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Ike halts UPS service in some costal areas

Neither rain nor snow nor wind -- no, wait, that's the wrong one. Ahead of powerful Hurricane Ike, likely to land on the Texas coast this weekend, UPS has closed several of its facilities around Beaumont, Ga...
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Party of Five: Indie rockers Eisley keep it all in the Family

One might assume that the members of indie quintet Eisley are given a hero's welcome when they return to their suburban hometown of Tyler, Texas between touring. After all, the group (four siblings and their cousin) has toured with the likes of Coldplay and Snow Patrol, earned critical acclaim for their sophomore effort, last year's "Combinations," and had a song from the record featured on MTV juggernaut "The Hills" - all while most of them were still in or barely out of their teens. Well, not so much, according to singer/guitarist Sherri DuPree, who chatted with Blast from a recent tour stop in Hoboken, N.J. [...]