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THE Samaritans are joining forces with Yorkshire Bank to help boost volunteers in the region.
Tomorrow, local Samaritan branches will collaborate with their local Yorkshire Bank branches to raise the profile of their organisation as well as recruit more people to deliver their vital service providing confidential support by phone, email, text or face-to-face for those experiencing crisis or who are in despair.
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Participants (18 total)
- Jonny: The Lakers Nations
- Andrew Feinstein: Denver Stiffs
- David Arnott: Rufus on Fire
- David Clark: The Dream Shake
- Alex Boeder: BrewHoop
- Michael Schwartz: Valley of the Suns
- Jeremy Schmidt: Bucksketball
- Jordan: Liberty Ballers
- Don: With Malice
- Mookie: A Stern Warning
- Rob D: nbamate
- John: Red's Army
- Royce Young: Daily Thunder
- Dan Feldman: Piston Powered
- Jeff Sack: Slam Dunk Central and Le Basketbawl
- Ben Q Rock: Third Quarter Collapse
- Franchise: RaptorsHQ
- College Wolf: TWolvesBlog
1. LeBron James (176 points)
John (Red's Army): Kobe is a better scorer, but LeBron is a better everything else.
Jordan: He's doing it without having a player like Paul Pierce or Pau Gasol as a sidekick.
Don: Being able to distinguish between Bryant and James is mere sophistry. Nigh on impossible, but for the sake of the rankings, James #2.
2. Kobe Bryant (154)
Royce Young: Simple - a sick Kobe beat a healthy Lebron. So what that the star was Lamar Odom. MVP goes to the dude that is awesome and wins most. Lakers 2. Cavs 0.
David Cark: LeBron didn't score 60+ this week. Or ever.
Rob D: No player has ever scored 60 points with as little fuss and as little fanfare as Kobe did at MSG. He looked completely zoned out, focused but disinterested. Kinda how I look when I'm doing my laundry. That's how mundane scoring points has become for Mamba.
3. Chris Paul (120)
David Arnott: Chris Paul is quickly entering the Shaq Zone, otherwise known as a Pujolsian Vortex, in which a player is so consistently good that everyone forgets and loses perspective on just how awesome he is.
Rob D: "Dear God, please don't let me be stuck in the MVP race behind Kobe and Lebron again. It happens every season, and I'm the greatest point guard of the last twenty years. I don't mean to be impatient, but really, this is bulls**t. Yours always, Chris Paul"
Don: This is going to upset some people, but Paul's statistics are better than they should be. He is definitely the beneficiary of less than stellar definitions in regards to what is actually an assist. He's good, but he's not as good as they'd have you believe.
4. Dwight Howard (117)
David Clark: Yao is still better. Howard more valuable this year though.
Rob D: The conundrum of being 7-foot and built like a small mountain: you make 20-20 games look easy, not because you're valuable, but because you're built like a small mountain.
5. Dwayne Wade (100)
David Arnott: My favorite bit of trivia about Flash: This year, he's blocking more shots per minute than LeBron, Gerald Wallace, or Amar'e, and the same number as Garnett.
Don: Any other year, Dwayne Wade could well be your MVP. But this year, he has other-wordly competition. At some stage, a team's lack of success has to affect whether or not you're in serious MVP contention. I don't believe that Wade is, for that reason.
College Wolf: So I called up D-Wizzzzle the other night cuz I wanted to tell him how much of a true playa pimp he's been lately, and I was like: "Yo D-Waaaazzzzzup! Man, you on fire home slice! Yo you gunna single handily carry dis team to da playoffs boooo-ey. Wat wuld dey do without you prolly like win 10 games mahn. Da L ain't got nothin on you! Play on playa, fo shiz." At this point I finally realized he had hung up the line a while ago.
6. Tim Duncan (96)
Rob D: You all owe Tim Duncan an apology. He is going to average 20-10 until he's sixty-five years old.
David Clark: The dude is just amazing. 12 years and counting.
7. Chauncey Billups (56)
Jeff Sack: The difference maker in Denver, he has taken the Nuggets from being just another good team in the Western Conference, to being a legitimate title contender.
Rob D: Carmelo Anthony is not an All-Star, and it's pretty much Chauncey Billups' fault.
Ben Q Rock: He's led Denver to the league's sixth-best record even though Carmelo Anthony missed 15 games with a broken hand. Billups' professionalism and leadership balances a team that features noted hotheads Kenyon Martin and J.R. Smith, and is coached by George Karl.
Adam Francis: Not to take anything away from The Birdman but we think Chauncey has been a bit bigger in terms of reasons why the Nuggs have been this good.
7. Brandon Roy (56)
Mookie: As if the Knicks hadn't been stabbed in the heart enough this week, B-Roy plunged the dagger farther as he beat them on the buzzer with a whirling dervish of a drive.
Rob D: Another day, another buzzer-beater. This man is so clutch he sets his body clock to go off one second before his alarm does every morning.
9. Dirk Nowitzki (23)
Rob D: The big German gets a chance to show his MVP worth with Terry now out of the lineup. His epic 44-point effort against Chicago was a nice start.
10. Kevin Garnett (16)
Ben Q. Rock: This slot was the hardest one to select. I know Garnett's the most valuable Celtic, but Paul Pierce is their most explosive scorer and Ray Allen is their most efficient/consistent one. As much as I hate to cast a fourth-place MVP vote for someone averaging 17 and 9, I can't ignore the intangibles he brings to the floor, not to mention his defense.
10. Danny Granger (16)
Jonny: "Remember the name."
David Clark: Imagine how bad the Pacers would be without him this year. They'd have to rate the games TV-MA to keep kids from learning bad fundamentals.
John (Red's Army): Is he having the most underrated great season ever?
Also Receiving Votes
Joe Johnson (11), Paul Pierce (9), Yao Ming (6), Al Jefferson (6) [College Wolf: MAYNHOLUP!!!], Lamar Odom (5), Andre Iguodala (4), Chris Bosh (4), Steve Nash (2), Kevin Durant (2), Mo Williams (2), God (1) [David Clark: "For giving Andrew Bynum weak knees and making the Western Conference competitive again."]
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1. Derrick Rose (77)
David Clark: He is the ROY, but he got shut down by Aaron Brooks and Rafer. Ouch.
Rob D: Bulls have put together some super impressive wins lately (Sac, Phoenix, New Orleans) and Rose has been at the centre of it. Oh yeah, and they're only two games out of the playoffs.
Royce Young: Three of his last four have been excellent games, but if patterns tell us anything, another stinker is coming soon.
2. OJ Mayo (70)
Rob D: Could very well join a select bunch of players who have averaged 20+ points in their rookie years. The last six guys to do this: Iverson, Duncan, Brand, Melo, Lebron and Durant.
Ben Q Rock: With Mike Conley's failure to impress at point guard in his first two seasons, there's talk in Memphis of converting Mayo to that position. The problem? Although he's an accomplished, efficient scorer (19.8 per game on 54.8% TS), he is simply not a creator: his pure point rating of -1.6 sandwiches him between Anderson Varejao and Travis Outlaw. Not good company for a potential franchise point guard, no?
3. Russell Westbrook (47)
David Arnott: I'm finally a believer. He was drafted as a defensive stopper, and he's, apparently, finally showing it. The thing is, I thought his offense would be spotty, but he's been a superior offensive player to DJ Augustin and pretty close to Rose.
Rob D: Hey Russell here's a clue: when you've missed your last 10 three-point attempts (fact) maybe you should stop shooting threes and concentrate on posterizing more people.
Royce Young: Even when he plays bad, he plays good. He was 3-14 from the field against Sacto, but still checked in with 10 points, eight assists and seven boards. Rajon Rondo would be proud.
4. Brook Lopez (31)
Jonny: He's the big man the Nets wished Nenad Kristic would become, except bigger.
David Clark: The non-goofy Lopez brother is actually good. This news is surprising to me.
Rob D: There are only six guys in the league averaging at least 10 points, 8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks and BL is one of them. So is Duncan, Dwight, Bynum, Camby and Kaman. Does this mean Lopez is already a Top 10 center in the league? My God.
Jeff Sack: There are lots of players who were stars in college, who have bombed in the NBA (hello Adam Morrison!) But there are not that many that may be more effective in the Association than they were in the NCAA. Lopez looks like he could be in that category.
5. Kevin Love (22)
David Arnott: Rebounds. If Kevin Love's per minute production is an indication of where he's headed, he will be a monster offensive force within a couple years. Get up to 30% on the threes, and no one will know what to do with him. He's got a different style than Chuck's, but Charles Barkley's production is not a ludicrous ceiling.
Adam Francis: Is McHale as the coach the reason for Love's improvement, or is Love one of the main reasons for McHale's success as Minnesota's coach?
College Wolf: Even a "Supa-Hata" like myself can no longer ignore what KevLar is doing out there on the court. And all those advanced mumbo jumbo voodoo statistics will tell slow people like myself that he's really, really good. Now about that Rookie-Sophomore game on All-Star weekend...
Also Receiving Votes
Marc Gasol (7), Eric Gordon (7), Greg Oden (4), Marreese Speights (2), Rudy Fernandez (1), DJ Augustin (1), Michael Beasley (1)

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Cumberland Man Airlifted From A Collision on US 119
Date of News Release: 08/28/2012
(HARLAN, KY) -- On Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 at approximately 9:40 a.m. KSP Post 10 Troopers arrived on the scene of a crash involving a pickup truck and garbage truck on U.S. 119.
Preliminary investigation indicates a 2000 Chevrolet pickup operated by Ronnie Clark, 17, of Cumberland, was attempting to turn left from the Harlan County High School onto U.S. 119. At that time, the pickup made contact with a 1996 Chevrolet garbage truck traveling south on U.S. 119.
The driver of the garbage truck, Paul Smith, 53, of Lynch, was not injured. He was wearing a seat belt.
Mr. Clark was trapped inside the pickup and was removed by emergency personnel. He was not wearing a seat belt. He was airlifted from the scene by AirEvac to Holston Valley Medical Center, in Kingsport, Tenn.
Alcohol or drugs are not suspected. Blood was obtained from both drivers.
The crash remains under investigation by Trooper Rodney Sturgill.
KSP Det. Michael Cornett, Sgt. Rob Farley, troopers Jared Boggs, James Earl Hensley, Brandon Burton, the Harlan County Sheriff's Office, the Harlan County Rescue Squad and LifeCare Ambulance Service assisted at the scene.


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Erlanger, KY , April 2, 2008—The TVOne-task 1T-DA-472 and 1T-DA 474 are high-quality Distribution Amplifiers that distribute two and four RGB/YPbPr signals. They can handle Video bandwidth in excess of 500MHz and computer resolutions up to 2560x1600 at distances up to 300 feet from the source without signal deterioration. Both models are now shipping.
The 1T-DA-472 and 1T-DA-474 provide VESA industry standard DDC (Data Display Channel) bi-directional communications for host control of the downstream monitors. Video Input/Output connectors are HD-15 type and 3.5mm Mini-Stereo type for audio. The audio response is 20Hz to 20 KHz.
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Gatwick chiefs bid for second runway - full story
Plans for a second runway at Gatwick costing £5-9 billion were put forward by bosses of the West Sussex airport today.
Plans for a second runway at Gatwick costing £5-9 billion were put forward by bosses of the West Sussex airport today.
Around 1,500 passengers were diverted away from Gatwick Airport overnight, because of a combination of fog and maintenance work.
Immigration officers at Heathrow and Gatwick walk out over proposed changes to their pensions. The government say the strike's ineffective.
Just back from Croatia and stuck on plane due to flooding and power cut at Gatwick (@ London @gatwick_airport (LGW)) http://t.co/5X8xd5PScD
You can add rain to the list of things that @gatwick_airport can't handle. Stuck in plane with airport flooded and no power. Fun.
Oh black out and power cut at work. Nice one Gatwick Airport, angry customers, no boards and gates! ?
Trapped in the departure lounge of @gatwick_airport. The rain in Gatwick stays mostly in the local Power Plant... #henryhiggins
Someone at @gatwick_airport shove 50p in the meter...please
Chaos at Gatwick. Water got into the electrics, power out and no flights going anywhere. Announcements via megaphone and a whiteboard!
Complete bedlam at Gatwick, almost all systems down and those that are up show the wrong info
– Gatwick Statement
We are currently experiencing a power outage affecting some operational systems in the South Terminal. Unfortunately this is causing some delays for passengers and we apologise for any inconvenience this is causing.
We are working to fix the problem and looking at what contingencies we can put in place in the meantime to minimise disruption.
We advise all passengers scheduled to fly out of the South Terminal today to check the status of the flight with their airline first and check the flight information on our website.
We are also advising passengers to expect some delays.
We have a power outage in South Terminal. Staff are currently assisting passengers and we are working to get this resolved.
The power outage is affecting South Terminal check-in, baggage and some parts of the departure lounge.
Please go to our Gatwick website for more information on the power outage in South Terminal. http://t.co/sks360W0G3
– London City Airport
Due to low visibility this morning, flights to/from London City Airport are experiencing disruptions.
Passengers are advised to contact their airlines for more information.
Air passengers are facing delays and cancellations today because of fog. Poor visibility led to disruption at Heathrow, London City and Gatwick airports, with British Airways among airlines affected. BA had to cancel seven flights at Heathrow.
– British Airways
There's been fog this morning and there has been some disruption to flights at Heathrow, London City and Gatwick.
There are technical issues affecting our website&check-in systems. We're resolving this&will update ASAP. Apologies for the inconvenience
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Scouting as part of the Total Youth Ministry program in the Diocese is a topic on this week's editions of Catholic Perspective and Catholic Weekly, the Diocesan TV and radio programs. Fr. Scott McCue, diocesan scouting chaplain and pastor of St. Thomas More Church in Chapel Hill, discusses the scouting program and its mission.
Catholic Perspective also include an interview with Mrs. Linda Bedo, Director of the Diocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life, on registration for the upcoming annual Milestone Anniversary Mass.
In addition to Fr. McCue's interview, Catholic Weekly features Bishop Michael F. Burbidge's homily from his 10th Anniversary Mass of Ordination as Bishop. The program also begins a regular feature in which an online or on-air listener can enter to win a Catholic book. This week's book is "Walking the Little Way of Therese of Lisieux."
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The OG-Cube photoelectric sensor from ifm efector inc. provides high optical performance in a compact metal housing. The sensor offers reliable position detection in industrial applications such as conveying, packaging, material handling and automotive manufacturing. The OG-Cube's robust metal housing withstands harsh industrial conditions. The sensor features metal M18 mounting threads that will not strip during mounting and its standard M12 connector resists high torquing, providing quick wiring. List price for the efector OG-Cube starts at $69.00. Bright LEDs indicate operating status (power and output) making troubleshooting in applications fast and simple. A powerful visible red light source with a large spot diameter enables easy alignment for easy setup. The sensors are designed to provide long sensing ranges that increase the distance between the sensor and the target, preventing physical damage from fast-moving targets.


text: Fear Factory remains my number one band (Meshuggah comes at a close second) so I was very excited about this release. Unfortunately, it made me very disappointed. Why? The high-pitched screams and Linkin Parkish melodics of the singer, riffs are boring and uninspired, all songs sound the same, and the recording quality could also be improved. Having being released in the same month as Divine Heresy's Bringer of Plagues it makes almost impossible for one not to compare them. Although I still prefer DH's debut, the new album is much superior to Arkaea's debut – Dino was definitively the creative force behind FF.


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According to a tweet from Andrew Gross the Rangers have decided to keep 25 players for the time being having sent
Chad Johnson, Matt Zaba, Ilkka Heikkinen, Corey Potter and Paul Crowder sent to Hartford (AHL).
This would leave 15 forwards, 8 d-men and 2 goalies. thoughts on the moves first with the easier group it tells me that not sending Del Zotto back to Juniors today says he should make the team and the 7th spot is down to Semenov and Sangs. I think Semenov will get the spot because of his experience in the NHL.
As far as the forwards this leaves Prospal, Dubinsky, Gaborik, Higgins, Drury, Kotalik, Anisimov, Cally, Brashear, Boyle, Grachev, Lisin, Parenteau, Voros and Avery. My guess says the battle is down to Gracev, Voros, PA and Lisin for probably 2 spots where i think Grachev will go down because i dont see a spot on the top 3 lines with dubi back, Lisin i think has played well enough to be on the top 3 lines, but again i dont see a spot he can take from someone else so i think he will get 4th line RW duties and they will carry PA or Voros as a 13th forward. PA obviously has more offensive upside and a cheaper salary, but i think if Voros plays the next couple games as he played the last two he will get a spot on the roster.
I am a little disappointed but not surprised by the decision to send Johnson down not that i expected him to beat out Vally because of the classy way Vally has been all about the team the last couple years and been a great pro in always being ready when Lundy finally gets a day off, but i would have liked to see Johnson get another game up here.
My final 22 would be
Prospal - Dubi/Artem - Gaborik
Higgins - Drury - Kotalik
Avery -Dubi/Artem - Cally
Brashear - Boyle - Lisin
extra Voros
Staal - Gilroy
MDZ - Girardi
Redden - Rozi
xtra- Semenov
As far as the cap goes that lineupgiving Semenov a salary similar to Sangs about 850K would give us about 260K in cap space which is very tight, but doable.


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Why is the new Nexus 7 being compared to the 8 month old iPad mini?
I'm seeing a lot of reviews compare the new Nexus 7 to the iPad mini. I don't get why people are comparing a brand new device to one that is 8 months old. Samsung released new Galaxy Tabs, there are new Windows 8 tablets out there. Why not compare to those. Especially why not compare to other Android tablets. Seems like that would be a more useful comparison.


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text: There are five players that I would like us to draft but I find it hard to see them all falling into place for us. Aaron Donald DT, Travis Swanson C, Baptiste CB, J.C. Copeland FB and Kenny Guiton QB.Ideally the first two would fall to us in Rounds 1 and 2 with Baptiste in either 3 or 4. Kenny Guiton and J.C. Copland I'd look to take in rounds 5-7 with Guiton being the first of the two to go. With the two vacant spots I'd look at OT/G, and DE.


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Military officials say a Marine who shot two of his colleagues to death and then killed himself at a Quantico Marine Base was a tactics instructor who joined the corps seven years ago.
The Marines said Saturday that 25-year-old Sgt. Eusebio Lopez gunned down 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Sara Castromata and 23-year-old Cpl. Jacob Wooley on Thursday in barracks at the Quantico base near Washington.
Lopez, of Pacifica, California, was a teacher at a school that tests Marines who want to become officers and his specialty was machine-gunner. Castromata, of Oakley, California, was a warehouse clerk for the school. Wooley, of Guntown, Mississippi, was a field radio operator and also worked with the school.
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Aight y'all, I'm bored again. Just posting something random that might generate some discussion and humor. What are some of your favorite football cliches? The ones you love to hate. This could be regarding anything...sportscasters, analysts, locker room speeches, play calling, fans, etc. Anything pertaining to the entire football experience.
A few that come to my mind...the expression "team speed." This is pretty dumb. Yes, a team might have some fast players, and every team likes to have them. But football isn't like a relay race. Team speed, to me, is a pretty stupid thing to say (insert SEC>B1G here).
Also, how many times to we have to have a play action/pass over the top explained? Yes, I see the safety bite because he respects the run. Yes, the qb takes advantage of said bite. Still, could we stop it already (I'm lookin' at you Tony Dungy NBC Sunday night).
Any fanbase that claims their place is just magical...unlike any other in college football on those crisp, cool autumn nights with smells of tailgating in the air blah blah blah. Of course it's magical. We all love it, and we all have special feelings towards our schools, and every school is unique. But seriously, college football is awesome, and we all understand the magic. Let's chill on the "you just don't get what it's like at my place" attitude.
I have others, but I'll leave it at this for the moment. Help me out y'all...throw 'em out there.


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Today, I was walking by the park and as I started feeling cold, I decided to put on a jacket. I put my bag on the ground so I could put on my jacket, and when I was about to get it back, I saw a stone lying on the grass, all by itself. It really caught my eye, it even seemed to me as if it was glowing slightly. I knew I had to take it.
It felt cold in my hand, and I liked the energy it had.
It's not like any normal stone you can find here in Argentina, in the exact place where I live. Actually, there aren't many stones at all. So it is weird that it was there, on the side of the way.
Can anyone tell me something about this stone?
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Looks like your white stone could be similar.
And about the pendant, I think the vibration you feel could be related to its previous owner...
When were you in Ireland?
ohh! I bet Ireland is very beautiful! It's getting hot here in the southern hemisphere!
There's something else I want to share about my wonderful little stone I can't take off me.
Yesterday, I was feeling tension on my neck, and I was nudged to place the stone on it. It soothed me immediately. I have also used it today when I had a headache, and it vanished after I pressed the stone against some parts of my head.
I believe it may help release what is causing that tension.
I am really happy to have this little mineral friend
It looks like a quartz tumble stone with a little rust in it.Here in South Africa there are a lot of them.
I would look at the cracks where the oxidation changes from golden brown to brown and see if it has any meaning.
It could be. It's the firts time I've seen something like it in this area so I wonder how it got there lol
Thank you, Andromeda.
It could be milky quartz, though it's a little different from the pictures of milky quartz I've seen.
It does have the properties you described so it's possible it is one, or at least very similar.
Love and light!
Often a stone will fall from a ring or piece of jewelry,lieing in wait for you. A long or short time. looks to me like an Opal,the shape looks as it came from jewelry. But its magic and was waiting to be yours. love marion
Hi all, I am a wee bit confused as to how I post an inquiry here. I did and I received an email but I don't find the original post when I follow the link. I wanted to attach a photo of a crystal I have but there I didn't see the mechanism in which to attach so I am just adding this response as an inquiry with the attachment.
I received this pink crystal 26 years ago as a gift when I gave birth to my daughter. I think I kknew what it was once upon a time but can't remember. Please identify it if you know it.
could be rose quartz, tourmaline bet if you took it to a jewelry store someone would know
I don't think it is rose quartz based on its formation, I have 2 or 3 books but can't seem to pinpoint this one. It has a halite formation.
I will take a better photo of it tomorrow because it is sunset now and very cloudy.
I figured out how to attach the image easily as a response but I initially posted this to group on its own and didn't see an attachment option there. I can't even find the original post anyway even though I received a link emailed to me. I am still trying to figure out how to navigate OV.
Yes it is very special, the color isn't salmon at all though, I know it is difficult to tell with the lighting. I promise to take a picture in natural light tomorrow and post it. It is formed on some kind of gray stone. The contrast of pink on gray is superb.
It really means so much to me as it expresses the intense depth of love I have for my daughter.
I think it is pink halite. I found this series of pictures that looks like it.
I will still post a better photo of what mine looks like tomorrow.
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Roc Nation rapper J. Cole is showing no signs of fear as fans await his upcoming Born Sinner solo album and said he is not worried about any type of sophomore jinx myths.
In Cole's perspective, his new album should easily gain an edge over 2011's The Sideline Story.
"I don't think it's gonna be hard to top my first album. I don't think that's gonna be tough," Cole tells MTV News confidently. "I think I got that." What makes him so sure? "Freedom, just [having] no pressure," he said. "As soon as my first album dropped, all of this weight was off me and everything was flowing out and that lasted a long time, months and months. So just the freedom of not having to please the label, the machine, that was very inspiring." (MTV)
Last month, Cole spoke on his album's likely release date pushback and its content.
Part of the reason that "Born Sinner's" release date may well be pushed back is because of Cole's increased promotional muscle. The rapper mentions that he's eyeing different branding opportunities to coincide with the album, as well as a short film -- "something way more expansive than a music video," he claims -- that will begin shooting in December. Whenever "Born Sinner" arrives (Cole predicts sometime early in 2013), the album will likely be a more serious effort than "Cole World," which debuted at No. 1 upon its release last year. The album will detail "the story of corruption -- corruption of an artist when commercial appeal is involved, or corruption of a relationship when temptation is involved, or corruption of a government when capitalism is involved. It's a lot of things. I don't want anybody to think it's so heavy, but it deals with those things." (Billboard)
In early November, Cole briefly addressed his dramatic sophomore album announcement.
"The beauty of the announcement is that the real MOMENT happened only once. Only the 15 or so thousand who sat in that Ustream know what that really felt like. Here's to new albums and new approaches. See you soon." - J. Cole (Life + Times)
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Will you sign the petition that keeps jobs in America?
The State of Colorado is using YOUR TAX DOLLARS to hire cheaper foreign workers instead of American citizens! Did you know the State of Colorado is making changes to the computer programming on the state's unemployment computer systems, and is employing FOREIGN WORKERS to do this work? Taxpayer money should NOT be used to hire foreign workers when 15 million American citizens can't find a fulltime job! Taxpayer money should NOT be used to displace American citizens and hire foreign workers when American citizens NEED THESE JOBS! There are over 1 million American Information Technology workers on the street looking for work, yet the State of Colorado is not hiring them to do these jobs. The State of Colorado is allowing companies that perform these services to hire foreign workers! This problem is not just about IT workers. The State has many contracts for many services that are going to foreign workers. What state jobs are going offshore? Lab work, Food Stamp call centers and processing, Welfare call centers and processing, Accounting, Legal work, Documentation, etc. NO State Service Job Is Safe! This issue affects 7% of Colorado's workforce!
UPDATE: 08-02-04 Press Release of November 2004 Colorado efforts:
Unfortunately, we didn't get enough petitions back to make it on this year's ballot. We called Rose on Monday at the elections division and told her we needed to reschedule our appointment with her for the next election cycle.
There are 25 signatures on each petition form. We had over 3,500 petitions in circulation. We received 1800 petitions back from volunteers at last count… which is 45,000 signatures. We expect to get more petitions returned to us over the next few days, but they won't be in time. This is far more than we were told we would get with an all-volunteer signature crew. We had a big surge of volunteers in the last 3 weeks, but it just wasn't enough to overcome the short 11 weeks we had to gather the 68,000 signatures we needed.
It is VERY important to note… There was no shortage of people wanting to sign our petition, and no shortage of people supporting our cause. Our shortage was first and foremost a shortage in time, and a slower than expected ramp-up in getting enough volunteers to gather the signatures in that short 11 weeks. 95% of the people we asked to sign the petition did so eagerly.
This ballot initiative will be back for the next election cycle. This effort has resulted in a considerable increase in support for our organization and our cause. We are much bigger and stronger as an organization now than when we started this project. We are going to mobilize and organize our volunteers and members to work on many new projects designed to fight American worker replacement programs.
Our focus will now be to unseat the four Colorado state senators who voted against the American worker this year, and to ensure that candidates at all levels of our government who are on the side of the American worker get elected over those who are against the American worker.
We need to replace the elected officials who have abandoned America and lost their economic patriotism. We need to get this ballot initiative back into the legislative process and let legislators have another try at representing those who have elected them.
I wish the story for this ballot initiative was a different one, as we worked very hard night and day to get this on the ballot. The Colorado voters wanted this on the ballot, and they wanted to see it pass. However, there is much we can still do to fight American worker replacement programs while we plan for the next election cycle for this particular ballot initiative.
HireAmericanCitizens.org is a national 100% volunteer grassroots organization fighting American worker replacement programs in all forms. We have over 6,500 members representing all 50 United States.
The Colorado Ballot Proposal is as follows:
Ballot Proposal #139 - Protection of American Workers
FINAL Language submitted to Secretary of State:
|Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:
Article XVIII of the constitution of the state of Colorado is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
Section 15. Protection of American Workers
(1) The people of the state of Colorado hereby find and declare that state funds should be used to employ people permanently residing in the United States and to prevent the loss of jobs to foreign countries and temporary foreign workers with non-immigrant visas.
(2) Every state contract for the performance of services shall contain provisions that specify that only citizens of the United States and permanent legal resident aliens in the United States shall be employed in performance of services under the contract or any subcontract awarded under the contract.
Ballot Proposal #139 – Protection of American Workers is a very simple amendment to the Colorado constitution that forces the companies who perform state contracts to only use American citizens and Greencard holders for the work they perform related to those state contracts. The term Permanent Legal Residents is the legal reference to greencard holders. This prevents the use of temporary guest workers and foreigners from working on state contracts for services. For example, the state could not outsource its food stamp call center to a company that would move that call center to India, and could not use temporary non-immigrant guest workers on H-1B or L-1 to perform this work. It is important to not only stop the offshoring of these jobs, but to also stop the use of temporary foreign guest workers on H-1B and L-1 visas. Like most states, Colorado is a "lowest bid always wins the contract" state. The only way to prevent the loss of American jobs under this policy is to stipulate that the contracts must be performed by American citizens or Greencard holders. Using taxpayer dollars to hire foreign workers whether offshore or here in the U.S. is inexcusable when we have 15 million American workers who cannot find a fulltime job. It is scandalous to use the people's money to replace the people's citizens in the process of doing the people's business.
This amendment is VERY important for many reasons. First, it prevents taxpayer dollars from being used against American workers. It keeps taxpayer dollars here in the US where further downstream revenue can be generated, and further tax revenues can be collected. When taxpayer dollars are sent offshore, they are gone forever. They don't get churned in the local economy and don't get used to support the local economy. States are fighting tax deficits, and American workers are fighting to not lose their jobs to cheaper foreign workers. This is a win-win situation between the state and the citizens the state is required to represent and serve. It helps stop the bleeding of the tax coffers, puts American citizens back to work, and helps the economy.
Second, this amendment puts the decision in the hands of the voters, which is exactly where it belongs. Our organization has been fighting tooth and nail at the federal and state levels to get the attention of our elected officials. We have their attention, and we can almost always get legislation introduced… but the American worker has yet to win the battle against corporate lobbyists that line the pockets of the elected officials (with the money and blood of the American workers). It is time that this issue be decided by the people… The American worker.
Third, states must be able to provide for themselves. The reliance upon foreign labor puts a state and a country at risk of not being able to provide for itself. The loss of security and privacy associated with using foreign workers for state services is just plain dangerous, and shows complete a lack of responsibility for an entity that has the huge responsibility for ensuring the safe and secure handling of the people's business.
Fourth, this amendment will keep the issue in the press and in the public. This is the election year that American workers must stand up and make a difference. The public must be educated about this issue on a constant basis, and cast their votes in November accordingly. Having a statewide ballot initiative will give the American worker a chance to fight with their vote directly. If passed, it will send a very strong and clear message to other states, and to the federal level. The American worker wants to stop American worker replacement programs, and the taxpayer wants taxpayer dollars to be used at home to employ those who need these American jobs the most – The American Worker.
Other State Legislation Efforts:
We are currently working diligently to introduce state-level legislation that would protect American workers by banning states from directly or indirectly hiring temporary foreign guest workers for state services and projects. This is a multi-state effort, and we are organizing teams around the country to pull this off. This is taking much of our time to organize. We have four states working on this at the same time (Colorado, Ohio, Georgia, Florida), and are ramping up a few more (including California). WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HIT THE STREETS WITH US! If you can help us gather signatures for our ballot initiatives, please contact us.


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On January 15, an officer with the Victoria Police Department was advised to terminate a high-speed chase. The driver was reaching speeds of 70 mph inside the city, according to a form filed with the Victoria County Sheriff's Office.
The officer reported he saw the vehicle run a red light at North Laurent and Rio Grande streets, crash into a vehicle -- which by the way was the second vehicle the driver hit -- and then once again flee the scene.
The chase was called back on.
The driver parked his vehicle in the 2000 block of Woodlawn Street and fled the scene on foot. After a short pursuit, the officer deployed his taser and arrested the 36-year-old Victoria man.
Armando Charles Cardenas was arrested on suspicion of not wearing a seat belt, expired driver's license, no insurance, evading arrest detention with a vehicle, evading arrest detention with previous convictions, leaving the scene of two accidents and possession of a prohibited weapon.
Cardenas also was arrested on an outstanding warrant charging him with criminal no support.
Turns out Cardenas is a repeat offender.
According to his criminal record, this is not the first time Cardenas was charged with evading arrest. In 1996, 1999 and 2005 he was convicted of the Class B misdemeanor of Evading Arrest Detention in Victoria. He was found guilty of all charges and sentenced to 30 days in county jail for the last offense, according to court documents.
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It's taken two mayors and several years to get to this point, but the Nashville Sounds will get a new home. A final vote has passed the Metro Council on Tuesday evening, although those opposed to the project didn't go down without a fight.
City leaders gave the go-ahead on the financial package, land acquisition and zoning redevelopment for a $65 million facility that is planned to be built in the Sulphur Dell area near downtown.
"We'll have over $150,000 worth of economic development - job creation, restaurants and bars. We'll bring Jefferson Street back to the days of glory," said Councilman Jerry Maynard.
Opponents argued if the Sounds don't end up following through with construction, the taxpayers will take a $750,000 hit.
"Would you base a $50 or $60 million deal on a handshake? I wouldn't," said Councilman Charlie Tygard.
"This is a revenue-backed bond," Maynard said. "So that's a false statement whenever they say anything to scare the taxpayers. This is a good deal."
There's also been concern about historical artifacts that may or may not rest underneath Sulphur Dell.
"That's just another red flag or should be a red flag for taxpayers," Tygard said.
But perhaps most controversial is the timeline for this project. Opponents argue this city is moving way too fast.
"We've been talking about a new baseball stadium since 2009, so anybody that thinks we've been rushing through this, they must be living under a rock," Maynard said.
Leaders have expressed hope construction on the stadium would be complete in time for the 2015 baseball season.
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Railroad Restructuring in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe: One Solution for All Problems?
AbstractRailways restructuring takes place under very different circumstances and with very different goals in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia. Observed improvements in productivity associated with vertical access and vertical separation in Western Europe are not certain to be replicated following similar restructuring in transition economies, especially if one takes account of the much higher shadow price on government subsidies in the latter. This paper describes in detail the current and proposed reforms in the railways of Central and Eastern Europe and Russia, analyzes the likely outcomes of reforms in the special economic, regulatory, and legal environments of these countries, and presents an alternative proposal for restructuring in Russia.
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THE plight of Haris Nadeem, the Old Trafford boy whose parents need to raise £23,000 to fund an operation they believe will improve his walking and his balance, is to be discussed in Parliament.
So far, health chiefs have refused to fund the procedure, known as a selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) - and Kate Green MP, who represents Stretford and Urmston, has agreed to highlight the issue with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
The operation isn't routinely funded by the NHS and she said: "I was very concerned to hear Haris has been refused funding for SDR.
"I have asked a written question to the Secretary of State for Health about this treatment and will be writing to the Clinical Commissioning Group on the family's behalf."
Haris, eight, has cerebral palsy and the youngster, who attends King's Road Primary School, dreams of being able to play football with his pals.
His mum Sahira, said the family is very grateful for Ms Green's support and believes the surgery will give her son's independence a major boost.
Sahira, 44, from Ayres Road, said: "NHS funding of this treatment which will give Haris a good quality of life will make him more independent."
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ICICI Bank fixed the price of its domestic issue at Rs 525 per share. It also fixed its American depository shares (ADS) at $26.75, which is approximately Rs 618 per share, said a press release from the bank.
The bank fixed a price band of Rs 505-545 for the domestic issue of Rs 5,750 crore, which includes a greenshoe option of Rs 750 crore.
The ADS issue is of Rs 2,300 crore and each ADS represents two equity shares of ICICI Bank.
The whole issue was oversubscribed seven times. The bank received bids worth Rs 36,000 crore. Of these, Rs 26,000 crore came from foreign institutional investors. Qualified institutional buyers put in bids worth Rs 8,000 crore, of which Rs 3,000 crore came from mutual funds. Retail investors bid for Rs 1,000 crore and Rs 1,000 crore was from high networth individuals. ICICI Bank had offered retail investors 5 per cent discount to the issue price and this works out to Rs 498.75.
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Southern African News Features SANF 12 No 12, April 2012
The worlds largest transfrontier park
The worlds largest transfrontier park became a reality in March when the Kavango-Zambezi was launched by five southern African countries.
Environment ministers from Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe launched the Kavango-Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) at a ceremony in Katima Mulilo, Namibia.
The historic launch followed signing of the treaty by the Heads of State and Government of the respective countries in August 2011.
Situated in the Okavango and Zambezi river basins where the borders of the five countries converge, the KAZA TFCA covers an area of about 444,000 square kilometers consisting of 36 national parks, game reserves, community conservancies and game management areas.
The conservation area boasts of numerous tourist attractions such as the Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe, San Rock paintings in Botswana, whitewater rafting and other water sports, and the absorbing wildlife population in the region.
This high concentration of attractions is expected to create an entirely new assortment of tourism opportunities in southern Africa, presenting new opportunities for socio-economic development in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), thus strengthening socio-economic development and integration.
The opportunities include the joint marketing of attractions, presenting prospective tourists with a wide range of opportunities and experiences.
A joint report by the Peace Parks Foundation and the Development Bank of Southern Africa predicts that the conservation area could attract as many as eight million tourists to the region annually as well as creating employment for thousands of people.
Speaking at the launch, the representatives of partner countries reaffirmed their commitment to regional economic integration through sustainable management of transboundary natural resources and tourism development, adding that implementation should be accelerated.
They said that tangible results should be delivered to the local communities since they are the owners of the natural resources and bear huge opportunity costs associated with biodiversity conservation such as human-wildlife conflicts.
Namibian Minister of Environment and Tourism, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said it is the responsibility of all the five countries to ensure that KAZA TFCA is developed as a sustainable conservation and tourism development programme.
Harmonizing natural resource management approaches and tourism development across our international boundaries will enhance the ecosystems integrity and natural ecological processes, she said.
The establishment of the KAZA TFCA is founded on the SADC ideals articulated in the Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement of 1999, which commits Member States to promote the conservation of shared wildlife resources through the establishment of transfrontier conservation areas.
The participating countries made the first major step towards this goal in December 2006 when ministers responsible for tourism and natural resources gathered in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to sign a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding to develop the conservation area.
The establishment of the KAZA TFCA is expected to be a new benchmark for southern Africa to strengthen regional projects and promote more transfrontier parks in the region.
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Honorable Mention. Arctic Enema (Tough Mudder)
The Obstacle: Jump into an ice bath and get to the other side of a divider the only way you can… by submerging yourself entirely underneath the frigid waters.
Though it comes in as one of the least physically challenging obstacles on the circuit, the Arctic Enema makes our list for shock value alone. First-timers, expect your heart to nearly skip a beat and your lungs to stop working for a split second. This obstacle is usually referenced by first time Tough Mudders as the most brutal obstacle on the course. This obstacle is left off the official list since almost all racers are able to get through it… but the faces of the poor souls completing this obstacle tell the real story. The key here is keeping composure by taking a deep, collected breath before dipping under. If you panic, it will just make things worse.
T10. Electroshock Therapy (Tough Mudder)
The Obstacle: Run through a field of hanging wires carrying up to 10,000 Volts of electricity. You will probably get a good shock, but pain is temporary… glory is forever!
A few years ago, when Tough Mudder first introduced this obstacle, it would have been rated much higher on the brutality scale. Electric wires were plentiful and extended all the way to the ground. If you were unfortunately enough to get a shock big enough to knock you to the ground and onto another wire, you would continue to get shocked until you could pull yourself out (inch-by-painful-inch) or volunteers came to the rescue. Recently, wires have been cut several feet from the ground to avoid this issue… but it also allows more timid racers to crawl underneath and avoid the shock.
T10. Shocks on the Rocks (Tough Mudder)
The Obstacle: Low crawl through a pit of ice and live wires to the other side of this fear-inducing obstacle.
Tough Mudder takes barbed wire crawls to the next level in the Electric Eel by swapping out barbed wire with electric wires dangling from electric wires (it's hopeless to avoid touching them, unlike Electroshock Therapy). Add a nice layer of ice to crawl through and you get Shocks on the Rocks. Crawl as quickly as you can through the hanging wires and enjoy guessing which part of your body will get the next zap.
9. Traverse Wall (Spartan Race)
The Obstacle: Traverse the length of a vertical wall using small 2×4′s as hand- and foot-holds.
This obstacle is a rock climber's delight, as it takes technique, lower body stability, and grip strength to quickly reach the bell at the end. Stay as close to the wall as you can, making sure you have solid foot placement at all times. Footwork goes a long way towards keeping your arms and legs loose and moving across the wall swiftly. Beyond that, this obstacle is simply a matter of endurance and will.
8. Funky Monkey (Tough Mudder)
The Obstacle: Traverse this set of monkey bars on steroids. The first half of the rungs incline upwards while the second half incline downwards.
If you thought the playground monkeybars were difficult as a kid, try adding an incline and decline to the mix. Once the rungs get slippery from all the wet, muddy hands, the traverse becomes exponentially more difficult. Try wiping your hands on the wooden structure before attempting this obstacle, and move quickly, using your legs for momentum. In the World's Toughest Mudder 2013, the center bar was removed to make an extra difficult transition between the incline and decline sections.
7. Tractor Tire Climb (Men's Health Urbanathlon)
The Obstacle: Climb over a large, vertical tractor tire.
Flipping these bad boys is entirely out of the question. These tires are too large to get a good grip from the top, so you're stuck wrapping your arms around the sides (grabbing whatever section of tread still remains) and shimmying your way to the top of these monsters. In the middle of a race, it takes a surprisingly large amount of effort (if you don't wimp out and take the smaller ones on the side). One of our favorites!
6. Rope Climb (Spartan Race)
The Obstacle: Climb a knotted rope and ring a bell at the height of two cargo containers.
The rope climb is a classic military-style obstacle that tests grip, arm, back, and leg strength. Technique helps greatly, as most new racers rely too much on their upper body to do the work. Take things slow and deliberate and you'll be at the top in no time… just don't look down!
Looking to train for the rope climb? Check out 5 Skills to Practice (and how they apply to OCR for a training video on proper technique.
5. Log "Hurdles" (Spartan Race)
The Obstacle: Get up and over a series of large, horizontal logs suspended at eye-level or above.
We hope you still have a little hop in your step by the time you reach these (or have a few friends nearby) because you're going to need it. Jump as high as you can and attempt to pull yourself over this obstacle. Going up is the hard part… from that point, let gravity take over. Sometimes they only allow the first waves of elite racers to try these obstacles, since tough challenges like these tend to cause major backups.
4. Everest (Tough Mudder)
The Obstacle: Run up the side of a slick halfpipe and muscle your way to the top of this monster obstacle.
Many people think this obstacle is about pulling yourself up once you get a grip, but Everest is entirely about a good running start, traction, and a well timed jump. If you get those right, it's simple and you can do it yourself. If you get these steps wrong, expect to crash against the side of the structure and enjoy a ego-bruising slide to the bottom. Other racers generally stick around to help, but it usually involves a struggle of grabbing an arm, leg, and trying not to let the person slip from your fingertips. World's Toughest Mudder 2011 was particularly difficult when they covered the entire surface with oil.
T2. Tarzan Swing (Spartan Race)
The Obstacle: Climb a ladder up to a series of short vertical ropes (so short, you are only able to use your hands) with a large knot at the ends. Swing from rope to rope and ring a bell at the end or suffer a length swim to shore.
We are still waiting to find out whether this obstacle was a one-time trial or a premonition of things to come. Though the tarzan swing itself was fairly short, the exhaustion from the preceding swim/ladder climb and the respectable height off the water make this a brutal task.
T2. Hangin' Tough (Tough Mudder)
The Obstacle: Swing from one side of the obstacle to the other using a series of gymnastic-style rings. Slip and you fall into the cold water.
Hangin' Tough certainly lives up to its name… and is one of the most highly failed obstacles in any series. The obstacle requires solid grip strength (especially when the rings are wet), great back and arm strength, as well as some technique. If your arms are long enough and you feel your grip failing, try hooking an elbow through one of the rings for some extra security.
1. Tyrolean Traverse* (Spartan Race)
The Obstacle: A taut rope stretches from one side of a body of water to another. Without touching the water, ring a bell a certain distance from the shore, or make your way entirely across.
The extremely difficult Tyrolean Traverse has become so notorious that, in the longer spartan races (generally Super-distance and greater), elite racers must complete the entire obstacle to qualify for a finishing prize/rank. Before the rule was in place, top racers would drop into the water early because it was faster to swim than complete the grueling obstacle.
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Roger Maxwell of Dallas didn't smoke. He exercised regularly and kept his weight down. But at 49 he suffered a stroke that left him wheelchair-bound and unable to speak words more than two syllables. Maxwell's stroke came from an arterial dissection; an artery in the back of his neck split in half and blocked the flow of blood to his brain. And when brain cells become starved for blood, they get damaged or die, making simple tasks like eating, walking, and talking nearly impossible.
The Conventional Rx: Recovery from stroke is long and complicated, and understandably often accompanied by hopelessness. So doctors usually prescribe antidepressants, daily aspirin to keep the blood from clotting again, and very limited physical therapy. But antidepressants come loaded with side effects, aspirin can cause stomach ulcers or internal bleeding, and many stroke victims give up in frustration before they can regain their mobility and plummet further into depression.
The Alternative Rx: A rehab plan that included Iyengar yoga, time on the treadmill, supplements, and speech therapy. Maxwell was determined to walk and talk again, but his stroke affected the section of the brain that controls balance, which made walking difficult. Since walking requires not only balance, but strength, flexibility, coordination, and endurance, a combination of yoga (for balance, coordination, and flexibility) and treadmill time (for strength and endurance) made the most sense. With its emphasis on precise positioning and the aid of props, Iyengar yoga in particular gave Maxwell the help he needed. Maxwell also supplemented with omega-3s, vitamin E, and Co-Q10, all of which have been proven to enhance brain function.
The Outcome: "The stroke rendered me unable to do just about everything but think clearly. I felt like I was imprisoned in my own body. I needed to break free," says Maxwell. Within a year of his stroke, he had shed his wheelchair and regained full control of his speech. In fact, Maxwell completed the Dallas White Rock marathon less than two years after losing his ability to walk. —ND
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