<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505</id><updated>2009-10-14T00:39:36.575-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The World, Life and Technology</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>50</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-8908830481681606254</id><published>2009-06-15T09:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T10:22:43.712-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Achievement</title><content type='html'>What is achievement?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is a state of mental satisfaction, where an individual(s) has set a personal goal for his/herself (themselves) and has accomplished that goal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why is achievement important?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) It is important because it creates an identity for the individual.&lt;br /&gt;2) It commands respect from the individual's surrounding community.&lt;br /&gt;3) It builds confidence and self appreciation.&lt;br /&gt;4) It creates a solid platform for others to follow or to emulate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Types of Achievement:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Educational&lt;br /&gt;2) Financial&lt;br /&gt;3) Health&lt;br /&gt;4) Spiritual&lt;br /&gt;5) Emotional&lt;br /&gt;6) Professional&lt;br /&gt;7) Social&lt;br /&gt;8) Misc - other categories not mentioned&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: i am emphasizing on personal achievement and not group or collective achievement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The individual can make multiple achievements at random or in sequential order. Some goals are achieved while others are not, but what is most important is the overall output. At the end of the day, the individual will ask "Am i happy with who i am and whom i have become?" if the answer is yes then the individual has made achievements that they are satisfied with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: This is not the same as receiving a public award or winning prizes or scholarships, or setting a trend, or changing the world and its functions, those are public achievements seen in the eyes of the populace. However public achievements also connect to personal achievements, they are both shared by the individual(s).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The point of this article is to make you aware that its OK to set goals, its OK to fight for what you want, its OK to feel self satisfaction for who you are and whom you have become. Regardless of how long it takes, or the sacrifices that you have made, in the end all that matters is the OUTPUT. You will say: "I am happy with who i am, and i am happy with who i have become".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;!--Session data--&gt;&lt;input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"&gt;&lt;div id="refHTML"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-8908830481681606254?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/8908830481681606254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/8908830481681606254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2009/06/achievement.html' title='Achievement'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-38916150596286363</id><published>2009-03-27T21:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T06:00:54.393-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Comfort Zone</title><content type='html'>There are many Wikis that define the Comfort Zone.  But i have to give you my perception on it. I would define it as a place or mental state where one is comfortable with a particular environment but not really fully satisfied with it, its a cousin of the lackadaisic or lazy, its stubborn and also forgetful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its a Zone that should be avoided but at the same time embraced, let me explain:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a saying in my culture "Too much of one thing is good for nothing". Too much comfort can spur laziness or lack of production, reversing a productive mind set as well as lifestyle, it can also spur a lack of appreciation therefore explaining the terms "forgetful".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Examples of these are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) An Overpaid Salary&lt;br /&gt;2) Someone handling all your bills&lt;br /&gt;3) Being Dependent on others for your responsibilities&lt;br /&gt;4) Having someone to always take you out of trouble when it finds you&lt;br /&gt;5) Having someone to speak out for you&lt;br /&gt;6) Having Someone to shop for you&lt;br /&gt;7) Having Someone to do laundry for you all the time&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You get it? A lifestyle such as this can be destructive to the one in this Zone. But there is a twist to all of this. A little comfort mentioned in the above can also be healthy as most people would prefer to have Too much comfort than too little.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its good to be well paid, its good to have people in your corner to show you love and support especially in times of need. But when you are not in the C-Zone, you are on the edge, more self reliant, more productive; because you will face the consequences of not being productive, you are fearless because you have to fight your own battles. You are less forgetful and more GRATEFUL!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;more will be added to this article, as it is an open topic for discussion.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-38916150596286363?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/38916150596286363'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/38916150596286363'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2009/03/comfort-zone.html' title='The Comfort Zone'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-7285828075803146481</id><published>2009-03-23T04:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T05:14:36.847-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Banning of Daggering Music and Gun Lyrics</title><content type='html'>I have been reading the news and listening to the radio, and have realized that they have banned Daggering Music and Gun Lyrics. First of all What are they:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Daggering Music&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9q0Ni1tz338/Scd87L-ifpI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2cLkI7hPU0A/s1600-h/daggering1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9q0Ni1tz338/Scd87L-ifpI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2cLkI7hPU0A/s200/daggering1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316355241403383442" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An Up tempo Dance hall Genre that is a spin off from Soca, its messages are usually sexual in nature with 90% hardcore Lyrics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gun Lyrics&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q0Ni1tz338/Scd9C1JogVI/AAAAAAAAAAU/kb0waFPp7Fg/s1600-h/DESERTEAGLE.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9q0Ni1tz338/Scd9C1JogVI/AAAAAAAAAAU/kb0waFPp7Fg/s200/DESERTEAGLE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316355372714852690" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is considered to be a Sub-Genre of Dance hall that glorifies violence and the killing of another person that is considered a nemesis. It praises the Gangster's paradise and glorifies the use of the Gun to gain money, power and respect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Jamaican Society has been suffering from an alarming rate of crime, from Murder, Extortion, Rape, Robberies etc.  There are private organizations that believe it is the exploitation of these types of music that has spawned this upsurge in crime, therefore the Broadcast Commission of Jamaica has chosen to ban this type of music as well as others that have to be edited for their lyrical content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my opinion i would like to share the pros and the cons of such an action:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pros:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) It reduces the exposure of the music and video content to the general public, especially children under the age of 18.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Diverting the masses into listening to alternative lyrics and watching alternate videos that are more peaceful, spiritual and less sexual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3) It restores order to an out control society that is considered Godly and ruled by the church and law abiding citizens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4) It sends a message to the musicians(Djs, Sing Jays, Singers and Producers) to be more creative and diverse and not stick to one track way of expression.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5) It sends a message to the individuals that exploit these music and live its lifestyle to try to finds alternate ways of making money and living.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cons:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) It Does not stop crime in Jamaica.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) It Does not make the economy better, it only hurts the economy because there is a market practically being destroyed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3) Less Ad revenue for Radio and Television Stations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4) Less Listeners and Viewers, people will more seek the Internet, such as Internet Radio and Internet TV for viewing of such content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5) A cultural breakdown can occur, too much foreign content can override local content.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6) People become more frustrated and bitter towards the Government amids harsh economic times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are just my views as to the result of these action, i believe a commission should of been formed to oversea this issue, also communicate with the entertainers, promoters and producers on the issue before making such a bold move. Have a national opinion poll etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We need to Buy Jamaican and Build Jamaica as much as possible, bauxite is failing, sugar has failed, tourism is decreased due to US recession and Global economic meltdown. There needs to be a force of Marketing, Buying and Selling that can help to boost our economic situation. With the people being unhappy then that will only lead to less economic activity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the overall result, in the long run it cleans up society and puts back fear and respect for the law into the minds of the populace, it restores order amids the chaos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Its just a battle Won by the broadcast commission, but they just started a never ending war.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-7285828075803146481?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/7285828075803146481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/7285828075803146481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2009/03/banning-of-daggering-music-and-gun.html' title='The Banning of Daggering Music and Gun Lyrics'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9q0Ni1tz338/Scd87L-ifpI/AAAAAAAAAAM/2cLkI7hPU0A/s72-c/daggering1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-2980903899841317906</id><published>2009-01-05T04:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-05T04:25:23.439-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Science of Getting Rich</title><content type='html'>Everyone deserves to become rich, anyone can become rich, its all about doing things in a certain way, these words came from the inspirational words of Wallace D. Wattles. He goes on to say there is a thoughtless substance within the Universe, that once tapped into by the mind can create real life things or situations. So by mentally projecting what you want you can manifest this to reality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But there is a catch, you can't be a dreamer, basically getting up everyday and wanting, you have to move towards what you want, armed with the ammunition of FAITH and GRATITUDE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He says God will help you if you move towards the help that you want, God will open doors for you, never be afraid of disappointment, when one window is closed, two doors are opened.  Patience is virtue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To get to the core of the information you must read the eBook, but not only read, follow it, it will make you rich.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.scienceofgettingrich.net/"&gt;http://www.scienceofgettingrich.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-2980903899841317906?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/2980903899841317906'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/2980903899841317906'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2009/01/science-of-getting-rich.html' title='The Science of Getting Rich'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-1294834943900646793</id><published>2009-01-05T04:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-05T04:07:06.149-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Israel vs Hammas</title><content type='html'>Israel is a big bully with American support, Hammas is a pain in the ass that keeps pissing them off, Israel invades Gaza, all the world sits back and watch them kill Innocent lives. Both parties know that the world is watching, they have issues in that side of the world and somehow the west just takes on the karma. Our economy slows down to the core, when USA sneezes we in Jamaica catch the flu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So in effect this war is global, we may not be staring down the barrel of a war tanker but we are staring at massive economic meltdown.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-1294834943900646793?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/1294834943900646793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/1294834943900646793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2009/01/israel-vs-hammas.html' title='Israel vs Hammas'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-5942202193336603217</id><published>2009-01-05T03:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-05T03:49:36.464-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A New Year</title><content type='html'>"Hello World" i am back to the blogging again, i will be just free style blogging this year 2009. I will just express myself raw, no spelling, punctuation etc, but i will review each article sometimes after the post.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just want to wish everyone in Cyberspace a Happy New Year. Make it productive.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-5942202193336603217?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/5942202193336603217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/5942202193336603217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-year.html' title='A New Year'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-2091667208943459904</id><published>2008-06-04T05:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-04T05:56:30.968-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Crime in Jamaica</title><content type='html'>There has recently been alot of talks reguarding crime in Jamaica. Countless lives has been taken on both sides (The public and private sector). But this is all but a scratch record constantly playing itself out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So i am going to give you the solution to solving crime in Jamaica:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Most crimes are Gang related; the solution is the demoralize the gangs that rule communities, their strengths come from high factions within society, granting them access to weapons, drugs and cash to sponsor their malicious activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Create a more intelligent police force, in other words eliminate the whole brute force tough cop attitude, that will not solve the problem it will only make enemies . Recruit and filter better service men/women to serve the communities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3) Improve the communication of police officers, using an Information System, centralize this data and make it accessible to authorized officers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4) Increase video surveillance at certain crime hot spots. Technology: Hidden Public Cameras. This will assist law enforcement in understanding the crime pattern of their suspects and also identify them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5) Provide a nationwide security campaign for all small businesses (very expensive operation).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6) Provide better witness protection.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7) Treat each criminal as a person not as a statistic; meaning gather as much personal information as possible, study and analyze that/those persons and their activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8) Provide counselling centres for young boys between the ages of 13-24, seeing that most crimes are committed by individuals within these demographics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9) Provide more security in schools, conduct regular searches and background activity checks. Seeing that school boys are a  target for gang recruitment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10) Provide more employment for the youth, incentives that can create a better standard of living than having to embrace crime as their way out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11) Create less media hype, as this popularizes their (the criminals) actions and further amplify their activities for fame.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12) Reduce extortion schemes, this helps to fund these criminal factions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;13) Provide a better prison system, and more human rights within that system. In Jamaica its deplorable and its makes a man worst when he comes out of prison than when he goes into prison.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;14) Provide harsher penalties.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are only a few suggestions in tackling crime, but you must understand, crime has deeply embedded itself into the minds of Jamaicans, its in our music, its in our culture. Its going to take more than the steps above to eliminate crime in Jamaica.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Government needs to plan a better long term strategy that will steer the nation in a new direction, away from poverty and crime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can also see my related article on crime by clicking the link below:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2005/10/these-are-some-serious-times.html"&gt;These are some serious times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-2091667208943459904?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/2091667208943459904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/2091667208943459904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2008/06/crime-in-jamaica.html' title='Crime in Jamaica'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-1555456858787469258</id><published>2008-04-16T01:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-16T03:29:09.574-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Nation in Crisis</title><content type='html'>I am back, yes i have resurfaced with new opinions and also information for my readers on the world wide web.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This Nation that i refer to is Jamaica. Areas of Crisis:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Economy&lt;br /&gt;- Safety and Security&lt;br /&gt;- Health&lt;br /&gt;- Education&lt;br /&gt;- Social&lt;br /&gt;- Political&lt;br /&gt;- Mass Media Propaganda&lt;br /&gt;- Other (data not categorized)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;N.b There has not been any data or research gathered on my part, most of this information is opinionated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Economy &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;N.b I am not an economist, but am studying economics to a certain level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our Economy is in Crisis, we import more than we export, why? Because it is too expensive to produce locally, therefore our output (GDP) has lessoned resulting in a weaker dollar and a high level of inflation. Because of this our people have less spending power and their wants are greater than what is readily available.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our consumers are suffering at the wrath of high taxes (i am included), basic food items prices are spiraling, goods and other services prices are also spiraling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Safety and Security&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Due to a weak economy there is less production on the local market resulting in lack of job opportunity or weakened  salaries, also due to a weak National Security infrastructure, there has been an increase in crime and violence.  Human rights  is very abusive  on the  part of  our law enforcement, which is the result of lack of training, screening (of persons entering law enforcement) or Central intelligence and Communication. Our Youth have other ambitions and have sought refuge in gangs. These gangs are like a brother/sister hood that provide them with faster access to money and other resources, but at a price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They partake in illegal activities such as; killings, robberies, extortion, drugs and other forms of deviant activities, resulting in a "Gangster Paradise".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our citizens often fall pray to this type of organized crime, our communities are at ransom, our women are in danger and often fall pray to vicious rapists and abusers (n.b. carnal abuse is another issue). Our Children are becoming fatherless (young men not taking enough responsibility) etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am not only blaming the "Gangster Paradise" effect for our safety, i also blame our politicians for not living up to their civic duty for protecting its citizens. Not only do i blame politicians but i also blame our citizens for not being united on this issue, but this could also be the result of fear for their lives and lack of trust of the law enforcement entities, or merely negligence (read my article on the consequences of negligence).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Health&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not much data has been gathered on my part, but i have to address the health issue. There are not enough  medical facilities, treatment and insurance for our citizens. Hospitals are often run down and overcrowded, resulting in long waits and usually inaccurate diagnosis.  There is also  lack of medical professionals (doctors, nurses etc) that meet to the high demand of patients.&lt;br /&gt;There are not enough drugs (or they are too expensive) that meet the demand of our citizens. There is not enough insurance or health coverage for the working class (one has to find large sums of money on their own to deal with sickness).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;I must however commend our government for improving the health sector by providing free services to our citizens, but once again every benefit has an opportunity cost.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Education&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our citizens have limited education, most drop out at high school and do not continue on from that point, this results in an unskilled populace. Their lack of education is the result of our teaching style and the social breakdown within those institutions especially the high schools. This Social breakdown has resulted in lack of discipline, increase in violence among students, more teenage pregnancies, neglectful educators etc. There are also limited opportunity for the poor or working class to enter tertiary education (due to its high cost and limited availability of jobs), resulting in a lack of interest to upgrade themselves (citizens). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;I must however commend our government for improving the education sector by providing free education to our children. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Social&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jamaicans have lost courtesy  and even  plain "good manners".  How we  socialize  have  greatly  affected  communication  with  ourselves and the  rest of the modern  world.  We  (Jamaicans) are seen  as  trouble / noise makers and also aggressive. This breakdown in social behaviour is stemming from the home and surrounding communities, and is adapted at an early age. We are impatient, intolerant and most of all illiterate (not everyone). We have created communication barriers which lead to misinterpretation and a massive growth in stereotyping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Political&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is lack of unity within our Political sector, They (the politicians) are constantly playing the blame game (pointing fingers at each other) and not thinking as one unit to address the needs of its citizens, there is also a high level of corruption resulting in our Nation's resources being squandered or displaced. With this type of situation happening at the top, one can just imagine the stigma that takes root when its trickles to the bottom.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Mass Media Propaganda&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mass Media (Radio, Television, Press) seems to be riding the negative wave affecting our Nation, they pray on this information to boost profits and ratings, they are quick to broadcast who get murdered, which company in in debt etc. Resulting in changing our Nation's perception of our Country. They help to shape the negativity of our nation by dwindling hopes and also shattering dreams. This is not a media bash, because we (internet broadcasters) are not helping the situation. Some internet broadcasters paint a negative picture on our Nation resulting in lack of visitors and even investors to our country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many other issues to be addressed resulting in our Nation being in crisis. There have been thousands of articles written on this topic, thousands of discussions and also opinions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Solution: More unity in all sectors public and private, i call for better communication, less crime and violence, less media propaganda, more international support ( foreign investors and Jamaicans living abroad), less violent music (we know it sells, but perform a civic duty), more respect for ourselves and last but not least MORE GOD and GODLINESS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thank you for reading my article if you have read it to the end, if you are a Jamaican or love Jamaica and feel that this article has been inspiring, please send me your views at hugoj@hotmail.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-1555456858787469258?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/1555456858787469258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/1555456858787469258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2008/04/nation-in-crisis.html' title='A Nation in Crisis'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-5484000778487815219</id><published>2008-04-01T20:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-01T20:53:23.984-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I am back</title><content type='html'>Its amazing how life happens to you, while making other plans. These things can cause people to shift their focus and turn into a totally new personality.  I have been away from this long for well over a year and have now decided to post something new.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stay tuned, i will try to post some interesting articles and opinions as soon as i get more time.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-5484000778487815219?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/5484000778487815219'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/5484000778487815219'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-am-back.html' title='I am back'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-7641456814643561071</id><published>2006-12-19T16:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-19T16:27:35.198-08:00</updated><title type='text'>HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!</title><content type='html'>I would just like to wish my audience a Merry Christmas and a happy new year, when it comes and goes. It is a time of giving and sharing, it is a time to remember those less fortunate than our selves and most of all it is a time to remember the birth of "Jesus Christ".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most people in Jamaican society see Christmas as a time of struggle, a time to feel depressed because they can't afford the latest outfit  or can't  spend money the way they want, that  is because  they are fixed on vanity and has  lost the  true  understanding  of Christmas.  But i also blame it on the culture, most business owners tend to reduce their purchases of services during the holidays and focus primarily on physical products, so service based businesses become hard hit this time of year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vendors and store owners make good money this time of year, because its their last chance to clear all of their piling inventory gathered throughout the year, and end their financial cycle with success, however this is not the case for all vendors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christmas is just a time that signals to society that the world needs more love and unity, the world needs more peace and prosperity, but in these modern times the world is far from it. There is a huge cultural divide between Christians and Muslins, race and class, and many other types of divisions that weaken unity amongst our fellowmen within society.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So whether you are rich or poor, Christian or non-Christian, black or white, enjoy the holidays and all that it has to offer.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-7641456814643561071?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/7641456814643561071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/7641456814643561071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/12/happy-holidays.html' title='HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-4613306663351410847</id><published>2006-11-25T04:24:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2006-11-25T04:24:49.973-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What do women want most out of a sexual relationship?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Main Points&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Pleasure/Satisfaction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Commitment      &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Control&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;Security      &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;A sexual relationship can be defined as: an emotional attachment that is bound by a stimulating interaction of both parties. Both parties (a man and a woman) form a union based off this agreement. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Women want Pleasure, Commitment, Control and Security. A woman’s passion yearns for the strength of a man; it comforts her when she can be embraced with love and care during sex. She wants to feel at her peek until she bursts her bubble (Climax), giving her total satisfaction. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;A woman is very protective of her territory, she demands love and respect, but most of all commitment. Her partner must not have any one but her, she should not feel insecure or threatened by a third party, or else there will be problems in the relationship. Commitment is a truce that binds the relationship giving a woman reassurance that she can trust her partner.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;A woman wants control of her man, she wants to be possessive of her property, her man must obey her, he must be loyal, and he must the submissive (both in and out of the bedroom). She wants her man to always be head over heals in love with her; she demands patience, attention and dedication from him. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Last but not least, a woman needs security; she has long term goals for the relationship; family, career and a home. She needs not only a lover, but a friend, a partner and a role model. A woman needs protection from an uncertain environment. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Women are fascinating creatures, though I am very attracted to them, I am rather confused by them; they have very high expectations from us, which sometimes can be deemed as unfair. They thirst for material gain and literally sacrifice anything in their paths just to get it. They let us feel inferior. They think that we want to use them so they are always on the defensive. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Not all women are like what I described, but I think women really want a control of the relationship.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-4613306663351410847?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/4613306663351410847'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/4613306663351410847'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/11/what-do-women-want-most-out-of-sexual.html' title='What do women want most out of a sexual relationship?'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-116014414773382286</id><published>2006-10-06T07:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-06T07:26:29.353-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bearing the Burden part II</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4455/1528/1600/burden_closeup.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4455/1528/320/burden_closeup.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It seems as if life gets ever so challenging, on one hand we have a set of clients that demand their products be delivered and at the other end you are forced to produce a high quality at a high stake with little benifit.  How do i survive in a world that forces you to always take on new projects just to survive? Each project becomes more challenging yet each project and client expectations escalate?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sacrifice is the only option, quality for productivity, a lower quality product at a higher delivery time. For Gods sake  i am only human, i feel things too. Unfortunatley in this world of being a webdeveloper how do you choose a normal way of life, when you are busy building other peoples' way of life, when will the time come when i can sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labour?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My Company is at stake, my lifestyle and my dependents are at stake all because of "Bearing the Burden"&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-116014414773382286?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/116014414773382286'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/116014414773382286'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/10/bearing-burden-part-ii.html' title='Bearing the Burden part II'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-115979025588751735</id><published>2006-10-02T04:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-02T04:57:35.886-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Young Boys Turned Beggers?</title><content type='html'>Everyday within my everyday journey, there is always someone surprisingly younger than i am coming to me with the same old stories, of them being shot or needing a bus fare to go from point A to B. What is wrong with these Young Boys, it seems as if they have turned Beggers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would preffer to be mugged or robbed, at least it shows ambition and it also  give me the motive to kick some *** . &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wake up Jamaica, smell your sourroundings, what have you become?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-115979025588751735?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115979025588751735'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115979025588751735'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/10/young-boys-turned-beggers.html' title='Young Boys Turned Beggers?'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-115978981583321396</id><published>2006-10-02T04:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-10-02T04:50:15.846-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bearing the Burden</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Why do I have to bear other peoples’ burdens? Why to I take on other peoples’ responsibilities? Who is going to take mine? What have i done to receive the end of the stick? What if I can’t function? Then what will happen to the people that Burden me, yet it’s the people that burden me will lead me to my malfunction. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Escaping this trap will take time and a lot of thought processing, enough is enough, I must take a stance for myself and fight the odds, I have not made any major mistakes that have put me in a hole that I cannot dig myself out of. Therefore raw intelligence must act fast for my complete redemption. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-115978981583321396?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115978981583321396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115978981583321396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/10/bearing-burden.html' title='Bearing the Burden'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-115960941804874268</id><published>2006-09-30T02:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-30T02:43:38.060-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Confusing little girls</title><content type='html'>I understand the desires of young girls, the glamour, the glitter, being the most popular and wanting to be seen by everyone. But when you find a set of girls being given a little opportunity to wear prettier clothes than the average, to dine with a little bit more privileged, you have a set of “confused little girls”, they have no awareness that &lt;b style=""&gt;all people are made equal&lt;/b&gt;, and that it is very important how they communicate and to whom they communicate.       &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;It is via these trapped mentalities that cause them to make the same old mistakes, going for all that glamour and not being humble and taking the opportunities one step at a time. Sooner or later they do discover that the glamour and glitter was all an illusion and all their surroundings were designed to fulfill the fetishes of their sponsors. Sooner or later the harsher reality chips in when they realize that they are no longer the “little girls” but hard working &lt;b style=""&gt;struggling&lt;/b&gt; mothers that have to deal with raising a child /children and managing a household.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia;"&gt;It is essential that our young daughters of society are taught awareness, it is essential that they are properly educated and guided not by their so-called sponsors but by their parents or people that really care for their developments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: georgia;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-115960941804874268?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115960941804874268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115960941804874268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/09/confusing-little-girls.html' title='Confusing little girls'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-115879733548780945</id><published>2006-09-20T17:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-20T17:08:55.496-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Problems with Cable and Wireless Jamaica</title><content type='html'>C&amp;amp;W Jamaica has major problems:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Netspeak Account system not accurate and realtime.&lt;br /&gt;2) Customer Service System is very Slow.&lt;br /&gt;3) And Their Website Links are broken.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-115879733548780945?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115879733548780945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115879733548780945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/09/problems-with-cable-and-wireless.html' title='Problems with Cable and Wireless Jamaica'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-115606196057579412</id><published>2006-08-20T01:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-20T01:19:20.586-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Jamaican Night Life</title><content type='html'>The Jamaican night life can be very fascinating.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-115606196057579412?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115606196057579412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115606196057579412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/08/jamaican-night-life.html' title='Jamaican Night Life'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-115312099808754287</id><published>2006-07-17T00:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-17T00:23:18.096-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Power of Logic</title><content type='html'>I embrace logic, i embrace the father of logic George Boole, and his founding of Boolean Logic, True/False , Yes/No.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the none familiar this is how it works:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A AND B result is TRUE only if both A and B properties are true. Eg.  I will only buy a shoe if it has Red "AND" White. Otherwise i would not buy that shoe not even if it were green and white.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A OR B result is true if either property (A or B) is true. Eg. I will buy a shoe if it is Red or White or Both.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A NOT B, basically A is NOT B and B is NOT A. example a man is NOT a woman.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;its good to apply these basic principles of logic when building computer programs. in every program lays some element of Boolean.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-115312099808754287?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115312099808754287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115312099808754287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/07/power-of-logic.html' title='The Power of Logic'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-115311846525551129</id><published>2006-07-16T23:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-07-16T23:41:05.266-07:00</updated><title type='text'>how do i find peace?</title><content type='html'>in a world such as this, a digital age, how does one find a peace of mind, without salvation? Where does one go and find that mental stability and security that makes them whole, that makes them feel complete.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel alone.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-115311846525551129?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115311846525551129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/115311846525551129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-do-i-find-peace.html' title='how do i find peace?'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-114948510004972857</id><published>2006-06-04T22:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-06-04T22:25:00.060-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The mentally insane</title><content type='html'>What drives a person insane? I mean to a point where they are no longer conscious of their own thoughts or actions?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is being done to help these people? Here in Jamaica where i live it seems as if the mentally insane is left abandoned, the only refuge seems to be the streets and they are forced to live like animals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes they are sometimes fed, by religious or non-profit organizations, but they are not being housed or being treated for their illness. They walk around the streets as a social disgrace, sometimes naked, and dirty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There should be some type of counsiling or rehablitation centre as well as institution to help the mentally insane in Jamaica, our society lacks support for them and therefore embarasses our country in the eyes of our visitors.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-114948510004972857?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114948510004972857'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114948510004972857'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/06/mentally-insane.html' title='The mentally insane'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-114760175820788889</id><published>2006-05-14T03:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-14T03:17:18.050-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mothers</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4455/1528/1600/loveumom.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4455/1528/320/loveumom.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mothers are very important. The female entity is one to be cherished not only for their beauty, but also for their ability to produce life. Women are a gift from God and therefore must be respected and nutured. Alot of males out there don't give them enough credit for all the sacrifice that they have done for us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They sent us to school, they cleaned us up when we  couldn't clean ourselves, they  made sure  we had money when  we didn't .  So  there are alot of things  that  moms have done that we  just  casually take forgranted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you mothers whether by your race or class, your culture or your species. Thank God for creating you.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-114760175820788889?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114760175820788889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114760175820788889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/05/mothers.html' title='Mothers'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-114603031279857879</id><published>2006-04-25T22:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-25T22:48:52.806-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Humility and Faith</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4455/1528/1600/prayer.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4455/1528/320/prayer.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Blessed are the meek for they shall inheret the earth" &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 128);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;em&gt;Jesus the Christ, Matthew 24:36-51 (KJV)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"  &gt;Humility is a very important thing in a world such as this one. There are times in our lives when we are faced with challenges, there are always forces of opposition at work that try to deter ones focus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These are mere test of our faith and how much we really believe in the almighty. The words that i speak are logical and i know that you feel me, i know that you can relate to every word that i say. I think one should take time to appreciate the journey that they have taken in life so far, and always hope and pray for a better and brighter future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One can have mixed emotions at times, and these emotions can affect all parts of our social existence, as well as personal, but one thing that i have learnt; the ultimate solution is &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Humility. &lt;/span&gt;Take time to analyse why you feel these mixed emotions and help to find your way out of the mental trap of confusion that you have created. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Find a higher level of meditation and a higher level to exist and take your thoughts and emotions to new ground, higher than its current state. This type of mediation along with faith can uplift the soul.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you and God Bless you and keep you. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 128);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 128);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-114603031279857879?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114603031279857879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114603031279857879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/04/humility-and-faith.html' title='Humility and Faith'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-114536145648315729</id><published>2006-04-18T04:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-18T05:02:09.260-07:00</updated><title type='text'>An Idea</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4455/1528/1600/IdeaBulb.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4455/1528/320/IdeaBulb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The power of an Idea can build an empire. " It is an idea that gave birth to mans' exploration of the moon, an idea that gave birth to what we call civilization.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An idea is the formation of a; movement, entity or object. What motivates the birth of an idea is desire, a longing for a certain type of achievement or self attained goal. This desire is fueled with passion and hence forth forces one to &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;think&lt;/span&gt;. The power of thought takes flight, calculating and ironing out the pros and cons, trial and error, experimentation, until voila! An idea is born. It is usually shared with a collective, sometimes accepted and most often times rejected.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But really good ideas even though rejected still surfaces amongst the collective, until it is &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;adopted&lt;/span&gt;. This adoption leads to a movement and that movement grows until it becomes apart of the entities that have adopted it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore ideas should not be taken forgranted, they should be nutured and stored in a safe place, they should also be kept secret.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-114536145648315729?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114536145648315729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114536145648315729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/04/idea.html' title='An Idea'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-114472863235596499</id><published>2006-04-10T21:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-18T05:06:04.886-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Power</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4455/1528/1600/power.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4455/1528/320/power.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The saying is true "With great power comes great responsibility". I have been trying to analyse this thought for a while and have come to a conclusion, that it is really true, power is an ability to control an entity within its ecosystem, with that ability the very nature of the system is reliant on the individual's judgement, vision, intelligence, and compassion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I realize now that power should be carefully managed and also appreciated, or else it can lead to the destruction of the system that you have dominion over.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Power mush not controll you, you must controll it. Power must not be ruled by greed, but humilty. Power must not be hidden but be shared amongst equal collectives. Power must be nutured, and fed with positive attitudes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everyone of us Humans have some degree of power with our society, therefore it is essential to understand its principles and how to grow this power for the benefits of others.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-114472863235596499?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114472863235596499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114472863235596499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/04/power.html' title='Power'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16193505.post-114463930247113998</id><published>2006-04-09T20:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-09T20:21:42.576-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Regrets</title><content type='html'>I really regret not being given the chance to fully exploit my abilities, a limited market and a limited economy, why blame myself right? I blame myself for not pushing harder, i blame myself for not trying harder, i blame myself for alot of things. But most of all i regret being in this economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I  only have  one aim at this point and that is survival.  I  only  have one purpose  and that is to  stay focused on my career path. JWM Studios is but a shadow now of what is to come, but also an idea, that has been for a while. Ideas are not made, they are bread.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How do i fight this world and all its negatives? How do i find myself out of my own mental torture? How do i find a peace of mind when my world is in kaos? Most of all how do i find myself?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I deeply regret, doing all that i am doing sometimes, but honestly what else would i be doing? What other purpose would i really serve?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16193505-114463930247113998?l=jwmlog.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114463930247113998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/16193505/posts/default/114463930247113998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jwmlog.blogspot.com/2006/04/regrets.html' title='Regrets'/><author><name>jwm</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779071422783545367</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03317338096563447799'/></author></entry></feed>