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DELIVERED EVERY SATURDAY TO 4,000 HOMES ’HORNS WAIT UT EYES POSSIBLE OPPONENTS SPORTS 1B The Zapata Times A HEARST PUBLICATION ON THE WEB: THEZAPATATIMES.COM SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29, 2008 FREE A LAKE VIEW Tons of marijuana By JULIAN AGUILAR LAREDO MORNING TIMES Among the bills pre-filed by state Sen. Judith Zaffirini is one that would expand and enhance prekindergarten and another she said would help ease a financial burden on college students through tax relief. And while state funding is a concern, particularly with recent reports that there likely will be little to no surplus for the Legislature to work with in January, Zaffiri- ni said there are other options. Senate Bill 21, the first filed by any state sen- ator, seeks to allow school districts to voluntarily expand their cur- rent half-day prekindergarten op- erations to full-day programs for students currently eligible for the program. Zaffirini said that should the bill pass, she expected the major- ity of districts to begin the prac- tice, which also calls for collabo- ration among districts and high-quality private child care and Head Start providers. “I believe that many of them will, and we will have to provide the funding,” she said. “I look at it in two ways. If we can get the funding, what is the best that we can do and what is the minimum (amount) of funding that we need?” She said that if a bill is passed but the programs attached to it Prekinder may get a boost By NICK GEORGIOU THE ZAPATA TIMES U.S. Border Patrol agents as- signed to the Zapata station made two significant drug seizures this week, confiscating more than a ton of marijuana in one case alone, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “(The Zapata Station’s) ap- prehensions and seizures pre- dominately occur along the riverbanks,” said Eugenio Ro- driguez Jr., supervisory agent in charge of the Laredo Sector’s public affairs office. The Zapata station, which is charged with patrolling 939 square miles of land and 61 square miles of water, is located at 105 Kennedy St., just a short distance from Falcon Lake and the Rio Grande. “They have boats on the riv- er and the lake, so that’s where a lot of their seizures happen,” Rodriguez said. Both of the seizures occurred Wednesday. The first one came shortly after agents encountered an abandoned Ford pickup while patrolling a ranch near Zapata. As the agents approached the pickup, they saw several cello- phane-wrapped bundles in the vehicle’s bed and cab. The bundles contained a total of about 2,300 pounds of mari- juana, worth an estimated $1.8 million. Agents immediately searched the area for suspects, but found no one, a CBP news release stated. In the second Zapata drug seizure case Wednesday, agents patrolling a ranch near San Ygnacio saw three people in a boat on the Rio Grande. Accord- ing to the news release, the boat was towing a rubber raft loaded with large burlap-covered bun- dles. When it landed on the U.S. riverbank, the people in the boat spotted the agents approaching, Man recalls days spent at club (Editor’s note: United Way is funding 25 agencies in Laredo and Zapata with its 2008-09 campaign. This is one in a series about the agencies and the peo- ple they help.) By CHRISTINA ROSALES LAREDO MORNING TIMES When Rico Griffin was busy playing air hockey and four- square as a child at the Boys & Girls Club of Zapata County, he had no idea he would end up volunteering and later working there. The place, he said, ended up influencing his character and his future. “I started coming here when I was a little kid,” Griffin said. “I’d spend time here after school and during the summer, just passing the days because stay- ing home gets boring after 65 straight days of doing nothing.” Practically growing up at the club, Rico decided he would volunteer there as soon as he started high school. It was an easy way to get community serv- ice hours, he said. “When you go to a place of- ten enough, you get a lot of Guerra family recognized by Ojuelos community F ortunately for posterity, Maria de Jesus Guerra Gar- cia and her sons worked tirelessly to get an official state marker for the Guerra Historical Cemetery, once part of Los Ojue- los near Mirando City. Guerra Garcia, who died last year at the age of 93, was a direct descendant of Isidro Gutierrez, founder of Los Ojuelos, the com- munity that the Guerra family de- veloped from one of the early Spanish and Mexican land grants. From that once-thriving commu- nity, families moved to Zapata, Mirando City, Laredo and others. Her passing could have been the loss of an oral history, but for- tunately, she and a son related it eight years ago. It was facilitated by Doña Maria’s dedication to the Guerra family. She and her sons, Raymond Garcia, of Alice, and Lucas Garcia Jr., of Hartford, Conn., had embarked on a cam- paign to honor the memory of her great-great grandfather, Dionicio Guerra. His remains today rest in the Guerra Historical Cemetery. The area is not easily accessible; the cemetery is now surrounded by private property but occasionally is a stop on historical tours. Don Dionicio was the son of Ignacio Guerra and Maria Petra Gutierrez. Maria de Jesus Guerra- Garcia learned from the Texas Historical Commission on Aug. 15, 1999, that the gravesite of Dionicio Guerra had been desig- nated a state historical cemetery — the only one in Webb County, and one of the few in Texas. “It was a long wait and it took a lot patience and hard work,” Raymond Garcia told the Laredo Morning Times when he visited the newspaper to display the bronze marker. “It’s hard to be- lieve it’s finally here. We’re happy for my mother. We made it a promise to our mother to see that it was done.” In that May 2002 interview, Raymond said he didn’t realize it had taken so long until he saw the year “2000” on the marker. He recalled having been at the newspaper two years earlier to tell of the work of his mother and brother “to get the state to recog- nize the Dionicio Guerra gravesite as a historical cemetery.” In a late December 2000 tele- phone interview, Doña Maria reminisced about the stories her father, Margarito Guerra, used to tell her about the Los Ojuelos community. Her father died in 1913. “My father took me to Los Ojuelos when I was a child,” Doña Maria said. “He used to tell me stories about the place. I remem- ber taking my first steps walking outside the main house at the ranch. I loved to listen to my father tell stories of how his father’s grandfather raised a family and helped to build the Los Ojuelos community.” ODIE ARAMBULA Photo by Ulysses S. Romero | Laredo Morning Times Maria Rodriguez gets a helping hand from volunteer Rico Griffin at the Boys & Girls Club of Zapata. ZAFFIRINI Photos by Cuate Santos | Laredo Morning Times Wardens busy at work. ABOVE: Game wardens Dennis Gazaway Jr. and Roy Martinez patrol Falcon Lake near Zapata on Thursday morning. BELOW: Gazaway issues a citation to a fisherman at Falcon Lake. F ALCON LAKE POLICE Game wardens busy enforcing laws, protecting boaters By JULIAN AGUILAR THE ZAPATA TIMES O n any given day when the weather is as pleas- ant as it is known to be in South Texas, fishermen and boaters from all walks of life descend upon the waters of Fal- con Lake. Beers are iced down and boat motors and fishing reels are checked, and the waters make a faint splash when a line is cast in hopes of reeling in a hefty bass or catfish. Boaters should, however, ex- pect a team of state officers whose main goal is to protect boaters and make sure a planned day of relaxation and recreation doesn’t instead evolve into a day of tragedy and heartache. “The main thing we do is en- force the Texas Parks and Wildlife code,” said Game War- den Roy Martinez, who with partners Stevan Ramos and Dennis Gazaway Jr. set off one Thursday morning during a fishing tournament. “We check for life jackets, safety equip- ment, navigation lights and fishing licenses.” Because fishermen come from all over the country for the tournaments, which are in- creasing in popularity and help- ing the local economy, Martinez said they might not know what state law mandates. “They always say it’s the best fishing they’ve ever done. They all come from all over: Arizona, Kentucky, New York and Oklahoma,” he said. The compliments, however, don’t mean the sportsmen will get off with a warning for not complying with state laws. In other states, boaters may not be required to have life jack- ets or other safety gear, but in Texas, they must at least be ac- cessible on the boat, if not worn, said Ramos. A throwable life preserver, called a Type IV throwable de- vice, also is required. A violation fine can be as much as $500, including court costs, but the ultimate decision is handed down by Zapata’s jus- tice of the peace court. See LAKE VIEW | PAGE 11A See UNITED WAY | PAGE 11A See TONS | PAGE 11A See ZAFFIRINI | PAGE 10A “The main thing we do is enforce the Texas Parks and Wildlife code.” GAME WARDEN ROY MARTINEZ See WARDENS | PAGE 10A

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DELIVERED EVERY SATURDAY TO 4,000 HOMES

’HORNS WAITUT EYES POSSIBLE OPPONENTSSPORTS 1B

The Zapata TimesA HEARST PUBLICATION ON THE WEB: THEZAPATATIMES.COM

SATURDAYNOVEMBER 29, 2008

FREE

A LAKE VIEW

Tons ofmarijuana By JULIAN AGUILAR

LAREDO MORNING TIMES

Among the bills pre-filed bystate Sen. Judith Zaffirini is onethat would expand and enhanceprekindergarten and another shesaid would help ease a financialburden on college studentsthrough tax relief.

And while state funding is aconcern, particularly with recent

reports thatthere likely willbe little to nosurplus for theLegislature towork with inJanuary, Zaffiri-ni said there areother options.

Senate Bill21, the first filed by any state sen-ator, seeks to allow school districts

to voluntarily expand their cur-rent half-day prekindergarten op-erations to full-day programs forstudents currently eligible for theprogram.

Zaffirini said that should thebill pass, she expected the major-ity of districts to begin the prac-tice, which also calls for collabo-ration among districts andhigh-quality private child care andHead Start providers.

“I believe that many of themwill, and we will have to providethe funding,” she said. “I look at itin two ways. If we can get thefunding, what is the best that wecan do and what is the minimum(amount) of funding that weneed?”

She said that if a bill is passedbut the programs attached to it

Prekinder may get a boost

By NICK GEORGIOUTHE ZAPATA TIMES

U.S. Border Patrol agents as-signed to the Zapata stationmade two significant drugseizures this week, confiscatingmore than a ton of marijuana inone case alone, according to U.S.Customs and Border Protection.

“(The Zapata Station’s) ap-prehensions and seizures pre-dominately occur along theriverbanks,” said Eugenio Ro-driguez Jr., supervisory agentin charge of the Laredo Sector’spublic affairs office.

The Zapata station, which ischarged with patrolling 939square miles of land and 61square miles of water, is locatedat 105 Kennedy St., just a shortdistance from Falcon Lake andthe Rio Grande.

“They have boats on the riv-er and the lake, so that’s wherea lot of their seizures happen,”Rodriguez said.

Both of the seizures occurred

Wednesday. The first one cameshortly after agents encounteredan abandoned Ford pickup whilepatrolling a ranch near Zapata.

As the agents approached thepickup, they saw several cello-phane-wrapped bundles in thevehicle’s bed and cab.

The bundles contained a totalof about 2,300 pounds of mari-juana, worth an estimated $1.8million.

Agents immediately searchedthe area for suspects, but found noone, a CBP news release stated.

In the second Zapata drugseizure case Wednesday, agentspatrolling a ranch near SanYgnacio saw three people in aboat on the Rio Grande. Accord-ing to the news release, the boatwas towing a rubber raft loadedwith large burlap-covered bun-dles.

When it landed on the U.S.riverbank, the people in the boatspotted the agents approaching,

Man recalls days spent at club

(Editor’s note: United Wayis funding 25 agencies in Laredoand Zapata with its 2008-09campaign. This is one in a seriesabout the agencies and the peo-ple they help.)

By CHRISTINA ROSALESLAREDO MORNING TIMES

When Rico Griffin was busyplaying air hockey and four-square as a child at the Boys &Girls Club of Zapata County, hehad no idea he would end upvolunteering and later workingthere.

The place, he said, ended upinfluencing his character andhis future.

“I started coming here when

I was a little kid,” Griffin said.“I’d spend time here after schooland during the summer, justpassing the days because stay-ing home gets boring after 65straight days of doing nothing.”

Practically growing up at theclub, Rico decided he wouldvolunteer there as soon as hestarted high school. It was aneasy way to get community serv-ice hours, he said.

“When you go to a place of-ten enough, you get a lot of

Guerra family recognized by Ojuelos communityFortunately for posterity,

Maria de Jesus Guerra Gar-cia and her sons worked

tirelessly to get an official statemarker for the Guerra HistoricalCemetery, once part of Los Ojue-los near Mirando City.

Guerra Garcia, who died lastyear at the age of 93, was a directdescendant of Isidro Gutierrez,founder of Los Ojuelos, the com-munity that the Guerra family de-veloped from one of the earlySpanish and Mexican land grants.From that once-thriving commu-nity, families moved to Zapata,

Mirando City, Laredo and others.Her passing could have been

the loss of an oral history, but for-tunately, she and a son related iteight years ago. It was facilitated

by Doña Maria’s dedication to theGuerra family. She and her sons,Raymond Garcia, of Alice, andLucas Garcia Jr., of Hartford,Conn., had embarked on a cam-paign to honor the memory of hergreat-great grandfather, DionicioGuerra.

His remains today rest in theGuerra Historical Cemetery. Thearea is not easily accessible; thecemetery is now surrounded byprivate property but occasionallyis a stop on historical tours.

Don Dionicio was the son ofIgnacio Guerra and Maria Petra

Gutierrez. Maria de Jesus Guerra-Garcia learned from the TexasHistorical Commission on Aug.15, 1999, that the gravesite ofDionicio Guerra had been desig-nated a state historical cemetery —the only one in Webb County, andone of the few in Texas.

“It was a long wait and it tooka lot patience and hard work,”Raymond Garcia told the LaredoMorning Times when he visitedthe newspaper to display thebronze marker. “It’s hard to be-lieve it’s finally here. We’re happyfor my mother. We made it a

promise to our mother to see thatit was done.”

In that May 2002 interview,Raymond said he didn’t realize ithad taken so long until he sawthe year “2000” on the marker.He recalled having been at thenewspaper two years earlier totell of the work of his mother andbrother “to get the state to recog-nize the Dionicio Guerragravesite as a historical cemetery.”

In a late December 2000 tele-phone interview, Doña Mariareminisced about the stories herfather, Margarito Guerra, used to

tell her about the Los Ojueloscommunity. Her father died in1913.

“My father took me to LosOjuelos when I was a child,” DoñaMaria said. “He used to tell mestories about the place. I remem-ber taking my first steps walkingoutside the main house at theranch. I loved to listen to my fathertell stories of how his father’sgrandfather raised a family andhelped to build the Los Ojueloscommunity.”

ODIE ARAMBULA

Photo by Ulysses S. Romero | Laredo Morning TimesMaria Rodriguez gets a helping hand from volunteer Rico Griffin at the Boys & GirlsClub of Zapata.

ZAFFIRINI

Photos by Cuate Santos | Laredo Morning TimesWardens busy at work. AABBOOVVEE:: Game wardens Dennis Gazaway Jr. and Roy Martinez patrol Falcon Lake near Zapata on Thursday morning. BBEELLOOWW:: Gazaway issuesa citation to a fisherman at Falcon Lake.

FALCONLAKE

POLICEGame wardens busy enforcing laws, protecting boaters

By JULIAN AGUILARTHE ZAPATA TIMES

On any given day whenthe weather is as pleas-ant as it is known to be

in South Texas, fishermen andboaters from all walks of lifedescend upon the waters of Fal-con Lake.

Beers are iced down andboat motors and fishing reelsare checked, and the watersmake a faint splash when a lineis cast in hopes of reeling in ahefty bass or catfish.

Boaters should, however, ex-pect a team of state officerswhose main goal is to protectboaters and make sure a plannedday of relaxation and recreation

doesn’t instead evolve into a dayof tragedy and heartache.

“The main thing we do is en-force the Texas Parks andWildlife code,” said Game War-den Roy Martinez, who withpartners Stevan Ramos andDennis Gazaway Jr. set off oneThursday morning during afishing tournament. “We checkfor life jackets, safety equip-ment, navigation lights and

fishing licenses.”Because fishermen come

from all over the country forthe tournaments, which are in-creasing in popularity and help-ing the local economy, Martinezsaid they might not know whatstate law mandates.

“They always say it’s thebest fishing they’ve ever done.They all come from all over:Arizona, Kentucky, New York

and Oklahoma,” he said.The compliments, however,

don’t mean the sportsmen willget off with a warning for notcomplying with state laws.

In other states, boaters maynot be required to have life jack-ets or other safety gear, but inTexas, they must at least be ac-cessible on the boat, if not worn,said Ramos.

A throwable life preserver,called a Type IV throwable de-vice, also is required.

A violation fine can be asmuch as $500, including courtcosts, but the ultimate decisionis handed down by Zapata’s jus-tice of the peace court.

See LAKE VIEW | PAGE 11A

See UNITED WAY | PAGE 11A

See TONS | PAGE 11A

See ZAFFIRINI | PAGE 10A

“The main thing we do is enforce theTexas Parks and Wildlife code.”

GAME WARDEN ROY MARTINEZ

See WARDENS | PAGE 10A

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Anahi’s Glitz & Glamour Beauty Clin-ic, 308 FM 3074, is having its grand open-ing today from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Beveragesand finger foods will be provided, and doorprizes will be given away. The owner isMaria Z. Flores. The public is invited.

Bazar de San Agustin will featureoriginal artwork, ceramics, crafts, jewelryand other work outdoors at San AgustinPlaza in Laredo today from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 30Battle of the Rock Bands 2008 is set

for tonight at Club Tonic, 1406 JacamanRoad, in Laredo.Tickets are $10 at the door;$5 presale at Club Tonic, Legacy Comicsand JAM Studio. Seven local bands will beparticipating, including Bacchanalian Bliss,Dead Albatross, Fallen on September, OnHiatus, Open Casket, Roar Shot Blind, SplitEnds and Somewhere In Between. Eachband will perform a 20-minute set.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3The Washington’s Birthday Celebra-

tion Association Parade Committees ap-plications for the 2009 IBC Youth ParadeUnder the Stars and the Anheuser-BuschWashington’s Birthday Parade are due to-day.Applications may be downloaded fromthe WBCAWeb site, www.wbcalaredo.org, ormay be picked up at the WBCA office, 1819E. Hillside Road, during business hours.

THURSDAY, DEC. 4Enjoy live jazz with the Joe Guerra

Jazz Trio and special guests at the new EMartini and Wine Bar, 5509 McPhersonRoad, in Laredo tonight from 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.The bar is inside La Estancia Restaurant.

FRIDAY, DEC. 5Today’s the deadline for entering the

2008 Annual Zapata County Christmas Pa-rade, which takes place Thursday, Dec. 11.Entry forms should be submitted by 5 p.m.today. For more information, call 765-6931.

SATURDAY, DEC. 6San Ygnacio Historical Homes Tour.

MONDAY, DEC. 8Zapata County Commissioners meet

at 9 a.m. for their regular monthly meetingat the Zapata County Courthouse.

TUESDAY, DEC. 9The American Cancer Society will

have its “Look Good … Feel Better” pro-gram at the American Cancer Society of-fice, 9114 McPherson Road, Suite 2520, inLaredo from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.This programis free and is for cancer patients undergo-ing treatment. Call to reserve a seat. Formore information, call 723-9682.

THURSDAY, DEC. 11Th3 2008 Annual Zapata County

Christmas Parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. on17th Avenue, proceed down to the ZapataCounty Court House on 6th Street and U.S.83. For more information, call 765-6931.

THURSDAY, DEC. 18Juvenile Board meets today from

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the third floor ofthe Zapata County Courthouse.

The Vidal M. Treviño School of Com-munications and Fine Arts and The LaredoBallet Theatre present “The Nutcracker” atthe Laredo Civic Center Auditorium, 2400San Bernardo Ave. Performances arescheduled for Dec. 18 at 9 a.m. ($4 grouprate for 10 or more seats) and Dec. 18 and19 at 7:30 p.m., $7 general admission. Forticket information and reservations, call795-3325 ext. 22 or 796-9923.

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Indian forces fight lastgunmen in Mumbai

By RAVI NESSMANASSOCIATED PRESS

MUMBAI, India — Indian forces tar-geted the landmark Taj Mahal hotel withgrenades and gunfire Saturday morningas suspected Muslim militants made alast stand, just hours after elite comman-dos stormed a Jewish outreach centerand found six hostages dead.

More than 150 people were killed inthe violence that began when gunmen at-tacked 10 sites across India’s financialcapital Wednesday night. Fifteen for-eigners, including five Americans, wereamong the dead.

The bodies of New York RabbiGavriel Noach Holtzberg and his wife,Rivkah, were found at the Jewish center.Their newly orphaned son, Moshe, whoturns 2 on Saturday, was scooped up byan employee Thursday as she fled thebuilding.

Authorities scrambled to identify those

responsible for the unprecedented attack,with Indian officials pointing across theborder at rival Pakistan, and Pakistani lead-ers promising to cooperate in the investi-gation. A team of FBI agents was ordered tofly to India to investigate the attacks.

With the fighting stretching into a thirdday, commandos killed the last two gun-men inside the luxury Oberoi hotel,where 24 bodies had been found, author-ities said. Dozens of people — including aman clutching a baby and about 20 airlinecrew members — were evacuated fromthe Oberoi earlier Friday.

“I’m going home. I'm going to see mywife,'” said Mark Abell, a Briton who hadlocked himself in his room during thesiege.

The Taj Mahal hotel was wracked byhours of intermittent gunfire and explo-sions that continued into Saturday morn-ing, even though authorities said earlierthat they had cleared it of gunmen.

Thai protesters defiant aspolice boost presence

BANGKOK, Thailand —Thailand’s prime ministerpledged Friday to use peacefulmeans to end the siege of thecapital’s airports by anti-gov-ernment protesters and demot-ed the national police chief,amid speculation that he haddisagreed with governmentpolicy.

But the likelihood of a vio-lent confrontation still appearedhigh, as both protesters and po-lice reinforced their presence atSuvarnabhumi international air-port, seized Tuesday by the anti-government People’s Alliance forDemocracy.

Iraq: Suicide bomber kills12 south of Baghdad

BAGHDAD — A suicidebomber struck Shiite worship-pers Friday at a mosque runby followers of anti-Americancleric Muqtada al-Sadr, killingat least 12 people, a day afterIraqi lawmakers approved a se-curity pact with the UnitedStates.

The blast underlined fears onboth sides of the argument —proponents of the deal warn theIraqis aren’t ready to take overtheir own security while oppo-nents, led by the Sadrists, saythe American presence is themain reason for the instabilityplaguing the country.

Pakistan spy chief to aidMumbai investigation

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pak-istan scrambled Friday to avoid adangerous crisis with India overthe terror attacks in Mumbai,sending its spy chief to share in-telligence and countering Indiancharges that “elements in Pak-istan” were behind the carnage.

Clear Pakistani fingerprintson the attacks would endangerfragile peace talks between thenuclear-armed rivals and U.S.efforts to persuade Pakistan tofocus on al-Qaida Taliban mili-tants along the Afghan border.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gi-lani insisted Friday that such ev-idence would not be found.

—Compiled from AP reports

Jewish group confirmsrabbi, wife killed in India

NEW YORK — An ultra-or-thodox Jewish group based inBrooklyn confirmed that a NewYork rabbi and his wife areamong the dead in the India ter-rorist attack.

Rabbi Gavriel NoachHoltzberg and his wife, Rivkah,who ran the Chabad-Lubavitchmovement’s local headquartersin Mumbai, India, were killedduring a hostage standoff at thecenter, the group said.

Black Friday shoppers outin force, but cautiousNEW YORK — Shoppers,

who had snapped their walletsshut since September, turnedout in force Friday to grabdeals on the traditional startof the holiday shopping sea-son, but it was clear worriesabout the economy temperedbuying.

Preliminary reports fromseveral major retailers includ-ing Macy’s and Toys “R” Us saidthat crowds were at least aslarge as last year’s, but manyshoppers sounded notes of cau-tion and concern.

Iowa cafe swamped withorders for ‘Obama cookie’

DES MOINES, Iowa — Wantan example of the changeBarack Obama is bringing tothe country?

Check out cookie sales atBaby Boomers Cafe in DesMoines.

Ever since word spreadabout the president-elect and hisfamily’s fondness for BabyBoomers’ chocolate chunk cook-ies, the small downtown restau-rant can’t bake them fastenough.

Wal-Mart worker dies aftershoppers knock him down

NEW YORK — A Wal-Martworker was killed Friday afteran “out of control” throng ofshoppers eager for post-Thanks-giving bargains broke down thedoors at a suburban store andknocked him to the ground, po-lice said.

At least four other people, in-cluding a woman eight monthspregnant, were taken to hospi-tals for observation or minor in-juries, and the store in ValleyStream on Long Island closed forseveral hours before reopening.

—Compiled from AP reports

Mexicans in U.S. returnhome for holidays with less

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico —Nearly 1 million Mexican mi-grants living in the U.S. are ex-pected to head home for the hol-idays, but relatively few arereturning loaded down withgifts and cash this year.

Many are simply movingback after losing their jobs inthe U.S. economic crisis, a dis-appointing turn for an annualjourney that has become a cher-ished tradition in towns and vil-lages across Mexico. In many im-poverished hamlets, migrants areusually welcomed home with lavishfestivities. Townspeople admiretheir new vehicles bought with U.S.-earned dollars, and children scram-ble to see what is inside boxes as ifSanta Claus had just arrived.

SUV drives off unfinishedbridge in Mexico; 7 die

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico —Seven people, including four chil-dren, were killed when a sportutility vehicle traveling fromTexas plunged off an unfinishedbridge into a river in northernMexico, officials said Friday.

Among the apparent drown-ing victims were a father andmother and their two young chil-dren from Waxahachie, about 30miles south of Dallas. One per-son in the SUV survived.

The Chihuahua state prose-cutor's office said the group wasdriving from Dallas before dawnThursday to visit family in Mex-ico when the SUV reached thebridge, about 250 miles south-east of Ciudad Juarez.

—Compiled from AP reports

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Today is Saturday, Nov. 29,the 334th day of 2008. There are32 days left in the year.

TTooddaayy’’ss HHiigghhlliigghhtt iinn HHiissttoorryy:: On Nov. 29, 1963, President

Johnson named a commissionheaded by Earl Warren to inves-tigate the assassination of Presi-dent Kennedy.

OOnn tthhiiss ddaattee:: In 1530, Cardinal Thomas

Wolsey, onetime adviser to Eng-land’s King Henry VIII, died.

In 1864, a Colorado militiakilled at least 150 peacefulCheyenne Indians in the SandCreek Massacre.

In 1908, New York Congress-man Adam Clayton Powell Jr.was born in New Haven, Conn.

In 1924, Italian composer Gi-acomo Puccini died in Brussels,Belgium, before he could com-plete his opera “Turandot.” (Itwould be finished by Franco Al-fano.)

In 1947, the U.N. General As-sembly passed a resolution call-ing for the partitioning of Pales-tine between Arabs and Jews.

In 1967, Secretary of DefenseRobert S. McNamara announcedhe was leaving the Johnson ad-

ministration to become presidentof the World Bank.

In 1981, actress Natalie Wooddrowned in a boating accidentoff Santa Catalina Island, Calif.,at age 43.

In 1986, actor Cary Grant diedin Davenport, Iowa, at age 82.

In 2001, George Harrison, the“quiet Beatle,” died in Los Ange-les following a battle with can-cer; he was 58.

TTeenn yyeeaarrss aaggoo:: Swiss votersoverwhelmingly rejected legal-izing heroin and other narcotics.

FFiivvee yyeeaarrss aaggoo:: Gunmen inIraq ambushed and killed twoJapanese diplomats; seven mem-bers of Spain’s military intelli-gence agency were killed inMahmudiyah. Thirty-three peo-ple were killed in the crash of amilitary plane in Congo.

OOnnee yyeeaarr aaggoo:: A court in Su-dan convicted British teacherGillian Gibbons of insulting Is-lam for letting her studentsname a teddy bear “Muham-mad” and sentenced her to 15days in prison. (Gibbons waspardoned after spending morethan a week in custody; she thenleft the country.) Pakistan’s pres-ident, Pervez Musharraf, em-barked on a new, five-year term

as a civilian president, a day af-ter ceding the powerful post ofarmy chief.

TTooddaayy’’ss BBiirrtthhddaayyss:: Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Vin Scully is81. Blues singer-musician JohnMayall is 75. Actress Diane Laddis 73. Composer-musician ChuckMangione is 68. Country singerJody Miller is 67. Pop singer-mu-sician Felix Cavaliere (The Ras-cals) is 64. Olympic skier SuzyChaffee is 62. Comedian GarryShandling is 59. Actor Jeff Fa-hey is 56. Movie director JoelCoen is 54. Actress Kim Delaneyis 47. Actor Tom Sizemore is 47.Actor Andrew McCarthy is 46.Actor Don Cheadle is 44. Musi-cian Wallis Buchanan (Jamiro-quai) is 43. Pop singer JonathanKnight (New Kids on the Block)is 40. Rock musician MartinCarr (Boo Radleys) is 40. ActorLarry Joe Campbell is 38. Rockmusician Frank Delgado(Deftones) is 38. Actress GenaLee Nolin is 37. Actor BrianBaumgartner is 36. Actress AnnaFaris is 32. Actor Julian Ovendenis 32. Rapper The Game is 29.

TThhoouugghhtt ffoorr TTooddaayy:: “Facts arestubborn things, but statistics aremore pliable.” — Mark Twain(1835-1910).

WORLD WAR II VETERANS

Photo by NASA-TV | APIn this image rendered from video and provided by NASA-TV, the space shuttle En-deavour is seen from the International Space Station as the shuttle departs Fri-day. Endeavour and its crew of seven departed the international space station Fri-day, ending a 12-day visit that left the orbiting complex with more modern anddeluxe living quarters for bigger crews.

Photo by Jim Johnson | APIn this undated image released byJim Johnson, his father, Clayton William Johnson,left, is seen next to his uncle James Bernard Johnson. James Bernard was 17 whenhe was killed in the Tarawa Atoll during World War II. He was buried in a mass graveon the atoll.Jim Johnson, of Marathon, Fla. is on a quest to identify those buried inwhat could become the largest identification of American war dead in history.

Photo by Gautam Singh | APA National Security Guard member fires a shell into an apartment where suspected militants are believed to have holed up inColaba, Mumbai, India, on Friday. Commandos stormed a besieged Jewish center Friday and scoured two luxury hotels to getsurvivors out and flush gunmen, two days after militant attacks across India’s financial center killed people and shook the city.

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DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATEDAuthorities arrested a 17-year-old

man at about 3 a.m. Sunday after pullinghim over near the intersection of West 17thAvenue and U.S. 83.

Amado Ricardo Martinez was chargedwith driving while intoxicated, a Class-Bmisdemeanor. He was later booked andprocessed at the regional jail.

A man was charged with his seconddriving while intoxicated offense after beingpulled over at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesdaynear the 740 mile marker of U.S. 83.

Carlos Gutierrez, 24, was booked andprocessed at the regional jail.

Because it was his second time to becharged with DWI, the offense is elevated toa Class-A misdemeanor.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man atabout 12:05 a.m. Friday on the charge ofdriving while intoxicated, a Class-B misde-meanor.

Feliciano Angeles-Lobaton, 25, was ar-rested after being pulled over near Roma Av-enue and 7th Street. He was later bookedand processed at the regional jail.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCESheriff’s deputies arrested a woman

at about 12:45 a.m. Nov. 22 after pulling

her over near the intersection of Davis Laneand U.S. 83.

Judy Jenee Garcilazo, 17, was chargedwith driving under the influence, a Class-Bmisdemeanor. She was later booked andprocessed at the county jail.

A man was charged with driving un-der the influence, a Class-B misdemeanor,after being pulled over at about 1:20 a.m.Sunday near Evergreen Street and West 21stAvenue.

Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Estrella, 21, waslater booked and processed at the regionaljail.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man atabout 12:30 a.m.Thursday after they pulledhim over near the intersection of CarlaStreet and West 20th Avenue.

Jose Baldemar Vega-Gonzalez, 50, wascharged with driving under the influence, aClass-B misdemeanor. He was later bookedand processed at the regional jail.

ASSAULTA 17-year-old woman was arrested

at about 12:30 p.m.Wednesday in the 1500block of Villa Avenue on the charge of as-sault causing bodily injury (family violence),a Class-A misdemeanor.

Diana I. Cuellar was later booked and

processed at the county jail.Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man

at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1900block of Elm Street on the charge of as-sault causing bodily injury (family vio-lence), a Class-A misdemeanor.

Andres Fraire Jr., 39, was later booked

and processed at the regional jail.

WARRANT SERVEDA man wanted out of Zapata for state

jail felony theft was arrested at about 11:30a.m. Wednesday by authorities in ColoradoCounty.

Marvin Otoniel Molina, 33, will soon beextradited back to Zapata to face the theftcharge.

POSSESSION OF ACONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man at

about 1:15 p.m. Monday at EZ Pawn, 1002U.S. 83, on the charge of possession of lessthan 2 ounces of marijuana, a Class-B mis-demeanor.

O s c a r Pa re d e s , 2 0, wa s l a te rbooked and processed at the regionaljail.

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THE BLOTTER

I AM THANKFUL FOR...

County judge came from a humble home

BY DORA MARTINEZ

Rosalva Guerra was born inRoma, in 1957.

Her father worked as aranchero, taking care of ranches.Her mother worked as a cleaninglady for many years at Falcon Mo-tor Hotel in Zapata.

She was raised in one of thepoorest parts of Zapata: Shedswere used as showers; water hadto be hauled to take a bath.

The bedrooms were 10-by-10,and the living room was used byall six siblings, three boys andthree girls. Some of the rooms inthe house had dirt floors.

Guerra’s backyard was brushland. There was an arroyo whereshe and her siblings use to play aschildren.

She said she spent her first 16years very happy.

“It wasn’t much,” Guerra said,“but it was my home and sanctu-ary for me.”

When she was 10, she helpedher mother cleaning rooms at thehotel.

During the summer, Guerraenjoyed going with her mother,where she and her mother wouldwalk a mile to the hotel.

Her mother worked 20 yearsthere with no days off. That waswhen Guerra first experiencedher first air-conditioned feeling.

They earned $5 a day there,and the first thing she ever pur-chased was a fan she got at theWestern Auto store on the way tohome.

She got home and turned it on,closed doors and windows, andwaited for the room to cool. It didnot take long before she startedsweating. As she looked back, shegrinned at one of the many expe-riences of life.

Guerra learned it was goingto take more than $5 to cool aroom. Life is such.

She graduated with honors in1975 and was salutatorian of herclass.

In those years, the schools did-n’t provide free lunches, nor werethere food stamps. At home, theyate beans and tortillas, along withtheir meats — jerky, rabbit and

deer — and had chickens and arooster, and, of course, fresh eggsevery morning.

Guerra married at 17, then hadher first child. Later she tried tostudy nursing, but found out thehospital work was not meant forher — too much pain and suffer-ing.

She stayed home for threemonths and realized that, indeed,she was not meant to be a home-maker but a career woman.

County Judge Rosalva Guerraseems to be doing a good job,based on the fact that she keepsbeing re-elected.

Since 1977, Guerra was deputyclerk. Her job responsibilities in-cluded registering motor vehicles,voter registration, collecting tax-es, registering boats and issuingbeer and liquor license.

From 1982 to 2004, she waschief appraiser for the ZapataCounty Appraisal District, andoversaw the needs of the cityfrom 1989 to 2005, when shewas appointed tax assessor/col-lector. Her responsibilities in-cluded administration of the taxoffice.

In 2007, she was appointedcounty judge. Her responsibili-ties include county administra-tion.

Some of her jobs as a volun-teer worker are Little Leaguecoach, Rotary Club member, 4-Hleader-director and Boys andGirls Club volunteer. She is alsodirector for the South Texas FoodBank.

Guerra has received numer-ous awards, one being Rotarian ofthe Year, 2006 quinceañera mad-rina and 2007 Portraits of LatinoAchievements honoree. Her ob-jective is to be considered by theregional review committee.

Guerra received a Bachelor ofArts in 1982, and a master’s ofpublic administration in 2006.

Guerra is the orgullo of ourcounty.

(Dora Martinez was the pub-lisher of the Hispanic News in SanAntonio for 21 years. She can bereached at [email protected])

Courtesy photoDanny Barragan,Alejandro Barragan and Claudio Garcia worked on a Thanksgiving project at home.The activity was a family proj-ect in which they had an opportunity to share what they were thankful for.

GOBBLE, GOBBLE

Courtesy photo

First grade students at Villarreal ElementarySchool workedon a familyturkey project.Here are the firstplace winnersfrom each firstgrade class: SebastianValadez,Angelika Salazar,Rosenberg Garcia, EmilianoRosas, MindyGarcia, DesoriGarcia andAmairanyRios. Not pic-tured NataleeGuerra.

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NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE

Two recent studies haveshown the promise of usingdata from search engines

to provide early warning of in-fluenza outbreaks — and the pit-falls and limitations, as well. Pri-vacy considerations aside, it is atechnology that will need refine-ment if it is to be used by publichealth officials for early warningduties.

One study, published by thejournal Clinical Infectious Dis-eases, examined the relationshipbetween searches for influenza-related terms on the Yahoo searchengine and the actual occurrenceof influenza over a four-year pe-riod in the United States. Thesearches spiked one to threeweeks in advance of a sharp risein laboratory cultures testing pos-itive for influenza and up to fiveweeks in advance of a rise in mor-tality due to influenza.

The other study, published inthe journal Nature, found thatGoogle searches for influenza-re-lated terms could actually predict,with high accuracy, spikes in doc-tor-diagnosed influenza casesthat only registered on tradition-

al surveillance networks a weekor two later. This study was con-ducted by Google in collaborationwith the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention, giving it sub-stantial credibility.

The underlying assumption isthat when people start feeling sick,one of the first things many ofthem do is check the Internet formedical information, even beforethey see a doctor. Detecting an up-surge in flu cases a week or twoearlier than normal could providesubstantial health benefits.

Doctors and clinics could stockup and dispense vaccines and an-tiviral medicines in time to helppatients, hospitals could preparefor an influx of sick people, andhealth officials could alert thepublic.

The approach has limitations.It is based on what search termspeople choose to use, which issubject to change and will need tobe updated frequently. It cansound a false alarm if lots of peo-ple start searching for informa-tion even though they are not per-sonally sick. It provides noinformation on what strains arecirculating or how virulent theyare.

OTHER VIEWS

DOONESBURY | GARRY TRUDEAU

‘Net is valuable tool in battling flu

EDITORIAL

COLUMN

Hauler sees tragic effects of cutbacksIf we were interested in mak-

ing the best possible decisionswith regard to the U.S. auto

industry, someone like RichBreen would be seen as the face ofthe industry, not the chief execu-tives of General Motors, Ford andChrysler.

Breen is a 55-year-old mem-ber of the Teamsters union, a carhauler who delivers new vehiclesfor the Big Three automakers. Helives in Clinton Township, a sub-urb of Detroit, and he is horrifiedby the steady erosion of the Amer-ican standard of living that he seeseach day as he makes his rounds.

“I see the tool and die industrydying in the light industrial ar-eas,” he told me in an interviewjust before Thanksgiving. “I seethe clientele decreasing in the lo-cal barbershops, the hardwarestores and the restaurants. That’sall happening from the first phaseof the downsizing in the auto in-dustry, the cutbacks and layoffsthat have already occurred. It’snot from the current crisis.

“The community around meis deteriorating before my eyes. Ihear people saying if GM, Fordor Chrysler shuts down it would-n’t affect them. They have no idea.It would have a domino effect thatwe’ve never had before in theUnited States.

“The bottom would fall out andthe ripple effects would go all overthe country.”

The bottom is already fallingout. The question for Congress andthe incoming Obama administra-tion is whether to risk allowing theindustry to collapse completely.

The number of people work-ing for the Big Three automakershas already been cut drastically,perhaps in half since 2000, andmore cuts are to come, even witha government rescue effort.

The United Automobile Work-ers agreed to extraordinary con-tract concessions in negotiationsthat took place in 2005 and 2007.Not only will there be no raises forthe four-year life of the most re-cent contract, but the starting payfor new hires at the Big Three hasbeen cut by 50 percent — to $14 to$16 an hour. Benefits have alsobeen slashed.

“Ripple effect” is too mild aterm for the impact that a bank-ruptcy among the Big Threewould have on other manufactur-ers, suppliers, dealers, insurancecompanies and thousands of busi-nesses that at first glance wouldnot seem to be related to the autoindustry. The industry supports,in one way or another, one inevery 10 jobs in the nation.

A bankruptcy would be like ahurricane blowing through theU.S. economy.

Those winds are already tak-ing a fierce toll. Darin Gilley is a45-year-old father of two young

girls who lives in Pacific, Mo.,about 30 miles southwest of St.Louis. He worked in a plant thatmade seats for Chrysler vehiclesuntil he was laid off at the end ofOctober. He’s also president of aUAW local that represents em-ployees in a plant that makesdashboards for Chrysler.

Both plants are closing. “You can’t let this industry go

down,” Gilley said. “It would becatastrophic. I’ll tell you an inter-esting fact: Auto parts supply isthe number one industrial em-ployer in seven states, includingMissouri. And it’s a top five em-ployer in 12 other states.”

The auto industry is embeddedin the very heart and soul of theUnited States, a nation in whichpeople travel by car with the natu-ral ease of birds flying. Think ofservice stations, body shops, tiredistributorships, car washes. ...

Some analysts have suggestedthat even if the Big Three were todisappear, the foreign carmakerswould fill the vacuum, as if thecornerstone of American manu-facturing — and everything it hasmeant and still could mean toAmerican life and culture — weresomehow disposable, like a worn-out paper bag.

Get real. Gilley mentioned a number of

close friends and associates whohave already succumbed to the crisis.

“This one fellow and his wifelost their house,” he said. “It wasforeclosed on. They had to sendback their truck. And they’ve gottwo kids, younger than mine. Thekids don’t stop growing just be-cause you’ve lost your job.”

Breen, the car hauler, told meabout an aunt, Lee Jones, who wasthe owner of Diversified Indus-tries, a company that paintedgrille assemblies for the Big Three.

“It employed about 75 peopleon the day and night shift,” hesaid. “She got caught in the in-dustry’s downsizing within thelast year and a half and had toclose her doors. So the jobs in hershop are just gone.”

The auto industry problem isan enormous one, with implica-tions for every American. We canrescue and reshape the industryin a way that makes sense, eco-nomically and otherwise. Or wecan close our eyes to reality, as wehave so many times in recentyears, and suffer the inevitabledevastating consequences.

YOUR OPINION

Engineer Garcia’s success story a role model for South Texas young people

Give thanks for liberty’s bounty

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COLUMN

We think we know thestory of Thanksgiving:That the pilgrims

landed on Plymouth Rock, faceda harsh winter, famine and dis-ease, and then only with the helpof friendly natives learned how tosurvive.

It’s nice for bed-time stories,and feel-good paintings, but it ig-nores the most important lessonsof our early history.

The pilgrims weren’t cityslickers ill-prepared for wilder-ness life; nor were they misguid-ed about the challenges facingthem in the New World.

Misgudied ideologySadly, the travails and trials of

those pilgrims weren’t the resultof recklessness, ignorance orchance.

No, the problems the pilgrimsfaced, and overcame, were oftheir very own making through amisguided ideology.

William Bradford, governorof Plymouth Colony, explainsclearly in his own hand whathappened in his “History of thePlymouth Settlement.” They im-posed on themselves what he call“communal service” – what wetoday would recognize as social-ism.

Everything — the land, thework, the crops, everything —was held communally. Everyonewas expected to work hard andreceive only what they trulyneeded.

As a result, as Bradford wrote,many would simply “allegeweakness and inability.”

Bradford reported that “theyoung men who were most ableand fit for service objected to be-ing forced to spend their timeand strength in working for oth-er men’s wives and children,without any recompense.”

Confusion, discontent At the same time, “The strong

man or the resourceful man hadno more share of food, clothes,etc., than the weak man who wasnot able to do a quarter the othercould.”

Bradford would note: “Com-

munity of property was found tobreed much confusion and dis-content.” No one had an incentiveto work, so no one produced, andeveryone was miserable.

To each his ownRemember: this was a small

group of people who shared com-mon values, cared for each other,and had willingly joined philo-sophically to the colony’sarrangements.

It’s just that socialism fails inpractice whenever it is tried;sometimes it limps along, but ul-timately the results are alwaysthe same.

After three years, the colonyabandoned its “communal” lifelest they die-off completely.

Bradford wrote that colonyleaders divided the land amongthe families and “allowed eachman to plant corn for his ownhousehold, and to trust to them-selves for that.”

As a result, “It made allhands very industrious, so thatmuch more corn was plantedthan otherwise would havebeen by any means the Gover-nor or any other could devise,and saved him a great deal oftrouble, and gave far better sat-isfaction.”

Private property rights and afree market carried the day. La-bor was naturally divided, notpolitically imposed, with every-one doing what they could dobest to their own benefit – andthereby increasing the produc-tivity and happiness of the colonyas a whole.

In the newly free society,where the local knowledge of Na-tive Americans was combinedwith the scientific techniques ofEurope, the Pilgrims had a har-vest bountiful beyond compari-son.

Socialism failsThe very first days of the

American experience demon-strated what world history hasshown repeatedly: socialism fails,and fails miserably.

Liberty, not government plan-ning, produces bounty.

Let us never forget that indi-vidual liberty is in the 21st Cen-tury, as it was in the 17th, a nec-essary and integral componentfor our general prosperity.

(Michael Quinn Sullivan ispresident of Texans for FiscalResponsibility, www.Empower-Texans.com, a non-profit tax-payer organization based inAustin.)

TToo tthhee eeddiittoorr::I just read the column by

Dora Martinez on Eddie Garciaand the struggles throughouthis journey to become a profes-sional engineer.

In spite of Eddie being aclose relative of mine, I’ve ad-mired and tried to follow in hisfootsteps, in terms of educationand other avenues, in order to

gain the tools necessary to be-come a positive contributor toour county and its surroundingcommunities.

Although the percentages ofHispanics seeking higher educa-tion have indeed grown through-out the years, Hispanics contin-ue to lag in this particular area.Therefore, it is crucial that writ-ers such as yourself recognize

and “project” these stories in thehope that they may somehow in-spire our younger generationsfrom South Texas to follow theirindividual dreams and aspira-tions to become positive fixturesand contributors.

I tell my young children andanyone who will listen that theold Spanish adage “el querer espoder” (the desire to do some-

thing is the ability to do it) stillholds true today, but sometimeswe need a boost of confidence,provided by columns such asyours, which detail paths thatothers have taken to realizetheir individual dreams.

SSiiggnneedd,,R. David GuerraVice PresidentZapata National Bank

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By MIGUEL TIMOSHENKOVLAREDO MORNING TIMES

GUANAJUATO, México —“The Ballet of the Missing,” adance choreographed by AmaliaHernández, displays the richnessof Mexico’s traditional dances.

It’s part of the “Ballet Folk-lorico de Mexico de Amalia,”which has been performed morethan 12,000 times in more than100 international tours duringthe last 50 years.

The color, culture and customsof the Mexican social mosaic ispresented each October at theCervantino Festival, held in hon-or of “Don Quixote” authorMiguel de Cervantes.

Just imagine, first the dark-ness. Then after the third call,colors unfold and beautifulwomen occupy the stage in Al-hóndiga de Granaditas.

The audience applauds themovements of the agile dancers.

Each movement is sheathedin the colors of pre-Hispanictimes — it was the dance for theearly Christian god.

Each region of Mexico is rep-resented by music and the dance.For instance, the traditional danceof Michoacán showed they weremasters in the art of the folklore.

During the Revolutionary Eraof Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zap-ata, dancers dressed as female sol-diers and the male soldiers’ wives— the ones who waited and waitedfor the return of their husbands.

Brave woman helped createthis national fabric of culture, andin one scene, they were shownsharing their problems with theirmen and aristocrats by dancingEuropean-style polkas.

“Juana Gallo,” a famous cap-tain, danced “The Adelita.”

Afterward, a charro-type char-acter showed the Mexico of to-day, yesterday and always.

“Ballet Folklorico de Mexicode Amalia” expresses the pride ofMexican citizens.

The songs “El AmorRanchero” and “El Bien-El Amor,”

with dancers dressed in Chinapoblana, as well as charro charac-ters, further enhance the scene.

The thousands in attendanceloudly applauded the skills of thedancers in the dance company.

“The Dance of the Deer” wasone of the greatest representationsof the skill of Amalia Hernandez,and of the deft movements andskills of the young dancer.

Shown is the Yaqui tribe, asect that moved away from Span-ish traditions, allowing them tobe free of modern civilization.

The Yaquis continue to huntwith bow and arrow, and culti-vate the soil they inherited fromtheir ancestors.

The young deer, in her dance,shows the suffering and agony ofthe hunt.

Then, characters dressed asdevils begin mingling and talkingto members of the audience, cre-ating cultural interaction.

“Ballet Folklorico de Mexicode Amalia” is one of the great tra-ditions of Mexico, as she proudlyholds high its rich heritage.

Now, under the leadership ofher daughter Norma Lopez, theBallet Folklorico de Mexico deAmalia continues this tradition.

A contemporary of other out-standing artists such as JosefinaLavalle, Guillermina Bravo, Nel-ly and Gloria Campobello, theyformed the dance company witheight ballerinas.

Now, the company has groupswhich alternate tours nationally

and abroad, and also prepare fu-ture dancers.

After five decades, the ballet isrenowned for using original mu-sical scores, including traditionalmusic, technique, elaborate cos-tumes and the reuse of originalchoreography.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS —Very often, when making a pur-chase with our credit card, we are

asked by thesales associateto show a pic-ture ID. This issomething wefind highly of-fensive, as it isbasically a re-quest to provethat we are not

attempting to use a stolen card. When we complain to the

clerk (or the manager, who usu-ally gets involved) that the requestis offensive, we are invariably toldthat it is for our own protection.

Most of the time, they just don’tseem to understand how it is offen-sive. Is there anything that can besaid to let them know that I reallydon’t like being treated like a crim-inal when I’m trying to enhancetheir profit margin? I feel like I’mbeing rude to the clerks when Icomplain. I know it’s not usuallytheir fault (company policy), butthat doesn’t lessen the affront.

GENTLE READER — Hereis how to lessen your feeling ofoffense:

Leave your credit card lyingaround some place where thereare likely to be disreputablestrangers. Then examine yournext credit card bill. After that,Miss Manners suggests that youmight want to make a sheepishapology to that insulting company.

DEAR MISS MANNERS — Mygood friend, who lived in myhometown with me since I haveknown him, has now moved awayand invited me to come visit him.I told him I would try. He thenmentioned that he will have anextra bed for guests.

I politely declined and said,

“No that’s OK, I will just stay at ahotel.”

He seemed offended that I evenmentioned not staying with himand replied that he has plenty ofroom and I should not waste mymoney at a hotel. I was not surethat I would be able to visit him, soI quickly changed the subject.

Now that I will be able to visithim, I am going to call him to finda weekend that suits both ourschedules. I would rather just stayat a hotel, but I know he will be of-fended if I mention this. He liveson the other side of the country, soa day trip is not possible.

GENTLE READER — Does heknow what a difficult houseguestyou are?

Now, Miss Manners is surethat you are considerate, neatand a joy to have around thehouse. But you wouldn’t want tosuggest that there is anythinglacking in the hospitality thatyour old friend is generously of-fering. So you must take it onyourself.

After you thank him profuselyand make it clear that you areonly too eager to spend as muchtime with him as possible, youshould add, “I’m afraid I woulddisturb you. I tend to get restlessat night and I’m much better off ina hotel, where I can turn on thetelevision or go sit in the lobby.Trust me, I’d love to stay with youotherwise, but I really don’t thinkit’s a good idea.”

Lest your conscience actuallykeep you up for saying this, MissManners asks you to remindyourself that you have had rest-less nights, if only in infancy, andyou have only said that you couldturn on the television set or sit inthe lobby, not that you are in thehabit of doing so.

MARTIN

ID request not rude

The choreography of culture

Photo by Miguel Timoshenkov | The Zapata Times

Dancers perform traditionalnumbers inGuanajuato,Guanajuato,during theCervantinoFestival in October.

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Courtesy photoStudents from Sara Guzman’s third grade class at Zapata South Elementary School have been learning about simple machinesand how they make work easier.

Third graders at Zapata South Elem. apply scientific principles

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Students from Sara Guzman’sthird grade class at Zapata SouthElementary School have beenlearning about simple machinesand how they make work easier.

Students had to create theirown simple machine and explainhow it worked.

They seemed to enjoy doingtheir projects and presentingthem to their classmates.

The purpose of the assignmentwas to allow students to put sci-entific theory into practice, withthe goal of making a working sim-ple machine.

Guzman said she was im-pressed with all of the scienceprojects and is proud of all herstudents for applying scientificprincipals to simple machines.

Students that participatedwere Gregorio Andrade “Wheeland Axle,” Brenda Martinez “In-clined Plane,” Juan Meza “Wheel

& Axle, Inclined Plane & Lever(Wheelbarrow),” Rene Oceguera“Pulley (Well)” and Keana Peña“Inclined Plane.”

Also, Genesis Villarreal “In-clined Plane,” Kelsey Garcia “Pul-ley,” Deritzia Garza “Pulley,”Javier Garza “Wheel & Axle(Wagon)” and Arnoldo Garza“Wheel & Axle (Car).”

Andrea Guerra “Pulley (Exer-cise Machine),” Noe Lopez“Wheel & Axle, Pulley,” RicardoLopez “Wheel & Axle (Wagon),”Alex Rodriguez “Wheel & Axle”and Daniel Ruiz “Lever.”

Samantha Sanchez “Pulley,”Juan Carlos Talamante “Pulley,”

Alynna Arambula “Pulley (FlagPole),” Daniel Bautista “Pulley”and Marlette Cabrera “InclinedPlane.”

Emmanuel Elizondo “InclinedPlane,” Mariela Elizondo “Pulley,”Jesus Garcia “Pulley (Well),” Por-firio Gonzalez “Inclined Plane”and Triana Gonzalez “Lever.”

Ryan Guerra “Lever,” MirelyMuñoz “Lever, Pulley,” Joel Peña“Wheel & Axle, Pulley,” AntonioPerez “Pulley” and Karissa Piña“Wheel & Axle.”

Noe Piña “Wheel & Axle, In-clined Plane,” Amanda Ramirez“Wheel & Axle” and CarlosRamirez “Pulley, Inclined Plane.”

The purpose of the assignment was to allow students to put scientific

theory into practice.

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SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Fight nightForget watching the pricey

pay-per-view brawls onscreen— starting today, the first Inter-national Warehouse Brawl am-ateur fighting tournament getsunder way with weekly bron-cas between nonprofessionalfighters at Santa Fe Village.

The unsanctioned tourna-ment will feature four sched-uled fights each Saturday lead-ing up to the finals Dec. 27. Eachevent will include 15 fights.

The International Ware-house Brawl begins at 7 p.m. atSanta Fe Village, 530 S. ZapataHighway. Tickets are $15 pre-sale at Danny’s Restaurant andLa Roca locations and $20 atthe door.

Doors open at 6 p.m., and thefirst fight is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Drumming up a concertSnare drums, marimbas and

an indoor drumline will beshowcased during the fall 2008Percussion Concert at Laredo

Community College on Tues-day at 7:30 p.m. in theGuadalupe and Lilia MartinezFine Arts Center theater.

Admission to the concert,which is sponsored by the LCCperforming arts department, isfree and open to the public.

The Big BossDaddy Yankee will be at El

Portal Plaza in Laredo onWednesday from 4 p.m. to 6

p.m. to pro-mote his newfragrance,“DY,” and thefirst 300 cus-tomers whopurchase the3.4 f luidounces of DYFragrance or

a DY Gift Set will be issuedVIP passes, giving fans the op-portunity to meet the reign-ing king of reggaeton andhave their fragrance or a pho-to autographed.

ON THE WEB: THEZAPATATIMES.COM 7ASATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2008 ZentertainmentTickets for popular Broadway show ‘Cats’ go on sale

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

“Cats,” the show that revolu-tionized musical theater, is sched-uled to return to the Laredo En-tertainment Center for one specialperformance. Tickets go on saleMonday at 10 a.m. They will beavailable at the Laredo Entertain-ment Center box office, by visitingwww.ticketmaster.com or by call-ing 712-1566.

Produced by CATS-Eye LLC,the national tour of “Cats” isthe only production in NorthAmerica sanctioned by AndrewLloyd Webber. With original di-rection by Trevor Nunn andchoreography by Gillian Lynne,this is the “Cats” credited withthe British invasion of Broad-way. The national tour of “Cats”recently celebrated its 26th an-niversary season, holding its

place as the longest continu-ously touring Broadway musi-cal in history.

On May 11, 1981, “Cats”opened at the New London The-atre in the West End. Eightyears later, it celebrated its firstimportant milestone: After3,358 performances, “Cats” be-came the longest-running mu-sical in the history of Britishtheater. “Cats” played its finalperformance on its 21st birth-day, May 11, 2002.

The show opened on Broad-way on Oct. 7, 1982, at the WinterGarden Theatre in New York City,where it continued to live up to itsmotto, “Now and Forever.” OnJune 19, 1997, “Cats” became thelongest-running musical onBroadway. It ended its 18-year runon Sept. 10, 2000.

Based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old

Possum’s Book of PracticalCats,” and with music by An-drew Lloyd Webber, “Cats” wonseven 1983 Tony Awards, in-cluding Best Musical, Best Bookof a Musical, Best Lighting andBest Costumes.

In October 1991, “Cats” becamethe longest continuously touringshow in American theater history.Five continents, 26 countries,more than 8 million audiencemembers and 26 years later,“Cats” is still America’s most-loved family musical.

Celebrating not only 26 yearsbut the birth of the musical spec-tacular, the show is still revolu-tionary and awe inspiring.

Tickets are priced from $42 to$57. The show will be performedin a one-night-only event at theLaredo Entertainment Center onMonday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

Courtesy photoTickets for “Cats” go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. It is the second of a series of Broadway shows headed to the Laredo Entertain-ment Center.

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS

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‘Four Christmases’ scores a zero on fun

By CHRISTY LEMIREASSOCIATED PRESS

The size difference betweenVince Vaughn and Reese Wither-spoon isn’t the only thing keepingthem apart in “Four Christmases.”

His signature rat-a-tat over-confidence and her pleasing girl-next-door perkiness turn out tobe an awkward mix.

Individually likable, Vaughnand Witherspoon never mesh as acouple. And that’s a problem,since we’re meant to root for themto stick together through the myr-iad obstacles thrown their wayduring one massively contrivedChristmas.

It doesn’t help their cause thatthey’re saddled with hackneyedholiday gags: wacky relativesmaking inappropriate remarks,decorations that cause severe bod-ily harm, uncomfortable gift ex-changes.

And “Four Christmases” be-gan with some promise, too.

Vaughn’s Brad and Witherspoon’sKate are a happily unmarriedcouple.

They keep things lively byrole-playing at bars, as they do inthe film’s amusingly naughtyopening, and they lie to theirfamilies about doing charitywork to avoid seeing them dur-ing the holidays. Then, whenthey’re caught on the news get-ting stuck at the airport on theway to Fiji, they get roped intoseeing both sets of parents — whoare divorced — hence, they mustcelebrate four Christmases.

The visiting begins in painful-ly broad fashion with Brad’s fam-ily, all white-trash stereotypes ledby Robert Duvall.

Vaughn makes the movie tol-erable here and there with hiseasy delivery of some brash lines,but this kind of slapsticky physicalcomedy doesn’t suit Witherspoon,and director Seth Gordon fails tomake best use of the qualities thatmake this bright actress shine.

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EntretenimientoLAREDO — El sábado 29 de

noviembre es el Bazar San Agustín de10 a.m. a 6 p.m. en la Plaza San Agustín.La entrada es gratuita al público engeneral. Habrá comida, bebidas, en-tretenimiento, y pintura de rostro paraniños.

LAREDO — El miércoles 3 de di-ciembre a las 7 p.m. es la ceremonia deencendido del Árbol de Navidad en eljardín principal de la Biblioteca Sue andRadcliffe Killam de Texas A&M Interna-tional University. El evento es gratuito yabierto al público. Habrá chocolatecaliente, botanas, fotografías con San-ta, e villancicos.

SAN ANTONIO — El Instituto Cul-tural de México presenta “Noche deCultura: Mariachi Vargas de Tecatlitán”con una clase magistral de AndrésGonzález (violín, vocalista) y StevenSandoval (violín y vocalista), el miér-coles 3 de diciembre a las 7 p.m. en elauditorio del ICM de San Antonio. Laentrada es gratuita.

DeportesLAREDO — El Torneo de Balon-

cesto de Mike’s Barrio Ball TurkeyShootout 4-on-4 Doble Eliminación seráel sábado 29 y el domingo 30 denoviembre en el 3 Points Pavilion ubi-cado en Jarvis y Cortez. Más informa-ción llamando a Mike al 220-5968.

Servicio SocialLAREDO — Seguidores de balon-

cesto tendrán una oportunidad de con-tribuir a un gran causa el martes 2 dediciembre en el juego de apertura entreTAMIU y Texas A&M Kingsville. Se acep-tarán donaciones de ropa dentro delCover Laredo project para beneficiar alos menos privilegiados de Laredo. Eljuego será a las 7 p.m. en el TAMIU Ki-nesiology & Convocation Building. Serecomienda donar sweaters, chamar-ras, cobijas, camisas, zapatos, entreotros artículos de ropa. Todo será don-ado a Casa Misericordia.

CulturaLAREDO — El Colegio de Artes y

Centro de Ciencias para las Bellas Artesy Artes Escénicas de Texas A&M Inter-national University presenta “140Something”, el trabajo artístico por es-tudiante egresados de arte de TexasA&M University-Corpus Christi. Se in-cluyen pinturas del grupo de arte NexusArt Collective. La entrada es gratuita yabierta al público. La exhibición puedeser vista hasta el 4 de diciembre.

El Center for the Fine and Per-forming Arts de Texas A&M Interna-tional University presenta al Ballet Folk-lórico 2008 Las Posadas Concert elviernes 5 de diciembre a las 7 p.m. en elTAMIU Center for the Fine and Per-forming Arts Recital Hall. La entrada esde 5 dólares por persona y los niñosmenores de 10 años entran gratis. LasPosadas Concert presenta la procesiónque José y María hicieron hacia Belén.

Pase la tarde del viernes 5 dediciembre en el Planetario Lamar BruniVergara de Texas A&M International Uni-versity y explore “Force 5” a las 6 p.m. y“Stars of the Pharaohs” a las 7 p.m. Laentrada general es de 5 dólares y de 4dólares para niños, estudiantes, per-sonal y ex alumnos de TAMIU. Más in-formación llamando al 326-2444.

SAN ANTONIO — La exposición“Me rento para soñar” de Álvaro Santi-ago presenta una integración de mate-riales y técnicas diferentes. Son 59obras de arte (7 pinturas, 9 arte objeto,8 dibujos originales sobre papel, 8cerámicas de Talavera, 10 grabados y 17viñetas) que se presentan en el Institu-to Cultural de México hasta el 9 de en-ero (600 Hemisfair Park, San Antonio).La entrada es gratuita.

SAN ANTONIO — “Homenaje aAlberto Mijangos”, es una exposicióncon que rinde tributo al Maestro Alber-to Mijangos (1925-2007). La exposiciónpresenta 20 de sus obras en técnicamixta, series que van del abstrac-cionismo, narrativa, post modernismo yconceptual y que se pueden observaren el Instituto Cultural de México hastael 9 de enero (600 Hemisfair Park, SanAntonio). La entrada es gratuita.

EducaciónLAREDO — Si le interesa estudi-

ar en la Primavera 2009 en Texas A&MInternational University, las inscrip-ciones ya están abiertas. El horario del2009 puede ser visto enschedule.tamiu.edu. Más informaciónllamando al 326-2250.

NUEVO LAREDO — El viernes 5de diciembre inicia la Vigésima NovenaConvención de Bomberos de Tamauli-pas, en la que se espera la asistencia deunos 200 elementos de 12 municip-ios, tanto del interior del Estado comode Anáhuac, Nuevo León y Laredo. Elevento continuará sábado y domingo,donde se darán cursos y talleres prác-ticos impartidos por instructores ca-pacitados y con certificaciones inter-nacionales.

EN INTERNET: THEZAPATATIMES.COM 8ASÁBADO 29 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2008ZFronteraAGENDA EN BREVE Calidad en la educación

Foto de cortesía | Gobierno de Miguel AlemánEl Párroco de la Iglesia San Pedro Apóstol, Cándido Maldonado Orozco, a laizquierda, acudió a la presidencia municipal para hacer la invitación formal a laceremonia de recepción al Obispo Gustavo Rodríguez Vega, al presidente munic-ipal, Servando López Muñoz.

Obispo visita Miguel Alemán el domingo

DIF invita a disfrutar obra de teatro

Foto de cortesía | Ciudad MierEl presidente municipal de Ciudad Mier, José Iván Mancias Hinojosa, posa con un ve-nado de 10 puntos y de 158 Boone & Crockett, el sábado 22 de noviembre durante elinicio de la temporada de caza. Mancias acompañó a cazadores provenientes de cen-tro del Estado al rancho el “Chilpitín” donde pudieron apreciar un buen número de ve-nados cola blanca con buena ornamenta.

ESPECIAL PARA TIEMPO DE LAREDO

MIGUEL ALEMÁN — El Go-bierno local confimró que la co-media norteña “Me salvaron lasbolitas” se presentará el viernes5 de diciembre en el Club deLeones Poniente.

Se trata de un evento pa-trocinado por el Sistema parael Desarrollo Integral de la Fa-

milia que preside Sandra IselaGarza de López.

“Invito a la población a adquirirlos últimos boletos para quepuedan asistir a esta divertida obrade teatro”, dijo Garza de López.

En “Me salvaron las bolitas”participan los actores Pablo Mor-ton y Andrea Zúñiga; además deGilberto Trejo, Vicky Chong, VeroWeiland y Sergio Alejandro.

ESPECIAL PARA TIEMPO DE LAREDO

MIGUEL ALEMÁN — Mon-señor Gustavo Rodríguez Vega,Obispo de la Diócesis de NuevoLaredo, visitará esta ciudadfronteriza el domingo 30 denoviembre.

Se trata de la primera ciu-dad que visita tras su llegadaa Nuevo Laredo la semanapasada.

El Párroco de la Iglesia SanPedro Apóstol, Cándido Mal-donado Orozco, acudió a lapresidencia municipal para hac-er la invitación formal a la cer-emonia de recepción al presi-dente municipal, ServandoLópez Muñoz.

“(Mi) gobierno hará presen-cia a la recepción de el ObispoGustavo Rodríguez, primeropor que soy un convencido de larelación que debe existir entreel gobierno y la iglesia re-spetando el estado laico en quevivimos por disposición de la

ley que nos rige”, dijo LópezMoreno.

El alcade manifestó que laIglesia actual es la instituciónmás confiable en la sociedad.

RecorridoEl Obispo Rodríguez Vega

inicia así un recorrido por lascomunidades de su jurisdicción.

El domingo 30 de noviem-bre, a las 11 a.m. se tiene previs-to que un grupo de niños ypadres de familia formen unamalla humana desde la calleDécima y Francisco I. Maderohasta la llegar a la Parroquiadonde el Obispo oficiará Misa.

Posteriormente se ofreceráuna rueda de prensa y una co-mida en el Salón Milenium.

Ambos eventos son abiertosa la ciudadanía en general, yaque ambos se tiene previsto queMonseñor Rodríguez Vegaofrezca un mensaje de reflex-ión a la sociedad.

Por MIGUEL TIMOSHENKOVTIEMPO DE LAREDO

NUEVO LAREDO — Los 25 directores de las Fac-ultades de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipasse reunieron el martes para analizar los avances y

buscar nuevas alternativas de crec-imiento al interior de la máximacasa de estudios.

Destacó el anunció hecho por elRector de la UAT, José María LealGutiérrez de que la Facultad de En-fermería local se encuentra entrelas primeras 24 en el país recono-cidas por su calidad y programas yque la UAT en pleno cuenta con un

92 por ciento de su matrícula reconocida por su cal-idad, según la Secretaría de Educación Pública.

Dijo que la universidad pública estatal es la demayor confiabilidad, seguida de la educación reli-giosa y las otras, como privadas.

En el caso de la UAT el indicador de la calidadeducativa es bueno, pero continuarán los es-fuerzos para alcanzar el 100 por ciento en lasdiferentes carreras.

Esta fue la última reunión del años entre facul-tades donde se escucharon propuestas que en-riquecerán la función de la educación pública, a losinvestigadores y perfiles que tiene que ejercer lamáxima casa de estudios.

Igualmente, se empezará a programar la Asam-blea Universitaria para reunirse con investigadores,y la Posada Annual.

PlanesDentro de los planes más ambiciosos están los

nuevos programas educativos en Río Bravo y Mata-morosm, donde en ésta última se abrirá además uncampo universitario.

“Los terrenos ya fueron ofrecidos y la universidadinvertirá para sus nuevas instalaciones”, dijo LealGutiérrez.

Se crearán las carreras de Ingeniería Petrolera yOceanía.

En Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa y Matamoros seabrirán Centros de Lenguas en la Facultad de Com-ercio y Administración, con inversión de 42 mil-lones de pesos.

En Ciudad Victoria se abrió la biblioteca digitalque se enlazará con la Universidad de Harvard,Washington del Este.

Con la Texas A&M International University se fir-mó un acuerdo para consolidar la Universidad Bi-nacional, “jugando un rol innovador y la única en sugénero donde los dos países vecinos establecerán unmismo modelo educativo, programa y titulación,dijo Leal Gutiérrez.

“Creo que el gran maestro José Vasconcelos ensu momento habló de la pluralidad y la unión de laeducación en el mundo y hoy, aquí, se ha dado”.

Inicia época de informes

Marchan contra la violencia familiarTIEMPO DE LAREDO

NUEVO LAREDO — En elmarco del Día InternacionalContra la Violencia Hacia laMujer, Rebeca Canales deGarza Barrios y el alcaldeRamón Garza Barrios en-cabezaron una marcha que ini-ció en la Plaza Hidalgo y con-cluyó en la explanada BacaCalderón, el martes.

Participaron integrantes deinstituciones públicas y privadasy estudiantes de planteles ed-ucativos de nivel superior.

Es el tercer años consecuti-vo que se realiza esta camina-ta en señal de protesta en con-tra de la violencia contra lasmujeres.

“Mi esposo Ramón y unaservidora seguiremos la luchapara erradicar este tipo demales y recuerden que no es-tán solas, estamos para ayudar-las y apoyarlas. De la mano, so-ciedad y gobierno trabajaremospor las mujeres de Tamaulipasy Nuevo Laredo”, dijo Canalesde Garza.

La presidenta del SistemaDIF Nuevo Laredo convocó a lasmujeres a alzar la voz y denun-ciar los casos de violencia, yaque tienen derecho a ser valo-radas y respetadas por la so-ciedad en general.

De acuerdo con el SectorSalud, Tamaulipas registró en el2003 un 15 por ciento de casos deviolencia doméstica, cantidadque para el 2006 se incrementó25 por ciento.

Este año, de 857 personas quehan buscado consejería ante laSecretaría de Salud, 71 por cien-to han sufrido violencia psi-cológica, 44.5 por ciento de tipofísico y el 16 por ciento han sidoabusadas sexualmente.

“Esto es preocupante y to-davía hay mucho por hacer, porello queremos dar a conocer a la

ciudadanía que hay institucionesestatales y municipales que es-tán estrechamente coordinadaspara atenderlas y darles acceso-ria y seguimiento a sus casos”,dijo Luis Eduardo CampbellLoa, jefe de la Jurisdicción San-itaria No. 5.

Antes de finalizar la marchay en símbolo de unión y protes-ta contra la violencia hacia lamujer, los cientos de asistentessoltaron globos blancos y mora-dos que llevaron durante elrecorrido.

Frontera chica“Hoy la mujer que es víctima

de violencia, se está atreviendo apedir ayuda y denunciar el mal-trato físico y psicológico querecibe; los casos están saliendomás a la luz pública y esto esuna gran ventaja”, dijo lapsicóloga Rosy Sánchez, del área

de Trabajo Social del SistemaDIF Miguel Alemán.

Dijo que la mujer siguesufriendo un problema de inde-fensa, factor que la priva de de-nunciar a tiempo el maltrato querecibe.

Durante la celebración delDía Internacional Contra la Vi-olencia hacia la Mujer,Sánchez comentó que el quemás casos salgan a la luzpública se debe a que el DIF yla Procuraduría de la Defensadel Menor y la Familia estánponiendo mucha atención aeste fenómeno social.

En Miguel Alemán, tanto eljefe de gobierno ServandoLópez como la presidenta delDIF, Sandra Isela Garza deLópez, están trabajando en unesquema preventivo y de castigopara aquellos que maltratantanto a las mujeres, como aniños y abuelitos.

TIEMPO DE LAREDO

Inicia el mes de los informesde gobierno en Tamaulipas.

El Gobernador del Estado, Eu-genio Hernández Flores, y los al-caldes de Nuevo Laredo, RamónGarza Barrios; de MiguelAlemán, Servando López Morenoy Ciudad Mier, José Iván ManciasHinojosa, han dado a conocer de-talles conforme se acerca la fecha.

Cuarto InformeEl domingo 30 de noviembre,

el gobernador Eugenio Hernán-dez Flores rendirá su Cuarto In-forme de Gobierno y adelantó querefrendará con hechos, beneficiosy avances los diez compromisosque estableció con lostamaulipecos desde la campañaque lo llevó a servir al Estado.

“Voy a desglosar los logros, re-tos, proyectos y programas que yatenemos y tendremos en los próx-imos años”, dijo en comunicadode prensa Hernández Flores.

Dijo que ha trabajado intensa-mente con todos los presidentesmunicipales, con el gobierno fed-eral y la sociedad civil para hacer

de Tamaulipas un Estado más com-petitivo en la meta de captar másinversiones y conservar las que yatenemos. El Gobernador resaltó elPrograma Estatal de Infraestruc-tura 2008-2010 y el presupuestoasignado para Tamaulipas por laFederación y el Congreso.

“Los tiempos de crisis son tiem-pos que tenemos que aprovecharpara salir fortalecidos”, concluyódiciendo Hernández.

Informes AlcaldesEn Ciudad Mier, se informó

que el jefe de gobierno José IvánMancias Hinojosa se llevará acabo el 15 de diciembre en el SalónCasino Arguelles, ubicado a unlado de la Presidencia Municipal.

En Nuevo Laredo, el jefe de gob-ierno Ramón Garza Barrios rendirá

su primer Informe de Actividades ellunes 15 de diciembre en el Audito-rio Municipal. La idea, se informóen el área de Comunicación Social,es que tanto Garza Barrios, como suesposa, la Presidenta del SistemaDIF, Rebeca Canales de Garza, rin-dan su informe anual el mismo día,en el mismo lugar. La hora está pordeterminarse.

En Miguel Alemán, el informedel jefe de gobierno, ServandoLópez Muñoz está programadopara el sábado 13 de diciembreen el Salón Shecid, ubicado enBoulevard Miguel Alemán.

En el área de ComunicaciónSocial se informó que LópezMoreno destacará el desarrolloeconómico logrado este año, in-cluida la instalación de empresas“lo que demuestra la confianzade los inversionistas” y generafuentes de empleo.

Igualmente, se dio a conocercomo rubro importante la obrapública, que incluye la construc-ción del libramiento de tráfico pe-sado y el Boulevard Los Leones.

Otras obras a destacar será laconstrucción del Hospital delIMSS y la autorización para elHospital Regional.

MIER: TURISMO

Foto de cortesía | Gobierno de Nuevo LaredoCientos de personas desfilaron por la Avenida Guerrero en el marco del Día Inter-nacional Contra la Violencia Hacia la Mujer, el martes.

LEAL

GARZA HERNANDEZ

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Oil ends week on a flat note as OPEC gathers

By JOHN PORRETTOASSOCIATED PRESS

HOUSTON — Oil prices ended flat Friday withOPEC officials sending mixed messages about aproduction cut before a regularly scheduled meetingin December.

Meanwhile, gasoline prices continued their freefall and are now at levels not seen since Jan. 21, 2005— good news for travelers heading home afterThanksgiving getaways.

Pump prices fell a penny overnight to a nationalaverage of $1.835 for regular unleaded, according to

auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service andWright Express.

The average national price has fallen 75 cents inthe past month alone and is down 41 percent from the$3.09 retailers were getting on average a year ago.

After tumbling earlier in the day during an ab-breviated session on the New York Mercantile Ex-change, light, sweet crude for January delivery set-tled down a penny at $54.43.

Yet for most of the day, trading at Nymex was asvolatile as it had been for the entire week, save forThursday when the market was closed for theThanksgiving holiday.

Stocks end shortened session with moderate gains

By TIM PARADISASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Wall Street kept up a broad win-ning streak Friday, giving blue chip stocks theirfifth straight advance as investors looked for cluesabout whether dire predictions for the holidayshopping season would prove accurate.

The stock market closed three hours early theday after Thanksgiving and locked in gains of 9.7percent for the week for the Dow Jones industrialaverage and 12 percent for the broader Standard &Poor’s 500 index. The Nasdaq, which had moderatelosses in recent sessions, still logged a weekly ad-vance of 10.9 percent. It was the first time the Dow

rose for five consecutive sessions since July 2007. Analysts largely looked past Friday’s moves, how-

ever, as they came in light trading volume. A bettertest of market sentiment will come next week astraders return from the long weekend and as WallStreet digests a slew of economic data ranging froma reading on the manufacturing sector on Monday tothe all-important employment report from the LaborDepartment on Friday. But even with light tradingvolume during the week and at times only modestmoves higher, Wall Street’s ability to continue itsoverall climb was welcome. Only last week, the S&P500 posted its lowest close since 1997 and touched offanother set of worries about how far the marketwould fall from its October 2007 peak.

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cannot be funded, other avenuesare available for getting a worth-while program started.

In 2003, she said, that situa-tion arose when the budget expe-rienced a $10 billion shortfall andshe introduced an early educa-tion bill associated with the TexasMigrant Council’s TEEM, orTexas Early Education Model,program.

“We had no funding for it, soinstead of killing it … we passedpilot projects with no funding andthen secured funding by workingwith the commissioner of educa-tion and others who then provid-ed from their own sources.”

The program, she said, wassuccessful enough that in 2005,she went to session and success-fully received funding for and ex-panded the program.

“You make progress (on a bill),you prepare for the day whenthere is funding or you prepare forthe possibility of securing money

from agencies or from philan-thropists and from other sources.”

Textbook tax breakTo help ease what the senator

said is the increasing costs ofhigher education, she filed SenateBill 22, which seeks to eliminatesales tax on college textbooks dur-ing the beginning of the fall andspring semesters.

“Now the students are paying$500 per semester and more,” shesaid, adding that her ultimate goalwould be to make the textbookstax-free year-round. “We haven’tbeen able to pass this bill yet. Thiswill be my third attempt to pass it,and so you have to start some-where. My preference would bethat they would be tax-free yearround, but the cities depend onthe sales tax.”

The group of bills also in-cludes two that specifically ad-dress safety concerns, including

Senate Bill 24, which wouldeliminate the current 60-daywaiting period before a divorceis granted if a spouse has beenconvicted of an offense related toassault or threats against a vic-tim.

“This is a priority bill for manypeople that are interested becausein too many cases, the spouse hasbeen convicted of sexual assaultor physical assault and (is) threat-ening the victim,” she said. “Thevictim is terrified but can’t get adivorce because (the victim) hasto wait for the 60 days.”

Punish cyberbullies

Senate Bill 29 seeks to includecyberbullying as a punishable of-fense in the public school systemsby having school districts imple-ment the same enforcement pro-cedures they implement when astudent is found to be physicallytormenting a student.

“Basically it (cyberbullying)means threats, whether anony-mous or by an identified personwho is endangering another one,or making threats that can possi-bly lead to potential suicide or de-

pression or maybe drug use,” shesaid.

Zaffirini said she and her staffare still working to define bully-ing in a way through which a con-sensus can be reached, butstressed the problem is of utterimportance. The issue, she said,could affect schools’ funding be-cause students may decide to missclass because of their fears andeach absence takes away fromwhat the school receives. That, shesaid, and many students who en-gage in violent behavior were of-ten bullied themselves.

Her first 45 bills were pre-filedNov. 10, but Zaffirini said she hassince filed more and will continueto do so when the session con-venes.

“We don’t go for a number; ba-sically what we do is during theinterim, we develop legislationand we begin, typically, with billsthat we thought would pass thesession before but didn’t,” she

said, adding that prior legislationis not merely resubmitted butrevetted and researched.

She said she anticipates filingmore than 75 bills before the ses-sion concludes, a number she saidis not unique to her and her staff.She added that she knows expect-ing all the bills to pass would notbe a realistic approach.

“No legislator ever passes allbills; it’s impossible to pass allbills unless you file very few,” shesaid, stressing that bipartisan co-operation is essential to gettingas much legislation through thesenate as possible.

Since first winning office in1987, Zaffirini has passed morethan 580 bills, including 72 duringthe 2007 session.

Zaffirini, D-Laredo, representsZapata County in the Texas Sen-ate.

(Julian Aguilar may be reachedat 728-2557 or [email protected])

ZAFFIRINI | Continued from Page 1A

Wardens must also patrol thewaters for illegal fishermen, whouse nets to trap bass and catfishand exceed catch limits, whichRamos said are five bass and 25catfish.

The wardens also are on thelookout for boaters who mighthave tipped back a few too manybut are adamant about operatingtheir vessels.

“It’s the same as driving a mo-tor vehicle, except for the open-container law,” Ramos said. “Theperson who is operating the boatcan drink but just not be intoxi-cated.”

If the operator of a boat isthought to be intoxicated, they aretaken to shore and given 15 min-utes to regain their equilibrium,

he said. After that, they are giventhe same field sobriety tests adriver would be given and takento jail if intoxicated and chargedwith boating while intoxicated, aClass-B misdemeanor.

Ramos said that Falcon Lake isnot generally known as a partyhot spot, as is Austin’s Lake Traviswith its party boats and youngerpopulation. But, he said, therehave been alcohol-related fatali-ties. Just last year, his office re-ceived a call of a body floating inthe lake. After an investigation itwas determined the victim hadbeen drinking and was involved inan argument. Someone threw apair of keys in the lake, and theman tried to retrieve them anddidn’t resurface alive.

“Those are the worst days,” hesaid.

The wardens also ensure peo-ple fishing have an appropriate li-cense, which can be purchased forthe duration of the current fiscalyear. One- and three-day licensesalso are available; they are idealfor out-of-town sportsmen.

To qualify as a game warden,applicants must go through 7½months of training at a state acad-emy in Hamilton County. Therethey are given the standard peaceofficer training courses all Texasofficers are required to undergo.Aside from that, however, they arerequired to prove they can patrollakes and rivers.

“You have to swim 100 metersin less than five minutes,” Ramos

said. “They teach what to do incase you fall over (the boat), likedropping your gunbelt and tyingyour shirt to make a float.”

Game wardens are ranked andpaid according to Texas Depart-ment of Public Safety standards,and they can even pull over a mo-torist and issue a traffic citationwhen they patrol the highways.

Because there are only 500 orso game wardens in the state, theyalso rely on cooperation from oth-er agencies. Ramos said the Zap-ata County Sheriff’s Departmentoften lends its help, especiallywhen boaters or poachers needtransport to a holding facility.

Despite being somewhat un-derstaffed and possibly putting adamper on a boater’s day by issu-

ing a citation, the game wardensat Falcon Lake maintain that theyare there to help enforce the lawsand possibly save a life.

And patrolling one of the mostbeautiful lakes in South Texas is-n’t a bad way to spend a day, theysaid.

“It’s the greatest job in theworld,” Gazaway said as he head-ed back to shore.

(Julian Aguilar may bereached at 728-2557 [email protected])

WARDENS | Continued from Page 1A

“No legislator ever passes all bills; it’s impossible to pass all bills unless

you file very few.”SENATOR JUDITH ZAFFIRINI

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Raymond Garcia cited re-search performed by GuadalupeMartinez Laurel that explainedthat no Guerra now owned theproperty, although history tellsthat two Guerra women marriedtwo Garcia brothers.

Doña Maria’s son also pointedout that the Dionicio Guerra bur-ial site for years could be seenfrom a tract of land owned byFlavio Garcia.

Doña Maria would tell of thecircumstances and events that ledback to the home of the patriarchof what was popularly known asthe Ranch Los Ojuelos. She hadheard stories about the Los Ojue-los Cemetery from her father,Margarito Guerra, but she andothers in the family could not vis-it the cemetery “because the prop-erty gates were locked.”

“I had always wanted to gothere and look for the gravesite,”she said. “Then one day in 1987, ahistorical tour was announced toLos Ojuelos. I bought two ticketsfrom a lady named Canseco. Iwent along with the other ladiesand we walked around the place.”

A program had been arrangedthat included a Laredo educatoras a speaker, someone namedStaggs, and a second speaker, awoman named DaCamara. It wasduring that part of the programthat Maria Garcia was introducedas a descendant of the founder ofLos Ojuelos.

During that visit to the place,she talked to a ranch hand. Shetold the man that it had beenyears since she last visited theplace, but she remembered acemetery and asked for directionsto get to the place. The man point-ed her to an area covered withthick brush and tall grass.

Maria Garcia had located theplace where her great-greatgrandfather had been buried. Itwas at that precise moment thatshe decided to preserve thegravesite as an “a tribute to my fa-ther and mother and the Guerrafamily.”

In a May 2002 interview,Maria Garcia told Laredo Morn-ing Times that that she had a rec-ollection of the gravesite from thestories she heard from her father.However, she had not reconnectedwith the Dionicio Guerra burialsite until she joined the Laredogenealogy group on that 1987 tour.

Archival material on Los Ojue-los, preserved by the Lucas Garciafamily for years, detailed familyhistory that dated to DionicioGuerra’s grandfather, Jose IsidroGutierrez de Castro.

Dionicio Guerra and his par-ents were born in Guerrero Viejo.The town’s name, founded as Re-villa in 1750, was changed toGuerrero in 1827 in honor of Vi-cente Guerrero, a hero of Mexico’srevolt for independence fromSpain.

In that 2000 interview, DoñaMaria, quoting from the Guerrafamily archives, explained that theranch got the name from the pres-

ence of water springs in the area.She said the water springs, or ojode agua, were similar to what peo-ple had seen in Mexico locationslike Sabinas Hidalgo and Lampa-zos in the state of Nuevo Leon.

According to Doña Maria, theoriginal Spanish land grant fromSpain was one of the earliest awayfrom the river frontier in the late1790s. The recipient was EugenioGutierrez.

Don Eugenio, however, couldnot put up with the Indians aban-doned the place. A son, IsidroGutierrez, came to the site yearslater, but he, too, bailed out and re-turned to Mexico. Thereafter,three of Don Isidro’s grandsons,Dionicio Guerra and two broth-ers, Juan and Jose Maria, had LosOjuelos well settled and thrivingas a farming and ranching com-munity by 1857.

In tracking the history of WebbCounty, genealogist-historian SebWilcox wrote in a Texas centen-nial article for The Times that LosOjuelos experienced change afterthe Mexican-American War andafter the Civil War.

Wilcox wrote that the regionsaw dramatic development withthe arrival of the railroad fromGulf Coast to the border at Lare-do in 1881.

It was the same year thatJames Saunders Penn publishedthe first edition of his LaredoWeekly Times. The late JimParish, a Times reporter and his-tory buff, preserved numerousclips of early articles. Parish quot-ed from an 1893 Laredo DailyTimes article that described life inthe Los Ojuelos area where Dion-icio Guerra and his two bothers,Juan and Jose Maria, ran things.

They were the sons of PetraGutierrez and Ignacio Guerra.The article said the place served

as a Pony Express station, reach-ing a population of 300 to 400 bythe first decade of the 1900s.

In the 2002 interview, DoñaMaria would not go into details ofan experience her great-greatgrandfather had with a squatter,an Anglo. The event led to DonIgnacio Guerra’s signing tempo-rary title to the Los Ojuelos prop-erty to a son-in-law, Eusebio Gar-cia. That’s another story.

(Odie Arambula may bereached at 728-2561 or by e-mailat [email protected])

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2008 THE ZAPATA TIMES | 11A

Derly Gonzalez, 80, passedaway Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, athis residence in Zapata, Texas.

Visitation hours will be heldWednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, from8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Rose Gar-den Funeral Home.

The funeral procession willdepart Wednesday, Nov. 26,2008, at 10:30 a.m. for an 11 a.m.funeral Mass at Our Lady ofLourdes Catholic Church. Com-mittal services will follow at Za-pata County Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent tothe family at www.rosegarden-funeralhome.com.

Funeral arrangements areunder the direction of Rose Gar-den Funeral Home, Daniel A.Gonzalez, Funeral Director,2102 U.S. 83, Zapata, Texas.

DDEERRLLYY GGOONNZZAALLEEZZ

Willie W. “Sonny” Green Jr., 80,passed away Monday, Nov. 24, 2008,at Doctor’s Hospital in Laredo.

Mr. Green is preceded in deathby his parents, Willie W. (Lucille)Green Sr.; wife, Ruth Green; aunt,Fannie Green; uncle, WilliamGreen; sons, David MichaelGreen and Willie Wesley Green.

Mr. Green is survived by his

children, sons Nicky Green andSteven Green; daughters LindaGail Rawls, Katy Ruth Holcombeand Gladys Laster; daughter-in-law, Pamela Green; and by nu-merous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many friends.

Mr. Green served in the U.S.Navy during WW II in the Pacif-ic Ocean in 1945.

A memorial service was heldWednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at theAmerican Legion Post 486 at 5p.m. and a service at 6 p.m.

Condolences may be sent tothe family at www.rosegardenfu-neralhome.com.

Funeral arrangements wereunder the direction of Rose Gar-den Funeral Home Daniel A.Gonzalez, funeral director, 2102Hwy. 83, Zapata.

WWIILLLLIIEE WW.. ‘‘SSOONNNNYY’’ GGRREEEENN JJRR..

OBITUARIES

LAKE VIEW | Continued from Page 1A

memories in that place,” the college freshmansaid. “You get used to going there. If you havefun there it’s even better, so I just kept coming.”

He worked at the Boys & Girls Club forthree summers. Working with kids, he said,teaches patience and understanding.

“The age group is from 6 and up,” he said.“When you’re dealing with those kinds of agedifferences, you just gotta be patient withthem. A lot of them don’t understand certainstuff. You have to explain to them why theyhave to do this. Sometimes they don’t want todo that.”

Griffin, a 2008 graduate of Zapata HighSchool, plans to study music in college. He’s notsure if he will end up performing music orteaching it, but his experience working withchildren has prepared him for anything, he said.

Ileana Thatcher, who started working asthe club’s program coordinator in early Au-

gust, said she has heard a lot about how theclub can help children grow up to be success-ful and of good character.

“They get help with their homework andthings like that,” she said.

When the children come to the Boys &Girls Club, they have a little bit of everything,Thatcher said. During summer, the club isopen from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children can comein the morning to watch television or relax un-til 9 a.m. when the activities begin.

“I try to keep them occupied,” Thatchersaid. “We try to help the kids learn to play witheach other but at the same time to be compet-itive and understand that being competitivedoesn’t mean you have to be mean.”

Thatcher, who worked with the school dis-trict for several years, said she would also liketo promote education.

This year, the Boys & Girls Club of Zapata

plans to connect with the school to get the Ac-celerated Reader program, which promotesliteracy. After a certain number of books areread, schools give prizes and awards to stu-dents.

“I’ve seen a lot of them (children) do with-out because mom can’t read or because theycan’t read and they need help,” Thatcher said.“Sometimes teachers are busy, parents arebusy and they can’t just sit down and readwith the kids.”

Griffin said he’s not sure he’ll find a job incollege as good as the one he’s held for threesummers.

“I didn’t expect that later on I’d be a volun-teer or I’d be working here,” he said. “I justcame to have fun and spend the day. When kidsdo come here, I think they take a lot out of it.”

For more information on the Boys & GirlsClub of Zapata County, call 765-3892.

UNITED WAY | Continued from Page 1A

and jumped into the river andswam back to Mexico.

After searching the raft andboat, the agents found that theburlap bundles contained about880 pounds of marijuana, worthan estimated $704,000.

According to CBP, the pick-

up in the first case and thenarcotics seized in both in-stances were turned over tothe Drug Enforcement Ad-ministration.

(Nick Georgiou may bereached at 728-2582 [email protected])

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No. 7 Red Raiders need win, OU loss

Photo by Harry Cabluck | APTexas quarterback Colt McCoy eludes Texas A&M defensive back Alton Dixon as hescrambles around left end during the first half of their game Thanksgiving night,in Austin. The Longhorns, 11-1, ended their season with a 49-9 victory.

By BETSY BLANEYASSOCIATED PRESS

LUBBOCK — No. 7 Texas Techgoes into its game today againstBaylor caring about more thanjust beating the Bears.

In addition to needing a win toremain in the hunt fortheir first Big 12 Southtitle, the Red Raidersalso need help from11th-ranked OklahomaState.

The Cowboys need totopple No. 3 Oklahomafor Texas Tech to play forthe Big 12 title against 12th-ranked Missouri on Dec. 6.

OU, Texas and the Red Raidersare currently tied for first in theSouth with one loss each.

A Sooner win in Stillwater,Okla., tonight would send eitherOU or Texas to the Big 12 titlegame.

The Red Raiders (10-1, 6-1) areseventh in the BCS, behind boththe Sooners and Longhorns, leav-ing them no shot to win the three-way tiebreaker for the divisioncrown.

“We’re obviously rooting forOklahoma State,” Texas Techcoach Mike Leach said.

The Red Raiders had their per-fect season ended emphaticallyin last week’s 65-21 rout by theSooners.

“We have been through sometough times before with this team,and this is just another one,” Techdefensive lineman Jake Ratliffsaid. “We’ve got to rely on every-body on the team ... just stick to-gether.”

Graham Harrell and TexasTech, for the first timethis season, struggled tomove the ball againstOU. Punts ended theRed Raiders first threepossessions, fourth-down attempts the nexttwo failed, and the RedRaiders got their first

TD midway through the secondquarter.

By that time, Oklahoma al-ready had four touchdowns andthe Sooners got into the end zonetwice more by halftime. Down by35 starting the second half, TexasTech couldn’t catch Oklahoma.

Baylor had the week off and iscoming off a rare win, 41-21, overTexas A&M that snapped a four-game losing streak for the Bears.

It was only Baylor’s secondwin in 23 tries against A&M. TheBears, who are winless in fourtries on the road this season, wereidle last week.

Bears players are eager toshow how the program’s grownunder first-year coach Art Briles,

By JIM VERTUNOASSOCIATED PRESS

AUSTIN — Now comes thehard part for No. 4 Texas: the wait.

A weekend of watching Okla-homa and Texas Tech will tell theLonghorns where they stand inthe Big 12 and the BCS — andwhether a team that spent amonth at No. 1 will still have achance to play for a nationalchampionship.

The Longhorns (11-1) wrappedup their last piece of business forthe regular season with a 49-9win over rival Texas A&M onThanksgiving night, snapping atwo-game losing streak to the Ag-gies.

Now it’s up to the complicatedBCS standings and Big 12tiebreaking system to see whereand when Texas plays next.

If Oklahoma beats OklahomaState and Texas Tech beats Baylortoday, the Longhorns, Soonersand Red Raiders will finish in athree-way tie for first in the Big 12South. The league tiebreaker willsend the team rated highest in theBCS standings to the Big 12 titlegame next week against North di-vision champ Missouri.

Right now, that’s Texas, whichholds a razor-thin margin over

Oklahoma at No. 2. But it is wide-ly expected that a Sooners winwould bump them past Texas inthe BCS.

If the Sooners lose and TexasTech wins, the Red Raiders holdthe head-to-head tiebreaker withthe Longhorns and would repre-sent the South division in the Big12 title game. If Oklahoma winsand the Red Raiders lose, thenTexas gets in based on its winover the Sooners.

The Longhorns are hopingthey can somehow manage tohang on to that No. 2 spot afterhanding A&M the worst beatingin the bitter rivalry since 1898.

“I think we played a heck of aseason, beating Oklahoma, beat-ing Missouri, beating OklahomaState, all those teams, and to comeout here against our rival TexasA&M and winning,” senior defen-sive tackle Roy Miller said. “Wecan’t control what’s going on ...but a lot of things can happen.”

Coach Mack Brown said hebelieves his team deserves a shotat the BCS title, but was a bitguarded in his postgame re-marks.

“I think voters have a toughdecision because there’s a lot of

UT waits to learn fate

La. man outfishes Californian to claim FLW series at Falcon

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

ZAPATA — Greg Hackney ofGonzales, La., the No. 16 seedfrom the BP Eastern Division,easily out-fished his opponent,John Billheimer Jr. of DiscoveryBay, Calif., the No. 15 seed fromthe National Guard Western Di-vision, take the overall win at theWalmart FLW Series East-WestFish-Off on Falcon Lake last Sat-urday.

Hackney weighed in a five-bass limit weighing 37 pounds, 11ounces on the final day of compe-tition.

Here’s what Hackney accom-plished during an amazing weekon Falcon Lake.

One, he rewrote the FLW Out-doors record books. He now ownsthe heaviest single-day five-basslimit at 39-11.

He also came within 15 ouncesof beating FLW’s all-time cumu-lative tournament weight recordand he did it in just three days.

The current record is held byJeremy Guidry, also fromLouisiana, who caught 110-2 infour days on Falcon during theStren Series event held there inJanuary of this year.

Two, he earned a ticket to the2009 Forrest Wood Cup by crush-ing his Western competition, JohnBillheimer, by some 80 pounds.Three, he collected the winner’scheck of $25,000. Four, he wonhis first major title in FLW Out-doors competition.

“What a week!” Hackney saidafter the win. “This is just unbe-lievable. To end my 2008 seasonthis way makes it all worth it. I’m

so pumped right now I can’t evenexplain it.”

Hackney’s success this weekcame from two specific areas lo-cated near the dam on Falcon. Thefirst was a submerged pond damand the other was big flat, whichwas crowned with a fence rowand gravel road bed before fallingoff into the main channel.

“The main thing that both ar-eas had in common was a hardclean bottom that dropped off ver-tically into deep water,” Hackneyexplained. “All those big fish weresitting up on top of the hard bot-tom in 10 to 20 feet of water rightwhere it fell off into deeper water.”

Hackney’s primary weapon allweek was a pair of 10-inch StrikeKing Rage Tail Anaconda worms(Bama bug and red bug) toppedwith ½-ounce and 3/8-ouncesinkers.

“The whole key was to keepthat worm in constant contactwith the bottom,” he said. “I nev-er lifted my rod, or raised it toswim the worm at all. I held my

Photo by Cuate Santos | The Zapata TimesFishermen load equipment into their boats Thursday morning as they prepare for an-other day at Falcon Lake in the FLW Outdoors Fish-Off Bass Tournament.

“This is just unbelievable. To

end my 2008 seasonthis way makes it all worth it.”

GREG HACKNEYCourtesy photo

Runners participate in the 29th annual Guajolote Run on Thursday, continuing a Thanksgiving Day tradition in Laredo. This year’s race had 270 participantsfrom throughout Texas and Mexico.

Lawmen, other runners compete to assist 11-month-old childSPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Laredoans took part in the Fourth An-nual Frontline 5k Run/Walk at Lake CasaBlanca Park in Laredo.

The Nov. 22 race benefitted 11-month-old Lucas Anthony Loizos, who was bornwith Spina Bifida.

Agents from local law enforcement, aswell as U.S. Custom and Border Protec-

tion, U.S. Border Patrol and Home LandSecurity Department, came together torun or walk for life itself.

The music of Sound Mixers played inthe background as spectators clapped andcheered as runners and walkers crossedthe finish line.

Young Loizos’ parents looked on withsmiles on their faces, holding a tear or twoback.

As the race came to an end, everyoneentered the clubhouse in front of the laketo be treated to a luncheon provided byOlive Garden, a sponsor.

Race Director Kristie Fitzhenry washappy with the outcome.

Michael Rocha was the overall malewinner with a time of 17:53. Priscilla Gar-cia was the overall female winner with atime of 20:08.

Previous winners again champs at annual Guajolote raceBy GLORIA WEBBER

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Previous winners again claimedchampionships at Thursday’s 29thannual Guajolote 10K Run, a Lare-

do tradition on Thanksgiving Day.Marlene Gutierrez became a three-

time winner in the women’s division,while Jose Macario Soto of Mexicoclaimed his fourth crown.

In the men’s division Roel Elizalde Jr.

of Laredo finished in second place and inthird was Ambrocio Oliva Reina of Mon-terrey, Nuevo Leon.

On the women’s side, Patricia Es-camilla took second place and Lucy Es-camilla of San Antonio took third.

“It was a very nice day for running andthe runners loved it,” said race directorand store manager Gloria Sanchez- Web-ber. “Everything came out perfect. We didthe timing and awards in record time.”

This year’ race featured 270 participants.

The oldest runner was 79-year-old Fa-ther Alessandro Di Taddeo, of San Anto-nio, and the youngest runner was eight-year-old Chris Duncan, from San Diego,Calif.

With Thursday’s race finished, theSanchez family is looking forward to nextyear’s 30th anniversary.

“We’ll sit down together after Thanks-giving is over and start planning for nextyear’s 30th anniversary race,” Sanchez-Webber said.

RUNNERS UNITE TO CELEBRATE, HELP

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Mississippi 10 7 0 20 58 51

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Tulsa 4 9 1 9 39 70

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Rio Grande Valley7 4 2 16 44 39

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Odessa 9 5 2 20 66 49

Arizona 8 8 1 17 67 70

New Mexico 6 10 1 13 65 77

Amarillo 4 11 0 8 38 60

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New Mexico at Odessa

Oklahoma City at Texas

Wichita at Tulsa

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Laredo at Arizona

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Mississippi at Corpus Christi

Rio Grande Valley at Wichita

New Mexico at Oklahoma City

Odessa at Tulsa

Laredo at Arizona

Amarillo at Rocky Mountain

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Texas at Tulsa

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New England 7 4 0 .636 267 222

Miami 6 5 0 .545 237 245

Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 273 249

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Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 247 244

Jacksonville 4 7 0 .364 224 240

Houston 4 7 0 .364 252 293

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Baltimore 7 4 0 .636 258 187

Cleveland 4 7 0 .364 207 237

Cincinnati 1 9 1 .136 148 276

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San Diego 4 7 0 .364 274 252

Oakland 3 8 0 .273 159 245

Kansas City 1 10 0 .091 196 327

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Dallas 8 4 0 .667 299 260

Washington 7 4 0 .636 201 199

Philadelphia 6 5 1 .542 319 249

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Carolina 8 3 0 .727 250 200

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New Orleans 6 5 0 .545 317 278

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Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 253 246

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San Francisco 3 8 0 .273 252 310

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Dallas 34, Seattle 9

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Carolina at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Denver at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New England, 4:15 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8:15 p.m.

MMoonnddaayy’’ss GGaammee

Jacksonville at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

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Oakland at San Diego, 8:15 p.m.

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Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Houston at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 4:05 p.m.

New England at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 8:15 p.m.

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Tampa Bay at Carolina, 8:30 p.m.

NNBBAAEEAASSTTEERRNN CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE

AAttllaannttiicc

WW LL PPcctt GGBB

Boston 14 2 .875 —

New Jersey 7 7 .500 6

Toronto 7 7 .500 6

New York 7 8 .467 6½

Philadelphia 7 8 .467 6½

SSoouutthheeaasstt

WW LL PPcctt GGBB

Orlando 12 4 .750 —

Atlanta 9 5 .643 2

Miami 7 8 .467 4½

Charlotte 4 10 .286 7

Washington 2 11 .154 8½

CCeennttrraall

WW LL PPcctt GGBB

Cleveland 12 3 .800 —

Detroit 9 5 .643 2½

Chicago 7 9 .438 5½

Indiana 6 8 .429 5½

Milwaukee 7 10 .412 6

WWEESSTTEERRNN CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE

SSoouutthhwweesstt

WW LL PPcctt GGBB

Houston 10 6 .625 —

New Orleans 8 5 .615 ½

San Antonio 8 6 .571 1

Dallas 7 7 .500 2

Memphis 4 11 .267 5½

NNoorrtthhwweesstt

WW LL PPcctt GGBB

Denver 10 5 .667 —

Portland 10 6 .625 ½

Utah 10 6 .625 ½

Minnesota 3 10 .231 6

Oklahoma City 1 15 .063 9½

PPaacciiffiicc

WW LL PPcctt GGBB

L.A. Lakers 12 1 .923 —

Phoenix 11 5 .688 2½

Golden State 5 10 .333 8

Sacramento 5 12 .294 9

L.A. Clippers 2 13 .133 11

FFrriiddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

Atlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Indiana, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Detroit, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

SSaattuurrddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m.

Boston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Golden State at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Utah, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

SSuunnddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

Portland at Detroit, 3 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

IInnjjuurryy RReeppoorrtt

NEW YORK — The National Football

League injury report, as provided by the

league (OUT-Definitely will not play; DNP-

Did not practice; LIMITED-Limited partici-

pation in practice; FULL-Full participation in

practice):

TTHHUURRSSDDAAYY

TENNESSEE TITANS at DETROIT LI-

ONS — TITANS: QUESTIONABLE: CB

Nicholas Harper (ankle), DT Jason Jones

(foot). PROBABLE: LB Colin Allred (con-

cussion), LB Keith Bulluck (chest), CB Chris

Carr (shoulder), T Michael Roos (foot). LI-

ONS: OUT: WR Mike Furrey (concussion),

LB Alex Lewis (pectoral), QB Dan Orlovsky

(right hand), C Dominic Raiola (hand), CB

Keith Smith (groin), QB Drew Stanton (con-

cussion), DE Dewayne White (calf). QUES-

TIONABLE: DT Chuck Darby (calf), G Ed-

win Mulitalo (knee). PROBABLE: DT Shaun

Cody (elbow), TE John Owens (toe), DT Cory

Redding (knee), LB Ernie Sims (knee), RB

Kevin Smith (shoulder).

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at DALLAS COW-

BOYS — SEAHAWKS: OUT: G Mike Wahle

(shoulder). DOUBTFUL: S C.J. Wallace

(hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: DT Red

Bryant (ankle), C Chris Spencer (back).

PROBABLE: QB Matt Hasselbeck (back),

WR Koren Robinson (knee). COWBOYS:

OUT: WR Miles Austin (knee), CB Mike

Jenkins (hamstring), RB Felix Jones (toe), G

Kyle Kosier (foot). QUESTIONABLE: TE

Martellus Bennett (ankle), LB Justin Rogers

(back), S Pat Watkins (neck). PROBABLE:

CB Terence Newman (groin), QB Tony Romo

(right finger), WR Isaiah Stanback (shoul-

der), TE Jason Witten (ribs).

ARIZONA CARDINALS at PHILADEL-

PHIA EAGLES — CARDINALS: OUT: S

Matt Ware (head). QUESTIONABLE: T Mike

Gandy (ankle), LB Clark Haggans (foot), CB

Roderick Hood (ribs), DE Travis LaBoy (an-

kle), S Adrian Wilson (shoulder). PROBA-

BLE: DT Darnell Dockett (hamstring). EA-

GLES: OUT: G Shawn Andrews (back).

DOUBTFUL: RB Correll Buckhalter (knee),

CB Asante Samuel (neck). QUESTIONABLE:

RB Brian Westbrook (knee, ankle). PROBA-

BLE: DT Brodrick Bunkley (knee), DE Trent

Cole (ankle), S Brian Dawkins (groin), G Todd

Herremans (knee), DE Darren Howard

(neck), T Jon Runyan (knee), T Tra Thomas

(knee).

SSUUNNDDAAYY

ATLANTA FALCONS at SAN DIEGO

CHARGERS — FALCONS: DNP: T Sam

Baker (hip, back), WR Laurent Robinson

(hamstring), T Todd Weiner (knee). LIMIT-

ED: DE John Abraham (neck), LB Keith

Brooking (knee), K Jason Elam (left hip), WR

Brian Finneran (hamstring). CHARGERS:

Practice not complete.

BALTIMORE RAVENS at CINCINNATI

BENGALS — RAVENS: DNP: WR Terrance

Copper (neck), TE Todd Heap (illness). LIM-

ITED: T Willie Anderson (foot, ankle), T

Jared Gaither (shoulder), WR Derrick Mason

(shoulder), RB Le’Ron McClain (thigh), RB

Lorenzo Neal (thigh), DE Trevor Pryce

(head), T Adam Terry (head). FULL: DT

Lamar Divens (shoulder). BENGALS: OUT:

DE Robert Geathers (knee), QB Carson

Palmer (right elbow), DE Frostee Rucker

(hamstring), G Andrew Whitworth (ankle).

DNP: LB Eric Henderson (neck), LB Rashad

Jeanty (shin), CB David Jones (knee), T Levi

Jones (back), G Scott Kooistra (knee), S

Chinedum Ndukwe (foot). LIMITED: WR T.J.

Houshmandzadeh (back), DE Antwan Odom

(shoulder). FULL: WR Jerome Simpson (an-

kle).

CAROLINA PANTHERS at GREEN BAY

PACKERS — PANTHERS: DNP: LB Adam

Seward (ankle). FULL: RB Jonathan Stewart

(heel). PACKERS: Practice not complete.

DENVER BRONCOS at NEW YORK

JETS — BRONCOS: DNP: S Marlon McCree

(ankle), WR Eddie Royal (toe). LIMITED: CB

Champ Bailey (groin), LB Nate Webster

(knee), LB D.J. Williams (knee), RB Selvin

Young (groin). FULL: G Ben Hamilton

(wrist), RB Peyton Hillis (shoulder), WR

Brandon Marshall (hip), DT Kenny Peterson

(achilles), RB P.J. Pope (ribs), DT Dewayne

Robertson (knees), DT Josh Shaw (shoulder),

DT Marcus Thomas (hamstring). JETS: LIM-

ITED: WR Laveranues Coles (thigh), LB

David Harris (groin), K Mike Nugent (right

thigh), S Eric Smith (head), WR Jerricho

Cotchery (shoulder), DE Shaun Ellis (back),

TE Bubba Franks (hip), CB Dwight Lowery

(thigh), WR Brad Smith (shoulder), LB Jason

Trusnik (knee).

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at CLEVELAND

BROWNS — COLTS: DNP: CB Antoine

Bethea (ankle), LB Gary Brackett (ham-

string), CB Melvin Bullitt (rib), DE Dwight

Freeney (not injury related), LB Tyjuan Ha-

gler (knee), CB Tim Jennings (not injury re-

lated), DE Robert Mathis (not injury related),

S Bob Sanders (knee), C Jeff Saturday (calf),

T Tony Ugoh (quadriceps). BROWNS: OUT:

QB Brady Quinn (right finger). DNP: RB

Charles Ali (rib), TE Darnell Dinkins (an-

kle), S Sean Jones (ankle), DT Shaun Rogers

(shoulder), RB Lawrence Vickers (ankle), DE

Corey Williams (foot). LIMITED: RB Jerome

Harrison (hamstring), DT Shaun Smith (calf),

TE Kellen Winslow (shoulder)

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at OAKLAND

RAIDERS — CHIEFS: DNP: DE Alfonso

Boone (back), WR Mark Bradley (calf), LB

Weston Dacus (knee), LB Donnie Edwards

(hamstring, knee), G Adrian Jones (ankle),

DT Tank Tyler (hip). FULL: S Jarrad Page

(groin), CB Patrick Surtain (quadricep), LB

Patrick Thomas (thigh). RAIDERS: Practice

not complete.

MIAMI DOLPHINS at ST. LOUIS RAMS

— DOLPHINS: OUT: WR Greg Camarillo

(knee). DNP: T Jake Long (ankle). FULL: CB

Jason Allen (hand). RAMS: DNP: WR Keenan

Burton (knee), LB Chris Draft (foot), CB Tye

Hill (knee). LIMITED: QB Marc Bulger (con-

cussion), DT Adam Carriker (shoulder), RB

Steven Jackson (thigh), DE Eric Moore

(spine), T Orlando Pace (knee), LB Will With-

erspoon (shoulder)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at TAMPA BAY

BUCCANEERS — SAINTS: Practice not

complete. BUCCANEERS: LIMITED: QB

Brian Griese (right elbow), S Jermaine

Phillips (forearm), TE Alex Smith (ankle).

FULL: WR Ike Hilliard (shoulder).

NEW YORK GIANTS at WASHINGTON

REDSKINS — GIANTS: DNP: RB Ahmad

Bradshaw (neck), WR Plaxico Burress (ham-

string), LB Jonathan Goff (hamstring), RB

Brandon Jacobs (knee), DT Fred Robbins

(shoulder). LIMITED: WR Domenik Hixon

(ankle), DE Jerome McDougle (knee). RED-

SKINS: DNP: DE Andre Carter (foot), LB

London Fletcher (foot), DT Kedric Golston

(ankle), DT Cornelius Griffin (shoulder), G

Pete Kendall (knee), RB Clinton Portis (knee,

oblique), T Chris Samuels (knee), LB Marcus

Washington (ankle).

PITTSBURGH STEELERS at NEW ENG-

LAND PATRIOTS — STEELERS: DNP: DE

Brett Keisel (knee), RB Willie Parker (knee),

T Marvel Smith (back). PATRIOTS: DNP:

DE Richard Seymour (knee), LB Adalius

Thomas (forearm), WR Kelley Washington

(thigh). LIMITED: LB Tedy Bruschi (knee),

CB Ellis Hobbs (shoulder), RB LaMont Jordan

(calf), DE Ty Warren (groin). FULL: C Dan

Koppen (elbow), CB Mike Richardson (con-

cussion), DT Le Kevin Smith (shoulder).

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at BUFFALO

BILLS — 49ERS: Practice not complete.

BILLS: DNP: DE Copeland Bryan (foot), LB

Keith Ellison (ankle), CB Jabari Greer (knee),

LB Teddy Lehman (hamstring), TE Robert

Royal (hamstring), DE Aaron Schobel (foot).

LIMITED: S Donte Whitner (shoulder).

CHICAGO BEARS at MINNESOTA

VIKINGS — BEARS: DNP: WR Marty Book-

er (knee), S Mike Brown (calf), TE Desmond

Clark (knee), DT Tommie Harris (not injury

related), CB Nathan Vasher (hand), LB Ja-

mar Williams (groin). VIKINGS: DNP: T Ar-

tis Hicks (elbow). LIMITED: DE Jared Allen

(shoulder), LB Vinny Ciurciu (hand), LB

David Herron (shoulder), TE Garrett Mills

(ankle), S Madieu Williams (shoulder).

MMOONNDDAAYY

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at HOUSTON

TEXANS — JAGUARS: DNP: DT John Hen-

derson (illness), LB Brian Iwuh (head), CB

Rashean Mathis (foot), WR Dennis Northcutt

(groin), LIMITED: QB David Garrard

(back). TEXANS: Did not practice on

Wednesday.

NNHHLLAAllll TTiimmeess EESSTT

EEAASSTTEERRNN CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE

AAttllaannttiicc DDiivviissiioonn

WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

N.Y. Rangers 16 7 2 34 68 58

Pittsburgh 13 5 3 29 68 58

New Jersey 12 7 2 26 64 56

Philadelphia 11 6 5 27 74 67

N.Y. Islanders 9 12 2 20 62 78

NNoorrtthheeaasstt DDiivviissiioonn

WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

Boston 15 4 4 34 78 55

Montreal 12 5 4 28 64 56

Buffalo 10 8 3 23 59 63

Ottawa 8 9 4 20 50 52

Toronto 7 9 6 20 67 80

SSoouutthheeaasstt DDiivviissiioonn

WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

Washington 12 7 3 27 74 72

Carolina 12 10 2 26 64 71

Tampa Bay 6 9 7 19 50 66

Atlanta 8 11 2 18 62 74

Florida 8 11 2 18 49 61

WWEESSTTEERRNN CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE

CCeennttrraall DDiivviissiioonn

WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

Detroit 14 3 4 32 76 63

Chicago 10 4 6 26 73 59

Nashville 10 9 2 22 62 68

Columbus 9 9 3 21 62 68

St. Louis 9 9 2 20 57 61

NNoorrtthhwweesstt DDiivviissiioonn

WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

Vancouver 14 6 2 30 69 52

Minnesota 13 7 1 27 56 45

Calgary 12 9 1 25 65 70

Colorado 10 11 0 20 53 61

Edmonton 9 10 2 20 54 64

PPaacciiffiicc DDiivviissiioonn

WW LL OOTT PPttss GGFF GGAA

San Jose 18 3 1 37 83 53

Anaheim 12 8 3 27 69 69

Los Angeles 9 9 3 21 54 58

Phoenix 9 10 2 20 51 59

Dallas 7 10 4 18 59 77

WWeeddnneessddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

Buffalo 3, Boston 2

Phoenix 3, Columbus 2

Washington 5, Atlanta 3

Philadelphia 3, Carolina 1

Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Islanders 3

Montreal 3, Detroit 1

New Jersey 3, Florida 2, OT

N.Y. Rangers 3, Tampa Bay 2, SO

Dallas 4, Minnesota 3

Colorado 3, St. Louis 1

Los Angeles 2, Edmonton 1

San Jose 3, Chicago 2, OT

TThhuurrssddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

Ottawa 2, Toronto 1, SO

Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

FFrriiddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

Boston 7, N.Y. Islanders 3

Carolina 3, Philadelphia 2, OT

Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 2

Chicago at Anaheim, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Phoenix, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

SSaattuurrddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

Edmonton at St. Louis, 2 p.m.

Chicago at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 10 p.m.

SSuunnddaayy’’ss GGaammeess

Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 3 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Carolina, 7 p.m.

NNCCAAAA FFoooottbbaallllTToopp 2255 SScchheedduullee

AAllll TTiimmeess EEDDTT

((SSuubbjjeecctt ttoo cchhaannggee))

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No. 1 Alabama vs. Auburn, 3:30 p.m.

No. 2 Florida at No. 23 Florida State, 3:30

p.m.

No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 11 Oklahoma State,

8 p.m.

No. 5 Southern Cal vs. Notre Dame, 8

p.m.

No. 7 Texas Tech vs. Baylor, 3:30 p.m.

No. 12 Missouri vs. Kansas, 12:30 p.m.

No. 13 Georgia vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech,

Noon

No. 16 Cincinnati vs. Syracuse, Noon

No. 17 Oregon State vs. No. 19 Oregon, 7

p.m.

No. 20 Boston College vs. Maryland, 3:30

p.m.

SScchheedduullee

SSaattuurrddaayy,, NNoovv.. 2299

EEAASSTT

Maryland (7-4) at Boston College (8-3),

3:30 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHH

South Carolina (7-4) at Clemson (6-5), Noon

Miami (7-4) at N.C. State (5-6), Noon

Georgia Tech (8-3) at Georgia (9-2), Noon

Virginia (5-6) at Virginia Tech (7-4), Noon

UAB (3-8) at UCF (4-7), 1 p.m.

Grambling St. (9-2) vs. Southern U. (6-4)

at New Orleans, 2 p.m.

Nevada (6-5) at Louisiana Tech (7-4), 2:30

p.m.

Auburn (5-6) at Alabama (11-0), 3:30 p.m.

North Carolina (7-4) at Duke (4-7), 3:30

p.m.

Florida (10-1) at Florida St. (8-3), 3:30 p.m.

Tulsa (9-2) at Marshall (4-7), 3:30 p.m.

Tulane (2-9) at Memphis (5-6), 3:30 p.m.

Fla. International (4-6) at Florida Atlantic

(5-6), 4 p.m.

Kentucky (6-5) at Tennessee (4-7), 6:30

p.m.

Vanderbilt (6-5) at Wake Forest (6-5), 7

p.m.

MMIIDDWWEESSTT

Syracuse (3-8) at Cincinnati (9-2), Noon

Kansas (6-5) at Missouri (9-2), 12:30 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHHWWEESSTT

Arkansas St. (5-5) at North Texas (1-10), 2

p.m.

Southern Miss. (5-6) at SMU (1-10), 3 p.m.

Texas Southern (2-7) vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff

(2-9) at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.

Houston (7-4) at Rice (8-3), 3:30 p.m.

Baylor (4-7) at Texas Tech (10-1), 3:30

p.m.

Oklahoma (10-1) at Oklahoma St. (9-2), 8

p.m.

FFAARR WWEESSTT

New Mexico St. (3-8) at Utah St. (2-9), 3

p.m.

Oregon (8-3) at Oregon St. (8-3), 7 p.m.

Notre Dame (6-5) at Southern Cal (9-1), 8

p.m.

Washington St. (2-10) at Hawaii (6-5), 11:05

p.m.

NNCCAAAA FFCCSS PPllaayyooffffss

FFiirrsstt RRoouunndd

South Carolina State (10-2) at Appalachian

State (10-2), Noon

Eastern Kentucky (8-3) at Richmond (9-3),

1 p.m.

Colgate (9-2) at Villanova (9-2), 1 p.m.

New Hampshire (9-2) at Southern Illinois

(9-2), 2 p.m.

Texas State (8-4) at Montana (11-1), 2:05

p.m.

Wofford (9-2) at James Madison (10-1), 3

p.m.

Maine (8-4) at Northern Iowa (10-2), 5:05

p.m.

Weber State (9-3) at Cal Poly (8-2), 9:05

p.m.

WWeeddnneessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 33

SSOOUUTTHH

Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Lafayette,

7 p.m.

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44

EEAASSTT

Louisville at Rutgers, 7:30 p.m.

FFrriiddaayy,, DDeecc.. 55

MAC championship, Buffalo vs. Ball State

at Detroit, 8 p.m.

NNCCAAAA MMeenn’’ss BBaasskkeettbbaallll SScchheedduullee

AAllll TTiimmeess EESSTT

SSaattuurrddaayy,, NNoovv.. 2299

EEAASSTT

Hartford-N.J. Tech loser vs. Niagara-

Monmouth, N.J. loser at The Palestra, Noon

Delaware at Seton Hall, Noon

E. Michigan at Brown, 1 p.m.

Bryant vs. Connecticut at the XL Center,

Hartford, Conn., 1 p.m.

Loyola, Md. at Vermont, 1 p.m.

Utah Valley St. at Binghamton, 2 p.m.

Stony Brook at Columbia, 2 p.m.

Lehigh at Dartmouth, 2 p.m.

Army at Harvard, 2 p.m.

Hartford-N.J. Tech winner vs. Niagara-

Monmouth, N.J. winner at The Palestra, Noon

Toledo at UMBC, 2:05 p.m.

CS Northridge at Rider, 3 p.m.

UC Riverside at Colgate, 3:30 p.m.

Temple at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

Penn St.-Rhode Island loser vs. Towson-

Villanova loser at The Palestra, 6:30 p.m.

Penn at Albany, N.Y., 7 p.m.

Wagner at Bucknell, 7 p.m.

Hofstra at Manhattan, 7 p.m.

Boston U. at Mount St. Mary’s, Md., 7

p.m.

Radford at Navy, 7 p.m.

Canisius at St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m.

American U. at Fairfield, 7:30 p.m.

Robert Morris at Iona, 7:30 p.m.

New Hampshire at Marist, 7:30 p.m.

Penn St.-Rhode Island winner vs. Towson-

Villanova winner at The Palestra, 8:30 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHH

Old Dominion at Marshall, 11:30 a.m.

Stetson at Miami, 1 p.m.

Austin Peay at Georgia Southern, 2 p.m.

Morgan St. at Mississippi, 2 p.m.

Louisiana-Monroe at Tennessee Tech, 2

p.m.

Campbell at Appalachian St., 3 p.m.

Ohio at George Mason, 4 p.m.

Dillard at SE Louisiana, 4 p.m.

VMI at Jacksonville St., 5 p.m.

Northwestern St. vs. Troy at the Mar-

avich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La.,

5:30 p.m.

Akron at E. Kentucky, 7 p.m.

Virginia-Wise at Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m.

Northeastern at South Florida, 7 p.m.

East Carolina at Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Tenn. Temple at Chattanooga, 7:30 p.m.

Md.-Eastern Shore at Kennesaw St., 7:30

p.m.

Centenary vs. Alcorn St. at the Maravich

Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La., 8 p.m.

St. Catharine at Murray St., 8 p.m.

Southern U. at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

MMIIDDWWEESSTT

Mercer-Texas Southern loser vs. Chicago

St.-Bethune-Cookman loser at Sears Centre

Arena, Hoffman Estates, Ill., Noon

Samford at Ohio St., Noon

Wis.-Milwaukee at Wisconsin, Noon

MVSU at Iowa St., 1:30 p.m.

Arkansas St. at Ball St., 2 p.m.

Evansville at Butler, 2 p.m.

Indiana St. at DePaul, 2 p.m.

Holy Cross at Loyola of Chicago, 2 p.m.

Savannah St. at Michigan, 2 p.m.

N. Dakota St. at Minnesota, 2 p.m.

IUPUI at W. Michigan, 2 p.m.

Saint Louis at Detroit, 2:05 p.m.

Mercer-Texas Southern winner vs. Chica-

go St.-Bethune-Cookman winner at Sears Cen-

tre Arena, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 2:30 p.m.

Miami (Ohio) at Xavier, 4:30 p.m.

Auburn vs. N. Iowa at Sears Centre Are-

na, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 5:30 p.m.

Winston-Salem at Illinois St., 7 p.m.

St. Francis, Pa. at Youngstown St., 7:05

p.m.

IPFW at E. Illinois, 8 p.m.

Cent. Michigan at Ill.-Chicago, 8 p.m.

Marquette vs. Dayton at Sears Centre

Arena, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 8 p.m.

Creighton at Nebraska, 8 p.m.

Massachusetts at Wis.-Green Bay, 8 p.m.

ETSU at Bradley, 8:05 p.m.

Nicholls St. vs. UC Santa Barbara at Red-

bird Arena, Normal, Ill., 9:30 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHHWWEESSTT

The Citadel vs. Cent. Arkansas at The

Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico, 12:30

p.m.

N.C. Central-UNC Wilmington loser vs.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi-Jackson St. loser

at the South Padre Island (Texas) Convention

Centre, 12:30 p.m.

Grambling St. vs. Morehead St. at The

Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico, 3 p.m.

N.C. Central-UNC Wilmington winner vs.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi-Jackson St. winner

at the South Padre Island (Texas) Convention

Centre, 3 p.m.

Florida A&M at Arkansas, 3:05 p.m.

Illinois-Kent St. loser vs. Texas A&M-Tul-

sa loser at the South Padre Island (Texas)

Convention Centre, 5:30 p.m.

S. Dakota St. vs. UCF at The Moon

Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico, 6 p.m.

Texas Coll. at Stephen F.Austin, 7 p.m.

Loyola Marymount at Ark.-Little Rock, 8

p.m.

North Texas at Houston, 8 p.m.

Wright St. at Sam Houston St., 8 p.m.

St. Gregory’s at TCU, 8 p.m.

Illinois-Kent St. winner vs. Texas A&M-

Tulsa winner at the South Padre Island

(Texas) Convention Centre, 8 p.m.

Texas-Arlington at Houston Baptist, 8:05

p.m.

Lyon at Lamar, 8:05 p.m.

FFAARR WWEESSTT

Oakland, Mich.-Delaware St. loser vs. SE

Missouri-Longwood loser at Orleans Arena,

Las Vegas, 2:30 p.m.

Coastal Carolina-W. Illinois loser vs.

Texas-Pan American-N. Carolina A&T loser

at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, 3

p.m.

Pacific at Washington, 4 p.m.

Oakland, Mich.-Delaware St. loser vs. SE

Missouri-Longwood loser at Orleans Arena,

Las Vegas, 5 p.m.

Colorado St. at San Francisco, 5 p.m.

Coastal Carolina-W. Illinois winner vs.

Texas-Pan American-N. Carolina A&T winner

at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas,

5:30 p.m.

Denver at Wyoming, 6 p.m.

Kentucky-Kansas St. loser vs. West Vir-

ginia-Iowa loser at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas,

7:30 p.m.

Fla. International at UCLA, 7:30 p.m.

California-UNLV loser vs. Florida St.-

Cincinnati loser at the Thomas & Mack Cen-

ter, Las Vegas, 8 p.m.

BYU at Idaho St., 9:05 p.m.

Texas St. at N. Colorado, 9:05 p.m.

Cal Poly at Utah St., 9:05 p.m.

Montana Tech at Weber St., 9:05 p.m.

Nevada at Portland, 10 p.m.

S. Utah at Boise St., 10:15 p.m.

Kentucky-Kansas St. winner vs. West Vir-

ginia-Iowa winner at Orleans Arena, Las Ve-

gas, 10:30 p.m.

California-UNLV winner vs. Florida St.-

Cincinnati winner at the Thomas & Mack

Center, Las Vegas, 10:30 p.m.

CS Bakersfield at Pepperdine, 10:30 p.m.

Colorado at Stanford, 10:30 p.m.

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Drake vs. Vanderbilt, 8:30 p.m.

Va. Commonwealth vs. New Mexico, 11

p.m.

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AAtt AAnncchhoorraaggee,, AAllaasskkaa

Seventh Place, 4 p.m.

Fifth Place, 6 p.m.

Third Place, 9:30 p.m.

Championship, Mid

LLeeggeennddss CCllaassssiicc

AAtt TThhee PPrruuddeennttiiaall CCeenntteerr,, NNeewwaarrkk,, NN..JJ..

Third Place, 5:30 p.m.

Championship, 7:30 p.m.

LLiibbeerrttyy TThhaannkkssggiivviinngg CCllaassssiicc

AAtt LLyynncchhbbuurrgg,, VVaa..

Third Place, 6 p.m.

Championship, 8:15 p.m.

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AAtt MMoobbiillee,, AAllaa..

Championship, 6 or 8 p.m.

Third Place, 6 or 8 p.m.

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EEAASSTT

James Madison at Fordham, 1 p.m.

Lafayette at Cent. Connecticut St., 2 p.m.

St. Peter’s at Rutgers, 2 p.m.

Yale at Sacred Heart, 4 p.m.

Akron at Fairleigh Dickinson, 7 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHH

UNC Greensboro at N.C. State, 2 p.m.

W. Kentucky vs. Louisville at the Sommet

Center, Nashville, Tenn., 3 p.m.

UNC Asheville at North Carolina, 6:30

p.m.

Troy at LSU, 7 p.m.

Coppin St. at Richmond, 7 p.m.

MMIIDDWWEESSTT

Florida at UMKC, 1 p.m.

Furman at Notre Dame, 2 p.m.

Nicholls St. vs. Winston-Salem at Red-

bird Arena, Normal, Ill., 2 p.m.

Cornell at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Oral Roberts at Missouri, 4 p.m.

UC Santa Barbara at Illinois St., 4:30 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHHWWEESSTT

The Citadel vs. Grambling St. at The

Moon Palace Resort, 12:30 p.m.

S. Dakota St. vs. Cent. Arkansas at The

Moon Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico, 3 p.m.

Rice at Texas, 3 p.m.

Morehead St. vs. UCF at The Moon

Palace Resort, Cancun, Mexico, 6 p.m.

FFAARR WWEESSTT

N. Arizona at Arizona, 4 p.m.

Santa Clara at Montana, 4 p.m.

Norfolk St. at Air Force, 5 p.m.

Oregon St. at Fresno St., 5 p.m.

New Mexico St. at Long Beach St., 7:05

p.m.

UC Irvine at E. Washington, 10:05 p.m.

TTOOUURRNNAAMMEENNTTSS

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AAtt AAnnaahheeiimm,, CCaalliiff..

Seventh Place, 3 p.m.

Fifth Place, 5:30 p.m.

Third Place, 8 p.m.

Championship, 10:30 p.m.

CCaannccuunn CChhaalllleennggee

AAtt CCaannccuunn,, MMeexxiiccoo

Third Place, 8:15 p.m.

Championship, 10:30 p.m.

OOlldd SSppiiccee CCllaassssiicc

AAtt LLaakkee BBuueennaa VViissttaa,, FFllaa..

Seventh Place, 10:30 a.m.

Fifth Place, 12:30 p.m.

Third Place, 5:30 p.m.

Championship, 7:30 p.m.

MMoonnddaayy,, DDeecc.. 11

EEAASSTT

Bryant at Albany, N.Y., 7 p.m.

Presbyterian at Army, 7 p.m.

CS Northridge at Drexel, 7 p.m.

Fairfield at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.

Binghamton at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.

Colgate at Syracuse, 7 p.m.

Delaware St. at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.

St. Francis, NY at St. John’s, 7:30 p.m.

Mount St. Mary’s, Md. at American U., 9

p.m.

SSOOUUTTHH

Florida Atlantic at Florida Gulf Coast, 7

p.m.

Canisius at Howard, 7 p.m.

George Mason at Liberty, 7 p.m.

St. Francis, Pa. at Morgan St., 7 p.m.

Wisconsin at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.

Charleston Southern at High Point, 7:30

p.m.

S.C.-Upstate at Kennesaw St., 7:30 p.m.

Bowling Green at Savannah St., 7:30 p.m.

Belmont at Tennessee St., 8:30 p.m.

Centenary at Northwestern St., 8:45 p.m.

Lipscomb at Tennessee Tech, 9 p.m.

MMIIDDWWEESSTT

Ball St. at IPFW, 7 p.m.

Arkansas St. at Indiana St., 7 p.m.

Kent St. at Kansas, 9 p.m.

UC Riverside at Northwestern, 9 p.m.

FFAARR WWEESSTT

Great Falls at Montana St., 9:05 p.m.

San Diego at CS Bakersfield, 10 p.m.

Idaho at Sacramento St., 10:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Southern Cal, 10:30 p.m.

Prairie View at Hawaii, 12:05 a.m.

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EEAASSTT

Iowa at Boston College, 7 p.m.

Bucknell at La Salle, 7 p.m.

Saint Joseph’s at Lehigh, 7 p.m.

Stony Brook at N.J. Tech, 7 p.m.

Texas-San Antonio at Navy, 7 p.m.

South Carolina at Princeton, 7 p.m.

Dartmouth at Vermont, 7 p.m.

Monmouth, N.J. at Seton Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Villanova at Penn, 8 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHH

Webber at Bethune-Cookman, 7 p.m.

Florida A&M at Florida, 7 p.m.

S.C.-Upstate at Mercer, 7 p.m.

Ohio St. at Miami, 7 p.m.

Jacksonville St. at Norfolk St., 7 p.m.

ETSU at Marshall, 7:30 p.m.

Alabama A&M at Alabama, 8 p.m.

Cal St.-Fullerton at LSU, 8 p.m.

Marist at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Houston at Middle Tennessee, 8 p.m.

South Alabama at Southern Miss., 8 p.m.

SE Louisiana at Southern U., 8 p.m.

McNeese St. at Louisiana-Lafayette, 8:15

p.m.

Georgia at W. Kentucky, 9 p.m.

MMIIDDWWEESSTT

Valparaiso at Cleveland St., 7 p.m.

Ind.-South Bend at IUPUI, 7 p.m.

Troy at Dayton, 7:30 p.m.

Clemson at Illinois, 7:30 p.m.

South Dakota at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.

William & Mary at Loyola of Chicago, 8

p.m.

Cent. Michigan at Marquette, 8 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff at Missouri, 8 p.m.

MVSU at Creighton, 8:05 p.m.

SIU-Edwardsville at Evansville, 8:05

p.m.

Saint Louis at S. Illinois, 8:05 p.m.

Duke at Purdue, 9 p.m.

Virginia at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHHWWEESSTT

Jackson St. at Stephen F.Austin, 6:30 p.m.

FFAARR WWEESSTT

Loyola Marymount at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Nevada at Colorado St., 9 p.m.

North Dakota at Montana, 9 p.m.

Oakland, Mich. at S. Utah, 9 p.m.

UC Irvine at Utah St., 9:05 p.m.

Idaho St. at Washington St., 10:05 p.m.

WWeeddnneessddaayy,, DDeecc.. 33

EEAASSTT

New Hampshire at Colgate, 7 p.m.

Wagner at Columbia, 7 p.m.

Cent. Connecticut St. at Delaware, 7 p.m.

Fordham at Hofstra, 7 p.m.

Siena at Loyola, Md., 7 p.m.

Akron at Niagara, 7 p.m.

Rhode Island at Northeastern, 7 p.m.

Duquesne at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Brown at Providence, 7 p.m.

Rutgers at Rider, 7 p.m.

Cornell at Syracuse, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross at Yale, 7 p.m.

Miami (Ohio) at Temple, 7:30 p.m.

Towson at UMBC, 7:35 p.m.

Boston U. at Harvard, 8 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHH

Presbyterian at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.

Florida Memorial at Fla. International, 7

p.m.

Appalachian St. at Furman, 7 p.m.

Lamar at Kentucky, 7 p.m.

James Madison at Longwood, 7 p.m.

Richmond at Old Dominion, 7 p.m.

UNC Asheville at Tennessee, 7 p.m.

East Carolina at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Wake Forest, 7:15 p.m.

Hampton at Georgia St., 7:30 p.m.

Penn St. at Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m.

Michigan at Maryland, 7:30 p.m.

High Point at N.C. Central, 7:30 p.m.

Southern, NO at Grambling St., 8 p.m.

Tulane at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Ill.-Chicago at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m.

West Virginia at Mississippi, 9 p.m.

South Florida at UAB, 9 p.m.

Winthrop at VMI, 9 p.m.

MMIIDDWWEESSTT

Tulsa at Ohio, 7 p.m.

Massachusetts at Toledo, 7 p.m.

New Mexico St. at Kansas, 8 p.m.

Alabama St. at Nebraska, 8 p.m.

Auburn at Xavier, 8 p.m.

Lincoln, Pa. at Drake, 8:05 p.m.

Ark.-Little Rock at Missouri St., 8:05 p.m.

Iowa St. at N. Iowa, 9:05 p.m.

North Carolina at Michigan St., 9:15 p.m.

Florida St. at Northwestern, 9:30 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHHWWEESSTT

William Woods at Cent. Arkansas, 8 p.m.

Sam Houston St. at North Texas, 8 p.m.

St. Edward’s at Texas A&M-Corpus

Christi, 8 p.m.

SW Assemblies of God at Texas St., 8 p.m.

Wichita St. at Texas Tech, 8 p.m.

Texas Southern at Arkansas, 8:05 p.m.

FFAARR WWEESSTT

N. Illinois at Air Force, 9 p.m.

Oregon at Utah, 9 p.m.

Wyoming at Boise St., 9:05 p.m.

San Diego St. at N. Colorado, 9:05 p.m.

BYU at Weber St., 9:05 p.m.

TCU at Colorado, 10 p.m.

UNLV at Fresno St., 10 p.m.

E. Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.

Santa Clara at San Jose St., 10 p.m.

Pepperdine at Long Beach St., 10:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Cal Poly, 10:30 p.m.

DePaul at California, 10:30 p.m.

CS Bakersfield at Pacific, 10:30 p.m.

UC Davis at Sacramento St., 10:35 p.m.

TThhuurrssddaayy,, DDeecc.. 44

EEAASSTT

Connecticut at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Lafayette at Hartford, 7 p.m.

St. Francis, NY at Robert Morris, 7 p.m.

Mount St. Mary’s, Md. at Sacred Heart, 7

p.m.

Long Island U. at St. Francis, Pa., 7 p.m.

Houston Baptist at Villanova, 7:30 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHH

Md.-Eastern Shore at Delaware St., 5:30

p.m.

Coll. of Charleston at Elon, 7 p.m.

Belmont at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at Radford, 7 p.m.

The Citadel at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m.

Murray St. at E. Kentucky, 7:30 p.m.

Tenn.-Martin at Morehead St., 7:30 p.m.

W. Michigan at Va. Commonwealth, 7:30

p.m.

Lipscomb at North Florida, 7:45 p.m.

Florida Gulf Coast at Stetson, 8 p.m.

MMIIDDWWEESSTT

Saint Mary’s, Calif. at Kent St., 7 p.m.

Valparaiso at Youngstown St., 7:05 p.m.

Butler at Cleveland St., 8 p.m.

Oral Roberts at N. Dakota St., 8 p.m.

Wright St. at Wis.-Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Detroit at Wis.-Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Oakland, Mich. at UMKC, 8:05 p.m.

Centenary at S. Dakota St., 8:30 p.m.

Austin Peay at SE Missouri, 8:45 p.m.

Tennessee St. at E. Illinois, 9 p.m.

SSOOUUTTHHWWEESSTT

Southern Cal at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

Texas-San Antonio at Rice, 8 p.m.

Central Baptist at Arkansas St., 8:05 p.m.

UCLA at Texas, 9 p.m.

FFAARR WWEESSTT

Jackson St. at Arizona St., 9 p.m.

Denver at Montana, 9 p.m.

UC Santa Barbara at Utah Valley St., 9

p.m.

IPFW at S. Utah, 9:30 p.m.

Oklahoma St. at Washington, 11 p.m.

TTrraannssaaccttiioonnssFFOOOOTTBBAALLLL

NNaattiioonnaall FFoooottbbaallll LLeeaagguuee

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Re-signed

RB Najeh Davenport. Released CB Roy

Lewis.

CCaannaaddiiaann FFoooottbbaallll LLeeaagguuee

EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Announced

Danny Maciocia has stepped down as coach

and will assume the duties of general man-

ager and director of football operations.

HHOOCCKKEEYY

NNaattiioonnaall HHoocckkeeyy LLeeaagguuee

BOSTON BRUINS—Reassigned D Matt

Lashoff to Providence (AHL).

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Recalled

D Kris Russell from Syracuse (AHL). Placed

RW Derek Dorsett on injured reserve.

EDMONTON OILERS—Assigned C Tim

Sestito to Springfield (AHL).

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Traded RW

Wade Belak to Nashville for C Nick Tar-

nasky.

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Recalled F

Matt D’Agostini from Hamilton (AHL).

OTTAWA SENATORS—Placed D Luke

Richardson on waivers.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Recalled FJanne Pesonen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton(AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned D SteveWagner to Peoria (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled RWSteve Downie and D Matt Smaby from Nor-folk (AHL).

AAmmeerriiccaann HHoocckkeeyy LLeeaagguueeLAKE ERIE MONSTERS—Recalled F

Codey Burki from Johnstown (ECHL).NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Recalled F

Mathieu Curadeau from Fort Wayne (IHL).QUAD CITY FLAMES—Announced D

Gord Baldwin was assigned from Las Vegas(ECHL).

EECCHHLLALASKA ACES—Signed F Lance Gal-

braith.FRESNO FALCONS—Announced D Brad

Brown was returned from Quad City (AHL).GWINNETT GLADIATORS—Announced

D Scott Marchesi was returned from Chicago(AHL).

READING ROYALS—Loaned D PatrickWellar to Hershey (AHL).

WHEELING NAILERS—Released G Bil-ly Higgins.

SPORT SHORTSVolunteer coaches needed

Volunteer coaches are needed for the upcomingcity-wide 3-4 year old T-ball league

For more information, call 725-2050 or [email protected].

TAMIU winter baseball campsTAMIU baseball will host hitting camps Dec. 6-7

and pitchers and catcher camps Dec. 13-14.The Dec. 6 hitting camp will be for ages 13 -18 and

the Dec. 7 camp for ages 7-12. The Dec. 13 pitchers and catchers camp will be for

ages 13-18 and the Dec. 14 camp for ages 7-12. All camps will be held at the TAMIU Baseball

Field with an entry fee of $75 per player.All camps will be directed by head coach Chad

Porter and his assistant coaches, along with players.Instruction will be provided emphasizing the fun-damental skills of baseball.

Participants will have the opportunity to put theirskills into action while being evaluated by the coach-ing staff.

For more information call Porter at 326-3004 dur-ing business hours or to register visit the baseballpage at www.godustdevils.com.

rod in one positioned and barely crept the wormalong the bottom with the reel only. If the worm lift-ed off the bottom, they would not eat it; it had to becrawling on the bottom.”

“I’ll remember this week as long as live,” he added.“The thrill of setting the hook into every one of thosebass and just wondering how big it was – 9 pounds?10 pounds? 12 pounds? – I still get chills thinkingabout it.”

Ron Fabiszak of South Bend, Ind., was the co-an-gler leader after the first two days of competition andonly weighed four bass at just under 13 pounds on thefinal day.

Fabiszak’s three-day total of 53 pounds, 6 ouncesheld up in one of the closest finishes in FLW co-an-gler tournament history.

Fabiszak drove away with the first place check of$5,000, the only place that paid in the Co-Angler Di-vision at the East-West Fish-Off.

Six ounces separated the top three places. Masayuki Matsushita was second with 53 pounds,

1 ounce and Troy Crawford of Phoenix was third with53 pounds.

Fabiszak won while violating a sacred law of tour-nament fishing that says you must weigh a limiteach day to have a chance.

Not only didn’t he weigh a limit each day, he did-n’t weigh a limit on any day. He had four bass Thurs-day that totaled 28 pounds, 2 ounces, the heaviestone-day weight by any co-angler, three bass Fridaythat went 12 pounds, 7 ounces and four bass Satur-day that went 12 pounds, 13 ounces.

While fishing Saturday, Fabiszak lost his prizedStanley spinnerbait.

He had bought it at a local tackle shop, had usedit throughout the tournament and had just one. Hecaught his 28-pound bag on day one by slow rollingthe spinnerbait near the bottom. On days two andthree he had better luck higher in the water column.

Then the unthinkable happened; the bait got hungup on a snag and was gone.

“I caught three fish on it before I lost it,” Fabiszaksaid. “I caught the last one flipping.”

The entire field competes all three days with thewinner of each head-to-head matchup in the Pro Di-vision determined by the heaviest total weight fromall three days.

These 30 winners will advance to the 2009 ForrestWood Cup. In the Co-angler Division, the top 30competitors based on total weight will advance to theForrest Wood Cup.

With a total purse of $2 million, including asmuch as $1 million going to the winning pro, and aworld-class outdoor show, the Forrest Wood Cup isbass-fishing’s crown jewel.

The 2008 Walmart FLW Series Fish-Off will bethe final one as the format to qualify for the ForrestWood Cup in 2010 has changed.

The top 20 pros and co-anglers from the FLW Se-ries BP Eastern Division and National Guard West-ern Division will advance directly to the 2010 ForrestWood Cup for a shot at winning $1 million, thesport’s largest award.

Coverage of the FLW Series Fish-Off hosted by theZapata County Chamber of Commerce and Con-vention and Visitors Center will be broadcast to 81million FSN (Fox Sports Net) subscribers in the Unit-ed States as part of the “FLW Outdoors” televisionprogram.

“FLW Outdoors” is also broadcast in Canada onWFN (World Fishing Network) and to more than 429

FLW SERIES | Continued from Page 1B

who was an assistant in charge of run-ning backs under Leach from 2000-2002.

“It’s our last opportunity to show thenation what Baylor football really isabout and let them know that all thework we did in the offseason wasn’t invain,” defensive tackle Vincent Rhodessaid. “We really worked towards some-thing.”

The Bears have lots of supporters inAustin. If Baylor pulls the upset, Texas

would go to the Big 12 title game. ButBears have not beaten Tech since Leacharrived in Lubbock in 2000.

Leach, who with a win Saturday canbring Texas Tech only its third 11-winseason in 84 years, sees a changed Baylorteam.

“This biggest difference is the big playpotential of their quarterback,” Leachsaid of freshman Robert Griffin, who’srushed for 11 TDs and thrown for 14 more.

“They are similar but they are inspired.” In the win over A&M, Griffin threw

for 241 yards with touchdown passes of31 and 55 yards. He pitched out to Jaco-by Jones late on runs that led to twoscores.

Harrell had his worst showing of theseason against the Sooners, but Leachexpects a rebound.

“They were trying to make too muchhappen,” he said. “(Harrell) is a great

team leader, and I think the players willdraw from him this week.”

Briles praised Michael Crabtree, Har-rell’s go-to receiver who caught the game-winner against then-No. 1 Texas with 1second remaining, as one of the Big 12’sbest players.

“He attacks the football, plays with alot of passion and he plays with a lot ofenergy,” Briles said. “He is an outstandingblocker as well as a great receiver.”

The Red Raiders will be off the field intime to watch OU play at Oklahoma Stateon Saturday night. Leach wouldn’t spec-ulate on whether players’ watch partieswould be organized. He also didn’t com-mit on whether he’d be watching

“I watch less football than people thinkI do,” he said. “I watch games and practicefilm during the day so I don’t really watchgames from start to finish. My wife watch-es enough for all of us.”

RED RAIDERS | Continued from Page 1B

really good football teams out there. Ok-lahoma is a great team. Texas Tech is agreat team. I do not want to sit up andtake anything from any one of thoseteams,” Brown said.

“I do think that if we go to the Big 12championship, it will probably be becausewe are a great football team and we didbeat Oklahoma on a neutral site. We loston the last play of the game out at Tech,”

Brown said. “I’m proud of our guys ...This team has been unbelievable thisyear.”

Brown was more emphatic aboutquarterback Colt McCoy and hischances of winning the Heisman Trophyafter another big game. McCoy passedfor 311 yards and two touchdowns andran for two more scores against the Ag-gies.

“I do think he’s the most valuable play-er on one of the best teams in the country.What a great night and what a statementfor him for awards here at the end of theyear,” Brown said.

McCoy got career win No. 31, passingVince Young to set a school record forstarting quarterbacks while still just ajunior. He also set a Texas season recordwith 3,594 yards passing.

Brown and his staff counsel their topjunior players to consult with the NFL ontheir potential draft status. McCoy saidlast week he’ll do that, but has maintainedhe plans to play for the Longhorns as asenior. He has not been projected as afirst-round draft pick.

In Brown’s 11 seasons at Texas, onlythree players — Young, running back Ja-maal Charles and tight end Jermichael

Finley — have left early. Only Young wasa first-round pick, drafted No. 3 by theTennessee Titans in 2006.

Thursday night’s victory was specialfor McCoy because it was his first in threetries against the Aggies.

“It’s been a great season and we fin-ished strong and left it all out on the field,”McCoy said. “I thank God for giving methis opportunity to play for this team.”

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YYOOUU BBOORRNN TTOODDAAYY You’rehonest to the point of being shock-ing. However, you’re not afraid toprovoke others. You enjoy stirringthe pot just to see what happens;plus you like to puncture sacredcows. You’re extremely busy andactive. Whether you intend to beor not, you’re often very influen-tial. Major changes this year leadto a social, fun-loving, romantictime in 2009.

BBiirrtthhddaattee ooff:: Howie Mandel,TV host/actor; John Mayall, mu-sician/actor; Kim Delaney, actress.

HOROSCOPES | BY FRANCIS DRAKE

Dear Readers: With the holi-days right around the corner, in-door and outdoor DECORA-

TIONS ANDFESTIVEFOOD can bepotential dan-gers to yourpets. Take noteof these poten-tial hazards:

Holidaytreats (especial-

ly those containing chocolate). Turkey dinner. Strings of lights can shock

your pet. Extension cords. Broken glass ornaments,

candles and miscellaneous deco-rations can cut your pet’s paws orget stuck in the throat.

So, when it comes time to dec-orate and cook for the holidays,be sure to keep your pets’ safetyin mind. — Heloise

HELOISE

HINTS BY HELOISE

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By JENNIFER FORKERASSOCIATED PRESS

Budgets are tight this holidayseason, but there’s no need to breakthe bank for a gift that’s both func-tional and fun.

Here are 10 worthy gifts forunder $10:

The Utensil Pot Clip ($7, SurLa Table and other retailers) maynot look like much, but it does cre-ate commotion in the kitchen. Itingeniously holds a spoon teeteringabove a pot of boiling water with adash of cool.

www.surlatable.comThe Expandable Flower Vase

($4.99 to $9.99, Vazu USA) is a light-weight but durable plastic vase thatcomes in many colorful, artsydesigns and sizes. When water ispoured in, the vase expands tomimic a glass vase. These vasesstore flat, so they’re portable andeasy to store. Similarly entertainingis the Collapsible Vase ($8.50, LeeValley Tools), which expands whenhot water is added. The vase can bemolded into any particular shape,which is held in place with coldwater. Hot water re-flattens thisvase for storage.

www.vazuusa.comwww.leevalley.com

Pastel-colored, ceramic EggCups ($10, UncommonGoods) cando double-duty: They’re intended forkeeping soft-boiled eggs steady, butthey also can sit quietly on a counter,holding a homegrown posey or aposse of paperclips.

www.uncommongoods.comThe heat generated by the small

candle in the Tea Light RotaryCandleholder ($9.99, The ContainerStore) spins one of two holidayshapes — snowflakes or reindeer. Thecandle is not included.

www.containerstore.comToilet Tattoos ($9.95, Lena Fiore

Inc.) are vinyl covers for the com-mode. You don’t think your throneneeds decorating? Check out thiscompany’s many designs,including holiday-t h e m e d

appliqués.www.toilet-tattoos.com

Heartbeats notepads ($3.75,Heartbeats Catalog) are not sassy.They’re not glamorous. They aresimple, inspirational and to thepoint. There are nearly 30 notepaddesigns from which to choosefrom this nonprofit, RomanCatholic ministry of the Sisters ofHumility in Mary based inCleveland, Ohio. Several to pon-der: “Wishing you unexpectedsurprises,” “What if imaginationruled the world?” and “Beautyawakens the soul to act.”

www.heartbeatscatalog.orgCandy Cane Shot Glasses ($8,

fredflare.com) are sassy. They’realso edible. This is the gift for thatkooky person who really does haveeverything. It comes in a two-pack,so you can sip, and chomp, with afriend.

www.fredflare.comThe Luggage Scale ($9.85,

Magellan’s) could save your fre-quent flier from footing extra air-line baggage charges. The light-weight device can be tucked intoluggage for use before the returnflight. It weighs luggage up to 75pounds, and there’s a built-in tapemeasure to make sure your luggagedoesn’t exceed the dimensionrestrictions.

www.magellans.comThe Sukie Perpetual Calendar

($9.95, MoMA Store), from the giftshop at the Museum of Modern Artin New York, is a charming way tokeep track of the days. The dialsinside this sturdy cardboard tree-house help keep track of the monthand day of any year. This is one cal-endar you don’t ever have to throwaway.

www.momastore.orgThe Camera Photo Album

($10, Sundance Catalog Co.)has that classy, retro look

that may tempt those of uswho never print theirimages to do so just toshow off this totablealbum.

www.sundancecata-log.com

Gifts for under $10

Photo by Sundance Catalog | APThis photo provided bySundance Catalog showsthe Camera Photo Album,$10. The Camera PhotoAlbum has a retro lookthat may tempt those toshow off their pictures inthis totable album.

Photo by Fred Flare | AP

LLEEFFTT:: This photo provided by Fred Flare shows candy cane shot glasses, $8. The CandyCane Shot Glasses are sassy, and they’re also edible. RRIIGGHHTT: This photo provided byVazu USA shows the “GrooveMaker” Vase, $4.99 to $9.99. The Expandable Flower Vase isa lightweight but durable plastic vase that comes in many colorful designs and sizes.

Photo by Vazu | AP

Stores push book sales

ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORTLAND, Ore. —Booksellers still expect shopperswill turn to books for some of theirholiday gift giving, despite theweak economy. But their purchas-es are likely to offer a bit ofescapism — with anticipated gainsin cooking, entertainment andfeel-good fiction.

New booksAnne Bartholomew, senior

books editor at Amazon.com, saidthe holiday timing is great for newbooks such as “More InformationThan You Require” by JohnHodgman, known for his appear-ances in Apple Inc. ads andComedy Central, and “Dilbert2.0,” a 20-year compilation ofDilbert comics.

“Gems like that, we are hopingwill take off,” Bartholomew said.

Booksellers also say cooking willbe a bigger than usual category forthe season as consumers have lessdiscretionary income for eating outand are preparing meals at homemore often, in addition to the con-

tinued popularity of celebrity chefs.Borders Group Inc. anticipates

some of its more popular cookingtitles will include Ina Garten’snew book “Back to Basics,” as wellas new offerings from MarthaStewart, Giada De Laurentiis,Rachael Ray and Jamie Oliver.

Focusing on fictionWhile nonfiction books on the

financial crisis have been popularrecently, booksellers say theyaren’t necessarily the focus ofmost gift givers. But the abun-dance of books written by andabout President-elect BarackObama are likely to sell wellthrough the holidays, as well ahandful of biographies, such asone on Ted Turner.

However, booksellers arefocusing more on fiction, as manytop sellers are likely to continuethrough the holiday.

“It takes you to another place, ittakes you to another world, it’sgreat escapism,” said BobWietrak, a vice president of mer-chandising for Barnes & NobleInc.

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By RON HARRISASSOCIATED PRESS

The holiday season brings goodtidings for shutterbugs. Whetheryou’re shopping for someone new todigital cameras or a seasoned hob-byist, you’ll find megapixels pricedextremely favorably this year.

The best products continue tocome from trusted names in thebusiness, Canon and Nikon. Othercompanies offer lower prices andfun features, but for optimal opticsyou’ll want to stick with the leadersin photography.

Improved video quality contin-ues to be a hot selling point for dig-ital cameras. You’ll be hard-pressedto find a model from this year for-ward that doesn’t have some videocapabilities, and many of them offerhigh-definition resolution.

We put several new cameras andcamcorders to the test. Here’s a lookat some of the best.

Digital camerasNNiikkoonn DD9900,, $$11,,330000

wwiitthh 1188--110055mmmm lleennssThis is the first single-lens reflex

camera — the kind that lets youexchange lenses — that also recordsvideo. But Canon is hot on its heelswith a rival model.

Pros: Still shots at 12.3 megapix-els are excellent. Movies are shot in720p high definition, and the shoot-er can take advantage of lenses andmanual controls that aren’t avail-able on most video cameras.

Cons: Doesn’t really replace avideo camera. The video qualitydoesn’t measure up to con-sumer-level high-definitioncamcorders, and there’sno auto-focus in videomode. Audio is monoand of poor quality.

CCaassiioo EEXX--FFHH2200,, $$660000This large digi-

cam is the second-fastest gun in theWest, shooting 40frames per second at 7megapixels. (Thefastest is the moreexpensive CasioEX-F1, at 60 framesper second).

Pros: Shooting inbursts makes it easyto capture action shotsand fleeting expres-sions. Even more fun isshooting at 210 frames persecond, which yields slow-motion video. Everyday sub-

jects like a bird taking flight or a childin a swing take on mystery andweight when played seven timesslower than real life.

Cons: Auto-focus is iffy in high-speed video mode. After a one-sec-ond burst of 40 still images, thecamera freezes up to ask whetheryou want to save what you just shot.Take away the high-speed features,and you have a bulky, expensive 9-megapixel still camera.

NNiikkoonn CCoooollPPiixx PP66000000,, $$550000

The Nikon CoolPix P6000 boastssmart exposure controls and hasnumerous options for RAW andJPEG image capture. RAW photofiles contain more data than theJPEG version of the same shot, sothe image can be more thoroughlyfine-tuned with photo editing soft-ware before printing it or posting itonline. The camera shoots at 13.5megapixels and has a built-in flashas well as a hot shoe, the plate withmetal contacts where an externalflash can be attached.

Pros: Very intuitive button andmenu controls make the P6000easy to navigate. The internal GPSis great for geo-tagging your photosso you’ll always know where youtook a shot. The images in shutter-priority mode produced the bestresults, displaying tack-sharpdetails while retaining a nice depth-of-field.

Cons: The built-in flash has topop up from its housing. Whenit does, it’s hard to find aplace for your left

hand while holding the camera.Also, the optical viewfinder distortsthe scene so much that it rendersthe feature pointless.

CCaannoonn PPoowweerrSShhoott GG1100,, $$550000

This model wins in the advancedpoint-and-shoot category. It shootsat 14.7 megapixels, has a huge 3-inch LCD monitor and offersimpressive control over image cap-ture.

Pros: The manual-control fanaticwill love the black bezeled dials formode, exposure compensation andISO settings. We loved the wide-screen mode that produced cool16:9 ratio images. We viewed someof them on a new WestinghouseLCD high-definition TV and gotjaw-dropping clarity and color.

Cons: Low light and high ISOspeed images can get pretty grainy.And our old standard SD memorycard fit fine, but a brand newSanDisk 8-gigabyte SDHC card gotstuck inside the slot at one point.

FFuujjiiffiillmm FFiinneePPiixx SS22000000HHDD,, $$228800

For the price, this model offers alot of features. It can auto-crop pho-tos into a 16:9 wide-screen ratio,like Canon’s G10, and does high-defmovie capture.

Pros: Great colors and exposurelevels when shooting indoors withthe flash off. This is important since

a blast of flash can kill thenuance of a moment.

We also liked thethick rubber

grip for a

steady hold on the camera whenshooting one-handed.

Cons: Cheap lens cap that sim-ply slides straight on instead of clip-ping or screwing in place. Andwhile the colors are very accurate,the auto-focus failed to producegood details on several occasions.

Digital camcordersCCaannoonn VViixxiiaa HHFF1111,, $$11,,220000

Canon’s Vixia HF11 recordsdirectly to 32 gigabytes of internalflash memory, and sports an SD slotfor external memory. The cam-corder has a 12x optical zoom and acomponent output jack for directHD viewing from the unit.

Pros: The Vixia HF11 has a greatfeel. It’s small enough to maneuvercomfortably in one hand but hasjust enough heft (and image stabi-lization technology) to reduceshaky footage. The color and clarityof the footage sizzles in high-defplayback and the audio is crisp.

Cons: The Achilles heel of HDvideo continues to be software sup-

port. The format that delivers topflightquality is supported by only a handfulof editing applications. Even Canon’ssoftware that came with unit crashedon us more than once.

FFlliipp MMiinnoo,, $$118800 The $180 Flip Mino from Pure

Digital Technologies Inc. was thesmallest and simplest camcorderwe tested. It weighs just 3.3 ounces.The Mino has a mostly flat face thatfeatures a 1.5-inch LCD screen anda big red recording button.

Pros: The Flip Mino’s simplicityis enhanced by a built-in batterythat can be recharged by pluggingin the flip-out USB dongle housedat the top of the unit. There is nomemory card slot on the Flip Mino,but the device includes 2 gigabytesof internal memory, which provides60 minutes of recording time, morethan enough for a bevy of shortvideos.

Cons: The Mino has only onevideo quality option: You record ata resolution of 640 by 480 pixels, 30frames per second.

By ZACH LINDSEYLAREDO MORNING TIMES

Christmas is a time for giving.But if your wallet has lostsome weight before the

Christmas season, you might won-der, “What exactly am I going to begiving?”

But there are many storesaround Laredo that offer competi-tive prices on quality products thatwill help you put presents under thetree without emptying your wallet.The three listed below are just sam-ples, to provide a starting point.

For the kidsEvery kid needs a bike. The

Academy Sports and Outdoors on5700 San Bernardo Ave. is the placeto look for children’s bikes at lowprices.

For starters, there’s theRoadmaster, a tricycle for toddlers.It’s $24.99.

This Roadmaster’s got a little bitmore bling than last year’s models;it’s got flashy rims and tires madefrom real rubber. It also features anadjustable seat and handlebars.

If your child is past the tricyclephase, there’s a 16-inch bike withtraining wheels for $42.99. It’sdesigned for riders ages 3 to 5.

The bike comes assembled.And if your child just plain isn’t

into the bike thing, the 10-in-onegaming table will keep him or herentertained for at least as long as ittakes you to find something else forentertainment.

“Last year, we had it for $89.99,now we have it for $59.99,” saidAcademy employee Ricky Chapa.

A big plus to the table is that ifyour child does get bored of it,there’s plenty of things you can playwith on it, too.

The table converts into a bil-liards table, table soccer, bowling,playing cards, table tennis,backgammon, checkers, chess andslide hockey.

“The only thing about it is, it’snot electrical,” Chapa said. For that,you’ve got to upgrade to the 14-in-one table.

While you’re at the Academy,keep an eye out for the Christmasdiscount on items like sneakers.Some of them are on sale for as lowas $10.

For friends and familyYou know that uncle you have to

buy a gift for, but you only see himat family functions, so you have noidea what he likes?

“Any type of home décor is

always popular with male orfemale,” said Dan Villarreal of CasaGuero North.

Villarreal showed decorativepieces, such as candy holders in theshape of angels, candleholders andstatuettes, all under $10.

You can buy that uncle a set witha wallet, pen and letter-opener forunder $10, and buy your aunt somejewelry while you’re at it.

The mirrors on the wall at CasaGuero were priced at $40.

The goods Casa Guero sellscome from all over the world,including knickknacks from Chinaand jewelry from New York and LosAngeles.

For the spouseNow, this is a tough one because

you have to live with whatever youbuy for your spouse.

Swing by Picture Factory &Accents, 4202 McPherson Ave., onBlack Friday for the cream of thecrop when it comes to decorativefurniture and frames.

Picture Factory is a new store. Itopened about two years ago, so thisis only its second Black Friday sale.Maybe it’s how new folks there areto the business, but some of theirsales seem more like theft.

A decorative shelf and end table

with a price tag of almost $500 willbe $24.98.

That’s hardly the only thing fac-ing a discount. A number of intri-cate lamps, end tables, paintingsand storage units will be discount-ed from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

One of the focuses of PictureFactory’s Black Friday sale is a

“presentation of contemporary,modern furniture,” according toElsa Slaney.

But another focus of the store isits Christmas decorations, and thestore is worth checking out for thedecorative aspect of it alone.

(Zach Lindsey may be reached at728-2538 or [email protected])

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Shop in Laredo on a tight budget

Photos by Zach Lindsey | Laredo Morning TimesEvery kid should have a bike, and at $42.99 at Academy Sports & Outdoors, this is probably the one they should have.

Two jokers chatting around a table at Picture Factory & Accents.

Area stores offer steals onpotential Christmas gifts

Latest digital cameras go big on video

Photo by Nikon | APThis undated image provided by Nikon Corp.is the Nikon D90. It is the first single-lensreflex camera to allow video recording.

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By JENNIFER FORKERASSOCIATED PRESS

Kermit the Frog only had it halfright: It may not be easy to be green,but it’s certainly easy to give“green.” With “green” the hot buzz-word these days, it’s not hard to findgifts in every price range.

Some ideas:The Green Toys Tea Set

($24.99, Target and other retailers)is made from recycled plastic milkjugs by Green Toys, a Californiacompany that prides itself on mak-ing toys locally.

http://greentoys.comThe fun of a Recycled Tire

Swing ($79.99 to $129.99, Targetand other retailers) never goes outof style. The company that craftsthis swing, Wildlife CreationsInternational Inc., also makes 13other styles, from dragons to air-planes, and they’re sold at retailers,such as Target, and online.

http://www.originaltireswings.net

The “Adela” Recycled TireTube Handbag ($42.95, The HungerSite), which is sold on several Websites run by GreaterGood.org, iscreated by El Salvadoran artists.There are other sizes and stylesavailable, including a toiletry bagfor men.

http://www.thehungersite.comThe Acai Rainforest Beaded

Bracelet ($12, The Rainforest Site)

is made from the nut of a palmplant native to rainforests through-out Central and South America,according to the Web site. Theseeds are colored with organic veg-etable dyes. Purchases at this site,also managed by GreaterGood.org,help fund land preservation. Thesale of this bracelet includes a $1donation to the World WildlifeFund.

http://www.therainforestsite.comThe Succulent Wreath ($98

plus $10 surcharge, VivaTerra)includes five varieties of succulentsarranged to highlight differences intexture, shape and color around awire-mesh frame. The plants can lastfor several years with proper careand watering, the company says.

http://www.vivaterra.comThe Recycled Car Part

Earrings ($35, WorldofGood.com)are crafted by Trillium Artisans ofPortland, Ore., which is a communi-ty economic development program.Available in black or antique gold.

http://www.worldofgood.comThe brightly colored

Patchwork Kalamkari Pillow ($24,WorldofGood.com) is made inIndia for Ten Thousand Villages, anonprofit retailer with more than155 stores in the United States andCanada. The naturally dyed andpainted cotton pillows also areavailable via this Web site, anonline marketplace launched byeBay in September.

Giving greencan be easy

Photo by Worldofgood.com | APThis photo provided by WorldofGood.com shows Ten Thousand Villages PatchworkKalamkari dyed and painted cotton pillows from India.

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT 192

94’ Lufkin End Dump Trailer, 38ft. $7,500 OBO. Call 333-0639

Camion Flatbed de gasolina, llantas semi nuevas, 1975.

$3,500 omo. 235-3234

Truck Trailer for SALE! 2002 Freightliner $18,500

OBO Call 774-5181

AUTOMOTIVE PARTS194

4 brand new tires,Wranglers for a 2006 Ford pick up, tires have guarantee. p255/65/r17, $600

523-0137

4 original Toyota ( car) rims,5 lugs for 00-04 , size 16 excellent condition. $350,

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17” Original Chrome Rims F-150 ‘04-’06 w/ Michellin tires. $250 Call 334-9638

Selling parts for 1994 4x4Toyota.$300 & down Call:(956)635-7080

New Parts for 2003 F-250, rear bumper, tow bar, mirrors. $500

obo. Call:(956)206-1640

Selling parts for 1994 4x4Toyota.$300 & down Call:(956)635-7080

TRUCKS FOR SALE 198

2000 F-350 Dually NEW! En-gine, Seats, Bed, 100 Gallon Aux. Tank w/Pump. $17,500.

Call 725-1637

Hunter’s Special! ‘01 Chev. Sil-verado 1500 Z71, 4x4, 1

owner, exc. cond., A/C, brush guard, head ache rack, $7,995,

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CARS FOR SALE 200

1963 Chevy Nova 4 dr. 6 cyl Std. needs work excel. project car $495 Cash Call 286-8372

‘98 Mustang/CV, A/C good cond V6, $2100 OBO Call

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English Bulldogs, brindle,M/F, $1,200.

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Horse, 4.5 years old, black, $900 Call:(956)763-8748

FARM & RANCH SUP-PLIES 132

Hay For Sale,large net wrapped,Round Bales,located in Alice, $40 and up.Delivery

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GARAGE SALES 134Estate Sale, Dec. 5 & 6, 317 E.Montgomery, 8am-4pm, furni-

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Saturday only! 8am-1pm.4001 Barcelona Ave. 3 Fam. sale: Children’s &

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* Dell Laptop, Windows XP, wireless internet ready

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Air compressor, 3 gal., good condition, $165.

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MUSICAL INSTRU-MENTS 138

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for 3yrs. Fully Equip 1212 Inter-national Blvd. Call 251-3797

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PETS & SUPPLIES 128Black 1/2 Lab, 1/2 Gold. Retrv Beautiful, 1 yr old, Male $25 Call After 5pm 956-337-3845

Boston Terrier Puppies, AKC, 8 weeks, Female $350.

Call 337-2794Chihuahuas, 2F, 8wks., first

shots, $125ea. obo.Call:(956)220-9654

Cocker Spaniel, 2 mos, M/F Black, 1st shots

Dewormed,$100. SOLDCockerspaniel, golden

brown, 3 mths old female, tail clipped, $100 Call 324-3226

HELP WANTED 122

HELP WANTED 122

HOMES FOR SALE 61New house, 3bd/2ba, located

near schools & shopping areas, $89,000 Call:(956)771-4209

CONDOS FOR SALE 64

1 Condo $55,000.Must Sell, Moving Out, negotia-

ble, 2bd/1.5ba, 2803 Bayard.Brand new, south Laredo. For

sale by owner.Call Dr. Rendon

011-52-867-714-1502 or 011-52-867-715-011

MOBILE HOMES FORSALE 67

Travel Trailer, 28 ft., furnished, $2,800 cash obo. Call:(956)251-5766

LOTS FOR SALE 70403 Matamoros in San

Ygnacio Texas w/small stone bldg. $28K LRED 726-4754

North Laredo. 1.3 Acres on Loop 20 near TAMIU, next to Khaledi Heights on Blue Quail St. $12.50 Per SqFt

Neg. Call Dr. Rendon 011-52-867-714-1502 or

011-52-867-715-0118Owner Fin. Lots Payments incl.taxes @ $300/m (Built Homes

Only) 728-0008; 744-3583

ACREAGE FOR SALE 766 Acres in Crystal City, With

Hwy Frontage & River Front, @ $30,000. Owner finance

w/$3,000 down Call 645-966410.19 acres at Bonanza Hills next to Los Botines, next to Hwy. 83 North, pavedroad, electricity available, fenced,

land cleared with 26x24 build-ing. $8,300 per acre.Call:(956)724-3161.

HOMES FOR SALE 61

715 Westgate between Hillside Rd. & Calton Rd. 3bd/2ba/2cg, swimming pool. 1596 sqft. L.A.

7779 sqft. Lot. Fully fenced.$149,000 Call:(956)286-0370

3305 Saint Kathryn, 2 story 4bd/2.5ba/1cg, 1780sqft.$110,000 Call 771-4768

HOMES FOR SALE 61

Let me help you by putting you in your newhome like if you are paying rent. You canchoose a home from 3, 4 & 5 bedrooms.

You can even choose the area where you wantyour family to grow up.

Call Javier Garcia today @ 956-235-4641

4 bedroom 2 bath approx.1,500 sq.ft. home on a

10,000 sq.ft. lot for only$117,990 I will also help youwith your closing costs let

me worry about your credit.Call Luis Calderon

@956-725-1965 or @ my cell 956-645-8977

PORQUE RENTARcuando puede tener casapropia y al mismo tiempocalificar para un prestamo

de hast $7,500.00 dlls,casas al norte y sur de

laredo hableme para masinformacion, De Hoyos

956-635-6702

HOMES FOR SALE 61

Great Location-New Spacious Homes3 Bedroom 2 bath 2 car garage

approx. 1400 sq.ft. paying closingcost. Monthly payment $1100.00Call Jesus @ cell 956-740-2542

office 956-724-9756

2 NEW SUBDIVISION INNORTH LAREDO FROM

THE $150’S & UP.RESERVE YOUR HOME-SITE TODAY WITH ONLY

$500.00 IN HOUSEFINANCING AVAILABLE.FOR MORE INFO. CALLANTHONY CARABALLO

@ 333-3844

Has your family outgrownyour home? Good news!Your dream home is just

a trade away!Call me, Eddie Rendon

(956) 763-8207HELP WANTED 122

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HOMES FOR SALE 61

Norte, Central y Sur de Laredo CasasDisponibles de 3 a 5 recamaras para

mudarse el dia de HOY. Facil deCalificar. Financiamiento Disponible.

Llame HOY, al 956-237-2041 O a 956-717-0958

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