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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Speak Up!</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/2100/ShowForum.aspx</link><description>It's your turn Memphis to say what's on your mind...good or bad. All you have to do is Speak Up!</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60217.2664)</generator><item><title>Neils Bar and Grill Midtown</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4254565.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:52:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:4254565</guid><dc:creator>CokoCrawford</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4254565.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=4254565</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;ok so..I ate at Neil's Bar and Grill located at 1835 Madison Ave on Oct 12 2009 and I would like to say the food and service were horrible!!! I ordered sodas--they were flat. I ordered a steak and vegetables and while the steak was scrumptious the broccoli was OVER seasoned so I asked for french fries as a replacement thinking they couldnt possibly screw that up. The fries came back burnt to a crisp and drenched in oil. Both waiters were rude and assholes and one of them refused to continue waiting on me because she was upset that I complained about food that I was spending MY money on. The waiter that replaced her told me he didnt care about what I had to say. he just wanted me to pay and leave. and the third one had the nerve to insinuate that I am a prostitute because he has seen me with two guys in the restaurant before. I dont understand how that question was relevant to the poor customer service and food I received but go figure. I did not leave a tip. I did not eat my steak. I was so furious I paid and left and after the way I was treated last night I will NEVER step foot in that place again!&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>What happened to the News Media reporting the news</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4236477.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:09:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:4236477</guid><dc:creator>cikala</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4236477.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=4236477</wfw:commentRss><description>For some reason, the media is unable to report on newsworthy events.&amp;nbsp;
There are currently 4500 buses en route to the White House, this is not
counting the caravans, or individuals flying in from all over the
Country. They are representing concerned citizens wanting their voices
heard and their concerns addressed.&amp;nbsp; There were over 1000
Mid-Southerners to receive 3 of these buses last night.&amp;nbsp; There was not
one reporter there! Why? I always thought the News media was supposed
to report the news, regardless of their personal views.&amp;nbsp; I would think
that the Tea Party Express bus leaving from California, stopping at
various places across this Nation with hundreds and thousands of people
in attendance would be newsworthy but apparently not.</description></item><item><title>Dog attacks you never hear about - &amp;amp; a message to the media.</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4229696.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:25:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:4229696</guid><dc:creator>julzp</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4229696.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=4229696</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Hello everyone, this blog is mainly for the people in the media, but I hope that everyone will view the blog that I attach a link to. I have been keeping a blog for a few months now of dog attacks that do not involve Pit Bulls. What I have learned is this; when a Pit Bull attack is reported, it will be splashed across the headlines in bold, capital letters - &lt;STRONG&gt;PIT BULL MAULS CHILD&lt;/STRONG&gt; or something to that effect. Also, they usually will add a picture of a snarling, mean looking Pit Bull. &amp;nbsp;When a different breed is involved in an attack, usually the breed is not mentioned and there will not be a picture available. This is just what I have noticed over the last few months while I have been keeping up with dog attacks.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Have a look at my blog, you will probably be surprised by how many dog attacks there have been in the recent months.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://dogattacksyouneverhearabout.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#336699&gt;http://dogattacksyouneverhearabout.blogspot.com/&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;So, my message to the media is this... I wish that when you report a dog attack, you would be somewhat fair. The fact is that ALL breeds attack, and Pit Bulls are no more of a danger than a poorly raised Labrador. When a Pit Bull attacks, you can bet that everyone will hear about it, even if it is on the opposite side of the state. But when other breeds attack, nobody ever hears about&amp;nbsp;it because they are not reported on the same scale as Pit Bull attacks.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Sincerely,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Julz - &lt;A href="http://www.pawsitivepitbulls.com"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#336699&gt;www.pawsitivepitbulls.com&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>digital transmission so poor some days</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4227407.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:37:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:4227407</guid><dc:creator>junebug</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4227407.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=4227407</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Days pass that I can get NO digital transmission (even though I bought a new expensive antenna). Is this my problem or are there days that the problem is from your end? Any chance ya'll can "bump up" the strength of the transmission? I rescan from time to time to see if that helps, but no....&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;cr&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Willie Herenton</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4222002.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:09:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:4222002</guid><dc:creator>LauraJay</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4222002.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=4222002</wfw:commentRss><description>People, people, please don't vote for this guy again.&amp;nbsp; Enough is enough.&amp;nbsp; Don't show your stupidity by putting this racist bigot back into office.&amp;nbsp; A.C. Wharton is a much better man who shows his love for this city by his actions, unlike the former city mayor who is only looking out for himself.&amp;nbsp; Actions speak much louder than words!!&amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>NPW - What is it and how can you celebrate?</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4220969.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:4220969</guid><dc:creator>NMAPA</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4220969.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=4220969</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;DIV&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face="Times New Roman"&gt;How does your company celebrate NPW?&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Running out of ideas for your company's NPW celebration??&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Never even heard of NPW???&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Well, we have just the thing for you….&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3&gt;NPW stands for National Payroll Week.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Every year NPW is celebrated during the first week of September to honor the millions of working Americans and the payroll professionals who pay them.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Together, through the payroll withholding system, they contribute, collect, report and deposit approximately $1.8 trillion, or 65.7%, of the annual revenue of the U. S. Treasury.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;For more information about NPW and to take a survey for a chance to win a paycheck, go to &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.nationalpayrollweek.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow&gt;&lt;FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3&gt;&lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250090566_0&gt;www.nationalpayrollweek.com&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3&gt;.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;FONT face="Times New Roman"&gt;The North MS Chapter is a local chapter of the American Payroll Association.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;We meet on the third Thursday of each month at &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250090566_1&gt;6:30 pm&lt;/SPAN&gt; at the M. R. Davis Public Library in &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250090566_2&gt;Southaven , MS&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Our monthly meetings feature professional speakers on a variety of topics relevant to the payroll and &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250090566_3&gt;human resource&lt;/SPAN&gt; professions.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250090566_4&gt;Continuing education credits&lt;/SPAN&gt; can be earned by attending our monthly meetings.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3&gt;Our monthly meeting &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250090566_5&gt;on August 20, 2009&lt;/SPAN&gt; is dedicated to helping you find creative and interesting ways to celebrate NPW in your organization.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;We will have ideas for games and decorations, a panel of volunteers for Payroll Q &amp;amp; A, a demonstration of the “Money Matters” education tool, and representatives from area agencies, such as the &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250090566_6&gt;Memphis Grizzlies&lt;/SPAN&gt; and Redbirds, to share ideas with you&amp;nbsp;for corporate events.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;We will have &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250090566_7&gt;door prize drawings&lt;/SPAN&gt; for restaurant gift cards, movie theater tickets, memorabilia and other great prizes.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3&gt;All RSVPs should be sent to &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="mailto:nmapaofficers@apanmiss.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow&gt;&lt;FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3&gt;&lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250090566_8&gt;nmapaofficers@apanmiss.com&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3&gt; no later than &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250090566_9&gt;Tuesday, 08/18/2009&lt;/SPAN&gt;.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Regrets are not necessary.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;Subject line should be listed as August Meeting.&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/SPAN&gt;In order for FPCs and CPPs to receive a certificate for 1 RCH credit, please indicate your certification in the email message.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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I work 2 jobs and I don't want to have to take off from work for this b.s. The police need to worry about the criminals in Memphis instead of preying on the innocent.&amp;nbsp; I want to know what will happen if I just ignore it.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Special Mayoral race 2009</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4214044.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:02:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:4214044</guid><dc:creator>virtuosity</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4214044.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=4214044</wfw:commentRss><description>How can one candidate recieve votes if&amp;nbsp; 11 people are running that are of the same race.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Would we not have split votes?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Why isn't it agreed upon to have a couple run that are strong and knowledgable of the needs of the citizens of Memphis.&amp;nbsp; We may have someone for Mayor that has no real knowledge of finance or how the&amp;nbsp;City is run because there are so many to compete against it makes a citizen such as myself not want to vote&amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>First South Credit Union</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4210745.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:01:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:4210745</guid><dc:creator>JAMESG0928</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4210745.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=4210745</wfw:commentRss><description>I would like to write about First South Credit Union. Yesterday alittle before 4 p.m. the credit union in Mid-Town was robbed............again...............for the second time THIS YEAR!! After the first robbery you would thing that the credit union officals would think "hey maybe we should do something about our security and try to protect our employees better". NOPE...NOTHING!! So ok I know what your thinking well surely after the second robbery things would change...........NOPE...NOTHING!! Not even a call to check on the employees to make sure they are ok. I urge you to go to their main branch in Bartlett and talk to a credit union offical, you just walk in and ask to speak to one, easy enough........NOPE... they are locked away upstairs safe and sound without a care in the world, meanwhile their employees are scared for their lives. I would really like to see the news team do an investigation on the First South Credit Union officals and see exactly what part of their "family first" image controls security at the branches. For all of you who work at First South Credit Unions I pray for you everyday and hope you can find another job with a company who takes security of their employees seriously.</description></item><item><title>TN Statewide Payroll Conference</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4200526.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:00:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:4200526</guid><dc:creator>NMAPA</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4200526.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=4200526</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;THEME:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; Roll Out the Payroll Red Carpet&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;WHEN &amp;amp; WHERE:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; August 5-7, 2009 at Hollywood Casino &amp;amp; Hotel (Tunica Resort, MS)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;HOST:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; North Mississippi Chapter of the APA&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;COSTS:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; Now through 7/15/2009 - $175 for NMAPA members, $200 for all other&amp;nbsp;attendees&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;7/16 - 8/5/2009 - $195 for NMAPA members, $220 for all other attendees&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;11.5 RCHs&lt;/STRONG&gt; -&amp;nbsp;Workshops offer a wide variety of topics covering Payroll, Acctg, H/R, and Benefits&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;DRESS CODE:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; Business Casual&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;HOTEL:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; Reservations must be made directly with Hollywood (800) 871-0711.&amp;nbsp; $59/Wed, $59/Thur, $129/Fri, and $159/Sat by July 22nd&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;ENTERTAINMENT &amp;amp; CONTEST:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; Costume Contest - Walk the red carpet as a celebrity, movie or television character, or film associate (director, camera crew, etc.).&amp;nbsp; Music by Rockin' Robin's DJ Service.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://apanmiss.com/conference.html"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#336699&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;http://apanmiss.com/conference.html&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;or&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="mailto:nmapaofficers@apanmiss.com"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#336699&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;nmapaofficers@apanmiss.com&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>American Payroll Association:  North Mississippi Chapter</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3839296.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:03:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3839296</guid><dc:creator>NMAPA</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3839296.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3839296</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;b&gt;American Payroll Association&lt;br&gt;North Mississippi Chapter&lt;br&gt;Meeting Invitation&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Date:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt; April 16, 2009&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Time:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; 6:30 PM CST&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Place:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt; Southaven Library, 8554 Northwest Drive&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Meal*:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt; Jason's Deli Boxed Meals&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;RCH Credits:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;1.0&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Subject:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; Surviving and Thriving With Workforce Changes&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Speaker:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; Judy Bookman, LCSW, Concern EAP&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cost(s):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt; $0 for 2009 NMS Chapter Members, $15 for non-members&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;RSVP:&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;via email to nmapaofficers@apanmiss.com by Tuesday, 4/14/2009 with subject line as April Meeting&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*Meals are subject to change at the discretion of attending officers.&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>National Payroll Week: Survey (Chance to Win Paycheck and Trip to Las Vegas)</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4144690.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:38:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:4144690</guid><dc:creator>NMAPA</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/4144690.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=4144690</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts"&gt;Each year beginning around May
through National Payroll Week, the American Payroll Association offers
everyone a chance to win a FREE paycheck and a trip to Las Vegas.&amp;nbsp; What
do you have to do to submit an entry?&amp;nbsp; Answer the questions in APA's
"Getting Paid In America" survey and provide a valid email address and
phone number.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts"&gt;The entire &lt;i&gt;Offical Rules&lt;/i&gt;
are provided at the end of the survey.&amp;nbsp; *Only one entry per person will
be accepted; multiple entries from the same email address will be
considered invalid.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;


&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font size="4" color="#bd0f2e" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Win a FREE &lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243991928_1"&gt;Paycheck&lt;/span&gt;! &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243991928_2"&gt;Voice your opinion&lt;/span&gt; on payroll-related issues! &lt;/font&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Take the &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nationalpayrollweek.com/npw_survey/?sref=2009npws"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243991928_3"&gt;2009 “Getting Paid In America” survey&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to be entered to win a free paycheck and a trip to Las Vegas.&lt;/font&gt; 
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; 
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.americanpayroll.org/"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243991928_4"&gt;www.americanpayroll.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt; 
&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;National Payroll Week is September 7 - 11, 2009&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nationalpayrollweek.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1243991928_5"&gt;www.nationalpayrollweek.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Memphis once again on top(Most Dangerous Cities)</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3949668.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:50:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3949668</guid><dc:creator>concerncitizen</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3949668.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3949668</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;I can remember when we elected our first black mayor of Memphis, I was so proud, I felt a sense of togetherness with other blacks, I was even so naive to think that&amp;nbsp;black on black crime would go down because of this election, I thought “now I will see progress where I live,&amp;nbsp;even though&amp;nbsp;I thought the previous administration didn't care about the black situation or the crime anyway, I never seen it as a ego trip but more of a black I can do spirit. I remember as time went on I&amp;nbsp;started to hear that our white population was leaving the city to move too the&amp;nbsp;outer parts of he city... all though that made me very sad I said to myself in that I can do spirit…. we are strong "we meaning people of color could handle the job of run the city, as time went on the city changed, I must admit the mayor has done amazing job with the city infrastructure, but with the citizens&amp;nbsp;of Memphis...oh well, I was always under the belief that moral structures and a properly run organized infrastructure go hand in hand; one can’t work without thee other, however It's beginning to feel like I am living in a modern city with people&amp;nbsp;who process a&amp;nbsp;third world mentality, I care because I love this city and it’s people, I'm starting to wonder who own the city, the people who work hard and want to live a healthy prosperous life or the thugs who's driving down the streets of the city of Memphis creating&amp;nbsp;chaos in their clown cars, really I don't mean to insult anyone, the situation has become dire, where do we start?.... it&amp;nbsp;is getting so I don't hardly even shop in certain areas of Memphis anymore for fear of bodily harm, I want to keep the income and taxes in Memphis but I am becoming concerned for by safety, I am far from throwing the blames of&amp;nbsp;our present problems on the pass, why? because I just don't see anyone whites causing it, all of the problems are coming from people who look much like myself,&amp;nbsp; I remember when I was a little boy my uncle use to say to me for different reasons “you know black people can’t do anything right”, when ask to why he made such statement he would reply “ we can’t do anything right because we don’t like ourselves very much, well” because we don’t like ourselves we also don’t like each other which creates fear, he would go on and say “ because we find it hard to like ourselves and each other we can’t respect our surrounding or organize properly to get anything done long term with a consensus and maintain it long term, my uncle and I use to have long argument about it; even until I reached adulthood he remain steadfast in his beliefs, I on the other hand profoundly disagree with him that we could do it and do it right and long term, so my question is, is the city of Detroit, Mich and Memphis, Tenn. Which are two modern cities and both who’s &lt;SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;population is predominantly black doing something that other cities aren’t doing, because I told my uncle to look at the city of Atlanta, ga and how well it is run, what are they doing to lower crime that Detroit and Memphis are not, are these two cities with there ever increasing crime rate making my uncles case for him, are predominantly black run city unable to run a city effectively and reduce it crime rate, who fault is it, is it the city officials fault or the Mayor&amp;nbsp;of Memphis&amp;nbsp;fault to instill in the city a sense of pride and responsibility, is violent crime statistics from the FBI latest 2008 report wrong? I truly would like to know what others think is causing these problems; I would like to hear from others as to what you think, because I am truly concern of our situation.&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Top 5 Most Dangerous Cities&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;No. 1 Detroit, Mich.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;(Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich., metropolitan statistical area)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Population: 1,951,186&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Violent Crimes per 100,000: 1,220&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="http://realestate.yahoo.com/Tennessee/Memphis/neighborhoods;_ylt=ApTI.wb2WqrtwJnX3GhO5UFO0tIF"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0f55c3&gt;No. 2 Memphis, Tenn.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;(Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark. metropolitan statistical area)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Population: 1,295,670&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;Violent Crimes per 100,000: 1,218&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>VIDEO- Pit Bull Bark in the PARK</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3724704.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:31:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3724704</guid><dc:creator>julzp</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3724704.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3724704</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Video made in Tom Lee park this past weekend.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Around 50 Pit Bulls and 70 people ahowed up.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A title=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy-bYsJetHw href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy-bYsJetHw"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy-bYsJetHw&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;To learn more about our group- &lt;A href="http://www.pawsitivepitbulls.com"&gt;www.pawsitivepitbulls.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>cute video of dogs from Memphis and MS.</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3667045.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:17:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3667045</guid><dc:creator>julzp</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3667045.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3667045</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT9mzDse_hs"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT9mzDse_hs&lt;/A&gt;</description></item><item><title>new website for pit bull lovers</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3666947.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:03:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3666947</guid><dc:creator>julzp</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3666947.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3666947</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;FONT color=#800080&gt;http://www.pawsitivepitbulls.com&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Christmas Spirit</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3635413.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:48:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3635413</guid><dc:creator>KHaLLi</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3635413.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3635413</wfw:commentRss><description>What is going on with Memphis' charitable organizations? I have had two surgeries in as many months and am not working as a result of multiple health issues. I can't seem to get help aquireing winter clothing or gifts for my five children anywhere in Memphis. I am deeply saddened and depressed by this. When I was able to, I made a point of charitable giving &lt;i&gt;with&lt;/i&gt; my children so that they would know first hand how important charity can be in the lives of others in need. Although they are good kids and haven't voiced any complaints about the absence of gifts this year, I find it hard to look them in the eyes as Christmas nears knowing that I have no "Christmas Magic" to pull out of my hat. I realize that Angel Tree is a popular choice for those seeking help but even Toys for Tots turned me down. What's a mom to do in these uncertain times? I am willing to do any odd jobs for a reasonable wage. Any takers? &lt;b&gt;Does anyone, anywhere in Memphis have a glimmer of Christmas' Spirit of Giving that they are willing to share with my children?&lt;/b&gt; They are truely deserving of some compassion and generosity. If so, please post or contact me through my profile. God Bless you, one and all. &lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>What is Going on at the Memphis Animal Shleter??</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3624193.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:16:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3624193</guid><dc:creator>martink</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3624193.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3624193</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;IMG alt="" hspace=0 align=baseline border=0&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This dog was hosed down in a cage and then just left to sit and shake till a voluneer dried him.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am sick to death of all the crap that is going on down at memphis shelter.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This pup was adopted by good dog rescu and needs your help to find a home for XMAS&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;please go to &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://members.petfinder.com/~TN308/index.html"&gt;http://members.petfinder.com/~TN308/index.html&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;he will be listed by tomorrow and would love a home where he can sit on someone lap&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;his name is chauncy and he is a snauzer/poodle mix&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Andrew Young Presents</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3620461.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:42:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3620461</guid><dc:creator>elguapo</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3620461.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3620461</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Since Eyewitness news is at least part of the same station I hope they can help move this on to the right quarters. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This evening my son and I watched "Andrew Young Presents", which unsurprisingly lived up to our expectations for a disgraced former UN Ambassador but in at least one way exceeded them. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The opening begins with a carefully scripted beginning and more than a little hubris but at least doesn't stray from the facts. The cameras apparently move inside where things not only are more contemporaneous, but apparently the need to play the blame game and attach race is more than Young can abide. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;While young blacks acknowledge the heart of the matter of violence in their community, Young feels obliged to inject the "....organized white groups that hate us."&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Excuse me? That sounds so much like echos of the ATKID case and Wayne Williams that it's almost unshakable. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For those that missed it, Andrew Young used his position, influence and everything else to convince the Carter Administration to force the FBI into an investigation they lacked any grounds to be involved in. Undeterred, Carter said "let it be so", and so it was. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Did the investigation proceed normally? No. Blacks in the Atlanta police department was so convinced that whites were behind the murders that they had an unshakable faith, despite a lack of evidence, that anybody other than&amp;nbsp; a black was responsible. This attitude almost derailed the assistance they received from outside agencies as far away as Washington state. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;So now, what is it that Andrew Young thinks 'organized white groups' are doing to cause blacks in Atlanta to shoot and kill other blacks? I'd really love to know, but I'm confident he doesn't feel like answering and nobody with a microphone and a camera is going to ask him. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In lieu of that, I'd like to know why a Memphis station aired this garbage? Were they aware of the inflammatory allegations it contained? In light of Andrew Young's comments as a member of the Wal-mart board, albeit temporarily, was that a prudent thing to do? &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I think the FCC should look into whether or not they should renew your broadcast license without restrictions or oversight from a racially diverse board drawn from people served in the local community.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>tribute to high school music teacher</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3614513.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:53:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3614513</guid><dc:creator>firstandlast</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3614513.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3614513</wfw:commentRss><description>Hello,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am working on a tribute for a wonderful music teacher at&lt;br /&gt;Overton High School, Ken Eichholz, and we are looking for&lt;br /&gt;some testimonials from parents, former students, fellow&lt;br /&gt;teachers, etc. If you know of anyone, please let me know.&lt;br /&gt;Thanks so much!</description></item><item><title>BLACKS ARE NOT THE ONLY RACE THAT HURTS NOW OR THE PAST</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3231692.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:58:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3231692</guid><dc:creator>suyeta</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3231692.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3231692</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;I get so tired of everyone playing the I am so sad, hurt, hungry, poor or whatever with the blacks. Ok, we all have bad times BUT...if there is anything FREE anywhere...the blacks are informed about it.&amp;nbsp; A give away here and there and they actually fight over what is free DUH!&amp;nbsp; Check out a parking lot of a giveaway..&amp;nbsp; &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;All you hear is bad things coming from some ,such as...food is too high, gas is too high...etc. Wow!&amp;nbsp; It is also too high for white, asian,chinese, jews, hispanic and on and on.... and we get special priviledges for those reasons?&amp;nbsp; I don't think so. Do we have all kinds of chairty's and churches and other freebies coming our way? &amp;nbsp;Do you think it is easier for the other races to get jobs??&amp;nbsp; No! Not at all.&amp;nbsp; FOOD stamps for 90% of blacks. Subsudised Property is everywhere for BLACKS. As soon as they build them, they are moved in and torn up. Blacks just move on to another one.&amp;nbsp; What other race has this option?. &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Shoot, most wish they were black...LOL....&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Blacks have it better now than ever. They need to stand up and respect all that is coming their way. God has Blessed them but they need to appreciate it instead of bleeding the system dry. No&amp;nbsp; one owes any one anything. I am proud of being my race. I appreciate life itself. I make my life what it needs to be. I struggle and move on in life just as millions of others do and I blame no one but myself if I fail.&amp;nbsp; I want my kids to be proud and NOT for BEGGING, USING, CRYING N WHINING all the time. I want my family to be equal but let them act equal. Let our people stop killing our people or any peoples. Let them &lt;U&gt;Not say CRIME&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt; &lt;STRONG&gt;made me do it. If you live a life of crime...blame your self and not your neighbor. We should all love one another and get along the way it should be. There are a lot of people of other races who whine a lot as well. Bottom line&lt;/STRONG&gt; &lt;STRONG&gt;..."THAT IS LIFE WITH EVERY RACE".&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;STOP WHINING ANDO WHAT YOU NEED TO". We are all suffering.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;IN PEACE TO ALL&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>NBA Celebrity Golf Tournament</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3306252.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:43:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3306252</guid><dc:creator>assistbyknight</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3306252.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3306252</wfw:commentRss><description>FORMER GRIZZLY BRINGS CELEBRITIES TO MEMPHIS  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Former Grizzly, Brevin Knight returns home to Germantown to prepare for his Celebrity Golf Event. The event will be held on September 6th and at Harrah's Tunica and there are still spots available for local golfers. Although Brevin currently plays with the Utah Jazz he continues to host this event in the Memphis area. He has been preparing all year to make sure that this is the best event to date.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This year will promise more celebrity golfers a live celebrity performance by Jagged Edge and a red carpet VIP party. When the newly renovated Harrah's Casino in Robinsonville, MS, donated their golf course, golf carts, and several suites, Brevin was able to focus on securing his friend's attendances. The guest list has been growing rapidly and we currently have commitments from:&lt;br /&gt;Brevin Knight (Utah Jazz)&lt;br /&gt;Ray Allen (Boston Celtics)&lt;br /&gt;Montel Williams (Talk Show Host)&lt;br /&gt;Sterling Sharpe (Retired NFL)&lt;br /&gt;Drew Gooden (Chicago Bulls)&lt;br /&gt;Kenny Lofton (Cleveland Indians)&lt;br /&gt;Jerry "The King" Lawler (WWE)&lt;br /&gt;Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks)&lt;br /&gt;Tim Thomas (Los Angeles Clippers)&lt;br /&gt;Cuttino Mobley (Los Angeles Clippers)&lt;br /&gt;John Starks (Retired NBA)&lt;br /&gt;Lorenzen Wright (Sacramento Kings)&lt;br /&gt;Keith Bogans (Orlando Magic)&lt;br /&gt;Dell Curry (Retired NBA)&lt;br /&gt;Tony Womack (Retired MLB)&lt;br /&gt;Todd Day (Retired NBA)&lt;br /&gt;Elliot Perry (Retired NBA)&lt;br /&gt;Andre Aldridge (NBA TV)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information visit www.assistbyknight.org The Assist by Knight Foundation was founded in 2002 with the vision of assisting as many people in life, as Brevin does baskets, on the court and with the mission of "inspiring the youth of today to strive for a brighter tomorrow".&lt;br /&gt;####&lt;br /&gt;The Assist by Knight Foundation PMB#396 8206-1200 Providence Rd. Charlotte, NC 28277</description></item><item><title>Senator Obama and our soldiers</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3269024.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:00:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3269024</guid><dc:creator>jn51097</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3269024.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3269024</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Got this forward in my email.&amp;nbsp; I thought it would make for some discussion if it is true. What do you think?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Hello everyone,&lt;BR&gt;As you know I am not a very&amp;nbsp;political person. I just wanted to pass along&lt;BR&gt;that Senator Obama&amp;nbsp; came to Bagram&amp;nbsp;Afghanistan&amp;nbsp;for about an hour on his&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;visit to '&lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1217889941_8&gt;The&amp;nbsp; War Zone&lt;/SPAN&gt;'. I wanted to share with you what happened.&lt;BR&gt;He got off the plane and got&amp;nbsp;into a bullet proof vehicle, got to the area&lt;BR&gt;to meet with the&amp;nbsp; &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1217889941_9&gt;Major General&lt;/SPAN&gt; (2 Star) who is the commander here at Bagram.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;As the Soldiers where lined&amp;nbsp;up to shake his hand he blew them off and&lt;BR&gt;didn't say a word as he&amp;nbsp; went into the conference room to meet the General. As he&lt;BR&gt;finished,&amp;nbsp;the vehicles took him to the ClamShell (pretty much a big top&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;tent that military personnel can play basketball or work out in with&amp;nbsp;weights)&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;so he could take his publicity pictures playing&amp;nbsp; basketball. He again shunned the&lt;BR&gt;opportunity to talk to Soldiers&amp;nbsp;to thank them for their service.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;So really he was just here to make a showing for&amp;nbsp; the American's back home&lt;BR&gt;that he is their candidate for President.&amp;nbsp; I think that if you are going to&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;make an effort to come all the&amp;nbsp; way over here you would thank those that are&lt;BR&gt;providing the freedom&amp;nbsp;that they are providing for you.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I swear we got more thanks from the NBA&amp;nbsp; Basketball Players or the Dallas&lt;BR&gt;Cowboy Cheer leaders than from&amp;nbsp; one of the Senators, who wants to be the&lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1217889941_10&gt;President of the&amp;nbsp;United&amp;nbsp;States&lt;/SPAN&gt;. I just don't understand how anyone would&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;want him to be our Commander-and-Chief. It was almost that he was scared to be around&lt;BR&gt;those that provide the freedom for him and our great&amp;nbsp; country.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;If this is blunt and to the point I am sorry but I wanted you all&amp;nbsp; to know&lt;BR&gt;what kind of caliber of person he really is. What you see&amp;nbsp; in the news is&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;all fake.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;In service,&lt;BR&gt;CPT Jeffrey S. Porter&lt;BR&gt;Battle&amp;nbsp;Captain&lt;BR&gt;TF Wasatch&lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1217889941_11&gt;American Soldier&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>What is Memphis Doing about effective prisoner rehabilitation?</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3243066.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:04:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3243066</guid><dc:creator>bubbah</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3243066.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3243066</wfw:commentRss><description>What is Memphis Doing about effective prisoner rehabilitation?&lt;br /&gt; According to this letter and the money involved, $545 million, a conspicuous amount, they are doing nothing but stealing the money and misusing federal funds.&lt;br /&gt; Michael Hooks brougfht in because he has connections to launder it?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From Letters to the Editor, Commercial Appeal, 28 July 2008&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes it's who you know&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The merit of hiring former prisoners to work on fatherhood-healthy marriage programs serving an incarcerated population is supported by best-practice literature. It is a policy I strongly advocated when I was manager of Project REACHH, the original name of the federally funded program at the Shelby County Division of Corrections cited as recently hiring ex-prisoner Michael Hooks Jr. (July 23 article).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, this is not why Hooks was hired. Like virtually everyone else working on the program at this point, he was hired because he has connections in high places. Look at most of the staff working on Project REACHH today and you will find a blood, friendship or fraternity relationship to Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton; Walter Crews, deputy director of the county's Division of Corrections, or Division of Corrections director Andrew Taber.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the Corrections Division's grant-funded program manager in 2006, I designed Project REACHH and wrote the proposals that got it funded. I had in mind the needs of Memphis area families and children affected by crime, poverty and incarceration and the interests of the entire community at heart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, my intentions were quickly short-circuited into a five-month paid suspension when I objected to the patronage and misrepresentations that followed the funding. I took a job offer in another city early this year and now direct a similar program in five medium- and maximum-security prisons, soon to expand to four more prisons.&lt;br /&gt;Programs for prisoners, their families and their children are sorely needed and can work. They should and could be staffed by former prisoners who have truly transformed their lives and have the qualifications and ability to motivate those still struggling to find the right path.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unfortunately, in Memphis, misuse of funds, failure to deliver services and other highly inappropriate behavior have taken place under the guise of providing programming.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am sorry I had any part in this misuse of taxpayer dollars and in the false face that is being placed on a needed and cutting-edge program. As he was in the Tennessee Waltz investigation, though, Hooks is again just the tip of the iceberg.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Randi Blumenthal Guigui&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mount Kisco, N.Y.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is hard testimony to refute or ignore.&lt;br /&gt;Something needs to be done about SCCC and this most recent theft ring!</description></item><item><title>ELECTRIC CARS!! Can you afford one now?</title><link>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3222119.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:15:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c55e6020-de53-4b6c-990f-08fb9756fadd:3222119</guid><dc:creator>bubbah</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/thread/3222119.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.myeyewitnessnews.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2100&amp;PostID=3222119</wfw:commentRss><description>ELECTRIC CARS!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Can you afford one now?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Looks like most people can't.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bill and AL stalled them off by 12 years.&lt;br /&gt;now look at us.&lt;br /&gt;Unable to afford what AL says we have to have.&lt;br /&gt;I could kick his shins off.&lt;br /&gt;How about you?</description></item></channel></rss>