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Another group of persons in dire need of treatment which is not available here in Guyana will be traveling to the Max Super Specialty Hospital in New Delhi, India on Friday (February 15) to be treated.The 11 patients will be staying in Toronto, Canada for two nights where they will attend a fundraising event before traveling on to India.These patients are Johnaton Sukhu, Alvin Ramkumar, Peter Charles,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Annmarie Gomes, Johnaton Newton, Kumarie Khuserran, Tajpaul Persaud, Tana Nandalal, Adrian Persaud, Ciara Stanislaus, and one adult.Farad Mohammed and Pholmaitie Singh (L) en route to India last monthThe group will be receiving treatment for a variety of medical conditions. Five patients will undergo open heart surgery, while two will be having eye surgeries and one brain and liver surgery. The others will be treated for kidney ailments and skin disease.They will spend three weeks in Delhi.This mission, like the others, is made possible through the initiative of Three Rivers Kids Foundation, a registered charitable organization in Toronto.According to a press release,cheap jerseys nfl wholesale, 13 patients were scheduled to go on this mission. However, two patients – Farad Mohammed age three, and Pholmaitie Singh age seven, needed urgent medical attention and could not wait to travel with the group. Farad and Pholmaitie were sent to the Hospital on January 7. Both children underwent open heart at Max Hospital. Mohammed,Cheap Soccer Jerseys Wholesale, who underwent a BT shunt, made a marvelous recovery, and will be returning to Guyana on February 17. However, little Pholmaitie Singh was not that lucky. She died on February 4 at age seven, weighing 25 pounds.This was Pholmaitie’s third open heart surgery. She was suffering from a very complex form of congenital heart disease – Tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary Atresia. She underwent a very high risk, total correction surgery on January 22.Prior to this, these patients had frequented the Georgetown Hospital for a few months.“The projected cost for this mission for all 13 patients is US$166,Wholesale China Jerseys,500, including return airfares for all the patients and their mothers,” the press release added.Since 2005, the Three Rivers Kids Foundation has successfully helped over 100 patients from Guyana obtain life-saving surgery in India.“The Foundation would like to thank all those who donated time and money to make this possible. In particular,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, we would like to thank the Ministry of Health of Guyana, Stephanie Green from Caribbean Airways in Georgetown and Mr. Bob Borrow, also sincere gratitude also to all our Canadian donors.Those interested in making contact with the Three Rivers Kids Foundation via its Guyana office which is located at Gandhi Youth Organisation Building, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown, can do so on telephone number 225 7758, or its Website at www.threeriverskidsfoundation.org

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“…the non-collection of rates and taxes must be seen as a conflict of interest on his part…”The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) has found itself in more hot water.This time, Government has threatened to withhold possible assistance unless the council collects over $100M owed to it by the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR).In a strongly worded statement, yesterday,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys, the Ministry of Local Government also pointed out that the fact that Mayor Hamilton Green is sitting on the PNCR Executive Committee and not collecting the rates and taxes is a glaring case of conflict of interest.“It has become a matter of great concern to the Ministry of Local Government that the Georgetown City Council and Mayor Hamilton Green have shown no inclination to collect the rates and taxes owed to the city by the People’s National Congress Reform, PNCR,Nike Air Max 2018 Shoes,” the statement said yesterday.“This injection of political consideration in the administration of the City Council,Wholesale Jerseys From China, especially in the collection of rates and taxes is a significant contributory factor to the decline and decay of the City.”According to the release, the records show that the city has not collected rates and taxes for the Sophia property,Cheap Jerseys USA, where the PNCR’s headquarters is located, for over a decade.“The PNCR has several other properties in the City for which no rates and taxes have been collected for more than 15 years. ?The partial records available to the Ministry show outstanding amounts totaling some $100 million.”According to the Ministry, the main opposition party has so far shown an unwillingness to meet its obligation in spite of the amnesty being granted on interest on debts owed to the Council.“Now that Mayor Green has been embraced once again by the PNCR and now sits on the Executive Committee of that party, the non-collection of rates and taxes must be seen as a conflict of interest on his part.”The Ministry pointed out that situation remains the case even though the M&CC is aware of the precarious situation with the finances of the City. “City treasury often without money to pay employees wages and salaries, contractors are owed huge sums and now the GPL is making demands for payments of hundreds of millions owed to it by City Hall.”It is becoming quite clear that the Mayor’s strategy is to allow the situation to deteriorate in order to embarrass the government and hope that the government will bail it out as it has done so often, the statement argued.“The Ministry of Local Government has repeatedly made representation to the Central Government for assistance to the City. Recently, the Ministry has had to lobby for the Ministry of Finance to pay rates and taxes in advance of the time they are due.The Ministry has been successful in getting the Ministry of Finance to co-operate.”However, the Ministry said it is unwilling now to assist the council and “wishes to let the public,China NFL Jerseys, especially the citizens of Georgetown, know that it is finding it more and more difficult to assist the City, given the glaring exhibition of political bias in the collection of rates and taxes.”The Ministry said that it will not be involved in making any representation for assistance until the City collects rates and taxes owed by the PNCR.Earlier last week, M&CC received a second letter from GPL demanding over $600M owed for electricity to the council and its facilities.However, Mayor Green has responded by saying that GPL owes around $700M and the council was hoping to make a deal.However, a meeting between M&CC and GPL on Friday failed to make any progress and Green has indicated he is about to write to the company and Prime Minister Sam Hinds on the matter.

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The Jaguars responded Saturday night.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars plan to take a knee before the national anthem is played prior to their game at the New York Jets on Sunday.
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A symposium in commemoration of Child Protection Week 2008 has focused on child abuse in all its forms. The forum was held at the Conference Room of the National Library yesterday.Child Protection Week has been observed in Guyana since 2004, and this year the theme is ‘Every Citizen a Child Protector.’Child Protection week began on Sunday. The symposium was just one of the many activities planned in commemoration of Child Protection Week 2008, and featured a panel discussion and an open discussion on various topics concerning child protection.During the panel discussion, there were a number of speakers who presented topics of concern as relates to child protection in Guyana.Among these presenters was the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative Doris Roos, who spoke at length on the responsibility everyone has to protect children.She said that the theme for the year was fitting. Every child,Wholesale Jerseys China, she went on, has the right to be protected, and every adult has the responsibility to protect children.She added that there was need to focus on prevention of abuse rather than on intervention. “Prevention is better than cure.”The responsibility to protect children was not to be singularly handled by the Ministry of Human Services, or by the police or by members of the public, according to Roos. “It requires a joint effort by all parties involved.”She said that she was dismayed that abuse had reached such a state in Guyana, where it was so commonly accepted that persons often smile about it, and accept it.She added that this needs to change and she encouraged people to speak out against child abuse.“Many persons are very aware of cases of abuse, but they say and do nothing. Abuse is not simply restricted to physical or sexual abuse.”She highlighted emotional abuse, which she said was oftentimes ignored. “Emotional abuse is also a very severe form of abuse,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, and can scar a person for life,” explained Roos.Coordinator for the Child Protection Unit, Ann Greene,Hank Aaron Braves Throwback Jersey, cited numerous cases of abuse— children have been abused by their parents, relatives, teachers, and caregivers.As she recounted some of the horrific stories, she made it clear that children were vulnerable and needed adults for protection.She also urged people to speak out when they discover cases of abuse. Reporting a case of abuse is not enough, but reports needed to be repeated and repeated until some sort of action was taken, Ms Greene said.“These reports can make such a phenomenal difference in the life of the child being abused,” Greene said.Coordinator of the Schools’ Welfare Service (SWS) Banmattie Ram spoke of abuse in terms of truancy,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, and children being kept at home to work instead of being sent to school.She made the comparison of poverty versus poverty of the mind. Poverty of the mind is the result of making children work instead of going to school, said Ram.Corporal punishment in schools was also highlighted as a form of abuse and Ram encouraged teachers to use methods of class control which were taught in the Cyril Potter Teacher Training College.She also noted the various truancy campaigns the SWS had going on,Cheap Jerseys Store, that would round up children who skulk.Attorney-at-Law Marcella Thompson’s presentation dealt with child abuse and the law. She highlighted that persons need to understand that there was really only so much that the law could do, so people need to start adopting the attitude of ‘what else can I do?’“Child abuse continues to be an intolerable ill in society,” explained Thompson. She noted that when cases of child abuse were taken to the courts, many a time the child was intimidated by the atmosphere of the court, and for that reason would not speak.The ‘Stamp it Out’ efforts being made by Minister of Human Service Priya Manickchand and by the Human Service Ministry represented steps in the right direction, admitted Thompson, but she said that there was still a lot more that needs to be done.

Although the amnesty offered by City Hall has long come to an end, property owners who had signalled their intention to take advantage of the scheme are still being allowed to complete process.Public Relations Officer, Royston King, said that while some property owners had heeded the call, they were required to produce certain documentations that were not readily available. Some persons, he said, had to even visit the Valuation Office before returning to the municipality.King noted that the continuance of the amnesty at a limited level was being considered at the level of Council but was eventually ruled out. “Those who started can get to finish but other property owners cannot come now and benefit,” King asserted.Many city residents and business owners responded to the amnesty,Wholesale Baseball Jerseys 2018, allowing the municipality to recover much needed revenue.King said that City Hall is grateful to all those who came forward and honoured their obligation. However, defaulting property owners may soon find themselves before the courts if they do not pay up.Deputy Mayor Robert Williams had said that the notion behind the continuance of the amnesty was rooted in the municipality’s need to ensure that its coffers have sufficient funds to pay workers’ salaries, garbage contractors and its utilities until the end of the year.He disclosed, too, that the municipality has been in discussion with major businesses and defaulting political parties. According to Williams, although the political parties have not fulfilled their commitment to pay, the municipality has been able to make some agreements with them.The amnesty move was aimed at encouraging defaulting property owners to fulfil their civic responsibility of paying their property taxes even as they were relieved of accumulated interest over the years.Had the process been continued,Nike Men Air Max 97 For Sale, Williams had speculated that even more property owners would have come forward significantly boosting the municipal revenue base. “Those who didn’t get a chance to get in on the amnesty in September because it was a short period, were given another chance. We plan on taking people to court like Wild West.”The Amnesty offer commenced in September but officially concluded at the end of October in order to encourage defaulting property owners to fulfil their civic responsibility of paying their property taxes.By introducing the initiative, taxpayers have been relieved of accumulated interest. Since its inception King had advised that the move was a temporary means through which the municipality could solicit much needed finances.He divulged to this newspaper yesterday that the measure was put in place in recognition of the fact that several residents are not financially able to meet their obligation to pay, which is amplified by the accumulated interest.Up to the end of September, the municipality was able to collect a total of $161M, an amount that increased in October by more than $81M, Williams said.Even before the introduction of the amnesty programme,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, the municipality had commenced serving demand notices to some residents in order to make them aware of their default status, thus had urged them to visit the Treasury Department to make their payments.Even then, according to the acting Town Clerk,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, Yonette Pluck-Cort, the municipality was willing to work out agreements with residents who were in arrears and were unable to make payments.Residents have over the years been advised that they could make yearly payments or are afforded the options to make payments on a quarterly basis and not be in default.The collection of property taxes,Nike Air Max 2018, represents about 80 percent of the municipal revenue base which is in fact below the requisite amount needed to manage the municipality optimally.

It was San Diego's second straight win, and only second road victory in two seasons. The Chargers (3-4) are still last in the AFC West, but have seen their confidence rise with back-to-back wins, including over defending Super Bowl champion Denver last week.
The Falcons (4-3) have lost two straight,Cheap Jerseys, leaving them only one-half game ahead of second-place Tampa Bay in the NFC South. They were hurt by nine penalties for 70 yards and their only turnover — an interception by San Diego's Denzel Perryman of Matt Ryan's pass for Julio Jones late in regulation.
Tevin Coleman led Atlanta with 64 yards rushing, including a 30-yard touchdown run, before leaving with a hamstring injury. Quinn said he had no immediate update on the severity of the injury.
Falcons coach Dan Quinn stood by his fourth-and-1 gamble that failed, including his decision to give the ball to Freeman after he was stopped for a loss on first down.
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INJURIES: Chargers defensive tackle Caraun Reid was carted off with a left knee injury in the first quarter and did not return. Reid had a teammate fall on his leg on a Falcons completion to tight end Levine Toilolo.
BENJAMIN'S BUDDY: Tyrell Williams proved again there is more than one big-play receiver in San Diego's offense. The team's leading receiver, Travis Benjamin, was active but did not start after being listed as questionable with a knee injury which forced him to miss practice early in the week.

Perryman led with his big plays and his determination to play through a shoulder injury. He remained down on one knee after a few defensive plays, but wouldn't leave the game.
RECORD FOR RYAN: Atlanta's Matt Ryan set an NFL record on Sunday with his 46th game of 200 passing yards or more. Ryan came into the game tied with Hall of Famer Dan Fouts at 45 games. Fouts played for the Chargers.
Benjamin had four catches for 54 yards while Williams led the team with seven catches for 140 yards.
Ryan began the day leading the NFL in yards passing (2,075) and passer rating (117.9), second in touchdown passes (15) and fifth in completion rate (68.1 percent).
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BOSA DANCES AGAIN: San Diego rookie Joey Bosa had two sacks — his second two-sack game in his young career. The first-round pick from Ohio State also had two sacks in his Oct. 9 debut against Oakland.
"I just stuck it out and fought today," Perryman said, adding he told coach Mike McCoy and his teammates "I was going to give it everything I've got."
The game came down to Perryman's stop of Devonta Freeman's fourth-and-1 run in overtime. The stop set up Lambo's game-winning kick.

"In the same way that we built in London an annual game, I would like to think we can do the same thing there and become part of the sporting calendar," Waller said. "We want to become known as one of the great sporting events in the city in any given year."
Players have been given security warnings. The teams are taking precautions about how their food is prepared. And both teams are figuring out how to deal with the thin air 7,380 feet above sea level when the Texans (6-3) take on the Raiders (7-2) on Monday night at Azteca Stadium.
"I like to watch soccer, so I'm wondering is it going to be like a soccer atmosphere where they have the horns playing and stuff like that," Texans cornerback A.J. Bouye said. "I'm already visualizing everything on what it's going to be like. At the end of the day, you just got to expect the unexpected."
"In Denver, I can see anywhere from 6 to 7 yards difference in ball carry, just over my past experience there," Texans punter Shane Lechler said. "I know the altitude here in Mexico City is going to be a little higher, but you still have to hit a good ball. It's not like every single time it's going to be a huge difference."
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The NFL announced the matchup for the game back in February and has spent lots of time planning for the week to make it as smooth as possible for the players and teams.
Waller said he wasn't sure whether it would be better to have one team become the regular host of the games like Jacksonville does in London or to rotate teams.  The Raiders would be a prime candidate to give up a home game to come to Mexico City because of their uncertain stadium situation — they seek a possible move to Las Vegas — and their popularity in Mexico.
"It was impressive to see all the Raiders fans down there and see how excited they were for the game," said Raiders running back Taiwan Jones, who made two offseason trips south of the border to help promote the game. "One thing I heard from the locals was how crazy an environment it's going to be. From what I hear, It's going to be a party."
The altitude is only one factor that will make the second regular-season game ever in Mexico different from a typical one in the NFL.

The Mexican fans are known for their enthusiasm at soccer games and the players expect nothing less Monday night,Wholesale NFL China Jerseys, with perhaps more cheers than usual for kicks and punts from a crowd used to a different kind of football.
Mark Waller, the NFL's executive vice president of international, said the league gave the teams advice on when to arrive to limit the effects of the elevation; made sure there were English speaking drivers for the players; and worked with the chefs at the team hotels to ensure the players could get their usual meals.
Both teams have some experience with playing at altitude, with the Texans traveling to Mile High in Denver last month and the Raiders making annual trips there.  Mexico City is more than 2,000 feet higher than Denver but both teams are in the same boat.
Players have run extra laps, spent more time on the bike, and a few have even used elevation masks as part of their training for the game.
"Our goal in any game is to not have any reason why the teams would be disrupted from performing at their best in any market in any game," Waller said.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As much as possible, the Oakland Raiders and Houston Texans want to treat their trip to Mexico City as business as usual.
This game is the first of a three-year contract for the NFL to play in Mexico City, and the league would like it to become an annual event.
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration, Azteca Stadium has undergone major renovations since the NFL last played a regular-season game there in 2005. Capacity was reduced from more than 100,000 to 84,Cheap Jerseys,000, with premium seating added, improved communication capability and new locker rooms that can handle the larger roster for football teams.
The thin air also could impact how the game is played, with throws and kicks both able to travel longer distances. Three of the five longest field goals in NFL history have come at altitude in Denver, including Matt Prater's record 64-yarder for the Broncos in 2013.
But there's no hiding the fact that this game will be unlike any other road trip.
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Gilchrist, recognized as one of the team's defensive leaders, is coming off a serious knee injury and Maccagnan acknowledged that he "definitely" will start training camp on the physically unable to perform list.
With backups Rontez Miles, Ronald Martin and Doug Middleton the only other safeties on the roster,Wholesale Authentic NFL Jerseys, Adams and Maye could have an opportunity to make an immediate impact.
"I feel I can play both safety spots," Maye said. "I played in the slot, played a ton of special team all my years there (at Florida). I feel like I can do a lot on the field."
After the trades on Day 2 of the draft, the Jets had six picks scheduled for Saturday: a fourth-rounder, two fifth-rounders, two sixth-rounders and a seventh-rounder.
"There were some other players around him," general manager Mike Maccagnan said of Maye's spot on the Jets' draft board when they picked. "But we felt there was a bit of separation between him and the other players around him. We felt very good about this player."
Coming off a 5-11 season and in what appears to be a rebuilding mode,NFL Jerseys Supply, New York entered the draft with plenty of needs. Safety was one of them — and the Jets decided to double up at the position with their first two picks.
"I feel like we'll do great," Maye said during a conference call. "He's a competitor, he's a great ballplayer. He has a lot of talent and being out there with a guy like that, he's just going to make you great as well."
That's what the Jets are hoping for, especially after forgoing other needs — cornerback, tight end, linebacker — to take another safety.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Safety was the New York Jets' top priority early in the NFL draft.
New York traded down twice in the third round, first sending the No. 70 pick to Minnesota for the Vikings' third-rounder (No. 79) — taking Alabama wide receiver ArDarius Stewart in that spot — and a fifth-rounder (No. 160). The Jets also dealt the final pick of the draft's third round to Tampa Bay for the Buccaneers' fourth-rounder (No. 125) and sixth-rounder (No. 204).
Adams and Maye give the Jets two hard-hitting playmakers in their defensive backfield,NFL Jerseys Authentic China, instantly improving a secondary that struggled with giving up big plays last season.
Maye, who had five interceptions during his career with the Gators, had last season cut short after nine games because he broke his left arm against South Carolina. He said he's fully healed from that ailment and doesn't anticipate being limited in workouts this offseason.
After taking LSU's Jamal Adams at No. 6 overall Thursday night, the Jets surprisingly selected Florida's Marcus Maye with their second-round pick Friday night.
Stewart, a 5-foot-11, 204-pound speedster, had 129 catches for 1,552 yards and 12 TDs in three seasons with the Crimson Tide. He adds to a Jets receiving corps that includes veterans Eric Decker and Quincy Enunwa, along with youngsters Robby Anderson, Charone Peake and Jalin Marshall — all entering their second year. Stewart could also help in the return game for New York.
"I'm bringing a load of awesomeness," Stewart said during a conference call. "That's all I can tell you."
The picks make the futures of both Calvin Pryor and Marcus Gilchrist a bit murky. Pryor was the Jets' first-rounder in 2014, but has dealt with injuries and inconsistency. Maccagnan, who recently declined to say as to whether the team would exercise the fifth-year option on Pryor, wouldn't dismiss the idea Friday night of the veteran safety remaining with the Jets through this season.
Despite his short stature, Stewart made a name for himself as a physical player who isn't afraid to block.
"It's not even fair that we're together," Adams wrote to Maye on Twitter . "Let's ride bro, welcome home!"
Even Maye acknowledged that he was surprised "a little bit" that New York drafted him.

"When I'm out on the field,Cheap Jerseys NFL China, it feels like I'm 6-7, man," Stewart said. "I don't worry about that. It's not the size of the dog,Cheap Nike Air Max 2018, it's the size of the bite in the dog."

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Though noting he was proven right in saying he did nothing wrong, McCoy said he never should have put himself in what he called "a bad situation."
As a player. And a leader.
"Oh, I've been rolling," McCoy said during a brief interview with The Associated Press in June. "It's my year."
In his first news conference this offseason, McCoy said he came to that realization a year after a series of injuries severely hampered his production, and following a headline-grabbing brush with the law in Philadelphia.
Asked why, he answered: "That's the player I am."
McCoy got off to a slow start after hurting his left hamstring in training camp last year. He later hurt his right shoulder and then missed the final two games because of a right knee injury,Cheap Air Max 95 Sale.
McCoy was notably upbeat and vocal on the field in practice last spring. He would clap his hands and encourage teammates.
"As a leader, the guy that I want to be for this team, things like that just can't happen," McCoy said. "I mean, you don't hear other guys like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady getting into incidents like that."
Listing himself at 210 pounds, McCoy said that's the lightest he's been since 2010, his second season in the NFL.
In May 2015,Cheap Jordan Sneakers Wholesale, McCoy questioned whether Kelly's decision to trade him was racially motivated. In December, in the week leading up to Buffalo's game at Philadelphia, McCoy was blunt in saying he would not shake hands with his former coach.
As for his on-field performance, McCoy spent the offseason training to strengthen a body that showed signs of wearing down last year.
McCoy was reflective in discussing how relieved he was when no charges were filed against him following an investigation into his role in a nightclub brawl involving off-duty Philadelphia police officers in February,Cheap NFL Authentic Jerseys. Prosecutors said they could not prove who initiated the fight in which two officers were injured. And they said it's legal for a person to act in self-defense or the defense of others.

"Oh man, I'm back," the 28-year-old McCoy said. "I'm ready to get out there and perform and come here to do what they brought me here to do, and that's to make big plays."
"The goal is to get me healthy to the season," McCoy said. "That's the main thing, and I can be the player that I was brought here to be."
He finished with 895 yards rushing and five touchdowns, including two receiving, in 12 games.
"To be honest, that took some time mentally, but now I'm passed that," he said. "I want to be the guy to lead the Buffalo Bills to where we need to go."
Having never been traded, McCoy said, in retrospect, he didn't realize how much of an adjustment it would be in a new surrounding with new teammates.
"I've got lots to prove this year, you know," McCoy said Friday, a day before Buffalo opens training camp outside Rochester. "A lot of people are doubting me and doubting this team, this offense. So I'm big into answering a lot of doubts."
Bills coach Rex Ryan notices a difference in McCoy's approach.
"Oh,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, man, I'll tell you what, I went back to that old 'Rocky' mentality," McCoy said. "I put all the Bentleys and Rolls-Royces away and got to work."
McCoy is expected to get limited practice and playing time through training camp and the preseason to keep him fresh for the regular season.
Though the Bills led the NFL in yards rushing last season,Cheap Air Max Tn Shoes, McCoy's production failed to meet expectations after Buffalo created a buzz by acquiring the league's 2013 rushing leader in a trade with the Eagles.  It also didn't help that he caused a few distractions by voicing his displeasure with former Eagles coach Chip Kelly for trading him.
"He doesn't want to put his team in a negative light, and I think he sees that," Ryan said, adding McCoy physically looks five years younger. "I think he is motivated."
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Running back LeSean McCoy is approaching his second season in Buffalo with an intention to be better.

"Very smooth. The 49ers have been great, the complex has been great and everything so far is on schedule. We're kind of pushing forward. ... You could play on it today once we get it down, that's how strong it is."
The Super Bowl grass is a hybrid Bermuda 419 over-seeded with perennial rye, and it was grown on plastic sheeting — a positive change made at West Coast Turf, Mangan said.
"Right now we're looking at the next couple days are nice, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday now look like rain so we're trying to speed up the process here and get ready and ahead of the weather."
Mangan is checking the weather forecast hourly given the wet El Nino cycle in Northern California after several years of drought. There are tarps to cover the field as necessary.
Much of the 75,http://www.soccerpro.us.com/Brazil/,000 square feet of grass had begun to go down by early afternoon Monday with the remainder likely to be in by the end of day or Tuesday at the latest — 14 more truckloads to be delivered.

"We're in good shape the way we are," Mangan said Monday, noting that with the San Francisco 49ers (5-11) out of the playoffs it was most favorable for a timely transformation.
"We're kind of starting anew here with what we're doing. We do this on each one of the natural fields. We'll strip it completely. The field has done its job all season for them and it's done well, but for the Super Bowl we always put in a new field."
Mangan's crew also will work on manicuring and painting the practice fields at nearby San Jose State and Stanford,Wholesale Authentic China Jerseys, but without re-sodding needing to be done.
Mangan visited a month ago and has been back in the Bay Area for a little more than a week and said his staff is working 12 to 15 hours a day to be ready.
"The Niners have addressed any of their issues,NFL Jerseys China," said Mangan, also field director for baseball's Atlanta Braves and working his 27th Super Bowl.
Nor does NFL field director Ed Mangan expect it,Cheap Jerseys Online.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Less than four weeks from the Super Bowl, the field is nearly ready to be played on thanks to long days at Levi's Stadium by the crew working to install fresh sod and make every necessary tweak in regards to weather and other potential issues.
"Weather we can't control. Time management is a matter of getting everybody who needs access to the field access to it," Mangan said during a short break from the workday grind.
West Coast supplied the previous grass — removed early last week — that wound up staying put and durable through the course of the recently completed 49ers season, that following several earlier problems that included players slipping and chunks of sod coming loose.
The NFL is using West Coast Turf sod for the first time since some Super Bowls dating back a decade or more,Cheap NFL Jerseys 2016, according to Mangan. That's largely based on geography because West Coast operates out of California's Central Valley in Livingston.
"Trying to do what we can when we can in a matter of trying to stay out in front of the weather.
The Super Bowl teams each get a chance to walk-through on the new field.
No turf trouble this time. Not yet, at least.
As of Monday, about 10 people were working inside the $1.3 billion, second-year Levi's Stadium with about 30 more people joining the efforts in the next two weeks.

C++在網頁設計中的應用  2001/07/19 16:24 賽迪網 周勇生　
　　在信息爆炸式增長的今天，每天都有大量新的網站誕生，每時每刻網上都傳遞著難以計數的信息。建立網站來進行自我宣傳和信息交流已成為一種新潮的媒體宣傳方式，多姿多彩的網頁也成為Internet中最為絢麗的部分。您也許已經注意到，在網絡速度不斷提高的今天，網站的站主們為了留住訪問者的視線，開始越來越多地在網頁中使用精美的動畫、交互式的表單以及其他網頁特傚。不過我們要實現這些特傚，一般都需要借助類似Photoshop、Flash這樣復雜的圖象設計軟件，而且由這些圖象軟件生成的特傚，字節容量往往都會很大，這 相對於目前並不理想的帶寬來說不能不算是個遺憾。噹然，並不是所有的特傚都需要龐大的圖象軟件才能完成，我們同樣可以通過編寫程序的方法來達到設計網頁特傚的目的。下面，筆者就以C++Builder來設計動態網頁按鈕為例，來說明一下我們完全可以使用程序來制作網頁的特傚。　　　　

　　筆者在這裡設計的動態網頁按鈕要實現的傚果是，鼠標移動到按鈕上時，鼠標形狀變為手形，同時按鈕會動態地變成另外一幅畫面，從而將訪問者的視線瞬間吸引住；一旦鼠標離開按鈕之後，按鈕又恢復到以前狀態。在具體開發時，我們主要利用C++Builder提供的SpeedButton搆件來顯示按鈕處在抬起、禁止、按下與保持按下的不同狀態，下面是其具體的設計步驟：

　　1、首先選擇一張自己滿意的位圖作為按鈕的原始面貌

　　將圖命名為one.bmp，接著可以用圖象制作軟件將one.bmp轉換為色彩更加亮麗的two.bmp，這個位圖就是按鈕在鼠標經過時顯示的圖形，另外為了能“強行”吸引訪問者的“眼毬”，筆者同時還選取1個聲音文件名為crush.wav，以便讓鼠標移動到按鈕上時發出聲音來提醒用戶注意。

　　2、做好准備工作後，我們下面就開始正式進行程序的原代碼編寫工作。

　　打開一個純文本編輯軟件，並輸入下面的代碼：

　　crush WAV crush.wav

　　start BITMAP one.bmp

　　start1 BITMAP two.bmp

　　保存為資源文件app.rc。

　　3、下面我們開始使用以C++Builder。

　　首先啟動Builder，新建一個項目，並將資源文件app.rc添加進項目中。噹然，大傢也可以通過BIN目錄下的brcc32.exe將RC文件編繹為RES文件，然後用#program resource "*.res"語句將其聯編進項目中，筆者在這裡埰用了更簡單的前一種方法。在噹前窗體上加入新的SpeedButton，取名為StartSpeedButton。屬性按下表設寘：

　　Caption空

　　Cursor crHandPoint

　　Flat true

　　Hint

　　Glyph None

　　Showhint true

　　接下來，打開所對應的頭文件，在其中的private項中增加：

　　Graphics::TBitmap *one,SEO優化,*two；//定義位圖

　　Char *chWavHandle;//定義聲音句柄

　　然後在主表單的CPP文件的表單創鍵事件(onCreate)所對應的函數中先初始化位圖，

　　one=new Graphics::TBitmap();

　　two=new Graphics::TBitmap();

　　下面，初始化後再載入位圖

　　one->Handle=LoadBitmap(Hinstance, "one");//從內存中載入位圖

　　two->Handle=LoadBitmap(Hinstance, "two");

　　接著，再加載聲音文件

　　HRSRC temp=FindResource(Hinstance,"crush", "WAV");//從內存中載入聲音

　　HGLOBAL h=LoadResource(Hinstance,temp);

　　ChWavHandle=(char *)LockResource(h);

　　隨後我們再將浮動按鈕的畫面顯示為two.bmp的圖象

　　StartSpeedButton->Glyph->Assign(two);

　　噹所有的初始工作結束以後，我們還應該及時釋放所佔用的資源，操作時只要在主表單的OnDestroy事件所對應的函數中加入

　　delete chWavHandle;

　　delete two，one;

　　到這裡為止，鼠標形狀變化、按鈕突起及動態提示已經有了，下面所要做的工作就是完成圖形變化及聲音提示。在做這部分工作之前，可回想一下瀏覽網頁的情況。我們的動態按鈕的響應步驟應該是：鼠標移入按鈕時，圖形由第一幅圖變為第二幅圖，同時發出聲音來提示用戶；移出時圖形再變回原貌，但此時不發出聲響。因此應讓程序知道什麼時候鼠標正好移入、什麼時候正好移出。按炤這個思路，我們可以在頭文件的private項中增加狀態變量：

　　bool blStart;

　　在主表單文件的OnCreate中為其設寘初始值

　　blStart=true;//在TRUE狀態下，一旦發生OnMouseMove事件就可以點亮按鈕

　　選中SpeedButton按鈕，在其OnMouseMove事件所對應的函數StartSpeedButtonMouseMove()中增加

　　if(blStart)//可以點亮按鈕

　　

　　StartSpeedButton->Glyph->Assign(one);//加載第一幅圖

　　//通過chWavHandle句柄調用內存中聲音文件

　　SndPlaySound(chWavHandle,SND_MEMORY

　　噹然，還必須在鼠標離開按鈕時再將圖形恢復為原貌。如何才能知道鼠標離開呢？比較原始的辦法自然是用鼠標的坐標位寘來判斷，但這樣很費力。一個巧妙的招數是用包含(在位寘上)此按鈕的其它部件的OnMouseMove事件來判斷(注意：選用的外圍部件相對於此按鈕來說需有足夠的縱深，否則，一旦鼠標移動太快，有可能會漏過OnMouseMove事件而發生紊亂。確決的辦法是，再加上更外圍的部件的OnMouseMove事件來雙保嶮)。

　　以按鈕的外圍部件是主表單MainForm為例，在其OnMouseMove事件所對應的函數MainFormMouseMove()中加入

　　if(!blStart)//鼠標正好由按鈕內移出

　　StartSpeedButton->Glyph->Assign(two);//加載第二幅圖

　　blStart=true;//為鼠標重新進入按鈕作准備

　　#include //在主表單CPP文件前部加入為SndPlaySound提供聲明的頭文件

　　上面就是筆者使用C++Builder來實現簡單動態按鈕的設計，噹然，如果您是一位編程愛好者的話，完全也可以通過編程來實現各種各樣的特殊傚果的設計。(責任編輯awnSummit)

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