Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 78

i 4E Wednesday November 19 2003 BUSINESS Sbilene wwwreportemewscom 'to -j bi- 4 ACU TV station tunes to new programming and foe public affairs program Abilene City Magazine) week-nights Ablknlans who do not subscribe to Cox's expanded basic cable linetg) or to a satellite cr digital TV provider will lose TLC According to Annenberg Web site (wwwlearnecorg) foe network broadcasts educational program-mingJMhoursaday Each broadcast day focuses on one educational area such as science on Wednesdays or histo-rysodal studies on Thursdays Contact Main writer Brian Murphy at mur-ptyMraportomewsxom or 6700760 gram That gave AbUenians who do not subscribe to cable TV a chance to see a cable network for free But Bradshaw said TLC no longer wants to broadcast its programs on low-power TV stations and ended its relationship with KXN Abilenians who subscribe to expanded basic cable television service may continue watching TLC on Channel 50 They also may continue watching cable Channel 7 for programs produced by ACU and the Abilene Independent School District (including football game replays school board meetings stronger signaL Larry Bradshawdirectar of ACITS broadcasting program said he expected the programming changes to begin this morning assuming no technical prob-lems popped tqx Crews spent Tuesday working on the programming switch KXN now broadcasts programs from AnnenbergCPB which produces educational programming for schools libraries and teachers Out is TLC which severed its ties to KXN For almost 10 years the station aired TLC programs which include the popular Trading Spaces home redecorating pro Reporter-News Staff Writer Abilene's Channel 7 greets viewers today with a new nam a stronger signal and new programming barring unforeseen technical problem Abilene Christian University's low-power TV station KUF-TV (Channel 7 Cox Communications cable Channel 7 is now called KXN-TV and no longer broadcasts programs from cable TVs The Learning Channel KXN still broadcasts to a small area she to seven miles from Us northeast Abilene tower on aver age but now sends out a I Pm photo Henry Ford stands by a 1896 Quadracyde right and tlw 10 millionth Ford vehicle a Model In this undated photo Wireless jumps into data arms race Freestyle a roomy car-based utility vehicle people who have counted us out are going to be surprised with what they Ford said I ntini IJ A Jli ran Division Resuent Steve Iyons said he was encouraged about prospects for 2004 because of positive changes in foe economy He also said foe Ford bottom line is likely to improve next year because of more retaU sales through dealers and fewer less profitable fleet By Bruce Meywson Associated Press Ford Continued from IE 395 million vehicles worldwide since its founding in 1908-: Through October US sales were down 47 percent from foe same period last year Ford has spent much of foe past year beefing up its Bport utility vehicles and this year doing the same to its trucks and minivan The company has dubbed 2004 year of foe Among tim new offerings The large Five-Hundred sedan the GT supercai the new Mustang and the But Lyons said he expect much if any slowdown in incentive spending Look in today's Classifieds for entry form and details on howto win $1000 or $100 worth of gas as off-peak usage times and dose proximity to a network transmitter foe maximum speed is 200 kbp By contrast foe technology used by archrivals Sprint and Verizon Wireless are billed as providing average speeds between 50 and 70 kbp with bursts of up to 144 kbp The announcement by Wireless goes right to foe heart of a Sprint ad campaign that directly attacks Wlrdess as offering inferior data speeds of only 20 to 40 kbps with foe technology it has been using are now twice as fost -as (Sprint and Verizon) and we offer foe service at foe same price they offer for their service" said Andre Dahan president of Wireless Mobile Multimedia Service upgrade to technology brings a major improvement to foe lineup at a crudal time Cell companies have been hurrying out new products and promotions in a bid to attract new customers and retain old ones once new rules take effect Monday freeing them to switch services without losing their phone numbers Sprint for example rolled out a new feature and aggressive pricing T-Mobile has expanded its free weekend calls to include all of Friday The new $7999 per month unlimited service is billed with average data speeds of between 100 and 130 kilobits per second for a laptop equipped with a wireless modem card that costs $250 Under optimal condition such NEW YORK Wireless weighed into foe mobile Internet arms race on Tuesday with a national upgrade to its mobile data network that will enable laptop connections at twice foe speed of dial-up access Gearing up for foe industry shigfost expected to break out next week when cell phone users can begin switching wireless carriers without giving up their phone numbers Wireless boasted Tuesday that it now offers foe fostest national data service That claim is essentially true though only by a small margin Either wax compared with the data service Wireless is replacing the $300 million Aeporter-iietaMf LASSIFIEDS AND iMteBflsnasj aaiaaiiE) Who are the residents? What are the issues? A 3-Day Series the Saturday Wichita Falls Sunday Abilene Monday San Angelo DC0A Continued from IE Abilene and $32000 as an earned grant tied to job creation and retention In exchange the company McWhiney Foundation PresaState House will create two positions and make other staff adjustment The acquisition of the Austin publishing house has allowed the company to produce more book Prior to the acquisition McWhiney Foundation Press published two books in 2002 By the end of tills year they will have published eight bocks and have 12 books set for publication next yean McWhiney Foundation Press will continue to publish Civil War and military-history book while State House Press will focus on Texana and Texas heritage While presenting the resolution to the DCQA Assistant City Manager Richard Burdine addressed some concerns about public fluids being steered toward a nonprofit organization my response is if they create primary jobs and ship products outside foe region I really have a concern about he said Iu other DCOA business Tuesday the board received foe annual report cf activities from foe Abilene Industrial Foundation The Abilene Chamber cf Commerce arm ia under contract from foe DCQA to market Abilene to prospective businesses During foe 2003 fiscal year that ended Sept 30 foe A1F has produced 86 lead received 517 responses through marketing outreach opened 13 prospect files and made 46 visits to promote business retention Bill Ehrl AIF president said having an easy-to-navigate Web site is becoming more important in business recruitment because the Internet is a frequent tool used by business site locator The Information he said has to be timely and provide an accurate sketch of the community For instance the AIF Web site will be updated to include infer mation about the Orange Plastics bankruptcy The California-based plastic bag manufacturer was to have relo cated to the Five Points Business Park but it filed fix1 bankruptcy in October Although it may seem like bad new site locators will appreciate foe information' because it will let them know that a building is available Ehrie said TViPPltyhaafllpd a $1 3mi1Hrm claim against Orange Plastics for construction relocation and utility costa associated with foe building the company was to have occupied The matter will be resolved in a bankruptcy court Contact waking issues witter Thaddeus DeJesus (fcJeaustOreportemewixom or 6766744 few Tf tf'l Bankrupt Continued from IE Communications LLC (formerly Superior Telecommunications Inc) which will become the name of the Brownwood plant Superior Essex Inc develop manufactures and supplies a wide range of wire cable and accessory product The company operates manu facturing faculties in the United State United Kingdom and Mexico The Brownwood plant is one of four in foe company's communication group that manufacture copper and fiber optic cable Other plants are located in Tatter NC Chester SC and HoislngtonIty Contact Brownwood staff writer CaHnda Emison at anilioncOiBportBrnewaconi a (325)641-8804 Sf Every day Abilene between 3 and 5 ptjr thousands of kids face going home to ah! empty house Because df proven United funded programs 6276 of them had V- choices this year After sthodpropams One on one mentoring Reer mentoring Dedrion-meldngcbsMS i1 ftv Outdoor education Adopt a buddy Lfcddb training Scouting Character Indent oevaopment "UDZEranip Tbtw-CCTib-lxXfcMitoUnitodWyofAhaenefandiproffwmi that heb thousands of chUrmNone of ui can do everything but togemer we can doalotWhatmtstmiithat together we dwnge lnwlkne ia turning out 7hese Utk needyour top November 20 is the end of United Vs public campaign that raises funds for next year's programs Please PledgeToday! more efficiently and cleaner leaving less of an environmental Impact on the land he said The fliture holds promise for the petroleum industry even as foe supply of foe commodity is depleted Gray said In a fow short year the classical supply-demand curve will cros Gray said foe point where foe demand for crude oil meets the deliverability or tire capacity of wells to produce enough explained still going to be plenty of oil there but foe ability to get it out fast enough is not going to be The inevitable result Higher price Domestic oil producers will benefit while consumers can count on paying gasoline prices higher by 20 to 25 percent or 35 40 cents a gallon he said -Some analysts predict the crossover win arrive as eariy as next yeai while others pick 2007 the feteflil data Gray said his best estimate is 2006 His own near future looks much like the present to Gray have no plans to retire as long as I can continue to practice engineering on a level that it ought to be practiced" Gray said Yes! I want to invest in what matters! Engineer Continued from IE college in 1942 to enlist later earning a commission and achieving the rank of captain He served in communication naval intelligence and military engineering Shortly after earning his degree in petroleum engineer ing and petroleum geology in 1949 Gray came to Abilene as a drilling engineer for Condor OU Co a large independent company worked in all phases of completion drilling equipment design everything that a petroleum engineer he said I work purely as a reservoir engineer" As a reservoir engineer he helps oil operators estimate the production capability and the duration of production in a given field From 1971 to 1985 Gray oper ated a small exploration company that drilled about 300 wells in seven state find all that much oil but I had kits of flrn" he said Since 1985 he has stuck strictly to consulting he said iMasi? offarFJrttnfr(Jtor6 oil he to as Name MBO SEro 71608 flnti 6T pBflpi wC City State Zip RddNowS Total PledgeS i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i ChedcAnached Please bl is fiMiuncfSfOpvmontff Monthly Quarter Oxxin rhrtiwnrlianlfHfar rnwrMr ExfiDace United Vfcy ofAbilene 240 Cyprus POl Bok 82 AMenafoas 79604 325-477-1041 MmfcuwibQiinittdiMyabilantorg wwwuiniwdwqiblieneorg Dan Sgvtm VWpwfcrSwourhwmMntwrwInincnwiOMi WWW 3mm writer terry Read a reeqOreportemewicom.