06:00-01
BRUSH-FIRE
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#97-15
GRAPHIC=Brushfire
Officials say the brushfire burning near Dragon's Tooth is under control
this morning.
Authorities say it does NOT look like the fire started from natural causes.
Andrew Freiden has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-David Olson/U.S. Forest Service; :06
SUPER=01-Bob Boardwine/U.S. Forest Service; :32
SUPER=@Andrew1; 1:09
RUNS=1:15
OUT Q=News 7
(( The U S Forest Service says it looks like a campfire sparked the blaze.
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SOT 8:03:34
IN Q=
((DAVID OLSON/FOREST SERVICE: IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT PERHAPS TO PUT
IT OUT, SOME ROCKS WERE PLACED OVER TOP OF IT.. OUR BELIEF IS THAT THERE WAS
SOME HOT EMBERS IN THE CAMPFIRE, SOME LEAVES BLEW UP AGAINST THAT, THEY CAUGHT
ON FIRE, BLEW OUT, AND BASICALLY, THE FIRE STARTED AT THAT POINT.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=
The fire started in the early afternoon, and high winds helped the fire
spread.
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SOT 8:00:38
IN Q=WE ARE UNABLE
((WE ARE UNABLE TO USE AIR SUPPORT, THERE WERE NO HELICOPTERS OR AIR TANKERS
DUE TO THE THE HIGH WINDS, THEY WERE UNABLE TO OPERATE. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=
The winds are especially bad along the ridge of the mountain.
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SOT 8:18:41
IN Q=
((YOU CAN'T STAND IT RIGHT ON TOP, NOBODY COULD. IT'S DANGEROUS UP THERE. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=
The 80 acres are surrounded by a fire line, but firefighters fear the high
winds may cause the blaze to jump the line.
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SOT 8:00:13
IN Q=THEY WILL
((David Olson: THEY WILL PICK UP LEAVES THAT ARE HOT, AND THEY WILL THROW THEM
ACROSS THE FIRE LINE, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS YOU GET A NEW FIRE IN A PLACE WHERE
THERE CURRENTLY IS NO CONTROL LINE, AND YOU HAVE THE ISSUE OF LOSING THE FIRE
LINE. ))
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=fire line
Olson says the ground was slightly damp after a weekend rain-- or it could
have been a lot worse.
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SOT
IN Q=
((FIREFIGHTERS SAY IF THE WINDS KEEP UP, AND TEMPERATURES RISE THROUGHOUT THE
DAY, THAT MAY MAKE THE FIRE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO EXTINGUISH. AF, NEWS7
ROANOKE COUNTY. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=
))
Mass-Suicide
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=heaven's gate
Investigators say it does not look like any more members of the Heaven's
Gate Cult are planning to kill themselves.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Rancho Santa Fe, CA;
Yesterday, coroners completed the autopsies on all 39 bodies, and all
relatives have been notified.
Authorities believe there is only one cult member left alive, a man who left
the group a month ago because he did not want to kill himself.
He's the same man who first found the 39 bodies in the house and called
police.
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E-Sandoe
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-7
GRAPHIC=heaven's gate
One of the cult member to take his own life was from Abingdon.
Michael Sandoe (SAN-doe) was the president of his high school class.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Sandoe was a 19-89 graduate of Abingdon High School, class president, and a
member of the Key Club.
By all accounts, he was a popular student who was active in the community.
Members of his family declined an interview, but friends were surprised to
hear of his involvement with the group, and saddened by the news of his death.
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SOT 15:35:00
IN Q=I've known him since
((CHRIS HOLMES/FAMILY FRIEND: I'VE KNOWN HIS SINCE HE WAS A YOUNG CHILD AND
THIS IS A SHOCK TO ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS INVOLVED IN THIS.))
SUPER=01-Chris Holmes/Family Friend;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=involved in this.
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=HOLD
Michael Sandoe was 26.
P-Chaffin
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#597-09
GRAPHIC=drunk driving
A charge of involuntary manslaughter against Timothy Scott (chay-finn)
Chaffin was sent onto a grand jury after a Montgomery County judge convicted
the 23- year- old of driving under the influence.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
Chaffin was escorted to jail after the judge also revoked his bond.
Judge Tommy Frith says Chaffin needed to be locked up and off the road,
since he got another D-U-I in Floyd County March 15th.
In January, Chaffin crossed the center line and struck 27- year- old Steve
Burton's car head-on.
Burton was killed instantly.
His family praised the judge's decision to revoke Chaffin's bond.
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SOT 12:32:00
IN Q=
((LISA HATCHER/STEVE BURTON'S SISTER: YOU TRY TO HAVE COMPASSION BECAUSE YOU
KNOW MISTAKES ARE MADE. AND THEN WHEN YOU DON'T SEE REMORSE, AND WHEN YOU HEAR
THE EVENTS OF HOW THE SECOND D-U-I HAPPENED, IT'S HARD NOT TO BE FURIOUS. ))
SUPER=01-Lisa Hatcher/Steve Burton's Sister;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=to be furious.
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VO-NAT
After the fatal January crash on Pepper's Ferry Road, Chaffin's blood
alcohol content was point-one-nine, more than twice the legal limit.
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E-Green-Adoptions
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-5
GRAPHIC=Green
Just when you thought the Valery Green animal controversy was over... a new
twist to the story.
A few weeks ago, the former Franklin County breeder was found guilty of
mistreating her more than one-hundred dogs and cats.
But now Green's teenage son has sent a letter to members of the Humane
Society stating HE owned the animals... not his mother.
He's demanding that all of the dogs and cats be returned to his possesion.
But that will be nearly impossible.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co./January
Every dog taken from the Green property already has a permanent home.
There are still about two dozen cats that have not been adopted.
Officials say up to this point, the process has been fairly smooth.
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SOT 2:58:01
IN Q=It's been
((DR. LINDA JENNINGS/BRAMBLETON VETERINARY HOSPITAL: IT'S BEEN GOING REALLY
WELL. IT'S A LITTLE HECTIC HERE WITH ALL OF THESE PHONE CALLS, BUT IN GENERAL
EVERYONE'S BEEN REAL GOOD. THEY'VE BEEN GOING PRETTY QUICKLY BUT WE STILL HAVE
A FEW LEFT. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Linda Jennings/Brambleton Veterinary Hosp.;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=a few left
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Dr. Jennings says the adult cats have been harder to adopt-out because
they're not used to human contact.
She says that will likely change over time.
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E-Fantasy-Baseball
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-11
GRAPHIC=None
A growing interest in Fantasy baseball has some people pouring over baseball
statistics.
Len Besthoff explains what it's all about.
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SOT
IN Q=Major
SUPER=@File; :00 (quick!)
SUPER=01-Scott Curry/Fantasy League Participant; :26
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Week; :33
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :46
SUPER=01-Ron Shandler/Shandler Enterprises; 1:14
SUPER=@Len1; 1:32
RUNS=1:53
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
(( Major League baseball has had its share of bad publicity, but one thing
renewing interest in the game are fantasy leagues.
Some estimates now have as many as FOUR- MILLION people doing this.
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SOT tape one curry 19:18:00
IN Q=I do it
((SCOTT CURRY/FANTASY BASEBALL PARTICIPANT: I DO IT WITH A BUNCH OF FRIENDS OF
MINE FROM CALIFORNIA WHERE I STARTED BACK IN 1988.))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=1988.
Fantasy league participants draft teams of major league players, and
compete, in some cases for prizes, based upon the player's statistics.
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SOT 19:18:16 tape one
IN Q=The best
((CURRY: THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD IS TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, GRAB THAT
MORNING PAPER, LOOK AT YOUR BOX SCORES, AND SEE HOW YOUR GUYS DID.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=guys did.
For the past week leading up to the opener, these team owners have been
huddled over pages and pages of statistics and analyses, trying to make the
best choices for this year's team.
Ron Shandler can explain fantasy baseball as well as anyone...it's how he
makes his living.
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SOT tape two nat shandler 02:26:16
IN Q=The cost is
((THE COST IS EIGHT NINETY FIVE.))
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=eight ninety five.
Shandler is one of the country's foremost baseball prognosticators and sells
"The Baseball Forecaster" and his web- based information out of his Roanoke
County home.
While publications now sport tons of pages offering fantasy league services,
Shandler believes the hobby has grown exponentially because of the wealth of
information now available on the Internet.
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SOT 02:08:45 tape two
IN Q=The information
(( ))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=outta nowhere.
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SOT lbsot gambling TAPE TWO 05:42:39
IN Q=Some wonder
((Some wonder if fantasy baseball is simply another form of gambling. But
people who know it says it's just another way to enjoy the game.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=the game.
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SOT 2:12:20 tape two
IN Q=
(( ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=stock market.
And like Wall Street, fantasy baseball has a growing number of players who
have never tried it before and are learning they like it.
Len Besthoff, News-7.))
Mideast
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=mid east peace
Another blow to mideast peace efforts today as palestinian bombers target
Israeli school children.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Nezarim, Gaza Strip;
Palestinian police say two suicide bombers missed their intended targets...
school busses on their way from a Jewish settlement, but several bystanders
were injured.
It is the latest blow to the peace process, which has stalled since Israel
began building a jewish neighborhood in east Jerusalem.
Israel's prime minister says peace talks will NOT resume until Palestinian
security forces stop the violence.
(----------------)
OK-Bombing
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=eea
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=ok bombing trial
Day two of the Oklahoma City bombing trial gets underway shortly in Denver.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Denver, CO;
The case is moving slowly so far... yesterday, only six prospective jurors
were questions... of them, all but one said they could impose the death penalty
if defendant Timothy McVeigh is found guilty.
But some of the jurors seemed reluctant to serve on the trial, which could
last several months.
At this pace, it may take weeks to seat the 12 jurors and six alternates.
(----------------)
Must-Carry
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-6
GRAPHIC=Supreme Court
****ANCHOR TAG*****
The U-S Supreme Court narrowly upheld a law that protects small television
stations.
The court voted 5 to 4 in favor of the 19-92 "Must Carry" law. It forces
cable companies to carry all the local stations in their area.
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SOT
IN Q=Fiberoptics and
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Larry Dyer/General Manager, WBRA;:29
SUPER=01-Jim Shaver/WDBJ Television; :57
SUPER=01-Sharron Davies/Cox Communications; 1:30
RUNS=1:41
OUT Q=News 7
(( Fiberoptics and digital compression give cable companies many more
channels to fill.
A Cox Communication spokesperson says they have no problem carrying all
local stations along with other cable programming.
But in some areas, the ruling does eliminate the pressure to drop local
stations with smaller audiences in favor of more popular cable offerings.
For many small broadcasters, especially public television stations, the
ruling still brings some peace of mind.
SOT 15:29:42
IN Q=there was certainly no pressure
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=on a cable system
The station manager for religious broadcaster WEFC said if Must Carry
failed...
"It would have put us at the mercy of the cable systems, It could have been
pretty detrimental to our operation here."
The ruling improves the outlook for programs like News Seven Prime-time,
which airs on WEFC.
SOT 13:58:23
IN Q=this particular television station
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=succeeding with it
One big question that remains... should direct satellite broadcasters have
to follow the same Must Carry rule as cable?
If the FCC says yes, it could delay efforts to put local stations on
satellite t.v., good news for the Cable industry.
SOT 14:56:27
IN Q=one of our competitive
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=to our customers
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=hold
It remains to be seen if the cable industry will push the issue, and how the
FCC will handle it.
P-Sandoe
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-7
GRAPHIC=Heaven's Gate
In California, coroners completed autopsies on all 39 members of the
Heaven's Gate cult.
Meantime, in Southwest Virginia-- family and friends of a young man from
Abingdon are trying to come to terms with his death.
Michael Sandoe (SAN-doe) was the youngest of the 39 cult members.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Sandoe was a 19-89 graduate of Abingdon High School, class president, and a
member of the Key Club.
By all accounts, he was a popular student who was active in the community.
Members of his family have declined comment, but friends say they were
surprised to hear of his involvement with the Heaven's Gate cult, and saddened
by the news of his death.
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SOT
IN Q=I've known him since
((CHRIS HOLMES/FAMILY FRIEND: I'VE KNOWN HIS SINCE HE WAS A YOUNG CHILD AND
THIS IS A SHOCK TO ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS INVOLVED IN THIS.))
((WE JUST LIVE WITHIN HOLLERIN DISTANCE OF EACH OTHER, SO THIS HAS REALLY UPSET
ME TODAY. IT SURE HAS.))
SUPER=01-Chris Holmes/Family Friend;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=it sure has
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=hold
Michael Sandoe was 26- years- old.
Forest-fire
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#net (edit of 597-16)
GRAPHIC=brush fire
A campfire may have started the blaze on the Roanoke County- Craig County
line.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
The Forest service and Volunteers used hand tools and a bulldozer to contain
the fire.
Cold temperatures are keeping the fire from being overly aggressive, but
the bitter wind chill is slowing down firefighters.
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SOT 8:00:13
IN Q=THEY WILL
((DAVID OLSON: THEY WILL PICK UP LEAVES THAT ARE HOT, AND THEY WILL THROW THEM
ACROSS THE FIRE LINE, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS YOU GET A NEW FIRE IN A PLACE WHERE
THERE CURRENTLY IS NO CONTROL LINE, AND YOU HAVE THE ISSUE OF LOSING THE FIRE
LINE.
SOME OF THEM DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, WHEN THEY GOT UP THERE-- so people
aren't exactly dressed for the weather?
SOME PROBABLY AREN'T. ME FOR ONE, I WASN'T DRESSED FOR THIS KIND OF WEATHER ))
SUPER=01-Bob Boardwine/U.S. Forest Service; :15
RUNS=:27
OUT Q=weather
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VO-NAT
David Olson says the ground was slightly damp after a weekend rain-- or it
could have been a lot worse.
(----------------)
E-Chaffin
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#97-8
GRAPHIC=dRUNK dRIVING
A second charge of driving under the influence of alcohol lands a man in
jail without bond.
Meanwhile, the family of the victim who died in an accident from Timothy
Scott Chaffin's FIRST D-U-I tries to pick up the pieces.
Tracy Altizer reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Stevie Burton was driving
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Barbara Burton/Stevie Burton's Mother;:15
SUPER=01-Lisa Hatcher/Stevie Burton's Sister;:46
SUPER=@Tracy2; 1:00
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=Altizer, News 7.
(( Stevie Burton was driving home to his wife and three-and four- year- old
sons when a drunk driver struck his car head- on.
The 27 year- old school custodian died on impact, leaving his family,
especially his boys struggling with the loss.
SOT 12:26:17
((BARBARA BURTON/STEVIE BURTON'S MOTHER: THEY QUESTION THE MOTHER AND SHE SAYS
HE'S IN HEAVEN. THEY WANT TO KNOW IF THEY CAN GO SEE HIM, THEY WON'T HAVE TO
STAY VERY LONG, THEY'LL COME BACK. THEY DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND.))
RUNS=:09
But what's even harder for Burton's family to understand is what they see
as a lack of remorse on the part of the other driver, 23 year- old Timothy
Scott Chaffin.
Chaffin was freed on bond after the accident, in which is blood alcohol
content was .19, more than twice the legal limit.
Less than two months later on March 15th, Floyd County authorities charged
him with a SECOND D-U-I.
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SOT 12:31:42
((LISA HATCHER/STEVIE BURTON'S SISTER: I CAN SEE ONE MISTAKE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S
HURT AND IT COST US A LOVED ONE. BUT TO DO IT AGAIN? THAT'S VERY HARD. ))
RUNS=:14
After convicting Chaffin in the January D-U-I, the judge also sent an
involuntary manslaughter charge to the grand jury and ordered him held without
bond.
His license is suspended for one year.
Tracy Altizer, News 7.))
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#97-13
GRAPHIC=WCW
In sports,
Arizona may have beaten Kentucky in the Final Four, but Roanoke had its own
sports excitement last night.
The Civic Center hosted World Championship Wrestling.
Mike Stevens reports.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Tony Schiavone/WCW Announcer; :07
SUPER=@mike2; 1:50
RUNS=2:06
OUT Q=MS, News 7 sports.
(( As Tony Schiavone was growing up just west of Staunton, he would often
journey to the Roanoke Civic Center to attend wrestling matches.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:20:52
IN Q=
((TONY SCHIAVONE/WCW ANNOUNCER:BASICALLY, WHENEVER THERE WERE MATCHES HERE. WE
WOULD SIT IN THE SAME PLACE AND WATCH THE MATCHES. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=watch the matches
At the time the native of Craigsville could only get two television stations
from Roanoke, now he is behind the mike of the Nation's highest rated cable
show..T-N-T's Monday Nitro.
But Schiavone's trip to wrestling's big leagues wasn't planned.
It was another type of big leagues that first attracted him.
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SOT 16:31:20
IN Q=I graduated
((I GRADUATED FROM JMU IN 1980--MY GOAL WAS ALWAYS TO BE A BASEBALL ANNOUNCER.
THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO BE ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=WANTED TO BE
It was a stint in 1983 as a play by play announcer for Charlotte's minor
league baseball team that led to Schiavone's first assignment in the world of
'rasslin.
Jim Crockett owned both the baseball team and the wrestling alliance.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT16:32:11
IN Q=
((AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GO INTERVIEW RIC FLAIR AT HIS HOUSE.
NOW KEEP IN MIND, I HAD BEEN A RIC FLAIR FAN FOR YEARS. THIS WAS A BIG DEAL
FOR ME, TO GO TO RIC FLAIR'S HOUSE AND INTERVIEW RIC FLAIR.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=Ric Flair.
When he realized part time wrestling announcing paid more than full time
baseball, he made the switch permanently.
Now not only is Schiavone an announcer, he's also a producer bringing the
world of the Four Horsemen, Hulk Hogan, and the N-W-O to television sets and
packed arenas across the nation.
It's also brought Schiavone his own measure of celebrity.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It really
((IT REALLY HIT ME WHEN I CAME HERE FOR MY 20TH HIGH SCHOOL REUNION UP IN
STAUNTON THIS PAST YEAR. THAT EVERYONE KNEW ME AND THEY SEE ME ON T-V, THAT'S
WHEN IT HIT ME THAT THIS WAS REALLY THE BIG TIME.
EVEN PEOPLE WHO I DIDN'T LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL WOULD COME UP TO ME AND TALK AND
SHAKE MY HAND AND SAY THEY'RE ALL PROUD OF ME BECAUSE I WAS FROM A REAL SMALL
TOWN IN VIRGINIA.))
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=the big time.
Still when coming home, celebrity has it's price.
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SOT
IN Q=they all want tickets.
(( ))
RUNS=:07
MS, N7 Sports.))
OUT Q=to come here
by SS