Wisc. Shooting Kills 6, Wounds Toddler

DELAVAN, Wis. - A shooting inside a home killed six people, and a toddler was found in a nearby vehicle with a gunshot to the chest, the police chief said Sunday.

Police found the bodies while investigating a report of shots fired Saturday night in the small southern Wisconsin town, Chief Tim O'Neill said. Police interviewed friends and relatives of the victims Sunday morning, but released no details on the investigation or whether they had identified a suspect.

The wounded child, a 2-year-old girl, was listed in serious condition Sunday at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, O'Neill said.

O'Neill withheld the victims' names and declined to take …

Judge upholds $100M Mattel verdict over Bratz

A federal judge upheld a $100 million jury verdict Monday for Mattel Inc. in a lengthy legal battle over rights to the Bratz doll, a rival to Mattel's Barbie.

U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson also confirmed in his ruling late Monday that the Bratz doll _ marketed by MGA Entertainment Inc. since 2001 _ is Mattel property. He appointed a temporary federal receiver to take control of the Bratz brand and MGA's assets.

The receiver will decide who produces the doll and under what terms, but the order authorizes the receiver to maximize profits by "selling Bratz-branded dolls and other goods through appropriate channels of trade and distribution."

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Title insurance not tied to hike in home value

Q. When I bought my house many years ago, I got a titleinsurance policy in the amount of its cost. The house is now worthmany times over what I paid for it. Shouldn't I have increased theamount of my title insurance to keep pace with the rising value ofthe house, just as I do with my fire insurance? Am I grosslyunderinsured?

A. You don't have to increase the amount of title insurance ona house as it increases in value. Title insurance is not like fireinsurance. It's greatly different from any other kind of insuranceyou have.

Regardless of the amount of title insurance listed on thepolicy, the mere fact that a title insurer was willing to insure yourtitle in …

Monday, October 4

Today is Monday, October 4, the 277th day of 2010. There are 88 days left in the year.

Highlights in history on this date:

1830 - The provisional government of Belgium proclaims the country's independence from The Netherlands.

1853 - Turkey declares war on Russia, which occupied modern Romania three months earlier. Later Britain, France and Sardinia join the Crimean War on Turkey's side.

1865 - Napoleon III of France agrees to Prussian supremacy in Germany and to a united Italy after meeting Otto von Bismarck in Biarritz.

1895 - The first U.S. Open golf tournament is held, at the Newport Country Club in Rhode Island.

1910 - Portugal's King Manuel II …

Tens of thousands of South Koreans protest against US beef

Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in South Korea's capital Saturday against U.S. beef imports, as a pro-government group staged a counter rally calling for an end to weeks of sometimes-violent protests.

Police estimated that 50,000 people jammed a plaza in front of Seoul's City Hall and an adjacent 14-lane boulevard, holding candles and anti-government signs. The protesters, including Catholic priests and Buddhist monks, sang songs and chanted slogans.

About 20,000 riot police were deployed around the site, but there were no immediate reports of clashes.

It was the second-largest rally in a series of near-daily protests held for the past …

Doctor's wife and two kids murdered

Raiders murdered a doctor's wife and two daughters after breakinginto their house.

Dr William Petit, who was severely injured, told police inCheshire, Connecticut, his family had been held hostage for hours.

Then a family member, who has not been identified, was taken tothe bank with a suspect to withdraw cash.

But …

Preparing for a crisis [Suggestions from the Bible]

One could get the impression from news sources that January 1, 2000 will bring some crisis to all of us. For those who think the crisis will be large, preparations are time consuming and expensive -- storing up food and water, purchasing a generator, having adequate cash on hand, and possibly being ready to defend yourself against the breakdown of law and order.

Suggested preparations are almost entirely individual or, at best, family. We also notice that they are primarily physical. Neighbourhoods do not seem to be sponsoring seminars on how to resolve conflicts in a crisis.

Is there something we can learn from the Bible about preparing for a crisis? There are texts about …

Security keeps public away from Olympic sponsors

Organizers promised Tuesday to let more people into the tightly guarded Olympic Green after sponsors complained that security restrictions kept visitors away from their promotional pavilions, a marketing official said.

General Electric Co., Coca Cola Co. and others that spent tens of millions of dollars to link their brands to the Olympics created colorful, costly displays on the plaza beside the Bird's Nest stadium and other key venues. But access was limited to ticket holders for sports events. So at many pavilions, the staff outnumbered the handful of visitors.

Organizers agreed to give out passes to allow thousands more people on the Olympic Green every …

News briefs

Mother, children

shot to death

SYLVAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A woman and two of her children werefound shot to death in their home after a third child who waswounded called her grandmother and said, "Somebody shot mommy." Police said they were not looking for a suspect but would notelaborate.

"We don't have any indication there was an intruder in this houseor an altercation that occurred inside. We don't feel the need toseek out a suspect," State Police Lt. Beth Moranty said Tuesday.

Police were called shortly after 8 a.m. Moranty said 12-year-oldSydney Young called her paternal grandmother.

Police found a .38-caliber revolver in the house that they …

The Eagle has landed

Ezer Weizman served Israel with power and independence

HE WAS, DOUGLAS DAVIS WROTE IN THE Jewish Star in 1993, generally stereotyped in the political realm as a "super-hawk-turned-superdove".

But Ezer Weizman -- among the founder's of Israel's air force and the country's seventh president, who died April 24 only a few week's prior to Israel Independence Day -- was neither.

In "appearance and temperament," Davis wrote, "he bears a closer resemblance to an eagle -- powerful and independent, unpredictable and volatile, poised at any moment to swoop on his unsuspecting prey."

The nephew of Chaim Weizmann, Israel's first president, and the brother-in-law to Moshe …

Good luck getting around D.C. on Inauguration Day

On a typical weekday, hundreds of thousands of people commute to the nation's capital, snarling roads and packing subway trains and buses during peak hours.

Imagine multiplying that several times for Barack Obama's inauguration Jan. 20.

"I don't want in any way to discourage anyone," said the District of Columbia's city administrator, Dan Tangherlini. "I just don't want them to come and be completely shocked by what they find."

It won't be pleasant, Tangherlini and other officials say.

The Washington area's transit system is telling passengers to expect extraordinarily long lines for trains and buses. Airports will be …

Business briefs

United Bankshares lowers earnings estimate

United Bankshares Inc. said merger-related expenses and otheronetime charges will reduce earnings to an estimated 29 cents pershare in the fourth quarter and $1.17 for 1998.

Analysts had estimated United would post fourth quarter earningsof 39 cents a share and 1998 earnings of $1.50 a share.United said charges include costs associated with the merger ofFed One Bancorp Inc. in the fourth quarter and George MasonBankshares Inc. in the second quarter; and costs associated withloans warehoused for a third party.The Parkersburg-based company said analysts are forecasting recordearnings for 1999. United has 79 offices in West …

Britain's PM presses Kenyan leaders to urgently hold talks

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday appealed for Kenya's political leaders to urgently hold talks to end a political deadlock that sparked a week of deadly riots.

Brown spoke after opposition leader Raila Odinga said he was ready to join mediated talks with President Mwai Kibaki, who he accuses of rigging the Dec. 27 election to stay in power.

"I think Mr. Odinga and Mr. Kibaki both recognize that unless they make a change, unless something happens that brings them together, the prospects for Kenya are very poor indeed," Brown told British Broadcasting Corp. television.

"We have been working night and day behind the scenes to see what we can do to bring the sides together," Brown said.

The prime minister said he had spoken to Ghanian President John Kufuor, chairman of the African Union, who he said is expected to arrive in Nairobi by Tuesday to mediate.

"I think there is a chance of reconciliation," Brown said.

Britain, the former colonial power in Kenya, appealed last week for both sides to consider sharing power, but the opposition has rejected an offer from the president to form a unity government.

Sox hope to snap Canada dry spell

The last time the White Sox won a game in Toronto was June 1, 2007, when they salvaged one of four games from the Blue Jays.

Since then, they've dropped 10 in a row at the Rogers Centre, where they open a four-game series tonight. Last season, the four-game sweep saw the Jays outscore the Sox 21-8.

The Sox only won one of three games against the Jays at U.S. Cellular Field in 2009.

It seems timing has been everything when it comes to playing the Jays, who have gotten off to good starts in recent years only to fade in the American League East. This year is no different with the Jays at 5-1.

''They're playing good again early in the season,'' manager Ozzie Guillen said. ''I don't remember winning a game there [the Sox are 7-17 in Toronto under Guillen]. I know the Blue Jays will never hire Ozzie Guillen as a manager.''

With the Minnesota Twins unveiling their open-air Target Field this season, the Rogers Centre and Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., are the last domed stadiums in the AL, though the Rogers Centre has a retractable dome.

''A lot of weird things happen in that place,'' Guillen said. ''Hopefully, things will turn around there, and we can come back with a smile on our face.''

Alex Rios will be returning to Toronto for the first time after the Jays let him go through waivers in August.

''I'm a little excited to see the guys, but it's another team we have to beat,'' said Rios, who was Toronto's first-round draft choice in 1999 and a two-time All-Star. ''They always start out well. We have to beat them.''

NO-NAME STARS

The Twins have shown no signs of problems without closer Joe Nathan, out for the season after elbow surgery in the spring.

Former Sox draft pick Jon Rauch was given the job and has four saves in their first five victories. Rauch came to the Twins last August in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

''He's doing fine,'' Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. ''He's not trying to do too much. He's throwing the ball over the plate and taking his chances. He's just making his pitches.''

The workmanlike approach is true for the Twins' bullpen in general. In the first week of the season, they have held opponents to a .223 average.

''One of the things [pitching coach Rick Anderson] and I felt was important was to get them in place and let them know their roles and not have them scrambling,'' he said. ''They know where they fit, and that helps.''

Guillen believes the Twins have one of the better bullpens in the division, no small factor in how the season plays out.

''They don't have [well-known] names, but they get people out,'' Guillen said.

CATCH-UP

Backup catcher Ramon Castro could be out for some time after a setback in his recovery from a right heel injury. But Guillen is satisfied with rookie Donny Lucy.

''He handles the pitching staff,'' Guillen said. ''The pitchers like throwing to him. And the one game he started [Friday], he had good at-bats.''

Photo: Paul Beaty, AP / Paul Konerko follows the flight of his two-run home run in the first inning off Twins right-hander Nick Blackburn.

Unreleased ABBA track on new album

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Mamma Mia, here they go again.

ABBA fans will soon again be saying "Thank you for the music" with the release of a new track on a special edition of the disbanded 70's pop group's "The Visitors" album.

The album, including new track "From a Twinkling Star to a Passing Angel," is the first official new release by the Swedish group in 18 years.

Universal Music Group spokeswoman Mia Segolsson said Friday that the special edition of "The Visitors" — originally released in 1981 — will be available in stores from April 23.

ABBA — Agnetha Faeltskog, Benny Andersson, Bjoern Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad — split in 1982. The band has never reunited.

Known for catchy hits in the 70s and 80s — such as "Dancing Queen," ''Money, Money, Money" — ABBA have sold 400 million records worldwide.

Romero Holds Lead at Delayed Senior Open

HAVEN, Wis. - Eduardo Romero and Vicente Fernandez believe Argentinian golf is only getting better. Romero made timely putts and used his long, straight drives to overcome the more than 1,300 bunkers at Whistling Straits to take a first-round lead after shooting 6-under 66 on Thursday.

Fernandez is three strokes behind after shooting a 69, along with Jon Fiedler and Ron Vlosich. Half the field of 156 did not finish the first round after thunderstorms followed a brisk wind in the afternoon and suspended play. Loren Roberts, Bruce Vaughan and Jim Woodward were all 3-under par with several holes left in their first rounds.

The 78 players who didn't finish the round were to resume at 7 a.m. CDT on Friday.

Romero used his own money to sponsor Angel Cabrera, last month's U.S. Open winner, when Cabrera was trying to make it on the European Tour.

Cabrera, in turn, gave Romero some advice after winning at Oakmont.

"He said to me, 'If you go there, try to win the tournament, because two U.S. Opens in one month is fantastic,'" Romero said. "And I said, 'Angel, I know it's hard, but I'll try my best.'"

Romero said he knows he has a long way to go despite shooting the fourth-best opening round in U.S. Senior history by hitting 11 of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens in regulation. He also sank a 50-foot eagle on No. 16.

"The opening round is very good and probably Angel Cabrera (is) trying to celebrate, but three more rounds to go, you don't know what happens - especially in this golf course, especially in the U.S. Senior Open, because there are a lot of good players behind me," Romero said. "I have to be very careful, you know?"

Cabrera was just a 10-year-old caddie when Romero's father, a club pro in Argentina, proclaimed the boy had the potential to become a pro player. Fernandez thinks many more will follow.

"We have about 50 youngsters playing worldwide on different tours," said Fernandez, the only other Argentine in the tournament. "Argentinian boys are doing very well on every tour. They're winning everywhere. So I'm not surprised."

Cabrera's victory at Oakmont was only the second in a major championship by an Argentine, and the first since Roberto De Vicenzo won the 1967 British Open. De Vicenzo was a hero to Romero and other Argentinian golfers. He also won the 1980 U.S. Senior Open.

Now, golf's popularity is growing rapidly, in part, Fernandez said, because of a different approach in developing talent by letting promising players join a variety of different tours to test their mettle.

"They need a little bit more support from our federation and our PGA to get better," Fernandez said. "We're doing very well, I mean, those youngsters, they're practicing and they're training and they take care of themselves very well."

Romero teed off from the 10th hole on Thursday morning, sinking back-to-back birdie putts at No. 12 and No. 13 before rolling in an eagle putt on the par-5 16th hole to go 4-under par.

The ball nearly skipped past the hole, bouncing up before dropping in the cup, but Romero had three more birdies on the back nine, and his lone bogey of the round came on No. 7.

Whistling Straits had calm winds on Thursday morning until thunderstorms rolled in later that afternoon. It led to lower scores at the relatively tree-free course that boasts a flock of about 40 Scottish Blackface sheep that roam the knobby hills.

But the links weren't kind to everyone.

Two-time U.S. Senior Open champion Hale Irwin struggled, triple-bogeying the par-four 15th hole after needing two shots to get out of a sand trap followed by a three-putt. He also bogeyed three of his final five holes to finish 4-over par.

Allen Doyle, trying to become the first player ever to win three straight U.S. Senior Opens, didn't have much luck in his afternoon round, either. He double-bogeyed No. 10, his first hole, and added five more bogeys to stand at 7-over through 13 holes.

Divots:@ Three players have shot 7-under in the first round of the U.S. Senior Open since it began in 1980. The most recent was Craig Stadler in 2005. ... Play was suspended at 5:05 p.m. CDT and called for the day at 6:15 p.m. .... Romero's eagle was the first of 10 made Thursday.

Apples and lung cancer

A 1997 STUDY in the American Journal of Epidemiology carried out by researchers from Finland's National Public Health Institute (Helsinki) discovered that the flavonoids from apples play a role in decreasing the risk of lung cancer.

According to the research team, quercetin, a flavonoid found in high concentration in apples, provided 95 percent of the total flavonoid intake in the population studied, which consisted of 9,959 men and women.

Among the apple-eaters in the study. the likelihood of developing lung cancer fell by 58 percent compared to those who ate a tiny-to-nil amount.

Other notable sources of flavonoids in the diets of those studied included: onions, fruits, vegetables, and two not recorded: tea and red wine.

[Source: "Dietary Flavonoids and the Risk of Lung Cancer and Other Malignant Neoplasms," American Journal of Epidemiology 146(3):223230.]

Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot

Cure for the Common Life: Living in Your Sweet Spot by Max Lucado. 2005. Nashville, TN: W Publishing Group. 220 pages, Hardback, $22.99

Intended Audience: A, B, C, E, F

Major Headings from Table of Contents:

Use Your Uniqueness; Make a Big Deal Out of God; Every Day of Your Life; Sweet Spots: Two People Who Found Theirs; Sweet Spot Discovery Guide

How is the book most useful for its intended audience?

For career changers, it helps them discover their uniqueness and use their strengths to find the best career fit. For career coaches and counselors, it can add a spiritual perspective to their work with clients who want that perspective.

The top five things you learned from reading this book:

1 . To trust God with my career.

2. To give more attention to what I enjoy doing rather than doing things just because they pay well.

3. To "think outside the box" with myself as well as my clients.

4. To use some new techniques with clients who are open to adding a faith/spiritual perspective to their career exploration.

5. To appreciate even more than before each person's uniqueness and special place in God's universe.

We all have an idea about what it's like to live in your sweet spot. It is that place where you are so engaged in the present moment that time Stands still and you are transfixed by the activity in which you are engaged. Max Lucado, best-selling author and pastor, begins Cure for the Common Life with the premise that God gave each person a region in which they were made to do well. He tailored each life to fit an empty space in his jigsaw puzzle." He further explains that life makes sweet sense when you find your sweet spot. This is not a new idea. Rick Warren, in The Purpose Driven Life, wrote that we were all created by God for His purposes and we will never be totally fulfilled until we find our purpose in life. Lucado, like Rick Warren, uses Biblical references to back up his beliefs.

After discussing your sweet spot, he begins Section One with stories of people from George Washington Carver to Moses to illustrate how God gave them all the "tools" they needed to perform great things. He then encourages each reader to study their own S.T.O.R.Y, an acronym for: Strengths; Topics (interests); Optimal Conditions (motivations); Relationships (how you like to interact with others); and Yes! (those moments when you feel your "sweet spot"). Lucado then cautious the reader to not consult their greed, because greed can cause you to lose purpose as you pursue greater monetary rewards and seduce you out of your sweet spot.

In Section Two, Lucado encourages readers to use their uniqueness to "make a big deal out of God" through how they live every day. He uses the parable of the three servants who were given varying talents (money) while the master went away on the trip. When the master returned, he asked for an accounting of what the servants had done with his money. The first and second servants were given 5 talents and 2 talents respectively, and each had doubled their money. To both, he said "well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things; I will make you ruler over many things." The third servant had received one talent, which he buried in the ground, because he feared losing it. The Master had harsh words for the third servant because he failed to use his talent. Lucado challenges the reader to discover and use their talents for the good of God and the world, and to not be deterred by fear of failure.

Lucado makes a strong plea for those who are not Christian believers to accept the gift and grace of salvation. He states, "God grants us an uncommon life to the degree we surrender our common one." He suggests that ego often gets in the way of faith; "When you're full of yourself, God can't fill you."

In Section three, Lucado challenges readers to 'Take your job and love it." He encourages the reader to examine their attitude and to work as if they were working for God. He concludes that if everyone worked to please God, they would work to the best of their abilities. They would not cheat, overcharge their customers, engage in work that is negative to the overall good, or demeans others. Lucado encourages readers to take their time away from work to "Pause on Purpose." He remarks that to stay centered in your sweet spot, you must stop, withdraw, and recalibrate. It is in these times that each person can refocus in order to move forward in their work or change to work that is more fulfilling.

Lucado shares how a purposeful pause pulled him out of a spiritual desert in his ministry. He said his church was growing, enthusiasm was mounting, and they were making plans for a new building, but he was feeling "hollow, robotic, and mechanical." A friend encouraged him to clarify his sweet spot. He sought the help of an executive coach, Rick Wellock, and wrote out his S.T.O.R.Y. This system of exploration and discovery was developed by People Management International, Inc.

Cure for the Common Life includes a section called Sweet Spot Discovery Guide, which guides the reader step-by-step through the process of discovering and analyzing your sweet-spot experiences. Reminiscent of the exercises in Richard Bolles' What Coloris Your Parachute? the first assignment is to write about some of the occasions in your life in which you did something well and enjoyed doing it. Next, the guide outlines how to summarize those experiences to develop your own S.T.O.R.Y: your Strengths, how you get things done using your unique gifts; your Topics, what you want to work with; your Optimal conditions for motivating you to effectively accomplish the tasks; your Relationships, the roles and relationships to others you seek in the tasks; and Yes! the moments that you feel the joyous affirmation that you are fulfilling the purpose for which you were designed (your "sweet spot"). The Guide is filled with good examples of people's stories and good ideas for how to implement the process in your own life. It also includes a study guide for those who would like to study the book in more depth, either individually or in a group discussion.

This book can be an excellent tool for career coaches to use with clients who want to include a spiritual perspective in their career exploration and planning. It is well written with many interesting examples of people who found their sweet spot and accomplished their unique purposes in life. It will challenge and inspire, as well as give hope to those who have lost perspective.

Reviewed by Joyce Shoop

[Author Affiliation]

Joyce Shoop, Career Action Associates, 8350 Meadow Road #272, Dallas, TX 75231, 214-378-8350, joyshoop@sbcglobal.net

With Lin's emergence, Knicks games added in Asia

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Lin is making the New York Knicks must-see TV in Asia.

The NBA says on Thursday its Asian TV partners have added Knicks games to their broadcast schedules following the emergence of Lin, the first American-Taiwanese NBA player.

Sina in China will show Friday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers, while stations in Taiwan will televise five Knicks games this month. ESPN Philippines also added the Feb. 17 New Orleans Hornets game in New York.

Lin, an undrafted guard from Harvard University, has led the Knicks to three straight wins, scoring more than 20 points in each game.

Ironically, his performances are missed by many in New York. A dispute between Time Warner Cable and MSG Network is keeping the Knicks off that system.

Skins place high hopes on Marshall

WASHINGTON Coach Joe Gibbs says he doesn't expect WilberMarshall to play like Superman this season for the WashingtonRedskins, despite the $6 million, five-year free agent contractawarded to the two-time all-pro linebacker.

"We don't expect Superman, but we'd take Batman," Gibbs said."We're expecting him to be awful good."

It's safe to say the Redskins have high expectations forMarshall after making him the highest paid defensive player in NFLhistory, luring him from the Chicago Bears as a free agent.

"If he plays just the way he did against us when he was with theBears, he'll fit in real well," Gibbs added.

Marshall is also setting lofty goals for himself.

"I want to be the best linebacker in the league and, hopefully,the best defensive player in the league before I get out of thisgame," Marshall said. "Obviously, I'm going to be here the next fiveyears, so this is the place to do it."

The Super Bowl champions hope Marshall can provide them with adominant defensive player in the mold of Lawrence Taylor of the NewYork Giants, although Marshall's role likely will be more restrictedthan Taylor's free-wheeling style.

Marshall, a rare package of speed, power and intensity, hasearned his way into the NFL's corps of elite linebackers in his fourNFL seasons, earning Pro Bowl berths the last two seasons with theBears and helping Chicago to its triumph in Super Bowl XX. Now theRedskins are waiting to see how quickly Marshall, 26, picks up theteam's defense and how well he meshes with his new teammates.

Marshall has been generally well received by the Redskinsplayers, despite some initial resentment over the size of hiscontract. Marshall, whose placid personality seems to fit in betterwith the low-key Redskins than with the high-strung Bears, has beenslow to develop friendships with his new teammates.

"I don't hang around a lot of guys. I don't go out drinking ordoing all that stuff with them. I don't care to do all that stuff,"Marshall said. "That's just the way I am. I just kind of cool outand do my own thing. When it's time to play, time to be with theguys, I'm there for them and they're there for me. That's how itshould be.

"I'm a quiet person, anyway, so I just do my job and that's goodenough for me," Marshall added. "I get my job done, go home and rest,listen to a little jazz and take it easy."

It's a lot easier to take it easy under Gibbs and the Redskinsthan under Coach Mike Ditka with the Bears. Gibbs consciously triesto avoid any public airing of differences within the team, whileDitka thrives on trying to rile up his team with comments to the press.

Marshall said he is happy to be away from that kind ofenvironment.

"This is nothing like the Bears," Marshall said. "They try tomake stories during the week - somebody says something or somebodydoes something really wild, like (quarterback Jim) McMahon. Everyonehere is pretty low key and trying to get it together."

Marshall said he was not close to Ditka, the fiery coach andHall of Fame tight end.

"I never talked to him. He was busy fighting with McMahon.Those guys stayed together, fighting with each other all the time,"Marshall said. "I played my heart out for the Bears and never saidanything. But to keep the players sharp after I left, he'd say,`Wilber ain't so-and-so. He didn't want to play for the Bears.' It'sjust the way Ditka is. He'd just make up a lot of stuff. He's acharacter."

Marshall said he was comfortable with the Bears, but couldn'tpass up the kind of money the Redskins offered.

After he signed Washington's $6 million, five-year offer sheetin March, the Bears refused to match the offer, making Marshall thefirst player in 11 years to change teams as a free agent under theNFL's restrictive free agency policy.

The Redskins surrendered first round draft choices in 1988 and1989 to the Bears as compensation for signing Marshall.

"I'm thinking about my future. My future, just like everyoneelse's, is in the money you make," Marshall said.

"I don't think anyone could ever have imagined that this couldhave happened. I just play as hard as I can and I guess that's myreward for just hustling and trying to be the best outside linebackerthere is. "As long as you bust your rear end and play as hard asyou can, good things will happen for you," he said.