Disasters Impacting More People Who Lack Technology

Disasters Impacting More People Who Lack Technology

In 2012, 139 million people were affected globally by natural disasters, the lowest figure for the last decade, however, Jan Gelfand, head of programmes and operations, Americas zone of the International Federation of the Red...

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My Partner's Political Loyalty Is Affecting Our Children

Q: My child was placed in a sports group, also referred to as a house, at her school. The houses are named after national heroes. My significant other is very political and insists that our children not be placed in any house named after persons other...

IN JAMAICA: 16 Persons Shot Between Saturday And Sunday

Police Commissioner Owen Ellington has reported that seven persons were shot and killed yesterday. 

Speaking at a parliamentary committee this morning, the commissioner also revealed that 16 people were also shot between Saturday and Sunday. Ellington also disclosed that the pregnant woman who was killed in Portmore, St Catherine yesterday was a victim of an armed robbery earlier this year. 

He said the woman Sasha-Gaye Coffie, who was seven months pregnant, was shot once in the head and twice in the stomach. He has recommended that mandatory minimum sentences be imposed for certain offences. read more

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RULA BROWN - "Lips of Wine" single out on Clif's Enterprise Label. 50% of proceeds goes to PALAS scholarship program. Model is Lakeisha Bennett.

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Rula Brown - "Lips of Wine" . Taken form the forthcoming CD, "Peace and Love, 1984-2014".

Ruel Brown, aka Rula Brown was born in East Kingston, Jamaica and attended XLCR High School in Jamaica before he migrated to the United States to pursue a degree in Engineering. Rula received his Master of Science (MSc.) in Mechanical Engineering from New Jersey Institute Of Technology with high honours. Currently he is the CEO of PALAS, Inc. and Bee Cat Records and does a daily internet radio show on RulaBrownNetwork.com. 

Rula has always enjoyed listening to music since the early days, listening to Dennis Brown, Ken Boothe, The Heptones, Bob Marley, Delfonics & Stylistics. It was while studying for his Masters degree that Rula sang and produced his first song titled "Life without Love/Reggae down on it" which he released on his own BEE CAT RECORDS label out of New Jersey. The single went on to hit # 5 on the reggae charts in New York and did very well in other states and Europe. Throughout this time, Rula produced other reggae artists such as SHAGGY, RAYVON, PAPA SAN, FANTAN MOJAH. The single available on Clif's Enterpise label and may be downloaded in CDBaby, iTUNES, Amazon, Rhapsody and all electronice stores for $ 0.99. read more

Quiet day on the beach in Brazil : If this had happened in a country whose name begins with "J" and ends with "A", don't you think these creatures would have ended up on dinner tables?

Six Caribbean nationals arrested following deadly smuggling trip

The arrest comes as authorities investigated the boat accident involving Haitian, Jamaican and Bahamian migrants.

MIAMI, United States, Friday October 18, 2013, CMC - United States law enforcement authorities confirmed Friday that six of the 11 Caribbean migrants, who survived a deadly smuggling trip that ended when a motorboat capsized seven miles off Miami Beach, have been arrested.

Law enforcement and immigration authorities said those arrested include the Bahamian-born captain of the 25 feet boat, Naaman Davis and Jamaican-born crewman George Lewis.

The arrest comes as authorities investigated the boat accident involving Haitian, Jamaican and Bahamian migrants. The US Coast Guard said four people were killed and 11 rescued after the boat carrying the Caribbean migrants capsized early Wednesday. read more: 

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN): 'Wind shear' suspected in Laos crash that killed 49

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: Five bodies recovered from Lao Airlines crash, 44 still missing
• Flight was headed from Vientiane to Pakse, Laos, Thai official says
• Remnants of Typhoon Nari have been hitting the area
• The plane was preparing to land amid heavy gusts of wind and rain

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Lao Airlines is investigating that possibility that a plane crash that killed 49 people Wednesday was caused by "wind shear," an airline official said. Wind shear -- a sudden change in wind speed or direction over a short distance -- has been a factor in many air disasters.

Chalerm Taiyalad, a Lao Airlines vice-president, said it was raining heavily at the time Flight QV301 was approaching for landing at Pakse Airport, near the Thai border, after departing from the capital Vientiane.

Gusts from the remnants of Typhoon Nari appeared to have caused the pilots to lose control of the ATR 72 aircraft, he said. The ATR 72 propeller plane was preparing to land when a gust of wind appeared to push it away from the airport, and it crashed on or near an island in the Mekong River, reported KPL, the national news agency. read more

IN JAMAICA: Society must take proactive responsibility for its children

As we celebrate our national heritage and the contribution of our heroes, it is always useful to also contemplate how we can improve on various aspects of national life. It is probably not unreasonable for someone — not necessarily a cynic — to say that those aspects are too numerous to tally.

Police stay close to the action
downstairs the transport centre,
 where most of the irregular
 activities occur. Above is a scene
from the exuberant teenagers.

 

That may be. For today, though, this newspaper wishes to focus on something that we believe is a major hindrance to the achievement of goals and objectives at all levels of national life. We refer to a most unfortunate inclination — perhaps fuelled by our laid-back culture — to allow small problems to become huge.

A prime example is this vexing issue of teenagers causing chaos at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre on a Friday afternoon. Sunday Observer stories pointing to unruly, anti-social and even criminal behaviour among students at the centre have caused consternation. We are told that, in addition to behaving badly, many students use the transport centre as a venue to meet and 'lyme' on a Friday, rather than promptly going home.Read more: 

I Did It For My Girl: Corporal Found Strength In Daughter To Battle Gunman In Fight Of His Life

I Did It For My Girl: Corporal Found Strength In Daughter To Battle Gunman In Fight Of His Life

Special Corporal Jermaine Burgher has credited the love for his daughter as the reason why he is still alive today. Burgher was shot three times while travelling on a bus after visiting his then months-old daughter in St Catherine last June...

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JAMAICAN DJ CHARLIE CHAPLIN is honored with OD: Who Is Charlie Chaplin, OD?

The Charlie Chaplin of international repute died in 1977 at 88 years old, having dominated the film industry for the better part of his life.

Richard Patrick Bennett (right), better
known as Charlie Chaplin, acknowledges
 Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller
 at the National Honours and Awards
Ceremony at King's House yesterday

There is another Charlie Chaplin, born Richard Bennet, who has made his mark. Not the same kind of mark, mind you, but one for which the Jamaican Government found important enough to honour him with the Order of Distinction (Officer rank).

While the honour is undoubtedly well earned, there are many, especially of a younger generation, who do not know who Charlie Chaplin is.

Bennet's career began 33 years ago when he began working with U-Roy's Stur-Gav Hi-Fi Collective. Interestingly, his popularity climbed inJamaica because he avoided the classic dancehall route of glorifying the more debauched elements of the environment.

His cultural bent made him an enigma, and by the time he released his first album, Presenting Charlie Chaplin, in 1982, he was already a household name. read more

THE VOICE's, CeeLo Green accused of giving woman ecstasy, but DA declines rape charge

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: CeeLo Green pleads "not guilty" to drug charge
• Green's lawyer says she's pleased DA rejected "false and unfounded claims" of rape
• Green is accused of "slipping ecstasy" to a woman while the two were dining, DA says
• Prosecutors cited insufficient evidence for a charge of rape of an intoxicated person

Los Angeles (CNN) -- CeeLo Green won't be charged with sexual assault, but the "Voice" coach will be prosecuted for allegedly giving ecstasy to a female victim, the Los Angeles district attorney's office said Monday.

Green, 39, "allegedly slipped ecstasy to a 33-year-old female while the two were dining at a downtown Los Angeles restaurant sometime between July 13 and July 14, 2012," according to a statement from the prosecutor. "The two later went back to the woman's hotel."

The district attorney's office cited insufficient evidence for the decision not to file a charge of rape of an intoxicated person.

Green's music career, which he began as a member of the Southern hip-hop group Goodie Mob, has earned him five Grammys, but Green is also known as a contestant coach on NBC's singing competition "The Voice." NBC declined to comment about his future with the show in light of the case. read more

2 killed at Nevada middle school; witness says student shot teacher (VIDEO)

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: Newtown mom asays "The unthinkable has happened yet again"
• Police say a school staff member was killed in addition to the suspect
• Police say the suspect appeared to be a middle school student
• Two students were injured in the shooting, police say

(CNN) -- A staff member was killed and two students were injured after a student opened fire at a Nevada middle school on Monday, police said.

The "student/suspect" in the case was also killed, Washoe County School District Police Chief Mike Mieras said.

Authorities said it was too soon to say whether the suspected shooter was killed by a self-inflicted wound or a law enforcement shot.

The motive in Monday's shooting was unclear.

Teachers train to face school shooter

"As you can imagine, the best description is chaos," said Tom Robinson, deputy chief of the Reno Police Department. "It's too early to say whether he was targeting specific people or just going on an indiscriminate shooting spree." read more

Snoop Lion changes name to Snoopzilla for funk album The collaborative project with Dam-Funk inspired the rapper to dip into his Funkadelic roots and refresh his moniker.

From Dogg to Lion and now a Parliament-Funkadelic-inspired name, Snoop has changed his moniker once again.

Snoopzilla, formerly known
as Snoop Lion and Snoop Dogg,
 will release a funk-inspired album
with Dam-Funk on Dec. 10.

 

The 41-year-old rapper's new identity, Snoopzilla, is in honor of his latest musical project, "7 Days of Funk," which is a collaboration with Dam-Funk, reports Rolling Stone.

RELATED: SNOOP LION SHOWS OFF MARIJUANA WON IN BOXING WAGER

"We're the babies of the Mothership," Snoopzilla said in a statement. "I've had funk influences in my music my whole career. Dam-Funk is cold. He's keeping the funk alive and I knew I had to get down with him." The duo's first single, "Faden Away," debuted on iTunes Thursday ahead of its Dec. 10 album release.

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How To Eat To Live To 100

Over the past century, average life expectancy has increased radically in the United States. With this increase, it has become more common for people to live to extremely old ages, even up to 100 years.

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Many characteristics play into a person's life expectancy. However, diet seems to play a larger role than others in terms of increased longevity and decreased disability. If length of life has grown to be a measure of health, we might be able to learn a thing or two from the people who have been around the longest. The members of the "100 club" have nutrition secrets that could increase your quality and quantity of life.

Here are a few things you can do today: read more

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Obama To Address O'Care Web Site Glitches... Will Call Them Unacceptable... 'Best And Brightest' Techies Drafted...

By JULIE PACE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama is expected to acknowledge that widespread problems with his health care law's rollout are unacceptable, as the administration scrambles to fix the glitches.

Obama was scheduled to speak Monday from the Rose Garden, his first health care-focused event since the cascade of computer problems became apparent. The troublesome rollout of the health care exchanges has been a glaring embarrassment for Obama's signature legislative achievement.

White House officials say the president will discuss steps the administration is taking to address the glitches, including ramping up staffing at call centers where people can apply for insurance by phone. The Department of Health and Human Services says it is also bringing in technology experts from inside and outside of government to help diagnose the issues. read more

IN JAMAICA: Scores to get national awards today

SCORES of individuals are down to receive national honours and awards from Governor General Patrick Allen at the annual investiture ceremony at King's House.

Late folk music pioneer, researcher, performer and educator, Olive Wilhelmina Mahoney Lewin leads the recipients with a posthumous Order of Merit, the country's third highest honour , for service to the nation.

Olive Lewin

Additionally, six people are to be awarded the fourth highest honour, the Order of Jamaica (OJ). They are: Kenneth "Kenny" Benjamin, Rev Dr Garnet Brown, Easton Douglas, Oliver Jones, and Rev Ashley Smith. A seventh individual, Sameer Younis, was conferred with his award at an investiture ceremony last month for his contribution to the retail industry and community development.

Meanwhile, 35 people, including Minister of Health Fenton Ferguson and Opposition spokesman on finance, Audley Shaw, will be awarded the Order of Distinction, Commander Class. Read more: 

Gov. Sanford Mistress speaks out....Maria Belen Chapur Speaks Out About Relationship With Mark Sanford

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Maria Belen Chapur, the Argentine "soul mate" who former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford left his wife for, has finally spoken on camera about their relationship that temporarily derailed his political career.

Chapur was interviewed by Infobae TV in Buenos Aires on Friday about the U.S. government shutdown saga, and was asked about her personal life with Sanford, who recently won a U.S. congressional seat and has tried to put the scandal over his love life behind him.

"Yes, I'm happy," she said, adding that she's met Sanford's children, and that she'll remain tied to Argentina for now because her younger son is 19. read more

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica: Ganja weighing 631 pounds seized in St Elizabeth

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Police officers assigned to the Area 3 Division seized 631 pounds of compressed and uncompressed ganja in Bunting district, St Elizabeth on Saturday, October 19.

According to the police, an operation was carried out in the district between 10:30 am and 1:00 pm. During the raid 360 pounds of compressed ganja and 271 pounds of uncompressed ganja was found in barrels in bushes. Estimated street value of the weed is J$3.2 million

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New plan to cut down on credit card fraud

Credit Freeze and Thaw Guide

Protect yourself when you pay debit

By Clark Howard

ClarkHoward.com

The days of entering your credit card number to shop online may be over.

In an unusual move, archrivals Visa, MasterCard, and American Express are proposing a new industry standard to make online shopping more secure. While the details are still being decided, this interoperable technology will likely center on the use of digital payment "tokens" for online and mobile transactions.

In plain English, that means you'll have to complete a one-time set-up for each device you have -- laptop, PC, tablet, smartphone -- thus giving it a unique code and tying it to your credit card. The token then eliminates the need for a merchant to have your credit card number at all. read more

JAMAICA'S STAR ON DA RISE: Q&A With Tessanne Chin

Her voice might certainly be taking her into uncharted territory, but Tessanne Chin is as down-to-earth as two slices of bread and butter. SO takes 10 with the Rock's latest 'singsation' who still chokes up at the mention of her former Voice roommate and battle-round partner Donna Allen, who also has firm Caribbean roots -- her mother being Jamaican and her father Guyanese.On Donna...

She's an amazing woman and it was such an honour to sing with her. A lot of people don't know that she comes from Caribbean roots. Her mom's Jamaican and her dad's Guyanese. Hopefully, she'll come down to the island to visit me, one day. Who knows, maybe, we'll do a song together. I have nothing but love and respect for that woman.Getting on The Voice...


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2-Year-Old Dead After Accidentally Shooting Herself With Handgun

A 2-year-old girl is dead after accidentally shooting herself with a handgun inside a North Carolina home, according to multiple reports.

Police said the girl, who was nicknamed "Coco," found a loaded handgun and that it discharged, local NBC affiliate WNCN-TV reported. She was at the home with her aunt and grandmother at the time.

When officers found the girl, whose name is not being released, she wasn't breathing. She was immediately brought to the Cape Fear Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, the local outlet reported.

"She would always come to to the fence line and play with my dog," neighbor Byron Brown told WRAL-TV. "To lose a 2-year-old baby who hasn't even lived yet...is horrific," he said.

Another neighbor, Felicia Brown, told WNCN-TV there have been "too many shootings" in the neighborhood recently and that she plans to move away. read more

54 y-o, Lillie McCloud Brings It "Home" - THE X FACTOR USA 2013 (VIDEO).

Facing Down Racism - Skyfall Actor Plays 'The Scottsboro Boys', A Tale About The Biggest Race Trial In American History

You'd think it would be hard for an actor to leave one job and embark on another one with only a day's rest. But as Adebayo Bolaji explains, "As actors, that's what we train for."

The 9 Scottsboro Boys

Hot on the heels of his successful stint in the hit West End adaptation ofThe Color Purple, Bolaji is now undertaking a production of similar intensity, though the story itself is perhaps lesser known than Alice Walker's famous novel-turned-movie. Opening at The Young Vic, The Scottsboro Boys brings to life the infamous tale of the nine young black men, aged between 12 and 19, who, in Scottsboro, Alabama in 1931, had their lives turned upside down when they were falsely accused of raping two white women on a train.

Even though one of the women later recanted her accusation, and in spite of a total absence of evidence, the boys were convicted. Their subsequent trials and appeals threw issues of racism and the right to a fair trial into the forefront and deeply divided the nation. read more

10 Psychological Studies That Will Change What You Think You Know About Yourself

Why do we do the things we do? Despite our best attempts to "know thyself," the truth is that we often know astonishingly little about our own minds, and even less about the way others think. As Charles Dickens once put it, “A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.”

Psychologists have long sought insights into how we perceive the world and what motivates our behavior, and they've made enormous strides in lifting that veil of mystery. Aside from providing fodder for stimulating cocktail-party conversations, some of the most famous psychological experiments of the past century reveal universal and often surprising truths about human nature. Here are 10 classic psychological studies that may change the way you understand yourself.

We all have some capacity for evil. read more

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BASEBALL: Red Sox Reach World Series: Boston Tops Detroit 5-2 In ALCS Game 6 (VIDEO/PHOTOS)

BOSTON -- BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are going back to the World Series for the third time in 10 seasons.

Red Sox Celebration

Shane Victorino's seventh-inning grand slam propelled Boston to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night, clinching the AL championship series in six games and setting up a World Series rematch with the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Red Sox will host Game 1 on Wednesday night against the team they swept in 2004 to end their 86-year title drought. The Cardinals won the NL pennant on Friday night by eliminating the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games.

With 21-game winner Max Scherzer on the mound, Detroit took a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning and held it until Boston loaded the bases on a double, a walk and an error by shortstop Jose Iglesias. Victorino lofted an 0-2 pitch from Jose Veras over the Green Monster. Victorino lofted an 0-2 pitch from Jose Veras over the Green Monster to set off a celebration in the Red Sox dugout and in the Fenway Park stands. read more

Jamaica Is Nice : 2 Old Women (Grannies) in a dance off clash doing the dutty wine pon a multi drop riddim (VIDEO)

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Samantha J Presents SAMANTHA-J ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP at PALAS Awards Presentation at UWI

Recently SAMANTHA-J partnered with the 'Peace and Love Academic Scholarship, Inc.' (PALAS) to award students with academic funding and support. This year, PALAS awarded 60 new scholarships for the academic year 2013-2014 to worthy, but economically challenged high school and University/College students in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean region. Check out the SAMANTHA J ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP.

https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaJLive and www.PALAS1.org

Jamaican entertainer Andrew Davis, more popularly known as Flippa Mogla Busted! Int'l Drug-Trafficking Network Dismantled

UNITED STATES law-enforcement authorities have charged that Jamaican entertainer Andrew Davis, more popularly known as Flippa Mogla, was the leader of an international drug-trafficking and money-laundering network that operated between Kingston and the American states of New Jersey and California.

Flippa Mogla

"Andrew Davis allegedly directed his organisation's drug operations from various locations in Jamaica, New Jersey, and California," the New Jersey attorney general's office alleged in a statement announcing that the network had been dismantled.

Flippa was arrested in Los Angeles, California, on September 16 and extradited last Tuesday to New Jersey, where he was charged for being the leader of a narcotics trafficking network, the distribution of cocaine, money laundering, and conspiracy.

His brother, 22-year-old Kemar Davis, who resides in California, was also arrested and charged, along with seven other alleged accomplices, in March this year, when the "takedown of the Davis Organisation began".

All nine accused have been offered bail. read more

JAMAICAN HORSE RACING UNCENSORED @Kevin2wokrayzee

Wow. Girl eaten live by alligator caught on camera. Crazy stuff. Frightening.

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Principal Raped Boy In Office While Parent Was Outside: Cops

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A former middle school principal in North Carolina is accused of sexually assaulting a student while the boy's unsuspecting parent was outside the room.

David Ellis Edwards, 49, was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree forcible sex offense, sexual acts with a student, taking indecent liberties with a minor and crimes against nature, WTVD reported.

Deputies say that between 2009 and 2011, Edwards molested at least three boys between the ages of 11 and 14. At least one of the incidents allegedly occurred in Edward's office while the victim's parent sat in a nearby waiting area.

Edwards resigned from his position at Douglas Byrd Middle School, where he had been principal since 2010, in August, WNCN reported. Before that, he was principal of Ramsey Street Alternative School. Officials believe that all of the sexual assaults took place on the campuses of these two schools. Authorities have also noted they "believe there were more than the three victims,"sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Tanna told the Fayetteville Observer. read more

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Simpson-Miller to inducted in IWF Hall of Fame

PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller is to be inducted into the International Women's Forum (IWF) Hall of Fame. The induction will take place tonight at the IWF Leadership Conference in Vancouver, Canada.

The IWF, which was founded in the United States 30 years ago, said that the award is in recognition of the "incredible impact that women of courage, creativity and passion have made towards improving society, inspiring others and building better leadership in the world".

SIMPSON MILLER... will be the second
head of government in the
Caribbean to be inducted

 

Simpson Miller will be the second head of government in the Caribbean to be inducted following the late Dominica prime minister, Dame Eugenia Charles.

Other leaders who have received the award include former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Kim Campbell of Canada, Mary Robinson of Ireland, Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speaker of the US House of Representatives, as well as Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks, and the president of the All China Women's Federation, Chen Zhili. read more