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Cockfighting Ring Busted In BC

Cockfighting Ring Busted In BC

Saturday March 1, 2008

A disturbing scene out of British Columiba. Police have discovered a cockfighting ring, operating out of 3 separate properties in the Fraser Valley.

Eileen Drever, of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), choked up at a press conference.

"Our staff had to identify the roofers and then," she pauses to compose herself. "And then the birds would have blades attached to their spurs."

"We came across a number of birds with legs missing, eyes missing," confirms Shawn Eccles of the SPCA.

Officials from the group were forced to destroy more than 1200 birds.

A 58-year-old man is charged in the case.  He faces a maximum penalty of 6 months in jail or a 2-thousand dollar fine and a two-year ban on owning animals.

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On Thursday February 28, 2008 Rapper 50 Cent was hosting New York City Radio and had Invited several rappers to join him on the show including Max B, Papoose and Remy Ma. While 50 Cent was interviewing Max B, Papoose walked into the studio. When Max B went to say whats up to him and give him a pound thats when Papoose told him "put your hand away, what's up with that slick shit you was saying about Kay Slay on the internet?" Before Max B could reply, Papoose went to approach him, but fortunately 50 Cent was able to get in the middle of the two rappers and seperate them.

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Papoose when he arrived at the Power 105.1 FM studio and met with M...

On Friday Feb 29 in North Corolina Papoose,Cassidy,Fat Joe,Gucci Mane,Yo Gotti,and Fabolous were booked to perform at The Criquet Arena. Before the show could go on, the Main Event happened earlier at The Holiday Inn Hotel in North Carolina, where the rappers had been staying at .Sources from Cassidy's crew tell us that Cassidy had asked Papoose to come to his room so they could talk. Papoose eventually came to his room and while the two rappers were talking, all of the sudden Fat Joe and 9 Members of his Entourage storm right into Cassidy's room. Fat Joe suddenly starts yelling at Papoose, "You Got A Problem With Me?" and Papoose replied, "No, do you have a problem?" When Fat Joe responds " yeah, I got a problem with you," thats when Papoose swung at Fat Joe, punching him in the face twice. Before you knew it all hell broke loose. Sources tell us that Fat Joe and his crew rushed the rapper and Hotel security had to seperate the fight before Law Enforcement could get to the Hotel. Sources tells us that they heard Papoose yelling at Joe, "Come on Bitch ass nigga lets take this shit outside give me a fair one."

-- Edited by JamaicanShem at 21:13, 2008-03-01
A teacher is arrested after she had sex with 5 males under the ages of 16 all at one time!! All aboard the train Choo! Choo! WATS S WRONG WID DIS??

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhKMW4nU3dEUUl25he

Shyne

After nearly 7 years, former Bad Boy artist Shyne is expected to be released from prison this year on good behavior.

According to the New York Posts Page Six, the Brooklyn rapper (born Jamal Barrow), who has been incarcerated since 2001, will exit the jail confines a year earlier than his expected 2009 release date. He is currently serving a 10-year jail sentence at Woodbourne Correctional Facility stemming from a 1999 New York club shooting.

The rapper was part of a crew accompanying Sean Diddy C****s, his then girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, and bodyguard Anthony Wolf Jones when Diddy got into a beef with another club goer, Mathew Scar Allen. Three people were struck when shots rang out and while Diddy, Shyne and J-Lo were all arrested after leading police on a short chase, the charges only stuck to Shyne. C****s and Lopez were free and clear.

The Puffy protege was convicted after witness Cerise Myers testified that she saw him pull his gun and begin firing. The rapper spoke out to media outlets shortly after his conviction alleging that Diddy had convinced Myers to lie on the stand.

Shyne inked a $3 million dollar deal with Def Jam from behind bars in 2004 and released the album Godfather Buried Alive under the label but album sales were disappointing. No word on whether Shyne plans to return to rapping after his release.

Though slated to be released for good behavior, Shyne hasnt always been the model prisoner. In 05 he was thrown in the hole for two months after getting into an altercation with another inmate.

In related news, Shynes father Dean Barrow was elected prime minister of Belize earlier this month, the first black person to hold that office, according to USA Today.



-- Edited by IWALLACE12 at 19:34, 2008-02-26
Here's what made those brown eyes blue
Scientists find that blue-eyed individuals have a single, common ancestor
By Jeanna Bryner
LiveScience
updated 2:01 p.m. ET, Thurs., Jan. 31, 2008

People with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor, according to new research.

A team of scientists has tracked down a genetic mutation that leads to blue eyes. The mutation occurred between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago, so before then, there were no blue eyes.

"Originally, we all had brown eyes," said Hans Eiberg from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Copenhagen.

The mutation affected the so-called OCA2 gene, which is involved in the production of melanin, the pigment that gives color to our hair, eyes and skin.

"A genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene in our chromosomes resulted in the creation of a 'switch,' which literally 'turned off' the ability to produce brown eyes," Eiberg said.

The genetic switch is located in the gene adjacent to OCA2 and rather than completely turning off the gene, the switch limits its action, which reduces the production of melanin in the iris. In effect, the turned-down switch diluted brown eyes to blue.

If the OCA2 gene had been completely shut down, our hair, eyes and skin would be melanin-less, a condition known as albinism.

"It's exactly what I sort of expected to see from what we know about selection around this area," said John Hawks of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, referring to the study results regarding the OCA2 gene. Hawks was not involved in the current study.

Baby blues
Eiberg and his team examined DNA from mitochondria, the cells' energy-making structures, of blue-eyed individuals in countries including Jordan, Denmark and Turkey. This genetic material comes from females, so it can trace maternal lineages.

They specifically looked at sequences of DNA on the OCA2 gene and the genetic mutation associated with turning down melanin production.

Over the course of several generations, segments of ancestral DNA get shuffled so that individuals have varying sequences. Some of these segments, however, that haven't been reshuffled are called haplotypes. If a group of individuals shares long haplotypes, that means the sequence arose relatively recently in our human ancestors. The DNA sequence didn't have enough time to get mixed up.

"What they were able to show is that the people who have blue eyes in Denmark, as far as Jordan, these people all have this same haplotype, they all have exactly the same gene changes that are all linked to this one mutation that makes eyes blue," Hawks said in a telephone interview.

Melanin switch
The mutation is what regulates the OCA2 switch for melanin production. And depending on the amount of melanin in the iris, a person can end up with eye color ranging from brown to green. Brown-eyed individuals have considerable individual variation in the area of their DNA that controls melanin production. But they found that blue-eyed individuals only have a small degree of variation in the amount of melanin in their eyes. 

"Out of 800 persons we have only found one person which didn't fit but his eye color was blue with a single brown spot," Eiberg told LiveScience, referring to the finding that blue-eyed individuals all had the same sequence of DNA linked with melanin production.

"From this we can conclude that all blue-eyed individuals are linked to the same ancestor," Eiberg said. "They have all inherited the same switch at exactly the same spot in their DNA." Eiberg and his colleagues detailed their study in the Jan. 3 online edition of the journal Human Genetics. 

That genetic switch somehow spread throughout Europe and now other parts of the world.

"The question really is, 'Why did we go from having nobody on Earth with blue eyes 10,000 years ago to having 20 or 40 percent of Europeans having blue eyes now?" Hawks said. "This gene does something good for people. It makes them have more kids."

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22934464/wid/11915773?GT1=10815

Arsenal Fans

February 23, 2008
Started By earlezilla21 Comments
Arsenal 2 - 1 Birmingham i'll keep u posted


Popular radio disc jock Liquid says he has been threatened by Roache, former manager of deejay Vybz Kartel. Roache, whose real name is Patrick Samuels, has however denied the allegations.

Liquid says he was at home when he received a call from the station. He says his colleagues told him that Roache came to the office and made threats against his life. Liquid told The Samaconproductions that Roache was in the office cursing that he had not played his song Baby Mother Pushing Prom.

Upon hearing this, Liquid alleges he called Roache but was greeted with s- yuh - p$#y, a gunshot some man a go get. He claimed he tried calling back but says another male answered the phone and repeated the sentiments that Roache had previously expressed.

When The STAR contacted Roache, he was obviously upset as he says he heard on the radio that he had threatened the DJ. He says he merely went to the office to voice his concerns to the manager, but she was not in office so he decided to voice his concerns in the office.

He says Liquids report of the situation was incorrect as he did not threaten him.

Mi nuh threaten Liquid. Mi jus tell him fi watch weh him a do in the music cause mi nuh love weh him a do, said Roache.

He confirmed that he had visited the stations office and had received a phone call from Liquid while he was on his way out. However, he says Liquids recount of the line of conversation between them was incorrect.

Him call mi an mi seh: Memba when di bwoy dem did waan kill yuh an mi tell yuh? Yuh see di next time when a man a go shoot yuh, yuh tink mi a go tell yuh . Nuh call back mi phone!, Roache said.

He says Liquid was threatened on a previous occasion for not playing songs on the radio. He says he was the one who convinced the men not to harm the DJ.

Liquid however denies these allegations. Ask him (Roache) if him eva pay mi fi play him riddim yet? Is not a hype mi a look off a dis. Mi naah try no publicity stunt, commented the DJ.

Prior to this fracas, Liquid says he had a friendly relationship with Roache so he was shocked to learn about the threats. He says he has pushed songs and rhythms on the station for Roache in the past, but he did not get around to playing the song he received from Roache only two weeks ago.

Liquid says he has reported the matter to the police but checks by The STAR to find out if this was done proved futile.

Dis a nuh no Razz an Biggy ting. Dem cyaan f#@wid mi. Mi nuh tek intimidation. Bout bullet, bout man weh come from country, who dem tink dem a deal wid? Why him neva bullet Kartel when dem did have dem tings?, Liquid who is from St. James said.

Roache says he has no intentions of threatening anyone, but urged that the disc jocks stop taking payola to play songs. He also said that there were at least nine producers working on the radio who were pushing their own rhythms and songs and that should stop.

He says these disc jocks should play the songs they receive and allow the public to decide what is good instead of playing what they feel the public should hear.


Bagalagalow!!!gfgfgf

Wednesday, 27 February 2008 Image Kern Spencer, Rodney Chin and Coleen Wright are facing multiple criminal charges, from Fraud to Money laundering.

Those terms have been bandied around regularly, but most ordinary Jamaicans who hear them do not know what they mean.

For instance Corruption under section 14-1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act deals specifically with public officials.

"I believe that Act was introduced in 2000 and came into effect May 2001. It was mainly geared at public officials who accepted gifts or articles of money in the course of holding public office," said attorney-at-law Georgia Gibson Henlin.  

"Money laundering as the name suggests is anything that is done to make money look clean. So laundering in Jamaican parlance would be like rinsing. So if money is dirty it's a process by which you clean it up to give it legitimacy. (It is) taken through any kind of process that will give it a legitimate look and not associated with crime," she said.

On fraud, she said, "Fraud is any offence involving dishonesty, corruption or deceit, with a view for personal gain."
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Friday, 29 February 2008 01:50
stopsnitchinrq9.jpg The creator of the controversial Stop Snitching! DVD was among 26 people indicated on various charges, including racketeering, for allegedly being members of the Tree Top *lo**s gang in Baltimore, Maryland. Over 100 law enforcement officers were deployed yesterday morning (Feb. 28) to execute search warrants and arrest members of the TTP *lo**s in Maryland.

Ronnie "Skinny Suge" Thomas, 34, was connected to Steve Willock, a 28-year-old Hagerstown man whom prosecutors claim has been running the TTP *lo**s gang from the Washington County Detention Center prison since 2000.

The explosive indictment claims that just last week, Thomas, aka "Skinny Suge" called another gang member named Kevin "Red Eyes" Gary and discussed retaliating against a store owner who refused to sell his Stop Snitching! 2 DVD.

Gary is also accused of ordering two gang members to rob non-gang members who were selling drugs in TTP territory without the gang's permission.

According to federal prosecutors those named in the indictment belong to "a nationwide racketeering enterprise, for which they may be exiled to federal prison with no probation and no parole."

Additionally, prosecutors claims that the TTPs in Maryland reportedly sought and received recognition of members from the Compton, California branch, where the gang originated.

In addition to multiple crimes, the Maryland gang members are accused of adopting the slang and dress of the Tree Top Pirus, using women to sell drugs to support incarcerated members and committing violent acts against other gang members.

"The Baltimore Police Department is committed to pursuing our most violent offenders and putting them away for as long as possible," said Baltimore Police Commissioner Fred Bealefeld. "With the help of our federal law enforcement partners, these dangerous people will be off Baltimores streets and our city will be safer."

The indictment outlines numerous crimes, including five murders, drug distribution, possession of firearms, and other criminal charges.

Police arrested eight members of the gang yesterday (February 27) during early morning raids, while six remain at large.

Fourteen other members were already incarcerated on various charges.

"The Tree Top Piru gang members prided themselves on monopolizing, paralyzing, and terrorizing neighborhoods to promote their criminal activity and protect their turf," said Ronnie Carter, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). "Wed like to tell the members of the Tree Top Piru gang, youre on our turf now."

The Stop Snitching! DVD contained footage of various Baltimore men, who claimed to be drug dealers, threatening those who may report them to authorities in return for less time on their own sentences.

Stop Snitching! garnered nationwide attention due to the appearance of NBA star Carmelo Anthony, who used to reside in Baltimore.

The DVD sparked a nationwide dialogue about law enforcement in the black community.


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Five persons held in a car with 52lb of ganja denied ownership of the drugs, claiming it belonged to man who fled the scene when the police came to search the vehicle.

When they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, they were each granted $100,000 bail with surety. The five accused are Kenneth Williams of a Portmore address, Kenneth Green and Eric Mitchell from Arnett Gardens addresses and Marvalyn Burke-Williams and Althea Bryan also from Kingston addresses.

All are charged with conspiracy to export, possession of, dealing in, taking steps to export and trafficking in ganja.

Allegations are on Sunday, February 24, the five were in a car travelling along Spanish Town Road when it stopped to let off a passenger. The police asked for a search of the vehicle and found two parcels of compressed ganja in the car. The cops took the vehicle to the Hunts Bay Police Station where they conducted a further search and found a suitcase in the trunk with 31 parcels of compressed ganja.

The police say that the total weight of all the ganja is 52lb and 0.5oz. All five were subsequently arrested and charged. The court was also told that the police later discovered that Green was to leave the island on the said day via the Sangster International Airport.

Medical treatment

Ernest Smith, the lawyer of three of the accused, said that another person was travelling in the car. He said the car stopped at a bus stop to let off a passenger when the police approached. He added that at the same time the man ran, thereby arousing the suspicion of the police. He also said the man who ran off was actually the owner of the suitcase and was about to collect it when he saw the cops.

He added Green was leaving the island to seek medical treatment as he had been shot several times in a recent attack at his business place.

Resident Magistrate Glen Brown, who heard the matter while granting bail, also stated that the accused travel documents should remain in police custody as a condition of the bail. The matter is to return on April 16.

Israeli forces have carried out further attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 32 Palestinians.

Medical staff said four children aged nine to 16 were among the dead, as well as up to 15 Palestinian militants.

Five Israeli troops were lightly injured in clashes with gunmen inside Gaza, after tanks entered three areas in the north of the territory.

The raids came as Israel said it might launch a full-scale attack on Gaza in response to militant rocket attacks.

Sderot residents give their views on what to do about rocket fire In pictures

The BBC's Katya Adler in Jerusalem says Israel's leaders have been under pressure from some quarters to launch a ground invasion.

However, a recent opinion poll has indicated a majority of Israelis favour a truce with the Islamist movement Hamas, which controls Gaza.

Civilian deaths

Gaza's citizens were kept awake for another night by the sounds of Israeli military aircraft and missile strikes.

On one occasion, a house east of the Jabaliya refugee camp was struck - two children, a brother and sister, were killed.

Two more civilians, a father and his 19-year-old son, died in an airstrike outside their home.

Later, a 15-year-old girl and her 16-year-old sister were also killed.

There was also fighting in and around the camp between Israeli troops backed by tanks and Palestinian militants equipped with crude rockets and mortars.

Israel says its aim is to stop Palestinian militants firing rockets across the border.

But several more were launched in recent hours, three hitting the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon and causing light injuries to four people.

On Thursday a rocket fired by Hamas killed an Israeli student in the southern town of Sderot, the first such death in nine months.

Palestinian militant leaders say they are responding to Israeli attacks.

More than 60 Palestinians and one Israeli have been killed in the violence since Wednesday.

Oil price hovers near record high

February 29, 2008
Started By rrDesignZ 2 Comments
The price of a barrel of oil dipped at the end of trading in New York on Friday after setting another record earlier in the day.

Strong demand for oil and the continuing weakness of the dollar meant prices remained high.

A barrel of US light crude touched $103.05 during the day, but at the end of floor trading in New York, the price settled at $101.72.

London Brent crude was down 69 cents at $100.21 a barrel.

Demand for oil and other commodities is high among investors because of fears of a recession in the US.

Oil prices fell back from their peaks as Turkey withdrew troops from northern Iraq after the end of a campaign against Kurdish separatists.

Traders said this had slightly relieved geo-political tension, another reason why oil prices have been rising.

But Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez predicted oil prices would continue to increase.

"Everything indicates that the oil price will continue to get stronger," Mr Chavez said.

'Inflation fears'

"The fresh record prices coincides with the flow of investor money into commodities, due to the weak US dollar and the increasing threats of inflation in the US," said Victor Shum, senior principal at Purvin and Gertz energy consultants in Singapore.

A Nigerian government official said that if oil prices remained around record highs, producers' cartel Opec was unlikely to reduce output at its meeting next week.

Fears over the US economy have grown further after Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke said on Thursday that maintaining growth was becoming more difficult.

Mr Bernanke said the Fed's job of encouraging growth was harder than in 2001, when the US suffered a recession, because of rising inflation and energy prices.

EU extends net safety programme

February 29, 2008
Started By rrDesignZ 1 Comments
The European Commission is spending 55m euros (£42m) on making the net a safer place for children.

The money will be spent over four years on educational efforts and ways to protect children from inappropriate content and cyber bullying.

It will also research the ways that children use the net on computers and other devices such as mobile phones.

The broad-based project will build on the Safer Internet Programme the EU began in 2000.

Action plan

"As more and more European children and adolescents use online technologies at home or at school, they, their parents and their teachers need to be informed about the opportunities and risks they face," said Jose Barroso, EC president in a statement.

The original Safer Internet Programme produced materials for schools and youth groups and co-ordinated the annual Safer Internet Day.

The extended project, which will run from 2009-2013, will continue this work but add some more concrete objectives.

These will include the creation of national contact points to report illegal content and attempts at grooming; giving support to groups to which parents and children can turn for advice about safe net use, and the establishment of a forum where best practice can be shared and debated.

In a separate development, net experts at Harvard University will spend 12 months studying how children can avoid unwanted attention when using the web.

Run by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard the Internet Safety Technical Task Force will aim to research and recommend practices that sites can adopt to make themselves safer places for children.

The impetus for the task force came out of an agreement social network site MySpace reached with every US state attorney general, except Texas, in early January.

This obsession with oral sex

February 21, 2008
Started By steppz27 Comments
It's another year and I have to endure going to stage shows and hearing these DJs coming up on the stage and hitting out against men and women who delight in pleasuring themselves through oral sex.

Now I am no prude and I am a firm believer in whatever you want to do behind closed doors is your own business...so I have to admit that it really gets to me when you pay your money, go to stage shows and one DJ after the other take it as their duty to lick out (no pun intended) against what they term 'bow cats'.

Now peeps, you mean to tell me that in this day and age they can't find anything else to DJ about but bedroom activities! They sure seem obsessed with this kind of activity and lead me to wonder, what is their real fascination with this form of sexual activity?

I don't have to remind you of stories that have circulated where DJs who have been known to crusade against this activity were caught with their tongues hanging out in the act!

The sad thing about the whole thing is that no-one asked their opinion, so there was no need to talk about it, yet the compulsion remains to bring it out in the open.

I can't tell the number of times I have to listen to men talking about it, fire burning it and the way they talk you would think, that particular part of the woman's anatomy was dirty, filled with disease and it would be a major crime to engage in cunnilingus.

If truth were known the woman is more at risk from the man's tongue than he is in any danger getting any infection.

Just in case men are not aware, the vagina is a naturally self-cleansing body part, so douching isn't necessary to keep the vagina clean, whereas the vagina can be highly vulnerable to thrush on the tongue!

Honestly, the real reason for this article is that I am sick and tired of having this activity being discussed as if it's some big crime.

Let's call a spade a spade, if two people choose to indulge in this act...how does that harm you, how does that affect YOUR pleasure?

In fact the ones doing it are not even talking about it...only those who claim that they are not...so you be the judge...at who is really and truly obsessed with oral sex?
weird

Turkey urges PKK to end struggle

February 29, 2008
Started By rrDesignZ 0 Comments
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Turkish troops, Turkey/Iraq border 29 Feb
Iraq said the incursion violated its sovereignty
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Turkey's prime minister has called on Kurdish PKK rebels to lay down their arms and embrace democracy.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's comments came within hours of an announcement that Turkish forces had returned from an offensive against rebels in north Iraq.

"One cannot reach anywhere by the way of terror," he said in a TV address. "Our democracy is mature enough to embrace all kinds of differences."

Turkey's military said it had achieved its goals in the week-long offensive.

Iraq and the US had urged Ankara to end its incursion across the border, but the military said there was no question of any foreign influence on the decision.

Friday morning saw dozens of vehicles full of soldiers crossing into the Turkish border town of Cukurca, while empty vehicles drove up mountain roads in the opposition direction to pick up more troops.

Safe haven

Turkey said its offensive had targeted bases used by up to 3,000 Kurdish rebels as a spring-board for attacks across the border.

It accuses Iraq of failing to stop guerrillas of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - who are fighting for a Kurdish homeland in south-eastern Turkey - from using the area as a safe haven.

Give up this wrong path... without causing more pain to your mothers and fathers Recep Tayyip Erdogan Withdrawal baffles TurksIn pictures: The pullout

In a statement, the Turkish military said at least 240 PKK militants had been killed since it launched its offensive just over a week ago. It added that 27 members of the Turkish security forces had also died.

The PKK has disputed Turkey's figures, and independent confirmation of the toll in the remote area is virtually impossible.

The BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul says the military impact of the operation is unlikely to be clear until the spring, when the mountain snow melts and the PKK traditionally launches renewed attacks.

In his address, Mr Erdogan spoke directly to the rebels.

"Give up this wrong path... without causing more pain to your mothers and fathers," he said.

He also appealed to Baghdad to help uproot the PKK from northern Iraq.

"We should not allow (the PKK)... to poison our ties," he said.

"Turkey and Iraq must work together to get rid of this problem - there is no other way."

US pressure

There had been fears that a lengthy incursion could lead to clashes with the Iraqi Kurds, who have virtual autonomy in northern Iraq, and jeopardise the stability of the country's most peaceful region.

The withdrawal came a day after US President George W Bush urged Turkey, a Nato ally, to wind up the incursion and get out of Iraq. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates personally conveyed the message during talks in Ankara on Thursday.

Click to view a detailed map of the border region Enlarge Map

Following the withdrawal, White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe described Turkey's incursion as "targeted and relatively short".

He added: "There is one thing that remains clear, and that is the United States, Turkey, and Iraq all will continue to view the PKK as a terrorist organisation that needs to be dealt with."

The Iraqi authorities, while stressing they did not support the PKK, objected to Turkey's military incursion, saying it violated their sovereignty.

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, himself a Kurd, welcomed the end of the incursion.

"This withdrawal indicates the credibility of the Turkish government's statements that the military operation is limited and temporary," his office said in a statement.

The PKK in northern Iraq claimed victory over the Turkish military.

"Because of the fierce battles between the PKK and the Turkish forces, the Turkish forces have withdrawn," said Ahmed Danees, the group's foreign relations spokesman.

'A precedent'

BBC regional analyst Pam O'Toole says the Baghdad government and Iraq's Western allies will be relieved this operation was completed in a relatively short time, and with no confrontations between Turkish soldiers and Iraqi Kurdish forces.

But she also says this offensive has set a precedent, showing Ankara is willing to carry out its repeated threats to conduct land operations against the PKK in northern Iraq.

The PKK is branded a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and EU.

More than 30,000 people have been killed since the PKK began its armed campaign in 1984.

Boeing loses out in $40bn US deal

February 29, 2008
Started By rrDesignZ 3 Comments
KC-30 tanker
EADS and Northrop Grumman won the contract with their KC-30 aircraft
The owner of Airbus, EADS, and US firm Northrop Grumman have won a contract to build refuelling aircraft for the US Air Force, worth up to $40bn (£20bn).

The companies put in a joint bid to compete against Boeing for the lucrative deal to build 179 new aircraft over the next 10 to 15 years.

The winning plane will be assembled in Alabama. Parts including the wings will be built in the UK by Airbus.

The deal is a huge blow to Boeing, which had been widely expected to win.

The Pentagon contract is one of its largest in recent years.

The BBC's Adam Brookes in Washington says awarding such a massive deal to a consortium that includes overseas manufacturers will be contentious in the United States and it is likely that Boeing will appeal against the decision.

It is the first step in our critical commitment to recapitalise our ageing fleet to move, supply and position assets anywhere Air Force Gen Duncan McNab

Boeing spokesman Jim Condelles said the company was disappointed. It will decide whether to appeal after hearing from the Air Force why it picked EADS, he said.

"We had two very competitive offers in this competition," Sue Payton, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition said.

"Northrop Grumman clearly provided the best value to the government," she said.

Home-grown

Boeing had been emphasising its home-grown credentials while lobbying for the contract.

Boeing said it was disappointed its KC-767 design did not win

"The best for America's war fighters and America's workers," Boeing claimed in advertising running in the days leading up to the announcement.

But EADS and Northrop Grumman emphasised that the assembly work would be carried out in the United States, where the project would create or support 25,000 jobs.

"They don't come along at this scale very often," Northrop Grumman Chairman and CEO Ronald Sugar said.

The winners said their KC-30 plane had a "longer range", with the ability to carry 45,000 more pounds of fuel than it competitors.

"It is the first step in our critical commitment to recapitalise our ageing fleet to move, supply and position assets anywhere," said Air Force Gen Duncan McNab.

"In this global air force business, the critical element for air bridge, global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and global strike is the tanker," he said.

The initial contract for the tanker, to be called the KC-45A, is to develop four test aircraft for $1.5bn, the US Air Force said.

"The KC-45A will provide significantly greater air refuelling capabilities than the current fleet of Eisenhower-era KC-135s it will begin replacing," the Air Force said in a statement.

The KC-45A will be able to refuel both Air Force and Navy aircraft on the same flight, which is not possible with the existing KC-135 Stratotankers.

It will also be able to refuel two aircraft simultaneously mid-flight and have defensive systems that will enable it to operate in the more dangerous environments that existing refuelling tankers have to avoid.

The Air Force expects the new aircraft to begin testing in 2010, before going into operation in 2013.

Anti-HIV gel proven safe

February 29, 2008
Started By minksta8 Comments
A gel using anti-HIV drug tenofovir to shield women from AIDS has been proven safe for daily use and acceptable to women, study findings showed Tuesday.

The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of Pittsburgh to test the gel's safety, involved 200 sexually active HIV-negative women aging from 19 to 50, of whom 64 percent were married.

"The gel is safe to use, and well tolerated by HIV-negative women. That's a key message in our findings," said Craig Hoesley, one of the authors of the Phase II trial report. "This sets the stage for larger studies to see if tenofovir can prevent HIV infection."

Tenofovir, the active ingredient in the gel, is an antiviral drug called nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor, which acts against HIV by blocking the virus' ability to replicate and grow inside the body.

Women showed great tolerance to the gel, which is a significant boost to HIV and AIDS prevention efforts focusing on next-generation microbicides to reduce infection rates, researchers said.

Eighty percent of the women instructed to use the gel within two hours before sex said they followed instructions, and 83 percent instructed to use the gel daily said they had done so in the week prior. If the gel were proven helpful to prevent HIV infection, more than 90 percent of participants said they would seriously consider using it to protect their sexual health.

Women, who are physically more at risk from AIDS infection than men, currently protect themselves mainly by relying on male consent to wear a condom
findImg.php?pic_size=200&table_name=news_img_tab&table_field=img_id&img_id=1239 The Buzz is definitely on; you can feel the vibe on the ground and you know that something big is going to happen.

 

Magnum Tonic Wine in its continued effort to bring quality entertainment to the masses will on March 1st energize James Bond Beach. James Bond Beach, known for hosting some of the best shows on the north coast will be the venue for this years staging of the Magnum Follow DI Arrow stage show. Preparations are in high gear for what is one of the most anticipated events since the beginning of the year.

 

 

The promoters of Magnum Follow Di Arrow are putting in place all the necessary technical and audio requirements to ensure that the event eclipses past stagings.

 

Magnum which is know for its involvement in top notch shows such as Magnum GT's Christmas Extravaganza has ignited a heightened state of anticipation in St Mary and surrounding areas for the show which has become a staple on the Jamaican entertainment calendar. This year "Magnum Follow Di Arrow" will be presenting one of the best line ups ever to grace the grounds of the James Bond Beach.


 

Sizzla Kalonji will appear alongside numerous other heavy hitters such as Lady Saw and Busy Signal. The Alliance crew is ready and waiting for the opportunity to present their set enriched with Bounty Killa's timeless hits along with Movado's current dancehall anthems. Not to be left out are other members of the dancehall fraternity including Assassin, Anthony B, Ninja Man and Josey Wales all who have pledged that patrons of "Magnum Follow Di Arrow" leave the venue more than satisfied. There are also some new comers on the roster including Stacious and Serani.

 

 

"Magnum Follow Di Arrow is a show that I look forward to every year. Last year was a good year for dancehall and this year has started very well, the artistes on the show have many hits and the fans will be pleased" Busy Signal, Recording Artiste.

 

The tourism sector on the north coast is also gearing up for Magnum follow DI Arrow. Reports from that section of the island are that visitors are already arriving for the show and hotel rooms are going fast. Some fans who have not already booked their rooms will find it difficult to find accommodation near to the venue.

 

 

The Buzz is definitely on; you can feel the vibe on the ground and you know that something big is going to happen. We have had a lot of calls from patrons and persons from overseas who want to attend the event and we are putting in all the contingencies to ensure that we are able to accommodate as many fans as possible" Dexton Ennis, Magnum Follow Di Arrow Promoter.

 

This year's staging of Magnum Follow Di Arrow will be a show to remember, fans need to wait no longer as on March 1st James Bond Beach in St Mary will be infused with the energy Magnum Follow Di Arrow is Known For.

 

 

"Magnum Tonic Wine is going all out this year. Magnum has become the Tonic drink of the people and we want to show our appreciation by giving them a good show. We are putting together a world class event and patrons will get an energised night of real Jamaican music" Gary Dixon Brand Manager Magnum Tonic Wine

**ZJ Liquid Suspended**

February 5, 2008
Started By rrDesignZ 31 Comments
findImg.php?pic_size=200&table_name=news_img_tab&table_field=img_id&img_id=1177 We can't see the logics behind this one, but it seems that ZIP 103 FM has issued a two weeks suspension for a retroactive breach of the broadcast standards of the station and the Broadcasting Commission Regulations and Code.

According to information reaching the offices of 876radio.com, the station suspended ZJ Liquid whose real name is Michael Brissett for material that went on air during his 'Fresh to Death Wednesdays' segment on November 7, 2007.

Apparently one of his CDs had material including expletives and sexually explicit material that should not have been aired.

The Broadcasting Commission wrote to Grove Broadcasting Corporation, operators of ZIP 103 FM advising that the broadcast contravened the television and sound broadcasting regulations and the children's code for programming.

Grove Broadcasting is complying with a set of conditions set down by the Broadcasting Commission and at the same time has suspended ZJ Liquid.

The station has also worked out a set of procedures for DJ's including prohibiting the use of their personal laptops and other material from being directly connected with that of the station.

Of course the question begs how did the Commission miss this infringement and why wait until three months later to impose the sanction. Late last night we ventures on the streets of the city to get some thoughts from listeners of the station and in the words of one faithful female fan "A wah duh dem people deh, ah weh dem wha mi go duh listen FAME.. dem betta just try hurry up and put on back mi baby cause a him alone mek mi listen duh station deh and some time Nikki-Z wid har suss...tell me a who dweet mek mi call up deh now...cause dem too brite". Needless to say we were unable to supply her with that information.

Others had a different view and said the commission had done the right thing as standards must be maintained. However to each his own and we the family of 876radio.com would just like to say "Liquid we look forward to seeing you in two week".

Too Gorgeous To Fly

February 28, 2008
Started By Crazypickney14 Comments

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Nisreen Swedberg and Sarah Williams (both 18) claim they were kicked off of a flight for being too gorgeous. The two girls said they felt the discrimination as soon as they stepped foot on the Southwest flight in Tampa. They asked one of the flight attendants for a bottle of water and were turned down. Yes, because when you are turned down for anything that automatically means the person turning you down is jealous of you.

The girls also got into a screaming match with a fellow passenger, because they felt he took too long in the bathroom. The girls said they were the only ones questioned about the incident and they were targeted, because of their looks. When the flight landed, officers escorted them off the flight and they were questioned and released.

The girls said, "I think they were just discriminating against us because we were young, decent-looking girls. I mean, no one else on the plane looked like us, except us."




Watch Video: Too pretty to fly

New-born baby girl of Bhuri Kalbi, 33, is seen inside a hospital ...AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - A newborn baby girl survived an ignoble birth after slipping down the toilet bowl of a moving Indian train onto the tracks when a pregnant woman unexpectedly gave birth while relieving herself on Tuesday.


"My delivery was so sudden," said the Bhuri Kalbi, the mother of the infant, born two months prematurely. "I did not even realize that my child had slipped from the hole in the toilet."

Kalbi, a 33-year-old woman from a village in Rajasthan, fainted on the toilet seat after the birth for a few minutes before waking up and alerting her family.

"They stopped the train and ran on the tracks to find the baby," she said, speaking from her hospital bed in the western city of Ahmedabad.

Railway staff at a nearby station were alerted and soon found the newborn girl lying uninjured on pebbles by the track. She is now in intensive care because of her premature birth, doctors said.

Most toilets on Indian trains are filthy chutes emptying directly onto the tracks.

 

Sex in schools a growing problem

February 28, 2008
Started By Crazypickney7 Comments

Amid several incidents of violence and sexual perversion in the island's educational institutions, another videotape has surfaced which shows two students at a Jamaican high school involved in a sexual act.

The amateur tape, which appears to have been recorded by another student with a cellphone, has been circulating via the Internet for several weeks.

This has raised cries of concern from several education officials who believe the incident is a reflection of a general breakdown in the society.

Full view of students

The recording, which is a little over three minutes long, shows a female student sprawled on a staircase, legs apart, with a boy dressed in khaki uniform having unprotected sex with her.

The voices of other students can be heard in the background, instructing the duo on what to do. Both the girl and boy, at separate points in the tape, turn their faces to the camera; the girl flashes a smile in the process.

Amazingly, this was being done in full view of several younger students, who appear to be under 10 years old, who were constantly walking by the staircase.

The tape is among a slew of similar recordings being circulated via both the Internet and cellphones, which involve very graphic images of students in sex acts.

Dr Charlene Ashley, communi-cations director at the Ministry of Education, said persons must be aware that what they are viewing is, in fact, child pornography and carnal abuse.

"Anyone who views this really has a responsibility to report it to the Children's Registry," she appealed. "These are children that we are speaking about. They are underage and cannot consent to sex under the age of 16."

Conducting investigation

Ashley said Minister of Education Andrew Holness, after being made aware of the recordings, reported the incident to the police.

"He also spoke to the Children's Advocate (Mary Clarke)," she said.

She said the chief education officer would also be conducting an investigation into the incident in order to administer the necessary intervention programmes.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Herfa Beckford, the officer in charge of the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse, said she has also seen a copy of the tape and the matter is being investigated.

DSP Beckford said that, under the Offences Against the Person Act, a boy who is 14 years and older could be charged for carnal abuse if he is found to be having sexual relations with a girl under the age of consent. In Jamaica, the age of consent is 16 years old.

She however pointed out that, if both individuals are under the age of consent, by law they can be taken into custody and brought before the Family Court.

"With the behaviour that is displayed (on the tape), we can take them in for care and protection because it is deemed that they are children without any guardianship," she said.

'Mind-boggling' behaviour

Sylvester Anderson, president of the National Parent-Teachers' Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), said he too has seen a copy of the video and finds it 'mind-boggling'.

"It's a sad situation," said Anderson.

The NPTAJ president said this and other such incidents speak to a multifaceted problem that is present throughout the country.

"It speaks to an issue of values, whether these children have any value of themselves and respect for their own lives."

He said, however, that these children should not be expelled from school but should receive counselling.

Anderson said this also highlights the problem of cellphone usage in schools and again called for restrictions to be placed on the type of phones allowed to students.

Dr Grace Kelly, chairman of the Behavioural Sciences Department at the Northern Caribbean University, said students who were involved in such acts needed psychiatric evaluation.

"Nobody in their rightful mind would do an act like that and feel proud about it," she said. "Something is wrong and (we) probably need to check to see whether or not these students have access to drugs," she said.

Kelly said it was not normal for individuals to behave in such a way unless it was done under some sort of duress or other kind of influence.

Moral fibre

Jennifer Willie, head of the Jamaica Association of Guidance Counsellors in Education, said the whole moral fibre of society has broken down and this is being reflected in the behaviour of children.

She said the problem of pornographic material is a concern in the island's schools, as teachers have to often confiscate such material from students.

athaliah.reynolds@gleanerjm.com

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Anyone who has received pornographic material including underage children is being asked to contact the Child Registry at 1888 PROTECT(1-888-776-8328).

A MAN has admitted trying to have sex with a goat - but believed he wouldn't get caught because "animals couldn't talk".

New Zealand's Rangiora District Court was told the pensioner, who managed to protect his identity, took the goat round the back of his farm and tried to commit a sex act with it.

The court was told that there were complications - and according to reports, "he did up his trousers, patted the goat and walked off".

A police spokeswoman said: "He was contrite, but said he was unable to stop the behaviour."

The 68-year-old North Canterbury man pleaded guilty to attempting to commit bestiality with a goat.

He faces sentencing on March 12.
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A Citgo gas station advertising $31-a-gallon gasoline in Kissimmee shocked motorists traveling on the busy road Thursday night. The $31 gas sign was a mistake and should have read $3.15.

Motorists stopped along side of the road to photograph the sign after spotting it.Meanwhile, crude oil prices shot up $2 a barrel, closing at $103 a barrel -- which is a record high.The national average for a gallon of gas is $3.16, according to AAA's Fuel Gauge Report.The average in Orlando is $3.18 a gallon and in Daytona Beach, the average price has shot up to $3.26 a gallon.

'Don't Worry' Mavado yuh buss

February 29, 2008
Started By rrDesignZ 8 Comments

Today they continues the popular Mus Buss column. In this weekly song review feature, three musical minds with different tastes will analyse each song and will grade it on vocal ability, lyrics, musical arrangement and appeal. Songs that make the grade will be dubbed 'Mus Buss', while songs that flop they will be dumped in the 'Caan Buss' bin.

This week the muss buss/cyaan buss team will be reviewing Mavado's Don't Worry.

Witch: "Bwoy mi nuh know if Mavado tink him a God yuh know, cause mi a get one priestly vibe on dis when him seh 'every thugs mus confess to me', a who him tink him be?"

Lady Boo: "A so mos' gangsta tink still, everybody seem to tink dem a sort of warlord."

X Factor: "Yuh see it. But den again di yute dem weh round him come in like dem worship him. If dem waan mek him feel like him a God den him have a right to tink it."

Lady Boo: "But none of dem nah buy him record. Dem only listen to it when dem a drive pas'."

X Factor: "Dem can't afford to buy it."

Witch: "My problem wid Mavado has always been di violence lyrics. While nuff people rate di violence ting mi nuh like it cause it nah contribute much to di people/music. Di song seh even if him lef di gully don't worry. But so what if him lef di gully? Him a really help dem?"

Lady Boo: "If dem haffi listen di music when him a drive pas' den obviously not."

X Factor: "Dem haffi listen di music when him drive pas'? Mi neva kno dat."

Witch: "Mi love di riddim still, DASECA dem a di boss! Dem riddim dem just dark and haunting, yuh really hear di keyboards."

Lady Boo: "Di flow of di song good still, him nuh sound like him overdo it. But him really sound like him believe him a God."

X Factor: "Yeah a mean di riddim bad still. An even how Mavado flow on it, it alrite because it come in like DASECA and Mavado dem have a kinda chemistry going on."

Witch: "One ting though Mavado always a do di same kinda song, di same theme and di same haunting sad tunes. Him caan do sumting else for a change?"

X Factor: "Di man a sing wha him a live, if dats all him know den dats all him can sing about."

Witch: "God forbid when him life experiences done!"

Lady Boo: "It mus buss still."

Witch: "Bwoy anyting Mavado touch tun gold still, di yute dem love him even if him tell dem bout dem parts dem woulda seh 'yeah'...so it a go buss."

X Factor: "Yeah mi feel like it a go get a buss caus right now Mavado a di man still. Every tune weh him do di people dem respond positively to it."

Danielle2.jpgJamaican female artiste, Danielle is on sabbatical in England, spending time with her long-time partner Ricardo Fuller, and recharging her batteries for a busy March where she is booked to appear on shows almost every weekend.

"I plan to hit some clubs this week before I return home. I will be handing out samples of my songs and my most recent photographs. A couple of black magazines have also expressed an interest in interviewing me for a piece on females in dancehall. I will return to Jamaica on March 4th in time for a number of shows for March," Danielle told One876Entertainment.com.

She will be doing Dozer's 'Spring Break' show on March 8th, and the following weekend, she is booked to appear on LEWD alongside Tessanne Chin on March 15 at James Bond Beach in St. Mary. She will also be appearing on a show featuring Rik Ross and Vybz Kartel and the Portmore Empire on March 23 at Tropical Beach in Montego Bay, St. James.
Well, well, well. First the big man Jay Z was upset with Rihanna because she hugged him and he claimed he didnt want Beyonce to be offended by it, poppyshow. Well now the latest news we are hearing is that he is not pleased with the way Rihanna has been parading her relationship with Chris Brown and the amount of publicity it is receiving. The excuse Evil understands that Jay Z is using, is that they have two different fan base and bottom line, she could be hurting her marketability. Can you believe it, he had the gall to meet with her and discuss her relationship with Chris. Yeah right, hmm, we have to wonder if it is more than meets the eye!

LONDON (AP):

Prince Harry has been serving on the front line in Afghanistan with the British Army, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday.

Officials said the prince, a lieutenant in the Blues and Royals regiment, was still deployed in the country.

''His conduct on operations in Afghanistan has been exemplary,'' said the head of the army. General Richard Dannatt. ''He has been fully involved in operations and has run the same risks as everyone else in his battle group.''

Hidden from the press

Harry, who is third in line to the throne, has been in Afghanistan since December. The deployment was not reported due to an agreement between the Ministry of Defence and news organisations, including The Associated Press.

The story was leaked by an Australian magazine and a German newspaper.

Dannatt said he was "very disappointed'' that the story had leaked.

Harry, 23, has been fighting in the restive Helmand province, where most of the 7,800 British troops in Afghanistan are based.

Last year military chiefs ruled Harry could not be sent to Iraq with his regiment because publicity surrounding his deployment could put him and his unit at risk.

Did he busss by dissing munga or jus by doin a hit song?????
Restaurant Chef Allegedly Contaminates Steak After Patron Complains It Wasn't What He Ordered

Restaurant Chef Allegedly Contaminates Steak After Patron Complains It Wasn't What He Ordered

Friday February 29, 2008

O.K., admit it, you've often heard those horror stories about what restaurant workers do to the food of customers they don't like. But you never really believed them did you?

This may change your mind.

A chef in West Bend, Wisconsin is facing felony charges after a diner complained that his steak was overcooked. Kevin Hansen went out with his family on Saturday to the eatery where Ryan Kropp (top left) toiled as a cook.

When the manager came to ask if everything was satisfactory, Hansen told him his meat was served medium and not medium rare as he ordered.

He refused to let them give him a new one, but the manager insisted he be given a free steak to take home, with the apologies of the restaurant.

But when the maitre d' took the unwanted meal back to Kropp and his fellow chef, "so that they could both learn what a medium rare steak was supposed to look like," the man behind the oven became incensed.

The next day Hansen called police after discovering his complimentary meal had what appeared to be "hair" sticking out of the middle of it.

Cops traced the offending meat back to the restaurant and after investigating further, decided there was enough evidence to charge Kropp with the relatively rare felony of "placing foreign objects in edibles."

A co-worker admitted seeing Kropp make a slit in the replacement, saying, "These are my pubes," referring to pubic hair. Kropp told police he was angry because he thought his handiwork was just what the customer ordered, accusing Hansen of "just trying to get free stuff." But he insists it was only facial hair.

Either way, Kropp has some new challenges on the menu. He was fired from his job and could face as much as 3½ years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- A 17-year-old boy was arrested Friday and charged with killing his mother, who was a sheriff's deputy, and his two small sisters, authorities said.

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Anthony Terrell Jr., 17, has been charged in the shooting deaths of his mother, a sheriff's deputy, and two sisters.

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Anthony Tyrone Terrell Jr. was charged with murder in the shooting deaths at the family home near Lawrenceville, where the bodies were found late Thursday, said police spokeswoman Illana Spellman.

She identified the victims as Gwinnett County Sheriff's Deputy Joy Deleston, 39, and her two daughters, Micaiah, 11, and Jelani, 4.

The motive for the killings was still under investigation, Spellman said.

Terrell was taken to jail in neighboring DeKalb County to avoid any potential conflict because Deleston worked for Gwinnett County, Spellman said. He is being held without bail.

Spellman said she could not confirm whether Deleston's service weapon was used in the fatal shootings or if investigators recovered the gun used in the killings. She said she did not know if there were any prior police calls to the home.

Deleston, a seven-year veteran of the department, was assigned to the Sex Offender unit, officials said.

Police had gone to the subdivision because a caller reported shots had been fired, officer David Schiralli said earlier. They found a bullet hole in a house, then checked next door because they knew a deputy lived there.

"There was no answer, but lights were on," Schiralli said. "They opened the door a little bit to announce themselves." That was when they discovered the bodies, he said.

The 17-year-old son arrived at the house about 35 minutes later, he said. Spellman said he was arrested after talking to investigators, but didn't elaborate.

Jeff Beaird, who lives across the street, said he often saw Terrell in the driveway shooting hoops with his friends or washing his mother's patrol car but doesn't remember anything out of the ordinary.

"It's so shocking because you don't expect something like this to happen," Beaird said.

Michael Hunt said he was taking a nap before starting work on the night shift Thursday when he heard the news about his neighbors. Hunt recalled that his wife had seen Terrell hours earlier walking down the street carrying a basketball.

"For him to be scared of our dog and then to kill his whole family ... it just doesn't add up," Hunt said.
This year's staging of Magnum Follow Di Arrow will be a show to remember, fans need to wait no longer as on March 1 James Bond Beach in St Mary Jamaica will be infused with the energy Magnum Follow Di Arrow is known for.

Bounty_Killer.jpgPreparations are in high gear for what is one of the most anticipated events since the beginning of the year. The promoters of Magnum Follow Di Arrow are putting in place all the necessary technical and audio requirements to ensure that the event eclipses past stagings.

Magnum which is know for its involvement in top notch shows such as Magnum GT's Christmas Extravaganza has ignited a heightened state of anticipation in St Mary and surrounding areas for the show which has become a staple on the Jamaican entertainment calendar. This year "Magnum Follow Di Arrow" will be presenting one of the best line ups ever to grace the grounds of the James Bond Beach.

Sizzla Kalonji will appear alongside numerous other heavy hitters such as Lady Saw and Busy Signal. The Alliance crew is ready and waiting for the opportunity to present their set enriched with Bounty Killa's timeless hits along with Mavado's current dancehall anthems. Not to be left out are other members of the dancehall fraternity including Assassin, Anthony B, Ninja Man and Josey Wales all who have pledged that patrons of "Magnum Follow Di Arrow" leave the venue more than satisfied. There are also some new comers on the roster including Stacious and Serani.

"Magnum Follow Di Arrow is a show that I look forward to every year. Last year was a good year for dancehall and this year has started very well, the artistes on the show have many hits and the fans will be pleased" Busy Signal, Recording Artiste.

The tourism sector on the north coast is also gearing up for Magnum follow DI Arrow. Reports from that section of the island are that visitors are already arriving for the show and hotel rooms are going fast. Some fans who have not already booked their rooms will find it difficult to find accommodation near to the venue.

The Buzz is definitely on; you can feel the vibe on the ground and you know that something big is going to happen. We have had a lot of calls from patrons and persons from overseas who want to attend the event and we are putting in all the contingencies to ensure that we are able to accommodate as many fans as possible"  Dexton Ennis, Magnum Follow Di Arrow Promoter.

"Magnum Tonic Wine is going all out this year. Magnum has become the Tonic drink of the people and we want to show our appreciation by giving them a good show. We are putting together a world class event and patrons will get an energised night of real Jamaican music" Gary Dixon Brand Manager Magnum Tonic Wine.
DJ Amber, arguably the hardest working woman on the radio because she does double duty on both IRIE and ZIP, got a double of another kind earlier this week when she got a tag team double up radio drop from the vampire-stabbing I-Octane and the cultural artiste Konshens.

I_Octane.jpgI-Octane delivered Coins Dem a Gold while Konshens did Jah Protect I, a song voiced on the Natural Bridge label.

It was a great vibe working with Konshens, he is a humble yute like myself, Amber is a great disc jockey, and she is humble, so yu can say the thing was humble to the third power and the energy was great, I Octane mused.

For his part, Konshens said that he enjoyed the experience.

Right now, I Octane ah one of the hardest young artistes inna the business right now, fi him vibes carry a different kind of power and mi just feel glad to do this with him, Konshens told MediaZoneJA.com earlier this week.

Cops raid home of Spencer's mom

February 28, 2008
Started By Crazypickney4 Comments

The police were yesterday unwilling to reveal the focus of their search at the St Elizabeth residence of the mother of former State Minister Kern Spencer, who is at the centre of the Cuban light-bulb scandal.

"We are making no more comment because the matter is now sub judice. Charges have been laid, so I can't make any more official comment," said head of the Organised Crime Unit, Assistant Commissioner of Police Les Green.

A joint police/military team reportedly visited the home of Peggy Erwin and her husband, Anthony, in Flat Rocks, near Black River in St Elizabeth, about 7:00 p.m. Wednesday.

When the team left the house - the subject of a three-hour long operation - there was no indication that the lawmen had removed anything. The team also raided another house which was once occupied by Spencer's mother in New Town, Black River.

Searched business

The Gleaner understands that the security forces also searched the business places operated by the Erwins on High Street in Black River.

Their son, Spencer, is accused of benefiting from the energy-saving project, for which he had ministerial control and which reportedly racked up a $276-million bill.

Meanwhile, there are mixed reactions to Spencer's plight in his North East St Elizabeth constituency.

"We love Kern, we adore him. I see him as a future prime minister in 15 or 20 years," said Chairman of the Windsor Mais Division, Clinton Jones. "He has to be proven guilty by the court before I change my mind, until then I stand in strong support of him."

During yesterday's 20th annual Prayer Breakfast in Montego Bay, St James, guest speaker Dr Evan Nepaul, co-founder of the Royale Medical Centre, said Spencer should not be cast aside, noting that there was good and bad in all humans.

Boom Boom - Alliance young-gun

February 29, 2008
Started By rrDesignZ 3 Comments
Marlon Kirk Wizard Aka Boom Boom always knew his destiny lay with music. From the age of 5, when his Gradmother gave him the moniker Boom Boom, he and fellow Grants Pen artiste Kibaki used to imitate the Dancehall DJs they heard on the radio. At the tender age of 9 Boom Boom officially made the transition from DJ to selector when his Uncle had to run an errand and asked him to manage the Invader sound system (a well know mobile disco in Grants Pen) he owned. Boom Boom confidently grasped the microphone and started to select which records to play and as he uttered his first words, the crowd reaction left him overwhelmed. When Boom Boom reached his teens his Uncle gave him a job as a selector and he stayed with Invader sound for over a decade.

Boom_Boom.jpgBoom Boom soon began to make a name for himself in the Kingston 8 area, tearing up Mavados first birthday party to be held on the gullyside of Cassava Piece in 1998. His outstanding performance led to him being offered a job by Y2K sound system, where he further honed his skills and got the chance to play further a field. As Boom Booms selecting status grew, next to step to the plate with an offer was Exodus 4x4, whose reputation as a clash sound made Boom Boom hesitant at first to take up the offer.

After four successful years of traveling and clashing with 4X4, Boom Boom made his own exodus from the sound and, encouraged by the likes of Bounty Killer, Mavado and Flex, went solo in July of 2007. Boom Boom, whose originality lies not only in the music he selects but in his energetic vocal introductions, currently makes regular appearances at Bembe Bembe and Early Mondays in Kingston, Stony Hills Ching Ching Tuesdays, Linsteads Gal-A Tuesdays and Grants Pens own Weh dem a Deal Wid Sundays.

Willie Lynch letter: The Making of a Slave        gg


This speech was delivered by Willie Lynch on the bank of the James River in the colony of Virginia in 1712. Lynch was a British slave owner in the West Indies. He was invited to the colony of Virginia in 1712 to teach his methods to slave owners there. The term lynching is derived from his last name.

[beginning of the Willie Lynch Letter]

Greetings,

Gentlemen. I greet you here on the bank of the James River in the year of our Lord 1712. First, I shall thank you, the gentlemen of the Colony of Virginia, for bringing me here. I am here to help you solve some of your problems with slaves. Your invitation reached me on my modest plantation in the West Indies, where I have experimented with some of the newest, and still the oldest, methods for control of slaves. Ancient Rome would envy us if my program is implemented. As our boat sailed south on the James River, named for our illustrious King, whose version of the Bible we cherish, I saw enough to know that your problem is not unique. While Rome used cords of wood as crosses for standing human bodies along its highways in great numbers, you are here using the tree and the rope on occasions. I caught the whiff of a dead slave hanging from a tree, a couple miles back. You are not only losing valuable stock by hangings, you are having uprisings, slaves are running away, your crops are sometimes left in the fields too long for maximum profit, you suffer occasional fires, your animals are killed. Gentlemen, you know what your problems are; I do not need to elaborate. I am not here to enumerate your problems, I am here to introduce you to a method of solving them. In my bag here, I HAVE A FULL PROOF METHOD FOR CONTROLLING YOUR BLACK SLAVES. I guarantee every one of you that, if installed correctly, IT WILL CONTROL THE SLAVES FOR AT LEAST 300 HUNDREDS YEARS. My method is simple. Any member of your family or your overseer can use it. I HAVE OUTLINED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENCES AMONG THE SLAVES; AND I TAKE THESE DIFFERENCES AND MAKE THEM BIGGER. I USE FEAR, DISTRUST AND ENVY FOR CONTROL PURPOSES. These methods have worked on my modest plantation in the West Indies and it will work throughout the South. Take this simple little list of differences and think about them. On top of my list is AGE, but its there only because it starts with an a. The second is COLOR or shade. There is INTELLIGENCE, SIZE, SEX, SIZES OF PLANTATIONS, STATUS on plantations, ATTITUDE of owners, whether the slaves live in the valley, on a hill, East, West, North, South, have fine hair, course hair, or is tall or short. Now that you have a list of differences, I shall give you an outline of action, but before that, I shall assure you that DISTRUST IS STRONGER THAN TRUST AND ENVY STRONGER THAN ADULATION, RESPECT OR ADMIRATION. The Black slaves after receiving this indoctrination shall carry on and will become self-refueling and self-generating for HUNDREDS of years, maybe THOUSANDS. Dont forget, you must pitch the OLD black male vs. the YOUNG black male, and the YOUNG black male against the OLD black male. You must use the DARK skin slaves vs. the LIGHT skin slaves, and the LIGHT skin slaves vs. the DARK skin slaves. You must use the FEMALE vs. the MALE, and the MALE vs. the FEMALE. You must also have white servants and overseers [who] distrust all Blacks. But it is NECESSARY THAT YOUR SLAVES TRUST AND DEPEND ON US. THEY MUST LOVE, RESPECT AND TRUST ONLY US. Gentlemen, these kits are your keys to control. Use them. Have your wives and children use them, never miss an opportunity. IF USED INTENSELY FOR ONE YEAR, THE SLAVES THEMSELVES WILL REMAIN PERPETUALLY DISTRUSTFUL. Thank you gentlemen.

LETS MAKE A SLAVE

It was the interest and business of slave holders to study human nature, and the slave nature in particular, with a view to practical results. I and many of them attained astonishing proficiency in this direction. They had to deal not with earth, wood and stone, but with men and, by every regard, they had for their own safety and prosperity they needed to know the material on which they were to work, conscious of the injustice and wrong they were every hour perpetuating and knowing what they themselves would do. Were they the victims of such wrongs? They were constantly looking for the first signs of the dreaded retribution. They watched therefore with skilled and practiced eyes, and learned to read with great accuracy, the state of mind and heart of the slave, through his sable face. Unusual sobriety, apparent abstractions, sullenness and indifference indeed, any mood out of the common was afforded ground for suspicion and inquiry. Frederick Douglas LETS MAKE A SLAVE is a study of the scientific process of man-breaking and slave-making. It describes the rationale and results of the Anglo Saxons ideas and methods of insuring the master/slave relationship. LETS MAKE A SLAVE The Original and Development of a Social Being Called The Negro. Let us make a slave. What do we need? First of all, we need a black nigger man, a pregnant nigger woman and her baby nigger boy. Second, we will use the same basic principle that we use in breaking a horse, c****ined with some more sustaining factors. What we do with horses is that we break them from one form of life to another; that is, we reduce them from their natural state in nature. Whereas nature provides them with the natural capacity to take care of their offspring, we break that natural string of independence from them and thereby create a dependency status, so that we may be able to get from them useful production for our business and pleasure.

CARDINAL PRINCIPLES FOR MAKING A NEGRO

For fear that our future generations may not understand the principles of breaking both of the beast together, the nigger and the horse. We understand that short range planning economics results in periodic economic chaos; so that to avoid turmoil in the economy, it requires us to have breadth and depth in long range comprehensive planning, articulating both skill sharp perceptions. We lay down the following principles for long range comprehensive economic planning. Both horse and niggers [are] no good to the economy in the wild or natural state. Both must be BROKEN and TIED together for orderly production. For orderly future, special and particular attention must be paid to the FEMALE and the YOUNGEST offspring. Both must be CROSSBRED to produce a variety and division of labor. Both must be taught to respond to a peculiar new LANGUAGE. Psychological and physical instruction of CONTAINMENT must be created for both. We hold the six cardinal principles as truth to be self-evident, based upon following the discourse concerning the economics of breaking and tying the horse and the nigger together, all inclusive of the six principles laid down above. NOTE: Neither principle alone will suffice for good economics. All principles must be employed for orderly good of the nation. Accordingly, both a wild horse and a wild or natur[al] nigger is dangerous even if captured, for they will have the tendency to seek their customary freedom and, in doing so, might kill you in your sleep. You cannot rest. They sleep while you are awake, and are awake while you are asleep. They are DANGEROUS near the family house and it requires too much labor to watch them away from the house. Above all, you cannot get them to work in this natural state. Hence, both the horse and the nigger must be broken; that is breaking them from one form of mental life to another. KEEP THE BODY, TAKE THE MIND! In other words, break the will to resist. Now the breaking process is the same for both the horse and the nigger, only slightly varying in degrees. But, as we said before, there is an art in long range economic planning. YOU MUST KEEP YOUR EYE AND THOUGHTS ON THE FEMALE and the OFFSPRING of the horse and the nigger. A brief discourse in offspring development will shed light on the key to sound economic principles. Pay little attention to the generation of original breaking, but CONCENTRATE ON FUTURE GENERATION. Therefore, if you break the FEMALE mother, she will BREAK the offspring in its early years of development; and when the offspring is old enough to work, she will deliver it up to you, for her normal female protective tendencies will have been lost in the original breaking process. For example, take the case of the wild stud horse, a female horse and an already infant horse and compare the breaking process with two captured nigger males in their natural state, a pregnant nigger woman with her infant offspring. Take the stud horse, break him for limited containment. Completely break the female horse until she becomes very gentle, whereas you or anybody can ride her in her comfort. Breed the mare and the stud until you have the desired offspring. Then, you can turn the stud to freedom until you need him again. Train the female horse whereby she will eat out of your hand, and she will in turn train the infant horse to eat out of your hand, also. When it comes to breaking the uncivilized nigger, use the same process, but vary the degree and step up the pressure, so as to do a complete reversal of the mind. Take the meanest and most restless nigger, strip him of his clothes in front of the remaining male niggers, the female, and the nigger infant, tar and feather him, tie each leg to a different horse faced in opposite directions, set him afire and beat both horses to pull him apart in front of the remaining niggers. The next step is to take a bullwhip and beat the remaining nigger males to the point of death, in front of the female and the infant. Dont kill him, but PUT THE FEAR OF GOD IN HIM, for he can be useful for future breeding.

THE BREAKING PROCESS OF THE AFRICAN WOMAN

Take the female and run a series of tests on her to see if she will submit to your desires willingly. Test her in every way, because she is the most important factor for good economics. If she shows any sign of resistance in submitting completely to your will, do not hesitate to use the bullwhip on her to extract that last bit of [b----] out of her. Take care not to kill her, for in doing so, you spoil good economics. When in complete submission, she will train her offsprings in the early years to submit to labor when they become of age. Understanding is the best thing. Therefore, we shall go deeper into this area of the subject matter concerning what we have produced here in this breaking process of the female nigger. We have reversed the relationship; in her natural uncivilized state, she would have a strong dependency on the uncivilized nigger male, and she would have a limited protective tendency toward her independent male offspring and would raise male offsprings to be dependent like her. Nature had provided for this type of balance. We reversed nature by burning and pulling a civilized nigger apart and bullwhipping the other to the point of death, all in her presence. By her being left alone, unprotected, with the MALE IMAGE DESTROYED, the ordeal caused her to move from her psychologically dependent state to a frozen, independent state. In this frozen, psychological state of independence, she will raise her MALE and female offspring in reversed roles. For FEAR of the young males life, she will psychologically train him to be MENTALLY WEAK and DEPENDENT, but PHYSICALLY STRONG. Because she has become psychologically independent, she will train her FEMALE offsprings to be psychologically independent. What have you got? Youve got the nigger WOMAN OUT FRONT AND THE nigger MAN BEHIND AND SCARED. This is a perfect situation of sound sleep and economics. Before the breaking process, we had to be alertly on guard at all times. Now, we can sleep soundly, for out of frozen fear his woman stands guard for us. He cannot get past her early slave-molding process. He is a good tool, now ready to be tied to the horse at a tender age. By the time a nigger boy reaches the age of sixteen, he is soundly broken in and ready for a long life of sound and efficient work and the reproduction of a unit of good labor force. Continually through the breaking of uncivilized savage niggers, by throwing the nigger female savage into a frozen psychological state of independence, by killing the protective male image, and by creating a submissive dependent mind of the nigger male slave, we have created an orbiting cycle that turns on its own axis forever, unless a phenomenon occurs and re-shifts the position of the male and female slaves. We show what we mean by example. Take the case of the two economic slave units and examine them close.

THE NEGRO MARRIAGE

We breed two nigger males with two nigger females. Then, we take the nigger male away from them and keep them moving and working. Say one nigger female bears a nigger female and the other bears a nigger male; both nigger femalesbeing without influence of the nigger male image, frozen with a independent psychologywill raise their offspring into reverse positions. The one with the female offspring will teach her to be like herself, independent and negotiable (we negotiate with her, through her, by her, negotiates her at will). The one with the nigger male offspring, she being frozen subconscious fear for his life, will raise him to be mentally dependent and weak, but physically strong; in other words, body over mind. Now, in a few years when these two offsprings become fertile for early reproduction, we will mate and breed them and continue the cycle. That is good, sound and long range comprehensive planning.

WARNING: POSSIBLE INTERLOPING NEGATIVES

Earlier, we talked about the non-economic good of the horse and the nigger in their wild or natural state; we talked out the principle of breaking and tying them together for orderly production. Furthermore, we talked about paying particular attention to the female savage and her offspring for orderly future planning, then more recently we stated that, by reversing the positions of the male and female savages, we created an orbiting cycle that turns on its own axis forever unless a phenomenon occurred and reshifts positions of the male and female savages. Our experts warned us about the possibility of this phenomenon occurring, for they say that the mind has a strong drive to correct and re-correct itself over a period of time if it can touch some substantial original historical base; and they advised us that the best way to deal with the phenomenon is to shave off the brutes mental history and create a multiplicity of phenomena of illusions, so that each illusion will twirl in its own orbit, something similar to floating balls in a vacuum. This creation of multiplicity of phenomena of illusions entails the principle of crossbreeding the nigger and the horse as we stated above, the purpose of which is to create a diversified division of labor; thereby creating different levels of labor and different values of illusion at each connecting level of labor. The results of which is the severance of the points of original beginnings for each sphere illusion. Since we feel that the subject matter may get more complicated as we proceed in laying down our economic plan concerning the purpose, reason and effect of crossbreeding horses and niggers, we shall lay down the following definition terms for future generations. Orbiting cycle means a thing turning in a given path. Axis means upon which or around which a body turns. Phenomenon means something beyond ordinary conception and inspires awe and wonder. Multiplicity means a great number. Means a globe. Crossbreeding a horse means taking a horse and breeding it with an ass and you get a dumb, backward, ass long-headed mule that is not reproductive nor productive by itself. Crossbreeding niggers mean taking so many drops of good white *lo** and putting them into as many nigger women as possible, varying the drops by the various tone that you want, and then letting them breed with each other until another circle of color appears as you desire. What this means is this: Put the niggers and the horse in a breeding pot, mix some asses and some good white *lo** and what do you get? You got a multiplicity of colors of ass backward, unusual niggers, running, tied to backward ass long-headed mules, the one productive of itself, the other sterile. (The one constant, the other dying, we keep the nigger constant for we may replace the mules for another tool) both mule and nigger tied to each other, neither knowing where the other came from and neither productive for itself, nor without each other.

CONTROLLED LANGUAGE

Crossbreeding completed, for further severance from their original beginning, WE MUST COMPLETELY ANNIHILATE THE MOTHER TONGUE of both the new nigger and the new mule, and institute a new language that involves the new lifes work of both. You know language is a peculiar institution. It leads to the heart of a people. The more a foreigner knows about the language of another country the more he is able to move through all levels of that society. Therefore, if the foreigner is an enemy of the country, to the extent that he knows the body of the language, to that extent is the country vulnerable to attack or invasion of a foreign culture. For example, if you take a slave, if you teach him all about your language, he will know all your secrets, and he is then no more a slave, for you cant fool him any longer, and BEING A FOOL IS ONE OF THE BASIC INGREDIENTS OF ANY INCIDENTS TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SLAVERY SYSTEM. For example, if you told a slave that he must perform in getting out our crops and he knows the language well, he would know that our crops didnt mean our crops and the slavery system would break down, for he would relate on the basis of what our crops really meant. So you have to be careful in setting up the new language; for the slaves would soon be in your house, talking to you as man to man and that is death to our economic system. In addition, the definitions of words or terms are only a minute part of the process. Values are created and transported by communication through the body of the language. A total society has many interconnected value systems. All the values in the society have bridges of language to connect them for orderly working in the society. But for these language bridges, these many value systems would sharply clash and cause internal strife or civil war, the degree of the conflict being determined by the magnitude of the issues or relative opposing strength in whatever form. For example, if you put a slave in a hog pen and train him to live there and incorporate in him to value it as a way of life completely, the biggest problem you would have out of him is that he would worry you about provisions to keep the hog pen clean, or the same hog pen and make a slip and incorporate something in his language whereby he comes to value a house more than he does his hog pen, you got a problem. He will soon be in your house.

READ.......... EDIFY YU BLACK SELF!!!!!
WHERE ARE D'ANGEL'S FRIENDS?
DAngel2.jpgWe love how D'Angel big up Delly Ranks during her show last week. Him all join her onstage and pure tings. Mi hear say the show nice and ting but no whole heap of artiste never forward to the show, not even the woman artiste dem inna the business. It neva look pretty at all but she did do har ting. Still, artiste like LUST did pass through, I-Octane burn a fire and of course, Aisha. Mi just a wonder where was D'Angel's friend dem inna the business?

REAL IDIOT KILLED BY COPS
The road stink with the argument that the comedian known as the 'Real Eediat' dead by gunshot from police. Mi hear say him did go pon a mission and the police dem corral him and kill him inna one canefield. Bwoy, Jamaica serious though, even the comedian dem a fire shot. Memba say Eediat used to mash up stage show dem wid him wicked style dem, mi see him done a show a Florida, when him come pon stage and say big up everyone, and big up the gully over Seaview Gardens, the one weh dem nah clean, the place no good again.

In other news, record producer Clive Jarrett was interred at Dovecot last week Sunday. Jarrett had been shot and killed at his home in Vineyard Town a few weeks ago.

NEW BARBEE C****INATION DOING WELL
Barbee's new c****ination with the precocious 12 year-old Lil Lion, 'Age Is Nothing But a Number' is blowing up in New York and Miami. We hear that there are plans to shoot a music video for the single as well, an dthat should be an interesting spin on the whole underage forbidden love thing that we see happening too often in our society.  Wah yu  a say? This is the answer to Shabba and Crystal's Twice My Age?

RIUJAM SIGNS FIVE YEAR PRODUCTION DEAL WITH JOSEF BOGDANOVICH
Josef Bogdanovich, chief executive officer of the Down Sound Records, has landed a five year contract to produce the Reggae Academy show for the period 2009 through 2014.

"I am pleased that I have been granted the opportunity to make a contribution, elevate and uplift reggae to the international standards, is joyous, platform, that is my mission that I have been pursuing," Josef Bogdanovich, executive producer of the Reggae Academy Awards show, said.

ENIGMA ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Crazy ting ah gwaan over Weekenz this Friday with Razz and Biggy, Code Red and Infuzion. Big up Most Deff Productions.

BRITISH LINK UP ON MARCH 22
How British Link up land corporate sponsorship from a brand like Hennessy? The thing step up wicked. Lena British, we love how yuh a govern the ting, mi hear say yuh and Donatella Versace ah big friend so yuh a come fi tek the party wicked. Proper lifestyle, we say. Crazy money spending. South of France for vacation. Black book party. Exclusive living. British Link Up ah the most exclusive fashion party inna the first quarter of the year. The Buckingham Affair, ah that we say.

Baby Crushed To Death

February 28, 2008
Started By Crazypickney9 Comments

A mother's plans for a birthday party for her son next month have changed to that of a funeral, after an old house suddenly collapsed on the child, killing him.

Marvalyn Williams was planning the party for her son, Antoine Wydham, who was to celebrate his second birthday on March 26. Instead, in a few days the family will bury the child, who was unable to escape the sudden collapse of the old building in their backyard at 11 Wellington Street, Kingston 14.

Ms. Williams, now seven months pregnant, has been left traumatised.

"It (the house) didn't look like anything that was dropping down, it just look like any old building," said an obviously shocked Williams.

Patricia Holton, Antoine's aunt, gave an account of the sudden and freakish event.

According to Holton, on Saturday the toddler, his siblings and a cousin, aged four to eight years old, were playing when they heard a loud explosion. Scared, the children ran off leaving Antoine and his brother behind.

While the two tried to escape, his brother's leg became trapped in the rubble while Antoine was totally covered.

Explosion

Williams, who was also home, said she had just stepped inside after feeding Antoine when the incident occurred.

"I was outside sitting down when my son asked me for some porridge and I gave it to him. He and his cousins were running up and down and playing. After that I went into the room and then I hear the explosion. When I come out I saw him and his likkle brother over there (the spot where the house fell on him). I took up the baby and run to Kingston Public Hospital with him," she said.

But when she arrived at the hospital, medical personnel could do nothing and Antoine was subsequently pronounced dead. Now, all that remains of the old building is a heap of brick, and board.

The fact that her unborn child will never know Antoine adds to Williams' grief.

"It is bitter, because he not gonna see his little sister. Two of them not gonna play together," Williams said.

"I am stressed out, crying whenever I remember about it, all the members of my family can hardly believe it," she said.

Antoine's cousin and siblings who saw what happened have since received counselling at school.

She added that Antoine's father is also grieving.

Williams said since the incident, they are "nervous" when the children pass the spot. She says the children's grandmother often encouraged them not to go to the spot, as she feared that something terrible could happen to them.

The Denham Town police are investigating.

Cezar Premiers 'Will U Be' Video

February 29, 2008
Started By rrDesignZ 0 Comments
findImg.php?pic_size=200&table_name=news_img_tab&table_field=img_id&img_id=1238 Jamaican Reggae Soul singer Cezar recently premiered his brand new video "Will U Be" on ER (Entertainment Report) based on the reports we've gotten the video was well received and has since been getting raved reviews.

The song was produced by acclaimed sound system Renaissance and the video shot on location in the urban oasis of Brooklyn by directors Sampson & Naylor.

Since it's release the video has been enjoying some heavy rotation of locals cable stations RE-TV and HYPE-TV and should be making it's debut on Caribbean station TEMPO in the coming weeks.

According to his Manager Rodney Hill the track is now available for download on the mega music network iTunes and should be available on more digital medium in the coming months.

This singer-songwriter & talented producer has made enormous strides in a very short time. He has written for other artists such as Tami Chynn, Wayne Marshall and Machel Montano. His fan base continues to grow significantly thanks to having his videos in heavy rotation and performances and appearances at such events as Air Jamaica Jazz n Blues 2006, RE-TV High School Tour, Entertainment Report, Antigua Splash, Temptation Live, RE Unplugged, Negril Spring Break & CVMs Tha Party.The E-Spot, Weekenz, The Village and other local and international shows.
They would go well with most things in your wardrobe, since few colours clash with gold or silver snakeskin.

 

But the sensible girl would team these shoes with a crash helmet and an instruction manual.

The 5 1/2in creations by Briton Antonio Berardi can hardly be described as high heels, since they lack the most important part - a heel.


New heels


For the bargain price of £1,800, the wearer will get to totter around with all her weight balanced on a thickened platform sole.

Unsurprisingly, fashionistas are jostling to buy a pair.

Stars including Gwyneth Paltrow and Uma Thurman invested in a black patent version costing more than £1,100, shortly after they were unveiled in Berardi's spring/summer collection in Paris.

And Victoria Beckham apparently has a snakeskin pair.

They are going on sale in Browns stores in London, where they have to be ordered up to five weeks in advance.

Lincolnshire-born Berardi, 39, said he was inspired by Latin American music and 1980s post-modernism, adding: "When you walk, it is almost on tiptoe. You look really dainty."

A spokesman for his Paris-based fashion house said: "The shoe has a bigger platform sole which stretches back further than normal and gives support under the arch of the foot.

"When walking though, you have to put your toe rather than your heel down first and you cannot wear them for very long.

"They are not dangerous because you would have to lean quite far back before you fell over."

Podiatrists, who have already warned about the health impact of high heels, were less impressed.

Michael Paynton, chairman of the British Chiropody and Podiatry Association, said: "The heel is there to stabilise.

"When you elevate the rear of the foot it makes you lean forward, which is bad for both the back and the foot.

"The front of the foot ends up taking the weight of the bulk of your body, which can in turn do damage to the tendons in your legs by shortening them.

"I certainly would not recommend these shoes."

The Berardi shoes were joined on the season's catwalks by stilt-like sandals from Alexander McQueen, Nina Ricci heels shaped like a bear's claw and Yves Saint Laurent strappy sandals with a reed-thin metal sole.New heels

 

After the recent stabbing murder of 16 year old Shaquille Roberts, local DJ Kwesi "Hypa Hoppa" Hopkinson has called on his peers in the entertainment industry to take a stand against violent music. Artists mentioned in his call include popular dancehall artists Movado and Busy Signal as well as hip hop mogul 50 Cent.

Movado - Gangsta for lifeHopkinson, of Radioactive and RED 96.7 fame, in an interview with the Trinidad Express stated, "There is no doubt that the music is influencing the youths towards violence. Particularly an artiste like Movado who says he's a gangsta for life and has the youths emulating that lifestyle." Other individuals do not necessarily hold Hypa Hoppa's views on the matter while some are in total agreement.

Although Hopkinson has nothing personal against Movado or his music, he is concerned that the youths in Trinidad and Tobago are be adversely affected by the lyrical content along with the image that certain artists in the music industry are promoting. One person stated that he was absolutely disgusted to know that at 7am while in a maxi, that young students were b****arded with lyrics talking about shooting and murder. In his opinion it does not set the right example for the future of the nation.

Other people seem to think that the responsibility lies at home squarely on the parents shoulders. As another commented, when he was younger he also listened to very violent lyrics and music, however due to his parenting, he knew that was where the violence stops, with the end of the song.

In any event, with the senseless murders that have consumed Trinidad and Tobago, at least one person is willing to take a stand, and put his name on the line also. Kudos for Kwesi for speaking out this issue, for whatever his reasons are. Hypa Hoppa also said, "We need to understand what Movado is doing to the youths when he says he's a gangsta for life. We have to take a stand against the music that's inflaming these young minds, because they are not strong enough to withstand these messages."

He continued to say that in his Afternoon Drive programme that no violent music will be played and is also urging other radio personalities to follow suit and set an example. Hopkinson is not calling for a ban against the music, but an exercise of caution when playing music on the national airwaves.

Lady lust

February 28, 2008
Started By ZJSnyper7 Comments

Dear Pastor,

I am having a really big problem. I am a really nice 19-year-old girl who has had boyfriends in the past, but lately, I have been having sexual feelings for females. I just can't stop picturing myself with another girl and imaging how it would feel to be with a girl. I know this is not a part of the Jamaican tradition or culture for a girl to be with another girl, but this is how I feel. I am a really attractive female who can get any guy, but I just don't have those strong feelings for guys anymore. All I can think about is having sex with a female.

My family would kill me if they found out that I am having these kinds of feelings for women. I am wondering if it's because my parents don't want me to have a boyfriend and I have to hide and have one if this is why these feelings are stirring within me. I am going crazy, pastor. I just want a woman in my life to keep me happy.

Please, pastor, give me your fatherly advice.

S., St Ann, Jamaica

Dear S.,

I hope that you will never yield to the temptation to make love to a person of your own sex. It is wrong for two women to make love to each other or for two men to make love to each other. Regardless of where a person was born or grew up, homosexuality in any form is wrong. I gather that you have not gone with any girl, but the desire is there. It is something you wish to experiment with. I wish to discourage you from thinking that way. I also would like to encourage you to talk to a family counsellor.

You believe that the reason why you are tempted to go to women could be because your parents do not wish for you to keep a boyfriend. You are 19 years old and you should be able to reason with your parents. Perhaps you can tell them that you have a strong desire to have a female companion and you believe that their attitude towards your having a boyfriend has something to do with it. Tell them that you are asking them to help you overcome your desire by assisting you to get professional help.

Pastor
Change the Browser Title 1. Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc 2. Click User Configuration > Windows Setting > Internet Explorer Maintenance > Browser User Interface 3. Double click on Browser Title 4. Click on Customize Title Bars 5. type in whatever you want 6. Click OK Now you changed the title of your browser and you sure see what you wrote when you open a New Widow

Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch is set to be sold at auction.

The singer's fantastic property will go under the hammer on March 19 in California's Santa Barbara's courthouse unless he can raise a staggering US$24.5 million to pay off a loan.

As well as the sprawling ranch, the prospective buyer will secure everything inside the property - including all fixtures, appliances, furniture, rides, games and all merry go round devices.

If no-one meets the auction asking price, Fortress Investments - who originally loaned 'Thriller' star Michael $300 million to pay off his debts - are likely to take possession of the 2,800-acre property and sell it though a Santa Barbara real estate broker.

Michael hasn't lived at the Neverland ranch since June 2005, when he moved to the Middle East kingdom of Bahrain. In 2006, authorities ordered the property to be boarded up after it was revealed Michael had not paid his employees or kept up with insurance payments.

The eccentric pop star bought the property in 1987, intending to turn it into a "paradise for children".

After installing a parade of fairground rides and a zoo, which included elephants, snakes, giraffes and llamas, Michael opened up his fairytale home to children. Michael was acquitted of sexual molestation in harrowing court drama in 2005.

Former People's National Party (PNP) state minister Kern Spencer, who was offered bail in the sum of $10 million on Wednesday, had to spend another night behind bars yesterday. He was arrested on Tuesday evening by detectives from the Organised Crime Investigation Division for his role in the Cuban light-bulb scandal.

Spencer is facing nine charges while his co-accused, Rodney Chin has been slapped with five charges and Coleen Wright is to answer to six charges. The charges include conspiracy to defraud, breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act and money laundering.

Sign bail bond

Apart from Patrick Roberts, who is a member of the People's National Party's National Executive Council, no other standard bearer of the party turned up at either the Central police lock-up, where Spencer is being held, or the Half-Way Tree Court, where he is to sign his bail bond.

Last night, attempts to reach party Chairman Robert Pickersgill for a comment proved futile.

Roberts, the party's caretaker for North Central St Andrew, had committed to bailing Spencer, but the process was not completed yesterday due the the absence of a recent evaluation report on Roberts' property.

The bail application for Spencer, which was made by defence counsel Patrick Atkinson late Wednesday evening, lasted only four minutes.

However, bail documents could not be processed as the court office was closed on Wednesday. Again, yesterday, the office closed before the documents could be processed. Roberts told The Gleaner that he was unaware that he needed a valuation report.

He said that he had to get a reputable valuator to "measure every inch of the property". By the time they were finished, it was late.

"I have been there before. I know what it is like to be behind bars wanting to be free," Roberts told The Gleaner.

Roberts was arrested on Christmas Eve, 2006 in connection with a flare-up of violence in Arnett Gardens, St Andrew. He was never charged. Roberts is putting up one of his properties for Spencer's release.

Still in custody

Meanwhile, Chin was released at 4:05 p.m. yesterday after signing his bond. This was to the delight of PNP supporters who rushed to greet him just before he was whisked away in a darkly tinted Pajero.

Wright, the third accused, remained in custody last night as attempts to bail her were unsuccessful. A recent valuation report on the property that is being used for her surety was not completed until late yesterday.

Wright has been offered bail in the sum of $5 million.

Beenie Man, Shaggy, Assassin & TOK for Spring Break JamFest 2008

beenieman_shaggy_assassin_tok_photos.jpgThe Ultimate Spring Break Party Series is JamFest Negril, Jamaica: -- Spring Break is always a special time of the year which brings with it a new realm of entertainment. This year the organisers of JamFest will bring a fresh, exciting concept to the production of live events.

Student Travel Services and Sun Splash Tours have c****ined efforts to create a package uniquely designed to appeal to visitors from overseas and on island. Set for the Wavz in Negril Westmoreland the c****ination beach party, talent competition and concert, JamFest will be held on Monday nights on March 3rd, March 10th, March 17th ending on Easter Sunday on March 23.

help kill battyman

February 28, 2008
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thurday, February 21, 2008
Rise the Machine
 
Nearly a year ago there was a war going on between the NORMAL world versus the International Batty Mafia led by Rear Admiral Peter Tachell and his vast army of gays.
 
This war (which began in Biblical days when gays could not so easily have sponsored batty parades) , is a war that continues today in every aspect of our lives.
 
It is on the TV. It is on the Internet. It is on movies and sometimes even in church where there is molestation by false prophets and lesbians.
 
In this war, the normal people have won some battles but the International Batty Network is more powerful than ever and unless someone stands up to this deadly batty army, it will soon be the law that the gays may molest our boy-children in public and we can't do nothing.
 
This is why http://killbattymans.blogspot.com/ has returned. To fight these batty powers, one gay at a time.
 
Reload.

He is Vinton Scott, 37, a deejay of Lucea, Hanover.

He was accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Watson Taylor Park, Lucea, on the night of February 18, 2006.

Evidence was given before Mr Justice Martin Gayle and the jury in the Hanover Circuit Court that the complainant and her 17-year-old male friend were in the park. A man came up and dragged her into a building where she was raped by another man, who was later identified as the accused.

The complainant's 17-year-old male friend said he saw the girl being raped but he was afraid to intervene because he did not know if the accused or the other man had 'weapons of mass destruction.'

Cross-examined by defence lawyer Sheron Barnes, the witness and the complainant admitted that the accused had told them to go on doing their thing.

Scott, in his defence, told the Court he saw the complainant and the witness having sex in the park and told them to go on doing their thing. He said some time later he told them that he knew their mothers and was going to report them. He said he did not commit the offence.

The jury retired for 23 minutes and found Scott not guilty of rape or carnal abuse.

 
 
60122499it3.jpg Rapper Young Jeezy will grant the winner of his "Make Your Dreams Come True" contest tomorrow evening (February 26) at Justins Restaurant in his hometown of Atlanta. The contest offered one lucky winner a chance to have a wish granted by Young Jeezy, who held a contest inviting fans to share their dreams and aspirations.

The winning submission came from Tamara Jenkins-Wilson from North Carolina, who wrote the rapper about her disabled 13-year-old son.

"My ultimate dream would be for me to provide a Wheelchair Accessible Van for my son, Davon Jenkins. Davon is 13-years-old and has cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair."

Jenkins-Wilsons husband is currently in Iraq, serving the United States military.

"I physically lift him in and out of our vehicle when we need to go to appointments and such," Jenkins-Wilson said.

Jeezy will give Jenkins-Wilson the Wheelchair Accessible Van and treat her entire family to dinner tomorrow the invite-only ceremony.
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