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North Texas native Trevante Rhodes on the making of Moonlight, the most acclaimed modern gay romance since Brokeback Mountain
Not to sound overconfident, but as soon as Trevante Rhodes was cast in the indie film Moonlight, he knew he was making a hit. Not that he could predict the box-office receipts — who could? — but a hit in the sense of an instant classic, a cinematic winner … oh, hell, just call it what it is: A great film.
"As [arrogant] as it may sound, when I read it for the first time, I knew [it would work] because it's so personal," says Rhodes. "From Page 7, I knew this was something I had to do. I thought, I have to tell this story! I'm a romantic, and it's an epic love story, man!"
And a love story in many unexpected ways: Between African-American men living troubled lives in the inner city of Miami. Moonlight — adapted by writer-director Barry Jenkins, from a semi-autobiographical story by MacArthur "Genius" Grant laureate Tarell McCraney — is told in three chapters, all centered around the same kid. In the first chapter, Chiron (now called "Little") is about 8 (played by Alex Hibbert), and comes under the protection of a local drug kingpin named Juan (Mahershala Ali), who shelters him from his drug-addled mother Paula (Naomie Harris). Chapter 2 meets Chiron (Ashton Sanders) about 10 years later, as a moody high school kid grabbling with issues of sexuality. By the third chapter, Chiron is known by the street name Black (Rhodes), a badass drug dealer, finally hoping to find a way toward self-acceptance. Throughout, it's Chiron's friend Kevin who anchors him… and stokes his sexual longing.
The challenge facing Rhodes — a native of Little Elm who admits to falling into acting "by happenstance at the end of college" — was "summarizing" Chiron's journey at the end … and doing so with little guidance from the first two chapters. "We shot in sequence, but Barry was really adamant that Andre Holland [who plays the adult Kevin] and I not watch the [footage of the earlier chapters]," he says. "We wanted to look for similarities in what they were doing, but Barry really wanted us to focus how we changed so drastically. I think that was liberating for me as an actor" to do that.
He had to fill in a lot of blanks about what happened to Chiron in the intervening years between his chapters, but he plays it close to the vest ("I won't go too deep because it's like a magician telling you his secrets," he says), but "In my mind, he spent some years in jail and after that he developed this life and adapted to what the world's mold of him should be."
That is a large part of the message of Moonlight — should you conform to expectations society has of you, or break free? Rhodes says embodying Chiron's inner conflict was something he related to — but for different reasons than the character he played.
"We all have identity issues and we all struggle with insecurity and with trying to find out who we are and what love is," Rhodes says. "Yes, it's a very specific story about gayness and blackness, but it's about humanity — a human life. And we use these very specific topics as a conduit for a universal story. I dealt with issues not so much in regard to sexuality or my relationship with my mother, but I was bullied some and that spoke to me, But the differences were really enticing to me [as an actor]. Back in middle school and high school, I felt that being a hyper-masculine, physical being was my way of projecting success out into the world. I thought if I had this physicality about me, as well as being able to articulate myself appropriately, [others would think], 'Hey, that guy has it all figured out.'"
Rhodes didn't, of course. And that's where he found the core of his character.
"Chiron is someone trying to find out who he is, and has to fortify himself to project what masculinity was to him," he says. "I look at love on a scale of 1 to 10, and most settle for 6 or 7. But Chiron found his 10 when he was like 8 years old! [He needs to realize], I can be tough and gay and happy with the guy I love. I need to live my truest life or at least attempt to experience it."
Moonlight opens today in North Texas. For a review, see Page 41.

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Lately, in America, it almost seems as if we are a nation of outflanked soldiers awaiting the cavalry to come save us. We are the rich versus the poor, the Democrats versus the Republicans, the blacks versus the whites, the gun-lovers versus the gun-haters, the 47 percent versus the 53 percent, the shooters versus the shootees. What if there is no cavalry? What if there is only us? Only Americans. Only you, me, and people like my friend Cornelia.
I call Cornelia "The Glove Lady." She became The Glove Lady a few months ago. It happened on a September afternoon at JoAnn Fabrics. Cornelia was in line at the fabric cutting table gripping her bolt of ribbon and No. 59 ticket after a rough morning at the orthopedists' learning that her bum knee would need replacement. The knee hurt as Cornelia stood, bolstered by her recently-acquired cane. No. 55 was called. Four more. "I can do that," she thought.
Then a woman stepped before her: a stranger took the number plumb out of Cornelia's hand, stuffing another into its place. 56. She paused. "Why would you do that?" She asked, "You don't even know me."
"You only have one item. Take it." The woman said.
"But why? Why would you do that?" Cornelia pressed, not to be put off.
"I've got the time. I don't mind waiting," the stranger said, brushing a lock of wavy brown hair from her eyes. Cornelia met her gaze and held it, eyebrows raised. "Besides, it'll bless me to see you go next." The woman pulled No. 59 to her heart.
"Thank you so much," was all Cornelia could say.
With that one small kindness, my buddy Cornelia, a retired academic editor turned poet, was spun on her heels. In the weeks following, her knee seemed to hurt less as she considered what she could possibly do to meet the challenge of the number-giver. She thought. She queried her friends on Facebook.
She soon found herself in a dollar store facing knit gloves at two-pair-for-a-buck. Ah ha! Cornelia bought 10. This was during a Dallas cold snap. Next day, due to the knee, Cornelia used valet parking. The attendant had bare hands in the chill air.
She heard herself saying, "Would you like some warm gloves?"
After a shocked pause, the attendant said, "Yes. Yes I would!" And The Glove Lady was born.
Forty gloves later, Cornelia is still going strong. Her daughter, inspired by her mother's glove-distributing ways and remembering her childhood glee at treasure-finding, decided to begin sprinkling her loose change around the local elementary school playground where she walks her dogs. Another light. Another yes amongst the nos.
And me? This all has made me think long and hard about gloves. About what I have to give. About a fatherless childhood spent searching for words -- words of encouragement that never arrived. Having lacked kind words, I know their power. I now resolve to be more generous with them.
Timidity is no excuse for withholding "ataboys" or "good jobs." I want to let the people around me doing good work know that I see. At least once a day this year, I will encourage. I will appreciate. To the grocery store clerk, to my yoga class teacher, to my mailperson, I'll utter lavish words of affirmation.
The Dali Lama once said, "We are all human beings living on Earth among countless other human beings, our happiness is intimately connected to that of others." I believe that.
Maybe there is no cavalry. Maybe we all need to just get along and love each other the best that we can. Maybe The Big Solution is nothing more than the small bits we each have to offer. What can you do to brighten the day of someone nearby?
Kimberly Laustsen of Carrollton is a freelance editor and blogger and a Community Voices volunteer columnist. Her email address is email@example.com.


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EPLAN announced Version 2.2 of the company's EPLAN Platform for product development. It includes functional extensions and additional modules, including field cabling. The new graphical macro selection, smart terminal analysis and automatic termination points when copying sections of a circuit provide rapid design engineering results, the company says.
Rapid filters in the project data navigators, comprehensive parts data exchange and extended terminal design ensure greater convenience and speed in project processing. An intuitive graphical macro selection helps designers to implement standards effectively, while still being able to navigate comprehensive macro collections. Informative graphics and a clear structure make accessing defined circuit templates simpler, according to EPLAN.
Complicated clicking through directory structures has been replaced by graphically supported navigation. This allows the technical sales staff to draw up the initial circuit documentation in dialogue with their customers as early as the initial project brief.
The switching states of the terminals stored in the circuit diagram can be automatically illustrated graphically in reports. Once the terminal data has been stored in the circuit diagram, EPLAN can automatically generate these high-quality terminal documents.
Termination points are now automatically set between connections that become separated when circuit sections are moved by Copy and Paste from one circuit diagram page to another. All electrical connections are now retained without the designer needing to do anything.
With the new EPLAN FieldSys module, cables can automatically be routed through a network and the lengths calculated from an underlying 2D shop layout. Connections between controller and field components can be planned efficiently and documented sustainably in this way, the company says.
For more information, visit EPLAN.
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Comment #1 Wednesday, June 16, 2010 12:15 PM
The border on this, as far as lighting is very confused, can not tell if you were going for a framed look or a look of the center being set back in from edge. With the way you have used the light and dark colors there are like 6 directions that light is coming from.
Windows default lighting is from upper left corner.
Comment #3 Wednesday, June 16, 2010 12:41 PM
I see what Cavan is saying painter framing is better that Photoshop but Trial and error for perfection... It doesnt bother ME at all tho All-together this is very creative!!
Comment #4 Wednesday, June 16, 2010 1:06 PM
I apologize if it isn't politically correct. Default, I am not. Actually it isn't a frame per se but a layer style. I was merely trying to put emphasis on the object, thougt it looked good to me so went with it. Thanks for the imput.
Comment #5 Wednesday, June 16, 2010 2:34 PM
I like it very much because it is different. We have to accept a little artisitic license or freedom, if you pefer. Don't worry Frankie, thay laughed at Andy Warhol also.
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Well, I just LOVE it! I only know what I like, and I like this. Doesn't matter whether it's politically correct, incorrect, or what, I just like it. It's different. Keep up the good work!
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London Falling: Teardowns Hit the U.K.
Homes in and around the city are being torn down and replaced with shiny new megamansions at an accelerated pace, as an influx of foreign buyers bring buckets of cash and a demand for indoor pools, movie theaters and spa complexes
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But recently, the street nicknamed "Billionaire's Row" has become known for something else: shiny new megamansions packed with toys like spa complexes and movie theaters. Trevor Abrahmsohn, managing director of Glentree International, who has been selling homes on the avenue for 38 years,...


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Just yesterday, we were riding on a wave of Glee euphoria after their perfectly-pitched "Rumours" episode with all [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Fleetwood Mac[/lastfm] songs.
This morning, the people at Glee ruined our high by releasing an Artie-Puck-Trout Lips cover of [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Rebecca Black[/lastfm]'s infamous "Friday" which is apparently going to be on the prom episode next week.
OK, so it's kind of cute and Puck (Mark Salling), Sam (Chord Overstreet), and Artie (Kevin McHale) actually sort of do justice to Miss Black's blacklisted viral video hit.
If by justice, you mean the torturous, vindictive kind where you want to rip your eardrums out of your head.
- What do you think of Glee's cover of Rebecca Black's "Friday?" Let us know in the comments!
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An attitude is:
an evaluational reaction
ABC's of Attitude
i. Affect: Emotions
ii. Behavior: Actions
iii. Cognition: thoughts
Genetic Component to Some Attitudes
i. Combination of factors that contribute to preferences that go along with activities
ii. We think of attitudes almost entirely in a nurture way, but there is a nature side as well
Classical Conditioning
i. Learning through association (Pavlov's dogs)
ii. Attitudes are paired with positive/negative emotions
Operant Conditioning
i. Based on rewards and punishment learning
ii. Attitudes shaped by outcomes
1) Positive outcomes lead to more positive attitudes, etc.
Do Attitudes Predict Behavior?
a. Early research showed little relation between attitude and actions
i. Inconsistency between affective & cognitive components to our attitudes
1) How we feel about something doesn't always match what we think
a) e.g., dieter's attitude toward unhealthy foods
2) Inability to introspect accurately about the source of our attitudes
a) Thinking about reasons can lead to confusion over true source of attitudes
i) Romantic relationships - bad place to think about reasons; don't overthink
3) Attitudes cannot predict behavior all the time
How are attitudes measured?
i. Aggregation Principle
1) Attitudes will predict behavior better when behaviors are averaged across many situations
a) e.g., religious attitudes & actual church attendance
b) Predicting who will attend by measuring only one instance is innaccurate; measuring who goes to church over a year is a better measurement
ii. Compatibility Principle
1) Attitudes predict behavior better when measures match the specificity of the behavior
a) e.g., attitudes toward physical health vs. (more specific) attitudes toward jogging on sundays
Aggregation Principle
Attitudes better predict behavior when averaged across many situations
Compatibility Principle
Attitudes predict behavior better when measures match the specificity of the behavior, e.g. asking someone their opinion about exercise, versus their opinions about jogging on sundays
Theory of Planned Behavior
i. There are multiple determinants of behavior
ii. Attitudes are only one determining factor of behavior!
iii. Subjective Norms - what would others who are important to us do in this situation?
1) These types of norms influence our behavior independent of our attitudes
2) Peer pressure, for example
iv. Perceived Control
1) Do we have the ability to act?
a) May strongly support recycling, but your town has no recycling centers
v. These three factors influence intentions to act out behavior
1) Measuring these three factors help influence behavior
a) How do you feel about condom use?
b) How do you think your friends feel about it?
c) How easily can you access them?
vi. All these three things influence intentions, which influence Behavior
Subjective Norms
what would others who are important to us do in this situation?
1) These types of norms influence our behavior independent of our attitudes
2) Peer pressure, for example
Perceived Control
1) Do we have the ability to act?
a) May strongly support recycling, but your town has no recycling centers
3 Factors Influence Actual Intentions to Carry Out Behavior
1) Measuring these three factors help influence behavior
a) How do you feel about condom use?
b) How do you think your friends feel about it?
c) How easily can you access them?
vi. All these three things influence intentions, which influence Behavior
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
i. People have a drive to maintain consistency
ii. When inconsistency arises, we feel an aversive state of dissonance
1) We feel uncomfortable, and we wish to change and show consistency
How People Attempt to Reduce Dissonance
a) Change one element to create consonance
i) Either stop smoking or change the belief about smoking, deny it
b) Minimize importance of one element
i) "everything causes cancer"
ii) "I only smoke a little bit, not a big deal"
c) Add new information
i) "my grandfather smoked 2 packs a day and lived until 100"
ii) "I will gain weight if I stop smoking"
Insufficient Justification
1) When inconsistent behavior is not adequately explained by external factors
a) If you go to s a party and smoke, you feel guilty next day
b) If you go to a party and someone gives you $100 to smoke, not feel guilty
2) Leon Festinger had subjects turn pegs and spools for 1 hour
a) Offered $1 or $20 to lie to the next set of subjects, saying it was fun
b) Then measured the attitudes of the liars
i) People who lied and got $20 and said they enjoyed the task less than those who got $1
ii) The $1 participants enjoyed the task more, because they had to change their attitudes in order to justify lying to people to get a dollar
3) Dissonance from potentially wasted effort
a) Effort justification reduces dissonance
Because of Cognitive Dissonance, what happens to group members when the prophecy of an apocalyptic event fails?
Group members beliefs become stronger
More severe initiation into group = _____ feelings toward that group
Dissonance from Difficult Decisions
1) Making bad/wrong choices would be inconsistent
2) We want to reduce the dissonance by increasing the perceived difference between the choices after we have already made the decision
a) "I am so glad I chose the mac"
i) Chosen items become more valuable
ii) Non-chosen items becomes less valuable
Necessary Conditions for Dissonance
Free Choice (we are personally responsible for our decision), Negative Consequences (consequences are foreseeable, could lead to bad results), Physiological Feelings associated with decision (body reactions to decision)
Alternatives to Cognitive Dissonance
Self Perception Theory, Over-Justification Effect, Self-Affirmation Effect, Rationalization, Terror Management Theory
Self Perception Theory
1) We infer attitudes from our own behavior
a) Similar to inferring other peoples' attitudes from their behavior
b) No conflict or arousal, no "change" in attitude
c) I told someone that activity was fun even thougj iwasn't, I must have anjoyed that activity
d) Especially for weak and/or new attitudes
Over Justification Effect
1) The tendency to devalue behaviors performed for explicit reward
a) Something becomes less enjoyable if we have to do it, even if they were initially enjoyable
b) Our attitudes toward coerced behaviors become negative
i) Even if they once were postive
ii) Children rewarded for playing math games - they liked the games less after the rewards were drawn
iii) Self perception of motivation
Self-Affirmation Effect
1) Dissonance is a threat to self-integrity
a) We like to think of ourselves as good people who make good decisions, no inconsistencies
b) We can restore our self-integrity by affirming ourselves in unrelated domains
i) Maybe I smoke, but at least I recycle and have good relationships
ii) Emphasizing positive skills, traits, qualities
Rationalization/System Justification Theory
1) System justification theory
a) People are motivated to see the existing social and political status quo as fair, just, and desirable
b) …and inevitable! We can't change the system
c) Vote for things that don't help and go against our own interest because it is fair
d) Members of disadvantaged groups may be even more likely to support status quo
i) Supporting authorities
ii) Because they have more to justify and rationalize
a) Attitudes provide useful information about rewards, threats, and punishments
b) Food, fears, fun - tell us some positive or negative outcome (reward/punishment)
Ego Defense
a) Atititudes protect us from anxiety
i) Shared cultural worldviews and terror management
ii) Conservatism, belief in a just world (karma)
Expression of Values
a) Attitudes allows us to share core beliefs with others
i) Especially reference groups (whose opinions matter to us)
ii) We want to let people know our beliefs, and persuade them


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Today on preGame, we'll take a look at the multiplayer modes of two highly anticipated shooters: Medal of Honor and Crysis 2. It's no secret that the Modern Warfare franchise has changed the face of online military-based shooters and with the two gameplay trailers we'll screen today, we think that change is as apparent as ever.
A few technical difficulties prevented us from demoing our scheduled game today, Shank. Fortunately, we'll be able to show you the graphic novel-inspired beat-em-up downloadable title next week, along with a chance to win one of two codes redeemable for a free copy of the game.
This week has brought us a lot of news from the Microsoft camp; some good, some bad. First, we found out Monday that Xbox Live Gold subscribers would see a price increase starting November 1. While we're not thrilled with the bump in cost of online game play, we definitely believe now is the best time to take advantage of the current Xbox Live sale.
Microsoft also unveiled a new Xbox 360 controller today, complete with a brand new D-pad, hands-down the controller's weakest link overall until now. The controller also features a new button color layout. The new design is sleek, we're just concerned about how some Xbox 360 games like to use colors to signify which buttons to hit. The new controller will go on sale November 9 exclusively bundled with a play and charge kit for $65.
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AN MP has accused Church of England officials of insider trading, following a rush of bets on Justin Welby becoming Archbishop of Canterbury.
Labour MP Chris Bryant, a former Anglican priest, said the rush of money for the Bishop of Durham suggested "pretty shabby" behaviour and called for the behind-closed-doors process used to pick the new head of the worldwide Anglican Communion to be reformed.
"Then you would not have a situation where people knew about the appointment and do this kind of insider trading," Mr Bryant said.
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Several bookmakers stopped taking money on Bishop Welby succeeding Rowan Williams earlier this week, after a sudden run which suggested to some that figures within the Church used information they had heard about the outcome of the long-running Crown Nominations Commission process to place an informed bet.
Several people in South-West London with no previous history of gambling opened online accounts to back Bishop Welby.
A spokesman for Ladbrokes, which paid out to those backing the Bishop of Durham ahead of his official unveiling, said there was no evidence of anything to ring serious alarm bells.
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NI honours for Clinton
Former US president Bill Clinton has been in Belfast for his final round of engagements during his two-day visit to Northern Ireland.
Mr Clinton travelled to the city where he received an honorary degree from Queen's University for his commitment to the peace process.
He was conferred with the degree by the university's chancellor, former US senator George Mitchell.
In his acceptance speech, Mr Clinton said the Good Friday Agreement was a remarkable achievement.
He said: "It is a statement of the fact of interdependence.
"The recognition that all people who live here count. That everyone deserves a chance, that everyone deserves to be heard.
"That everyone will do better when we help each other."
Mr Clinton then left for a gala dinner at Queen's University.
Four protestors were arrested after breaking through a police cordon as he arrived.
While in Belfast, he also spoke to the Vital Voices conference which was set up by his wife, Hillary.
Earlier on Thursday, he met people injured and bereaved in the Omagh and Enniskillen bombings, on the last day of his two-day visit to Northern Ireland.
He said he was very moved by the private meeting with the Omagh relatives.
"It was very good, it was good to see them again," he said.
"A few were there who were still in the hospital the last time I was here.
"I got to see quite a number of them - they were obviously glad that our country had put the group that set the bomb on the terrorists list."
The former president then travelled to Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, to unveil a plaque on the site of the 1987 Remembrance Day bomb.
Peace centre
On Wednesday, it was confirmed that a peace centre is to be built in honour of Mr Clinton in Enniskillen.
The William Jefferson Clinton International Peace Centre is to be based at the Higher Bridges project building on the site of the IRA bombing.
Eleven people were killed in Enniskillen and 29 people died in the Omagh bombing in August 1998.
The new centre will focus on peace-building in Ireland and overseas and will cement a long-term relationship between Mr Clinton and the province.
It is hoped the centre will also stimulate social and economic regeneration in Fermanagh.
The former United States president told the crowd in Enniskillen that Northern Ireland had undergone a remarkable transition.
After visiting the site of the IRA Remembrance Day explosion, he said: "I ask you to take pride in the long, hard road this wonderful country has travelled since the dark day that the bomb exploded in Enniskillen.
"I ask you to stiffen your resolve to work through difficulties and frustrations that remain, to keep going on the path of peace."
Mr Clinton, accompanied by daughter Chelsea, addressed cheering crowds after unveiling a stained glass window on the new peace centre.
He paid tribute to those who suffered in the carnage.
Mr Clinton met relatives of the 11 people killed and some of those injured in the Enniskillen bomb.
He also met Fermanagh district councillors, church representatives and members of the Fermanagh University Partnership Board.
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Shatter denies Garda cuts claims
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has dismissed claims that Garda numbers will be slashed by 1,000 members by the end of the year.
Reports that a huge reduction in the force's annual budget would mean officers will not be paid during this year were also "simply wrong", Mr Shatter said.
Under the Government's public spending cutbacks, around 26 million euro has been shaved off the Garda payroll bill. A further 10 million euro in savings must be made in allowances.
It was reported that senior managers in the force were looking at ways to stand down between 1,000 and 1,400 members this year - some through career breaks and secondments - to meet the austerity measures. But Mr Shatter dismissed the suggestions as "wildly inaccurate".
"There is absolutely no question during 2013 of not paying 1,400 officers, nor is there any question of the Garda force being reduced by 1,400 members during 2013," he said.
There are currently around 13,430 members serving in the force, despite a deadline under the terms of the EU/IMF bailout to cut the payroll to 13,000 by the start of this year.
Mr Shatter said the most recent plans were to reduce numbers to around 13,150 by next December, but it was now more likely that figure would be closer to 13,000. There is usually in the region of 350 to 400 retirements from the force during a year.
"The reality is, there is no cause for concern or alarm," he said. "We have an obligation to spend public money wisely, we have an obligation to reduce public expenditure.
"As a minister, I am fully supportive of gardai. It is important they retain their operational effectiveness, and we will of course ensure the funding is available to meet the wage bill for members of the force throughout the course of the year."
The Garda Representative Association, which represents rank-and-file officers, said it will be asking Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan if he has sufficient resources to effectively police Ireland and pay members. It has called for an independent police authority to be set up to determine policing resources.


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Nets hold off CavsJan 28, 2012 - 5:20 AM Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Deron Williams recorded a double-double with 27 points and 10 assists as the Nets held off the Cavaliers 99-96 at Quicken Loans Arena.
Kris Humphries, who left Friday's shootaround with an illness, fought through it scoring 18 points and pulling down 11 boards. Anthony Morrow added 22 points and six rebounds.
The Nets have now won three of four, closing out a three-game road trip. New Jersey returns home Sunday to take on Toronto.
Kyrie Irving led the way for Cleveland scoring a career-high 32 points including 21 in the fourth quarter. Antawn Jamison added 20 points and six rebounds and Ramon Sessions scored 11 off the bench as the Cavaliers dropped their fifth game in the last six tries.
"Obviously not happy with the way the game went," said Cleveland head coach Byron Scott. "It started from the beginning of the game. I didn't think we came out with the energy that we needed. In the last quarter, we played with tremendous energy...but we can't play that way. That's way too late. If we don't come out and play aggressively and with that type of energy from start to finish, we're going to keep having these up and down type games."
Cleveland will travel to Boston in its next contest on Sunday.
The Cavaliers, who trailed by as many as 17 in the fourth, had the margin down just six with 24.9 seconds to play.
Sundiata Gaines missed two from the line for the Nets, and Anderson Varejao's deep two with 16.9 seconds left put his team down 97-93. Video replay confirmed Varejao's toe was barely touching the line.
The Cavaliers were forced to foul and Morrow calmly hit two free throws to ice the victory for the Nets.
A meaningless three from Irving counted as time expired to make the final score closer than the game really was.
Back-to-back Jordan Farmar layups gave the Nets a 25-18 lead with 3:03 left to play in the first frame and the quarter ended with the Nets leading, 30-20.
"The guys played hard and came out with a lot of focus early in the game. I think we set the tone for this game in the first quarter," said New Jersey head coach Avery Johnson.
Neither team was able to get it going in the second until a Humphries layup with 3:26 to go sparked an 11-0 run for the Nets. Irving stopped the run with four consecutive points, but the Cavs entered halftime trailing, 47-37.
The Nets, who entered the game leading the NBA in three-pointers made, found their stroke from outside in the third as they hit five of their eight three- pointers to take a 72-61 lead entering the final stanza.
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Toyota took the next big step last week toward the start of production at its Blue Springs facility.
The company, along with Gov. Haley Barbour and the head of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, announced that it will start hiring the 2,000 production and skilled maintenance workers who will produce the compact Corolla sedan starting in fall 2011.
"We have looked forward with great anticipation to the day when Toyota was ready to fully staff its Blue Springs facility, and that day has come," Barbour said said last Monday during a ceremony at the plant. "I am so pleased that Toyota is moving forward with its hiring process and is creating so many high-quality jobs for the residents of Mississippi."
Toyota revealed in early 2007 that it had selected Blue Springs as the site for it newest North American manufacturing facility. Two changes in production and one 18-month recession-related delay later, the company said in June that it was resuming construction on the facility, which is nearly complete.
Starting the process of hiring production workers represents a "milestone for Toyota Mississippi as we begin building our team," said David Copenhaver, vice president of administration at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi.
Potential employees can apply for jobs at Toyota by visiting the Department of Employment Security's website (www.mdes.ms.gov) or by visiting any of the Workforce Investment Network (WIN) Job Centers in Mississippi.
"Thanks to an investment by Toyota and the Mississippi Development Authority, we have been able to expand our online system to help Toyota take job applications for its Blue Springs facility," said MDES executive director Les Range.
Once workers are hired, they will undergo workforce training at the Blue Springs facility, other Toyota facilities in the U.S., and will complete some classroom work at Itawamba Community College's Belden Center, which is a few miles down U.S. 78 from Blue Springs. ICC is one of four members of the Mississippi Corridor Consortium, a group of community colleges that will handle workforce training for Toyota workers.


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Urban expansion into open space doubles in 1990s
WASHINGTON {AP} Americans have doubled the development of farmland, forests and other open space during the 1990s, according to a government report that is likely to fuel the debate over suburban sprawl. Nearly 16 million acres of land were converted to development between 1992 and 1997 a rate of 3.2 million per year, the Agriculture Department said Monday. Between 1982 and 1992, the development rate was 1.4 million acres a year.
Texas crop report
The following specific livestock, crop and weather conditions were reported by district extension directors:
Farm Crisis Hotline receives increase in callers seeking help
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Callers seeking either mental health or farm financial counseling have increased to the Farm Crisis Hotline since the harvest ended, just as coordinator Michelle Soll feared it would. ''It has picked up like we had expected,'' Soll said Tuesday. Near-record low crop prices did not improve through the harvest, and pressure from financial institutions to pay debts will only increase as loans come due at the end of the month.
Wildlife gets boost from group
AUSTIN {AP} Landowners who help protect endangered species could get financial and technical assistance from a private group that pushes for economical solutions to environmental problems.
Showers tease drought-plagued N. Texas growers
COLLEGE STATION (AP) Recent scattered showers teased North Texas producers with drought relief while strong winds dried up the moisture just as quickly as it came, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports.
TDA issues reminder about hotline service
AUSTIN (AP) With dry weather worsening across the state, the Texas Department of Agriculture is reminding livestock producers that its telephone hotline service continues to match hay sellers with buyers.
Births December 9, 1999
Randy and Jenny Rosetta of Lubbock, a daughter weighing 6 pounds, 3 ounces at 9:13 p.m. Monday in Covenant Medical Center. Amanda Rodriguez of Lubbock, a son weighing 6 pounds, 1 ounce at 12:13 p.m. Friday in University Medical Center.
Higher demand pushes up petroleum product costs
LONDON (AP) Consumers in the United States and Asia crave ever-greater quantities of oil, but global supplies have fallen since Iraq suspended oil exports and Iran curtailed production.
Federal Reserve says inflation appears well-behaved
WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. economy continues to power ahead while inflation at the consumer level appears well-behaved, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
Speaker stresses importance of positive criticism
Corporate America must continue to come to grips with the dynamics of positive criticism or risk struggling in a market rife with competition, said Hank Weisinger, who was in Lubbock on Tuesday to speak at a Texas Tech Center for Corporate Development function.
Giving up inheritance doesn't wipe out tax lien, high court says
WASHINGTON (AP) People generally cannot avoid using inherited money to pay overdue federal taxes by disclaiming their right to the inheritance, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Microsoft makes deal to create mobile phones
SEATTLE (AP) Microsoft Corp. and mobile phone maker LM Ericsson AB of Sweden are forming a joint venture to create a new generation of Web-connected mobile phones for business.
Wireless merger in the clear
WASHINGTON (AP) Bell Atlantic, Vodafone AirTouch and GTE have the Justice Department's approval to create a coast-to-coast wireless telephone network after they agreed to the largest sale of assets the government ever demanded as a condition of approving a merger. The department's antitrust division announced Monday night that it approved Bell Atlantic's wireless partnership with Vodafone and its merger with GTE after forcing the telephone companies to agree to sell wireless businesses in 96 markets in 15 states.
Consumers beaming over infrared
WASHINGTON (AP) Forget the pen and paper. It's all about beaming information. When Steve Kan and his mother sat down one recent afternoon to swap family addresses and phone numbers, they simply lined up their handheld computing devices, pressed a button and instantly beamed complete lists to each other.
Business Today December 8, 1999
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Hasbro Inc. will slash 2,200 jobs, or 19 percent of its work force, and close two plants as the world's No. 2 toymaker moves to expand its offerings of software and electronic toys.
AGCO-Tye to shut down plant
LOCKNEY Nearly half a century of agricultural manufacturing will end here next year when AGCO-Tye Co. closes its doors for the last time.
Business Today December 9, 1999
CHICAGO One-stop shopping is now available at the nation's largest bank, where customers can buy insurance and investment products from the same branch employee who sells them banking services.
Grand jury indictments
A Lubbock County grand jury returned the following indictments Wednesday:
COURT RECORDS December 9, 1999
COURT RECORDS December 8, 1999
Tech's point guard will never be the same
On his mental calendar, Rayford Young had Dec. 21-23 circled at this time last year. Those were the dates of a holiday tournament trip to Hawaii. Those were the days that, if the games went as planned, Texas Tech had a chance to face Michigan State, which meant Rayford Young had a chance to face Mateen Cleaves. One dynamite lead guard meets another.
Leach's task to make all Raiders' pieces fit
Run to grass. That's the man's catch phrase. Late in a practice, if the legs ached or confusion set in, that's what Oklahoma receivers were told to remember. Don't make the offense more difficult than it is. Just run to grass. ''It's not real complex,'' Sooners receiver Jarrail Jackson said last month. ''The basis to it is just get open. 'Run to grass' is what he tells you all the time. It's really not that hard to pick up.''
Y2K Fears Pose Problems
PERCEPTIONS OFTEN BREED REALITY, which is why we are concerned about the huge Johnny-come-lately crowd now starting to jump on the Y2K survivalists' bandwagon. With most computers and computer-related equipment updated for Y2K compliance in recent years, we are not too concerned about widespread power outages, the electronic loss of funds held by banks or other computer-generated catastrophes. Such things are not likely to happen when the clock ticks us into 2000. At least they are not likely in the U.S., where the Y2K bug has been fixed for the most part.
Rights Issue Pending
DISPUTES OVER MINERAL RIGHTS beneath Lake Alan Henry in Garza County have cost Lubbock taxpayers millions of dollars, yet the city still hasn't been able to secure all the rights necessary to clear the way for the 2,884-acre reservoir to serve as a source of drinking water. After spending $5.4 million to secure most of the mineral rights, the city still needs one person to sign on the dotted line. Dallas businessman Bert Fields owns the mineral rights to 138 acres of reservoir property. He and the city haven't been able to agree on two issues -- the value of the mineral rights and who will absorb future liability.
Justice For Juveniles
"Adolescents with serious behavioral problems are seven times more likely to be dependent on alcohol or illicit drugs. But ... our policy toward their misbehaviors, however egregious, has become more and more punitive."
Buckle Up Children
TRAGICALLY, EVERY DAY, children are seriously injured and killed in automobiles for one simple reason: An adult failed to buckle them up.
Morris special to air on KTXT-TV
The hour-long special "Gary Morris & The Art of the Tretyakov" will air at 9 p.m. today on KTXT-TV (channel 5, Cox Cable channel 4).
Gay male doll upsets boxer, model
He's barely a foot tall, but the world's first gay black doll may have gotten himself into a fight already. Handlers for boxer Mike Tyson and supermodel Tyson Beckford are not amused by an anatomically correct plastic plaything named Tyson.
Stein, Bernstein recall days of yore in special
NEW YORK Does all life imitate high school? Do we muddle through our adult years permanently affected by our ability to fit into a world of jocks, nerds, eggheads, tough guys and cheerleaders?
Movie departures
According to booking announcements made by Lubbock movie theater officials this week, the following films are expected to depart Friday:
Griffin tells dangers from liposuction
Kathy Griffin of "Suddenly Susan" says she was a size 4 to begin with but risked her life in a liposuction surgery that went wrong in her quest to lose inches.
Christmas craze
TOKYO {AP} Like just about every other 10-year-old in Japan, Yasuyo Nakatani's son is addicted to Pikachu. For an hour or two each day, the Pokemon character has him under its spell. So what's a mother at the epicenter of the Pokemon empire to do?
Toys should be age, ability appropriate
In an instant, bows and ribbons are tossed aside. Brightly colored wrapping paper is ripped away faster than the speed of light. Little hands dive in to grab their new treasure with all the boundless enthusiasm a 6-year-old can hold. No less than beams of joy radiate from the child's twinkling eyes and gleaming smile.
Writer addresses television president
NEW YORK {AP} I don't often dash off mash notes to the President of the United States. After all, how often does the chief executive, whoever he might be, do something I approve of? Besides, I hate writing letters.
Conan Doyle home preserved after outcry over planned McDonald's
LONDON {AP} An 18th-century Scottish mansion where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once lived was saved from a Big Mac attack Wednesday when the city of Edinburgh slapped a preservation order on it.
Mentor program makes big difference in boy's life
Ask Sonya Saldivar for a success story and she readily tells about Hector, who had a change of heart when a group of college students devoted a little extra time to him. Saldivar serves as children's facilitator for Students Educating Exceptional Kids, or SEEK, and Hector is just one of the 76 children helped so far.
House parent returns to roots at Children's Home
Michael Brassfield remembers feeling very blessed to be living in the white stucco cottage referred to back then as the orphanage. ''There were many things I had because I lived here that my natural siblings weren't afforded,'' he said.
Randy Rosetta: One day can definitely make a big difference
Over the course of a lifetime, you just don't expect one single day to make that big of a difference in your life or to be that much more memorable than any other day. The Hereford football team very well could have one of those days coming up Saturday when they meet Texas City in the 1999 Class 4A Division I state championship game at Texas Stadium.
Frenship lands seven on '99 All-District 4-4A team
Defensive tackle Jeremy Milam and defensive end Robert Caballero were unanimous picks to lead a squad of seven Frenship players selected to the 1999 All-District 4-4A team.
Monterey stuffs Frenship
WOLFFORTH Eventually, either Monterey's or Frenship's basketball team had to succumb to each other's tough defense. And it was Monterey that ended up delivering the lethal dose of turnover-inducing pressure defense as the MHS girls pulled out a 59-48 victory on Tuesday.
Celebrate Yuletide
Celebrate YuletideThis holiday season we will make several observations: Folks rushing about struggling to make the deadline getting gifts for loved ones and friends.
Thanksgiving Festival
The parishioners of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church wish to take this opportunity to thank everyone for attending Pep's 54th Thanksgiving Festival on Nov. 25. We wish to thank the newspapers, television and radio stations for their help in getting the word out to the public.
Voting Rights Act
We are quickly approaching the 21st century and we were wondering if anyone out there knew what the significance of the year 2007 is to black America? Did you know that our right to vote will expire in the year 2007? The Voters Rights Act signed in 1965 by Lyndon B. Johnson was just an act. It was not made a law. In 1982, Ronald Reagan amended the Voters Rights Act for another 25 years. Which means that in the year 2007 we could lose the right to vote!
Renaming Theater
It always disturbs me when society measures a man's success in terms of how much money he makes as opposed to how much service a man provides to upgrade his fellowman. Many highly successful persons are paid a pittance for the service they provide, yet they are highly successful and deserving of society's honors.
True Generosity
Today (12-4) I had the pleasure to join with a lot of other Lubbock Lions Club members and ring the bell for the Salvation Army. Since it was the coldest day I can remember in a long time, and a Saturday in addition, I was not looking forward to spending the time outdoors. As usual, I find that when I do something for others even when it is not convenient, I gain a lot more than I give. I met a lot of nice people, really enjoyed myself and was witness to true generosity. True generosity is watching folks who obviously work hard to make a living give money that they could use themselves to help others less fortunate than themselves.
Teacher Shortage
Teacher ShortageI read an article the other day about the shortage of teachers in Lubbock. Is this a
A&M Bonfire Facts
Re: The editorial, "Texas A&M's Tragedy" (A-J, 11-23).
FJHS choirs to perform 'Scrooge'
The Frenship Jr. High Choral Department will perform "Scrooge," at 7 p.m. Thursday in the school auditorium.
Kids in the Kitchen
Instead of spending hours at the mall helping your child find the "perfect gift" for grand parents and teachers, turn your kitchen into a holiday bake shop. While you're having fun, the two of you can create scrumptious gifts and lasting memories. A homemade baking mix--cookie, bread or scone--is a kid-friendly choice for holiday giving and can be easily assembled. Once the mixes are ready to go, kids can use their creativity to package them with ingredi ents and decorations that do not need refrigeration along with instructions for completing the recipe.
Recipe Exchange
Kim Moon sent in a request for spinach dip, artichoke dip or any holiday dips. Katie Gilbert sent in the following recipe:
Schools invent creative ways to support U Can Share drive
With strains of the "Rocky" theme filling the air, Robert Bacon steps through the office door to the screams of hundreds of children. Undaunted by the heavy Sumo wrestler's costume he is wearing, Bacon pumps his fists in the air and jogs beside the crowd, touching outstretched hands for support. Bacon, a fifth-grade teacher at Bayless Elementary, is just one of several Bayless men who volunteered to don the heavy, hot Sumo suits and put on an exhibition wrestling match as part of an event to raise food for the U Can Share Food Drive.
Christmas crackers now for gardeners
Yuletide in England is not all lessons and carols from Gothic piles; sometimes the British have fun by pulling Christmas crackers decoratively wrapped cylinders that pop with a bang to reveal diverse party favors.
Club to hold Christmas luncheon
The Christian Women's Club of Lubbock will have their "Candlelight and Snowflakes" Luncheon Dec. 14 at the Lubbock Country Club, located at 3400 Mesa Blvd.
Agency clients to receive 12 days of gifts
Meals on Wheels clients will be treated to The 12 Days of Christmas this year, thanks to many community groups and donors.
Council to review drainage plan for floodwaters in problem areas
Floodwaters that have lingered at Lakeridge Country Club, Miller Park and other areas for nearly six months would finally be drained in a plan City Council members will consider Thurs-day.
CPS to host free health fair Friday
Children's Protective Services of Lubbock will host a Health Fair from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
Former SPARC patient outlines fraud scheme
A 25-year-old former South Plains AIDS Resource Center client and employee was paid to perform clerical and educational duties with federal grant money designed to provide housing assistance, he testified in federal court on Tuesday.
Fired policeman fights for job in arbitration case
A Lubbock police officer fired for pulling his gun on a woman during a routine traffic stop asked an arbitrator Wednesday to compel the city to reinstate his employment. Police officials testified during the arbitration hearing that two-year Officer Daimon Hail overreacted while attempting to stop a woman for speeding June 12 on North Loop 289.
Friend of Champion, victim taped conversation with former detective
PLAINVIEW Jurors listened Wednesday to a two-hour audiotaped conversation between Cynthia Mars and Joe Champion, the former Plainview detective on trial in a Nov. 12, 1998, shooting incident.
Tech students show off models for Silent Wings
Planners of the Silent Wings Museum honoring the World War II pilots who helped spearhead all major invasions got a chance Wednesday to pick up design tips from Texas Tech architecture students.
LISD considers new insurance plan
Teachers and other Lubbock Independent School District employees can expect to pay more in health insurance contributions if trustees approve changes to the district's health plan.
Bioterrorism lab study tops regents' agenda
Texas Tech regents will decide today and Friday in Midland whether to give an architecture firm the go-ahead to begin planning a specialized laboratory capable of handling the deadly agents involved in bioterrorism. The planning officially called a ''feasibility study'' would be conducted by Budd, Beets, Harden and Kolflat, a firm housed in Austin and Houston.
Snyder man alleges age discrimination
A 45-year-old Snyder man filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against his former employer, Weatherford Enterra, U.S. Inc., alleging age and disability discrimination.
Rape victim testifies against Rowton
ODESSA The woman whom Eddie Rowton was convicted of beating and raping in 1992, gave disturbing testimony of the assault Wednesday during the punishment phase of Rowton's capital murder trial.
Tech student killed as van strikes tree
A Texas Tech student was killed and another injured Tuesday morning when the van they were riding in crashed into a tree just south of Eastland, Texas Department of Public Safety officials said.
Knight agrees to $95,000 settlement
A disabled man has signed a $95,000 settlement agreement to end a civil rights lawsuit he filed against Lubbock County last year.
Museum drawings to be displayed
A display of architectural designs for a proposed Silent Wings Museum at Lubbock will be shown from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at the Municipal Garden and Arts Center, 4215 University Ave.
City Bank contributes to South Plains College scholarship plan
South Plains College wants to offer free college to all high school graduates in its 15-county district.
Juvenile Justice Center head may be named today
A successor may be named today for Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center Director Joel Trevino, who resigned in September during investigation into allegations he misused county travel funds.
Former SPARC client suspicious of pay method
A former South Plains AIDS Resource Center client testified Wednesday that he was led to believe that it was legal for him to be paid through ''phantom'' paychecks made out to his girlfriend.
Witness says former Plainview officer offered bribe for silence
PLAINVIEW Former Plainview police Detective Joe Champion, on trial for shooting at a man's car and home last year, tried to bribe the man into dropping the criminal complaint, according to court testimony Tuesday.
Guilty plea on drugs gets Lomas 20 years
Luis Lomas, a Lubbock man accused of forcing his 22-year-old girlfriend into a crawl space under his house and beating and raping her repeatedly for six days, pleaded guilty to a drug charge Wednesday in exchange for a 20-year prison sentence.
Parents take case against LISD to high court
The parents of a 14-year-old boy who died after nearly drowning at a school party have asked the state Supreme Court to review their case against the Lubbock Independent School District.
Church's attorneys file for dismissal
Attorneys for Green Lawn Church of Christ have filed a motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit against the church and its youth minister.
Arraigned robber was nabbed by work of crime analysts
Jose Zamora was arraigned in Justice of the Peace Jim Dulin's court Wednesday morning for allegedly threatening a store clerk with a knife as he demanded money last week.
Rowton guilty in '92 murder of 5-year-old
ODESSA Eddie Rowton remained stoic Tuesday as he was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering 5-year-old Shawnlee Perry of Earth in 1992. A six-man, six-woman jury deliberated for about one hour before convicting Rowton of capital murder. The punishment phase of the trial is set to begin today. Rowton faces life in prison or death by lethal injection.
House Calls
Q: Can too much vitamin E be toxic?
Bed-wetting campaign features McGwire
Don't be surprised if you hear baseball slugger Mark McGwire on the radio or television talking about bed-wetting this season. Last month, the National Kidney Foundation launched a public service campaign on bed-wetting, or enuresis, featuring the record-breaking slugger.
Medical center to present van to EMS group
Officials from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center's School of Allied Health will donate a van to the South Plains Emergency Medical Services (SPEMS) at 11 a.m. today, during a brief ceremony at TTUHSC, 3601 Fourth St., on the main drive at the northeast corner of the campus.
Komen affiliate awards local program grants
The Lubbock affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation on Tuesday awarded grants totaling $127,490 to seven agencies.
A Problem with Sex
She glibly calls it the gift that keeps on giving, but she really means a nightmare that haunts her. With a guarantee of anonymity, the 31-year-old woman related the story of her first sexual encounter at the age of 21, and how it turned her life upside down. Even 10 years later, the incurable virus that lurks in her body feeds a fear that hides in the shadow of her thoughts and dreams.
Agency blames gene therapy in death of teen
BETHESDA, Md. {AP} An Arizona teen-ager who died in a gene therapy experiment should never have been part of the study and researchers who conducted it violated at least two rules of the testing, federal officials said Wednesday.
Michael Gaffney: Beware, hangovers ahead
When that traditional phrase is widely exclaimed come the stroke of midnight Jan. 1, if you are among the partiers imbibing in champagne or other distilled spirits at the jubilant moment, you may wake up New Year's Day with a hangover.
Beta blockers can curb heart attacks
Beta blockers drugs that reduce the heart's workload can prevent heart attacks after major surgery on blood vessels, a study found.
Nation's health getting better
Are you better off than you were 10 years ago? A new report from the Minnesota-based United Health Group suggests that at least people are healthier 15 percent healthier.
Castration may help victims of spreading prostate cancer
Men with spreading prostate cancer are five times more likely to survive if they undergo castration either chemically or surgically immediately after the prostate is removed, a study found.
Clinton asks for doctors to admit errors
WASHINGTON {AP} Doctors and the government have a moral obligation to report and correct medical mistakes that kill or injure thousands each year, President Clinton said Tuesday. He announced new steps to confront the problem and promised more money to improve accountability. Clinton said he doubts that better reporting of medical errors will leave doctors and hospitals vulnerable to more lawsuits. But even if he's wrong, he said, they must feel free to reveal mistakes or what press secretary Joe Lockhart called "near misses," situations when medical professionals erred but did not kill the patient.
Autism drug no better than placebo
An enzyme hailed by parents of some autistic children as a possible miracle cure worked no better than a placebo in its first two rigorous studies. But just being part of a study helped some of the children greatly.
Boy, 9, lived with corpse of his dead mother
MEMPHIS, Tenn. {AP} A 9-year-old boy whose mother died at home lived with the corpse for a month, fixing his own meals and attending school without fail, because he was afraid he'd be put in foster care if anyone found out.
Seattle's police chief resigns in aftermath of WTO violence
SEATTLE {AP} Seattle's police chief announced his resignation Tuesday, becoming the first political casualty of the violent protests that disrupted the World Trade Organization conference.
Surviving Houston octuplets turn 1 this month
LEAGUE CITY {AP} Ebuka Louis turns 1 on Wednesday, but she will have to wait 12 more days for a birthday party.
Robber fails to see error of his ways
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) A blind man tried to rob a bank as a security guard who helped him to the teller's window stood nearby, police say.
Cuba wins two battles against United States
HAVANA {AP} Cuba's communist government enjoyed two partial victories over the United States on Wednesday, with American officials recognizing that a father can assert his claim to take his son back to Cuba and agreeing to return a group of suspected boat hijackers to the island.
Fired policeman fights for job in arbitration case
A Lubbock police officer fired for pulling his gun on a woman during a routine traffic stop asked an arbitrator Wednesday to compel the city to reinstate his employment. Police officials testified during the arbitration hearing that two-year Officer Daimon Hail overreacted while attempting to stop a woman for speeding June 12 on North Loop 289.
Seattle's police chief resigns in aftermath of WTO violence
SEATTLE {AP} Seattle's police chief announced his resignation Tuesday, becoming the first political casualty of the violent protests that disrupted the World Trade Organization conference.
Firefighters mired in tedious search days after deadly fire
WORCESTER, Mass. {AP} Firefighters sifted ash and soot through a screen Wednesday in hopes of finding anything a button, a badge, a body part that could lead them to the bodies of their comrades, still missing in the smoldering ruins of an abandoned warehouse.
DOE issues new limits for beryllium
WASHINGTON {AP} The Energy Department on Wednesday revised a half-century-old standard for nuclear workers' exposure to beryllium, which can cause chronic lung disease, directing its contractors to minimize new risk and screen for early detection of the illness.
Homeless couple charged in death of six firefighters
WORCESTER, Mass. {AP} A homeless couple who allegedly knocked over a candle during an argument were charged with involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in connection with the warehouse blaze that killed six firefighters. Thomas S. Levesque, 37, and Julie S. Barnes, 19, had been living together on the second floor of the abandoned warehouse for several months, District Attorney John J. Conte said. The blaze started Friday night when they allegedly knocked over a candle.
President terms year 'very productive'
WASHINGTON {AP} President Clinton summarized his year of impeachment and legislative battles as "very productive" on Wednesday while, on foreign problems, he refused to take sides in a child custody dispute with Cuba and rejected halting aid to Russia for its bombing in Chechnya.
Michigan man indicted in plot to nab O'Hair
AUSTIN {AP} An ex-convict in custody in Detroit was indicted Tuesday on charges that he conspired to kidnap Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the atheist leader who has been missing since 1995.
Jury says MLK was victim of vast murder conspiracy
MEMPHIS, Tenn. {AP} A jury hearing a lawsuit filed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family found Wednesday that the civil rights leader was the victim of a vast murder conspiracy, not a lone assassin.
Vice president won't promise no new taxes
WASHINGTON {AP} Vice President Al Gore, who spent the past week hammering Bill Bradley for refusing to rule out future tax increases, declined Wednesday to make his own no-new-taxes pledge. "Nobody has a crystal ball," Gore said.
Last two youths from camp captured
CEDAR CITY, Utah {AP} The last two teen-age boys who escaped from a wilderness program for troubled youths after allegedly assaulting two counselors were taken into custody early Wednesday during a snowstorm.
Michigan man indicted for kidnapping O'Hair
AUSTIN {AP} A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Michigan man of conspiring to kidnap missing atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair.
Soldier convicted of murder
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. An Army private was found guilty of premeditated murder Wednesday for bludgeoning to death a fellow soldier in a beating prosecutors said was motivated by his hatred of homosexuals.
Today's A-J Headlines - 12/08/99
Today's A-J Headlines - 12/09/99
Marion Gibson
STANTON (Special) Graveside services for Marion Milroy Gibson, 89, of Stanton will be at 3 p.m. today in Evergreen Cemetery.
Evangeline Abell
Services for Evangeline Baxter Abell, 85, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. today at W.W. Rix Chapel with the Rev. Paul Cunningham officiating.
James Lover
CROCKETT (Special) Services for James Robert "Jim" Lover, 61, of Grapeland will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Callaway-Allee Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Loudin officiating.
Billy Pittman
EARTH (Special) Services for Billy Morris Pittman, 72, of Earth will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Broyles and the Rev. David Hartman officiating.
J.T. Mounce
BROWNFIELD (Special) Services for J.T. Mounce, 77, of Brownfield will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Faith Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. James Harris officiating.
Elsie Menix
LAMESA (Special) Services for Elsie Menix, 87, of Lamesa will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Grace Lutheran Church with the Rev. Leonard Ristow officiating.
John Stanley
KERMIT (SPECIAL) Memorial services for John J. Stanley, 77, of Amherst will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Bellview Baptist Church with the Rev. Tony Hedges officiating.
Larry Hammonds
FRIONA (Special) Memorial services for Larry W. Hammonds, 49, of Amarillo will be at 2 p.m. today at Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Morgan officiating.
Porter Wheeler
RALLS (Special) Services for Porter "Pete" Wheeler, 95, of Ralls will be at 2 p.m. today at Emma Church of Christ with Ken Free officiating.
Herbert Greener
MORTON (Special) Rosary for Herbert G. Greener, 71, of Morton will be said at 7 p.m. today at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Ann's Catholic Church with the Rev. Ricardo Salditos officiating.
Mamie Ford
LOCKNEY (Special) Services for Mamie Olivia Ford, 91, of Lockney will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gene Hawkins officiating.
Corina Villa
STANTON (Special) Rosary for Corina Villa, 60, of Stanton will be recited at 8 p.m. today at Stanton Memorial Funeral Home and Chapel. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Arturo Pestin officiating.
David Campbell
FLOYDADA (Special) Services for David Leonard Campbell, 80, of Floydada will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wendell Horn officiating.
Sombhai M. Bhakta
CLOVIS, N.M. (Special) Memorial services for Sombhai M. Bhakta, 80, of Clovis were at 4 p.m. Tuesday and at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel.
Genero Cabrera
ROTAN (Special) Rosary for Genero Cabrera, 91, of Lubbock will be said at 7 p.m. today at Weathersbee Funeral Home. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Johnrose Hayden officiating.
Gilbert Madison Sr.
STANTON (Special) Services for Gilbert I. "Gib" Madison Sr., 94, of Lenorah will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. David Harp and the Rev. Leandro Gonzales officiating.
Lynda Flory
MATADOR (Special) Services for Lynda Jaynell Flory, 56, of Matador will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Matador Church of Christ with Michael Crowley officiating.
Gary Stagner
HEREFORD (Special) Graveside services for Gary V. Stagner, 52, of Coppell will be at 10 a.m. Friday at West Park Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Crosby officiating.
L.H. Medlin
LITTLEFIELD (SPECIAL) Memorial services for L.H. "Buck" Medlin, 77, of Littlefield will be at 11 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. George C. Price Jr. officiating.
James Brooks
OLTON (Special) Services for James T. Brooks, 89, of Olton will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Olton with the Rev. Kyle Streun officiating.
P.G. Beauchamp
ROCHESTER (Special) Services for P.G. Beauchamp Sr., 91, of Rule will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Scott Hensley and Dale Turner officiating.
Paul Turnbow
LAMESA (Special) Services for Paul Turnbow, 58, of Andrews will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Henson officiating.
Norma Stallings
SAN ANTONIO (Special) Services for Norma Jean Stallings, 69, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. H. Ray Davis officiating.
Mable Cole
Services for Mable Irvin Cole, 63, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Tull Thornton Jr. Chapel at Brock's South Plains Funeral Directors.
Janet Mitchell
Memorial services for Janet Mary Mitchell, 64, of Lovington, N.M., will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Metropolitan Community Church with the Rev. Renae Phillips officiating.
Ruth Drake
ROPESVILLE (Special) Services for Ruth Gibson Drake, 38, of Ropesville will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Bill Titus and Kay Reed officiating.
A.L. Walsh
LEVELLAND (Special) Masonic graveside services for Dr. A.L. Walsh, 73, of Levelland will be at 10 a.m. today in the City of Levelland Cemetery by Levelland Lodge No. 1236 AF and AM.
George Tate
WEATHERFORD (Special) George M. Tate, 87, of Weatherford died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999, at his home.
Everette Armstrong
BROWNFIELD (Special) Services for Everett B. Armstrong, 83, of Brownfield will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Flowers officiating.
Geraldine Sanders
SNYDER (Special) Services for Geraldine Sanders, 86, of Snyder will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home with the Rev. Tony Wofford and Yvonne Grant officiating.
Cecil Holbrooks
SEMINOLE (Special) Services for Cecil Marshall Holbrooks, 46, of Seminole will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Community Chapel with the Rev. Glen Gilham officiating.
Jack Dulaney Sr.
HOBBS, N.M. (Special) Graveside services for Jack L. Dulaney Sr., 75, of Hobbs will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Prairie Haven Memorial Park Cemetery with members of Masonic Lodge No. 63 officiating.
Loreta Maxwell
LAMESA (Special) Graveside services for Loreta Fay Maxwell, 89, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Lamesa Memorial Park Cemetery.
Robert Jackson
PLAINVIEW (Special) Services for Robert E. Jackson, 73, of Plainview will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with Dr. Travis Hart officiating.
Philip Cowan
COLLEYVILLE (Special) Services for Philip "Andy" Cowan, 92, of Tulia will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park Chapel with the Rev. Don Wills officiating.
Santana Flores
PLAINS (Special) Mass for Santana Flores, 74, of Plains will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Andreas Medoza officiating.
Donald Huffaker
Services for Donald Huffaker, 70, of Abernathy will be at 2 p.m. today at Abernathy First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Currie officiating.
A.D. Stancell
MULESHOE (Special) Services for A.D. Stancell, 77, of Muleshoe will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Muleshoe Church of Christ with Harry Riggs and Sam Billingsley officiating.
Porfirio Mejia
BOVINA (Special) Memorial services for Porfirio G. Mejia, 66, of Memphis, Texas will be at 6 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Justin Lemons officiating. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Isaiah Mejia officiating.
Janet Mitchell
Memorial services for Janet Mary Mitchell, 64, of Lovington, N.M., will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Metropolitan Community Church with the Rev. Renae Phillips officiating.
Inez Harrison
Services for Inez Harrison, 79, of Lubbock will be at 3 p.m. today at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with the Rev. Richard Rush officiating.
Manuel B. Escobar
PLAINVIEW (Special) Graveside services for Manuel B. Escobar, 75, of Plainview will be at 2 p.m. today in Plainview Cemetery with the Rev. Augustin Cantu officiating.
Parents Television Council puts the hurt on WWF
To hear the folks over at the World Wrestling Federation tell it, Coca-Cola's decision to pull its advertising wasn't a severe blow to the pseudo-sports entertainment giant. According to Iwrestling.com, an Internet site billing itself as "Your No. 1 Source for Professional Wrestling Online," WWF Chairman Vince McMahon called the decision "discriminatory, hypocritical, and an affront to free speech."
Cotton Kings Update December 9, 1999
Amarillo rattles Cotton Kings 4-1
AMARILLO It's not lock, stock and barrel. But unlike the rest of the Western Professional Hockey League, the Amarillo Rattlers own the Lubbock Cotton Kings at home.
Athletes of Century
Wayne Gretzky raised the profile of hockey like no other player and broke an astonishing 61 records with a creativity the sport had never seen. He won the scoring championship 10 times, the MVP award nine times and four Stanley Cups. He finished as the NHL's career scoring champion and it's not even close.
Dayne named Player of the Year
NEW YORK Ron Dayne had his reasons for staying at Wisconsin instead of running off early to the NFL.
NFL notebook December 9, 1999
Washington receiver Michael Westbrook, realizing he's about to get hit with a hefty fine for accusing an official of nepotism, put on his best spin doctor act Wednesday.
Coryatt doesn't solve big problem
IRVING {AP} The return of linebacker Quentin Coryatt to the practice field Wednesday did little to address the Dallas Cowboys' biggest weaknesses.
NHL OKs two-ref system for 2000-01
BOCA RATON, Fla. {AP} Calling the 1-season experiment successful, the NHL will use two referees in every game next season.
Bucs at home, so they have edge in rematch with Lions
HEAD:Three quarters through the 1999 season, the Detroit Lions already have won three more games than they did in 1998 with Barry Sanders.
Lubbock Cotton Kings lose on the road to rival Amarillo, 4-1
AMARILLO It's not lock, stock and barrel. But unlike the rest of the Western Professional Hockey League, the Amarillo Rattler own the Lubbock Cotton Kings at home, anyway.
Barkley's farewell tour ends with knee Injury
PHILADELPHIA Charles Barkley went down with a career-threatening knee injury in his farewell game in Philadelphia on Wednesday night as the 76ers beat the Houston Rockets 83-73.
Cowboys defense not blaming offense for team's problems
IRVING {AP} Of all the problems the Dallas Cowboys are having this season, a divided locker room is not one of them.
Robinson sweeter fighter than Ali
NEW YORK (AP) Sugar Ray Robinson, poetry with a punch, is the Fighter of the Century. He also was voted the greatest welterweight and middleweight boxer of the century by a five-member panel of experts assembled by The Associated Press.
Tampa Bay's King shines on Monday Night vs. Minnesota
TAMPA, Fla. {AP} No one could blame the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for flirting with the idea of abandoning their conservative offense against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night.
Restoration efforts reveal more detail inside Sistine Chapel
VATICAN CITY {AP} The Vatican completes its two-decade restoration of the Sistine Chapel on Saturday with the dedication of newly bright frescoes created by Botticelli and his peers more than five centuries ago. Pope John Paul II will preside over the service celebrating the restoration of the frescoes, scenes from the lives of Jesus and Moses that line the chapel walls beneath the better-known frescoes by Michelangelo overhead.
Gene therapy technique yields bigger pigs
WASHINGTON {AP} Here come the super pigs. Medical researchers using gene therapy have figured out a way to make young hogs grow 40 percent larger and faster.
What on Earth went wrong?
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) NASA abandoned any real hope Tuesday for the missing-in-action Mars Polar Lander and promised to investigate every aspect of the failed mission and delay future expeditions to the Red Planet if necessary. The last, best chance to make radio contact with the spacecraft yielded only silence early Tuesday. A somber Richard Cook, the spacecraft's operations manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said the flight team had ''played its last ace.''
Shuttle trouble, Mars fiascoes make worst year since Challenger disaster
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. {AP} A grounded space shuttle fleet. An international space station on hold. A crippled Hubble Space Telescope. Two failed Mars probes. One launch delay after another. For NASA, this has been the worst year since the Challenger disaster in 1986.
Leach tours Tech facilities after meeting
Oklahoma offensive coordinator Mike Leach toured the Texas Tech athletics facilities in Lubbock Tuesday night after a morning interview in Dallas for the school's vacant head football coach's position. Leach, 38, is the front-running candidate for the job, sources close to the situation told the Avalanche-Journal. He interviewed in Dallas with Tech chancellor John Montford, Tech athletics director Gerald Myers, Tech regent Alan White and Tech regents chairman James Sowell. Leach was then flown to Lubbock for meetings, dinner and a tour of the Tech facilities.
Two of four Payton Award finalist hail from Penn State
HOUSTON (AP) Defensive end Corey Moore of Virginia Tech and nose guard Corey Simon of Florida State are competing to be No. 1 in more ways than one.
Leach to take job with Tech
Oklahoma offensive coordinator Mike Leach will be announced as the 13th head football coach in Texas Tech history today during a 10 a.m. news conference on the school campus, The Avalanche-Journal learned Wednesday night. Leach, 38, could not be reached for comment after he finalized his decision sometime after 8 p.m. Sources close to the situation, who asked not to be identified, told The A-J that Leach is set to sign a five-year contract with a buy-out clause that would make it difficult to leave Tech in the interim.
Lady Raiders travel to The Pit
It's a small list that could lead to big problems for unbeaten Texas Tech.
Lady Chaps' Barrett, Ratliff earn all-America honors for second season
Juniors Kari Barrett and Mindy Ratliff earned NAIA All-America volleyball honors for the second year in a row after leading Lubbock Christian University its second national tournament in two seasons.
Mary Hardin-Baylor turns away LCU
BELTON (Special) Chris Smith recorded his second double-double this season as Mary Hardin-Baylor downed Lubbock Christian University 68-57 Tuesday, handing the Chaparrals their first loss of the season.
Pierson's presence lifts Lady Raiders to victory
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Plenette Pierson is the glue that holds No. 12-ranked Texas Tech together. When she is out of the game, both the Lady Raiders' offense and defense break down.
Michigan St. wins again without Cleaves
CHICAGO Miss Mateen? You bet Michigan State does. Not that the fourth-ranked Spartans can't win without their star point guard Mateen Cleaves.
College Notebook December 9, 1999
Virginia Tech defensive end Corey Moore, once labeled too small to play big time college football, won his second award this week Wednesday when he received the Lombardi Award as the nation's top collegiate lineman.
Oklahoma offensive coordinator takes job as Texas Tech coach
LUBBOCK, Texas {AP} Mike Leach, offensive coordinator at Oklahoma, was hired today as Texas Tech's head coach. "We're really excited about having Mike as the next football coach," Myers said. "I think Mike, with his exciting, wide-open style of offense, will excite the fans, gain national recognition for the university and attract top recruits," Texas Tech athletic director Gerald Myers said. "It will bring a whole new level of excitement to Texas Tech football."
SFA loss haunts Red Raiders
Texas Tech can't get ready to play a basketball game against Stephen F. Austin today without pausing to reflect on the game against Stephen F. Austin last year in Lubbock.
Texas Tech-New Mexico Notebook
Last time out: Texas Tech downed SMU 63-47 on Saturday and lost an exhibition game to the USA National Team 88-39 on Sunday.
Tech takes easy way to down SFA 80-56
NACOGDOCHES Nearly a year to the day after being upset by Stephen F. Austin on their home floor, the Texas Tech Red Raiders left no doubt as to the outcome of their visit to East Texas on Wednesday.
Aggies may have too many weapons for struggling Lobos
Fran Fraschilla's search for his first marquee victory at New Mexico is proving to be a difficult one.
Najera, Sooners stop Hogs
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Eduardo Najera scored 18 points, often intimidated Arkansas' smaller shooters and came up with a couple of big steals as Oklahoma remained unbeaten with a 66-52 victory over the Razorbacks Tuesday night.
King, Black among impressive Big 12 freshmen early in season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. {AP} Three heralded freshmen have helped Kansas jump into the Top 10, but it's become obvious that the Jayhawks are not the only Big 12 team with impressive newcomers.
Timmons, Creighton upset No. 14 Kansas
OMAHA, Neb. Angela Timmons' free throw in the closing seconds lifted Creighton to a 55-54 victory over No. 14 Kansas.
Garber earns All-District honors
Texas Tech senior Lori Garber has been selected to the All-District V team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for the second year in a row, the school announced Wednesday.
Temple tames Gonzaga
CHICAGO Mark Karcher scored 19 points and Lynn Greer added 14 on Wednesday night as No. 19 Temple beat No. 24 Gonzaga 64-48 in the Great Eight.
FSU kicker wins award
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. {AP} Florida State's Sebastian Janikowski on Tuesday became the first repeat winner of the Lou Groza Award as college football's top kicker.
Texans overwhelm Wayland JV 129-44
LEVELLAND (Special) Creston Coleman led six players in double figures with 28 points Wednesday as South Plains College routed the Wayland Baptist men's junior varsity 129-44 in the Texan Dome.
SMU announces self-imposed sanctions
DALLAS {AP} Southern Methodist announced Wednesday that it has fired an assistant football coach accused of violating NCAA recruiting rules.
Drake cools off Frese, ISU
DES MOINES, Iowa Freshman Carla Bennett scored 21 points Wednesday as Drake withstood Stacy Frese's school-record 10 3-pointers and beat No. 9-ranked Iowa State 90-86.
Barksdale, UNC whip Georgia Southern
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. {AP} LaQuanda Barksdale scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead No. 11 North Carolina to a 74-55 victory over Georgia Southern on Tuesday night.
Elephant to get new home
EL PASO {AP} An Asian elephant named "Sissy" will leave the El Paso Zoo for a new home in Tennessee.
Senator intervenes in case involving son
AUSTIN {AP} State Sen. Bill Ratliff has sparked a state investigation into a purchasing dispute involving a company that employs his son as a lobbyist, according to a published report.
Scratch-off sales carry state lottery
"We're finally going in the right direction," said Toni Smith, marketing director for the commission.
A&M ceremony honors bonfire victims
COLLEGE STATION {AP} Texas A&M students, mourning the loss of 11 fellow Aggies killed in the Nov. 18 collapse of the annual bonfire stack, gathered Tuesday night for another hallowed tradition Silver Taps. Several hours after sunset, thousands of people family members, students and friends of the deceased stood silent for 45 minutes near the center of the darkened campus. Only the sounds of traffic in the distance and an occasional cough interrupted the still until a firing squad delivered a 21-gun salute and a pair of buglers played a special arrangement of the military funeral song.
Texas inmate put to death for hatchet slayings
HUNTSVILLE {AP} Despite a suicide attempt and a last-minute effort by his lawyers to have his execution postponed, David Long received lethal injection Wednesday night for the hatchet slayings of three women in Lancaster in 1986.
SA evacuates thousands as rig crashes, spills acid
SAN ANTONIO {AP} A truck wreck and chemical leak on an interstate highway near downtown San Antonio forced several thousand people from homes, businesses and schools Wednesday. The tractor-trailer rig tipped over during rush-hour traffic about 8:45 a.m. on a curving ramp where Interstate 35 meets Interstate 10 on the northwest corner of downtown.
Authorities investigate deer deaths
Texas Parks and Wildlife officers are seeking information about five deer that were hunted and found dumped near 114th Street and Frankford Avenue on Tuesday morning.
Hunt accused of sex acts with in-law
DALLAS {AP} Lamar Hunt, Jr., son of sports magnate Lamar Hunt and a member of one of Texas' most prominent and wealthiest families, has been accused in a civil lawsuit of making unwanted advances on his mentally disabled sister-in-law and having sex with her.
Former deputy sentenced for extortion
McALLEN {AP} A former Hidalgo County sheriff's deputy has been sentenced to five years' probation for scheming to fix a criminal case.
Administrator to oversee charter schools
AUSTIN {AP} A retired school administrator will oversee four charter schools run by a Michigan-based company that abruptly closed its Austin charter school last week without notifying students' parents.
Texas, Mexico officials tackle trade issues
AUSTIN {AP} Representatives from Texas and four Mexican border states met Wednesday to discuss trade, economic development and other issues in what officials said would be the first of many state-level talks between Mexico and Texas.
Student wounds five in unprecedented Dutch school shooting
VEGHEL, Netherlands {AP} A teen-age student apparently bent on revenge opened fire inside a high school in the Netherlands on Tuesday, wounding a teacher and four students in the first school shooting in Dutch history. In a drama now chillingly familiar in the United States but unprecedented in this country known for its strict gun-control laws, the 17-year-old suspect fired more than 10 shots inside the regional vocational school in Veghel, about 60 miles south of Amsterdam.
Russians bomb Grozny after promise to let civilians flee city
ACHKOI-MARTAN, Russia {AP} Russian planes and artillery steadily bombarded the Chechen capital Wednesday, despite the military's claims it was allowing civilians to leave Grozny unimpeded to avoid a massive attack in three days.
Shooting blamed on family feud
VEGHEL, Netherlands {AP} A feud between rival Turkish families inspired a 17-year-old student to open fire in the Netherlands' first school shooting, a brother of one of the five victims told investigators Wednesday.
Status of Saddam's arsenal raises questions
WASHINGTON {AP} More than a year after U.N. arms inspectors left Iraq, the issue of whether Saddam Hussein has used the time to rebuild his weapons program is vexing U.S. policy makers and stirring debate on the campaign trail.
World mostly silent despite anger as Russia presses war on Chechnya
ANKARA, Turkey {AP} Major world powers and several Islamic states have condemned Russia's campaign against Chechnya, but none are threatening sanctions or other measures against Moscow. Russia, which is threatening to destroy the Chechen capital if its rebel government doesn't admit defeat, still has a huge army of concern to its immediate neighbors. Few countries are willing to anger Moscow's government or add to its fragility, especially at a time many are seeking better economic ties with Russia.
Israel, Syria agree to resume land-for-peace negotiations
JERUSALEM {AP} Israel and Syria agreed Wednesday to resume the land-for-peace negotiations they broke off in 1996, starting next week in Washington. President Clinton, announcing the dramatic agreement, called it a breakthrough but acknowledged "the road ahead will be arduous."
EU cannot agree on artists' royalties
BRUSSELS, Belgium {AP} The European Union failed Tuesday to agree on a regulation granting artists in all 15 EU nations the right to claim royalties on the resale of their work.
Libyans face charges of conspiracy
CAMP ZEIST, Netherlands {AP} A Scottish judge ruled Wednesday that two Libyans must face conspiracy charges in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, while prosecutors said they wanted some of their witnesses including intelligence agents and a Libyan informant to testify in disguise.
Yeltsin visits China, seeks support on Chechen policy
MOSCOW {AP} Just two days after being discharged from the hospital, President Boris Yeltsin flew to China Wednesday to seek support for Russia's military campaign in Chechnya and help in countering U.S. global influence.
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