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Dave Stockton, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, filled out the 12-man team yesterday with his two wild-card selections. Chip Beck, had been considered a given. But 48-year-old Ray Floyd came as a surprise. Floyd, who served as non-playing captain two years ago, was chosen over veterans Tom Watson and Tom Kite. "It's the only part of the job I have not liked at all," said Stockton, via a conference call. "I think he's the best putter of the three. I tried to look at everybody honestly.

Radical's latest offering is quite a wild "Ryde. " Indeed, "Ryder on the Storm" is the type of book that changes direction constantly and has more layers than an onion. Just when you feel you have the story and players figured out, everything gets turned upside down. Indeed, the first issue has a whopping 52 pages of story and writer David Hine expertly makes use of every one of them. The result is a horror story worthy of Steve Niles , a crime story worthy of Christos Gage and dialogue worthy of Brian Michael Bendis . There is also a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a riddle.

IU International of Philadelphia yesterday reported it had completed the sale of its Ryder/PIE trucking unit to Chicago investors, a move analysts described a good one for the loss-ridden firm. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. IU said the sale would reduce fourth- quarter revenues by $110 million. Ryder/PIE, the nation's fourth largest trucking company, accounted for about one-third of IU's yearly revenue, but generated lossed exceeding $90 million during the past two years.

When Edward Ryder was released from prison 3 1/2 years ago, the singer-trumpeter figured that by now he would be tasting the sweet life. He would have found a steady job. Maybe he would have cut an album. Maybe reveled in fame and comfort. Unrealistic dreams, perhaps. But if Ryder fantasized in rainbows, it was for spending half a lifetime in dungeons - 20 years for a murder he and others say he did not commit. As things turned out, Ryder's life in North Philadelphia has been a patchwork of part-time, low-level jobs.

It was a matter of money, pure and simple, that led investigators to the suspect in the World Trade Center bombing. Mohammed A. Salameh wasn't willing to walk away from the $400 security deposit on the rented Ryder van allegedly used in the bombing on Friday. The 26-year-old suspect kept telling the rental agency here that the van had been stolen, and he returned repeatedly to ask for the money. Yesterday morning, when he came back for a third time to haggle over the deposit, undercover FBI agents were waiting.

For Henry Ryder, the beginning and middle are just as fun as the end. Each spring for more than 25 years, the economics professor at Gloucester County College has overseen the start of the planting season at the college's community gardening site in Sewell, and he has been there until the last vegetables are harvested late in the fall. To an economist, the plots, which are rented to anyone wishing one, make a heck of a lot of dollar sense. After all, Ryder said: "Where else can you get 600 square feet to plant whatever you want for $20?"

Haverford High had more than just pride at stake as it took the field against Strath Haven Saturday in a Central League showdown. The Fords, coming off a 27-0 loss to Springfield the previous week, were looking to show their true form. It also was homecoming for Strath Haven, an occurrence not lost on Haverford's two-way standout Mike Rodgers. "You don't know how great it was that it was their homecoming," Rodgers said. "It's always great to ruin a homecoming. " Haverford High succeeded in spoiling the event for Strath Haven, with the Fords rebounding from an 8-0 first-quarter deficit to score 37 straight points for a 37-15 victory over the Panthers.

Britain's 99-year-old Queen Mother was unable to attend the annual Remembrance Sunday service in London yesterday in honor of Britain's war dead because of a chill. Not to worry. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said it was nothing serious and "at 99, I think she can be forgiven. " The mother of Queen Elizabeth usually stands on a balcony overlooking Whitehall on Remembrance Sunday to watch the laying of wreaths at the Cenotaph memorial and the procession by former military veterans.

If you have read the financial news pages casually in recent years, you might think that not much was left of IU International Corp. by now. After all, this is the big Philadelphia-based conglomerate that since 1979 has sold or spun off to shareholders no fewer than eight major subsidiaries. Even though it still uses the initials IU, which once stood for International Utilities, it no longer owns any utilities. Neither does it own the mining and shipping companies that were mainstays of its business, nor does it have Ryder/P-I-E, once the largest of its numerous trucking subsidiaries.

'Maestro, what's going on?" someone asks Walter Garber - looking a lot like Denzel Washington as he casts a puzzled gaze at the giant computerized board in New York's Rail Center headquarters, its lights indicating a Lexington Avenue train stopped on the tracks. What's going on? Try a remake of The Taking of Pelham 123, the 1974 hostage drama in which a band of bad guys with funny mustaches take control of a subway car, terrorizing its passengers and giving the city a mere 60 minutes to deliver a ransom.

Michael Ryder scored twice, Adam Burish had the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the surprising Dallas Stars beat the host Washington Capitals , 5-2, Tuesday night to snap the Capitals' six-game home winning streak. Kari Lehtonen stopped 30 shots for the Stars, who have won four straight and own the best record in the NHL (11-3-0). Burish put Dallas ahead to stay at 34 seconds of the third period, and Jamie Benn and Eric Nystrom scored in a 32-second span to make it 5-2 with 11 minutes, 55 seconds left.

Radical's latest offering is quite a wild "Ryde. " Indeed, "Ryder on the Storm" is the type of book that changes direction constantly and has more layers than an onion. Just when you feel you have the story and players figured out, everything gets turned upside down. Indeed, the first issue has a whopping 52 pages of story and writer David Hine expertly makes use of every one of them. The result is a horror story worthy of Steve Niles , a crime story worthy of Christos Gage and dialogue worthy of Brian Michael Bendis . There is also a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a riddle.

What: 38th Ryder Cup matches When: Today through Sunday Where: The Twenty Ten Course at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, is the first golf course designed specifically for the Ryder Cup. The course combines nine new holes created by European Golf Design and nine renovated holes from the Wentwood Hills course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. Water comes into play on half of the holes. It plays 7,378 yards at par 71. Format: Four matches of fourballs (better ball)

WITH SO much else going on this weekend, it's easy to miss that the Ryder Cup starts tomorrow. Since it's a bigger deal in Europe than over here, one (non-Tiger) story line worth following is how Paddy Harrington fares. Euro captain Colin Montgomerie ruffled some knickers when he tabbed the veteran Harrington instead of guys like Justin Rose or Paul Casey. Harrington is a three-time major winner who hasn't done much lately while Rose has two PGA wins this season and Casey is ranked seventh in the world.

U.S. and European players have been banned from using Twitter and other social networking sites during the Ryder Cup. U.S. captain Corey Pavin and European counterpart Colin Montgomerie say there will be a ban in place this week to keep players focused on the three-day competition, which begins Friday at Celtic Manor in Cardiff, Wales. Montgomerie also told his players to avoid Facebook. Montgomerie said his decision was prompted by the incident involving England cricketer Kevin Pietersen , who was fined for tweeting a profane comment.

KOHLER, Wis. - Anthony Kim and Lucas Glover dropped out, at least for the time being. Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson, who needed something for his efforts, took their places. The eight automatic qualifiers for the U.S. Ryder Cup team that will try to defend its title at the biennial matches in Wales this October were finalized yesterday. Phil Mickelson and Hunter Mahan already knew they were in. They'll be joined by Jim Furyk, Steve Stricker, Jeff Overton and Matt Kuchar, as well as Watson and Johnson.

KOHLER, Wis. - It didn't take reporters long to get around to asking Corey Pavin yesterday about the Tiger Woods situation. Shocking. Jim Gray, of the Golf Channel, had reported that Pavin, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain, told him Woods would be one of his four captain's picks should the No. 1 player in the world not earn one of the eight automatic berths on the team that will take on the Europeans in early October in Wales. Well, upon further review . . . "Let's straighten this out right now," Pavin said.

Norman Ryder, 86, a demographer who conducted a series of influential studies of U.S. birth trends and was on the faculty of Princeton University for 18 years, died June 30 of a brain hemorrhage in Princeton. The university announced the death Monday. With Princeton sociologist Charles Westoff, Mr. Ryder codirected the National Fertility Studies examining U.S. birthrates. They showed that a drop in unplanned births accounted for nearly the entire decline in U.S. fertility after the post-World War II baby boom.

Lee Westwood took some money off Ian Poulter earlier this week during a practice round prior to the Masters. On Saturday, the two friends from England again will play together for a chance at significantly higher stakes the next day, like a green jacket. Westwood and Poulter, both of whom are listed in the top 10 of the World Golf Rankings, fired two of the best rounds in Friday's second round and found themselves tied at the top with scores of 8-under-par 136 at the halfway point.