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A father and his two teenage children drowned when this cavernous pit swallowed up several buildings in the Guatemala City barrio of San Antonio. The hole, which appeared on February 22, is approximately 100 feet wide and 200 feet deep.
Reeking water, still swirling in the bowels of the hole, offers a telltale clue to what happened: Sewage flowing from an eight-foot-wide ruptured sewer main at the bottom of the hole eroded ash and pumice layers deposited by ancient volcanic eruptions. The leaking liquid created a shaft that grew upward through the soft ash by a process called "piping."
Eventually the shaft became so large that it could no longer support the upper layers of earth, which abruptly collapsed into the empty space. Recent rains in Guatemala City probably contributed to the collapse by weakening the surface soil and adding storm-water runoff to the percolating sewage.
Ric Finch, a retired Tennessee Technical University geology professor who has done field studies in northern Central America, has not visited the site but has examined photos of the collapsed shaft. He says the shaft's walls contain easily eroded volcanic materials, which are found throughout the valley where Guatemala City is located. The shaft may have developed very rapidly, Finch says.
Where did the eroded materials go? Mostly likely, they were washed downstream through the partly blocked sewer main, which is more than eight feet in diameter. The bodies of the two drowned teenagers were found in a nearby canyon where the sewer system discharges.
Many news accounts have referred to the collapsed shaft as a "sinkhole," but that is not the correct term here. Sinkholes form in places where the underlying layer consists of limestone or other soluble rock, which dissolves in water rather than simply washing away like ash. Geologic maps for Guatemala City indicate that any limestone in the area of the cave-in would be located well underneath the volcanic deposits.
Limestone-associated sinkholes are common in other regions of Guatemala (and in Florida). It's uncommon, however, for a sinkhole to be as large and deep as the Guatemala City pit. Holes in the ground sometimes open up without warning, but not in this case. Neighbors reportedly heard noises and felt tremors for weeks before the collapse.
Some 200 residents have been evacuated from the San Antonio neighborhood, and officials have cordoned off the area around the shaft. Tom Miller, a geologist at the University of Puerto Rico who has visited the hole, says that it is slowly enlarging. Officials have used a remotely controlled camera to examine the damage, and are currently attempting to re-route the sewage. "The neighborhood does not smell pleasant," Miller says.—Dawn Stover
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Worst Year Ever For Sinkholes
By Thomas Rooney
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The Year of the Sinkhole is just about over. And it was a doozy: Almost every state in the country had its worst year ever for sinkholes. Most of them for the same reason: With apologies to James Carville, IT'S THE PIPES STUPID!
From Hawaii to New York, Alaska to North Carolina and everywhere in between, an epidemic of breaking pipes is causing unprecedented havoc.
The sinkholes in just the first few days of December tell the story. In San Diego, the mayor held a press conference over a yawning abyss, the latest in a series of sinkholes that plague his city. In Brooklyn, a 64-year old woman fell into a five-foot sinkhole in front of her house. Back in Los Angeles, a water main break created a sinkhole 30 feet deep and shut down half of Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu. At the same time, a broken sewer pipe shut down the nearby beach.
In Northern California, an 8-foot sinkhole stunned the occupants of a nearby office building. In Grand Rapids, residents had to boil water after a sinkhole cut off their service. There were lots more. And no one is connecting the dots.
For all the damage they do, few understand how broken pipes create sinkholes.
Here's how: Most water and sewer pipes in America were built 60 years ago, but meant to last 50 years. Do the math: They are breaking more and more as they get older and older.
When pipes break, two things happen: Water or sewage gets out; water or dirt gets in.
When sewage escapes, people get sick. The EPA estimates last year 3.5 million became ill from e. coli and other toxins released from 40,000 sewage spills.
Havoc takes a different form when dirt enters a broken pipe and is whisked away, as if on some magic carpet ride. Soon, even if only by a spoonful a day, the dirt disappears from above the pipe and below the sidewalk. Or below the road. Or below the park.
Instant sinkholes.
We also know that rain water entering broken pipes can overload sewage systems, causing even more sewage spills. Rain is often cited as the culprit, when it is really just an innocent bystander.
Pipes are not that hard to fix anymore. With video cameras to find the leaks, and new trenchless technology to fix them without the need for digging up streets, there's really only one reason why so many broken pipes are forming so many huge sinkholes: We are not paying attention. So our pipes break.
As president of the largest sewer and water and oil pipe repair company in the world, our people are reporting that sewer spills are going from an environmental inconvenience to a full blown public health crisis.
In New Jersey, 39 people recently got sick from e. coli contamination in fast food. If the EPA is to be believed, bad pipes are making 9000 people sick every day. That is the equivalent of 20 fast food e. coli outbreaks every day.
A study at UCLA and Stanford said it is worse than that: It reported that 1.5 million people got sick from dirty beach water last year in the Los Angeles area alone, much of it from broken pipes.
In Baltimore, Johns Hopkins researchers say it is not safe to eat any fish from urban rivers.
In Hawaii, a swimmer died of septic shock from the aftermath of Hawaii largest sewage spill ever.
Every state has a story. And they are getting worse: In the last ten years, our sewer pipes have gone in small steps from lousy, to hazardous, to the outright danger they represent today.
People are starting to figure it out: Mayors in Atlanta, Pittsburgh, North Kansas City, San Diego, Pittsburgh and other cities are making sewage their top priority.
That's the good news. The bad news is that the pipes are getting worse faster than people are catching on.
The Year of the Sinkhole may be almost over, but another is ready to begin.
Thomas Rooney is the president and CEO of Insituform Technologies. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
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PORTLAND, Ore. — After a sinkhole swallowed a sewer-repair truck here on the day after Christmas, the truck's crew crawled to safety, muddy and mystified.
Last summer in Irving, Tex., a 2-year-old boy disappeared near a sinkhole. One theory was that he was kidnapped. Another was that he was lost in the sewer system that had broken open and caused the collapse.
In December, firefighters in Brooklyn rescued a grandmother carrying groceries who fell into a hole that opened beneath her on a sidewalk. And in Hershey, Pa., a damaged storm drain caused a six-foot-deep sinkhole in Chocolate Town Park, nearly sinking the town's New Year's Eve celebration.
Local and state officials across the country say thousands of miles of century-old underground water and sewer lines are springing leaks, eroding and — in extreme cases — causing the ground above them to collapse. Though there is no master tally of sinkholes, there is consensus among civil engineers and water experts that things are getting worse.
The Environmental Protection Agency has projected that unless cities invest more to repair and replace their water and sewer systems, nearly half of the water system pipes in the United States will be in poor, very poor or "life elapsed" status by 2020.
"I'm not exaggerating," said Stephen P. Allbee, a project director in the agency's water division who helped make the projections. "It's a really, really big public issue, and it's going to be with us for a long time."
Local geology or underground hazards are blamed for many sinkholes: weak limestone in Florida, old mineshafts in Pennsylvania. But increasingly, the authorities say, as America's cities grow older and basic repairs are put off, when the ground gives way the problem is bad pipes.
In its 2005 "Report Card for America's Infrastructure," the American Society of Civil Engineers gave water and wastewater infrastructure across the country a D-minus and suggested it would take an investment of $390 billion to bring wastewater infrastructure alone up to par.
Estimates vary on what the costs could be, but nervous water utilities and environmental groups have been campaigning to educate the public and local elected officials to get more money for repairs. But they face an uphill battle, persuading people to pay higher water and sewer rates, and politicians to approve those rates instead of building new schools, parks, libraries and roads.
"You can't easily go to a ribbon-cutting or have your picture taken in front of a new sewer line," said Dean Marriott, director of the Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, which oversees sewer maintenance in the city. "Everyone simply counts on them working. Most people don't know how they work or even where the system is."
Still, Mr. Allbee, the E.P.A. official, said age and neglect could prove as fatal to a system as a catastrophic natural event or a terrorist attack.
"You can lose that system all at once because of terrorism," Mr. Allbee said, "but you can lose it over time by just not taking care of it."
The American Water Works Association, whose members include more than 4,700 utilities, has begun an advertising campaign "to raise this conversation about buried water infrastructure above ground," said Greg Kail, a spokesman for the association.
One advertisement, placed in spots from bus shelters in Miami to newspapers in Anchorage, features a picture of a faucet with the words, "Do you know how often you turn me on?" Another ad in the works will focus directly on problems with water mains, and include the phrase, "Don't let me break down in front of you."
"The concept is to personify the infrastructure," Mr. Kail said. "We're not trying to scare people. We're trying to make them aware that this is a real concern that deserves our attention to keep it from being a crisis in the future."
The bulk of the water and sewer lines beneath American streets were installed in three phases: at the end of the 19th century, in the 1920s, and just after World War II, echoing periods of population growth in cities and expansion into suburbs.
A burst of environmentalism in the 1970s, including passage of the Clean Water Act, led to improvements in water and sewage treatment facilities and increased federal scrutiny of the water supply. But the condition of underground water and sewage pipes, many of which were built to last only 50 to 75 years, has not always received the same attention. At the same time, demand has increased.
"The pipes age, and the population increases," said James W. Rush, editor of Underground Infrastructure Management, a trade magazine for public utility administrators. "Those are the two factors that are always at work."
Portland has had a boom in downtown development, adding demand to its water and sewer systems.
The city is in the 16th year of a 20-year, $1.4 billion, federally mandated project to reduce sewage overflows into the Willamette River from about 100 days a year to 4 days or less. Signs in the city promote two enormous sewer and storm water lines being dug as part of the project, one on the west bank of the Willamette that is 14 feet in diameter and another on the east side that is 22 feet in diameter.
"I've walked them," said Mr. Marriott, the Portland official. "You could roll a marble from one length to the next — beautiful, beautiful work. What goes in them is stuff that used to go in the river."
Overflows are a problem in many cities, and fixing them is not cheap; Portland has some of the highest water and sewer rates in the country. Mr. Marriott said the average residential sewer bill in Portland has risen to about $45 a month from about $14 in the early 1990s, when the city began the mandated improvements.
Once the project is completed, he said, rates will probably stay high so that the city can fix other problems, like the sewer pipe decay that officials believe most likely helped cause the sinkhole in December, the one that swallowed the sewer truck.
Mack McEachern was there on that chilly morning. First the water in his apartment on Southeast Oak Street stopped running. Then the boiler in the basement began to fade. Water-utility workers came to check an exterior main. The city inspected a clogged sewer line. Something was wrong with the system, but what?
Mr. McEachern recalled how he stood outside and watched the big sewer truck start to pull away, supposedly without having pinpointed the problem.
Then, he said, "The ground shook."
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"The paper aisle can be bleak and white. This adds a boutique aspect, calling attention to the category," said a company official. "Dixie's point of difference is design and the fixture showcases our design and helps consumers shop the section and shop the category."
The fixture fits into a retailer's gondola in 4-foot sections. It allows each color or pattern to be arranged vertically, with plates at eye level and bowls, salad plates and cups below to encourage multiple purchases. Upper-level shelves slant downward, with sliding weights to provide a gravity feed, which moves product forward as packages in front are removed. In-store marketing company HMG Worldwide, New York, did the design work.
Big Y Foods, Springfield, Mass., and Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester, N.Y., were involved in the original 20-store test in 1993. James River's national rollout began recently in supermarkets in the Midwest. The company said it will be presented to all classes of trade by the end of 1996.
The number of retailers already planning to bring in the fixture was unavailable, the company official said. Because this is a seasonal commodity category, it generally undergoes a once-a-year review early in the first quarter. When determining their category sets for the coming year, retailers should make the decision at that time to install the fixture, she said.
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TORONTO -- Rookie Russell Wilson rushed for three TDs and threw for another while Earl Thomas returned an interception 57 yards for a touchdown as the Seattle Seahawks steamrolled past the Buffalo Bills 50-17 on Sunday.
Seattle (9-5), which wore new wolf-grey uniforms, earned its fifth win in six games and cemented its first winning season since going 10-6 in 2007. It also marked the second straight lopsided win for the Seahawks, who downed Arizona 58-0 last week.
Russell was certainly a central figure, completing 14-of-23 passes for 205 yards while rushing for 92 yards on nine carries before just 40,770 spectators at Rogers Centre.
And it could've been worse for Buffalo as Seattle's Leon Washington had an 86-yard punt return TD late in the third quarter nullified by an illegal block before the replay confirmed Sidney Rice didn't get both feet down on a five-yard touchdown catch in the fourth. Still, the Bills (5-9) were officially eliminated from playoff contention, extending their league-high post-season drought to 13 years.
Marshawn Lynch contributed to Buffalo's woes, rushing for 113 yards and a TD in his first game against his former team since the Bills dealt their 2007 first-round selection to Seattle in 2010.
But it was Wilson who provided the early fireworks at Rogers Centre before a series-low gathering that sported a myriad of NFL team jerseys. The 2012 third-round pick became the first quarterback to register three first-half rushing TDs since September 2000 when Minnesota's Daunte Culpepper did so versus the Chicago Bears.
Buffalo quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was 21-of-38 passing for 217 yards with two interceptions and a lost fumble. Stevie Johnson had eight catches for 115 yards and a TD while C.J. Spiller added 103 yards rushing with a touchdown.
None of the Bills Toronto Series games have been a sellout at Rogers Centre, which has a seating capacity of 54,000 for football. Last month, 53,028 fans watched the Toronto Argonauts beat the Calgary Stampeders in the 100th Grey Cup game here.
Seattle maintained its hold on an NFC wild-card spot but remains in contention for the NFC West lead.
The Bills Toronto Series was unveiled in 2008 amid much fanfare as event organizers wanted to prove Toronto was a viable NFL city. Rogers Communications Inc. paid US$78 million for the contests expecting southern Ontario fans to flock to Rogers Centre whatever the cost.
But a slow economy, high-priced tickets -- initially averaging over $180 each, compared to roughly US$51 at Ralph Wilson Stadium -- and a bad Bills teams have made it a tough sell.
Event organizers have cut some ticket prices to make games more affordable, but that's not resulted in a sellout yet. The average ticket price for Sunday's game was roughly $99.
Scalpers also had to work hard for their money, with many Sunday willing to unload their tickets under face value to make a sale.
The series has given the Bills a huge financial boost. They're receiving more than double what they'd make if the games were in Orchard Park. N.Y., while being allowed to establish a foothold in Canada's biggest market.
Event organizers have struggled trying to recreate the NFL experience here. A huge attraction for many American football fans is downing a cold beer at pre-game tailgate parties, but provincial laws make that impossible in Toronto.
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A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for 11 years for a "disgraceful, disgusting and depraved offence".
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This Time Lapse Video of the Very Large Telescope At Work is the Coolest Thing You'll See Today
by Clay Dillow, Popsci.com
There's very little we can write to preface the imagery below, so we'll just set the scene and get out of the way. The video below was captured by Stephane Guisard and Jose Francisco Salgado at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile's Atacama Desert. And it might make you cry.
What makes this time lapse particularly amazing—because we've all seen plenty of time lapse videos of the night sky—is the four telescopes in the foreground. Watching these instruments work against a black background would be endlessly fascinating on its own. Unfortunately you won't be able to pay them too much attention. Because damn, what a sky.


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Developers of Star Wars 1313, a "Next-gen" game of Star Wars, will moderately represent violence because of advanced graphical capabilities. Dominic Robilliard, a creative director, told OXM UK that violence is more apparent in visual fidelity games.
And he said "When you can render characters that look like the ones in our game - and other games - you get to this realism level where you really don't want to encourage that kind of thing. Seeing that kind of reaction from gamers… It may well be human nature, but you don't want to put content out there that pushes those buttons".
A "mature" rating has already been given to the game, which seems what is should be after considering some ultra-violence scenes showcased at E3 this year. Nevertheless, gamers will have to take notice of the warning call.
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EJ Manuel is already 3-0 in bowl games. And while he didn't start the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl win over South Carolina, he relieved the injured Christian Ponder after halftime and led FSU to a win.
Manuel would be the first FSU quarterback to play a significant amount of time in four bowl victories if the Seminoles defeat Northern Illinois on Jan. 1 in the Orange Bowl. He would also be the first FSU quarterback to start and win three bowl games.
"My dad mentioned that to me when I was home a few weeks ago," Manuel said. "I'm looking forward to it. If you can have a 4-0 record that says a lot. That says enough in itself. Just got to keep the streak going."
Manuel is a combined 48 of 70 (68.5 percent) for 522 yards in the three bowl games, wins over West Virginia, South Carolina and Notre Dame.
West Virginia's Pat White, from 2005-08, is thought to be the only quarterback to start in four bowl wins. Oklahoma's Landry Jones is going for his fourth bowl win — all starts — when the Sooners play Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 4.
Manuel won't be in their company only because he didn't start the bowl win over South Carolina. But it's still an impressive accomplishment if he can win four bowl games.
The last FSU quarterback to start and win two straight bowl games was Danny Kanell, who led the Seminoles to wins in the 1995 Sugar Bowl and 1996 Orange Bowl.


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Sun Sew Vac to Celebrate Its 38th Anniversary
Owner enjoys supporting local high school work programs, golfing and fishing
This Q&A feature helps readers learn more about people living and working in the Mount Vernon business community.
This week's Q&A profiles Sun Sew Vac owner Robert L. Hines, Jr. The shop is located in the Mount Vernon Plaza shopping center.
Sun Sew Vac has been in business for more than 37 years. The shop services the community with a wide selection of vacuums, sewing machines, carpet and hardwood cleaners, as well as sewer-friendly furniture. The business, which has seven employees, also offers repairs on sewing machines and vacuums, and hosts a variety of sewing and crafts classes. Service and repairs are performed in store, and the shop's mechanics are all factory-trained by Pfaff, Janome, Bernina, Viking, Singer and Necchi.
Sun Sew Vac's clientele ranges from community members in need of vaccum and/or sewing machine repairs to area universities, high schools, and businesses located up and down King Street in Old Town. The shop has even provided repairs and services for The White House.
Originally from the area, Robert graduated from Fort Hunt High School in 1973. Just two years later, he officially opened the family-owned and operated Sun Sew Vac.
Robert is married and has two daughters, who are West Potomac High School graduates. After college graduation, both girls moved back to Alexandria, and live and work in the metropolitan area.
How did you become interested in your line of work?
My father owned and operated his own shop in Old Town back when I was growing up. Starting when I was about 10 years old, I began helping out at his store. I helped rebuild motors, replace bearings and parts…back then, everything was rebuilt and repaired. He taught me the profession and trade. After high school graduation, I gave college a try for a couple years, but decided that retail was more my calling. So I opened up my own shop here in South Alexandria two years after high school graduation.
What's an interesting aspect of your job?
Our store, it's a true family and community business. My wife and kids have all worked here over the years. I've even teamed up with a lot of different students as part of area high school work programs. I'm a strong supporter of these programs, especially because a lot of kids out there are like myself: instead of being book-oriented, they are more trade-oriented. Over the years, I have had at least 100 different kids work in our store. Some have really become successful…there are a couple of air force pilots, government contractors, police officers, a colonel. It's cool and very rewarding to know I've given them the building blocks they need to succeed.
What do you enjoy most about your line of work?
Being my own boss. While I still have to answer to a lot of people on a regular basis, being my own boss is something that I've always liked doing. It's quite fulfilling. It also makes you feel good when you can put a couple of kids through college, and help other folks out in the community. I like being independent; it's how I've been all my life.
Any local competition?
Our competition is the big box stores located along Richmond Highway. And because they have the 'might and money' to be able to advertise, they tend to get more people in their doors. With smaller businesses like ours, we have to get the word out that we truly have the education and knowledge about how to service vacuums and sewing machines. We've been trained by every one of our product manufacturers. We definitely have a deeper knowledge about these products. We also know about floor care and sewing. There's really no one out there like us that can give the end-user the quality and education that we have to offer. We are also very proud to have the highest possible A+ rating on websites, like Angie's List and Yelp.
Where is your favorite place to go in the Mount Vernon area?
I like to work out at the Mount Vernon Athletic Club.
What are your hobbies?
I enjoy golfing and fishing.
Do you have a favorite area restaurant?
The Warehouse on King Street. I'm also a fan of the Mount Vernon Inn.
If you weren't in this business, what would you be doing?
I would love to work with special needs children who are in need, either physically or mentally.
Anne Shingler
12:45 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
Sun Sew Vac is a WONDERFUL store. Robert and the staff are professional, knowledgeable and helpful! They have top quality vacuums and sewing machines (Miele, Pfaff and Singer) and their service is top notch. The have great sewing classes and clubs which are taught by skilled instructors. Three generations of our family have been and are loyal supporters! :)
2:37 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
Robert's personal contributions to the community are understated. He is a strong advocate for the youth throughout our extended area as he devotes both personal and professional time to raising funds for youth athletic programs through the Fort Hunt Sportsmen's Association.
Paul Krizek
3:26 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
This reminds me that it is time to get a new vacuum cleaner and I will being going to Sun Sew and Vac. (where I bought my last one years ago. They have kept it going but it is time.)
Rick Genuario
4:34 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
My mother was a loyal customer of Robert's for years. My family has purchased two vacuum's from his shop and we contract with Sun Sew Vac to install central vacuums in the houses we build. Robert Hines represents an important institution in any community: the family owned business. Like many of the locally owned and operated businesses, he also shares his success by supporting many of our non profit organizations that serve the less fortunate as well as organizations devoted to our youth such as the Fort Hunt Sportsmen.
Well done Robert!
Rick Genuario
Steve Chaconas
5:51 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
Rob! Great job in creating a wonderful small business! As other have stated above, your contributions to the community are really amazing! Your contributions to the Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commer scholarship fund encourages high school grads to pursue a career in business! Your business and community success exemplifies the contributions our small businesses make to Mount Vernon citizens!
Steve Chaconas
5:51 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
Rob! Great job in creating a wonderful small business! As other have stated above, your contributions to the community are really amazing! Your contributions to the Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commer scholarship fund encourages high school grads to pursue a career in business! Your business and community success exemplifies the contributions our small businesses make to Mount Vernon citizens!
Amanda M. Socci, Freelance Writer
9:05 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
I agree with all comments and with Robert Hines Jr.'s statement about being more knowledgeable than the bix stores. How true is that! While the big box stores are more economical, regretfully, those employees only know how to ring up customers. They do not know anything about the machines at all, except what is stated on the box. I've been to Sun Sew and Vac to have my sewing machine repaired. A lovely place! Congrats on 38 years in business!
Jim Shlesinger
5:07 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Our family still uses the Miele vacuum cleaner purchased at Robert's store in the late 80's. Great guy and big supporter of youth athletics. Unknowing to my wife and I, Robert took a picture of my two proud children wearing first place medals around their necks at a Fort Hunt Sportsmen Swim event, framed the picture and later presented it to us. We have had that picture on display in our home for twenty-five years. Add photography to Robert's expertise!
Keith Webb
8:25 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Congratulations to a great businessman and community leader. Robert's work with youth sports programs is commendable. Our Miele is still going strong as is the sewing machine he repaired for us.
Rosemary & Keith Webb


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MLG 2011 viewership surpasses 3.5 million
Pro gaming organization says average reach among 18-to-24-year-old males greater than Comedy Central, MTV, TBS, FX.
The Major League Gaming organization handed out more than $1 million to competitors during its just-concluded 2011 season. And while that's certainly a significant chunk of change, the professional gaming circuit appears to have a viewership large enough to justify handing out that much in winnings.
Today, the MLG announced that more than 3.5 million people tuned in online or turned out in person to view the 2011 Pro Circuit season over its eight-month, six-event run. Those viewership figures are a record for the e-sports industry, the organization said. What's more, the MLG's reach among the 18-24 male demographic is larger than that of a number of cable TV networks.
"Our live streams of the Pro Circuit National Championships garnered more 18-24 male viewers than Comedy Central, MTV, TBS, and FX draw in an average quarter hour and nearly as many as Adult Swim," MLG CEO Sundance DiGiovanni said.
The 2011 Pro Circuit National Championships, held in Providence, Rhode Island, garnered 241,000 peak concurrent online viewers. The tournament was viewed by people in 175 countries, with the biggest audiences coming from the US, Germany, Canada, Sweden, and the UK. The 2011 season saw 15 million hours of video streamed online.
The MLG also saw significant in-person turnout at its six events. Some 97,000 people showed up at this year's tournaments, with more than 16,000 people on hand at the finals in November. The Anaheim event had the highest draw during the season with 20,000 in-person attendees over the three-day stretch.
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Womens Tennis Notches Top Flight Recruting Class
By: KLBK Sports Staff
Updated: January 31, 2013
Coach Todd Petty notched a Top 15 recruiting class according to Tennis Recruiting.net. Coach Petty brought a Big 12 Championship to the South Plains last year with his girls. He says he is excited that the recent success is paying off on the road with recruits and helping this program reach new heights.


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RICHMOND, VA -- Albany Panthers in Richmond tonight for the second of three straight road games. A lot was at stake for the Panthers (9-1) against the Raiders (4-6).
A win keeps Albany in control of its own playoff destiny and provides the team with growing momentum for next week's game against divisional rival Columbus.
With two games left before the postseason, the Panthers survived Richmond on Saturday night 48-42. The team endured a heavy Raiders comeback in the second half
It looked like an easy night for the Panthers in the first half. Albany led Richmond 35-15 at halftime behind four Cecil Lester touchdowns. The Panthers quarterback was an efficient 14 of 18 in the first two quarters.
Richmond tried to make it interesting in the second half tying the game at 42 with 3:59 remaining, but the Panthers sealed the victory with a touchdown at 1:58 of the fourth.
With the win, Albany ties Columbus in the Southern Division with a 9-1 record. The two teams will face off for the divisional title next Saturday in Columbus.