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Entertainment & Culture Discussion / Interview and Video of Brother Resistance
« on: December 22, 2006, 06:01:58 PM »183
General Discussion / BISHOP’S GIRLS DON’T CRY
« on: December 21, 2006, 05:37:24 PM »At the end of a love affair, Attillah Springer wonders whether Bishop’s girls can really have tabanca. Blame it on her alma mater . . .
At the end of the love affair, I did what was expected of me. I made a misery playlist for my iPod, and ate appropriately obscene amounts of dark chocolate. I was, for about a day, having what seemed to me to be a tabanca.
Tabanca: that well known Trinbagonian lost-love syndrome that so often takes a fatal turn. The sickness has identifiable stages. Tabanca: the fresh hurt of lost love. Tabanctruck: begging for a second chance and possible stalking. Froufoulou: weight loss or gain, depending on your penchant for George X doubles. And then the final stage: counting lampposts, which speaks for itself, sadly.
But I realised one day, soon after I’d eaten the last of the chocolate, that I didn’t really have the heart to run the whole course of the illness. So I did what no other right-thinking woman should do: I blamed it on my alma mater.
I went to a high school in the middle of Port of Spain, hidden behind a moderately high grey wall similarly severe to the one that surrounds the Royal Gaol on Frederick Street nearby. Behind these walls there is some sort of education going on that surpasses the typical high school subjects. This education creates a peculiar and highly complex organism called the Bishop’s Girl.
Within the hierarchy of Trinidad’s church-run “prestige” schools, competition is a fierce and not-so-pleasant leave-over from colonial days. But this school, from its founding by an Anglican Bishop called Anstey, was really for the growing number of black middle-class Protestant girls who did not necessarily find a best-fit in the nun-run convent schools.
By the time I entered those hallowed halls, I wanted to follow the trail blazed by those outsiders who had gone on to own the world. In the chapel there was a dashiki-wearing mosaic Jesus with an afro, and a priest with a funky beard who gave the kinds of sermons that even the anti-church feminist girls wanted to hear.
But no Bishop’s Girl can tell the moment or the class or the day on which she first learned the lesson that Bishop’s Girls were really put on earth to rule the world. Upon release, the Bishop’s Girl mutates into several other species, including but not limited to: the Bishop’s mafia; the CEO; and the angry black woman who is not just satisfied with complaining loudly. She is also prone to decisive action.
Illustration by James Hackett
No Bishop’s Girl can really recall the moment when she realised she really was better than everyone else.
But in the pursuit of this sisterhood of success, nobody warned us that men and other less enlightened women might have a problem with that.
“You think you own yourselves,” says my classic Caribbean man friend, giving his analysis of The Problem With Bishop’s Girls.
A heated argument ensues, and I am inclined to agree with him that we think we own ourselves, which to us is not a problem. But given the fragile nature of sexual politics in the Caribbean, it’s the kind of situation a lot of men find rather disconcerting.
Of course, it’s not just Caribbean men who don’t quite get it. I find myself wondering if perhaps I should have explained to the mild-mannered European ex-BF who had no clue about the Bishop’s Girl phenomenon that it really wasn’t my fault I was haughty, dismissive, and wholly unmanageable. Which is not to say that I didn’t
love him, in a Bishop’s Girl kind of way; that is, on my terms, which I have a right to change as it suits me.
And if the Bishop’s Girl in me dictated how I am in a relationship, it certainly has an influence on how I deal with its demise. Do we get sad or do we get even? Do we use that biting wit to make big men who might have been convinced by the Convent girls that they’re the cat’s pyjamas understand that, really, they’re not.
I mean, is it appropriate behaviour for me to be trying to figure out what I did wrong when clearly the man is the one with the flaws?
But another Bishop’s Girl explained that, in truth, Bishop’s Girls do get tabancas, because we have to settle for, as described by a past principal, two-by-four men. And it is because we know they are unworthy of us that we are prone to hurt.
So until such time as the advent of a Bishop’s Boy who understands high standards and the inherent need to be haughty, Bishop’s Girls are doomed to lives of settling for less-than-perfect men, and the disappointments that come with knowing that no one is really worthy.
Maybe I should just buy myself a lifetime supply of dark chocolate.
by Attillah Springer
caribbean beat
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Cricket Anyone / NOT JUST CRICKET
« on: December 21, 2006, 05:29:54 PM »In 2007, the West Indies will host the ICC Cricket World Cup. The matches will, of course, be the centre of attention, but the host nations will also take the opportunity to offer visitors other ways to enjoy themselves. James Fuller takes a look at the options for cricket tourists
It’s going to be Carnival time in the Caribbean when cricket’s biggest party, the ICC World Cup, comes to town in March. Organisers are preparing to welcome visitors and returning nationals alike with the mix of warmth and flamboyance that typifies the region.
As well as a feast of top-class cricket, there will be events, parties, and tours galore to make sure fans and their families enjoy the best of the West Indies. With slogans like “Grenada Rocks in 2007”, St Kitts and Nevis’ “Ready to Welcome the World”, and “Festival Barbados 2007” trumpeting their efforts, it’s clear where most of the local organising committees (LOCs) are heading.
“We’re starting on February 7 with our Independence celebrations,” says Troy Garvey at the Grenada LOC. “That will kick-start the whole atmosphere and lead into Cricket World Cup and Easter.
“Many Grenadians, from all over the world, will be using this as an excuse to come home and have a reunion. It will be a time of tremendous happiness for them as well as the first-time visitor.”
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Terry Mayers at the Barbados LOC, where the final will be staged on April 28, says, “We are trying to create that festival atmosphere. There’s going to be a lot of partying going on.”
Illustration by Jason Jarvis
As well as the more conventional parties visitors might expect, there will some more unusual ones, like block parties in St Kitts and Nevis, where the streets are literally blocked off before the revelry begins. And the multicultural melting pot which is the West Indies will ensure music of all forms, but those for which the region is most noted, calypso, soca, reggae, and steel pan, will be to the fore.
For a party, of course, you need food and drink as well as music, and there promises to be plenty of all three. If you’re a Caribbean fish or shellfish, you might want to book a holiday before the World Cup circus rolls in. The islands are famed for their seafood, and with each venue keen to display their local specialities, there’s going to be a lot on offer.
A Barbadian favourite is flying fish. “One local recipe is coo-coo and flying fish,” says Terry Mayers. “It’s an old African dish. The coo-coo is a cornmeal flour mixed with ochro and boiled with coconut milk. Served with flying fish and all the trimmings, it’s fantastic stuff.”
Trinidad’s shark-and-bake is another not to be missed, and in St David’s, Grenada, piscine delicacies in all shapes and styles are served up at the weekly Friday fish fry-up. Add lobster, crab, conch, and oysters to the regional smorgasbord, and it’s enough to get any fish lover drooling.
But if the fruits of the sea are not to your taste, the list of agrarian dishes is just as long. They include goat water soup in St Kitts, and delectable callaloo and oil down, favourites in Trinidad and Grenada; and why not try Guyana’s pepperpot or Jamaica’s jerk pork and chicken, or rice and peas?
To wash it all down, you can hardly come to the Caribbean and not sample a little rum. The ubiquitous rum punch will be a favourite tipple.
“It will be flowing like crazy,” says Troy Garvey.
For the discerning, though, there is still the choice of which rum to mix. “In Grenada we have Rivers, Jack Iron, and Clark’s Court Rum,” adds Troy. “Clark’s Court is noted for its quality, taste, and strength. That’s a strong rum,” he chuckles knowingly.
The Cricket World Cup won’t just be about partying, though, and the hosts are keen to show off all that their respective cultures have to offer. Antigua and Barbuda, for example, will have three designated entertainment zones. Each will offer the visitor something different, explains Lucia Mings, programme coordinator at the nation’s LOC.
“St John’s is the commercial centre, and is a lively hub for shopping and dining, while the English Harbour area, covering the Nelson dockyards and Falmouth, is famous for its historic sites, but is also a mecca for yacht lovers, holding an internationally renowned annual sailing week. It’s a more metropolitan crowd here, and there’s a popular street food fair every year.
“The third area is around the Urlings and Old Road fishing villages in the south-west. They play host to an annual fish festival as well. It is more family-oriented, and there is also a huge mangrove forest, where people can take tours or go kayaking.”
The Caribbean is rightly lauded for its beaches, and a lot of events will be focussed on or just off the warm, fine sands. As well as watersports such as kayaking, fishing, and scuba diving, there will be the chance to indulge in a favourite local pastime.
“Beach cricket is a big West Indian tradition, obviously,” says Val Henry at the St Kitts and Nevis LOC. “You play with a tennis ball and a bat made from a coconut branch. The wicket is made from whatever you can find — beer crates, a piece of galvanise, a butter pan, in fact almost anything except normal stumps. It’s important to note that modern stumps would deliberately not be used — it’s part of the tradition.”
And don’t be shy — if you want to join in a game, just walk up and ask.
With all this going on, you’d be forgiven for losing focus on the fact that you initially came here to watch some cricket matches. With time running out to acquire tickets, and many of the games likely to be sell-outs, there will be many without a ticket in hand when they land. So are there any other ways of catching the action live?
Historically, as television pictures beamed around the world for decades will attest, West Indians have proved adept at the art of scaling large trees on perimeters of cricket grounds. Could this be a way for the ticketless fan to see a match?
Unfortunately not. It appears that shinning up a convenient samaan is no longer an option. The trees surrounding Guyana’s beloved Bourda Ground once creaked and groaned under the weight of upwards of fifty agile fans each. But, alas, Bourda will not be a part of World Cup 2007, its place being taken by the newly built Providence Stadium. “The new Providence Stadium hasn’t got any trees around it, as it is a new build,” says Troy Peters, at the Guyana LOC. “It’s also got miles and miles of sugar cane behind it, so there’s nowhere really to get a vantage point from.”
Lucia Mings, at the Antigua and Barbuda LOC is more emphatic. “The days of scaling trees to see cricket in the Caribbean are over, I’m afraid. It’s sad, but with security implications and everything else you have to move on.”
One group that might still be able to get a surreptitious look in is the police force in St Kitts, as Val Henry explains. “Warner Park is centrally located in downtown Basseterre next to the police headquarters, which is a very tall building. It has been the tradition over the years that off-duty police officers will occupy the higher parts of the building to watch the cricket.” Recent construction work at the stadium has limited the view but, Val says, there are still vantage points to be had.
Save the off-chance of befriending a cricket-crazy copper in St Kitts, though, it seems the only way to be certain of seeing the games live is to go down the official route. Ticket sales are being carefully controlled by the ICC and an explanation of the procedure and timeframe is in the attached sidebar.
But if you haven’t been fortunate enough to land yourself a ticket, don’t worry — you’re unlikely to miss anything. Major networks in nearly all the host venues have acquired rights to broadcast the action from the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC). Coverage on free-to-air broadcasts will be widespread, so big screens at popular entertainment spots and arenas are likely to be a common sight.
Even if you don’t manage to get yourself to a TV, the CMC, through its brand CRICKETPLUS, will be giving full ball-by-ball radio commentaries on forty of the 51 matches.
Wherever or however you end up experiencing the World Cup, one thing seems certain: it’s going to be memorable.
by James Fuller
Caribbean-beat
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Entertainment & Culture Discussion / A parang glossary- I know some ah allyuh will appreciate this
« on: December 21, 2006, 05:24:14 PM »
Parang songs fall into several main categories.
Serenal or aguinaldo: Used to announce the parranderos’ arrival at a house. Tells the story of the birth of Christ, and spreads the message of peace and goodwill.
Anunciacion: Tells the story of the Angel Gabriel’s visit to Mary, when she finds out she will be the mother of Jesus.
Nacimiento: Relates the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.
Guarapo: A lively song on any topic.
Joropo: Similar in style to a Spanish waltz, it makes great dancing music.
Vals (castillian): A secular song with a slow waltz tempo.
Salsa: The Cuban style of Latin music which has taken the world by storm is increasingly popular with younger parang bands.
Manzanare: A waltz celebrating the Manzanare River in Cumana, Venezuela.
Estribillo: A very lively sing-along number that involves call and response from the audience.
Despedida: Farewell tune giving thanks for the joy of sharing good times with the host, until next Christmas.
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i will add a pic of daisy later
Serenal or aguinaldo: Used to announce the parranderos’ arrival at a house. Tells the story of the birth of Christ, and spreads the message of peace and goodwill.
Anunciacion: Tells the story of the Angel Gabriel’s visit to Mary, when she finds out she will be the mother of Jesus.
Nacimiento: Relates the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.
Guarapo: A lively song on any topic.
Joropo: Similar in style to a Spanish waltz, it makes great dancing music.
Vals (castillian): A secular song with a slow waltz tempo.
Salsa: The Cuban style of Latin music which has taken the world by storm is increasingly popular with younger parang bands.
Manzanare: A waltz celebrating the Manzanare River in Cumana, Venezuela.
Estribillo: A very lively sing-along number that involves call and response from the audience.
Despedida: Farewell tune giving thanks for the joy of sharing good times with the host, until next Christmas.
Caribbean beat Magazine
i will add a pic of daisy later
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General Discussion / Moivetown...report...is this true?
« on: December 19, 2006, 07:46:31 PM »
MovieTownhas increased the price of its movies from $35 to $45
and they are now charging $5 to go into the lobby.!! Yes, if you want to
buy a snack or a smoothie you must first buy a ticket for $5 to get into
the lobby to reach these concessions. And they have raised all of the
concession prices by an average of at least 25%. Now THAT's capitalism
and price gouging gone mad!!! I am not aware that the workers got a raise
in pay from minimum wage, are you? And they certainly couldn't have
raised the rent on themselves, right?
No wonder this weekend saw the place virtually empty. I hope everyone
protests this price gouging by not going there. In fact they shouldn't go
there for the whole rest of December.
Please forward this email so everyone will boycott there.. !
and they are now charging $5 to go into the lobby.!! Yes, if you want to
buy a snack or a smoothie you must first buy a ticket for $5 to get into
the lobby to reach these concessions. And they have raised all of the
concession prices by an average of at least 25%. Now THAT's capitalism
and price gouging gone mad!!! I am not aware that the workers got a raise
in pay from minimum wage, are you? And they certainly couldn't have
raised the rent on themselves, right?
No wonder this weekend saw the place virtually empty. I hope everyone
protests this price gouging by not going there. In fact they shouldn't go
there for the whole rest of December.
Please forward this email so everyone will boycott there.. !
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Jokes / YUH choking??
« on: December 19, 2006, 04:42:32 PM »
2 RED NECK FELLAS FROM KENTUCKY was sitting in a bar talking. one ah dem notice ah gyul who was looking like she was choking. he walked up to her and asked her if she was choking?
she couldnt reply but nodded her head "yes".
he asked her mam can u breathe? she shook her head "no" (by this time she was turning blue)
he then grabbed her, whipped her around, lifted her skirt, pulled down her panties and licked her ass.
she started to spasmand squirm and coughed the food out.
the fella casually walked back to the bar and his amazed rfiend asked him how did u know WHAT TO DO??
the red neck replied, i have always heard to use the HINDLICK maneuvre for choking never thought it woulda work.
she couldnt reply but nodded her head "yes".
he asked her mam can u breathe? she shook her head "no" (by this time she was turning blue)
he then grabbed her, whipped her around, lifted her skirt, pulled down her panties and licked her ass.
she started to spasmand squirm and coughed the food out.
the fella casually walked back to the bar and his amazed rfiend asked him how did u know WHAT TO DO??
the red neck replied, i have always heard to use the HINDLICK maneuvre for choking never thought it woulda work.
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i eh know if this goen before but...
A RASTAMAN WENT TO VISIT AN OLD FAMILY FRIEND
DE RASTAMAN KNOCK ON DE DOOR AND SOMEBODY INSIDE SAY:
"WHO IS IT"
DE RASTAMAN REPLIED "IS I AND I, CHILE OF HAILE
SELASSIE I, JAH RASTAFARI, KING OF KINGS, LORD OF LORD:
CONQUERING LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH, "
THE PERSON INSIDE REPLIED:
"IS ME ALONE IN HERE AND MEH HOUSE SMALL SO AH DOH HAVE PLACE FUH SO MUCH AH ALLYUH!!!"
A RASTAMAN WENT TO VISIT AN OLD FAMILY FRIEND
DE RASTAMAN KNOCK ON DE DOOR AND SOMEBODY INSIDE SAY:
"WHO IS IT"
DE RASTAMAN REPLIED "IS I AND I, CHILE OF HAILE
SELASSIE I, JAH RASTAFARI, KING OF KINGS, LORD OF LORD:
CONQUERING LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH, "
THE PERSON INSIDE REPLIED:
"IS ME ALONE IN HERE AND MEH HOUSE SMALL SO AH DOH HAVE PLACE FUH SO MUCH AH ALLYUH!!!"
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Cricket Anyone / Greatest Bolwer of all time
« on: December 12, 2006, 11:23:51 AM »
My vote is malcom marshall.
and as for why. well let the opnions flow then i will chip in.
and as for why. well let the opnions flow then i will chip in.
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Cricket Anyone / When is it time to Retire?? How long is a career?
« on: December 12, 2006, 10:30:32 AM »A cricketer's life is made up of a million little decisions. Should he play the ball or leave it, attack or defend, hook or duck, run or shout "waiting!", shape it in or away, go over or round the wicket, bust a gut or bowl within himself, sign for Gray Nicolls or Gunn & Moore? Big decisions, on the other hand, are few and far between, unless he becomes a captain. He might get right to the top and never have a real dilemma. But in the end he can expect to face a big one: to retire or not to retire.
Damien Martyn has taken the bold option, going suddenly, not hanging around for a last hurrah. His departure was as crisp as his offside strokeplay. A tough decision that the selectors had ducked, by bringing him back last season, ended up being taken by the player himself. The same may happen with Ashley Giles in the next few months.
It's understandable that selectors should be confused. International cricket careers are like jeans: there's much less agreement than there once was on how long they should be.
Mike Atherton, who retired at 33 after 13 years with England, said recently that long careers were over. He cited two of his opening partners - Graham Gooch (20 years an England player) and Alec Stewart (14) - as having the sort of careers that wouldn't happen any more.
It's true that England careers are getting shorter in terms of time. The typical major one now lasts 12 to 15 years for a batsman, about 10 for a bowler. Nasser Hussain spanned 15 years (with two long gaps, when the England selectors regarded him as more of a troublemaker than a potential saviour), Graham Thorpe 12. Darren Gough lasted nine years in Tests, making a Martyn-like exit, but then going the other way and sticking around for 12 years in one-dayers. Andy Caddick managed a round decade, 1993 to 2003, and signed off with an Ashes seven-for. He's not in Australia now, is he?
Around the world, careers are getting longer, when the injury gods allow. Brian Lara made his Test debut 16 years ago this week. Sachin Tendulkar is past 17 years, which means he has been a Test cricketer for more than half his life. Anil Kumble is on 16, three more than Bishen Bedi. Wasim Akram did 17, Waqar Younis 14. Courtney Walsh did 17, where most of the great West Indian bowlers settled for 12.
Tendulkar has batted for 48,000 minutes in international cricket, which is 5,000 more than Steve Waugh, and probably more than anybody ever, though Geoff Boycott would have done it in one innings if he had only lived a little earlier and played in the Timeless Test
But the most dramatic change has come in Australia, where careers have ballooned like children's waistlines. Glenn McGrath has done 13 years and still wants more. Shane Warne is coming up to 15 years and probably thinking in terms of another five. Old Chinese proverb say, if a man appears in adverts for hair studios, he's not about to rush out of the limelight.
When excellence and durability combine as they have with Australia's 35-year-olds, something else follows: the next generation misses out. Only two current Australian players have a realistic chance of following Warne and McGrath up into the rarefied air of 120 Test caps: Ricky Ponting, who will get there next year and possibly go on to break all records, and Michael Clarke. Other players, even when they are as good as Mike Hussey, are going to get half a career, if that. It's going to be fascinating to watch the big woolly moustaches on the Aussie selection panel manage these transitions.
Troy Cooley, the only man currently on the way to his second successive Ashes triumph, says fast bowlers can go on to 40 now, and McGrath is hoping he is right. But nobody actually has. Even Walsh stopped at 38. Richard Hadlee and Imran Khan just made it past their 39th birthdays, although both at reduced pace, and in less treadmillish times, and Imran converted himself from a bowler who batted into a batsman who bowled.
A few years ago there was a theory that miles on the clock were what counted, rather than sheer years. Waqar Younis may have been a case in point (though doubts about his birth certificate rather muddied the waters), and Marcus Trescothick could be now. But if cricketers were like cars, some of today's veterans would already be in the scrapyard. Tendulkar has batted for 48,000 minutes in international cricket, which is 5,000 more than Steve Waugh, and probably more than anybody ever, though Geoff Boycott would have done it in one innings if he had only lived a little earlier and played in the Timeless Test.
Yet Tendulkar still has an appetite. And so do Muralitharan and Warne, who have bowled 50,000 international deliveries each, while only one other man (Kumble) has passed 41,000. How long is a career? We are in the process of finding out.
Tim de Lisle
December 12, 2006
cricinfo.com
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Cricket Anyone / 3RD ODI THREAD
« on: December 09, 2006, 04:11:51 PM »Lara asks batsmen to fire
Cricinfo staff
December 9, 2006
Brian Lara wants his batsmen to fire at Lahore © AFP
West Indies showed their fighting spirit as they made an impressive attempt to defend 151 in the second one-day international against Pakistan on Thursday and Brian Lara is confident, that with a similar effort, they can level the series at Lahore.
Jerome Taylor, one of the stars of the tour for West Indies, and Corey Collymore took three wickets each but a composed 42 from Inzamam-ul-Haq guided Pakistan home.
"Even though we have lost one game we will try and come [down] tough on Pakistan," said Lara, who also played down the significance of a minor injury he picked up during a net session on Saturday. "I am fine, just getting some treatment. It's been a long tour and we have been away for quite some time. Hopefully, everybody will be available for tomorrow's match, including myself."
West Indies are expecting to be strengthened by the return of Shivnarine Chanderpaul into the middle order and it has been their batting, also missing Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo, which has often let the team down on this tour.
"The fact that we played well in the second half of the game in Faisalabad is nothing that is surprising to us, we just didn't get the runs," said Lara. "I think our bowlers are capable of keeping the best batting teams in the world to limits. The games we have lost [in] the last three months were because of the batting so we need to get that together."
Pakistan, too, will be without a key player after Younis Khan left the squad after the death of his brother earlier in the week. But Mohammad Yousuf returns after missing the second ODI to be with his wife, who is expecting a baby next month.
Bob Woolmer said his team is taking nothing for granted: "They [West Indies] are already a respected opponent and it was good to win a narrow match at Faisalabad. Narrow matches affect your heartbeat but we still came [out] on top and aim [for] that same performance. It turned out to be a difficult pitch at Faisalabad and there will again be some movement in Lahore."
Pakistan (from) Inzamam-ul-Haq (capt), Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal (wk), Rao Iftikhar, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Umar Gul, Abdul Rehman, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Sami, Yasir Hameed
West Indies (from) Brian Lara (capt), Chris Gayle, Lendl Simmons, Daren Ganga, Marlon Samuels, Runako Morton, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Smith, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Ian Bradshaw, Corey Collymore, Jerome Taylor, Daren Powell, Dave Mohammed
guys any info on video feed?? cause paktv not carrying it
is it salt for the one dayers??
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General Discussion / Why i'm good with the "N" word
« on: December 06, 2006, 05:01:46 PM »Nigger.
Take a real good gander at it. Two syllables. Six letters. And give it a goodbye. 'Cause right now nigger's on a linguistic hit list. If the verbal totalitarians have their way, they will take a blowtorch to the word, light it up and not stop burning until even the embers and ash aren't fit to be returned to the earth.
But what would we really be destroying? There is no other word in our culture that incites, infuriates, confounds and informs as does the word nigger. Who uses it, how it's used, which washed-up actor turned comic (think Michael Richards) shoulda stayed the hell clear of the word--they all help mark the ascension of black America through the cultural landscape. In art and letters and theater and comedy, this one word, this mangle of Latin and French and Spanish, has been description and slur and salutation, and in each incarnation a curio of our society.
No matter the classic book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is set in an antebellum age; the plight of runaway slave Nigger Jim is given equal consideration as that of his young white friend. Through Nigger Jim, the concept of racial parity, the examination of the system of slavery were forced upon Southern segregationists.
Should we also toss on the fire Dick Gregory's autobiography, written for cross-consumption as a harsh accounting of the racial indignities heaped upon a young black as he travels from boy to man? The book's ultimate satirical trick was to flip the slur into a sales tool. Its title: Nigger! "Whenever you hear the word 'nigger,'" Gregory wrote in the introduction, "you'll know they're advertising my book." Call a man a nigger, earn a brother a dollar.
Jump to Hollywood's blaxploitation era in the 1960s, when blacks suddenly were allowed to make movies told from our point of view. Melvin Van Peebles' 1971 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song--an ode to a wronged black man on the run from the cops--introduced the lead character as a "baadasssss nigger coming back to collect some dues!" And that "nigger" in the film, as Van Peebles tells it, snapped the streak of "liberal, sort of nice movies where we always ended up dead at the end."
In 1984's A Soldier's Story, a black military officer is investigating the murder of an unpopular black soldier near an Army base in Louisiana. Sergeant Waters, the victim, brutally compels a young black private to give up his country ways and "quit thinking like a nigger." It was a rarely seen public representation of our private interactions: the impatience some blacks have with a victim mentality. Shocking. Powerful. A message to a white populace that we are not lemmings. And that even among ourselves, we're not a single tribe.
Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock have all traded on demystifying nigger. And in doing so, they have advanced the racial debate further than a thousand roundtable discussions populated with the best Ivy League minds. Pryor and Chevy Chase's Saturday Night Live "word association" sketch was a prime example of comedy's power to explore racial interplay in the workplace, the constant questioning of blacks as to when a comment is harmless and when is it racist. Chase is the white human-resources executive. Pryor, the black job applicant. What begins with Chase: "White," Pryor: "Black," devolves through Chase: "Negro," Pryor: "Whitey," Chase: "Colored," Pryor: "Redneck," Chase: "Jungle bunny," Pryor: "Honky!" Chase: "Nigger," Pryor: "Dead honky!"
1976. Silver Streak, Pryor and Gene Wilder's comedic take on The Defiant Ones. In the penultimate moment, Pryor's character, camouflaged as a lowly train porter, flips a gat on the uppity white villain, demanding to know, in a brilliant combination of anger and comic timing, "Who you callin' nigger?" Yeah. That was all of us. That was all of black America wanting to know from any race baiter as we moved through the Establishment: Excuse me, who exactly are you calling nigger?
And a couple of mollycoddles out there want to put the kibosh on that? Line 'em up, man. Line up pop culture from The Nigger of the Narcissus to The Birth of a Nation to To Kill a Mockingbird, right on through N.W.A. and "Niggas vs. Black People," and on to comedian Dave Chappelle playing a blind Ku Klux Klan member who ends up yelling "nigger" at himself.
In an era of enlightenment and free communication, do we really want to wipe out the work of the satirists who shove and cajole, who take language and thought by the throat and force us to confront with wit and guile what most refuse to face? We need this word. Relax. Take a deep breath. It's gonna be cool. Two syllables. Six letters. It's not the word, only the fear that needs to be put aside.
By John Ridely- Time Magazine
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General Discussion / Greatest invention for women ever..after the Penis
« on: December 01, 2006, 06:55:05 AM »
Girls will love this..lol fella competition to de max now. this si for dem tech "freaks"
lol i eh need ot say much more nah the thread will grow for its self
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2006/08/ohmibod_picks_u.html?entry_id=1531911
http://www.edge102.com/station/blog_wtf.cfm?bid=5307
lol i eh need ot say much more nah the thread will grow for its self
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2006/08/ohmibod_picks_u.html?entry_id=1531911
http://www.edge102.com/station/blog_wtf.cfm?bid=5307
194
General Discussion / TT vs TI
« on: November 27, 2006, 11:20:13 AM »
allyuh eh feel we should just have a grudge match no holds barred and let them go at it
i'll bring the popcorn.
so who would liek to see ah battle
i'll bring the popcorn.
so who would liek to see ah battle
196
Entertainment & Culture Discussion / Flood on the main road!!
« on: November 22, 2006, 12:32:22 PM »
does any one have a copy of this song or a link to this song.
its called flood on the main road and its by ATAKLAN
any assistance would be greatly appreciated
its called flood on the main road and its by ATAKLAN
any assistance would be greatly appreciated
197
General Discussion / Only 2%??
« on: November 21, 2006, 08:18:48 PM »
I jus heard a stattistic that ONLY2% AH WOMEN HAPPY WITH THIER BODY
I WONDER who is dem woman dey does ask. I f de women of the forum eh mind we minding yuh bizzness....u guys argree with this stat. Now i eh asking you if you persoanlly happy with your body.. dais your bizzness and maybe yuh man buisness ...well if you have one..lol
I eh knwo if i go get cuss ot if de women comfortbale enough to asnwer meh.
we go see.
I WONDER who is dem woman dey does ask. I f de women of the forum eh mind we minding yuh bizzness....u guys argree with this stat. Now i eh asking you if you persoanlly happy with your body.. dais your bizzness and maybe yuh man buisness ...well if you have one..lol
I eh knwo if i go get cuss ot if de women comfortbale enough to asnwer meh.
we go see.
198
General Discussion / DROP DRAWS!!!
« on: November 20, 2006, 06:13:29 PM »
it have some places when u take ah woman dey does cyah help it..they does have to just give it up to u.
u know even de ones who was cutting style all de time....dey may still be voicing no no no u eh getting none but unbeknowsnt to dem dey taking off dey panty while talking.
and by the tiem dey cussin yuh ass for being ah player dey liying donw spread eagle and want to know y u eh on top ah dem.
well in my opnion the folllowing is such ah palce for alot of trinis. and not just because of how it looks but what the place represents. the kinda life the average trini does dream about and yearn for.
now i eh know if this been posted already but....
http://www.salybiaresort.com/about_us.htm
u know even de ones who was cutting style all de time....dey may still be voicing no no no u eh getting none but unbeknowsnt to dem dey taking off dey panty while talking.
and by the tiem dey cussin yuh ass for being ah player dey liying donw spread eagle and want to know y u eh on top ah dem.
well in my opnion the folllowing is such ah palce for alot of trinis. and not just because of how it looks but what the place represents. the kinda life the average trini does dream about and yearn for.
now i eh know if this been posted already but....
http://www.salybiaresort.com/about_us.htm
199
Cricket Anyone / Sarwan dropped!!
« on: November 19, 2006, 07:44:12 AM »
In the absence of West Indian journalists, it was left to the local breed, including this writer admittedly, to express surprise at the dropping of Ramnaresh Sarwan. Whether or not their Caribbean brethren would feel likewise is not yet known. No injuries, it was pointedly announced, so it must have been form.
A swift, cursory inspection didn't reveal much: four fifties and a hundred in his last seven Tests and a glut of solid ODI performances to boot. So did he deserve the chop? It's Sarwan after all: a big name, vice-captain, an experienced player, part of a solid West Indian top order and still young enough to be spoken of as the future.
Brian Lara, in pre-match comments, said: "It's a chance for Sarwan to reflect. Hopefully he can come back more energetic and more purposeful." It can be assumed that doing as Lara says is generally good advice but reflecting on Sarwan's six-and-a-half year career is perplexing business. It makes for a strange, schizophrenic reading. Enigmatic has been a tag attached to him and, though obvious, a more apt description is difficult to find.
He can bat, no doubt, as a sparkling ODI pedigree, built on an astute batting motor, an impressive range of strokes and a cool hand at the death, reveals. That was also apparent from his debut Test innings, an 84 made from what appeared an older, wiser head than his 19-year-old one. But it is the memory of that debut - and his subsequent ODI success - through which the dichotomy of his Test career appears starkest.
Sample these strange snippets if you will: he averages less than 40 from 64 Tests (he's only missed 13 Tests since his debut). It took him 28 Tests to score his first hundred and even then, it was against Bangladesh. Granted he'd made 14 fifties by then, but that only meant conversion clearly was an issue. He's only made eight more centuries after that, though six have come away from home.
It has been whispered that he doesn't like the going unless it's straightforward. But all his centuries, save two, have come against major opposition. And also recall any number of tight limited-over heists he has masterminded, suggesting that well, actually he is rather accustomed to, maybe even thrives on heat. And forgetting a Test hundred against Australia, part of the highest-successful Test chase in history, dead-rubber or not, is not easy. But he's been vice-captain for some time, permanently well-placed to take over, yet each time West Indies fall into a captaincy tangle, he doesn't come out captain.
You can glean very little clarity out of all this, but that in itself says something about a man who has played as many Tests as he has. But certainly, after the debut and for brief stretches littered unevenly during his career, not many thought his story would amount to such indeterminate reading after so long. One could probably conclude that he is unique, over such an extensive career in both forms, of being an ODI champion and a Test maverick.
First impressions tend to last and if so, then, to be briefly crude, this may be the kick up the backside often prescribed for prodigiously gifted, under-performing players. Lara's comments say as much, albeit in politer tones. And as for us locals, the surprise itself is not so surprising. Dropping big names to kick-start their careers doesn't happen so readily in this part of the world. Exclusions are goodbyes, temporary ones at best, accompanied in any case by conspiracies of dressing room skirmishes, factionalism, and professional jealousies. Sarwan may be of subcontinent descent - Indian to be accurate - but the sincere hope is that this particular affliction has not made the migration
Osman Samiuddin at Multan
November 19, 2006
A swift, cursory inspection didn't reveal much: four fifties and a hundred in his last seven Tests and a glut of solid ODI performances to boot. So did he deserve the chop? It's Sarwan after all: a big name, vice-captain, an experienced player, part of a solid West Indian top order and still young enough to be spoken of as the future.
Brian Lara, in pre-match comments, said: "It's a chance for Sarwan to reflect. Hopefully he can come back more energetic and more purposeful." It can be assumed that doing as Lara says is generally good advice but reflecting on Sarwan's six-and-a-half year career is perplexing business. It makes for a strange, schizophrenic reading. Enigmatic has been a tag attached to him and, though obvious, a more apt description is difficult to find.
He can bat, no doubt, as a sparkling ODI pedigree, built on an astute batting motor, an impressive range of strokes and a cool hand at the death, reveals. That was also apparent from his debut Test innings, an 84 made from what appeared an older, wiser head than his 19-year-old one. But it is the memory of that debut - and his subsequent ODI success - through which the dichotomy of his Test career appears starkest.
Sample these strange snippets if you will: he averages less than 40 from 64 Tests (he's only missed 13 Tests since his debut). It took him 28 Tests to score his first hundred and even then, it was against Bangladesh. Granted he'd made 14 fifties by then, but that only meant conversion clearly was an issue. He's only made eight more centuries after that, though six have come away from home.
It has been whispered that he doesn't like the going unless it's straightforward. But all his centuries, save two, have come against major opposition. And also recall any number of tight limited-over heists he has masterminded, suggesting that well, actually he is rather accustomed to, maybe even thrives on heat. And forgetting a Test hundred against Australia, part of the highest-successful Test chase in history, dead-rubber or not, is not easy. But he's been vice-captain for some time, permanently well-placed to take over, yet each time West Indies fall into a captaincy tangle, he doesn't come out captain.
You can glean very little clarity out of all this, but that in itself says something about a man who has played as many Tests as he has. But certainly, after the debut and for brief stretches littered unevenly during his career, not many thought his story would amount to such indeterminate reading after so long. One could probably conclude that he is unique, over such an extensive career in both forms, of being an ODI champion and a Test maverick.
First impressions tend to last and if so, then, to be briefly crude, this may be the kick up the backside often prescribed for prodigiously gifted, under-performing players. Lara's comments say as much, albeit in politer tones. And as for us locals, the surprise itself is not so surprising. Dropping big names to kick-start their careers doesn't happen so readily in this part of the world. Exclusions are goodbyes, temporary ones at best, accompanied in any case by conspiracies of dressing room skirmishes, factionalism, and professional jealousies. Sarwan may be of subcontinent descent - Indian to be accurate - but the sincere hope is that this particular affliction has not made the migration
Osman Samiuddin at Multan
November 19, 2006
200
General Discussion / Our reactive government!
« on: November 17, 2006, 07:44:34 AM »
Now this is just my opnion, throught observations..and i eh ave no fact to back it up.
It seems to me that our government just reacts to situations and tries to fix them after the fact.
I argee that this is necessary but whjat i am getting at is that thye dont seem to be really good at predicting.
Financial people have been crying about the infaltion rate for years now..btu it only seems that they government is making any effort after it is a problem.
Highway and road problem is another example
i eh even wah tlka baout crime.
I wonder if countries that ahve a more stable economy and government and system(eg. scandanavian countries) look fwd..
just my opnion
Cabinet is banking on the issue of $2.5 billion in Government bonds to help reduce the country's 9.6 per cent rate of inflation before the end of the year.
During the post-Cabinet news conference at Whitehall, Port of Spain, yesterday, Minister in the Ministry of Finance Conrad Enill said: "In so far as inflation management was concerned, Cabinet took the decision to approve the issue of a series of short- to medium-term bonds to be made available to the market to the sum of $2.5 billion, the first tranche to be $700 million with an eight-year tenure," Enill said.
"This has come about as a result of discussions with the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and the Ministry of Finance about the levels of liquidity within the system and the resulting effect that this was having on fuelling inflation."
"Another issue is a window for individuals and smaller companies and institutions by way of a non-competitive bid in the amounts of $1,000. Of course, the major bond issue will be done through the auction system that we have established," Enill said.
"It is expected that the bonds in tandem with the short-term treasury notes and issues would help to absorb excess liquidity in the system and in addition would contribute further to the development of the domestic capital market. This is an intervention we believe the market place has been waiting on and we expect that it will provide us with the relief we are looking for."
He said the first $700 million tranche of the new bond issues will be floated "presumably" before the end of this month.
Asked how soon after the bond issue did Government anticipate a reduction in the inflation rate, Enill said: "Almost immediately. Well, according to the last report I saw from the Central Bank, it says that consumer spending was starting to trend downwards which was one of the issues we had and, therefore, we believe we have evidence, that some of the things we are doing is in fact reducing some of the pressure," he said.
$2.5b in bonds to reduce inflation
$700m tranche at month's end
Juhel Browne jbrowne@trinidadexpress.com
Friday, November 17th 2006
It seems to me that our government just reacts to situations and tries to fix them after the fact.
I argee that this is necessary but whjat i am getting at is that thye dont seem to be really good at predicting.
Financial people have been crying about the infaltion rate for years now..btu it only seems that they government is making any effort after it is a problem.
Highway and road problem is another example
i eh even wah tlka baout crime.
I wonder if countries that ahve a more stable economy and government and system(eg. scandanavian countries) look fwd..
just my opnion
Cabinet is banking on the issue of $2.5 billion in Government bonds to help reduce the country's 9.6 per cent rate of inflation before the end of the year.
During the post-Cabinet news conference at Whitehall, Port of Spain, yesterday, Minister in the Ministry of Finance Conrad Enill said: "In so far as inflation management was concerned, Cabinet took the decision to approve the issue of a series of short- to medium-term bonds to be made available to the market to the sum of $2.5 billion, the first tranche to be $700 million with an eight-year tenure," Enill said.
"This has come about as a result of discussions with the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and the Ministry of Finance about the levels of liquidity within the system and the resulting effect that this was having on fuelling inflation."
"Another issue is a window for individuals and smaller companies and institutions by way of a non-competitive bid in the amounts of $1,000. Of course, the major bond issue will be done through the auction system that we have established," Enill said.
"It is expected that the bonds in tandem with the short-term treasury notes and issues would help to absorb excess liquidity in the system and in addition would contribute further to the development of the domestic capital market. This is an intervention we believe the market place has been waiting on and we expect that it will provide us with the relief we are looking for."
He said the first $700 million tranche of the new bond issues will be floated "presumably" before the end of this month.
Asked how soon after the bond issue did Government anticipate a reduction in the inflation rate, Enill said: "Almost immediately. Well, according to the last report I saw from the Central Bank, it says that consumer spending was starting to trend downwards which was one of the issues we had and, therefore, we believe we have evidence, that some of the things we are doing is in fact reducing some of the pressure," he said.
$2.5b in bonds to reduce inflation
$700m tranche at month's end
Juhel Browne jbrowne@trinidadexpress.com
Friday, November 17th 2006
201
General Discussion / 84 users 68 guests
« on: November 15, 2006, 02:37:28 PM »
look at peopleeeeeeeeeeeee
202
General Discussion / Keep yuh seat belt fastened!!
« on: November 14, 2006, 07:07:27 PM »
Allyuh ah feeling to go now!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcSlPPMpuQw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc54da1CBSg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcSlPPMpuQw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc54da1CBSg
203
General Discussion / Any one going to the Alumunium Symposium next month?
« on: November 14, 2006, 11:24:27 AM »
A symposium on the aluminium industry is to be held in Trinidad next month with a number of experts from the United States and several other countries scheduled to take part.
The symposium, organised by the South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce in collaboration with the National Energy Corporation, will be held on December 6 at Paria Suites Hotel, La Romaine.
Chamber chief executive officer Thackwray Driver said: "We have not finalised all plans as yet but we expect to get some experts from the USA and other areas."
The symposium will be open to religious groups, Government workers, businesspeople and other members of the public but priority will be give to the stakeholders, groups and schools from the southwest peninsula, Driver said.
Objective of the symposium is to provide information and to promote discussion on the development of the aluminium industry in the country as outlined by Prime Minister Patrick Manning in his recent post-Cabinet press briefing.
Proposed aluminium smelters for Chatham and La Brea have resulted in controversy that have led to public outcry from environmentalists, residents and politicians.
The chamber said in a statement it had organised the symposium because "we are recognised as an independent, non-partisan association, which has consistently upheld the highest ethical standards and which has been actively involved in issues of national development for the past 50 years".
Phoolo Danny-Maharaj South Bureau
Is any member of this forum or wn attending this meeting? Not in capacity of SW/WN member but as a concerned cititzen? I cant say or they didnt say who these"experts" are or what group they represent so it maybe just aluminium people coming to expound the virtues of the smelter industry. However at any rate it should be informative.
If any one is going please let me know. I have some questions i would like answered.
So anyoen intrinidad attending and wouldn tmind asking some questions for me..cant say on my behalf really ...let me know please.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161051229
The symposium, organised by the South Trinidad Chamber of Industry and Commerce in collaboration with the National Energy Corporation, will be held on December 6 at Paria Suites Hotel, La Romaine.
Chamber chief executive officer Thackwray Driver said: "We have not finalised all plans as yet but we expect to get some experts from the USA and other areas."
The symposium will be open to religious groups, Government workers, businesspeople and other members of the public but priority will be give to the stakeholders, groups and schools from the southwest peninsula, Driver said.
Objective of the symposium is to provide information and to promote discussion on the development of the aluminium industry in the country as outlined by Prime Minister Patrick Manning in his recent post-Cabinet press briefing.
Proposed aluminium smelters for Chatham and La Brea have resulted in controversy that have led to public outcry from environmentalists, residents and politicians.
The chamber said in a statement it had organised the symposium because "we are recognised as an independent, non-partisan association, which has consistently upheld the highest ethical standards and which has been actively involved in issues of national development for the past 50 years".
Phoolo Danny-Maharaj South Bureau
Is any member of this forum or wn attending this meeting? Not in capacity of SW/WN member but as a concerned cititzen? I cant say or they didnt say who these"experts" are or what group they represent so it maybe just aluminium people coming to expound the virtues of the smelter industry. However at any rate it should be informative.
If any one is going please let me know. I have some questions i would like answered.
So anyoen intrinidad attending and wouldn tmind asking some questions for me..cant say on my behalf really ...let me know please.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161051229
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General Discussion / $7 tt to $1 US.
« on: November 12, 2006, 01:32:32 PM »
I have heard that the Tt dollar well eb futher devalued. This is to help with the rate of inflation. So the goverment make a mess..now this seems to e the only recourse to avoid a collapse.
I eh read it from no site or papers or nuttin. Some one who is in the financial industry in trini told me. I f this is true, is the poor people in trini who go feel it once more.
I eh read it from no site or papers or nuttin. Some one who is in the financial industry in trini told me. I f this is true, is the poor people in trini who go feel it once more.
205
General Discussion / Searching for a tune (ole time jingle)
« on: November 07, 2006, 09:03:27 PM »
People remmber the advertisment for Najib Elias. the hardware. It had ah lil cartoon fella walking with a radio...
if anyone knows where they can get the song for that or already has the song for that on mp3..or any format for that matter...can u give it to me please.
if anyone knows where they can get the song for that or already has the song for that on mp3..or any format for that matter...can u give it to me please.
206
General Discussion / OH CANADA!!!
« on: November 02, 2006, 07:43:23 PM »
This is de world today..it matters nto if u in trini or u run to get ha better life....
Police nab child abuse suspect in online chat
he 34-year-old St. Thomas man is facing multiple sex and child pornography offences following a month-long online undercover investigation that involved the St. Thomas police, the Toronto police, and the provincial police child pornography section.
Police had been investigating the man since January but the case took an unexpected turn on Sunday when he allegedly transmitted a private live feed to undercover officers.
Police allege the man sent live online images of the preschooler as she was being sexually abused.
"I can't get into details of what exactly happened, but certain things in the images and in the chat with the person, it was obvious that it was happening live," Det. Const. Paul Krawzcyk, who has been with the world-renowned child exploitation unit for four-and-a-half years, said at a press conference on Thursday.
"We see these images and unfortunately we see a lot of them, many times a day even," he said at a news conference.
"But to see this child and look in that child's eyes and realize that that child was live somewhere and we had the possibility to save the child right then, it's difficult to describe."
Despite his years of experience in Toronto's child exploitation section, seeing the images made him feel ill, Krawczyk said.
"I've been in this unit for over four years and you think you've seen everything," said Krawczyk.
"What I recall is my heart racing out of control, sweating and feeling like ... I was going to throw up."
Police immediately notified the Ontario Provincial Police in the St. Thomas area. Authorities were at the home where the abuse is alleged to have occurred within two hours.
"We had information on an approximate location for him, we provided that to the local police through the OPP," Krawzcyk said.
He confirmed that the young girl was at the residence when police arrived. She is now with family members.
But Krawzcyk declined comment on the child's age or relationship to the accused, to protect her identity.
Authorities said the investigation began in January but say the suspect's activity escalated this week.
They allege that the accused took images of the child being sexually abused and sent them over the Internet to the undercover officer.
In the investigation, police seized two computer systems, about 100 CD-ROMs and floppy disks.
Multiple charges have been laid against the accused including two counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference, one count of sexual touching, three counts of making child pornography, two counts of making available child pornography, two counts of possession of child pornography for the purpose of distribution and one count of possession of child pornography.
The accused returns to court Nov. 7
Police nab child abuse suspect in online chat
he 34-year-old St. Thomas man is facing multiple sex and child pornography offences following a month-long online undercover investigation that involved the St. Thomas police, the Toronto police, and the provincial police child pornography section.
Police had been investigating the man since January but the case took an unexpected turn on Sunday when he allegedly transmitted a private live feed to undercover officers.
Police allege the man sent live online images of the preschooler as she was being sexually abused.
"I can't get into details of what exactly happened, but certain things in the images and in the chat with the person, it was obvious that it was happening live," Det. Const. Paul Krawzcyk, who has been with the world-renowned child exploitation unit for four-and-a-half years, said at a press conference on Thursday.
"We see these images and unfortunately we see a lot of them, many times a day even," he said at a news conference.
"But to see this child and look in that child's eyes and realize that that child was live somewhere and we had the possibility to save the child right then, it's difficult to describe."
Despite his years of experience in Toronto's child exploitation section, seeing the images made him feel ill, Krawczyk said.
"I've been in this unit for over four years and you think you've seen everything," said Krawczyk.
"What I recall is my heart racing out of control, sweating and feeling like ... I was going to throw up."
Police immediately notified the Ontario Provincial Police in the St. Thomas area. Authorities were at the home where the abuse is alleged to have occurred within two hours.
"We had information on an approximate location for him, we provided that to the local police through the OPP," Krawzcyk said.
He confirmed that the young girl was at the residence when police arrived. She is now with family members.
But Krawzcyk declined comment on the child's age or relationship to the accused, to protect her identity.
Authorities said the investigation began in January but say the suspect's activity escalated this week.
They allege that the accused took images of the child being sexually abused and sent them over the Internet to the undercover officer.
In the investigation, police seized two computer systems, about 100 CD-ROMs and floppy disks.
Multiple charges have been laid against the accused including two counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual interference, one count of sexual touching, three counts of making child pornography, two counts of making available child pornography, two counts of possession of child pornography for the purpose of distribution and one count of possession of child pornography.
The accused returns to court Nov. 7
207
Cricket Anyone / WI vs England
« on: October 28, 2006, 04:21:02 AM »
people since jah stream nto back up i took sinned advice and downladed tvu player. and it wukkin decent it nice and clear.. allyuh shoudl try it out
wi battin 77-1
chanders out bravo in de wicket
http://www.tvunetworks.com/downloads/index.htm
wi battin 77-1
chanders out bravo in de wicket
http://www.tvunetworks.com/downloads/index.htm
208
Entertainment & Culture Discussion / Calyspsonian greats and Fathers of the Art form
« on: October 26, 2006, 06:54:23 PM »
http://www.trinisoca.com/gallery/soca?page=9
allyuh look at this link...scroll though it have some pics of the fathers of the art form.
men liek king radio, lord invader, atilla de hun and lord flea..etc etc
nice pics
allyuh look at this link...scroll though it have some pics of the fathers of the art form.
men liek king radio, lord invader, atilla de hun and lord flea..etc etc
nice pics
209
General Discussion / Black and White tiwns
« on: October 25, 2006, 01:05:57 PM »
Hey allyuh think this man get horn?
i mean de papers claim is cause both grandmothers white dais why it happen.
crap he get horn
and besides underneath they go on to say is a million to one odds.
the smiplest explanations is often the best
dude better look aroudn at he padnas or guys ni de area
dais de whole article
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=377839&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=&ct=5
i mean de papers claim is cause both grandmothers white dais why it happen.
crap he get horn
and besides underneath they go on to say is a million to one odds.
the smiplest explanations is often the best
dude better look aroudn at he padnas or guys ni de area
dais de whole article
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=377839&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=&ct=5
210
General Discussion / SW/WN Elections
« on: October 25, 2006, 07:10:26 AM »
I have a question for the powers that be. Recently i was made aware that the people in charge of this forum and or Warriornation are elected. I was also informed that elections coming Inna timin.
Some one asked me a question last night and i wasnt able to answer, so i am askiing now, after all i eh wanna talk like i know what i talkign bout and i eh have meh facts straight- to much ah dat going on.
any way to which posts can members be elected? everyone from right up (president) to regional head..or are some positions apointed ones?
I only want people who know for sure to answer meh, i tired of opnions and hear say want soem facts for a change
If yuh not sure shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Some one asked me a question last night and i wasnt able to answer, so i am askiing now, after all i eh wanna talk like i know what i talkign bout and i eh have meh facts straight
- to much ah dat going on.any way to which posts can members be elected? everyone from right up (president) to regional head..or are some positions apointed ones?
I only want people who know for sure to answer meh, i tired of opnions and hear say want soem facts for a change
If yuh not sure shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh