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Clean up of contaminated soil at the La Crosse Oktoberfest grounds is slightly behind schedule.
Xcel Energy knocked down the Bier Hall and two other buildings as part of the project. It started last week.
The cold weather and deep frost is posing an added challenge to removing the soil that was contaminated by an old factory gas plant. "We're seeing some, a couple spots of what we expected to find, some purifier box waste from an old manufacturing gas plant and a little bit of tar," said Mike Herro from Xcel Energy.
Xcel still expects the project to be finished mid-June. They also believe this will be the last major clean up project in the area.

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text: Chemistry is an important subject as it has been extensively used in our daily life. Starting from food to medicine, everywhere the concepts of chemistry are used properly. Keeping in mind its importance and vast real life applications, the CBSE has prescribed suitable syllabus for this subject for class 12. Based on the syllabus, the board designs question paper for each academic session. Through this question paper, students' knowledge is judged thoroughly. Moreover, based on the performance in final exam, students get their result which leads them to their further studies. CBSE question papers for class 12 Chemistry represent the educational standard of the concerned board. Moreover, these question papers are available online and hence, students can get learning help from these papers at their preferred time. Both objective and subjective types of questions are included in each question paper and these questions evaluate students' expertise in all manners.


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Amanda Todd's Facebook video pleading for help turned out to be her final call before taking her own life. The Canadian teen had been cyber-bullied to the point of causing self-harm before, but things took a turn for the worse this week.
The story goes that a while back she purchased a webcam and was playing around with some friends when she decided to flash them. Somehow a still image of her flashing started circulating on the web. From there the online bullying began and she would be the center of some brutal trolling.
People said horrible things about her and she apparently took it to heart. It got even worse when she reportedly started dating a man who had already been in a relationship. The girl found Amanda, and beat her in front of a group of people. No one stepped in to help her. Instead they encouraged the girlfriend to beat her senseless.
Somewhere in between Amanda made two separate attempts on her life. Recently she made a video that was posted on her Facebook account. The video showed a somber-looking Amanda holding note cards with different parts of her story on them.
One reads: "They said I hope she sees this and kills herself." Some of the others mention that she is on medication for depression and that she is seeing a mental health counselor.
The final card reads "I Have Nobody, I Need Someone."
You can even see cut marks on her arm in part of the video.
It was confirmed by Vancouver authorities that her body was found Wednesday. It has not yet been confirmed that it was in fact a suicide, but there seems to indications that it was.
Teenagers are very vulnerable. In a way, social media has opened up the most insecure age group of people to ridicule and self-doubt at a time in their lives where it can hurt the most. They don't quite understand that negative, hurtful people shouldn't matter. It becomes an internal struggle, one that even parents and relatives can't break through. They still crave the acceptance of peers even over that of other adults and teachers. The only hope is compassion.
Hopefully somehow this case can continue to strike up conversations about bullying in general, and especially cyber-bullying, which continues to lead to the loss of beautiful young souls.
RIP Amanda Todd (Facebook photos below). See the FB account set up for her here. Watch her video below.


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Greetings telegram
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, Uk (issued)
- Date:
ca.1951 (issued)
- Artist/Maker:
Herbert, Stanley, born 1905 (designer)
General Post Office (issuer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Colour process engraving
- Credit Line:
Given by the Editor of Modern Publicity
- Museum number:
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case GG, shelf 42, box B
Physical description
Greetings telegram printed in colour. The sheet is bordered with gold and illustrations of flowers.
Place of Origin
Great Britain, Uk (issued)
ca.1951 (issued)
Herbert, Stanley, born 1905 (designer)
General Post Office (issuer)
Materials and Techniques
Colour process engraving
Marks and inscriptions
'Greetings Telegram GPO'
'S. Herbert'
Height: 16.5 cm sheet, Width: 21.6 cm sheet
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Greetings telegram designed by Stanley Herbert, and issued by the General Post Office. Process engraving, ca.1951.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
The full text of the entry is as follows:
"HERBERT, Stanley (1905- )
Greetings telegram issued by the General Post Office, c.1951.
Signed S. Herbert.
Colour process engraving. Size of sheet 16.5 x 21.6 cm.
Given by the Editor of Modern Publicity"
Printing ink
Process engraving
Subjects depicted
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My research is in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience and is focused on understanding the neural basis of auditory perception in healthy adults and children, as well as how the process breaks down in impaired populations. Our laboratory's research uses a combination of non-invasive recordings of human brain activity (event‑related potentials [ERPs]), in conjunction with measures of behavioral performance, to specify the processes and brain structures that contribute to the organization, storage and perception of a coherent sound environment.
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RICHLAND, Wash. - The U.S. Department of Energy and Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) jointly filed a motion today in U.S. District Court asking the court to approve and enter a judicial consent decree that imposes a new, enforceable, and achievable schedule for cleaning up waste from Hanford's underground tanks. The settlement also includes new milestones in the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA), an administrative order between DOE, Ecology, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which governs cleanup at DOE's Hanford Site.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Energy announced today that it has reached an agreement in principle with California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and NASA on the cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL) site in Simi Valley.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - At an event today in Columbia, S.C., U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary Inés Triay joined with U.S. House Majority Whip, Congressman James E. Clyburn, to award a total of nearly $9 million to nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in South Carolina and Northeast Georgia. The funding will be used to develop academic programs that promote minority involvement in science and technical research fields, which will help support the mission of DOE's Office of Environmental Management.
New interagency program to generate high-resolution tools to address climate change
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary Chu announced today that the Department of Energy has issued a final determination and market impact study for the proposed uranium transfer to fund accelerated cleanup activities at the Portsmouth Site in Piketon, Ohio, which will create between 800 to 1,000 new jobs for the community. The market review and determination confirms that the proposed transfer of uranium will not have an adverse material impact on the domestic uranium industries.
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Hey all,
I have a question. There's an option to get blue water with ENB of course, using water deepness. But when I use that option the game lags. Now, my water is just completely see-through
Is there a way to change the water color in the particle to make it look like this?
Whenever the camera angle is this close to the ground, the water does turn to the blue I want.
Any idea how I can get it to always be that color?
ENB water color/particle?
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State Water Resources Research Institute Program
Project Id: 2010CO219B
Title: Shear Resistance of the Nuisance Diatom Didymosphenia Geminata
Project Type: Research
Start Date: 3/01/2010
End Date: 2/28/2011
Congressional District: 4th
Focus Categories: Ecology
Keywords: Didymosphenia, nuisance geminata
Principal Investigator: McKnight, Diane Marie
Federal Funds: $ 5,000
Non-Federal Matching Funds: $ 2,928
Abstract: Didymosphenia Geminata is a nuisance diatom species that can form large amounts of stalk material that covers the streambed (Larnard et al. 2006). These blooms impact the aesthetic value and biodiversity of mountain streams across many parts of North America particularly the Rocky Mountain states. In recent years there has been an increase in nuisance blooms, as well as spreading to new watersheds (Spaulding and Elwell 2007). D. geminata tends to prefer regulated flow conditions downstream of reservoirs (Kirkwood et al. 2009). Studies in Boulder Creek, CO (Cullis 2009; Miller et al. 2009) and elsewhere (Kilroy et al. 2005; Kirkwood et al. 2007) have shown that elevated shear stress and bed disturbance are important in controlling growth.
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"A River Changes Course": Keynote Film Screening and Live Discussion with Executive Produce Youk Chhang
Dana Room
4th Floor
Rutgers, Newark
The Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, in partnership with the Documentation Center of Cambodia, will host a screening of the award-winning documentary, A River Changes Course, a film about the impact of globalization on Cambodia and its people.
The event is part of a long-standing partnership between CGHR and DC-Cam that includes the Cambodia Genocide Memory Project, a Public Information Room on the Newark Campus, and the Fall 2013 Justice in Cambodia speaker series. Youk Chhang, the Director of DC-Cam and a CGHR Senior Research Fellow who has been listed in the Time 100, will take questions about the film, for which he served as Executive Producer. Youk Chhang is a genocide survivor of the Khmer Rouge's "killing fields." He became DC-Cam's leader in 1995, and is currently building on DC-Cam's work to establish the Sleuk Rith Institute, a permanent hub for genocide studies in Asia, based in Phnom Penh.
Youk is also the co-editor of Cambodia's Hidden Scars: Trauma Psychology in the Wake of the Khmer Rouge (2011) and the author of multiple articles and book chapters on Cambodia's quest for memory and justice. Youk received the Truman-Reagan Freedom Award from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in Washington, DC in 2000. He was also named one of TIME magazine's "60 Asian heroes" in 2006 and one of the "Time 100" most influential people in the world in 2007 for his stand against impunity in Cambodia and elsewhere.
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Pimco's Gross cut US government bond holdings
Bill Gross cut US government-related holdings and mortgage-backed securities in the Pimco Total Return Fund in March as Treasury bond prices pulled back.
Gross allocated 41% of the fund's investments in US government-related holdings at the end of March, compared with 43% at the end of February, according to data from Pacific Investment Management Company's website on Wednesday.
The holdings include Treasury bonds, Treasury inflation-protected securities, Treasury futures and derivatives linked to the US government debt market.
Gross's fund, the world's largest bond fund with $232 billion assets under management, allocated 23% of its investments in mortgage-backed securities at the end of March, compared with 29% a month earlier.
Pressure has been mounting on Gross, Pimco's co-founder and chief investment officer, following a year of record redemptions and a management shake-up. Investors are keeping a close eye on Pimco funds' performances, flows and asset allocations.
Gross's fund posted a total return of 1.3% during the first quarter of the year, trailing 85% of its peers, according to Morningstar. The fund lost 0.57% in March, deeper than a 0.17% decline by its benchmark—the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index.
The fund suffered $3.1 billion in outflows last month, the 11th straight monthly outflow, according to Morningstar.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury note posted a price loss in March as its yield rose by about 0.06 percentage point.
Gross recently argued that prices of longer-dated Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities may be hurt as the Fed is expected to phase out its monthly bond-buying program before the end of the year.
He has favored bonds maturing in five years or less because he argues that yields on these shorter maturities will continue to be anchored at low levels as the Fed may not start raising rates until late-2015, if not later.
In March, Gross slightly boosted some other bondholdings.
Holdings of US corporate bonds, including both investment-grade debt and junk bonds, were at 10% at the end of last month, compared with 9% at the end of February.
Non-US developed-country holdings, which include sovereign debt sold by eurozone countries and the UK, and Canada, were 10% at the end of March, compared with 9% at the end of February.
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By Adam Caplan
September 3, 2012
Former Philadelphia Eagles CB Joselio Hanson signed a one-year deal with the Oakland Raiders, an NFL source confirmed.
Hanson, who was surprisingly released by the Eagles last Friday, visited the Raiders on Sunday. The veteran defensive back has been one of the better slot defenders in the NFL over the past four to five seasons.
Hanson was only going to earn $825,000 in base salary with the Eagles, so the decision to release him doesn't appear to be a cost-cutting move. And Hanson was paid a $125,000 roster bonus in March. He was on the final season of a two-year deal.
The Eagles targeted fourth-round pick CB Brandon Boykin to take over as the long-term nickel back, so his addition earlier this year clearly played a part in the decision to release Hanson. The Eagles are down to five cornerbacks on the 53-man roster after releasing Hanson and waiving Trevard Lindley over the past weekend.
Hanson was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers in 2003. He signed with the Eagles prior to the 2006 season.
The Raiders, before signing Hanson, had six cornerbacks on their 53-man roster, but didn't appear to have a true slot defender.
It's not known what Hanson's base salary will be with the Raiders, but since he'll be on the opening week roster his salary will be guaranteed because he's a vested veteran. Veteran base salaries become guaranteed on Saturday.
The Raiders open up the 2012 season next Monday evening at home against the San Diego Chargers.


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• Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett Yoder of Mohnton, Pa., was 26 when he was killed this week in Afghanistan. Because of inaccurate information from the Pennsylvania National Guard, his age was incorrect in a story on Page A4 of Thursday's Dispatch.
• FreedomOhio, a group seeking to overturn Ohio's ban on same-sex marriage, had averaged 20 petition downloads and volunteers per day, but after Sen. Rob Portman endorsed same-sex marriage, the group now averages 100 petition downloads and volunteers per day. Because of a reporter's error, a story on Page B2 of yesterday's Metro & State section contained incorrect information.


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Goodell satisfied with Haslam in investigationGoodell added that Haslam has told the league the same thing Haslam has told the public. Goodell said Haslam has been in constant contact with the league to provide updates throughout the investigation. Haslam, for his part, has assured Roger Goodell that… (more)Source: ESPN.com
Roger Goodell Is The NFL Owners' Best PublicistSeven employees of Browns owner Jimmy Haslam's company, Pilot Flying J, have already pleaded guilty in a rebate-fraud scheme that's being investigated by the FBI. Some have told the feds that senior executives were aware of what was going on, and Pilot …Source: deadspin.com
Haslam: Browns are 'Cleveland's team'CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In "The Voice of the Fan, a Cleveland Browns Town Hall," Jimmy Haslam talked about the honor of owning the Browns, which he called "Cleveland's team."Source: clevelandbrowns.com
Goodell provides strongest statement of support yet for HaslamBrowns owner Jimmy Haslam consistently has denied knowledge of the customer rebate fraud that has resulted in seven federal guilty pleas and counting at Pilot Flying J, the truck-stop company Haslam runs. On Thursday, Commissioner Roger Goodell supplied…Source: profootballtalk.com
Have Browns questions? Hear answers tonightBEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns' front office and head coach will hold a town hall meeting with fans of the team, and the session will air in a one-hour prime-time special tonight on WKYC, Channel 3.Source: clevelandbrowns.com


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.What confuses me is if g(N)=0, since an element x of M can be written as
No, it can't: there don't exist infinite sums here. N is the free module (i.e., the free abelian group) on , and every element there is a finite linear combination of the 's.
why then does it not follow that, since for each n, for any x in M? After that the purpose of the various k's is also a mystery to me.
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Mr. and Mrs. Brugamyer
Doris and Greg Brugamyer of Amarillo celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on a cruise to Alaska with the Gaither Homecoming Musical Artists in August.
Mezel - Villalobos
Natalie Mezel and Anthony Villalobos were married Saturday, Oct. 11, at First Baptist Church Chapel. The Rev. Tommy Politz of Hillside Christian Church officiated.
Wike - McCullough
Cydney Wike and Brandon McCullough were married Saturday, Sept. 13, at First Baptist Church original building. Chris Seals officiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson
Virginia and Merle Dickerson of Lubbock celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a private celebration in Lubbock, hosted by Rusty and Connie Dickerson.
Levi Matthew Comer
Jessica and Dustin Comer of Borger announce the birth of their son, Levi Matthew Comer. He was born Sept. 29, 2008. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 21 inches long. He has a sister, Alexis. Grandparents are Linda and Mark Powers, Jackie Carney and Val Comer. Great-grandparents are Dolores and John Powers.
Mr. and Mrs. Nichols
Carmen Lorraine and Donald Dale Nichols of Amarillo celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 25, at a party with family and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Leggett
Darla and Monte Leggett of Fritch celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary in Amarillo.
Bargas - Charnesky
Kaci Bargas and Zebulun Charnesky were married Friday, Sept. 5, at J.A. Hill Memorial Chapel in Canyon. Christopher Covey officiated.
Exhibit changes at Corner [Artspace]
Artist Kristy Snell will exhibit works at the Corner [Artspace] at the Hastings store at 2020 S. Georgia St.
AMoA presents annual 12x12 event Wednesday
The Amarillo Museum of Art will host its fourth annual 12x12 Art Exhibit and Auction from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Amarillo Youth Choirs to perform today at center
The Amarillo Youth Choirs will perform at 3 p.m. today at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Buchanan St.
Instruments on show
elics of the region's musical past will fill a gallery at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum through next spring.
AMoA to show Tutankhamun photographic panels
A series of photographic panels telling the story of the Egyptian ruler Tutankhamun will exhibit at the Amarillo Museum of Art.
First edition of Yeats poem auctioned in Dublin, Ireland
DUBLIN, Ireland - A terrible beauty has been sold.
McGraw pens book for girls
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - As the father of three girls, Tim McGraw understands the challenges that face dads who want to please their daughters.
Symphony to scare up 'Classical Frights'
The Amarillo Symphony will play a classical soundtrack to Halloween next weekend.
Ascension Academy to host program
Ascension Academy will host its Afternoon with the Arts program at 3 p.m. today in the school's gymnasium.
Airlines: Holiday bookings strong
ATLANTA - Minneapolis business manager Roque Rossetti plans to make his annual trip home to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for Christmas. The 35-year-old said the sagging economy gave him no second thoughts about shelling out $1,200 for the ticket.
Chrysler to cut 25 percent of its salaried work force
Chrysler LLC, whose owner has been in talks to sell the automaker to General Motors Corp., said Friday it will cut 25 percent of its salaried work force starting next month and warned that it will make more restructuring announcements soon.
PNC to buy beset bank
NEW YORK - PNC Financial Services Group Inc. said Friday it is acquiring National City Corp. for $5.58 billion in one of the first concrete signs of how banks could use fresh investments from a U.S. government bailout program.
Crisis narrows college options
WASHINGTON - With a 3.3 grade-point average and a 1,700 SAT score, Danielle Price is ahead of many of her classmates. Getting into college won't be a problem. Paying for it will.
Crisis slows down transit
WASHINGTON - Transit agencies around the country may have to come up with billions of dollars to repay investors as long-term financing deals disintegrate, a result of the global credit crisis that could eventually affect millions of commuters.
Existing home sales up 5.5 percent
WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes rose by the largest amount in more than five years in September, a real-estate trade group said Friday. The data is a possible glimmer of hope that the housing slump could be starting to bottom out.
High yen plagues Japan's markets
TOKYO - Japan was dealt the biggest blow yet from the unfolding global financial crisis when the yen surged to a 13-year high Friday against the dollar and spiked against other major currencies. The jump darkens earnings prospects for the nation's major exporters and threatens to drag the world's No. 2 economy into a recession.
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Adjusting investments near retirement can work
WASHINGTON - For Nalin Parikh, retirement seems so close, yet so far away. At 64, he was ready to retire from his job as a physics professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by August.
Worldwide anxieties send Wall Street down yet again
Wall Street joined stock markets around the world in a huge sell-off Friday, sending major market indexes to their lowest levels in more than five years on the belief that a punishing economic recession is at hand.
Credit markets see signs of squeeze as T-bill drops
The credit markets showed renewed signs of stress Friday as investors, worried about plunging stocks and the possibility of companies defaulting on their debt, fled once again to the safety of government debt.
Field trips show future
Renita Pollard can't always give a good idea of the jobs available for the students in her eighth-grade career connections class at Austin Middle School.
Europe sees recession looming as markets wobble
Stocks sank, the pound and euro plunged, and company after company delivered bad profit news Friday as Europe got another severe jolt from the global financial crisis.
Box buyers boxed in
NEW YORK - Erin Stein, a Harper-Collins executive editor, moved earlier this year from one part of Brooklyn to another, and one thing she and her husband left behind forever was paying "outrageous" prices for cardboard boxes.
Gannett likely to cut jobs as third-quarter profits drop
Gannett Co., the nation's largest newspaper publisher, said Friday that its third-quarter profits fell 32 percent as advertising revenue declined, and new job cuts are likely as a result.
OPEC ministers cut production by 1.5M barrels
VIENNA, Austria - An attempt by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to stem the free-fall in oil prices fizzled Friday with crude plunging to lows last seen 15 months ago on world economic fears, despite the 13-member group's decision to slash production by a daily 1.5 million barrels.
Investors find safe haven in Treasury bills
NEW YORK - Banks trust each other a bit more now than they did two weeks ago. That doesn't mean that they and other investors are taking on more risk, though.
Dallas joins fight for Okla. water
TULSA, Okla. - The Dallas City Council has approved an agreement with other North Texas entities to pressure the state of Oklahoma into selling them water.
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Big 12 Rankings: 'Horns, Cowboys stay 1-2 heading into showdown
EDITOR'S NOTE: How Dave Henry of the Amarillo Globe-News ranks the teams in the Big 12 Conference, with predictions for today's games. Henry went 4-1 last week. The guest selector was 1-0.
Red Raiders romp past KU
LAWRENCE, Kan. - It's one down and three to go in a brutish four-game swing that'll either ruin the season for Texas Tech or thrust the Red Raiders squarely into the national championship hunt.
Tech ready to make statement vs. KU
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Texas Tech breezed through its nonconference schedule, winning four games by an average of 32 points.
ACU defeats Tarleton, 37-17
Abilene Christian passed its first post-West Texas A&M test Saturday, taking down No. 16 Tarleton State, 37-17, in an afternoon game in Abilene.
'Horns survive OSU
AUSTIN - Life at No. 1 isn't always glamorous.
Kelsey Elizabeth Grigsby
Mary Grigsby and Mark Grigsby, both of Amarillo, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelsey, to Jason Michael Miller. Grandparents of the bride-elect are Dr. and Mrs. Norman Grigsby, Virginia Garrison, all of Amarillo, and the late Clay Garrison.
Molly Elizabeth Davidson
Laura and Jon Davidson of Turkey announce the engagement of their daughter, Molly, to Tyler Chance Fairchild. Grandparents of the bride-elect are Clara Ruth and James M. Davidson and Wilda and James Fuston, all of Turkey.
Ashley Anne Easter
Laura Easter of Amarillo announces the engagement of her daughter, Ashley, to Justin Anthony Ward. The bride-elect is also the daughter of the late Butch Easter.
Allhallows alternatives
The season of spooks and goblins is alternatively a season of festivals and parking lot trick-or-treating as churches seek to offer safe choices to a holiday rooted in Celtic lore.
Faith briefs
First Christian Church will have Bountiful Harvest Bazaar hosted by the C.W.F. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the church, 3001 Wolflin Ave. Booths include food, vintage shop, Christmas store, white elephant and artisan/craft. There will be a luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a cost of $6. There is no admission fee to the bazaar.
Activists see opening for poverty issue
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Left-leaning Christian and social activists see opportunity in an unconventional presidential race and a spiraling national economy: pushing poverty as an election issue.
Congregational Corner - Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Mission Statement: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church is a welcoming family of God that celebrates God's Grace, equips people to share the good news and sends us out to serve others in their needs.
Booties envy is back once again
A confession: We've got mixed feelings about all those pointy-toed booties, the flavor du jour for fall '08.
Dr. Gott: Supplement not a cure for statin side effects
Dear Dr. Gott: Shortly after my doctor prescribed a statin drug for me, I saw an item in my local newspaper written by a pharmacist warning that coenzyme Q10 was depleted by the use of statins.
Dear Abby: Halloween shutterbug gives mother the creeps
Dear Abby: Please help me. I wasn't sure how to handle an uncomfortable situation last Halloween, and your answer will help me be better prepared this year.
Cookie Contest
Nothing says good neighbor like freshly baked cookies.
London's Byzantium art exhibit laborious
LONDON - A dazzling exhibition of a thousand years of Byzantium's art was in the final stages of assembly in London after months of labyrinthine complications.
Spooks of all ages to prowl
"Trick or treat! Smell my feet! Give me something good to eat!"
Broadway's 'Spring Awakening' will close Jan. 18, after 859 performances
NEW YORK - Broadway's "Spring Awakening" is succumbing to the chilly winds of January.
QE2 leaves N.Y. to become hotel
NEW YORK - After four decades of plying the world's oceans, the cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2 made its final visit to New York.
Heloise: Hints help care for birds
Dear Readers: Here are some important pet pointers to keep in mind if you are considering bringing a bird into your home.
Photographer showing work at OHMS
Photographer Don Webber will show photographs at OHMS Cafe and Bar, 619 S. Tyler St., through Nov. 15.
Jodi Thomas to sign copies of latest novel
New York Times best-selling author Jodi Thomas will sign copies of her latest release, "Tall, Dark and Texan," the third novel in her "Whispering Mountain" series.
Dear Abby: For estranged sister, queries a thorny issue
Dear Abby: My sister, "Shannon," and I had a major falling out years ago, and I haven't spoken to her or her family since - except briefly, when we had to make arrangements for our father's funeral three years ago.
High school volleyball ready to begin postseason
With the end of the regular season in sight for area high school volleyball teams, there are still several district races that are still up for grabs.
Tulia 35 - Dimmitt 34
Trailing by a point in overtime, the Bobcats attempted a pass for the two-point conversion but failed as Tulia prevailed in a District 2-2A nail-biter.
McLean 46 - Fort Elliott 0
McLean picked up its first district win by blanking Fort Elliott.
Sunray 18 - West Texas 13
Sunray junior Ty Dooley blocked a punt with two seconds left and teammate Colton Wilson scored on a 1-yard run with no time left on the clock as the visiting Bobcats (5-3, 2-1) shocked West Texas (4-4, 1-2) in a District 1-1A matchup.
Dalhart 15 - Levelland 0
Dalhart moved into a tie for second place in District 1-3A with a shutout win over Levelland.
LeFors 59 - Hedley 12
Lefors needed only a half to take down Hedley.
SA Lake View 20 - Hereford 14
Hereford waited too long to get going in an earlier loss to Randall and waited too late again Friday against Lake View in a District 4-4A game.
Raiders rip depleted Longhorns
Randall had the look of a defending champion in a 45-13 District 3-4A football victory against Caprock on Friday at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium.
River Road 30 - Spearman 7
River Road jumped on District 1-2A foe Spearman early with an 85-yard opening kickoff return by Trent Crich.
Sanford-Fritch 26 - Highland Park 0
Sanford-Fritch got its first District 1-2A win with a shutout against Highland Park.
Perryton beats Borger, 49-14
The Rangers (3-5, 1-2) racked up 498 yards of total offense, including 314 on the ground in the team's home devastation of Borger (1-7, 0-3), 49-14. Perryton found the magic touch to garner its first District 1-3A win of the season as Shane Hodge ran 13 times for 186 yards and four scores, including a 58-yard jaunt in the first quarter to help keep Borger winless in district action.
Stratford 40 - Gruver 0
Stratford felt no hangover from its defeat of then top-ranked Canadian last week. The Elks (7-1, 3-0) continued its dominance in District 1-1A with a shutout performance against Gruver.
Midland rallies past Tascosa
MIDLAND - Darius Miller scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to rally District 2-5A co-leader Midland High past Tascosa, 38-32, on Friday night.
Dumas 14 - Pampa 13
Dumas blocked an extra point try by Pampa's Jeremy Maxwell to survive overtime in a tightly contested District 3-4A game.
Wellington 52 - Quanah 13
Unbeaten Wellington ended years of struggle against Quanah with a resounding 4-1A victory.
Area High School Standings
District enrollment ranks in parenthesis are used to determine playoff brackets for Texas Class 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A districts. The largest playoff-qualifying team in each district will be in the Division I bracket. The other playoff qualifiers will be in the Division II bracket. In Class 5A and 4A, the two largest schools qualify for the Division I bracket, with the other schools in the Division II bracket.
San Jacinto 24 - Arbor 9
San Jacinto notched its second win as Landon Carter threw four touchdown passes in a TAPPS Division IV District 1 game.
PD beats Canyon for 1st win
"That was for Mamma Parr," said Palo Duro junior quarterback Jeron Grayson.
Arbor wins 1st match in playoffs
TAPPS District 1-2A champion Arbor Christian Academy made quick work of Watauga Harvest Christian Saturday with a 25-4, 25-9, 25-9 win in the first round of the TAPPS Class 2A playoffs. Arbor will continue its playoff run Tuesday with the opponent, time and place to be determined.
Clarendon topples Wheeler in 4-1A
Clarendon's Alton Gaines ran for 155 yards on 19 carries and three touchdowns, including the final score of the game in the fourth quarter, as the Broncos knocked off the Mustangs, 35-27, in a critical District 4-1A game Friday night at Clarendon..
Rowland-led Naz blasts White Deer
Nicky Rowland carried 19 times for 149 yards and three touchdowns and completed 11-of-22 passes for 138 yards to lead Nazareth past White Deer, 34-13, in a District 3-1A football game Friday at Nazareth.
First-half burst carries Vega past Boys Ranch
BOYS RANCH - In a tale of two halves, Vega made a 19-point halftime lead stand up as it escaped with a 19-14 District 3-1A road win over Boys Ranch on Friday before 1,955 fans at Roughrider Stadium.
Big-play defense
Friday night's football game between Bushland and Panhandle was billed as the showdown of unbeaten District 1-2A teams.
Rangerettes win district 1-3A cross country meet
LUBBOCK - While discussing her individual victory in the District 1-3A Cross Country meet Saturday morning in Mae Simmons Park, Perryton's Kentra Summerville expressed hopes her team would win the title as well.
Canadian 61 - Booker 8
Canadian rebounded after a tough loss to Stratford with a dominating win over District 1-1A opponent Booker.
Shamrock 23 - Memphis 8
Shamrock won its first District 4-1A game and kept Memphis winless in league play.
702 yards! Bronchos cruise
The road from Odessa to Amarillo isn't known for it's scenic beauty.
Muleshoe downs Childress in 2-2A clash
MULESHOE - Muleshoe greeted Childress into its district with its point-a-minute offense as an introduction. The Mules, averaging 55 points a game through their first seven contests, didn't keep up that pace Friday night, but coach David Wood couldn't be happier.
Bushland claims 1-2A crown
The final District 1-2A match of the season was an emotional and productive one for the Bushland volleyball team.
Brahmas score late to beat Gorillas, 4-3
The Amarillo Gorillas are still looking for their first win of the season, but they gained a sense of optimism Friday night after falling, 4-3, to the Texas Brahmas before 1,739 fans at Cal Farley Coliseum.
Controversial call mars Gorillas' loss to Eagles
Bananas rained down from the stands and the crowd went crazy as the Gorillas scored what appeared to be their third goal of the night to cut the Colorado Eagles' lead to 4-3 midway through the second period.
Raven's Pass claims upset in Breeders' Cup
ARCADIA, Calif. - Raven's Pass spoiled Curlin's bid for a second consecutive Breeders' Cup Classic, winning the $5 million race by 1¾ lengths on Santa Anita's new synthetic surface Saturday.
Auto Racing, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Hockey, Soccer, Transactions
Rodeo: Smaller horse Woody shows lots of grit, spunk
Woody is one little steer roping horse with a lot of determination.
MMA fighters ignite crowd of 4,000 fans
Former UFC champion and Amarillo native Evan Tanner passed away in September in a remote desert in California, but his unbridled spirit permeated an enthusiastic crowd of 4,082 fans at the Amarillo National Center on Friday night.
Mixed martial arts
Shark Fight I, at Amarillo National Center
Edwards not conceding title to Johnson
HAMPTON, Ga. - Greg Biffle needs to make a little history if he's going to catch Jimmie Johnson for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title.
Man gets 15 years
A jury sentenced an Amarillo man to 15 years in state prison Thursday night after finding him guilty of murder.
Resources strained
Rooms in Chad Waite's retirement center stay 90 percent full.
Return of the Pearl is prophetic
Whether it was an unlucky coincidence or foreshadowing, the name of this year's hot-air balloon festival predicted the future of one of its main attractions.
Profiles of Success: Professor trumpets college degree
"My education has allowed me to pursue my dreams teaching and performing. It has given me background, history and goals."
On the edge of common sense: Vegans, carnivores should meet in the middle
We had friends over for a barbecue in August. As we planned the menu, my wife said, "Oh, Mike's daughter is a vegetarian! We'll need to make her a separate meal!"
Column - Jon Mark Beilue: Stuff I intensely dislike
I blame the political campaign season. It puts everyone in a bad mood.
Foreclosures on rise
AUSTIN - Attorney General Greg Abbott said this week that the number of Texans defaulting on their home loans has risen sharply.
Lakeview teen thrown from vehicle dies
A teenager died Friday evening after he was thrown from a vehicle driven by a 13- or 14-year-old boy, Department of Public Safety officials said.
Clarendon man dies in crash
A Clarendon man died Saturday morning after his pickup and a truck collided in Donley County.
Dumas man, 21, dies in car wreck
A Dumas man died Friday night after he lost control of his vehicle in Moore County.
Amarilloan placed on women's health board
J. Pat Hickman is one of 16 Texans named to the first National Advisory Board of the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health.
Amarillo's home sales down
September's turbulent financial news numbed home shoppers in Amarillo.
Early voting numbers high across state
AUSTIN - Texans went to the polls in huge numbers as Friday arrived and the first early voting week neared its end, far outpacing totals from the 2004 presidential election.
School bonds on area ballot
Two Panhandle-area school districts hope the presidential election draws more voters to the polls for bond elections.
Homeless benefit luncheon Nov. 3
The Coalition for the Homeless and the Texas Tech University School of Medicine's annual Beans & Cornbread Benefit Luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. Nov. 3 at the Amarillo Civic Center.
$1.2B wind plan set
Wind power developer Higher Perpetual Energy and turbine manufacturer DeWind are on their way to spending about $1.2 billion to boost wind energy in the Panhandle.
Spectators thrilled by 'Glow'
As the sun set Friday, short bursts of flame lit up the darkening skyline.
City to track MRSA for study
The pilot program to track cases of a drug-resistant staph infection was reduced from 12 months to one month and will begin March 1.
Chambers await 81st Legislature
AUSTIN - The 81st Legislature starts in mid-January, but the Amarillo and Lubbock chambers of commerce are already working on their respective legislative wish lists.
Borger's band an alternate for state
The Borger High School marching band was named first alternate at the Area A 3A marching contest in Lubbock on Saturday.
Fire in Canyon home causes $30K in damage
It took three fire departments and almost three hours to extinguish a house fire near Canyon on Friday evening.
Reps polish bills early Legislators look ahead
AUSTIN - Nov. 4 is a little more than a week away, but state Reps. John Smithee and David Swinford already are looking beyond the election.
Man dead after 911 call for domestic disturbance
Randall County Sheriffs officials say a man died in a home where a domestic disturbance had been reported moments earlier.
Panhandle work force report to be presented
A report about the Panhandle's changing work force will be presented at a luncheon next week. The presentation is a follow-up report to Panhandle Twenty/20's "The Panhandle Imperative" study released last year.
Dairy Queen robbed at gunpoint
A man in a rubber Halloween mask robbed a Dairy Queen restaurant at gunpoint Saturday night.
Three teens involved in fatal accident outside of Estelline
Three teenaged boys were involved in a fatal car crash Friday evening about two miles outside of Estelline.
Ruling: Sheriff must testify
Potter County Sheriff Ron Boyter must cooperate with attorneys for a family who wants more information about the death of a jail inmate, a judge ruled Friday.
Cannon to fly CV-22s No timeline yet for squadron's arrival in N.M.
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - Airmen and officers from a special operations squadron that will fly the tilt-rotor CV-22 Osprey aircraft will be reassigned to Cannon Air Force Base in eastern New Mexico.
Special salute
Crew members of the S.S. America inflate their balloon Friday outside the Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Center in Amarillo. The crew inflated the balloon as a salute to the military veterans inside the center and as a prelude to this weekend's Pirates of the Canyon Amarillo Invitational Balloon Rally that takes place in Amarillo and Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
Oodles of orange orbs
Mrs. Chelsea Scales' pre-K students voted on their favorite pumpkins Friday in the schoolwide pumpkin decorating contest. Each homeroom class decorated a pumpkin for the contest. Students voted with spare coins. Winners will be announced at the Bushland Fall Festival tonight . Fall Festival will have food and fellowship from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the Bushland Elementary School gym and cafeteria. Dinner, an indoor carnival with games and prizes, and bingo will be part of the fun. Children's tickets are $5, and adults are free.
NFL players reportedly face drug suspensions
New Orleans Saints veterans Deuce McAllister and Will Smith reportedly are among several players who have violated the NFL steroids policy.
Romo-less Cowboys hope turnaround starts
IRVING - Watching from the sideline today, injured Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is bound to have all sorts of things running through his mind.
Ray E. Stovall Jr.
Ray E. Stovall Jr., 58, of Amarillo died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
Geraldine "Jeri" Heitz
Geraldine "Jeri" Heitz, 76, of Amarillo died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
Betty Jean Pruner
LONDONDERRY, N.H. - Betty Jean Pruner, 83, formerly of Amarillo, Texas, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, in Bradford, Maine.
Jess Robertson
DALHART - Jess Robertson, 80, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
James S. Wisinger
DUMAS - James S. Wisinger, 98, formerly of Dumas, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, in San Angelo.
Marvin Franklin Goddard
PLAINVIEW - Marvin Franklin Goddard, 87, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
Shane "Catfish" Kennedy
PAMPA - Shane "Catfish" Kennedy, 34, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, in Amarillo.
Stanley Noble
Stanley Noble, 62, of Amarillo died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
Ruby Mae Berry
KERMIT - Ruby Mae Berry, 79, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008.
Henry "Wayne" Meadows
Henry "Wayne" Meadows, 84, of Amarillo died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
Pedro O. "Pete" Cordova
CLOVIS, N.M. - Pedro O. "Pete" Cordova, 49, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008.
John Elliott
HEREFORD - John Elliott, 65, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, in Amarillo.
Frances Clounch
Frances Clounch, 89, of Amarillo died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
Barbara Pollard Kellum
Barbara Pollard Kellum, 73, of Amarillo died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
Henry "Wayne" Meadows
Henry "Wayne" Meadows, 84, of Amarillo died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
Donald H. Miller
Donald H. Miller, 89, of Amarillo died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008.
Stanley Noble
Stanley Noble, 62, of Amarillo died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
Jeffery Neil Rojas
Jeffery Neil Rojas, 42, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008.
Hazel Sides
DALHART - Hazel Sides, 95, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
Horace Tolbert "Pick" Pickens
Horace Tolbert "Pick" Pickens, 81, of Amarillo died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
Jenuniau "Nena" Oldham
SAMNORWOOD - Jenuniau "Nena" Oldham, 84, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
Myra Werner
GUYMON, Okla. - Myra Werner, 72, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, in Amarillo, Texas.
Edwin Ramsey
SILVERTON - Edwin Ramsey, 58, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
Melissa Ann Crabtree
LARKSPUR, Colo. - Melissa Ann Crabtree, 30, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008.
Ruth Jones
DUMAS - Ruth Jones, 90, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, in Albuquerque, N.M.
Letter: Don't support pro-abortion candidates
Why is that if a man shoots a pregnant woman, and she and her unborn child die, he will be charged with two murders? Also, if a woman kills her child, she will be charged with murder.
Letter: Save the courthouse
It would appear that Dr. Bud Townsend's recent prediction of political hacks in Randall County has come to pass. County commissioners, in their zeal to appease a few cronies, have dumped the responsibility for courthouse restoration on unhappy taxpayers.
Column - Four Price: For McCain: Vote to fight for nation's best interests
Sen. John McCain exemplifies leadership, and our country needs a proven leader as our next president. We need a man of substance not merely style. For our nation to overcome some enormous challenges, it is critical that we elect a commander in chief capable of placing his country above the desires of his political party.
Letter: It's time to restore personal responsibility
Why is it most Democrats are voting for Sen. Barack Obama? Read Keith Pelton's (Oct. 21) letter to the editor.
Letter: McCain endorsement proves newspaper's bias
(Re: Letter to the editor, Oct. 18.)
Letter: Vote to protect lives of innocent unborn children
Calling all Christians! Calling all those who profess to live by the Ten Commandments! If you truly follow God's Word, then you are called to uphold the commandment "thou shall not murder."
Editorial: Schism splits Randall Co.
Randall County commissioners voted to settle once and for all whether the county should maintain a long-abandoned structure that once served as the nerve center for county government.
Letter: Beware history's lessons
This month in 1933, the chancellor of Germany withdrew from the League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference, which was the beginning of events that led to the enslavement of people, freed only by a world war.
Column - Nan Rinella: Choose wisely as we ponder how to deal with trouble
The cavalry rides to the rescue. Congress saves us from economic Armageddon - never mind its complicity in creating it.
Letter: Republicans spread lies about their opponents
I've recently been bombarded by countless mass-forwarded political emails from a wide variety of sources, all stating some horrible thing or other about a presidential candidate. Every such e-mail I've received has been filled with lies and deceptions meant to invoke fear instead of fact!
Column - J.E. Sauseda: For Obama: Nation needs calmness, coolness, honor
If on Nov. 4, Barack Obama is elected the 44th president of the United States, he will have achieved a feat unimaginable by many, including myself, during our lifetime.
Letter: Republicans should embrace President Bush
The people I am voting for are honest and capable. What I cannot understand is why Republicans are distancing themselves from President Bush, who is known for his loyalty.
Editorial: Downtown hotel looms?
A downtown hotel for Amarillo has taken another step forward.
Letter: Vote to restore courthouse
It seems odd that the Amarillo Globe-News editorial page presents the Amarillo view concerning the Randall County Courthouse not being worth the $3 million-$4 million it will cost to restore it, while in a recent "Today" section there was a large photo of the $16 million job of restoring the 70-year-old iconic Potter County Courthouse to provide usable space for county expansion for the next 30 years or so!
Letter: Why wail over endorsement and differing views?
On Oct. 18, Don Acrey, Jr. wailed over the Globe-News endorsement of McCain/Palin. Acrey said his subscription to the G-N was done with.
Letter: Sign theft betrays belief in civilized political debate
The presidential race has become a hot topic all over the country. I think an open and civilized discussion is great when people disagree. We should be able to agree to disagree in a civilized manner.
Letter: Obama is packing around too many negative factors
There are just too many negatives about Sen. Barack Obama for him to get my vote for president: his association with William Ayers (terrorist bomber in the 1960s) and close association with the radical group ACORN are hard to get around.
Column - John Kanelis: Courthouse cost will skyrocket
Misinformation abounds in Randall County.
Letter: You can't trust Obama and his allies
The Obama/William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn long-term association is well-documented.
Texas Fishing Report
AUSTIN - Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Oct. 22.
Top-notch hunts at a price
Visiting Matador Ranch for a guided hunt isn't cheap.
Matador Ranch features elite hunting lodge
LUBBOCK - Cattle aren't the only cash crop at the Matador Ranch anymore.
TPWD: Hunting looks promising
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reports that deer prospects for the 2008-09 season are excellent. But hunters hoping for a shot at a quality deer may need to get away from the feeder and into the game.
Take a shot
Deer hunting and Halloween are so similar. Costumes that must be worn. Lots of hiding behind things and jumping out at the right time. And once, I swear I saw a man loading a 50-pound sack of candy corn into the back of his pickup next to his feeder.
Preparation helps a hunt
Before you pack up the truck, here's a good deer hunting checklist.
On the job: Kicker offers up surprise play
Some things went right for West Texas A&M against Abilene Christian.
Buffs, Rams faced 21-0 deficits last week
Angelo State and West Texas A&M had similar problems last week.
WT: New Outlook
West Texas A&M's loss to Abilene Christian last week suddenly instills a sense of urgency into the Buffs' season.
Lady Buffs lose second straight LSC soccer match
The West Texas A&M women's soccer team lost its second straight Lone Star Conference match Friday, losing to Midwestern State, 3-2, in Wichita Falls.
Lady Buff runners 2nd in LSC
Jeniffer Cherono for the second time this season ran third behind two Abilene Christian runners, leading West Texas A&M's women to a runner-up finish in the Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Kingsville.
If You Go
At least gas is cheaper: Doable in an afternoon at 300 miles. Drive to Lubbock, then either south to Big Spring (U.S. Highway 87) or Sweetwater (U.S. 277), then to the Concho City. Not much to look at on that leg of the trip.
Lady Buffs defeat Cameron
Sometimes it takes a surprise loss to jump start a team, both emotionally and mentally.
Buffs' defense shows it's Ram tough in win
SAN ANGELO - While West Texas A&M's Keith Null and Charly Martin on Saturday continued their assaults on team and league records, WT's defense stole the spotlight.
ACU to host No. 16 TSU
West Texas A&M's loss to Abilene Christian dropped the Buffs to No. 4 from No. 1 in the NCAA Super Region Four,
Buffs, Rams faced 21-0 deficits last week
Angelo State and West Texas A&M had similar problems last week.
Talking with...Kyle Thomas
GJ: Who will win the presidential election? KT: Barack Obama. He wants to make a change.
In the trenches: O-linemen finally healthy
It took eight games, but West Texas A&M may be putting its best offensive line on the field. At last the healthiest.
WT volleyball team to play Cameron today
The West Texas A&M volleyball team picked up an important win Thursday night against Lone Star Conference opponent Midwestern State to remain in first place with a 7-0 conference record.
Buffs beat Missouri Southern, 4-1, in soccer
The West Texas A&M men's soccer team scored four unanswered goals, including three in the second half to knock off the Missouri Southern Lions 4-1 in Southwest Soccer Conference action Friday night at Fred Hughes Stadium in Joplin, Mo.
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Skip to comments.Whitehouse may release more military records
Posted on 09/15/2004 10:17:11 PM PDT by Racehorse
In a related development, White House press secretary Scott McClellan hinted that more documents regarding Bush's National Guard service may soon be released. Asked whether officials in the White House have seen unreleased documents, McClellan called that "a very real possibility." Other officials with knowledge of the situation said more documents had indeed been uncovered and would be released in the coming days.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Maybe the White House has the real memos ;0)
C'mon...we all know how Kerry can do a 180!
Does anybody know if Bush has signed SF180? We know Kerry hasn't. Seems like a good point to get out there if true.
I wonder just which lamestream FRAUDcasting superstar forged the next set of bombshell ANG memos.
I hope they used fixed font this time to make it a little more challenging for us.
He has not.
He didn't need to. He just ordered all of his records released. A little perk of being CIC.
Hmmmm. Is the Dan-drama about to intensify?
Dead says no.
Slings says yes in a thread from last August.
Anybody got some links on this one?
My "No" was based entirely on posts I've read around here. I have no links. If somebody can definitively answer the question either way, I'd welcome it.
Bet I know what it is too! Bush's last medical in May 1973 reported him to be a "pilot on flight-status" which means he was never suspended. Bet he took the flight exam before he went to AL and the WH now has those records.
I was over at Google looking for one in news. Couldn't find anything.
Good point.
Scott McClellan better not be screwing the pooch on this one.
His mother is Carole Keeton Strayhorn.
She plays a lot of games. I hope it does not run in the blood.
And just think, if Terry McAuliffe cries that they are forgeries, we can just say, "Hey, that doesn't matter; it's what's in them that counts!
Who is that?
As Napoleon Said- "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
Remember that "funny feeling" that maybe Bush has been sandbagging Dan Rather and CBS all along on the whole Alabama Guard thing? That funny feeling just got funnier.
it doesn't matter...the MSM will spin it as a negative.
I heard Hannity say that Bush has signed standard form 180.
Well, this is good news, if the latest disclosures can help President Bush, go for it.
Bush and Rove are damn good poker players. Maybe they're ready to show their hand.
The Washington Times reported on August 18:
At the White House, press secretary Scott McClellan said he couldn't say specifically whether Mr. Bush signed Standard Form 180, but the president did request and release his own military records in February. "I don't believe he signed any form, but he did authorize making his military records available publicly," Mr. McClellan said. "We have released all the records, and reporters were allowed to look at his medical records as well."
I'm pretty sure that Hannity's wrong. Bush has never signed the 180 Form. Bush is a poker player and this records thing has been a face card that he's been waiting to play for years in my opinion.
I watched the Press Conference and Scott McClellan did not hint any such thing."
So is the Post and it so called reporter lying again?
his mother
Good morning.
The MSM doesn't matter anymore.
Fraudcasting!! Wow! I love that term. VERY descriptive, isn't it?
Nam Vet
Hannity would not say Bush signed the 180 if he wasn't sure.
And since we are talking about the White House press:
Nope, just another card! (^;
Nam Vet
Explain what you mean here... I am not sure I understand what SCott could be screwing up. Also, who is Strayhorn?
A Texas Pol...whoops, just forgot which elective office she holds.
A Republican, btw...
Comptroller. (Yes, I looked it up.)
The White House Website has the video of the Press Conference for all to watch. Scott McClellan did not say what Dobbs has suggested
You're enjoying this entirely too much!
Damn, are these records kept in the same box as Hillary's old Rose Law Firm billing records? Geez, this is getting ridiculous.
Incredible that the Post would dare to do this while Gunga Dan is being roasted in his own lying juices.
Maybe Dobbs is talking out of school. He should be looking for kerry's war records.
The document here:
shows that he was suspended. Reason: Failure to complete annual medical examination. Authority: AFM 35-13.
Nam Vet
The Dems are desperate and the entire country can see it
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UFC 2009 Undisputed News
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THQ's UFC Series Eventually Coming To Handhelds And Wii
UFC 2009: Undisputed was designed from the ground up on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but the success of the franchise means THQ is keenly interested in expanding UFC to other platforms. THQ confirmed these plans as part of their first-quarter earnings call this afternoon. THQ said future versions of UFC will expand to both handhelds and Wii. The...
UFC: Undisputed 2009 Patched; Quitters Thwarted
In news that will enbrighten the day of anyone who has ever been cheated out of an online victory in UFC 2009: Undisputed because some jerk disconnected right before he lost, THQ is coming out with an update patch to fix this and some of the game's other multiplayer bugs and exploits. Here's what's on the agenda: The Patch will have...
UFC Threatening To Ban Fighters Who Appear In EA Sports MMA?
During this year's E3, EA announced EA Sports MMA, a new mixed-martial arts fighting franchise EA hopes will be a major contender against THQ's UFC series. And while the tension is sure to ramp up once MMA gets closer to release, there seems to already be some preliminary rumbling going on behind the scenes. Evil Avatar reports that...
Fighter Cut From UFC 2009 Over Hair Length
According to Fight! magazine, Ultimate Fighting Championship brawler Clay "The Carpenter" Guida does not appear in the video game UFC 2009 Undisputed because the dude's hair is just too wild. Guida, (pictured above with a small woman growing from his right bicep) refused to cut his locks, in spite of requests from game publisher...
X-Play: 'UFC 2009 Undisputed' Review
Get ready to step into the Octagon as UFC 2009 Undisputed brings realistic MMA action to your living room on either your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. With a keen eye for detail and love of the sport, THQ has upped the ante with this installment adding tons of new moves and real UFC personalities. With such complex controls, does Undisputed hold...
'UFC 2009 Undisputed' Videos: Career Mode And The Art Of Submissions
UFC 2009 Undisputed Producer Neven Dravinski is back again to cover the art submission styles and the comprehensive Career Mode in the octagon, mixed-martial arts fighting simulation. Also, be sure to check out our direct-feed walkthrough with Mr. Dravinski where he so lovingly illustrates the attention to authentic detail in Undisputed. Scratch...
'UFC 2009 Undisputed' Direct-Feed Walkthrough
UFC Project Manager Neven Dravinski takes us through a lengthy direct-feed gameplay session illustrating the depth of combat in THQ's mixed-martial arts simulation UFC 2009 Undisputed for the PS3 and Xbox 360. For fans of either UFC or incredibly deep fighting gameplay, there's a definite bounty of features for everyone to check out. Undisputed...
Hands On: 'UFC 2009: Undisputed'
While Anderson Silva was getting ready to stink it up in the Octagon at UFC 97, I got to check out the PlayStation 3 version of UFC 2009: Undisputed. Within seconds of trying out this extraordinary looking game, I realized this wasn't a rehashed, pretty cover that was thrown on top of THQ's SmackDown Vs. RAW. It's a whole new entity...
'UFC 2009 Undisputed' Clinches New Media
After an incredibly underwhelming UFC headlining fight this past Saturday night, you might be able to find some solace with the latest screens and trailer for UFC 2009 Undisputed. Producer Neven Dravinski exhibits all the defensive/offensive aspects of the clinch maneuvers for the THQ MMA sim. Advice, avoid the Muay Thai clinch at all costs....
'UFC 2009 Undisputed' Ground Game Walkthrough
UFC 2009 Undisputed Producer Neven Dravinski, tackles the intricacies of the ground game mechanics in their latest trailer. Offering a deeper level of gameplay to those gamers looking to delve deep into the rock-paper-scissors gameplay style of this Octagon fighting simulation, check the trailer for all the details on the ambitious grapple...
New 'UFC: Undisputed' Trailer Shows Jackson vs. Jardine
Witness what a match between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Keith Jardine would look like in UFC: Undisputed for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The video also features an appearance by comedian and UFC commentator Joe Rogan. Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version
THQ Unleashes 'UFC 2009 Undisputed' Site On The Eve Of BJ Penn Vs. GSP
THQ has launched the official site for its upcoming game UFC 2009 Undisputed. The launch was cleverly timed to take advantage of the hype surrounding tomorrow's bout between BJ Penn and Georges St-Pierre at UFC 94. Mixed martial arts fans will find some interesting features on the site. According to THQ's press release: "The site will...
Video Game Revenues To Grow To $20 Billion in 09!
Even though growth in the industry is likely to slow from 19 percent to 6.7 percent, analyst Mike Hickey of Janco Partners says U.S. video game industry revenues will be worth over 20 billion dollars by the end of 2009. "We continue to believe video games offer an exceedingly strong value proposition for consumers in the current economic...
'UFC 2009 Undisputed' Intro Brawlers "Hendo" Henderson, "Ace" Franklin
Here are the latest trailers from THQ for the upcoming licensed brawler UFC 2009 Undisputed. They showcase martial arts' two mixed octagon inhabitants. First, the former Olympic wrestler turned MMA fighter, Dan "Hendo" Henderson. Second, check out Cincinnati native, Rich "Ace" Franklin, as he is primed and ready to prove why...
UFC Fighter Involved In Controversy Over Videogame Rights
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization of mixed martial arts recently had some controversial dealings with one of its fighters. At the heart of the matter -- videogame licensing rights. According to Yahoo! Sports, UFC Dana White and fighter Jon Fitch had some heated arguments in regards to licensing rights in the upcoming UFC...
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Despite advances in living room gaming, there remains a valley between PC and consoles. When all of the Microsoft and Sony exclusivity agreements expire and content is finally available to all, no one remembers the bitter days of waiting. PC gamers still ride victorious because of one crucial advantage: modding. This weekend, we visited the Alienware Main Stage at QuakeCon's swanky Hilton Anatole to see Chet Faliszek and Matt Scott of Valve, Bethesda's Joel Burgess and moderator Nick Breckon (formerly of Shacknews and now Bethesda's community manager) discuss why user creation tools are vital to the industry.
Bethesda and Valve continue to support the mod community when so many others have abandoned the practice. The three panelists share the view that a healthy community will inspire a new generation of modders to grow their skills and enter more formalized development environments. Each of the individuals on stage has a history of tinkering with toolsets, and the phenomenon is integral to Bethesda's culture. According to Burgess,
"Part of the application process is submitting a mod you've made for a Bethesda game."
He even admitted that sometimes he implements things with the intent of modders finishing them. There may be game elements and design decisions that don't necessary mesh well with the overall theme of the game, but modders can flesh out these elements, or create something that is a complete turn-around of choices made by the original development team. Developers also design games with a general audience in mind, so that difficulty is scaled to be fairly friendly. Mods aren't under pressure to follow these restraints and can ramp up a game's challenge or give gamers the flexibility to play as they wish.
The conversation took an interesting turn as the topic of modding tools surfaced. Recently, Valve released the overwhelmingly successful Portal 2 puzzle maker. According to Faliszek, before the puzzle maker's release, only 6% of the maps (roughly 300 sessions) being played were community developed. Afterwards, the number ballooned to 60% representing 2 million sessions. Portal 2 puzzle maker's success lays in its simplicity, working with its interface requires only dragging-and-dropping. Yet, despite how easy to use the tool is, it's also extremely powerful. Valve Level Designer David Sawyer was apparently able to recreate almost every level in Portal 2 with the exception of a few minor details.
Breckon then posed the question of whether or not the fact that the necessary ease of use of mod tools influenced the creation of development tools.
"We don't go down routes that we know will make it more difficult for us," says Burgess, but mod tools have been crafted with already a finished product in mind. "We fully didn't understand Portal 2 until it was shipped," explained Scott on why the developer tools for Portal 2 weren't quite as scaled down as the puzzle maker. "Then we could build useful tools."
However, that doesn't mean that the companies don't build their developer tools without some mod sensibilities in mind. They should be built with the intent to develop DLC, so that additional content can be added to the finished product without having to rebuild everything from scratch. That's a lesson that Valve's learned the hard way with Left 4 Dead 2, since the game was created with a separate code branch than Team Fortress 2, making it difficult for the company to implement DLC (never mind the fan-favorite hats that have become a staple of the company's games).
The panel wrapped up with a quick Q&A session. When inevitably asked about advice for modders, all three of them emphasized the iterative process, a concept that most game design schools drive home for their students. With the wide variety of tools available out there for modders, the best thing for someone interested is to simply pick it up and follow the Nike slogan (Just do it!)
"It's about releasing, getting feedback, and iterating," answered Faliszek. "You have to decide how to use feedback and work it back into the process."
Creating and iterating is the way to perfection, simply because it helps cycle through more ideas. It's best not to beat around the bush because you're worried about making something of lower quality.
"You're going to make junk. You're going to make piles and piles of trash. And you can't let that discourage you," said Burgess.
Before closing, there were questions regarding Steam's upcoming launch of Steam Greenlight. This is a community-driven effort, where developers are free to upload anything they've created—be it a part of a game or an entirely new IP—to be judged at the mercy of Steam users. The projects that receive the most positive feedback will be added to Valve's virtual shelves for purchase. It's a process that's beneficial to all parties involved.
Valve will no longer have to deal with reviewing the overwhelming amount of entries submitted to it. Developers will get the publicity from the Steam community (whether or not their game actually makes it onto the Steam store) and the community is able to choose by popular vote what they want to see available on the service. Another audience member wondered whether or not Steam Greenlight would be available for Source mods. Faliszek gave a lukewarm response, since he wasn't sure what the legal implications of submitting those mods would be. He definitely didn't want it to be a barrier, but there are issues.
"Someone will submit Half-Life 3," he joked.
He explained that Greenlight was an entirely new process, and as such he told the crowd,
"We're iterative on [Greenlight]."
For the future, when Greenlight launches, expect a few rules to be shifted and tweaked as Valve figures out what works and doesn't work about the experiment.
Though the number of developers that continue to release mod tools and support the scene have dwindled, Valve and Bethesda's passion and investment in modders almost single-handedly makes up for the deficit. The companies came together to collaborate on the Steam Workshop, an interface that streamlines the process of discovering, aggregating, and implementing mods for games. Their goal was to make mods more user-friendly and to give them more publicity. Looking at the stats that Faliszek mentioned with Portal 2, they've been overwhelmingly successful. Hopefully, more developers will follow in Bethesda and Valve's footsteps and help rejuvenate the PC modding community.
If you are interested in watching the panel in its entirety, GameSpot has a recording available here.
Headline image captured from GameSpot's recording of the QuakeCon 2012 Talking Shop: Skyrim, Modding and Steam panel.


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Well, the simplest ex-planation for Westerners is that its a trendy and beautiful form of body art that is most popular in the summer months, especially in resort areas like Northern Michigan. But hennas history reaches much farther than a mere seasonal fad.
Henna is actually a flowering plant that grows primarily in South Asia and North Africa. The plant has been used for a wide range of applications, including as a preservative and dye for cloth and leather, as a medical paste that is said to wick fever out of the body, as a medicinal herb, and as both an insect and mildew repellant.
When its leaves are dried and ground into a fine powder, then mixed into a paste with various oils, teas, and lemon juice, henna also has a high natural staining factor on human skin and hair. It has been used as a hair dye and body art medium since as far back as the late Bronze Age (around 1,400 BC.)
The paste itself is also called henna - but the art of the pastes application is called Mehndi. The paste is applied using a variety of methods depending on the culture.
Heres where we discover the reason that henna tattooing is an incorrect term.
A tattoo is a permanent insertion of pigments underneath the skin, while Mehndi uses organic staining pigments that rest on the outermost layers of the skin creating a temporary design that gradually wears away. Seeing henna tattooing on a sign can, unfortunately, frighten people away from trying this fascinating and fun cultural art, as they assume that needles are used when nothing could be farther from the truth. However, even reputable Mehndi artists are now reluctantly using this terminology because it has become the most recognizable term for Mehndi in the Western world.
Henna is applied to the skin in several ways, none of which involve needles or puncturing. The paste may be painted onto the skin with a paintbrush, porcupine quill, plastic cone, or metal-tipped plastic bottle.
Quick-draw henna artists - the kind more concerned with the money than the art form - will often use stencils (meaning cookie-cutter designs that look pretty much the same on anyone). But if you want a truer-to-form Mehndi experience, find a henna artist who draws everything freehand. Most offer books of design ideas; if you prefer, you can suggest a theme to the artist (flowers, tribal designs, geometrics, etc.) and youll get a design thats unique to you.
Mehndi is usually drawn on the hands (tops or palms) and tops of the feet, where the color will be darkest, as the skin is stronger in these places and contains higher levels of keratin.
It is also often applied to the upper arm or
upper back, especially in the West, and is sometimes attempted on the face, although the color in these places wont be as dark.
The paste design is left to dry for at least an hour or two. The longer the paste is left on, the darker and more long-lasting the design will be. The dried paste is later gently scraped off at home to reveal a reddish-brown design (hennas natural color) that can last anywhere from a week to a month depending on the quality of the henna and the care of the skin.
In India, henna is most often applied for weddings and festivals, while in Persian and Arabic-speaking countries, its done for many special occasions and events.
Mehndi was adapted to Western culture beginning in the late 1990s, when everyone from Gwen Stefani and Madonna to Sting and Prince were seen adorned with henna patterns. It is, of course, frequently seen in Bollywood films (Bride and Prejudice, Lagaan), and its now a popular form of summer adornment for the hands, feet or ankles, replacing metal jewelry in the hotter seasons.
With all of this henna activity, one would assume Mehndi is safe. And, for the most part, youd be exactly right. Since henna is usually mixed with all-organic ingredients, allergic reactions are rareif anything, a person may be allergic to another of the ingredients used in the henna paste mix, which range from oils such as eucalyptus or geranium to the aforementioned lemon or lime juice.
The one exception to safe henna is something mistakenly called black henna, which is often requested due to its extremely dark, jet-black color. Black henna - which usually doesnt even have any actual henna in it - is currently in widespread use in many tourist areas, especially in Mexico. Although you might appreciate the darkness of your design at first, youre taking a huge risk with what might happen a few days later, which is why a genuine henna artist whos studied the history of real henna art will refuse to use it.
In an effort to capitalize on the Mehndis popularity, many fly-by-night body art vendors began experimenting with new ingredients in order to compete in the henna art market and get darker designs. Most of these new ingredients are primarily comprised of either pen inks or PPDs (para-phenylenediamine), which are most often used in hair dyes. Neither of these sub-stances are safe in high concentrations for skin.
PPDs in hair dye are generally strongly regulated in Western countries; only very small percentages are allowed in over-the-counter or salon hair formulations. In black henna pastes, however, the PPD percentages can range anywhere from 10 to 60 percent. The result?
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but shortly thereafter, up to 20 percent of people who receive these falsely-labeled henna tattoos will experience side
effects as mild as itching and as extreme as blistering and perm-anent scarring. Even
if its well-drawn, do you really want that flower or tribal design permanently embedded into your arm?
So how do you tell if youre actually getting organic henna - or a concoction of other dyes? Simply ask and observe. Real henna artists will be able to tell you what is in their henna mix, and suggest you leave your henna paste on for a minimum of one hour. The paste itself will be a dark brown or olive green color, not black. The resulting design stain after the paste is removed will range from orange to a dark reddish-brown, and will darken over 24 hours, but you will rarely get anything even near a black color. What you will get will be an exotic, one-of-a-kind design that will last through your vacation, and the memory of your fun and unique Mehndi experience will likely last even longer than that.
Writer Kristi Kates is a Mehndi artist. Mehndi/henna art is available in Charlevoix at C2 Gallery (327 Bridge Street downtown, most summer weekends), through Bijani Mehndi at Blissfest and Petoskey Sidewalk Sales, and at various beauty salons throughout Northern Michigan. For more info, check out www.myspace.com/bijanimehndi and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehndi


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- Spa Services – We provide a variety of spa services including facial and body waxing, facials, peels, microdermabrasion, etc. Advanced appointment necessary.
- Lash and Brow Tinting – Complete your new look with a touch of color to emphasize your beautiful features!
Consultation and Follow-Up Visits
The first visit to the salon with your stylist is the beginning of a new relationship with someone that is genuinly interested in how you want to look and feel. During your initial consultation, you stylist will discuss how your hair fits into your life, how interested you are in current trends, and how you like to maintain your hair. From there, your stylist can help you achieve the style that best compliments your skin tone, face shape, and lifestyle, all while fitting within your budget.


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We are certain that you are looking for a place to connect with others and to experience genuine, healthy relationships…relationships with others and with God.
At Tavares Church of the Nazarene, our mission is to help people, take their next steps towards Christ. We do this by understanding what it means to:
~ Know God,
~ Connect with others, and
~ Serve our world.
Our building is located in Lake County in Tavares, Florida at the corner of David Walker Drive and Dora Road (32151 David Walker Drive) – but in homes, schools, businesses, coffee shops and throughout the world. We come together so that we can engage more in what it means to impact our world with the great news of Jesus Christ. We study God's Word, the Holy Bible, practice what we learn and in the process, grow together.
May God richly bless you!