1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica)
2. Ben Johnson (Canada)
3. Jesse Owens (U.S.A)
4. Michael Johnson (US.A)
5. James Hines (U.S.A)
6. Tyson Gay (U.S.A)
7. Johan Blake (Jamaica)
8. Asafa Powell (Jamaica)
9. Justin Gatlin (U.S.A)
10. Carl Lewis (U.S.A)
11. Nesta Carter (Jamaica)
12. Linford Christie (Great Britain)
13. Harold Abrahams (Great Britain)
14. Donovan Bailey (Canada)
15. Donald Quarry (Jamaica)
16. Pietro Mennea (Italy)
17. Maurice Greene (U.S.A)
18. Dennis Mitchell (U.S.A)
19. Ronaldo Nehemiah (U.S.A)
20. Ato Boldon (Trinidad and Tobago)
21. Frankie Fredericks (Nambia)
22. Richard Thompson (Trinidad and Tobago)
23. Leroy Burrell (U.S.A)
24. Bruny Surin (Canada)
25. Mike Rodgers (U.S.A)
26. Ryan Bailey (U.S.A)
27. Eddie Tolan (U.S.A)
28. Steve Mullings (Jamaica)
29. Tim Montgomery (U.S.A)
30. Jimmy Vicaut (France)
In 1924 Harold Abrahams (a distant cousin of mine) won the Gold Medal in the 100 metre dash in London, England. His time was a World Record at 10.6 seconds, and in the early eighties they focused on his ascent in the movie 'Chariots of Fire'. His being Jewish in that time period was very socially relevant as these were racially turbulent times in Great Britain. In 1932 an American by the name of Eddie Tolan clocked in during the 100 metre final at 10.3 seconds setting another World Record for this discipline. However, it was Jesse Owens winning 4 Gold Medals in Germany in 1936 in the face of Nazi Germany that people remember over the 30's. Owens mark in the 100 metre dash final was 10.3 seconds, on par with Tolan's mark, and for the first time we saw an African-American lead this discipline. In 1968 (in Mexico City, Mexico) James Hines became the first man to record a sub-10 second time in the 100 metres, posting a time of 9.95 seconds and Pietro Mennea ran the fastest 200 metre race in history clocking in at 19.72 seconds. In 1976, Donald Quarry dominated the 200 metre final and narrowly lost in the 100 metre final by .01 seconds. In 1980, American Ronaldo Nehemiah was expected to win both the 60 metre hurdles and the 110 metre hurdles only to be rejected in going to the Olympics (held in Moscow, U.S.S.R) as the U.S.A were engaged in a cold war with the U.S.S.R and refused to attend the Summer Games.
From 1984 - 1992 most of the sprinters were using anabolic steroids and we saw the times reduce to regular sub-10 second times which is where we stand today. Athletes are now running the 100 metre dash under 10 seconds with uncommon regularity.
When Ben Johnson was nailed for steroid use it was assumed that he was alone in his actions. The reality was that most (if not all) these competitors (1984-1992) over this time period were NOT steroid free. At the point of analyzing the correlation of pretty much every professional sport in North America having a steroids problem it leaves this writer wondering why the U.S.A didn't implement a Federal steroids drug ban. Anabolic steroids were an issue in professional boxing as far back as 1978, when, during the Holmes/Norton fight it was announced on the air that Holmes was juicing up on steroids. I pay no credence to the steroids issue for this reason. Double standards were created and precious fallacies were defended. In my opinion the greatest accomplishment by a sprinter in the 100 metre dash final during the Olympics was the race run by Ben Johnson in 1988 clocking in at 9.78 seconds. How will history remember the athletes that juiced up from 1978-2005? Amateur and professional athletes likewise.
Considering that Donald Quarry is the current Sports Minister of
Jamaica there are probably a few more from this list that will
eventually be recognized as World Leaders. Usain Bolt is a tremendous role model to children, Michael Johnson has a wonderful persona, and these athletes are role models WORLDWIDE.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
Kensington Market and Human Rights Violations
What is your name 'Kefer'? Where are your papers 'Kefer'? These are the questions Stephen Biko was asked the night he was tortured to death by the 'White' South African Police Force.
In Arizona today, it is now illegal for a Latino Male or Woman to walk the streets without their papers (identification). A man of Latino descent is obligated, by law, to carry their identification 24/7/ 365 days a year. Gestapo, some would say.
In Toronto, Ontario, Canada the same is true, based on a courts' decision. In fact, the Toronto Police Force have so stringently defined the law, that Pot smokers are TACKLED by the Police when they are suspected, or known to be in possession of 1 gram of Cannibus, as had happened earlier today in Kensington Park, Toronto.
Didn't North America learn from the injustice that had occurred when Rodney King was beaten by the L.A.P.D? Didn't people around the World learn from the injustice that had occurred the night Stephen Biko was tortured to death because he was 'Black'? These are blatant human rights infringements. In 1492 Europe wouldn't fight against the Gestapo of the Spanish Inquisition. Is this the road we're heading towards?
In Arizona today, it is now illegal for a Latino Male or Woman to walk the streets without their papers (identification). A man of Latino descent is obligated, by law, to carry their identification 24/7/ 365 days a year. Gestapo, some would say.
In Toronto, Ontario, Canada the same is true, based on a courts' decision. In fact, the Toronto Police Force have so stringently defined the law, that Pot smokers are TACKLED by the Police when they are suspected, or known to be in possession of 1 gram of Cannibus, as had happened earlier today in Kensington Park, Toronto.
Didn't North America learn from the injustice that had occurred when Rodney King was beaten by the L.A.P.D? Didn't people around the World learn from the injustice that had occurred the night Stephen Biko was tortured to death because he was 'Black'? These are blatant human rights infringements. In 1492 Europe wouldn't fight against the Gestapo of the Spanish Inquisition. Is this the road we're heading towards?
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Old School Computers - by Moses
The Commodore 64
In 1979, the Commodore 64 came out into the consumer market in North America. With 64 kilobytes it was reasoned a person could document anything and everything in their home to their satisfaction. The system carried a Hard-drive, Monitor, Floppy Disk Drive, and keyboard for roughly $700/Unit. An advancement on technology it was reasoned. You can store 64 kilobytes of information. The future, it promised. In 1977 alone the company NORTEL was trading at 150/share.
Times have definitely changed as NORTEL currently trades at 7 Cents/share, and today, December 11/13 here in Toronto Ontario Canada an 8 gigabyte flashcard sells for under $20/unit. Therefore it can store 125,000 Commodore 64’s. At $700/Unit this would mean that in 1979 had you wanted to back everything up from your hard-drive to an 8 gigabyte flashcard instantaneously it would cost you $87,500,000. Even at that you’d have to download 125,000 units at separate times (meaning that you’d be backing things up for months on end/8-gig flashcard). Today there is not just one Port (or Protocol). We now see U.S.B, AES/EBU, SPIDF, even M.I.D.I (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) protocols, otherwise known as Time-codes.
Here is the dilemma when analyzing these appalling figures;
In 1979 $87,500,000 consumer dollars were required to do this lump sum work as the mainframe network was purely done through Military Application software. However, the Military Application software cost about $3,000,000. Therefore if you were associated with the North American Military in 1979, it only cost you $3,000,000 to gather your intelligence. Since it’s naive to assume that Governments haven’t somewhat stock piled on updated technological computer issues, this is what I’d like to know;
Say you have got a card that gives you access to something and everything. Does this preclude others from necessities in life? For that to occur within the World would mean this. Governments Worldwide have been exempt from being tried for not providing the Right to Life to their citizens. This is the same premise as paying $3,000,000 with a card, and, $87,500,000 without this card.
Say you had an 8-gigabyte flashcard interfaced to your Protocol Port of every Commodore 64, in 1979. This would mean that you’d have enough storage space to monitor 125,000 computers all at the same time. Through this number crunching, an 8-terabyte flashcard could monitor 125,000,000 Commodores – exponential is the relevant analogy in this context.
Have early Home Computers been made obsolete? Has the know how of how to program a computer been erased from the equation? I would still imagine that being able to program or play an actual instrument, super-cedes having $20 to buy the M.I.D.I trigger to do such.
In 1979, the Commodore 64 came out into the consumer market in North America. With 64 kilobytes it was reasoned a person could document anything and everything in their home to their satisfaction. The system carried a Hard-drive, Monitor, Floppy Disk Drive, and keyboard for roughly $700/Unit. An advancement on technology it was reasoned. You can store 64 kilobytes of information. The future, it promised. In 1977 alone the company NORTEL was trading at 150/share.
Times have definitely changed as NORTEL currently trades at 7 Cents/share, and today, December 11/13 here in Toronto Ontario Canada an 8 gigabyte flashcard sells for under $20/unit. Therefore it can store 125,000 Commodore 64’s. At $700/Unit this would mean that in 1979 had you wanted to back everything up from your hard-drive to an 8 gigabyte flashcard instantaneously it would cost you $87,500,000. Even at that you’d have to download 125,000 units at separate times (meaning that you’d be backing things up for months on end/8-gig flashcard). Today there is not just one Port (or Protocol). We now see U.S.B, AES/EBU, SPIDF, even M.I.D.I (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) protocols, otherwise known as Time-codes.
Here is the dilemma when analyzing these appalling figures;
In 1979 $87,500,000 consumer dollars were required to do this lump sum work as the mainframe network was purely done through Military Application software. However, the Military Application software cost about $3,000,000. Therefore if you were associated with the North American Military in 1979, it only cost you $3,000,000 to gather your intelligence. Since it’s naive to assume that Governments haven’t somewhat stock piled on updated technological computer issues, this is what I’d like to know;
Say you have got a card that gives you access to something and everything. Does this preclude others from necessities in life? For that to occur within the World would mean this. Governments Worldwide have been exempt from being tried for not providing the Right to Life to their citizens. This is the same premise as paying $3,000,000 with a card, and, $87,500,000 without this card.
Say you had an 8-gigabyte flashcard interfaced to your Protocol Port of every Commodore 64, in 1979. This would mean that you’d have enough storage space to monitor 125,000 computers all at the same time. Through this number crunching, an 8-terabyte flashcard could monitor 125,000,000 Commodores – exponential is the relevant analogy in this context.
Have early Home Computers been made obsolete? Has the know how of how to program a computer been erased from the equation? I would still imagine that being able to program or play an actual instrument, super-cedes having $20 to buy the M.I.D.I trigger to do such.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
The Economics of Monarchy - by Moses (a.k.a Stacey Marc Goldman)
The Economics of Monarchy
Whether it’s Prince Charles or the current Pope, something has to give. Prior to 1964, Great Britain encompassed the British Isles (Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland), Canada, Australia, Palestine, India, and Hong Kong.
It was at this time that Mahatma Gandhi exercised a hunger strike to unify Indian Hindi with Indian Muslims. The people of India stopped fighting during their Civil War under British Rule and Great Britain disbanded from the region. Although Muslims, Sikhs, and Sunni’s were still divided from the Hindi faith, this was the sign of independence in what we see today between India and Pakistan.
It was in 1980 that Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau initiated the Canadian Constitution (alongside Joe Clark and Ed Broadbent) dividing Canada from Great Britain finalized in 1981. Australia joined suit a few years later.
In 2001 the lease upon Hong Kong ran out and became part of China. Traditionally the average Chinaman was paid in Japanese Yen (in other words paid at a low premium). This was supposed to change in 2001. By my calculation, over the last seven years the Chinese have been screwed out of 3.5 Zillion U.S Dollars – 3.5 Trillion U.S Dollars = 3.4965 Zillion U.S Dollars or 699 Mega-Zillion Japanese Yen.
This is the logic – In the U.S.A, Canada, Australia, England, and France the median household income is roughly $50,000 U.S (or Euro) / year – converted to Japanese Yen = 2,500,000,000,000 / year. The median Chinese household income is 50,000 Japanese Yen or $100 U.S (or Euro) / year.
‘It’s a Hard Rain Gonna Fall’ – lyric written by Bob Dylan
‘When the Levy Breaks’ – lyric written by Robert Plant
‘Just Don’t Be So Convicting When it Comes to a Man Being Worth Less Than An Eagle’ – lyric written by Stacey Marc Goldman (A.K.A Moses)
‘The Roman Empire Will Fall in the Year 2012’ – lyric written by Nostrodamas
In truth every man and woman is legally allowed to have a Bank Card (a.k.a identification – likewise a child). This allows a person to access the ‘Right to Life’. A brief synopsis;
The Creator of the Universe has all the Money and all the information.
This gets filtered down to every man, woman, and child around the World. This was the premise of ‘We Are the World’, ‘Band-Aid’, and ‘Tears Are Not Enough’. The premise being that EVERY HUMAN BEING ON THE PLANET HAS THE RIGHT TO LIFE – ACCESS TO ?
Inalienable Rights / Innate Freedoms
Right to Life
Freedom of Thought
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Assembly
In theology the premise of the Right to Life is ongoing (through Mishna, Nebiim, and Talmud – the studies of the G-d most high). This ongoing dialogue is based on prior principles that were established (similar to the relationship of Case Law and Statute Law). Encompassed in this ongoing dialogue Governments conduct Inquiries, Treaties, Summits, and Court Proceedings to adhere to United Nations’ standards.
Whether it’s Prince Charles or the current Pope, something has to give. Prior to 1964, Great Britain encompassed the British Isles (Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland), Canada, Australia, Palestine, India, and Hong Kong.
It was at this time that Mahatma Gandhi exercised a hunger strike to unify Indian Hindi with Indian Muslims. The people of India stopped fighting during their Civil War under British Rule and Great Britain disbanded from the region. Although Muslims, Sikhs, and Sunni’s were still divided from the Hindi faith, this was the sign of independence in what we see today between India and Pakistan.
It was in 1980 that Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau initiated the Canadian Constitution (alongside Joe Clark and Ed Broadbent) dividing Canada from Great Britain finalized in 1981. Australia joined suit a few years later.
In 2001 the lease upon Hong Kong ran out and became part of China. Traditionally the average Chinaman was paid in Japanese Yen (in other words paid at a low premium). This was supposed to change in 2001. By my calculation, over the last seven years the Chinese have been screwed out of 3.5 Zillion U.S Dollars – 3.5 Trillion U.S Dollars = 3.4965 Zillion U.S Dollars or 699 Mega-Zillion Japanese Yen.
This is the logic – In the U.S.A, Canada, Australia, England, and France the median household income is roughly $50,000 U.S (or Euro) / year – converted to Japanese Yen = 2,500,000,000,000 / year. The median Chinese household income is 50,000 Japanese Yen or $100 U.S (or Euro) / year.
‘It’s a Hard Rain Gonna Fall’ – lyric written by Bob Dylan
‘When the Levy Breaks’ – lyric written by Robert Plant
‘Just Don’t Be So Convicting When it Comes to a Man Being Worth Less Than An Eagle’ – lyric written by Stacey Marc Goldman (A.K.A Moses)
‘The Roman Empire Will Fall in the Year 2012’ – lyric written by Nostrodamas
In truth every man and woman is legally allowed to have a Bank Card (a.k.a identification – likewise a child). This allows a person to access the ‘Right to Life’. A brief synopsis;
The Creator of the Universe has all the Money and all the information.
This gets filtered down to every man, woman, and child around the World. This was the premise of ‘We Are the World’, ‘Band-Aid’, and ‘Tears Are Not Enough’. The premise being that EVERY HUMAN BEING ON THE PLANET HAS THE RIGHT TO LIFE – ACCESS TO ?
Inalienable Rights / Innate Freedoms
Right to Life
Freedom of Thought
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Assembly
In theology the premise of the Right to Life is ongoing (through Mishna, Nebiim, and Talmud – the studies of the G-d most high). This ongoing dialogue is based on prior principles that were established (similar to the relationship of Case Law and Statute Law). Encompassed in this ongoing dialogue Governments conduct Inquiries, Treaties, Summits, and Court Proceedings to adhere to United Nations’ standards.
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