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The National Nuclear Security Administration said Wednesday it has established an Office of Transformation to modernize its Cold War-era nuclear weapons complex, part of a plan unveiled in April to outline the agency's goals through the year 2030.
Hot 'Potrayto' Man's new best friend
Move over, couch potatoes.
Senators ask China to reopen market
Senators are sounding off about China not buying American beef.
Biz Factoid
Billionaire investment guru Warren Buffett's massive gift to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this week is the largest act of philanthropy in the nation's history.
You gotta pay to play
Music in the workplace is like a heartbeat: Most people don't pay attention unless it stops.
Comings & Goings
Cash America will celebrate the opening of its new location at 815 S. Georgia St., at 9 a.m. Friday. The company, which makes pawn loans, also owns Mr. Payroll check-cashing centers.
Biz Almanac
A look at how the 10 largest mutual funds in the country have performed for the first six months of the year:
Univision board agrees to sale
Univision Communications' board has agreed to sell the nation's largest Spanish-language broadcaster for $12.3 billion in cash to a consortium of investors, the parties involved in the sale announced early Tuesday.
Shoppers more optimistic
NEW YORK - Consumer confidence recovered in June after falling in May, as shoppers became more optimistic about the economy's future, a private research group reported Tuesday.
Abuelo's Mexican Food Embassy is undergoing a $250,000 face lift. Construction at the restaurant, 3501 S.W. 45th Ave., started last week and is expected to last about three months, supervisor Jarrod Babbitt said.
Texas Tech to play in Pete Newell Challenge
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight will lead Texas Tech into the annual Pete Newell Challenge doubleheader Dec. 3.
Texas future bright despite toll of draft
AUSTIN - Texas coach Rick Barnes will be watching tonight's NBA draft with an eye on the players leaving his program but thinking of the future.
Dillas swat Colts, 11-1
The Amarillo Dillas avoided a sweep in San Angelo, beating the Colts, 11-1, after losing the first two games of the series. Amarillo (17-22) scored in the third, fourth and fifth innings before batting around in the sixth, scoring eight runs.
Dillas strike out 11, but errors cost a win
The Amarillo Dillas set two season highs on Tuesday night, as Dillas pitchers struck out 11 batters, but the team also committed a season-high five errors in a 7-2 loss in San Angelo.
Dear Abby: Mom caught in the middle of daughters' feud
DEAR ABBY: My youngest daughter, "Liza," is going through a divorce that has turned ugly, with her soon-to-be ex, "Dick," choking and threatening to kill her.
Toasting the future
Behold the future of toast (maybe): two vertical sheets of glass rising from a gleaming chrome base to encase a slice of bread, like an edible ant farm. That's the Transparent Toaster.
Update your kitchen with appliance refacing
Want to update your kitchen on a budget? There are lots of things you can do beyond cabinet refacing.
Lighting can change look of house
The difference between dining by candlelight at a fine restaurant or in the glare of a fast food outlet is fairly obvious. What's more difficult is knowing how to use light to set the mood in one's own home.
Breast health workshops planned
A series of 15 Breast Health Workshops for uninsured and low-income women in the Texas Panhandle will kick off Saturday at noon in the Black Historical Cultural Center, 901 N. Hayden St., with a complimentary lunch, said Leticia Goodrich, chairwoman of the Amarillo Area Breast Health Coalition.
Use fresh potting mix
Use fresh potting mix, not topsoil or garden soil, in containers for summer annuals. Pots must drain to prevent root rot: Line the bottom with shards of old pots to improve water flow.
Where to put the computer?
One of the modern design challenges faced today is where to put the home computer.
Heloise: Readers send hints on tack pins
DEAR READERS: Hi! We recently shared a letter from a reader asking how to keep tack pins attached to her daughter's jacket. Well, many readers have sent their hints, so here they are:
No ties
Shoe fasteners for those who don't want or dont like to tie their shoes are available from the Ablewear Homecare Catalog.
Heloise: Add extras to boxed pasta mixes
DEAR HELOISE: I'm making a "budget" meal tonight, and I always add things to boxed pasta mixes that are added to hamburger or tuna. I add onions or veggies. Onions are added while browning the meat. Also, spices give it more of a homemade taste. - WENDY IN NORTH PORT, FLA.
How to be 'eco-stylish'
Danny Seo's birth on Earth Day 1977 propelled him into environmental activism at a young age and led to a career as an ecologically conscious designer. At 29, he's a seasoned self-promoter with a Web site, radio program and upcoming cable television show. Now comes a fifth book from the enterprising New Yorker, "Simply Green Parties" (Collins, $19.95), with recipes, craft projects and other ideas for what Seo calls "eco-stylish" entertaining.
Panhandle People: Army commissions Caprock grad
TRENT TEAGUE of Amarillo was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the Army from the infantry branch of the Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, Ga.
Simple, affordable changes
If you've been thinking about letting the sawdust fly and renovating your house, decorator Lyn Peterson has a few things you ought to know.
Cool tips for hot weather refrigerator and freezer use
WACO - Summer's arrival makes this a sensible time to do a bit of preventative maintenance for your refrigerator and freezer.
Dr. Gott: Neuropathy treatment not always effective
DEAR DR. GOTT: In your column, you wrote, "Regardless of its cause, your neuropathy can be treated."
Dear Abby: Gay brother boycotts wedding
DEAR ABBY: I am being married this summer to my fiancee of five years, "Beth." I had always assumed that my brother, "Mike," who is also my best friend, would be my best man. Mike is gay.
Dr. Gott: Hip problem makes walking painful for man
DEAR DR. GOTT: I'm a 65-year-old male with sporadic pain in my left hip.
Putting on the dog for the 4th
Food, drink and fireworks have been central to Fourth of July commemorations ever since the signing of the Declaration of Independence during the summer of 1776. Some 230 years later, Americans still love celebrating Independence Day with fireworks and foods that point up the nation's culinary and cultural heritage.
Creme de la creme
"Creme fraiche" is French for "fresh cream," but the English translation can be confusing because creme fraiche is nothing like the fresh cream sold in the United States. Creme fraiche is made by introducing a small amount of a natural acid-producing culture into fresh cream and allowing it to "mature" for up to a day.
Don't tell Duke, but ...
Duke, the Bush's Baked Beans spokesdog, has a new item to add to his resume.
Grill the low-fat way with lemon oregano chicken
Chicken takes to the grill as tastily as just about anything else that people love to cook out. Happily, it's easy to find ways to make mouth-watering dishes that are healthy for the family, too - recipes are available.
Wine of the Week: Sebastiani Sonoma County / Chardonnay 2004
Magazine searches for Grandparent of the Year
KidsPeace, the children's crisis charity, and GRAND magazine are launching a nationwide search for "Grandparent of the Year" to honor the love wisdom and growing importance of grandparents in our society.
Honor Luncheon
Women representing six Potter Extension Education clubs participated in a recent Spring Luncheon to honor outstanding club members.
Those Were the Days
A group of men from the Amarillo High School Class of 1951 have made a weekly date for lunch at the Furr's Cafeteria, Wolflin and Georgia Street, for a number of years.
Your Voice: Rabid baseball fan honored at game
Amarillo native and baseball fan Roberne Wilson Foran received a Mother's Day gift only a baseball fan could appreciate - the opportunity to present an award in late May to the most-valuable baseball player at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Five Generations
Five generations of the Ornelas family recently gathered for a photo. The family includes mother Vanessa Larae Ornelas, grandfather Steve Ornelas, great-grandfather Arturo Ornelas holding Xadrian Bermea and great-great-grandmother Carolina Ornelas.
Court Resurfacing
Matt Clovis with Advantage Courts, an Amarillo company that specializes in refinishing tennis courts, uses a stripper recently to remove paint from a court at Memorial Park. The court will be filled and resurfaced in another week or so.
The identities of Cub Scouts participating in a June 12 day camp were switched in two photos published in the June 21 Friends & Neighbors section.
How to submit team information
The Amarillo Globe-News Friends & Neighbors section publishes team sports photographs as a free public service.
Snow (cone) job helps reach March of Dimes goal
Farmers Group insurance agent Bryan Tackett was a hero for babies June 14 but he had help.
Amarillo MDA chapter locks up $77,718
The Amarillo Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association benefited to the tune of $77,718 recently after 142 executives were "locked up" at the Country Barn Steakhouse.
Two Amarilloans have been selected to receive scholarships from the Grand Street Wal-Mart Supercenter.
How to submit information to Friends & Neighbors
To submit photos and articles for Friends & Neighbors, follow these steps:
Basketballers take it to the streets in July
Kids Inc.'s 15th annual Streetball Challenge, Amarillo's original 3-on-3 basketball event, is scheduled July 15-16 on the AIG parking lot, 27th Avenue and Osage Street, behind the Kids Inc. WareHouse.
Lone Star Ballet to perform at High Noon
Members of the Lone Star Ballet will entertain today at Center City of Amarillo's "High Noon on the Square" on the lawn of the old Potter County Courthouse, between Fifth and Sixth avenues on South Taylor Street.
USO Dance to feature food, Hugo Loewenstern orchestra
Hugo Loewenstern and his orchestra will perform at the Amarillo Senior Citizens Association's USO Dance beginning at 6 p.m. July 8 with finger foods, beverages and hors d'oeuvres. Ballroom dancing begins at 7 p.m. in the center, 1220 S. Polk St.
Under Construction
Texas Department of Transportation crews and/or contractors will be working in these locations through Sunday, weather permitting. For more information, call Paul Braun at 356-3256. Information about TxDOT is available at www.dot.txdot.gov.
Two principals say goodbye to area
Metroplex school districts attracted two principals from Canyon Independent School District.
Circuit City provides games, fun for Maverick Boys and Girls Clubs
Circuit City was crawling with kids June 16 - and employees and management loved every minute of it.
Basketball Camp
Cassandra Garcia from Randall High School goes through a drill June 19 at the Amarillo High School basketball camp. AHS conducted its girls summer basketball camp June 19-22 for girls in grades four to six in the mornings and grades seven through nine in the afternoons at the school's Activity Center. Braden Kinsey, left, takes on Chris Rhoten, both from Canyon, during a drill at the Palo Duro High School basketball camp.
Merely Players to present 'Hamlet'
Merely Players' production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" continues Friday and Saturday in the Amarillo College Experimental Theatre.
Something to cheer about
Cheerleaders and cheerleader hopefuls gathered at Amarillo Cheer Elite's facility June 14-16 for the National Cheerleader Association's Commuter Camp.
Shooter to compete in Croatia
Michelle Lacko overcame problems with her .22 pistol to take fifth place June 11-18 at the 13th annual USA Shooting Rifle and Pistol National Championships at Fort Benning, Ga.
Crown of Texas fencing
Amarillo College Fencing Association's Caitlin Carroll, left, prepares to engage the University of Colorado's Annie Muske-Dukes on June 10 during womens epee competition in the 2006 Crown of Texas fencing tournament at West Texas A&M University.
Student Crime Stoppers
Numerous vandalisms have been reported in the San Jacinto area, and Student Crime Stoppers wants help in solving the problem.
Team Tumbles Into Competition
All American Power Tumbling and Extreme Trampoline, coached by Steve Jones, competed recently in San Antonio at the Region 3 Championship.
Tourney Champs
The Rangers, a team of 11- and 12-year-olds, won the North Randall County Baseball Association Majors league, going undefeated through the tournament and 12-2 for the season.
Mug rugs on Get-to-Gather agenda
Participants at the July Get-to-Gather will learn to hand weave a mug rug or coffee cup coaster, said to Sue Church, Texas Cooperative Extension family and consumer sciences agent in Potter County.
With a little help from their friends
A trailer-towing yellow-and-turquoise Ford van marked CityChurch Racing slipped down a San Jacinto street.
Blood pressure doesn't have to climb with age
More than half of Americans older than 60 have high blood pressure, but that doesn't mean it is part of normal aging, according to a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist.
My Two Cents: Is the American League superior to the National League?
As I write this Wednesday afternoon, four interleague massacres - er, games - are in progress. The American League leads three of them by a combined 18-0, and the Yankees would go on to beat the Braves in 12 innings.
Astros can't fuel the Rocket
DETROIT - Roger Clemens threw six strong innings before giving up a pair of one-out walks in the seventh and the Detroit Tigers made him pay for it.
Astros' Garner gets suspension
NEW YORK - Houston Astros manager Phil Garner was suspended one game Wednesday after tossing a chair onto the field after his ejection during a loss in Detroit.
Texas MLB: Houston falls again to red-hot Detroit
DETROIT - Justin Verlander pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and surging Detroit took advantage of several defensive miscues by the Houston Astros in a 5-0 win Wednesday.
World Cup Today
BERLIN - A look at Day 19 of the World Cup on Tuesday:
Stars exercise option on Klemm
DALLAS - The Dallas Stars exercised their club option on defenseman Jon Klemm's contract for next season Wednesday.
NIRAA honors Amarillo's Steele
Amarillo's Billy Steele, regional representative of the American Quarter Horse Association, was honored by the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Alumni Association in Casper, Wyo.
Rodeo makes some changes
A rodeo tradition continues tonight in some unfamiliar surroundings as the 65th annual Will Rogers Range Riders Rodeo kicks off at a new location.
2006 NBA Draft: Raptors order Italian
NEW YORK - Andrea Bargnani went first. Then came the trades.
Mavs like Ager's defense
DALLAS - A week too late, the Dallas Mavericks might have finally found someone to cover Dwyane Wade.
NBA Draft: Who's No. 1?
NEW YORK - As Andrea Bargnani told a curious media contingent about himself Tuesday, Tyrus Thomas sat a few feet away and was asked what he knew about the potential No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
Report: Rockets deal top pick Gay for forward Battier
HOUSTON - Rudy Gay shook NBA commissioner David Stern's hand and donned a red Houston Rockets cap at the NBA draft Wednesday night.
AC opts for new voting method
Regents unanimously voted Tuesday night to change the way they are elected from a traditional one-vote-per-place system to a cumulative system voting.
Former area resident killed in one-vehicle rollover accident in North Carolina
A former resident of Amarillo died in a wreck in Goldsboro, N.C., on Tuesday.
Programs filling food gaps
Folks do get hungry. Even in Amarillo.
A brief in Wednesday's Globe-News had an incorrect date for a surplus auction at Interstate 40 and Lakeside Street. It is scheduled for today and will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
City OKs purchase of new water rights
The Amarillo City Commission on Tuesday approved the purchase of 640 acres of water rights in Potter County and several projects to extend water and sanitary sewer mains.
Rocket aficionados take aim for the skies
Not content to watch traditional holiday skyrockets, a group of enterprising adults have gone to great lengths to design, build and launch their own rockets - big suckers.
Officer foils robbery attempt
Three people reportedly fled from an Amarillo police officer Tuesday morning when he saw them acting suspiciously near a game parlor that had apparently been the target of a robbery.
Shooting suspect's mother arrested
Amarillo police Wednesday arrested the mother of a man charged in connection with a string of drive-by shootings this month for allegedly assisting him in the attacks.
Former Tech chancellor has new job
LUBBOCK - Dr. David Smith, the former chancellor of Texas Tech University and former Texas health commissioner, has been appointed president of Upstate Medical University in New York, state university officials there have announced.
Lubbock baby abduction suspect indicted
LUBBOCK - A West Texas grand jury has indicted the woman who police said posed as a hospital nurse to befriend a new mother, abducted her days-old baby and then left the newborn in 100-plus degree heat a day later.
Soldier's valor, sacrifice remembered
BROWNSVILLE - The remains of a Texas soldier captured and brutalized in Iraq were buried Wednesday following a funeral Mass attended by hundreds of veterans, local residents and area dignitaries and officiated by a Catholic bishop and a dozen area priests.
Man charged in drive-by shootings
Charges have been filed against a man police suspect is connected to shootings in Amarillo earlier this month.
Official: Only smoke-free places fully protect nonsmokers' health
WASHINGTON - Breathing any amount of someone else's tobacco smoke harms nonsmokers, the surgeon general declared Tuesday - a strong condemnation of secondhand smoke that is sure to fuel nationwide efforts to ban smoking in public.
Brothers indicted in March drug bust
A federal grand jury handed up indictments against two men arrested after a drug bust during a March traffic stop.
Surplus goods auction today
The public is invited to an auction of surplus goods and seized vehicles and equipment today.
Ag chief pushes projects
How to keep young people in small towns and other rural economic development questions were in the air Tuesday at the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce.
Scooter club goes coast to coast
They appear on the horizon, advancing like a swarm of angry bees. Determined looks. Focused.
Woman indicted on embezzlement charge
A months-long investigation into possible financial discrepancies at a Claude contractor company led a federal grand jury to indict a woman who authorities say pilfered more than $113,000 in federal funds from her employer.
2 indicted in school pot muffin stunt
DALLAS - Two teenagers were indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on felony charges in connection with the delivery of marijuana-laced muffins to the teacher's lounge of a suburban Dallas high school last month.
Randall voids outdated jury service checks
Randall County commissioners added to the county's bottom line Tuesday, but had to put off a project due to a lack of funds.
Amarillo woman arrested in March pleads guilty to possessing stolen mail
An Amarillo woman arrested for stealing mail in March has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.
Clarendon firefighter dedicated to community
When fire ignited March 12 near Groom, Jeremy Powell was among the many Clarendon volunteer firefighters who responded around noon that day, working 48 hours before they had a moment to rest.
Pastor's duties to change at Trinity
Trinity Fellowship Church Senior Pastor Stephen LeBlanc said Wednesday that his responsibilities at the church would change, but he did not elaborate.
11 indicted in drug ring with Dumas tie
A New Mexico federal grand jury earlier this month handed up an eight-count indictment against 11 people who authorities say participated in a drug trafficking network that at one point ran marijuana into Dumas.
Suspect admits to fleeing scene after allegedly stealing from Wal-Mart store
A suspect in a Tuesday afternoon robbery at a west Amarillo Wal-Mart reportedly 'fessed up when police found him walking in a neighborhood about a half-mile away, according to Amarillo Police Department reports.
Coalition to host breast health workshop for uninsured, low-income women
A breast health workshop, for uninsured and low-income women in the Texas Panhandle, begins at noon July 1 at the Amarillo Black Historical Cultural Center, 901 N. Hayden St.
Law enforcement officials tracking homicide suspect
BROWNSVILLE - The remains of a Texas soldier captured and brutalized in Iraq were buried Wednesday following a funeral Mass attended by hundreds of veterans, local residents and area dignitaries and officiated by a Catholic bishop and a dozen area priests.
Education Brief: Online registration deadline for students taking July 29 THEA test is July 19
The regular registration deadline for the Texas Higher Education Assessment test is Friday for the July 29 test.
Education Brief: Class offered at ENMU in Portales will examine Bible as work of literature
Students can gain new perspectives on the Bible through a "Bible as Literature" course to run Monday through July 28 at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, N.M.
People, not money motivate area firefighter
For most firefighters, the desire to battle flames comes from the genes.
Library puts auto repair manuals on Internet
The Amarillo Public Library is offering help for auto-repair professionals and do-it-yourselfers alike with free online remote access to auto repair manuals.
Accident clogs I-40
A four-car collision Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 40 blocked eastbound traffic as wreckers cleared a destroyed tractor-trailer from the highway.
Man sentenced for fraternity water prank
DALLAS - A DeSoto man has been sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years of probation for his role in a fraternity initiation that sent a pledge into a coma.
Lubbock officials consider outer loop
LUBBOCK - Living inside Lubbock's loop in the future might mean living in a home on 110th Street.
Former Texas justice, Baylor law school dean dies at age 84
SAN ANTONIO - Former Texas Supreme Court justice Charles Wallace "Charlie" Barrow, a legal giant in the state who was law school dean at Baylor University, has died. He was 84.
ENMU to offer sociology class that will examine mass, serial killing
Mass and serial killing will be the focus of a class about homicide offered in July by Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, N.M.
Potty mouths on the rise in U.S., poll says
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Think we've gotten rather loose and vulgar with our words?
Texans name college scouting director
Dale Strahm was named director of college scouting for the Houston Texans, the team said Wednesday.
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Marie Spears
TEXICO, N.M. - Marie Spears, 101, died Wednesday, June 28, 2006.
Eva Posey
PAMPA - Eva Posey, 94, died Monday, June 26, 2006, in Amarillo.
Blake Overton Hefley
Blake Overton Hefley, 77, of Canyon died Monday, June 26, 2006.
Nancy Lee Byers
Nancy Lee Byers, 88, formerly of Amarillo, died Tuesday, June 20, 2006, in Redwood City, Calif.
Pleasant Rogers Little Lisman
FORT WORTH - Pleasant Rogers Little Lisman, 86, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006.
Leo Miller
BOOKER - Leo Miller, 80, died Monday, June 26, 2006, in Amarillo.
Patricio Flores
Patricio Flores, 82, of Amarillo died Tuesday, June 27, 2006.
Hubert E. "Gene" Ward
FRITCH - Hubert E. "Gene" Ward, 82, died Monday, June 26, 2006.
Nancy Martin Greenhouse
MIAMI - Nancy Martin Greenhouse, 40, died Sunday, June 25, 2006.
William George Spencer
CLOVIS, N.M. - William George Spencer, 73, died Monday, June 26, 2006.
Don "Big Don" Taylor
Don "Big Don" Taylor, 78, of Amarillo died Tuesday, June 27, 2006 in Amarillo.
Irma F. McSwain
BRYAN - Irma F. McSwain, 100, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006.
Bill Barker
GEORGETOWN - Bill Barker, 73, of Buchanan Dam, formerly of Amarillo, died Sunday, June 25, 2006.
Brenda Kay Wiseman Irwin
SEVEN SPRINGS, N.C. - Lt. Col. Brenda Kay Wiseman Irwin, 46, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006.
Joseph F. Richmond
Joseph F. Richmond, 86, of Amarillo died Saturday, June 24, 2006.
Roslyn Bunton Watson
PANHANDLE - Roslyn Bunton Watson, 70, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006, in Amarillo.
William "Bill" Brooks
William "Bill" Brooks, 71, of Amarillo died Monday, June 26, 2006.
William Oscar Johnston
FRITCH - William Oscar Johnston, 84, died Sunday, June 25, 2006.
Juan Meza
FRIONA - Juan Meza, 38, died Sunday, June 25, 2006, near Friona.
Rafael Meza
FRIONA - Rafael Meza, 34, died Sunday, June 25, 2006, near Friona.
Guerrero Faudoa
FRIONA - Guerrero Faudoa, 24, died Sunday, June 25, 2006, near Friona.
Mildred Juanita McGill
OLTON - Mildred Juanita McGill, 91, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006, in Lubbock.
Carlos Faudoa
FRIONA - Carlos Faudoa, 26, died Sunday, June 25, 2006, near Friona.
Paul Cruz
TULIA - Paul Cruz, 40, died Sunday, June 25, 2006.
Stephen Gray Johnston
DUMAS - Stephen Gray Johnston, 80, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006.
Tommy Norton
Tommy Norton, 52, of Amarillo died Sunday, June 25, 2006.
Wesley "W.L." Mitchell
Wesley "W.L." Mitchell, 81, of Amarillo died Monday, June 26, 2006.
Jack L. Huey Jr.
LUBBOCK - Jack L. Huey Jr., 79, formerly of Guthrie, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006.
Editorial: Every picture indeed tells a story for public safety, law enforcement
Thanks to a ruling by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, a red light doesn't mean cities have to stop putting out cameras at traffic intersections.
Letters and Guest Columns
Readers are allowed one letter per calendar month. Letters should be no longer than 200 words. Please include your full name, mailing address and daytime telephone number.
Guest Column: Does the Amarillo community appreciate its artistic uniqueness?
Though traveling and performing all over the world has been an exceptional opportunity, ending up in an exceptional community is a gift at the end of a professional career that presents a new beginning for this family, the Gaifullins.
Henry: AC votes to turn the other cheek
Did the Amarillo College Board of Regents throw in the towel Tuesday?
Editorial: No smoking? No mandates!
That sound you hear in the background very well may be the voices of many cheering Amarillo residents who are claiming vindication, thanks to a U.S. surgeon general's report on secondhand smoke.
Editorial: Just say no - and here's why
Rick Roach's life is a telling example of the dangers of drugs.
Editorial: Scratching a 10-year itch
What is constitutional still may not always be right.
Guest Column: We have promises to keep to Amarillo's students
Most adults can look back on their lives and pick the people who played a major role in shaping their future. For many of us, our parents influenced us most, followed by teachers, employers and co-workers.
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Seattle Police Chief John Diaz engaged the public last night at the East Precinct Crime Prevention Coalition's monthly meeting, answering questions about the shooting of John T. Williams by Ian Birk; the inflammatory editorial by officer Steve Pomper published in the police-guild newspaper; last year's Drug Market Initiative; and one tongue-in-cheek query from a police-accountability activist.
"I don't know how to not get shot by a police officer," she remarked, eliciting a few chuckles from the audience.
By that point in the evening, Diaz had fielded a dozen or so questions about the Williams shooting, Pomper's editorial, and the department's relationship with minorities. He shrugged off the snark with a line about reconnecting with the community--one of his talking points of the night--and the meeting ended a few minutes later.
Early on, however, Diaz seemed frank when talking about the Birk-Williams incident. He twice refused to discuss details about any punishment Birk might face from the Department, but did say, "When we make a mistake--something that's clearly wrong--it erodes the community's faith in our organization so quickly . . . sometimes we make huge mistakes. Those are the ones you have to hold me accountable for, for how it's addressed."
Diaz said of the Department of Justice's investigation of SPD, "I want to look at the entire organization, I welcome a review of our entire organization," adding that he wants the feds to speak to the local community groups that have been the Department's most outspoken critics.
photo by Keegan Hamilton Seattle Police Chief John Diaz, the Board of Directors of the East Precinct Crime Prevention Coalition, and an officer picking his nose.
Though he was evasive at times, Diaz, wearing a suit and tie instead of his police uniform, handled the tough questions smoothly, cracking a few well-timed jokes to diffuse the tension. When one man asked about the editorial in the police-guild newspaper and suggested that the comments constituted "insubordination," Diaz quipped, "I appreciate you getting my blood pressure spiked."
The chief then delivered his familiar "I'm not the thought police" line, adding "On the issue of social justice, we firmly and wholly support [those programs] . . . this is something that's critical to how we run our Department and this city."
Another woman, unsatisfied with the chief's response, asked again about the editorial. Diaz was more candid the second time around. "It's bad for this organization, it's bad for the entire community," he said. "It's a stupid thing to do . . . It doesn't do the union any good or the department any good. You can't hide and just say, 'Well, this is my union paper.' It's there for anyone to take a look at. It reflects badly . . . it's another way it degrades trust in our department."
Not all the talk focused on negatives. Bob Hood, formerly of the Seattle City Attorney's office, asked Diaz about the long-term effectiveness of the Drug Market Initiative program that Hood helped implement last year in East Precinct.
"That was a perfect example of fighting crime by reducing fear," Diaz said, noting that a similar operation is currently underway in Columbia City. "It also dealt with racial disparity of people of color involved in drug crime . . . we tried a different approach. I don't have the [crime] stats, but it was a great success in a lot of ways."
After the meeting, Joanna Cullen, a resident who lives in the heart of the DMI zone, near 21st Avenue and East Union, discussed the positive changes in her neighborhood.
"Before I was calling the police constantly to report drug deals and suspicious activity, four or five times a week," she said. "Since the DMI, I've called maybe once or twice. I look out my window and it's so peaceful."

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Glendale, AZ - Transportation - Transit Services
Welcome to the city of Glendale's Transit Service website. Transit provides a wide range of convenient, low-cost transportation alternatives for Glendale citizens and visitors, including fixed-route bus service, Glendale Dial-A-Ride, Glendale Urban Shuttle (GUS) bus service, ADA service and a taxi-subsidy program.
Please visit the Valley Metro Web site at www.valleymetro.org for fixed route schedules.
West Phoenix/Central Glendale Transit Study
In 2013, Valley Metro initiated a transit corridor study for the West Phoenix/Central Glendale area to identify high-capacity transit service options to connect downtown Glendale to the existing light rail system. The study has identified a transit service area from 19th Ave. to 67th Ave., and Northern Ave. to Camelback Rd. In partnership with the city of Phoenix, city of Glendale and the community, the study will determine a route location and a type of transit (light rail or bus rapid transit) that will best serve the area. This is one of several corridors identified in the voter-approved Regional Transportation Plan to add 40 miles of high-capacity transit to the existing 20-mile light rail system.
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Glendale Offers an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Service
In compliance with federal regulations, the city of Glendale offers an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) service to eligible persons who, because of a disability, cannot use Valley Metro fixed-route bus service. The ADA service covers the same routes and operates the same hours as Valley Metro fixed-route bus service in Glendale. Read more
Glendale Urban Shuttle (GUS)
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Cap and trade can also mesh poorly with local rules. If Colorado passes a regulation that cuts electricity use, for example, its utilities will pollute less and need fewer emission permits, which means the cost of permits goes down. But if the cost of permits goes down, then utilities in other states will increase their emissions to the point where the Colorado rule might have no net effect at all. Because of these two problems, says Dallas Burtraw, an economist at Resources for the Future, "the tax approach, on net, wins in my mind."
Except it's not so simple. As Grist's David Roberts has pointed out, "The carbon tax that economists talk about is a whiteboard tax"; in real life, things are messier. Congress loves nothing more than fiddling with the tax code to favor one interest group or another, and corporate America knows better than to assume that today's levies will be the same tomorrow.
The basic tradeoff is this: With a tax, you know exactly what the price of carbon will be, but you don't know for sure how much carbon reduction that tax will get you. You have to guess. With cap and trade, you don't know for sure how much carbon will cost, but you do know exactly how much carbon reduction you'll get. Whatever technical flaws cap and trade may have compared with taxes, this by itself is enough to convince most environmental groups that it's a superior approach.
3. Europe is already doing it. In 2005 the European Union started phase one of its Emission Trading Scheme. The initial rollout was a fizzle. Too many permits were allocated, enforcement was weak, and permit prices dropped to as low as 2 cents per ton by the end of 2007. As early as 2006, one major European environmental group was already complaining that "lax implementation of the ets is a major disappointment."
But phase two, which began in 2008, has proved more robust. At press time, CO2 permits were selling for about $17 per ton. That is still too low, but the plan is for cap levels to decrease in the future and for more industries to be brought under the ets umbrella. As that happens, the price of permits will continue to rise, and the market will work its magic.
The EU is fully committed to cap and trade. If the United States wants to be part of a global carbon reduction strategy, learning from the ets and eventually integrating with it is probably our best bet.
4. There's no such thing as a free permit. One of the key issues with any cap-and-trade system is how you allocate permits. Power plants would like to get them for free, and at first glance this seems appealing. If you set the overall carbon cap at 90 percent of current levels, and allocate only that number of permits, that should reduce carbon without raising prices for the consumer. After all, the power plants didn't have to pay for the permits, so there are no costs to pass along. Right?
Oddly enough, no. The economic theory involved is a little hairy, but those permits have a value on the open market, and that means that in many cases marginal producers can make more money selling their permits than by producing power. They'll only be willing to produce power if they can raise prices enough to make the power-producing business more profitable than the permit-selling business, and eventually everyone will jack up prices to follow suit.
This may sound abstract—even a bit fantastical—but it's absolutely real. In fact, when permits in phase one of Europe's ets system were handed out for free, electricity prices rose and power companies pocketed a windfall profit (which Britain's Department of Trade and Industry estimated at about $1.1 billion a year in the UK alone). Dale Bryk, an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council (nrdc), puts it bluntly: "If you ask them point-blank if they'll charge customers for free permits, they won't tell you. But they know they will."
A better way is for the government to hold an auction to set the price of permits. This has a couple of extremely salutary effects. First, it puts everyone on a level playing field (since Congress has no ability to allocate permits to favored interests). Second, and even better, the money from selling the permits goes to the federal government, not to the carbon emitters. That's a pretty useful revenue stream, one that would probably start out at about $20 to $30 billion per year and go up steadily as the cap came down and the price of carbon permits increased.
5. It matters what you do with the money. One of the problems with cap and trade, as with any energy tax, is that it's regressive. In absolute terms, poor families spend less on energy than rich families, but they spend a greater share of their income, and this means that higher energy prices hit the poor especially hard. The Congressional Budget Office, for example, estimates that the price increase from a moderate cap-and-trade plan would cost low-income families 3.3 percent of their income, compared with only 1.7 percent for better-off families. Reducing greenhouse emissions may be a global priority, but should it be done on the backs of the poor?
In a cap-and-trade system where permits are given away, there's nothing you can do about this. In fact, because the windfall profits of such a system benefit shareholders in fossil fuel firms, who are generally high earners, you really would be taxing the poor to benefit the rich.
But in a system where carbon permits are auctioned off, this imbalance can be addressed. James Boyce and Matthew Riddle of the Political Economy Research Institute favor a policy called "cap and dividend," which rebates 100 percent of the auction revenue back to the public, much the way that Alaska issues checks to its residents based on tax revenue from the oil industry. Alternatively, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has proposed a "climate rebate" program aimed exclusively at poor families that allocates 14 percent of permit auction revenues to replace the buying power that low-income households would lose from higher energy prices. (Families would get the money via existing, proven programs such as the earned income tax credit.) The rest of the revenue stream would be left over for investments in energy efficiency, mass transit, and green R&D.
This also might make cap and trade attractive to politicians who are wedded to congressional pay-as-you-go rules (which prevent spending on new programs unless there are new tax revenues to pay for them). "Given the fact that Democrats want to stick to paygo rules and no one wants to raise middle-class taxes," says Tony Kreindler of the Environmental Defense Fund, "an auction starts to look very attractive."
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The AP has an article today on the likely legislative disputes over Washington's "three-tier" system for wine and beer distribution. Under this system, breweries and wineries sell their products at a 10% mark-up to distributors, who sell at a 10% mark-up to stores. Parties in one tier are banned from having a financial stake in another. Also prohibited are quantity discounts, buying product on credit, and retailers storing product in a central warehouse. (The WSLCB says it may be willing to loosen the warehousing provision.) The system was put in place when prohibition ended and recently survived a legal challenge from Costco.
Why do we have it? Rick Garza of the Washington State Liquor Control Board tells the AP:
"The reality is those laws are set there to create a level playing
field...and those pricing regulations are there to raise the
price of alcohol to deter people from consuming too much alcohol."
This from the folks who teamed up with the legislature to give us cost/benefit analyses on opening liquor stores on Sundays, who then boldly floated a trial balloon, just to make sure that one more day of buying liquor wouldn't lead to End Times. The same folks who believe that four-foot high railings prevent the corruption of minors. The same folks who stop in your neighborhood bar to make sure that the performer on stage isn't drinking a beer. The same folks who helped Nickels, Rasmussen, and the other Seattle finger-waggers institute the completely ineffective Alcohol Impact Areas. (See also here.) Question for the WSLCB: If the three-tier pricing scheme is so effective at regulating price and deterring consumption, why does anyone need an Alcohol Impact Area to prohibit the sales of cheap, high-ABV product? (Brian Smith of the WSLCB says that the three-tier system is meant to prevent retailers from flooding the market with below-cost alcohol.)
Prohibition was a disaster, and this sort of prohibition-lite is comical. Reducing alcoholism and public nuisance is a legitimate goal--there's definitely a place for the WSLCB's education work--as is protecting microbreweries from predatory pricing. But in this game, demand rules. There will always be demand for both high-quality and high-alcohol product, so the supply will materialize, regulated or not. We might save a little money and a lot of annoyance by cutting back on nitpicking rules and bar patrols and letting someone else pay liquor store clerks.


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DENIMU - IAN BERRY14 July 15 EVISU Art, EVISU Design, EVISU FashionThe works of Ian Berry, aka Denimu, have the perfect shades of blue. When you get closer to the clam, still, harmonious everyday city life moments in his works, you'll be surprised by the depth, texture and intensive detailed works done on them.Read More
EVISU x D*FACE solo exhibition21 May 14 Blog, EVISU Art, EVISU EventIn conjunction with D*Face's first solo exhibition in Asia, EVISU is proud to present a collaborative capsule collection with the famous D*Face street artist.Read More
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Happy December, Sparkfriends! I'm ready to re-commit to my healthy life. Seems I run on a 6 month cycle. Anyone else have that issue??! Started this am tracking my food and activities again. Did make it through the Griffin 5K and had a wonderful... Read more
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Well, Sparkfriends, I finally took the step I kept putting off (for a year). Went and signed on for the Griffin Hospital 5K Cancer Walk this October. Now that I've actually paid to enter and have started emailing my family and friends about it, ... Read more
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Congratulations are in order this morning for Beyoncé & Jay-Z. Yesterday, Beyoncé gave birth a beautiful and healthy baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter. Friday night, Bey checked into the Lenox Hill hospital in New York's upper east side under the incognito name of Ingrid Jackson. Bey's birth was completed through a C-section. The NY Daily News reports the following.
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Days' Cottages: "Days' Cottages" North Truro Hotel Tip by peach93
North Truro Hotels: 1 reviews and 1 photos
The Days' Cottages have been around forever, at least since the 40's. Photos of them have been featured in many magazines about New England and they are beautiful all lined up in a row. Each cottage is named after a different flower and has its own private beach.
The cottages are all identical inside and each has a fireplace, two bedrooms, a small kitchen, bathroom with shower, and a living room with a a futon that pulls out into a double bed. And the best thing? No televisions or phones! They do have heat though, as the nights can get chilly sometimes.
I wish you could see some of the HUGE homemade meals we have made over the years in the tiny kitchen with the miniature stove! Good stuff!
Unique Qualities: There are few places left like this left on the Cape. Days' Cottages are still owned by the Days family, the second generation of the family to run them. The cottages are rented out by the week only and reservations are taken on a first-come-first-served basis. Guests from previous years have first dibs on the reservations for the future. Many people, like our friends, come here the same week year after year.
Interestingly, one of our friends who rents here every year has a father who went to Boston College with Joe Day, the owner, and has been coming here every year since he was born. It's that kind of place.
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FUKUOKA – A young wrestler from the Czech Republic and 10 other sumo hopefuls passed the preliminary stage of their physical examinations Friday to move another step closer to joining the ranks of professional sumo.
Pavel Bojar, an 18-year-old member of the Czech amateur sumo team at last week's world meet in Aomori, was well above the 173 cm and 75 kg required to pass the first stage of the physical exam.
Bojar, who measured 185 cm and weighed in at 88 kg, and the others will take a more detailed physical exam involving a check of the heart, lungs and other internal organs.
The results will be announced on Nov. 11 the opening day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.


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At Nectar tonight, Sound Magazine is hosting a happy hour with free drink tickets (until they run out) from 6 to 9 p.m., followed by a show that is also completely free, featuring Born Anchors, my favorite local psychedelic band the Curious Mystery, and Cataldo. Great line-up, free drinks, no cover...yes!
Cracker, Victor Krumnenacher at the Crocodile, 8 p.m., $20
In 1990, when the legendary Camper Van Beethoven broke up, it must've seemed inconceivable that singer/guitarist David Lowery would ever front a band as initially straight ahead-sounding as Cracker. Where Camper was known for its zany, offbeat wit and rollicking stage presentation, Cracker's demeanor falls 180 degrees in the other direction. On first listen, Cracker, with its bountiful hooks and smooth country-rock guitar, sounds tailor-made for radio. And the ubiquitous hit "Low," which has probably been played in every shopping mall across America, only seems to cement that perception. Since Camper re-formed ten years ago, however, it's gotten easier to regard Cracker on its own merits -- and recognize the songwriting strength behind Lowery's deceptively accessible songs. In retrospect, it's not only remarkable that he was able to re-invent himself and sneak some hits through the mass-appeal chute, but that Cracker would have such longevity and age so well. SABY REYES-KULKARNIMantic Ritual, Pro-Pain, Sworn Enemy, Sojourner, Crooks to Kings at El Corazon, 7 p.m., $17, all ages
Let's set the record straight: as much as famous metal musicians would have us believe otherwise, the rise of Nirvana did not precipitate the demise of thrash metal, the thrilling heavy metal sub-genre launched by Metallica, Exodus, Megadeth, and Slayer. Most likely, the music's sudden erosion occurred from within. And Mantic Ritual clearly felt the pain. The band's production values, guitar riffs, and lyrics are all micro-tailored so that its album, Executioner, may as well have been recorded 25 years ago, during the time when the music was still more raw than progressive and had yet to surge in popularity. Hell, it's a surprise the label didn't airbrush some acne into the band photos to mimic the back cover of Metallica's Kill 'Em All. By presenting thrash as an embalmed museum piece, Mantic Ritual sheds zero light on why this most vital of forms barely evolved past 1993. But, of course, fans who pine for the glory days of leather and jean jackets will throw their horns up anyway. Like Twinkies, at least you know exactly what you're going to get. SABY REYES-KULKARNI


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Good Wireless stereo headphone
I always want a behind the neck, wireless headphone to use on my ipod, pc, laptop but via headphone outlet, not usb or ipod connection specific. I bought the LG HBS-200 from Buy.com because of its high reviews from internet sites, but could only use with bluetooth technology devices, i.e. my cell phone. So I decide to try this product. The price is reasonable. The covering earpieces not that great, may tear easily. After few days used, the microphone cover piece partially tear. Constantly recharge the headphone everynight if you want to use it again tomorrow because headphone battery will not last more than 8 hours. Other than the above and once I master the pairing technique, the headset has great stereo sound. I plugged in my ipod, laptop at work, literally any device with headphone plug dongle, I enjoy great stereo sound. I give these average scale because I have not use it on my cell, so cannot give it an over all score of the product. But for wireless headphone/headset, great stereo sound and great dongle (wish my HBS-200 could auto recognize any dongle) auto-recognize its dongle in pairing.
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Reports back from the 2009 Toy Fair in New York offer first looks at the Terminator Salvation, Watchman, and Dragonball Evolution product lines. Check out the picture-filled displays over posted over at MTV. The goodies up for viewing weren't limited to toys though. The Watchmen display included everything from a themed doormat, to a Rorschach ski mask, to "a framed display case featuring The Comedian's dog tags and a pair of guns given to him in 'Watchmen' by US President Richard Nixon."
The one sour note at the Fair was sounded by the Lego representative, who explained that "there are no plans on producing any new Harry Potter sets. With the films getting darker, it has become very hard to produce kid-friendly sets."


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Housing society residents file complaint against management, probe ordered
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Even as several group-housing societies in the city's southern sectors are engaged in legal wrangling with the management, another case of alleged harassment to residents has come to the fore. An inquiry has been initiated against the management of the Private Teachers' House Building Society, Sector 49-C after members filed a complaint with Registrar (Cooperative Societies). Secretary (Engineering) Sanjay Kumar is conducting the inquiry.
The members alleged that there was no transparency or accountability in the management of the society. "Substandard material was used for construction of flats. The management initially hired a contractor, who was given the task of constructing 81 flats for around Rs 6.60 crore. The contractor completed 90 per cent of the work and was paid about Rs. 5.92 crore. The remaining work would have been completed in Rs 67 lakh had the management allowed the same contractor to stay. However, the management chose to hire another contractor, whom they claimed to have paid Rs 3.84 crore," stated the complaint.
Secretary of the society's management, D R Rana, said: "Members have sent representations to the Joint Registrar, Cooperative Societies. We have moved an appeal against the members' move in the court of the Adviser to the UT Administrator."
R K Sethi, a member of the society, said: "We paid the management the requisite amount for the flat, yet were not given possession. We have paid the costs twice and still the management wants us to pay more."


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I love ice cream.But this takes its place.Just as soon as I am finished with this,i'm gonna have me some.
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I thought it was very good, but my 10 yr. old nephew found it a little lumpy. Maybe I did something wrong in the preparation. Regardless, it tasted good and was easy to make and organic, of course :)
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I knew this product would be as fresh as if bought in the store only less expensive.
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Creamy and not too sweet... very good!
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Very good. Would have liked a little thicker consistency.
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The flavour of this pudding is good, but too sweet. It would be good with only half the sugar.
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YUM! A healthy, organic alternative to jello, not too sweet! I can have my pudding and pie filling! Sometimes I add coconut, or sliced bananas, or spoon fresh fruit over it.
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My little steampunk scarab became so popular that I thought I'd give it another try. Here is Iggy the Time Bug! Real beetle wings, silver, watch parts, and sculpty. He's a wearable pin.
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i nearly passed out from the epicnes overload
ever try a mantis?
Real beetle wings! Thats amazing! How did you perserve them, if I may ask. I have always wanted to use beetle parts in my art but they always are so fragile.
These one are strong by nature. I have some of the wings for sale if you'd like some. I make necklaces as well.
I want one!
So Cool! Awesome!!
Aaaah, I love him! He's so cute! His design is absolutely perfect.
I love his big cute eyes, omg. @___@ soo adorable.
Bugs are no fun without BIG bug eyes!
still creeeeepy. XD
oh so very cool.
He's so cute! I really love these. If I had money I would buy one from you!! Or if I had any skill I would try to make one myself XD
Keep it up, you should sell them if you make enough
Keep it up, you should sell them if you make enough
Heehee. I'll probably put them up on esty.
You could get a lot of money since they're so well made I just recently got into the steampunk thing. I like the fashion but I'm not one to enjoy standing out in a crowd, lol. I was thinking of making a steampunk watch though, if I can collect the right parts. What do you use to get all the pieces together? Hot glue, or something else? If I make one, I might ask for your opinion on it
Can....can it travel in time? cuz i wanna go with
wow so awesome! i want one >_<
ohhhhh ! wow !!! love it