Tech-Notez

If you thought BlackBerry was a curse because of accessibility then wait till you get a load of this. Executives of Microsoft just lost out on the most famous excuse for being late… "Stuck in the Traffic Jam" thanks to these office-equipped buses that ensure you start work on time. The pick up service includes a computer per person so that the clock work starts ticking the moment you log in.



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I wonder how long before we start seeing these buses around . ^.^

THank-a You!

You readers are few,,,but you know what!!!! you Rock!

My Hip Hop likes !

I Know I am Late .....


I love me some EMinem...But I'm liking this new kid style it is totally sick... I wouldn't compare him to Em,,,, cause he got his own style ...(saving Hip Hop Baby) Big UP Asher Roth !

Pumpkin Pancakes..(Recipe Of the Month)

Ingredients

2 cups flour
4 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1.5 cups milk
1 cup pumpkin
1 egg
2 tablespoons oil

mix together milk, pumpkin, egg, oil . in a separate bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, ginger and salt. stir into the pumpkin mixture until just combined.

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A Lil History Notez Part 1

Nineteen-fifty-seven. The United States was in the grip of Calypsomania. and some were even going so far as. to predict that the calypso would soon eclipse Rock n’ Roll. Before it all blew over, Robert Mitchum, Maya Angelou the Norman Luboff Choir, and many others had made Calypso albums. Calypso, of course, was Trinidadian, but the two big Calypso era hits, "Banana Boat Song” and "Jamaican Farewell," were Jamaican; so Calypso was reckoned to come from Jamaica.

As the craze subsided, a Billboard magazine reporter sniffed out a free vacation and went to Kingston to see what the Jamaicans liked. To his surprise, it was rare R&B; not Calypso. "Local observers,” he wrote, "note that the local musical product is developing into a hybrid in which the strongest elements are calypso and rock & roll.” Understandably, the writer missed the pan-African underground springing up in Kingston’s slums, but ten years later pan-Africanism would merge with American R&B and Caribbean music in those same back alleys to forever change global music.

Geoffrey Holder's Caribbean Calypso FestivalAround 1960, Ska evolved from Jamaican R&B. The Billboard article mentioned that Fats Domino was the most in demand artist on the island, so it was probably no coincidence that Ska arrived on the heels of three influential American releases: Fats Domino's "Be My Guest" (1959), Wilbert Harrison's "Kansas City" (also 1959), and Rosco Gordon's "Surely I Love You" (1960). All three worked the offbeat for all it was worth. Bill Black's Combo figured some­where in the equation, too. Black's greasy instrumental hits featured a hugely upfront four-to-the-bar beat, and sold so well in Jamaica that he toured there - to the surprise of many who found out that he was white.

!To Be Continued!

What Is Up!!

What I did this weekend....

• I worked Saturday as always...
• Off Sunday but I had to go in for a meeting, That was an Hour Long and didn't really get anywhere go figure! Had dinner at the in Laws Then went out for some drinks at a bar.

Exciting weekend ,Except for the working part!


Anyway here are a few picture and a Video of a Tarrus Riley Concert I went to recently.

Tarrus Riley

Caption This!

• I've fallen and I can't get up !!
  
• Okay I think my front got enough sun, Time for my back!!
  

I'm Actually Blogging about Me!

Well hello Natty Notez Readers, or viewers, or what ever you may want to be known as ..I know I haven't updated my Blog with a real update about Natty herself,,,so here I go

Been Keeping busy with important things around me... work as been getting the best of me, have no time to play, But I am happy that I am working. I am also trying to eat a little more healthier , and trying to get some exercise in here and there..lol. I am for sure drinking more water than I have ever drank in my whole entire life ..(haha), would you count beer as water??
Of course I have been catching all the reggae concerts that I can, I hate the club scene , so I stick to going to concerts or just chilling at a bar/ restaurant . Youtube has sparked my interest at the moment , I am thinking of starting a Vlog that includes me cooking recipies that I love (woo hoo) anybody can be a youtube star , so why can't I hopefully I can really get into it cause I will sure have fun doing it , just have to get me a nice lil video Cam. I'll Update you on the progress of that.

• I got engaged, (woo hoo!!)
• I turned 30 ,(Blah!!)
• My Job still sucks, but it pays the bills, (ha!!)
  
• I went to Hawaii for the first time, (Oh Yeah!!)
  

well that wasn't so bad ...I will try to blog more of me , more often ,
Have a wonderful weekend !!

Haha Wednesday!

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Ahhh!!

Have an Awesome weekend!!

Happy Tequila Day !

National Tequila Day!!! -July 24th

In honor of National Tequila Day, I'd like to direct your attention to a few festive links.

The Smoky 'Rita
It's our smoky spin on a cocktail classic, made with 100% agave Tequila, and hickory smoked salt.

Margarita Madness
Flip through our bodacious beverage recipes and find the margarita that suits your mood.

Derby de Mayo Tequila Julep
Every few years, the Kentucky Derby falls on Cinco de Mayo. We make the most of the culture clash. Olé and giddy-up!


tequila drinking facts:

–Nine in 10 Americans who drink alcohol indicate they drink beverages containing tequila and four in five use top-shelf tequila.
–87% of Americans agree that tequila is not just for margaritas anymore, indicating that top-shelf tequila can be easily mixed into a large variety of refreshing cocktails.
–85% of respondents in Los Angeles agree that top-shelf tequila is worth the extra cost.
–20% of Chicagoans prefer the rim of their margarita glass with special/unique sugars.
–41% of New Yorkers would rather sip a lime/original-flavored margarita than any other flavor.

Now go get salty!

Best Margarita Recipe !!!!

• Two parts tequila (good tequila is always better...)
• Half part Grand Marnier (this is a critical part... trust me, don't go cheap on the citrus liqueur. Cointreau also goes very well, but really doesn't have the same aromatic flavor that Grand Marnier has; try them side-by-side; they have totally different flavors... if you cheat here with Triple Sec or Orange Curaçao, you must add a dash of orange bitters!)
• Half part fresh lime juice.
• Half part fresh lemon juice.
• Half part simple syrup.
• Half part Limoncello (a fairly inexpensive type of lemon liqueur that isn't sour but has lots of big citrus flavor... this is, I think, the secret ingredient in most restaurant margaritas— that extra citrus flavor adds a lot without making the drink more tart).
• Pinch of salt. Very little will go a long way... alternatively, rim the glass with coarse salt.

Mix with a bunch of ice cubes in a shaker and shake violently for about 15 seconds (until ice starts to crystallize on the outside of your metal shaker). Pour contents into an old-fashioned glass and, for a nice visual appeal, you can finish with a drop of grenadine (let it sink to the bottom for a sweet finish). Add a couple of skinny straws and a slice of lime if you like. Trust me!

Hint: too strong for your taste? Stir in some lemon-lime soda— don't shake!

Love!

HUh! Of the week

Mary Jane Buss!

A Colombian soldier runs through packages of marijuana in Corinto . The army said it was more than seven tons of the stuff from rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

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• Wow Huh!!!!
  

Waiting for the bunny to Attack!!!

Totally Noted Chic-ness

overshadowed by the other or Not!

This just in !!

Martin Scorsese is going to be pissed! The Weinstein Company has optioned the rights to "No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley" (pick up a copy on Amazon.com), a book written by Bob Marley's widow Rita Marley, with plans to turn it into a biopic about the legendary Jamaican reggae singer. Scorsese previously announced that he would be directing a documentary about Marley that would be aiming for a February 2010 release. Now No Woman No Cry is going to hit theaters right before it, in late 2009. Apparently a biopic has had issues getting approved by Rita previously, but now this time this one has made it through and is heading into production.

Although no director is attached yet, Lizzie Borden (Working Girls, "Red Shoe Diaries") has written the script and Rudy Langlais (The Hurricane) will produce alongside of Rita Marley, who will be operating as executive producer. The project is only in very early development, which means it won't be some time until we see a director or cast attached.

Rita's book focuses more on the couple's tempestuous marriage, which began in 1966 and weathered numerous separations and affairs, the birth of four children together and an assassination attempt in 1976. Bob Marley died of cancer at 36 in 1981, and in the book, Rita Marley defends herself against accusations that she financially mismanaged the estate. You can read more about Bob Marley's tremendous life in Martin Scorsese's previous article.

"This is about a girl from the ghetto and a boy from the rural areas," Marley said. "It's more than being a superstar — we have trod the rocky roads. It's more than just a story, it's a reality."

Source

Redemption biopic: Bob Marley!!

The first ever biopic of Bob Marley is in the works, after film producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein optioned the rights to the autobiography of the reggae star's widow, Rita Marley.

The movie will be based on the 2004 memoir No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley, which chronicles the couple's tempestuous 15-year marriage until his death from cancer in 1981. The couple had four children together, survived several separations and affairs - Marley could have fathered as many as 22 children, and legally recognised ten - and an assassination attempt in 1976.

Rita Marley will serve as executive producer on the project. "This is about a girl from the ghetto and a boy from the rural areas," she told Variety. "It's more than being a superstar - we have trod the rocky roads. It's more than just a story, it's a reality."

"Every inch of me is in there," she also told The Hollywood Reporter. "I don't want a fairy tale or Cinderella story."

Marley would like her husband's daughter-in-law, singer-songwriter Lauryn Hill, to portray her. "Lauryn would be ideal [to play me]," Marley explained. "She sees my life as her life." Hill is married to Rohan Marley, the son the reggae star had with Janet Hunt.

The as-yet-untitled project will be directed by Rudy Langlais, an executive producer on the 1999 Denzel Washington film The Hurricane. The film will be an "epic romance", Langlais told The Hollywood Reporter. "It's miraculous that Rita is still here after being shot in the head," he added, referring to the assassination attempt on the couple.

Screenwriter Lizzie Borden is currently in Jamaica to finish the script. Filming is set to begin early next year with a view to release the biopic in cinemas in 2009. It's expected the movie will partly be filmed in Jamaica.

It is as yet unclear who will portray the legendary musician. The film-makers are looking for two actors, one who would portray Marley aged 15 and the other one as an adult.

The project comes hot on the heels of another film about the reggae star. Martin Scorsese announced last week that he will direct a documentary about Bob Marley, co-produced by his son Ziggy. They are looking to release the film on February 6 2010, on what would have been the singer's 65th birthday.

Nor is this the first attempt to bring Bob Marley's life to the big screen. In 1999, Hollywood studio Warner Brothers planned to make a biopic based on Catch a Fire, a 1991 biography by Timothy White. Rohan Marley and Lauryn Hill were then considered to portray Bob and Rita Marley, but the project fell through after director Ron Shelton, and his replacement George Armitage, left the project.

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• What I can't wait for in a Peter Tosh Movie.
• I am Looking forward to this Bob Marley Movies though.
  

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