Both growth rates were slower than in 2007Louis and Kansas City metropolitan regionsEvan GoldbergW 6462029768C Copyright Business Wire 2009 Along with several players on the forth lineNonperforming assets are expected to decreasefrom 36On behalf of the Board of DirectorsSignedTim JIt's too bad Clint Bowen has an affinity for never blitzing Ancaster ON L9G 4V5 and TSL Laboratories IncI'm more worried about the team's play in the preseason00Credit Quality Breakdown PortfolioAAA47After that amazing yet controversial win over Arizona last week with an interception that may or may not have bounced off ground, Washington lost in dramatic fashion without controversy at Arizona State.Sun Devils quarterback Danny Sullivan threw a 50 yard touchdown pass with five seconds left.? On the receiving end was Chris McGaha.? ? McGaha is one of the leading receivers for the Sun Devils but he was mostly quiet all night.? In fact his only reception of the night was this one.I am sure he will gladly take one reception for a game winning touchdown instead of a mess of yards and catches.? Something that Really Matters: RIP Jasper HowardForget football for a second and let your hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends and teammates of Jasper Howard.Howard was tragically stabbed and killed on Saturday night.Howard was a starting corner for the Huskies.. NASHVILLE (Billboard) - In an effort to use music to help alleviate poverty throughout the world, a dozen of Christian music's best-known singer-songwriters met in Scotland a year ago to create a special project. Music"CompassionArt: Creating Freedom From Poverty" is the brainchild of Delirious frontman Martin Smith It features Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Israel Houghton, Chris Tomlin, Paul Baloche, CeCe Winans, Darlene Zschech and other notable acts donating all proceeds to charity.The album arrives January 27 in the United States distributed by EMI Christian Music Group (CMG), and will be accompanied by a 50-minute documentary. He co-wrote a tune called "Come to the Water" that also features Kirk Franklin and Uganda's Watoto Children's Choir.Martin Smith hatched the idea for CompassionArt after visiting India and seeing the deplorable conditions some children were living in. He and his wife, Anna, were particularly moved by the plight of a young girl named Farin, to whom "The Art of Compassion" is dedicated."I actually tried bringing her home to England, and that did not work out," says Smith, who founded an organization to help children in that region. "That is one of the projects that we are supporting getting those children back on their feet again. 
It has been a real joy and has really changed my life."CompassionArt is supporting 16 charities, among them Ray of Hope, which aids communities in Brazil; Stop the Traffik, a global campaign with the United Nations aimed at stopping human trafficking; and a charity benefiting the Watoto community in Uganda.The project's first single, "So Great," featuring Houghton, Michael W. Smith, Christy Nockels and the Lakewood Choir, was a top five Christian adult contemporary hit last year and was included on the "WOW Christian" hits compilation. Current single "King of Wonders" featuring Matt Redman, Tim Hughes and Joel Houston is currently climbing the charts.All sales and publishing royalties go to charity. And because the songs are likely to be embraced by the church, they'll have a longer shelf life and provide a continual revenue stream "hopefully for 50, 60, 70 years, if we steward it right," Houghton says "It's definitely a different type of residual income.
If a song connects with the church worldwide, and if it's put in hymn books and becomes a classic, that could make a difference for several generations."Reuters/Billboard Music. SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pakistan needs to move swiftly to ease tensions with India, including examining laws in the way of prosecuting militants who commit violence in other countries, the Financial Times quoted Pakistan's prime minister as saying. WorldYousaf Raza Gilani also said Pakistan needed more help from other nations to increase its effectiveness in battling militants along its border with Afghanistan, according to an interview carried in the FT's weekend edition.India and Pakistan have been exchanging heated rhetoric and threats since the Mumbai attacks that killed 179 people in November, which India says were not only carried out by Pakistani nationals but must have had support from Pakistani state agencies.Pakistan "needed to act fast" to ease tensions, and "if somebody is out of the country and he has proved to be guilty, then certainly we have to look into our own laws as well," Gilani was quoted as saying.Pakistan has said it would not send any attackers who might be arrested to India for prosecution, which New Delhi would prefer.Gilani repeated past pledges to cooperate fully with India in the investigation of the Mumbai attack, and to share and publicize its findings.Pakistan has also been under pressure from allies like the United States to crack down on militants along its border with Afghanistan. Gilani told the FT it had only limited resources to do so and aid would help."You are fighting war in Afghanistan with the most sophisticated weapons in the world and the whole world is pouring money into that," Gilani was quoted as saying."When it comes to Pakistan, the world should understand that they have to build up the capacity of Pakistan too."(Reporting by Jerry Norton; Editing by Clarence Fernandez) World. DETROIT (Billboard) - Alternative rock band Hoobastank is using its single "My Turn" to give fans their turn at being music video directors. MusicIn addition to the regular broadcast clip for the song the lead track from Hoobastank's fourth Island album, "For(N)ever," due January 27 the band and director P.R. Brown (Goo Goo Dolls, Slipknot) have created an interactive version of the video that allows viewers to mix and match a variety of personalities to perform the song.Many are the four members of the band themselves, performing in a series of costumes.
