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Instead, he brought out The Game and Will.I.Am, who was on crutches for some reason. (Proably dancing too hard) How crazy is it that the BEP front man caught a major brick this year, while Fergie went on to do superlative things? Ah, who cares. I like Willie. Anyway, I wonder if Nas is going to drop next month still. Somehow, I don't see it happening. I want to get a new Nas CD though. He's the man... the N-Word Man.
ILLSEED'S QUICKIE
Dres of Black Sheep fam just landed a deal with Fatbeats and his once internet-only album, 8wm/novakane, will be in stores on Jan. 8. Shout out to Dres!
GANGSTA RAP MADE US DO IT!
This is what I want to see, some real dudes talking some real stuff.
Teen killed after car hits bus shelter
The out-of-control car also hit a bus shelter. No one was waiting for the bus at the time of the accident. A 17-year-old, who can't be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with impaired driving causing death and criminal negligence causing death.
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Basketball: China concerned over Yao Ming's injury, but still hopeful ...
The emotional response highlights the NBA star's role as the world's best known Chinese athlete and the most popular sports figure in China. China's Basketball Association called a news conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss Yao's condition, portraying the development almost as an issue of national security. "This is highly sensitive, so don't send any foreigners" to attend the news conference, the association's deputy director, Hu Jiashi, told The Associated Press, without explaining further. Spokesmen for the Chinese Olympic Committee said they had no immediate comment. .
Rehabilitation machine helps patients who've lost use of legs exercise
Under the supervision of New Directions Wellness Center Director James Laskin, Corinne Spencer works the pedals of the new Ergys 2 machine at the University of Montana's School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science on Tuesday. Using electrical stimulation, the machine allows paraplegics and quadriplegics to exercise their legs.
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Forest users divided over federal protection
Intent on tracking the six-point buck he had wounded, Tony Lakey carried his lever-action Winchester into dense woods on a sparkling Saturday morning. Lakey walked through drifts of leaves down a hollow, one of dozens forming a corrugated blanket of wooded ridges and ravines leading to Swan Creek, some five miles to the west. .
Police expand hunt for murder suspect
Both systems alert police officers of outstanding arrest warrants when they check the name of someone being screened after, for example, a traffic stop. Cape Girardeau police also sent a package of information for the U.S. Marshals Service for inclusion in its fugitive program, department spokesman Sgt. Barry Hovis said. "We don't know if she is in Southeast Missouri or has gone somewhere else," Hovis said. Turner is accused of killing Egson out of jealousy. Turner is the estranged wife of Lloyd Gilmore, who was at the North Spanish Street residence when police responded to the shooting at 5:20 a.m. Friday. Police are also still looking for the front bumper from Turner's blue 2000 Ford Mustang, which they believe may have come loose in a one-car accident somewhere in Cape Girardeau, Hovis said.
Links to help you waste away '08
Way to strike while the iron was hot, AMC. - Check out this Chicago Tribune article about Scottie Pippen wondering why he can't be an NBA head coach. I have to say, he has a pretty good case except for the part that he's desperately broke and needs the money. He was one of the smartest players of his generation, he won six rings and he received his Basketball Ph.D. playing with MJ. Why does someone like P.J. Carlesimo or Bob Hill get three chances when Scottie hasn't gotten one? - Adam Carolla's listeners launched an unofficial "Carolla Show" message board two weeks ago that's really well done. - This YouTube clip that Mike in Minny sent along deserves its own section: It's a 1995 "SportsCenter" piece about the lottery teams trying to figure out whether they should gamble on Kevin Garnett.
Prime Minister Nazif says the government’s sa
ON JULY 21, Egyptians awoke to blaring newspaper headlines announcing that gasoline and diesel prices had shot up by as much as 30 percent. Economically speaking, raising energy prices cannot be debated. The global price of oil extremely high, while we buy it at one of the lowest [retail] prices [in the world], says Hazem El-Beblawi, an economic expert and an advisor with the Arab Monetary Fund. In the meantime, the budget carries a deficit, so they have to find ways to address this deficit. One of those ways is the rationalization of [energy] prices. .
IG slams govt failure to check unregistered SIM card sales
IG slams govt failure to check unregistered SIM card sales * Gohar says practice contributing to terrorist activities, and despite repeated requests authorities not helping
By Malik Siraj Akbar
QUETTA: Balochistan Inspector General (IG) of Police Saud Gohar on Monday voiced discontent at the governments failure to obligate mobile phone companies to ensure proper customer registration.
He said the misuse of unregistered mobile phone numbers had become an irksome contribution to terrorist activities in the province. Balochistan police is deeply concerned by the unregulated system of providing Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to customers, the IG told reporters at a press conference.
The police department has continuously been requesting concerned government authorities to deal with the issue, but no encouraging steps have been taken so far, he said.
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