So-Called Buying Of Student Athletes To Come To An End Education Minister Ronald Thwaites?

Ronnie Thwaites

So-Called Buying Of Student Athletes To Come To An End? Audio

 Education Minister Ronald Thwaites has tabled a ministry paper in parliament outlining measures aimed at stopping the so-called buying of student athletes by schools.

Describing the practice as unethical, Thwaites says the primary goal of a school is the formal education of students. He says there should be no transfer of students primarily for sporting activities without due consideration for their academic development. Education minister, Ronald Thwaites.

The new regulations stipulate that the sending and receiving schools and parents must sign consent forms before presentation to the Ministry of Education for approval of the request to transfer a student. Thwaites says the ministry will review the student’s academic record to determine if he or she is able to cope with the curriculum of the receiving school.

In addition, Thwaites says the transfer of students between schools must not involve economic gain to the student, parent or guardian and their involvement in sports should not compromise their educational advancement. Thwaites also says Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association will continue to impose a mandatory one-year wait period, but will add the option of additional waiting periods or school bans where there are proven breaches in the transfer process.  

However, Opposition members took issue with the new measures with Derrick Smith saying the measures should be withdrawn as they impinge on individual rights:

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WESTMORELAND, JAMAICA: Five Women Shot, One Dies In Negril Attack ... Police Commissioner Vows To Find Killers...The police say 18-year-old Ombretta Jackson of Lime Tree lane, West End address was pronounced dead at hospital.

Four women are now hospitalised in serious condition while one lay dead following an attack on a shop in Negril, Westmoreland last night.

The police say 18-year-old Ombretta Jackson of Lime Tree lane, West End address was pronounced dead at hospital. It is reported that about 8:45 p.m., Jackson was among a group of persons at a shop in Lime Tree Lane, when they were approached by two armed men who opened gunfire hitting her and the four other women.

The gunmen then escaped on a motorcycle. Police Commissioner Dr. Carl Williams has strongly condemned the shooting of five women.

"No effort will be spared to track, find and bring to justice the cowardly gunmen who seem bent on turning their weapons on the most vulnerable in our society, our women and children," said Williams. He is also appealing to the public to support the police in their efforts to bring to justice these heartless criminals.

Anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of those involved in this shooting is being asked to call the Negril Police at 957-4268, Crime Stop at 311, 119 emergency number or the nearest Police station.

9 Ways To Fall Asleep Faster (Without Counting Sheep)....Approximately 60 million Americans report having experienced insomnia in any given year, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Even worse, 40 million Americans suffer from long-term sleep disorders...the health risks associated with missed Zzs can include poor cognitive function, problems with attention and concentration, dementia and an increased risk of heart disease..

By Alex Orlov for Life by DailyBurn

If you feel wide awake when your head hits the pillow at night, you're not alone. Approximately 60 million Americans report having experienced insomnia in any given year, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Even worse, 40 million Americans suffer from long-term sleep disorders.

Missing sleep is nothing to yawn about. "Chronic sleep deprivation has lots of negative consequences," says Sonia Ancoli-Israel, fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She notes that the health risks associated with missed Zzs can include poor cognitive function, problems with attention and concentration, dementia and an increased risk of heart disease.

Why Every Night Of Sleep Matters
Are you getting enough shut-eye? Most adults need seven to eight hours of sleep a night, according to Ancoli-Israel. "People are so busy in their everyday lives and something has to give. They give up on sleep rather than something else," she says.

If you get tense and worried about not being able to sleep, your frustrated mindset could make it even harder to relax.
Even if you don't suffer from insomnia, odds are you've experienced nights when you've tossed and turned, wondering why you can't drift off. "Everyone has a bad night now and then," says Ancoli-Israel. But if you get tense and worried about not being able to sleep, your frustrated mindset could make it even harder to relax into slumber the following nights.

The consequences of missing even a few hours of sleep can be serious. Research shows that short-term sleep deprivation can cause you to crave high carbohydrate and high sugar foods. It can even make it harder to choose healthy options when grocery shopping. Plus, one sobering study revealed that drowsy drivers who had been awake for 18 hours were just as impaired as drivers who had been drinking. more

JAMAICAN Chris Gayle hits first ever World Cup double century – 215; Samuels 133 as WI pulverize Zimbabwe...Highest ODI partnership in Cricket history was done by two Jamaicans

 Tuesday, February 24, 2015 | 2:04 AM 

Canberra, Australia (AFP) — West Indies opener Chris Gayle became the first batsman to score a double century in a World CCanberra (AFP) - Chris Gayle's stunning innings of 215 in a West Indies total of 372 for two in a World Cup Pool B match against Zimbabwe at Canberra's Manuka Oval on Tuesday was a statistician's delight.
Below are the landmark numbers from a match the West Indies eventually won by 73 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Chris Gayle on the attack

372 - The second-wicket stand shared by Gayle (215) and Marlon Samuels (133 not out), after Dwayne Smith was dismissed for a duck, was a new record for any one-day international partnership, surpassing the 331 shared by India's Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar against New Zealand at Hyderabad (Deccan) in 1999.
215 - Gayle's innings was the first double century at the World Cup and beat the tournament's previous highest individual score of 188 not by South Africa's Gary Kirsten against the United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi in 1996.
16 - The number of sixes Gayle struck equalled the most for an individual ODI innings shared by South Africa's AB de Villiers and India's Rohit Sharma.
5 - The number of double centuries now scored in the 3,612 match history of ODI cricket, with Gayle's the first by a non-Indian batsman after Rohit Sharma (two), Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar.
3 - Gayle's was the third-highest ODI innings behind Sharma's 264 against Sri Lanka in Kolkata in 2014 and Sehwag's 219 against the West Indies in Indore in 2011.
3 - The West Indies total of 372 for two was the third-highest by one Test nation against another at the World Cup following Australia's 377 for six against South Africa at Basseterre in 2007 and India's 373 for six against Sri Lanka at Taunton in 1999.
2 - Gayle, who took two for 35 with his off-spin when Zimbabwe batted, is the only player to have scored 150 or more runs and taken two wickets in the same ODI. He made 153 not out and took two for 21 against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in 2003.

1 - Gayle is now also the first man to score a double century and take two wickets in the same ODI.. more

JAMAICAN deejay Admiral Bailey is scheduled to appear in the Corporate Area Criminal Court on Thursday, March 5 after he was arrested yesterday on fraud-related charges.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 

JAMAICAN deejay Admiral Bailey is scheduled to appear in the Corporate Area Criminal Court on Thursday, March 5 after he was arrested yesterday on fraud-related charges.

Admiral Bailey

According to the police, the deejay, whose real name is Glendon Bailey, went to the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) about 10:30 am yesterday and attempted to renew a passport in the name Micheal George Sullivan.

"During the renewal process, his true identity was revealed. Subsequently, investigators from PICA detained him," the police communications unit said in a news release.

The police said he was charged with:

* two counts of uttering forged documents;

* two counts of obtaining passport by false pretence;

* two counts of possession of forged documents;

* one count of attempting to obtain a passport by false pretence; and

* one count of conspiracy to defraud. more

IN JAMAICA: Riverton residents protest against police killing of 35 y-o Oneil Calvin Thorpe, one of their own....He was allegedly found with his mouth gagged and bullet wounds to his chest..."Just like that; they shoot him and then took him up and drove off with him. That's not right, we want justice," ...He is survived by three children, among them a two-month-old girl.

BY KARENA BENNETT Observer staff reporter bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com  Tuesday, February 24, 2015 

SCORES of Riverton City residents early yesterday gathered on Spanish Town Road in Kingston to protest against the police shooting of Oneil Calvin Thorpe, one of their own.

Residents of Riverton City protest yesterday against Sunday
 night’s fatal police shooting of Oneil Thorpe in the inner-city
 community. (PHOTO: PETE SANKEY)

Thorpe, alias 'Chiney Man', was reportedly shot dead by the police about 9:00 pm Sunday at a dance in the community.

According to residents, the 35-year-old Thorpe was at the dance being held a short distance from his home when police surrounded the area. Thorpe, the residents claimed, was called by police officers who forced him around a corner, after which a number of shots were heard.

He was allegedly found with his mouth gagged and bullet wounds to his chest.

"A girl (woman) at the bar was listening to hear if he was going to scream or anything, but the police stuffed his mouth with his 'kerchief and started shooting him," a distraught sister Shaniel Thorpe told the Jamaica Observer.

"Just like that; they shoot him and then took him up and drove off with him. That's not right, we want justice," she added.

Thorpe was a part-time worker at Kingston Container Terminal. He is survived by three children, among them a two-month-old girl.

Mother of the two-month-old, Nardia Hunt, told the Observer that he was the sole breadwinner for the family.

The Riverton residents claimed that two policemen have been involved in a number of shootings in the community although there has been no recent flare-up of violence.

"One of them is after my brother too," one resident explained. "All the while dem coming down here like dem want to kill somebody, and look what happen. Oneil should have been at work now."

Another sister of the deceased, Delores Thorpe, said the police were trying to cover up what she called the cold-blooded murder of her brother by claiming that he was killed in a shoot-out with the police. more

JAMAICAN HISTORY: Leader for Jamaica William A. Bustamante Demands United States Apologizes - Jet Magazine, Feb 28, 1952..... Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, William A. Bustamante Knighted By Queen Elizabeth - Jet Magazine June 23, 1955

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Home Owners: New Policy Let's You Save $100's On Your Energy Bill This Year

Monday, February 23, 2015

Warning: Do not pay your next energy bill until you read this...

There is a new policy in 2015 your current energy provider doesn't want you to know. If you currently own a house and live in specific zip codes the government is giving $1000's to each consumer to install solar panels and

consumers are reducing their energy bill by as much as 70%. New subsidies and rebates cover 99% of costs associated with installation so it literally costs $0 to have done. With $0 down, you could be on your way to significantly reducing your electric bill in a matter of weeks.

So here's the deal.  You no longer have to buy solar panels, the new policy let's you lease solar panels for $0 down. Until now, solar panels cost $10's of thousands of dollars to purchase and install and unless you were building a new home or had that much extra cash sitting around, so the cost was more than the benefit. The solar panels had to be purchased. It was impossible for companies to offer rent or lease agreements because they would lose money.

Solar panels themselves are now a global product. The type of panels used for residential solar installations is quite standard and the costs are basically set globally. That cost has fallen tremendously within the past few years — they’re now about half the price they were in 2008, and about 100 times lower than they were back in 1977. more

John Legend Calls Out America's Prison Problem During Rousing Acceptance Speech: John Legend Uses 'Glory' Best Original Song Win To Discuss America's Prison Problem : "Glory" from "Selma" won Best Original Song at the 2015 Oscars on Sunday night,

"Glory" from "Selma" won Best Original Song at the 2015 Oscars on Sunday night, beating out "Everything is Awesome" from "The Lego Movie," "Grateful" from "Beyond The Lights," "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from "Glen Campbell... I'll Be Me" and "Lost Stars" from "Begin Again." John Legend and Common accepted the awardafter performing a moving rendition of the song to a tearful audience. "'Selma' is now because the struggle for justice is right now," Legend said.

John Legend delivers a message

He continued with a politicized message and mentioned America's staggering incarceration rate: “We know that the Voting Rights Act that they fought for 50 years ago is being compromised right now in this country today. We know that right now, the struggle for freedom and justice is real. We live in the most incarcerated country in the world. There are more black men under correctional control today then were under slavery in 1850. We are with you, we see you, we love you and march on,” he concluded.

"Glory" was the frontrunner, after Legend and Common took home the Golden Globe for Best Original Song. "Knowing what we're singing about is inspiring people as they march today in this present time, and knowing millions of people will watch the Oscars is such a huge honor," Legend told HuffPost Entertainment in a recent interview. "It could not be a better combination of circumstances for us." more

IN JAMAICA: Sagicor expresses condolences to family of 36-year-old Alicia Prince who collapsed at the annual Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run this morning and later died at hospital.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited has extended condolences to the family, co-workers and friends of Alicia Prince, a female runner who collapsed at the annual Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run this morning and later died at hospital.

Alicia Prince

"Our deepest sympathies are with Ms Prince's family," said Richard Byles, President and CEO of Sagicor Group Jamaica.

Sagicor explained in a release today that 36-year-old Prince, an employee at the National Commercial Bank, was this morning treated by doctors in the vicinity of West King's House Road.

“:She received immediate medical treatment from a medical team including a medical doctor, two Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and a nurse in one of several medical vehicles deployed along the route and was taken to Andrews Memorial Hospital where she received additional treatment,” the release added.

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Republican Governor and 2016 Presidential Candidate, Scott Walker: 'I Don't Really Know' Whether Obama Loves America...Here comes more the the racist attacks by Republicans against the President, Barack Obama.

Published 2/22/15

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Friday continued to dance around controversial comments made by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Scott Walker

Asked whether he agreed with Giuliani's contention that President Barack Obama doesn't love America, a remark made at a private dinner for Walker in New York, the governor said, "I don't really know what his opinions are on that one way or another."

“I assume most people in this country love America," he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in an interview in Washington, D.C. "And to me I don’t think it’s worth getting into the battle over whether he does or he doesn’t. He can handle that himself. I know I do."

"And I know there are great people in this country who love this country and who ... feel this country’s exceptional and it doesn’t necessarily align by party," he added. "I think there are Republicans and Democrats and plenty of people in between. I’ve never asked the president so I don’t really know what his opinions are on that one way or another.”

Walker also punted on the matter earlier this week when he told CNBC, "I'm in New York. I'm used to people saying things that are aggressive."

Walker's response stands in sharp contrast to some of his potential rivals for the GOP presidential nomination. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said earlier this week that he had "no doubt" that Obama loves America, "but I just think his policies are bad for our nation." Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul took a similar approach. The prospective White House hopeful told a CNN affiliate on Friday that while he disagreed with Obama's policies, he felt that it was a "mistake to question people's motives." more

FASCINATING TO WATCH as 6 y-o GIRL SHAMES OLD LADY (In Jamaica)

IN JAMAICA: It is always exciting and fascinating to watch the response when this wild growing plant "Shame Old Lady" is touched by the finger and closes immediately upon making contact. The plant opens up shortly thereafter. Rula Brown visited with his long time idrin Pulu and his with family in Kingston. Background song is "Peace and Love" taken from Rula Brown CD of the same name with 34 wicked reggae tracks. Distributed by VPAL Music on Bee Cat Records....More info on www.RulaBrownNetwork.com

SHAKERA FACEY to BE BURIED on March 16th...Casket costs J$270,000. Food for poor to help

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IN JAMAICA (UPDATE) : 14-year-old Leslie-Ann Goulbourne's with tumour gets worse as she awaits radiation.... Since last June, Leslie-Ann has been diagnosed with germinoma, a non-malignant tumour that affects the brain and the spine...."What I realised yesterday (Thursday) is that her neck is not moving. The neck is now stiff and in a straight position," Andrea Williams, the child's mother, said on Friday.

BY DONNA HUSSEY-WHYTE Sunday Observer staff reporter husseyd@jamaicaobserver.com  Sunday, February 22, 2015    

SINCE last Sunday when 14-year-old Leslie-Ann Goulbourne's condition was highlighted in the Sunday Observer, her mother and her doctor have reported that the child is getting worse as the days go by.

(L)GOULBOURNE ... her condition has got worse & (R)WILLIAMS ...
I thank God that Dr Charles is her surgeon

Since last June, Leslie-Ann has been diagnosed with germinoma, a non-malignant tumour that affects the brain and the spine. She has undergone four brain surgeries, six weeks of radiotherapy, weekly visits to the hospital and numerous tests and scans. But the tumour has now spread to the teen's spine, crippling one of her arms and partially blinding the other eye.

Germinoma is a germ cell tumour that forms in the pineal gland area of the brain. Pineal tumour patients typically experience a build-up of fluid within the brain, causing headaches, nausea and impaired vision.

"What I realised yesterday (Thursday) is that her neck is not moving. The neck is now stiff and in a

straight position,"

Andrea Williams, the child's mother, said on Friday. "The left hand is

not moving and the right one, which had little life in it is dead now. The pain is going further down in the spine. She used to feel it up to the neck, but it's going down in the back now. She is telling me to rub her spine downwards, so it is getting worse. The fact that her neck is not moving and she can't turn her neck at all, shows that it is getting much worse."

Along with that, the child is now suffering from shortness of breath, and, as explained by her neurosurgeon Dr Peter Charles last week, this is as a result of the tumour compressing against the spine, getting larger and squeezing tighter. The part being compressed, he explained, controls breathing and movement of the hands and legs. He noted then that this could result in the child becoming paralysed from the neck down and she could even stop breathing. more

CONGRATS : Jamaica's RAVEN Maragh, a first-year doctoral student selected as 2014-15 HASTAC Scholar at the University of Iowa....She attended Westwood High School in Trelawny, and left that institution for the United States while an eighth grader. There she attended the Metro Christian Academy in Oklahoma.

BY ANNALISA DONAHEY  Sunday, February 22, 2015   

RAVEN Maragh, a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Communication Studies, was recently selected as one of the University of Iowa Obermann Center HASTAC scholar recipients for the 2014-2015 academic year.

MARAGH ... attended Westwood High School in Trelawny

The HASTAC award, or Humanities, Arts, Sciences, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory, awards two graduate students with a monetary gift and a unique experience to promote and attend a variety of forums and events through the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.

The programme is specifically designed for graduate students with knowledge and interests in digital media, higher education, digital humanities, and technology in the arts. Maragh is a perfect fit for this programme as her focus is in media and communications and she has quite a bit of experience in the field.

She was born in Mandeville, Jamaica on November 29, 1990, attended Belair Preparatory School in the central Jamaica town, before relocating to Negril, western Jamaica, in November 1996.

She attended Westwood High School in Trelawny, and left that institution for the United States while an eighth grader. There she attended the Metro Christian Academy in Oklahoma.

Raven Maragh (third left) during a social occasion
 with the department.

She graciously answered a few questions I had about her involvement in the HASTAC programme and discussed some of the events and projects she's most looking forward to in this 2014-2015 academic year:

Q: What motivated you to apply for the HASTAC award?

A: The department sent out a few emails about the HASTAC Scholar Program, and I was drawn to the description of digital media studies in a practical sense. I was thrilled to apply for the opportunity to learn and practice methods in media studies that I study at the theoretical and historical level. My journalism background also prompted my interest in critical scholarship with practical implications; I truly wanted to learn more about the field I've been studying in a different way. more

MINISTER of Finance and Planning Dr Peter Phillips yesterday tabled a $641-billion expenditure budget for the new fiscal year, 2015/16, which starts on April 1.

MINISTER of Finance and Planning Dr Peter Phillips yesterday tabled a $641-billion expenditure budget for the new fiscal year, 2015/16, which starts on April 1.

The primary increase is approximately 18 per cent, with expenditure increasing by approximately $102 billion over the $539 billion for the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31.

JA Govt.

The estimates comprise $432.6 billion in recurrent (housekeeping) expenditure and $209 billion in combined Capital A and B expenditures, which cover estimates for projects financed solely by the Government, and projects financed primarily by external sources, respectively.

Audley Shaw, Opposition spokesman on finance and planning, pointed out in an interview with the Jamaica Observer last night that, as is customary, the finance and planning ministry has gobbled up the bulk of the resources -- over $200 billion -- primarily to pay down the country's debt.

According to Shaw, the budget would be used mainly to reduce the debt, while there was some funding available for compensation for public sector workers and outstanding Government arrears.

"There is nothing in this budget that you could call a growth budget. It is definitely not the growth budget that the country was looking for," Shaw insisted.

But Dr Phillips told a press conference at his ministry following the tabling of the estimates that the focus was to reduce the extent of the public debt as measured by the debt-to-GDP ratio.

Rudy Giuliani: Obama Criticism Not Racist Because Obama Had A White Mother

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) defended his accusation that Obama doesn't love America by arguing that Obama's upbringing by a white mother and attendance of a white school made his statement not racist. "Some people thought it was racist -- I thought that was a joke, since he was brought up by a white mother, a white grandfather, went to white schools, and most of this he learned from white people," Giuliani said in an interview with The New York Times on Thursday. During a fundraiser for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) in New York City on Wednesday, Giuliani said that he didn't think Obama loved the country because of the way he was raised. more

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, West-moreland (TROUBLING & SICKENING STORY): Fashion designer and photo studio operator 37-year-old Cornelius Robinson, Businessman gets life for murder of 14-year-old girl, Santoya Campbell....Subsequent post-mortem results, which proved that the young student was pregnant, also showed she was strangled by Robinson

BY HORACE HINES Observer staff reporter  Friday, February 20, 2015    

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, West-moreland — Fashion designer and photo studio operator 37-year-old Cornelius Robinson, who pleaded guilty to the murder of 14-year-old schoolgirl Santoya Campbell, was sentenced to life when he appeared in the Westmoreland Circuit Court yesterday.

The businessman, of a Shrewsbury, Westmoreland, address, will become eligible for parole after he spends 25 years behind bars.

Prior to handing down the sentence, Justice Martin Gayle gave Robinson an opportunity to speak. During his address to the court he broke down in tears as he apologised to family members of the deceased, as well as people who he said "looked up to him".

On Tuesday, January 27, Santoya's body was found in garbage bags under a bridge, near a river close to the Frome Technical High School, where she was a grade eight student.

Subsequent post-mortem results, which proved that the young student was pregnant, also showed she was strangled.

Two days after the discovery of the body, Robinson turned himself over to the police, in the company of his attorney.

He was afterwards charged by the Westmoreland police after admitting to the murder.

The matter was first called up in the Savanna-la-Mar Resident Magistrate's Court for mention on Tuesday and Wednesday, last week. The case was subsequently transferred to the Westmoreland Circuit Court where Robinson was sentenced yesterday.

Campbell whose body was
 found in garbage bags
near her school

A remorseful-looking Robinson, clad in a pair of blue jeans pants, blue and white plaid shirt, and a pair of Levi sneakers, held his head down throughout most of yesterday's procedure.

The court heard that Robinson, who had no previous conviction, admitted to the police and the probation officer that he knew Santoya, who lives in the same community as himself, since she was attending primary school and that her mother asked him to assist her with lunch money, to which he agreed.

Robinson claimed that the young schoolgirl, who used to visit his photo studio, started to make sexual advances on him to which he finally yielded once between late September and October 2014. more

Doctors take Bobbi Kristina Brown off ventilator

Thursday, February 19, 2015 | 4:39 PM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica — US media reports are that Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of late singer Whitney Houston, has been taken off the ventilator that has helped her breathe since she was found unresponsive in her apartment.

Bobbi Kristina

The 21-year-old was found in a bathtub last month, but no decisions have been made to take her off life support, US Media reports said on Thursday.

Bobbi Kristina Brown

Reports are that Brown’s condition has not changed but removing the breathing tube was a standard course of practice to avoid infection.

Family members have reportedly said that Brown, the only child of singers Bobby Brown and Houston, is fighting for her life at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after she was discovered on January 31 face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban home.

Bobbi Kristina and family

Police are reportedly treating the case as a criminal investigation and have been questioning people about the circumstances leading up to Brown being found in the tub.

Brown's mother, who battled substance abuse, drowned in a hotel bathtub in Beverly Hills, California, on February 11, 2012. more