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We've seen several memorable plays at home plate this season. As usual, there have been several blown calls in which a runner should've been called safe or out. Some catchers have done an impressive job of blocking the plate to prevent a run from scoring, too.
Most notable was the collision between the Florida Marlins' Scott Cousins(notes) and the San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey(notes) that put the reigning National League Rookie of the Year out for the season.
That prompted Oakland Athletics' general manager Billy Beane to tell catcher Kurt Suzuki(notes) to avoid putting himself in harm's way. Suzuki did just that Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers, but likely didn't anticipate what Victor Martinez(notes) would do to avoid a tag.
In the fourth inning, A's first baseman Conor Jackson(notes) let a Carlos Guillen(notes) line drive get past him. Martinez was running from first base and when the ball got past Jackson and skipped into foul territory, Tigers third base coach Gene Lamont waved him in.
Right fielder David DeJesus(notes) threw home and Suzuki caught the ball on the first base side. He whirled around to make the tag, but Martinez stepped (danced?) around him, then dove back toward the plate to score Detroit's first run of the game.
Suzuki confessed after the game that he made a snap decision and didn't know where exactly Martinez was.
"I didn't realize how far he was from home plate," Suzuki said. "He stopped, did a little dance and avoided me."
Meanwhile, Martinez's baserunning groove was the talk of the Tigers' clubhouse. Teammates spoke glowingly of his quick feet in postgame remarks.
"He's got some moves. Salsa moves. Salsa with merengue — everything. Bring it all together," laughed Miguel Cabrera(notes). "He's got some great feet, you know? He could play soccer."
Manager Jim Leyland called Martinez's home plate deke "acrobatic."
Home plate umpire John Hirschbeck appeared to make the correct call, judging from replay. Martinez's run wasn't the difference in the game anyway, as the Tigers scored six runs in the fifth on their way to an 8-3 win.
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The Supreme Court's shocking decision today that Americans have the right to dispose of their own property as they see fit, including in furtherance of First Amendment-protected political activism, has the Democrats putting on a angsty performance that looks like a Wagner opera as performed by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College class of '81. "Big money," they wail, is ruining our democracy.
So who exactly is behind that "big money"? Bunch of rich Republicans and the Koch brothers, right?
Of the 20 largest current overall political donors, the majority favor Democrats, and favor them strongly: 62 percent of the biggest donors's money goes to Democrats. They are, in descending order: a couple of hedge-fund guys who give 100 percent of their donations (more than $11 million) to Democrats, people associated with the city government of New York (84 percent to Democrats), the Democratic Governors Association, the National Education Association (89 percent to Democrats) the Carpenters and Joiners Union (79 percent to Democrats), the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal employees (100 percent to Democrats), the AFL-CIO (81 percent to Democrats), and—our first GOP-leaning group comes in at No. 8—the National Association of Realtors (53 percent to Republicans), the electrical workers unions (97 percent to Democrats), AT&T (62 percent to Republicans), Lockheed Martin (61 percent to Republicans — you'll notice a trend in the pro-GOP groups), Comcast (58 percent to Democrats), the engineers union (79 percent to Democrats), Northrop (57 percent to Republicans), the American Association for Justice (i.e., lawyers, 96 percent to Democrats), Honeywell (58 percent to Republicans), Boeing (57 percent to Republicans), Votesane PAC (70 percent to Republicans), Every Republican Is Crucial PAC (100 percent to Republicans), and the laborers' union (90 percent to Democrats).
Big money in politics isn't two libertarian billionaires in Kansas — it's teachers and real-estate agents, union goons of various denominations, and a sprinkling of military contractors. And it is heavily pro-Democratic.

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About The 11 Step Mindfulness Breakthrough: Learning to Make MIndfulness a Habit:
Why take the time to practice "Mindfulness?"
It puts you "in the zone" quickly and easily so you perform at your best when you need to.
Coined from sports, it's when an athlete slips into a zen state of mind where what they do is as exactly how they intended it to happen. I'm sure there are some of your heroes that come to mind (Michael Jordan, Justin Spieth, Tom Brady, the list is long)
The only way you can ever be "in the zone" is to be aware of your present moment experience. The more you can train your mind to be in the present, the more focused, less anxious and calmer you will be.
But, if you follow the steps in this book, you will develop the groundwork to be calmer, more focused and "in the zone".
Targeted Age Group: Adults
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Author Bio:
I hope you enjoy some or all of the Dude Not Perfect 11 Step Breakthrough books. I've had a blast researching subjects and injecting insights from my personal experience.
Over the last thirty years, I've held positions as professional structural engineer, maintenance manager, healthcare executive, quality improvement consultant and entrepreneur. It's been a pleasure to explore the enclaves of my mind to recall experiences and put them to word.
My bias on how to live life more fully changed dramatically when my wife and I took the better part of 2004 traveling the far reaches of our planet to learn how others live. We learned that for us, a live well-lived was about challenging ourselves with new experiences and not just working for the weekend.
Corporate life was short-lived after that experience. I now, like many of you, work from home where I have more flexibility – Carpe Diem! I sell ideas through books and sell material goods on-line with my business partner (another Dude Not Perfect).
I am husband, father, campfire musician and huge sports nut. I am a DIY'er convinced that everything short of cardio-vascular surgery can be learned from you tube.
Dude Not Perfect is a name that pretty much sums up what I believe to be true for me and my friends. We are guys who try our best to manage life's struggles. We make mistakes. But we are true to a code that speaks to wanting to do quality work, providing service to others and living life to its fullest.
My passion in writing is to express ideas in a concise, creative, mildly humorous way to better frame solutions to your problems.
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Cartoons have matured quite a bit over the past few couple of decades. I'm not talking just about shows like The Simpsons or South Park, but more so shows for children that can be appreciated by adults too. The shows that we as adults talk about from our childhood are the cartoons that offered something more than what we would classify as content for children. The best of them stuck out for being obscure and bizarre. Shows like Rocko's Modern Life and Hey Arnold are often reminisced by fellow 20-somethings as being the best shows of our childhood. Adventure Time is doing today for children what those great shows did for children of the '90s, and you can now own season 3 of the show on Blu-ray.
One of the most astounding things about the Blu-ray is how good the show actually looks. When I think back to how Adventure Time looks on my TV I can't help but think it looks perfect, but watching this I can't imagine it looking this good. The style of the animation is simple, so it makes sense that the transition to Blu-Ray would be easy.
The special features include an alternate introduction to the show that is crafted entirely from Lego. It's neat, but it's only something you need to see once and it can be viewed on every episode. Each of the 26 episodes includes a commentary. There is also a short video featuring show creator Pendleton Ward as well as other creative members of the team telling the story of how they transformed Adventure Time from an idea to an actual show. The box itself is sort of a collector's item, as you can remove the sleeve and glue on some included pieces to make your own BMO.
My only issue with the show really comes to light in season 3. The show has a very "strange" tone to it, and there's really no other word to define it. There are dark undercurrents and incredibly complex relationships between characters, like in the episode "What am I missing" where Marceline and Princess Bubblegum are implied to have a previous relationship. Season 3 is full of very serious reveals, that when cast against the backdrop of a magical candy kingdom, are sometimes hard to deal with. It isn't necessarily a flaw with the show, but it is something that can be hard to get over.
Adventure Time season three on Blu-ray is a great package if you are a fan of the show. And if you're not, you should be. Come on, it's great.
Adventure Time Season 3 is currently available. Specs:
Blu-ray SRP: $32.07
Street Date: February 25, 2014
Order Date: January 21, 2014
Running Time: 286 minutes
Blu-ray UPC: 883929365548
Languages: English
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Dr. Vivek Bhandari
Professor Vivek Bhandari is currently the Vice Chancellor (Provost) of AURO University in Surat, one of India's most progressive centers for integral learning and leadership, and will begin his term on June 1, 2015. Professor Bhandari brings with him years of experience as a respected educator and an institution-builder. From early 2007 to 2011, Bhandari served as Director of the prestigious Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA). Appointed at the age of 37, he was the youngest director of a premier business school at that time. Before joining IRMA, he was a faculty member at Hampshire College in Amherst, USA for just under a decade. In this capacity, he taught and researched collaboratively at academic institutions in the Five College Consortium (which includes Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst) located in Massachusetts, USA. In 2010, Bhandari spent a semester at the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI), University of Pennsylvania, as a visiting scholar.


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A staple in every woman's wardrobe is a selection of great jackets that are perfect for the right occasion. From a work-appropriate blazer, a classic trench coat and a warm pea coat for those chilly winter days, it's important to invest in a range of jackets that fit you well and that will last seasons to come.
Choose the perfect jacket for women and how to wear it!
Choosing a jacket:
As long as you know the basic guidelines on how to dress for your body shape, you'll find it much easier to find the perfect jacket style.
Since jackets are going to be a big part of your daily closet, it's important to choose high-quality jackets that will last you seasons to come!
Other important factors include picking styles in simple colors and without any super complicated details as you know they will work for just about any occasion and you can wear them time after time!
Build a solid jacket and coat closet:
There are a few jacket styles that every woman needs. These are:
- A trench coat
- A blazer
- A leather jacket
- A denim jacket
- A raincoat
- A lightweight cotton jacket
- A wool pea coat
- A long overcoat
Secure them in neutral solids such as black, dark brown, dark navy blue and beige/camel – which work well with absolutely everything you have in your wardrobe.
Pick the right fit for your body shape:
A big part of choosing the right jacket is picking styles that suit your body shape best.
Your focus is to show off your
well-defined waist. So look for women's jackets that go in tighter at the waist. This willbe most blazers as well as trench coats or long overcoats that have a belted waist.
If you have a pear shape it's important to choose jackets that draw attention away from your wide hips and opt for styles that have neck or shoulder detailing.
Faux fur, shearling or beading on the neckline and shoulders are great choices as are puffed sleeves. For an even more flattering look, pair your women's jacket with a statement scarf or earrings.
If you have an apple shaped body your goal is to slim down your waist by drawing attention to the shoulder and chest region – much like a pear shaped body!
Choose coats and jackets with button detailing on the neck or loose cape style jackets that flow nicely outwards on your body.
For a rectangle shape – it's important to choose styles that create the illusion of curves, especially around the hips. Choose jackets that have pockets, shoulder detailing, drawstring waist-ties, large buttons… the options are endless as long as you aim to keep your waist defined.
How to know if your jacket fits:
- The shoulder seam of the jacket should meet with the natural outer edge of your shoulders. But if the seam lies on your arm, then the shoulders are too wide
- Try to raise your arms above your head. If you can't then the shoulder width is too narrow
- You should be able to fit a knit or another top underneath your jacket comfortably and easily
- A great way to tell if you are wearing the right sleeve length is to put both arms out straight in front of you. If the sleeves pull up above your wrists, then they are too short
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Making Your Website Easier to Use through Top Marketing Firms in Los Angeles
Staff Writer: Carolyn Johnson
Date: 6.18.2012
Top marketing firms in Los Angeles know that Internet users normally don't stay on websites for very long. This is why it is important that users get the information they need in the brief amount of time they'll likely spend at your website. Also, the experience of using your website can be just as important as the content – which is also why your website needs to be a no-brainer to use.
You will need to be able to determine whether your website is easy to use – and if it isn't, how to improve the ease of use.
Take a look at the content of your website. Chances are either you or a marketing team wrote up the majority of the content, yet is the meaning of your content accessible to users?
When analyzing content for your website, make sure the content is easy to understand. Industry jargon and complex concepts only understood by in-field professionals may go way over an ordinary viewer's head, as any organization involved in marketing in Los Angeles will tell you.
Long-winded blog entries can also spell death to your website's accessibility. If you need to have long blog entries, break the chunky paragraphs so that they're no more than six lines in length. Also consider breaking large amounts of information into different blog entries. Users generally find it difficult to take in large amounts of information at once.
Another feature you need to look at in figuring out whether your website stands the test of usability is the design and layout. A big challenge for business owners, web designers and professionals of search engine optimization California is how to reformat a website for newly emerging platforms, such as tablets and mobile devices. One emerging technology that helps with this common problem is called a "responsive design," which allows your website to automatically reformat the page to different platforms.
The final determination of your site's user-friendliness is to run a few performance tests. Just because you have "X" amount of visitors to your site, doesn't mean they know how to use it. By testing your site, you will get real data and stats as to how your usability stacks up.
Running a web analytics program on your website will measure and report user activity, such as on which pages users spend the most and least time, where and when visitors leave, and other stats that will allow you a clear image of which pages are working and which aren't.
If you have the resources, you can launch performance tests by recruiting a test group or focus group to try out your site. Have the test subjects perform simple tasks on your website and measure how long it takes them to do it. Take note of their feedback and what hurdles they need to go over to use your site.
If you have determined that your website is not easy to use, consult web design or marketing professionals to get you on the right track. An easy-to-use website will improve the user experience and make them want to come back for more.


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That part of the taskbar was called "system tray" in Windows 98 and ME. Windows XP calls it "notification area". Just so you know. No problem with me how you call it.
This aren't just icons, it are running programs showing an icon there so you can activate them if you want. Examples include the 'safely remove hardware' icon, the 'volume control', Nvidia control for your monitor settings, Zonealarm firewall, anti-virus program. And some mediaplayers (like Real Player) do it.
There are two possibilities to get rid of these icons:
1. If you need the program running, but don't want to see the icons, those programs sometimes have a setting that lets you choose to show it or suppress it. That really depends on the program. Sometimes they haven't (like the 'safely remove hardware').
2. If you don't need the program running, it's nearly always possible to do so. Maybe the program has a 'run at boot' option that you can uncheck. Or you need to go to the startup tab of MSCONFIG (start>run>MSCONFIG) and uncheck it in the list.
If you tell what icons you have (just click them, or right click them to see what the are, or point your mouse at it and see if the have a yellow tool-tip) we can tell you for each of them what to do with them.
So waiting for your reply.
I found the right bottom tray had more items added and its length grew.
May I know how to delete some icons in the bottom tray?


text: Here is this years fireworks video of The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival in Northern NY (near Lake Placid) The carnival is 119 years old and is an all volunteer effort of building a large ice palace and holding parades and events. I help build the palace as well as doing ice carving of many sculptures each year. I felt that an Inspire would help to show the world from the above just how amazing what this community does. thanks very cold and had to fly with big gloves so not as smooth as my usual work.


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20740 Torrence Chapel Road, Cornelius
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20820 Torrence Chapel Road, Cornelius
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19521 Liverpool Parkway, Cornelius
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19501 Statesville Road, Cornelius
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16825 Caldwell Creek Drive,
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16700 Northcross Drive,
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16617 Statesville Road,
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Doctor Who is still as popular as ever amongst it's fandom, but low ratings and a decline in quality have definitely plagued the show over the last few years. It returns this Christmas for another adventure starring Peter Capaldi, and the BBC have given us a first look at The Return of Doctor Mysterio. This is mostly behind the scenes footage; shots of crew members putting sets together, the cast (Mainly Matt Lucas, who may be playing the same character he played last Christmas but I have no clue) joking around on set, and then interspersed with actual footage from the episode, which for some reason includes a man in a superhero outfit.
It's really hard to make a call on whether or not this looks good or bad, but it most definitely looks silly, which is often not a good thing on Doctor Who these days. Oh well, bad Doctor Who Christmas specials are somewhat of a tradition now anyway.
This is normally where I'd write the release date, but I'm sure you can guys can work that one out.


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Cubans wade through a flooded street near the Malecon in Havana. Deadly Hurricane Irma battered central Cuba, knocking down power lines, uprooting trees and ripping the roofs off homes as it headed towards Florida.
Ammar Hammasho from Syria who lives in Cyprus, kisses his children who arrived at the refugee camp in Kokkinotrimithia outside Nicosia, Cyprus.
Participants paddle in hollowed out giant pumpkins during the traditional pumpkin paddling in Fambach near Schmalkalden, central Germany.
Moto 2 rider Xavier Simeon of Belgium falls off his bike during the San Marino Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Misano circuit in Misano Adriatico, Italy.
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Waiting for Khaleesi to get her dragons back and get these Dothraki widows in formation... #GameofThrones #DemThrones
"All my life I had to fight... I loves Harpo. God knows I do. But I'll kill him dead before I let him beat me." #FamousMelaniaTrumpQuotes
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Re: Anna Katherine Holtorff m. 1885 Peter Peters
In reply to:
Anna Katherine Holtorff m. 1885 Peter Peters
Jackie Little 7/18/05
Anna Katherine Holtorff married Peter Peters May 26 1885. Peter was 28 born Germany, father John J. Peters, mother Katherine Schmidt. Anna was 26 born Germany, father Christian H.C. Holtorff, mother Dorothy ? (clerk couldn't read it). I am not in Howard county so couldn't see it myself.If you want a copy send $1.00 to Howard County Clerk, P.O. Box 25, St. Paul, NE 68873 and specify groom's name.


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Griffiths daughter to remake Cherry
Melanie Griffith's daughter Dakota Johnson could be set to star in a remake of her mum's sci-fi action movie Cherry 2000, according to reports.
Ed Pressman, who produced American Psycho, is hoping to remake the post apocalyptic thriller for its 25th anniversary.
Melanie, 53, is suggesting her 21-year-old daughter, who appeared in The Social Network as a girl who had a one-night stand with Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) to take on her starring role, movie blog Showbiz411.com reports.
Cherry 2000 tells the story of a female bounty hunter who helps a man travel into the forbidden zone where the Cherry 2000 robot wives are kept, so he can get the same model wife, after his has died.
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Garbage: Discard on regular pickup days.
Organics Collection: Many NYC residents keep their food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard waste separated from other waste. Food scraps are collected separately from buildings that receive curbside organics collection.
You can also compost at home or at neighborhood food scrap drop-off sites.
Recycling: Empty and rinse metal, glass, plastic, or carton food containers and place them in your blue-labeled bin for recycling.
These organizations accept donations of canned and packaged food; check their websites for details:
Find where to donate food near you.
Fruit and vegetable scraps can also be taken to a food scrap drop-off site.


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Side Slips, Steep Turns, and Stalls
Yesterday evening, I met up with my instructor at 6:30 to do some ground followed by a flight. The ground was a good session going over a number of topics I need to memorize and work on. After a flight prep, we were off.
TTD-SPB-UAO-4S9-TTD Dual Cross Country
The last flight I had was soloing at Troutdale (TTD) on December 13th; two days before my vacation. After finally soloing at Troutdale, rather than continuing to fly, I went on a vacation to Costa Rica. The trip was awesome and not the worst of times to go, but there was some excellent weather here […]
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Finally Flew Solo!!!
Last year in June was my last solo flight, since then I pretty much quit flying. However, after my restart of my lessons in September, I finally was able to get soloed at a local airport again!
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Troutdale-Aurora-Scappoose-Troutdale Loop
Yesterday, I had a successful flight from Troutdale to Aurora, to Scappoose, then back home to Troutdale. I had my plan for going the opposite of this plan, but due to incoming clouds, this was the only way this flight was going to be completed.
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VOR Navigation To Scappoose
Today I took off from Portland area planning to go on a long flight around Portland airport, but instead, due to Aurora State being IFR conditions, I flew the first leg of my flight and returned.
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- Total Flight Time: 218.5 Hours
- Pilot In Command Time: 125.7 Hours
- Solo Time: 100.8 Hours
- >50NM Cross Country Time: 60.5 Hours
- >50NM Cross Country Time (Solo): 27.8 Hours
- Night Time: 7.1 Hours
- Simulated Instrument Time: 4.8 Hours
- Landings (Day/Night): 521 (499/22)
- Flight Training Received: 92.8 Hours
- Ground Training Received: 30.8 Hours
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Drought toll exceeds fall's estimation
COLLEGE STATION{AP} Drought has cost Texas farmers and ranchers an estimated $319 million since last fall, according to economists with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
Compensation aid available for grain loss
South Plains farmers who have suffered the loss of small grain forage production due to drought-like conditions may be eligible for compensation from the Noninsured Crop Disaster Program (NAP) offered by the Farm Service Agency.
Program offers drought aid to farmers
South Plains farmers who have suffered the loss of small grain forage production due to drought-like conditions may be eligible for compensation from the Noninsured Crop Disaster Program (NAP) offered by the Farm Service Agency.
USDA reveals plans to combine offices
WASHINGTON {AP} The Agriculture Department announced plans Friday to combine its agencies' state offices in 25 states and Puerto Rico to save about $9 million a year in administrative costs and make it easier for people to get services. After the consolidation, state offices of USDA's Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and rural development programs will all be located at a single site in each state. No jobs are to be cut as a result.
Ag legislation proposals circulate across region
A number of proposals are being floated around the South Plains as growers debate what's needed to overhaul current agricultural legislation.
Planting seed, insects topics of discussion
ROPESVILLE (Special) Planting seed and early-season insect and weed considerations will be discussed Tuesday during a meeting at Buster's Gin.
Fruit, veggie growers seek financial aid
WASHINGTON {AP} From New England to California, farmers who have traditionally received little government aid are pushing Congress and the Clinton administration for cash and other help.
Chisum among nominees for award
HOUSTON (Special) A cowman from Jayton is among those nominated for the Dectomax Young Cattle Raisers Award, which will be presented today during the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association School for Successful Ranching.
Tucumcari to hold bull auction
TUCUMCARI, N.M. (Special) Ten breeds of bulls will be auctioned here Friday during the annual New Mexico State performance-tested sale at the university's Agricultural Science Center.
Old-crop cotton prices reach new highs as foreign stocks dwindle
Trade interests joined speculators on the buy side in cotton futures last week, propelling old-crop prices to new highs for the fast bull run that began last December.
MR. AND MRS. HILL Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hill Jr. of Lubbock celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday with a family dinner at Green Lawn Church of Christ. Their children hosted the event. They are the parents of John and Isabel Hill of Missouri City; and Mike and Amy Hill, Tim Hill and Lisa Hill, all of Lubbock. Hill and the former Betty L. Bryant were married March 18, 1950, in Fort Worth. They have three grandchildren.
MANGUMARNOLD Tammy Michelle Mangum and Bob Glenn Arnold were married at 2 p.m. Saturday at Broadview Baptist Church in Lubbock. Ray Perryman officiated.
Make sure your communicate your communication
Finding the right connections is one of the most important tasks we have in life whether we are a student, a reporter, a business person, an entertainer, a consumer or all of those and more.
Diana Rodriguez of Muleshoe, a son weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces at 10:41 a.m. Monday in Covenant Medical Center. Jonathan and Patricia Latour of Lubbock, a son weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces at 2:28 p.m. Sunday in Covenant Medical Center.
Today's adults no match for today's kids
WHAT I'D LIKE to say is that it was the sort of program I normally always watch. But, in reality, my remote stalled at the LISD channel. And, while I was banging it desperately against the arm of my favorite chair, I got to listening to what was going on. Wow.
Business bulletin board
AWARD Tanne Clepper, operator of Chick-fil-A at South Plains Crossing Shopping Center in Lubbock, was presented with the company's "Two Million" award following its annual seminar held in Orlando, Fla.
Future construction contracts decline
Contracts involving future construction in Lubbock County for the month of January fell 9 percent, based on the latest statistics released by the F.W. Dodge Division of the McGraw-Hill Companies.
Business Today March 11, 2000
Crown Central gets Apex bidP> BALTIMORE Crown Central Petroleum Corp., said Friday it received an offer from privately held Apex Oil Co. to buy the shares of Crown Central it doesn't already own for about $85 million. The $9.20-a-share bid represents a 16 percent premium over Crown Central's Thursday 4 p.m. price of $7.933/4 per Class A share.
Continental attempts to boost roundtrip fares
HOUSTON {AP} Continental Airlines attempted Friday to impose a new fare increase of up to $40 per round trip, blaming the rising cost of fuel.
Going public pays dividends
By all versions it was quite a sell starting with a three-week road trip that took them to dozens of cities from coast-to-coast armed with a story about a Lubbock company that was preparing to go public.
Qwest, U S West merger OK with conditions
WASHINGTON {AP} Federal regulators signed off conditionally Friday on the $50 billion merger of Qwest Communications and U S West on Friday. But signs of strain between the two telecommunications companies raised questions about how they will make the marriage work. The Federal Communications Commission's approval of the deal with conditions came just after the collapse of Qwest Chairman Joe Nacchio's hopes to strike a deal with Deutsche Telekom AG to take over both Qwest and U S West.
Conventions calendar March 12, 2000
Wednesday-Friday Texas Association of Counties Spring Judicial Institute, Holiday Inn Park Plaza. Expected attendance: 200. March 31-April 1 Overseas Vietnamese Experiences, Texas Tech International Cultural Center, Four Points by Sheraton. Expected attendance: 109.
Business calendar March 12, 2000
TUESDAY West Texas Geological Society: 11:30 a.m., Midland Center, Wall and Main streets. Cost: $8. Speaker: John Baber, Venture Services Inc. Topic: Downhole Video Applications. For reservations, call 915-683-1573.
Rich nations deplete oil inventories
LONDON {AP} The world's richest countries have depleted their oil inventories to the lowest levels seen in four years, a widely read survey said Friday, reinforcing concerns that motorists will soon be paying even stiffer prices to fill their tanks.
SmartPump allows motorists to fuel up without leaving car
WESTFIELD, Ind. {AP} The first robotic gas pump that lets drivers serve themselves without leaving their cars is fueling a mix of excitement and skepticism, but its introduction could hardly be more ill-timed.
Microsoft puts game console on display
SAN JOSE, Calif. {AP} Microsoft Corp.'s new X-Box entertainment game console may have gained a number of converts among skeptical developers Friday, though whether that will translate to commercial success against already formidable competition is far from certain.
Producers still paying the price
If you think domestic oil producers are rolling in the dough thanks to the latest run up in gasoline prices, think again. This is an industry that's just now getting back on its feet.
COURT RECORDS March 11, 2000
Marriage licenses Joseph Jay Rodriguez, 18, and Tina Marie Gilbert, 18, both of Lubbock Ezekiel Anthony Cray, 21, and Veronica Marie Saldana, 22, both of Lubbock
Ham bucking odds, starting in Milwaukee
The television sports highlight show did a flashback to the 1996 game in which Darvin Ham shattered a backboard and a North Carolina basketball season in the NCAA Tournament.
Car-Window Vandals
WHILE THE LUBBOCK Police Department continues its investigation of the latest incidents of serial vandalism in Lubbock, our thoughts go to the victims. More than 130 of them found broken windows on their vehicles on the mornings of March 4 and March 5. The great "fun" that had been enjoyed by vandals during the previous nights left them with a very expensive repair to make.
Primary Manipulation
REPUBLICAN PARTY officials shouldn't endorse candidates for primary elections because their positions require them to serve all members of the GOP, not just their friends and those with whom they are philosophically aligned.
Costly Montford Move
TEXAS TECH'S chancellor's residence and United Spirit Arena have something in common -- the perceived high cost of each project reflects poorly on the university's fiscal management.
Kumbia Kings, Elida reign at Tejano awards
SAN ANTONIO {AP} Elida y Avante and the Kumbia Kings nabbed four awards each Saturday night at the 20th annual Tejano Music Awards.
Farnsworth settled comfortably into role in 'Straight Story'
LINCOLN, N.M. Richard Farnsworth had just turned 78 and had to walk with a cane because of a weak left hip. Accepting a leading role in a movie seemed out of the question.
Harris works hard to restore 'Window'
In the film preservation business, Robert Harris is known as a purist's purist. His goal in restoring a vintage film is nothing less than re-creating with absolute authenticity the experience of a movie's earliest audiences.
Nick's 'Caitlin's Way' fails with phony veneer
NEW YORK It's not easy being a teen. That's the not-so-subtle message of one new offering this weekend.
'Dead and Gone' reveals party guests had motives for murder
New mysteries: "Dead and Gone" (Scribner) by Dorothy Simpson When the late-night phone call comes, Thanet and his wife assume it is from their daughter, who has been having problems in her pregnancy. Instead, it's from the police station, informing Thanet that Victoria Mintar, wife of a respected local barrister, has disappeared from their home during a party. Her body is soon found on the Mintar grounds, at the bottom of a well. When Thanet investigates, he learns that a surprising number of party guests had reason to want Mrs. Mintar dead.
After 'Island of Dr. Moreau' experience, Frankenheimer wants no part of Kilmer
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. John Frankenheimer, who just finished directing the action thriller "Reindeer Games" with Ben Affleck and Charlize Theron, has been directing for more than 40 years.
Tune in tonight March 11, 2000
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Recording stars meet and perform with up-and-coming artists on the new music series, "2 Hour Tour" (6:30 p.m., DIS).
'Model Behavior' serves as contemporary version of Twain tale
"Model Behavior" on "The Wonderful World of Disney" (6 p.m., KAMC, TV-G) serves up a harmless contemporary variation on Mark Twain's ageless fable of the Prince and the Pauper.
Book Signing
Book: "The Gates of the Alamo," by Stephen Harrigan. Knopf Publishing, 581 pages, $25 (discounts offered at certain retail outlets and www.amazon.com).
Thanks to naturalists we have a better understanding of nature
Between segments in "Fantasia," James Earl Jones reflected upon "man" and what our relationship was with nature. This may be a timeless question, and also one to which we still search for the answer. People have studied nature throughout the ages. Curiosity has resulted in new discoveries over thousands of years.
Tune in tonight March 12, 2000
Scheduled on "60 Minutes" (6 p.m., KLBK): interviews with convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh; and royal bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones.
'Beauty and the Beast' heads Celebrity Attractions lineup for 2000-2001
And you thought Elton John concert tickets were difficult to obtain. Just wait until December rolls around and procrastinators start trying to find tickets to one of the local performances of Disney's stage musical "Beauty and the Beast," the biggest theatrical venture to arrive in Lubbock since "Les Miserables" in 1995.
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Brethren," by John Grisham. Doubleday. Last Week: 1; Weeks on List: 5.
Trivia treasure trove
NEW YORK Who'd have guessed that Roger C. Carmel would last only one season as Kaye Ballard's husband on NBC's "The Mothers-in-Law"? And who'd have imagined that, upon his departure, the balding and irascible Richard Deacon would sign on to play Roger Buell for the 1968-69 season?
Behind the scenes
Associated Press photographer Richard Drew went backstage at New York Fashion Week to capture what the audience doesn't see before the models strut down the catwalk. Among the scenes photographed by Drew:
Entertainment Briefly March 12, 2000
St. Patty's at Clousseau's Make sure you're wearing green. For the fourth consecutive year, Clousseau's will celebrate St. Patrick's Day that's Friday at 1802 Buddy Holly Ave. in the Depot District. Members of the Blackwater Pipes & Drums will perform from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. And look for a band called 26th & Boston Irish Session to play traditional Irish music from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Martin's friends wax nostalgic at banquet
Steve Martin's friends sure know how to put him in his place. Over the years, the standup comic may have developed into a collector of fine art, an acclaimed playwright and the author of fiction published in The New Yorker.
Lubbock radio stations
FM STATIONS KAMY (90.1): 24 hours, religious KQBR (99.5): 24 hours, country
Mosley able to follow his dream of writing about things that interest him
Thousands of writers dream about it, and a decade ago, Walter Mosley did it.
Telling A Texas Tale
One can read any number of scholarly reports and fictional accounts, not to mention suffer through John Wayne's 1960 movie (a lot of talk leading to the final attack) and an IMAX film in San Antonio that emerges more entertaining than educational, and still be interested in the history of the Alamo.
'Barrio Daze' offers awareness, laughter
One first realizes that playwright-actor Adrian Villegas is on to something during the "lecture" that serves as the first scene in his one-man touring comedy "Barrio Daze," performed for an audience of about 50 Saturday night at Cavazos Junior High School.
Arch Underwood
Albert Law, who was editor of the Dalhart Daily Texan for more than 50 years, once wrote that you learned about who Arch Underwood was not from talking to him, but by listening when others talked about him.
Eagles cruise to 11-1 victory over Bulldogs
COTTON CENTER Matt Pringle had a strong all-around performance as Lubbock Christian routed Ira 11-1 in the Cotton Center Tournament championship game Saturday night.
Day takes home first at regional meet
SUNDOWN Shallowater's Matt Day was among the area powerlifters who captured first place at the Region I, Division II meet on Saturday.
Willowridge holds off SA Taft 69-55
AUSTIN Don't give Sugar Land Willowridge the Class 5A state championship just yet.
LHS 13, EP Franklin 1
Junior lefthander P.J. Trevino struck out five and pitched Lubbock High past El Paso Franklin to give the Westerners a tie for fifth place in the tournament.
Clovis snares second straight title
ALBUQUERQUE Holding Gallup to two first quarter points had to be a good sign that Clovis was headed for a second-straight girls Class AAAA state tile Saturday.
Willowridge nabs Class 5A boys crown
AUSTIN Sugar Land Willowridge came in as the overwhelming Class 5A favorite, so it's only fitting the Eagles go home with the state championship.
Monterey wins regional powerlifting meet
PLAINVIEW Monterey took home first place at the Region 1 Powerlifting Championships on Saturday.
CHS registers win, two ties in San Angelo
SAN ANGELO The Coronado tennis team, led by three victories apiece from doubles partners Courtney Steinbock and Kristen Steinbock and Seth Atkins and Jonathan Lindsey, recorded a team win and two ties Saturday at the San Angelo Tournament.
Eldredge propels Coronado girls past Monterey 2-1
The Coronado girls soccer team received two goals from Karah Eldredge to hold off Monterey 2-1 on Saturday.
Eagles ride Barnett's gem to 15-0 romp against Elks
COTTON CENTER Freshman Kenny Barnett faced just hitter over the minimum in a 15-0 run-rule shortened no-hitter as the Eagles advanced to the championship game of the Cotton Center Tournament.
Lubbock High wallops Amarillo
Lubbock High's softball team jumped on Amarillo early, scoring nine runs en route to a big win in District 3-5A play.
Coronado's Llanas spins 4-hitter in 10-0 triumph over EP Franklin
Joseph Llanas went the distance on the mound and had all the run support he needed as Coronado rolled past El Paso Franklin 10-0 in the second day of action at the Kal Segrist Classic.
Plainsmen clip Mustangs, nail down playoff spot
Entering their game with Coronado today the members of the Monterey boys soccer team knew that a Plainsman win coupled with a Tascosa loss, would equal a second place finish for the team.
Tigers cruise to 19-1 win;
WOLFFORTH Amanda Milam drove in five runs, including four on a grand slam, as Frenship defeated Plainview 19-1 in District 3-4A softball action Friday.
Texico overwhelms McCurdy 72-53
ALBUQUERQUE Last year in the girls Class AA state championship game, Texico coach Roy King saw the other team empty its bench in the waning moments of the game a sure sign that his Wolverines had come up short.
CHS bounces back, nabs third place
Coronado and Midland may very well meet up later this baseball season, and if and when they do there will be more at stake than a berth in an early-season tournament championship game.
Peaster beats Hale Center
AUSTIN - It's too bad that the same guys on a basketball team play both defense and offense, because Hale Center's defensive players might have had someone else to blame for their loss Friday at the Erwin Center. Unfortunately for the Owls, the same players who were performing so well on the defensive end of court, struggled mightily on the offensive end. And those offensive problems caused the team's downfall in its 64-45 Class 2A state semifinals loss to Peaster.
Martin blows past Frenship, moves into Segrist semis
A few errors contributed to the downfall. There were a handful of walks mixed in and a bases-loaded hit batsman didn't help much either.
Arlington Martin outslugs Midland
Offense took center stage Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the Kal Segrist Classic at Moegle Field. In fact, offense more or less bumped pitching completely off the stage when hot-hitting powers Arlington Martin and Midland tangled for the tournament title.
Emergency Room Concern
On March 3, I took my 4-year-old grandson to the emergency room at a local hospital. He was running a 104 temperature under his arm.
Disappointed In Event
I was looking forward to attending the "Ragin' Cajun" festival last month. There was a full page write-up about it in the paper one day, and I believe it was mentioned one other time.
Volunteer To Help A Child
I hear the word unconditional love used frequently. It is found throughout the Bible and refers to the love God has for anyone who seeks it.
Child Support Editorial
Upon finishing your March 2 editorial, "Deadbeats Can't Pay," I recalled a line from, "Cool Hand Luke:"
Tremendous Achievement
It was encouraging to read (A-J, 2-5) the announcement of Texas Education Commissioner Jim Nelson that two Lubbock schools are on the list for having achieved "high levels of academic performance under the state's school accountability system despite having high percentages of low-income students."
Nonvoters Of Texas
Have you had enough of big government, exorbitant taxes, and politicians whose main objective is re-election? We can have government that is of, by and for the people! Here is how:
Reader Questions Site
Re: The article, "Program set at Lubbock Lake Landmark" (A-J, 3-3). I believe you are mistaken about the site in which remains of 2,000 Pecos Indians were buried. It is not in Lubbock. It is in New Mexico at the Pecos Monument, near Santa Fe.
Moses Tenure Unfair
Concerning the news item by Kara Altenbaumer (A-J, 3-1), it is my opinion that giving tenure to Mike Moses is greatly unorthodox and unfair to those Tech professors who have earned their tenure the "old-fashioned way," through the required six years of work and study.
Strategic Partners?
It has been said that United States foreign policy recognizes Israel as a "strategic partner." Yet President Clinton wants to carve up the land of Israel. With a partner or friend like that who needs an enemy?
Wayne Havens Honored
Our bank was pleased to honor Wayne Havens through a recent Texas Tech School of Education recognition dinner and event as an outstanding educator. Some may take the transition of superintendents and high performance public education for granted. They shouldn't.
Military Briefly March 12, 2000
Army Spec. Jason D. Healer has arrived for duty at Camp Humphreys, Pyongtaek-Gun, South Korea. Healer is a medic assigned to the 168th Medical Battalion. He is the son of Cinda L. Healer of Clovis, N.M., and a 1995 graduate of Clovis High School.
Historian relates strange story of William Thomas
RALEIGH, N.C. In 1901, William Hannibal Thomas, one-armed Civil War veteran, teacher, Reconstruction judge and legislator and nationally known journalist, committed a shocking act of betrayal against fellow blacks.
Tips for Parents
Even if a child doesn't qualify for one of the government-funded early intervention programs, parents can still work with him or her to prepare them for formal education, using these tips from Beth Burkhalter, principal at Martin Head Start.
Two conferences on shade trees slated in March
Since trees are a rare sight on the South Plains, West Texas residents can learn how to care for their precious commodities at two different "Tree Health Conferences." Representatives from Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas Forest Service and other groups will discuss shade tree insect and disease management, pruning, fertilization and transplanting, choosing resistant trees and the economic and casualty value of trees in urban and rural landscapes.
Getting a jump on Education
Most parents probably think their child's education begins when they enter preschool or kindergarten. But research continues to support the theory that the earlier years are some of the most formative in terms of learning and development.
Lifestyles calendar March 11, 2000
TODAY Managing Pulmonary Disease Seminar 11 a.m., McInturff Conference Center at University Medical Center, 602 Indiana Ave. Dr. Cynthia Jumper, pulmonologist, is the scheduled keynote speaker. Free. 743-1959.
Clubs calendar March 12, 2000
MONDAY Amtgard Battle Game 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Clapp Park on the north side.
Video games of the week
Some younger members of our society have turned skateboarding into an art and Tony Hawk may be the leading proponent. Activision and Neversoft teamed up to create an excellent game focusing on skateboarding.
Lifestyle calendar March 12, 2000
TODAY West Texas Herpetological Society Meeting 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Biology Building on Texas Tech campus, room 23. Demonstration of breeding and raising of Bearded Dragons. Speaker: Beckee Hutchens. Cost: $2 for non-members. Free for members. (915) 942-8925 or (915) 942-0121.
LUNA repeats crime deterrent camp
Arts, crafts, music and storytelling have little to do with crime prevention, except when coupled with a calculated effort to steer young children away from trouble.
Democratic Primary Ballot
The following is a composite listing of candidates who will appear on Lubbock County ballots for Tuesday's Democratic Party primary election. Ballots will vary in each precinct reflecting the candidates who represent that area.
Public meetings March 12, 2000
Monday Lubbock County Commissioners 10 a.m., Lubbock County Courthouse, 904 Broadway
Budget planners keep eye on rising fuel prices
John L. Wilson is taking the recent gas price increases in stride despite his position as general manager of Citibus, Lubbock's public transportation provider.
Community Briefly March 12, 2000
Local representatives attend conference Linda Greenstreet and Suzie King recently attended the 2000 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Affiliate Conference in Dallas, to represent the Lubbock Affiliate.
Local groups frustrated by Civic Center
If your organization is from the Windy City or the City of Angels, you might have a better shot at reserving the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center than an organization from right here in the Hub City.
Carbon monoxide hospitalizes seven people
Seven people were taken to Covenant Medical Center with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday morning, according to Garett Nelson, an investigator with the Lubbock Fire Department.
Highway work
HIGHWAY PROJECTS (A) Indiana Avenue from 94th Street south to city limit. This $1.4 million improvement project is scheduled to be completed in June.
Make-A-Wish Car Show 2000 gears up to help sick children
While the Make-A-Wish Car Show 2000 at the South Plains Fairgrounds in April might be dreamland for car enthusiasts, the money generated will help ensure that terminally ill children can have their wishes come true, too.
Lubbock Health Board discusses child insurance
Children who don't have health insurance are the target of new statewide program that will provide low-cost insurance to families with uninsured children, the city's Health Board was told Friday.
Lubbock County polling places
The following is a list of polling places that will be used in Tuesday's primary election in Lubbock County. Match the precinct number from your voter registration card to see where you vote.
Republican Ballot
SUBHEAD:The following is a composite listing of candidates who will appear on Lubbock County ballots for Tuesday's Republican Party 14 primary election. Ballots will vary in each precinct reflecting the candidates who represent that area.
Center helps felons go straight
Since its opening seven years ago, more than 850 felons have left the Lubbock County Community Corrections Facility empowered to become productive citizens.
Law school donation spurs name concerns
Texas Tech School of Law is looking to receive its biggest donation ever, which could result in a renaming of the school to honor one of the members of the legal team that represented Texas in its case against the tobacco industry.
Two car crashes injure three people
Three people were seriously injured Friday in two car crashes, both of which involved drivers running stop signs, police said.
Don't Count on It
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau begins the massive project of counting the country's population. The census is important for a number of reasons, many of which will be explained in the following weeks as The Avalanche-Journal begins a yearlong focus on the 2000 census. In today's installment, staff writer John Fuquay examines how skeptics view the census.)
Space heater sparks Lubbock house fire
An electric space heater apparently started a fire Friday morning that rendered a Central Lubbock home unlivable, a fire investigator said.
Coin, sports card show scheduled
The South Plains Coin Club will host the 40th Annual Coin and Sports Card Show March 18-19 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center banquet hall, 1501 6th St.
Peirce archive comes to Tech
Texas Tech expects to acquire a "U-Haul-sized" load of papers pertaining to a great American thinker one whose name most people have never heard. In the lists of great thinkers, philosophers and theorists, names such as Albert Einstein, Plato and John Locke seem familiar to most, but what about the name Charles Sanders Peirce?
Lubbock Scientist wins research award
Melvin J. Oliver, a plant physiologist with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service in Lubbock, has received an ARS award for pioneering research leading to a more complete understanding of plant stress tolerance.
Mother admits to throwing infant to ground, report says
A mother charged with fatally injuring her infant son admitted to throwing the child to the ground during an argument with a friend, according to a sheriff's investigator's report. Laura L. Beeman, 20, said she threw 7-month-old Joshua Beeman in an attempt to get the attention of a deaf friend, according to an affidavit by Sgt. Greg Parrott. Beeman is also deaf.
Classroom 'crime scene' aids study of genetics
Room 205 at O.L. Slaton Junior High resembled a scene from "Law and Order" a week ago. Yellow plastic tape was scattered about and a taped outline of a body was about 2 feet from the classroom door.
Governor appoints Lubbock woman to state board for speech pathology
AUSTIN A Lubbock woman has been named to the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Overton meeting slated next week
Experts on housing and legal issues will gather next week to talk to North Overton residents who are facing a private development that would force them to relocate.
Census info booth opens today in mall
The local Census Office and the city's Complete Count Committee will be operating a Census information booth at the South Plains Mall starting today.
Rattler roundup strikes again
SWEETWATER The first time Myrtle Goggin saw a rattler, it was curled up under some farm equipment in her daddy's barn.
Spectrum slates week of events for spring break
The Science Spectrum will host a variety of activities for children ages 6 to 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday during Lubbock Independent School District's spring break at the Spectrum, 2579 S. Loop 289.
Citywide health fair scheduled at mall
The Lubbock Health Department and South Plains Mall will co-host the annual Citywide Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. March 31 and April 1 at the mall, 6002 Slide Road.
Study says less air may prevent deaths
Many deaths of patients on ventilators could be avoided simply by giving them air in smaller breaths, researchers say in a study that was released early so doctors could use the life-saving technique immediately.
MHMR schedules forum meetings
The Lubbock Regional Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center will conduct a series of community forums to discuss medical/health needs, employment and financial assistance in the community. The public is invited to attend the meetings to help plan strategies for developing new programs to address the issues. Meetings are scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, again on March 21, and on March 28 in the MHMR board room, 1602 10th St.
Mom offers thanks to kidnapper
TRENTON, Fla. {AP} The mother of a 10-year-old girl who was snatched from her driveway and held for three days thanked the child's captor Friday for releasing her alive.
Admakers loaded down with ammunition for the presidential campaign
WASHINGTON {AP} They are the moments that Al Gore and George W. Bush would like to forget. Gore fumbling over the issue of gays in the military. Bush visiting Bob Jones University. Bill Bradley suggesting Gore doesn't tell the truth. John McCain saying the same about Bush.
McCain says he's got hope, weighing options
NEW YORK {AP} John McCain says he's not ready to ride off into the sunset just yet, although he won't give up fighting to preserve Social Security and reform big money politics.
Microsoft, IBM pledge millions for black schools
NEW YORK {AP} Hoping to close the "digital divide" between whites and minorities, the United Negro College Fund announced a $130 million partnership with two computer industry giants Friday to bring black colleges and universities into the Internet era.
Dog's death to road rage stirs public
SAN JOSE, Calif. {AP} Police have assembled a photo gallery of suspects and spent hours working up a sketch of the man who reached into a woman's car, snatched her dog from her lap and threw him into oncoming traffic in a case of road rage.
Effect of oil price surge seeps through economy
CINCINNATI {AP} Rising oil prices have hit American consumers at the gas pump and at the airline ticket counter, but few other places so far.
Airliner turns back two times
LOS ANGELES {AP} A mechanical glitch followed by a medical emergency forced a United Airlines flight back to Los Angeles twice before it finally arrived in Hawaii.
Clinton claims GOP budget would be perilous for nation
WASHINGTON {AP} President Clinton accused congressional Republicans of steering the federal budget into fiscal peril with huge, "risky" tax cuts that he said endanger prosperity and shortchange Social Security, Medicare and education.
GOP settles on budget plan
WASHINGTON {AP} Breaking a weekslong deadlock, the Republican chairmen of the House and Senate budget committees agreed Friday to the outlines of a $1.8 trillion budget for next year that portends an election-year confrontation with President Clinton.
Weather agency rates current winter as warmest in 105 years
WASHINGTON {AP} This winter has been the warmest on record since the government began keeping weather statistics 105 years ago, according to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Keyes staying despite fact he can't win
NORMAN, Okla. {AP} Doggedly refusing to consider the Republican race settled, Alan Keyes told Oklahomans that Texas Gov. George W. Bush can't win the presidency because he lacks the skills to expose the "great moral betrayal" of the Clinton administration.
Bush, Gore prepare to wrap up nominations, focus on run to November
WASHINGTON {AP} Triumphant in their primaries, Al Gore and George W. Bush are testing messages, raising cash, counting electoral votes and considering potential runningmates for what promises to be a hard-fought presidential election.
Director lauds every other year budget
WASHINGTON {AP} The White House budget director on Friday endorsed the idea of two-year budgets, saying it would give both the administration and Congress more time to consider the policies behind the money they are spending.
Sociology journal analyzes normality
LOS ANGELES {AP} The mysterious silence of passengers in office elevators. The political significance of a morning shave. The cultural impact of plain talk among friends.
West Virginia bans same-sex marriages
CHARLESTON, W.Va. {AP} The West Virginia Legislature voted Saturday to ban homosexual marriages and prohibit the state from recognizing such marriages performed in other states.
Van Gogh portraits exhibited
DETROIT {AP} The old man with the sunken cheeks and top hat gazes sullenly from one of Vincent Van Gogh's stark drawings in "Van Gogh: Face to Face," the first comprehensive exhibition solely of the Dutch master's portraits.
Mother heads to court over bathtub photos
OBERLIN, Ohio {AP} For years, Cynthia Stewart relentlessly photographed her daughter's everyday life.
Clinton cites examples of gun violence involving children
Rebel McMahon was 3 years old. Blond, with ears he hadn't quite grown into. Smart as a whip.
Gore, Hillary join to court Hispanic votes
ALBANY, N.Y. {AP} Vice President Al Gore and Hillary Rodham Clinton courted Hispanic voters Friday in a joint appearance likely to be noticed beyond New York state borders.
Police take explosives from doctor's home
IRVINE, Calif. {AP} Authorities on Saturday removed the last of 27 canisters packed with plastic explosives and other hazardous materials from the home of doctor suspected in an assassination attempt on his business partner.
Mudslide victim homeowners forced to wait and see what happens next
MILLBRAE, Calif. {AP} The Delgado family home leaned at a 45-degree angle Friday, its foundation ripped away by a slow-motion disaster a football field-size mudslide that also endangers seven other houses.
'Echo generations' fuel surge in number of first time college applicants
In her dreams, 33-year-old Kimberley Rogers walks into a classroom at Smith College next fall, 18 years after quitting high school because she was pregnant.
Death rate up at weeklong biker rally
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. {AP} At least 12 people have been killed in motorcycle accidents during Daytona Beach's Bike Week this year, making it the deadliest such gathering in more than a decade.
Fatal shooting mars celebration
SAVANNAH, Ga. {AP} A school dance to celebrate a high school basketball championship ended in gunfire that left two teens dead and another wounded.
Firefighter confesses to deaths and blazing wife's home
MEMPHIS, Tenn. {AP} A firefighter confessed to killing his new wife, setting her home on fire and ambushing two firefighters and a sheriff's deputy called to the scene, authorities said Friday.
College absolves students in cheating case
HANOVER, N.H. {AP} Dartmouth College cleared 78 students accused of cheating in a computer science class.
Campaign 2000: Thrill has gone away
WASHINGTON {AP} Ho hum. With John McCain grounded, the sizzle seems gone from the presidential race. The spectacle of Republicans and Democrats eating their own is over. The record-busting voter turnouts are history.
Southern primaries expected to secure party nominations for Gore, Bush
WASHINGTON {AP} Vice President Al Gore should clinch the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, when he is expected to clean up most of the 566 delegates at stake in six Southern states holding primaries. For Republican George W. Bush, the countdown to a majority may take longer.
Beaver College debates change in school's name
GLENSIDE, Pa. {AP} Settle down, class. That will be enough giggling. Let's all behave like mature young men and women while we discuss why Beaver College is considering changing its name.
Ventura, Gore discuss finance, not endorsement
MINNEAPOLIS {AP} Vice President Al Gore, trying to attract independent voters, met for an hour Saturday with Jesse Ventura and later praised the independent-minded Minnesota governor's commitment to campaign finance reform and increased funding for special education programs.
Child with gun ignored until shooting death
CHEHALIS, Wash. {AP} Justin Roberts, age 5, was plenty mad at those tattletales across the street. So he pointed his mother's gun at them.
Gore, Bush win Utah, Colorado by landslide vote
Al Gore and George W. Bush, already battling for the White House as the nominees-to-be, began playing out the string of presidential primaries with uncontested victories in Colorado and Utah on Friday. The vice president and the Texas governor are past the campaign for the Democratic and Republican nominations, and confronting each other in a marathon struggle for the general election eight months away.
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Ethel Taylor
SEMINOLE (Special) Services for Ethel Bernadine Taylor, 69, of Seminole will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at United Pentecostal with the Rev. Bobby Bates officiating.
Cozzette Roberts
Services for Cozzette "Cozy" Roberts, 78, of Lubbock will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Canyon United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Peckham officiating.
Vassie Scott
PADUCAH (Special) Graveside services for Vassie Scott, 101, of Paducah will be at 2 p.m. today at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Paducah with the Rev. Mark Taylor.
Troy Page
MULESHOE (Special) Services for Troy Alton Page, 80, of Ranger will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Muleshoe with the Rev. Stacy Cunner officiating.
Ramona Cantu
RALLS (Special) Rosary will be recited for Ramona Cantu, 84, of Cone at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Michael's Catholic Church with the Rev. Leonardo Pahamtang officiating.
Janice Aylsworth
LOCKNEY (Special) Services for Janice Aylsworth, 62, of Lockney will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Lockney with the Rev. Hilda Cavazos officiating.
Trinidad Martinez
SLATON (Special) Rosary will be recited for Trinidad Martinez, 87, of Slaton at 7 p.m. today at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Lawrence Hemp officiating.
Dan Rodgers
Services for Dan V. Rodgers, 77, of Midland will be at 1 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Richard Braun officiating.
Kenneth Burnett
Services for Kenneth Burnett, 70, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with the Rev. Dale Berry officiating.
Lucile Wright
ANDREWS (Special) Services for Lucile Wright, 84, of Denver City will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Primitive Baptist Church in Andrews with Elder Don Farris and Elder Gail Faries officiating.
Saul Bernal
PLAINVIEW (Special) Services for Saul Bernal, 41, of Plainview will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Lemons Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Sergio Bernal officiating and Frank Bernal assisting.
Juanita Brown
Services for Missionary Juanita Green Brown, 88, of Arp were at New Hope Conglee Baptist Church in Troup on Saturday, March 4, 2000.
John Strother
Funeral services for John Strother, 88, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Geo. C. Price Funeral Chapel.
Louise Letz
OLD GLORY (Special) Services for Louise Augusta Letz, 91, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Faith Lutheran Church in Sagerton with Pastor Stan Leaf officiating.
Janelle Reynolds
Graveside services for Janelle Halsey Reynolds, 80, of Austin, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in City of Lubbock Cemetery.
Calvin Jackson
Funeral services for Calvin Jackson, 76, of Lubbock and formerly of Sundown will be at 11 a.m. today at the Wolfforth Church of Christ with Alvan Conklin, minister, officiating.
Wilson Morgan
HOBBS, N.M. (Special) Funeral services for Wilson Morgan, 81, of Hobbs, N.M., will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Chapel of Hope Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Leon Green officiating.
Patricia Zeek
Services for Patricia Ann Zeek, 31 of Lubbock will be Saturday, in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with Aubrey Irons, pastor of Marinatha Church of God, officiating.
Bailie McCormick
CANYON (Special) Services for Bailie "Donabel" McCormick, 89, of Canyon will be at 10 a.m. Monday at University Church of Christ with David Lough, minister, officiating.
Ima Hodges
BROWNFIELD (Special) Services for Ima Hodges, 91, of Odessa will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Brownfield Cemetery with the Rev. Carroll Johnson officiating.
Joshua Beeman
Joshua BeemanServices for Joshua Kyle Beeman, 7 months, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Sunset Church of Christ with Bob Anderson and Alva Conklin officiating.
Annie Wasson
SUMMERFIELD, LA. (Special) Services for Annie Lee Wasson, 89, of Snyder will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bell-Cypert-Seale Chapel with the Rev. Clay Belcher and the Rev. Mike Matheny both officiating.
Harvey Burke
PLAINVIEW (Special) Services for Harvey John Burke, 80, of Plainview will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church Family Life Chapel with the Rev. Travis Hart officiating and J. Henderson assisting.
Hazel Sherrod
Graveside services for Hazel Forbes Sherrod, 89, of Lubbock will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in the City of Lubbock Cemetery with the Rev. John H. Ballard, officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Sanders Funeral Home.
Beatrice Haughn
LEVELLAND (Special) Funeral Services for Beatrice M. Haughn, 81, of Levelland will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Geo. C. Price Funeral Chapel with Elgin Conner, minister, officiating.
Allyne Weems
Services for Allyne Lovenia Weems, 82, of Wylie will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Allen Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Chancy Gore Officiating.
Terry Griffith
HALFWAY (Special) Services for Terry Alan Griffith, 35, of Amarillo will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gordon Benson officiating.
Santiago Molina
BROWNFIELD (Special) Services for Santiago "Jimmy" Molina, 63, of Brownfield will be at 4 p.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with the Rev. Reynaldo Reyes officiating.
Voncile Bannister
ANDREWS (Special) Graveside services for Voncile Bannister, 82, of Midland will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Andrews West Cemetery with the Rev H.A. Hanks officiating.
John Curtis
SNYDER (Special) Services for John D. Curtis, 75, of Snyder will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral home with the Rev. Danny Williamson officiating and the Revs. Mike Matheny and John Murdoch assisting.
Bruce Benton
Services for Bruce Eugene Benton, 59, of Lubbock will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Bellaire Baptist Church with the Rev. Scot Edmondson, pastor, officiating.
Johnny Johnston
DODSON (Special) Services for Johnny Scott Johnston, 40, of Hollis, Okla., will be at 10:30 a.m. at Dodson Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Al Mixon officiating.
Shirley Windham
HOBBS, N.M. (Special) Services for Shirley Ann Windham, 49, of Hobbs will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel.
Mary Rose
RALLS (Special) Graveside services for Mary Timmons Rose, 37, of Lubbock will be at 1 p.m. today in Ralls Cemetery under the direction of Adams Funeral Home.
Thelma Vorheis
LITTLEFIELD (Special) Graveside services for Thelma Lee Vorheis, 84, of Midland were at 3 p.m. Saturday at Littlefield Memorial Park with the Rev. Dale Dozier officiating.
Janice Monk
WILSON (Special) Memorial services for Janice "Granny" Monk, 55, of Wilson will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Wilson with the Rev. Tom Griffin officiating.
Pre-game prayer case will be decided on the law
A question is raised by the fondness the GOP has for bashing judicial activism. Why are Texas Republican officials trying to influence the U.S. Supreme Court by placing the Texas Religious Freedom Referendum on the party's primary ballot?
Police report March 11, 2000
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Police Blotter March 12, 2000
Blotter information is compiled from reports filed with the Lubbock Police Department. To report information about these or other crimes, call Crime Line at 741-1000. In some cases, cash rewards are offered. Callers may remain anonymous.
Commissioner addresses realignment issues
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. {AP} Commissioner Bud Selig tried to ease the concerns of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, saying there has been no final decision on a realignment plan for baseball.
Marino to announce retirement
DAVIE, Fla. {AP} Dan Marino decided 420 touchdown passes are enough. The most prolific passer in NFL history will announce his retirement Monday, ending a 17-year career with the Miami Dolphins, a source close to Marino said Friday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
De La Hoya, Mosley to fight in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES {AP} Oscar De La Hoya and Shane Mosley will hold their June 17 welterweight match in their hometown, thanks to a promise that lawmakers this spring will consider a tax break for the bout, newspapers reported Saturday.
San Antonio stops Washington 106-99
WASHINGTON Tim Duncan tied the game at the end of regulation with a big-time dunk, then played a part in two key baskets in overtime as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Washington Wizards 105-99 Friday night.
BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS Released RHP Carl Dale. Reassigned RHP David Lundquist, RHP Jaime Bluma, RHP Matt Burch, RHP Jay Gehrke, RHP Kyle Snyder and C Jeremy Hill to their minor-league camp.
BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX Renewed the contracts of C Jason Varitek and RHP Derek Lowe.
Bagwell slams two homers; Astros stop Red Sox
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic {AP} Jeff Bagwell's strange pregame breakfast must have agreed with him. He hit two two-run homers as the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Saturday.
Jarrett nips Earnhardt for pole
HAMPTON, Ga. {AP} Dale Jarrett came up with his second pole of the season Friday, barely keeping rookie Dale Earnhardt Jr. from winning the first of his career.
Cowboys sign troubled defensive end Underwood
IRVING {AP} The Dallas Cowboys, no strangers to dealing with players fighting off-field demons, on Friday may have taken on their biggest challenge yet: Dimitrius Underwood.
CRACKER BARREL 500 QUALIFYINGHAMPTON, Ga. {AP} First-round qualifying Friday for the Cracker Barrel 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedeway, with car numbers in parentheses, driver, car make, and lap speed in mph:
Houston, Mieske top Los Angeles 7-4
KISSIMMEE, Fla. {AP} Gary Sheffield hit a first-inning home run off his uncle, Dwight Gooden, as the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Houston Astros 7-4 Friday.
Hayes fires a 67, soars into top spot
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. {AP} Heron Bay's trademark wind was back Friday, but several players continued to breeze through the Honda Classic.
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. {AP} Here are Saturday's horse racing results from Sunland Park.
Benes' return to mound right around corner
JUPITER, Fla. {AP} Chances are good the St. Louis Cardinals' pitching staff will have another sibling rivalry soon.
Wallace, Trail Blazers end losing skid against Pistons
DALLAS Erick Strickland scored 12 of his career-high 36 points in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Mavericks snapped a six-game losing streak with a 104-99 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.
Judge says Raiders must stay in Oakland
SACRAMENTO, Calif. {AP} A judge has upheld his tentative ruling that will keep the Raiders in Oakland, but allows the team to sue for damages at a jury trial.
Hayes shoots 68 for two-shot lead
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. {AP} J.P. Hayes sank four birdie putts of at least 20 feet and shot a 4-under-par 68 Saturday for a two-shot lead after three rounds of the Honda Classic.
Cotton Kings beat IceRays
CORPUS CHRISTI A five-goal outburst in the third period was enough for the Cotton Kings to take a 6-3 win from the Corpus Christi IceRays Friday. The win snapped a nine-game road losing streak, longest in the franchise's short history for the Kings.
Cotton Kings buck Brahmas 6-3
The Cotton Kings made some history in more ways than one Saturday night. They scored two shorthanded goals in the same period en route to a 6-3 win over the Fort Worth Brahmas before a lively crowd of 5,985 at Municipal Coliseum.
McGwire hits first HR of spring
Mark McGwire, playing his ninth game of the spring, finally hit his first home run. McGwire, who has hit 135 the last two seasons, connected in the sixth inning Friday off Ugueth Urbina as the St. Louis Cardinals lost to a Montreal Expos' split squad 5-3 in Jupiter, Fla.
New rule change turns race into guessing game
HAMPTON, Ga. {AP} A key rule change by NASCAR has turned the Cracker Barrel 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway into a big guessing game.
Child's family left unaware of helicopter crash for hours
BOISE CITY, Okla. Kathy Janett Esparza, 4-month-old daughter of Leticia Esparza, was to be airlifted to Amarillo early Friday morning after being taken to Cimarron Memorial Hospital with respiratory distress, according to Elva Saucedo, a great aunt of the child.
AeroCare to assist Amarillo-area hospitals
AMARILLO Area hospitals should not be seriously affected by the grounding of the remaining Lifestar helicopter after the backup crashed early Friday south of Boise City, Okla., killing everyone on board, officials said.
Plainview man killed in two-vehicle collision
PLAINVIEW (Special) Plainview resident Saul Bernal, 41, died Friday morning in Plainview when two vehicles collided at the intersection of the I-27 east frontage road and Texas 194, according to the Plainview Police Department.
Four die in medical helicopter crash
A Lifestar helicopter on its way to Amarillo from the Oklahoma-Texas state line crashed 28 miles north of Dalhart on Friday, killing all four people on board, including an infant patient. Lauren Stone, 30, flight nurse; Terry Griffith, 35, flight paramedic; Ed Sanneman, 33, pilot; and Kathy Esparza, 4 months, the patient, all died at the scene.
True identity of alleged O'Keeffe watercolors a real West Texas mystery
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. {AP} The land was flat, the sky luminous and for prairie-born Georgia O'Keeffe, West Texas was inspiration for revolutionary watercolors.
Lifestar crew lived saving others
A Lifestar crew member appeared to kneel and pray over one of his comrades upon finding a second Lifestar helicopter, missing for more than four hours Friday morning.
Lifestar crew grieves hard for lost mates
AMARILLO For the small, tightly knit Lifestar crew, work is more than a job, it's who they are, and their co-workers are as close as family.
Crash investigator says probe will take months
DALLAM COUNTY The likely cause of a Lifestar helicopter crash that killed four people Friday will not be released for six months to a year, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday.
Local Catholic church breaking ground soon on new church
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church will break ground this year for a new $2.5 million church fronting on Broadway.
Senior citizens targeted for special Bible study, service in Church of Christ congregations
Institute, got the idea when he took early retirement as a chemical engineer in 1993. "Cecilia and I thought a lot about things we could do, and thought that perhaps this would be a good avenue that would help other retirees to get involved in something that has purpose and significance in their lives," he said.
Churches gain future benefits from event
"But what's in it for me?" is a valid and typical question churches ask about signing on for financial support and participation in The West Texas Festival 2000 with Franklin Graham. To address that issue, the Rev. Judy Scott, associate pastor at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, lists seven benefits that research shows pastors experience as a result of their involvement in a Festival event.
Religion briefly March 11, 2000
Buckner children to attend spring break retreat Children from all the Buckner campuses, including the Lubbock campus, will attend the annual spring break Spiritual Retreat in Burnet.
Tritton head of state Salavation Army
DALLAS (Special) Lt. Col. Robert J. Tritton is the new state leader of The Salvation Army in Texas, replacing Lt. Col. Philip Swyers, who was appointed chief secretary for the Central Territory of The Salvation Army, headquartered in Chicago.
Archbishop Sheehan asks forgiveness for Catholic wrongs
SANTA FE, N.M. {AP} Archbishop Michael Sheehan has asked for forgiveness on behalf of himself and the Catholic Church from those people it has hurt over the last 2,000 years.
Roman Catholics draw lines over corned beef, cabbage and St. Patrick's Day
BOSTON {AP} Some Irish Catholics may have a beef with the church on St. Patrick's Day.
Religion bulletin board
NOTICE Please send your Easter schedules for special church events as soon as possible so that we may include them in our listings. You may submit the information by regular mail to Beth Pratt, P.O. Box 491, Lubbock, Texas 79408 or by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or by fax to 744-9603.
New species of dinosaur unearthed
Scientists have discovered the bones of what could be largest meat-eating dinosaur ever to walk the Earth a needle-nosed, razor-toothed beast that may have been more terrifying than even the Tyrannosaurus rex. A team of researchers from Argentina and North America unearthed the fossilized bones of as many as six of the previously unknown species in Patagonia, a desert on the eastern slopes of the Andes in South America.
Oklahoma, Najera level Texas 81-65
KANSAS CITY, Mo. A lackluster first half stirred up Eduardo Najera. Texas and Oklahoma played sluggishly for the first 20 minutes in their Big 12 semifinals. The Longhorns went to the locker room with a 32-30 lead, and the Sooners went to the locker room upset.
Red Raiders rally in ninth to hold off Aggies 8-5
COLLEGE STATON -- Texas Tech baseball coach Larry Hays had trouble finding anything to smile about in the first game of Saturday's rain-forced doubleheader at Olsen Field.
MEN IOWA ST. 76, BAYLOR 64 BAYLOR Kendrick 2-4 0-0 5, Black 4-8 1-1 10, Echols 6-7 0-0 12, Stukes 2-12 1-2 7, Minor 11-20 4-4 27, Greenleaf 0-4 0-0 0, Naihe 1-3 0-0 3, Flippen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-58 6-7 64.
Arkansas keeps tourney hopes alive, upset No. 10 LSU 69-67
ATLANTA Arkansas needed to win four games in four days to have any chance of reaching the NCAA tournament. The Razorbacks are one victory away from pulling it off.
SKI REPORT March 11, 2000
Colorado Arapahoe Basin 3- new packed powder 62 base 61 trails 5 of 5 lifts 100% open
(Note: Figures for head football coaches do not include outside revenue, some of which is obtained through private contracts. For example, Texas head coach Mack Brown earns a total package of $1,001,200 but only $201,200 in base pay.)
Penn St. upsets Ohio St.; Tennesse falls to SC
CHICAGO {AP} Ohio State made the Final Four a year ago. On Friday, the Buckeyes couldn't get out of the Big Ten quarterfinals.
Sports Briefly March 12 ,2000
Dean honored with lifetime award Bill Dean, a coach and organizer of youth baseball in Lubbock since 1957, was recognized with the Kal Segrist Lifetime Achievement Award during this weekend's Kal Segrist Classic high school baseball tournament.
NCAA rejects Porter's appeal, ending his career at Auburn
ATLANTA {AP} An NCAA committee rejected an appeal Friday by Auburn star Chris Porter, ending his college career because he admitted taking $2,500 to help his mother.
Renfro fires no-hitter in Tech's 1-0 victory
FRESNO, Calif. Amanda Renfro tossed a no-hitter to lead the Texas Tech softball team to a 1-0 victory over Ole Miss Saturday in the 2000 Hallowell Chevrolet Classic.
Texas hands Colorado worst-ever tourney loss
KANSAS CITY, Mo. {AP} Chris Mihm had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and Texas held Colorado to 18 percent shooting as the Longhorns routed the Buffaloes 78-35 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament Friday night. Colorado suffered the worst loss in Big 12 tournament's four-year history, surpassing Nebraska's 91-59 defeat to Kansas in 1998. It was also the fewest points scored by a losing team in tournament history. Oklahoma State fell 53-37 to Kansas last year.
Texas upends Kansas
AUSTIN {AP} D.J. Jones scattered nine hits and allowed one earned run for his sixth consecutive victory as Texas defeated Kansas 6-3 Saturday afternoon.
No. 9 UCSB punishes Pacific; ODU triumphs
RENO, Nev. {AP} Erin Buescher's play carried UC Santa Barbara into postseason play. Her teammates carried her into the final of the Big West Conference tournament.
1999 vs. 2000 Tech football base salaries
Head coach Spike Dykes $200,000 Defensive coordinator John Goodner 99,333 Offensive coordinator Rick Dykes 86,200
Asbury resigns at Kansas St.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. {AP} Going year after year without ever beating Kansas is a sure way for any Kansas State coach to lose his job.
Chaps sweep pair from WBU
PLAINVIEW Brad Bass figured his Wayland Baptist baseball team was one inning short of putting together a solid first game on Saturday.
Chaparrals handle weather, Pioneers for twin bill sweep
Friday was a lousy day for baseball, and Brad Bass didn't think his team was much better than the windy weather. "It wasn't our best game," the Wayland Baptist head coach said. "We're usually pretty much error-free, and we weren't (Friday)."
Tech ranks third in salary
Texas Tech has increased its salary pool for assistant football coaches by more than $207,000 since 1999, marking a dramatic jump in rank from 10th to third in the Big 12 Conference, according to information obtained by The Avalanche-Journal through open records requests.
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo blank Tech
Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo blank TechFRESNO Tarra Blankenbeckler pitched a two-hit shutout and Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo beat Texas Tech 2-0 Thursday in the first round of the Hallowell Chevrolet Classic hosted by the Fresno State softball team.
Jackson's heroics lift No.3 Louisiana Tech to Sun Belt championship
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. Tamicha Jackson hit a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining as No. 3 Louisiana Tech held off Western Kentucky 97-94 to win the Sun Belt Conference tournament Saturday night.
Iowa St. cruises past Texas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. {AP} Desiree Francis scored 19 points to lead No. 10 Iowa State to its first Big 12 tournament championship with a 75-65 victory over Texas Saturday night.
Like Texas Tech, NC State football raises bar for assistant coaches' salaries
For the all-new, million-dollar coaching staff at North Carolina State, money was a matter of reducing an "overstaffed" athletic department.
Reverse mortgages pass for Texans
AUSTIN Elderly Texans wanting to tap the equity in their homes to increase their retirement income likely will be able to get reverse mortgage loans by early April.
Starving girl's parents indicted for endangerment
GEORGETOWN {AP} The father and stepmother of a 7-year-old whom investigators found hungry and covered with sores and scratches have been charged with endangering a child.
Spring break participants habits studied
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND {AP} A new survey being conducted by researchers from the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg is investigating the migratory habits of party animals.
Bastrop mother charged
AUSTIN {AP} A mother of a 14-year-old middle school pupil was charged Friday for allowing her son access to a loaded semiautomatic weapon that he took to school.
Couple charged for missing Houston girls
LAKE JACKSON, Texas {AP} A couple accused of taking two Houston-area teenage girls to Mexico has been charged with two counts each of enticing a child and harboring a runaway.
Bush ready to return back home
AUSTIN {AP} George W. Bush's home state primary will be a Texas-sized victory party Tuesday. And Texas is looking good for its governor in November, too.
FBI investigating D-FW Airport for possible environmental violations
FORT WORTH, Texas {AP} The FBI is investigating Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport for possible criminal violations related to environmental pollution caused by the de-icing of planes.
Perry aims label of traitor to Lone Star McCain supporters
AUSTIN {AP} Lt. Gov. Rick Perry unwittingly snapped a few of the hands that fund him when he suggested Texas supporters of Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential bid were "almost treasonous."
Bush takes short break to watch tournament
AUSTIN {AP} Four days before a Texas primary he can't help but win, Gov. George W. Bush took a short break from his campaign to watch the state high school boys basketball tournament.
Actor seeks representative seat in Texas
MARSHALL {AP} He's played Tim Taylor's boss on "Home Improvement" and countless other characters in a three-decade TV and movie career that hit its peak with his seven-year run as barkeep C.D. Parker on "Walker, Texas Ranger."
Man arrested in connection with wife's death
LLANO {AP} A man has been arrested on charges that he shot his wife at the victim's home west of Austin.
Gusty storm winds injure workers
IRVING {AP}- Several construction workers were injured Friday morning when a strong storm front moved through North Texas, bringing winds of up to 70 mph, causing damage at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport estimated in the millions of dollars. Several high-rise construction sites and large office buildings were damaged east of the airport. At a construction site in the Los Colinas section of nearby Irving, three people inside an office trailer were injured one seriously when winds toppled the structure.
Mom convicted for baking infant in car
HOUSTON {AP} A woman with a criminal history of alcohol abuse has been convicted of leaving her child in a stifling car after a night of drinking.
Bush wins polls in Texas
AUSTIN {AP} With the Republican race almost to himself now, Gov. George W. Bush's home state primary will be a Texas-sized victory party Tuesday.
Little boy shot in face; mom blamed for death
SHELBYVILLE {AP} Somebody held a 12-gauge shotgun less than a foot from the 3-year-old's face and squeezed the trigger. Rebel McMahon died instantly.
Player's jail term remains in place
SAN ANTONIO {AP} A high school basketball player sentenced to five years in prison for elbowing an opponent during a game remained in jail Friday when a judge declined to change his sentence.
Travel Briefly March 12, 2000
California guide lists 1,000 events "California 2000," the official state visitor guide and travel planner, profiles 37 recently or soon-to-be opened attractions and suggests driving tours, besides listing hotels and other facilities. Digging out the facts can be tedious, though, because about a third of the 232 pages are filled with advertisements, and most of the other pages are heavily larded with commercial messages. "California Celebrations," listing more than 1,000 events around the state, is more compact and less commercial. To order both, call (800) 862-2543 (press "1" for the "California visitor information packet"), visit the Internet site http://gocalif.ca.gov or write California Tourism, P.O. Box 1499, Dept. 60, Sacramento, Calif. 95812-1499.
Vox Populi March 12, 2000
Need to sound off about something that's bugging you? Need to boast about something? Vox Populi offers you a forum. Here's a sampling of recent comments.
Vox Populi March 11, 2000
Need to sound off about something that's bugging you? Need to boast about something? Vox Populi offers you a forum. Here's a sampling of recent comments. Technical note from Vox ed: Gremlin or gremlins suspected to be of electronic heritage eliminated about 50 messages from Vox's phone answering system Thursday and Friday. Vox, of course, would never admit a failure of Vox ed's own technical proficiency. If you called in with something that was terribly urgent, you may want to call back. Now back to the regular programming.
Luis Miguel concert rushed into USA
A bit of this and a bit of that ... while wondering if March has finished blowing in like the proverbial lion. What a dismal welcome in terms of weather last Tuesday for members of the national touring production of "1776."
Gunmen kill former premier's lawyer in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan {AP} Just days after receiving death threats, a key lawyer for Pakistan's deposed prime minister was slain by gunmen who burst into his office Friday.
Russian forces battle rebels in southern city
ALKHAZUROVO, Russia {AP} Two dozen Russian tanks backed by artillery fire rumbled Saturday into a southern Chechen town that rebels occupied last week, stepping up efforts to crush one of the last pockets of rebel resistance in Chechnya.
Rain again threatens to disrupt aid to Mozambique
MAPUTO, Mozambique {AP} The heavy rains that temporarily halted relief efforts let up Friday, allowing helicopters and airplanes to deliver aid to hundreds of thousands of Mozambique flooding victims. But with banks of rain-swollen clouds sweeping in from the Indian Ocean, it was unclear how much time international relief workers had to reach hungry flood victims before the waters come again.
Putin touts KGB career in political crusade
MOSCOW {AP} Acting President Vladimir Putin says his many years in the KGB taught him the spy agency's aims were wrong, but at least it was well run.
Cohen set for gambit to Vietnam
HONG KONG {AP} Defense Secretary William Cohen said Saturday he will not apologize for U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War when he visits the Vietnamese capital Hanoi but will focus on future cooperation.
Socialist assumes presidency of Chile for first time in years
VALPARAISO, Chile {AP} Ricardo Lagos was sworn in Saturday as Chile's first socialist president in nearly three decades, promising to fortify a young democracy and help those left out of its legendary free-market expansion.
Aid groups in Mozambique scramble while sunshine lasts
MAPUTO, Mozambique {AP} Blessed with a full day of sunshine and receding waters, aid groups on Saturday stepped up food deliveries to 1 million flood victims in central and southern Mozambique.
Methane explosion in Ukraine coal mine kills 80 workers
KIEV, Ukraine {AP} A methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, killing 80 workers and injuring seven in the former Soviet republic's worst mine disaster in decades.
Vietnamese army masked in mystery
HANOI, Vietnam {AP} Setting up fireworks for the recent Tet holiday, soldiers angrily shooed away a photographer despite the special-event credentials he flashed.
World Briefly March 11, 2000
Titanic shipyard going under BELFAST, Northern Ireland The shipyard that built the Titanic is fighting for its life because it didn't get enough help from the British government in bidding to build a new superliner, the company's chief executive said Friday.
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