I BELIEVE - (VANCOUVER 2010: OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY‏)

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Click link below & Enjoy . . . !

YouTube - “I Believe” by Nikki Yanofsky (Vancouver 2010 Music Video: Olympic Torch Relay)

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Black History

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This is by far the best I have EVER seen! Whoever put this together deserves an award. This is a keeper, especially for the kids.

Just scroll down to the link and check it out.

It includes the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti . . . . .

It’s AWESOME!!!

http://www.ls.cc.al.us/blackhistory/blackhistory.html

Jamaica’s contribution to the Haiti appeal‏

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Caribbean’s version of “We are the World” for Haiti….

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Enjoy . . . . !

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNv2HeKrkRU

“OUT OF MANY . . . ONE PEOPLE”

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Dr Patrice Smith‏–Daughter of the Soil

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Jamaican-born scientist making strides in nerve research

Dr. Patrice Smith picture

Who would have thought that a little girl from Darliston in Westmoreland would turn out to be a First World scientist who may have discovered a new way to repair damaged nerves?

Now living in Canada, Jamaican-born Dr Patrice Smith and her colleagues at Harvard have discovered a way to repair damaged nerves by allowing the adult brain to respond to repair signals that are induced after injury.

Dr Smith explained to Flair in an interview, that as we get older, we

Professor Rex Nettleford

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Hello world, it is with profound sadness that I share the fact that our esteemed friend, Professor Rex Nettleford passed away on February 2nd…..
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Professor Ralston Milton Rex Nettleford (February 3, 1933 - February 2, 2010) by The University of the West Indies.

PROFESSOR Rex Nettleford, one of Jamaica’s brightest sons and a cultural icon, died in the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit last night, six days after he collapsed in his hotel room in Washington and four hours before his 77th birthday.
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Nettleford, who suffered a massive heart attack, was admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit and placed on life support. He never regained consciousness and finally passed at 8:00 pm.

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Nettleford… was an international icon and quintessential Caribbean man.
He was in the US capital to participate in a fund-raising gala for the University of the West Indies (UWI), where he was vice-chancellor emeritus.
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Last night, a medical report signed by Dr Christopher Junker of George Washington University said that the life support was terminated in keeping with Professor Nettleford’s wishes.

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“Mr Nettleford has been under our care at the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit for catastrophic brain injury following a cardiac arrest,” Dr Junker said. “After

Jamaican “Lightning” Bolt shatters world record again

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Aug 16, 2009

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Ussain Bolt Celebrating by Sangre de Chivas!.

Usain Bolt poses after winning the 100 meter at the world championships in record time.

World record holder Usain Bolt has shattered the world record on the first anniversary of when he set it in Beijing , China. Bolt ran a superb 9.58 to win, removing the 9.69 record he set last year at the Olympic games. This the third world record Bolt has set in the 100m.

American Tyson Gay was second while Bolt’s Jamaican team mate Asafa Powell was third in the final, which ended today’s track events at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Gay ran 9.71 to place second setting a new national record for the US, while Powell ran 9.84 to get the bronze medal. Both athletes have given Jamaica its first two medals at this World Championships.

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“Go ahead infect the whole world with your smile one person at a time”

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Click link below & Enjoy . . . !

This is by far the best I have EVER seen! Whoever put this together deserves an award. This is a keeper, especially for the kids.

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Just scroll down to the link and check it out.

It includes the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti . . . . .

It’s AWESOME!!!

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Caribbean’s version of “We are the World” for Haiti….

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Enjoy . . . . !

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“OUT OF MANY . . . ONE PEOPLE”

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Jamaican-born scientist making strides in nerve research

Who would have thought that a little girl from Darliston in Westmoreland would turn out to be a First World scientist who may have discovered a new way to repair damaged nerves?

Now living in Canada, Jamaican-born Dr Patrice Smith and her colleagues at Harvard have discovered a way to repair damaged nerves by allowing the adult brain to respond to repair signals that are induced after injury.

Dr Smith explained to Flair in an interview, that as we get older, we

Read More Comments (0) Feb 10 2010

PROFESSOR Rex Nettleford, one of Jamaica’s brightest sons and a cultural icon, died in the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit last night, six days after he collapsed in his hotel room in Washington and four hours before his 77th birthday. .

Nettleford, who suffered a massive heart attack, was admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit and placed on life support. He never regained consciousness and finally passed at 8:00 pm.

. Nettleford… was an international icon and quintessential Caribbean man. He was in the US capital to participate in a fund-raising gala for the University of the West Indies (UWI), where he was vice-chancellor emeritus. .

Last night, a medical report signed by Dr Christopher Junker of George Washington University said that the life support was terminated in keeping with Professor Nettleford’s wishes.

. “Mr Nettleford has been under our care at the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit for catastrophic brain injury following a cardiac arrest,” Dr Junker said. “After

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Aug 16, 2009

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Usain Bolt poses after winning the 100 meter at the world championships in record time.

World record holder Usain Bolt has shattered the world record on the first anniversary of when he set it in Beijing , China. Bolt ran a superb 9.58 to win, removing the 9.69 record he set last year at the Olympic games. This the third world record Bolt has set in the 100m.

American Tyson Gay was second while Bolt’s Jamaican team mate Asafa Powell was third in the final, which ended today’s track events at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Gay ran 9.71 to place second setting a new national record for the US, while Powell ran 9.84 to get the bronze medal. Both athletes have given Jamaica its first two medals at this World Championships.

Both athletes celebrated with dance moves inside the stadium while the crowd cheered.

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PROFESSOR Rex Nettleford, one of Jamaica’s brightest sons and a cultural icon, died in the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit last night, six days after he collapsed in his hotel room in Washington and four hours before his 77th birthday.
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Nettleford… was an international icon and quintessential Caribbean man.
He was in the US capital to participate in a fund-raising gala for the University of the West Indies (UWI), where he was vice-chancellor emeritus.
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“Mr Nettleford has been under our care at the George Washington University Intensive Care Unit for catastrophic brain injury following a cardiac arrest,” Dr Junker said. “After

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