Take One! It’s FREE! The May 27, 2014 Our 20th Year of Publishing Weekly (979) 849-5407 . mybulletinnewspaper.com Bulletin © 2014 LAKE JACKSON • CLUTE • RICHWOOD • FREEPORT • OYSTER CREEK • ANGLETON • DANBURY • ALVIN • WEST COLUMBIA • BRAZORIA • SWEENY Texas economy TICKET Bulletin tech adds 64,100 jobs BULLETIN health almost Unemployment lowest since SUMMER GIVE-AWAY September 2008 at 5.2% back to normal Texas employers expanded their WE ARE GIVING AWAY TWO TICKETS EACH TO EIGHT LUCKY READERS Still missing a few payrolls by 64,100 jobs in April for a NAME:______PHONE______essential programs total of 348,000 seasonally adjusted like video poker non-farm jobs added over the year. ADDRESS______CITY______(TX), ZIP______Texas’ unemployment rate fell to By John Toth 5.2 percent in April, down from 5.5 PICKED UP PAPER AT: ______Editor and Publisher percent in March and down from 6.4 percent a year ago. Send entries to: The Bulletin, PO Box 2426, Angleton, TX. 77516. Eight winners will receive two tickets each I wrote a couple of weeks ago to the Galveston Island waterpark. One entry per person. Copies not accepted. Winners will be chosen June 12, how The Bulletin publishing machine “April was a robust month for and will be announced in the June 17 issue. By sending in this entry form, you allow the Bulletin to print your caved in on a Monday morning. Texas job growth; the unemploy- name and city of residence in the paper and post it on the Bulletin Facebook page. Your entry form will be shred- Well, the good news is that every- ment rate continues to fall, and ded after the promotion is over, and the information will not be sold or forwarded by any means. Thank you for thing is almost back to normal. The we posted the highest monthly job reading The Bulletin and helping us reach our 20th anniversary in July. bad news is that it’s “almost” back to growth in well over three years,” normal. said Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Chairman Andres Alcantar. After years “With all 11 major industries adding of being used jobs over the year, I encourage job to the same seekers to visit Workforce Solutions system and offices around the state and seize adding to it as the opportunities created by Texas needed, all of employers.” the sudden, it’s ROUNDABOUT a brand new Over the month, eight of the 11 world, with major industries in Texas experi- many pieces missing. enced positive growth. Employ- ment in Professional and Business So, for the last two weeks, I have Services grew by 20,100 positions, been filling in the blanks, looking for the largest monthly increase ever programs that have been lying in recorded for this industry. some drawer somewhere. “We’re fortunate in Texas to see I located one of the last puzzle significant growth across several pieces just the other day in a drawer industries,” said TWC Commis- where I could have sworn I never sioner Representing Labor Ronny put a program CD – ever. But there Congleton. “Trade, Transportation, it was, in plain sight – after I pulled and Utilities is one example of this Young Welders the drawer open. encouraging trend, adding 16,300 Since I am a stickler to backing up positions in April - the most in the Seventy students from Brazosport, Brazoswood, Sweeny, Columbia, Foster and George Ranch high everything, I needed a new back-up industry in over 20 years.” schools recently visited Brazosport College to test for their American Welding Society Certification. publishing machine, because the old A total of four certification levels were possible, with students combining for 83 total certificates. Bulletin 1 sort of got fried. Bulletin 2 These certifications will allow many of the students to be able to get a job after high school. For more is now the lead machine. UTMB - Angleton hospital information about Brazosport College’s welding program, call (979) 230-3307. To learn more about the It’s like driving across country sign cooperation agreement college’s plans for its new welding facility, call (979) 230-3245. without a spare tire. That would not be a good idea. So, I set out to See Page 7 search for Bulletin 3, the new back- How fast is the world’s fastest up printing machine thingy, and found one pretty quickly. wooden roller coaster? See, my two desktop publishing See Page 8 computers have to be the same kind to make the conversion fast and Vocal Trash featured Friday – easier. Anyway, I was looking for- at free Lake Jackson concert ward for the replacement computer See Page 12 (Continued on Page 2) Page 2 THE BULLETIN May 27, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Bulletin publishing machine tech health almost back to normal (Continued from Page 1) screen. That means that there is included. Problem solved. to arrive. It did in a few days – with no software loaded into the back- This is an exciting business. but a cracked screen. up machine to run the camera on I’ve had enough of it for a while. The packaging was flimsy to the transplanted screen. I want to revert to just worrying begin with, and the post office I have to have a camera on about newspaper stuff. I think perhaps decided to use it as a the production machine. How am we’re finally back in the saddle. football. One of the right corners of I going to waste time on Skype Wait, where is the video poker the box was smashed in. without a camera? program? That’s a must for every This is where it pays to use the Luckily, the back-up program publishing machine. I put that disc same kind of publishing computer. discs that came with one of the somewhere a few years ago. Bulletin 1 that decided to break computers had a camera program I think someone stole it. still had a good screen. It’s just the hard drive and perhaps the mother board that went south. I got on Google and streamed a video on how to replace the screen, and within an hour, the new back-up had a working screen. BTW, the seller gave me a nice refund. I swear that sometimes this pub- I THINK IT WILL BE MORE FUN WITHOUT YOU: During their hon- lishing business is more tech work eymoon flight from Atlanta to Costa Rica, an intoxicated groom got into than using gooder grammar. It is a an argument with his bride that was so disruptive that the pilot made an joke. Don’t send it to the “Tonight emergency landing on Grand Cayman Island and had him thrown off the Show.” plane. His new wife was so mad at him that she continued on the flight Wait a minute. There is no to Costa Rica without him. functioning camera on the cracked I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY CAUGHT ME: A man, serving time in a prison in Austria, had a Smartphone smuggled into the jail, and used it to take a photo of himself in front of the marijuana that he had secretly been growing in his cell. He was caught when he posted the picture on Facebook. He is now on round-the-clock surveillance. ANYHOW, THE LADIES LOVE ME …WAIT, SOMEONE’S AT THE DOOR: A drunk called the police emergency number in Birmingham, England, 30 times in the wee hours of the morning to brag about his sexual exploits. The lady who answered his called warned him that he should stop, but he persisted. The cops traced his number, and arrested him. HE SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY TO SPOT: After committing a theft at a jewelry store in Henderson, Nev., a 300-pound man fled the scene in a motorized scooter. There is surveillance video of the crime, so an arrest is expected shortly. ABOUT US YOU MEAN THIS ISN’T WAFFLE HOUSE!? An intoxicated man walked into a stranger’s house in Motueka, New Zealand, and pro- John and Sharon ceeded to make himself an omelette. The owner wasn’t home at the Toth, Owners and time, but the neighbors saw him and called the cops. HEY MAN, I WAS JUST CELEBRATING: A man who was released Publishers from prison in Florence, Ariz., was pulled over on a traffic stop an hour Since July 4, 1994 later and arrested for possession of marijuana. THE BULLETIN is distrib- A SOLDIER … IN THE WAR ON DRUGS: A man on a flight to Fort uted each Tuesday by J&S Lauderdale told fellow passengers that he was a soldier about to be Communications, Inc.. E-mail deployed to Afghanistan, and tried to get them to buy him drinks. It letters and press releases to worked for a while, but then he got drunk and threatened to kill a flight [email protected]. Faxed attendant. The plane was diverted to Jacksonville, and authorities there said that he was not a soldier, but was headed for Florida for drug rehab. or mailed announcements are no longer accepted. YEAH, IT’S ME AGAIN, CALLING FROM THE CART: A woman, who For advertising information, was sitting in a shopping cart in the parking lot of a supermarket in Boca Raton. Fla., called the police, because an employee insisted that she call (979) 849-5407. Advertising get out and give the cart back. A deputy came and told her to knock it and news release deadline is 5 off, but she called the police from the cart two more times after he left so p.m.Tuesday. they arrested her. Our 20th year of publishing! www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 27, 2014 THE BULLETIN Page 3 By Bill Sones Strange but True and Rich Sones, Ph.D. Telephone booth syncope move -- weakly. of 250 meters per second, the weight difference is about 2/3 of Q. If you suffer a serious The survival rate for cardiac 1%. For a loaded Boeing 747, health problem while on a com- arrests in an airplane is remark- which can easily weigh about mercial flight, how might “tele- ably low -- 1 in 7. But, as Dr. 300 tons, the difference going phone booth syncope” enter into Rifkin explains, long-term survival east vs. west can be about 2 tons play here? depends on the cause of the lighter -- or the weight of about 30 A. Let’s say you wind up event. If the problem described here was in fact telephone booth passengers. That’s an equatorial passing out on the plane, but the nicety though, Levi says, since narrow seats keep you from fall- syncope, chances are good that the passenger survived. the jet stream has a much greater ing, so you are without sufficient economic impact than does cen- blood flow to the brain, a situation Nature’s way of making flying trifugal force. that can lead to cardiac arrest, cheaper says Dena Rifkin, M.D., in “Dis- The old alligator stick trick cover” magazine. This potentially Q. Is it cheaper to fly west or east? Q. Hundreds of animal species lethal combination was known -- including apes and monkeys, A. A flight east from Boston to as “telephone booth syncope,” birds, even insects -- are known London will use less fuel than the where passing out in an old-style to use naturally available materi- return trip because the jet stream telephone booth kept the body als as “tools” to aid their survival. blows roughly toward the east, upright and caused the central However, reptiles have been says Mark Levi in “Why Cats nervous system to shut down-- excluded from this savvy group -- Land on Their Feet and 76 Other especially breathing controlled by until very recently, that is. What’s Physical Paradoxes and Puzzles.” the brain stem. “Falling over is in a gator’s toolbox, and where is But even in the absence of any the body’s way of protecting itself it likely to be used? from low blood pressure because winds, an eastern trip from Point A. Occasionally a partially sub- it allows whatever blood pressure A to Point B along the equator merged American alligator will sit remains to work with gravity in will take less fuel because of the perfectly still for long periods with getting blood to the brain.” Earth’s rotation. Traveling east, the plane goes WITH the rota- a stick balanced across its snout, Confronting just such a medical report zoologist Vladimir Dinets emergency, Dr. Rifkin realized it tion of the Earth, thus enhancing its orbiting speed around Earth’s and colleagues in the journal was vital to get as much blood “Ethology Ecology & Evolution.” as possible to the man’s brain, center. “The increased centrifu- gal force makes the plane a little They eventually realized that applying chest compressions and such behavior occurs only near lifting his legs up to help restore lighter. And a lighter plane uses less fuel.” bird rookeries and during nest- central circulation. Despite this ing season, when nest builders, Specifically, for the travel speed low-tech intervention, he began to desperate for scarce materials, now and then mistake the stick for a windfall and end up as the gator’s meal. “Using objects as hunting lures is very rare in nature, having been observed in just a handful of spe- cies.” As the authors note, many water birds actually prefer nesting near gators, “apparently using the crocodilians as protection against tree-climbing nest predators such as snakes, monkeys and rac- coons.” The protection comes at a cost, however. (Send STRANGE questions to brothers Bill and Rich at [email protected])

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Jail time for workers who stole luggage when plane crashed Brazoria Lions Club thanks community Los Angeles Times (MCT) The Brazoria Lions Club would like to thank the community for helping no contest to grand theft and possessing stolen property to make the spring semi-annual Garage Sale (March 19 and 20) success- Two United Airlines employees who stole stranded and were sentenced to nine months and six months in ful. Thanks go out not only to those who donated items to sell as well as luggage from passengers diverted from San Francisco jail, respectively, said San Mateo County District Attorney those who came out to purchase them, but also to the Lions who donated International Airport last year because of the Asiana Steve Wagstaffe. their time to work the set-up, sale and clean-up. Special thanks also go out Airlines crash have been sentenced to jail. Both were also given three years’ probation and to Kenjo’s BBQ, Mary’s Café, and D&S Donut Shop for feeding the Lions Sean Sharif Crudup, 44, and Raychas Elizabeth ordered to pay about $6,000 in restitution, the majority of working the garage sale. Because of the community’s support, the Brazoria Thomas, 32, residents of Richmond, Calif., pleaded it to the Nordstrom department store chain. Lions Club was again able to support the Brazoria Public Library. Thank you – see you again this fall! For more information about the fall Garage Sale, or to donate items for that sale, call Scotty McCaskill at (979) 798-7069. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 27, 2014 THE BULLETIN Page 5 Page 6 THE BULLETIN May 27, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Cancer Recovery group offers alternatives to summer products, activities that can expose you to toxins With the school year drawing the Children’s Cancer Recovery Dr. Oz Show, chemicals found in ingredients are also endocrine dis- ingesting pool water. Running under to a close and the warm weather Foundation (CCRF) urges parents certain sunscreens can soak into the ruptors, which can cause abnormal the sprinkler is a fun alternative. approaching, families will begin to to become familiar with the possible skin and quickly find its way into the development in fetuses and growing Toxic Free Sand: Typically, white plan summer activities. dangers associated with common bloodstream. children. sand found in sandboxes contains However, many are unaware of summertime activities. These chemicals scatter all over To help avoid the risk of expo- microcrystalline silica, a dangerous the potentially harmful toxins that According to Arthur W. Perry, MD., the body without being detoxified sure to potentially cancer-causing carcinogen. Certain sand products may be lurking in common areas, FACS, a board certified plastic sur- by the liver and can be detected in substances, CCRF is offering the found at your local stores display a such as swimming pools, sun geon, Adjunct Associate Professor at blood, urine, and breast milk for up following summertime safety tips: health hazard warning label. Always block, and even in a sandbox. As Columbia University and a member to two days after a single applica- Toxic Free Sunscreen: A number read the label to ensure you are part of its Toxic Free Kids initiative, of the Medical Advisory Board of the tion. A number of these chemical of harmful chemicals can be found in purchasing a safe product. The many brand name sunscreen prod- American Academy of Pediatrics ucts. While sun block is extremely Safety in the Sandbox, recommends important in preventing skin cancer, using natural beach or river sand and it is important to choose sun lotions to avoid products made from crushed with labels indicating toxic free. limestone, marble, crystalline silica Safe Swimming Alternatives: (quartz), and products that are obvi- Hitting the swimming pool is a ously dusty. favorite childhood pastime. Accord- Opt for Natural Insect Repel- ing to Parenting Science, there is lents: Summertime is notorious for evidence that disinfectant by-prod- mosquito bites. Unfortunately, certain ucts -- formed when chlorinated mainstream bug sprays contain water is mixed with microorganisms, harmful toxins. According to WebMD, human body fluids, cosmetics, and soy-based products, oil of lemon, sunscreen -- can increase the risk eucalyptus, citronella and pepper- of cancer. Consider using a chemi- mint oil are all environmentally-safe cal-free system or bromine and salt alternatives. The Centers for Disease systems instead. Also, children Control and Prevention (CDC) offers should be taught to keep their mouth additional recommendations, includ- closed while swimming to avoid ing DEET-free insect repellants. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 27, 2014 THE BULLETIN Page 7 New PET/CT technology at BRHS offers UTMB, Angleton-Danbury sign cooperation agreement The Angleton Danbury Hospital this commitment from UTMB Health to complement the care being improved cancer diagnosis, treatment District Board of Directors and the brings to our community,” said provided in the area and to enhance Brazosport Regional Health mining therapy and in following University of Texas System Board Dave Bleakney, CEO of Angleton the already excellent care provided System now offer patients a patient progress. of Regents have approved moving Danbury Medical Center. “The level by the medical staff and employ- powerful diagnostic imaging system A PET/CT scan is noninvasive, forward with a formal relationship of health care services available ees of Angleton Danbury Medical known as PET/CT. This hybrid painless and takes about 30 min- between Angleton Danbury Medical to Angleton and southern Brazo- Center,” she said. technology combines the strengths utes. Along with providing better Center and the University of Texas ria County will be enhanced; and of two well-established imaging imaging data, it notably increases Medical Branch at Galveston. Angleton Danbury Medical Center’s modalities in one imaging session patient comfort and convenience The goal is to strengthen both promise to our community — which to more accurately diagnose and by reducing the number of scan- organizations in preparation to suc- embraces the concept of ‘Friends locate cancers while increasing ning sessions a patient must ceed in an accountable care envi- and Neighbors Caring for Friends patient comfort. undergo. The procedure is covered ronment while providing patients and Neighbors’ — remains intact as The service, in conjunction with by private insurance and Medicare. access to the best care close to we move forward with UTMB.” Shared Medical Services of Cot- PET/CT is utilized in Oncol- their homes. Donna Sollenberger, execu- tage Grove, Wisconsin, is currently ogy to determine the location and The two institutions announced tive vice president and CEO of available to the community. extent of tumor growth and in on March 6 a letter of intent to UTMB Health System, said she is The PET/CT services is avail- Neurology to aid in the diagnosis formally explore a relationship. extremely pleased that plans for a able by a mobile unit next to the of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, “After months of discussions, more formal relationship have been Brazosport Regional Cancer stroke, brain tumors, and seizures. Angleton Danbury Medical Center’s approved by the governing boards. Center, eliminating the need for PET/CT is used in Cardiology to formal relationship with UTMB “Our mutual goals are to increase patients to travel far distances to determine the viability of the heart. will become a reality, and we look access to the best possible health receive the state-of-the-art technol- PET/CT increases the accuracy of forward with excitement to the care to those who live in our region. ogy. PET/CT is a unique imaging diagnostic imaging and has great potential growth and expansion that We look forward to working together modality that can detect certain potential to provide useful informa- disease at an early stage, providing tion for patients and physicians. information that is incorporated into For additional information, the planning and management or please call the Brazosport care. The information obtained is Regional Cancer Center at (979) beneficial to physicians in deter- 297-9268. History of the World By Mark Andrews Tribune Content Agency May 27: ON THIS DATE in 1941, Britain’s Royal Navy sunk the German battleship Bismarck. In 1977, two Boeing 747s (flown by Pan Am and KLM Airlines) collided in the Canary Islands, killing 582 people. May 28: ON THIS DATE in 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were born in Ontario, Canada. In 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was opened to vehicular traffic. May 29: ON THIS DATE in 1919, Albert Einstein’s theory that gravity bends light was confirmed during the observation of a solar eclipse. In 1953, Mount Everest was first climbed by Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay of Nepal. May 30: ON THIS DATE in 1431, Joan of Arc, the teenage French war heroine condemned by the British as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. In 1889, the brassiere was invented. In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington was dedicated in a ceremony attended by the late president’s son Robert Todd Lincoln. May 31: ON THIS DATE in 1962, former Gestapo official Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel for his role in the Nazi Holocaust. In 1994, the United States announced it was no longer aiming nuclear missiles at targets in the former Soviet Union. June 1: ON THIS DATE in 1813, the U.S. Navy gained its motto when Capt. James Lawrence, commander of the frigate Chesapeake, said, “Don’t give up the ship” during a losing battle with a British frigate in the War of 1812. In 1980, Cable News Network made its debut. Answer to last week’s question: This week in 1790, Rhode Island became the last of the original 13 colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution. This week’s question: In 1977, the first personal computer went on sale. It was made by what company? Page 8 THE BULLETIN May 27, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Six Flags’ Goliath features computer design and a top speed of 72 mph They built the fastest, steepest wooden roller coaster in the world By Robert McCoppin Park in Idaho. Frequently working much stronger. That technique allows the track amusement park ride of 2013. Chicago Tribune (MCT) to repair old wooden coasters, The company then developed to bend in ways traditional wooden Using similar techniques as CHICAGO — Alan Schilke’s job which often wore out where the a method of building new wooden rides wouldn’t. The company used Outlaw Run, Goliath’s wheels will is to make people scream. wheels made contact, he and his coasters that prefabricates com- its new design to retrofit two coast- ride on a metal covering that is also engineers decided there must be a As a hotshot roller-coaster puter-designed tracks. Rather than ers in Texas — though one site was filled with grout to provide more better way. designer, Schilke promised to build building tracks on-site, as done marred by the death of a person strength and a quieter run — an a massive, record-setting wooden While traditional wooden roller in the past, Rocky Mountain cuts, who fell off the ride last summer. important concern to neighbors coaster at Six Flags Great America coasters like the American Eagle flexes and welds the steel into The company wowed riders last who live near Great America. In in Gurnee, Ill. When he saw how or Little Dipper at Great America whatever shape is needed and year after it built the new Outlaw addition, the cars will run not on small the construction site was, have simple steel plates lining the fastens it to laminated pine in the Run coaster at Silver Dollar City traditional steel wheels but on crammed between a railroad track track where the wheels go, Rocky shop, while curving it to within a in Branson, Mo. The ride won a nylon wheels in the cold and ure- and other rides, he knew he would Mountain instead built a steel trap sixteenth-of-an-inch margin of error Golden Ticket Award from Amuse- thane in the heat. have to do back flips to squeeze that encases the wood track and is over 40 feet of track. ment Today as the best new The construction crew of about shrieks out of his customers. 35 men from Idaho included former “Necessity is the mother of tradesmen, loggers and rock invention,” he said. “We had to climbers who had worked in more make a crazy ride just to get it to fit commonplace forms of commercial on the site.” and residential construction. But The resulting attraction will set as owner Grubb said, “Square three records for wooden roller (construction) is much easier than coasters. Goliath will be the fastest what we’re doing but not near as and steepest wooden coaster in much fun.” the world, with the longest drop. It The workers are used to winter will hurtle riders at 72 mph down temperatures in northern Idaho that an 85-degree, 180-foot cliff before often drop below zero, but even rocketing them into hairpin curves, they were taken aback by the latest two upside-down twists and a zero- Chicago winter, one of the worst on gravity stall to make passengers record. feel momentarily weightless. “Our guys are tough,” Grubb Goliath is the latest creation said. “Even they said this is abso- in a revolution in roller-coaster lutely brutal.” construction, aficionados say. Its Since September, they’ve patented new construction tech- worked 11-hour days, six days a nique manipulates wooden tracks week through the snow and cold, into shapes never before seen, with missing only two full days of work inversions, over-banked curves and because of weather. But with whip-crack reversals of direction. the wind chill and snow numbing The rising coaster structure is workers’ hands and making footing still a few weeks from completion. on high structures treacherous, The Goliath is due for its public the crew members had to stop opening May 31, with a preview frequently to recover in warming for season ticket holders the day shelters, cutting down productivity before. Roller-coaster lovers are by more than half, supervisors said. already planning group outings. Crews still must finish build- “We are definitely excited to ing the track and installing the ride this thing,” said Scott Heck, a mechanicals, like the chain that spokesman for American Coaster lifts the cars and the magnetic Enthusiasts. “I know a lot of people brakes that stop it. Then will come across the country want to come. I hundreds of test runs, featuring can’t wait.” water-filled dummies wearing The coaster is being built by the accelerometers to ensure that upstart innovator in wooden coast- riders can tolerate forces exceed- ers, Rocky Mountain Construction ing three times the pull of gravity. Group, out of Hayden, Idaho. Despite the winter work, crew Before launching the business with members say building coasters is his wife, co-founder Fred Grubb a lot more rewarding than building was a carpenter and welder build- an office or a sewage treatment ing coasters at Silverwood Theme plant. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 27, 2014 THE BULLETIN Page 9 What’s the median net worth of grads under 40 with student debt? Port Freeport announces the sailing of cranes By Walter Hamilton headed by someone under the age amount. Los Angeles Times (MCT) of 40 have student debt, the highest But because of the other loans The financial travails of people level ever, according to a study. The they’ve taken out, the median total under 40 with student-loan debt median debt level is about $13,000. indebtedness of college gradu- extend far beyond the college loans As a result, college graduate ates under 40 with student loans is themselves, according to a new heads-of-household under 40 with $137,010, according to the study. study. student debt have a median net That is almost twice the $73,250 That’s because people with worth of only $8,700, according to debt level for their counterparts with student loans often have other types the analysis by the Pew Research no college debt. of debt as well, such as car loans Center. That’s a fraction of the The median is the point in a range or credit-card borrowing, that weigh $64,700 the same group without at which half the measured values heavily on their overall financial college loans is worth. are higher and half are lower. well-being. The median student debt is about Going to college is still worth it in About four in 10 U.S. households $13,000, a seemingly manageable the long run, according to Pew.

Port Freeport is pleased to announce the sailing of our two Post Panamax Cranes. “The Gantry cranes departed from Shanghai, China on May 7 and are expected to arrive at Port Freeport by the end of July,” Executive Port Director/CEO Glenn Carlson said. Being approximately 80 feet wide each, both cranes will occupy a portion of Berth 7 at Velasco Terminal. They will stand just less than 300 feet from the ground and can lift up to 75 tons. “These cranes will allow the Port to continue to support our current container carrier customers through increased marine productivity and to attract new services open- ing new markets from Port Freeport for the petrochemical industry in the Brazoria County region,” said Carlson. “We are excited and anxiously await their arrival to Port Freeport,” he said. Page 10 THE BULLETIN May 27, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com U.S. files cybercrimes charges against users of malicious software that can spy on personal computers By Tina Susman ened victims who tried to block underscored the global threat of allegedly hacking into computers of found evidence that BlackShades Los Angeles Times (MCT) the online intrusions, prosecutors cybercrime. U.S. companies. had been used to spy on Miss Teen NEW YORK — Hackers who said Monday as they announced “It is without doubt one of the Prosecutors in New York did USA 2013 Cassidy Wolf. paid $40 for a sinister software charges against BlackShades greatest threats to our country,” the not provide details about victims Jared James Abrahams, 20, a program called BlackShades stole users. U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Preet of BlackShades and its flagship college student from Temecula, sexually explicit photographs Justice officials said Black- Bharara, said at a news confer- feature, Remote Access Tool, or Calif., was sentenced to 18 months from personal computers, trained Shades, which had thousands of ence hours officials in Washing- RAT, which let users hijack victims’ in federal prison in March after victims’ webcams on them using customers and infected about half ton announced charges against computers. pleading guilty to computer hacking a remote access tool, and threat- a million computers worldwide, members of the Chinese military for But last year, officials said they and extortion in that case.

My Answer We can serve God in many ways besides preaching By Billy Graham Tribune Media Services Q: Do I have to become a preacher in order to serve God? I’m in high school and trying to decide what to do with my life. I like people, but I’m no good at public speaking and hate being in front of a crowd. But if God wants me to be a preacher, I guess I’ll have to get over that. -- J.Q. A: No, you don’t have to become a preacher in order to serve God! God uses all kinds of people in all kinds of situations -- men and women who are dedicated to Christ and are seeking to live for Him. In fact, some of the most effective witnesses for Christ I’ve ever known weren’t preachers at all. They were stay-at-home moms, factory workers, clerks in stores, lawyers and salesmen, even politicians and presidents of large corporations. In spite of their differences, they had one thing in common: they loved Christ, and they loved others in His name. They often met people no preacher would ever meet. The most important thing you can do right now is to seek God’s will for your future. Make it a matter of prayer; discover the gifts God has given you; seek advice from godly people who know you; let the Bible be your guide. If God has some type of ministry in your future, He’ll make that plain. But even if He only leads you one step at a time, take that step and commit it to Him. Most of all, put Christ first in your life, now, and always. Let nothing divert you or keep you from Him, but make it your goal to live for Him, wherever He leads you. The Bible says, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power” (Ephesians 6:10). (Send your queries to “My Answer,” c/o Billy Graham, Billy Graham Evangelistic Asso- ciation, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit the Web site for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: www.billygraham.org.) Sponsors of this column www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 27, 2014 THE BULLETIN Page 11 Retirement savings rebound, but it’s still important to plan By Janet Kidd Stewart savings for the group — $32,000 — rose nearly fourfold Chicago Tribune (MCT) from 2007 to 2014. On the plus side, a new study shows, Americans’ These young adults seem to be saving more in addi- retirement savings has rebounded from the depths of tion to simply having benefited from the market rally, the Great Recession. said Catherine Collinson, president of the Transamerica Nearly 60 percent of workers say they have some- Center for Retirement Studies. what or fully recovered from the 2007-2009 downturn, “They’re seeing firsthand what’s happening to [the and median savings has risen substantially. abruptly stunted careers of] their baby boomer parents Even so, unless they’re holding sizable nest eggs and getting the message that it’s important to start under the proverbial mattress, they still have a long way saving early,” Collinson said. to go to replace their income in retirement. For their part, Boomers reported median savings of Forty-two percent of baby boomers, the youngest $127,000, up from $75,000 in 2007. Gen Xers reported of whom turn 50 this year, for example, have less than median savings of $70,000, up from $32,000 in 2007. $100,000 in retirement accounts, according to the At the top of the range (among those who reported Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies annual figures), 42 percent of Boomers, 24 percent of Gen Xers survey. and 9 percent had retirement accounts of more than Among Generation X savers, born between 1965 and $250,000. 1978, more than half have less than $100,000 saved. It’s important to note a significant caveat in the data. Milennials, born after 1978 and before 1997, were The survey asked how much people hold in all of their somewhat of a bright spot. Just 20 percent have retirement accounts, but didn’t ask about other assets, amassed more than $100,000, but they benefited most such as home equity, taxable accounts, monthly pen- from the post-2007 stock market recovery. Median sions or small businesses. Page 12 THE BULLETIN May 27, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Chicago’s new ‘Tilt!’ puts you over the edge

By Steve Johnson spreads beneath you: the actual Chicago Tribune (MCT) Water Tower that survived the Great CHICAGO — Step into the new Chicago Fire, Michigan Avenue, the Tilt! attraction on the 94th floor of the park behind the Museum of Contem- John Hancock Center, and at first porary Art. nothing happens. This view, as you are pitched You are holding big metal bars. forward like the figurehead on the You are peering through a full-length prow of a ship, extended out over window. But you know what is about 1,000 vertical feet of air, is breathtak- to occur, and your insides, you ing. It could be the fresh perspective are not ashamed to say, are like a on familiar places stealing your wind, crowded butterfly garden. but it is more likely the result of your And then there’s a sound — think lizard brain telling you your body, noisy dentist’s office, or airplane right now, is supposed to be plunging engine at the gate — and the eight- into those known locales. window chunk of wall you are clinging With Tilt!, 360 Chicago, the new to begins to quit its right-angle name for the old John Hancock orientation to the massive skyscraper Observatory, makes a bold move On media preview day, May 7, 2014, Chicago Tribune reporter Steve Johnson, left, and Marketing manager Leslie around it. toward being better at putting meta- Cooke (center) and Laura Collins, right, of Isabelli Media Relations are shown at the John Hancock Observatory’s You and the wall are pitched slowly phorical lumps in tourists’ throats new attraction called “Tilt,” which has viewers stand against one of eight glass panels that tilt out and down on an forward. than any other place in town. angle from the observatory, so are leaning downward in Chicago. (Phil Velasquez Chicago Tribune/MCT) Once upon a time in tourism, a There’s the Ferris wheel at Navy commanding view from way on high Pier, combining vintage charm with was attraction enough. But recent modern height. There’s the Ledge, years have seen an escalation in the single name for the four glass the race to induce vertigo. Operators boxes that jut four feet out from at the Grand Canyon and the Willis the western wall of Skydeck at the Tower have installed glass overhangs Willis Tower, still a potent threshold so that visitors can step out past to cross, almost five years after it precipices. And now there is Tilt!, opened. billed as unique in the world. You, But Tilt! does something new, really, are in no position to argue. something I found entirely enchant- At 20 degrees from vertical, your ing. It moves you. It puts your life in body tells you it should be fall- the hands of a machine, and it makes ing. Looking down, you see your a substantial thing — the majestic, presumptive target: Chestnut Street, cross-braced Hancock tower — sud- or, with the right wind and a bit of denly whimsical. a leap and a soar, the top of the But if a window wall rotating out- Water Tower Place building across ward is playful, there is nothing light the street. Welcome, shoppers. Your about the way it is built. It is a box of knuckles match the white in the steel, 31,000 pounds of it, powered nearby clouds. by a hydraulic motor and three big At 30 degrees, the full extension pistons known as hydraulic actua- of Tilt!, you could let go and become tors. Just as the Hancock wears its a giant bug on a giant windshield, support pieces like a bandit’s guns, except that, unlike such bugs, you on the outside, visitors to Tilt! can would remain sensate. Also, you are see the giant nuts and bolts and the on the inside. As the mechanism heavy beams doing the work of keep- pauses to let you take it all in, you ing them safe; they can touch a glass are slowly acclimating to this chal- panel that shows what the three- lenge to your equilibrium. layer, tempered, laminated structural Where once you thought “yikes” glass used in the windows is like. or “zounds” — or whatever combina- Tilt!, on the other hand, wears its tion of “holy” and “(bad word)” you engineering on its sleeve, coming use to express wide-eyed amaze- across as a more mechanized thing, ment tinged with fear — now you as, dare we say it, a slow-motion thrill are beginning to take in the city that ride. www.mybulletinnewspaper.com (979) 849-5407 May 27, 2014 THE BULLETIN Page 13 Recall of melamine-laced pet food turn more owners to organic, all natural products By Andrew Wyrich ers’ preferences from generic food same report it said natural pet food talk one-on-one with customers and But the demand from custom- The Record (Hackensack, N.J.) (MCT) that contains corn, wheat or soy accounted for $1.5 billion in sales in offer specific food recommendations ers for higher-quality pet food has HACKENSACK, N.J. — Some pet toward hormone- and steroid-free, 2009, and was projected to outpace for certain breeds of dogs. driven up the cost on both ends supply store owners say the trend of grass-fed, all-meat ingredients, the sales of traditional pet food over “There is absolutely a push for of the purchase. Weinrich said a customers seeking pet food contain- owners said. the next five years. better ingredients,” said Susan five-pound bag of lower-quality food ing all-natural ingredients might cost In fact, through May 2013, the This shift in what customers Weinrich, the owner of Westwood once cost her about $8 to order, customers more, but it has brought percentage of dog food brands wanted to feed their pets forced Pets Unlimited in Westwood, N.J. where the higher quality food popu- a growing number of better-informed claiming to be “gluten-free” was some store owners to expand their “Customers now want grain-free, lar today will cost between $16 and pet owners into their shops. 28.6 percent, up from 12.6 percent offerings of pet food, which added high-quality food for their pets.” $18 for a 5-pound bag. In 2007, a massive recall of pet in the full year of 2012, according to costs to their bottom line. But it also Weinrich said over the past five “The idea for customers behind food that contained the chemical a report on United States pet food helped build trust with their custom- years the number of brands offering good quality food is that you’re melamine, which is used in fertilizer trends last year by Supply Side ers. While large retailers like Petco higher quality ingredients in their spending money now, but will save and plastic utensils, shook custom- Animal Nutrition Insights. In the offer organic and all-natural food, pet food has skyrocketed. She it in the long run when you don’t the owners said being a smaller estimated that as many as 25 to 30 have to go to the vet down the line,” store offers them the opportunity to brands are offering holistic ingredi- Weinrich said. ents, and her store offers about 10 Shawn Kim, the owner of Mama’s of those brands, she said. Over the and Papa’s Petshop in Englewood, Gospel Extravaganza past few years, Weinrich said she N.J., said he has seen an influx has attended trade shows, seminars of customers coming to his store scheduled for June 13 and devoted hours to self-educating looking for better quality food, rather The First Missionary Baptist herself about the ingredients used in than shopping at supermarkets or Church will be sponsoring their pet food. chain stores. Fourth Annual Gospel Extrava- ganza on Friday, June 13, at the Family Life Center located at 523 North Parrish in Angleton at 7 p.m. The theme for this event is Look for us on “Speak to one another in psalms Facebook and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:19-20. The invited guests includes: Christian Home Missionary Baptist Church-Houston,Fellowship Bapt. Church-Texas City,Galilee Mission- ary Baptist Church-Hitchcock,Mt. See who is waiting for you at SPCA-BC Pisgah Baptist Church- Angleton,New Jerusalem Baptist Church-Freeport, New Revelation Baptist Church-Angleton,St. Paul Baptist Church-Brazoria,Allen Memorial Church of God in Christ-Sweeny, St. Joseph Baptist Church-Freeport, Mt. Hebron Baptist Church-Houston,New Begin- ning-Lake Jackson,Endurance- Houston,Exodus-Texas City, Jerusalem Gospelaires-Texas City, Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church-Dickinson,St. John Missionary Baptist Church-Galveston,Owens Sis- ters-Houston,Rev. Thomas Wil- Come by the SPCA-BC Shelter at 141 Canna Ln., Lake Jackson, or we liams-West Columbia, and Abiding are at Brazos Mall, Petco and Petsmart every Saturday, to visit with these Faith Baptist Church-Missouri pets and many of their friends. Kennel sponsorships are now available City. There is no cost to attend this for large or small kennels. Why not have your company or family recog- service, so everyone is invited to nized with a plaque to show you care? Call (979) 285-2340, ext. 100, or visit join in as all “lift up the mighty and www.spcabc.org for details. Help control the pet population. Have your pet powerful Name of our Lord and spayed or neutered. Come by the SPCA-BC, and fill out an application today. Savior Jesus Christ.” Page 14 THE BULLETIN May 27, 2014 (979) 849-5407 www.mybulletinnewspaper.com Bulletin Crossword Puzzle of the Week 40 Untidy waking-up hair condi- Complete the grid so each row, column tion, and what the first word of the and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains Across 20 *Space-saving computer monitor answers to starred clues can be every digit 1 to 9. 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Bulletin Horoscope (c) 2014 TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your receive. You may be able to voice reasonable manner this week, but with an appeal to your fair and this week. capacity for forgiveness is at an some convictions of your own this may overspend because you go to generous nature. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. all-time high this week. Habitual week, but arguing over the beliefs extremes. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It might 21): Your inner wisdom receives schedules seem unsatisfactory and held by others could stir up trouble. CANCER (June 21-July 22): be a very good idea to review the an opportunity to grow and flourish you may be feeling restless. A lack GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Develop insights about business lyrics of the Logical Song to prepare in the week ahead. Your belief of money could cramp your style. You could binge when buying in matters by catching up on a back- for the week ahead. People may system may alter as you learn to TAURUS (April 20-May 20): bulk. You could be convinced that log of reading. Others may be able make promises they can’t keep or test your viewpoints. Remain skeptical of the advice you you’re handling your money in a to sway your opinions this week come to decisions based on scanty CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): facts. MR. MORRIS By Rick Brooks Thoughts are like bubble gum; VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your you chew them until they lose their enthusiasms are contagious and flavor and toss them aside. Refine likely to set off sparks of friendli- and re-evaluate your views, and ness with interesting new people remain honest with yourself in the this week. Adventures that provide coming week. a break from routine are in the AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): stars. Finances may be the focus of LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When your drive and initiative this week, something goes wrong, there are as you weigh the pros and cons those who insist that it’s someone of different ways to handle your else’s fault, and refuse to take the budget. Take the lead from those blame. A lack of responsibility or you trust. extravagance could irk you in the PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A upcoming week. creative idea of yours is worthy of SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): effort. Maintain your serenity, even You could be possessed by a if others are unreliable or if cash wild urge to do something entirely seems to slip through your fingers foolhardy as a spotlight on finances this week. Kindness and sympathy causes friction. Keeping up with the are assets.

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