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The Caribbean Trinidad struggles to emerge from heavy flooding; more rain forecast

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Trinidad environmentalist on hunger strike over Around the world highway project, rebuffs gov't dialogue offer CNN’s Don Lemon apologizes for his expert and opponents of the project.

graphic questioning of alleged Cosby victim

Kublalsingh wants the government of Trinidad and Tobago to change the route of a 9-mile stretch of the highway to protect an area of wetlands and remote villages.

PORT-OF-SPAIN _ The eastern Caribbean island of Trinidad is struggling to emerge from widespread flooding as meteorologists warn of more rain that has already forced businesses and schools to close.

The government’s Meteorological Service said Saturday that heavy rain and winds are expected for part of the weekend.

Heavy rains that began Thursday has caused flooding that has cut off several communities, damaged hundreds of homes and led to the evacuation of dozens of people.

Officials say eastern Trinidad is the hardest hit area.

PORT-OF-SPAIN _ An environmental activist on the 58th day of a hunger strike to protest a Trinidad highway project is rebuffing a government offer of dialogue as his health deteriorates.

Activist Wayne Kublalsingh says he will suspend the strike if the government agrees to mediation that includes an independent

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Jamaica policeman facing homicide charge arrested at airport

The increasingly gaunt activists said Friday that he will only completely end the protest if a “mutually acceptable'' solution is reached in the dispute.

Government's Works and Infrastructure Minister Suruj Rambachan said officials still hope to persuade Kublalsingh that the project makes “good economic sense'' with the route unchanged.

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Jamaica narcotics unit arrests 7, seizes over 500 pounds of marijuana in operations men were arrested.

Investigators arrested him late Wednesday at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston.

The commission earlier this year levied murder charges against eight other officers in the same police division in an unprecedented probe.

Hutchinson is charged in the 2011 killing of a suspected gang member who was accused of threatening a judge. Police said the suspect was killed in a shootout.

The officer’s initial court hearing is Friday. It was not immediately known if he has a lawyer.

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KINGSTON, Jamaica _ Jamaican police have carried out a series of operations across the island that netted more than 500 pounds (227 kilograms) of marijuana and led to seven arrests.

Officers with the Jamaica Constabulary Force's narcotics division found most of the pot when they stopped a car in Kingston and seized 445 pounds (202 kilograms). Six

They also seized a smaller amount of pot and made one arrest during a search at Sangster International Airport in the northern tourist town of Montego Bay. Police announced the seizures in a Sunday statement.

Jamaica is thought to be the Caribbean's largest producer and exporter of marijuana.

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During an interview with Joan Tarshis that aired Tuesday night, Lemon responded to her claim that Cosby forced her to perform oral sex by suggesting she might have retaliated instead by “biting’’ Cosby on his genitals.

Tarshis said she hadn’t thought of that during the alleged incident in 1969.

Lemon was slammed on Twitter, where he was a trending topic much of Wednesday.

On the air, he apologized to anyone who found his questioning insensitive.

Cosby, who was never criminally charged in any case, settled a civil suit in 2006 with another woman over an alleged incident. He has refused to comment on accusations from other women.

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Lawyer says Tracy Morgan ‘still recovering’ from brain injury suffered in June highway crash

At the wharf in the capital, officers discovered 41 packages containing marijuana hidden in a shipment of chairs destined for the island of St. Lucia.

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ A Jamaican policeman facing a murder charge has been arrested at an island airport.

The Independent Commission of Investigations probes allegations against Jamaica’s security forces. It has identified the arrested law enforcer as Constable Whitney Hutchinson, who is attached to the May Pen police division in central Jamaica.

NEW YORK _ CNN newsman Don Lemon apologized Wednesday for his sexually charged interrogation of one of the women who has accused Bill Cosby of assault.

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TRENTON, N.J. _ A lawyer for Tracy Morgan says the actor-comedian is still recovering from a brain injury sustained in a highway crash in New Jersey more than five months ago.

Lawyer Benedict Morelli said Tuesday the former “Saturday Night Live’’ and “30 Rock’’ star is recovering from a traumatic brain injury suffered in the June 7 crash on the New Jersey Turnpike.

Lawyers were in court in New Jersey for a scheduling conference in Morgan’s lawsuit against Wal-Mart.

A Wal-Mart truck slammed into the back of a limo van that was carrying Morgan and several friends on their way from a show in Delaware.

One person was killed, and Morgan suffered a broken leg, broken nose and broken ribs and spent several weeks in the hospital and in rehab.

Three others were injured, two seriously.

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Father pleads for peace ahead of grand jury decision in Missouri 18 year old's fatal shooting The slain man's father, Michael Brown Sr., posted a video online saying that he, his family and the St. Louis region are still hurting from the death of Michael Brown. But, Brown says, “hurting others or destroying property is not the answer.''

FERGUSON, Mo. _ The father of an unarmed black 18-yearold who was fatally shot by a white police officer in Missouri has made a plea for peace, regardless of whether a grand jury decides to charge the police officer for his role in the killing.

Ed Magee, a spokesman for the St. Louis County prosecutor, said Friday the grand jury is still meeting to consider charges against the officer, Darren Wilson, in the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown.

The case has spurred sometime violent protests while reigniting a fiery debate in the United States over race relations between police departments and the minority neighbourhoods they are supposed to serve.

Demonstrators gathered at Ferguson police headquarters Thursday night. St. Louis County Police spokesman Brian Schellman said police told the crowd to disperse when

protesters blocked traffic, and those who refused were arrested.

Three people face charges after the protests.

Brown's video was a public service announcement produced by the group STL Forward, a website trying to unite the St. Louis region following the unrest that has followed the shooting. ___ STL Forward video: http://bit. ly/1F5GEvb

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Events

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Mobb Deep

T.I. with Guests Tour

Asap Ferg & YG Best Coast Connection

Alkaline Return Tour

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Venue: Kool Haus

1. Union Hall - Edmonton, AB -

Venue: Sound Academy

Venue: Luxy

Association Address: 995 Arrow Rd, Toronto, ON Date: November 1st, 2014

Address: 132 Queens Quay East Toronto, ON Date: November 6th, 2014 Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

November 8th, 2. Burton Commuinty Theater Winnipeg, MB - November 11th 3. Kool Haus - Toronto, ON November 14th Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

Toronto, ON Date: November 19th, 2014

Toronto, ON Date: November 14th 2014

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Venue: Oshawa Music Hall Oshawa, ON Date: November 22nd 2014

Flying Lotus

Schoolboy Q

Usher The UR Experience Tour

Ghostface Killer

Lil John

The Juice Cup Africa vs West Indies

Venue: Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC Date: November 19th, 2014 Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

Venue: Sound Academy Toronto, ON Date: November 21st, 2014 Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

1. Bell Center - Montreal, QC November 1st, 2. Air Canada Center - Toronto, ON November 2nd 3. Rogers Arena - Vancouver, BC November 27th 4. Rexall Place - Edmonton, AB November 30th Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

Venue: The Rockpile East Toronto, ON Date: November 28th, 2014 Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

Venue: The Ranch Road House Edmonton, AB Date: December 3rd, 2014 Tickets: www.ticketmaster.ca

venue: Queen Elizabeth Theater Date: November 14th & 16th, 2014

Chelsea Stewart

Caribbean Cook off Competition

Venue: Burnhamthorpe Community Center 1500 Gulleden Drive, Etobicoke ON Date: November 8th 2014 More information: www.jerkfestival.ca

Black Unsung Heros Dinner & Awards

Venue: Jamaican Canadian Association 995 Arrow Rd. Toronto, ON Date: November 9th 2014

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Cannabis skin cream? Marley heirs join US firm to build pot brand; grousing in Jamaica the move to create “Marley Natural'' has stirred grousing in Jamaica among those who share his Rastafarian faith, a spiritual movement that considers the drug divine.

KINGSTON, Jamaica _ A U.S. private equity firm announced Tuesday it has joined the family of late reggae star Bob Marley in hopes of building what it touts as the “world's first global cannabis brand.''

Seattle-based Privateer Holdings announced Tuesday it has reached a licensing deal with Marley's heirs to offer marijuana strains, including ones famed in Jamaica, where regulations permit by late 2015. It also plans to sell

weed-infused lotions, creams and various accessories.

“My dad would be so happy to see people understanding the healing power of the herb,'' Miami-based Cedella Marley said in a company statement.

She's the eldest daughter of the music legend who died of cancer in 1981 and is Jamaica's most iconic figure.

Over the years, his estate has authorized deals for a wide range of merchandise. But

Maxine Stowe of the Rastafari Millennium Council asserts that Marley was “the least of the Wailers around the issue of ganja legalization'' and worries his estate's efforts to launch a cannabis brand will negatively impact Jamaican efforts to financially benefit from a legalization movement gaining traction across the globe.

The Wailers were founded

by Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh. All three famously espoused smoking the “holy herb,'' but Stowe argues Wailer and the late Tosh were more strident activists.

“The government has to stand up now for Rastafari and the Wailers' rights in their intellectual property!'' Stowe wrote in a Tuesday email.

Some Rastas are also irked that Marley Natural will be based in New York.

But while pot remains prohibited here, Jamaica has been rethinking its position. The government hopes to amend drug laws to pave the way for a regulated medical marijuana and research sector.

Officials say this could be achieved next year.

Delano Seiveright, director of the island's Ganja Law Reform Coalition, said there are hopes that the Marley family's plans will spur Jamaica to “develop a legal and regulated cannabis industry much sooner rather than later.''

By David McFadden THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Spragga Benz returns to JA after 6 years

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After being absent from Jamaica for almost six years Spragga Benz is set to return to the island for a performance at the highly anticipated Heineken World Premiere Party.

The dancehall deejay is set to perform on Saturday, November 22 at the Heineken World Premiere Party at Fort Rocky, Port Royal. www.iriefm.net

Anita Antoinette Solange Knowles weds in Ninja Man deliverers soul video director Alan Ferguson furious at music industry on Sunday. The bride and groom both wore ivory, and the colour scheme also was worn by key attendees, including the bride’s mother Tina, brother-in-law Jay Z and niece Blue Ivy. This is the second marriage for Knowles, who has a 10-year-old son Daniel. The nuptials were in New Orleans.

Anita Antoinette delivered a soulful performance of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” on Monday during The Voice. People Magazine said “She did her family – and her native land – proud”. Adam Levine noted that Anita Antoinette is a “winner and an ambassador to Jamaica. www.iriefm.net

NEW YORK _ Solange Knowles’ is known for her fashion as much as her music, and her weekend wedding did not disappoint.

The 28-year-old singer (and sister of Beyonce) wed video director Alan Ferguson, 51, over the weekend, her publicist confirmed

Knowles made headlines earlier this year when leaked video footage showed her attacking Jay-Z, with Beyonce standing nearby.

The trio told The Associated Press in a statement the incident was “unfortunate’’ but stressed they loved each other.

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Stevie Wonder AKON APPEARS IN “WAITING'' honoured by VIDEO FOR EBOLA ASCAP

Ninja Man is chastising members of the entertainment industry for not attending John Holt’s funeral.

An irate Ninja Man is of the opinion that every living entertainer and musicians should have made an effort to attend the funeral of John Holt.

John Holt was laid to rest on Monday at the Dovecot Memorial Park following a church service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Jimmy Cliff, Luciano, Ninja Man, Wee Pow, Daddy U-Roy, Josey Wales, Ken Booth and Bongo Herman among others were in attendance to bid their final farewell to John.

NEW YORK _(AP) Stevie Wonder gave an emotional speech that silenced the crowd, Garth Brooks was misty eyed and Billy Joel was classic when he performed “New York State of Mind.’’The ASCAP Centennial Awards on Monday night honoured the musical icons _ including Joan Baez and Stephen Sondheim _ at a gala in

New York City

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Bono, Akon, Ellie Goulding, and Angelique Kidjo are in a video where they do nothing but stare. They’re among the celebrities who are in the One Campaign’s video pushing for a unified response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. They look at the camera

silently to illustrate they’re still waiting for world leaders to come up with solutions to fight Ebola. Other celebrities in the video include Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Will Ferrell, Thandie Newton and Connie Britton. You can view it at One-dot-org/ebola .

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Album Review

Hood Billionaire Rick Ross

Globalization Pitbull

Shady XV

Uprising Bob Marley

Hood Billionaire is the upcoming seventh studio album by American hip hop recording artist Rick Ross.

The album is scheduled to be released through Maybach Music Group, Def Jam Recordings and Slip-n-Slide Records on November 24, 2014.[2] The album features guest appearances from Jay-Z, R. Kelly, Project Pat, K. Michelle, Yo Gotti, Boosie Badazz, Big K.R.I.T., Snoop Dogg, Whole Slab and French Montana .

Pitbull is set to release his new album Globalization on 11/24! This album is packed with collaborations like NeYo, Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez, Jason Derulo and more! Pre-order your copy on iTunes here and get “Wild Wild Love” ft. G.R.L. and “We Are One” (Ole Ola) (The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Song) ft. Jennifer Lopez & Claudia Leitte instantly!

Shady XV is an upcoming hip hop compilation album performed by various artists of Shady Records. The double disc album is due for release on November 24, 2014, by Shady Records and Interscope Records.

On May 30, 1980 reggae legend Bob Marley embarked on a tour in support of Uprising that wound up being his last before his untimely death. As part of the tour, Marley and The Wailers performed in Dortmund, Germany on June 13 for a show that was broadcast on German TV. Eagle Rock will issue Marley’s performance in Dortmund as Uprising Live! on Nov. 25, marking the show’s first release on DVD.

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T.I.'s advice to protege Iggy Azalea on dealing with criticism: count your money

TORONTO _ It's hours until T.I. will be flowing like silk onstage in Toronto, but the Atlanta rapper has already found a verbal momentum that seems impossible to interrupt.

Sipping a Heineken in his hotel room prior to a recent club show at the Guvernment (which was granted a cameo by admirer Drake), T.I. is discussing how protege Iggy Azalea has thrived and thus absorbed the scrutiny of ubiquity, both from peers (Nicki Minaj and Snoop Dogg) and beyond (the Internet).

Asked how he advises her to deal with such feedback, Tip quickly gets on a roll.

“I'm going to be biased, because I see her as my little sister,'' he said of the “Fancy'' rapper, whom he signed and mentored. “I just know that for that kind of upside, you have to have some sort of

negativity stitched in there somewhere.

“And if opinions and criticism from people who have no real effect on your life, if that's all you got to deal with, then I think we have other more pertinent things to worry about.'' He pauses, for effect, then adds with a laugh: “Like, 'What we are going to do with all this money?'''

After the punchline his pace quickens, and he raps his fist on the coffee table to punctuate his points.

“I try to tell her like that, man. Whenever you don't like something somebody said, just ask yourself: 'What am I going to do with all this money?' And if you'd rather think about what they said ... then you not getting enough money. Let's go get some money.

“I try to rationalize it to her like that. But little sis is little

sis and she has her views and opinions and approaches to things. I respect her and support her, man, just because I know she's a good person at heart. I know that she has done nothing to harm or disrespect or do anything bad to anyone intentionally.''

edges of his street storytelling, and that talent for straddling grit and gloss only became more evident on the hit albums that followed in short succession: “Urban Legend,'' “King,'' “T.I. vs. T.I.P.,'' “No Mercy'' and “Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head.''

He curses, drawing and drawling it out, then adds: “Obviously I know that anybody, if they was thrust into the position that she has been in such a short period of time, it takes time adjusting.''

All those albums went platinum but the last two, merely gold-certified, releases.

And just like that, the T.I. train has seemingly chugged back into the realm of his own experience.

Born Clifford Harris, Jr., T.I. signed his first record deal as a teenager, released debut “I'm Serious'' at age 21 and scored his first hit at 22 with the platinum-selling follow-up “Trap Muzik.'' His velvet-plush flow smoothed the rougher

Over that period, he amassed two No. 1 singles of his own (“Live Your Life'' and “Whatever You Like'') and three more that reached the Top 5 (“Dead and Gone,'' “What You Know'' and the star-studded “Swagga Like Us.'') He was a featured performer on two more songs that topped the charts: Justin Timberlake's “My Love'' and Robin Thicke's “Blurred Lines.'' He won three Grammys.

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His latest album, “Paperwork,'' is his ninth, and he doesn't have to look far for other milestones; for instance, it's been a decade since his rousing smash “Bring 'Em Out'' strutted into the chart's Top 10.

by tumult.

“It's crazy how old an artist can get,'' marvelled the rapper, 34.

“That makes me seem so old.''

He's collaborated with pretty much every notable name in post-millennial hip hop, and “Paperwork'' alone features Jeezy, Pharrell, Azalea, Usher and TheDream.

Of course, T.I.'s high-flying career was often grounded by his tumultuous personal life.

As a teen, he dropped out of high-school, sold drugs and tangled with the law. His legal issues, obviously, didn't end there.

He was arrested October 2007 and eventually served 11 months in an Arkansas prison on federal weapons charges. He was subsequently sentenced to another 11 months in prison for violating the terms of his probation.

Creatively, the sad saga inspired the introspective hit parade “Paper Trail'' (written under house arrest), but it also immediately dashed his once-considerable momentum.

“All the twists and turns and ups and downs and starts and stops, they've been a gift and a curse for me,'' he said. “You accept _ or endure _ the consequences that come with bad decisions.

“However it makes for a story that _ I mean, I haven't seen one similar to it. Aside from maybe Tupac. But it's just been so much adversity riddling these 13 years.

And I think every time you're in the low part of it _ being downtrodden and everyone looking down on you _ it inspires you in a very creative way.''

Longevity, then, can sometimes mean: “You just have to have an interesting life.''

The personal setbacks are perhaps more surprising when contrasted with a creative sensibility that leans toward risk-aversion.

His career is all workmanlike consistency, his personal life plagued

His creative dependability, anyway, has helped him cleave serious industry influence, and increasingly he's recognized as a wizened elder of the genre.

At the recent fevered show in Toronto, Drake emerged unannounced to provide both a breakneck three-song medley (highlighted by “0 to 100'') and the awed testimony of someone who has benefited from T.I.'s insight.

“I would not be where I am in my career without this man,'' Drake announced. “This guy gave me one of the most important talks of my life at one of the most important times in my life.''

Pharrell also sees that profundity in T.I. “Paperwork'' began with the two sharing hours-long discussions about the “present state of hiphop'' and its move away from organic instrumentation, and Pharrell continually needled him to dig deeper lyrically.

“He sees me more moreso as a Nas, like an eloquent, intellectual storyteller,'' he said. “I see me more as Ice Cube or Tupac. More of a rebel.

“Somewhere in the middle, I think, we're both right.''

Hasn't that friction between the two sides of his personality provided the thematic inspiration for much of his music?

“I'm a Libra,'' he replied, laughing. “If you say, 'Man, what's your favourite colour?' It's: 'Well, I like... but I ALSO like...' I'm always weighing up the options.

“I didn't just get stuck being 'You Don't Know Me' T.I., I didn't get

stuck being 'Swagga Like Us' T.I. or 'Whatever You Like' T.I. ... I think that has provided a diversity that has enabled me to defy the odds of time.''

If his discography is free of any outright duds _ 2010's “No Mercy'' being probably his most lightly regarded work _ it's perhaps because he remembers holding his heroes to a high standard.

“Ohh, what a dreadful day it would be if I went and got an Outkast album that wasn't good,'' he said of growing up. “Or if I went and got a Tupac album I didn't like. Or UGK or Scarface. Ohhhh man. That would (mess) my day up.''

Now he sees himself standing eye-to-eye with some of those influences.

On “Paperwork'' highlight “About the Money,'' rising-star Young Thug trills a winningly weird verse that pays tribute to his Atlanta elder even as he's refracting his influence through a cracked funhouse mirror.

Feeling sage and secure, T.I. isn't threatened by the way his town is changing.

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``I respect what they doing _ they're the new sound of Atlanta,'' said the rapper, specifically praising Migos, Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, Peewee Longway and Bankroll Fresh, among others.

“Artists like myself and Young Jeezy and Outkast ... we are the Colosseum statues. Regardless of who wins today, this statue will be here when you come and when you leave and when you come back again. Don't matter who wins today. This statue is here and it's going to be here forever.

“Our sound is going to be relevant regardless of the present sound of the city is. ... (The younger artists) are the sound of Atlanta now. We may dib and dab and find a way to apply a piece of that new sound into what we do, but we will not completely conform.

“Because we don't have to. We are the statues.'' _ Follow (at)CP_Patch on Twitter.

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Ten years removed from Raptors, Carter has fond feelings for Raptors thing to sit at home watching with your friends or watch it on a computer, but right here? It's special.''

Carter has been the object of fans' fury in virtually every return trip to Toronto, but there's been a shift in perception recently. Young Canadian stars such as Andrew Wiggins, Nik Stauskas, Anthony Bennett and Kelly Olynyk grew up during ``Vinsanity,'' and have credited the former Raptors star with sparking their interest in the game.

Stauskas often talks about when, as a young boy attending a Raptors open practice, he was picked out of the crowd to play one-on-one with Carter. When Stauskas _ now a rookie with the Sacramento Kings _ drilled a three, Carter tackled the youngster to the court and gave him a noogie.

TORONTO _ Nearly 10 years after Vince Carter departed Toronto, leaving enraged Raptors fans in his wake, they finally stood and applauded the superstar who helped put basketball on the map in Canada.

The Raptors honoured Carter with a video tribute as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations Wednesday, as his Memphis Grizzlies played in Toronto.

The 38-year-old was visibly moved, wiping away tears with his powder blue T-shirt. He touched a hand to his heart and repeatedly gave thumbs-up to the crowd.

``It's still special coming here, it's still fun. It's weird, they move this flag every time, I struggle finding it,'' he said, with a glance up to the arena's rafters. ``But when I walk in here seeing 'February 20th, 1999.' That's the first thing I think of _ when this building opened.

“I just remember getting the opportunity to make history. Making the first shot. You can't take that away.''

Charles Oakley found Carter who finished with _ no surprise _ a dunk on that first shot.

Earlier in the day, the former Raptors superstar leaned against the scoring table after the morning shootaround, and talked about his fond memories of his seven years with the Raptors.

Carter said during shootaround, he was cool with the tribute, which he found out about during a radio interview. His mother Michelle Carter was present for the video honouring her son, sitting in the stands of the ACC.

Each time he plays in Toronto, he makes a point of looking at the banner that commemorates the first Raptors game at the ACC.

“It's something that's memorable to me, to see the video right here, in the building where it all happened. You can't beat that. It's one

“He's done a lot not just for us as a team, but just for this country,'' former Raptors teammate Alvin Williams told reporters earlier this season. “You see the Canadian players now that are in the NBA (there are 13), and they're all a testament to him. That shows what he does, not only for the Raptors, but what he did for this whole country.''

Carter couldn't have predicted the warm reception he would receive.

He said he planned to enjoy the video, no matter what.

“It's just a special moment that you probably won't get it again. I'm going to enjoy it,'' Carter said.

Carter comes off the bench with Memphis, and was averaging 5.8 points a night heading into Wednesday. But Grizzlies coach David Joerger said he's thrilled to have the veteran, who signed with a three-year $12.2 million deal with Memphis in the off-season.

“We get along great, he's a professional, he's mature, he's always doing whatever he can to help the team win,'' Joerger said. ``If he plays three minutes, he's helping guys on the bench, he's helping guys in the locker-room. He's been through it all, he's seen it all, and

that was a great pickup for us, we're lucky to have him.''

Carter is coming off ankle surgery in the off-season.

“He still looks a little gimpy sometimes but over the last couple of games he's looked a lot better physically. Whether the ball goes in for him or not, I know, and we all know, what he can do,'' Joerger said. ``So once he's looking better physically, everybody is like 'Oooh, at some point this is going to be a big deal.'''

Carter said it wasn't easy leaving the Mavericks, where he played for three seasons. But he joined a Memphis team that boasted the best record (10-1) in the NBA heading into Wednesday's game against the East-leading Raptors.

“The good thing about it, coming to a team like this, they're an established team already, a very capable team, and it's just a great opportunity to me. They gave me a call one day, and said 'Hey, love to have you. . . for three years. Can't turn that down.''

When asked if Memphis provides a chance to win an NBA championship as his career winds down, he said it's too early to tell.

“I don't want to do that to the team. It's no pressure,'' he said. ``Nobody has talked about it prior to this run, and we still don't. Just go out there and play basketball and in due time, we'd like for everybody to say, 'We forgot about the Grizzlies over there,' and by that time, hopefully we're still holding onto first place.

“I think we're playing great basketball, everybody is playing for each other. . . I think we have a lot of experience in winning ugly games and in games where we haven't played well offensively but found a way.''

By Lori Ewing THE CANADIAN PRESS

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NBC says Cosby project is no longer in development, hours after new assault allegations emerge stages, without a script or commitment to production. But it would have brought Cosby back to the network where he had reigned in the 1980s with the top-rated “The Cosby Show.''

NEW YORK _ NBC says it has scrapped a Bill Cosby comedy that was under development, the second outlet within a day to put off or abandon a Cosby project after another sexual assault allegation against the comic emerged.

NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks said Wednesday the project “is no longer under development,'' and had no further comment.

Netflix announced late Tuesday that it was postponing the Nov. 27 premiere of a new Cosby standup comedy special, giving no hint about whether it will ever be aired. Hours earlier in an interview with “Entertainment Tonight,'' actress Janice Dickinson became the third woman in recent weeks to allege she'd been assaulted by Cosby _ charges strongly denied by the comedian's lawyer.

Dickinson told “Entertainment Tonight'' that Cosby had given her red wine and a pill when they were together in a

Lake Tahoe, California, hotel room in 1982.

When she woke up the next morning, ``I wasn't wearing my pyjamas and I remembered before I passed out I had been sexually assaulted by this man.''

Ohio, there's been no negative feedback, said David L. Taylor, the site's executive director. There's been one query from the community about whether the scheduled Jan. 30 performance is still on.

Cosby's lawyer, Martin Singer, said in a letter to The Associated Press that Dickinson's charges were “false and outlandish'' and were contradicted by Dickinson herself in a published autobiography. Cosby's spokesman, David Brokaw, has not returned calls for comment.

“If the show were to cancel, everybody would obviously get full refunds,'' Taylor said.

The spiraling scandal has threatened the 77-year-old comedian's reputation as America's TV dad at a time when he was launching a comeback. He has at least 35 performances scheduled throughout the U.S. and Canada through May of 2015.

None of the performances has been cancelled.

At one of the venues, the Sandusky State Theater in Sandusky,

Additionally, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art has not changed its plans for an exhibition featuring Cosby's African-American art collection alongside African artworks. The show opened this month on the National Mall and is scheduled to remain on view through early 2016.

“The exhibition has been very well received.

We've actually had record numbers through the door,'' spokesman Eddie Burke said, adding the museum has had no complaints.

NBC's project, announced in January, was in the very early

There's some precedent for a network burying a project because of stories involving a star's personal life. NBC shelved a two-hour TV movie, “Frogmen,'' starring O.J. Simpson in 1994 after the former football star was implicated in his wife's death.

Dickinson said she had met Cosby before Lake Tahoe when her agent had introduced them, hoping that she could get a job on “The Cosby Show.'' The actress said she came to the resort where Cosby was performing at his urging after he said that he would help her with her singing career.

She said she had never confronted Cosby about the incident. Her spokesman did not return messages from the AP on Wednesday.

“I'm doing this because it's the right thing to do and this happened to me and this is a true story,'' she said.

Yet Dickinson had told a different story in her 2002 autobiography, “No Lifeguard on Duty: The Accidental life of the World's First Supermodel.''

In the book, Dickinson described stopping at his hotel room door when he invited her in after dinner. After she declined, Dickinson said Cosby told her, “After all I've done for you, this is what I get?'' and slammed the door in her face.

She told “Entertainment Tonight'' that Cosby and his lawyers pressured her and the publishers not to tell the real story.

Singer said the publisher sent the pages in Dickinson's book about Cosby to Cosby's publicist prior to publication.

“There was no mention of rape or sexual assault whatsoever,'' Singer said. “Nobody tried to kill any sexual assault or rape story.''

He said the first Cosby heard of any assault allegation came in the “Entertainment Tonight'' interview, and suggested Dickinson was “seeking publicity to bolster her fading career.''

Cosby, who was never criminally charged in any case, settled a civil suit in 2006 with another woman over an alleged incident two years before. ____

Mark Kennedy and Frazier Moore in New York and Lynn Elber in Los Angeles contributed to this story.

By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vision/ Autumn 2014

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