| Lowering the Child Abuse rate in Lowndes County
Valdosta - With over 11 hundred cases reported last year, child abuse in Lowndes County is on the rise but some people are hanging signs of hope. The Children's Advocacy Center is hoping to lower those abuse numbers. With April being Child Abuse Awareness Month, they hung blue ribbons on every lamp post in downtown Valdosta. The ribbons hold facts and prevention tips for child abuse, a message they hope will educate the community about this crime. "It's preventable. Child abuse is completely preventable. We know how to do it, we just need to work together as a community to do it," says Brenda Johnson, Executive Director of the CPA. This is the first year they've placed these ribbons downtown. They plan to make it an annual event.
Mourinho is able to focus on completing a Quadruple at Chelsea
Jose Mourinho is able to focus all his energy on completing an unprecedented Quadruple at Chelsea after learning he will not be sacked.Chief executive Peter Kenyon on Friday reassured Mourinho that his job was safe as the club looked to put an end to constant speculation over their coach's future.A total of 13 managers have been linked with the Blues as possible successors to Mourinho but Kenyon insisted no shortlist had been drawn up and, more importantly, no-one else had been offered the job.Kenyon told Chelsea TV: "Jose has a contract to 2010 and he wants to stay. We are not going to sack him, he has the club's support. That's the situation and we are agreed on it."We support Jose as manager and given the level of speculation, where we are now is an even bigger achievement."Whatever you have read or heard, no lists of candidates have been drawn up, no one has been offered the job.
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee: All-new Engine and Refreshed Styling
The Jeep brand unveiled today the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee that features an all-new 4.7-liter V-8 engine that delivers a 30 percent increase in horsepower, a 10 percent increase in torque and improved fuel economy compared with the engine it replaces. The 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee also offers a refreshed interior and exterior design and a host of innovative premium amenities, including one not found on other full-size sport-utility vehicles (SUV) on the road today - SIRIUS Backseat TV. The vehicle will arrive at Jeep dealerships starting this fall. "With a choice of five engines, three four-wheel-drive systems and more premium amenities than ever before, the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee sets the benchmark for full-size SUVs just as it did when it debuted in 1992," said John Plecha, Director -- Jeep Brand Marketing and Global .
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Massachusetts Governor Patrick Launches Energy Efficiency Campaign ...
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick helps launch myenergystar.com's energy efficiency campaign called "Start Small, Save Big" by overseeing the changing of the 1000 lightbulbs at the Statehouse from incandescent to compact fluorescent lightbulbs saving taxpayers money and helping the environment. Boston, Mass. (PRWEB) April 20, 2007 -- Issuing a proclamation calling on all Massachusetts citizens to make reductions in the amount of energy we use to collectively reduce global warming, Governor Deval Patrick took a step towards energy efficiency by changing the bulbs in his own office from incandescent to Energy Star-qualified compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and kicked off an afternoon of light-bulb changing throughout the State House. Joined by Senate President Therese Murray, House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, and Energy Secretary Ian Bowles, the Governor said, "Our commitment to cost and energy savings starts right here - quite literally - in my office.
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