Dear Pastor,

I am 31 years of age. I am having a problem. I love a man, but my problem is he does not give me money. I know love is not all about money, but love cannot go to the supermarket. I love him, but I understand he is a gambler. He works and he loves me, but I cannot understand why he does not want to give me money. He helped me to build my little room which I am grateful for, but I have knowledge because I have a little shop. Love is blind and now I know he does not mean me any good. Before he and I were friends, he was nice, but then he changed. He never used to give me money to tell the truth. I did not love him for his money, but I need help for myself. He sees it with his own eyes.

My two children have to go to school every day and their father died at sea and I am alone. He helped and comforted me during my times of sorrow. Every time I ask him for money, he finds excuses and there are times I know for sure that he has money in his pocket but he prefers to buy things and gives it to me to eat, which I do not need.

I am a very important woman and he does not seem to know. I told him my son passed his examination to go to a high school and I needed help and he only made a promise that I do not need. He is worthless. He has two children going to school also. But it does not matter how small it is, he is to stretch out his hands to me, his children and himself. I need to stop seeing him just as I say I love him, but I have to start looking into myself for my mother always say "if duck want to leave pond, pond will leave duck".

Move on

So, help me. I need to move on with my life. I know God is good for He has helped me after my children father died and I buried him. I know God will help me to get out of this. This man does not mean my children or me any good. I need to leave him and another thing is that I am afraid to take anyone who is abusive or ignorant. To have a good life is something I pray for. I now cover my heart for this man when I say I love him. I love him for sure, but at times I just need to wake up.

P. C., Clarendon, Jamaica.

Dear P. C.,

I understand why you want to leave this man. You have explained yourself well. However, I must tell you that this man is going to try to hang on to you because he did you a big favour by making an addition to your house. Yes, madam, he built you a room and if you leave him, he is going to use it against you.

Of course, he knew what he was doing. He did not add on the room only to help you. He wanted to make the home convenient for himself too. Whenever he comes to see you, he wants privacy. I know you are having financial difficulties, but, my darling, find out from him how much it cost him to make the addition to your house. And even if you have to borrow the money to pay him back, do so and let him go his way so that you can be free. He is a mean man and mean men do not change easily.

Pastor

The detonation of the first nuclear bomb at the Trinity test site in New Mexico was a triumph for American scientists. For about three years, the scientists and military personnel involved with the Manhattan Project had worked nonstop to build a nuclear bomb, and the blinding flash of light, intense burst of heat and deafening b***booo let them know they had succeeded.

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The Agni II, capable of delivering nuclear warheads, sits on display in New Delhi, India.

Any celebrations that took place after the first detonation were short-lived. The initial goal of the secret projec­t was to build a bomb before Germany could, but World War II had officially ended in Europe on May 8, 1945, two months before the Trinity test. The decision to use the bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki instead confused many. Although some believed the device saved lives by ending ground combat and air strikes, others felt Japan was ready to surrender anyway -- the Soviet Union was about to join the U.S. by declaring war on the Japanese. The Franck Committee, headed by Nobel laureate James Franck, had even issued a report suggesting the power of the nuclear bomb should be demonstrated to the Japanese before its use on military or civilian targets.

The U.S. was equally conflicted about sharing atomic information with the Soviet Union. Many scientists, including Niels Bohr and Robert Oppenheimer, felt it best to allow a "free interchange of information" of atomic knowledge. Enough was known in the world of physics for the Russians to build a bomb eventually, with or without help from America. Also, withholding information might upset political ties between the two countries, both of which were coming out of World War II as major superpowers. On the other hand, a growing distrust of communism had already formed within many Americans by the end of the war, so some wanted to keep nuclear secrets out of Soviet hands. An American monopoly on nuclear weapons would make Russia more manageable from a political standpoint.

It was this kind of tension that sparked a nuclear arms race, a frantic era in which several nations tested a myriad of nuclear technology and stockpiled thousands of nuclear warheads in an effort to get ahead of one another. Like the space race, whoever had the best technology had the most power, but this was a much more dangerous game -- the potential of an all-out nuclear war between nations always loomed, and the 20th century is littered with uneasy international policies and near catastrophes.

To learn about the nuclear arms race and the people and organizations involved with it, read on.

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Monday, 28 January 2008   Starting Monday January 28, the St. Catherine Parish Council along with the Police will begin clamping down on taxi drivers who continue to disregard traffic warnings in Spanish Town.

The move is in response to continuing violations by taxi operators who pick-up and let-off passengers on major thoroughfares instead of using designated areas.

Mayor of Spanish Town Dr. Andrew Wheatley, said the Council will be adopting a zero tolerance approach.

Dr. Wheatley said taxi operators within Spanish Town will be asked to use the designated termination points, which are the Wellington Street, Kings Street and Burke Road car Parks.

He said the Council recently spent a significant amount of money to upgrade these facilities.

Mayor Wheatley said work on the infrastructure; sanitary conveniences and adequate lighting were recently done at the sites.

Earlier this month, the St. Catherine Chamber of Commerce, the Police as well as the Transport Authority agreed to carry out the operation.

Chelsea star Michael Essien's dad lives in poverty

EXCLUSIVE: CHELSEA STAR ESSIEN'S DAD

Susie Boniface In Odoben, Ghana 27/01/2008



James Essien


He drives a 4x4 Porsche, drinks £400 - a - bottle champagne and wears the finest designer clothes.

As one of Chelsea's biggest stars, earning a whopping £90,000 a week, footballer Michael Essien can afford to buy just about anything.

It's a bit different for his elderly father James, though. You don't get to splash out much when you are living on 50p a day.

Home for James, 76, is a tumbledown mud shack with a tatty tin roof in a tiny village in Ghana.

On a pension of just £15 a month he can't even afford to buy firewood to cook his food.

James - known as J.K. - has seen millionaire Michael only once in the last 10 years following a family rift.

But far from being bitter - or wanting a chunk of his superstar son's fortune - he says: "I just want him to let me be a real dad to him.

"I want to go to see his matches - and maybe if he could buy me a second-hand fridge, life would be more comfortable for me.

"Michael has done so well, I am very proud of him. He has raised the Essien name up high. When I wake up the first thing I do is pray for him, that he will excel in all his matches."

J.K. lives alone in the village of Odoben, an hour's drive from the town of Ewutu Bwajiase in Ghana where Michael was born.

In pride of place on the living room wall is his most treasured possession - a poster of Michael playing for Ghana's national team, the Black Stars. J.K. watches every match he can on his tiny eight-year-old TV which picks up a crackly signal from a makeshift aerial.

The family rift began when Michael's mother, Aba, divorced J.K. because he refused to give up his three other wives.

After the split she claimed he had refused to provide for Michael and his sister, Dinah.

J.K. says: "She was my fourth wife and we were married for eight years. But when Michael was two she wanted me not to see the others, and I said no.

"I knew I had responsibilities to him as a father and did what I could. But at that time I was a tool collector for the council earning about £3 a month, and I just could not afford to.

"I had to pay for my other wives and children too. It is right in the sense I did not pay as much as I should have, but I tried my best."

But he adds: "I saw Michael whenever I could, I got him a scholarship to a good school, and I took him to his try-outs for his first under-12s team."

J.K. realised his son had a special talent for the game before he took his first steps. He says: "I was a footballer too when I was young and played for local teams, but had to give it up because at that time there was no profit in it.

"And before Michael could walk he was playing with a ball. He would roll it around with his hand, he would go to bed with a football. Soon he was playing it all the time and I would have kick about with him.

"He was a very good boy, calm and humble. He never insulted anyone or was rude, he was happy and outgoing. All he was interested in was football. The few times he did misbehave I would say, 'If you don't calm down, you're not to play football today'. He would stop right away and do whatever I wanted, he was so desperate to play."

One day J.K. heard there were trials for an under-12s team in the capital, Accra. He spent a precious £6 on a return trip for him and his son, who made it through the final stages to win a place at a soccer academy where he stayed for a year.

Then he started high school on a paid-for scholarship granted after J.K., on a trip to see the headteacher about a place for his son, was in a car accident and laid off work for a year.

Michael graduated at 14, the school-leaving age in Ghana, and was immediately signed-up to the under-17s squad of local side Liberty Professionals. In 1999, aged 16, he was spotted by talent scouts playing in the youth version of the World Cup and signed up to French team SC Bastia.

J.K. says: "When he was with Liberty he lived in Accra and was training a lot, but he rang me regularly and came to visit in the school holidays.

"When he went to France he stayed in touch, and everything was good between us. He sent home money to help me through his mother.

"She would ring me and say she had some money, and I had to travel to her to get it. I would spend maybe £3 getting there and then she would give me £25 or sometimes £10.

"Sometimes if I had not been for six months or so she would give me £50. It was not really enough to help me. But I never complained to her or to Michael because it was not my place.

"I was a beggar, and had to be grateful. If things were tough and I was struggling to put food on the table I had to ring his mother and ask for help."

But as Michael's star rose the family rift escalated.

His sister Betty, 27, says: "Michael's mother wanted him to pay for her and her children.

"Michael tried to help his brothers and sisters a few years ago and gave us all £50 each, but it was never repeated.

"A few months ago my father was so upset he mixed a poison to drink so he could kill himself.

"It was only because a family friend turned up before he had drunk too much that he was saved. Michael has no idea how much we are suffering."

In 2005 Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich paid a record £24million to sign Michael, whose earnings shot up to £30,000 a week.

But J.K. says all payments to him stopped apart from the delivery, two years ago, of a £500 third-hand Mitsubishi Galant, which J.K. has been too poor to fill with petrol for the past 18 months.

Meanwhile, Michael had fallen in love with a Ghanaian-born woman called Dela, whom he met in France. He introduced her to his mother - but not his father.

As is traditional, the couple had a formal engagement agreed by both families, allowing them to live together.

Dela moved with him to London but the couple soon fell out. Last week Michael arrived back in Ghana to play for his country in the Africa Cup Of Nations, the equivalent of the European Championships.

J.K. scraped together the money to visit his ex-wife, and asked her to arrange a visit with Michael.

He says she refused, and he was turned away from the door.

He says: "It was the saddest day of my life. There is no way to describe it. Michael's mother lives in a lovely house with lots of luxuries and I have nothing - most importantly I do not even have my son.

"People come to see me here and laugh at me and say, 'Oh, you're Michael Essien's father, but you live like this'.

"They ridicule me, but I am still proud of him.

"I would like to be able to go to a match and see him play live. But the tickets are about £30, so I don't think I will manage it.

"But I hope in my heart the day will soon come when my son comes back to me - and corrects all the wrongs that have been done."

http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/sunday/2008/01/27/my-michael-s-on-90k-a-week-i-live-in-a-mud-hut-earn-50p-a-day-98487-20299416/

MIAMI -- A top lieutenant of the Clansman gang, who is wanted by Jamaican authorities for the murder of two police officers, was deported Thursday, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Raymond Jackson, who ICE also said is known as Renard Harrison, 31, was transported on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine airplane.Upon Jackson's arrival, authorities said he was transferred into the custody of Jamaican authorities.

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According to a recent publication in the Jamaica Observer popular dancehall singjay Miguel 'Sizzla' Collins had the future of his international career put in jeopardy after having a conviction for a drug-related offence recorded against his name when he appeared in the Half-Way-Tree Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.


Collins, who is responsible for reggae and dancehall hits such as Nah Apologise, Black Woman And Child, Rise To The Occasion and Solid As A Rock, was yesterday sentenced to pay a fine of J$100 or serve 10 days behind bars after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana.

Collins' ability to travel overseas may be jeopardised, however, after the presiding magistrate Glen Brown ordered that Collins be fingerprinted, which also signified that the conviction would be recorded on Collins' criminal record.

The court was yesterday told that on January 4, Collins was seen by police sitting in his car, which was parked along Windward Road in Kingston. The officers subsequently searched his car and found a small bag of the drug under a mat in the car. He was subsequently arrested and charged.

Collins has allegedly appeared in the Half- Way-Tree Court at least once before in connection with a drug-related offence.

Collins is, however, not the first reggae/dancehall artiste to be convicted on drug charges. In April 2004 Mark 'Buju Banton' Myrie was found guilty of possession of marijuana charge in 2004. Myrie was arrested and charged after police searched his studio in Red Hills, St Andrew and found three marijuana plants.

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If like me you've tried everything else and your log-in and log-off to XP is still tremendously slow then you might try this little trick. First, if there are any other users on your computer see if they have a similarly long log-in. If they don't the problem might be your roaming profile, which is a folder where XP stores your settings you can access them from anywhere in the network. Since these profiles can get really bloated(as in my case) and are not really necessary unless you log-in from different computers in a large network, you should disable it. Here's how: 1. Right click on My Computer, select the Manage option. 2. From the Management Console, select the Local Users and Groups option. 3. Double-Click on the Users folder that appears on the right panel. 4. Right click on the account with the slow log-in and select Properties. 5. Click on the Profile tab of the Properties Window. 6. Erase(but keep note a not of this) whatever path appears for Profile Path under User Profile and Local Path under Home Folder: LEAVE THESE LINES BLANK. 7. Reboot. Try to log-in into the problematic account, you should see a significant speed-boost, the computer might warn you once or twice that your Roaming Profile is not available, ignore it and it will go away, good luck! Note: You also will not have your settings and files that a roaming profile provides across a network.

The Energy GOD, Elephant man yesterday got into a minor car accident, that left a few dents on his pristine Convertible Benz, in the vicinity of the Market Place on Constant Spring Road. No physical injuries were sustained but the other vehicle suffered some severe damage. We're sure that's nothing a little of Diddy's money can't fix.

Heldon Lawrence more popularly known as Aidonia, who was schedule to face an identification parade after he was alleged to be involved in a shooting incident recently is still in lock up. Checks by our team reveals that he is still in custody due to unforeseen circumstances and the I.D. parade postponed.

Kartel's presence causes tension at Bembe

Vybz Kartel and his entourage went to Bembe last night (in the past night), triggering tension in the popular weekly session as selector Jigsy played a hardcore set punctuated by tongue-in-the-cheek disses and word-throwing over Mavado tunes.

One876entertainment.com personnel in the venue were a bit antsy as Jigsy seemed intent on styling Kartel in a most obvious way. He also refused to play any Kartel tunes, and kept on repeating lines to the effect that mi anno bad man, but mi have police friend and played a couple of Mavado gangster tunes back-to-back to establish firmly that mi no fraida no bwoy.

He prefaced the playing of the Blak Ryno hit, Mek Di Paper by declaring that he would do well in the business if him no behave like a certain bwoy. After a while, the organizers went over to Kartel and his entourage. We are not sure what was said, but Kartel and his entourage willingly left the stage area, and went to another location in the venue.

Jigsy continued to talk de tings, playing Mavado songs and hinting that he would go into a girl segment, but he seemed hell bent on creating a war vibe. At least one member of staff decided that he would exit the stage area because the tension had grown so palpable, you could have cut it with a knife. Almost everyone was expecting something to go down, and Jigsy continued to stoke the fire.

Luckily, nothing happened, but the battle lines have been clearly drawn

Jay Z looks to have started the new year off the wrong way. Hpnotiq Qrew has EXCLUSIVELY learned that last week the former head of Def Jam lost more than $500,000 in a high stakes poker game in Las Vegas.

A person who was in attendance at the game told MediaTakeOut.com exclusively, "It was supposed to be a friendly game with everyone betting only [a few hundred dollars] a hand ... Jay Z was down only about [a thousand dollars] when he raised [another player] $500,000."

The insider explained to MediaTakeOut.com, "It was a bold move for Jay Z - unfortunately his pair of queens didn't beat [the other player's] flush." The source added, "There were professionals at the table, he really should have known better than that."

We know he's got long money and all. But he can't be happy about losing $500K in a matter of seconds. Besides, if he keep's taking hits like that, he'll be back on the block hustling rocks in no time...

Little X was warmer than his current New York base this week while in Jamaica to shoot the video for Mavado's latest single, "Last Night."

One of many hot singles from Mavado's debut album, "Gangsta for Life â the Symphony of David Brooks," "Last Night" had a video shoot shrouded in sentiment and heartfelt love.

Using the Cassava Piece Gully Side where Mavado actually grew up for a location, the Little X headed video crew brought life to the vivid lyrics of "Last Night."

"We wanted the video to be as real as possible," said Mavado. "We... even filmed scenes in the actual house I was raised in to keep it as real as can be. We didn't bring in actors, we used Cubans and other people from the community in all the roles."

Deejay Aidonia has been locked away in the lab recording up a storm since he was granted bail. Yesterday, he recorded a combination single with his mentor and friend Vybz Kartel a.k.a the Teacha and new rookie sensation, Blak Ryno. However, the single that the streets are already buzzing about is one that chronicles his recent incarceration on a shooting with intent charge. The song is being produced by Stephen Di Genius McGregor of Big Ship Records.

Efforts to talk to Aidonia was unsuccessful but we spoke to his manager/brother Lav who told us, "The song is called Jail Story, and it is co-produced by Aidonia along with Stephen so it is on the Big Ship/JOP label. He recorded it last week Saturday, the day after his release. The song itself will be mixed and released this weekend." Lav told a link of Hpnotiq Qrew.

Another source confirmed, Yes, he has been recording a lot of songs, hes working really hard, he has a lot of things to say, but the Jail song has not been mixed yet, but maybe by this weekend.

Last Friday, the deejay appeared in Gun Court and was granted bail. He was charged with illegal possession of firearm and shooting with intent. His next court date will be February 1.

Pictures show life on Mars

THESE amazing pictures seem to prove something geeks and Sci-Fi fans have suspected for years - there's life on Mars.

Nasa's Mars Explorer Spirit sent us these images from the surface of the Red Planet four years ago.

After intense scrutiny, pictures that could be a living being have finally been found.

An amateur astronomer commented: "As far as I'm concerned, this is proof.

"What else could it be but a human-like creature?"

A pile of rocks, perhaps?

Since the story broke about the self proclaimed King of the Dancehall, Beenie Man tax evasion case, The Doctor has once again found himself in the Government hot seat has he's been ordered to appear in court in March to answer to the charges.

Tax officials say that Beenie Man, whose real name is Moses Davis, owes the state millions in unpaid taxes.

At his last court appearance in December 2007, lawyers representing the artiste promised he would meet with the authorities to discuss a settlement of the arrears.
But representatives from the tax office said since the promises were made, Beenie Man has visited them only once.

Beenie Man has maintained that his former management company, Shocking Vibes, was responsible for paying all his taxes.

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After a year riddled with confrontation and controversy then getting arrested in the new year ace deejay Adidjah Palmer aka Vybz Kartel has found himself in another bad spot as he was today banned by a popular Jamaican cable station.

When we contacted our sources they could not explain why the ban was implemented, but said that directives were issued and the playing of his songs, videos or even the mere mention of his name in the news or otherwise is prohibited within the confines of the station.

The station who is responsible for bringing a lot of undiscovered talents to the fore and plays some of the 'hippest' and 'hypest' videos seems to be implementing some new guidelines for their programming.

Efforts to reach the management of the station has so far proven futile but we will keep you posted as the story develops.

U.W.I. Says 'No' To Kartel and Spice

To add insult to injury just a day earlier Kartel and Spice who were slated to make appearances on the popular Spectrum concert normally held at the University of the West Indies, Mona camc*u* got dropped from the line up because of concerns raised by the school's administration.

According to a source close to the promotional team they told 876radio.com everyone wanted Kartel on the line up, but the administration said the deejay is too visible in the news and has been getting a lot of bad press since lately and therefore if he was included in the line up the show would be canceled".

Spice on the other hand they never gave a reason for her removal, but it is clear that there are mounting concerns. The event is set to take place at the University of Technology, Student Activity Center (SAC) on the 2nd of February and will feature the likes of Mavado, Busy Signal, Black Ryno, Jah Cure and Sizzla as the main acts.

The promotional team was force to relocate the event because of its growth and change in demographic, which would have compromised the camc*u* security detailing.

Part proceeds from the event will go to some needy folks at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Center and other Outreach programs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe_6opRXOcg

January 25, 2008

DRO deports Jamaican wanted for killing two cops

MIAMI - A top lieutenant of the Clansman gang who is wanted by Jamaican authorities for the murder of two police officers was deported yesterday to Jamaica by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officers.

Raymond Jackson, a.k.a. "Renard Harrison," 31, was transported on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine (CBP) aircraft under ICE escort. Special agents assigned to the ICE Attaché Office in Jamaica waited for Jackson on the tarmac along with officers of the Jamaican police.

Upon his arrival, he was immediately transferred into the custody of Jamaican authorities. His removal was without incident.

Jackson entered the United States on April 26, 2006 via a maritime route near Jupiter, Florida. He was ordered removed on May 4, 2006 and subsequently deported on May 22, 2006. Jackson, who illegally re-entered the United States, was later arrested by the Lauderhill Police Department on Jan. 16, 2007 as a suspect in a murder investigation. The charges were subsequently dropped.

ICE charged Jackson for re-entry after deportation. He was convicted on April 17, 2007 and sentenced to time served. Jackson was later transferred to ICE custody and his deportation order was reinstated.

"Criminals who think that they can use the United States as a safe haven are sorely mistaken, said Michael Rozos, ICE field office director for detention and removal in Florida. "This man will now have to account for his actions before the Jamaican authorities."

This enforcement action is part of the second phase of the Secure Border Initiative (SBI), a comprehensive multi-year plan launched by the Department of Homeland Security to secure America's borders and reduce illegal migration. Under SBI, Homeland Security seeks to gain operational control of both the northern and southern borders, while re-engineering the detention and removal system to ensure that illegal aliens are removed from the country quickly and efficiently. SBI also involves strong interior enforcement efforts, including enhanced worksite enforcement investigations and intensified efforts to track down and remove illegal aliens inside this country.

-- ICE --

Dear Dr. Flex, I recently found out that after eight years of marriage to my wife, she had affairs with two different men. She was with the first man before our marriage and went back to him two years after.  They eventually broke up and she met the second man. I had opportunities to but never cheated. I showed up at her workplace one day and the first affair man was there. After she let me in the office, she said they were on an important conference call. She lied and I trusted her. She carried on the affair for quite some time. I have lost respect for her. I have no desire to do things with her. 
 

Dear W.B.,
 

 

Dear Dr. Flex, I am a 19-year-old male with an abnormally big penis. My friends who know about my problem call me names like elephant d#*k and anaconda because of my irregular sized penis. When it is dead and soft, it measures 5inches long and when erect it is 10 inches. It also makes me walk a bit awkward, as I am a very slim person. Is there any way to make my penis smaller so it is just average?
F.P., Kingston 5

Dear F.P.,

Dear Dr. Flex,
I am having a problem reaching an orgasm with my boyfriend. Is there anything I can do about it? Awaiting your advice.
P.L., Kingston 13

Dear P.L.
It is not always possible to achieve orgasm through vaginal penetration alone. It often needs more direct stimulation of the clitoris, which you could request from your boyfriend orally or manually, before, after, during or instead of intercourse. Talking to your boyfriend and exploring what stimulates you and what doesnt should make you able to achieve orgasm during sex. You, on the other hand, could practice stimulating your clitoris to get orgasms. Another thing is that the mind has a lot to do with you getting it. I would suggest just before making love with your boyfriend, you help to stimulate yourself and get in the frame of mind to feel the sexual gratificatio

A reputed member of the Spanish Town based Klansman who fled the island for the United States is back in Jamaica.

Renard Harrison alias Roderick, who hails from Spanish Town St. Catherine, was escorted on a flight from the US in the company of Federal Marshalls.

On his arrival Mr. Harrison was immediately handed to detectives assigned to the Counter Narcotics and Major Crimes Task Force agency, Operation Kingfish.

Kingfish spokesman, Inspector Steve Brown said Mr. Harrison reportedly fled the island following the demise of reputed head of the Klansman, Donovan 'Bulbie' Bennett in October 2005.

Bennett was shot and killed during a joint police military operation in Rock River, Clarendon on Sunday October 30, 2005.

Mr. Harrison is wanted for questioning in connection with shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm.

He was handed over to St. Catherine South detectives where he is to be brought before Court to answer charges of absconding bail.

A story based on the Three Little Pigs has been rejected by a government quango in case it offends Muslims.
The digital remake of the children's classic was criticised by Becta, the education technology agency, because "the use of pigs raises cultural issues".
Officials also attacked the story - called The Three Little Cowboy Builders - for stereotyping the building trade, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The comments were condemned by the computer program's creator as "a slap in the face"
The controversy was sparked during an awards ceremony designed to honour the best educational stories, programmes and teaching aids for children.
Dozens of companies submitted entries but Newcastle-based publishers Shoo Fly were shocked when judges told them that their interactive 3D book was unsuitable for children.
In a feedback form, Becta told the company: "Judges would not recommend this product to the Muslim community in particular."

The story for primary school pupils replaces pigs with "cowboy builders" as part of a light-hearted tale designed to spark interest in reading and design technology skills.
But its authors were also told that it portrays the building industry in a bad light.
Judges said "retelling a story" was acceptable, but it "should not alienate parts of the workforce", adding that builders should be "positive" role models for young children.
"Is it true that all builders are cowboys, builders get their work *la*hwn down, and builders are like pigs?" the judges asked.
Anne Curtis, the founder of Shoo Fly, which won a prize at the prestigious Education Resource Awards for the story, said: "The feedback amounted to a verbal assault.
"I feel these criticisms aim to close the minds of teachers and young people to some issues."
Muslims criticised Becta's response and insisted that a computer program based on the Three Little Pigs should be welcomed in state schools.
Tahir Alam, the head of education at the Muslim Council of Britain, said: "We are not offended by that at all."
Yesterday, the quango stood by the verdict, which was made by 70 independent judges, mainly teachers.

Dear Dr. Flex, My boyfriend and I have been together for quite some time now. When our relationship just started, I used to have to beg him for sex and he still would not give it to me. He later said he just liked to look at blue movies a lot that is why he wouldnt have sex with me. However, he slowly began to give in and now, whereas I dont have to beg him, he still doesnt show any interest in sex with me and the only way we have sex is if I take the initiative. Even then he stops after a little while. I was going to go down on him recently but I smelled a funny scent on his penis that came from under the foreskin. He usually has really good hygiene and this has never happened before. Does this mean hes cheating?
P.P., Kingston

Dear P.P.,
Your boyfriend is probably getting a bit careless on his hygiene. When people are together for a while they tend to stop making an effort to maintain it. On the other hand, maybe its because of his smell why he doesnt want to get down with you. Tell him honestly that you would rather if it was a bit of poor health or hygiene problem he was having other than him cheating so he should come clean.
 Your relationship sounds a bit stale in the bedroom department and maybe you should suggest spicing it up, tell him to leave the blue movies alone as you are the real deal and that you are hot for him. If this does not do the trick then you have to move on with your life and find someone who will be more compatible.

A man, who reportedly held his 20-year-old daughter at knife point and sniffed her private parts, pleaded guilty to the charge of indecent assault when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

He, however, has to wait until January 28 for his fate to be decided.

The court heard that the accused locked his daughter inside a room and told her that he was jealous of her spending so much time with her boyfriend.

brandished knife

Statements from the complainant reveal that on January 7, just as she had come from the bathroom, the accused man who was wielding a knife, locked her in a room and reportedly told her that she was not going anywhere.

It is alleged that the following day the complainant was awakened by the accused standing over her and holding a knife at her throat.

The accused then reportedly kissed the complainant on her breasts and all over her body before continuing to sniff her private parts.

A report was made to a family member, however, and later to the police, and the accused was arrested and charged.

Oneil Friend was sentenced to six months hard labour in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court where he appeared on charges of indecent assault.

Arresting officer Constable Clausil Clarke of the Spanish Town police told Registrar Magistrate Lorner Errar that on January 19, at about 7 p.m. the complainant was inside a wholesale shopping when Friend came up behind her and started to rub against her. Someone brought Friend's act to the attention of the woman, but by that time the man had already climaxed. Friend then reportedly ran from the scene.

The young woman started to chase Friend along the busy Burke Road, shouting "Hold him! Hold him! Him wet mi up!"

By the time she caught up with a breathless Friend, other persons converged, but before they could deliver their brand of justice, the police intervened and he was apprehended and charged.

Friend pleaded guilty. He told RM Errar that he is a construction worker and was just passing through St. Catherine.

When the judge enquired why he did the act, he told the court that "mi noh know ma'am." He was subsequently sentenced. The judge told the complainant to be more careful as there are many persons like Friend around.

Dancehall artiste Busy Signal opened up his heart and his wallet when he handed over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars to accident victim Oneika Taylor and Ransford Roper, who suffers from a case of extreme bowlegs. Both teenagers attend the St. Jago High School in Spanish Town.

When Busy Signal stepped out, it wasnt only to give an exceptional performance for the persons packed tightly in the auditorium, but to present individual cheques to both students to assist in their medical expenses. The crowd erupted in cheers and chants, screaming Signals name as he made the presentations.

Oneika was unable to attend the concert as she is still in hospital but her mother collected on her behalf. She requires reconstructive surgery on one leg and the other requires two surgical pins. Ransford walked on stage proudly as he collected his cheque which will assist in purchasing correctional braces for both legs.

BUSY Signal left the island for Antigua Splash on Saturday November 3.

Video showing bodies of Tivoli 5 on YouTube

BY KARYL WALKER Observer staff reporter walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com Wednesday, January 23, 2008

A video recording purportedly showing the mangled bodies of the five men slain by the security forces at Keith Avenue in Tivoli Gardens on Sunday, January 13, has been posted on the popular video-sharing website YouTube.com.

The recording shows the bodies laying on slabs in a funeral home.

All the bodies have head and upper body wounds and at least one man's arm seemed to be broken at the elbow, apparently from the force of the bullets. Only one of the bodies was clad in a shirt. The others were shirtless.

Cries of "Why them kill the boy fah?" and other comments are heard in the background of the recording.

The poorly shot video appears to have been recorded by a cellular phone and is posted under the heading, "Tivoli dead 5".

The gruesome recording was posted on the website on January 18 by a user who goes by the name of 'howill3' and has received 84 viewings. No comments were posted.

It is not clear how the posting of the video will affect an upcoming coroner's inquest which was called for by member of parliament for the area, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, after a visit to the area last Wednesday.

The five men, identified as 23-year-old Fitzroy Daley, 18-year-old Conrad Francis, 22-year-old Oneil Palmer, 20-year-old Ronaldo Mitchell, all of Tivoli Gardens addresses, and 23-year-old Kwesi Cunningham of Eltham Park in St Catherine, were fatally shot after a joint police/military team, who was in search of a member of the feared Stone Crusher gang, stormed sections of the community. The police said the men were killed in a shoot-out.

The following day, police displayed nine high-powered weapons and 481 rounds of ammunition which, they said, were recovered during the operation.

Irate residents of the area have since denied the police version of events and say the men were killed in cold *la*hd.

Post-mortem examinations were conducted on the remains of the five men on Monday under the careful watch of Scottish pathologist, Professor Derrick Pounder, who was summoned to the island by Public Defender Earl Witter.

 

(CNN) In a decision she attributes to "patriotic, political and personal" reasons, former First Daughter Caroline Kennedy is endorsing Barack Obama for president.

In an op-ed in Sunday's New York Times published on the paper's Web site Saturday night, titled "A President Like My Father," Kennedy writes: "It isn't that the other candidates are not experienced or knowledgeable. But this year, that may not be enough. We need a change in the leadership of this country just as we did in 1960.

"I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans."

Caroline Kennedy's uncle, Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy, has not yet endorsed a candidate in the Democratic presidential race. Her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has endorsed Hillary Clinton.

According to a recently publication in the Jamaica Observer, the prizes for Miss Jamaica Universe 2008 are sweet sweet sweet; one lucky young lady will receive a new BMW motor car and J$1 million in cash, as part of a fabulous array of gifts and prizes, along with the crown and title.

With the attraction of the prize package, Miss Jamaica Universe 2008 gets ready to welcome a record number of top-flight entrants as word spreads on the value of the winner's haul.

 

 

Most importantly, the shining beauty of the moment will have the honour of representing Jamaica at the Miss Universe pageant in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, wearing the glamorous Miss Jamaica wardrobe.

 

 

First, however, she will drive away in style, courtesy of Stewart's, in a brand-new, fully loaded two-litre BMW 120i hatchback. Her $1,000,000 in cash comes courtesy of World Wise Partners Ltd. These, along with other gifts and prizes, comprise a $10-million package.

 

 

Both the Miss Jamaica Universe franchise holders, Pulse, and title sponsor, World Wise, are adamant that this year's event must be the most spectacular Miss Jamaica in the history of beauty pageants in the country, so they are pulling all the stops. In addition to the fabulous prizes, a show-stopping entertainment package is also in the works.

 

 

Now in its 56th year, the Miss Universe pageant features some of the world's most beautiful and articulate women from some 85 countries.

A repentant gunman with *lo** on his hands says corrupt policemen and politicians are helping to sustain violent crime in Jamaica.

From atop a two-storey building in one of Kingston's most desolate inner-city communities, Gunner (not his real name) calmly and candidly speaks of his life of crime and a desire to change.

Just 27 years old, he has a past that he is struggling to leave behind; but this is proving difficult because he was introduced to guns from as early as age eight.

"Is a big yard mi did grow up inna. Mi father neva deh bout, is just mi mother," Gunner relates.

"A whole heap a people did live inna di yard and nuff gun. From mi a dem age deh, mi a roll wid di big man dem, a step pon (commit) crime," he adds.

Like his community, Gunner is also trying to swim against the tide, but he seems to be drowning in despair.

His immediate environment is unkempt. All around him are decrepit buildings, separated by pools of murky water. The pothole-filled roads are filthy and the patches of darkness encircling the community are foreboding.

In Gunner's case, it seems, the ghetto makes the man.

BAPTISED IN THE CHURCH

His baptism into 'badness' might have been short-lived if church and school had not failed him.

Gunner was baptised in the Church at age 15, but he did not stay there for very long. Nor did he stay in school for very long, as violence forced him to flee two learning institutions. The streets were his saviour and this is where he earned his stripes as a brave and deadly warrior.

"The street is a tough place. Yuh affi brave and smart fi survive. When wi a step pon crime, wi step hard," states Gunner, in admitting to a life which includes shootings and robberies.

"One thing though, wi nuh do innocent murder," he says.

By innocent murder, Gunner means that persons not connected to a particular incident are not shot. While not giving a victim count, he says he has "been there and done that". Also, he cannot count the number of times he has been to jail or the number of crimes he has committed.

In over a decade of shootings and robberies, Gunner has never been shot in a confrontation. A bullet hit him once when he was cleaning a gun. Aside from being smart and brave, he says, alliance with corrupt cops has been an important avenue of safety for him and other 'shottas' (gunmen).

"No ends (turf) caan exist without di police help. Once yuh gi dem dem regular 30-pack ($30,000) or 50-pack or 100-pack, yuh ends criss (safe). If a curfew a go drop, dem tell yuh fi move or hide yuh things good ... but wi nuh really trust dem. Police wi tek yuh money and kill yuh same way," he declares.

As Gunner warms to the conversation that appear to purge his soul, he paints a damning picture of some top cops who collect money from criminals to free a colleague from jail or to turn a blind eye when they stumble upon a gun.

"Yuh can pay dem fi kill a bwoy fi yuh," says Gunner, the second in command in one of Kingston's deadliest gangs. But it is not just the police, he says, who contribute to the menacing presence of gunmen in communities and the nasty circle of violence. He points to politicians too.

"How yuh tink man get rifle and money more time?

"One ends (turf) right now have 15 rifles and a politician mek dem reach deh," Gunner says.

He hopes, though, that all this madness would end one day, but, in reality, things are only going to get worse.

"Maybe di hanging thing will work. A nuff bad man bawl like baby when wi go fi dem an dem si dem a go dead. And when man put di first one pon him, him wet himself up."

FORCED TO CHANGE

Gunner vows not to allow himself to get close to the hangman's noose. He says that the birth of his daughter and the presence of an ever-loving girlfriend have been forcing him to change.

"A dem mi a live fah now. My little daughter, mi love har so til. An mi woman, if a neva she mi would dead long time. A nuff time mi attempt fi go step pon crime an she lock up di door wid mi inna di house an mek mi know mi caan leave," he says.

Despite having endured the rough road of crime, Gunner says that the streets are just too diverse to come up with a prescription to solve crime. Young boys, he reasons, are more aggressive than ever and they have access to guns. He says they are eager to rob and kill, too, their goal being to be viewed as 'dads'.

"Is about getting ratings. Yuh get nuff money and di most girls and a dat de youtie dem a look pon, to. Every one a dem, nuh matter how young, waan step pon crime and dem nuh care who (is the victim)," Gunner says.

As he calmly takes a sip of Guinness stout, a commotion below drew our attention. Two young boys, hardly 17, were squaring off over ganja. One threatened he would gun down the other and his entire family, something which made Gunner shake his head.

"Yuh si, a di same thing mi a talk bout," he says, as the conversation ends.

We recently told you about Aidonia's former manager and producer Cordell 'Skatta' Burrell car accident last weekend that left several persons injured.

The accident which happened in the vicinity of the Esso Gas Station near Burger King in Half Way Tree, involved Skatta's blue Subaru WRX sports car and a white Mitsubishi Lancer.

According to new developments the driver of the Lancer almost had his leg severed as it was hanging outside the open car door at the time when the Subaru hit. Eyewitness reports said the producer was speeding and the car spun out of control before slamming into the lancer.

One of our reporters who was on the scene later snapped a couple of pictures which we have embedded below (see images below).

The first lady of the Diamond District, miss money-o aka Macka Diamond had her birthday celebrations cut short in the wee hours of Saturday morning by the security forces. The event at which 876radio.com was in attendance got off to a good start with an ample crowd, most of whom participated in the Bingo games hosted by the infamous Ram p*u**y. At about 1:30am the games came to a climax and the coveted purse of U$2,000 was nabbed by a young man. (Of course Macka did try to con him out of it, seeing that she is the money goddess). During the proceedings there was also a little misunderstanding between members of the group Voicemail and the security personnel at the V.I.P gate who refused to let in one of its members (Craig). After the bingo the proceedings was then handed over to DJ Sunshine who had a problematic set, due to issues with the sound system. At about 2:30am, Captain Barkey the host for the nights proceedings took the stage and kicked off the performance segment, he was first up followed by DAngel who delivered a good set before allowing other acts such as Shane-O, Bling Dawg, Lil Joe, the Fireman Capleton, Lutan Fyah, Little Hero, Wasp and the great Coco Tea who arguable delivered one of the best set of the night, to come through and do their thing. However, at approximately 3:45am the police came and asked that the show be brought to a close, even thought some of the major acts had not performed (Bounty, Mavado, both of whom were advertised but not seen by our team) at this point Macka took the stage with Queen Paula and her dancers Dahlia and Latisha and delivered a short but sweet set before the lawmen ordered that the proceedings end immediately. Before Macka left she said "Big up the Officers, but dats why mi love country cause no police nah go come lock off di party" and thanked everyone for their support before declaring she had a flight to catch to Trinidad as she had a date with Carnival. NB. For highlights of the event please visit our Gallery Gallery

Police claim they have smashed a $12 million-a-year pirate DVD ring in three raids on houses in Melbournes west today. The raids busted Australias largest pirate DVD syndicate, with 170 DVD burners and more than 400,000 pirated discs allegedly seized.

Victorian and federal police and investigators from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), first searched a home in Sunshine West following reports from the public of suspicious activity, AFACT operations director Neil Gane said. More than 250,000 discs and 100 burners were recovered, a 49-year-old man is assisting police with inquiries.

Two houses at St Albans were later searched, where 70 more burners and more than 150,000 discs were allegedly found. The same addresses were raided in November last year, Mr Gane said. The two alleged burner labs, running 170 burners 10 hours per day, seven days per week, could produce more than four million discs a year with a street value of more than $12 million, he said.

The haul allegedly included copies of latest release films including American Gangster, I am Legend, and Alvin and the Chipmunks, which are showing in cinemas and have not yet been released on legal DVDs.

Dear Pastor,

I am a 26-year-old woman. I'm in a situation I don't understand. I was brought up in a Christian home with a single parent, my mother. However I met my father when I was seven years old. When I met him I found out he was a Rastafarian. He would take me to visit the 12 tribes, of which he was a member. My father died shortly after and only left me with memories of him being a Rasta that left me always have a liking for Rastafarians.

When I grew up I found myself starting to be attracted to Rastas, as I thought they would share the same belief and moral convictions just as my father. That's how I started my first relationship with a Rasta man. After I got to know him I was told by him that I would have to sleep with his friends and also his brother. I didn't know what to do as I was very ignorant to everything, just returning from abroad, where I spent most of my teenage life, and had no friends to enlighten me on what Rastas believe. So I kept on seeing the guy thinking he was just making fun, until they all started to come on to me, one by one.

One day I went shopping and met another Rastafarian. As I was very unhappy and lonely I decided to exchange numbers, that's how I started dating Rasta number two. Everything was cool until one night we were in his room having sex and one of his so-called friends asked to join us. I told him no, that I wasn't into those things. However, he got up to use the bathroom and he returned with his friend who was not a Rasta. The Rasta guy whom I was seeing held me down on the bed while he called his friend to have sex with me. I cried and begged them not to do it, but they never cared how I was feeling or what I was saying as they continued to do it. After his friend was finished, he came on me and finished it off.

Pastor, I really don't know what to do anymore, as it has been very hard for me. Ever since all that happened I tried to move on, but I can't, all I do is stay at home and cry. Please help me, as the memories sometimes cause me to think suicidal thoughts. Please help me, I don't know what to do and I am too embarrassed to start life over.

T., Jamaica.

Dear T.,

The experience you have written about would make my readers who respect women feel very sad. The first Rastaman who told you that you would have to sleep with other Rastas didn't care much about you, he allowed his brethren to sexually abuse you and he took pleasure in doing so. They messed up your mind.

Unfortunately, the second Rastaman you became involved with was no better, he too behaved like a beast.

Thank God not all Rastas abuse women. I suggest that you call a family counsellor and make an appointment to see him or her. You need to go through therapy.

Pastor

Two Bizarre Cases Show Why Bank Robbers Aren't Rocket Scientists
Friday January 25, 2008


If nothing else, what you're about to read proves that bank robbers, whatever else they may be, aren't rocket scientists. Take the case of a woman accused of committing a bank heist in the town of Sandy Springs, Georgia, near Atlanta, and then making her getaway.

Well, almost making her getaway.

Cops say a female walked into a local savings and loan on Wednesday and demanded money. She didn't show a weapon, but the teller did as she was instructed and handed over a bag of cash. But when the culprit got out into the parking lot with the loot, she was red faced. Or rather, orange faced. The bank employee had loaded in a dye pack with the cash. It exploded, leaving it - and her - the colour of a Florida fruit.

The bright orange woman quickly ducked into a nearby restaurant and tried to wash the bills off and changed clothes, hoping to leave the scene. But she didn't grab a car and hit the accelerator. She didn't hop on a motorcycle and roar off. And she didn't even hail a cab. Instead, this genius decided to take the bus.

And you know what bus service is like. Cops found her looking like a carrot and waiting at a stop for the vehicle, quickly placing her under arrest. "That just wasn't too bright," laughs Sandy Springs police Lt. Steve Rose. But the suspect, 22-year-old Channel Monae Gaskin, allegedly told police she'd robbed another bank just a week before - and took the bus away from the area.

She remains in jail.

And so does a 72-year-old man in another part of the country, who apparently changed his mind about robbing a bank in the middle of the crime. Cops in Lynchburg, Virginia contend Duval Alexander Davis walked up to a teller late last year armed with a gun. He allegedly told the branch manager to "give me all your money." When the man complied, cops say Davis grabbed the cash, started out the door, and then stopped.

To the astonishment of employees, they allege he came back into the bank, handed the money back to his victim - and told the teller to call police. He then handed over the gun and waited for authorities to arrive.

Davis was in court Wednesday where a judge ruled there's enough evidence to send him to trial. If he's convicted, there's no chance prosecutors will change their minds about sending him to jail.

Dear Pastor,

I am a regular reader of your column. I hope you will continue helping people and hope that you can help me. I am 21 years old and my boyfriend is 36 years of age. We've been together since I was 16 years old. We are about to get married, but there is a problem. I think he is sick or maybe I am thinking wrong.

Whenever we are about to make love it takes him awhile to get an erection and as soon as he gets an erection, he looses it. I am worried about him.

When I ask him if he doesn't have feelings for me, or if he is just having other problems, he would say it's because he is tired. But it is something that happens all the time, and it is getting worse. He keeps talking about kids, and sometimes for two nights he doesn't even get the erection he normally gets even if it is for a few minutes or seconds, so I don't know how is that possible.

I love him with all my heart. I have never cheated on him and I don't want to. I have even let him use his fingers and that is hurting me.

Please help me; I need your fatherly advice. I need it now more than ever. Please, Please, Please, Please, Please tell me what to do.

Concerned, Westmoreland, Jamaica

Dear Concerned,

I think you should accompany this man to see a doctor. There are many reasons why guys suffer from impotence; I have mentioned many cases in previous columns.

This guy might be suffering from stress, I really don't know. I believe that after the doctor has seen him both of you will be in a better position to understand why he is not able to function. I am glad that both of you are planning to get married so encourage him to see a doctor immediately.

Pastor

'Faking' their voices through the use of computers has become an increasing trend among dancehall artistes.

'Auto tune' is the process by which computer software is used to alter the keys, pitch and vocal range that artistes normally would not accomplish. While numerous artistes are using auto tune to develop their signature sound there are those who believe they are not authentic.

Artistes such as Munga Honou-rable, Demarco, Busy Signal have used auto tune in some of their songs. However, auto tune was made popular recently by the hip-hop industry especially by T-Pain who has perfected the smooth yet unusually high pitched voice.

Ninjaman is one of those in the industry who believes this practice is a poor one. He says the use of auto tune is 'foolishness'.

"Di fool fool something weh some artiste like Munga a use. A foolishness dat, man. Di people dem a hear a voice weh di people dem naah go hear pon a live stage show. Mek di people dem hear di artiste dem voice and lyrics and love weh dem hear," he said.

Ninjaman cited the use of auto tune as the only thing that will prevent Munga from reaching far in the music industry. "When di people dem hear Munga pon a stage show dem hear a totally different voice. Some place weh him (Munga) go, di people dem nuh believe seh a him," he added.

Ninjaman said that the artistes in the industry who are successful are those who use their natural voices at all times.

Munga, however, defends his use of auto tune. "I use it for experimental purposes. It does sound different, but I am the writer of all my songs. People are afraid of what they don't know and can't control," he said.

He added, "Mi stop go school fi do music, and at the end of the day, a major part of it is business."

Munga recently came back from Barbados and in the latter part of 2007, he toured approximately 25 states in the United States of America. He will soon release his album Bad From Mi Born.

Good practice

While it has its detractors, there are those that believe the practice is a good one.

"I use it to put the songs on key and enhance the vocals. I don't use it as a style. Some people use it and it don't mek sense 'cause you can't use it on everything," said Adrian of Truckback Records. Truckback has produced the gearbox rhythm which features Erup's Click Mi Finger.

Adrain says auto tune can bring a different style and flavour to music, but it should not be overdone.

DeMarco admits to using the device in his songs like Fallen Soldiers and Duppy Know Who Fi Frighten. "I use it 'cause it is just a plus to di music 'cause it mek it sound good, but mi nuh use it pon all a mi song dem," he commented.

He says he does not feel he has cheated the audience of a good performance as he can hold his keys during a live performance

It wont b released by me.... But mediazoneja it is circulating rather fast!

Jamaican striker Marlon King has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Wigan Athletic, ending the speculation surrounding his future as a Watford player. The deal was confirmed yesterday after the 27-year old King travelled to Wigan for talks with management there. Several other English Premiership clubs, including Sunderland, Bolton and Middlesbrough, were reportedly in the hunt to sign the player but Wigan emerged as front runners to secure the top marksman. "I just spoke to Steve Bruce and he made me feel very welcome," King confirmed to Sky Sports News. "You look at the Wigan team and they have got a good chance of survival, and there is not much more to say than that." King's new move comes after a £5 million deal collapsed after officials at the west London club learned the details of a two-day medical King underwent. It showed a deterioration in the player's right knee which may be inoperable and could shorten his career. King, who has denied having fitness issues, reiterated that was not the reason for the failure of the Fulham deal. "I was down there and had a long medical, and for some reason it took a hitch and I think the two clubs were trying to renegotiate the fees which had nothing to do with me," King explained. "I picked up the papers to see I had failed a medical, but I know my body is 110 per cent and I would like to say I didn't fail a medical. I have been playing for a season and a half now and scoring goals. "Everybody knew about the knee injury I had, but I played every single game since I've been injured. To be told it could happen in three years, well in football, anything could happen." He stressed: "I'm fit and well as far as I'm concerned, and as far as Wigan are concerned. I didn't fail a medical. I had one today and it went smoothly. "I had been speaking to Fulham for the last week and a half and for whatever reason, it didn't happen. Steve Bruce made it clear he wanted me and I'm a Wigan player now." King has already scored 11 goals for Championship Watford this season.

Amy Winehouse on crack

click on di link an watch the video
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article710911.ece

WILD AMY WINEHOUSE was filmed blitzed out of her skull and struggling to talk after sucking in crack fumes from a glass pipe.

The tormented singing sensation took hit after hit of the deadly drug after a 19-minute binge in which she snorted powdered ECSTASY and COCAINE

And she admitted she had just popped six VALIUM pills to bring myself down.

Amys spiral of self-destruction was revealed in a harrowing video filmed at her East London home and seen by The Sun.

It will horrify relatives and friends who fear she could soon end up dead.

 

 

The footage also laid bare the Back To Black singers squalid lifestyle as she stumbled around in a grubby vest surrounded by junkies and parasitic hangers-on.

At one point, lank-haired Amy is warned to watch out for smashed glass on the floor as she scours a bedroom for her kitten barefoot.

The dazed and confused star accuses a guest of taking the pet from a quiet room into the drug-fuelled hubbub of her house party.

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She mumbles wearily: If I was that cat Id leave on my own accord Id call a cab. It aint right. This aint Toys R Us. They took my cat.

A friend of the waif-like chart-topper said last night:

 

Amy is locked in a nosedive towards oblivion she is killing herself. The video shows a woman completely out of control.

Her family and her few real friends have begged her to pull herself from the brink many times. But here is proof she has pressed the self-destruct button.

Her fans would scarcely recognise the drug-addled wreck in the video as the talented performer they love.

We can only pray she will get a wake-up call when she watches the video herself and sees the terrible state she is in.

The pal added: Amy is looking ill and dirty, and is so thin you wonder how much more she can take. She MUST get help.

Amy threw the party at her trendy home in the early hours of Friday just before she went to court to support husband BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL at a remand hearing.

Within seconds of greeting pals at the door, she greedily snorted powdered ecstasy offered on the corner of a credit card.

Minutes later, with her head swimming, she is seen on the video being offered cocaine.

 

 

A friend cautions her not to take too much because the drug is from a highly-concentrated stash.

But Amy disregards the warning and hungrily snorts a clump.

The star, her new bottle-blonde hair looking dull and lifeless, then drifts through her lounge in search of the next fix.

She appears oblivious to booze and drugged-up hangers-on milling around and playing on her pool table.

The surreal scene is played out against a soundtrack of 1950s songs from the stereo, including Its All In The Game by crooner Tommy Edwards, who drank himself to death at 47.

Just before 5am, Amy heads up a spiral staircase to her dimly-lit bedroom, where she squats on her leopardskin print duvet and chats to scruffy pals as she primes a glass pipe with rocks of crack.

 

She fires it up with a lighter and inhales deeply several times, holding the fumes in her lungs as long as possible to maximise the effect.

The voice that has sold millions of records is transformed into a weak, breathless croak as she tries to talk.

On a wall in the background is a wedding picture of Amy and Fielder-Civil, who is in jail awaiting trial on assault and perverting justice charges.

Pals ask her to go out with them, but she mutters: Id be useless to you because Ive had about six Valium.

Ironically, she insists she cannot party too heavily as she has to be up at 8am to get to the court on time.

Amys real friends believe she is now at constant risk of an overdose like the one which led to her notorious collapse last August.

One said: Someone has to turn her around, otherwise a great talent will disappear forever very soon.

Benin coach Reinhard Fabisch was approached before an African Cup of Nations match against Mali by a man asking if he would help influence the outcome of the match.

Benin lost the Group B match 1- 0 after conceding a penalty at the start of the second half.

''He wanted to find out from me if there was any possibility of manipulating (the match),'' Fabisch said yesterday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. ''I told him, 'Look, you have two minutes to leave the hotel or I will call the police.'''

Fabisch said the man spoke to him at the team's hotel Saturday, two days before Benin's opening match in Sekondi.

''He approached me in the hotel reception,'' Fabisch said. ''But I cut him short and told him to leave. It doesn't help football. But obviously it's today's mentality.''

Fabisch believes he would have been offered money had he accepted the proposal, but said no money was offered initially.

Benin next plays Ivory Coast in Sekondi on Friday. The tournament ends February 10 and is being held across Ghana