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"Works" @ Urban Folk Art StudiosJuly 08, 2013
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This Friday July 12, 2013, Urban Folk Art Studios in Brooklyn will be hosting a new two person show entitled "Works" featuring new artwork from Greg "Sp One" Lamarche and Blake "Keo" Lethem. You may recognize Keo's work from several MF DOOM album covers, like the classic "Operation Doomsday." Greg Lamarche aka Sp One works in mixed media and has shown extensively for many years. Both artists come from early generations of New York graffiti, you know, back when they painted subways. Go!
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WHAM! VROOP! BLAM! BRATATATA! The painted words smacked viewers in the face with all the impact of their inspirations, comic book art. In the '60s Roy Lichtenstein was an iconoclast, placed with Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns in the then-terrible trio of Pop Art. But instead of painting Campbell's soup cans or American flags, Lichtenstein celebrated hot dogs, rotobroiled chickens and white bread smeared with mustard in scenes that compressed the country's raw energy into unforgettable imagery. Collectors, delighted by the mordant wit of his bubblegum funnies, bid up his prices from $800 to $75,000 per painting, and in 1968 London's august Tate Gallery gave Lichtenstein a full retrospective, the first ever for a living American.
Then with the 1970s, the Pop bubble burst. "The movement had its own time," Lichtenstein shrugs. "You can't keep exploring the same thing over and over." Instead he holed up in his Southampton, L.I. home, a former estate garage on exclusive Gin Lane, and turned loose his Pop Art techniques, including benday dots and ultrabright Magna colors, on new subjects, ranging from architectural entablatures and Art Deco furnishings to a tongue-in-cheek exploration of the styles of artists as varied as Matisse, Picasso, Dali and the German Expressionists.
Now, at age 57, Lichtenstein is displaying the results in his first major museum show in more than a decade. In May the St. Louis Art Museum opened a show of 120 Lichtenstein paintings, drawings and sculptures that will move on to Seattle, New York and Fort Worth before going to Cologne, Florence, Paris, Madrid and Tokyo.
The punchy, rotogravure-style cartoons have begun to yield to more eclectic subjects—and Lichtenstein is little bothered by critics who claim his new work is cold or impersonal. "You get such divergent views that you discount them," he says, recalling his controversial splash into the artistic vanguard 20 years ago. (At the time, one critic blasted him as "the worst artist in America.")
Lichtenstein knows the pains of laboring in obscurity. Born in 1923, a New York real estate broker's son, he put in a brief stint at the Art Students League but spent his formative years studying and teaching at Ohio State. Quitting campus life in 1951, he worked at design jobs in Cleveland to support his painting, then returned to academe when he failed to make headway in the face of the vogue for Abstract Expressionism.
Lichtenstein began by playing with Americana themes—cowboys and Indians, Washington crossing the Delaware. When his two young sons requested Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, Daddy reportedly obliged with slick renditions right off gum wrappers. "Painting these subjects with commercial techniques produced a sort of anti-art," he explains. "They were hatefully lowbrow and thus provocative."
Provocative indeed! But under the shrewd direction of superdealer Leo Castelli, Lichtenstein's reputation soared. Today one of his early comic panels can command up to $300,000, while his current paintings range from $25,000 to $150,000. But the artist is more proud of the movement he helped create than of his monetary success. "Pop Art was the first to see what modern industrial America was really like," he says, "without cathedrals and barns, but with supermarkets, advertising and comics."
Even if the Pop era had never ended, Lichtenstein's shy manner would have led him to retreat from the limelight. He much prefers the quiet informality of Southampton, where he has lived with his second wife, Dorothy, for the past dozen years. A former gallery manager (she first met Roy while mounting a Pop show), Dorothy, 41, is a self-described adventurer who has taken flying lessons and camped out in the Sahara. Roy confines his exploring to the large saltbox studio near the house, often spending eight hours a day there, seven days a week. "My work gives me adequate vacation," he says. "There's no pressure involved, such as deadlines, so it's not something to get away from." Not completely studio-bound, he'll unwind with tennis and socializing with friends, including painters Larry Rivers and Jack Youngerman.
In the last year Lichtenstein, who generally juggles six or seven works at a time, turned out 30 paintings, 12 sculptures, 60 drawings and six prints. Surprisingly, he still fears an artist's block. "I do anything to avoid it," he confesses. "I make sure I know what I'm doing a year in advance. There is always something coming up in my mind."


text: Lowland Farms' heaps of colorful heirloom tomatoes, purple beans, wildflowers, onions, radishes, and carrots always attract attention at the Charleston Farmers Market. Everything is grown using organic methods by farmer Kenneth "Skinny" Melton. The five-acre diversified family farm set out to farm responsibly, sourcing seeds almost entirely from heirloom sources and managing pests with sustainable methods. They use chicken tractors to house six species of chickens, including the hawk-shaped Araucana hens that produce the blue and green eggs ($5/dozen) that Lowland sells at market. Their spring CSA comes in small ($250) and large ($400) sizes and runs for 12 weeks, with pick-up points on James Island, downtown, and the farm. You can also find their ingredients at the Macintosh, Butcher & Bee, FIG, the Grocery, and Slightly North of Broad.


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Walt Siegl Motorcycles
Walt Siegl designs high-performance motorcycles using classic design elements.
Every WSM motorcycle is hand-built in Walt's New Hampshire workshop with unwavering commitment to both performance and style.
WSM's first series bike is the air cooled Ducati-based Leggero. Built to order to clients' specifications, each Leggero is based on the WSM-designed frame and bodywork.
In 2015 WSM launched the Bol d'Or series. The Bol d'Or is built to order, using zero mile current MV 3-cylinder models.
Walt is in the process of designing a new WSM series motorcycle, as well as a kit, due out early 2017.
About Walt Siegl
When Walt was 19, he dropped out of art school in his native Austria to join a road racing team. He later worked in France as a shunter in a train yard and as a toolmaker and welder in Germany, Austria and Italy. A job with an Austrian steel company took him to Moscow, where he eventually joined the Austrian Foreign Service.
In 1985 he was transferred to New York City for a position promoting contemporary Austrian art and culture for the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Walt spent his free time building motorcycles for himself and friends out of a basement across the river in Long Island City.
In 2007 he moved his workshop and his family to an old mill town in southern New Hampshire to build motorcycles full time.
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SAN JOSE — Dan Boyle declared himself ready to play Friday and if the training staff agrees, the veteran defenseman will be back in the lineup Saturday night when the Sharks face the Phoenix Coyotes.
"The medical staff, I've got to check with them now just to make sure we're on the same page. Hopefully I'll be out there tomorrow," said Boyle, who has missed the past seven games since being knocked unconscious by an illegal hit in an Oct. 15 games against the St. Louis Blues.
Boyle may not be the only injured Shark back in the lineup as Coach Todd McLellan said third-line forward Matt Nieto also should be able to return after missing two games.
With Nieto back on the third line with Joe Pavelski and Tommy Wingels, McLellan shuffled his top two lines Friday. Marty Havlat was skating with Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau while Tyler Kennedy was skating alongside Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl.
McLellan said the new look was under consideration, but stopped short of saying that definitely the plan for the Phoenix game.
"I think that Jumbo and Tomas are benefactors of an energy type guy playing there," McLellan said, noting that was Brent Burns's role before his injury. Kennedy can do that. Patty and Logan are a little more cerebral, a thinking-type line so I think Marty can fit there as well."
Boyle said he was primed to get back into action — "Yeah. I think it's my 10th day in a row skating . . . I'm ready to go here" — but recognized he still had a mental hurdle to clear.
"I'm sure at least for a little bit I'll be a little tentative. Hopefully I get rid of that," he said before referring to a similar return from a concussion in December 2003. "Last time this happened, I kind of got hit early. That was probably the best thing to happen. Hopefully the first shift I get a hit or get hit. Hopefully I'll get some of that nervousness and bad energy away."


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Duane Howell
An increase in speculative shorts contributed to gains in cotton futures last week when prices cleared certain resistance points and triggered buying attributed mostly to commodity funds. Light trading prevailed during the week ended Thursday until turnover reached moderate proportions just ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly supply-demand estimates on Friday. U.S. crop guesses ranged mostly 100,000 to 500,000 bales below the August forecast of 18.3 million.
Harvest aid guide available for cotton stripping
An 11-page harvest aid guide is available to help South Plains cotton farmers get a handle on the materials needed to prepare their crop for stripping.
School to feature agriculture event to promote math, science
LAMESA A special enrichment program called ''Agri-Science Day'' Sept. 14 at Klondike Elementary School will use agriculture as a means of stressing the importance of learning math and science.
Independent funeral homes fight mergers
CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) Independent morticians like the Cantu Funeral Home are fighting to avoid a trend that seems nearly as inevitable as death and taxes: consolidation of the funeral industry.
Editors needed: Yellow pages hurt business with copy mistakes
The new phone books were out, and the young entrepreneur was thrilled.
NTSB renews call for anti-collision systems on commerical cargo planes
WASHINGTON (AP) Two recent incidents show the importance of adding collision-avoidance systems to cargo airplanes, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration.
When Wall Street shimmies, NY shakes
NEW YORK (AP) The spoils of the rich in Manhattan in 1999: A 25-foot red-and-white Donzi speedboat. Dinners at the Four Seasons. Two Mercedes-Benzes, one a 1962 cherry red convertible. A $4,000-a-month bachelor pad on the Upper East Side outfitted with llama skin fashioned into a bear rug, 60-inch TV and the collected works of John Wayne on videotape. Those goodies all belong to 33-year-old Warren Kelly, a Wall Street wonderkid who, like the city he lives in, is enjoying an exhilarating can-you-believe-this ride atop the longest bull market in history.
Chris Van Wagenen
It started with a lunch a long overdue one. In any event, three people showed up, talked, ate and then talked some more. They've been talking ever since.
Heating costs may go up this winter, report claims
WASHINGTON (AP) After several years of modest prices, heating bills could jump as much as 30 percent this winter because of higher oil and natural gas prices and increased demand, the Energy Department reported.
National chain shreds smaller competitors
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) To owners of small music shops, the recent arrival of a Guitar Center chain store was like an earsplitting Jimi Hendrix solo. It was impossible to ignore.
Key chains laden with store cards
PHILADELPHIA (AP) If a new trend in shopper discount cards continues, wallets could get thinner while key chains get fatter.
Options exist to help fill in the gaps of health coverage for Americans
NEW YORK (AP) On any given day, tens of millions of Americans may be without health care coverage.
Americans mesmerized as they watch the bulls run
NEW YORK (AP) Claaang! A big brass bell signals the start of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. In the cramped tourist gallery, Linda and Tony Mallia and two excited grandsons are watching.
Plastic cup maker is king of drive-thrus
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Salespeople know. So do truckers, cabbies, couriers and pizza deliverers.
Problems with Boeing 737 rudders continue to persist
SEATTLE (AP) Efforts to fix rudder problems in the Boeing 737, the world's most common jetliner, have not eliminated malfunctions that ''could be catastrophic,'' the National Transportation Safety Board concluded.
Bell Atlantic, Vodafone merge wireless operations
NEW YORK (AP) Bell Atlantic Corp. is close to agreement with one-time rival Vodafone AirTouch PLC to combine their wireless phone operations in the U.S., and a deal could be signed as early as this week, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
Business Today
CAMARILLO, Calif. Prices at the gas pumps jumped less than a penny in the past three weeks, due largely to an increase in crude oil prices, an industry analyst said Sunday.
Jewelers hopes sales are sparkling by year's end
DALLAS (AP) If you've been thinking about welcoming the new millennium with a diamond for that special someone, jewelers hope you're not alone.
Runaway McBride
For Eddie McBride the transition feels comfortable. McBride, former executive director of the Reese Redevelopment Authority, took on a set of new priorities in September as he moved into the role of president of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce.
A new era descends on the U.S. economy
NEW YORK Once upon a time in a more well-ordered economy, we sought to measure everything by the numbers, the better to get a quick read on what otherwise could be very confusing.
Boss rewards workers' loyalty -- with $128 million
BELLEVILLE, Mich. (AP) When Bob Thompson sold his company for $422 million, he could have chartered a jet, flown off to an island and, heck, bought the island, too.
Investing is gamble student doesn't want to take
Investing? Webster defines it as, ''The outlay of money usually for income or profit.''
Investment group to host teen seminar
Everyday it seems as if teens are faced with more and more decisions. Where to go to college, what kind of career to pursue, and how to make money in the future, just to name a few.
Programs offer youths chance to invest in stock
Almost 50 years ago, Thomas E. O'Hara began investing in the stock market. Because of his interest, he later formed the National Association of Investors Corp., (NAIC) which today serves as the homebase for 37,000 investment clubs and 700,000 individual investors. When O'Hara was in high school, young people rarely began investing in the stock market, so he has helped aim campaigns for investing at high school and junior high-aged students. Included in his efforts is a monthly publication called Young Money Matters that is aimed directly at young investors. Young Money Matters spotlights teens who already invest in the stock market and offers tips for all young investors.
Suit Starts To Unravel
JOHNNIE COCHRAN AND other attorneys for the plaintiffs in a $30 million federal lawsuit against the city of Lubbock, several police officers and "unknown employees of the Emergency Medical Services at University Medical Center" apparently didn't try too hard to identify the medics who allegedly threatened Vanetta Kelso, a former assistant women's basketball coach at Hampton University. It appears to us that little investigation, if any, was done. Ms. Kelso, who was pregnant, claimed that an EMS worker threatened to stuff a towel in her mouth after she vomited on his shoes following her arrest in connection with an alleged pigeon drop scam.
Jail Changes Proposed
FACILITIES AND ATTITUDES will be overhauled under the "complete philosophy change" Sheriff David Gutierrez is instituting at the Lubbock County jail.
Opinion Too Broad
ATTORNEY GENERAL John Cornyn took the unusual step earlier this month of withdrawing his predecessor's 1997 legal opinion that directed Texas colleges and universities to adopt race-neutral policies for admission, financial aid and scholarships.
Who Is Responsible?
LAST YEAR COUNTY commissioners raised taxes for the first time in a decade. Now, they are poised to do it again Monday, when they consider a 1.4-cent increase that would push the tax rate to 19.2 cents per $100 of valuation. What we find most troubling is that the man who has advocated holding the line on taxes is the same man who has brought the commissioners court to this point. If County Judge Tom Head votes Monday, he will no doubt oppose the increase. But his lack of leadership in the budgetary process and his inability to foster communication among the commissioners has resulted in the budget proposal now on the table.
Burle Pettit
PEOPLE OF IMPACT never go quietly, though that's what they would prefer. If Dave Sharp had his way about it, he would leave Lubbock with no more attention than he had drawn upon his arrival. But the footprints he left, the trail of dust he stirred, won't permit him to simply toss a silver bullet onto the ground and ride off into the sunset. As Dave follows his career to colder climates, he leaves behind a trail well-marked. Along with his partner Caroline, Dave toiled long days and hard hours to make this a better newspaper, Lubbock a better town. It worked in both cases because he never even attempted to disconnect the two objectives.
Cornwell slipping with new novel 'Black Notice'
Patricia Cornwell doesn't just write novels anymore, she contributes to the well-being of the nation's economy. She keeps people employed, enhances salaries, augments bonuses. She's an engine pumping money into circulation.
Glitzy studio proves morning TV shows are network battlegrounds
NEW YORK {AP} From behind the flashing lights and custom-made windows of a new studio jutting 20 feet into Times Square, "Good Morning America" anchors Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer can see just what they're up against.
Fiesta events
The five-day 16 de Septiembre festival, produced by Fiestas del Llano Inc., this year includes a number of varied attractions aside from the live music, food vendors and popular pageant. For example, fiesta grounds also will include a carnival with 32 rides and nine game booths, a children's area and a daily Health Fair.
William Kerns
Total attendance surprised even those producing the outdoor concert on Sept. 4 in the Depot District, the showpiece of the first annual Music Crossroads of Texas West Texas Rock 'n' Roll Festival. The music was hot, the crowd large and responsive, the weather taunting but cooperative. Not until my wife delivered startling news, however, did I recognize the event's success.
'3rd Rock' alien takes Emmy home
LOS ANGELES {AP} Kristen Johnston, who plays a statuesque, hot-blooded alien visitor to Earth in "3rd Rock From the Sun," was named best supporting actress in a comedy series at Sunday's 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. "You crazy kids. I can't believe this, really," said Miss Johnston as she accepted the award, her second for her role in the NBC sitcom.
Fiestas Del Llano
With a budget that has jumped in just one year from $25,000 to $125,000 and expectations of more than 75,000 attending, members of the Fiestas del Llano Inc. board of directors have expanded a traditional mid-month event into a full blown five-day festival complete with carnival rides, fireworks and 11 Tejano recording acts. Most events will take place at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, with all attractions offered free Wednesday and no admission charged until 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sept. 12.
Surprise hit 'Sixth Sense' fills cinematic need
Of the many uncanny elements of ''The Sixth Sense,'' perhaps the most amazing is that no one has stepped forward to claim credit fo
Fiesta music
''Fiestas always has been known for its music,'' said Victor Hernandez, a member of the board of directors for Fiestas del Llano. ''And we have a better lineup this year than ever before.''
Films at the Toronto festival test the market for sex
TORONTO {AP} If sex really sells, then this year's Toronto film festival offers a veritable bounty of commerce.
Monterey focuses, pulls out victory
There's no specific category that measures character in a high school football game, but Monterey made sure it left little doubt about its moxie on Saturday. Left dazed by a 96-yard El Paso Hanks fumble return in the game's opening stages, MHS shrugged it off and scored six unanswered touchdowns en route to a 42-21 victory over the Knights at Lowrey Field.
Van Horn runs past Tahoka
ODESSA (Special) Fernie Carrasco ran for three touchdowns and kicked a field goal Saturday as Van Horn outlasted Tahoka 36-28 at Ratliff Stadium.
Class 5A Arlington Martin 31, Richland 15 Bytwn Sterling 42, Pasadena Rayburn 7
Idalou picking on larger teams in area
Nobody told Idalou's football program it should pick on teams its own size.
Big plays give Frenship 21-17 victory
WOLFFORTH Frenship got big plays on both sides of the ball in the closing moments Friday night to outlast Snyder 21-17 at Tiger Stadium.
Frenship collecting close victories early
If Frenship winds up in the hunt for the playoffs later this season, the Tigers should have no worries about being battle-tested. Two games into the 1999 campaign, FHS has seen both of its games go down to the wire. The Tigers have split those contests losing 28-21 at Big Spring last week and prevailing 21-17 last Friday over Snyder.
Mustangs unable to capture crown
ABILENE (Special) Coronado dropped a 9-5 decision Saturday to Abilene in the championship pairing of the Abilene Eagle Invitational team tennis tournament.
City Bond Election
Snake oil salesmen? At City Hall, they are trying to tell us that we are going to get something for nothing. This kind of thinking has us in over our head. We are in debt $329 million. The new debt they are asking the voters for is $37,860,000. It will all come to $367 million. Well, voters, we have to stop them somewhere.
A-J Customer Service
I would like to say thanks to two very nice ladies who work in the subscription department of The Avalanche-Journal. They are Tammie in the office and Pamela our carrier. They really go all out to take care of their customers. Thanks so much.
Religious Principles
I've just about had a bellyful of all the nonsense concerning prayer in schools and extracurricular events and the "separation of church and state" edicts.
Lubbock-Reese Ties
I and several others recently received a letter from Col. Henry W. "Kodak" Horton, the last Wing Commander at Reese Air Force Base. The letter follows:
McDougal Defended
I own rental property in North Overton, and I strongly support Delbert McDougal's efforts to clean up the area.
Repaving Project
Remember all the complaints when 50th Street and Quaker Avenue and 50th and Slide were repaved a few years ago, and how long that whole process took? When I saw that construction was beginning at 82nd and Slide and read that a large segment of Slide would also be repaved, I dreaded the long-term delays and frustration near my office at 81st Street and Slide.
UMC Cash Reserves
Re: The letter, "County Tax Rate" (A-J, 9-1). The writer proposed raising Lubbock County taxes while decreasing Lubbock County Hospital District taxes by five cents per $100 valuation.
Cherished Weekend
My family and I were very fortunate to be a part of the "Crossroads of Texas" music festival this past weekend. It was not only a tremendous honor to perform on the same show with such "legends" of rock 'n' roll, but the setting on Buddy Holly Avenue made it that much more special for me. It's one weekend I'll cherish as long as I live. I would especially like to thank those individuals who I believe went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure my comfort as an entertainer and also that of my family.
Lack Of Prayer
It's not prayer in school that's the problem. It's the lack of prayer at home that is the problem.
Proposition No. 5
There has been some confusion about Proposition No. 5. It has been indicated that it is "welfare for the rich." We do hope the "rich" will give their time, money and support to this project, as we will need everyone to make this a people's place, available to all. We need to be clear about one thing the city is not giving us a building! What Lubbock Regional Arts Center is asking for in this bond election is money to help renovate a city building that will be deserted when the Lubbock Fire Administration moves in January.
Support Bond Issue
As a member of the steering committee and chairman of the transportation subcommittee of the Citizens Advisory Committee, which was responsible for developing the proposals for the upcoming city bond election, I am writing to encourage the citizens of Lubbock to support all five propositions on the ballot.
New Trucking Laws
Re: The truckers and new laws.
Applicant Praised
I want to say thank you to Patti Jones for submitting her resume to be considered for appointment to the position of Lubbock County Commissioner, Precinct Four.
'Jumpstart' Success
Wednesday, Sept. 1, marked the kickoff of the 1999 United Way campaign for Lubbock.
Prayer Solution?
I have a workable solution for allowing public schools to have a prayer before sporting events without fear of prosecution. Whoever leads the prayer needs to word the opening of their prayer like this: "We are now going to pray to the God in whom we trust that is engraved on all our national coin and currency." Since our national legal tender is a "government-owned appliance and equipment," I do not see how any court in their right mind could object to that wording.
Goodwill faces money problem as donations of items to agency drop
Although a great source of pride for those who manage them, the Goodwill stores are also a source of concern at the moment.
Experts make Emmy picks
LOS ANGELES What makes for an exciting Emmy Awards show? Your favorite star winning a trophy can do the trick. Or watching a deserving series set a record, as ''Frasier'' did when it snared its fifth consecutive best comedy Emmy last year.
Amsterdam full of friendly girls, scary bicyclists
Here, as promised last week, is the second and final part of my report on the fact-finding mission I took to The Netherlands this summer to increase international understanding, a cause that as the great humanitarian Florence Nightingale so often pointed out as she toiled among the sick and wounded is tax-deductible if you write about it.
Something for everyone in stadium supplies
Whatever the individual need for stadium supplies may be, Lubbock merchants seem to have it covered. From caps to blankets, stadium seats to jackets, most local businesses feature the items in two colors: red and black. As in Texas Tech.
'The power of work' Two sisters, each of whom manages a local Goodwill store, appreciate experience
Dorothy Upshaw and her sister Corine Johnson feel there's nothing better for their jobs than a little healthy competition.
Encarta brings out first new dictionary in 30 years
Summer a slow-news time? Not this year. Not with the publication buckle your seat belts! of the first all-new dictionary in 30 years.
El Cenizo language ruling occasions misunderstanding
The telephone in my office rang at about 2 p.m., and I immediately recognized the voice at the other end of the line.
Message may have come from Germany
CLUTE {AP} As he strolled along the beach, Jason McKissick wasn't looking for a pen pal, just a clean patch of sand for a game of horseshoes.
Our black-and-white friends have a lingering presence
One of our region's interesting mammals, the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) is seldom seen.
The future remains uncertain for the Y2K generation
The Cold War was over before they were 10. They think the stock market goes nowhere but up. They know all about sex, but also about AIDS. Their schools have computers in the classroom, but metal detectors by the front door. They wear studs in their tongues and pagers on their belts.
Show focusing on kente cloth to tour U.S.
WASHINGTON {AP} It's rare for the Smithsonian Institution to put together a show that focuses just on lengths of a single fabric and to send it on a three-year tour from Alaska to Atlanta.
Synthetic stucco is one option for new house siding
Siding is a big part of any house, usually occupying more square footage than anything else including roofing, windows and doors. In many ways, it's the face your house presents to your neighborhood and the community beyond. If you're in the market for new siding, here's a look at one type of material that is available.
Try Transit Week commences today
Try Transit Week begins at 10 a.m. today at the Downtown Transfer Plaza.
Volunteer on the go Full-time church worker Shirley Christian puts service first
Watching, teaching, volunteering and lending a helping hand to all members of Church on the Go is something Shirley Christian is devoted to doing on a full-time basis.
Poets, singers share cowboy 'code'
From Mike Querner's handlebar mustache to his well-worn boots, the cowboy poet believes the ''Code of the West'' should be shared, even if it's no longer passed around a campsite on the cattle trail. And while many folks are watching television to grasp some kind of moral fortitude, Querner instead lassos in like-minded bards to sit a spell at the 11th annual National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration and tell folks how it used to be and how it likely ought to be now.
Freeway plan's road to improvement begins with big mess
In the long run, several blocks along Fourth Street will be improved by a new highway and commercial development that is expected to follow.
Cowboy Cookin'
The temperature was a bit cooler Saturday, but that didn't keep Joe Taylor from having to stop every few minutes and wipe sweat from his brow. After all, the fire was good and hot, keeping the chicken-fried steaks bubbling in a cast-iron skillet big enough for a deep-dish pizza. And four dutch ovens topped with hot coals dotted the ground nearby, making even the shade warm.
Moses: New job, same dedication to students
Mike Moses has spent the past 20 years working with public school students. Now he says it's time to tackle a new educational arena.
Commissioners to consider tax increase
The Lubbock County Commissioners Court is scheduled to meet Monday at 10 a.m. to set the tax rate.
Pigg murder trial begins in Lubbock
Jury selection starts Monday in Lubbock in the trial of John ''Corkey'' Garner, the 64-year-old man charged with murder in the shooting death of prominent Quitaque businessman Roye Pigg.
Stargazers: Astronomy club dazzles public viewers
A glimpse through Steve Synck's telescope reminds one that the globe is spinning faster than expected. If you don't look quickly, the stars seem to fly away.
Challenges await
His dad has been a ''foot soldier'' in Republican politics. His wife works for U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm. His former boss is a Republican state representative.
Houston carnival rides supplier joins fair events
After the retirement two years ago of the one carnival provider the Panhandle-South Plains Fair had trusted for more than 35 years, organizers are hoping to find this year's provider a perfect fit.
Next door
Brenda Gipson understands the value of reading and is working to ensure others do as well.
Medical mistakes
The Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital is a typical teaching hospital. It is known for cutting-edge research programs, for training medical students and newly graduated doctors, and for providing advanced medical care. It is also representative of modern American hospitals in another respect: In the last decade alone, records show, hundreds of MCP Hospital patients have been seriously injured, and at least 66 have died after medical mistakes.
New York continues encephalitis battle
NEW YORK {AP} Workers on foot began spraying pesticide Saturday in Manhattan in the city's war on mosquito-borne encephalitis that has killed three people.
Crowds hail freed Puerto Rican nationalists as 'heroes'
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico {AP} Crowds waving flags and chanting nationalist hymns hailed a group of pardoned prisoners at San Juan airport Saturday, as some leaders warned that the controversy surrounding their release could hurt the island.
Bush: George W. 'rambunctious' as youngster
WASHINGTON {AP} Former President Bush says son George was a "rambunctious" youngster who never gave his parents reason to believe he used drugs and is right not to answer further questions about the issue.
Neighbors torn about calling authorities
NORCO, Calif. {AP} For years, a little girl lived chained to a bed in a darkened room so filled with trash and feces that her mother tried to blanket the putrid smell with baby powder.
Features of F-22 Raptor
Some keys features of the F-22 Raptor, the new-generation Air Force fighter that some in Congress want to slow down or cancel:
Puerto Rican patriots greet friends, relatives
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico {AP} Elizam Escobar searched deeply into his past as he greeted friends and relatives whose faces had aged and voices had changed during the nearly two decades he'd been away in prison.
Coast Guard rescues tourists off of glacier
JUNEAU, Alaska {AP} A hovering Coast Guard helicopter hoisted five tourists and their pilot safely off a glacier Saturday after they spent part of a blustery night huddled in a makeshift igloo.
Fierce debate over future of next-generation warplane
SEATTLE {AP} Inside a Boeing Co. laboratory chock-full of computer terminals and projection screens, teams of technicians are "flying" the F-22, a next-generation warplane whose future is clouded by a fierce debate over whether America needs the most expensive fighter jet ever built.
Hero that helped police in shootout arrested in robbery
LOS ANGELES {AP} An armored car guard proclaimed a hero after he helped drag wounded police officers to safety during a 1997 shootout was behind bars Saturday for allegedly helping rob his own truck of $500,000.
Money-laundering strategies changing
WASHINGTON {AP} The rented Lear jet from Florida drops onto little-used air fields on Caribbean tax-haven islands. The passengers pop over to a shopping center full of banks and deposit millions of dollars in a dummy corporation's account, sometimes using rubber stamps of Minnie Mouse and Goofy as signatures on deposit cards.
Bahama residents brace for Hurricane Floyd
NASSAU, Bahamas {AP} Storm-weary residents in the Bahamas braced for a brush with Hurricane Floyd as it swelled and powered up to a major storm packing 120 mph winds on Sunday.
Grand jury nears year on Ramsey case
BOULDER, Colo. {AP} Nearly a year after a grand jury began looking into the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, there's no indication it's any closer to resolution of the case, frustrating both residents and city leaders.
U.S. financier will fight extradition
HAMBURG, Germany {AP} Martin Frankel, the American financier arrested in Germany on allegations that he swindled clients out of huge sums of money, has decided to fight his extradition to the United States, his lawyer said Sunday.
Frederic's damage recalled
MOBILE, Ala. {AP} Just after nightfall, the wind whipped surf across deserted coastal roads as Hurricane Frederic roared out of the Gulf of Mexico and slammed into Mobile.
McCain's autobiography defies conventional campaign stories
WASHINGTON {AP} Campaign biographies tend to be tedious books. John McCain's is not.
Korea-born adoptees gather at war memorial
WASHINGTON {AP} Hundreds of Korean-born Americans, many sobbing, laid red carnations Sunday at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in honor of the servicemen whose sacrifices gave them a second chance in life as adopted children of American families.
On their honor
HOLLISTER, Calif. {AP} While migrant workers pick garlic and peppers in the fields of the Southside Labor Camp, their young daughters' giggling voices can be heard rising from a small park nearby.
GOP lawmakers promise broad probe into Waco incident
WASHINGTON (AP) GOP lawmakers angered by the Justice Department's failure to produce crucial documents promised Sunday a broader investigation of the 1993 Waco siege than the one planned by a special counsel. Top Republicans continued to press for Attorney General Janet Reno's ouster while the administration pledged its support.
Crowds hail 'heroes' in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Crowds waving flags and chanting nationalist hymns hailed a group of pardoned prisoners at San Juan airport Saturday, as some leaders warned that the controversy surrounding their release could hurt the island. ''These people are not terrorists. They are heroes, and we support them 100 percent,'' said Leonore Munoz Gomez, 59, objecting to the widespread condemnation in the United States of President Clinton's offer of clemency for 16 pro-independence militants.
Buchanan may change his political platform
WASHINGTON {AP} GOP presidential contender Pat Buchanan came closer than ever Sunday to saying he would quit the Republican race and campaign for the Reform Party's nomination.
Grants offered to curb youth violence
WASHINGTON {AP} With Americans increasingly concerned about school violence, the government Saturday awarded 54 school districts $106 million to put into practice plans to make classrooms safe.
Lott admits cuts unlikely with Clinton
WASHINGTON {AP} Republicans frustrated by President Clinton's promised veto of their tax package intend to make tax cuts a campaign centerpiece next year, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said Saturday.
Puerto Rico's status at root of released prisoner debate
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico {AP} In one gesture, President Clinton accomplished what years of effort by Puerto Rican leaders couldn't: compel the U.S. Congress to act on Puerto Rico.
Today's A-J Headlines - 09/13/99
Today's A-J Headlines - 09/12/99
Sallie Sneed
Services for Sallie Mae Sneed, 95, of Dallas will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Green Lawn Church of Christ with Dale Mannon officiating.
David Osborn
ROARING SPRINGS (Special) Services for David E. Osborn, 61, of Odessa will be held at 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Roaring Springs with the Rev. Rickey Lawrence, pastor of the Roaring Springs Full Gospel Church, officiating.
Joe Coleman
HOBBS N.M. (Special) Services for Joe Allen Coleman, 77, of Hobbs will held 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Hobbs with the Rev. Matthew T. Robinson officiating.
Homer Brady
Services for Homer H. Brady, 84, of Lubbock will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Resthaven Funeral Home's Abbey Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Nunn, pastor of Oakwood Methodist Church, officiating.
Bill Howard
ROBERT LEE (Special) Services for Bill Howard, 39, of Robert Lee will be held 10 a.m. Monday at Robert Lee Baptist Church with Don Bailey officiating.
Ada Joiner
JAYTON (Special) Graveside services for Ada Lou Joiner, 97, of Jayton will be at 2 p.m. today in the Jayton Cemetery with the Rev. David Fletcher officiating.
Fernando Martinez Sr.
HOBBS (Special) Vigil for Fernando Reyes Martinez Sr., 72, of Hobbs will be at 7 p.m. today at Griffin Funeral Chapel in Hobbs. Funeral mass will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Helena Catholic Church with Father Jose Reyes officiating.
Ola Bryson
SEMINOLE (Special) Services for Ola Lee Bryson, 87, will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Martins Funeral Home Chapel in Granbury with the Rev. Meryl McDaniel of Durant, Okla., officiating.
The obituary for Jesse G. Alonzo in Saturday's Avalanche-Journal omitted his wife, Mary Ester Alonzo of Lubbock, as a survivor. He also is survived by 12 grandchildren.
Marguerite Meyer
SLATON (Special) Services for Marguerite Kindrick Meyer, 80, of Acuff will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Posey with the Rev. Paul Bortnem, pastor, officiating.
Violet McCluskey
CLOVIS (Special) Services for Violet McCluskey, 81, will be held at noon Tuesday at Sunset Terrace Cemetery in Farwell with the Rev. James R. Burk, pastor of Sandia Baptist Church of Clovis, officiating.
Edna Hamilton
DENVER CITY (Special) Services for Edna Geneva Hamilton, 93, of Denver City will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Terry Callis officiating.
Opal Caffey
SEAGRAVES (Special) Services for Opal Mae Caffey, 80, of Seagraves will be held 2 p.m. Monday at 12th Street Church of Christ in Seagraves with Tom Garac of 12th Street Church of Christ officiating and Gregg Fleming of Midland assisting.
Myrtle Sullenger
SNYDER (Special) Services for Myrtle Grace Sullenger, 66, of Snyder will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Don and Ted Tatum officiating.
Don Marlow
MULESHOE (Special) Services for Don Marlow, 72, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Green, pastor of Progress Baptist Church, officiating.
John Pipkin
SEMINOLE (Special) Services for John Alton Pipkin, 45, of Seminole will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Community Chapel.
Burl Huckabee
FLOYDADA (Special) Services for Burl Huckabee, 90, of Floydada will be held 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Floydada with Michael Holster, music minister, officiating.
Jennifer Roberson
Services for Jennifer Kay Roberson, 30, of Lubbock will be at 1 p.m. Monday at First Progressive Baptist Church with the Rev. Homer Avery officiating and eulogist Jimmy E. Robeson assisting.
Annie Cole
CROSBYTON (Special) Services for Annie Mae Cole, 94, of Crosbyton will be held 1 p.m. Monday at Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church in Crosbyton with the Rev. H.L. Phillips, pastor, officiating.
Rose Ancinec
BROWNFIELD (Special) Services for Rose Ancinec, 99, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Greg Lewis officiating and the Rev. Charles Hargrove of Loop assisting.
Carmon Trippe
DENTON (Special) Graveside services for Carmon W. Trippe, 90, of Denton will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday at Roselawn Memorial Park. Services will be held 11:30 a.m. Monday in the Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz and Son Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. William C. Crouch officiating.
Geraldine Brantley
MIDLAND (Special) Services for Geraldine Ruby Brantley, 78, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Washington Memorial Park in Bartlesville, Okla., under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home.
Jo Tilley
GARDEN CITY (Special) Services for Jo Tilley, 68, of Garden City will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with the Rev. Alvie B. Stiefer, pastor of First Baptist Church of Garden City, and the Rev. Tom Barley, pastor of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, officiating.
Robert Barber
AMARILLO (Special) Services for Robert Littleton Barber, 77, will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Methodist Church in Lazbuddie with Andy Rogers of Antlers, Okla., officiating.
Crime wrap for September 12, 1999
The Rocket's liftoff
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) In the history of the Cowboys-Redskins rivalry, give this game four stars and color them blue and silver. Dallas matched its biggest comeback ever Sunday, rallying from a 21-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Washington 41-35 on Rocket Ismail's 76-yard touchdown catch in overtime.
U.S. OPEN RESULTSNEW YORK {AP} Results Saturday of the $14.5 million U.S. Open tennis championships at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows:
It's the Jets and Vikes in Super Bowl XXXIV
In case you were wondering ... Plan your Super Bowl parties for Jan. 30, 2000. That's the answer to the most commonly asked question of sports departments from September on.
Kansas City blasts by Rangers 9-6
KANSAS CITY, Mo. {AP} Sal Fasano hit a pair of two-run homers to hand Texas pitcher Rick Helling his first loss in almost three months as the Kansas City Royals beat the Rangers 9-6 Saturday night.
Viking vanquish Falcons in NFC title rematch 17-14
ATLANTA {AP} Atlanta kicker Morten Andersen failed twice inside 40 yards including a 39-yarder with 3:38 left and the Minnesota Vikings held off a Falcons comeback for a 17-14 victory Sunday in a rematch of the NFC title game.
Ramirez out after being hit by pitch
CHICAGO {AP} Manny Ramirez, leading the majors with 144 RBIs, was forced to leave Cleveland's game in the first inning Saturday night after being hit in the right knee by a pitch from Chicago's Jim Parque.
Little sis Serena takes title
NEW YORK (AP) The kid sister turned out to be the real champ. Serena Williams finished the job that big sister Venus couldn't, beating Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) to capture the U.S. Open title Saturday at age 17 in only her second year as a pro.
Boston 4, New York 1
NEW YORK The Boston Red Sox surged back into the pennant race Sunday, beating nemesis Roger Clemens and completing first three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium since 1986 with a testy 4-1 win over New York.
Astros' Bell hurt with muscle pull
HOUSTON {AP} Houston Astros right fielder Derek Bell was listed as day to day Saturday with a pulled muscle in his rib cage after undergoing tests at a hospital.
Barry-less Detroit overcomes Seahawks 28-20
SEATTLE Life without Barry Sanders in Detroit might not be that bleak after all.
CART-Shell 300 Results
MONTEREY, Calif. {AP} Results Sunday of the Shell 300 at Laguna Seca Raceway with starting position in parentheses, driver, type of car, laps completed and reason out, if any:
Sister power: Williams win U.S. Open doubles
NEW YORK {AP} For her encore to the U.S. Open singles championship, Serena Williams played some more tennis, and won another title.
Jake the Snake leads Cards to comeback win over Eagles
PHILADELPHIA {AP} Jake Plummer is up to his old tricks.
Dallas at Washington
Time: noon. Line: Redskins by 2. Last time: Cowboys beat Redskins 23-7 on Dec. 27, 1998 at Irving.
Milton's mark Twins pitcher gets no-hitter against Angels
MINNEAPOLIS {AP} For Eric Milton, it was a masterpiece. And it didn't matter that it came against a bunch of minor leaguers.
Royals rally to rip Rangers 6-3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Mike Sweeney hit a two-run homer and Joe Randa and Sal Fasano hit RBI doubles in Kansas City's four-run sixth inning as the Royals beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 Sunday.
Agassi, Martin in final
NEW YORK {AP} Andre Agassi took aim at Yevgeny Kafelnikov's weak backhand as if throwing darts at a bull's eye to reach his third straight Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open, an all-American affair against a rejuvenated Todd Martin.
Favre, Pack survive scare from Raiders
GREEN BAY, Wis. Brett Favre led the Green Bay Packers on an 11-play, 82-yard touchdown drive in the final 1:51 as the Packers stunned the Oakland Raiders 28-24 Sunday.
Tense Redskins start Snyder era against undermanned Cowboys
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) The Washington Redskins haven't been this healthy in years. The Dallas Cowboys are missing at least three key defensive starters, and Deion Sanders will keep everyone on their toes until kickoff guessing whether he can play on the one he hurt last year.
Agassi adds U.S. Open to Grand list of wins
NEW YORK (AP) Andre Agassi never lost his serve or his nerve, even when Todd Martin seemed to have him beat, as he capped one of the greatest summers in tennis history Sunday by capturing his second U.S. Open.
NFL preview: week 1
Kansas City at Chicago Time: noon. Line: Chiefs by 3.
NY dealt big blow in defeat
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. New York Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde ruptured his Achilles' tendon in the New England Patriots' 30-28 comeback victory Sunday and will miss the rest of the season.
LA hopefuls to meet again with NFL
LOS ANGELES {AP} With the clock ticking down, Los Angeles continues to try to pull off an upset and win an NFL expansion team.
Jose Lima wins 20th in 5-3 victory over Chicago
HOUSTON Maybe now fans will listen to Jose Lima's predictions.
Paganism on trial in Roswell
ROSWELL, N.M. A pagan minister's pleas to the local school district to allow students to wear pentagrams to school was shot down amid a heated religious debate last week. ''The existing policy states in our dress code that students cannot wear certain articles; pentagrams, swastikas, numbers,'' Roswell school district Supt. Amarante Fresquez said.
Aldrin will speak at dinner in NM
ALBUQUERQUE {AP} Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, will speak in Albuquerque later this month.
Birds, volunteer work keep Portales retiree busy
Leta Grimes found one of her pets lying hurt in the flower bed at her church. A matching pet was given to her by a friend. Now, more than six years later, Grimes said she fully intended to release her pet sparrows, but she just couldn't do it.
With wit, vigor and eloquence, cardinal returns after surgery
NEW YORK {AP} Cardinal John O'Connor drew laughter at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday as he made his first public appearance since surgery for a brain tumor. The appearance came just over a week after he was released from Memorial Sloan Kettering Medical Center.
Holy Spirit Catholic Church plans new building
The Rev. Gene Driscoll wears a perpetual smile these days as he goes about the tasks involved in birthing the first new Catholic parish since the Diocese of Lubbock was created in 1983. Holy Spirit Catholic Church will celebrate its first anniversary with a 10:30 a.m. Mass, followed by a spaghetti dinner today at the Knights of Columbus Council 3008 Hall, FM 1585, about a half mile east of Slide Road.
In church as in everyday life, we seek to belong somewhere
When I look in my dressing table drawer at the number and variety of lipsticks I have collected in pursuit of the perfect color, it is no surprise to me that the Egyptians as early as 4,000 years ago used a sophisticated chemistry process to make their cosmetics.
Internet cable hookup: A card does the trick
Q. The local cable company is starting to add Internet service in my area. Will I have to get a new modem as well as their adapter?
Online auctions host bizarre, sometimes illegal, items
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Used, dirty underwear. A healthy human kidney. A young man's virginity. Tucked among the Depression-era sherbet glasses and aging Sonny and Cher albums on Internet auction sites are an amazing array of items some of them illegal, and other simply just cranks.
No. 2 Penn St. survives scare from Pitt 20-17
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. {AP} Maybe Pitt-Penn State is a rivalry after all.
Tech rages past Cajuns 38-17
LAFAYETTE, La. As he walked off the field during the last few meaningless seconds of Saturday night's game against Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas Tech quarterback Rob Peters looked at the scoreboard and caught his breath. What a relief, Peters said. What a relief for Peters and his teammates after experiencing one of the most hectic weeks of challenges in the history of the Texas Tech football program.
Buffaloes roar back in big fashion 63-35
BOULDER, Colo. Mike Moschetti passed for a school-record 465 yards and Cortlen Johnson ran for three touchdowns as Colorado outslugged San Jose State 63-35 Saturday.
ESPN is progress, but not all progress is good
ESPN, which turned 20 last week, has impacted sports and those who watch and cover sports in ways no one could have imagined in 1979.
Colorado State shakes off slow start for win
FORT COLLINS, Colo. {AP} Matt Newton threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns as No. 24 Colorado State overcame a slow start and then held on to beat Nevada 38-33 Saturday.
Tech football notes September 13, 1999
Injury report Texas Tech starting junior tailback Ricky Williams will have his sprained left knee reevaluated today instead of Sunday, as had been originally planned.
Cornhuskers pull out all stops in taming Bears 45-0
LINCOLN, Neb. Eric Crouch became the first Nebraska player since Johnny Rodgers in 1973 to run, throw and catch a pass for a touchdown as the No. 5 Cornhuskers beat California 45-0 Saturday.
Texas A&M holds memorial service for former mascot
COLLEGE STATION {AP} Thousands of people attended a military-style memorial service for Reveille V, the former Texas A&M mascot who roamed the sidelines during the school's 1980s football renaissance.
Smith leads ASU air attack to win; Harding-Simmons taps Whitewater
ALAMOSA, Colo. Quarterback Brannon Smith passed for three touchdowns and ran for another Saturday as the Angelo State Rams routed the Adams State Grizzlies 53-7.
Purdue defense stops Irish 28-23
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Purdue's Mike Rose stopped quarterback Jarious Jackson on second-and-goal with less than 15 seconds left Saturday to preserve the 20th-ranked Boilermakers' 28-23 victory over No. 16 on Notre Dame.
Spike: Red Raiders still learning from ASU loss
He's said it before. He'll say it again. No matter how many different problems his team endured during last week's big loss against Arizona State, Spike Dykes remains adamant that a hard-biting loss to start the season on the road can often prove to be more valuable to his team in the long run than an ''easy'' win at home to pad his record.
Alabama surges past Cougs 37-10
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Shaun Alexander had three touchdowns and Alabama scored three times in just over seven minutes as the 21st-ranked Crimson Tide beat Houston 37-10 Saturday.
Lubbock youth baseball squads strong in Metroplex tourneys
The Lubbock Jammers and Lubbock Lugnuts finished first and third, respectively, in separate youth baseball tournaments in the Metroplex.
BIG 12 UNLV 27, Baylor 24 Nebraska 45, California 0
Special teams carry Wildcats past Frogs
EVANSTON, Ill. Sam Simmons returned a punt for a touchdown and set up another score with a 71-yard reception Saturday as Northwestern beat Texas Christian 17-7.
Freak fumble return stuns Baylor
WACO Kevin Thomas returned a fumble 99 yards on the final play of the game Saturday night to lift UNLV to a 27-24 victory over Baylor.
Buckeyes may be in violation
COLUMBUS, Ohio {AP} Ohio State's football program may have violated NCAA rules because a player's image appears on a bank check, The Columbus Dispatch reported Saturday.
Davis, ISU drop Iowa
AMES, Iowa Darren Davis rushed for 235 yards and Sage Rosenfels threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to Damien Groce, lifting Iowa State to a 17-10 victory over Iowa on Saturday night.
Georgia snubs Gamecocks 24-9
ATHENS, Ga. {AP} South Carolina finally scored the first points of the Lou Holtz era, but not enough to beat No. 12 Georgia.
ENMU whips Highlands 54-7
BLACKWATER DRAW, N.M. Quarterback Bobby Rodriguez passed for 226 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds routed the New Mexico Highlands Cowboys 54-7 at Greyhound Stadium.
Texas Tech soccer
Record: 2-3 overall. Opponent: New Mexico (1-3). When: 4 p.m. today.
Whitewood Lanes
Tuesday Trippers: High game, 233, and high series, 629, Patti Weaver.
Saturday's stars
STARSWisconsin sophomore receiver-kick returner Nick Davis racked up 227 yards on returns, receptions and rushes in a 50-10 victory over Ball State.
Seminoles stomp on Ga. Tech
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State's Peter Warrick and Georgia Tech's Joe Hamilton lived up to their billing Saturday. So, too, did top-ranked Florida State, which had too many weapons in a 41-35 victory over the 10th-ranked Yellow Jackets.
Raiders show improvement at cross country meet
Texas Tech opened its cross country season in perfect fashion Saturday, following the lead of Leigh Daniel and Boniface Ndungu.
Police officers violated subordinates' rights
WESLACO {AP} Three police officers violated the civil rights of five subordinate officers and committed other acts of misconduct toward them, an arbitration court has ruled.
Opening statements begin in murder trial
BRYAN {AP} Jurors hearing opening statements today in the capital murder trial of a second white man charged with dragging a black man to death likely will hear a case similar to one that ended with a death sentence in February, the prosecutor said. "There are similar items of proof, but the basic nature of proving the mindset will be the same," Jasper County District Attorney Guy James Gray said of the case against Lawrence Russell Brewer, 32.
SC mulls waste pact with Texas
ODESSA {AP} South Carolina officials have inquired about joining a radioactive waste compact with Texas, Maine and Vermont, the Odessa American reported.
State Lotto players tell commission they like their odds of current game
AUSTIN {AP} Some Lotto players want to scratch the Texas Lottery Commission's proposal to increase sales by raising jackpot levels and lowering the odds of winning.
Prosecutor seeks death penalty in drug murder case
HOUSTON {AP} A 20-year-old Houston man with a criminal history could be sentenced to die when the punishment phase of his capital murder trial resumes Monday.
Southwestern Bell penalized $1 million by state commission
SAN ANTONIO {AP} State regulators have ordered Southwestern Bell to pay as much as $1 million in compensation to two companies trying to enter the Texas long-distance telephone market. It is the first such penalty the Public Utility Commission has assessed against the state's dominant local phone company. The commission found Bell failed to disclose documents sought by Covad Communications Co. and Rhythms Net Connections Inc., Internet companies wanting to compete in long distance.
Greenville NAACP urges city to dismiss top police officers
DALLAS {AP} Talk to civil-rights activists in Greenville, about 50 miles northeast of Dallas, and they'll tell you that the point of greatest friction in local race relations is between police and the black community.
Riding the rails
A sunny afternoon in a tiny rail station. The excitement of a journey. The melancholy of departure. The locomotive hums. A whiff of diesel. Porters heft bags through narrow coach doors. Hugs and kisses of goodbyes on the platform. Faces pressed against windows. Strangers doing the squeeze and smile as they pass in the coach hallways.
Chinese AIDS sufferer battles discrimination from neighbors
BEIJING {AP} One of the last sounds Song Pengfei heard after doctors accidentally severed his artery was his blood cascading onto the operating room floor. One doctor, afraid the teen-age patient was dying, fled in panic.
British Soviet agent has no regrets
LONDON {AP} An elderly woman exposed as an important, long-serving Soviet spy says that she would do it all again, because of her belief in communism.
Council presses for U.N. force in Timor; Jakarta rules it out
UNITED NATIONS {AP} Security Council members, condemning Indonesia Saturday for letting a U.N.-organized independence vote in East Timor deteriorate into an orgy of killings, demanded Jakarta allow an international force to immediately restore law and order.
KLA brings halt to violence, urges calm among people
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Yugoslavia {AP} The Kosovo Liberation Army on Saturday managed to stop two days of rioting in this divided town, telling ethnic Albanians to avoid trouble as NATO and the United Nations finalize plans to transform the former rebel army.
Gadhafi still in control after 30 years in power
TRIPOLI, Libya {AP} After 30 years of Moammar Gadhafi's iron control in Libya, nearly everything said about him comes in superlatives.
New labor-backed party launched in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe {AP} Labor and civic leaders in Zimbabwe launched a new political party Saturday in the strongest bid yet to unseat President Robert Mugabe after nearly two decades of power.
Decision deemed as cruel joke
ALGIERS, Algeria {AP} For Geroudy Massouda, the decision by Algeria's new president to pardon thousands of people jailed for supporting Islamic insurgents is nothing but a cruel joke.
Malaysian official dismisses former deputy's poison claim
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia {AP} Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday dismissed Anwar Ibrahim's claim that political enemies had poisoned him with arsenic, hinting that his former deputy could have faked the medical test.
Peacekeepers approved for East Timor
JAKARTA, Indonesia {AP} Under intense international pressure, Indonesia announced Sunday it would allow an international peacekeeping force to restore order to the devastated territory of East Timor.
Alleged money launderer enters politics
MOSCOW {AP} Ultranationalist politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky said Saturday that an industrialist wanted by Russian police would occupy second place on his Liberal-Democratic Party's ballot in December parliamentary elections.
Roman Catholic bishop charged with genocide says he's scapegoat
KIGALI, Rwanda {AP} He sits slumped on a four-legged wooden stool in his jail cell, looking less like a bishop than like a boxer catching his breath between rounds of a title bout.
Presidential vote postponed by government
BANGUI, Central African Republic {AP} Government officials decided Saturday to postpone today's presidential elections in the Central African Republic, citing a shortage of election materials, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission said.
Asian-Pacific leaders confront Y2K issue
AUCKLAND, New Zealand {AP} Asian and Pacific heads of state began their first full session of meetings Sunday by tackling a profound philosophical question: when to celebrate the new millennium.
A nation grow weary, restless
AGADEZ, Niger {AP} It is four years since desert raiders with flowing turbans and flashing sabers abandoned their guerrilla war in Niger's Sahara Desert and returned to their nomadic calling.
Armed Ecuadorean band kidnaps oil workers, tourists
QUITO, Ecuador {AP} An armed band kidnapped a group of Canadian oil workers and European tourists in Ecuador's eastern jungle near the Colombian border, Ecuador's military said Sunday.
Violence reported across India during second round of voting
NEW DELHI, India {AP} Election-related violence was reported across India on Saturday as an estimated 77 million people chose members of parliament in the second part of the five-day polls.
East Timorese tell tales of horrible violence
JAKARTA, Indonesia {AP} A jail cell stacked with bodies. A massacre in a church.
Gypsies feel they are cast further aside since quake
ATHENS, Greece {AP} They find shelter beneath plastic sheeting or in trucks parked near their cracked, leaning homes. They say they can't even get tents because of rumors that they're selling them in a roaring black-market trade.
Investigator criticizes abuse of women
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan {AP} The United Nations human rights investigator on Sunday harshly criticized Afghanistan's Taliban religious army for the widespread, systematic and officially sanctioned abuse of women.
East Timorese tell tales of horrible violence
JAKARTA, Indonesia {AP} A jail cell stacked with bodies. A massacre in a church.
Peacekeeping strategies differ in different sectors of Kosovo
MOGILA, Yugoslavia {AP} It may not look much like a victory ethnic Albanian children reciting poems about fighting for independence in the morning and Serbs learning about their medieval King Dusan in the afternoon.
Israeli court ban on torture airs secret ills
JERUSALEM {AP} Hands numb from tight shackles, head shrouded in a hood reeking of vomit, Abed Jamal Jabareen sometimes pictured the scene just outside the walls of the Jerusalem prison where he was under round-the-clock interrogation by Israeli security agents.
Pakistani government releases 200 opposition leaders
KARACHI, Pakistan {AP} After a weekend of violent anti-government protests and mass arrests in Karachi, the Pakistani government late Sunday announced the release of 200 imprisoned opposition leaders and activists.
Indonesian government sends mixed signals to peacekeepers
DILI, Indonesia {AP} Members of the U.N. Security Council toured the blackened ruins of East Timor's capital Saturday, eliciting from Indonesia's defense minister a vague commitment to allow foreign troops into the troubled province.
Russian troops claim control over two villages
MAKHACHKALA, Russia {AP} Russian troops hoisted flags Sunday over an area where they have been fighting Islamic militants for more than a month, claiming they had dislodged the rebels from two village strongholds in the southern republic of Dagestan.
Clinton: Indonesian army to blame
AUCKLAND, New Zealand {AP} President Clinton demanded Sunday that a defiant Indonesia allow an international force to restore peace in East Timor, saying Jakarta's military has "aided and abetted militia violence" that has killed hundreds if not thousands of people.
Explosion damages Moscow apartment building; 8 feared dead
MOSCOW {AP} An explosion shattered an apartment building early today in Moscow and dozens of rescue workers were checking the wreckage. At least eight people were reportedly killed.
Council presses for international force for Timor; Jakarta rules it out
UNITED NATIONS {AP} Security Council members, condemning Indonesia Saturday for letting a U.N.-organized independence vote in East Timor deteriorate into an orgy of killings, demanded Jakarta allow an international force to immediately restore law and order.
Calls grow to arraign Britain's 87-year-old great-granny spy
LONDON {AP} Calls grew Sunday to prosecute Melita Norwood, the 87-year-old great-grandmother who shuffled into world limelight this weekend as the latest member of a gallery of British spies dominated by upper-class, Cambridge-educated men.
Clinton welcomes Indonesia's move
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) President Clinton welcomed Indonesia's reluctant acceptance of an international peacekeeping force in East Timor and said today that the mission will require ''some presence'' of U.S. forces in the terror-ridden region. Clinton told reporters that the United States would supply planes and pilots to transport troops from other nations and help with logistics, communications and intelligence. He also said U.S. officials might play a role in the ''command and control'' of the operation.
U.N. reports massacre in East Timor
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) The Indonesian army and its militia allies have attacked and slaughtered refugees in a town once considered a safe haven in East Timor, a U.N. spokesman said today, quoting refugees in the area. The Indonesian armed forces, however, denied the report.
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LOS ANGELES -- Actress Wendie Jo Sperber, who starred opposite Tom Hanks on the sitcom ''Bosom Buddies" and who in his words became ''a walking inspiration" after she was diagnosed with cancer, has died. She was in her 40s.
Ms. Sperber died at home Tuesday after an eight-year battle with breast cancer, publicist Jo-Ann Geffen said Wednesday.
A Los Angeles native, Ms. Sperber appeared in dozens of television shows and movies, including all three ''Back to the Future" films.
Her publicist first said Ms. Sperber was 46, but later said she was 43 based on an Internet resource.
Ms. Sperber also had roles in Steven Spielberg's ''1941," Robert Zemeckis's ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand," and Neal Israel's ''Moving Violations" and ''Bachelor Party." Her television credits include ''Murphy Brown," ''Private Benjamin," ''Will & Grace," and ''8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter."
After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, the actress became an advocate for cancer care.
In 2001, she founded the weSPARK Cancer Support Center, which provides free emotional support, information, and social activities for individuals and families affected by cancer.
Ms. Sperber helped unveil and promote a breast cancer stamp for the US Postal Service in 1998, Geffen said.
''The memory of Wendie Jo is that of a walking inspiration," Hanks said in a statement. ''She met the challenges of her illness with love, cheer, joy, and altruism. We are going to miss her as surely as we are all better for knowing her."
Ms. Sperber leaves a son, a daughter, her parents, two sisters, and a brother.


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Over the years Unique Leader Records has been one of premier underground metal labels to have provided the necessary exposure for extreme brutal/technical death metal. In the past, the label has been home to killer acts: Spawn Of Possession, Psychroptic and Deeds Of Flesh. The solid foundation the label has provided is a mere testament to what kind of potential newcomers Beneath must have in order to be picked up by Unique Leader. The bar is set rather high and it takes a band that really stands out in the scene in order to grasp the attention of Unique Leader.
The Icelandic crew started out in late 2007 and finalised their lineup in November 2008. The band members had already "Cut their teeth" in other bands prior to joining Beneath. The band has shown strong progress in their short career as they became the first Icelandic band to perform at Wacken Open Air Festival in August 2009. Musically speaking, they have released one EP Hollow Empty Void in 2010 and recently released their debut Enslaved By Fear via ULR. So lets get right into the mix and see ehat these guys bring to the table.
Lets start with the obvious, they play a very brutal technical form of death metal and are good at what they do. The drums are spot on and deliver the right amount of speed to provide the backbone for this extreme machine. While I think they have a great production sound, the one downside was that the drums were overproduced and were given the "spotlight" over the rest of the instruments. The brutality is furthered by the intense guitar work by Unnar and Johann, a nice wall of sound in each track and well-thought-out riffs showcase the musicianship. Great bass sound too, think of Immolation and you have a clear idea of music. The vocals are your typical DM vocals and seem to be limited at times throughout the album, however, they get the job done for the neccessities of the album.
I would recommend the tracks "As Gods Walk The Earth" and "War Torn" as they quickly come to mind and are some brutal jams. Overall this is a very good record and will give you your fix of brutal/technical DM if it has been awhile since your last fix. I think these guys will definetely be part of the future of death metal for years to come and it is great to see Unique Leader still reaching out and finding the next generation of bands that will carry the torch for the scene.
Beneath is a five-piece brutal death metal band from the capitol of Iceland. Their latest release is their debut full-length album, Enslaved by Fear, and it does a great job of showing us just what to expect from the band of Icelanders. Album opener "As Gods Walk the Earth" kicks you in the face quite a few times with a heavy as hell instrumental and intense vocals. The band shows off a melodic, yet tasteful flare throughout the record, which instantly sets them apart from the countless brutal death bands that I have become the unwilling purveyor of in the past year. The drums, too, are incredibly powerful and very well-produced, but remain in the back of the proverbial car during some of the high-octane guitar performances. However, the question I began asking myself as I listened more and more to Enslaved by Fear is ultimately the question I will answer with this review; what sets Beneath apart?
The guitars were what really caught my ear upon my first listens. The mix really props the guitarwork up to a powerful stance, and it's by no means undeserved – a fair amount of Enslaved by Fear is made up of incredible, well-executed passages and leads. What's even better about the guitarwork of Beneath is that while they do have quite a few proficient leads, they maintain the brutal subgenre by keeping it simple more often than not. This is another reason why the guitars are so integral; they contribute directly to the structuring of the album's nine tracks, making them one of the driving forces behind Beneath's sound. While there are plenty of great examples of this in the high-speed, unrelenting brutality of tracks like "No One Above", one of the best cases I can bring up is in the title track. The main focus of this song is largely in the guitars, and when it slows down and evokes a melodic atmosphere, you can tell exactly what's bringing that sound to the table.
Another factor that elevated Beneath was their vocals. I'm not a personal fan of the "gutter vocals" approach taken by the majority of today's brutal death bands, so I was excited when I heard the fantastic vocal variation on this album. If the guitars are the driving force, then the vocals are most definitely the GPS (hah, get it? Shut up, my mom says I'm funny). While the majority of the album's vocals are a brutal and practised low bellow that will bring back memories of Behemoth's Nergal, the vocalist really outdoes himself when he belts out his highs and mids. The highs in particular have a tendency to be grating, but in that positive way that really adds to the strength of the overall mix. The low vocals, however, really go hand in hand with the guitarwork when it comes to structuring the songs, and that's phenomenal; powerful vocals and powerful guitars can make one hell of a powerful album.
The drums and the bass remain to be accounted for, however, and all might not bode well. The drums are more than passable – when you throw on Enslaved by Fear, you're in for well-crafted drum fills and plenty of blast beats. My only qualm with the drumwork, honestly, is how it relates to the rest of the band's sound. There are moments where the drums sound less powerful than they should. I don't mean to say that the drums themselves aren't well-played or even that they aren't well-produced, but perhaps they just didn't have the right sound balance when they went into the studio. There are some awesome moments on the record that I will attribute to the drums, too – it's obvious that the drummer is proficient and talented. Giving him the spotlight a bit more often wouldn't hurt, though. The same can largely be said for the bass; it really adds an exquisite atmospheric touch to the slower parts, but otherwise can be overlooked by the rest of the sound. I feel that the bass suffered more than the drums did in this regard.
All in all, though, Beneath delivered a powerful, relentless, and vicious album with the release of Enslaved by Fear. While there is always room to improve, their debut record is worthy of much more than a single listen, and it should serve as a benchmark in quality for their future records. It was great to hear such fantastic work from a relatively-young band in the genre, and they've got a lot of ass-kicking left to do in the metal world. Go help 'em out, and treat yourself to some music.
Recommended Tracks:
2.) "Lies of the Dead"
3.) "Enslaved by Fear"
4.) "No One Above"
8.) "Monolith"
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Despite all the hype, the use and adoption of cloud computing is still in its infancy. And as more and more organizations enjoy its benefits, the cloud is evolving in response to market demands. Almost 80 percent of 158 companies surveyed recently say they expect to expand their cloud usage in the next three years and a third are already using three or more public cloud providers, according to a Forrester Research report.
Cloud customers and providers alike are constantly making decisions on its use in terms of costs, effectiveness, complexity and compliance. In response, an ecosystem of managed services providers, cloud brokers and large infrastructure providers is growing in an attempt to serve these customers. Because the cloud has thrown the traditional IT value chain into disruption, cloud service providers (CSPs) are now constantly forming key alliances allowing them to excel at the delivery of one service while still gaining the ability to leverage the delivery of infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and software as service (SaaS).
The research firm, Gartner, outlined this shifting cloud landscape in recent report. "Many emerging providers have recognized that they cannot build competency at every level of the value chain, whether in data centers, IaaS or managed and IT services," Gartner wrote in the report, New Cloud IaaS Providers Need Ecosystem Partners to Succeed.
Instead, these various types of providers often focus on one piece of the puzzle. They're forming partnerships with other providers to offer their core competencies, and as a result, providing the most efficient cloud services.
We are now entering the next phase of the cloud where evolution is leading to a vibrant marketplace. Here the organizational development of cloud services is starting to focus on alliances in which various providers (eg. cloud IaaS providers, infrastructure vendors, platform management software providers) are partnering to combine global delivery and data center resources with the orchestration of cloud resources to offer cloud marketplaces. And a key to these cloud marketplaces is the orchestration layer. Orchestration services provide a streamlined approach for resellers (MSPs, cloud brokers) to offer and manage multi-cloud services for end-customers. This arrangement must be customizable and meets higher SLAs with unmatched customer service levels than other cloud services. The orchestration capabilities should allow the user – whether a reseller or an end user IT organization – to create custom-purpose-built solutions that are cloud agnostic, leverage aspects of all these different services. In addition, these marketplaces must offer processes that provide the user a single bill that is reflective of what they have consumed from the different services.
Last Mile Channel Solution Providers
These channel solution providers, which include value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators (Sis), traditionally have strong relationships with customers, offering them a portfolio of IT products and services including, in recent years, cloud services. These local "last mile" solutions providers are where off the shelf products and services are transformed in custom solutions. These providers specialize in customer centricity, providing the end user a higher level of attention and support, which is a huge value creation engine. A survey of almost 700 MSPs by Kaseya, found that among those MSPs with more than 10 percent monthly recurring revenue growth rates, approximately 80 percent listed growth in server support, remote monitoring, cloud services, backup and recovery, service desk, mobile device / BYOD management, and desktop support service revenues. The MSPs with higher growth rates are offering emerging services such as guaranteed client IT service levels, mobile device and BYOD services, and cloud application user/access/content management in higher numbers than MSPs with lower growth rates, the report showed.
However, in recent years, channel solution providers have faced a difficult choice. They can build their own cloud for as much as $500,000 in Capex investment per site and $100,000 to $200,000 per year in Opex, or they can resell services from public cloud service providers at substandard margins. However, the technical experience required to provide public, private and hybrid cloud services is often daunting. As a result, these solution providers look to alliances with wholesale cloud providers to build and manage these services for them.
Cloud brokers
Today, MSPs can choose from a wide variety of services delivered by many different vendors, which can make the process of matching the service and provider to specific needs complicated. A cloud broker has experience in dealing with multiple vendors on a day-to-day basis and possess a thorough understanding of the cloud service market and its prices. By using a broker, buyers are able to save themselves the trouble of having to conduct this research on their own, and by token of their broker's experience, receive a more reasonable rate on cloud services that meet their specific needs.
Cloud marketplaces
A wholesale service with multi-cloud orchestration capabilities provides a streamlined method for resellers (MSPs and cloud brokers) to offer managed cloud services for end-customers. This arrangement provides choice, is customizable and meets higher SLAs with unmatched customer service levels than other cloud services provide. Most importantly it fits with what end user organizations see as their cloud end game.
An Orchestration as a Service (OaaS) solution can be tied into cloud exchanges, enabling the OaaS service to have access to all the major cloud providers to enable the orchestration and management of any number of multi-cloud environments, giving users the most efficient and cost effective services for their business needs.
It's a much sought after need, Forrester says. "By investing in a unified cloud management solution that can support their entire cloud portfolio in ways that developers and business users alike," said Forrester, "IT pros can maintain control and ensure consistency across clouds and across their organizations."
About the Author
Pete Manca, President and CEO of Egenera brings over 25 years' experience in enterprise computing and business development, with expertise in a wide range of mission-critical enterprise data center technologies. Previously as CTO and EVP of Engineering at Egenera, Manca led product planning by working directly with customers to understand their most difficult challenges and guide into solutions. Prior to Egenera, Manca served as Vice President of Engineering at Hitachi Computer Products America, and before that he was at Encore Computer, where he began cultivating his specialty in distributed operating systems.
Manca holds bachelor of science and master of science degrees in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), where he has taught operating systems and networking at the graduate level.


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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, July 3 (UPI) -- The sister of U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, was arrested after a raid on her home in Corpus Christi, Texas, police said.
Sue Farenthold, 48, was charged with drug possession after methamphetamine and heroin was found in the house Monday, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported. She was released on bail.
The raid was carried out by Corpus Christi police, a SWAT team and U.S. marshals, officials said. Investigators had received a tip that drugs and a known gang member were at the house, KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, reported.
Police used tear gas when those inside the house refused to respond to a demand that they come out.
Three men, Jesus Juarez, 38, Michael Wayne, 49, and Johnny Reynolds, 40, were also arrested, and remained behind bars Tuesday in lieu of $5,000 bail, the Caller-Gazette reported.
Farenthold, a conservative who represents the Brownsville-Corpus Christi area, released a statement: "I am saddened to learn the terrible news of the situation unfolding around my sister. Tragedy has occurred in my family in the past, and I am saddened it has happened again. I trust that law enforcement officials are doing their job and I support them carrying out their duty, regardless of where it takes them. I love my sister and ask for your prayers for her and the rest of my family as we work through this very difficult time."


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