Tastee Sells 'Touch-Chicken'
If you are hungry and crave for patties, by all means visit any Tastee resturaunt and knock yourself out. but by any chances, one may feel for fried chicken? I sugguest that you find another place to eat, especially the Tastee's branch at Three Miles. They are JamRock Vibes.com top worst place to eat fried chicken. Other day, we confirmed this by buying a 2piece fried chicken combo meal. After been served, we noticed after our firsted bite, the chicken inside was red. It tastee terrible awful, so i returned it and request a different peiece of fried chicken. After a few talks with the supervisor, another piece of fried chicken was brought back to me, and i returned to me seat. But to my surprize, after my first bite again, the chicken tasted and looked like the other one before. This was my third incident like this, same branch. My frastrations led me to purchase a cheese patty and left in dismay.
Pregnant US man defends right to have child
Thomas Beatie, a US man who was born female, underwent gender realignment surgery and is now pregnant, has sparked renewed debate in the United States about the rights of transgender individuals. His unusual situation first became public when he wrote an article in the leading US gay magazine The Advocate last month, entitled "Labor of Love."
"Our situation sparks legal, political, and social unknowns," the man, adding the couple had experienced opposition from health care professionals, friends and family.
One doctor refused to treat the couple, after consulting an ethics board.
"How does it feel to be a pregnant man? Incredible. Despite the fact that my belly is growing with a new life inside me, I am stable and confident being the man that I am," Beatie wrote.
While some have come out in support of Beatie's right to bear a child, and decried the discrimination that Beatie and other transgender individuals are up against, others have been less supportive.
"Seriously, how selfish Beatie is. He is not able to breastfeed, guaranteed, which is the single, most important thing you can do for your child nutrition-wise," said one letter-writer in the Advocate.
"It's called 'childbirth' and it is a 'female' thing -- not a 'male' thing. Period," wrote another.
"If I choose to not have 'bottom' surgery and keep my original genitals intact, as far as I'm concerned I've chosen to simply present as male, not become a male," said the writer, identified as Alicia "Joey" Brite.
But Robert Haaland, a female-to-male activist, said he believed most Americans were comfortable with the idea of Beatie bearing a child.
"The Beatie pregnancy is simply the Beaties' way of using the reproductive choices that were available to them. Most Americans can understand that," he wrote in The Advocate.
One doctor refused to treat the couple, after consulting an ethics board.
"How does it feel to be a pregnant man? Incredible. Despite the fact that my belly is growing with a new life inside me, I am stable and confident being the man that I am," Beatie wrote.
While some have come out in support of Beatie's right to bear a child, and decried the discrimination that Beatie and other transgender individuals are up against, others have been less supportive.
"Seriously, how selfish Beatie is. He is not able to breastfeed, guaranteed, which is the single, most important thing you can do for your child nutrition-wise," said one letter-writer in the Advocate.
"It's called 'childbirth' and it is a 'female' thing -- not a 'male' thing. Period," wrote another.
"If I choose to not have 'bottom' surgery and keep my original genitals intact, as far as I'm concerned I've chosen to simply present as male, not become a male," said the writer, identified as Alicia "Joey" Brite.
But Robert Haaland, a female-to-male activist, said he believed most Americans were comfortable with the idea of Beatie bearing a child.
"The Beatie pregnancy is simply the Beaties' way of using the reproductive choices that were available to them. Most Americans can understand that," he wrote in The Advocate.
MySpace Online Service Deals
MySpace, which has lured millions of big acts and garage bands alike to build profiles on the popular social networking hub to attract fans, said on Thursday it will turn those pages into portals for selling music, merchandise and more.
Helping back the new MySpace Music are three of the biggest recording companies - Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group Corp.
Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed, but each of the music companies will receive an unspecified equity stake in the new company, said Chris DeWolfe, MySpace co-founder and chief executive.
The fourth-largest music company, EMI Group PLC, is not part of the deal.
DeWolfe said MySpace is in licensing talks with 'everyone' but declined to say where discussions stand with EMI, home to artistes such as Coldplay and Norah Jones.
MySpace Music, which will roll out gradually in coming months, will enable artistes to sell music downloads, concert tickets and merchandise such as T-shirts through their profile pages and to offer ringtones through a unit of MySpace parent News Corp.
"We believe that the Web is becoming increasingly more social," DeWolfe said during a conference call. "MySpace Music is a new way of experiencing music online that everyone can participate in."
Fans also will be able stream audio and video for free through musical artistes' profile pages.
sale of tracks
DeWolfe said some tracks will be sold without copy-protection safeguards but noted that the major labels had committed only to experimenting with offering content in an unrestricted format.
Selling music without the copy protections that make such tracks incompatible with Apple Inc's iPod music players could place MySpace Music in direct competition with existing digital music stores such as Apple's iTunes, Amazon.com, Napster Inc and others, analysts said.
"It's definitely got a lot of potential to it, but how much it really changes the game is yet to be determined," said Michael Gartenberg, vice-president and research director for JupiterResearch. "This is one of those important events in the history of digital music and it has a lot of potential going forward."
MySpace may also be looking for ways to maintain its lead on rival social network Facebook, which has been gaining in popularity.
MySpace is in licensing talks with 'everyone' but declined to say where discussions stand with EMI, home to artistes such as Coldplay and Norah Jones.
Helping back the new MySpace Music are three of the biggest recording companies - Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group Corp.
Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed, but each of the music companies will receive an unspecified equity stake in the new company, said Chris DeWolfe, MySpace co-founder and chief executive.
The fourth-largest music company, EMI Group PLC, is not part of the deal.
DeWolfe said MySpace is in licensing talks with 'everyone' but declined to say where discussions stand with EMI, home to artistes such as Coldplay and Norah Jones.
MySpace Music, which will roll out gradually in coming months, will enable artistes to sell music downloads, concert tickets and merchandise such as T-shirts through their profile pages and to offer ringtones through a unit of MySpace parent News Corp.
"We believe that the Web is becoming increasingly more social," DeWolfe said during a conference call. "MySpace Music is a new way of experiencing music online that everyone can participate in."
Fans also will be able stream audio and video for free through musical artistes' profile pages.
sale of tracks
DeWolfe said some tracks will be sold without copy-protection safeguards but noted that the major labels had committed only to experimenting with offering content in an unrestricted format.
Selling music without the copy protections that make such tracks incompatible with Apple Inc's iPod music players could place MySpace Music in direct competition with existing digital music stores such as Apple's iTunes, Amazon.com, Napster Inc and others, analysts said.
"It's definitely got a lot of potential to it, but how much it really changes the game is yet to be determined," said Michael Gartenberg, vice-president and research director for JupiterResearch. "This is one of those important events in the history of digital music and it has a lot of potential going forward."
MySpace may also be looking for ways to maintain its lead on rival social network Facebook, which has been gaining in popularity.
MySpace is in licensing talks with 'everyone' but declined to say where discussions stand with EMI, home to artistes such as Coldplay and Norah Jones.
Ken Boothe & Winston 'Merritone' Blake for 'Lifetime Achievement Awards'
International singer/songwriter Ken Boothe and musicologist Winston 'Merritone' Blake are to be presented with 'Lifetime Achievement Awards' at Boothe's 60th birthday bash, that is being planned by Winner's Circle & WB Radio on Saturday, April 12th 2008 at Mangoville in Queens, NY.
"Ken has contributed significantly to the popularity of reggae and rocksteady music over the years. He demands respect for taking Jamaican/Caribbean culture to musical heights" said event promoter Conroy Allison of Winner's Circle Radio. Regarding Winton Blake, Allison said, "many people may not even be aware that the Merritone Amateur Talent contest was where acts like Beres Hammond, The Mighty Diamonds, Cynthia Schloss, Sugar Minott and even Jacob 'Killer' Miller got their break in the reggae industry." In a musical career that spans over 40th years, Boothe made his mark during the golden doo-wop / Rocksteady era. He garnered international notoriety, with hit songs "When I Fall In Love," "Every Thing I Own," "Artibella" and "Movin Away." He re-ignited his career when he teamed with Shaggy on a remake of his popular single "The Train Is Coming." The song garnered mainstream airplay and was featured on the soundtrack of the movie "The Money Train" starring Wesley Snipes. The legendary Winston Blake has for more than fifty years made an impact on the Jamaican music industry as sound system operator, club owner and organizer of the popular Merritone Amateur Talent contest. Ten years ago he was given The Order of Distinction, Officer Class for his contribution to Jamaica's entertainment industry. Among Boothe friends who will fly in specifically for the occasion are John Holt, Leroy Sibbles, Winston 'Merritone' Blake, Tony Brevitte of the Melodians and Ed Robinson. All the artists will take turns at the mic in what should be a very lively and entertaining birthday celebration. Backing band for all the acts will be New York based Ruff Stuff Band.
"Ken has contributed significantly to the popularity of reggae and rocksteady music over the years. He demands respect for taking Jamaican/Caribbean culture to musical heights" said event promoter Conroy Allison of Winner's Circle Radio. Regarding Winton Blake, Allison said, "many people may not even be aware that the Merritone Amateur Talent contest was where acts like Beres Hammond, The Mighty Diamonds, Cynthia Schloss, Sugar Minott and even Jacob 'Killer' Miller got their break in the reggae industry." In a musical career that spans over 40th years, Boothe made his mark during the golden doo-wop / Rocksteady era. He garnered international notoriety, with hit songs "When I Fall In Love," "Every Thing I Own," "Artibella" and "Movin Away." He re-ignited his career when he teamed with Shaggy on a remake of his popular single "The Train Is Coming." The song garnered mainstream airplay and was featured on the soundtrack of the movie "The Money Train" starring Wesley Snipes. The legendary Winston Blake has for more than fifty years made an impact on the Jamaican music industry as sound system operator, club owner and organizer of the popular Merritone Amateur Talent contest. Ten years ago he was given The Order of Distinction, Officer Class for his contribution to Jamaica's entertainment industry. Among Boothe friends who will fly in specifically for the occasion are John Holt, Leroy Sibbles, Winston 'Merritone' Blake, Tony Brevitte of the Melodians and Ed Robinson. All the artists will take turns at the mic in what should be a very lively and entertaining birthday celebration. Backing band for all the acts will be New York based Ruff Stuff Band.
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1 comment:
Saw your blog on Top5Jamaica and decided to check it out.
I never had Tastee chicken, wasn't interested in eating it and I don't really like fried chicken but this just made it worse!
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