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Freedom Communications sells Texas papers

Posted: May 20, 2012 at 3:12 am

Freedom Communications Inc. in Irvine today announced the sale of its Texas newspapers to AIM Media Texas LLC. Freedom owns The Orange County Register.

Terms of the Texas deal were not disclosed. Freedom said the sale is expected to close in 30 days.

Freedom Communications Inc. is based in Irvine.

CINDY YAMANAKA, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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The papers sold include The Brownsville Herald, El Nuevo Heraldo, The Harlingen Valley Morning Star, The Monitor in McAllen, The Odessa American and The Mid Valley Town Crier in Weslaco.

"The attractiveness of these properties is entirely due to their strong performance and the hard work of their associates," said Mitch Stern, Freedom's chief executive. "The sale furthers our goal of providing value to our shareholders while at the same time increasing the financial strength of Freedom."

It was Freedom's second announcement of a sale of a group of regional papers in as many days.

On Thursday, Freedom said it sold its four Midwestern papers to an affiliate of Versa Capital Management LLC, a Philadelphia-based private equity

Freedom has been in the process of selling off its properties since exiting bankruptcy reorganization in April 2010.

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Freedom Group, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Results Conference Call

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MADISON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Freedom Group, Inc., the worlds leading designer and manufacturer of firearms, ammunition and related products, announces that it has released its first quarter fiscal 2012 financial results. A copy of the Companys Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 is posted on http://www.freedom-group.com in the investor information section.

Ron Kolka, the Companys Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the financial results of the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, and answer questions from the investor audience. Interested parties may participate by dialing 1-888-211-9951 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-913-312-0832 (International), and providing the conference ID number: 5568842.

A telephonic replay will be available beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, and will last through May 29, 2012. The replay may be accessed by dialing 1-877-870-5176 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-858-384-5517 (International) and providing the same conference ID number listed above.

About Freedom Group, Inc.

Freedom Group, Inc., headquartered in Madison, N.C., is the worlds leading innovator, designer, manufacturer, and marketer of firearms, ammunition, and related products for the hunting, shooting sports, law enforcement, and military markets. As one of the largest manufacturers in the world of firearms and ammunition, we have some of the most globally recognized brands including Remington, Bushmaster, DPMS/Panther Arms, Marlin, H&R, NEF, Dakota Arms, LC Smith, Parker, AAC, Barnes Bullets, EOTAC, INTC and Mountain Khaki.For more information download the Freedom Group Brochure, located on http://www.freedom-group.com.

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Freedom Communications Announces Sale of Its Texas Newspapers to AIM Media Texas, LLC

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IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Freedom Communications announced today that it has reached agreement to sell its Texas print and online newspaper publishing assets, The Brownsville Herald, El Nuevo Heraldo, The Harlingen Valley Morning Star, The Monitor in McAllen, The Odessa American and The Mid Valley Town Crier in Weslaco, to AIM Media Texas, LLC.

Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close within the next 30 days, were not disclosed. In conjunction with the transaction, AIM announced that all Freedom employees at these publications in Texas will continue in their respective jobs and positions with the new company.

The attractiveness of these properties is entirely due to their strong performance and the hard work of their associates, said Freedom CEO Mitch Stern. The sale furthers our goal of providing value to our shareholders while at the same time increasing the financial strength of Freedom.

The papers will be in good hands. The leadership of AIM Media Texas has an intimate understanding of the Texas media landscape and is acutely aware of the key role newspapers play in the lives of the communities they serve, said Mark McEachen, Freedom EVP, COO and CFO. They share our view that a newspaper must be strong in its dedication to localism by providing accurate and timely information and by serving as an active steward of the values of the community.

Freedom Communications is one of the most respected and admired publishing organizations in the United States, said Jeremy L. Halbreich, Chairman and CEO of AIM and the former Chairman and CEO of Sun-Times Media LLC, former Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of American Consolidated Media, and former President and General Manager of The Dallas Morning News. I have had the pleasure and good fortune of knowing many of the family members, Board members and senior executives at Freedom and so we are very flattered to have this opportunity to become directly involved with these important, high-quality, local journalism organizations, he added.

About Freedom Communications

Freedom Communications, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., is a national privately owned information and entertainment company of print publications and interactive businesses. The Companys print portfolio includes approximately 100 publications, including 24 daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, plus ancillary magazines and other specialty publications. The Companys news, information and entertainment websites and mobile applications complement its print properties. For more information, visit http://www.freedom.com.

About AIM Media Texas, LLC

AIM Media Texas is an acquisition entity formed by Halbreich for the purpose of purchasing the print and online publishing assets in Texas from Freedom Communications. The new operating companys headquarters will be in McAllen, Tex., and it will be managed by AIM Media Texas Management of Dallas, Tex. where Halbreich serves as Chairman and CEO and William R. (Rick) Starks serves as President and COO.

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Jones' late jumper lifts Connecticut Sun over Liberty in WNBA opener

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NEW YORK Asjha Jones made a tiebreaking jumper with 31 seconds remaining and the Connecticut Sun went on to a 78-73 victory over the New York Liberty in the season opener for both teams Saturday.

Tina Charles had 19 points and 13 rebounds to help the Sun spoil the Liberty's one-game homecoming to Madison Square Garden. Allison Hightower scored 13 points, Asjha Jones had 12 and Renee Montgomery added 11.

Cappie Pondexter led New York with 19 points, Plenette Pierson had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Kara Braxton scored 13.

The Liberty are in the midst of a three-year stretch playing their home games at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. However, the game was moved to the Garden because the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils played an NHL playoff game at the Prudential Center earlier in the day.

After Jones' go-ahead jumper with put the Sun ahead 73-71, Pondexter missed a layup with 19.9 seconds remaining. Danielle McCray made a free throw with 15.1 to go to push the lead to three. On the Liberty's ensuing possession, Leilani Mitchell was called for an offensive foul away from the ball with 7.6 seconds left.

Montgomery made two free throws a second later to seal the win.

Charles tied it at 65 with 4:32 to go, then made a go-ahead layup 36 seconds later to put Connecticut ahead with its first lead since late in the first quarter.

After Pondexter and Braxton made layups 26 seconds apart to put New York back ahead, Charles' hook shot tied it again with 2:51 to go. She was fouled on the play but missed the ensuing free throw.

With the score tied at 71, Essence Carson missed two free throws with 1:44 to go. Braxton got the rebound on the second miss, but the Liberty failed to take advantage of the second chance.

The Sun scored the first eight points of the third quarter to tie the score at 41 on Hightower's 3-pointer with just more than 2 minutes gone in the period.

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Liberty Wins NCAA Greensboro Golf Regional

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GREENSBORO, N.C. - Liberty fought off a hard-charging Florida team to claim the wire-to-wire team win at the NCAA Greensboro Golf Regional at the Grandover Resort's East Course on Saturday. Three players tied for medalist honors, with Campbell's Vaita Guillaume winning a one-hole playoff to earn an NCAA Championship bid.

Liberty, Florida, Auburn, Lamar and Tulsa also advanced to the NCAA Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on May 29-June 3, as the top five teams and the top individual not on one of those teams earned bids.

Guillaume (70-71-72), SMU's Matt Schovee (67-70-75) and Liberty's Robert Karlsson (70-69-74) each finished atop the leaderboard with scores of 3-under 213. With Karlsson already going to the NCAA Championship with Liberty's win, Guillaume and Schovee headed to the 10th hole for a sudden-death playoff.

Schovee bogeyed the par-4 hole, while Guillaume sank a short par putt to clinch his trip to California. The playoff loss was especially cruel for Schovee, who held sole possession of the individual lead after of the first two rounds and seemed assured a trip to the NCAA Championship as SMU was in second as a team entering the final round.

The Mustangs, who were six strokes back of Liberty entering the final round, picked an awful time for their worst round of the tournament, however, shooting a 13-over 301 to fall out of contention and leave Schovee on the outside looking in.

The race for the team title was just as dramatic, as Liberty and Florida were neck-and-neck with the Gators in hot pursuit all day. The Flames pulled away late as all four players who counted toward the team score carded birdies on the par-5 18th. Florida's Michael Furci closed his day in fine fashion with an eagle-3 on the hole, but it was not enough as Florida's rally fell just short.

Liberty finished with a 4-over 868 (283-293-292) for the tournament, while Florida was three shots back at 871 (299-287-285). For the second straight day, the Gators had the best round, at 3-under, while Auburn turned in a 2-under 286 to finish third at 284 (296-292-286).

The tournament was hosted by UNCG and the Greensboro Sports Commission.

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Liberty fall to Connecticut Sun in season opener, 78-73

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NEW YORK Every time New York went ahead and stretched its lead, Connecticut came back and tied it. Then the Sun went ahead in the final minute and spoiled the Liberty's one-game homecoming to Madison Square Garden.

Asjha Jones made a tiebreaking jumper with 31 seconds remaining and the Sun went on to a 78-73 victory over the Liberty in the season opener for both teams Saturday.

Tina Charles had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead Connecticut. Allison Hightower scored 13 points, Jones finished with 12 and Renee Montgomery added 11.

"We came out with a lot of aggression," Charles said. "There were times we were down seven, but we were able to get it back. Coach (Mike Thibault) had different lineups out there and everybody just came together collectively and we handled ourselves well on the court."

Connecticut trailed by five early in the second quarter, then by nine in the final minute of the period, by seven at the end of the third. The Sun rallied to tie the score each time.

Connecticut, 15-2 at home last season, struggled to a 6-11 record on the road while failing to hold late leads. Earlier in the week, Thibault said the next step in his team's development was to play better in the fourth quarter. They did that in the opener.

"Just us coming back, that was maturity," said Charles, the 2010 rookie of the year. "Us playing together going on our third year, and that's just mental toughness not letting the game go, not getting down on ourselves, not pouting, just being real mature, and knowing we could get back."

Cappie Pondexter led New York with 19 points, Plenette Pierson had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Kara Braxton scored 13.

The Liberty were outscored 27-15 in the fourth quarter, outrebounded 9-5 and outshot 56 percent (10 for 18) to 43 percent (8 for 14). They had no steals and the Sun turned the ball over just once in the period.

"We got to play better. We got to improve from where we are tonight," New York coach John Whisenant said. "We got static (in the fourth quarter). ... We weren't efficient. Not efficient around executing our offense and we weren't getting turnovers from our defense."

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Jones hits late jumper, Sun beat Liberty 78-73

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NEW YORK (AP) Every time New York went ahead and stretched its lead, Connecticut came back and tied it. Then the Sun went ahead in the final minute and spoiled the Liberty's one-game homecoming to Madison Square Garden.

Asjha Jones made a tiebreaking jumper with 31 seconds remaining and the Sun went on to a 78-73 victory over the Liberty in the season opener for both teams Saturday.

Tina Charles had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead Connecticut. Allison Hightower scored 13 points, Jones finished with 12 and Renee Montgomery added 11.

''We came out with a lot of aggression,'' Charles said. ''There were times we were down seven, but we were able to get it back. Coach (Mike Thibault) had different lineups out there and everybody just came together collectively and we handled ourselves well on the court.''

Connecticut trailed by five early in the second quarter, then by nine in the final minute of the period, by seven at the end of the third. The Sun rallied to tie the score each time.

Connecticut, 15-2 at home last season, struggled to a 6-11 record on the road while failing to hold late leads. Earlier in the week, Thibault said the next step in his team's development was to play better in the fourth quarter. They did that in the opener.

''Just us coming back, that was maturity,'' said Charles, the 2010 rookie of the year. ''Us playing together going on our third year, and that's just mental toughness - not letting the game go, not getting down on ourselves, not pouting, just being real mature, and knowing we could get back.''

Cappie Pondexter led New York with 19 points, Plenette Pierson had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Kara Braxton scored 13.

The Liberty were outscored 27-15 in the fourth quarter, outrebounded 9-5 and outshot 56 percent (10 for 18) to 43 percent (8 for 14). They had no steals and the Sun turned the ball over just once in the period.

''We got to play better. We got to improve from where we are tonight,'' New York coach John Whisenant said. ''We got static (in the fourth quarter). ... We weren't efficient. Not efficient around executing our offense and we weren't getting turnovers from our defense.''

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Bullets, Booze, Brazil: HEALTH on Scoring 'Max Payne 3'

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The road to Max Payne 3's release earlier this week for Xbox 360 and PS3 (the PC version releases May 29) has been a long one, both for fans of the titular badass and the world-weary character himself. For the uninitiated, Rockstar Games, of Grand Theft Auto fame, first introduced Max Payne in 2001. He's a hard-boiled New York City cop seeking answers for his wife and child's untimely demise at the hands of junkies addicted to a designer drug. Max's Mickey Spillane-esque story leaves him framed for murder and embroiled in a grand conspiracy involving a secret society called the Inner Circle, the game's version of the Illuminati.

A 2003 sequel followed, wherein Max battled Russian mobsters with ties to the Inner Circle who are bent on silencing him. Despite his survival at the end of Max Payne 2, Max is left a broken man. Now a full-blown alcoholic addicted to painkillers, Max, continues a downward spiral that leads him to Brazil, where he works security for a wealthy family in the grimy streets of Sao Paolo, searching for a new life or at least a fitting end to his current one. And as those who have followed his story over the last 11 years can attest, the perpetually bedeviled Max once again ends up with more questions, and dead bodies than he does answers.

A dark and brutal story set in a vibrant, stylish world, Max Payne 3 is far and away one of the most enthralling action games ever made. And like all of Rockstar's titles, the music is integral to the overall experience. But how do you convey the tragic, ber-noir nature of Max Payne while ensuring the player feels like a cinematic action hero painting Sao Paolo's favelas with the brains of a thousand thugs?

Enter HEALTH. Rockstar called on the experimental L.A. band to create a dynamic score for Max Payne 3 that would ebb and flow along with whatever was happening on screen, a method Rockstar successfully incorporated into 2010's critically acclaimed western Red Dead Redemption. SPIN spoke with HEALTH's John Famiglietti on what is was like scoring a Max Payne game 7.5 million copies, countless ersatz bullets, and one Mark Wahlberg movie after the last one.

How did you get involved with Max Payne 3? Rockstar kind of cold-called us. We heard that they wanted to talk to us and then they came to our show in New York.

Were you familiar with Max Payne or Rockstar before? Yeah, totally. I play video games, I know all that stuff!

Do you have any favorites now? I like Dark Souls. It's super-hard. That's why it's so cool.

Max Payne 3 is also quite challenging itself. It is. I'm really stoked on the difficulty. It's really satisfying.

Game development is often quite secretive. Did you see much of the game before starting on any music? Yeah all the music we did was to video captures of someone playing the level or, like, a game tester playing through it really fast. Anything we'd record, we'd play to the video to see if it sounded good.

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Ancient group casts for new blood

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Grand Master Robert Parsons, seated, with Deputy Grand Master Stephen Mikalak in the Grand Lodge on North Tce. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe. Source: AdelaideNow

GOOGLE "Freemasonry" and you're likely to find a host of websites about conspiracies, secrecy and the illuminati.

But the truth, according to the Freemasons, is that the group is about symbols, rituals, allegories and metaphors that help men live a better life.

South Australia and Northern Territory Grand Lodge Grand Master Robert Parsons and Deputy Grand Master Stephen Michalak say that far from being a secret society, the Freemasons simply has an image problem.

They are now focusing on ways to attract younger members keen to give back to their community.

"In the past, going back 10 or 15 years, I believe, in our attempts to attract men to Freemasonry, we've been too old-fashioned," said Mr Parsons, who has been a Freemason since 1968.

"We have not kept up with the times inasmuch as the way to go about it," he said.

"Now we are experiencing a good influx of men, both young and older, who are joining and it's because we have changed our ways with technology.

"It's about time that we did and up until about three years ago we were struggling - we're still struggling as far as membership goes - but it has increased quite considerably over the past couple of years."

Building foreman Jarrod Acres, 25, who joined two months ago, said he wanted to give back to the community.

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Hampshire OKs changes to aid Lakewood Crossing subdivision

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By Denise Moran For The Courier-News May 18, 2012 2:50PM

Updated: May 19, 2012 5:25PM

HAMPSHIRE The village board has approved a second amendment to the annexation agreement for the Brier Hill Crossing property in a move officials believe will help the owner sell homes there.

Known as the Lakewood Crossing subdivision, the property is north of Big Timber Road, west of Route 47 and south of I-90. Ryland Homes took over the subdivision after its previous developer lost the unsold parts of the development to its mortgage holder. The subdivision includes both single-family and duplex homes.

Ryland Homes came before the board earlier this year asking to reduce the rear yard setbacks on eight duplex lots in order to allow models to fit within the buildable area. It also sought relief from impact and transition fees.

By approving the second amendment to the annexation agreement, Village Administrator Doug Maxeiner said this past week, the village has brought the fees back to what they were in 2005 when the subdivision was originally approved and annexed.

We will keep this rate for two years, Maxeiner said.

By the village agreeing to this, said Trustee George Brust, we are trying to kick-start the economy.

In other news:

The board unanimously approved three proposed improvements to Hampshire Memorial Park, at the southeast corner of Route 72 and Getzelman Road.

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