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From Networx's Katie Marx:

Salt is an extremely abundant mineral. You might think of it primarily as that thing on the dinner table you use to add some flavor to your food, and it's certainly useful for that, but the uses of salt extend far beyond that; there's a reason the Romans prized it so much that soldiers were paid in it. (Well, also, salt was harder to extract for the Romans, so it was worth a lot more.)

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GOOD DEEDS > MOUNTAIN VIEW AVE in JAMAICA : Canadian Soldiers Give Jacques Road Centres Facelift

A crew member of the HMCS Preserver
 of the Canadian Royal Navy carries
 material yesterday, while other
 members of the team conduct
 repair work on the Jacques Road
 homework and computer
centres in Mountain View, St Andrew

THE JACQUES Road homework and computer centres in Mountain View, St Andrew, received some much-needed upgrade on the weekend, courtesy of some 40 sailors from the Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS Preserver Protecteur-class ship.

The team was also supported by 19 volunteers from the international development organisation, Cuso International and the Jamaica Defence Force.

The sailors, who were in Jamaica for the weekend, took a day to paint, repair and add new windows, bookshelves and electrical installations to the facilities.

President of the Jacques Road Parenting Association, Ann-Marie Lynch, said the assistance came at an opportune time, as the centres were struggling to find enough funds to carry out necessary repairs.

"I prayed for this day. We were trying to collect (funds) to repair the windows and doors, and most of the work we had to do ourselves. So I am happy and grateful," Lynch said. read more...

Nigeria College Shooting: Dozens Of Students Shot Dead In Their Sleep

AP File

A Nigerian soldier stand guards in April 2013.

POTISKUM, Nigeria — Suspected Islamic extremists attacked an agricultural college in the dead of night, gunning down dozens of students as they slept in dormitories and torching classrooms in an ongoing Islamic uprising in northeast Nigeria, the school's provost said.

As many as 50 students may have been killed in the attack that began at about 1 a.m. Sunday in rural Gujba, Provost Molima Idi Mato of the Yobe State College of Agriculture, told The Associated Press.

"They attacked our students while they were sleeping in their hostels, they opened fire at them," he said. He said he could not give an exact death toll as security forces still are recovering bodies. read more...

Miss Philippines Is New Miss World - Hargitay Made It To The Top 10

Newly crowned Miss World,
 Megan Young of the Philippines,
 reacts after winning the Miss World
 contest in Nusa Dua
, Bali, Indonesia, yesterday. -AP

Jamaica's Gina Hargitay was outstanding and made it to the top 10, but it was Megan Young from The Philippines who was crowned Miss World 2013 after outpacing 126 other contestants at a glittering ceremony held at the Bali International Convention Centre in Indonesia yesterday.

Miss France, Marine Lorphelin, was named runner-up, while Miss Ghana, Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter, came third in the contest.

The top-five finalists at this year's 63rd edition of Miss World beauty pageant were Miss Philippines, Miss Brazil, Miss France, Miss Ghana, and Miss Spain.

Young looked gorgeous in a floor-length mermaid-style skin-colour gown as she was crowned.

The 23-year-old Filipino beauty is currently studying digital film-making. She has worked in films, television shows and as a presenter, and wants to become a director in the future. read more...

Dr Mitchell-Richards : Life After Cancer......The former Montego Bay High student has no history of cancer in her immediate family, which could have been one of the reasons the first doctor she went to with the findings of her self-examination was sceptical.

As early as age 27, Dr Kisha Mitchell-Richards had a premonition she would have breast cancer.

Of course, she wasn't able to predict the date, time or place, but she felt it was inevitable. She told Outlook, "I was a resident in pathology, and came across the biopsy of a 27-year-old woman that we diagnosed with breast cancer. She and I shared the same first name - including the spelling (most iterations of Kisha have an 'e'). The thought arose in the back of my head and never left."

Dr Mitchell-Richards with her
 father, Gerard, and her mother, Lurline.

Mitchell-Richards, a forensic pathologist, who is currently an assistant professor at the prestigious Yale University in Connecticut, received her confirmation of the life-threatening disease seven years later, at the age of 34.

The former Montego Bay High student has no history of cancer in her immediate family, which could have been one of the reasons the first doctor she went to with the findings of her self-examination was sceptical. "She knew I was a physician, she gave me what I would call a cursory exam and said, 'No man, I don't feel anything.' I said, 'Are you are sure?', she said she was." read more...

IN JAMAICA: US$1.00 = JMD 103.5 & $167.37 to the British Pound Sterling........Currency Rates Update September 27:

The Jamaican dollar traded at $103.50 to the United States dollar today. 

It traded at $100.49 to the Canadian dollar, $167.37 to the British Pound Sterling and $139.34 to the euro. read more...

THEY TALK! FIRST TIME SINCE '79.....Obama Announces That He Spoke With Iranian President Hassan Rouhani By Phone

President Barack Obama said Friday that he spoke by telephone with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in what was the first communication between the leaders of the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979.

The call came after U.S. officials said earlier this week that the two would not meet at the U.N. General Assembly. The officials said that a meeting would be too "complicated" for the Iranians given the country's internal politics.

"The two of us discussed our ongoing efforts to reach an agreement over Iran's nuclear program," said Obama. "I reiterated to President Rouhani what I said in New York: while there were surely be important obstacles to moving forward and success is by no means guaranteed, I believe we can reach a comprehensive solution."

"Resolving this issue could serve as a major step forward in a new relationship between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect," he said.

Rouhani took to Twitter to relay details of the call: read more...

POWERFUL COMMENT: Can China, America or CSME save JAMAICA?

SINCE slavery, we have had a problem creating jobs. The well-intentioned PNP and JLP made no impact. Full employment was achieved by communists or managed democracies as Singapore — the work of firm leaders. Why can't we?

Dr. Franklin Johnson

I don't think we should cede the country to China. Is this our best? For 50 + 1 years we failed to entice America to grow our country for us. Here comes China — déjà vu! Why not openly sole-source growth to China? Leave the Goat alone and offer St Thomas. They do the work, we watch, have elections, kill each other, and chat? We have to get serious about our lives and legacy; our dads left us freedom, what will we leave our kids — debt? The IMF deal is to get us back on track, not create growth. Migration to America saved us. Can we give self-reliance another shot? Leaders have never truly taken control of this country or its people. Migration masked failure and we factored access to the USA in our plans. 

They took our jobless and we developed a penchant for avoiding work. China tried communism and failed, then embraced capitalism, and now disruptive development empowers capital and creates wealth. "Oh, we are only 50." Bulls! we have Chinese here who fled communism. A nation is greater than the person. We choose to exalt self above nation. Repent! Let's use Chinese cash, observe their model and give up some choice to gain Norman Manley's avowed economic freedom. We cannot live large and build prosperity at one time. We must choose. read more...

O.J. Simpson got caught stealing more than a dozen (12) cookies in prison

OJ Simpson

When O.J. Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison in 2008 for kidnapping and armed robbery, the assumption of many was that would effectively be the last we heard of perhaps the most notorious athlete in American history.

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Find out who tops our list of the most stupid athletes in sports.

Well, Simpson may have evaded tacklers as good as any running back in history, but he has struggled mightily to avoid trouble and headlines — and not even prison can change that.

The 66-year-old Simpson was reportedly caught by guards recently at Nevada's Love­lock Correctional Center trying to steal more than a dozen oatmeal cookies, a violation of prison rules. According to the Daily Mail, "Guards noticed the 66-year-old hiding something under his prison clothes as he walked back to his cell after lunch."

Simpson was reportedly let off with only a warning, but suffered humiliation at the hands of fellow inmates and was in strict violation of doctor's orders. read more...

IN CLARENDON, JAMAICA: Basic School To Get Light After 73 Years

Several leading educators have been touting the need for more schools to incorporate technology in the delivery of lessons.

However, many of these technological learning aids require the use of electricity, an energy source that some schools, such as the York Town Basic School in Clarendon, have been doing without for years.

Principal of the York Town Basic School, Paulette Dixon-Reece, said since the school was founded in 1940, it has been without power.

Established by the York Town Brethren Church, the school was relocated to its current location in 1990, and partially equipped with the requisite wiring, but has never been connected to the grid.

"We are not able to get computers here, and sometimes we want to use audiovisual aids - like DVDs and so on - to make the lessons more interesting, and we can't do it because there's no electricity," Dixon-Reece lamented. read more...

Shaggy Returns To Roots - Artiste Goes Back To Basics For New Album - Heads To Rae Town For Jamaican Launch

Fans and friends descended on the Milk River Café in Brooklyn, New York, for the release of Shaggy's 12th studio album.

SHAGGY

His success, encompassed in an exemplary career spanning more than a decade, is still something he takes time to analyse.

"Everything changes when you are a reggae artiste who falls under the American gaze. The recognition in Jamaica, while paramount, does not measure up to the United States validation of an artiste," said Shaggy, putting his crossover appeal into context.

Produced by Sly and Robbie, Out of Many, One Music promises to excite and thrill music lovers. The album came about by chance when Sly and Robbie and Shaggy ended up on a tour.

The album has already received tremendous feedback from industry tastemakers through various listening parties.

Shaggy told The Gleaner he decided to go 'back to the roots' with this album. read more...

Coconut Oil Is Even More Amazing Than We Thought....The Coconut Oils Behind This Artist's 'Anointing' Skincare Regimen

While taking a stroll in one of our favorite Brooklyn neighborhoods, Prospect Heights, we met a lovely woman with an appreciation for natural beauty. Linda Cousins-Newton is a retired New York City teacher-turned-artist and storyteller whose daily skincare regimen includes lathering her body with various coconut oils.

"I anoint my face and body with African shea butter mixed with Aura Glow Coconut Musk oil combined with Black Rose coconut oil," she explained. "I make this natural care and anointing regimen an adventure of sorts in greeting each new day. While doing so, I play positive and uplifting music, which contributes to the care of the mind."

Cousins-Newton's routine adds a whole new meaning to body and soul healing, don't you think? She's certainly inspired us to continue slathering coconut oil on our skin, especially if it means we can get a glowing complexion like this ageless beauty. read more...

CAN'T EVEN PASS THEIR OWN PLAN!....House GOP Lacks Votes For Its Debt Limit Hostage Proposal... Conservatives Complain: Not Hardline Enough... Could Be Delayed A Week... SET TO SHOOT THE HOSTAGE... DIRTY: Boehner Rules Out Passing 'Clean' Bill... White House 'Not Negotiating With People With A Bomb Strapped To Their Chest'

WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders rolled out their latest gambit to use the nation's debt limit to extract concessions from Democrats, but they may have spoken too soon.

Numerous members of the GOP conference emerged from their weekly closed-door meeting Thursday expressing confidence in a bill that would seek numerous cuts and legislative changes in return for raising the country's $16.7 trillion borrowing cap. They said a vote could be scheduled swiftly, with an Oct. 17 deadline looming.

But reports surfaced later in the day, as members thought the plan over, that there might not be enough votes in the fractious Republican caucus to pass it.

Leadership sources told HuffPost that such reports were "premature," but acknowledged they were "still talking to members, still listening to concerns." "I'd guess we need more votes," one said. read more...

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica -- Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) deputy leader Christopher Tufton has publicly endorsed Audley Shaw for party leadership

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica -- Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) deputy leader Christopher Tufton has publicly endorsed Audley Shaw for party leadership, insisting that the latter was the man best able to restructure, unify and lead the JLP to victory in elections.

“I believe he (Shaw) has the experience to reorganise the party machinery for winning elections again,” Tufton told JLP delegates a short while ago at an internal campaign rally at the BB Coke High School in St Elizabeth.

Shaw will seek to unseat current leader of the JLP Andrew Holness when the party goes to national conference in November.

Tufton, seen as a prospective leader of the JLP prior to his shock loss by just 13 votes to the People’s National Party’s (PNP) Hugh Buchanan for the South West St Elizabeth seat in the December 2011 parliamentary elections, said his decision had been taken rationally and without emotion. read more.... 

Marissa Alexander Gets a New Trial

Marissa Alexander, escorted by
 prison guards Photo: Screenshot
 from Anderson Cooper 360°

Marissa Alexander was denied immunity under Florida’s Stand Your Ground defense—and was subsequently sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a warning shot in the air during an altercation with her ex-husband, Rico Gray. Alexander made clear that she feared for her life during the incident. Gray had twice been arrested for domestic abuse against Alexander; one of those times included an attack during a time when Alexander was pregnant. 

But an appeals court ruled that the jury received flawed instructions—which means Alexander will get a new trial.

The case against Alexander was prosecuted by Angela Corey—the same attorney who also oversaw the prosecution in the George Zimmerman murder trial that resulted in a jury finding Zimmerman not guilty in connection to the killing of Trayvon Martin. The cases drew striking parallels about Florida’s justice system. read more....

UPDATE : 4 HOLMWOOD TECHNICAL STUDENTS KILLED....Mini-Bus Drivers In Holmwood Crash Had More Than 100 Tickets (VIDEO)

One of the three vehicles
involved in the accident
 in the parish of
 Manchester yesterday morning.

The head of the Police Traffic Division Senior Superintendent Radcliffe Lewis is reporting that the mini-bus drivers involved in Wednesday’s crash that claimed the lives of four students had been issued more than 100 traffic tickets in just over two years. 

The four students who attended the Holmwood Technical High School in Manchester, died when the buses, said to be racing, collided with a truck. One of the mini-bus drivers and five students remain in hospital while the other driver has been taken into custody. 

According to Lewis, since January 2011 one of the drivers has been issued 115 traffic tickets while the other received 105 tickets between November 2010 and this year. SSP Lewis has called for the authorities to get serious about implementing a registry for operators of public passenger vehicles.  read more....

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IN JAMAICA: HOLMWOOD TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL DAY OF HORROR - Four (4) Students Perish In Crash

It's a scene that is becoming too familiar, and not in a good way: grieving students weeping openly, and teary-eyed teachers trying to console them.

Once again, this was the picture at Holmwood Technical High School in Manchester.

This after four more students were killed in an early-morning accident on their way to school yesterday. There was a feeling there was no simple 'moving on' from this one.

"I've seen accidents before, but I've never experienced anything like this," said staff member Patricia Reid-Clarke.

"This one I can't get past."

Reid-Clarke said she was among a few teachers travelling behind the ill-fated bus that collided with a truck on the Chudleigh main road.

Reid-Clarke was especially sad about the passing of one student, whom she felt could have been saved.

"We just couldn't get the back door open," she lamented. "You could see her wrenching in pain." read more...

JAMAICAN Singer Tessanne Chin wows coaches on US talent show with her voice on THE VOICE.

JAMAICAN singer Tessanne Chin blew away the four celebrity coaches on America's top vocal competition show, The Voice, with a powerful rendition of US singer Pink's hit song Try.

Tessanne Chin

The audience at the blind audition show, aired last night on NBC, erupted in wild cheers and applause when coach Christina Aguilera hit her power button to turn her chair around, signalling her interest in having Chin on her team, approximately five seconds after she started singing. WATCH PERFORMANCE.

The audience erupted again when fellow coaches CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton turned their chairs around before Chin had even finished the first verse of the song. At the end of her performance, Chin was praised by the coaches, all of whom are top musicians.

"You could easily win The Voice this year, I don't have a doubt in my mind," said Levine, the lead singer of pop rock band Maroon 5. Shelton, a country music singer, in his bid to woo Chin to join his team of competitors, said: "I won't lie to you like Adam and tell you you could easily win... it's very hard to win this. It takes a lot of hard work, but you're so far ahead of the game." read more.... 

Shaggy's 'Out Of Many, One Music' Hits The World

Shaggy

Ranch Entertainment announced the release of Shaggy's 12th album yesterday. The album, titled Out of Many, One Music, produced by legendary Jamaican duo Sly & Robbie and Sting International, co-produced by Lenky Marsden, became available on iTunes and in music stores in the Caribbean. Shaggy, who appeared yesterday morning on one of New York's popular news morning shows, Pix 11, is set for a jam-packed week of promotions.

Shaggy will be hard-pressed to top achievements of the past - the artiste having two multiplatinum albums, eight No. 1 hits, 12 top-10 singles worldwide, a diamond-selling album and a Grammy for best reggae album.

However, reviews from elite members of the press and media have indicated that Out of Many, One Music is special. read more....

IN JAMAICA: Cari-Folk Singers' 40th Brings Out A Huge Crowd - No Disappointments After Fabulous Performances

A large number of persons showed up for The Cari-Folk Singers season finale on Sunday at the Little Theatre.

The Cari-Folk Singers perform the
 opening item 'From Under the Tree
 to Music Room' during the group's
 40th Anniversary concert
 season at The Little Theatre on Sunday.

They were rewarded with some fine performances from the group that began its musical journey 40 years ago with a bunch of sixth-form students from Excelsior High School. It was this beginning that inspired the opening act of the programme.

Aptly titled 'From Under the Tree to Music Room', the singers wearing what appeared to be Excelsior uniforms, re-enacted their musical birth with songs such as Bilban and Teacha lik de Gal. These were followed by an uplifting rendition of Gloria, and a spiritual delivery of Daniel God.

The gospel theme really began with the Prelude where the songs Give Thanks and Creation, were delivered with feeling, while the singersstood in a tightly bunched cluster. The cluster formation was repeated in various ways throughout the programme. read more...