60 Minutes’ Bob Simon killed in car crash....when his livery cab crashed on the West Side Highway in Manhattan Wednesday night, sources said.

By Larry Celona and C.J. SullivanFebruary 11, 2015 | 9:24pm
Veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon was killed when his livery cab crashed on the West Side Highway in Manhattan Wednesday night, sources said.

Bob Simon, photo by Michael Samfroski

The CBS reporter died when the Lincoln Town Car he was riding in crashed with a Mercedes and then lost control and plowed into a pedestrian expansion near 30th Street at about 7 p.m., according to sources.

The driver of the Mercedes said the livery driver was driving erratically.

“He swerved into me,” the driver said. “He hit me and he looked like he lost control of the car.” Simon was taken to St.Luke’s where he died. The former war correspondent joined 60 Minutes in 1996.

HEALTHY THURSDAYS: Power napping really IS good for you: A 30-minute snooze can repair the damage caused by a lack of sleep Naps help relieve stress and bolster the immune system, study finds Scientists hope findings will help shift workers and insomnia sufferers Sleep deprivation increases risk of obesity, diabetes and depression New research found 30-minute nap helps repair damage of too little sleep

By LIZZIE PARRY FOR MAILONLINE   

Indulging in a power nap can repair the damage caused by a lack of sleep, new research today claims.

Having a 30-minute snooze can help relieve stress and bolster the immune systems by restoring hormones and proteins to normal levels.

Scientists hope their findings will help shift workers and those suffering insomnia, by mitigating the damage caused by too few hours sleep.

Sleep deprivation not only puts people at increased risk of suffering accidents, but they are also more likely to develop chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and depression. 'The findings support the development of practical strategies for addressing chronically sleep-deprived populations, such as night and shift workers.'

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The study examined the relationship between hormones and sleep in a group of 11 healthy men between 25 and 32.

During one session, the men were limited to two hours of sleep for one night.

For the other session, they were able to take two, 30-minute naps the day after their sleep was restricted to two hours. more

 

 

3 Members Of Muslim Family Murdered In Chapel Hill, Sparking #MuslimLivesMatter Campaign

Three members of a Muslim family shot to death Tuesday in their home near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus may have been killed over a parking dispute.

The suspect, 46-year-old Craig Stephen Hicks, surrendered and was arrested on charges of first-degree murder. He is accused of killing Deah Barakat, 23, Barakat's wife, Yusor Abu-Salha, 23, and Yusor's sister, Razan Abu-Salha, 21.

Deah Shaddy Barakat, right his wife 
Yusor Abu-Salha,
 and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha,
in an undated Facebook photo.

Police responded to reports of gunshots at about 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, when they found the victims' bodies. The shooting happened in a neighborhood that is mostly rental apartments where students live, and crime there is low, according to the News and Observer.

That night, frantic parents waited outside Finley Finest Condominiums, where police were investigating the triple homicide, the Daily Tarheel reports. One mother broke down in tears after she inquired about her daughter and son-in-law, while a father screamed, "It's been hours! Just tell me if he's alive!"

On Wednesday, police said the motive behind the shooting may have been an ongoing neighbor dispute over parking, rather than a hate crime, WNCN reports. more

RULA BROWN & Sir KEITHANTHONY interviews Worlds Fastest Hypnotherapist, JOHN CERBONE on RulaBrownNetwork (RBN)...RECORDED 2/10/15. John Cerbone is an author, actor, and hypnotist. He was inducted into the Hypnosis Hall of Fame in 1995. He is known by many to be the fastest hypnotist alive, professionally known as "the Trance-Master".

John Cerbone is an author, actor, and hypnotist. He was inducted into the Hypnosis Hall of Fame in 1995. He is known by many to be the fastest hypnotist alive, professionally known as "the Trance-Master". He is the inventor and developer of the "Speed-Trance," one of the fastest known ways to induce hypnotic trance states in an individual, and has been clocked at as fast as .2 seconds ice cold employing those self-developed methods. He has performed stage hypnosis on the Las Vegas strip, at Planet Hollywood, the South Point and the Orleans Hotel/Casinos and has appeared on MTV and FOX News and other media outlets. Cerbone has presented lectures to The National Guild of Hypnotists International Convention, HT Live, Hypnoticon, the Association to Advance Ethical Hypnosis, the International Certification Board of Clinical Hypnotherapists and many other professional associations. He is highly regarded as an innovator in both clinical and entertainment hypnosis. more  

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Violent Los Angeles Carjacking Caught On Camera During Wild Chase (VIDEO)

AP Posted: 02/10/2015 3:42 am EST

MONTEBELLO, Calif. (AP) — A gunman driving a suspected stolen car led police on a wild chase on roads and freeways east of Los Angeles, smashing into other cars and veering through oncoming traffic before he stole a second car at gunpoint and ran down a crowded street before Los Angeles police opened fire, wounded him and finally arrested him.

Officers shot the man as he ran on a roadway and appeared to be trying to steal yet another car before he was handcuffed and taken to a hospital in an ambulance, police spokeswoman Rosario Herrera said.

Police did not release the name or condition of the man, but said he was still alive several hours after the Monday night shooting and is between 20 and 30 years old. more

Harder they come sequel this year ...REGGAE superstar Jimmy Cliff says a sequel to the 1972 Jamaican cult classic The Harder They Come is on the cards for later this year....For the sequel, Cliff says he will reprise the character of Ivan.

BY BRIAN BONITTO Associate Editor -- Auto & Entertainment bonittob@jamaicaobserver.com  Tuesday, February 10, 2015    

REGGAE superstar Jimmy Cliff says a sequel to the 1972 Jamaican cult classic The Harder They Come is on the cards for later this year.

Cliff, 66, was speaking to the Jamaica Observer in an exclusive interview on the weekend.

Jimmy Cliff  in Studio

"We don't know what we'll be calling it yet. But as with the first movie, we had called it Hard Road To Travel and somewhere along the way we called it The Harder They Come," Cliff told the Observer.

"Right now, we're calling it Many Rivers to Cross," he continued.

According to the Grammy-winning artiste, production is slated to begin this winter and scenes will be shot in Britain and Jamaica.

Cliff said the storyline is being put together by an established Broadway writer in New York, but couldn't remember his name.

"He is a scriptwriter, so he's putting in a basic script form," he said.

Directed by Perry Henzell and co-written by Trevor Rhone, the low-budget film The Harder They Come made its debut in Britain in 1972. It made its American run the following year and was shown in New York City, New England and California. The flick introduced Jamaican pop culture to a rock and college audience.

Cliff starred as Ivan, a youth from rural Jamaica who moves to Kingston in search of his big break as a singer. When that fails, he turns to a life of crime. The film is based on Ivanhoe 'Rhygin' Martin, a criminal who terrorised sections of west Kingston in the late 1940s. For the sequel, Cliff says he will reprise the character of Ivan. more

Tivoli plane mystery, FORMER Prime Minister Bruce Golding testifies he never asked US for surveillance aircraft in the operations to apprehend then area don Christopher 'Dudus' Coke....More than 70 people, including members of the security forces, died in the operation.

BY PAUL HENRY Co-ordinator, Crime/Court Desk  Tuesday, February 10, 2015    
FORMER Prime Minister Bruce Golding testified in the Tivoli Enquiry yesterday that a United States surveillance plane was in the sky over Tivoli Gardens a day before he spoke to US charge d'affaires to Jamaica Isaiah Parnell about America providing surveillance in the operations to apprehend then area don Christopher 'Dudus' Coke.

Additionally, Golding, who was defence minister at the time in May 2010, said he never requested an aeroplane, but satellite surveillance of Tivoli Gardens to assist the security forces who had gone in to arrest Coke and restore law and order to the community.

Golding made the disclosure while being questioned by Queen's Counsel Garth McBean, the lead attorney for the commission, about footage of aerial surveillance from a US aeroplane of the May 24, 2010 operation.

"I wasn't aware of it at that time. I became aware of it based on reportage that came out of New York by a journalist, who claimed to have access from Access to Information from Homeland Security," he said.

"What I found significant, as well, is that from his reporting... a plane was in place from Monday 24th. My request was made through the charge d'affaires on Tuesday afternoon the 25th," Golding added.

He said that when he heard that footage was available he thought it was from the request that he had made.

At another point during his questioning from McBean, Golding said he thought that his statement in Parliament that the authority to go ahead with extradition proceedings against Coke, who was wanted in the US on drug and gunrunning charges at the time, exacerbated the situation in Tivoli Gardens prior to the start of the police/military operation.

More than 70 people, including members of the security forces, died in the operation. more

KAESHA THOMAS, a graduate of Campion College, is 2015 Jamaica Female Scholar....Thomas, who was last September awarded a UWI Open Scholarship, plans to become a paediatrician and medical researcher to find and improve methods of treating diseases plaguing children in Jamaica, in particular childhood cancers.... "She is adept at playing both the violin and piano, having completed violin instructions up to Grade 3 ABRSM and piano lessons up to Grade 8 ABRSM.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015  

KAESHA Thomas, a graduate of Campion College, and who is now studying medicine at the University of the West Indies (UWI), has been named by the Ministry of Education as the 2015 Jamaica Female Scholar.

THOMAS… wants to find and improve methods of treating
 diseases plaguing children in Jamaica

She graduated from Campion with nine CSEC subjects with distinctions, sharing first place in the Caribbean in chemistry with one person, and sharing the first place with five others in mathematics.

In the CAPE I examinations, which she sat in 2013, she received five ones with straight A profiles, and was placed third in the island in chemistry.

In 2014, she repeated the feat in the CAPE II examinations, obtaining grade ones in five subjects -- Spanish, chemistry, mathematics, biology and Caribbean Studies. She placed first in the island in mathematics, shared first placed in Spanish with two others, and was fourth in chemistry.

Thomas has been involved in several community activities, including the Interact Club and Teens for the Academic Advancement of Jamaica, through which she volunteers in raising awareness and funds for various social causes and assists in teaching GSAT math to grade six students at primary schools in Kingston.

"She is adept at playing both the violin and piano, having completed violin instructions up to Grade 3 ABRSM and piano lessons up to Grade 8 ABRSM. Currently, she is working on attaining an associate's degree in music through the Trinity College," the Ministry of Education release said.

The release said, Thomas, who was last September awarded a UWI Open Scholarship, plans to become a paediatrician and medical researcher to find and improve methods of treating diseases plaguing children in Jamaica, in particular childhood cancers. more

SHAKERA FACEY (LATEST UPDATE) :“Mi feel it, mi feel it to mi heart! Mi nearly faint weh when mi si her', Shakera Facey’s dad laments her death...“You si from it happen already, I’m not going to worry myself,” he said. “When she was sick I was more worried, because she was in so much pain...Shakera died Sunday while at Hope Institute in Mona, where she was awaiting further medical treatment for what was diagnosed as osteosarcoma, a cancerous bone tumour that usually develops in teenagers.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015    

VINCENT Facey broke down in tears as he viewed the body of his 19-year-old daughter Shakera yesterday morning. The sight was more than he could bear.

Shakera & Vincent Facey

“‘Shackout,’ a you dat!” he wailed as he identified the body of the youngest of his four children. ‘Shackout’ was the name he had fondly called her since she was a child. “It hard, man. It really, really hard,” Facey later told the Jamaica Observer as he came to terms with her death.

“Mi feel it, mi feel it to mi heart! Mi nearly faint weh when mi si her, man. I was in bed about 10:30 last night (Sunday) and get the call that she dead. I was so frightened.

The most I could do is come out of the house and walk up to one of my brother’s yard and drop down on the verandah.

My forehead nearly kill me, like it was tearing off.” Shakera was pronounced dead after 10:00 pm Sunday while at Hope Institute in Mona, where she was awaiting further medical treatment for what was diagnosed as osteosarcoma, a cancerous bone tumour that usually develops in teenagers.

Sometimes a sudden fracture of the bone is the first symptom as affected bone is not as strong as normal bones and may fracture with minor trauma, as in Shakera’s case when she tried to break her fall with her left hand after slipping in June last year.

In October, the tumour began to grow so fast that it rendered her unable to carry out basic tasks for herself. Shakera’s condition was brought to the public’s attention two Sundays ago when her story was featured in the Sunday Observer of February 1, sparking international response from readers who offered to assist the young girl to access medical treatment.

Shakera, who spoke to the Observer up to last Saturday via phone, said that she was in severe pain despite being given morphine, and was still experiencing shortness of breath. more

SHAKERA FACEY DEAD AT 19 y-o after struggling with cancer...SHAKERA DIED at 10:30 pm on February 8, 2015... Her dad is requesting contributions to help with her funeral.

Yes folks it is true...I will play an interview at 10:00am ET on www.RulaBrownNetwork.com that I did with the dad Mr. Vincent Facey yesterday on my radio show. 

The immediate goal is to help raise funds to bury Shakera. Please in whatever way you can. HELP...

I will send some personal funds to Mr. Facey in Jamaica today. I someone would like to send some funds to me via paypal or Western Union for me to get to the dad immediately please contact me.

I will be going to Jamaica for the funeral.

IN JAMAICA: Spare The Rod! UN Committee Calls For Law To Prevent Parents From Slapping Children following a visit and presentation by a Jamaican delegation to its meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, three weeks ago WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Erica Virtue, Senior Gleaner Writer Published: Sunday | February 8, 2015 

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child is urging Jamaica to pass a law to abolish corporal punishment.

flogging

The body considers corporal punishment to be violence against children and made the recommendation for a full ban in the final report on Jamaica, following a visit and presentation by a Jamaican delegation to its meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, three weeks ago.

The committee was responding to concerns on corporal punishment contained in a report submitted by local human-rights group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ).

Lisa Hanna

"Corporal punishment is still highly prevalent in Jamaica. Reports of child abuse are alarmingly common, yet there has been insufficient action at the legislative and policy level to combat this," said the JFJ.

"Article 19 of the [UN Convention on the Rights of the Child] stipulates that children have the right to be protected from all forms of violence ...,"noted JFJ. more

UWI students shine at US conference...UNIVERSITY of the West Indies' (UWI) Department of Government (Mona) undergraduate students, Garrick Donaldson and Rashaun Kanute Watson, took first and second places, respectively, at the recent Charles E Williams II Advanced Leadership Institute annual Oratorical Contest in the USA.

Sunday, February 08, 2015    

UNIVERSITY of the West Indies' (UWI) Department of Government (Mona) undergraduate students, Garrick Donaldson and Rashaun Kanute Watson, took first and second places, respectively, at the recent Charles E Williams II Advanced Leadership Institute annual Oratorical Contest in the USA.

Below, Garrick Donaldson (left) of the Student High Achievers
 Society at the UWI Department of Government and winner
 of the Charles E Williams II Advanced Leadership Institute annual
Oratorical Contest in the USA recently, joins fellow Department
 of Government student and first runner-up in the contest,
Rashaun Watson (second right); Shinique Walters (second left),
 Facilitator Department of Government; and Dr Lloyd Waller,
 Head of the Department of Government at the UWI (Mona),
 for a picture on the campus after returning to Jamaica.

The question addressed the issue, "Homicide is the leading cause of death amongst African American youth ages 15-24". The event was staged at the 27th South-western Black Student Leadership Conference at the Texas A&M University. The UWI was also presented with an award for International Recognition.

The Charles E Williams Advanced Leadership Institute (ALI) is a special forum for seasoned student leaders who have demonstrated their abilities at their own colleges. ALI pushes them to take it to the next level.

The limited enrollment programme is held in conjunction with Southwestern Black Student Leadership Conference (SBSLC), but provides a more in-depth workshop lineup and one-on-one attention.

Among the points addressed By the UWI students was that Black youth are 10 times more likely to be victims of homicide than their white peers in the USA. more

IN JAMAICA: 100 y-o Alma Whyte has no regrets in life...Centenarian beats down common-law unions...."I have no problem. All I have to do now is just settle my account with God and to obey his word and do his will. At the end of my journey I will find that peace with Him in paradise. That's all I need now."

BY DONNA HUSSEY-WHYTE Sunday Observer staff reporter husseyd@jamaicaobserver.com  Sunday, February 08, 2015 

"I have no regrets in life, because I experience this and I experience that in life ... I experience many things, but God has brought me through and still give me length of days to settle my account with Him," revealed centenarian Alma Whyte.

Whyte, who brought up her milestone last December 7, added:

Alma Whyte, centenarian

"I have no problem. All I have to do now is just settle my account with God and to obey his word and do his will. At the end of my journey I will find that peace with Him in paradise. That's all I need now."

Born in Kingston at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in 1914, Whyte grew up in various areas of downtown Kingston, including Fletcher's Land, North Street, Orange Street and Brentford Road.

Whyte was an only child and grew with her mother until she died when she was only seven years old.

"I don't know anything about my father. My grandaunt grew me after my mother died," she disclosed.

Alma and her family

Whyte attended the St Barnabas School in Fletcher's Land, then St George's Extension where she did extra lessons in English.

"I never did any great, fun things when I was growing up, you know," the eloquent, soft-spoken Whyte said. "I never do much of that because I never had any parents. So you know you had you margin because I was living with someone else." Living with her grandaunt was not always smooth sailing for the young girl who admitted to being a bit mischievous then. more

(STORY UPDATE 2) : Overwhelming support for brave 19 y-o Shakera Facey...Rula Brown's effort for getting the original story out mentioned by JAMAICA OBSERVER...Story has gone viral to England, Canada, USA and beyond as a result, a reader has taken on the task of getting in touch with persons in Jamaica to ensure that all the proper documentations are speedily in place to fly Shakera to a hospital in Florida which has already agreed to take up the teen's case.

BY DONNA HUSSEY-WHYTE Sunday Observer staff reporter husseyd@jamaicaobserver.com

Hundreds of people in Jamaica and overseas have been lending their support to 19-year-old Shakera Facey, the young woman with the large tumour on her shoulder who was up to last week unsure of what it really was.

Shakera & Vincent Facey

Facey and her father Vincent, who hails from Redwood in Linstead, St Catherine have been receiving a number of phone calls from people showing an interest in assisting the teen to get back on her feet.

Those who said that they would like to contribute financially, have also been praying for her, and others who even put the wheels in motion in getting her overseas for treatment.

"When I read Shakera's story my heart went out to her," said one woman who called the Jamaica Observer from the United States. "To see that such a young girl has to be going through this, it must be very hard. But what I can't understand is why the doctors there are not doing anything about this," she lamented.

As a result, she has taken on the task of getting in touch with persons in Jamaica to ensure that all the proper documentations are speedily in place to fly Shakera to a hospital in Florida which has already agreed to take up the teen's case.

Others from the 'Help Us to Help You Foundation' in England have also reached out and are in touch with the teen's doctor to see how best they are able to contribute to her recovery.

There have been nearly 100 e-mails to the Sunday Observer, dozens of telephone calls and a number of messages posted on various Facebook pages and other social media by well-wishers.

Rula Brown from a radio show in Atlanta, Georgia interviewed both Shakera and her dad on air on Thursday and posted the Sunday Observer story to his Facebook network page reaching over 100,000 readers. "We have to work together in helping people. I thank the Observer for writing the story and for bringing this to the public's attention. I just want to make sure that we do all we can to help so I got an account number from her father and I will be directing persons who want to contribute to send money there. I want to ensure that we do it the right way."

Brown said that he is also making a radio commercial on the teen that will seep through 15 radio stations in the United States and beyond. more

(STORY UPDATE 1) : It's cancer!, Fresh diagnosis confirms Shakera Facey's worst fear..." Dr Banbury explained that she had a tumour and as a result of the tumour she had developed fluids in her lungs and was in respiratory distress,"...."If she had stayed a day later, chances are she would not be here today, that is how bad it was," Dr Dawes said on Tuesday. WATCH 20-min interview with RulaBrownNetwork (RBN)

BY DONNA HUSSEY-WHYTE Sunday Observer Staff Reporter husseyd@jamaicaobserver.com  Sunday, February 08, 2015  

Medical practitioner Dr Alfred Dawes has confirmed the worst fear of a young woman featured in last week's edition of the Sunday Observer — that she has cancer.

Shakera Facey, 19, has a large tumour growing on her arm, and her story resulted in hundreds of responses offering support to her in her plight.

Dr Dawes, who is also president of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) reached out to Facey after reading about her condition, which also detailed the family's uncertainty following a diagnosis at the Kingston Public (KPH) which showed the teen's condition to be cancer while examinations by private doctors showed inflammation. He said that the biopsy and follow-up examinations showed that Facey has a rare type of cancer of the bone called an osteosarcoma.

Shakera Facey

Osteosarcoma is a cancerous (malignant) bone tumour that usually develops in teenagers. Many patients first complain of pain that may be worse at night, and may have been occurring for some time. If the tumor is large, it can appear as a swelling. Sometimes a sudden fracture of bone is the first symptom because affected bone is not as strong as normal bones and may fracture with minor trauma, as in Facey's case when she broke her fall in June with her left hand.

Facey, who resides in Redwood, Linstead with her father Vincent was working in St Ann when she went to dispose of garbage and fell. In an attempt to break her fall, she used her left arm to regain her balance and since then has been complaining of pain in her shoulder. more

Dionne Warwick Hospitalized After Falling In Shower, Now Recovering.... A week after Warwick -- who is a cousin of Whitney Houston -- suffered the fall, news broke that Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown was hospitalized after being found unresponsive in a bathtub.

The Huffington Post |  By Bill Bradley Email Posted: 02/07/2015 2:50 pm EST

Whitney, Dionne, Bobbi-Kristina

Legendary R&B singer Dionne Warwick has been released from the hospital after nearly two weeks following a fall in the shower in her South Orange, N.J., home on Jan. 24, TMZ reported. Warwick, who had ankle surgery after the incident, is expected to make a full recovery.

A week after Warwick -- who is a cousin of Whitney Houston -- suffered the fall, news broke that Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown was hospitalized after being found unresponsive in a bathtub. Brown was reportedly put in a medically induced coma following the incident, which is still being investigated. 

Warwick, who was released Thursday, sent out a tweet the next day thanking all those who have been offering support: more

Hundreds turn up for Marley’s 70th birthday in Kingston, Jamaica...

BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter johnsonr@jamaicaobserver.com  Saturday, February 07, 2015    

THE life and legacy of reggae icon Bob Marley were celebrated at the late musician's home-turned-museum at 56 Hope Road in St Andrew on Friday.

The celebrations marked his 70th birthday.

Marley men - brothers (from left) Julian, Ky-Mani,
 and Rohan were on hand to greet guests.
 (PHOTO: KARL MCLARTY)

Members of the Marley family, entertainment fraternity as well as locals and visitors alike streamed into the venue for the celebrations.

Speaking to the Jamaica Observer, Marley's daughter Cedella noted that it was a joy to see how many persons had come out to show love for her father.

She said it was important, especially for youngsters, to appreciate the way her father lived, which was reflected in the outpouring of love for him on his birthday.

Meanwhile, the Marley siblings are not ruling out the possibility of there being a collaboration among them to mark their father's milestone.

Sons Ky-Mani and Julian noted that the idea has always been touted among the children.

"That idea is still a seed, we have no concrete plans, but the fact that we have discussed it means the project could bear fruit in due season," said Julian.

Both Marleys are currently in studio working on albums which will be released later this year.

Ky-Mani's self-titled project will drop in summer and comprises 15 tracks. The project sees him producing a number of the cuts and has collaborations with German artiste Gentleman, Canadian-Jamaican act Kreesha Turner, and Jewish reggae artiste Matisyahu.

Locals and foreigners alike turned out
 for Friday’s celebrations

"I can't wait to get on the road to promote this project. It's been a while since I have performed in Jamaica and I really want the people here at home to hear the new music. It's a great album... if I can say so myself," said Ky-Mani.

Julian's project is set to drop by spring and is yet untitled. He is just coming off a Brazillian tour with his father's band, The Wailers. more

US created 257,000 jobs in Jan vs. 234,000 est; unemployment rate at 5.7% vs. 5.6% est Jeff Cox | @JeffCoxCNBCcom

The U.S. economy added 257,000 jobs in January, as the unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

More from the AP:

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers hired at a stellar pace last month, wages rose by the most in six years, and Americans responded by streaming into the job market to find work.

The Labor Department said Friday that the economy gained a seasonally adjusted 257,000 jobs in January, and added far more in previous months than originally estimated. Businesses added 414,000 jobs in November, the government now says, the most in 17 years. Total job gains in December were also revised higher, to 329,000, up from 252,000.

Average hourly wages, meanwhile, jumped 12 cents to $24.75, the biggest gain since September 2008. In the past year, hourly pay has increased 2.2 percent.

The unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent from 5.6 percent. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. More Americans began looking for jobs, though not all found work. Their job hunting suggests they are more confident about their prospects.

That is ahead of inflation, which rose just 0.7 percent in 2014. The sharp drop in gas prices in the past year has held down inflation and boosted Americans' spending power. Still, wages typically increase at a 3.5 percent pace in a fully healthy economy.

Strong hiring pushes up wages as employers compete for fewer workers. Job gains have now averaged 336,000 a month for the past three months, the best three-month pace in 17 years. Just a year ago, the three-month average was only 197,000.

7 Myths About Omega Fatty Acids....Myth #1: All Omega fatty acids are equal....Myth #2: You should eat as many Omega fatty acids as possible....Myth #3: Safflower, canola, corn, and sunflower oils are good sources of Omega 3s.... Myth #4: Corn and canola are healthy oils & more...

 Michelle Schoffro Cook February 5, 2015   

Considering all the talk of Omega 3, 6, 7, and 9 fatty acids, you may be left a bit confused as to which ones you should be eating and which ones to avoid. To help you decipher the truth from the myth, here are the 7 most common myths about Omega fatty acids.

Myth #1: All Omega fatty acids are equal.

Fact: There is a big difference between the different types of Omega fatty acids. Omega 3 fatty acids are anti-inflammatory, for example, while Omega 6s are pro-inflammatory.

Myth #2: You should eat as many Omega fatty acids as possible.

Fact: Since most people already get excessive amounts of Omega 6s you should likely cut down on Omega 6s, while boosting your intake of Omega 3s, 7s, and 9s. Most nutrition experts suggest that we eat about thirty to forty times the Omega 6s than Omega 3s in our diet. Omega 3s, which we need more of, are found in flaxseeds and hempseeds, Omega 7s are primarily found in sea buckthorn berries and oil (learn more about sea buckthorn here), and Omega 9s are high in olives and olive oil.

Myth #3: Safflower, canola, corn, and sunflower oils are good sources of Omega 3s.

Fact: These oils are highest in omega-6s, the ones you’re most likely getting too much of. Even if you’re not consciously aware of eating these oils they are found in most baked goods, processed and prepared foods. That leads me to Myth #4.

Myth #4: Corn and canola are healthy oils.

Fact: The crops from which these oils are derived are heavily genetically-modified, making any nutritional value they once held insufficient in comparison to the potential health problems they may cause. more

SHAKERA FACEY speaks of her cancer illness in JAMAICA- Estimated J$10 million needed. Struggling for the past 8 months to get help.....PLEASE SHARE (RECORDED 2/5/15)

'Desperate' Prince Charles Wanted To Back Out Of His Wedding To Princess Diana, New Book Claims....

The Huffington Post |  By Leigh Weingus Email Posted: 02/05/2015 1:05 pm EST 

It's no secret that Prince Charles and Princess Diana were never as perfect a match as they initially seemed, but a new claim that Charles was "desperate" to back out of the 1981 royal wedding makes the marriage seem like an especially bad idea in hindsight.

In a new unauthorized biography, Charles: Heart Of A King, author Catherine Mayer writes that Charles wanted to call off marrying Lady Diana Spencer.

According to The Telegraph, Mayer -- who interviewed members of the Prince's inner circle -- details a moment on the night before his wedding when a "desperate" Charles reportedly told an aide, “I can’t go through with it ... I can't do it." He is also said to have confessed Diana was “not the jolly country girl he had assumed."

Charles wasn't alone in his doubts about the relationship. In a famous account from the 1992 book Diana: Her True Story, for which the Princess of Wales covertly cooperated with author Andrew Morton, Diana told her sisters just days before the wedding that she didn't think she could marry Charles because he was still carrying a torch for Camilla Parker Bowles. more

MONTEGO BAY, St James: Minister says 2015 shaping up to be a good year for tourism...Minister says Growth recorded in all main markets; country earns US$ 2.2b in 2014

BY MARK CUMMINGS Editor-at-Large, Western Bureau cummingsm@jamaicaobserver.com  Friday, February 06, 2015    

MONTEGO BAY, St James — The island's tourism sector earned US$2.2 billion last year, a 5.8 per cent increase over the corresponding period in 2013, according to Tourism and Entertainment Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill.

Speaking at a media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister West in Montego Bay yesterday, Dr McNeill stressed that the island's tourism sector continues to experience steady growth.

A Jamaica Observer file photo of
tourists in Falmouth, Trelawny last year.

"Jamaica achieved another milestone in 2014 as the island welcomed over two million stopover visitors, surpassing the historic figure achieved in 2013," the minister told journalists.

He said that, between January and December last year, there were 2,080,181 stopover visitors, an increase of 3.6 per cent over the 2,008,409 stopover visitors recorded for 2013.

"... So, overall, we welcomed 71,772 more visitors than in 2013," said an upbeat tourism minister, adding that, "We saw growth out of all our main source markets".

"Stopover arrivals out of Europe grew by 10.7 per cent, while arrivals out of Canada increased by 5.2 per cent; stopover arrivals out of the United States grew by two per cent overall, with an increase of 5.4 per cent out of the West and 5.6 per cent out of the South," McNeill said, noting that inflows of visitors from Asia also increased by 9.2 per cent. more

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Bob Marley Sons Ready For Dad's 70th 'Redemption Live' Concert....Jr. Gong, Stephen Marley, Tessanne, Marcia Griffiths, Cocoa Tea, I-Octane and more to pay tribute to world reggae icon

Published: Thursday | February 5, 2015

A number of Jamaica's top entertainers and reggae icons are gearing up to pay tribute to world reggae icon Bob Marley at a 70th birthday, free concert being hosted by Digicel on Saturday, February 7, commencing at 6 p.m.

Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley (left) and Stephen Marley.

Dubbed 'Redemption Live', the concert is scheduled to take place on the waterfront in downtown, Kingston, and will feature performances from the Marley sons, Tessanne Chin, Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, I-Octane, Capleton, Cocoa Tea, Freddie McGregor and Tarrus Riley among others.

Now in its seventh year, the telecommunications company will also be streaming the concert live on its social-media pages.

"Bob Marley's life and journey continue to inspire millions across the world", said Kamal Powell, senior sponsorship and development manager at Digicel. "Streaming the concert live will allow persons from across the world who are unable to attend to share in the experience and pay their tributes to Bob Marley." Last year, Digicel streamed the event live to more than 10,322 viewers across the world. more