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MSN is shutting down March 2013
Windows Live Messenger launched in 1999 as MSN Messenger, rivalling Yahoo Messenger and AOL's AIM, but the rise of Skype and Google Talk saw the market shares drop, resulting in Microsoft buying Skype for $8.5 billion last year.
The ageing chat service has been given its death knell, with all services except the Chinese one, shutting down by March 2013, with users prompted to switch to Skype instead. A tool for migrating contacts over will be made available.
noooooooooooooooo fkjfsdnfsjhtsjhg
'-' MSN is like my childhood. I preferred it over all others even the current new ones.
*does not take change very well*
Also, rare to see another Saskatchewanian. o.o
Since when did they announced this?...
BBC News - Microsoft ditches Windows Live Messenger for Skype
Apparently November 6th.
Huh..I never seen it in my Facebook feed weird...but still, It's a bummer for MSN Messenger has to go.
I don't know when was the last time I used MSN, I'm one of the guilty ones who switched to Skype and Facebook lol.
also glad we can atleast merge msn contacts with skype
i hope they add on skype that we can share pictures like on msn </3
Honestly, I don't think it will happen..Even if they do shut it down there must be some kind of download you can use to still have msn just like you can get around the "forced upgrade" by downloading an old version from filehippo. Maybe they will just stop updating msn and let people use it as is(not like their updates ever did it any good LOL).
I really hate skype's messenger, the only thing good about it is the voice chat but that's it. I grew up using msn and I couldn't stand not having it anymore.
welp, good thing I got used to skype :v tbh I've been neglecting my MSN too...pretty sure last time I logged on was sometime last year.
Haven't really used MSN except to check secondary mails sent to that account. Everyone I have on MSN uses Skype since we prefer it. Group voice chats are nice too, especially when we were gaming.
Good, I don't even use it anymore >_> even set it up to sent the emails to my gmail account. I preffer failbook's chat.
I've been using skype for a while. It should be alright.
Already merged my MSN account with Skype a week ago.
I like it. I don't see any problems with it, minus the lack of sharing photos and customizations.
Josh you need to teach me how to merge ;_; I honestly don't mind it that much since I've been neglecting it and using mostly just skype....I even dropped Yahoo Messenger too LOL.
Though I probably won't be effected by it.....I think I got the chinese version?
I always thought skype was just better than MSN. The messaging isn't really the same because of MSN's customize-able text and the individual chat windows and all. That isn't saying too much either lol. I won't be merging my accounts either because I don't really use MSN anyway. Not too big of a deal to see it go it's still the same thing.
I got used to skype already; however, I really miss customizing my name and all the pretty emotes. I'll miss that a lot. I also liked the cute little built-in winks and sounds that I didn't use on a daily basis but used as a funny thing occasionally with friends. I really liked being able to use my signatures as backgrounds since they were around that size and stuff, but...oh well.
My friends and I still use AIM to talk to each other, lol ;_;
Use Google Talk after all Messenger services cease to function, I really hate how you need to enable cookies on IE to sign in through Skype.
The reason as to why this is happening is simply because MS bought Skype a little while back, and notice more people are using Skype instead of Messenger. Pretty lame, but it is what it is.
I merged mine about a week ago also. I don't mind it much either I just wish it was easier to share media like it was in MSN.
is this why I got a recent influx of friend requests on skype? ._.
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Only after you know how to install a garage door, you will realize this project is probably not as complicated as you think. Of course as a DIY project, it will take longer time than having your garage door installed by the professional. However, it is worth to try installing by yourself as it will not only keep your budget low but also a satisfying activity. So, let's wait no more and start learning how to install a garage door.
1st Step: Take out the old door
The first step on how to install a garage door is taking out the old door. You'd better follow the instructions from the manufacturer meticulously when you unlatch the old garage door from the pulley system. Take apart one panel at a time and unscrew the track, so there's no way it will fall down on you.
2nd step: Measure, attach hinges and lift handle
Next step on how to install a garage door is by measuring all the areas the garage door will be installed, like the door-opening width and height, head room (gap between the top opening and ceiling), and back room (the garage's length). After getting the proper measurements, attach stops on both sides temporarily. Plan the new door's bottom piece using sawhorses and attach the hinges and lift handles to it.
3rd step: Set the Garage Door Bottom Piece
How to install a garage door after that? Put the bottom piece into the garage door frame. Once it is in the place, beat nails partway to each jamb. Incline or bend slightly the nails in order to secure them in a place.
4th Step: Set up the panels left
How to install a garage door the next is by installing the second panel on the top of the first panel. Then, install the hinges and you can repeat that process for every panel you need. Anchor each of its pieces into a door jamb.
5th step: Set up the rollers
After the section has been secured, the next thing to do on how to install a garage door is installing the rollers in a collected track. Note that you shouldn't press the rollers too tight against the track as it can damage the door.
6th step: attach the springs
After you secure the tracks, it's time to attach the springs. As it is a 2-person's jobs, you need to ask for help from someone, particularly to help lifting the door for about half length. The next thing to do about how to install a garage door is by attaching the springs to pulley system.
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Very dry. A nuns vagina should be dry (supposedly) and therefore to say this means its very dry.
"Hasn't rained in months, its as dry as a nuns nasty"
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Christmas is near and the spirits are rising but why not speed it all up a bit? To make the days prior to Christmas much more exciting, we'll provide you with something to look forward to each day for the next ten days. This year, we'd love to help you out with your Christmas presents. We have some truly smashing Christmas deals lined up for you, and with very affordable, special prices for our dear readers and customers.
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OMAHA, Neb. — If this week in America's heartland is any indication, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are going to put on quite a show in London.
The world's greatest swimmers produced their most stirring duel yet at the U.S. Olympic trials Saturday night, going stroke for stroke in the 200-meter individual medley, never more than a few inches apart.
• Women's city league: Warriors vs. Vida Encantada Cougars, 6 p.m., Scrubs vs. Rowdy Rascals, 7 p.m., city complex
• District 4 Little League All-Star Tournament, 9-10: Las Vegas vs. Springer, noon; Taos vs. Clayton, 2 p.m.; La Plaza vs. Mora, 4 p.m., Raton Little League complex
Winning rave reviews for its inventive skills competitions, spiffy venue and the hospitality already known from other all-star competitions, the Las Vegas-based Class 1A-3A North-South baseball fest made a successful debut over the weekend.
In the main event of the three-day all-star event, the South won a decisive game three Saturday afternoon by a slim 6-5 count to take the series two games to one.
Consecutive road losses at Memphis and Omaha have kept Albuquerque from padding its newly won lead atop the PCL American Southern Division.
The Isotopes, who lost 9-5 at Memphis on Friday and 8-7 in a series opener at Omaha on Saturday, slipped to 47-36 to begin the week. Oklahoma City, whom the 'Topes recently passed to take the top spot in the division, is just a half game back at 46-36.
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The 2012 version of the Las Vegas Kryptonite has quietly earned a 14-3-1 record to this point.
The Kryptonite has already punched a ticket to the South Plains Regional Tournament that will be held July 11-15 in Farmington. This is the second time that the Las Vegas Kryptonite has represented Las Vegas and New Mexico at the regional tournament with student-athletes from West Las Vegas and Robertson.
• Men's city league: Yo Momma vs. 24-7, 6 p.m., Big Joe's Cartel vs. Alta Vista Balls Deep, 7 p.m., city complex
• Women's city league: Vida Encantada Cougars vs. Rowdy Rascals, 6 p.m., Budweiser-Dick's-Night Owl vs. Scrubs, 7 p.m., city complex
• Men's city league: V Town Sluggers vs. Tecolote, 6 p.m., Hackers vs. V Town Sluggers, 7 p.m., city complex
Highlights of the 2012 Storrie Lake Triathlon, held this past weekend at Las Vegas' Storrie Lake State Park:
1. Randy Arriola, 28, 2:02:01
2. Richard Sena, 38, 2:09:59
3. Clay Moseley, 42, 2:10:15
4. Scott Kimbrell, 27, 2:12:17
5. Brandon Wells, 32, 2:13:54
6. Chris Werth, 29, 2:14:58
7. Justin Newcomer, 32, 2:16:56
8. Marty Moriarty, 39, 2:18:26
9. Justin Drummond, 42, 2:18:37
10. Nathaniel Kiser, 42, 2:18:40
11. Tom Fraser, age unknown, 2:19:00
Two of the three tournament champions from the recent Cowgirl Basketball Camp for prep teams hail from the Las Vegas area.
NMHU head women's coach Tiffany Darling said the camp featured 200 games in three days at several venues in town.
Mora's Rangerettes took first in the small-school varsity category. West Las Vegas Lady Dons won the JV division. Hobbs Lady Eagles won the large-school varsity competition.
The Class 1A-3A North-South All-Star baseball games are in town this weekend, bringing many of the state's premier prep sluggers and hurlers from the Class of 2012 to the Meadow City.
Game one ceremonies begin at 4 p.m. Friday at Brandt Park, home of the nationally ranked New Mexico Highlands University Cowboys. The best-of-three series continues with a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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Crowding diminishes quality
La Verne has bitten off more than it can chew with students who have transferred to the University from other institutions this semester. The problems of unusually large class sizes — combined with a lack of physical space to house classes, cars, etc. — went from bad in fall 2012 to worse this spring.
Friendship is magic
Editorial cartoon by Jacob Bogdanoff.
ULV is a dry campus on paper only
Saying that the University of La Verne campus is dry is like parents telling their children that the Easter Bunny exists, yet everyone knows the truth.
Website still needs a makeover
With the school cranking out fliers and other propaganda promoting the University, one update that should not be put off is sprucing up the University of La Verne website.
Parking problems were preventable
The parking nightmare we are currently caught up in was inevitable. University administrators saw it, even the students saw it, but nothing substantial was done to prevent it.
Seceding: The action of sore losers
President Obama has not even been sworn in for a second term and already the people of the United States are throwing a temper tantrum. While most people take to the internet to bash and complain, a couple of our fellow "Americans" have taken to the site petitions.whitehouse.gov in an attempt to say "I quit" […]
Deity not needed for nation's leaders
In regards to whether or not a candidate believes in a higher being, answer this question with strong support: Does it really matter?
Letter to the Editor
It was a beautiful sight to see the crowd that attended the Veteran's Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 9.
Student safety should come first
With two recent incidents of armed robberies at nearby Cal Poly Pomona and enrollment at an all-time high, it's clear that the University is in need of more campus safety officers.


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Panhandle to Austin: Plug us in
About 300 people attended a committee meeting Thursday where the message to Austin was to plug the Panhandle in.
Dental gold rush
NEW YORK - Dazzled by the bull market in gold, people are digging through drawers for old dental caps, fillings and bridgework they saved years ago and are selling them at prices that would make the tooth fairy blush.
Profits increase
ConocoPhillips, the third-largest U.S. oil company, said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose almost 17 percent as record-high oil prices offset disruptions that hurt earnings from its refining operations.
Natural-gas vehicles hot in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY - Troy Anderson was at the gas pump and couldn't have been happier, filling up at a rate of $5 per tank.
Cut proposed
Phone bills may drop about 1 percent starting in January if a proposed $144 million cut to the state's telecom taxes is approved today as expected.
People in Business
Donna Barclay, a commercial insurance agent at Edmond, Deaton & Stephens Insurance Agency in Amarillo, has earned the certified insurance counselor designation.
Sweeping changes debated for Family and Medical Leave Act
WASHINGTON - This year marks the 15th anniversary of the landmark Family and Medical Leave Act, which made it possible for many workers to take unpaid job-protected time off to care for their newborn children or sick relatives.
Piracy watch
The Bush administration is accusing China, Russia and seven other nations of failing to protect American producers of movies, computer software and other copyrighted material from widespread piracy.
Wall Street rises
Wall Street rallied Thursday after the government's jobless claims data and Ford Motor Co.'s first-quarter results helped reinject some optimism about the economy into the market.
Gas prices rise
Texas consumers again paid record-high retail gasoline prices this week, according to a weekly survey released Friday.
Fries with that?
After two past rejections, the owner of Arby's is buying Wendy's, the fast-food chain famous for its made-to-order square hamburgers and chocolate Frosty dessert, for about $2 billion.
Delinquent auto loans rising
The turmoil that has roiled the housing market is also making waves in the auto loan industry.
Stocks end mixed
Wall Street ended its second straight winning week with a moderate advance Friday, overcoming investors' concerns about consumer confidence and inflation.
Study questions cost of crackdown
WASHINGTON - The government's plan to crack down on illegal workers could cost employers more than $1 billion a year and legal workers billions in lost wages, a study commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports.
Texas gets past Kansas State
In Manhattan, Kan., Texas held off a ninth-inning rally by Kansas State to beat the Wildcats, 6-5.
Texas A & M rallies to beat Missouri
In College Station, Kirkland Rivers scored the winning run on a bases-loaded balk in the bottom of the ninth and Texas A & M came back from seven runs down to beat Missouri, 9-8.
Strength to die for beliefs rooted in faith
Burning at the stake must be one of the most horrible deaths a human can endure. It's one of several methods of execution I didn't expect to be reading about but have often since Jan. 1.
Eastern Orthodox mark Easter
The local Eastern Orthodox Christian Church congregation celebrates Easter this weekend.
Faith Briefs
Jimmy DeYoung will be the guest speaker at 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday at Southwest Baptist Church, 8201 Canyon Drive. The 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. services will be broadcast live on American Family Radio, FM 90.7.
Catholic priesthood shrinking steadily
NEW YORK - The crowd of 25,000 Roman Catholics burst into cheers when Pope Benedict XVI took the stage for a youth rally during his U.S. visit last week. Chanting "Viva Papa!" they pressed against security barriers and reached out to touch him.
Congregational Corner - River of Life Fellowship
New pastor's message: Renewal
When Chris Robeson stood up and publicly confessed his sins on Jan. 22, 1995, at Coggin Avenue Baptist Church in Brownwood, little did he know that revivals were about to break out across a series of college campuses in the United States.
Social issues focus of some young voters
CHICAGO - Beau Underwood is putting his faith in politics.
Religion Briefs
Los Angeles archdiocese puts up six schools as loan collateral
Tell us about Vacation Bible School classes
If your church is offering Vacation Bible School this summer, the Amarillo Globe-News would like to include the information in our roundup scheduled for May 31.
Heloise: Plate cures cat scratch
Dear Heloise: My cat recently scratched his ear. I put ointment on it, then made him a collar from a cheap paper plate. I cut the middle circle out and cut the sides some to fit him.
Heloise: Save by making your own
Dear Readers: With grocery and gas prices going up, we all need to try to save wherever we can. A great place to start? Making your own safe and cheap cleaning solutions. Some of the expensive commercial sanitizing sprays are basically just a little household bleach and water, so why spend money on packaging and advertising?
Dear Abby: Alert parents get message about pot
Dear Abby: Our 16-year-old son uses instant messaging, and we often "check in" on what he is saying and who he's speaking with. Although he knows we keep abreast of what he's doing online, he's obviously unaware of how much detail we have access to.
Dr. Gott: Older reader's lungs cannot get their fill of needed air
Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 79-year-old male in reasonably good health for my age.
Dear Abby: Taunts draw tears from adopted daughter
Dear Abby: I'm 12 and adopted. I have always known and have never felt less loved because of it.
Dr. Gott: Vitamin B-12 may be behind an unexplained weight loss
Dear Dr. Gott: My 86-year-old father has lost 35 pounds within the past eight months. He saw his primary-care physician when this started, and he was sent for CT scans, an MRI, digestive system studies, blood tests and a colonoscopy. All results were negative. He had only one diagnosis: unexplained weight loss.
H.S. Baseball
Palo Duro's first District 3-4A win in five years was the highlight of a crazy day of District 3-4A baseball that left Pampa, Dumas and Hereford each tied for third and in a playoff today to determine the No. 3 seed.
H.S. Softball
At Odessa, the Amarillo High Lady Sandies managed just one hit off in losing their Class 5A bidistrict matchup against El Paso Bel Air, 7-1, at the Ratliff Sports Complex.
Tascosa-ex Stafford to guide mat program
The Tascosa wrestling program has a new head coach.
Swain looks to raise game
There's bound to be a pleasant surprise or three, but the Panhandle should advance dozens of athletes to this year's state track and field meet.
Patriots turn around season
After winning its ninth TAPPS District 1-3A title in 10 years, last summer the San Jacinto Christian Academy baseball team underwent a complete makeover.
Randall Coach says team rested, ready
As they prepare for a three-game Class 4A bidistrict playoff series, Randall softball coach Steve Singleton said two items describe his Lady Raiders team.
Region I-3A: Lady Eagles take lead
The Canyon girls made a move to defend their regional title Friday, and Canyon long distance runner Sann Allison stole the show on the boys side, setting a meet record in the 3200 meters on opening day of the Region I-3A meet at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa.
Lance Lahnert: 'It gets addicting'
Cameron Manchester doesn't list "Spiderman" as his all-time favorite movie.
AHS claims district title behind Cook
Add another classic chapter to the 49-year history of the Amarillo High-Tascosa rivalry.
AHS, Tascosa seek title
The regular season for area high school baseball is in its final weekend, but there are still big games remaining on the schedule.
AHS duo settles for thirds
LUBBOCK - In their final athletic events for Amarillo High, seniors Dane Hamrick and Cameron Manchester saved their best for last Friday morning in the Region I-5A track and field meet on Texas Tech's Robert Fuller Track.
Thomason, Adams make tennis finals
Amarillo High's Pete Thomason and Austin Adams advanced to the finals of the District 2-5A tennis tournament in Lubbock on Friday. The duo won their opening three matches to qualify for the championship match in boys doubles.
Wheeler duo clinch berths
Boys Ranch's Katie Jones and Wheeler's Haley Sparks won regional titles leading the way Friday for area athletes on the opening day of the Region I-1A track meet at South Plains College in Levelland.
Hard work pays off for netters
Experience and team chemistry will be the foundation for success as the Tascosa and Amarillo High tennis teams prepare for the Region I-5A tournament today in Lubbock.
Area runners sweep 3200s
ABILENE - Amarillo-area athletes swept the 3200 meters in the Region I-2A track and field championships Friday and picked up a third regional title on the first day of competition at Gray Stadium on the campus of Abilene Christian University.
Going to state
SAN ANGELO - Brittany Hemphill has been called smooth, graceful, quiet - descriptions that are more round than edgy.
Dusters at Twisters
The Game: Amarillo Dusters at Arkansas Twisters, 7 tonight.
Rangers drop the Twins in 10
ARLINGTON - David Murphy hit a 10th-inning RBI single and Texas beat the Minnesota Twins, 6-5, on Friday night, snapping the Rangers' seven-game losing streak.
Tigers hand Texas 7th straight loss
DETROIT - Magglio Ordonez and the Detroit Tigers are starting to hit the way they hoped. Staying healthy, that's the tricky part.
Greg Jaklewicz: My two cents
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My two cents ... on high school baseball
Nothing like an upset to shake things up.
Happy's Johnson signs with WBU
One of Happy's skyscrapers is headed to Wayland Baptist University.
Campbell to attend ESPN draft show
Radio City Music Hall in New York City is a glamorous place, especially on NFL draft weekend each April.
Mavericks thump Hornets, 97-87
Chris Paul raced down the court, beating most of the Dallas Mavericks.
Eye group to perform free surgery
Panhandle Eye Group will perform free cataract surgery next month for uninsured patients who can't afford to pay for surgery.
Junior Rangers Day to be held
The first annual Junior Rangers Day will be held Saturday at Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument.
Arbor Day celebration
Mary Schooler, from left, Maurice Schooler and Billy Krause visit Friday after the Arbor Day celebration in front of a Bur Oak tree. Keep Amarillo Beautiful and area leaders participated in an Arbor Day Celebration at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Park at 4101 S. Georgia St.
5K Run set for Saturday
The March of Dimes 5K Run for the Babies will be Saturday morning at Thompson Park.
Group aids the autistic
The Northwest Texas Autism Network will be the special guests today at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at a reading of the book "Since We're Friends," an autism picture book about how to be friends with someone who is autistic.
Beilue: Worn Barbies get extreme makeover
Louise Wright wasn't really eavesdropping, but she couldn't help but hear a conversation between a mother and young daughter in a store before Christmas.
The Kickshikers will perform today at the VFW Post 1475 Dinner and Dance, 1401 W. Eighth Ave. A calendar item that appeared in Friday's Get Out! incorrectly reported that The Kickshikers would perform today for the Christian Singles Fellowship Dance.
On the edge of common sense: Farmer hooks up with faulty connection
The deputy sheriff looked at the coordinates on his GPS and the Verizon customer's complaint sheet again. He was in the exact spot, but it was an empty field.
First wave of boys at Ranch face tests
Court-ordered DNA testing of children taken from a polygamous sect in Eldorado should be completed by the end of the week.
TIRZ panel extends life for Barfield
A bank prepared to commit $7.5 million toward renovation of the Barfield Building smoothed the way for a deadline extension from the board controlling potential tax incentives for the project.
Practice makes perfect
Amarillo Opera will present a one-time performance of "Cold Sassy Tree" this weekend.
District attorney to ask death
PAMPA - A life sentence handed down in Missouri will not deter 31st District Attorney Lynn Switzer from seeking the death penalty for a man accused of killing three members of a Pampa family.
Texas Tech gets aid for program
LUBBOCK - A San Francisco-based charity has given a boost to a Texas Tech learning institute for people over the age of 50.
AFD inspects accident site
Members of the Amarillo Fire Department check a wrecked vehicle Friday at the corner of Virginia Street and Mays Avenue. One person was reportedly transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries.
Police continue Pampa inquiry
Police are still looking into an alleged assault on a 15-year-old Pampa High School student Wednesday.
Tornado season
DALLAS - A severe thunderstorm system that destroyed homes and knocked down power lines and trees also may have produced several tornados across West and North Texas.
Still more boys slated to stay at Boys Ranch
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch is taking in 18 more boys taken from a raid on a polygamist sect outside Eldorado.
'Redneck Family Reunion'
High school students and their parents were at Amarillo College Washington Street campus Thursday for Badgerama, a new student orientation event.
Potter warns on marker
Potter County likely wouldn't be able to defend itself if it complies with one man's request to construct a monument featuring the Ten Commandments on the courthouse square, according to a legal opinion issued by the Potter County Attorney's Office.
Helitankers help douse fires
Crews battled two grass fires north and west of Amarillo Thursday.
CISD board OKs cell phone policy
Students caught using a cell phone in class next school year in Canyon Independent School District will face a $15 fine.
Pampa coach, student investigated
Pampa police are investigating an alleged assault involving a 15-year-old male student and a male athletic coach.
Troopers seize meth in traffic stop
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers seized more than 1,800 grams of methamphetamine and arrested two people on Interstate 40 near Conway after a routine traffic stop.
Three arrested for suspected fraud
Amarillo police arrested three people after getting a tip on the location of a 35-year-old woman wanted for a parole violation in Potter County.
Pacman' to Dallas deal still not done
IRVING - The Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans are on the clock with their Adam "Pacman" Jones trade.
Alta Lewis Lane
Alta Lewis Lane, 102, of Canyon died Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
Billie Joe Greer
Billie Joe Greer, 85, of Amarillo died Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
Johnnie Dale Waggoner
WHITNEY - Johnnie Dale Waggoner, 88, formerly of Spearman, died Thursday, April 24, 2008.
Delphy Hall
OLTON - Delphy Hall, 82, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Lubbock.
R.L. "Buster" Choat
R.L. "Buster" Choat
Bill Kerr
LEFORS - Bill Kerr, 53, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Wheeler.
Jerome "Jerry" Albracht
Jerome "Jerry" Albracht, 88, of Amarillo died Friday, April 25, 2008, in Randall County.
Norma Ruth Rogers
VEGA - Norma Ruth Rogers, 83, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
Sidney Janet Nobles Cassle
BOISE CITY, Okla. - Sidney Janet Nobles Cassle, 88, died Thursday, April 24, 2008, in Elkhart, Kan.
Dora Chavez Montana
HEREFORD - Dora Chavez Montana, 68, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Amarillo.
John Earl Harrah
John Earl Harrah, 79, of Amarillo died Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
Richard E. Smith
PORTALES, N.M. - Richard E. Smith, 85, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Amarillo, Texas.
Martha Hester
Martha Hester, 78, of Canyon died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Amarillo.
Frank M. Berry
TEXHOMA, Okla. - Frank M. Berry, 86, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Guymon.
Dorothy May Davis
BORGER - Dorothy May Davis, 82, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Amarillo.
Philip Arthur Ramirez
GUYMON, Okla. - Philip Arthur Ramirez, 43, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
Joseph Franklin Edwards
TRENTON, Tenn. - Joseph Franklin Edwards, 67, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
Raymond Dale Murray Jr.
ELKHART, Kan. - Raymond Dale Murray Jr., 44, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, in Baca County, Calif.
Rosalind "Ros" Kress Haley
MIDLAND - Rosalind "Ros" Kress Haley, 97, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
Jack D. Roberts
Jack D. Roberts, 61, of Amarillo died Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
Thomas "Tom" Riehl
Thomas "Tom" Riehl, 77, of Amarillo died Thursday, April 24, 2008, in Dumas.
Joseph Douglas "Doug" Phillips Sr.
Joseph Douglas "Doug" Phillips Sr., 78, of Amarillo died Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
Martha Hester
Martha Hester, 78, of Canyon died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, in Amarillo.
Letter: Ethanol: It's inefficient and costly
Recent congressional testimony provided by our oil industry executives and supported by government EPA ratings, fuel economy will drop by an average of 25 percent as we switch to ethanol fuel blends (E10 and E85). This means if it takes 10 gallons of gasoline to travel to that special family occasion, with ethanol blend it will take 12.5 gallons. Calculating mileage on ethanol fuel means 10.6 gallons of gasoline mixed with 1.9 gallons of ethanol will be consumed on that same trip.
Thinking Out Loud
Shaken or stirred?
Letter: Smoking ban: It's about the public's health
In listening to the debate about the smoke-free ordinance, it's interesting that so many people don't see this as a health issue.
Letter: Thanks for stating truth on Commandments
Ricky Pfeil's response to John Kanelis' column ("'Slippery slope' argument falls flat," April 18) was very appropriate.
Column - Rick Perry: It's time for Texans to seek healthy lifestyle
AUSTIN - Like a lot of people in their early 40s, I found myself struggling with sleeplessness about 10 years ago; battling insomnia that I figured was caused by the challenges of my job.
Letter: Why so much effort on a petty crime?
Almost every day a story comes along in the paper that just blows your mind.
Letter: Carter intervenes where he shouldn't
According to former President Jimmy Carter, the terrorist group Hamas, controlled by Assad and Syria, is willing to accept a "peace treaty" with Israel.
Letter: Not so fast on so-called 'parking-lot posers'
I believe we do need to ticket people who don't have a handicap stickers. However, I read Julie Cravens' letter on "parking lot posers" on April 21, and I have to say to Julie and anyone else who believes just because someone can hop out of a car does not mean they can walk through a store or stand on their feet for over an hour.
Editorial: Boys Ranch answers the call
When Cal Farley established and chartered "America's First Boys Ranch" in 1939, the goal was to help boys find a "shirttail to hang onto."
Editorial: Tough to pin the tail on this donkey
Voters of Indiana and North Carolina are next up as the Democratic primary presidential caravan heads to those states.
Column - Steve Holland: Welcome to 'Amarillo, Vermont'
I have traveled to Vermont, and enjoyed my visit, but I have no desire to live there.
Editorial: Justice hits home
It took less than a week for the state of Texas to resume the administration of justice following the U.S. Supreme Court's affirmation of the lethal injection process used in capital punishment.
Letter: Ordinance would inhibit business-owner rights
The no-smoking ordinance vote is much more than an attempt to prevent smoking in restaurants.
WT hosts Permian-Basin, ACU to close out season
By Miles Blankenship
Lady Buffs sweep doubleheader
Freshman Kaitlyn Witte connected on her school record 10th home run as the West Texas A & M softball team's offense got rolling en route to a sweep of a doubleheader against Texas-Permian Basin at Lady Buff Yard on Friday.
Stallings to speak at WT luncheon
West Texas A&M athletics will host a luncheon featuring former Alabama and Texas A&M football coach Gene Stallings on Thursday at the Amarillo Civic Center Grand Plaza Ballroom.
ENMU takes doubleheader from WT
The West Texas A & M baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader Friday, losing at home to Eastern New Mexico, 23-5 and 14-4.
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Skip to comments.WWII in color: Rare photos from 1942 show Flying Fortress
Posted on 03/19/2013 5:44:56 PM PDT by Doogle
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my old base in the background...*smiles*
Ubon...but knew folks from Nakhon Phanom
Thanks, man. My dad really would have loved to see that.
There were beautiful airplanes from at least as far back as WWI. For some reason, military planes tend to be more aesthetically pleasing than civilian ones.
Everything from the Spad to the F-22 are great looking planes but to me, WWII was the Golden age. I think form must follow function as the better performing aircraft tend to also be the prettiest ones.
It is hard to believe how many different aircraft designs came out in WWII. The number must be in the hundreds. Now an aircraft is developed over decades or at least many years.
I told this story before...
Several years ago a friend of mine amused me by accompanying me to a local airshow she had absolutely no interest in. *smiles*. After a few hours of walking around I said let's go sit somewhere...rest. (I was making my way down to where the 51's were) I saw them preparing for their part of the show.
They were off within minutes, but went way out to make a sweeping turn (which told me they were going to be making a hot pass)...I told her to check out the people moving closer to the flight line (by the hundreds) and she asked whats up? I told her it was one of the reasons I wanted to come....she gave me that Charlie Brown wrinkled lip look...(that watevaa look)...then I saw all the people looking our way and pointing, I knew they were coming from behind us *smiles*....well they came by haulin with that glorious sound...and all she could say was WOW....WOW.....WOW....
...I smiled and said pretty good for a 60 year old plane huh?...she went WOW with a big smile...instant fan.
I was at the Tulsa air show around 1986 or 87. There were a bunch of Air Force planes on static display with their pilots and crew with them. I guess they were answering questions etc.
We had gotten a bit tired and found a place sort of out-of-the way and sat down on some concrete. We were within about 20 feet of a hot dog stand.
The first interesting thing was that several of the Thunderbird pilots in their flight suits drove up (in Thunderbird cars) and bought hot dogs. I was surprised they would eat hot dogs just before performing.
The other thing which caught my attention was when a couple of P-51s performed, all the air crew quit answering questions etc. and got on top of their planes. That was the one thing which they really wanted to see.
"When I saw those P-51s over Berlin I knew the jig was up.''— Hermann Goering, 1944. The single best, most lethal , piston-engine fighter plane of WW2, if not of all time.
You betcha...
As good as the Corsair was and it was("Whispering Death'', the Japs called it) because of that four-bladed prop, large nose and high landing gear it was a bitch to fly on and off carriers. The P-51 also saw service in Korea.
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You bet.
Was that the one at Allaire Airport in Wall Township? That was the one I saw. Tight isn't the word. My God how those guys managed to get into those planes wearing those bulky flight suits and a parachute!
Hubba Hubba! My favorite ''nose gal'' on a B-17 was a scantily clad cutie named ''Miss Bea Haven.''
...same group the week before, up in Morristown, *smiles*
I thought I became part of the group when I got wedged between the two uprights in the bomb bay.
My Father in Law passed away yesterday. He was a WWII radio man and gunner on B17 - crew called it "Pride of the Yankees"... shot down over Switzerland and interned. He and buddies escaped across the Alps and ended up with the French underground. He was a true hero... he saved a fellow crew members life who had been severely injured by flak. An amazing man. He gave us a recording of an interview that the daughter of the Pilot of his plane made with him in May of 2001... four tapes. My husband and I listened to this today and it brought back the enormity of what this man who was just barely in his twenties did to protect this country. He was shot down April 13, 1944 and he passed away on April 13, 2013. I guess this was one battle he couldn't best.
My Father in Law's Pilot was 22. You are right about the youth involved here....and they embraced the mission and sought to win.
What is just staggering, and awe-inspiring to me is that when we consider that the casualty rate for 8th AF and RAF Bomber command was 65%, and the KIA was above 25%, a 25 mission tour was a near-suicide assignment, yet they went up, and back up day after day.
For the Colonel...and Mr.Bob Reid....Two b-17 pilots we lost this year from Legion post 216...Austell, Ga.
Agreed. Anytime there's an airshow and there's a F4U, or Mustang, or (rare) Lightning, or B-17 or B-29 at the show, I am well pleased. I have not seen a Spitfire live and up close, alas, and it is in my top 5 of most beautiful aircraft ever made, alongside the big Connie (if we include aircraft from all eras).
But back to WWII...I know she's the ugly, redheaded stepchild of fighters, but to me she's pretty to me - not hollywood beautiful, but like the cute girl you see in church one day with the great personality that you end up marrying. I speak of course about the Hurricane. They shot down 3 Germans for every 2 that Spits shot down.
And here's a color photo allegedly from China from the war of a P-40 shooting down a zero.
Here's one in military camo:
A U.S. Air Force Lockheed EC-121R Constellation of the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing over Southeast-Asia on 15 January 1969.
I consider myself lucky to have seen a Spitfire live and up close once in this life. I was working in southern England in the late eighties, and was invited to an air show during a short break.
Of all the enjoyments I experienced that day, only one remains fresh in my memory, and that's when a Spitfire came roaring over the grandstands at low altitude. I can't even begin to describe the awesome effect of pure power that thing put out. It was magical.
To me the B-17 was the coolest, most beautiful looking airplane ever built, beautiful and deadly. A more potent symbol of righteous American might and the technology and craftmenship America could produce. It's been my honor to have known three men who flew aboard B-17s and to a man they all told me that they're today "By the Grace of God and that plane''. It could take tremendous punishment and still keep flying. I'm just in awe of it. This nation owes a great debt to these men and to the Boeing family.
He spoke about the casualties on his interview tapes... he kept repeating it to the interviewer... the death count when a squadron was taken out. He spoke about the crewman who had his leg and hip muscle splayed by flak and how he tried to give him first aid and then morphine. They parachuted the guy into Switzerland and he lived through it (they did something so his chute would open, I couldn't understand it on the tape). May not have if our Pop had not have done what he could. Amazing that he could think while taking flak and the plane going down. I looked at the age Pop was at the time... He was born in June of 1925 and this happened in April 1944... He was just shy of turning 20.
I think they were the "greatest generation" precisely because they embraced their duty to defend our freedom and fight evil ...and they were so very young when they embraced this mission. Not like today when we call 19 year olds 'children' and they need to be on Mommy and Daddy's health care plan... because they are too 'young' to provide for themselves. What a long way we have fallen.
Amazing...what a hero he was! We are in a business where we "find" written journals and things of that nature.
Many times, we have found flight diaries from the guys on the planes...detailing which planes went down during a certain mission (and which of their friends were on board). Usually says something like "Red's plane hit over XXX, went down..we counted two or three chutes."
One in particular really hit home to me. This airman was a turret gunner and he watched as his good friend's plane went down. He wrote a screed about it at the end of the day in his diary. I was so upset reading it that I nearly cried. HOWEVER, later we discovered a letter from the "lost" friend dated just after the War. Turns out he did survive, had been in a Prison Camp, and was writing from a Hospital on the West Coast to let his buddy know he was OK.
I was "dancing" around when I found this letter...telling my husband "Look! He Made It!"
Just think of what those very young people did! Your FIL saved guys who went on to have kids, grandkids, great grandkids and who probably contributed greatly to society. My Great Aunt was a WAC nurse overseas...I'm sure she did her share too. Sadly, she died of cancer before I was old enough to ask her.
My sympathies for your loss; and my thanks for sharing a little of him with us.
His papers have his flight diary and he lamented not being able to locate his journal that he kept from the day he entered the service. I hope my husband will be able to locate it. He did write several essays about what he went through right after his return to US in late 1944. I wish I could share his story. I am going to seek out a way to do that.
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The UBS AG executive who conducted an internal review of Kweku Adoboli's trades that allegedly caused a $2.3 billion loss didn't look into the actions of any other traders on his desk or review their communications.
Ruwan Weerasekera, chief operating officer of securities at UBS's investment bank, testified yesterday that, had he seen them, he would have reviewed the messages between Adoboli and John Hughes. Hughes, another former trader on the exchange-traded funds desk, exchanged messages with Adoboli that referenced a so-called umbrella account.
Prosecutors say Adoboli, who is on trial for fraud and false accounting tied to the trading loss at Zurich-based UBS, created a secret account known as the umbrella while working on the bank's ETF desk in London where he parked trading profits to cover future losses. Adoboli, 32, has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers have sought to show others knew of the secret fund.
"You didn't factor into your considerations the extent to which others at UBS were complicit," Paul Garlick, a lawyer for Adoboli, said to Weerasekera.
Weerasekera said he used an e-mail from Adoboli confessing to booking fictitious trades and saying he acted alone as the starting point for his review, dubbed Project Bronze. He said his probe was limited to the trades entered into the bank's system by Adoboli, focusing on the period from June 1, 2011, until the trader's arrest in September of last year.
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He didn't look at trades by anyone else on the desk or whether they used the umbrella account or knew about it.
"Had I known the term umbrella and had I looked at the communications, I would have looked into it further," Weerasekera said. "At the same time, I was working with an independent investigator whose focus was to take all of that into consideration."
The accounting firm KPMG LLP has conducted its own investigation at the request of the U.K. Financial Services Authority into the controls failures at UBS that allowed the trades to happen. Weerasekera said he worked with KPMG daily.
Weerasekera testified previously he didn't look at ETF desk trades that exceeded risk limits made last year while Adoboli was on vacation.
Adoboli's lawyers have sought to show he didn't act alone and traders were encouraged to exceed trading limits to increase profits.
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Hughes confirmed he'd made the trades, which were real transactions on the bank's books tied to fake hedges that hid risk from the desk's regular trading book. Profit from such trades went into the umbrella fund for later use by the desk, Sherrard said.
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Since taking the helm in 2011, Sauer has guided Team USA to a 44-4-2-11 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record that includes reaching the championship game of every major international competition and titles in five major international events, including the 2012 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship in Hamar, Norway; the 2012 World Sled Hockey Challenge in Calgary, Alberta; the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia; the 2015 World Sled Hockey Challenge in Leduc, Alberta; the 2015 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship in Buffalo, New York; and the 2016 World Sled Hockey Challenge in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
Sauer and Team USA earned runner-up finishes at the 2011 (Nov.) World Sled Hockey Challenge in Calgary Alberta; 2013 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship in Goyang, South Korea; and the 2013 World Sled Hockey Challenge in Toronto, Canada.
Throughout his career, Sauer has coached a wide array of U.S. teams. He was the head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team at the 1995 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden, and at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, Washington. He also led the U.S. Men's Select Team at the 1989 Pravda Cup in Leningrad, Soviet Union, and at the 1997 Tampere Cup in Tampere, Finland.
In addition, Sauer has helped select the last six U.S. Deaflympic Ice Hockey Teams while leading the team as head coach in the last four Winter Deaflympics. Most recently, he guided the U.S. Deaflympic squad to a bronze-medal finish at the 2015 Winter Deaflympics in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. He also guided the U.S. Deafympic squad to a gold medal at the 2007 Winter Deaflympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sauer's illustrious 31-year NCAA Division I college coaching career featured 655 wins (seventh all-time) and two national championship, both of which came during his tenure with the University of Wisconsin (1983, 1990).
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This was the 'surprise' attack that everybody should have seen coming, says renowned historian
- 'Surprising' that terrorists have not targeted energy plants until now
In many ways, BP's state-of-the-art gas facility in the middle of Algerian nowhere was a symbol of Western Europe's idyllic isolation from the growing chaos just across the Mediterranean.
This hyper-modern plant with excellent facilities for its expat workers operated like a moon-base with no connection to life in the desert – until the terrorists swept inside like alien invaders.
What no one told the expats was that all around them – for thousands of miles – the Sahara was seething with rebels, terrorists and gun-slinging nomads on the lookout for valuable loot.
The historian says that the big surprise is that the terrorists have not targeted energy plants until now
Reports that the MoD had mothballed its unit keeping an eye on North Africa in 2010 because 'nothing happens there' shows that Nelson's blind eye to danger had been replaced by bureaucratic short-sightedness.
For the last two years, the West has looked at the region through the rose-tinted lens of the 'Arab Spring'. Democracy was supposed to be transforming the Arab world.
But last Wednesday's assault on the In Amenas gas production facility was a 'surprise' attack which everyone should have been expecting.
Mark Almond, historian at Oriel College, Oxford, has analysed the attack
Without the hard currency earned by oil and gas in the case of Algeria, or uranium in the case of some of its neighbours, the local governments would collapse. The big surprise is that the terrorists have not targeted energy plants until now.
And while the post-mortems currently underway will attempt to explain why the BP complex was so easily taken, this narrow focus on security is a simplistic view. The broader threat to local governments in the area and to the West in general from the Islamic fundamentalist groups across the vast Sahara region needs to be urgently assessed.
Algeria is only three hours flying time from London. Millions of people with Algerian and North African origins live in the EU, especially in France. Radicalisation of them threatens us too.
Any instability in North Africa has big implications for Europe. Algeria and Libya provide 20 per cent of its gas imports and ten per cent of its oil. Anything which disrupts the flow of fuel will soon have knock-on effects in Britain.
The continuing flow of Libyan oil was one reason why David Cameron and his Nato partners were happy to take credit for their part in Colonel Gaddafi's downfall. But it went almost unnoticed that Algeria greeted the celebratory gunfire of Gaddafi's lynching with a deafening silence. To them, Gaddafi was a useful neighbour because he shared the same enemies – the Islamist rebels who want to take over the entire region.
Unlike Gaddafi, the rulers of Algeria are not a flamboyant lot. They are mainly generals in and out of uniform. They regarded the Arab Spring as a threat to their regime. To them democracy is a bad idea not just because people might vote them out of power, but because it could mean chaos.
In 1990, when fundamentalist candidates looked set to win, the generals stepped in to stop the elections. A decade of horribly brutal civil war followed.
THIS explains why there was such a disconnect between Whitehall and Algiers over how to handle the hostage crisis. Our Government was bewildered by the Algerian decision to open fire without consulting us or other foreign leaders.
Anything which disrupts the flow of fuel will soon have knock-on effects in Britain, says the historian
Algerian security forces escort a bus carrying freed hostages outside a police station in In Amenas. Mark Almond says any instability in North Africa has big implications for Europe
But the Algerian army had – and still has – three simple reasons for cracking down at once: it wanted to stifle the crisis quickly and to destroy the terrorists; they wanted to show their own people that the regime is still firmly in charge and they were also desperate to avoid any chance of Western special forces getting to play a role on their territory.
North African governments may share a common Islamic fundamentalist enemy, but sharing a common enemy doesn't mean they share the same values.
From Afghanistan via Iraq to Libya, the West has shown it can knock down tyrannical Humpty-Dumpties, but putting the societies back together again has eluded us which is why Algeria sees the Arab Spring as part of the problem, not part of the solution.
In the wake of the BP attack, security at oil and gas plants across North Africa will already have been stepped up. Pacifying half a continent is quite another thing. Ordinary people across the Sahara have seen little or no benefit from the region's natural wealth. Until more than politicians, secret policemen and soldiers benefit no stability will be possible.
In some ways it is surprising how few people have been radicalised. But we cannot let ourselves rely on their moderation for ever. Unless ordinary life can be made better Islamic radicals will offer a brutally simple solution to too many people.
As the Libyan example shows, exporting democracy at gunpoint is not enough. Without governments genuinely concerned for the well-being of the people in the lands south of the Mediterranean, hopes for a peaceful future for North Africa – and Europe – will be no more than a mirage.
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I never got the memo when Kevin Lol became a authroity on mma?
You know the cue ball from yahoo sports. Mr middle aged man himself who started peaching down to mma fans who've been watching this sport longer than him.
"Bonnar is a disgrace to this sport and needs to be punished so save the sport."
now bear with me. I'm not against Bonnar getting punished. Hell even with Bonnar getting fired. But Bonnar geting a walk isn't gonna hurt the sport. What a mentally challenged retrd kevin laugh out loud lol really is.
It didn't matter when bonnar got clipped before, and it still doesn't matter cause he lost.
Cheating hurts the sport when in fact it arrives at someone who did not deserve to win prospers by doing something they weren't suppose to.
Bonnar will always be remembered as a high level loser. And I don't mean like Nick diaz (ZING!).
Very tough to put away, but always game. Does he belong in a made up guild of nut sacks along side Mask?
Do you really care? Do you? The ufc hall of fame is the "dana white really likes me" club.
Bonnar not going into it would tell the lie that dana white doesn't like him. He clearly does.
that being said he should lose his fox job. He had a set retirement behind a desk waiting for him. He was set the hell up. Set up in a bad economy in a sport that pays squat,
and he blew it.
I guess my beaf with LOL isn't the punishment but why it's gonna happen. MMA chicken littism at it's finest.
The sky is falling.
Now, how do you know MMA is a sport that pays 'squat'?
Your whole first post was all about the UFC, then you used a tiny org in RFA 4 to make your point on poor fighter pay.
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Inside, vandals knocked over computers and cabinets, but no items were reported missing from the 15th Avenue school, the report said.
Between noon and 7 p.m. Friday, someone broke a window to gain entry to Jenkins-White Elementary School, according to a Richmond County incident report.
Inside, vandals knocked over computers and cabinets, but no items were reported missing from the 15th Avenue school, the report said.
Hmmmm.... One mile from the 4:00AM 1700 Essie McIntire incident.
Somebody didn't pass their grade this year.
Since we know the schools are targets for break-ins we need to pay the police for "specials" to provide protection since they apparently don't have the on-duty manpower to effectively patrol the schools now.
Or maybe the school system should negotiate with the gangs to provide "protection." That would stop the problem.
RCBOE police are handling this case and the incident occurred between 4pm and 5pm Friday. Get the correct agency reports before printing your article.
Riverman, RCBOE police are patrolling thier own properties right now 24/7. No need to worry about spending more tax dollars to pay deputies to sleep or watch movies at a school.
AugustaVoter, my post about "specials" and negotiating with gangs is a little sarcasm. You say RCBOE is patrolling now 24-7. You could have fooled me.
They are. It just started last week. As with any other police department, they can't be everywhere all the time.


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Paging Through: Mysteries
My parents are snowbirds (when the snow flies, so do they) so they often read this column after it has run. They've recently returned to their Brookfield nest, and my mom wasted no time influencing this month's recommendations. After finishing Susan Elia MacNeal's "His Majesty's Hope" (Bantam, $15), the third in an engrossing WWII series, my mom said, "You need to recommend this and the author needs to write faster."
Maggie Hope, the series hero, has dreamed of becoming a spy ever since she was a "typist to Prime Minister Winston Churchill" and then a "maths tutor to the Princess Elizabeth" at Windsor. As the Nazis tighten their grip across Europe, Maggie gets her chance. Thanks to her secret training (including lessons from a "Glaswegian safecracker"), her keen intelligence with codes, and her "big stones" (as the Brits say), Maggie is recruited to an elite group of spies to infiltrate the offices of the Nazi hierarchy. »Read Full Article
Dachshunds test their mettle at German Fest derby
As soon as the racer sprinted across the finish line Sunday, he gave a high-five to his coach crouched on the ground.
Actually it was more of a high 10 since Bean, a 3-year-old dachshund, reared up on his stubby legs to put both tiny paws up in the air for his owner, Joe Stiehm, to tap. Bean didn't know he'd just won his heat in the bratwurst division of 3- to 5-year-olds and didn't care that some of his competitors were still wandering around on the racecourse as their owners frantically whistled, called, waved, bounced balls, held up treats and squeezed squeaky toys. »Read Full Article(5)
Trisha Brown company offers playful show at sculpture garden
River Hills — The New York-based Trisha Brown Dance Company brought a whimsical, playful program to the Lynden Sculpture Garden Sunday afternoon, presented by Alverno Presents.
Nine dancers, wearing white and working without music for most of the program, gave a captivating, lighthearted performance that was somehow perfectly suited to a summer afternoon in the park. »Read Full Article