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Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Porter
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Barnett
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Moore
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Gerber
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Kinnison
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Mullins
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Herchman
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Caswell
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Mann
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Thormahlen
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Hatchett
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Baker
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Arguello Sr.
Engagement: RATLIFF - MARTIN
Dusty Ratliff and Becky Crum, both of Lubbock, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Meggan Brooke Ratliff, to Michael Jacob Martin, son of Lan & Heather Winn, of Seymour, Texas, and Shane & Lisa Boyd, of New Deal. The couple will be married September 12, 2009, at the American Wind Power Center, in Lubbock.
Engagement: LEISY - WALLS
Jeanine & Roger Reynolds, of Lubbock, and Gary Leisy, of Norman, Okla., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Janessa Diann Leisy, of Lubbock, to JD Walls, son of Stan & Janie Walls, of Littlefield. The couple will be married Oct. 2, 2009, in Venice, Italy.
Wedding: MASSINGILL - ADKINS
Laurie Ann Massingill and Austin Lee Adkins were married at 7 p.m. Aug. 1, 2009. Johnny Derouen, of Fort Worth, officiated. Whitney Klein, friend of the bride, of Lubbock, served as Maid of Honor. Kirk Williams, friend of the groom, of Fort Worth, served as Best Man.
Wedding: CAMPBELL - NIX
Bethany Dawn Campbell, daughter of Mary & Gary Solesbee, of Lubbock, and Michael Russell Nix, son of Mike & Shelley Nix, of Lubbock, were married at 6 p.m. July 18, 2009, at the Baker Building, in Lubbock. Dr. Robert Ordonez officiated. Kristen Kennedy, elementary school friend of the bride, served as Maid of Honor. Matt Gaines, friend and longtime roommate of the groom, served as Best Man.
Wedding: MAEKER - COFFMAN
Crystal Marie Maeker and Bradley Forsythe Coffman were united in marriage at 7:30 pm on Saturday, April 11, 2009, at the reflecting pool of the Houston Zoo underneath arching 50-year-old oak trees. The ceremony was officiated by Judge David Patronella.
Wedding: LEAVELL - PINKSTON
Lauren Leavell, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Wyatt Leavell, Jr., of Lubbock, and Justin Pinkston, son of Mrs. Jane Lincoln, of Amarillo, were married at 6:30 p.m. March 14,2009, at The Broadmoor, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Pastor Bill Cole officiated.
Wedding: FIELD - GUNN
Rebecca Ellen Field and Wesley Allen Gunn were married June 27, 2009, in Paris, Texas. Elizabeth Lankford, sister of the bride, of Paris, served as Maid of Honor. Tanner Touchstone, friend of the groom, of Lubbock, served as Best Man.
Wedding: CREMEENS - PHIPPS
Lauren Cremeens, daughter of Robert & Tina Cremeens, of North Richland Hills, Texas, and Will Phipps, son of Ted & Barbara Phipps, of Lubbock, were married at 3 p.m. June 13, 2009, at North Pointe Baptist Church, in Hurst, Texas. Paige Burgess, friend of the bride, served as Maid of Honor. Turner Phipps, brother of the groom, served as Best Man.
Investor alleges she was Madoff's 20-year mistress
Bernard Madoff's decades-long fraud might not have been his only secret. A new book says he had a two-decade affair with one of his investors.
Drug cartel members continue to steal fuel from Pemex lines
MEXICO CITY - They bleed the fuel lines just about anywhere, drug cartel members and other criminals, sucking millions of dollars of Mexican petroleum from makeshift taps hidden in sheds or on remote desert stretches, with thousands of gallons ending up in U.S. refineries.
Colonial BancGroup, 4 other banks shut down
Regulators on Friday shut down real estate lender Colonial BancGroup Inc. in the biggest U.S. bank failure this year and also closed four banks in Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
Banks hurt by higher FDIC premiums
Local bankers are trying to figure out how to handle a whopping increase in federal deposit insurance premiums brought on by the nation's worst string of bank failures in nearly 20 years.
Phones, PCs put e-book within reach of Kindle-less
A few weeks ago, Pasquale Castaldo was waiting at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport for a delayed flight, when a man sitting across from him pulled out an Amazon Kindle book-reading device.
Could professional help be needed to land a job?
NEW YORK - Fred Alm wants a full-time job. So much so that he paid a professional $200 to make his resume sparkle.
Wine grape harvesting begins under dark cloud of economy
ST. HELENA, Calif. - The chilly economic climate is casting a shadow over this year's wine harvest, with some predicting expensive grapes will be a tough sell in a market that has developed a parsimonious palate.
Netflix to run second film-suggestion contest
Fighting back: Seattle is front line in battle over grocery bag fee
SEATTLE - Leaders of this famously green city last year passed the nation's first grocery bag fee, and other cities around the nation quickly followed.
Mom and Pop used-car dealers left without clunkers and cash
RICHMOND, Va. - One man's clunker is another man's meal ticket.
Texas Crop Report
COLLEGE STATION (AP) - Texas A&M Agrilife Extension regional crop reports for the week of Aug. 12:
Buying Clunkers: Government's rebate program pushed as way to improve fuel mileage, but some vehicles in program don't
WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the nation's top car salesman in recent weeks, has cited the Obama administration's best-seller list of mostly smaller, fuel-saving cars like the Ford Focus to describe the success of the Cash for Clunkers rebate program.
Attorney assigned to Stanford case draws anger
DALLAS - The attorney supposed to clean up what the government says was Texas businessman R. Allen Stanford's multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme is managing to anger just about every party involved in the case.
Business Calendar
Convention Calendar
Sept. 5-6 - West Texas Native American Association, La Quinta Civic Center. Expected attendance: 30.
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Business Bulletin Board
Getting things moving Larry Winton, sales manager for Armstrong Moving and Storage of Lubbock, has achieved United Van Lines' Masters Club Award. The honor is presented to agency sales representatives for exceptional sales achievement in five business segments — corporate account household goods, residential household goods, special products, international, and total revenue. Armstrong Moving and Storage is a local agent for United Van Lines
Obama pay czar' to begin review of executive compensation plans
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's "pay czar" is embarking on a review of proposed compensation packages for the top employees at seven companies that are on government life support, marking the first time a federal official will have veto power over how much private-sector executives are compensated.
Howell: Renewed fund-spec buying drives cotton prices to new 10-month high
Renewed fund and speculator buying lifted cotton futures after virtually unchanged monthly supply-demand estimates provided little trading guidance last week.
Kerns: Writer considers a reminder that beauty is where you find it
Too often we assume too much in advance about potential quality - based on location, ticket price or appearance.
Nett: 'Mother' government: Resolving problems we can't or won't
Consider this an extension of last week's remarks, especially since the legislative branch has fled Washington for what is euphemistically called "the district work period." The degree of work a given lawmaker is doing back in the district right now is proportional to the lawmaker's interest in re-election and the numbers the lawmaker's pollsters have produced.
Pratt: Noah story a valuable lesson on faithfulness
Telling the story of Noah's Ark in the character of Mrs. Noah to girls in grades 1-4 and to the fifth- and sixth-grade boys' class at Kid's Kamp recently brought up some difficult questions.
The eyes of Texas are on ... Hutchison and Perry
Two weeks ago the Wall Street Journal published a story with this headline: "Perry vs. Hutchison promises a Texas-size brawl."
Polgar: Interview with chess champions: The secrets of success
In this week's column, Rich Rice, Ph.D., associate professor in English at Texas Tech, interviews me, Gergely Antal, and Assistant Head Coach Paul Truong.
Leschper: Sportsmen ante up for shot at taking limit
Hunting and fishing licenses for 2009-10 went on sale Saturday, and if past seasons hold true to form, more than 2 million sportsmen and women across Texas will ante up at the chance to harvest game, fish and fowl sometime this year.
Man detains burglary suspect with choke hold
When hitting him with a screwdriver, cutting him with a knife and biting him didn't work, the burglary suspect tried to bribe Philip Ramirez into letting him escape, Ramirez said.
Hockley County sheriff to contest suspension
LEVELLAND - There's a clean spot on the wall behind suspended Hockley County Sheriff David Kinney's desk.
Head apologizes, says posted materials not meant as racial disrespect
County Judge Tom Head issued a statement Friday designed to clarify his motives in posting material that some reacted to with dismay and anger.
Friends, family mourn 'terrific father, husband' killed in wreck
A cluster of oil spots stained the driveway where Miranda Ruvalcaba's husband usually parked his Chevrolet Cobalt after work.
From our courts
Ex-LISD athletic director is inducted
into Hispanic Heritage Hall of Honor
Pete Ragus, a former high school football coach and Lubbock ISD athletic director, has been inducted into the National Hispanic Heritage Hall of Honor. Mr. Ragus, 81, is only the second non-Hispanic person to earn the designation. "My heritage is the Balkans, so this was a big, big, big surprise," said Mr. Ragus, who still makes the Hub City his home. "I never dreamed I'd even qualify for such a thing." Mr. Ragus,during an era marked by racial tension, was both a trailblazer and a champion for integration, reported the A-J's Adam Zuvanich. Mr. Ragus' Corpus Christi Miller High School football team - which included 18 white players, 17 Hispanic players and six black players - in 1960 became the first team in Texas to win a UIL state championship with players from three different ethnic groups.
still linger
on stimulus
Before the opponents of health care reform turned congressional town meetings into shouting matches, they had picked another target. The naysayers announced to the world the economic stimulus bill signed by President Obama in February was a dismal failure too.
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Reader takes issue with facts in oil reserve letter
Alberto Gonzales brings unique view
to share with students, faculty, public
In the minds of some Americans, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is guilty.
Letter of the day
Teachers should test fluency levels
Your views
Fed's 'Cash for Clunkers' program is opposed
Letter of the day
Easier to adopt dog than a child?
From our story comments
"I think they should definitely start carding everyone just to make sure they aren't selling to teenagers..."
Quick opinion
Common sense prevailed as a federal appeals court upheld the Waxahachie Independent School District dress code prohibiting clothing displaying political messages. Judges found the dress code was "content neutral." Civil rights weren't violated because students are free to wear what they want after school, said the court.
Quick opinion
We think it's clear from the unusually high volume of mail inundating members of Congress that the public is up in arms over health care reform, both pro and con. The problem is there's almost as much fiction as fact making the rounds. We encourage you to do your homework from sources you trust before joining the fray.
Stoy comments
"I think lessons about babies and protection should be started in 5th grade."
Lubbock: Leading the way on Texas' energy economy
Move over California, Texas is the trendsetter in alternative energy. And much of the credit should go to Lubbock and Texas Tech University.
A Legend's Legacy: Maker of first hardbody guitar leaves more than his products after death
Guitar pickers the world feel the loss of Les Paul - guitar designer, music innovator and accomplished guitarist - who died at 94 from pneumonia Thursday.
How-to tips for school flu vaccinations
Giving injections to thousands of children — even something as easy and safe as influenza vaccine — is complicated. But there are resources to help schools plan flu-vaccine clinics.
Annual Strut for the Mutts planned to raise money for the Haven
Bark your calendars to strut with your mutt to benefit the dogs and cats at a Lubbock animal haven.
Community briefs
Live Oak Church to host leadership summit
Smart Style: These new gadgets are what your dorm room really needs
As soon as the residence assignments are sent out, some college students are eager to feather their new dorm nest. But don't go overboard.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra confirms its Lubbock appearance on Dec. 10
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, a rock orchestra whose influences range from classical to progressive rock, will make yet another appearance during the holiday season at the United Spirit Arena, 1701 Indiana Ave.
Blood drives
United Blood Services announces new blood drives. The UBS center is at 2523 48th St. To make an appointment, call 797-6804.
Mission trip to England big success
Though the mission group from Wayland Baptist University to England was a small one, they were able to make a great impact on the two-week venture overseas.
Covenant group to host 'Heart Smart'
Covenant Community Resource Center and Heart Matters Support Group will host "Be Heart Smart at the Supermarket" presented by Tyra M. Carter, a registered dietitian with United Supermarkets, at their monthly meeting from 9-10 a.m. Aug. 28.
Health board members irate about proposed department cuts
Members of the Lubbock Board of Health said City Manager Lee Ann Dumbauld didn't consult them before proposing to the City Council a $946,000 health department budget cut and reorganization.
Texas sees rush on concealed-gun license applications
AUSTIN - Call it a gun run.
Hockley County sheriff to contest suspension
LEVELLAND - There's a clean spot on the wall behind suspended Hockley County Sheriff David Kinney's desk.
Davis gets 10 years for hiding clues
A Lubbock man on Thursday pleaded guilty to hiding evidence related to a 2007 murder. The plea was part of an agreement with prosecutors.
Police Briefs
Lubbock police are searching for three men after several victims were threatened with a shotgun during a string of overnight robberies.
Man detains burglary suspect with choke hold
When hitting him with a screwdriver, cutting him with a knife and biting him didn't work, the burglary suspect tried to bribe Philip Ramirez into letting him escape, Ramirez said.
Majority of gun licensees white males, law abiding
AUSTIN - Steve Farley is among the 1,511 certified instructors in Texas who teach concealed-handgun license applicants not only how to handle firearms but the rights and responsibilities that come with a permit.
Sales tax holiday includes school supplies; some shoppers not waiting
Gloria Hernandez said next weekend's sales tax holiday will give her much-needed relief when buying pens, paper and folders for the school year.
Friends, family mourn 'terrific father, husband' killed in wreck
A cluster of oil spots stained the driveway where Miranda Ruvalcaba's husband usually parked his Chevrolet Cobalt after work.
Lubbock's June sales tax allocation reflects cautious consumers
Lubbock shoppers pinched pennies again in June, compared with their spending habits a year ago.
Head apologizes, says posted materials not meant as racial disrespect
County Judge Tom Head issued a statement Friday designed to clarify his motives in posting material that some reacted to with dismay and anger.
City to fight AG text message ruling
The city of Lubbock will fight a recent ruling that made public text messages between City Council members related to city business sent on their personal phones.
LISD convocation's focus is importance
A colorful rainbow of school T-shirts stretched across the audience of thousands of Lubbock Independent School District employees Friday as Superintendent Karen Garza reminded them of the importance of educating children and promised to bring them what they needed to do the job well.
New DPS head knows challenges lie ahead
AUSTIN - In 1977, after playing football at and then graduating from West Texas A&M University, Steven McCraw was undecided between a career in the military or in law enforcement.
Backpacking: Families flock to free backpacks, school supplies at local churches
Church volunteer and mother Diana Casias said she understands the stresses of parents and children struggling to make ends meet - let alone pay for school supplies.
A-J parent gets debt extension
The Avalanche-Journal's parent company, Augusta-based Morris Publishing Group, announced today that it has obtained an extension until Aug. 21 to make two semi-annual debt interest payments of $9.7 million that were originally due Feb. 1 and Aug. 3.
Infant critical after run over by mom's car
A Lubbock infant received potentially fatal injuries Friday night after she was run over my her mother's car in a Southeast Lubbock driveway.
Health board members irate about proposed department cuts
Members of the Lubbock Board of Health said City Manager Lee Ann Dumbauld didn't consult them before proposing to the City Council a $946,000 health department budget cut and reorganization.
Legacy playground to reopen today
A Northwest Lubbock playground should reopen this morning after minor vandalism closed the facility earlier this week. Friends of Legacy Play Village president Craig Finlayson said damage to a castle in the popular playscape at McAlister Park could have posed a danger to small children but should be repaired in time for the weekend. "It's critical, but it wasn't rampant," Finlayson said of the damage.
Both sides searching for clear pitches in health overhaul fight
WASHINGTON - If there's a rhetorical knockout blow out there in the fight over health care, neither side has found it.
Across the nation
OAKLAND, Calif.
Across The Nation
Obama criticizes debate scare tactics'
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized what he termed as the "scare tactics" of opponents to health care reform. He told a town hall meeting "what is truly scary is if we do nothing" to solve the nation's health care problems.
Obama slaps media over health plan protests
BELGRADE, Mont. - Trying to lower the temperature of the health care fight, President Barack Obama on Friday denounced news media emphasis on angry protesters at town hall meetings.
Tax dodgers scramble to come clean amid U.S.-Swiss settlement
WASHINGTON - A deal with Switzerland settling U.S. demands for the names of suspected tax dodgers from a Swiss bank has a lot of wealthy Americans with offshore accounts nervously running to their tax advisers - and the Internal Revenue Service.
Air controller failed to warn plane prior to collision
WASHINGTON (AP) - An air traffic controller making a personal phone call initially failed to warn a small plane of other aircraft in its path and then tried unsuccessfully to contact the pilot, federal safety officials said Friday. Moments later, the plane collided with a tour helicopter over the Hudson River, killing nine people.
Government late in paying car dealers
WASHINGTON - Auto dealers say they still haven't been repaid for the majority of Cash for Clunkers deals they have made, creating cash crunches for many as they wait for the government to reimburse them under the popular $3 billion vehicle trade-in program.
Tribal effort to fix broken world hinges on fate of California condor
ORICK, Calif. - The tribes of the lower Klamath River have since ancient times decorated themselves with condor feathers when they performed the dances designed to heal a world gone wrong.
Beantown showdown: JetBlue and Southwest face off in Northeast
NEW YORK - The cool kids of the airline industry are giving big-city travelers more opportunities to show who they like more.
Dealer sells rare Archie comic book in protest over proposal
DALLAS - When comic book store owner Dave Luebke heard that after 67 years, the carrot-topped everyman of the comic world, Archie, was proposing to va-va-voomy rich girl Veronica instead of girl-next-door Betty, he decided to protest by selling his copy of the series' rare first issue.
Suspect in '64 civil rights killings dies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Federal authorities will continue to investigate the 1964 Mississippi killings of three civil rights workers - a case that helped pass landmark legislation - despite the death of a key suspect, the Justice Department says.
Feds to release info on endangered wolf program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Conservationists have won a battle with the federal government over information they say will help improve a troubled program aimed at returning North America's rarest gray wolf to the Southwest.
Squeaky' Fromme freed from prison
FORT WORTH - The Charles Manson follower convicted of trying to assassinate President Gerald Ford was released Friday from a Texas prison hospital after more than three decades behind bars.
Gay marriage fight, kiss-ins' smack conservative Mormon image
SALT LAKE CITY - The Mormon church's vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide "kiss-in" Saturday.
Parched California scorched by uncontrolled wildfires
DAVENPORT, Calif. - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders Saturday as 6,800 firefighters battled to control nearly a dozen blazes across the parched state.
Gun law complaints trail touring Obama
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Family in tow for a tour of national treasures far from Washington, President Barack Obama is trailed by criticism from gun opponents and parks advocates for allowing firearms into such majestic places as this.
Money sought to pay for Petrified Forest expansion
HOLBROOK, Ariz. - When Congress passed a law in 2004 doubling the size of the Petrified Forest National Park in eastern Arizona, lawmakers didn't provide the money to buy private land within the expanded boundaries to make the parcel whole.
Doris R. Actkinson, 81, of Plainview died Aug. 13, 2009, at Texan Nursing and Rehab in Plainview. Services are pending with Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview.
Death Notices
J.G. Allford, 82, of Shallowater died August 14, 2009, at Covenant Hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in the City of Lubbock Cemetery. Rix Funeral Directors.
Judy Thaten Walker
Judy Thaten Walker, 56, of Lubbock passed away August 15, 2009 in Childress. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Johnson Funeral Home in Childress. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. August 17, 2009 at Central Christian Church with Rev John Givens and Rev. Roger Simmons officiating.
John William "Dub" Warner
Memorial service for John William "Dub" Warner will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, August 17, 2009 at Resthaven's Mausoleum Chapel with Chaplain Bill McGraw officiating.
J.G. Allford
J.G. Allford, 82, of Shallowater died Friday in Covenant Medical Center. Graveside services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in the City of Lubbock Cemetery with Pastor E.G. Lambert officiating. His family will receive friends at Rix Funeral Directors this afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. He was born in McAlester, Okla. and moved to the Smyer/Shallowater area at age two and farmed most of his life. He is survived by nephews, Gayland Allford and Rick Allford; along with several great-nieces and nephews.
Henry Hoeve
Henry Hoeve of Ransom Canyon passed away August 12, 2009, in the company of his family. Always a teacher at heart, Henry donated his body to the Texas Tech School of Medicine. Born on October 7, 1930 in Walsum, Germany, Henry graduated from the Duisburg School of Engineering. Henry and his wife of 55 years, Erika, immigrated to the US in 1956.
Virgil H. Kelley
Virgil H. Kelley, 88, of Lubbock, formerly of Denver City, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2009 in Lubbock.
Rick Bevers
Rick Bevers, 57, of Lubbock died August 12, 2009. Memorial Services will be held at 3 p.m. today in the Franklin Bartley Chapel with Reverend Travis Zachary officiating.
Peggy Joanne Shiver McGrew
Funeral services for Peggy Joanne Shiver McGrew, 61, of Lubbock will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 15, 2009, in the sanctuary at First Baptist Church of Lubbock with the Rev. Randy Holman officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park with the Rev. John Ballard officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Resthaven Funeral Home. Please join us in celebrating Peggy's life by visiting her memorial at www.mem.com.
Samuel Beversdorf
Memorial services for Samuel Beversdorf, 47, of San Luis Obispo, Calif., will be held at 11 a.m. Sept. 7, 2009 at The Armory located at 1901 McKinnley in Levelland.
Maxine Colburn
Maxine Colburn, 92, of Lubbock passed away Wednesday August 12, 2009. She was born June 14, 1917 in Ft. Worth where she went to school and graduated from high school. She later moved to San Angelo, Texas where she attended college and later met and married Conley Charles Colburn on September 14, 1940.
Ishmael Saul Hernandez
Remembering Our Boy "Wedo" Ishmael Saul Hernandez 3-18-87 to 8-16-02
Henry Hoeve
Henry Hoeve of Ransom Canyon passed away August 12, 2009, in the company of his family. Always a teacher at heart, Henry donated his body to the Texas Tech School of Medicine. Born on October 7, 1930 in Walsum, Germany, Henry graduated from the Duisburg School of Engineering. Henry and his wife of 55 years, Erika, immigrated to the US in 1956.
Linda Kay Sawyer
"The Evening Edition of Heaven's Report"
Agness E. Shires
Services for Agness E. Shires, 87, of Abernathy, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2009, in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Mike O'Donnell officiating. Burial will follow services in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy.
Big plays might be matter of time for Barr
Texas Tech freshman Aundrey Barr has heard the comparison, and more than one person has made it.
Leach has praise for raw freshman receiver
Derrick Mays, when he played for Killeen Shoemaker High School, didn't attract the attention of many Big 12 Conference schools. He didn't lead his team in receiving and had to settle for making second-team all-district the last two years.
Brewers jump out to huge early lead, blow past Astros
MILWAUKEE - Ryan Braun homered in each of the first two innings and Felipe Lopez hit a three-run shot in an eight-run first off Wandy Rodriguez, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to an 11-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
Els falters after making small charge
CHASKA, Minn. - Just when Ernie Els appeared to be making a move to challenge Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship on Saturday, the South African hit the brick wall at Hazeltine National known as No. 16.
Sports Rail
Strasburg likely to remain unsigned
Chilled-out Brendan Jones enjoying Japan
CHASKA, Minn. - Brendan Jones has found the balance he needs.
Irish humor comes in handy for Harrington
CHASKA, Minn. - At least Padraig Harrington still has his sense of humor.
Hamilton back home after surfacing of photos
ARLINGTON - All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton wasn't even slightly nervous about facing the home crowd for the first time since revealing he slipped one night in January in his struggle for sobriety.
Sports Rail
Kinsler recalled, Cruz put on DL
NFL Briefly
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Red Raiders Football Notebook
Hunter's adjustment
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More time needed
Finally healthy, Jones shows more flashes of his talent
SAN ANTONIO - Felix Jones quickly showed the Dallas Cowboys how explosive he could be in an abbreviated debut.
Depth is concern for Cowboys after preseason opener
SAN ANTONIO - There will be a different sense for the Dallas Cowboys when they get back to practice in the Alamodome. Especially for the non-starters.
Woods starting to pull away at PGA Championship
CHASKA, Minn. - Tiger Woods watched the last of his three straight birdies take one last turn and drop into the cup. Walking toward the hole, he nodded his head and dangled his tongue out of the side of his mouth, a swagger that spoke volumes.
Woods' lackluster day gives other players some hope
CHASKA, Minn. - The coronation of Tiger Woods turned into a contest Saturday at the PGA Championship.
Sherman seeing improvement in A&M's offensive line
COLLEGE STATION - Helmets are hard and heads can be harder, so, to ensure his lineman soak in his message, Texas A&M offensive line coach Jim Turner bellows, "Don't chase the color!"
Baylor football giving fans something to be excited about
WACO - When Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin saw more than 1,000 fans packing the sidelines on Meet the Bears day, he couldn't help but grin.
High heat expected at Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich. - After watching rain wipe out the races for two Sundays in a row, drivers will have to contend with a different weather element in scorching heat today at Michigan International Speedway.
Rosenfels looks every bit the pro in Vikings' victory
INDIANAPOLIS - Minnesota quarterback Sage Rosenfels looked as if he knew every play in the book Friday night.
Counsell's three RBIs keep Brewers in hunt, beat Astros
MILWAUKEE - Craig Counsell had three hits and drove in three runs, Mike Burns pitched seven solid innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Saturday night.
Lady Eagles dominate to start season
DENVER CITY - Brittany Hays and KK Mack tallied 19 kills apiece on Friday, and the Lubbock Christian High volleyball team opened its season with three straight-set wins at the Denver City Tournament.
Pitino scandal reveals couple's unconventional courtship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - In Rick Pitino's words, his equipment manager's wife was welcomed into Louisville's close-knit basketball family. Beneath the surface, however, was an explosive secret.
Ready to race: Gordon tired of back talk
BROOKLYN, Mich. - Jeff Gordon made it clear: Even if his back isn't 100 percent after a hard crash earlier this week, he's done talking about it.
Cooper claims fourth place in Monahans
MONAHANS - The Cooper volleyball team took fourth place in the Monahans Tournament, winning its first match on Saturday before running into Midland and host Monahans.
Red Sox recall OF Anderson; Drew rests groin
ARLINGTON - The Boston Red Sox have recalled outfielder Brian Anderson from Triple-A Pawtucket and placed him in the starting lineup so ailing J.D. Drew can rest.
U.S.'s Cantwell wins shot put
Steelers still not sure what they've bought in RB Mendenhall
LATROBE, PA. - Last season didn't tell them. Their first exhibition game didn't tell them.
Kinsler homers in return, Rangers hold on this time
ARLINGTON - Julio Borbon had four hits and four of Texas' eight stolen bases, Derek Holland pitched into the seventh and the Rangers cut Boston's AL wild-card lead to a half-game with a 7-2 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday night.
Horton adds champion to gymnastics resume
DALLAS - Jonathan Horton always knew he had the stuff to be "The Guy."
Welcome to Philadelphia, Vick, and watch your step
PHILADELPHIA - Michael Vick picked a tough place for a second chance.
Brown lifts Texans to victory; Lions slip past Falcons
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Chris Brown scored on a short run and Kris Brown kicked three field goals, lifting Houston to a rain-soaked 16-10 victory over Kansas City on Saturday night in the preseason opener for both.
Vickers chasing with pole win at Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich.- Brian Vickers is fast, especially at Michigan International Speedway.
Chiefs open Haley era against Texans at Arrowhead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As thousands of Kansas City fans settle into their seats tonight, they'll be paying absolutely no attention to a milestone moment Todd Haley's been planning for months.
Roddick ousted; Murray advances
MONTREAL - Britain's Andy Murray defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Juan Martin Del Potro ousted Andy Roddick in the semifinals of the Rogers Cup on Saturday.
Vick joins Eagles at practice and is throwing hard
PHILADELPHIA - Michael Vick flicked his wrist and fired tight spirals deep downfield.
Keselowski wins Nationwide at Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich.- Brian Vickers didn't see it coming. Brad Keselowski sure did.
Galaxy's Donovan tests positive for swine flu
CARSON, Calif. - Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan has tested positive for what is believed to be swine flu, and his teammates are taking precautions.
Bolt, Gay advance, 100-meter showdown looming
BERLIN - Turns out, Usain Bolt can be beaten after all - in a ho-hum second-round heat, when he's clowning around with the runner next to him and shutting down that effortless stride nearly 40 meters short of the finish.
Tsonga tops Federer; Roddick on to semis
MONTREAL - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset Roger Federer in the Rogers Cup on Friday, coming back from the brink of elimination in the third set to beat the world's top-ranked player 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (3).
Could this weekend's PGA be the one Tiger finally loses?
CHASKA, Minn. - A gaggle of pretenders had come and gone by the time Tiger Woods stood on the 18th green muttering at yet another putt that had somehow escaped the hole. A tournament that seemed wide open only a few holes before remained firmly in his grasp, and his biggest concern was getting home to get something to eat.
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BALTIMORE - Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was driving with an expired, out-of-state license and told police he drank a beer about an hour and 15 minutes before he was involved in an accident, Baltimore police said Friday.
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AUSTIN (AP) - Here is the weekly fishing report as compiled for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for Aug. 12. (Report also available on Web as www.txfishing.com.)
Woman: Pitino paid aide to marry her
NEW YORK - The woman accused of trying to extort as much as $10 million from Rick Pitino over a sexual encounter said the Louisville coach orchestrated a plot to keep her silent, including a claim that her current husband was paid to marry her.
In second place, Yang will get first taste of big-time golf
If Y.E. Yang's hot pink pants and theatrics didn't get Tiger Woods' attention Saturday at the PGA Championship, his ball-striking and shot-making sure did.
Martinez sparks six-run rally as Red Sox top Texas
ARLINGTON - Victor Martinez's two-run double keyed a six-run ninth inning that lifted the Boston Red Sox to an 8-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night, preserving their lead in the AL wild card.
Mickelson's putter fails him again at PGA Championship
CHASKA, Minn. - For all 18 holes Saturday, the crowd at Hazeltine National cheered Phil Mickelson, hoping to will him out of a weeklong funk at the PGA Championship.
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DALLAS - The most parched areas of Texas have been wilting in the blistering heat for two years, but only now is it now official: This is their worst drought in history.
Freeze took toll on Texas grape harvest
DRIFTWOOD (AP) - Drought has damaged crops across Texas, but another weather problem earlier this year added to the trouble for wine growers.
State school worker handed three-year sentence
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A man convicted of helping run what police called a "fight club" that set developmentally disabled residents of a state-run center against each other was sentenced to three years in prison Friday.
Conservative Christian to guide state education board through hot issues
AUSTIN - As Gail Lowe takes the helm of the State Board of Education, the turmoil-laden panel that has long been a battleground in the fight between social conservatives and liberal watchdogs, the incoming chairwoman is decidedly unapologetic about her conservative Christian views.
Mother convicted of mutilating infant son
HOUSTON - A Houston mother was convicted Friday of mutilating her infant son by cutting off his genitals two years ago during an attack she blamed on the family dog.
State senator urged hundreds into pyramid scheme
AUSTIN (AP) - Hundreds of people participated in a pyramid scheme in 2006 and 2007 at the urging of state Sen. Jeff Wentworth of San Antonio, who said he thought the company involved was a legal marketing firm.
Hamas crushes challenge by al-Qaida-inspired group
RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Hamas crushed an al-Qaida-inspired group in an hours-long standoff that came to a fiery end when a large explosion killed the radical Muslim group's leader inside his Gaza home on Saturday.
Captive Egyptians defeat pirates
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Using machetes and guns, the men fought a desperate battle to take control of two boats off the Somali coast. But this time, it wasn't pirates who launched the attack - it was Egyptian fishermen who had been held hostage for four months and who killed two brigands and took others captive as they regained control of their vessels.
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Insurgents target NATO in Kabul as vote looms
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Seeking info on Orrin & Mary Ann (HISER) SAGE.Orrin was the owner of the Sage Funeral Home and Furniture Store in Bradner he began operation in about 1903.After his death in 1939 his son Harold assumed ownership in 1940.I would like to contact some of their posterity. There children were: Lea Blanch m (Leo Skidmore), Ralph D., Harold A. m (Maude ?), Naomi D. m (Ralph E Burgher).
I would like to hear fromany one who may have info on Mary Ann (she went by Annie) and her siblings specially George F. Hiser.
I think George was living in Bradner and was a member of the United Methodist Church in 1888 as well as Orrin & Mary Ann. I do have info on this family I would be happy to share. I would appreciate any info or be directed to someone who could help.Thanks Laverne

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In the beginning, there was chaos…" Margaret Atwood's chilling new novel Oryx and Crake moves beyond the futuristic fantasy of her 1985 bestseller The Handmaid's Tale to an even more dystopian world, a world where language—and with it anything beyond the merest semblance of humanity—has almost entirely vanished.
Snowman may be the last man on earth, the only survivor of an unnamed apocalypse. Once he was Jimmy, a member of a scientific elite; now he lives in bitter isolation and loneliness, his only pleasure the watching of old films on DVD. His mind moves backwards and forwards through time, from an agonising trawl through memory to relive the events that led up to sudden catastrophe (most significantly the disappearance of his mother and the arrival of his mysterious childhood companions Oryx and Crake, symbols of the fractured society in which Snowman now finds himself, to the horrifying present of genetic engineering run amok.
Spoiler Note: there are some slight spoilers but nothing that I think will ruin the book.
This was the first Margaret Atwood book I read and it definitely made a good first impression. Oryx and Crake begins telling us about Snowman's living situation: surviving in a post-apocalyptic world. Snowman may be the only human left on Earth, and has no company, except for the Crakers (creatures similar to humans) as well as dangerous genetically modified animals such as "pigoons" (pigs with bodies shaped like balloons bred to grow extra organs for human transplantion) and "wolvogs" (they look like domesticated dogs but act like feral wolves). I imagined his world to be similar to the movie I Am Legend (without the zombies!) – derelict buildings, silence, no electricity, no food. Snowman has to raid houses of those long gone (even though their bodies still remain) to survive.
The book is void of the action and rebellion in the young-adult dystopian books I have read (by then it is too late) but this definitely does not hamper enjoyment of the book. It is told through Snowman's flashbacks from when he was known as Jimmy and the events that slowly lead to his current situation. We find out more about the characters Oryx and Crake and their involvement in the destruction of humanity. Oryx and Crake focuses a lot on how technology and science can be abused, and, although some scenes and events in the book may seem to only be imaginable in a fictional setting, they are not without possibility in our own society.
I love how this novel was written. Even though we already know the result of the catastrophe (it is explained very early on in the book) you are unsure of the causes and how Snowman's present world ended up so different when compared to Jimmy's early flashbacks. I now am really looking forward to reading other non-YA dystopian/post-apocalyptic books!
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Dr. Linda Adams, associate professor of political science, will speak on "Prospects for the Middle East: Peace or Conflict" at 4 p.m. Thursday in Poage 201 in the Poage Library. The speech is the third in a series for the Council for International Education.
Adams will speak on the peace process between the Israelis and Palestinians. She will address United States efforts to keep the peace process going and specifically target the policies toward Iraq. "If we're bombing Iraq next week, the speech could be very interesting," Adams said.
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MONTREAL -- There are a great many stories in training camps across the CFL.
Some of those will come to unhappy endings this weekend, some will take on a new life and others will add another chapter to their own tales.
It took import receiver Andrae Thurman a while to get involved in own his tale last night but he impressed when he did.
"I was being patient," said Thurman, who led the Bombers with four receptions for 90 yards in their 30-15 loss to the Alouettes. "With our offence, the quarterback's got to get the reads. But it's a fast game and we'll be all right. It was just a pre-season game.
"I felt there was a couple of plays I should have made out there. But those guys on the other side are getting paid just as well. I would have liked to have made those plays and to have gotten into synch earlier in the game. But sometimes, the game is like that."
At weak-side linebacker, neither candidate -- Cedric Dickerson and Ike Charlton -- out-shone the other while Donnie Green made a few plays on the other side but took a stupid offside penalty on a key play.
There also seemed to be few obvious answers at safety or defensive tackle as both Ron Warner and Dante Booker had their moments.
Meanwhile, cornerback Omar Evans shone while Stanford Samuels and Robert Bean had some problems.
Troy Westwood had a distinct edge on Brian Claybourne in the punting department and never missed a field goal.
Ex-NFL tailback Onterrio Smith rushed for only seven yards on two carries and fumbled the ball away on his first. He also returned one kickoff for 14 yards.
Albert Johnson III returned three kickoffs for 78 yards and had a punt-return TD called back due to a penalty.
The Bombers must trim their 68-man roster to 42 with a four-man reserve and a seven-man practice roster, which has certain restrictions (such as a CIS development player) by tomorrow afternoon.
REPLAY OOPS: For the second straight week, Montreal head coach Don Matthews lost a replay challenge. This time, his team lost possession of the ball, too. Matthews challenged an incomplete ruling when receiver Thyron Anderson fought Winnipeg defensive back Sidney Haugabrook for the ball, coming up with it out of bounds. But after checking the replay, officials awarded an interception of the Anthony Calvillo pass to Haugabrook.
"I wanted to thank Don for that," joked Bombers head coach Doug Berry.
Matthews, who later lost another challenge, has already gone on record saying he is against instant replay. We're guessing he won't be changing his mind any time soon.


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Refereeing is better than ever before in the NHL but interference in the goalies' crease remains a problem.
As soon as a goalie is successful, as is the case with Montreal Canadiens 'tender Cristobal Huet this season, the word goes out on the opposing teams to use every means to destroy his concentration.
A recent example was the Hurricanes' winning goal Friday night. Defenseman Niclas Wallin clearly prevented Huet from doing his job by positioning himself in the crease, while placing his stick between Huet's pads. We don't need those kind of goals.
That's how Huet momentarily lost sight of the puck, thus allowing Rod Brind'Amour to score the goal that made the difference. I find it a pity the referees don't deal severely with such violations more often, since they can cost the game. It seems to me enough goals have been scored like that since the start of the season without accepting these questionable goals as well.
The Hurricanes have succeeded by upsetting Huet's work and you can be certain they will not change their strategy.
If I can allow myself to give a little advice to Huet, it's to not cry to the referees because that won't do anything. It's been a long time since I lived with this type of situation, that of always having an opposing player in my face.
The best way to deal with it is to speak calmly with the officials. From the start of the game, I would tell them to watch a certain player because he will definitely invade the restricted zone.
There are players who specialize in blocking the movements of an opposing goalie. They touch you, jostle you or knock you out of position.
The referees in the Canadiens-Hurricanes series have come under fire for a number of reasons. Justin Williams injured Canadiens captain Saku Koivu with a high stick near his eye and, even if it was an accident, it was certainly worth a four-minute penalty.
It's incomprehensible the referees didn't see the infraction because Koivu was about to get a good chance to score. It's a real pity to declare a team can take one of the best opposing players out of a series without suffering the consequences.
This incident had an important impact on the series between the Canadiens and the Hurricanes. It's annoying to see Williams also hit Andrei Markov in the face during the last game without being punished.
Despite that, I still say the referees are doing some of their best work in general in the playoffs this year. They're calling more penalties and that makes for more exciting hockey. We see less crowding and fighting in front of the net, as was the case in the past.
The game is more open. A lead of two or three goals is no longer an indication of winning and the spectators appreciate that.
In addition, we've witnessed several turns of events in this first round of the playoffs. It's become very difficult to predict who's going to win and it's this parity the NHL has been seeking for a long time.


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Sorta true. My great grandfather left me an antique 22 rifle but my father has always had it and I doubt I'll ever get it. Dh has a handgun. Technically not mine, but I think I'm a better shot. ;-)
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The Clark County coroner's office on Monday identified the dead man as Arthur Miller.
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Unfortunately for Jacques Martin and the Montreal Canadiens, the Columbus Blue Jackets -- the current remedy for whatever ails a team in need of a win -- don't visit the Bell Centre until the beginning of December.
The big question entering a critical week for the reeling Habs is will Martin, on a hot seat that is warmer than a freshly steamed hot dog, be around at that point? Will he be behind the Habs' bench a week from now?
The Canadiens are last in the Eastern Conference after Saturday night's overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs and that makes easy fodder for speculation this week is critical for Martin's immediate future with the Canadiens. They host the improved Florida Panthers Monday night, the Philadelphia Flyers Wednesday and then have a home-and-home with the Bruins.
There was one story out there the next two or three games could decide Martin's future. That sounds like a bit of a stretch given the circumstances.
Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier and Martin go back a ways -- they were a tandem, of course, for 10 years in Ottawa -- and Gauthier has seldom been a guy who reacts rashly in any situation. Gauthier made a minor deal Sunday to bring in Petteri Nokelainen and defenceman Garrett Stafford from the Phoenix Coyotes for Brock Trotter and a seventh-round pick.
There you go, Jacques.
The Habs are off to their worst start in 70 years, but haven't had their full team yet. They're using three kids on the blueline right now, with no date set for the return of No. 1 defenceman Andrei Markov from his on-going knee issues (he remains in Florida for rehab), and Chris Campoli, signed for depth, is out indefinitely with a leg injury.
Martin hasn't had his full team, you could argue, but the X-factor in this situation is ex-Canadiens general manager Bob Gainey.
Gainey still holds tremendous sway as the special advisor to the general manager. He has never been shy about pulling the plug on a coach (he fired Michel Therrien, Claude Julien and Guy Carbonneau during his seven years as Habs GM), so it will be interesting to see what this week brings if the Canadiens don't rally.
The other issue is who do you bring in? Who's better than Martin right now?
The list is always short in the Habs' case because of the language issue. When in doubt, always look behind the bench of the Gatineau Olympiques, from where the Canadiens have plucked Pat Burns, Alain Vigneault and Claude Julien over the years.
Benoit Groulx has won three QMJHL championships and has experience at the AHL level.
Whether he could -- or wants -- to leave early in a season is another question. Ditto for Bob Hartley, who's coaching in Europe.
Just saying.
Meanwhile, Martin, booed Saturday night, is being savaged by Canadiens fans by way of the anti-social media.
They have Facebook pages calling for Martin's head. Twitter was overwhelmed with venom. Habs fans are still lamenting the fact the club let Guy Boucher leave the organization to coach the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Many think former assistant Kirk Muller was the real brains behind the operation and his departure to be get experience as a head coach in the AHL has led to the Habs falling apart (Muller might yet be a good NHL head coach, but it's interesting that for all the credit Canadiens fans were willing to give him, none of the teams looking for coaches last summer hired him at the NHL level).
Some of those fans would now like to see the Habs hire former great Patrick Roy to turn things around. That wouldn't be boring.
Martin, whose post-game press conferences are seldom revealing, appeared to be uncharacteristically prickly Saturday night.
When asked a legitimate question by TSN 990 reporter Jessica Rusnak about why winger Erik Cole, the club's big off-season free-agent signing, wasn't on the Canadiens moribund power play, Martin chose to scold the young reporter for not doing her research.
"Well, I think if you look at your stats last year, how many goals did Erik Cole score on the power play? So, maybe I do some work. I think he's had an opportunity, and Mathieu Darche (out there on a 5-on-3) I think does a good job in front of the net. So I guess that's the prerogative of being the coach. But I think it's always important to do the research," said Martin.
The answer, by the way, is Cole scored three power-play goals last season with the Carolina Hurricanes and has had five over the last three years. Of the 184 goals he has scored in his career, 43 have come on the power play.
After the loss to the Leafs Saturday nght, fans from everywhere are piling on with both feet.
"Yo #Habs fan: close the basement door," tweeted Don_inOakville, "it's getting cold up here!!! #milkingItWhileItLasts."
The heat has been turned up on Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Martin after the Habs' dismal start. How long does he get to turn things around? The shelf life of a coach in Montreal isn't that long. The average lifespan of the last four Habs coaches is 211 games. Here are the last five Canadiens coaches and how long they lasted behind the bench:
Coach Seasons Games Coached Record
Alain Vigneault 1997-2001 266 109-118-35-4
Michel Therrien 2001-2003 190 77-77-23-13
Claude Julien 2003-2005 159 72-62-10-15
Guy Carbonneau 2005-2009 230 124-83-0-23
Jacques Martin 2010-present 171 84-66-0-20
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MIRANSHAH: Militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan on Tuesday distributed pamphlets pledging holy war to mark the first anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, albeit a week late.
Masked militants armed with assault rifles handed out copies of the pamphlet from pick-up vehicles in Miranshah, the main town of the tribal district that has become known as Pakistan's premier al Qaeda and Taliban hub.
"Let us pledge today that we will continue our jihad (holy war) and sacrifice our lives and property in the way of Allah like Sheikh Osama did," it said, unsigned and dated May 2, the anniversary of the al Qaeda leader's killing by US troops.
"Today, a year since Sheikh Osama bin Laden embraced martyrdom, the enemy America is repenting. It is facing defeat and Pakistan's future is also bleak," it said.
The pamphlet distribution followed two days of rare fighting between troops and militants in Miranshah that killed 19 soldiers and civilians, officials said.
Bin Laden was killed on May 2 2011 in a secret US Navy SEAL operation in a walled-off compound in the Pakistani garrison town of Abbottabad.
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I know several people that won't buy digital games unless they are on Steam, which makes no sense to me, as I would rather have the DRM-free GoG version or buy straight from the developer's web site which gives them a bigger cut.
If you like to launch everything from the Steam client, it's pretty easy to add a Non-Steam game; you just have to manually handle updates yourself for that game and it doesn't track the hours played. If the latter is really important to you, you can always use something like Gameplay Time Tracker or Xfire instead to keep track of hours played.
I am not sure that the Greenlight process is really working. Some titles I see have already been vetted on other platforms such as PSN, yet are still not released on Steam. I am also seeing announcements that a title has been greenlit, yet months will pass before it is available for purchase. Quality yet niche games such as Coyote's own Frayed Knights do not get enough votes, but all kinds of generic Zombie titles do. Greenlight has become a popularity contest, not a quality filter.
While I don't want to see Steam turn into iTunes with a huge trash to treasure ratio, there needs to be a more expedited approval process. From what I understand, under the old system before Greenlight, Valve just told you that your title was rejected, without any explanation of why or what you could change to get it approved.
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Pocono Mountain Regional police are investigating the theft of a vehicle in Monroe County.
Police said Joseph Campesi, of 103 Cambell Way, Pocono Farms East, Tobyhanna, reported his 2010 Ford Explorer was removed from the driveway of his home about 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 28. The vehicle is dark red in color with tan bumpers and fender flares and bears state registration plate DGJ-2789.
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Tony Romo is following in the footsteps of Brett Favre, his childhood hero; not by winning a Super Bowl or a league MVP, but more dubiously, by nipping at the 40 year-old's heels in terms of being 'overrated.'
According to a poll by Sports Illustrated, which asked 239 NFL players to identify the most overrated player in the game today, Tony Romo is one of the top five most over-hyped players, behind only Brett Favre, in the league; and somewhere Tony Dorsett said, "Ha! I told you so!"
As reported in USA Today, the poll breaks down like this:
Favre: 13%
Romo: 10%
Terrell Owens: 8%
Eli Manning: 7%
Ben Roethlisberger: 5%
If these polls are good for nothing else (and they aren't, really), they pose some interesting questions. First, it would be intriguing to know the criteria for what makes a player 'overrated' in this sense; aside from Romo, and his former teammate Owens, everyone in the top five has won at least one Super Bowl, meaning that 'winning', the supposed cure-all for criticism great and small (this is especially true for quarterbacks), only goes so far.
While Romo's being on the list is no surprise, whether he is actually overrated is debatable. This is because, when he first came in the league, the 29 year-old was anointed almost immediately as Dallas' savior; considering that title, and the reality of the last three years, yes, Romo is, or more accurately, has been, overrated. But a lot has changed from pre-week two 2008 and pre-week two 2009--when the poll was conducted.
Now, the idea of Romo being overrated has proliferated to the point of being no longer true; that is, no one seems to think Romo's that good in the first place these days, which makes it patently impossible for him to be 'overrated'.
The opposite of this is true as well; the Twins Justin Morneau is still labeled 'underrated' constantly, even after three all-star appearances and a league MVP, which would seem to indicate that his 'rating' is actually fairly accurate.
Romo is in a similar, but much more loathsome place. It is no longer possible for him to be 'overrated.' And that's not a compliment.


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It isn't unusual for total strangers to stroll unannounced into Stephen Larue's workplace and take off their clothes right in front of him, sometimes down to the very last stitch. In fact, at times Stephen Larue's office is filled with hundreds of completely naked people -- talking, laughing, eating, drinking, and playing.
And he doesn't like it one bit, because he can't do his work with all those bare-assed people running around.
Stephen Larue is a part-time Metro-Dade lifeguard at Haulover Beach. In the past two years, the northernmost section of the beach has become a de facto nude-bathing area. In response to the beach's growing popularity, the Department of Parks and Recreation erected a portable lifeguard tower in the area earlier this year. The head of the beach patrol also instituted a policy requiring the dozen or so part-time lifeguards to alternate shifts at the tower. Larue got nervous.
In a May 3 letter to Metro-Dade's labor management department, Larue claimed to have witnessed "adult male full frontal/genital nudity," "men hugging, kissing, and fondling each other's buttocks," and "nude women exposing their genital area to children, women, and unsuspecting beach patrons." Claiming the nudists were "in violation of my moral, ethical, and religious/Christian beliefs," Larue asked that he not be assigned to guard that particular stretch of beach. Larue, a five-year veteran Metro lifeguard, was joined in his protest by a colleague, Jeffrey Carson, who also cited religious reasons for his reluctance to take a shift at the nude beach.
The two lifeguards haven't reported back to work since. And according to parks spokeswoman Lauren Gail, they may soon be fired.
"I was raised in a strict moralistic environment where I didn't feel it appropriate to be in the presence of naked people all day long," Larue explains. (Jeffrey Carson declined to comment for this article.) "I was taught that that was unacceptable. Imagine if your office was filled with naked people. It could be real offensive."
The pair contacted the National Legal Foundation, a Virginia Beach, Virginia, Christian organization that specializes in religious freedom issues. On May 21 the NLF wrote to Bill Bird, director of the Metro-Dade Parks and Recreation Department. "Neither Mr. Carson nor Mr. Larue seek to circumvent their responsibilities as employees," stated the foundation's executive director, Robert Skolrood. "They are willing to be assigned to any other lifeguard post and merely seek reasonable accommodation of their religious beliefs."
Larue arrived at work May 22, only to find that he had been scheduled to guard the nude beach. He refused. According to Lauren Gail, no lifeguards volunteered to replace him, so Larue's boss reprimanded him and sent him home without pay. (The tower at the nude beach is partially open to the elements and less comfortable than the permanent towers, making it one of the least desirable posts along the beach, say several Haulover lifeguards.) Larue, however, claimed in a grievance filed with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees that four other lifeguards had volunteered to work at the nude beach in his place. "The unfortunate thing is that Haulover Beach has lost two very competent lifeguards," comments union steward Chris Taylor.
But Carson and Larue haven't gone out of their way to improve their own bargaining position in the matter. Earlier this month, Larue failed to show up for a scheduled meeting with the department's personnel director about his grievance. And, Gail says, Carson forged a doctor's note to get out of work. "We have a duty to protect the swimmers in the clothes-optional beach area," says Gail. "[Carson and Larue] are allowing their opinions to get in the way of lifesaving. When it comes to lifesaving, you don't discriminate as to whether someone has a bathing suit on or not."
Regardless, all this banter about religion and nudity bothers Richard Mason. As president of South Florida Free Beaches, a local nudist association, he fears a moralist outcry might shut down the nude beach, which to him represents the fragile spoils of a hard-fought battle. The nudists aren't interested in offending anyone, Mason contends; they simply want a place to discreetly exercise their freedom of expression. "If the government provides golf courses for golfers and tennis courts for tennis players, then naturists feel that a small section of the beach should be set aside for their form of recreation," Mason asserts. "It's only fair." He points out that the nude beach at Haulover is among the safest and cleanest beaches in South Florida because its regulars police the nudist community themselves. (Mason has even distributed hundreds of leaflets to patrons describing proper "free-beach etiquette.") The nude beach is also one of the most popular; Mason estimates that as many as 1000 people sun their entire selves during peak hours on weekend days.
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And the nudists are reclining on fairly solid legal ground. Police haven't troubled naturists in Dade since Metro-Dade police legal advisor Laurie Collins issued a memo this past year interpreting the laws regarding public nudity. Merely being nude, she wrote, is not a violation of Florida's nudity statute, section 800.03. The law does prohibit public nudity that is "lewd or lascivious," and someone publicly nude can theoretically be arrested for disorderly conduct under section 877.03, Carson added, "if all the elements of that crime are present."
South Florida Free Beaches members know when they've got themselves covered; the group distributed to nude beachgoers photocopies of Collins's memo with the added note: "ALWAYS TAKE THIS MEMO AND YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH YOU WHEN VISITING A BEACH IN FLORIDA."
Not that any of this makes the parks department any more comfortable with the naked truth. "We understand there might be a particular need for a clothes-optional beach," Lauren Gail says. "But we don't think it is appropriate under this type of organization that looks on itself as a family-oriented agency."
Not surprisingly, the parks department has not made an extraordinary effort to strip away the obstacles to happy, safe, nude beachgoing. The north end of Haulover still hasn't been officially designated as a nudist area, and department administrators haven't complied with the nudists' requests to post signs that warn people they are entering a clothing-optional area. Administrators also have failed to add any more lifeguard towers to the area. On other less-populated stretches of the beach, lifeguard towers are spaced about 150 yards apart; the lifeguard post at the nude beach is about 400 yards away from its nearest neighbor.


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NEW YORK, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Operative, the premier advertising business management company for impressions-based ad sales, will hold its first Global Customer Advisory Board meeting of 2013 on Wednesday, April 17. Set to meet periodically each year to assess the development and growth of the ad tech industry, the Customer Advisory Board is comprised of prominent media industry leaders across both the traditional and digital industries.
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Make Your Own Eye Makeup Remover: Do It Yourself
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Today I am back with a very simple yet an excellent home made recipe which can be easily prepared and is very much effective as well. Hope you like it☺ ☺.
To maintain a healthy and problem free skin, it is very necessary that we remove our make-up at the end of the day. We use a lot of products for that, depending on the type of our skin. But we often are not bothered about taking special care for our eyes and the skin around it. This part happens to be the most sensitive of your entire facial skin. But we ignore this and end up using the same makeup remover for removing our eye makeup as well. I was no exception to this, until one day I saw that the skin around my eyes have turned red with a burning sensation in my eyes. My husband is an ophthalmologist, so luckily I got help at hand. He told be that it is because the liquid went into my eyes and it caused a reaction due to the chemicals present in the liquid. He put some eye drops and that reduced the irritation. All these make up remover, even the ones meant for the eyes contain some amount of chemicals, mentioned or not. So from then on I was strictly prohibited from using any makeup remover to remove the eye makeup. 🙁 🙁
I started using baby oil for removing eye makeup from then on. It worked well, but somehow I was not satisfied. So I started researching on the web, to trace out more effective solutions. Finally, I came across a remedy, and that's it, I knew it would make a great solution. 🙁 I was much benefitted by it, so I thought of sharing it with you. So go ahead and make your own makeup remover for eyes. 🙁
1 tbsp castor oil
3 tbsp almond oil
Some cotton balls
A bowl for mixing. That's it☺
1. Take one tablespoon castor oil in the bowl
2. Mix it with three tablespoon of almond oil (not the hair oil, but the one which you can apply on your skin. Rogan Badam is a good option)
3. Mix it well.
4. Dip a cotton ball in the mixture and wipe your eyes clean with it, without any irritation. This is effective for removing stubborn mascara as well and it comes of easily.
Tips and Benefits:
• The above mentioned mixture, is good for oily skinned beauties, for those with dry skin, you can replace almond oil with olive oil.
• You can make a good amount of this mixture and store it for later use. Make a mixture in 1:3 proportions, i.e., with every one part of castor oil, mix 3 parts of almond/olive oil.
• Applying castor oil to your eyes has always been recommended, as it keeps the skin healthy and helps growing longer and thicker eyelashes☺.
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Snap Judgments from Saturday's evening games. For more from SI.com check out our early and midday Snaps, plus our game coverage of Alabama-Michigan, Auburn-Clemson, Ohio-Penn State, South Carolina-Vanderbilt, Washington State-BYU, NC State-Tennessee and Boise State-Michigan State and our full Top 25 review.
• No. 1 USC 49, Hawaii 10. The first line of the play-by-play report from tonight's Trojans-Warriors game reads thusly: "15:00 USC Matt Barkley pass to Marqise Lee for 75-yard gain (TD)." Do not adjust your monitors. USC whipped out a 75-yard touchdown on tonight's first play from scrimmage. Not a bad argument in favor of keeping that top spot in the AP Poll, even if it was just against Hawaii, who helpfully boosted the Trojans' numbers with three turnovers and six sacks allowed.
Don't forget our "one data point is worse than no data points" argument from the other night. USC is very good at football; Hawaii not so much. But both courses will correct in one direction or the other before the season winds down. We still know nothin' bout nothin'. What we do know is that tonight's fireworks were very entertaining, particularly if you like video games.
Before being retired a few minutes into the fourth quarter, Barkley put up a nice, shiny 50-minute performance: 23-of-38 passing, 372 yards, four touchdowns and no picks. Barkley's star turn was matched by that of tonight's favored target, Lee, who wrapped up his home opener with 187 yards on just 10 catches. Robert Woods added two additional touchdown receptions. And did we mention Lee ran back a kick the entire length of the field for a touchdown? That's an afterthought tonight. That's how good Lee was.
As for the much worried-about position of USC running back: Curtis McNeal got the starting nod, but Silas Redd led the backs with 55 yards on nine carries and a touchdown. (And a fumble.) Linebacker Hayes Pullard recorded the Trojans' third touchdown of the first quarter with a 27-yard interception return. [BOX | RECAP]
• No. 19 Oklahoma State 84, Savannah State 0. Here are Savannah State's win-loss records for the past three seasons: 1-10, 1-10, 2-8. It is honestly sort of unseemly that this game even got scheduled. Here now is a list of numbers that happened as a result of this game being scheduled: Wes Lunt, 11-for-11, 129 yards. J.W. Walsh, 13-of-21, 149 yards, two scores, one interception. Joseph Randle, six carries for 107 rushing yards, two scores. Desmond Roland, nine carries for 104 rushing yards, three scores. Corey Bennett, 12 carries for 91 yards, one score. Jeremy Smith, three rushing touchdowns. You get the idea. Lunt is a new starter, so it's nice that he and the rest of the 'Pokes got to scrimmage for a quarter before yielding to backups and taking in the brisk night air. [BOX | RECAP]
• No. 2 Alabama 41, No. 8 Michigan 14. Stewart Mandel was down in Dallas tonight, but real quick: Alabama's freshman running back T.J. Yeldon ran for 14 yards on his first carry and would end the night with 111 rushing yards, one catch for 26 receiving yards and a touchdown. Stars fell on Alabama, and they pretty much all landed in Bryant-Denny. [BOX | RECAP | VIDEO]
• No. 14 Clemson 26, Auburn 19. Check SI.com for Andy Staples' full report from the Georgia Dome but, first, some applause: Big night for Clemson's Andre Ellington, credited with 231 rushing yards on 26 carries. [BOX | RECAP]
• No. 7 Florida State 69, Murray State 3. Nothing drastic to report tonight other than a left foot injury to Brandon Jenkins. Jenkins didn't return to duty during the blowout, but Jimbo Fisher said in his postgame press conference that X-rays were negative. [BOX | RECAP]
• No. 3 LSU 41, North Texas 14. The Mean Green was allowed to score! How accommodating of the home team. Tidbits from an otherwise unremarkable win: Zach Mettenberger missed a portion of the game following a nasty sack, but returned to action shortly after the knockdown. Odell Beckham Jr., Tyrann Mathieu's replacement punt return man, returned two punts for scores, one of which was called back on a penalty. LSU had two tailbacks with 100-plus yard outings: Kenny Hilliard with 13 carries for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and Alfred Blue with 16 carries for 123 yards. [BOX | RECAP]
• Texas State 30, Houston 13. See, this is what we're talking about when we call the preseason predictions a complete flailing shot in the dark. We got the Ohio upset right, and had Houston pegged to win C-USA if UCF ended up ineligible. College football's trickster gods are cruel. [BOX | RECAP]
• Youngstown State 31, Pitt 17. That is all. [BOX | RECAP]And now, a list of teams that experienced some degree of early fear in putting down an overmatched opponent: [BOX RECAP] [BOX RECAP] [BOX | RECAP] [BOX | RECAP]


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PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL announced on Thursday that the Board of Governors has approved the Expansion Membership application of Chicago for admission to the ECHL.
Chicago is scheduled to begin play in October 2011 when the Premier 'AA' Hockey League will celebrate its 24th season, making it the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League.
The Chicago membership is owned by C & S Family Sports, LLC, an entity controlled by owner/CEO Craig Drecktrah. The team will play its home games at the Sears Centre, located in suburban Hoffman Estates, Ill., approximately 25 miles northwest of Chicago.
The Sears Centre opened in 2006 and has a capacity of 9,400 for hockey. It features 43 luxury suites with two lounges on the private suite concourse.
"I am pleased to welcome Hoffman Estates as the newest addition of the ECHL," said ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna. "We are excited about the potential of both the market and the Sears Centre to showcase the ECHL and look forward to working with Craig and his staff over the next year to prepare for a successful introduction."
"We are in the ECHL, which is exactly where we wanted to be," said Drecktrah. "And as such, I guarantee all of our fans and the Village of Hoffman Estates that their new ECHL team will provide buzzer-to-buzzer entertainment. We are leaving everything on the ice every night."
"The Village is very excited to welcome an ECHL hockey team to the Sears Centre Arena," said Hoffman Estates Mayor William McLeod. "With a growing interest in hockey, having an ECHL hockey team at the Sears Centre Arena is a great way to make hockey accessible to families with youth hockey players and fans."
Premier 'AA' Hockey League Fast Facts
• The ECHL celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2007-08 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League.
• ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league with 19 teams in 14 states and British Columbia in 2010-11.
• The league officially changed its name from East Coast Hockey League to ECHL on May 19, 2003.
• 443 players have played in the NHL after playing in the ECHL including a record 53 in 2008-09.
• 35 ECHL players made their NHL debut in 2009-10. The most recent were: former Dayton, Kalamazoo, Mississippi and South Carolina goaltender Jeremy Duchesne (Philadelphia on April 1), former South Carolina Stingrays and Utah Grizzlies center Micheal Haley (New York Islanders on April 10), former Mississippi SeaWolves defenseman Scott Jackson (Tampa Bay on April 11), former Alaska and Las Vegas left wing and 2004 ECHL All-Star Charles Linglet (Edmonton on April 2) and former Texas Wildcatters defenseman Maxim Noreau (Minnesota on April 8).
• 6 players played in the ECHL and the NHL in 2009-10: Kyle Calder with Bakersfield and Anaheim, Tomas Kana with Alaska and Columbus, Jeremy Duchesne with Kalamazoo and Philadelphia, Dan Sexton with Bakersfield and Anaheim, MacGregor Sharp with Bakersfield and Anaheim and Matt Zaba with Charlotte and the New York Rangers.
• The ECHL has had 251 players reach the NHL since 2002-03 when it changed its focus to become the primary developmental league for the NHL and the AHL. The ECHL had 97 players reach the NHL in its first 10 seasons and 215 in the first 15 years.
• 187 ECHL players have played their first game in the last five seasons for an average of more than 37 per year.
• ECHL had a record 78 players on NHL opening-day rosters, surpassing the 71 from a year ago and marking the seventh year in a row that there have been over 50 former ECHL players on opening-day rosters.
• Every ECHL team has an affiliation with an NHL team and the league has affiliations with 28 of the 30 NHL teams, marking the 13th consecutive season that the league has had affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.
• 28 coaches with an ECHL background are working behind the benches of teams in the NHL including Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau, New York Islanders head coach Scott Gordon, Philadelphia Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette and St. Louis Blues head coach Davis Payne. It is the fifth consecutive season that there have been 11 or more coaches with an ECHL background working in the NHL. Boudreau, who coached Mississippi for three seasons winning the Kelly Cup championship in 1999, was named NHL Coach of the Year in 2007-08 becoming the first former ECHL coach to receive the award.
• 20 former ECHL officials are working as part of the NHL officiating team in 2009-10 with referees David Banfield, Francis Charron, Chris Ciamaga, Ghislain Herbert, Marc Joannette, Mike Leggo, Wes McCauley, Dean Morton, Dan O'Rourke, Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney, Justin St. Pierre and Ian Walsh, and linesmen Steve Barton, Bryan Pancich, Brian Mach, Tim Nowak and Jay Sharrers.
• ECHL was represented for the 10th year in a row on the Stanley Cup champion with Chicago Blackhawks assistant coaches Mike Haviland and John Torchetti, developmental goaltending coach Wade Flaherty, senior director of hockey administration Al MacIsaac, general manager of minor league affiliations Mark Bernard and scout Ryan Stewart. There were 35 former players and 14 former coaches on 15 of the 16 teams competing in the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Playoffs, marking the fifth year in a row that there have been at least 30 former ECHL players and the seventh consecutive season that over 25 players with ECHL experience have competed in the NHL postseason.
• Former ECHL broadcasters working in the National Hockey League include John Ahlers and Steve Carroll of the Anaheim Ducks, Tom Callahan of the Nashville Predators, Dave Goucher of the Boston Bruins, Chris Kerber of the St. Louis Blues, Dave Mishkin of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Bob McElligott and John Michael of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Rob Simpson, who is a producer/host for The NHL Network.
• Ryan Stanzel and Jeremy Zager, who were both recipients of the ECHL Media Relations Director of the Year award, are working in the communications department for the Minnesota Wild and the Los Angeles Kings, respectively. Former ECHL assistant director of communications Joe Siville and Kelly Murray are now with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Washington Capitals, respectively, while former ECHL director of communications Jason Rothwell is the creative director for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
• ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 29 teams in the American Hockey League and for the past 21 years there has been an ECHL player on the Calder Cup Champion.
• In the last six seasons the ECHL has had more call-ups to the AHL than all other professional leagues combined with over 2,500 call-ups involving more than 1,300 players and in 2008-09 there were 10 times as many call-ups from the ECHL to the AHL than all other professional leagues.
• The ECHL averaged 4,485 fans per game in 2009-10, the highest average since 1999-00. It is the sixth consecutive season and the 18th time in the last 20 years that the ECHL has averaged over 4,000 fans and the league drew over 3 million fans for the 17th year in a row.
• There have been more than 75 million fans who have attended over 17,000 games since the ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states.
• Further information on the ECHL is available from its website at ECHL.com.


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[JURIST] Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont [official website; BBC profile] said Tuesday that martial law [JURIST report] will not be lifted in Thailand, as had been anticipated [JURIST report]. Thai Defense Minister Boonrawd Somtas said last week that Surayud was contemplating lifting martial law [JURIST report] before leaving for an international summit in Vietnam on November 18, but Surayud said Tuesday that he had been reassured by US diplomats that a continued state of martial law would not be discussed at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation [official website] summit.
Thailand [JURIST news archive] has been under martial law since the Thai military seized power from former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [JURIST news archive] in a bloodless coup [JURIST report] in September. The defense minister had indicated that Thailand was concerned that key allies, including the US and Japan, would be "more comfortable" if martial law was lifted before the summit. The US urged Thailand to lift martial law [JURIST report] last month, pulling almost $24 million in funding from the Thai government. The prime minister said Tuesday that he believed that the issue was not an "emergency topic" since it will not be raised at the summit and that he needed more time to consider security issues before deciding whether to lift martial law. Reuters has more.