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| + | == Rockets perhaps back in Howard hunt after Bryant injury == | ||
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| + | <html>| | Kobe Bryant s ruptured Achilles tendon, which will keep him out of the Los Angeles Lakers lineup for six to nine ?months,[http://kizuna-shuzenji.com/form/cgi/postmail/postmail.cgi BuzzBundle - social media management software], has added more intrigue to impending free agency for teammate Dwight Howard. | ||
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| + | It has been clear since Howard began playing for the Lakers this season that he and Bryant aren t best of friends or teammates. | ||
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| + | But a post All-Star break detente, the improvement of the team and its playoff chances, plus the fact the Lakers can offer Howard more money than any other team in free agency, have led some NBA general managers to believe that the 6-11 center would remain in Los Angeles next season in quest of his first championship | ||
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| + | The Rockets, Dallas and Atlanta were expected to be among the most aggressive in pursuing him. | ||
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| + | With Bryant s injury, they could be back in the game. | ||
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| + | Soon after the injury Friday night, Bryant began a woe is me Facebook rant that continued with a Whoa, what am I saying? before ending with a woe to anyone who thinks I won t be better than ever. I m paraphrasing, but you get the point. | ||
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| + | ElAttrache told the Los Angeles Times he believes Bryant could also recuperate faster than others because of his will. | ||
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| + | But no one knows that for sure. | ||
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| + | Howard, who has averaged 17.1 points and 12.4 rebounds,[http://www.algarabias.com/portfolio/index.php?title=Usuario:Nomore310#NEW_YORK-_.27Despicable_Me_2.27_tops_.27Ranger.27_wi NEW YORK- 'Despicable Me 2' tops 'Ranger' wi],[http://www.jerseys-hearts.com/Twins-7-Joe-Mauer-Blue-Kids-Jerseys-30092/ Twins 7 Joe Mauer Blue Kids Jerseys], responded in the first game without Bryant on Sunday night with 26 points and 17 rebounds in a victory in Los Angeles over San Antonio. He has said the right things about taking on ?more of a leadership role, even visiting Bryant in the hospital. | ||
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| + | If Bryant doesn t return ?in top form, or even if he does but it s not until a few months into next season, does Howard want to take the risk that he s with a team that again will not contend for the championship? The Lakers haven t done that well this season, even with Bryant having an outstanding year | ||
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| + | Or would Howard looking forward to taking over Bryant s role as the alpha player. | ||
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| + | The former seems to more suit Howard s personality. It seems from his past that he would prefer to be recognized as a superstar,[http://www.jerseys-hearts.com/MLB-Size-Caps-0032-10819/ MLB Size Caps-0032], in his case, Superman, without having to carry a team. In that case, Houston would be the best fit for him because he be a dominant player on a team that also has James Harden and Jeremy Lin. They could run the offense, through him when they re not literally running, and he could become the defensive stopper. | ||
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| + | Some have argued that the Rockets don t need Howard because of the improved play of Omer Asik. There is some merit to that. Asik indeed has been better than anyone expected, but he will never be the offensive threat in the low post that Howard has been throughout his career. | ||
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| + | The addition of Howard would turn the Rockets into one of the Western Conference favorites, especially with San Antonio aging, and back into a championship contender within two seasons.</html> | ||
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| + | == Events commemorate emancipation of slaves 165 years ago == | ||
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| + | <html>ST. CROIX - In observation of the emancipation of slaves 165 years ago, a number of activities are scheduled primarily on St. Croix to commemorate the day and keep the spirit of the ancestors and the culture alive. | ||
| + | Today, the University of the Virgin Islands' Virgin Islands Caribbean Cultural Center in partnership with the Christiansted National Historic Site will conduct a commemorative colloquium event for the anniversary, which marks the historic date when the Danish West Indies emancipated their enslaved Africans. | ||
| + | The event will take place at 10 a.m. at the Steeple Building on Company Street in Christiansted,[http://www.jerseys-hearts.com/New-Jersey-Devils-Big-&-Tall-Women-s-Logo-Yellow-T-Shirt-30573/ New Jersey Devils Big & Tall Women's Logo Yellow T-Shirt], which is on the National Registry of Historic Buildings and is the first Lutheran church on St. Croix and one of Christiansted's oldest buildings. The event will feature presentations and exhibits, including some on historic St. Croix' religious life and political history. | ||
| + | Additionally, the Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Committee announced that a full slate of official emancipation activities from sunrise until after sunset are scheduled for Emancipation Day on Wednesday as a reminder of the physical and social chains that were broken on July 3, 1848, marking one of the pivotal moments in the territory's history. | ||
| + | Emancipation Day commemorates the day when enslaved Africans on St. Croix's West End rose up, demanded their freedom and won it, along with freedom for all slaves in the territory. | ||
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| + | Buddhoe and his comrade Martin King had organized slaves on St. Croix's West End plantations to march on the town of Frederiksted. | ||
| + | Led by Buddhoe, thousands of slaves gathered at Fort Frederick early on the morning of July 3 and delivered an ultimatum, demanding their freedom by noon or they would burn the town down. | ||
| + | The military sent word of the situation to Gov. Gen. Peter von Scholten, who was in Christiansted. Von Scholten missed the deadline and the crowd in Frederiksted tore down the whipping post and threw it out to sea, and ransacked the judges' and police offices. | ||
| + | Buddhoe extended the deadline, and von Scholten arrived in Frederiksted later that afternoon. | ||
| + | When he saw the rebellion, von Scholten declared all the slaves in the Danish West Indies free. | ||
| + | The activities to mark the day on Wednesday include the Emancipation Day Fort to Fort Walk to Freedom,[http://www.move-grp.co.jp/p/postmail.cgi 5 Entertaining and Viral Digital Marketing Campaig], sponsored by Sen. Terrence Nelson. Nelson started the walk years ago, when he was president of Our Virgin Islands Labor Union and has continued the tradition. | ||
| + | The 15.3-mile walk begins at 5 a.m. at Fort Christiansvaern in Christiansted and ends at Fort Frederick five to six hours later. | ||
| + | At 11 a.m. until, St. Patrick's Alumni will host a food sale featuring live music by Dimitri Copemann and Friends. | ||
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| + | Emancipation Horse Races are scheduled for Sunday at Randall James Racetrack, with a post time at noon. | ||
| + | - Contact reporter Fiona Stokes at 714-9149 or email fstokes@dailynews.vi.</html> | ||
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| + | == 100 years ago this week, Alaskans who didn't believe in == | ||
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| + | The Martins had traveled up the Inside Passage by steamship and to Whitehorse by the White Pass Yukon Railroad. | ||
| + | Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Fairbanks on June 21 to get a look at the airplane on the top deck. | ||
| + | Read more about Alaska's first flight:</html> | ||
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| + | == Senators should use common sense, not consultants == | ||
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| + | <html>In our current financial state, additional feasibility studies are not a valid path to economic solutions. | ||
| + | The V.I. Government is infamous for contract overruns, even with feasibility studies. Current feasibility studies are probably updates of former studies, prepared over the last 30 years. There are fewer than 200 square miles to "study" on the three main U.S. Virgin Islands. | ||
| + | Are the studies in storage or gone with destroyed structures from Hurricanes Hugo (1989) and Marilyn (1995)? Certain departmental heads are intelligent enough to update obsolete reports, if we still have them. | ||
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| + | Some decisions must be based on knowledge gained by personal research, historical understanding and heart-felt faith in order to save money. | ||
| + | How many times have we thought out economy would not get worse, and it did? Our community voices have suggested solutions to many economic problems over the years. We know the solutions - it seems no one wants to enact them. | ||
| + | It is not economically sound to rent privately owned office spaces for government use or to let buildings deteriorate to the point they make employees sick and are condemned. We have former housing project buildings sitting abandoned and unused. | ||
| + | But all of this is "free" money: personal health law suits; hundreds of thousands of dollars in income for consultants driving around in air conditioned SUVs and typing reports in air conditioned offices; exorbitant rent income for political supporters; money for constructing new capital projects over budget - and on and on. | ||
| + | When will V.I. senators stop worrying about who will or will not be happy with their decisions and do what is best for the Virgin Islands' community? Like marriages, communities are rarely 100 percent in agreement, but as concerned citizens we must insist that our senators be committed to community enhancement and growth. We must keep printing and voicing our solutions until they are achieved. Those who don't like the majority decisions will leave. | ||
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| + | When they change our political structure to allow everyone to benefit by political activity, I will know they care. | ||
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| + | Our economy is out of balance. Only financial sacrifice by everyone, plus an influx of a variety of mid-size export-based businesses can bring it back; not floating more bonds. Hopefully,[http://www.alicom.com.br/wikicom/index.php/Usu%C3%A1rio:Nomore702#Jets.27_Burmistrov_leaves_for_Russia Jets' Burmistrov leaves for Russia], we have learned not to depend on one large private business for our future needs. | ||
| + | Many of us who love our islands are making the sacrifice - but not all of us. | ||
| + | - LeVelle T. Henry, St. Croix</html> | ||
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