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Entertainment & Culture Discussion / Re: Soca 2014
« on: February 12, 2014, 10:28:55 AM »
Big, big, big, big, chune sah....

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/crq5SnXApMM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/crq5SnXApMM</a>

Nice Chune........But how he sounding like Tanya Stevens so? Like Orlando need to lower that voice ah Octave!....lol

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What about Track & Field / Re: Cheat Sheet: The TYSON GAY file
« on: February 12, 2014, 10:09:16 AM »
Problems will always arise when healthcare practitioners (or coaches) promote themselves as specialists outside their area of expertise. Athletes and the public need to be more aware because it can be tricky when someone presents themselves as "Hi I'm Dr. X" when they are nothing more that snake oil salesmen

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If Edwards wasn't there bowling to Lara in the nets, he would have still been an unknown up to today


You are aware that this one is Kirk Edwards

The one who bowled to Lara , his name is Fidel Edwards

Allyuh was dey when Kirk was bowling Lara in the nets?  :)


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Academics aren't known for the quality of their interviews - the guy's current research is all in this field, so I wouldn't dismiss his arguments so casually.

In the absence of better information or other expert opinion, this one line by Tiresais makes the most sense to me.

While I accept that expert opinion is the lowest form of evidence, some of Figueira's points might have some merit....

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that should be required reading for all citizens...i save a copy of it if anybody wants to read it...i noticed that two names from that report that still around today are William Munro and Ramesh Maharaj

Isn't that Munro de same Grenadian fella who running Soca Monarch?

Ramesh brother still around too... except he rotting in jail in Florida.  De Brits and dem swear he get set up fuh killing he Jamaican pardna and he son http://www.reprieve.org.uk/cases/krishnamaharaj/
that should be required reading for all citizens...i save a copy of it if anybody wants to read it...i noticed that two names from that report that still around today are William Munro and Ramesh Maharaj


Haha.....Ent!  :whistling:

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How many people in Trinidad ever actually read this?

http://www.workersunion.org.tt/our-history/historical-documents-1/scott-drug-report

I find it an interesting read.

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Entertainment & Culture Discussion / Re: Calypso 2014
« on: January 16, 2014, 05:28:11 AM »
Trevor "Tulu" Burnett - Lahahoo & La Diablesse

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/cE5FK0WgD54" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/cE5FK0WgD54</a>

I don't know where they Santi does find them...

Well yes!.....Lagahoo and La Diablesse infesting Chaguanas West, Green Jackass eating Balisier, yellow dress with cowfoot say dingolay!


Very clever indeed!...... "The La Diablesse lost of course, but Lagahoo return as boss!".

Hahaha

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What about Track & Field / Re: Can Bolt run faster?
« on: January 01, 2014, 11:15:29 PM »
Stuff like that is real cool to watch because it shows how much physics rules. When we perform a task at speed, we do whatever it takes (compensations and funky movements) to complete the task at hand (and in sprinting...who gets the rock down the track fastest wins).

After looking at the video as an armchair observer, I wondered if Bolt's turning his knee inwards was a learned compensation for his extraordinary leg length - kinda like folding his legs under him (allowing him to stay low in the early part of the race and still turn over his feet quickly). It is also quite possible that all that side-side movement could be a source of his recent back issues (and not Swedish models as our esteemed forumites might want to believe  ;D)

I have another one for you. When Ato used to run,his right leg often landed splayed way off to the side (and me in my armchair would be like "Ato! Straighten yuh right foot nah man!") Now I wonder if that quirk was due to a leg length difference (ie turning foot outward functionally shortens the leg...or it could have been something as simple as hip flexor weakness.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwvtPJB9Ff4
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/PwvtPJB9Ff4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/PwvtPJB9Ff4</a>

It's a great discussion though, and that's where good coaching comes in by knowing what fine adjustments to make when, without compromising performance.

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Quizz Time & Facts / Re: Brothers (specialist bowlers) for TT
« on: December 18, 2013, 03:48:02 PM »
I know of Giles and Eugene Antoine so far

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General Discussion / Re: R.I.P. NELSON MANDELA!!!!!!!!!
« on: December 14, 2013, 04:51:08 AM »
America does not rule by the gun, though it has at times in its history.  Malcolm X and MLK also got it wrong... there is folly in absolutes, so positing a nuanced position is not the same as hypocrisy as they suggest.

So is the gun just in the holster or hidden behind the trenchcoat ?



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General Discussion / Re: R.I.P. NELSON MANDELA!!!!!!!!!
« on: December 14, 2013, 04:37:34 AM »

it is an empirical fact that post-colonial africa has had some of the worst leaders/governance out of any region. comparing mugabe to leopold - wtf?! leopold wasn't killing he own - mugabe is.

The very word empirical means that there is not enough information to make a sound judgement. Many of post colonial Africa's leaders were trained or propped up by western colonial interests to protect access to wealth.

You must dig deeper into the history of fellas like Idi Amin, Mobutu Seseko and even Mugabe in the early days. Things will make more sense.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Wgxl85wms


Look the short version...:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ46gIxo4CM

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General Discussion / Re: 10 Companies Paying Americans the Least
« on: November 18, 2013, 08:11:47 AM »
Nice info.

It is good to strike to get your point across and demand better conditions, but at the end of the day leverage and competition will determine the final outcome of things.

While I agree that businesses do have a social responsibility, in life you frequently get "what you negotiate" and not often "what you deserve." The reality is that most of those jobs are unskilled jobs that have a high turnover rate.

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Cricket Anyone / Re: Sachin Tendulkar deals with controversies in style
« on: November 13, 2013, 08:27:20 AM »
Quote
The Little Master, who was batting at the other end when the incident happened, made it clear that Harbhajan hadn't said anything wrong, and match referee Mike Procter was prompt to overturn the ban.
The Aussies, including Ricky Ponting, is still sore about it, but Tendulkar showed that when it came to standing by his teammate, there was no one like the Little Master.

I don't believe Sachin

I admire your enthusiasm you know. You start a thread and answer your own thread!  ;) :)

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General Discussion / Re: Bratton: Poor wages open door to bribes
« on: November 13, 2013, 04:30:41 AM »
Great idea and I hope it bears fruit...because it makes real sense. The bigger problem is the Trini culture of smartmanism and if we are willing to accept better organization and following proper procedures. Look how much bacchanal happened with the land tax thing and the clamp own on illegal quarries.

Question though....will the contracts to purchase the police cars, outfit them with computers and the building of the intelligence center be transparent? I am sure the next step is a privately run prison too  :thinking:.

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this man use a swizzle stick on canadian tv oui lol...big up bro...u are a natural infront the camera and seem to be a genuinely nice guy

Good stuff! But hear nah...I was looking to hear "Last but not least we hah to gi dem de swizzle stick!"  ;D

I'm looking for an "immersion blender"....know where I can get one?.......lol

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Entertainment & Culture Discussion / Re: Island Pop? Groovy Soca?
« on: October 23, 2013, 03:28:54 AM »
Nigerian Idol?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/PBeNgHZ_sKo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/PBeNgHZ_sKo</a>
The Nigerians are fusing soca and everything else with their music now and marketing it as Afrobeats.
Very intelligent and progressive of them if you ask me.

Hopefully more of our soca artists can expand their minds and do similar with our groovy soca and island pop music but the main thing for us to do is to get out of focusing so much on the seasonal carnival topics and focus more on other topics that can be appreciated and identified with all year round by most folks.

You mean like this?  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Tup691-x4
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/v7Tup691-x4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/v7Tup691-x4</a>


Maybe it's just come full circle.

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Cricket Anyone / Re: Iverson, Ramadhin, Gleeson, Mendis before Narine
« on: October 18, 2013, 03:50:37 AM »
Nice article.

Yuh forget one though.......Harold Joseph.

Similar to Narine and Iverson especially.... but bowled traditional off breaks, back of the hand leg breaks as well as those that went either way using the thumb-middle finger grip.

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Doh Let the door hit you on your way out Opiss . :cursing:

What do u have against the man? Why does it seem so personal?.... :thinking:

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Cricket Anyone / Re: Ramnarine gets Central Zone backing
« on: October 10, 2013, 05:50:29 PM »
Rama really going for the WI presidency......this is the first step. Watch de ride!

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Cricket Anyone / Re: Rampaul: IPL helped me become a better bowler
« on: October 09, 2013, 07:26:37 AM »
What Sammy is saying in nothing different than what any bowler worth their salt would say or should be saying. Again, the IPL is a rare environment where u have the world's best bouncing ideas off of each other, so it's not the coaches alone.

At this point Gibson's work speaks for itself...the team is doing better (still losing key sessions in matches) and bowlers are coming up the ranks. Take Jason Holder and look at the seam position and what he tries to do when he's bowling. You can see that work is being done.

Ravi has always been a good bowler (since U-15 days). His problem is not over bowling...because he would have had a lot more back or shoulder problems. If u look at his frame now versus U-19 days, his problem is that he is a bit on the heavy side....hence the shin splints and knee injuries.

If he's fit I would always have him in my side because to me the best combination is Rampaul, Roach, a third fast bowler (edwards if fit, Tino or whoever else) and a spinner (shillingford or narine depending on the conditions).

Yes, Gibson handled the Sarwan and Chanders thing badly, but I personally don't care what Gibson does as long as the results are there....



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Cricket Anyone / Re: Rampaul: IPL helped me become a better bowler
« on: October 08, 2013, 05:29:39 PM »


Hmmmmmmm

Thanks Ravi , I noticed you didn't say the great Opis Gibson , Bowling coach of the West Indies .

Well its not a surprise , how many bowlers have improved under him in the West Indies ?

Noneeeeeeeee. :-[ :-[


Not exactly a true statement... Roach, Rampaul and others have improved under Gibson's watch, and u do hear them talking about hitting the right areas and doing specific things that they've worked on with Gibson. The question to Ravi seemed to be more about how the IPL has helped his growth.

We also have to consider that the WI setup is different to the UK where Gibson had a lot of success. In the UK things are more centralized and there are more resources for ECB coaches to work with guys BEFORE they make the test team.

The benefit of the IPL is the competitive environment with the best players on show. Mankind must improve....unless they just not willing to learn.

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Cricket Anyone / Re: Trinidad & Tobago vs Mumbai Indians 10:30am T&T time
« on: October 05, 2013, 10:10:44 AM »
Might have sent in Stewart before ottley in this case....

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Quizz Time & Facts / Re: Boxing champ in two countries
« on: September 28, 2013, 03:06:29 PM »
Like he still undefeated?    ;D

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General Discussion / Re: Obamacare is it good |bad | somewhere in between
« on: September 24, 2013, 12:27:25 PM »
Wha'ppen... whey OutsideMan, Conquering Lion and the other critics?

Right here watching your contortions with amusement.

However, still waiting on YOUR opinion on the healthcare changes that are about to go into effect...pros, cons, $$ figures etc., and what you think is the best approach for the consumer to take.


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General Discussion / Re: Obamacare is it good |bad | somewhere in between
« on: September 20, 2013, 01:56:15 PM »


Good post... hits on everything I've been saying and everthing as I understand it to be  :beermug:

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Nice try.....but doh try dat Bakes...lol

The simple question posed to you was ...."What do you know about it and what is your input?"

It seems to be none because no solid answer was given. I guess when all else fails just argue on a point of law, because all we got was u bouncing off other posts without really adding anything.

It's okay to say "I don't know" every now and then u know. Your opinions might be respected more when u do have something of substance to add.

.....And doh even try and come back wid yuh usual tactic of more legalese and the "you talking shit" approach.


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General Discussion / Re: Obamacare is it good |bad | somewhere in between
« on: September 19, 2013, 09:01:39 PM »
good question Lefty. I ask my Obama lovin in-laws how it any different from right now except that it make having health insurance mandatory. Same insurance companies I'm pretty sure i could buy insurance from right now if I wanted to. Now they force people to have to support the industry on a whole (with the hopes that this will cause them to lower prices for everybody with the increase in low-payout 'healthy people' paying into the system). Cynics (like me) will say Insurance companies just going to scrape off them profits (Chain-up #1), not having to entice people with low price now cuz it mandatory . Middle class, upper middle age people in america  (who generally have insurance already) think they going to get a bargain so they smiling (see Chain-up #1 above). People like me who have no health insurance right now know that is bullsh!t. Obama continuing to chain up with the "employers have to provide insurance" chain-up (#2). Walmart and dem done find the loop-hole and  only hiring a set of part-time workers (so they don't have to pay for insurance). I foresee the whole country moving to contract and part time workers to preserve the bottom line.  So the bottom line? Take a listen to Sizzla.

Your objections are unfounded. 

"Chain-up #1": Yuh argument is that the insurance companies will just scrape off the profits and not pass them along to policyholders.  Of course you have nothing substantial to support this; whereas (a) empirical evidence has shown that most high-cost procedures are due to preventable medical issues.  Therefore it stands to reason that if you intervene and treat these ailments earlier, you don't have to opt for the high-cost procedures.  In addition to this, even when the procedures aren't high-cost, (b) the sheer numbers of uninsured being treated for preventable illnesses is a huge strain on the system.  If you treat these preventable illnesses then (at least in theory) you reduce the numbers of uninsured who show up for treatment.

So addressing (a) Insurers won't have to pay for the high-cost items, and (b) Hospitals don't have to absorb the cost of treating the uninsured, and therefore won't have to rely on government subsidies to offset this expense, as is currently the case in many jurisdictions.  The latter is easily measurable and will result in direct savings to the tax-paying public.  While there is nothing to force insurers to pass along the savings from not having to pay for high-cost items, there are additional savings from having a healthier population, individual patients are discharged and returned to work (where applicable) much sooner, and bed space is freed up to treat another patient.  So really your criticism is more philosophical objection to the mandate, rather than anything concrete that you could point to.  If we try hard enough, we could always conjure up the most extreme outcomes to any situation and posit them as criticism... sorta like a modified reductio ad absurdum.

As for (2)  You say "poor people... knows it's bullshit."  How come?  How is guaranteed healthcare for those who can't afford it "bullshit"?

Bakes....you answer like a lawyer by refuting what the guy trying to say and talking in hypotheticals, but u never really answer the real question...."is it good, bad or in between." The Walmart scenario just illustrates what a company can to to avoid the headache ....hire them as 1099 workers (independent contractors), pay them what the market can take and let the people decide whatever they want to do with their own insurance. In this job market unskilled workers doh really have much choice.

This is what I know thus far (and I welcome any corrections or additional input).....nobody knows exactly what is going to happen because the rates are yet to be released and are due to come out in October. When that happens, people will have the option of keeping their present plans or finding a plan in the "marketplace" set up by the gov't. Some insurances are offering the option of early renewal in 2013 where u can hold your present rates for a year (which is a good idea so u can get to see what really going on) and some have opted not to enter Obama program.

In the marketplace, there will be tiered plans (gold, silver, platinum etc.) with different coverage levels as well as different percentage amounts that you are responsible for. The problem arises where people that previously had no coverage, or those with coverage that might have cost $100-$200/month might now be in a situation where the same coverage may cost $400/month plus your percentage to pay. Again these are scenarios based on what little info is there.

So that is where the problem lies.....because people will still not participate, regardless of the tax penalty. How are you going to fund it?






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of course it is, from a trained ear, another note, robin tried to settle out of court... clear indicator in a copyright infringement/plagerism case

Bullshit.

Lol...waiting patiently for legal opinion.

http://www.vnews.com/lifetimes/8174189-95/copyright-infringement-and-blurred-lines

You already have it... peep what the entertainment attorney says:

Quote
“To the extent of the potential lawsuit coming from Gaye and Bridgeport is based on theme, feeling or vibe, I think it is smart to make a pre-emptive strike against that. Ultimately a musicologist will decide. However,” Phillips explained, “if Bridgeport is right, then potentially all the artists who produce thematic records and albums will be vulnerable to lawsuits.”

Although I would say that any opinion you read in this piece is more informative than dispositive, none of these people are copyright attorneys, nor am I.  But it is highly unlikely that this is a case of copyright infringement, given how different both songs are.  Incidentally, the Prof. discusses Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" and The Police "Can't Stand Losing You"... I heard The Fixx' "One Thing Leads to Another" the moment I heard the Bruno Mars track.

since you're not a copyright attorney or musician and have very little knowledge of IP law and the entertainment industry, you should stay quiet, because the only bullshit is what you responded to my statement..

btw my attorney is one of the top 10 in the nation for music entertainment and I know a fair bit myself...


So leh we hear wha he saying nah!.....lol

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of course it is, from a trained ear, another note, robin tried to settle out of court... clear indicator in a copyright infringement/plagerism case

Bullshit.

Lol...waiting patiently for legal opinion.

http://www.vnews.com/lifetimes/8174189-95/copyright-infringement-and-blurred-lines

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What about Track & Field / Re: Time for a reality check
« on: August 30, 2013, 05:01:25 PM »
people tend to put down the steel pan but steel pan is the biggest thing to come out of the Caribbean.
It might be, but 1. according to whom and 2. The fact that you are saying it comes out of the Caribbean and not TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO tells you all you need to know with how poorly we have done in OWNING that instrument worldwide. No one thinks reggae is from Barbados, do they?
Trinidadians have been brainwashed to believe the Caribbean is the world.

Let's put this in perspective. Our airwaves are 90% dominated by US and Euro programs. A substantial amount of university grads are from overseas. We important a humungous amount of food and clothing. You honestly believe what you saying.
Jamaica has to deal with the same U S and EURO programs and still is able to market themselves to the world while Trinidadians continue to put themselves in a box.

Nice article by Bovell.
Trinis don't put themselves in a box.......it is just that many are not willing to do the grunt work required for success...call it the smartman mentality if u will.

At every opportunity a Jamaican will proudly shout "ah yard me come from," wear the yellow green and black, and profess who he is as a person and his own JAMAICAN identity. If you don't understand the lingo...then it is your problem to listen and solve.

Trinis are not so openly proud of their heritage despite how rich it is...otherwise we would protect it more.

Take steelpan.......born out of the same hard work and sacrifice Bovell talk about but still not having a proper place in T&T.

Take soca.....Shorty's career and genius is no different or less great that that of Fela Kuti..... and the list goes on.

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Anyone who argues against 50% local content does not understand our history and how the airwaves have been used to oppress our culture and keep us in a perpetual state of mental slavery.

Well thank God you hold the franchise on that understanding and decide tuh share... or else de rest ah we would be lost and hopeless.
I don't hold the franchise on understanding T&T's history. It's there for everyone who has eyes to see to observe how we have been mentally brainwashed against our own culture and music.
It is quite clear that the catholic religion, media, schooling and other tools were used by our ex-colonial rulers to condition us into carrying on our own cultural oppression.
We have gained our so-called Independence but have blindly carried on the oppressive tradition that our culture and music is sinful.
If you study our history this is as clear as day and you don’t need to be of above average intelligence to observe this; all that is required is to remove the blinkers and to not be an Uncle Tom!  :beermug:

T&T's history is there for the understanding... but YOU choose to label "Anyone who argues against 50% local content" as not understanding that history... as though it is impossible to both understand the history and be against this simplistic, knee-jerk measure.  Your asinine assumptions continue by stating that those who don't share your viewpoint have on "blinkers" and choose to be "an Uncle Tom!"  It's almost laughable really, except yuh being serious in yuh delusions.  Thank goodness this won't be seeing the light of day no time soon... no matter how you personally try to denigrate the critics  :beermug:

So what is the argument for NOT having 50% local content?

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