Good morning , Today is Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004. The Tucson weather forecast calls for a mostly sunny day with a high of 72. For the full five-day forecast or information on other locations around the country, go to http://www.azstarnet.com/hw3/hw.php
Here's what's new on StarNet, the online service of the Arizona Daily Star: County records its first flu case The first case of influenza has been found in Pima County, but health officials say the man caught the bug in Hawaii, and there are no confirmed cases of anyone actually catching the illness here yet. http://www.azstarnet.com/health Funds shifted to fight blight The City Council voted yesterday to use $927,000 in federal funds normally given to community organizations for city programs instead. The city will set aside $750,000 to remove or repair dilapidated vacant homes and $177,000 for parks projects in low-income or blighted neighborhoods. http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/metro/tue.html Greg Hansen: Winning tradition at USC on the line, as well as backfield Do you realize that since the Pac-10 expanded in 1978, Southern California has produced 35 first-team all-conference offensive linemen? Here's some context: Arizona and ASU, combined , have 21 All-Pac-10 offensive linemen in that span. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hansen UA reacts quietly to soccer news When Arizona's soccer players saw the school's name in the NCAA tournament field yesterday, there was no loud and raucous reaction that one might expect from a program headed to its first-ever postseason appearance. Because of travel delays returning from their trip to Oregon, only eight players and one assistant coach were able to get to McKale Center in time to hear that the UA (15-5) was headed to Storrs, Conn., for a first-round game Friday against Colgate (12-6-2). http://wildcats.azstarnet.com The Ikea challenge Ikea expects to draw customers to its new home-furnishings megastore in Tempe from throughout the Southwest and northern Mexico. One Tucson furniture store owner warned that Ikea, which opens tomorrow, will cut into local furniture sales. But others said they welcome Ikea, which they expect will ultimately bring more business to their stores. http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/business/tue.html Track Talk: NASCAR, in retrospect Check out Track Talk by StarNet's Jaynelle Ramon. In the latest entry, Jaynelle discusses all the things she learned or accomplished during her first trip to a NASCAR race. http://www.azstarnet.com/tracktalk German play group gives kids tie to culture They're a bit too young to know about the delights of strudel and Oktoberfest. But in a Midtown library, about a dozen toddlers listen to their parents and guardians sing songs in German and otherwise celebrate a culture that might otherwise be left behind. http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/accent/tue.html Small business resource list We have compiled a list of agencies and resources that contains useful information for entrepreneurs. http://www.azstarnet.com/smallbusiness How much are you worth? If you're in salary negotiation, you owe it to yourself to check out our Salary Wizard to arm yourself with free salary information or premium salary data. http://azstarnet.salary.com --Compiled by John Ames, Content Producer -- To subscribe under another e-mail address or to unsubscribe, go to http://www.azstarnet.com/newsletter
