From a while back rumours circle the place seh Deva Bratt and Kartel did kick off and the Bratt a seh a him start the Portmore Empire! We nuh really noe wat a gwaan still but Kartel disses Deva Bratt in his new tune "Neva Turn A Raper". Poor the Bratt still behind bars and betrayed by former friend in the streets, Addi The Teacha. Wat is the bratt gonna come out with if he is found innocent and has studio time??? We'll jus have to wait and see. 
Listen The Tune Below

And A Next Thing, Watch How U Talk About The Miller!!!


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Chris Brown Mom Feels Rihanna used Vodoo on her son.

We need to do some thorough investigation to find out if voodoo is a common practice in Barbados. It has now come to our understanding that Chris Brown's mom is worried that sexy Rihanna has been using voodoo on her son.

According to her the relationship is moving way too quickly, so she feels that Rihanna must have done something to make her son fall so deeply for her.

Well, if Rihanna has strong Caribbean *lo** running through her veins "she know weh fi do fi hold har man, She nuh need nuh voodooo fi do dat".

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Amy Winehouse's health is, once again, in doctors' hands.

The troubled chanteuse was rushed to a London hospital Monday night after suffering an adverse reaction to medication, E! News has confirmed.

"Please be advised that Amy Winehouse suffered a reaction to medication at home this evening and was taken to the hospital," the singer's rep, Tracey Miller, said. "Doctors have advised that she will be kept under observation overnight and is likely to be released tomorrow."

Winehouse was reportedly admitted to University College Hospital in *la*hmsbury.

Eyewitnesses outside the 24-year-old songbird's townhouse saw her being escorted from the premises in a wheelchair, according to SplashNewsOnline, which first reported the latest twist in Winehouse's physical-stature saga.

The aforementioned emergency comes a week after Winehouse learned that beloved hubby Blake Fielder-Civil would be spending at least 18 more months behind bars for witness-tampering and barely a month after she spent a week undergoing various tests following a fainting spell.

Winehouse's rep, clarifying her father's initial remarks to the press about his little girl having emphysema, said that the Grammy winner was showing early stage symptoms of the chronic respiratory disease.

"Obviously, if she doesn't quit smoking, it's going to get worse, like everyone else...with patience, her lungs will recover completely," Mitch Winehouse told BBC Radio 1.

"With no more inhalation of smoke of any kind, she's going to be absolutely fine."

While photographic evidence shows that she hasn't exactly been taking it easy, Winehouse was apparently healthy enough to perform at Nelson Mandela's 90th-birthday extravaganza and England's Glastonbury festival last month.

THREE RIVERS, Mich. - Police in Michigan have arrested a man who they say tried to steal posters and other items related to the new Batman movie from a cinema lobby while dressed up as the Joker.

Detective Mike Mohney said Monday 20-year-old Spencer Taylor of Three Rivers has been booked for investigation of larceny and malicious destruction of property.

Taylor is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 5 in St. Joseph County District Court.

There is no telephone listing under his name in the Three Rivers area.

Mohney says officers who were dispatched early Sunday to the theater arrived to find employees restraining a man wearing a purple suit, a green wig and face paint in the style of Batman's nemesis in "The Dark Knight."

 James L. Harris





Teen Dressed As Bus Driver, Returned Buses At End Of Day

MIAMI -- Police have arrested an 18-year-old man accused of stealing at least three county buses and driving them on their routes.
James L. Harris is charged with three counts each of third-degree grand theft and burglary of an occupied conveyance, WPLG-TV reported.
The most recent theft occurred Tuesday, when he was arrested and charged.
According to Miami-Dade police, Harris would take the buses from several Miami-Dade Transit bus depots in the county and drive the buses on their routes, picking up and dropping off passengers along the way. He would then return the buses at the end of the day.
Police said Harris didn't raise any suspicion because he was dressed like a Miami-Dade Transit employee. Police said he also didn't steal any bus fare.
It was unclear why Harris allegedly stole the buses, but police are investigating whether he had help from Miami-Dade Transit employees.

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The AIDS epidemic among African-Americans in some parts of the United States is as severe as in parts of Africa, according to a report out Tuesday.

"Left Behind - Black America: A Neglected Priority in the Global AIDS" is intended to raise awareness and remind the public that the "AIDS epidemic is not over in America, especially not in Black America," says the report, published by the Black AIDS Institute, an HIV/AIDS think tank focused exclusively on African-Americans.

"AIDS in America today is a black disease," says Phill Wilson, founder and CEO of the institute and himself HIV-positive for 20 years. "2006 CDC data tell us that about half of the just over 1 million Americans living with HIV or AIDS are black."

Although black people represent only about one in eight Americans, one in every two people living with HIV in the United States is black, the report notes.

The report uses just-released data from UNAIDS and existing CDC and Census data to highlight grim statistics:

AIDS remains the leading cause of death among black women between ages 25 and 34. It's the second-leading cause of death in black men 35-44.
 In Washington, more than 80 percent of HIV cases are among black people, that's one in 20 residents. iReport: AIDS in Washington's older population

"Five percent of the entire population (in DC) is infected... that's comparable to countries like Uganda or South Africa," Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN for the recent "Black in America" documentary.

According to this report, if black Americans made up their own country, it would rank above Ethiopia (420,000 to 1,300,000) and below Ivory Coast (750,000) in HIV population. Both Ethiopia and the Ivory Coast are among the 15 nations receiving funds from the President's Emergency Plan For Aids Relief. The United States has given about $15 billion to PEPFAR nations in the past five years.

The Black AIDS Institute says it's not criticizing the federal government for helping poorer countries cope with the AIDS epidemic. Rather, it's saying the "AIDS epidemic [in the U.S.] is not getting the kind attention that it merits."

"We understand the needs of black folk in Johannesburg (South Africa)," Wilson says. "Why can't we understand the needs of them in Jackson, Mississippi? We understand the needs in Nigeria or Botswana, why not understand the needs of Los Angeles or Oakland?"

Wilson says more needs to be done to prevent the spread of HIV in this country. The report states that the U.S. government "increased spending on HIV prevention, treatment and support programs for low-income countries dramatically, at the same time that domestic remained all but flat."

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World-famous Rhoden speaks on classical music
published: Sunday | May 11, 2008

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Orrett Rhoden greets the audience at the beginning of his recital at the University of the West Indies, Mona Chapel on Sunday, April 22, last year.

Mark Dawes, Staff Reporter

On Sunday, May 18, Jamaica's world-famous concert pianist, Orrett Rhoden, will give a joint recital with violinist Preston Hawes in the Mona Chapel, at the University of the West Indies. The concert begins at 5:00 p.m.

Last week, Rhoden, 47, shared with The Sunday Gleaner perspectives on the growth and development of classical music in Jamaica and elsewhere.

The Sunday Gleaner: What can be done to popularise classical music to young people in Jamaica?

Rhoden: A great deal can be done through the schools. If we have music being taught in the schools from an early age, that will bring a new generation into experiencing classical music.

Also, I think the absence of Radio Mona has been a great loss. They played classical music from dusk till dawn. They had lunch hour concerts as well, which I thought was so wonderful. I thought we were really getting somewhere, you know, for a Caribbean country to have a radio station which played both classical and jazz music. They used to have a wonderful jazz programmes in the afternoon. Jazz to me a just as important as classical music. It bridges the gap between the pop music and classical music.

I am a bit disappointed in what I see on television in terms of music which has vulgarity lewdness. This I think is a development in the wrong direction. I have nothing against pop music. But I think that we should have more programmes on television, not necessarily classical. We could have for example, more semi-classicals and Latin American music.

Have you ever delved into the non-classical genre?

I did a concert once in the south of France where I extemporised with a group of reggae musicians. I was able to improvise on the spur of the moment, while they were playing jazz rhythms. It was a classical thing, with a reggae foundation.

What is required to be a classical pianist?

It is the most difficult profession >ever. It really is. In America, Europe and the far East, there is so much talent competing for so few opportunities. I think there are about 2,000 concert pianists out there on the market at the moment and they are all very good. You have to be clear about how much potential and talent you have. You have to be realistic. You don't want to got out there with just half of the requirements trying to compete with the others who are really way ahead. You really want to have talent, and personality, and the ability to compete with everybody else.

And you must have something to say musically. In my case, my angle has always been 'a concert pianist from the Caribbean/Jamaica'. As a child, I had influences from the popular music of the day, and at that time it was Bob Marley's music. I have a different approach to classical music. Although it is treating the music with respect and authentically using the music scores and not doing anything that is not on the printed page, I have my own interpretation towards the music and often critics have described me as "the Caribbean B****shell" and "Jamaica's ebullient answer to Vladimir Horowitz".

That is where I have made my niche.You have to have something new to offer, something new to say.

What do you mean by personality?

You don't want to be considered as lacking character. You must have some amount of flair. To be a carrier of the music to the public you have to have some idea of what you think the music is saying and then try to convert that into your own language.

How well are concert pianists paid?

It depends on your agent and who invites you to play and many other factors. I have my set fees when I am asked to play anywhere. Luckily, I have been able to eat.

What's right and wrong about how classical music is taught in Jamaica?

I think that a lot of the teachers that teach classical music apparently usually go into a exam for the students for the Associated Board exams of the Royal Schools of Music. I think that is good because it gives them some sort of standard to work with.

To say what is wrong, I think emphasis should be more on the classics and not on popular music. Classical music training is foundational for every other kind of music. I would like to see students performing more the works of the great masters.

Do you give master classes?

I give master classes. I have given a few here. I prefer to perform. I think I have a particular gift in that area in terms of communicating the audiences that I play to. That is how I inspire people, but not necessarily through teaching. It will inspire musicians to see that they too can get somewhere if they persevere and continue.

Who is Preston Hawes?

He is a genius. He is 25 and he is doing his doctorate in violin at Yale University. A lot of musicians can be very academic and dull and boring. He is not one of those. He has technique and he is a romantic performer and electrifying. I have known him for four years. He is the associate director of the New England Symphonic Ensemble. The concert is a warm-up for our appearance together at Carnegie Hall in September.

You have lived overseas for many years, where do you make your home now?

Right here in Jamaica. I live here. Whenever I have concerts I go and come back. I have been living here for 10 years, but I keep a very low profile. It is only recently that I have been going out to a lot of parties and things like that.

Which classical pianist do you really admire?

I have two people that I say have inspired me, Vladimir Horowitz and Maria Callas. My hero was Horowitz and I have no apologies to make. A lot people say he was a showman, it was his personality, he had something to say. In terms of the younger ones I also like pianists Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Daniel Barenboim.

Why do you include Maria Callas, she was a singer?

Well you have to sing at the piano to create a line. You have to mould the phrase in such a way. It is a synthesised version of what she was doing with the voice that I have sought to do with the piano. All good pianists have to sing at the piano. And it is very difficult to do. Maria Callas I think she was the greatest dramatic soprano of her time.

How has the classical music business changed since the time you entered it?

There are so many good people around now that it is difficult for a critic to go every concert and to rave about everything he hears because everyone is doing it.

What have you not yet done that you want to have done in your career?

I have been invited to South Africa and I hope to go there next year. I have already been to Carnegie Hall five times.

I do have a passion for film. I would be thrilled to do a documentary on my life, beginning with my start in music at the tender age of three and simply telling my story.

To many viewers it would seem quite unorthodox as Jamaica is most famous for its popular music. A serious Jamaican classical pianist would, however, have some interesting stories to tell and it is my goal to put Jamaica on the map by telling this unique story. I would use the documentary as the first part of the DVD and in the second part would see me performing in a live concert to a Jamaican audience.

I have always seen myself as an ambassador for my country and this film would be just another way of continuing the journey. It is my goal to market this DVD all around the world as I think the response would be immense. This could also tap into a new sort of tourism for our country bringing to our island a new and different set of people not yet tapped by tourism officials.

It is my idea to give Jamaica a sort of a facelift as we have been seen for a long time as a country riddled by violence and often show the crude side of our warm and generally friendly people.

We all want the best for our island and I think that classical music should be taught to our school children from the word go. Not only does it bring about a softer society, but it helps to build better brains.

How do you feel about the pianos in Jamaica?

Good question. Nobody in Jamaica who has heard me play in Jamaica has ever heard me play properly because of the lack of instrument. There isn't one decent Steinway in Jamaica. We need a proper instrument. Last year when I played in Carnegie Hall, the piano there was like a Rolls Royce - I could do anything I wanted. It would be nice to have one of those come down to Jamaica. But nobody has ever heard me play at that level as I play when I am overseas. We need a decent new Steinway.

You have a bias towards Steinway?

Well, I am a Steinway artiste.

You are signed with Steinway?

Steinway has a list of artistes that they have adopted as professional musicians and I am on that list.

Does that mean you wont play on any other brand of piano?

If I can avoid it, yes, I would not play on any other piano, but Steinway.

You have a 'moral contract' with Steinway?

Yes, I have a moral contract to play on Steinway. I think they make the best pianos.

When was the last time you did a concert in Jamaica?

Last year at the UWI Mona Chapel.

The ladies would want to know, is there a significant other?

I have a dear friend that I am very close to at the moment.

Dear Pastor,

I am a guy of just 24 years old, not much life lived, but I feel like I have been living a long time because of the fact that I became a man too soon.

Play women like a game

I started out having sex at a very young age. I thought it was great that I could do that, but now I have a problem that I can't seem to get rid of. I can't find love, or should I say, I don't know how to love, or even if I can, I have become this person that only wants women for sex, and after I have got what I worked for, I keep moving on. I play women just like a game that I have played over and over again and know all the levels by heart, and they always fall for it.

Wanting new women

In high school, I had girls in all grades, while I was just in first form. I have left Jamaica and this problem has followed me even here. I met a woman, who has been there for me for a long time, and I know she really cares for me, but I just can't stop wanting more new women. I treat her nicely and make her feel special, but that is how I treat every woman I talk to.

Pastor, I am miserable. I am not able to have one woman that I can say is truly mine and be faithful to her, but I am not in denial that I am addicted to sex. But the problem is, pastor, I am addicted to sex and new women. Please, help me.

P.K., Nassau, Bahamas

Dear P.K.,

Men who believe that they are sex addicts should seek psychotherapy. They are not just having a physical problem, but a mental disorder.

I therefore suggest that if you are serious about getting help, you ask your doctor to refer you to someone, who can go through the long process of therapy with you.

I must add that in the USA, there are support groups for sex addicts. I do not know if there are such groups in the Bahamas.

Pastor

Monday, 28 July 2008   The body of a man who the police say was a member of the Clarendon based Junior Crescent Gang was found with gunshot wounds along the Paisley Main road, just outside May Pen on Sunday.

The man has been identified as Ricardo Ford also called Ricky Trooper' of Junior Crescent.

RJR News understands that shortly after 5pm, residents reportedly saw Mr. Ford shouting to a man in a car on the Paisley Main Road.

Minutes later, several explosions were heard and on investigation Ford's body was found on the roadway.

This latest killing brings to 96, the number of homicides committed in the parish since January.

Man Dressed As The Joker Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Steal Batman Movie Art

Police in the town of Three Rivers, Michigan think they've caught a joker in the act of committing a crime on a dark night.

It happened Monday when cops in the city near the Indiana border were called to a local movie theatre. Officials there told them someone was trying to steal posters and other items related to the new Batman movie - and that the culprit was clad in make-up to make him appear like the Joker, the character played in the film by the late Heath Ledger.

Incredulous cops arrived to find a man with white make-up on his face, a green wig on his head and wearing a purple suit, being restrained by employees who were holding him for police.

A 20-year-old named Spencer Taylor (top left, shown in and out of his alleged disguise in a police photo) is being held for larceny and malicious destruction of property. He'll be in court next week. 

"The Dark Knight," the latest and some say the best of the Batman films, is well on its way to becoming the most successful motion picture of all time at the box office. It has already attracted a rabid fan base and collectors may be expecting to reap a small fortune from anything related to it - provided they come by it all honestly.

Photo courtesy: Three Rivers Police Department

A pastor of a church in rural Jamaica, who is also a supervisor at a boys home, has been charged with 30 counts of buggery, allegedly committed against boys at the institution.

The accused, who was originally charged with one count of buggery, appeared in the Richmond Resident Magistrate's court on Wednesday.

It was during the proceedings that it was revealed that other incidents had allegedly taken place between the accused and other boys at the institution.

After investigations, the pastor was slapped with 29 additional charges by the St Mary police.

The St Mary police confirmed that a man has been arrested and charged in relation to the allegations of buggery against children at the home but could not provide details.
The police said the accused has been remanded in custody and will return to court next Wednesday, July 30.

When contacted, Rasheda St Juste, communications officer at the Child Development Agency (CDA), which has responsibility for children who are in need of care and protection, said the CDA was aware of the latest charges that have been laid against the supervisor.

St Juste said the supervisor had been under investigation since March 2008 when the CDA reported a case of sexual abuse of a ward of the state to the police.

"The incident, which took place at the facility in February 2008, was reported to us by the victim himself," St Juste said in an e-mail response. "The CDA simultaneously began an investigation into the matter and reported the incident to the Office of the Children's Registry, as well as the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA). The manager has been on suspension since March when we made the report to the police. He was subsequently arrested, charged and released on bail."

St Juste said the child in the first case has been reintegrated with his mother and is receiving treatment from the CDA's clinical psychologist.

Twelve days before the start of the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China, the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has confirmed that a member of its team tested positive for a banned substance at the June 27-29 National Track and Field Championships.

"All I can tell you is yes, there was a positive one," JOA president Mike Fennell admitted to the Observer yesterday.

Fennell declined to name the athlete as he was yet to receive written confirmation he requested from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), after a verbal confirmation. He said, however, that the athlete was not one of the country's big names.

Fennell said that confirmation from the Monaco-based IAAF, athletics' world governing body, was expected today, given the time difference between both jurisdictions.

According to the IAAF rule, once an athlete's 'A' sample is returned positive the national association is advised and the athlete has two weeks from that time to apply for his/her 'B' sample to be tested.

If that 'B' sample is returned positive, the athlete usually gets a two-year ban.

Yesterday, Fennell expressed disappointment that someone representing Jamaica went the route of cheating.

"I am extremely disappointed and not just (because of) our image, but given our objective and philosophy," (of competing clean) he said.

In recent months, fingers have been pointed at Jamaica, intimating that enough has not been done here to c****at doping.

A July 8 BBC article quoted Dr Adrian Lorde, head of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO), voicing concerns about the number of testing done in Jamaica, which is not a member of RADO.

"I would like to think they do that testing there, but I really don't know. I don't know what level of certification their doping control officers have. We really don't know what is going on in Jamaica," Dr Lorde said.

"I am concerned they don't have the programme in place they should have based on the amount of success they have," he added. There has been talk about a national anti-doping organisation in Jamaica for many years, but it is not functioning yet, as far as we can tell. I don't have any worries there are athletes in Jamaica who are cheating, but you only know if it's tested."

However, Fennell, who recently indicated that 96 tests (six out of competition) have been carried out on Jamaican athletes locally since the start of the year, said the fact that a positive test has been returned indicates that our system is working.

Last month's positive test is the second such case to have been caught by Jamaican authorities in the last four years. Sprinter Steve Mullings, who won the 200 metres at the 2004 Olympic trials, was banned for two years after testing positive for testosterone.

Other Jamaicans to have tested positive for using banned substances include sprinters Merlene Ottey (Nandrolone), Dwayne Jarrett and shot putter Dorian Scott (Marijuana), and long/triple jumper Suzette Lee (Salbutamol - used for the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis and other breathing disorders).

Ottey escaped being banned as her 'B' sample returned negative; while Scott and Lee received public warnings.

Two women in northern Ontario believe they've seen the stuff of legend first hand.

Helen Pahpasay and her mother were blueberry picking on July 22 about 25 kilometres north of Gra**y Narrows, a community northwest of Dryden, when they claim to have spotted a tall creature about 15 metres ahead.

"It looked about eight feet tall and it was upright," Pahpasay explained. "We were scared ... I had no idea what it was. It wasn't a bear or a moose. It was upright and walking."

The large creature darted into the bushes and the frightened women decided to head back to Gra**y Narrows. When they returned they told friends and family about what they'd seen. Pahpasay's brother, Randy Fobister, persuaded the women to go back to the scene of the reported sasquatch sighting to pick up any clues.

They claim to have found a massive six-toed footprint near a beaver pond. Fobister made a plaster cast of the print and has shipped it off to have it examined.

People in the community reported similar sightings years ago in an area north of Gra**y Narrows.

"I've been hearing about it since I was a kid, so when I got the chance close by here I jumped right on it," Fobister said.

Pahpasay said she'd heard the stories, but never really believed them.

An entertainer based in Ocho Rios is dead on Friday afternoon following a *lo**y domestic dispute in Exchange, St. Ann.

The girlfriend of the artiste is now battling for life in hospital in what investigators theorize was an attempted murder suicide.

Detectives attached to the Ocho Rios Police are now at Lanswood Road in the community just outside the resort town piecing together evidence to determine what led to the *lo**y quarrel between Stephen Menzie, 27 also called "Eloquent" and his girlfriend who is yet to be identified.

Menzie was found hanging from a tree.

According to reports shortly after 2 pm, the couple was embroiled in a quarrel.

It is understood that as the dispute became heated, Menzie allegedly used a knife to slash the woman's neck.

She was rushed to the St. Ann's Bay hospital but was later transferred to the Kingston Public Hospital where she is now undergoing emergency medical treatment. 

The entertainer was later discovered hanging by a piece of electrical wire on Landswood Road

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ST. AUGUSTINE, FL -- A 48 year old woman from Flagler County was found in the trunk of a Cadillac around 6:00 Tuesday morning in St. Augustine.

Investigators say she was severely beaten. She said she was also sexually assaulted. Police say the woman was lost and asking for directions in West Augustine.

Investigators say she told them a man beat her, put her in the trunk of her car, drove her around, beat her some more, and kept her locked in the trunk.

Kevin Kelshaw with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office said some passers-by heard the woman yelling and making noise from inside the trunk of a parked cadillac.

They opened the car and pried open the trunk and called 911. The victim told invevstigators she thinks she was in the trunk for about 5 hours.

She is now at Flagler hospital in St. Augustine.

If you know anything that could help, call St. Johns County Crimes Stoppers 1-888-277-TIPS. You'll remain anonymous and could receive a cash reward of up to $1,000.

ever wonder why a brilliant mind that headed scotia jamaica bank just up and retired well the word is and this is from good source that it seems uncle bill likes to get real close with his ladies employees it seems he had his hand in few cookie jars and it ended up in to a few sexual laws suites that were filed and payed out from scotia head office the real big head office well what i get to understand and this is from one of the ladie horses mouth uncle bill seems to have aliken for the brownings in his banks so he took it on to him self to make a few advances and try to get afew cookies so the head office got tired of this and had to take action which is why they retired him so quitely without anyone asking questions if you dont believe this ask your self this 1. why when you go to the bank around ja you c more lighter skin women than the average darker skin women. 2. why you think they retired a man who made them millions of dollars especially with the dering and bunting deals. 3. why hasnt he really come out and hold an interview on the co-operation retiring him before october if these questions dont make you c what i told you is something to think of wait more soon come... uncle bill like light brown cookies me naw lie some a dem really look good especially in the kington branch .

Late last night 876radio.com received some very compelling information that had us wondering, has the Broadcasting Commission gone too far or do our locals entertainers need to be more vigilant with the lyrics that they put to the masses? Yesterday during Konshens performance at popular radio jock Kurt Rileys' birthday celebration at the Asylum Night club in new Kingston it was revealed to us that his current chart topper "Winner" had been banned by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica and pulled from all radio rotation islandwide. According to a statement issued the reason for banning the song was due to some questionable lyrics in the second verse that is said to be promoting prostitution, inciting violence and other illegal activities. Earlier today when 876radio.com caught up with Konshens and Mark Pinnock of Natural Bridge Records and posed the question as to whether they had any intentions of remixing or revising the song the answer was a resounding 'No' followed by an explanation. "We have no intention of revising the song, the tracked has already been edited and taking anything further from it would be stifling the artiste's creativity, yes some aspects of the song may be deemed controversial but does it warrant being banned NO. Ironically there are countless songs presently being played on the radio with lyrics so graphic and crude it makes one shudder, yet still they continue to enjoy maximum airtime". Konshens on the other hand was quick to point out that though he is not in agreement with the Commission, if they see the need to pull the recording from the airwaves then so be it. "They're just doing their job, so if them pull it a suh it go, but mi nah go change nothing in it". Now the question begs if the Commission is out to clean up the airwaves, what about all those other gun glorifying lyrics that get played constantly coupled with all those movies laden with profanity, indecent exposure, violence and *lo**shed that are being shown on our local television screens and movie theatres. Will there be a move to purge that industry?, One cannot help but wonder if it's a case of double standard that is being practiced. On the flip side Konshens is set to make his debut at this summers' staging of Red Stripe Temptation Isle (R.T.I) in Negril, where he'll perform alongside the energy god Elephant Man before heading to Capleton's "St. Mary Mi Come From" and then jetting off to the highly anticipated "Irie Jamboree" next month. Mark said fans can look out for a cadre of new Konshens singles to hit the airwaves in the coming months. We have embedded a copy of our exclusive interview with Konshens along with his music video Winner for your viewing pleasure (see videos below).

After weeks of speculation, Trick Daddy has responded to the insinuations that he is responsible for the leaked photos depicting fellow Miami rapper Rick Ross as a correctional officer.

Prompted by accusations made earlier this week, the Mayor of Miami decried the release of the photos and his association to the incident as an attempt to create division within his citys thriving Hip-Hop community.

We dont deal with rap beef down here, Trick told AllHipHop.com. Thats not in our character. Thats not something we do. Were the only city that ever gets compared to other peoples entire states. Whoever put my name in this is really attacking all of us.

During a recent interview with Rick Ross circulating on the internet, an interviewer inquired about an alleged rift between the former Slip-n-Slide label mates.

During the clip, Ross is informed by the interviewer that Trick Daddy accused [him] of working as a prison guard at one point.

Despite having seen Rosss heated response to the question, Trick maintains that there is no bad *lo** between the frequent collaborators, who spoke as recently as this week.

I told Ross he needs to have better people around him, Trick Daddy told AllHipHop.com. He needs better publicists, so that he can avoid even being asked those type of funny questions. I been in this game for thirteen years, and anybody whos ever listened to my music knows Trick Daddy is very smart. I know when somebodys trying to use me and pull me into some s**t. But the people doing this need to understand what their words can do too. When you start talking about beef, and creating [situations] between people from the same hood, you gotta realize that that beef s**t can end with one man in jail and another man gone.

The topic of Rick Rosss past career has drawn responses from everyone from rappers Fabolous, Maino and The Clipse, to the real Freeway Ricky Ross, with many wondering what effect his denial would have on his career.

While Trick would not directly confirm any knowledge of the Def Jam rappers employment as a law enforcement officer, he did address the controversy.

So what if he [was], Trick asked. That just means he avoided something a lot of us in the hood havent, including me. Im not proud of being an ex-con. Now that means I always got one foot in and one foot on a banana peel. Im not proud of the things I did to land in that position.

Incarcerated former drug kingpin Freeway Ricky Ross has decided to break his silence on the recent revelations into the past of the rapper that bears his name, Miami artist Rick Ross.



Since the rappers debut, many have wondered of a possible connection, since the artist not only bears the name of the former kingpin, but also sports a similar beard and cites stories of extensive drug and criminal activity in his rhymes.



Now that the rapper, real name William Roberts, has been confirmed to have worked as a correction officer, the original Ricky Ross tells AllHipHop.com that he attempted to steer his rap counterpart away from public embarra**ment.



After seeing all the stuff that has been going on with the Correctional Officer (William Roberts) that stole my name, [it] makes me think back to a year and a half ago when we spoke, Ross explained to AllHipHop.com. I tried to talk to him like a big brother and let him know to be you, and that he couldnt be me. And that if he wanted to rap the lifestyle that he couldnt frame it based on my life.



Roberts has repeatedly denied that he based his music persona on the real Ross criminal exploits.



Ross, who today regrets the actions that helped destroy his community and land him in prison, can only shake his head at the unnecessary predicament Roberts has put himself in.



How different his life would have been if he would have taken my advice, Ross reflected. You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you cant fool all the people all the time.



In the early and mid 80s, Ross controlled most of the Los Angeles drug trade, and had ties to the Iran-Contra scandal due to his suppliers.



In 1996 Ross was sentenced to life in prison for attempting to purchase over 100 kilos from a federal agent.



He successfully appealed and had his sentence reduced to 20 years.



Ross is scheduled to be released on August 13, 2010.

July 28, 2008. Just when you thought the whole Rick Ross sagawas over, MediaTakeOut.com's pals over at TheSmokingGun.com came up wth more dirt. Here's what they found out:

The documents include Ross's employment application (below), which notes that he was a 1994 graduate of Miami's Carol City Senior High School and spent a year at Georgia's Albany State College, where he studied Criminal Justice.

On a personal history form, he identifies Tommie Ann Roberts as his mother and Tawanda Roberts as his sister. Both women are prominently thanked in the liner notes to Ross's 2008 album "Trilla." Additionally, according to Florida Secretary of State records, Tommie and Tawanda serve as officers of Rick Ross Charities, a not-for-profit whose current address is identical to the one Ross himself provided on his DoC employment records.

Other personnel records include a fingerprint card that was used during a criminal background check, and the resulting report showing that Ross was clean. In a supplemental application, Ross agreed to perform a wide ranger of correctional officer duties, including "shoot an inmate attempting to escape."

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Last week OutAroad.com ran a story with the headline Broadcasting Commission Bans Konshens From Becoming A Winner. But according to Mr. Cordel Green Executive Director of Broadcasting Commission - The Commission did not issue any such statement that Konshens 'Winner' should be removed from all disc jocks playlist.

The news of Konshens song being banned was also aired on several local radio stations.

Below is a statement from the Broadcasting Commission

The Broadcasting Commission has made no ruling on any song by the artiste Konshens. It is therefore entirely inaccurate to report that the Commission has banned his song. There is nothing on the Commission's website or in any press release or correspondence with any broadcaster about the artiste and his song.


Also, the Commission is not a censorship board so it does not "ban" songs. There are rules governing broadcasters, including the Children's Code for Programming". These rules require broadcasters to evaluate and rate songs internally to determine whether they are fit for transmission or require special treatment, such as a restriction on the time of day it is aired. These are matters for the radio stations to decide. It is only when they fail to take appropriate measures that the Commission intervenes..

Commission rulings and press releases can be read on its website www.broadcom.org

Yes mi know oonu did a dead fi di likkle carry go bring come, mi just did a mek sure mi get some propa Hot Mess come give oonu cause oonu know mi already mi nuh carry waste news but no worry today di pot full till it a boil over. So since a mi seh Hot Mess mek mi just start talk di tings dem. :: PARTY PROMOTER GETS ATTACKED People duh one yah hotter than a thiefing car. Oonu nuh hear seh last night the popular party  promoter weh deh a court now fi molest di likkle bwoy haffi run fi him life a one party up a Barbican after him diss some bad man and dem pree seh a him did deh inna the news fi a try drunk off the likkle bwoy. Mi hear seh him tell di man dem badwud at di party entrance and a bag a dem rush him wid knife and couple big stone and all these tings. Some people a seh Usain and Asafa inna trouble because di speed weh dem see di fat man a go dung di road at is a parachute dem ago need fi stop him. Dem seh if smaddy did a time it is about 6 seconds flat di man tear dung di 200m stretch a road inna not even a Nascar nuh suh fast. Weh yuh seh Bounty .. "Man a badman and we nuh fren.. wooiieeee....". See wah happen wen di venue ongly hav one entrance so nuh man cyaah enter from di BACK. ..weh yuh seh Assassin.."duh bruk the ONE WAY...." :: SELECTOR GET BOX A WEDDY WEDDY Ah how some gyal a gwaan like dem hyper dan blacker, chu yuh man a selecta and him beat di case yuh tink seh yuh can go violate people, mi hear seh a Weddy Weddy Anniversary di gyal a try hype pon ah man and go diss him di man look pon har and seh "hey gyal yuh tink seh ***** Hype a badman" an swing haffi har ...an guess who run in and collect di box nuh di same selecta weh seh Kartel kunk him and gun butt him up.. Jesam is a deafas di man get, di man get di box fasta dan how yuh pick up money a Western Union, people yuh coulda stay up a Coopers Hill and hear di loudas, all now him ears mussi a ring.. talk bout Kuff Kaff Konneck.. :: ZAGGA PROVOKES GRUNG GAD Thursday night inna the club a Kurt Riley Birthday party, Zagga come in deh come lock it dung and all a big up the Grung Gad and him crew den tun round an a fling Hot Wud seh "Big up Cross Angry, but badman a badman and fool is a fool.. a suh it go sometimes". Den fi mek matters worse di man decide him ago tun selecta later dung inna di night and di man reel off bout 20 Mavado tune and 3 Kartel, him neva play nuh 'Cross Angry' nor none a him own tune dem. Mi convince seh him rate di man dem and a try fren dem up. But see di hatta clapse yah now, the Grung Gad a deh pon On Stage likkle more a talk di tings dem mi hear seh him ago tell di whole world bout di King and di Vibes weh nah Shock no more and who get pinch and all these tings..... Weh yuh seh Nikki B .. " if yuh mek a man pinch yuh pon yuh b***y memba yuh a get two outta di Shotti.." :: QUESTION TIME - Kruddy a which batta ears mi hear seh a call up yuh name inna waste argument and a try fren up di Lynx, a wonda if a because dem trade har in for a newer and hyper model, mi hear seh di ride nuh good again it kinda bumpy bumpy... an har new man a hype wid it like a new car and nuh see seh a beat out wid putty and spray ova dat. - How HONEY sell off suh mi hear seh di amount a people in deh yuh woulda tink seh dem a grant Cuban and Haitian refuge. ASR oonu rich again.  - Wah happen ova My Scheme mek Kartel entourage just surround him so pon stage when di light lock off and beer man a get kick and tump, weh yuh seh Teacha tell dem duh run in.... and hush to di bredda wid di shoes print inna him head back. - Wonda if Teacha and Empire ago show up a Fullyloaded, cause a di man dem backyard dem carry di show come inna. Weh yuh seh Ryno.. "any man diss di link mek di paper.. K full him a ole like strainer"

FULLY LOADED is set to return to Fort Clarence Beach in Portmore, St. Catherine this weekend. This is the premiere annual Selector driven show in the entire world, many of todays biggest sounds, artists and selects have graced the stage at this event. This weekend is expected to be much of the same except, Jamaica and the world will see the future of what sounds will become with SIGHT AND SOUND HD movements scheduled to perform at this years event.  

SIGHT AND SOUND HD movements has revolutionized how people will forever look at music. Notice we said look because everything they play is visual including VIDEO DUBPLATES and a lot of refixed video editing that creates a visual and audio experience never been seen before on the planet.

Originally based in Fort Lauderdale and under the KaribLINK TV umbrella, this type of music presentation is definitely a plus for the whole Reggae and Dancehall industry as well as music on a whole. The facilitator of SIGHT AND SOUND is Chip Lee formerly of Black Chiney and son of famed music producer Fadda Lee the owner of the legendary Lees Unlimited sound system. 

Sunday July 27, 2008 the revolution will truly be televised at FULLY LOADED with SIGHT AND SOUND HD movements set to change how we will forever look at music

How some gal say dem a hot gal and dem bed de pon four block? How some claim say dem hot and dem haffi come outta dem house fi bathe or use de bathroom? Mi ah hot gal, when it comes hotness, ah me write the encyclopaedia, so why me lickle enemy dem over Portmore nuh stop call out mi name and dem know say me will dun dem. Worse, dem no live no way, ah dirt floor inna dem bedroom and all these things, when rain fall, dem life miserable, so nobody provoke me da week ya, come offa mi name or me ah go mek the whole world know 'bout yu dutty life, and yu caan approach me inna the streets 'cause mi a gal weh will tek off mi shoes heel and beat a gal inna her mole. No ramp wid me inna the Monday morning. SUSS TIME!

KILLA SAYS NO ALLIANCE AT BEENIE SIZZLE

Mi coulden believe mi ears when mi hear Killa go pon Onstage and say the reason him get boo ah Sumfest was because ah pure fishes were there. The man still ah govern him ting, him say any member of the Alliance who go Beenie Sizzle can consider themselves out of the Alliance, anybody, Killa run dem head. Mi used to think the animosity between the two deejays was just a PR ting fi keep dem in the public eye, but this ting well deep and even though dem a approach 40, dem nah change. All when dem geriatric, dem plan fi keep up the almshouse. Mi sorry fi dem.Dem beating ah go wicked.

 

 

Mi just feel say things might change when mi see Beenie Man go Asylum go big up Killa and the place buss last week at Kurt Riley ting, but after the speech dem weh Killa mek, it look like the war will never cease. But it look like this ah go be like the neverending Hundred Years War inna Europe, it deva bad. Wonder what Beenie Man ah pon Onstage go say this Saturday?

RETURN OF BRUCK UP FOR AUGUST 7
Mi hear say Bruck Up, remember the dancer Bruck Up from the Busta Rhymes video, turn artiste now and he plans to keep a big variety show on August 7th in midtown Manhattat at 42nd and Eight Avenue. There will even be a big screen billboard of Bruck Up advertising the show and if it goes well, Bruck Up will have his own show backed by a major label. Remember, August 7th, it ah go mad. Yu can check out his music at www.myspace.com/bruckup

FULLY LOADED LOCKED OFF EARLY
Well, the police dem come lock off Fully Loaded early at about four this morning. Vertex and 876 the sound system did well, dem represent. Most artistes never get the chance to perform but Shane O, Mavado, and Tony Matterhorn buss the place. However, there was no performances by Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Elephant Man, Wayne Marshall or Bling Dawg. Ah just so the ting set. Mi feel tired now, mi ah go hold a sleep and give yu some more (yawn) later. Big up Rqs, Sunnin, Evantee, Five Star Barbie, Sexy TC, Munchie British, Suzi Q and the whole (yawn)tourage. Later. 

THE PEOPLE WAAN FI KNOW
What a way Elephant Man drop inna one big hole after Beenie Man mash up Weddy Weddy Anniversary?

Why the people dem never big up Beenie Man when him was in Weddy Weddy? Him de de fi several minutes and nobody nah pay him no mind? The selectors dem a big up Bounty Killer and him wasnt even there.

Wha dat mi hear go down between Dahlia and Gaviesha over Cassava Piece? It nuh look good. Dem nuh know say the Gully haffi share.

Wah kinda vibes that ah go down between the dancer Overmars and Latonya? Mi no love how it look, people, but mi nu ready fi talk the tings dem yet.

Why so much artiste wear white on Dancehall Night at Reggae Sumfest?

 

 

JULY 28--We don't mean to pile on the beleaguered gangster rapper (and former prison guard) Rick Ross, but a Freedom of Information request has turned up additional documents chronicling the performer's penal career. As we previously reported, despite vehement denials from Ross (real name: William Leonard Roberts), Florida Department of Corrections (DoC) records show that the 32-year-old hip-hop star worked as a correctional officer for 18 months, until he resigned his $25,794.34 post in June 1997. In response to a TSG request, DoC officials released Ross's 86-page personnel file, excerpts of which you'll find on the following pages. The documents include Ross's employment application (below), which notes that he was a 1994 graduate of Miami's Carol City Senior High School and spent a year at Georgia's Albany State College, where he studied Criminal Justice. On a personal history form, he identifies Tommie Ann Roberts as his mother and Tawanda Roberts as his sister. Both women are prominently thanked in the liner notes to Ross's 2008 album "Trilla." Additionally, according to Florida Secretary of State records, Tommie and Tawanda serve as officers of Rick Ross Charities, a not-for-profit whose current address is identical to the one Ross himself provided on his DoC employment records. Other personnel records include a fingerprint card that was used during a criminal background check, and the resulting report showing that Ross was clean. In a supplemental application, Ross agreed to perform a wide ranger of correctional officer duties, including "shoot an inmate attempting to escape." He also signed a loyalty oath, listed Tawanda as his life insurance beneficiary, and received a certificate marking his completion of 540 hours of training. Ross's letter of appointment, payroll information, and "Certificate of Appreciation" for perfect attendance were also included in the DoC documents. The file also contains copies of Ross's Mississippi birth certificate, his Social Security card, and the former screw's June 1997 resignation letter, which offers the DoC thanks for "your interest in my career and for the experience I've gained through my employment." (20 pages)

Records Say Chinese Gymnasts May Be Under Age

An Australian man has shot his best mate in buttocks, embedding shrapnel in his cheeks and sending him to hospital. The unfortunate man received the shot in the bum while out with his mate hunting pesky rodents to clear his South Australian property. Police believed the incident, which happened at Lock on the Eyre Peninsula, was an accident. The injured man was taken to hospital to have shrapnel removed from his buttocks.

"Federal prosecutors have dropped their criminal investigation involving the finances of Al Sharpton.

Sharpton said hed learned a lesson: I have learned that everybody is not necessarily out to get you. And, I hope [prosecutors] have learned that everybody who questions the system is not trying to beat the system.

Authorities were looking for tax fraud and probing allegations that Sharpton had extorted donations to his National Action Network from corporate sponsors by threatening to boycott them and their products.

Sharpton said that was a total fabrication. Some of the companies called me, outraged.

According to the reports, since the criminal case has ended, it has been turned over to the IRS to pursue civilly. The IRS is still calculating what it believes the organization owes in taxes. I make money, so I can pay, Sharpton said.


Sharpton recently told the N.Y. Daily News that he was invited to appear on ABCs Dancing with the Stars, as well as Donald Trumps Celebrity Apprentice on NBC, but declined over the importance of the upcoming election. This is a serious election. I dont want to be dancing with the stars when I should be protecting the vote. Concreteloop.com

Ryno Leads out the Empire with Dare to Try 28 Jul 2008 | by A.K.A., Contributing Writer Portmore Empire young*lo** Blak Ryno may be on the verge of stardom given the buzz on his latest singles, Dare to Try for Jordans Chimney Records and Bend Over on the Workout rhythm for producer Stephen McGregor. Blak_Ryno.jpgSee it de, the Empire is just growing stronger by the minute, my first Sumfest alongside The Teacha was a great experience, the media attention, the crowd, and we plan to lock the rest of the Summer straight, he told one876entertainment.com He has already scored two hits with Evil People which made the top 20 of the RE TV dancehall charts and his first hit, Mek Di Paper which peaked at #11 on the Jamaica Music Countdown charts. The deejay is set to appear on a number of shows for the rest of the Summer season including Beenie Man Sizzle on August 6, Champions in Action of August 17th and Summer Hyp

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Three international super-genius hackers have been indicted for using "college-level knowledge of computer programming skills" to steal credit card numbers from customers of Dave & Buster's restaurant.

The master thieves, who targeted the popular home of chicken wings, videogames and carnival midway games, are based in Eastern Europe. The justice department alleged the thieves accessed 11 of the national chain's servers and installed packet sniffers at each. The sniffers snapped up thousands of credit card numbers which were used and sold.

An arrest warrant describes the sniffer program as "efficient, well designed, and uses some algorithms and data structures that reflect college-level knowledge of computer programming skills, whether acquired through self-study ... or formal training."

Damn you, hackers! Is not even Dave and Buster's sacred?

Turbulence & Sasha Caught Kissing 7 Comments written below In the latest publication of the Jamaica Star the saying 'ol' fire stick easy fi ketch' would seem to apply to singers Sasha and Turbulence who have caused the streets to be buzzing and tongues wagging about the nature of their relationship after the two recently shot a video for their new single titled "Don't Want To Be Alone" on the 'Breeze Riddim'. The video shot last week by 'Terminal 4 Media' is set against the backdrop of a local craft market that sees the two accidentally crossing path before eventually getting intimate, hugging, wining, and even sharing a kiss. In the midst of their unveiling affection Turbulence begins to ask Sasha a lot of burning questions like "Why did you leave, when I'm use to waking up with you" as she responds "and I'm used to having you near." In the chorus the two sings, "I don't wanna be alone, want you right here by my side." However when Sasha was interviewed she expressed that presently she and Turbulence were nothing more than just good friends and the same was concurred by him. According to Turbulence they are just good friend that have great chemistry when they perform together. When asked about the kiss Sasha said she could not have kissed any other male artiste in a video and it was only because of her past with Turbulence why they kissed in the video. For Turbulence the kiss was like playing a part in a movie. In 2006 the two went through a public break up with reports that they were throwing words at each other through various recordings. Turbulence recorded a single entitled 'No Man No Perfect' and Sasha returned with 'Got What You Need' where Sasha says, 'mi know yuh a man and mi muss get bun, but sex without a condom a careless fun'. In happier times, the two had recorded two love songs together- Natty Pon Di Frontline and We've Got The Love. According to Sasha the two were not throwing words at each other then. "I don't wanna say we were throwing words, we were involved and being human... we just expressed ourselves. It wasn't a war... I said my piece, he said his piece." Adding, "I still love him as a person, he has a good heart and soul and people do tings and you make mistakes but it's hard to go back." As to whether they would ever get back together she responded, "I don't know, there's always a possibility. We see each other but this time around - proceed with caution." In the meantime Sasha is keeping herself busy, immersing herself in her role as a producer, while traveling and making more music. Sasha recently began to record songs in Spanish, like Black or White. Sasha says she wants to take the Latin American market by storm. For Turbulence, who has been off the scene for a while doing shows in Africa, he says he has a number of singles getting ready to be released. He says he has been working alongside producers like Snow Cone and King Jammys.

 Dis a di dumbest shit ever how di f**k you free house get foreclose



Extreme Makeover' house in foreclosure


'Extreme Makeover' house in foreclosure
Clayton County family may lose luxury remodeled home in Lake City
Published on: 07/25/2008

From extreme makeover to extreme foreclosure?

A Clayton County family that got the area's first luxury remodeling job from the television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" now faces foreclosure, according to television news reports.


A foreclosure notice on the home in Lake City appeared last Friday, indicating that a $450,000 second mortgage the owners took out less than 15 months ago was in default, WSB-TV reported.


Patricia Harper, the homeowner, told WSB she and her husband had struck a deal with Chase Home Finance to rescue their "extreme" home and that there will be no foreclosure auction. Chase said they couldn't confirm that claim.


Harper told WSB they invested the loan proceeds in a construction business and the business hasn't been good. She didn't say how much of the money is left.


The home at 5489 Ahyoka Dr. has 5,500 square feet after the 2005 makeover, WGCL CBS46 reported.


Lake City mayor Willie Oswalt was among the volunteers who helped build Harper's home 3 1/2 years ago, and Beazer Homes was the main sponsor. The mayor told WSB he is baffled.


"Beazer gave them $100,000 cash, paid their mortgage off and they still can't make it," said Oswalt.

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The Xbox 360 DVD-ROM drive firmware hack is currently the only modification or hack available for
the Xbox 360. The firmware hack allows you to play properly created backups of Xbox 360 games.
The firmware hack does NOT allow homebrew programs to run and does NOT bypass region
protection. If a video game is locked to a particular region, then it will only play on an Xbox 360 of that
same region. Before jumping into this modification, it is a good idea to learn how this hack works.
In the most basic form, an Xbox 360's game protection comes from two security measures. First of
which is encryption. Nearly all files on an Xbox 360 game disc as well as the Xbox 360 hard drive are
signed with Microsoft's private key. If anything, even just a single bit, is changed, the signature is
broken and the Xbox 360 refuses to run the file. The second security measure is media locking. The
game is restricted to run only from a certain type of media. For example, all Xbox 360 games are
restricted to run only from "Xbox 360" media. Game demos downloaded from Xbox Live are restricted
to run only from "Xbox 360 Hard Drive." Xbox Live Arcade games aren't restricted at all; they can run
from any media. Before the firmware hacks, if you were to copy an Xbox 360 game and try running it
from "DVD+R DL", the Xbox 360 would obviously see that it wasn't "Xbox 360" media and refuse to
run it because of the media restriction.
This media restriction is what the firmware hack bypasses. The firmware fakes out the Xbox 360 into
thinking that any media is "Xbox 360" media. You copy your game to DVD+R DL, insert it into a
firmware-hacked drive, and instead of returning "DVD+R DL" to the Xbox 360, the drive says it is an
"Xbox 360" disc and it then plays the game. As you can see, the firmware hack does not bypass any
signature protection whatsoever. Some Xbox 360 games use region protection to restrict the playing
of a game in a certain region. The firmware hack will not allow you to play games out of a region if they
are region-locked. If the original will play in your Xbox 360, the same backup will. If the original won't,
neither will the backup of it.

Nine high profile passport files were accessed more than a hundred times according to a new report from the State Department's Inspector General. Officials will not reveal the list of "high profile" individuals whose passports were repeatedly accessed but CBS News has learned that one of the most frequently accessed files was that of musician Beyonce Knowles. The authors of the report took a sample list of 150 celebrities and found 127 files were accessed a total of 4,148 times in a six year period. One high profile individuals passport file was accessed 356 times by 77 different users. The report says it did not determine if those who accessed the passport files were authorized to do so. The Inspector Generals report indicated the agencys oversight of passport files had many control weaknesses including a general lack of policies, procedures, guidance, and training". The agency was also criticized for having no standardized response or disciplinary process for employees who breach personal files. This spring, news broke that the passport files of presidential candidates such as Senator Barack Obama (D-Il), Senator John McCain (R-Ariz) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-New York) had been accessed by contractors for the State Department. In response, the Inspector General for the State Department examined how often celebrity files were accessed. Over 20,000 federal employees and government contractors have access to 127 million passport files. The State Department agreed with 19 of the Inspector Generals 22 recommendations.

Wrigley's is turning to contemporary artists Ne-Yo, Chris Brown and Julianne Hough to remix its signature gum jingles. Chris Brown will sing about Doublemint, Ne-Yo will update Big Red and Julianne Hough is paired with Juicy Fruit.

Wrigley's will host a concert in New York tomorrow (July 29) to unveil the new jingles. Radio station Hot 97 is expected to give away tickets for the show as part of the promotion. An advertising campaign from New York's Translation Advertising, part of the IPG network, will launch shortly thereafter.

Hints that Brown would be partnering with Wrigley's were dropped earlier this year in his video "Forever" from his re-release, "Exclusive (The Forever Edition)." In the beginning of the video he eats a piece of gum and in the chorus sings the line "double your pleasure, double your fun," the long time tag line for Doublemint.

Meanwhile, McDonald's recently named the winner of a contest to remix one of its jingles from the 1970s, "Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun."

Jason Harper from Boynton Beach, Fla., beat out more than 1,000 other contestants with his version. "For a long time people went away from jingles. I think the pendulum is swinging back and will settle somewhere in the middle," McDonald's chief creative officer Marlena Peleo-Lazar says. "There might be a new expression of the jingle -- it just won't be like we remember it."

Source: billboard