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Job losses acelerating, and the worst is ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Unemployment claims, already well into recession territory, are rising even faster than expected, leading economists to warn Thursday that the worst is yet to come.

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Scion tops Consumer Reports study
NEW YORK -- Toyota Motor Corp.'s Scion brand topped the list of most reliable cars in Consumer Reports' annual vehicle reliability rankings released Thursday, as Asian automakers continued to crowd the top of the magazine's rankings.

Chertoff wants to alter hiring rules
WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday he'll try again to overcome a judge's objections to a proposal to force employers to get rid of workers whose Social Security numbers don't match their names.

Motley Fool
Concentration Matters -- Q: At what point does a portfolio have too many shares of one stock? -- G.R., Mobile, Ala.

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Q & A
Q: I used to get Social Security disability benefits. I tried going back to work, but it didn't work out. Can you start my benefits again, or do I need to file a new application?

Volunteer spotlight
n A volunteer outreach coordinator is needed to go out into the community to educate and recruit for COA's Senior Nutrition Activity Program (SNAP). The volunteer would distribute calendars and other COA information to community locations.

Girl power: Local men go girly for charity event
Six lovely St. Augustine residents put on some wigs and mascara for the third annual Womanless Beauty Pageant on Thursday night.

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Neighbors: Hattori creates tranquility
Tranquility ... ahhhh ... the very word brings to mind a sense of peace and calm that few people feel these days as the economy ebbs and politics plummet to even deeper depths of duplicity. Tranquility is tough to come by in today's stressful existence, and when you can experience a tranquil, soothing hour, it can be a panacea for what ails you. While a great deal of financial belt-tightening is occurring, even in upscale Ponte Vedra Beach, there is one luxurious source of pure tranquility who can barely keep up with the demand for her services.

Bookmobile Schedule
The following is the schedule for the St. Johns County Public Library System's bookmobile for the week of Oct. 27.

Town Center celebration a success
The Vilano Beach Town Center Project Completion Celebration Program was quite a success. Some 200 attendees gathered to officially celebrate the completion of the Town Center Project.

U.S. troops say thanks to Coquina Crossing group
World War II and Korean veterans were saluted earlier this month at the Coquina Crossing Vets meeting when official U.S. Army commendations were submitted by SST Ardys J. Favaro of the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq.

Changing lives award presented to COA
Experience Works has announced that the St. Johns County Council on Aging is the recipient of the 2008 "Changing Lives Award for Outstanding Community Service Agency."

COA Activities
Don't miss the COA Halloween Party Oct. 31 at the Coastal Community Center, 180 Marine St. It is a costume party and prizes will be going out to best costume, most original and scariest.

Amphitheatre Acts

Film Review: Changeling
Something more than a child goes missing in Clint Eastwood's tale casting Angelina Jolie as a real-life single mom whose young son vanishes in 1928.

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Avast, me hearties!
Nov. 14-16: Celebrate pirate culture on the Scenic grounds of The Fountain of Youth during a festival that honors pirates of the past -- Sir Francis Drake and Robert Searles.

Life in a Nutshell: Hooked on Tampa Bay Bucs
It was stunning. There I was, glued to the couch, flipping the television from my Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- a team I love, even though they caused me the kind of agony as a child that can only be matched by SUV-sized kidney stones -- to watch a baseball game.

Film Review: High School Musical Three
"High School Musical 3: Senior Year" can't be dissected and discussed the same way as most movies.

Shakespeare guru at Flagler College
What do Brooke Shields, William Shakespeare, and Flagler College all have in common? The answer: local celebrity director Devlin Mann.

Mannheim Steamroller in Jax
International favorite Mannheim Steamroller (www.mannheimsteamroller.com) perfectly captures the spirit of the season this year when it arrives in Jacksonville for one performance only at 8 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Times Union Center's Moran Theater.

War of the Worlds
Radio Drama on FM 88.5

Things to Do

Wine Events
View the St. Augustine coastline while aboard The Schooner Freedom for a sunset cruise with renowned artist Thomas Arvid.

Community festivals and celebrations

Halloween Haunts
24th Annual Halloween Bash --Oct. 24: Dr. Jimmy Glenos will host his annual bash from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 at the Ketterlinus Gym, 60 Orange St., downtown St. Augustine, near Francis Field.

St. Augustine's got talent
Starting on Oct. 28, Mardi Gras, 123 San Marco Ave., will host a talent contest with a grand prize of $2,000. Beginning at 9 p.m. each week, there will be one winner weekly, with a final after 10 weeks.

Unique fashions at 360 Boutique
A unique addition to St. Augustine, 360 Boutique has built a great reputation featuring affordable and original styles from emerging designers.

Choral conducting
The EMMA Concert Association announces the second in a series of four Music Masters lectures and recitals.

Plein Air paintings
Crescent Beach Paint Out exhibit opens

e. all of the above
tephanie Wahl is a star -- a natural beauty, a dazzling personality, with a voice and singing style that provoke chills, and the ability to stand alone on a bare, black-enameled-and-curtained Limelight Theatre main stage with nary a prop (or microphone) -- backed by an outstanding four-piece combo led by northeast Florida's veteran musical director Ellen Milligan -- mesmerize an audience with song, delivered cabaret style, for a full hour.

Culture and shopping: Uptown Saturday Night
t's a block party Oct. 25 on San Marco Avenue during Uptown Saturday Night. From 5 to 9 p.m., experience a variety of cultural displays and plenty of shopping.

WILD films on IMAX
Madagascar 2 coming Nov. 7

Film Review: Pride and Glory
Everything about this dirty-cop thriller is formulaic and forgettable, even down to its generic title. "Pride and Glory" could be an uplifting drama about a basketball team breaking racial barriers, or it could be about an elite squadron of World War II fighter pilots.

Local Live Radio Show
Musician Gabe Korey of Vilano Beach recently started a radio show featuring local singer and songwriters.

Casa Monica to hold encore fashion show
Get the latest in handbags and fall accessories during an encore showing Nov. 5 at 95 Cordova restaurant in the Casa Monica Hotel in downtown St. Augustine.

Colorful Creations
Fun, funky, with sparkles of pink -- designer Tarina Tarantino creates out-of-the box jewelry and accessories, all with a touch of classic and traditional elements.

Flesh tones can perfect the 'natural' makeup look
NEW YORK -- Sometimes the natural look needs a little help.

Ideas for holiday shopping
The L.A. Sophistocats will present fashions from H.W. Davis and Brighton accessories during a luncheon at The Reef restaurant, 4100 Coastal Highway, on Nov. 5. The show begins at noon.

Windows offer small glimpse of nature
Over the last week I've been home nursing a cold. In that case, my front windows became my portholes to a natural world with snakes, bees, butterflies and lizards providing small dramas.

Tip of the Week

Spillers find paradise in Marsh Creek
Debbie and Peter Spiller had been checking out various locales in Florida thinking about the future and where they'd like to spend their retirement years.

Q & A
Q. My crape myrtle tree has sooty mold. Should I cut it down?

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Grass needs less water
In a week it will be November. That means it is time to reset your irrigation timer so it only comes on once per week. The days are getting shorter, the sun is lower in the southern sky and temperatures are moderating. This all means your landscape requires less water.

Plant Clinic Today

National Report
WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed papers Friday to formally declare U.S. support of NATO membership for Albania and Croatia -- two countries that he said were once in the "shackles of communism."

Officials: Bush seeks diplomat post in Iran
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration will announce in mid-November, after the presidential election, that it intends to establish the first U.S. diplomatic presence in Iran since the 1979-81 hostage crisis, according to senior Bush administration officials.

Greenspan addresses the 'credit tsunami'
WASHINGTON -- For nearly two decades, Congress treated Alan Greenspan with respect bordering on awe. No more.

Chrysler slashing 5,000 jobs
DETROIT -- As talks over the potential sale of Chrysler LLC continued, the struggling automaker said Friday that it will slash 25 percent of its salaried work force and make further cuts to deal with a continued downward spiral in U.S. auto sales.

No rest for dead at foreclosed funeral home
PONTIAC, Mich. -- Even the dead can't escape foreclosure in suburban Detroit.

Biden dismisses McCain claim concerning change
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Friday that Republican John McCain would need a Halloween costume to persuade voters that he would depart from the policies and divisive politics of President Bush.

National Report
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Thursday warned jurors at Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial to be courteous and respectful of each other after the panel's leader described "violent outbursts" that threatened to derail final deliberations.

McCain hammers Obama on taxes
DENVER -- With many voters skeptical about his economic credentials, Republican Sen. John McCain is trying to raise concerns about what might happen if Democrats control both Congress and the White House.

Costly ballot measures pose risk to state budgets
Before the financial crisis unfolded, voters and officials in states across the nation placed proposals on their November ballots that would slash taxes and spend millions of dollars on new programs.

Deciphering presidential polls
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama is galloping away with the presidential race. Or maybe he has a modest lead. Or maybe he and John McCain are neck and neck.

Crowd turns out to hear Palin in Springfield, Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Nadean Meeks wrapped herself in a parka for five hours Friday, waiting for Sarah Palin to fire her up about the GOP's chances of winning Missouri on Nov. 4.

Georgia, Tenn. cope with early voting glitches
ATLANTA -- Election officials across the South are untangling minor glitches as voters flock to the polls and vote by mail ahead of Election Day.

NASA tries once again to get ailing Hubble working
WASHINGTON -- NASA is trying again to wake up the sleeping science computer on the Hubble Space Telescope.

Markets tumble again
NEW YORK -- If ever a 300-point loss on Wall Street could be a good thing, it was Friday.

Parade draws fire for dropping 'Christmas'
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. -- A famed fireworks company is pulling out of a holiday boat parade because "Christmas" was dropped from the event's name.

Kennedy focuses on health care overhaul
WASHINGTON -- An ailing Sen. Edward Kennedy is trying to lay the groundwork for a breakthrough on health care reform next year, though many believe the enormous undertaking has been made even more difficult by the troubled economy.

OPEC reducing oil output
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to slash 1.5 million barrels from its daily production ceiling as the world's financial crisis dampened demand for energy, but prices continued to spiral downward to a level not seen since May last year.

Existing home sales up 5.5 percent in September
WASHINGTON -- Sales of existing homes rose by the largest amount in more than five years in September.

New source of teen ire: car webcams
WASHINGTON -- Ken Richardson does not have to ride in his 17-year-old daughter's Ford Escort to know when she takes a turn too fast.

X-rays detected from Scotch tape
NEW YORK -- Just two weeks after a Nobel Prize highlighted theoretical work on subatomic particles, physicists are announcing a startling discovery about a much more familiar form of matter: Scotch tape.

FDIC head pushes mortgage relief
WASHINGTON -- One of the nation's top bank regulators told Congress on Thursday that the federal government could provide loan guarantees for reworked mortgages as a way to ease the national housing crisis that's at the heart of the global financial turmoil.

Fire victims see outpour of support
Brian, Susan, Emily and Max Honeyman lost nearly everything they owned in a house fire on Oct. 20.

Does the IRS owe you cash?
The Internal Revenue Service has released the names of 39,000 Florida taxpayers who are due regular refunds or economic stimulus checks totaling $30 million.

Art and Nature
Plein air artist Karen Ann Patton of Ormond Beach works on an oil painting at the west end of Dondanville Road during the fourth annual Crescent Beach Paint Out.

Putnam man faces multiple charges
A 42-year old Putnam County man, arrested last week on burglary and other charges faced additional charges, Friday stemming from a home invasion earlier this month.

Mystery shipwreck identified
The 65-foot fishing yawl Fortuna II couldn't cross the bar of St. Augustine Inlet on Feb. 1, 1938, because of a "mountainous sea," so the captain decided to try for shelter at Fernandina Beach.

FSDB resumes pick-up of Hartman
Kiersten Hartman, a 10-year-old who was born completely blind, has to depend on her parents and teachers for a lot of things.

Woman dies in accident on US 1
The city threw a flag on a sports bar on San Marco Avenue on Friday.

Jill Biden rallies Democrats
In 1960, when Kaye Byrnes was 5, her mother brought her along to the polls as she cast her vote for John Kennedy.

Program celebrates good character for 10 years
Ten students put a face to the six pillars of Character Counts! at a community recognition breakfast Thursday.

Ordinance puts a damper on Mardi Gras' party plans
The city threw a flag on a sports bar on San Marco Avenue on Friday.

Jill Biden to visit today
Jill Biden, the wife of the Democratic vice presidential candidate, will hold a rally in St. Augustine this afternoon but likely won't be discussing contentious issues like the Iraq war or taxes.

Jill Biden speaks at VFW
The presidential race came to St. Augustine today as Jill Biden, probably the least talked about candidate or spouse on either ticket, introduced herself to about 200 supporters and encouraged them to get to the polls early.

List of St Johns County taxpayers who have money coming

Prime Outlets reveals expanded & renovated center
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. - October 23, 2008 - Prime Retail, a leading outlet center shopping developer, will unveil Prime Outlets - St. Augustine, its $35 million, 90,000 square foot expansion and interior renovation project beginning Friday, November 7 through Sunday, November 9.

Burglars cause $20k in damage at SAHS
A pair of burglars broke into St. Augustine High School early Wednesday, causing roughly $20,000 in damage to vending machines, windows and doors before leaving with several hundred dollars in cash and coins.

Palm Coast woman killed
A Palm Coast woman who was attempting to protect her dog who had been hit by a car was herself hit and killed late Thursday night.

Palm Coast woman hit by car, dies
A 19-year-old woman who was attempting to protect her dog that had been hit by a car was herself hit and killed Thursday night in Palm Coast.

The Original Report: Shrimp Boat Forced Aground; Is Unable To Get Across Bar
from The St. Augustine Record, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1938

Upcoming road projects
The following lane closures are scheduled on road construction projects in St. Johns County over the upcoming week.

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Henry Avery
Henry Avery, 89, born Oct. 6, 1919, in Dorchester, Mass., passed away Oct. 21, 2008, in Jacksonville, Fla.

Steven John Zetye
Steven John Zetye passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Virgel Oliver Coleman
Virgel Oliver Coleman, 63, Green Cove Springs., died Oct. 18, 2008, in Orange Park. Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion AME Church, GCS.

Mrs. Linda Macgregor
Mrs. Linda Macgregor will be deeply missed by her many friends here in St. Augustine and in her hometown and church in Crook County, Durham, England. After a brief illness, she died quietly in her sleep at her home in England on Oct. 11, 2008.

Paul L. Schurger
Paul L. Schurger passed away quietly Wednesday Oct. 22, 2008, at his home. He was born in Hamilton, Ohio, on Sept. 20, 1923, where he was raised and attended 12 years of parochial school and the University of Cincinnati.

Dallas Ray Kinlaw Jr.
Dallas Ray Kinlaw Jr., infant son of Dallas Ray and Lisa Stratton Kinlaw, died on Oct. 22, 2008, at Flagler Hospital.

Mrs. Linda MacGregor
Mrs. Linda MacGregor will be deeply missed by her many friends here in St. Augustine and in her hometown and church in Crook County, Durham, England. After a brief illness, she died quietly in her sleep at her home in England on Oct. 11, 2008.

Flagler to present 'All's Well That Ends Well'
The Flagler College Theatre Arts Department is presenting "All's Well That Ends Well" this fall, under the direction of local celebrity/director Devlin Mann, described as a world-renowned Shakespeare guru.

Gamble Rogers students going to trial
Local attorney, Jay Floyd, stopped by Gamble Rogers Middle School to help the eighth grade students in Laura Hinds' Critical Thinking class prepare for their upcoming mock trial.

Harwil fixtures and FCTC join forces
First Coast Technical College has trained students to become productive employees in the area workforce for more than 40 years.

Game fish association donates to Ronald McDonald House
The Ancient City Game Fish Association recently donated $1,000 to the Ronald McDonald House in Jacksonville, part of the profits from the club's Kingfish Challenge Tournament held in July at the St. Augustine Municipal Marina.

Museums opening
The Charles and Linda Williams Children's Museum will open Nov. 21 at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach.

School Menu
The following are the menu listings for St. Johns County public school cafeterias for the week of Oct. 27.

SAHS band excels at Timber Creek contest
The St. Augustine High School marching band set the bar high during the first competition of the 2008 season at Timber Creek High School in Orlando.

Briefly
Menendez show -- "Antigone," by Sophocles, a classic Greek play updated, will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in the Performing Arts Center of Pedro Menendez High School, 600 State Road 206.

Jessica Bitter is 2009 Junior Miss
A young woman who plans to pursue a career in classical vocal performance is the 2009 St. Johns County America's Junior Miss.

'Cool' gifts for Julington Creek students
Third-graders at Julington Creek were delighted Oct. 10 when visitors from the St. Augustine Rotary Club presented each student with their own personal student dictionary.

Letter: Tell Congress: Repeal Military Commissions Act
Editor: Would you mind if, when you answered the door, you were: * seized and taken to prison? * not told what alleged crime you were charged with? * kept for years without explanation? * questioned for long hours, deprived of sleep, and submitted to potential drowning by water torture?

Letter: Did not endorse any Airport candidates
Editor: This letter is in response to your Oct. 16, 2008 editorial regarding candidates running for the Airport Authority Board in Group 4.

Letter: How many times must we vote 'no'?
Editor: Since the law was passed in 1968 giving St. Johns County the choice of home rule or adopting charter government, residents have not been keen on changing something that works as well as home rule has.

Perspective: Looking out for Abilene
Spent a weekend in Abilene, Texas, a town that voted 75 percent for the Current Occupant in 2004, and nothing bad happened to me at all, they were as friendly as could be.

Editorial: State House -- Proctor, Renuart, Weinstein
St. Johns County's three members of the Florida House of Representatives will be chosen on Nov. 4. The two-year seats are for House Districts 18, 19 and 20.

Letter: Can't afford earmarks for local projects
Editor: Your endorsement of U.S. Rep. John Mica in your editorial on Oct. 22, was interesting. You mentioned his gaining federal funds for six large projects in the area. That is to be commended if the purpose of going to Washington is to get federal funds.

Editorial: Gus Craig always did his best
If A.H. "Gus" Craig Jr., ever had a motto, it was: Making St. Augustine the best.

Letter: Bible gives uncompromised truth
Editor: The following is in response to the excellent article on Florida's proposed Amendment 2, "Marriage issue divisive" which appeared in Sunday's Record.

Perspective: Record versus rhetoric
Apparently there is something about Sarah Palin that causes some people to think of her as either the best of candidates or the worst of candidates. She draws enthusiastic crowds and provokes visceral hostility in the media.

Letter: Says 'no' to proposed sales tax increase
Editor: Vote "no" on the proposed $22 million St. Johns County sales tax increase.

Letter: Political sign thefts going up?
Editor: I realize that during an election year a few political signs may be stolen or vandalized. But this year the number of thefts and sign defacing in our county seem to be on the rise.

Police Report
ST. AUGUSTINE -- Hotel robbery: A 13-year-old boy attempted to rob a Vilano Beach hotel at about midnight Thursday but only left with a container of candy bars, police said.

Police Report
The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJCSO), St. Augustine Police Department (SAPD), St. Augustine Beach Police Department (SABPD) and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).

Prayer walk, Lutheran youth walk both planned Saturday
The youth group at Memorial Lutheran Church in conjunction with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is sponsoring a three-mile walk Saturday to benefit the Wildflower Clinic building Fund. The walk will commence at 9 a.m. in the Crescent Beach Pavilion and parking lot, 6930 A1A South.

Locals can join Operation Christmas Child efforts
U.S. kids have no time to waste helping to bring joy to millions of needy boys and girls this holiday season. Sending hope to hurting children worldwide is a full-time, year-round effort that requires the contagious compassion of local Northeast Florida families right now.

Thomas to speak at Unitarian meeting
"Frying a Small Fish" by regular speaker Billy Thomas is the topic for the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The Tao Te Ching, ancient Chinese wisdom, has this to say about governing a large country -- "Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking."

Humanistic Judaism -- celebrating Jewish culture
"Humanistic Judaism" may sound like an oxymoron since the concept of humanism emphasizes taking responsibility for our own actions independent of supernatural authority. Humanistic Judaism includes traditions, values, ethics and a powerful sense of community, all of which are meaningful and beautiful regardless of whether they were shaped by God or generations of our ancestors.

Saga of the sukkos
During the 40 years that the children of Israel wandered in the dessert, they lived in sukkos; which are small temporary huts that are also called booths.

Joint prayer offered
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians prayed with Pope Benedict XVI in the Sistine Chapel and urged Roman Catholics and Orthodox to work together to combat fundamentalism and to promote religious tolerance.

Events Calendar: It's almost time for trunk and treat
So many opportunities, to little time!

Lady of Hope anniversary this weekend
A book signing and open house are among the many events planned this weekend in and around St. Augustine.

Religion Notes

Deceased brothers and sisters to be remembered next weekend
The departed will be remembered Nov. 2 as special services are held at area cemeteries.

Blood drives continue at area churches
Blood Center of the St. Johns-The Blood Alliance is giving blood donors who donate at area church blood drives the chance to win tickets to The United Tour with Michael W. Smith and Stephen Curtis Chapman on Nov. 8.

Holy Cross church offering Halloween prayer service
One church in St. Augustine is offering a new event to participate in this Halloween. The Holy Cross Charismatic Orthodox Church, 110 Masters Drive, is offering a prayer service called Spiritual Warfare on the evening of Oct. 31.

Pastor took 'long and wonderful' path to ministry
What he describes as a "long and wonderful road" has led the Rev. Dr. Jim Reeher to St. Augustine.

Habitat home to be dedicated Saturday
Francis Moore and her three children are overjoyed to be getting a fresh start and a new, four bedroom Habitat for Humanity home. The dedication is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday.

Baptisms at the Beach
Bishop Mark Kersey of Holy Cross Charismatic Orthodox Church baptized five children from his congregation in the ocean at St. Augustine Beach Oct. 12.

We can be optimistic
Q: I'm very scared about the future, especially after all the economic turmoil we've seen in recent months. Are these signs that Jesus is about to return? I understand that things will get worse and worse just before He comes, and it looks like this is what's happening. -- R.M.

White, Devine lead WVa past Auburn
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Pat White threw three touchdown passes, Noel Devine rushed for a career-high 207 yards and West Virginia scored 31 straight points to beat Auburn 34-17 on Thursday night.

Atlantic (0-6) at St. Augustine (6-0), 7:30 p.m.

Golf: Borchert stays in lead at PGA qualifier
High winds and periods of showers sent scores soaring Thursday in the third round of a first-stage PGA Tour qualifying tournament at the St. Johns Golf and Country Club.

UNF grad grabs medal at PGA qualifier
When Matt Borchert woke up Friday and saw the wind and rain lashing the trees, he knew he wouldn't have to work miracles to finish the job of reaching a PGA Tour second-stage qualifying tournament.

Today on TV

Filly Zenyatta stays perfect
ARCADIA, Calif. -- The Breeders' Cup Classic lost the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner to injury, and it almost lost its other big draw -- defending champion Curlin -- to Santa Anita's new synthetic surface.

All or Nothing
The state football playoffs are three weeks away. But tonight determines if Bartram, Nease and Menendez have a shot at getting there.

Golf: Oberholser takes lead
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Arron Oberholser is making the most of his home-field advantage. He estimates he has played the Raptor Course at Grayhawk Golf Club 75 times, and his last two rounds were among his best.

Staff Predictions: Justin
Atlantic at St. Augustine: Any time the name Lazarus makes its way into a prediction column, that can't be good.

Ponte Vedra falls to Eagle's View
Visiting Eagle's View ran all over Ponte Vedra, gaining 366 yards rushing to win 30-14 Friday night.

Filly Zenyatta strives for perfection in BC Ladies' Classic
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Undefeated 4-year-old filly Zenyatta's name comes from the title of The Police album "Zenyatta Mondatta."

Flashes bounce back in a big way, crush Bronson
Al Cooksey never could win at homecoming.

Crosby leads Penguins to third-straight win
PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby and Ruslan Fedotenko scored 32 seconds apart during Pittsburgh's four-goal third period and the Penguins overcame Carolina rookie Brandon Sutter's first NHL goal to rally for a 4-1 victory over the Hurricanes on Thursday night.

NFL: DE Taylor will have second leg surgery
ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins defensive end Jason Taylor went to a hospital Friday to have his left calf re-examined, and coach Jim Zorn said Taylor will have a second operation on the leg next week.

Rays even World Series
ST. PETERSBURG -- Squeeze plays, a wacky checked swing and a fresh face out of the bullpen. These plucky Tampa Bay Rays pulled out all their tricks at Tropicana Field to tie the World Series.

NFL picks: Colts face potential elimination game
The Tennessee Titans are the only unbeaten team in the NFL, so it's obligatory that they act like underdogs.

Nease wins SJRAC tournament
It looks old, but it just doesn't feel that way.

Local: Clay tops Matanzas in football
Christian Benvenuto kicked a pair of field goals, but Palm Coast Matanzas couldn't overcome an early deficit in a 21-12 loss to Clay in football on Friday night.

Speedy backs key for Florida
GAINESVILLE -- Florida running backs Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps put on a show for teammates and friends one night this summer. They lined up behind a dorm, each talking a little trash as they stepped to the makeshift starting line, and raced twice in a 40-yard dash.

Today on TV

Eagle's View (3-4) at Ponte Vedra (1-5), 7 p.m.

On The Radio

Lake City Columbia (3-4) at Nease (3-3), 7:30 p.m.

Report: McAllister, Smith violated NFL steroids policy
New Orleans Saints veterans Deuce McAllister and Will Smith reportedly are among several players who have violated the NFL steroids policy.

On the Radio

Roundup: News in Brief
NCAA: Arizona names Pennell interim coach

Local: FSDB boys, girls swimming lose
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind boys swim team lost to Suwannee 122-38 Thursday.

OSU's Pryor wants to prove himself to Penn State
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In the bright lights of a postgame interview last week, Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was already thinking ahead to the showdown with a team from his home state, a team he jilted to become a Buckeye.

Golf: LaBalle, Mallinger tied at top
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The shootout is on in the desert.

S. Florida will go for first win in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- For the last four seasons, South Florida and Louisville have been alternating blowouts, with the home team always getting the advantage.

Alumni Watch
Two county stars started opposite each other at the cornerback spots for Georgia Tech in a 21-17 win over Clemson. DB Rashaad Reid (St. Augustine) had his second interception of the season for Tech, and finished with four total tackles.

Camping World replaces Craftsman in truck series
Camping World will replace Craftsman as the title sponsor for NASCAR's truck series in 2009.

Howard's return minor subplot in Nease-Columbia matchup
Tonight's Nease-Lake City Columbia football game has become an even bigger affair than previously expected -- for reasons not expected.

Stakes high for Georgia, LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU defensive end Tyson Jackson was still a high school senior the last time Georgia played at Tiger Stadium, but he remembers the game very well, for it influenced his future.

Come on FSU, make me care
I used to love this radio show that had a goofy segment called "Make me care," where they brought on experts and gave them 60 seconds to break down a seemingly inane topic, like why palm oil is a bigger threat to national security than a nuclear Iran.

Skinner should test Miami
MIAMI -- Some players on Miami's first national championship team will hold a 25th anniversary celebration this weekend, including defensive back Ken Calhoun, whose final-second deflection of a Nebraska pass sealed that title.

Staff Predictions: Stuart
Atlantic at St. Augustine: The Sharks catch the Jackets on the rebound from an emotional win over Nease. Of course, that won't help them find the end zone.

Hokies looking for first win in Tallahassee since 1974
TALLAHASSEE -- Virginia Tech ended a 12-game losing streak against Florida State last year and now looks to win in Tallahassee for the first time since 1974 -- two years before Bobby Bowden showed up to coach here.

Notes: Richt stunned by all of Georgia's injuries
ATLANTA -- Mark Richt was still struggling to place perspective on Georgia's long list of season-ending injuries one day after announcing backup linebacker Akeem Hebron suffered a fracture dislocation of the left ankle at the end of Tuesday's practice.

Gators hope to continue dominance over Kentucky
GAINESVILLE -- Despite hundreds of different players, eight coaching changes and several stadium renovations, there's one thing that has remained the same in the last two decades of the Kentucky-Florida series.

Staff Predictions: Danny
Atlantic at St. Augustine: I began researching this game and then realized I could be half asleep and pick it correctly.

Yellow Jackets run over Atlantic, 49-20
Joey Wiles looks down and pauses momentarily. What he's about to say isn't easy. Not around here.

Bronson (3-3) at St. Joseph (1-5), 6 p.m.

Two-point heartbreak in overtime for Bartram
JACKSONVILLE -- Not this time.

Bartram Trail (2-5) at Ed White (3-4), 7 p.m.

Won Big Step
Menendez will get to do it all over again.

Palatka (5-2) at Menendez (5-2), 7:30 p.m.

Nease: New coach, old result
It wasn't the return of former coach Craig Howard that was of the most significance Friday night.

Record's Top Four

Roundup: News in Brief
NFL: Brady has more surgery to fight infection

Eli or Ben? Great QB debate of '04 not settled
PITTSBURGH -- Eli or Ben? Ben or Eli?

Local Events

NHL: Phillies skate past Devils
NEWARK, N.J. -- Mike Richards had a career-high four assists and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Friday night, becoming the last NHL team to earn a win this season.

FPC beats Deltona, 17-9
PALM COAST -- The offense and special teams will get credit on the scoreboard, but defense mattered most for Flagler Palm Coast Friday night in taking a 17-9 win over Deltona.

Local Events

McCain targets 'Joe the Plumber' across state
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Republican John McCain is trying to keep Florida from swinging to the Democrats with a cross-state bus tour and a series of "Joe the Plumber" events aimed at blue-collar workers.

Forensic test results in Anthony case released
ORLANDO -- Prosecutors on Friday released the forensic test results completed by FBI and Oak Ridge National Laboratory labs in connection with the case against Casey Anthony, the mother accused of killing her daughter Caylee Marie.

About 400 animals seized at farm
MIAMI -- Authorities seized about 400 barnyard animals from a 10-acre farm in southwest Miami-Dade County.

Long lines in Florida
Early voting has been popular throughout the South this year. Nearly a million early voters have already cast their ballot in Georgia alone, and hundreds of thousands of others have voted in other Southern states.

Businesses say ruling will hike workers comp rates
TALLAHASSEE (AP) -- The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a cap on fees for lawyers of injured workers, saying the attorneys must receive reasonable pay.

Police seek man who attacked 3 women
LAKE HOLDEN -- Authorities are looking for a rapist who they say has attacked three women in the same area of Orange County.

Florida: News in Brief
DAYTONA BEACH (AP) -- Police say employees at a thrift store on Florida's east coast found more than $10,000 stuffed in a donated bag.

Man gets 30 years in beating death
FORT LAUDERDALE -- A third Florida man involved in a brutal and fatal beating of a homeless man in 2006 was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.

State economists: More doom and gloom for Florida
TALLAHASSEE -- State economists added more doom and gloom to their outlook for Florida's economy with an update Thursday that reflects the global financial meltdown and higher-than-previously-expected unemployment.

Russia angry over arms sanction
MOSCOW -- Russia reacted angrily Friday to U.S. State Department sanctions leveled this week against an arms trading company, calling it an "arrogant application" of U.S. laws abroad.

World Report
BEIJING -- China's government reacted angrily Thursday to the European Parliament's decision to give its top human rights prize to jailed Chinese dissident Hu Jia, with Beijing calling him a criminal and the award interference.

U.S. gives up control of 12th Iraqi province
BABYLON, Iraq -- The U.S. relinquished control of a southern province that includes Sunni areas once known as the "triangle of death," handing security responsibility to the Iraqi government on Thursday. In the capital, where insurgent attacks continue nearly daily, a car bomber targeted a government minister's convoy, killing at least 13 people.

Four Hindus charged in Indian bombing that killed five
NEW DELHI -- Four Hindus have been arrested and charged in a bombing that killed five people last month, Indian counterterrorism police said Friday.

World Report

Iraq's prime minister won't sign deal
BAGHDAD -- Fearing political division in the parliament and the country at large, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki won't sign the just-completed agreement on the status of U.S. troops in Iraq, a leading lawmaker said on Friday.
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