Philippine Daily Inquirer articles from September 2006, page 10

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Nograles bucks Holcim perks.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo A LAWMAKER HAS URGED THE BOARD OF Investments to hold back incentives for Holcim Philippines Inc.s P1-billion rehabilitation project for its cement factory in Davao City,...

Ro-Ro system cuts transport cost by 45%Yap.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Riza T. Olchondra THE ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF (RO-RO) SYSTEM in the so-called western nautical highway or Western Seaboard has cut transportation costs in the service areas by 45 percent and...

SM to open P1-B mall in Lipa City.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) MALL OPERATOR SM PRIME HOLDINGS Inc., banking on the growth prospects in Batangas, is opening a P1-billion mall in Lipa City on Sept. 22. SM City Lipa will be the second SM Prime mall in the province....

Online booking takes hold in RP aviation.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Daxim L. Lucas EVEN AS MUCH LARGER COMPETITORS reel from high fuel costs, the bosses at South East Asian Airlines or Seair are not worried. In fact, Seair director and co-founder Nikos...

My stock pick for 2007-2008.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ron Nathan TODAY IS NOT MY NORMAL WRITING day but I came across an article so compelling that I couldnt wait until Tuesday in case someone preempts me. The article published by ABG Sundal...

US firm eyes ethanol plant.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine A. Gaylican AMERICAN FIRM FAR EAST BIOFUels LLC has joined the growing list of investors interested in the countrys bio-ethanol industry, the Sugar Regulatory Authority said. ...

Zobel holding firm sells 6.9% stake in Ayala Corp. for P10.6B.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez MERMAC INC., THE HOLDING firm of the Zobel family, sold its 6.9-percent stake in Ayala Corp. for P10.6 billion ($210 million) to unnamed foreign investment funds. ...

SEC urged to issue dealers license to CAP.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez A MAKATI REGIONAL TRIAL COURT JUDGE has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue a dealers license to College Assurance Plan Philippines Inc. (CAP) and...

Trash-y trading places.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Linda B. Bolido TOMORROW, SEPT. 22, AND every third Friday of the month, a new kind of barter trading will be held at the Alabang Town Center, Alabang-Zapote Road. The innovative waste...

Flavor magician.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Text by Miguel G. Escano CELEBRITY CHEF ROCCO DiSpirito makes magic in the kitchen with an apron for a wizards robe and a spatula for a magic wand. In less than five minutes, he conjures...

GMA 7 soars high in Durian Republic.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Dolly Anne Carvajal I HAD A BLAST IN DAVAO DURING GMA-7S Kapuso Day at the NCCC Mall. The venue was packed during the whole-day affair. A sure sign that, just like the Philippine eagle thats...

Old and new memories of Bohol.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Micky Fenix DISEMBARKING FROM THE FERRY that brought us to Bohol, my sisters and I were assaulted by offers to bring us to our destination, a resort on Panglao Island. All the offers...

Naughty, haughty hotties attack.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Oliver M. Pulumbarit, Contributor IF YOU CAN GET PAST THE thought that most of the high school characters in John Tucker Must Die dont look like teenagers, it should quickly work for you. But...

Singin in the rain for just a minute.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Pocholo Concepcion, Contributor A TYPICAL SCENE ON WEEKENDS around the garden at Greenbelt 3 would be the cafe crowd chattering while trying to make sense of music blasting from the bars;...

Weird kind of vengeance.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor U. Torre THE NEW ANIMATION TECHNOLOGY called motion-capture is used to striking advantage in the current animated feature, Monster House. It imbues the production with a more realistic...

Just take a look at Keanna now.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Text and photo by Nini Valera SEXY STARLET KEANNA Reeves was on the brink of destruction just a year ago. My career couldnt take off despite the gimmicks my former manager had cooked up,...

The wildcard round.
September 21, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Marinel R. Cruz PHILIPPINE IDOL judge Ryan Cayabyab was pleased with the results of the talent search programs wildcard round on Sunday, saying all four contestants deserved to be in the...

Perspective.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ambeth R. Ocampo THERE WAS A TIME IN THE NOT SO DISTANT past when Sept. 21 was celebrated as National Thanksgiving Day or words to that effect. That date was commemorated to remind us martial...

Another quake drill today.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) PUBLIC SCHOOLS nationwide would hold their second nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill today. Officials of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said they want to hold quarterly drills...

Antiabsenteeism lawmaker a no-show.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Philip C. Tubeza TALK ABOUT ABSENteeism. A ranking lawmaker who had called for a congressional inquiry into the chronic absenteeism of House members was himself absent for a hearing on...

Binay hits disinformation drive in aides murder.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tarra V. Quismundo AMID REPORTS THAT HIS FRIEND was slain over money problems, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay reiterated yesterday that his trusted security officer, Pablo Glean, was killed...

MILF talks tough, says its ready for new war.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CAMP DARAPANAN, MaguindanaoThe Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) talked tough yesterday, saying it was prepared to return to war should negotiations on territory, the thorniest of issues in ongoing...

Ama eyes title vs STI.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) AMA COMPUTER IS EYEING ITS first championship today but STI will be standing in the way when they collide again today in Game 2 of the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities...

British group denies urging GMA to ban fishing in Guimaras.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Inquirer Visayas ILOILO CITYA BRITISH MArine conservation group said it did not recommend to President Macapagal-Arroyo the imposition of a fishing ban in Guimaras,...

Wheres Cha-cha money coming from? Nene asks.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio SENATE MINORITY LEADER AQUILINO PImentel Jr. has called for an investigation into where the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (Ulap) has been getting the money to...

50 years of RP chess.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Roy Luarca HIS HAIR AND MOUSTACHE HAVE TURNED white. The once sleek strides have slowed down a bit. But mention Philippine chess and Florencio Campomanes eyes sparkle. His sharp mind...

100 years needed for a 10th of RP corals to recover.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Blanche S. Rivera IT WILL TAKE A HUNDRED years to replenish a tenth of the countrys damaged coral reefs, according to a marine scientist specializing on coral reef ecology. At the rate...

Dengue under control in Rizal health officer.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Edson C. Tandoc Jr. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE STILL CLOSELY monitoring a few areas in the mountainous province of Rizal where the number of dengue cases has continued to shoot up. Rizal...

Did you know.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) LOCATED along Pasig River, a stones throw away from Nagtahan Bridge, is a house where Apolinario Mabini, the Brains of the Revolution, once lived. The house, which has been turned into a shrine, is made...

DOH allays fears of dengue spread.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH yesterday allayed fears that dengue would further spread, saying the number of cases has been on a decline and still far below last years figures. Dr. Eric Tayag, chief of the...

Jet-setting.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) PRESIDENT MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, PERHAPS miffed at being unable to land at Naia 3, gave no arrival statement. It was left to Arthur Yap, the chief of the Presidential Management Staff, to shine his former...

An elusive dream.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Frank Cimatu, Bauko, Mt. Province TWENTY YEARS AGO, THEN President Corazon Aquino, her brother-in-law, Agapito Butz Aquino, then Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Fidel Ramos, and Defense...

Fake peptest papers probed.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora THE OMBUDSMAN TASK FORCE tasked to investigate on alleged irregularities in the public education system has started its investigation into the alleged involvement of...

GMA says trip drew more investments to RP.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Christine O. Avendano A NUMBER OF BUSINESS AGREEMENTS and investments were firmed up by President Macapagal Arroyo during her recent five-nation trip to Europe and the Americas. In a...

Governor points to councilors in brouhaha on travel.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN Del SurGov. Adolph Edward Plaza said he did not invite this towns councilors to visit Thailand but it was an initiative of the lawmakers themselves. Plaza said it was the...

Guimaras execs banking on London-based oil fund.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Hazel P. Villa and Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Inquirer Visayas ILOILO CITYNATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL officials of Guimaras are banking on the London-based International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund...

Gunmen in bonnets kill another activist.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Joanna Los Banos, Inquirer Southern Luzon LEGAZPI CITYGUNMEN WEARing bonnets, black shirts and combat boots struck amid the outcry against extrajudicial executions, killing peasant leader...

Peping in for a shock?
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Beth Celis MANY THOUGHTS were running through my mind as I stood inside the 6th floor PLDT Boardroom to witness what could either be Philippine basketball history in the making or just another...

ISM stakeholders elect interim board.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Daxim L. Lucas STAKEHOLDERS OF STRIFE-torn International School Manila (ISM) elected a new board of trustees Monday night, carrying out a corporate coup that deposed the old set of school...

Johnny A moves from Coke to Gin.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: June Navarro BARANGAY GINEBRA HAS BECOME EVEN more daunting on paper. Flaunting a frontline unmatched in terms of depth, the Kings completed the missing piece in their backcourt by...

Journalists in Cebu unite for Press Freedom Week.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Connie E. Fernandez, Executive Editor, Cebu Daily News CEBU CITYAT LEAST 800 print and broadcast journalists in Cebu on Sunday cast aside competition and joined the Press Freedom Walk to open...

KMP assailed for filing human rights case before UN.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Norman Bordadora THE ALLIANCE FOR Nationalism and Democracy yesterday criticized the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas for filing a case for human rights violations against President...

Libel cases outrageous.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) A TOP OFFICIAL OF AN INTERNATION-al media group has expressed shock at reports that at least 42 journalists are currently facing libel charges filed by Miguel Mike Arroyo, the lawyer-husband of President...

Lions seek first title in 28 years.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE DROUGHT, WHICH HAS left the Red Lions of San Beda thirsting for 28 years, may finally end today. Coming off a win in Game 1, San Beda will be going after Philippine Christian Universityand the...

Barrera of Mexico dull, needs Pinoy heart.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Recah Trinidad HE WAS, ONCE AGAIN, QUICK WITH his left shots but Marco Antonio Barrera was much quicker with his tongue. He called out the name of RP boxing god Manny Pacquiao, with whom...

Marine officer killed, 21 soldiers wounded in latest Jolo clashes.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Julie S. Alipala Inquirer Mindanao and Dona Pazzibugan ZAMBOANGA CITYONE MArine officer was killed and 21 others were wounded in fresh gun battles between soldiers and the Abu Sayyaf on Jolo...

Church stand ignored as STL starts running in Negros towns.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Carla P. Gomez, Inquirer Visayas BACOLOD CITYDESPITE OPposition from the Catholic Church here, the small town lottery (STL) has started operating in five cities and two towns in Negros...

Tips for victims.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) GIVE them what they want but try to pick out a distinctive mark that could help authorities catch them later on. This was the advice of a police intelligence officer after a taxi driver was killed when he...

Breeding new fighters in Sulu.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Vic Taylor AS THE NATION OBSERVES PEACE CONSCIOUSness Month, another bloody military operation continues in Sulu. The search and destroy operation launched on July 3, which was supposed to...

Back to basics.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) THE CHIEF of the Manila Police District (MPD) has ordered the assignment of the citys 3,000 policemen to three shifts and their deployment to crime-prone areas beginning this week. We are implementing...

Monthly allocation.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) HIS POLICE powers already restored, Pasig City Mayor Vicente Eusebio yesterday promised to give a monthly budget to his local police to fund antidrugs and anticriminality operations. He did not specify any...

New accident spurs closure of amusement park.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Jocelyn R. Uy SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENTAL death of a 13-year-old girl who fell from one of its rides, the Star City amusement park in Pasay City was closed to the public yesterday after...

His shadow.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michael L. Tan ANNIVERSARIES LIKE SEPT. 21 TEND TO NARROW PEO-ples attention to some event. So, 9/21, like 9/11, is remembered as a dark day, but with much too little discussion of the events...

Atis of Boracay being discriminated against.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Neal H. Cruz WHAT HAPPENED IN AMERICA AND IN AUStralia decades ago is being repeated in our own Boracay. The native Americans were hunted down and finally consigned to reservations by the...

No celebration when Nicole turns 23 on Friday.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Volt Contreras AN EMOTIONAL NICOLE YESterday aired her continued rejection of the public prosecutors assigned by the Department of Justice to argue her case. Nicole, who turns 23 on...

Nursing board members linked o leak show up but say nothing.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michael Lim Ubac TWO FORMER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF Nursing, who had been identified by the Professional Regulations Commission as being the source of the leaked questions in the June nursing...

US Marine says Nicole a professional, not a victim.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Tarra V. Quismundo ONE OF THE FOUR US MARINES on trial in the Subic rape case yesterday took the stand and said that he saw the Filipino complainant as a professional rather than a victim. ...

Ripped.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Conrado de Quiros I WAS FASCINATED BY THAT STORY ABOUT the Filipinos who tried to break the Guinness record for the worlds biggest flag. In case you missed it in last Sundays Inquirer, the PG...

Reyes hitting it big at ripe age.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Nikko Dizon UNLIKE IN OTHER SPORTS WHERE ATHletes retire upon reaching middle age, putting that cue stick in the storage room for good is farthest from the mind of 52-year-old Efren Bata Reyes...

Defining the displaced.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Rina Jimenez-David USE POWER WITH GRACE, URGED FORMER Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman yesterday, at the consultation-workshop on Protecting Life, Well-being and Dignity: Promoting the...

RPs biggest firms start scrimping on education.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Daxim L. Lucas SOME OF THE COUNTRYS LARGEST COR-porations and their associated foundations have begun to tighten their purse strings, making less money available this year for priority...

Senate without a prisoner now.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: TJ Burgonio and Alcuin Papa WITH THE CHAIR OF THE PRESIDENTIAL Commission on Good Government Camilo Sabio out on a 24-hour medical furlough, the Senate is momentarily without a prisoner. ...

Mamiit ends ATP slump.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES hero Cecil Mamiit is out of a slump. The unseeded Mamiit took New Orleans by storm when he won the ATP Challengers $50,000 tournament recently, capping his romp with a 6-3, 7-6...

Never say die for makers of torn giant RP flag.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: DJ Yap THERES HOPE FOR THE GIANT PHILIPPINE flag a few days it was ripped by strong winds during its unfurling in a mountain town in Nueva Vizcaya. A busload of teenagers saw the torn...

Senior cop arrested for PDEA shabu rob.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Alcuin Papa A SENIOR POLICE OFFICIAL and three other people have been arrested for allegedly stealing P35 million worth of shabu from an evidence room, in what police said was a wider...

Sulpicio Lines told to pay up.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Armand N. Nocum THE COURT OF APPEALS HAS AFFIRMED A LOWER COURT ruling ordering Sulpicio Lines to pay P14.9 million to the family of a geodetic engineer during the sinking of the M/V Dona Paz...

Trial of mayor, 3 others in publishers slay resumes.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) CITY OF SAN FERNANDOAFter a two-month lull, the trial of a mayor and three other men charged with the murder of a publisher in Aurora resumes today as the new judge on the case calls the parties to a case...

WB says RP gaining in war against poverty.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao SINGAPORETHE PHILIPPINES has made progress in poverty reduction along with the rest of East Asia, with the number of Filipinos living on less than $1 a day declining to 9...

The Suzuki Swift, at long last.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Aida Sevilla Mendoza WHEN SUZUKI PHILIPPINES INC. launched the 2006 Swift as a CBU (completely built unit) from Japan on Aug. 12, 2005, I was among the first to request for a test-drive. But...

RP seen benefiting from Asias dynamism.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao SINGAPOREAS ASIAS ECOnomic boom reverberated across the joint International Monetary Fund-World Bank meetings being held in the region for the first time since the 1997...

8-mo govt borrowings hit P414B.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Michelle V. Remo THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS borrowings in the first eight months of the year reached P414.8 billion. The amount represents 78 percent of the P531.6 billion in borrowings...

BPO firm expanding.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Ronnel W. Domingo THE BUSINESS PROCESS OUTsourcing boom has spilled over Marikina City, as American firm ICT Group Philippines formally launches its third call center in the country on...

String of good news lifts peso to 50.12:$1.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Doris C. Dumlao SINGAPORETHE PEso yesterday nudged up closer to breaching the 50:$1 mark on upbeat investor sentiment in the governments fiscal progress while the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...

US company bets $8.5M on RP techies.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Riza T. Olchondra MINNESOTA-BASED LAWSON SOFTWARE has opened a $2.5-million Philippine Solution and Service Center (PSSC) and has earmarked $6 million to hire and train Filipino staff members...

Govt drumming up investor interest in $683-M LRT1 project.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Riza T. Olchondra PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE given up to Oct. 6 to submit their expressions of interest for the $683-million LRT Line 1 south extension project, the Light Rail Transit Authority...

Globe Telecom taps Nokia for upgrading of network.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Riza T. Olchondra GLOBE TELECOM INC. HAS partnered with Nokia to fast track its plan to offer 2G and 3G services to all of its subscribers, whether they are using a mobile phone connection or...

Change your mind, SC asked.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Armand N. Nocum and Juliet Labog-Javellana THE SUPREME COURT CAN CHANGE ITS MIND, pro-Charter change groups said yesterday. In a reply filed with the high court rebutting the claim of...

Isuzu posts strong truck sales.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Charles E. Buban DIESEL VEHICLE and engine expert Isuzu Philippines Corp. has a firm grip on the countrys light- and medium-duty truck market as revealed by a recent data provided by the Truck...

Is Lancer 2.0 GT part of the evolutionary process?
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Andre Palma EXCITEMENT IS SOMETHING ADMITTEDLY lacking in the long market presence of the Mitsubishi Lancer. In fact, the only times when the words exciting and Lancer come together, one can...

PNOC-EDC scales down wind power project capacity.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Abigail L. Ho PHILIPPINE NATIONAL OIL CO. ENERGY Development Corp. (PNOC-EDC) has scaled down to 30 megawatts (MW), from the original 40 MW, the capacity it will be requiring bidders to build...

Sabio faire.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Victor C. Agustin THE MITSUBISHI PAJERO THAT PCGG Chair Camilo Sabio and his family have been using for quite some time now was provided by a top executive of San Miguel Corp., according to...

Vitarich bares debt payment plan.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Elizabeth L. Sanchez POULTRY AND FEEDS PRODUCER VITARICH Corp. is looking at two strategies to pay some P3.2 billion in bank loans. Vitarich said in its petition for rehabilitation...

The 2bU! Click Awards.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Pam Pastor LAST MONTH, WE asked you to tell us who you think is clickingwhich boy, girl, band, gadget and organization is rocking your world. And for weeks, you did just that. The 2bU!...

Denimdressing.
September 20, 2006... (From Philippine Daily Inquirer) Byline: Bianca Consunji, 2bU! Correspondent AGOOD PAIR OF JEANS WILL get you through almost any occasion. However, good jeans can cost an arm and a leg nowadays, sometimes reaching P5,000 a pair. ...