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Born Again EP
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TRACKLIST
1.Born Again
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3.Glory Days
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5.Fed Up
MIGUEL COTTO AND James Kirkland TO HOST
Dallas press conference
monday, december 19 at 12:00 pm CT
ford center at the star
New York, New York (December 17, 2016): On Monday, December 19, Five-Time World Champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs), James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs), Roc Nation Sports and the Dallas Cowboys will formally address the media in Frisco, Texas, with details surrounding the upcoming junior middleweight showdown set for Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Ford Center at The Star.
Tickets priced at $304, $204, $154, $104, $79, $54 and $29 not including applicable service charges and taxes, go on sale Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. local time and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 and the AT&T Stadium box office.
What: Cotto-Kirkland Official Press Conference
Who: Miguel Cotto – Five-Time World Champion
James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland – Former WBC Continental Americas & WBO NABO Champion
Ann Wolfe – Trainer of James Kirkland
Hector Soto – Manager of Miguel Cotto
Jerry Jones – Owner, President & General Manager, Dallas Cowboys
Michael Yormark – Roc Nation President & Chief of Branding and Strategy
Tony Walker – Vice President, HBO Pay-Per-View
Greg Alvarez – Texas Combative Sports Program Manager
Where: Ford Center at The Star
9 Cowboys Way, Frisco, TX 75034
South Concourse by the Main Entrance
Date: Monday, Dec. 19, 2016
The City of New Haven has activated its Severe Cold Weather Protocol in conjunction with Governor Malloy and the state Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security. All branches of the New Haven Free Public Libraries will serve as daytime warming centers during regular business hours and the city’s Overnight Warming Center located at Bethel AME on Goffe Street will open Thursday, December 15th at 10:00 PM. The Overnight Warming Center will remain open throughout the winter; a second overnight warming center will open February 1stto provide additional space. New Haven Police will visit areas frequented by homeless residents and warn them of the dangerous weather that will impact the city. Attached is a Word document of the flow chart that will be utilized for shelter and warming center locations and contact information.
BACKGROUND:
At the direction of Governor Dannel P. Malloy, the Department of Emergency Services/Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DESPP/ DEMHS), Department of Housing (DOH), Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), and the Department of Social Services (DSS), United Way 2-1-1, the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, and other partners are implementing the severe cold weather protocol to ensure adequate shelter space during the severe cold weather.
The protocol is being activated as a result of the forecasted bitter cold temperatures and strong winds, resulting in single digit temperatures with wind chill factors below zero, Thursday night through Saturday morning. The protocol will remain in effect from 4:00 pm Thursday, December 15, until Saturday December 17 at 10:00 am.
Governor Malloy encourages cities and towns to consider opening warming centers or other facilities to help those in need. In addition, we want to ensure that if local shelters or other facilities used during cold weather emergencies reach their capacities, there is a system in place to find out where there is space so they can direct individuals and families accordingly.
If you receive a call from someone looking for shelter and you are not aware of any shelter space, please direct the person to 2-1-1. DEMHS will open an Incident on WebEOC, “Severe Cold Weather December 15-17, 2016." If your town opens a shelter or warming center, please indicate its status on WebEOC. Working with local shelters, 2-1-1 will act as a clearinghouse to ensure that shelter space is found for those that need it. Please spread the word of this critical service provided by 2-1-1.
On behalf of the Governor, we thank you again for your hard work and dedication all year round—and especially in these cold and stormy winter months—to help individuals and families.
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About November 26: The pilot event of the Mohegan Sun's Rising Stars Boxing Series at the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. The series will be presented by Mohegan Sun and Main Events and feature boxing prospects from New England and around the world. Tickets start at $50 and are available now through Ticketmaster and the Mohegan Sun box office.
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MDM - Escape Tape -- Official Mixtape from BUCKLAND artist - MDM (MightyDaMenace) Prod by @Showtime1NJ - Hosted by The Young Gentleman 2016 TRU$$LIFE www.soundcloud.com/showtime1nj www.soundcloud.com/prodbyyg
Notable for her songs "Say I Do" and "Love You," this singer and songwriter built her career and her audience online. She has earned more than one million Twitter followers and over 30,000 Facebook likes.
BEFORE FAME
In 2013, she began promoting her music on YouTube. Her first upload quickly attracted more than 300,000 views.
TRIVIA
Apart from her music career, she found success in the marketing profession.
FAMILY LIFE
Born to a family of African-American and Native American heritage, she spent her early years in Chicago, Illinois, and later relocated to Melvin, Illinois. She has two sons, Mario and Jose. Mario produced her album 43.
ASSOCIATED WITH
She and Shealeigh are both Illinois-born singers and internet personalities.
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Alicia-Grimes-205959576094155/
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Alicia Grimes Entertainment
Booking: grimespromotion1@gmail.com
At a time of undeniable disapproval of American political leaders ; there has been an evident need for an influential lead for the people that live in "The Struggle". For this reason, NY recording artist Skittelz & DMV Producer Del Connect have decided to re-release this powerful record on all streaming platforms . In an era where stereotypical trap beats and simplistic lyrics are the norm, Skittz dares to share the depth of his experience via poetic delivery and enlighten the masses while tapping into the essence of the music culture . According to Wikipedia , the origins of "Hip-Hop have been described as an outlet and voice for the disenfranchised youth of low-economic areas, as the culture reflected the social, economic and political realities of their lives." Hearing that truth on this record is a breath of fresh air , along with the messages accompanied within the project's visuals. The message addresses economic class,the great recession, Inequality, activism,crime in low-income communities,student loan debt in America, broken homes, outsourcing of jobs/careers to foreign countries, poverty, organized boycotts and my exercise of the consitutional first ammendment rights.
Make sure that you share the music or spread the movement; for the creation of more impactful art and organizing solutions in these troubling times.
#TheStruggle by @skittelzmusic Produced by Del Connect
Watch/Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGLFDn2TeR0CfBktoPNgnyQ
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-struggle-single/id1172465309
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WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLEWEIGHT Kendrick Ball Jr., seen here receiving last-minute instructions from his father, Kendrick Ball, prior to his fight against David Wilson in July, returns to the ring Friday, Oct. 21st, 2016 at Twin River Casino against Oregon's Rafael Valencia. Ball Jr. began his pro career in May under the guidance of his father, who raised him to be a fighter following his own amateur career. Ball Jr. has won three of his first four fights, all by knockout, with the only blemish coming in July in the draw
-- There were times when Kendrick Ball was training his son at the gym during his teenage years and not quite getting the feedback he wanted.
Bystanders wondered aloud whether or not Kendrick Ball Jr. really wanted to box after all.
"Some of the parents thought I was pushing him too much because it was something I wanted him to do," Ball said.
Times have changed in Worcester, Mass. Now 24 years old and four fights into his professional career, Ball Jr. (3-0-1, 3 KOs) is every bit the fighter his father hoped and imagined he'd be, a hard-hitting body puncher who adopted his father's love for boxing as he chases his own championship dreams.
As for the push he gets from his father, that's the one constant that hasn't changed a bit.
"In the amateurs, whenever he wanted to fight, I never really pushed him like that," Ball said, "but now that he's in the pros, oh, man, I don't stop pushing."
Ball Jr. returns Friday, Oct. 16th, 2016 on the undercard of CES Boxing's 2016 Twin River Fight Series season finale at Twin River Casino in a four-round middleweight bout against Oregon's Rafael Valencia (3-4-1, 2 KOs), his fifth fight since turning pro in May.
This was Ball's plan from Day 1, to get his son to become a professional boxer and pick up where he left off in his own amateur career, one in which he captured two Junior Olympic titles as a teenager before devoting his time to training others. The first of Ball's five children, Ball Jr. took an immediate liking to the sport thanks to that initial push from his father.
"His first gift was boxing gloves," Ball recalled.
Ball Jr. had the benefit of being able to train at home; his father set up a makeshift gym in the basement, where the younger Ball remembers doing a lot of mitt work at home as a child. They'd also spend time at various gyms training with former Worcester pro Sean Fitzgerald, who's now a part of Ball's team, or working out at the Boys & Girls Club, run by the legendary Carlos Garcia.
"It was always fun doing it," Ball Jr. said, "and then, I don't know, I guess I just ended up liking it, so I continued to train."
Once his son got older, Ball figured it was time to test his ability against other fighters, but Ball Jr. was hesitant at first, mainly because he didn't quite believe in himself.
"I didn't think I was ready to fight," he said. "I just kind of fought because I didn't want people to think I was scared, so I'd just go do it anyway."
Ball knew he had to pull back the reigns. He had taken his time working his son into the boxing culture and didn't want to push him at the risk of driving him away.
"When he was younger, he wanted to fight all the time, but I wanted to wait until he got a little older," Ball said. "When he got older, he was in the gym every day with me because I opened my own gym, but every time I'd say, 'Let's go! Let's fight!' he was kind of hesitant, but he'd spar with anybody and everybody at the time, bigger guys who were way bigger than him."
Eventually, Ball Jr. began competing in regional tournaments. He lost his first six fights, admittedly because he didn't take it seriously or, perhaps, because he jumped in there just to prove to others he wasn't afraid.
Ultimately, he grew stronger and more confident with each fight. He went on a lengthy winning streak, capturing novice titles at the Rocky Marciano Tournament and the USA Boxing New England Championships, and by the time he reached his senior year of high school, something suddenly clicked.
Around that time, he met Khiary Gray, now his stablemate out of Camp Get Right, who is also trained by his father. By the time they were high school seniors, they were inseparable, and Ball had grown four inches between his freshman and senior years, adding a devastating reach to his attack.
Gray turned pro in 2014 and immediately won his first 13 fights in just under two years, pushing Ball to try to duplicate that success, but his father wasn't convinced his son was ready just yet.
"Once he saw the results Khiary had, he changed his training at the gym and told me wanted to turn pro," Ball said, "so I told him, 'You have to prove a couple of things to me in a couple of fights.' One of the things was he had to drop a kid in an amateur fight. He fought in the Rocky Marciano Tournament against this kid and I was telling him that, so he came out and dropped the kid. I was like, 'Oh, shit!'"
Everyone at Camp Get Right knew Ball Jr. had power, but his father helped turn him into an equally devastating body puncher, one of his trademarks as a trainer. After roughly 30 amateur fights, Ball Jr. turned pro in May with a scintillating knockout win over Tunde Odumosu just 1 minute, 39 seconds into the opening round. Each of his three wins have come by knockout with only Bruno Dias making it out of the first round.
Having sparred so much with fellow pros such as former world-title challenger Edwin Rodriguez and fellow amateur standout Owen Minor, Ball Jr. developed a pro style that limited him in the amateurs, but has helped him enjoy early success as a pro, especially with the attack to the body, which finished Dias in July at the 1:56 mark of the second mark.
"I focus a lot on the body with my fighters," Ball said. "My son goes to the body really, really well. He has a long reach. I'd like him to use his reach more, but he likes to bang. If he gets into a fight where someone hits him hard or whatever, it's going to be a war. He's going to go toe-to-toe with you."
Father-son relationships have been prevalent in boxing for decades. Some work, some don't. Providence's Roland Estrada trained his son, Jason Estrada, throughout his entire career, including his run to the Olympics in 2004 and continuing during the younger Estrada's quest for a heavyweight world title. The late Hector Camacho Sr. enjoyed a prolific career as a three-time world champion, but rarely worked with own son, Hector Camacho Jr., who has fought 66 times as a pro.
Ball's emphasis on commitment and respect has rubbed off on his son, a soft-spoken, 6-foot-3 gentle giant who has already won over his promoter, Jimmy Burchfield Sr., who says Ball Jr. always sends him a text the morning after each fight thanking him for the opportunity. More importantly, Ball Jr. has grown receptive to his father's criticism and praise, which isn't always the case in the father-son dynamic.
"He's at the age now where he's a grown man, so he thinks he knows everything," Ball said. "I'm constantly on him, trying to correct things, and he just thinks I'm on his ass, but like I told him before, 'If you turn pro, it's serious.' There's no half-stepping. You can get hurt in this sport. He knows I'm on him because I want the best out of him like I do with any of my fighters, so he understands.
"It works," Ball Jr. says, "because I trust what he's going to say and he's always the one trying to tell me what to do and how to do things."
They've become a near unstoppable duo; Ball's success with Gray has earned him a reputation as one of the area's up-and-coming trainers, and now he has his son, whose only blemish was a four-round majority draw against previously unbeaten David Wilson, a fight he agreed to on just seven days' notice following his win over Dias.
After recently re-signing with CES Boxing, keeping him a part of the team for the foreseeable future, the sky's the limit for Ball Jr., who's become a rising star in New England on his own terms.
"It's been a long time coming. It was a goal he set as a young kid," Ball said. "He has this book he did when he was in the third or fourth grade and he talked about how he wanted to be a pro fighter.
"It's funny when we go back and read those things. I knew it was going to happen. I just didn't want to push him into it. I wanted him to be able to do it."
Tickets for Oct. 21st are priced at $47.00, $67.00, $102.00 and $152.00 (VIP) and can be purchased online at www.cesboxing.com, www.twinriver.com or www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 401-724-2253/2254 or at the Twin River Casino Players Club. All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Headlining the Oct. 21st fight card is the eight-round Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) Junior Middleweight International and Northeast title bout between the champion, Gray (13-1, 10 KOs), and the challenger Chris Chatman (14-5-1, 5 KOs) of Chicago, Ill.
Worcester super middleweight Ben Peak makes his professional debut in a four-round bout against Jose Rivera (1-0, 1 KO) of Hartford, Conn., and former amateur standout Anthony Marsella Jr. (1-0) of Providence makes his Rhode Island debut against Philadelphia's Bardraiel Smith (0-1) in a junior welterweight bout, all three in four rounds.
Worcester's Irvin Gonzalez Jr. (3-0, 3 KOs) returns to face Providence, R.I., native Cido Hoff (1-0-1) in a four-round featherweight bout and Jamaine Ortiz (2-0, 2 KOs), also of Worcester, puts his unbeaten record on the line against veteran junior welterweight Isaiah Robinson (3-3, 2 KOs) of Durham, N.C.
New London, Conn., junior welterweight Cristobal Marrero (1-0, 1 KO) takes on Woburn, Mass., vet Bruno Dias (0-1) and junior welterweight Jonathan Figueroa (1-0, 1 KO) of Hartford, Conn., faces Philadelphia's Shavonte Dixon (0-1), both in four-round bouts.
Visit www.cesboxing.com, www.twitter.com/cesboxing or www.facebook.com/cesboxing for more information, follow CES Boxing on Instagram at @CESBOXING and use the hashtag #ChatmanGray to join the conversation.
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Homicide investigators have concluded that the murder of twenty-one year old Muhanad Jawad on 18 October, 2016 is not related to the four individuals apprehended on Quinnipiac Avenue in the stolen Honda CRV.
Detectives investigating the homicide are examining and enhancing surveillance tapes from several cameras. None of these are being made available to the public. They are evidentiary. If, at some point, investigators determine releasing such images would benefit the investigation, we will do so.
Based on evidence and surveillance, detectives believe Jawad was targeted by his murderer. Robbery was not his motive. At the time of his death, Jawad had several criminal cases pending including firearm theft, assault on a police officer and charges he was dealing drugs.
Anyone who witnessed the crime or who has information valuable to investigators is urged to phone detectives at 203-946-6304. Calls may be made anonymously.
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FACING THE TOUGHEST test of his young career, undefeated Worcester, Mass., featherweight Irvin Gonzalez (right) will battle Providence's Cido Hoff on the undercard of CES Boxing's 2016 Twin River Fight Series season finale on Friday, Oct. 21st, 2016 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. Gonzalez is 3-0 with three knockout wins, but Hoff enters at 1-0-1 after knocking off the previously unbeaten Julio Perez in May. Gonzalez is a former decorated amateur who competed at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in Nevada before turning pro.
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Clinton Talks to Teen About Body Image | Election 2016 | The New York Times
Hillary Clinton responded with fervor to a 15-year-old girl’s question about what she would do to help girls understand “they are so much more than just what they look like.”
