Unit general has several other film projects in the works. He is currently filming Gun with Val Kilmer and Jekyll and Hydea remake of the horror classic that he will co-star in with Forest Whitakeris in pre-productio
GARRISONS FIGHT OVER AND CONTROL A PIECE OF LAND WHICH THEY DONT SOMETIMES OWN(SQUATTERS)

IS IT LOGICALLY FAIR TO KILL YOUR OWN HUMANS FOR CROSSING THE LINE ON A PATCH OF DIRT THATS BORROWED OR STOLEN LAND
MEDIAZONE AND OTHER SITES

THEY ARE SITES WHICH OFFERS FREE LINKS TO PPL'S COPYRIGHT MATERIAL HAS RULES AND REGULATION..................SO U BREAK A LAW AND YOUR GIVEN LAWS(WEH U THINK)

SEE HOW DEM BEAT UP D POOR GIRL


Later this month, "The Simpsons" will jump into its 21st season with yet another entry in the fantastic "Treehouse of Horror" franchise. To celebrate the upcoming milestone and to pay respects to some great hip-hop icons, Format and Moxy Creative have teamed up to produce a series of limited-edition posters that depict 10 famous rappers "Simpsonized." The results are pretty great. As you can see in the posse shot below, some real heavy hitters are represented ie : BiggSmalls, Tupac, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Flavor Flav, Andre 3000, Eminem, Eazy-E and Fat Joe have all been converted into cartoon versions of their former selves.

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In addition to the posse poster, each MC gets his own individual poster, complete with a customized "O" in the "No Homer" logo (a clever play on the hip-hop catchphrase "No homo"). Kanye gets the shriveled heart from the 808s & Heartbreak cover, while Flav gets a giant clock and Slim Shady gets a pill.

Though "The Simpsons" has featured dozens of guest stars from the music world during its long run, very few rappers have actually shown up on the show (50 Cent famously made a cameo a few years back). While these posters aren't endorsed by the show, let's hope it's a catalyst for getting a few more hot lyricists actually animated and into the program. Knowing what his real world counterpart is capable of, can you imagine what cartoon Weezy would do? Make it happen, Al Jean!

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Eminem is not spinning the same old track again.

The rapper, fresh from a heavily bleeped Grammy performance, is firmly denying reports that he and his two-time ex-wife, Kim,are back together and expecting a baby.

"Contrary to false rumors spread by unreliable tabloids, Marshalland Kim Mathers are not romantically reunited in any way, nor are they expecting a child together," says Eminem's rep, Dennis Dennehy, in response to the latest Star cover. "They are a divorced couple who share custody of their daughter and maintain a friendly relationship."

The twice-divorced duo are parents to 14-year-old Hailie Jade Scott, Eminem's frequent muse. He first married Kim in 1999. That union lasted two years, then they tried matrimony again in January 2006. They were done by that December.

The reports surfaced on Wednesday on mediatakeout.com, which quoted a Star Magazine story saying the couple got back together in June and that Mathers' baby is due in the spring. An anonymous "friend" says the baby is a boy.

Bolt & Asafa Dance

August 31, 2009
Started By MARTIAN8887 Comments
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HIM TUN DANCA NOW EEH

CAN VICK GET DA EAGLE TO DA PLAYOFFS?

August 24, 2009
Started By Zeex93 Comments

DO U THINK DAT MICHAEL VICK ON DA EAGLES
THEY'LL MAKE IT 2 DA PLAYOFFS?
OR DO U THINK DAT WITHOUT MICHAEL VICK
THEY'LL MAKE IT 2 DA PLAYOFFS?

PARIS (AP) - Argentina's Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball awarded to the European Footballer of the Year with the biggest margin ever on Tuesday following an exceptional season with Barcelona.
Messi became the sixth Barcelona player to take the award and the first since Brazilian Ronaldinho in 2005. He beat last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo into second place while Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez finished third in the poll results released by France Football.

Hailed by Argentina great Diego Maradona as his successor, Messi won an unprecedented treble in Spain last season with Barcelona as the Catalan side swept the Champions League, the Spanish title and the Copa del Rey.

Messi, who tallied 473 of a possible 480 points, largely dominated the voting and won with a record-margin of 240 points. Real Madrid winger Ronaldo had 233 and Xavi had 170.

"Honestly, I knew that I was among the favorites because Barcelona had a fruitful year in 2009," Messi was quoted as saying by the magazine. "But I didn't expect to win with such a margin. The Golden Ball is very important to me. All the players who won it were great players, and some great players never won it."

The 22-year-old Messi, the first Argentine to win the prestigious trophy, was the top scorer in last year's Champions League with nine goals, including his superb header in the 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the final.

Barcelona had three players in the Top 5 with Andres Iniesta taking fourth ahead of former Barca player Samuel Eto'o.

In an outstanding season, Messi netted 38 goals in 51 games in all competitions, often leaving defenders in his wake with a combination of speed, exceptional dribbling abilities and his effective left-footed strike.

 

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Of all the trophies Lionel Messi won this year, none was greater than the Champions League trophy. (Lluis Gene / Getty Images)

Messi, who leads Argentina to next year's World Cup in South Africa, recently signed a new contract with Barcelona through 2016 and has a buyout clause of 250 million euros ($368 million) included.

Messi had a good start to this season - already scoring nine goals - and put on a great display to help his club defeat archrival Real Madrid 1-0 last Sunday.

"It won't be easy to confirm after a year like the one we just went through," Messi said. "I hope the next one will reach the same standards. But to win the Golden Ball two years in a row is not an easy thing."

After starting club football in 1995 at Argentina's Newell's Old Boys, Messi, who suffered from a growth hormone deficiency when he was a child, joined Barcelona's Under-14 team in 2000 after the Spanish club offered to pay for his treatment.

The diminutive forward - 1.69 meters and 67 kilograms (5-feet-7; 148 pounds) - was part of the Argentina team at the World Cup 2006 before claiming the Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008.

France Football's award was decided by an annual poll of football journalists from a shortlist of 30 players.

The 24-year-old Ronaldo won the Premier League title with Manchester United in 2009 before signing with Real Madrid for 93 million euros.

Named best player at the 2008 European championship, where Spain won its first major title in 44 years, midfielder Xavi was also a key element in Barcelona's treble in 2009, playing 35 Spanish league games and 14 of the 15 European matches of his club..

Goal.coms KS Leong does a re-assessment to see whether 'CR9' really is a better all-round footballer compared to the undisputed best player of 2009.

Dec 28, 2009 7:32:53 AM

Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi, Real Madrid, Barcelona

Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi, Real Madrid, Barcelona

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Its the debate that will never end. And its one of the great arguments that will probably be revisited every decade until football is killed off by play-at-home gaming consoles. Who is the better player? Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi?

Comparing the greatness of football superstars is about as primitive yet fascinating as the game itself. The tussle could end in a stalemate, but it will still keep everyone entertained from start to finish. But unlike a football match, the result can never be determined irrefutably. There are just too many factors to consider and while one player may be regarded as the best by one fan, another supporter will invariably disagree.

But Marca recently came up with an ingenious way of counter-acting Messis crowning as the best footballer of 2009 by suggesting that Ronaldo is a more complete player.

Is the Madrid-friendly paper simply trying to stroke Ronaldos ego after the Portuguese surrendered his Ballon dOr and FIFA World Player throne? Or does the paper really have a valid argument, keeping in mind that being the most complete player doesnt necessarily mean being the best player of the moment.

While Marcas statement is no surprise, the results of the ten categories analyzed was. Ronaldo didnt only beat Messi in six departments, but the Argentine only dominated a measly two categories, leaving the other two in a tie. Here, we have another look at all the ten characteristics mentioned and give it a re-assessment.

COLLECTIVE GAME
Messi 8
Cristiano Ronaldo 7

Nothing surprising here. Ronaldohas long been panned for being too individualistic and too self-absorbed in trying to do everything and win games on his own as well as earn all the applause for himself.

Messi, on the other hand, who although has become world renowned because of his majestic dribbling skills, does rely on teamwork, often playing one-twos with the likes of Dani Alves, Xavi or Zlatan Ibrahimovic, or drawing out defenders off the ball for his colleagues to run into space. To be fair, Ronaldo has become more of a team player since his move to Madrid, which explains why the final mark is so close.

Goal.com verdict: Messi

INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUE
Cristiano Ronaldo 9
Messi 9

Theres no doubting that both players have outstanding technique, whether its ball control, dribbling, shooting, or even showboating. This was perhaps the one category thats the most difficult to split the two and theres nothing to indicate, performance-wise, that one player has better technique than the other.

Goal.com verdict: Tie

PHYSICALITY
Cristiano Ronaldo 10
Messi 7

Cristiano is clearly much taller, stronger, muscular and robust, although some would poke fun at him for going to ground more often than a flea nicknamed Little Lionel.

Messi has shown, however, that size really doesnt matter. The Argentine has been known to use his slight physical stature to hound opposition players to rob possession off them while his low center of gravity gives him a massive advantage when hes running with the ball and squeezing past opponents. And despite being just 1.69 metres tall, the Argentine tries to stay on his feet as long as possible and keep charging forward even when defenders are attempting to hack him down.

From appearance alone, Ronaldo certainly wins this one, although he doesnt necessarily uses his physical presence to his advantage the same way Messi does his.

Goal.com verdict: Messi

PACE
Cristiano Ronaldo 9
Messi 8

Another difficult category to separate as both players are incredibly quick, has tremendous bursts of speed and excellent balance when making sharp changes in direction. Of course, we will never know conclusively who is the fastest until they go head to head in a foot race.

Messis gift is his immaculate close control of the ball when hes on his familiar marauding sprints. The Barca prodigy also has a very distinguishable way of running, taking quick-fire small, shuffling steps. In contrast, Ronaldo uses his long legs to take big steps and stride forward like a gazelle, not unlike his good friend Usain Bolt. But the Portuguese is more recognized for his pace for the simple reason that he uses his raw speed to take on and beat defenders, while Messi relies more on his close control and dribbling skills.

Goal.com verdict: Ronaldo

DRIBBLING
Messi 10
Cristiano Ronaldo 8

As flashy as Ronaldo is, hes not much of a dribbler, not in the conventional Maradona-esque sense, at least.

His tricky footwork, shimmies, step-overs, flicks and backheels make it easy for him to beat an opponent one-on-one and he can effortlessly breeze past a rival with his pace, but hes not the kind of dribbler who can glide past five or six defenders in a crowded area, which is something that Leo can do in his sleep. And as mentioned above in the Pace category, Messi rightly wins this battle.

Goal.com verdict: Messi

SHOOTING
Cristiano Ronaldo 9
Messi 8

Messi is not a forward who depends on the power of his shot. Even when hes right in front of goal, he prefers to caress the ball past the goalkeeper rather than try to take the poor shot-stoppers head off. CR9, meanwhile, is always trying to score the outrageous 30-yard piledriver and demonstrating the lethal, brute force of his right foot is part of his game.

But shooting doesnt mean just power. Accuracy is also part of the calculation and both players can be deadly accurate from the 20-yard mark. But Ronaldo rightly edges this category thanks to his sheer power.

Goal.com verdict: Ronaldo

PASSING
Cristiano Ronaldo 9
Messi 9

This was perhaps the most surprising and contentious. Ronaldo has never been known to be much of a passer of the ball during his Manchester United days, let alone a great passer. However, with Los Blancos, he has learned to collaborate with his team-mates but even then, its usually nothing more than a square pass or a touch-on in a tiki-taka move.

But Messi has started to pick up some extra-terrestrial passing qualities from Xavi and Iniesta and he has been seen to play some cleverly disguised piercing through balls.

El Mesias has five assists in the league compared to Ronaldos one and although simply having more assists does not necessarily mean being a better passer of the ball, its difficult to acknowledge that both players are on the same level.

Goal.com verdict: Messi

HEADING
Cristiano Ronaldo 9
Messi 7

If the previous category drew some fierce debates, then this one certainly is a no contest.

Messi is working to improve on his aerial threat, something that he used to great effect to twist the dagger into the Devils heart in last seasons Champions League final against Ronaldo and his former club, Manchester United.

But Cristiano is one of the best headers of the ball, at least for a non-conventional target striker. He has the ability to outjump even the tallest of defenders and he is one of those players who seem to defy gravity in that Matrixy-style by simply hanging in the air longer than is humanly possible. And his headers do pack quite a punch.

Goal.com verdict: Ronaldo

LEADERSHIP
Cristiano Ronaldo 9
Messi 7

This one, of course, drew quite a lot of criticism. Ronaldo, the one who regularly throws temper tantrums and sulks on the pitch (or used to, at least), boast great leadership attributes? Disagree as much as you want, but the Portuguese is the captain of his national team and he can often be seen rallying his Madrid team-mates.

Messi, on the other hand, seems like the kind of player who just wants to have fun with the ball out on the pitch and cant be bothered concerning himself with leading ten other men. Not to suggest that hes a sheep, but when you have a player like him, you would certainly want him to focus more on this football than on anything else.

Goal.com verdict: Ronaldo

FREEKICKS & PENALTIES
Cristiano Ronaldo 9
Messi 7

Both players are excellent freekick takers. They have certainly scored their fair share of them. But theres a reason why Ronaldo has the edge here. The recent research by a physics professor that Ronaldos thunderbolts behave like a baseball pitch something that you just feel may have sparked Marcas own study of who is the more complete player in the first place has of course made CR9s freekicks more glorified and feared than Messis.

Somehow, someone has determined that its easier the curl the ball over the ball into the back of the net than it is to make it dip, swerve, bend and U-turn. Which is probably true. To hit the ball the way Ronaldo does require immense precision in technique and the slightest of miscalculations could send the ball flying towards the team bus out in the stadium parking lot.

The two of them are also near flawless when it comes to penalties, not just in terms of executing them but also the psychology and the art behind it, although Ronaldo recently failed to convert one. But the 94 million man has made taking freekicks one of his trademarks.

Goal.com verdict: Ronaldo

In the final analysis, Ronaldo does emerge as the more complete player, but its a much closer contest than you would think with the Portuguese winning five of the 10 categories and the Argentine winning four. Which is hardly surprising. Cristiano and Leo have become the two best players in the world over the past two years or so and their supremacy has been unchallenged, according to FIFA and France Football magazine, anyway, and it only makes sense that they are neck and neck. But who between the two is better?

Its an argument that will one day overtake the Pele-Maradona debate and in a way, the two Real Madrid and Barcelona stars have already become the updated, modern day, 21st century version of the most widely discussed topic in football. I say let there be no conclusive answer and let the debate rage on for another century.

What do you agree with the analysis? Do you believe CR9 is the more complete player? Let us know what you think and rate both players in the ten categories.

Vybz Kartels red hot rookies in the Portmore Empire have begun to assert themselves in the music business. The deejay feels that as Sting approaches, dancehall lovers will see for themselves just how great the artistes have developed over the last couple of months.

The Empire ah roll out, Sean Storm and Black Ryno are developing fast, they are growing in confidence and they have some sick lyrics, Vybz Kartel said.

The deejays have begun to get props from music producers who send rhythms their way.

portmore_empireA.jpgOn Stephen McGregors new rhythm, Still Dark Again, Sean Storm warns Whether You Mean it Or Not, Black Ryno explains about how to Mek the Paper, while Kartel declares No Permission.

King Jammys son, Jam 2 has also voiced the Empire, with Sean Storm dropping Bad Mind and Black Ryno warning U Caan Diss and Get Away.

The Empire artistes have been voicing for all the major producers, dem ah go have the place locked, the Teacha said. Kartels latest singles My Scheme for Stephen McGregor, and Any Man for Don Corleone, have been generating major buzz in the streets, showing that the deejay is going all out for the rest of the year, Vybz Kartel has an upcoming show in Barbados on October 20, and he could well be bringing two of his young charges to perform alongside him in that Caribbean island.

Ah pure big producer start to voice we, and we have been performing alongside the Teacha at several shows here in the Caribbean and in Europe, and we just got word that Europe ah request us again, dem love the performance last time, Sean Storm said. Trust me, after Sting this year, ah just big man ting.

In the meantime, deejay Deva Brat, the first lieutenant in the Portmore Empire, may have found his breakthrough single as the uptempo Bundle a Gyal has been creating a buzz on mixtapes, street-side dances and on FM radio.

Right now, mi de pon the gal dem ting, the people dem love the flow to this tune, but mi have the thugs dem covered still with other songs like Nozzle a Mi Gun, so everybody, just listen fi the exclusive war on Cash Money Dub mix coming soon, Deva Brat said.

An excerpt from Bundle a Gyal features Deva Brats distinctive tongue twisters and sick amazing flow where he deejays: Excuse me, mek me gimme uncle a gal/Ah gal a hype, find me a humbler gal/Mi have the strategy how fi fondle a gal.

Deva Brat has other girl chunes which are gaining in popularity such as Wine It Like a Chiney and Violent Morning.

FIRST UNDERWATER PLANE REVEALED

February 2, 2010
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NEW YORK -- Virgin unveiled the latest addition to Richard Branson's luxury fleet on Friday: an underwater plane that will fly riders into the depths of the Caribbean Sea.

 

Guests on Necker Island, a retreat in the British Virgin Islands, will be able to dive underwater in a submarine dubbed the Necker Nymph for $25,000 a week. But that's only after shelling out around $300,000 for a one-week stay on Necker, the private island owned by billionaire and Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson.

Beginning on Feb. 20, two riders and a pilot and will be able to take the plunge from land, or from a boat. The underwater plane uses the downward pressure on its wings to fly through the water for up to two hours at a time, while an open c**kpit will give riders a 360-degree view.

 

The Necker Nymph's typical speed is 2 to 5 nautical miles per hour and it can dive more than 100 feet, said Karen Hawkes, a spokeswoman for Hawkes Ocean Technologies, the company that designed the Nymph.

 

A statement released Friday by Virgin Limited Edition, the luxury arm of Virgin Hotels, described the Nymph's launch like a plane's takeoff. "Gliding on the water's surface like an aeroplane on a runway, one of the three pilots will operate the joystick to smoothly dive down."

Vacationers will be able to fly the Necker Nymph while chartering the Necker Belle, Branson's 105-foot yacht, or the submarine can be launched from shore. Necker Belle is rented out to guests for $88,000 a week, bringing the full Necker Island experience to more than $400,000 per week.

 

Riders must follow SCUBA procedures and be trained or accompanied by a certified pilot before entering the underwater plane. SCUBA tanks are mounted in the submarine and passengers must wear masks while underwater, said Hawkes.

 

The Necker Nymph claims "near-zero" environmental impact because its "positive buoyancy prevents the sub from landing on a reef, and its low light and noise emissions ensure the fragile ocean ecosystems remain undisturbed," Virgin said. 

 

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Bounty Killer - File

The Alliance crew is keeping close to fans with two weekly street dances: the new Alliance Happy Thursdays and the resurrected Bounty Sundays.

Led by veteran deejay Bounty Killer the Alliance consists of members such as Mavado, Flexxx, Einstein, Bling Dawg, Serani, Chase Cross, Busy Signal, among others. Alliance Happy Thursdays has been held every Thursday, at the No Limits Sports Bar on Hillview Avenue, since November last year. Bounty Sundays is held every Sunday at Limelight, in Half-Way Tree, and was launched last Sunday.

When The STAR spoke with Alliance PR representative, Julian Jones-Griffith, he said that both dances were started as a means of maintaining the Alliance fan base. He said, "me and Bounty had been thinking for a while to start a weekly event, because the Alliance fan base is so strong and we were looking around for a suitable venue. And because we travel a lot, weeks went by and we never locked it in. Then Kartel started his thing in The Building which just happened to be on Thursdays, too. So, we just left it alone because we didn't want to make it look like we were just starting a ting on Thursday because they were, we honestly had the idea for months."

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According to Jones-Griffith, however, Alliance fans were left with nothing to do on a Thursday night and after the launch of Flexxx's Fresh video at the same venue on a Thursday, Alliance Happy Thursdays was launched.

Bounty Sundays lived a short life-span back in 2008, in Majesty Gardens, when the police decided not to grant permits for the dance, as well as its rival, Beenie Tuesdays. According to an article in The STAR, reports surfaced that Beenie Tuesdays and Bounty Sundays caused disagreements between men from the top of the community, where Bounty Sundays are held, and the lower section which holds Beenie Tuesday.

At the time, Senior Superintendent Derrick 'Cowboy' Knight, head of the St. Andrew South Division, said, "We are not granting any permission for none of them...That is going to cause conflict and we have to step on conflict because conflict leads to crime."

Jones-Griffith spoke about the re-start of the dance saying, "Bounty Sundays started again because of demand; also, as you know, there is a huge disconnect between people who want to party and the police enforcing the cut-off time. So Bounty Sundays was always battling with that, and it gets frustrating, so we decided to take it to Limelight on Sundays. This is a licensed entertainment venue where the party will be able to continue without falling foul of that legal restriction."

According to Jones-Griffith, the event is not about only Alliance music, and tries to be cost-efficient when it comes to drinks and entry. It also provides a safe partying environment. As for fans, he says they can feel free to talk to their stars saying, "despite popular belief Bounty is a people person, and the Alliance members too."
I BEEN TO FAST FOOD PLACES ALOT AND I NOTICE THESE THINGS

1. DONT GO TASTEES OR JUICY BEEF AND TELL THE PPL DEM "CUD I GET THE ONE PATTY IN TWO BAGS PLS"

2. DONT GO in KFC OR BURGER KING AND LOOK UP PON DI FUQQING MENU AND SAY OUT LOUD "SO WAH UNU SERVE IN HERE"-----U MAY FEEL THAT THIS MAKES U LOOK KOOL BUT IT MAKES U LOOK RETARDED

3.STICK TO THE ORDER POLICIES OF THE RESTAURANT AND DONT GO ROUND THE PPL DEM FOR EXAMPLE. KFC ONLY SERVE ONE BREAST OR WING OR LEG......DONT BE SO STUPID JUST BECAUSE U WANT TWO BREASTS AND SAY

"UMMMM CUD I GET A BARBECUE BREASTS AND  A ORIGINAL UMMM ANYTHING ELSE BESIDES LEG OR WING"....................... KMT LUUUUU, A DI SAME THING YAAH GET

4.DONT GO TO FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS WID UR GIRL/MAN OR YUH FRIENDS AND SAY "BABY MI NUH COME A DEM PLACE YAH INNO"........(WHEN EVERYBODY INNA DI RESTAURANT KNOW U......ALL SECURITY A CALL TO U)

5.DONT SIT AT THE TABLE INNA FAST FOOD RESTAURANT AND EXPECT PPL TO COME ASK U WHAT UR WANT....UR NOT THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND

6.DO NOT BE SUCH A MEAN PU$$YOLE AND GO IN KFC WID U AND UR BOYS/GIRLS AND ALL A UNU A DRINK OUTTA ONE CUP.............ITS UNHYGIENIC AND UR JUST FUQQING MEAN

7. DONT GO IN KFC AND ASK DEM IF DEM SELL CURRY GOAT OR SOUP......CHUSS ME, IT NUH GOOD FI YUH CHARACTER

8. DO NOT GO IN ISLAND GRILL TO FULL UP UR DRINKS CUP AND JUST TRU YAAH COUNTRY AND YUH NUH UNDERSTAND FI USE IT. YAAH PRESS THE KOOL KAT LOGO FI GET DRINKS AND U SEE THE LIKKLE PICKNEY FULL UP FI HIM OWN

U SAY SOME DUMB SHYT LIKE

"OH, WAIT, MI NEVA KNOW SEH DEM CHANGE UP THE MACHINE DEM, A DI NEW TYPE A DRINKS MACHINE DEM YAH"

9. MEN, DONT GO HOLD UP DI LINE AND A LOOK OF THE CASHIER GYAL, EVERYBODY IN DEH HUNGRY AND HAVE WORK FI GO

10. PLS!!! PLS!!! PLS!!!WHEN U GI DEM U TICKET, DO NOT SAY "HURRY UP WID ME FOOD INNO" THERE IS A REASON WHY IT NAME FAST FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHO.............ANYWAY FOLLOW THESE

BLESS
PUN

-- Edited by gamepun on Tuesday 5th of January 2010 11:44:07 PM
MY NAME IS ANDREW* AND IM A REGUALR READER OF UR ARTICLES, MOST TIMES IM VERY ANNOYED BY THE SO CALL "STEREO TYPE" OF THE JAMAICAN MALES, THYE DONT TREAT THEIR WOMEN LIKE QUEENS AND, THEY ONLY THINK OF THEMSELVES AS GODS

DI OTHER DAY YOU KNOW , MY WIFE WAS SICK AND I HAD TO RINSE THE PANTIES INNO, NUTTIN S WRONG WITH THAT, I WILL ALWAYS LET MY WIFE STAY-FREE, SO I GO TO SHOP AND BUY THE KOTEXES AND STAY FREE, IM A MAN, I CLEAN THE HOUSE AND DO MY DUTIES. MY WIFE IS A WOMAN WITH CLASS, SHE ALWAYS GIVE ME SEX ON THE NIGHT OF THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH, I GUESS ITS HER FAVORITE TIME OF THE MONTH, I DONT KNOW. MY FRIENDS OFTEN LAUGH AT ME AND SAY "PU$$YOLE NICO(I MEAN ANDREW) THE GYAL JUST HAVE YUH HEAD YUTE

BUT SHE'S A WONDERFUL LADY AND THERE IS NOT LIMIT TO WHAT I WILL DO FOR HER

ZONE COULD YOU TEACH THESE NEWBIES THE ART OF LETTING A WOMAN OWN U

SINCERLY YOURS

ANDREW

-- Edited by gamepun on Tuesday 1st of December 2009 03:26:22 PM

-- Edited by gamepun on Tuesday 1st of December 2009 03:29:44 PM

THE MOST STUPID THINGS A ARTIST DO

December 23, 2009
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THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I FIND STUPID THAT ARTIST DO

1. YUH NUH INNA DI BUSINESS FI A YEAR GOOD, YUH ONLY HAVE 18 TUNES AND YAAH GO PUT OUT GREATEST HITS CD

2. JUST BECAUSE YOUR FRIENDS LIKE THE SONG U DO ROUND DEM, DOES NOT MEAN THAT ITS A HIT SONG

3. U DO A FREESTYLE, RUN OUTTA LYRICS AND U SAY AT THE END..."CHO!!BAGGA THINGS, TOO MUCH LYRICS"

4. SOMEBODY WHO DOESNT KNOW YOU, ASK YOU BOUT YOUR CAREER AND YOU SAY "WELL YOU DUN KNOW" OR "U KNOW HOW THE THING GO ALREADY" ------------KMT HOW MI FI KNOW HOW THE THING GO AND A IT MI A ASK U BOUT

5.A ARTIST IS OFF KEY WHILE PERFORMING A TUNE AND BLAMES IT ON WHOEVER IS PLAYING THE RIDDIM

6. ARTIST CARRY A BAG A PPL WID HIM PON STAGE AND DEM CYAAH SING, DJ OR DANCE

7.JUST BECAUSE U SONG LAME AND NOBODY NUH LIKE IT, THEREFORE WE THE SELECTORS NAAH PLAY IT, YUH SAY "DEM PU$$Y DEH A FIGHT OUT MI THING"

8. A ARTIST RUN A CORNY JOKE KNOWING AUTOMATICALLY HIS ENTOURAGE IS GOING TO LAUGH, EVEN THO THE JOKE STIFF

THATS IT SO FAR *SIGH*





-- Edited by gamepun on Thursday 24th of December 2009 12:49:51 AM
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY IS THAT SOME MAN AND WOMEN HAVE TO WARE THE SAME TIGHT PANTS? WHAT NEXT??? DRESS FOR MEN? MENS PURSE?BA T T Y RIDERS FOR MEN? I"M STRAIGHT THANK YOU!
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-- Edited by Mediazone Badman on Saturday 2nd of January 2010 09:38:04 PM
WELCOME TO ANOTHER GAMEPUNS' TOP 10 (ECHOES-TEN, TEN, TEN, TEN)

TODAY ON THE SHOW WE TALK ABOUT WAYS IN WHICH  U MAY BE ADDICTED TO MEDIAOZONE

YOU MAY BE ADDICTED TO MEDIAZONE IF

1. YOUR TYPING IN THE NAME OF A SITE AND THE ONLY THING U SEEM TO REMEMBER IS "MEDIAZONEJA.COM"

2.YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND U DONT GO TO THE BATHROOM OR EVEN SAY A PRAYER, YOU LOG ON TO MEDIAZONEJA.COM

3.YOU WAIT ON 21ST TO POST NEW TUNES IN THE MORNING B4 YOU DECIDE TO GO TO WORK

4. YOU KNOW ALL THE LATEST GOSSIPS AND MIX-UP'S ON THE SITE AND YOU DISCUSS IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS LIKE SOAP OPERA

5.YOU WAIT HERE EVERY MONDAY AND TUESDAY JUST TO HAVE A ARGUMENT WID NAZ

6.YOU GO TO CHATBOX ON OTHER SITES AND MISTAKENLY TYPE"WAAH GWAAN ZONE"

7.MEMBERS WHO ARE SCHOOLERS PUT MEDIAZONEJA.COM AS A SOURCE OF REFERENCE FOR INFORMATION IN THE BACK OF THEIR S.B.A

8.IF YOU COMPARE EVERY OTHER SITE U EVER BEEN TO ZONE(INCLUDING GOOGLE)

9 IF YOU INFORM MEMBERS OF WHAT YOUR'E EATING AND WHAT KINDA CLOTHES YOUR WEARING AND WHERE YOUR GOING, U MAY BE ADDICTED TO ZONE

10.IF YOU AND YOUR HUSBNAD/WIFE, SISTER, BROTHERS CHILDREN, AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND OTHER RELATIVES ALL SIGN UP FOR THE SITE

BROTHERS AND SISTERS, YOU ARE OFFICIALLY ADDICTED TO THE SITE


Source : http://www.whatsmypass.com/the-top-500-worst-passwords-of-all-time

Just thought to educate the masses!...man all a use 696969 fi password pity

 

 

From the moment people started using passwords, it didnt take long to realize how many people picked the very same passwords over and over. Even the way people misspell words is consistent. In fact, people are so predictable that most hackers make use of lists of common passwords just like these. To give you some insight into how predictable humans are, the following is a list of the 500 most common passwords. If you see your password on this list, please change it immediately. Keep in mind that every password listed here has been used by at least hundreds if not thousands of other people.

There are some interesting passwords on this list that show how people try to be clever, but even human cleverness is predictable. For example, look at these passwords that I found interesting:

ncc1701 The ship number for the Starship Enterprise
thx1138 The name of George Lucass first movie, a 1971 remake of an earlier student project
qazwsx Follows a simple pattern when typed on a typical keyboard
666666 Six sixes
7777777 Seven sevens
ou812 The title of a 1988 Van Halen album
8675309 The number mentioned in the 1982 Tommy Tutone song. The song supposedly caused an epidemic of people dialing 867- 5309 and asking for Jenny

Approximately one out of every nine people uses at least one password on the list shown in Table 9.1! And one out of every 50 people uses one of the top 20 worst passwords..

Lists the top 500 worst passwords of all time, not considering character case. Dont blame me for the offensive words; you were the ones who picked these, not me.





NO Top 1-100 Top 101-200 Top 201-300 Top 301-400 Top 401-500
1 123456 porsche firebird prince rosebud
2 password guitar butter beach jaguar
3 12345678 chelsea united amateur great
4 1234 black turtle 7777777 cool
5 p**sy diamond steelers muffin cooper
6 12345 nascar tiffany redsox 1313
7 dragon jackson zxcvbn star scorpio
8 qwerty cameron tomcat testing mountain
9 696969 654321 golf shannon madison
10 mustang computer bond007 murphy 987654
11 letmein amanda bear frank brazil
12 baseball wizard tiger hannah lauren
13 master xxxxxxxx doctor dave japan
14 michael money gateway eagle1 naked
15 football phoenix gators 11111 squirt
16 shadow mickey angel mother stars
17 monkey bailey junior nathan apple
18 abc123 knight thx1138 raiders alexis
19 pass iceman porno steve aaaa
20 ****me tigers badboy forever bonnie
21 6969 purple debbie angela peaches
22 jordan andrea spider viper jasmine
23 harley horny melissa ou812 kevin
24 ranger dakota booger jake matt
25 iwantu aaaaaa 1212 lovers qwertyui
26 jennifer player flyers suckit danielle
27 hunter sunshine fish gregory beaver
28 **** morgan porn buddy 4321
29 2000 starwars matrix whatever 4128
30 test boomer teens young runner
31 batman cowboys scooby nicholas swimming
32 trustno1 edward jason lucky dolphin
33 thomas charles walter helpme gordon
34 tigger girls cumshot jackie casper
35 robert booboo boston monica stupid
36 access coffee braves midnight %&%*
37 love xxxxxx yankee college saturn
38 buster bulldog lover baby gemini
39 1234567 ncc1701 barney !@#$ apples
40 soccer rabbit victor brian august
41 hockey peanut tucker mark 3333
42 killer john princess startrek canada
43 george johnny mercedes sierra blazer
44 sexy gandalf 5150 leather cumming
45 andrew spanky doggie 232323 hunting
46 charlie winter zzzzzz 4444 kitty
47 superman brandy gunner beavis rainbow
48 asshole compaq horney bigc**k 112233
49 ****you carlos bubba happy arthur
50 dallas tennis 2112 sophie cream
51 jessica james fred ladies calvin
52 panties mike johnson naughty shaved
53 pepper brandon xxxxx giants surfer
54 1111 fender tits booty samson
55 austin anthony member blonde kelly
56 william blowme boobs ****ed paul
57 daniel ferrari donald golden mine
58 golfer cookie bigdaddy 0 king
59 summer chicken bronco fire racing
60 heather maverick penis sandra 5555
61 hammer chicago voyager pookie eagle
62 yankees joseph rangers packers hentai
63 joshua diablo birdie einstein newyork
64 maggie sexsex trouble dolphins little
65 biteme hardcore white 0 redwings
66 enter 666666 topgun chevy smith
67 ashley willie bigtits winston sticky
68 thunder welcome b!$%hes warrior cocacola
69 cowboy chris green sammy animal
70 silver panther super slut broncos
71 richard yamaha qazwsx 8675309 private
72 ****er justin magic zxcvbnm skippy
73 orange banana lakers nipples marvin
74 merlin driver rachel power blondes
75 michelle marine slayer victoria enjoy
76 corvette angels scott asdfgh girl
77 bigdog fishing 2222 vagina apollo
78 cheese david asdf toyota parker
79 matthew maddog video travis qwert
80 121212 hooters london hotdog time
81 patrick wilson 7777 paris sydney
82 martin butthead marlboro rock women
83 freedom dennis srinivas xxxx voodoo
84 ginger ****ing internet extreme magnum
85 blowjob captain action redskins juice
86 nicole bigdick carter erotic abgrtyu
87 sparky chester jasper dirty 777777
88 yellow smokey monster ford dreams
89 camaro xavier teresa freddy maxwell
90 secret steven jeremy arsenal music
91 dick viking 11111111 access14 rush2112
92 falcon snoopy bill wolf russia
93 taylor blue crystal nipple scorpion
94 111111 eagles peter iloveyou rebecca
95 131313 winner p**sies alex tester
96 123123 samantha c**k florida mistress
97 b!$%h house beer eric phantom
98 hello miller rocket legend billy
99 scooter flower theman movie 6666
100 please jack oliver success albert



-- Edited by bLaCkBeatZ (Mod) on Monday 4th of January 2010 10:34:10 PM


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PROFESSOR Rex Nettleford, one of Jamaica's brightest sons and a cultural icon, died in the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit last night, six days after he collapsed in his hotel room in Washington and four hours before his 77th birthday.

Nettleford, who suffered a massive heart attack, was admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit and placed on life support. He never regained consciousness and finally passed at 8:00 pm.

Nettleford... was an international icon and quintessential Caribbean man
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He was in the US capital to participate in a fund-raising gala for the University of the West Indies (UWI), where he was vice-chancellor emeritus.

Last night, a medical report signed by Dr Christopher Junker of George Washington University said that the life support was terminated in keeping with Professor Nettleford's wishes.

"Mr Nettleford has been under our care at the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit for catastrophic brain injury following a cardiac arrest," Dr Junker said. "After extensive evaluation and discussion with his medical power of attorney, it has been determined that [in] the absence [of] any possibility of recovering meaningful cognitive function, Mr Nettleford's wishes would be to terminate any life support and we have followed his wishes. Life support was withdrawn on February 2, 2010 at 19:45. Time of death 20:00."

Last night, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, who is in China on an official visit, expressed deep regret at Nettleford's passing.

"I am deeply saddened at the news, just received, of the passing of Professor Rex Nettleford," Golding said. "Jamaica and the entire world have lost an intellectual and creative genius, a man whose contribution to shaping and projecting the cultural landscape of the entire Caribbean region is unquestionable."

Added the prime minister: "Rex Nettleford was an international icon, a quintessential Caribbean man, the professor, writer, dancer, manager, orator, critic, and mentor. He has left a void in our world that will be a challenge to fill."

Nettleford, he said, "stamped his indelible mark in every chosen field of endeavour and his rich and lasting legacy should be preserved for those who must carry on his life's work -- the emancipation of the Caribbean colonial mind from mental slavery in its quest for identity".

Golding extended, on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica, condolences to Nettleford's family, the UWI community, the members of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), which Nettleford founded and led for almost 50 years, his colleagues and friends.

Long-time friend and colleague Barbara Gloudon, speaking on a radio programme last night, described Nettleford as a true Caribbean man.

Former Prime Minister P J Patterson, himself a close friend of Nettleford for more than 50 years, said he was shocked at the news, given that only a fortnight ago he had seen Nettleford and he was "in fine fettle".

"The nation, the wider Caribbean and beyond mourn the loss of this great Caribbean icon," said Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Olivia 'Babsy' Grange.

Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller said: "This is a national loss and one that I feel personally. Words are inadequate to capture the extent of the grief I feel."

She hailed Nettleford as a "son of rural Jamaica whose life's trajectory testifies to the success that is possible through grit, determination, resilience and 'smadification' within the Jamaican cultural environment of which he wrote so eloquently".

Simpson Miller extended her sympathies to the NDTC, the Caribbean academic community, in particular the UWI, and said that at another time she will attempt to commit more fulsomely to words her feelings of sorrow as well as add her voice to the celebration of a life that was well lived and filled with yeoman national service, deep respect for country and a genuine appreciation for all persons with whom Nettleford came in contact.

Ralston Milton 'Rex' Nettleford was born on February 3, 1933 in Falmouth, Trelawny.

He was a professor of Extra Mural Studies at the University of the West Indies and also headed the Trade Union Education Institution.

As a Rhodes Scholar, he studied at Oxford University and has authored a number of books, among them Mirror Mirror, Manley and the New Jamaica, The African Connexion, In Our Heritage, and Caribbean Cultural Identity: the case of Jamaica.

Nettleford was known as much for his involvement in the arts as his immeasurable contribution to academia.

For the entire life of the NDTC he was its driving force. Through his guidance and influence the group won international acclaim and is regarded as one of the best dance ensembles in the world.

He was cultural adviser to the prime minister, member of the Inter-American Committee on Culture, founding governor of the Canada-based International Development Research Centre, and had acted as expert/consultant to the government of Ghana, FESTAC, CARIFESTA and UNESCO.

He is the recipient of Jamaica's third highest honour, the Order of Merit, as well as the gold Musgrave Medal, the Pelican Award from the UWI Guild of Graduates, an honorary doctor of Humane letters from the University of Hartford and the Living Legend Award from the Atlantic Black Arts Festival.

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Buju Banton -

The Gargamel Music family, comprising of close friends of jailed deejay Buju Banton, has set up an official blogspot for the artiste, where fans can keep in touch with Banton and his music.

The website - www.thisisbujubanton.wordpress.com, according to source close to Banton, is the only official blogspot where persons can donate to the star, as well as write to him while he is incarcerated in Tampa, Florida. According to the website, the blog has been set up to provide regular news on the case, to get official 'Free Buju' T-shirts (which are also available locally at the Gargamel studio), exclusive music, unreleased videos, media watch updates, letter writing campaigns - among other things.

lot of reading

The source who maintains regular contact with artiste said the deejay was doing well. The source said, "He's doing fine. (He is) great, his spirits are high. He's ready to let his side of the story be known. He's also doing a lot of reading and writing. He gets a lot of letters from fans and he's responding to them."

Banton has been in detention in the United States since December 10 when he was held in Florida after a United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) sting operation, during which his two co-defendants were arrested at a warehouse where they had allegedly gone to buy cocaine. The dancehall star was not at the warehouse at the time the others were arrested, but the DEA claims it has audio and video evidence of the artiste testing a package of cocaine. Banton is being represented by prominent US attorneys David Oscar Markus and Marc David Seitles. He is slated to return to court tomorrow for a status conference before the trial begins in March.

local icon

Since Banton's incarceration, a number of local artistes have continued to show their support for the local icon at various stage shows, wearing 'Free Buju' shirts and through songs. Anthony B has showed his support with the song, Free up the General while Cocoa Tea has done the song, Buju. The source said, while Banton has not heard the songs he is being kept aware of all the support from his music family.

A tribute to Buju Banton concert was also being organised to be staged in Miami early this year but has been postponed until further notice. According to the source, the delay has been mainly due to time restrictions in the schedule of the artistes willing to perform. They said, "the artistes are definitely on-board but a lot of them are on the road and it's the time frame that's really causing the delay but we're still working on it."

A licensed firearm holder from Cassia Park, St Andrew, is in police custody following an incident in which an 11-year-old boy was shot in the back. The lad is in hospital.

Information reaching THE STAR is that sometime between 3:30 and 4 p.m. last Friday, the chap and two of his friends were in the Cassia Park gully, close to Zaidie Gardens, hunting for birds. It is said that the boys climbed on to a wall in pursuit of a catch when a woman in that yard warned them to be careful in whatever they were doing as there was a vehicle on the property.

The Star learnt that shortly afterwards, the woman went into the house and the firearm holder came out, gun in hand. Shots were fired at the boys.

The youngsters jumped from the wall and ran off into the gully while shots were still being fired. During the sprint, the 11-year-old fell to the ground. It is reported that his two friends turned back to his rescue and brought him to the roadway after realising that he was shot. The boy was then rushed off to hospital.

Superintendent Derrick 'Cowboy' Knight, head of the St Andrew Central Division, confirmed the shooting. Knight could not access the facts of the case but said the firearm holder, a man who appears to be in his 60s, is in custody.

"He is not charged as yet," Knight said. "A question and answer session is to be done and we will move forward from there."

The injured child's mother was tallying her blessings but hoping the injury will not have any long term effects on her only offspring.

"Sometimes these things don't act up right away, they pop up down the line. So, I'm worried about that," she said. "He is just 11. I want justice for my son. He is my only child, although I'm glad he is alive I am not just going to sweep this under the carpet."

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