| USC's McKnight, ASU's English have much to be thankful for
TEMPE, Ariz. - It's a familiar drill: friends and family sharing food and football. Just another Thanksgiving Day for most. Not for two families from New Orleans, Katrina survivors and longtime friends and neighbors who have been pushed apart and pulled together through football and the flood. Not just another day -- or another game. It's the college game the nation will be watching tonight, 11th-ranked USC at seventh-ranked Arizona State with the Pac-10 title and maybe a spot in the Rose Bowl on the line. And on opposite sidelines will be USC freshman tailback Joe McKnight and the young man he's known since third grade, Sun Devils freshman defensive tackle Jonathan English, or "Tank" as most people call him.
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN: Obama rocks Vegas faithful Candidate charms ...
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama shakes hands with members of the Culinary union after a rally at the union's headquarters in downtown Las Vegas on Friday. The union endorsed the Democratic presidential candidate on Wednesday.
Photo by K.M. Cannon.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks to supporters at Del Sol High School on Friday.
Photo by K.M. Cannon.
.
City man linked to Ottawa shooting
Two men charged after a shooting last week in an Ottawa Tim Hortons parking lot faced weapons-related charges in Calgary last year that were later stayed. Calgary native Abdulaziz Abdullah, 21, and Ahmed Zalal, 21, of Ottawa, were jointly charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of proceeds of crime, and possession for the purpose of trafficking, in connection with the Monday night shooting on Walkley Road in Ottawa. A 20-year-old man suffered a single bullet wound around 10 p.m. and later underwent surgery. .
Turning Toward Pain
After I'd been with Lama Chime for two weeks, I took refuge, a vow through which one formally enters the Buddhist path. Then I took the bodhisattva vow, a personal vow to seek enlightenment and help others do the same. Two years later I was a nun. I thought I was so worldly-wise. I was only thirty-six years old. Do you recall having any early spiritual or religious inclinations? I have no memories of any childhood spiritual aspirations, though I was raised Catholic. But some friends I grew up with say that they always thought of me as a spiritual person. For example, one woman I know from those days once said to me: "When my cousin died, you were the only one who really sat down with me and talked with me about the fact that my very close relative had drowned." We must have been fifteen years old at the time.
Comcast customer has conversion confusion
As part of the government program, every U.S. household is eligible to receive up to two coupons, worth $40 each, toward the purchase of eligible converter boxes. Consumers can start requesting the coupons in January 2008. For more info, go to www.ntia.doc.gov/ dtvcoupon or call (888) 388-2009. For more about the switch to digital, check out www.dtv.gov/consumer corner.html. Dear Fixer: I received a gift card for $2,000 for BPShopping.com from the car dealership where I bought my car. According to the terms of the gift card, I could get anything I wanted, but I'd have to pay shipping. I ordered two MP3 players and paid $36.95 for the shipping, but I never received the MP3 players. I've tried calling, and they promise me they're on the way but I still haven't received anything.
|
