Posted: under "A TASTE of the TROPICS", "DID YOU KNOW", "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: abroad, achievement, America, anniversary, Caribbean, celebration, champion, championship, China, competition, country, effort, fans, flag, Games, Germany, gold, happiness, home, island, Jamaica, Jamaican, joy, legend, medal, nation, northcoast, Olympics, pride, record, smiles, sports, sprinter, stadium, success, team, time, Usain Bolt, winner, world
Aug 16, 2009
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Usain Bolt poses after winning the 100 meter at the world championships in record time.
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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.
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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.
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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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Both athletes celebrated with dance moves inside the stadium while the crowd cheered.
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: ability, accident, American, belief, cab, car, career, challenge, comedian, creativity, discipline, effort, flight, idea, inspiration, New York, opportunity, performance, persistence, practice, preparation, quotes, referee, result, secret, skills, stadium, strength, talent, taxi, time, vehicle, Yankee stadium
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A determined little turtle once climbed a tree. He somehow made it to
the first branch. Then he jumped into the air waving his front legs
and crashed to the ground.After a while he slowly climbed the tree again. And again he jumped.
This time he flapped all four of his limbs, but still plummeted to the
hard ground.The persistent turtle tried again and again with the same results. A Read More
Jun 13 2009
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "SMILE" Jamaica ~ "Once You Go --- You Know", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: aid, awards, business, check, contribution, culture, dedication, economy, education, effort, friends, funds, golf, health, honor, humanity, industry, island, Jamaica, Jamaican, life, lifestyle, money, Montego Bay, philantropist, resort, Rose Hall, Rosehall, spa, tour, tourism, tourist
Rose Hall Great House, Jamaica
Published: Saturday | May 23, 2009
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On Saturday, May 16, the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) honoured philanthropist/ businesswoman, Michele Rollins at its fifth annual Peacock Ball. The annual AFJ gala and auction brings awareness to the development needs in Jamaica in the areas of education, health care, and the economy.
Organised by a group of dedicated individuals from the Jamaican Diaspora living in South Florida, the event was held at the Ritz-Carlton, Coconut Grove in Miami.
Rose Hall Mansion, Jamaica
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May 25 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: behavior, charity, day, effort, freedom, friends, habit, life, money, pattern, power, tardiness, teacher
A teacher who was lecturing on habits told his class, “Anything you
repeat twenty times is yours forever.” From the back of the classroom
came a whispered voice, “Sarah, Sarah, Sarah, Sarah….” Of course, what
the teacher was trying to say is that any behavior, often repeated,
becomes habit.
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The Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus once said, “A nail is driven out
by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.” And if I understand him
right, he suggests that saying no to a bad habit is not enough.
Instead, we should try to replace it with a good one. Repeat the new
behavior twenty times … and it is yours.
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If any behavior, good or bad, is often repeated, it becomes stronger
and more powerful. “Since habits become power, make them work for you
and not against you,” said E. Stanley Jones. In other words, drive out
the undesirable nail, the behavior you’d like to change, with a better
one.
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May 15 2009
Posted: under "SMILE" Jamaica ~ "Once You Go --- You Know", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: America, athlete, awards, bliss, brilliance, bronze, champion, climate, competition, conditions, confidence, contribution, determination, effort, event, finalist, finals, game, goal, gold, happiness, intelligence, Jamaica, Jamaican, joy, medal, Penn Relays, performance, pride, record, school, season, silver, sports, success, team, track, university, victory, winner
Ristananna’s brilliant runs secure golden double for Edwin Allen
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Published: Saturday | April 25, 2009
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania:
Edwin Allen High School turned in a magnificent display to record double victories while capturing Championship of Americas titles at the Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania, Franklin Field, yesterday.
The quartet of Nikita Tracey, Amoy Blake, Shashawna French and Ristananna Tracey clocked 3:41.25 to lead their team to victory in the girls’ 4×400 metres relay.
Holmwood (3:41.72) and Manchester High 3:41.76 finished second and third, respectively, while Vere Technical, the other Jamaican team in the final, was disqualified.
Edwin Allen was aided by a brilliant anchor led from Ristannana Tracey, who found extra gear in the last 60 metres to go by leader Petra Fantry of Holmwood and Natoya Goule of Manchester.
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Second brilliant effort
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She clocked 54.1 seconds on her anchor leg, her second brilliant effort, following that in the 4×800 metres.
Ristananna was duly named the Most Outstanding high school female relay athlete of the meet.
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Apr 25 2009
Posted: under "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: Caribbean, champion, coach, effort, game, goal, instruction, Jamaican, match, netball, performance, session, sports, team, victory
Published: Saturday | April 25, 2009
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Jamaica’s Under-16 netballers began their defence of the Jean Pierre Caribbean Championships in impressive fashion when they thrashed Dominica 65-7 in the opening match last night at the Leila Robinson Courts.
In another game, the Cayman Islands defeated Guyana 25-18.
Deneen Taylor led the way for the junior Sunshine Girls by scoring 34 goals from 39 attempts. She received good support from Marvadean Anderson, who sunk 24 goals from 41 tries, and Vanessa Jones, with seven goals from 10 tries.
Andrea Remy led the way for the Dominicans with six goals from 13 attempts.
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Dominated the match
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The Jamaicans dominated the match from the opening whistle as they romped to an easy 29-4 lead at half-time.
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Apr 25 2009