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Infant injured when policeman began to chase speeder By DISPATCH STAFF

OXFORD — The N.C. Highway Patrol plans to speak Monday with Granville County District Attorney Sam Currin’s office about whether charges should be filed as a result of wreck in which a 5-month-old boy was injured as a result of an Oxford police officer attempting to pull over another, speeding vehicle. Television station WRAL reported that the officer, Donald Colbert, 37, was sitting in a Dodge Charger on the right shoulder of U.S. 158/Oxford Loop near Salem Road, facing east and patrolling at approximately 10:30 a.m. Thursday. A westbound, speeding vehicle passed by and Colbert pulled out onto the two-lane highway. The Charger was sidePlease see OFFICER, page 3A

Index Our Hometown . . . . . 2A Business & Farm. . . . 5A Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . 8A Sports. . . . . . . . . . 1-6B Showcase. . . . . . . . . 1C Celebrate. . . . . . . . 3-4C Books & Leisure . . . . 5C Light Side . . . . . . . 6-7C A to Z Kids. . . . . . . . . 8C Real Estate . . . . . . 1-2D Classifieds. . . . . . . 3-4D

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Pam Thornton points out the present day location of the old Jefferson & Myers Box Company, circa 1940s. The company was located just north of the old Brantwood Hospital and was bordered by what is now U.S. 15 and the Loop Road. The Granville County Historical Society Museums are presenting “Glimpses of Granville” with rare photographs and artifacts donated by Granville County citizens that describe the lives of ancestors from the 1700s through the present.

Presenting a look at the county’s past By WILLIAM F. WEST Daily Dispatch Writer

OXFORD — Artifacts, memorabilia and reprints of snapshots of Granville County’s past fill the inside of Harris Hall, taking visitors back to days gone by, from before the Civil War to when the horseless carriage was new to Oxford streets to when scores of persons lined Oxford’s sidewalks to see a parade. The collection is on display as an exhibit titled “Glimpses of Granville,” which is a creation of County Historical Society Museums Director Pam Thornton. A rendition of Barbara Streisand’s “The Way We Were” can be heard playing in the background. The exhibit, which opened in October, continues through February at the hall, which is off Williamsboro Street and behind the county courthouse. “Oh, I just love Granville County history,” said James Currin Jr., of the Grassy Creek community. “And there’s a lot of it in here, some that I didn’t know about, and I’m 69.” Currin worked 45 years at what was the

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Deaths Henderson Ola Mae Brame, 83 Manson John Russell, 70 Oxford Calvin T. Downey, 72 Willie M. Dunkin Margaret N. Nance, 84 Warrenton Patsy J.K. O’Neal, 64

Obituaries, 4A

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Early 20th Century tricycle given to Jack Campbell of Bullock as a child by his parents, Arthur and Keturah Hicks. This tricycle was given to the Granville County Historical Society Museums in memory of Jack by his daughter, Martha Campbell.

Census hiring for spring jobs Deputy takes Temporary slots available in Vance, Granville and Warren By DAVID IRVINE Daily Dispatch Writer

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Burlington Industries Clarksville, Va., textile plant and also was a farmer. Peter Tocci, originally a Bostonian, has lived in Granville County since 1986 and is the chief anesthetist at Granville Medical Center. Tocci was first attracted to Oxford in 1970, when he stopped and bought a soda en route back to Camp Lejeune, where he was a Navy medic. Tocci, as he looked at the reprints of the pictures in Harris Hall, took particular interest in the one of the former Granville Hotel in central Creedmoor. The picture was taken in the 1920s. “I just love the way it is. It has a buggy. It has a car. It has people. It has a horse. It has just about everything here,” Tocci said. Thornton said she got the idea for the exhibit from author and Roxboro native Dawn Shamp, who gave a presentation as part of the museums’ Summer Sensations Program. The purpose of the program is to offer presen-

The U.S. Government is looking for people to work on the 2010 Census this spring. A number of temporary jobs will be available in Granville, Vance and Warren counties. The exact number will depend on the response to the Census questionnaire that will be mailed to residents in the spring. To apply for a job as a census taker, call the toll-free number: (866) 861-2010. The pay for census takers in the three-county area will be $16.25 per hour. The work schedule typically includes anywhere from 20 to 40 hours a week. Some weekend and evening work will be required. To qualify to be a census taker, you must: • Be a U.S. citizen or a legal

permanent resident with an appropriate work visa. • Be 18 years old. • Have a valid Social Security number. • Have a valid driver’s license. • Pass a written test of basic skills. • Pass a background check. • Commit to four days of training, for which you will be paid. Males born after Dec. 31, 1959, must be registered with Selective Service. All census takers must be able to speak English, but people who have bilingual skills are needed. If you speak a language in addition to English, you are encouraged to apply. The employment test consists of 28 multiple-choice questions designed to measure clerical, reading, number and organizational skills and the ability to interpret information. The test

will be offered at a number of sites in the three-county area. When you apply, you will be given an appointment time and directed to a specific site. An appointment is required. Regular testing sites are located at: • Employment Security Commission, Oxford. • Cooperative Extension, Oxford. • Vance-Granville Community College south campus, Creedmoor. • Employment Security Commission, Henderson. • Kittrell Job Corps, Kittrell. • Warren County Board of Elections, Warrenton. • Warren County Memorial Library, Warrenton. • Norlina Public Library. Other sites may be added to Please see CENSUS, page 3A

Crisco’s place at banquet From STAFF REPORTS

State Commerce Secretary Keith Crisco will not be speaking at the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet. Chamber officials cited an unspecified conflict as the reason and said Deputy Commerce Secretary Dale Carroll will speak in Crisco’s place. The banquet is set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Vance-Granville Community College Civic Center, which is off the Interstate 85/ Poplar Creek Road interchange. Tickets are now available by e-mail, by phoning (252) 438-8414 or by returning the reply card Please see BANQUET, page 4A

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OFFICER, from page one swiped by an eastbound 1997 Buick driven by Elham Meglaa, 28, of Oxford, with the right front of the Buick hitting the Charger’s left front tire, the Highway Patrol was quoted as saying. Meglaa’s 5-month-old son, Patrick Lamiy, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, the patrol said. The infant was in a child seat in the front passenger seat and the airbags in Meglaa’s car deployed, the patrol said. The patrol said that Meglaa was shaken up and had cuts on her hand and that the officer was unharmed. The patrol said heavy fog contributed to the cause of the wreck. The patrol said Colbert turned on the siren and blue lights before turning onto the highway. Send comments to news@ hendersondispatch.com.

CENSUS, from page one accommodate demand. Durham Census Office Manager Yvonne Sanks said the Census is hiring local people. They will work in their home county and as close to their own residence as possible because “they know the area,” she said. The Census, which is conducted every 10 years, determines the number of U.S. representatives a state has. But its importance goes beyond that. The census also determines how federal funds are spent, potentially affecting local development and improvement of roads, parks, infrastructure and other public services. Contact the writer at dirvine@ hendersondispatch.com.

California pastor calls donations ‘history-making’ LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — Evangelical pastor Rick Warren calls the response to his appeal for donations to his Orange County megachurch “history-making.” In a New Year’s posting on the Saddleback Church Web site Friday, Warren said parishioners called in and dropped off contributions in droves. Warren didn’t specify how much money was raised. He said he’ll talk about the response in a Sunday sermon called “The Miracle.” On Wednesday Warren asked parisioners to help fill a $900,000 deficit by the first of the year. Warren is the author of numerous books, including the best-selling “The Purpose Driven Life.” He founded Saddleback Church in 1980 in Lake Forest, about 65 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

James Dobson to host new radio show with son COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Focus on the Family founder James Dobson says he will host a new daily radio show with his son Ryan in 2010. Dobson announced the new show, to be called “James Dobson on the Family,” on his Facebook page. Dobson earlier said he planned to leave Focus on the Family and its flagship radio broadcast at the end of February. He says his new show, which will air in March, will cover many of the same topics, including marriage, child-rearing

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Motorized bar stool in Ohio DUI case still unsold NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — Officials in Ohio will have to try again to sell a motorized bar stool from an unusual drunken driving case. The child support agency in central Ohio’s Licking County says the winning bidder in an eBay auction did not come through with payment for the bar stool crashed by Kile Wygle in March. Wygle was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. The county wants to sell the contraption to pay child support owed by Wygle. A high bid of $1,125 was reached in the eBay auction that ended Dec. 13. Because the online auction didn’t work, child support agency director Elizabeth Winegar says

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Police: Driver passes out, meth lab in back seat MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a driver passed out in his car at a Tennessee gas station while a batch of methamphetamine was cooking in the back seat. An employee at the gas station in Murfreesboro, about 30 miles southeast of Nashville, called police because the car was sitting at the pump for about an hour on New Year’s Day. Police say a chemical process to make the drug was in progress. Some meth-making ingredients can be explosive. Murfreesboro Assistant Fire Chief Allen Swader told The Daily News Journal that gas pumps were shut off as a precaution. Thirty-one-year-old Nathan E. Beasley is being held on a $15,000 bond on charges of driving under the influence, driving on a suspended license, reckless endangerment and manufacturing meth.

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Deaths Ola Mae Brame HENDERSON — Ola Mae Brame, 83, of 296 Spring Valley Road died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, in Britthaven of Henderson. She was born in Vance County and was the daughter of the late Monroe and Lucy Spruill Brame. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Nutbush Baptist Church by the Rev. Opie Terrell. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. There are no immediate survivors. Friends will be received at the residence of Mildred Jones, 124 Warrenton Road. Arrangements are by Davis-Royster Funeral Service.

Calvin T. Downey OXFORD — Calvin Thomas Downey, 72, of 213 Mimosa St. died Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, at his home. He was the son of the late Cavaster Downey and Nannie Mae Smith Downey. He was a member of the New Jonathan Creek Baptist Church where served as a chairman of the trustee board and member of the Male Chorus. He sang with several gospel groups and was currently a member of the Spiritual Entertainers. He was a former employee of Bandag Inc. Survivors include his wife, Veola M. Downey; a daughter, Angelia D. Downey of Oxford; four sisters, Frances Robinson, Connie Graham and Geraldine Boynton, all of Asbury Park, N.J., and Novice Twine of Oxford; three brothers, James Downey of Asbury Park, N.J., and Steven Downey and Cavaster Downey, both of Oxford.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Betts and Son Chapel by Bishop Carland Mayes and the Rev. Leroy S. Anderson Jr. Burial will follow in the New Jonathan Creek Church cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Betts and Son Funeral Home Inc. in Oxford.

Willie M. Dunkin OXFORD — Willie M. Dunkin of 405 Sycamore St. died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, at his home Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Betts and Son Funeral Home Inc. in Oxford.

Margaret N. Nance OXFORD — Margaret Norman Nance, 84, of 954 Grassy Creek Road died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at Universal Health Care. A native of Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Dexter Lee and Bettie Mays Nance. She was of the Baptist faith and retired from Burlington Mills after 45 years of service. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Eakes Funeral Chapel in Oxford by the Rev. Johnnie Armstrong. Burial will be in Granville Memorial Park. Surviving are a son, Melvin A. Nance of Bullock; a sister, Bessie Urbantzx of Calumet City, Ill.; a brother, Dexter Nance of Henderson; four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandchild, Brian Lane Nance. Visitation will be today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Eakes Funeral Home in Oxford and at other times at 3615 Harry Davis Road, Bullock.

Woman killed standing on highway JACKSONVILLE (AP) — Authorities are trying to figure out why a woman was killed standing on one of the main highways along North Carolina’s coast. Troopers told The Daily News of Jacksonville that Caroline Cromer was found dead around 10 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 17 in Holly Ridge. Her mother says she was visiting friends in the area. Authorities say several motorists called police to say they saw a woman standing in the northbound lanes of the four-lane highway before Cromer’s body was found. Troopers have ruled the

incident a hit-and-run and are trying to find the vehicle that struck the woman and figure out why she was standing in the road on New Year’s Eve. They are waiting for toxicology reports.

Patsy J.K. O’Neal WARRENTON — Patsy Jane King O’Neal, 64, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. O’Neal was a Warren County native, born to the late James Petus King and Ethel Mae Allen King. She was also preceded in death by a son, Joseph Wayne O’Neal. She was a member of the Warrenton Church of God. The Rev. Gary Bateman will conduct graveside services at 2 p.m. Monday at Fairview Cemetery. Surviving are her husband, James E. O’Neal; a son, Greg Allen O’Neal of the home; and a sister, Elizabeth Ann Greenway of Epsom. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the residence. Arrangements are by Blaylock Funeral Home.

John Russell MANSON — John Russell, 70, of Manson died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at Guardian Care of Henderson. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service Chapel in Warrenton. The Rev. Charlie Leath will officiate, and burial will follow at Burchette Chapel United Church of Christ in Manson. Survivors include three daughters, Rhuenette Nicholas of the home, Phyllis A. Faulkner of Charlotte and Mildred R. Davis of Henderson; two sons, Donald Russell of Henderson and John G. Russell of Fayetteville; his mother, Ada H. Russell of Manson, 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jessie Annette and Sally Russell, both of Manson; and a brother, Larry Russell of Manson. The body will be on view today from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Boyd’s Funeral Service in Warrenton.

Mom, son saved when car plunges into icy N.C. river By MIKE McWILLIAMS Asheville Citizen-Times

ASHEVILLE — Amanda Burnett has had a recent streak of bad luck behind the wheel. Hours after she picked up her 1999 Buick Century from the mechanic, crews were fishing it out of the French Broad River. Burnett said she swerved to avoid an oncoming car, causing her to lose control and send her car into the river with her and her 13-year-old son inside. About five people who saw the wreck stopped to help. The Good Samaritans were able to free Burnett and her son, Adam Wolfe, as icy water started to fill the car. “Just about everybody got out to try to help,” Burnett said, adding that

she wasn’t able to get any of her rescuers’ names. “I would like to thank them all from the bottom of my heart. I wish I did catch their names.” Burnett said she was driving south on Brevard Road to her Arden home about 5 p.m. Thursday when an oncoming car crossed the centerline. Burnett said she swerved to avoid the car, hit some gravel going into a curve and lost control of her car. The car crossed both lanes of traffic, struck a tree and traveled down an embankment into the French Broad River near Sandy Bottoms. “I didn’t expect to lose control,” she said. “It was very scary.” Burnett suffered a cut to her left wrist, and her son suffered a scrape on

his head and a bruise on his chest from the seatbelt. The car Burnett swerved to avoid did not stop. Burnett said it looked like a silver Subaru. Crews used a wrecker to pull Burnett’s car out of the river. The car was just repaired following a wreck Burnett had on Christmas when she hit a patch of black ice and spun the car out. She doesn’t have another car, but said she would rely on family to help get her around until she either gets her Buick fixed or gets another car. “I just got the car back three hours ago,” Burnett said, as she watched crews use a wrecker to pull her car from the river. “But such is life. At least we’re OK.” The N.C. Highway Patrol is investigating.

Apartment fire kills one, injures four BANQUET, from WILMINGTON (AP) — in the fire. page one One person has died and four others were injured in an early morning fire at a North Carolina apartment complex. Multiple media outlets report the fire began around 3 a.m. Saturday at the Cypress Pointe Apartment Homes in Wilmington. The fire destroyed four apartments and damaged all 16 units in the building. It took firefighters 30 minutes to get the blaze under control. More than a dozen people spilled into the parking lot, most in pajamas in the freezing cold. Authorities say 23-yearold Rory Michaelson died

She graduated in December with a degree in special education from nearby University of North Carolina Wilmington. Fire officials say they are trying to determine the cause of the blaze, but don’t think it was intentionally set.

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HENDERSON POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Tyrone Yancey, 28, of 815 Beckford Drive was arrested Dec. 29. Misdemeanor driving while license revoked. Misdemeanor speeding to elude. Misdemeanor resist/delay/obstruct. Secured bond was set at $1,500. Court date Feb. 23. • Madison Richardson, 33, of 243 Swain St. was served Dec. 30 with a criminal summons. Misdemeanor fail to return rental property. No bond. Court date Jan. 25. • Angela Raymond, 49, of 1307 Roanoke Ave. was served Dec. 30 with a criminal summons. Misdemeanor worthless check, 3 counts. No bond. Court date Jan. 26. • Frederick Wiggins, 20, of 612 Park Ave. was arrested Dec. 30. Misdemeanor shoplifting/ concealing goods. Misdemeanor first degree trespassing. Unsecured bond was set at $1,000. Court date Feb. 15. • Dominic Obery, 18, of 149 Shank St. was arrested Dec. 30. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Unsecured bond was set at $300. Court date Jan. 25. • Angie Obery, 19, of 149 Shank St. was arrested Dec. 30. Misdemeanor communicating threats. Unsecured bond was set at $300. Court date Jan. 25. • Pamela Obery, 37, of 149 Shank St. was arrested Dec. 30. Misdemeanor communicating

threats, 2 counts. Unsecured bond was set at $500. Court date Jan. 25. • Charles D. Nelson, 58, of 713 N. Williams St. was served Dec. 30 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor worthless check, 3 counts. Secured bond was set at $500. Feb. 15. • Pasha Williams, 33, of 715 E. Andrews Ave. was served Dec. 30 with a criminal summons. Misdemeanor injury to personal property. No bond listed. Court date Jan. 19.

Larceny • Walmart, 200 N. Cooper Drive, reported Dec. 30 the theft of 3 Ninento Wii controllers valued at $100 and a pack of Charmin toilet paper valued at $5. • Alvin Whitley, 27, of 560 Wayview Road reported Dec. 30 the theft from the residence of the following items and their values: 42-inch LG flat screen TV, $1,900; Sony X-Box 360, $300; X-Box games, $325; pair of Reebok shoes, $35.55; and cash, $100. Damage to a side door and glass estimated at $250. • Mark Turner, 45, of 346 N. Clark St. reported Dec. 30 the theft from the residence of $400 and a 32-inch Emerson flat screen TV valued at $300. Damage to a door and frame estimated at $300.

GRANVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Arrests • McNeilton McCoy Anderson, 26, of 800 E. C St., Lot 72, Butner, was booked Dec. 18. Order for arrest. Bond was set at $1,500. Anderson was later booked the same day on an order for arrest. Bond was set at $500. • Fred Edison Burney, 19, of 3617 Seven Winds Road, Stem, was booked Dec. 18. Felony receiving stolen goods. No bond was set. • Penny Deniece May, 49, of 1208 Hamlin Road, Durham, was booked Dec. 19. Order for arrest. Bond was set at $2,000. • Daniel L. Compel, 62, of 3664 Tavern Way, Triangle, Va., was booked Dec. 20. Misdemeanor trespassing. Bond was

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for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of failure to comply with child support. Secured bond was set at $1,500. Court date Jan. 13. • Maria Martinez Hernandez of 1248 Walters St. was arrested Dec. 30. Misdemeanor failure to appear on charges of no operator’s license and cancelled/revoked/suspended certificate/tag. Secured bond was set at $1,000. Court date Jan. 26. • Morris Alonzo Lawrence, 51, of 2340 Tungsten Mine Road, Bullock, was served Dec. 30 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear on charges of driving while impaired and driving while license revoked. Secured bond was set at $1,000. Court date Feb. 8. • Brenda Erendida Arias, 17, of 2754 S. Cokesbury Road was served Dec. 30 with an order for arrest. Misdemeanor failure to appear on a charge of no operator’s license. Secured bond was set at $1,000. Court date Jan. 19.

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Bologna, PBJ sandwiches turn jail menu bland MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — Taking a bite out of crime has never been so bland at a southeast Michigan jail. Failing freezers have forced Macomb County Jail inmates to forgo warm meals in favor of an endless stream of bologna and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Sheriff’s officials said Wednesday that mold was spotted last month in the

jail’s 50-year-old freezers. But with no money for replacements, the sandwich diets may continue through early next year. The Detroit Free Press reports that county officials warned commissioners as early as 2005 that the freezers needed to be replaced. Officials next month plan to ask commissioners for emergency funds to buy new refrigerators.

Poker player killed after men barge in home ROCKY MOUNT (AP) — Authorities say a North Carolina man playing poker was killed by someone who forced his way into a home after knocking on the door. Investigators told WRALTV that 35-year-old Vernon Foster was fatally shot by two men who barged in after he opened the door at the house in Rocky Mount

around 11 p.m. Friday. Police say Foster’s pokerplaying partner, 22-year-old Brian Edwards ran to a home across the street. The gunmen followed, shooting Edwards and a 61-year-old man in the other home. They remain hospitalized. Police have made no arrests and are trying to determine a motive.

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HONOLULU — An alQaida affiliate in Yemen apparently ordered the Christmas Day plot against a U.S. airliner, training and arming the 23-year-old Nigerian man accused in the failed bombing, President Barack Obama said Saturday. “This is not the first time this group has targeted us,” Obama said, reporting on some of the findings of an administration review into how intelligence agencies failed to prevent Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab from boarding Detroit-bound Northwest Flight 253. In his most direct public language to date, Obama described the path through Yemen of Abdulmutallab. The U.S. plans to more than double it its counterterrorism aid to the impoverished, fragmented Arab nation in the coming year to support Yemen’s campaign against al-Qaida. Obama’s homeland security team has been piecing together just how Abdulmutallab was able to get on the plane. Officials have described flaws in the system and by those executing the strategy and have delivered a preliminary assessment. The failed attempt against the plane “is the starkest of reminders of the insidious terrorist threats we face,” said Michael Leiter, director of the National Counterterrorism Center. “We know with absolute certainty that al-Qaida and those who support its ideology continue to refine their methods to test our defenses and pursue an attack on the homeland,” he said. The center, part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, draws experts from the CIA, FBI, Pentagon and other agencies who try to ensure that clues about potential attacks are not missed. A senior administration official had said the United

Council spokesman Mike Hammer says Iran has no reason to reject the proposal to swap most of its enriched uranium for nuclear fuel. Iran insists its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes, such as electric-

ity production, and says it has no intention of making a bomb. Hammer said Saturday that the West’s approach offers a way to fulfill Iran’s request for fuel and has the support of other countries.

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This image taken from an undated video posted Jan. 23, 2009, on a militant-leaning Web site and provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows Said Ali al-Shihri. A U.S. counterterror official confirmed Friday that Said Ali al-Shihri, who was jailed in Guantanamo for six years after his capture in Pakistan, and released by the U.S. in 2007 to the Saudi government for rehabilitation, has resurfaced as a leader of a Yemeni branch of al-Qaida. States was increasingly confident there was a link between Abdulmutallab and an al-Qaida affiliate, but Obama’s statement was the strongest connection between the two. “We know that he traveled to Yemen, a country grappling with crushing poverty and deadly insurgencies. It appears that he joined an affiliate of al-Qaida, and that this group — al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula — trained him, equipped him with those explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed for America,” the president said in his weekly radio and Internet address. Officials have said Abdulmutallab’s father warned the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria that his son had drifted into extremism in the al-Qaida hotbed of Yemen. Abdulmutallab’s threat was only partially digested by the U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jeanette Scola Trapani, one of the oldest survivors of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, has died at age 107. Dolores Legge says her mother had been suffering from pneumonia and passed away at her home

in El Dorado Hills on Monday. She says Trapani had clear memories of the disaster, including the terrible smell of the smoke from the burning city, even though she was only four years old at the time. Trapani was born on

security apparatus and not linked with a visa history showing the young man could fly to the United States. Obama has ordered a thorough look at the shortcomings that permitted the plot, which failed not because of U.S. actions but because the would-be attacker was unable to ignite an explosive device. He has summoned homeland security officials to meet with him in the White House Situation Room on Tuesday. Intelligence officials prepared for what was shaping up to be uncomfortable hearings before Congress about miscommunication among anti-terror agencies and sweeping changes expected under Obama’s watch. The president has been vocal in his criticism of the agencies and against extremists who would harm the United States.

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Plenty of good news to go around From an 8-year-old girl donating her hair to Locks of Love to a Western Vance High School graduate who has turned her life around, good news wasn’t in short supply this past week. Here’s a quick look at a few of the good news headlines. • U.S. Army PFC Ashley Benson was back in town on Christmas leave after completing her military training. Benson, a 2009 Western Vance High School graduate, had some trouble early in her high school career, but found what she called a “family” at Western Vance. With the help of her teachers, Benson turned things around and even served as president of her senior class. She is now preparing for a possible deployment to Afghanistan. • Amber Faucette decided to have 20 inches of her hair cut after watching a program about St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Faucette donated her hair to Locks of Love, a Florida-based non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss. • All 235 ninth graders at Southern Vance High School are enrolled in the Freshman Academy, which aims to provide students with a smoother transition from middle school into high school in a smaller and more structured setting. The vast majority of the students are successfully completing their school work and scoring Cs or better for class averages. Almost 25 percent of the freshmen are scoring 90 percent or better on their work. At the end of the 2008-2009 school year, only two ninth graders dropped out of school. • All-Area teams were named in volleyball, soccer and football. Southern Vance’s Shauna Terry was named the All-Area Volleyball Player of the Year. J.F. Webb senior Toby Bellissimo earned the Player of the Year title in soccer; and Southern Vance quarterback James Harris was named the Football Player of the Year.

Quotable “After the blast, I heard cries, I saw dust, and I saw injured and dead bodies. See this rubble, see these destroyed homes? Everybody was happy before the explosion, but today we are mourning.” Mohammed Qayyum, 22, as he recounted how his younger brother was one of 88 people killed when a suicide bomber struck in his Pakistani neighborhood. “My grandchild did fine. It was scary. It was close. Really close. But we did it.” Kurt Westergaard after a Somali man wielding an ax and a knife broke into the home of the Danish artist whose 2006 cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban angered the Muslim world. “I don’t think there’s one thing wrong with the American health care system. I got no special treatment other than what anybody else that would have called 911 and had been brought in with the same kinds of symptoms.” Conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh after he was hospitalized in Hawaii with chest pains.

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Discourse on the ‘course’ EDITOR’S NOTE: This column was originally published Oct. 5, 1997. You have surely noticed that a big golf craze is sweeping the nation, as aging Baby Boomers discover the benefits of participating in a sport where the most physically demanding activity is ordering putters by mail. It has reached the point where, if you don’t play golf, your career can suffer. I know mine has. In my newspaper office, the two senior editors — let’s call them “Tom Shroder” and “Bill Rose” — regularly go off together during business hours to play golf. I’m sure that while they’re out on the “links” hitting “bogeys,” they discuss important business matters and formulate newspaper policies in conversations like this: TOM: Bill, before I attempt to “shank” this “birdie,” I’d like to know your “gut feeling” on the use of quotation marks in the newspaper. BILL: Tom, I feel they are overused. TOM: I agree. Let’s formulate a policy on that. BILL: And then let’s try on evening gowns. TOM: Yes! We’ll accessorize with brooches! I’m not saying “Tom” and “Bill” discuss exactly these topics. I’m merely saying that, because I don’t play golf, I don’t

know what they discuss, and so I’m “out of the loop.” Perhaps you’re “in the same boat.” Perhaps you would like to learn about golf, so that when your colleagues talk about it, you can join in and be Dave “one of the Barry persons.” Tribune Media That’s why Services today’s topic is Basic Questions About Golf, starting with the question that beginners ask most often: Q. Has anybody ever used a 9-iron to kill emus? A. Alert reader Marjorie Dishron sent me a fascinating column by Ron Henry Strait, outdoor writer for The San Antonio Express-News. The column concerns a man named Wes Linthicum, who heads an informal group called the Texas Christian Hunters Association, which each year feeds the homeless using donated meat. An area emu farmer offered to give the group a bunch of emus, which are very large, ostrichlike birds. The problem was that the birds were alive, and, as the old folk saying goes, “You can’t feed large ostrichlike

birds to the homeless if they (the birds) are walking around.” The members of the Texas Christian Hunters Association didn’t have guns with them and nobody wanted to strangle the emus manually. According to the column, the problem was solved when “someone recalled that emus have a tendency to closely examine an object that is dropped on the ground. That’s when Linthicum got out his 9-iron. . . .” I called Linthicum, and he told me, after some hemming and hawing, that although the story he had related to columnist Strait was essentially correct, the golf-club part was not 100 percent accurate in the sense of being true. Linthicum also made these points: (1) If you are ever offered a gift of live emus, you would be wise to turn it down, because “those things have feet like something out of ‘Jurassic Park’”; (2) If it gets printed in the newspaper that you dispatched emus with a 9-iron, even for a good cause, you’re going to hear from some extremely angry animal-rights people; and (3) If a person, for whatever reason, did have to dispatch an emu with a golfing implement, it would make more sense to use a wood than an iron. Speaking of “Jurassic Park,” another question often asked by beginning golfers is:

Q. What happens if a snake eats my balls? A. Don’t worry! The snake will be fine, provided that it gets proper medical care. I base this statement on an article from the Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News, written by Danielle Hollister and alertly sent in by Dave Barrows, headlined, SURGERY GETS SNAKE UP TO PAR. The story states that Sandy and Jeff Paul, who raise chickens, sometimes “put golf balls in their hens’ nests to encourage the hens to stay put and lay eggs.” One day, they noticed a 5-foot rat snake near their home with three distinct lumps in its middle and they realized that the snake had swallowed their golf balls. So they grabbed their 9-irons and. ... No, seriously, according to the Patriot-News article, the Pauls contacted a veterinarian, who successfully removed the golf balls. The snake, which the Pauls named “Spalding,” came through the operation OK and has been accepted in law school. No, I’m kidding about that last part. Those are a couple of your golf basics. Good luck out on the “links,” and be sure to say “hi” to my editors, “Tom” and “Bill,” who will be easy to spot because they get stuck in the sand traps with those high heels.

The devil’s work: A letter to Wormwood My dear Wormwood, Our work is never done, but now and then your activities up there come to my attention down here in the depths. This time heartiest congratulations are in order. I’m proud of you, nephew. You’ve been mentioned in dispatches, and I fully intend to put you in for promotion the next time your efficiency report is due. The killing of that Salvation Army major in little North Little Rock, Ark., by a couple of thugs apparently bent on robbing him would have advanced our cause even if it hadn’t so disheartened our enemies. For he was the kind of cheery soul who is always helping others and generally undermining our cause in the best — or, from our perspective, worst — way. “He was a big guy,” as one of his friends described him. “A big, old teddy-bear kind of guy.” That’s the worst combination we can come up against, as you well know. We covered it in Deviltry 101 — an early lecture on the dangers of a happy spirit. I trust you were paying attention, dear nephew. If not, there’ll be hell to pay. It’s one thing to show up some old sourpuss who’s always doing good in the most solemn, pompous, grudging way, complete with a long sermon on the faults of the undeserving poor. That’s no trick; that type is our best advertisement, for nothing makes evil more attractive than those who do good self-righteously, squeezing every nickel of self-promotion out of their meager gifts to charity. It’s the jolly Santa types that

really undermine us. Like this Philip Wise of the Salvation Army. Somebody who goes into tough neighborhoods, ministers to the needy, plays the tuba, loves sports and kids, and generally brings the Good News. Major Wise never stopped doing the Enemy’s work, and when he was gunned down in the presence of his three Paul children, Greenberg what a testament to Tribune Media the real, inServices escapable existence of Evil in the world. The major was just returning to the Army’s community center after dropping off a couple of bell-ringers at their homes on the last day of its annual kettle drive. That’ll show the skeptics that no good deed goes unpunished. Major Wise had done so many of them over his 15 years with the Salvation Army that we hated to see him coming with his beaming countenance. It wasn’t just his loss but the shocking nature of it, and the anger it set off, that was such a boon to our work up there. All the years of good he had done, all the troubled and hungry he’d offered succor and a second chance, all the desperate families he’d helped, all the hope he’d revived and the grace he’d shared ... all that was obscured for at least a day by the way he

died. Good work, Wormwood, or rather bad work. I can think of no greater compliment. These mortals forget. They may be so taken with the major’s loss and the circumstances surrounding it that they forget all the good Philip Wise did in his 40 years. His was a life all should celebrate and be thankful for. Instead, it was the fleeting shadow of evil that captured the headlines for a day. Damnable fine job, Wormwood. I’m proud of you. This is the kind of bad news our demonic fraternity thrives on, not the Good News the major spread. The news about the major’s death has spread through the whole state and will make us more cynics than we could ever hope to attract by just irony and wit, a couple of our favorite instruments. Of course those have to be handled with caution. For the other side has its wits, too, and they’re blessedly clever. (All the works of G.K. Chesterton should have been banned long ago; instead, we’ve found a far more effective way to handle him: Just ignore his books.) This time, Wormwood, old boy, you’ve pulled off a real coup. You’re a credit to all deviltry, and next time you get leave, we must have a cup of fire and brimstone to celebrate. Here’s the problem, nephew. And it hasn’t changed a bit since we were both imps. Weeping and wailing may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning. Did you see what the widow Wise, also a Salvation Army major, had to say at the funeral? “I believe I have peace today,” she told the mourners,

“because I know the work is not done here yet.” She said she’d continue to give “hope to the hopeless ... so, together, we will minister to this neighborhood.” These people are dangerous, Wormwood; they never tire of doing good. They are strong as lions, swifter than eagles to do His work, even when we deliver the most crushing of blows. We face a formidable foe, Wormwood, and sometimes I despair — which is the mood we must inculcate in our victims. They must come to believe resistance is useless. Instead, someone like Cindy Wise offers unkillable hope and even forgiveness: “I know that deep down I have to forgive them,” she said of the killers, “for taking my husband away from me, and that’s the way it has to be done — to forgive them and continue to pray for their salvation.” What’s a poor devil to do when faced with that kind of spirit, that kind of faith and determination? Just continue to do what you’ve been doing, dear Wormwood — plant doubt, sow cynicism, and surely we will be rewarded with more bad news, the kind that needs to be spread far and wide, accompanied by cries for blood and vengeance. Burn this letter, Wormwood, lest our confidences be leaked. It’s maddening the way some C. S. Lewis type is always sharing my correspondence with the curious. The mortals must never be given an inkling of what we have in store for them in exchange for their pitiable souls; they must be kept ignorant of even having souls.

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Many places that are no longer part of the local scene, such as the Hotel Granville in Creedmoor, are remembered at the “Glimpses of Granville” exhibit.

Oxford was once the scene of a “Hoover Cart” parade, which was held in protest of President Herbert Hoover in the midst of the Great Depression. Motorists lacking money to buy gasoline converted their vehicles into carts that could be pulled by a horse, a mule or an ox. Reprints of photographs of the parade are part of the “Glimpses of Granville” exhibit.

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A tough end, but a moral victory for ECU MEMPHIS, Tenn. — At first glance, it seems like another opportunity lost for Conference USA. An East Carolina Liberty Bowl win and C-USA lands its third win of the bowl season, giving the unheralded conference a respectable 3-3 bowl record. More importantly, the third win would have been earned by beating a solid SEC team, Arkansas. But for the second season in a row, ECU didn’t win. In fact, for the second season in a row, the Pirates flat-out choked and gave the game Kellen in Holtzman away Memphis. Dispatch In 2009, Sports Writer a late fumble cost ECU against Kentucky in a game in which the Pirates were in full control. The 2010 version of the Liberty Bowl was even tougher to swallow. Pirate kicker Ben Hartman had three chances to put his team in front — and he whiffed on all three, including a 39-yarder that could have been a walk-off winner. But the Pirate Nation need not sulk. Skip Holtz is leading the ECU football program in a direction it has never been in before. Holtz and Please see PIRATES, page 4B

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their regular-season finales. They finished with a mistakefilled game in which both teams had missed opportunities — each was stopped on fourth-andgoal from the 1, and Ole Miss missed two field goal attempts. McCluster was the obvious standout, the game’s offensive MVP for the second year in a row. He had 32 carries along with five catches for 45 yards. He leaves Ole Miss with 3,921 career all-purpose yards, second in school history behind Deuce McAllister’s 4,889. After becoming only Ole Miss’ fourth 1,000-yard rusher on his third carry of the game, McCluster surpassed 500 yards receiving on the final play of the first

WASHINGTON — Amid conflicting reports on what happened in the Washington Wizards locker room, the matter clearly goes beyond the team’s original statement about Gilbert Arenas storing unloaded guns in his locker. What began with the NBA looking into a possible violation of its own rules has turned into an investigation involving the U.S. Attorney’s Office and District of Columbia police. The implications are serious, Arenas with the legal system, the league and the Wizards in line to take possible action if the allegations prove true. “The situation involving an incident in the locker room is troubling to our family, our organization and our fans,” the family of late Wizards owner Abe Pollin said in a statement released Saturday night. “We know our fans Crittenton are frustrated and angry. The fact that guns were brought to the Verizon Center is dangerous and disappointing and showed extremely poor judgment.” Pollin died Nov. 24, and his family is running the team during the transition to a new ownership group. Pollin, who changed the team’s name from Bullets in the 1990s because of the violent connotation, had little tolerance for player misbehavior. “Guns have absolutely no place in a workplace environment and we will take further steps to ensure this never happens again,” the statement said. “While the police investigation proceeds, we are limited in what we can say, but we want our fans to know that we will not rest until this situation is resolved and has come to a satisfactory conclusion.” The Wizards said on Christmas Eve that Arenas stored unloaded firearms in a locked container in his locker, with no ammunition. Arenas said he wanted them out of the house after the birth of his latest child. Two officials within the league who have been briefed on the investigation gave further details to The Associated Press on Saturday. Both said the matter involves a dispute over card-playing gambling debts and a heated discussion between Arenas and another player. One of the officials added the dispute was between Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton and began during a card game on the team’s flight home from a West Coast road trip on Dec. 19. The official said Crittenton and Arenas continued their dispute in the locker room — where Arenas kept his guns — when the team reconvened to practice on Dec. 21. Neither official was told of Arenas and

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East Carolina defensive tackle Jay Ross lies on the field after East Carolina lost to Arkansas 20-17 in overtime at the Liberty Bowl Saturday in Memphis, Tenn.

Heartbreak in Memphis Missed field goals costly in Pirates’ OT loss to Arkansas By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Alex Tejada kicked the ball through the uprights, turned around and ran toward the opposite end of the field. His Arkansas teammates chased him all the way to the end zone amid a wild scene of celebration and relief. Tejada’s 37-yard field goal in overtime gave Arkansas a 20-17 win in the Liberty Bowl on Saturday night after East Carolina’s Ben Hartman missed AP Photo/Mark Humphrey two field goal attempts late in regulation and another in East Carolina place kicker Ben the extra session. Tejada, who Hartman walks off the field after missing a 35-yard field goal attempt missed an overtime kick in a loss to LSU to end the regular in overtime Saturday. Arkansas kicked a field goal on their posses- season, redeemed himself by helping the Razorbacks oversion to win 20-17.

come the upset-minded Pirates. “I was pretty confident,” Tejada said. “I felt like the wind was blowing really favorably that way, so going into overtime I felt good about our chances to win the game. Once I stepped up, I had all the confidence that it was going to go through.” Tejada missed a crucial kick in a loss to Florida in October, and his miss against LSU prevented the Razorbacks from forcing a second overtime. “He took a lot of heat all year, and he stepped up and made a play in a big game,” Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett said. “The team stuck behind him during the whole season when all you guys were yapping at Please see LIBERTY BOWL, page 4B

McCluster leads Rebels to Cotton Bowl victory By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

ARLINGTON, Texas — Dexter McCluster gave Mississippi fans a finale to remember, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead 2-yard run on a direct snap with 4:03 left as the Rebels beat No. 21 Oklahoma State 21-7 in the Cotton Bowl on Saturday. McCluster also had an 86yard TD run in the second quarter after the senior had already become the first Southeastern Conference player with 1,000 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving in the same season. Ole Miss (9-4) had five turnovers in the game, but Oklahoma State had six in the fourth quarter, and seven overall. The Rebels failed to capitalize on Kendrick Lewis’ two interceptions, but McCluster scored after a fumble to break a 7-7 tie. Patrick Trahan picked up another fumble and returned it 34 yards for a touchdown less than a minute later, then intercepted a deflected fourth-down pass by Oklahoma State’s Zac Robinson on the next drive. The Cowboys (9-4) missed a chance for their first 10-win season since 1988 when coach Mike Gundy was their starting quarterback. Ole Miss coach and former Oklahoma State quarterback Houston Nutt was one of their coaches then. Nutt has led to Rebels to

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Above, left: Mississippi running back Dexter McCluster leaps over the goal line to score a touchdown as teammate Tyler King blocks Oklahoma State safety Markelle Martin during the fourth quarter of the Cotton Bowl Saturday. Above, right: Mississippi head coach Houston Nutt is doused by his team late in the fourth quarter of their 21-7 win. consecutive 9-4 seasons, both capped by Cotton Bowl victories. Ole Miss had lost all eight of its SEC games in 2007 before Nutt replaced the fired Ed Orgeron. Ole Miss and Oklahoma State, also 9-4 a year ago, came into this season with unprec-

edented expectations. Both were in the AP preseason Top 10 before early losses. Each entered the Cotton Bowl, the first in Cowboys Stadium instead of the game’s namesake stadium, coming off decisive losses against their instate conference rivals in

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Two-minute drill Pitt deals No. 5 Syracuse its first loss NFL Saints scratch S Sharper and TE Thomas METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have decided not to play safety Darren Sharper and tight end David Thomas in their regular-season finale at Carolina. Saints spokesman Greg Bensel said on Saturday that neither player traveled with the team to Charlotte for Sunday’s game. Sharper has a minor soreness in his left knee. He had been listed as questionable for Sunday’s game as of Friday, but was downgraded along with Thomas, who had been listed as doubtful with a calf injury. Running back Pierre Thomas (bruised ribs), receiver Lance Moore (right ankle) and reserve safety Usama Young (sports hernia) already had been listed as out. The Saints (13-2) already own the NFC’s top playoff seed.

College Football Cal’s Jahvid Best to leave school, enter draft BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California star tailback Jahvid Best announced Saturday that he will skip his senior year and enter the NFL draft after a disappointing final college season cut short by injury. “It wasn’t an easy decision. It took a lot of thought and we got a lot of advice from everybody,” Best said on a conference call. “This is an opportunity that I can’t pass up.” Best missed the final four games of the season after a frightening fall knocked him out and sent him to the hospital with a concussion and sore back. Best said the injury played only a small role in his decision and actually made it more likely that he would have stayed so he could have ended his career on a high note. Best said he has heard projections that have him going as high as the first round and as low as the third round in April’s draft. But he said those are nothing more than guesses and didn’t play much of a role in his decision. “It was just kind of a gut feeling,” he said. “I go with my feelings. That’s how I make decisions. I feel like I’m ready to play in the NFL and I think I’ll be successful.” Best said he’s still not fully healed from the injury that occurred Nov. 8, when he fell on the back of his head from about 8 feet while leaping into the end zone for a touchdown against Oregon State. He was unconscious after the fall and taken off the field on a stretcher. He was hospitalized overnight and did not return to the field the rest of the season.

Longhorns, Tide made trip to Disneyland ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mack Brown and Nick Saban are determined to make sure their football teams enjoy the ride at the BCS national championship game — whether that ride is in teacups, miniature bobsleds or even jungle cruise boats. Texas and Alabama invaded Disneyland on Saturday for a sun-kissed afternoon of recreation after their spirited morning practices elsewhere in Orange County. The top-ranked Crimson Tide and the No. 2 Longhorns were given an afternoon to enjoy a few fruits of their grueling undefeated seasons before they culminate at the Rose Bowl on Thursday night. The players were easy to spot in their BCS sweat suits and were crowded by autograph seekers and memorabilia sellers at times in the Disney complex. “We want them to enjoy Disneyland,” said Brown, whose Longhorns have won five straight bowl games. “It’s one of the most wonderful places in the world for entertainment, and this is one of the rewards they get for winning, (for being) in the last game of the year. ... It’s too hard to get here not to enjoy it, so we’re going to enjoy the week, enjoy being here, and try to play our best game. We still haven’t played our best game yet.”

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cross No. 5 Syracuse off the list of unbeatens. Ashton Gibbs scored 24 points and Jermaine Dixon added 21 to lead Pittsburgh to an 82-72 victory Saturday over the Orange. The loss was Syracuse’s fourth straight at home to the Panthers (12-2, 2-0 Big East) and dropped the number of major unbeaten teams to four, with other unbeatens scheduled to play later Saturday. Syracuse (13-1, 1-1) sailed through the nonconference portion of its schedule, easily, beating North Carolina and California at Madison Square Garden and Florida in Tampa. The Orange survived their Big East opener at Seton Hall on Tuesday, but that seven-point win was the closest of the season for a team that had become accustomed to winning games by more than 24 points. It signaled the start of the bruising part of the schedule and the Panthers thrive in that atmosphere. “We’re a team that’s gotten much better defensively. That’s our calling card,” said Pitt coach Jamie

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Pittsburgh’s Nasir Robinson grabs a loose ball from Syracuse’s Arinze Onuaku during the second half of Saturday’s game. Dixon, who moved past Bob Timmons into second place in career wins at Pitt with 175. “They’re as good as anybody in the country. Maybe we just caught them on the right day.” The Panthers are the Big East’s top defensive team at 55.9 points per game despite a revamped roster with only one returning starter. They held the league’s top-scoring team 15 points below its average. Meanwhile, Pitt’s highest point total was 74 coming into the game. “I think the game was decided with just the physical play,” Syracuse

coach Jim Boeheim said. “We didn’t get to loose balls. Pittsburgh is just a tremendous defensive team and we weren’t physical when we needed to be.” Syracuse shot 42.4 percent from the field on 28 of 66 shooting and was 1 of 13 on 3-pointers. The Orange, who came into the game hitting 54.7 percent from the field, had only 12 assists — nearly 10 below their season average, while Pittsburgh had 19 assists on 23 baskets. Syracuse got into foul trouble in the second half as the Panthers repeat-

edly crashed the Orange’s 2-3 zone defense. And Pitt capitalized, converting 24 of 32 free throws in the period. “This is the first time that a team really came at us,” said Wes Johnson, who led Syracuse with 19 points. “We knew they were going to be physical. We just have to keep our composure. We just have to play through it. We didn’t do a good job of that today.” The Orange’s loss left just four unbeaten teams in the Top 25. No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Kentucky all played later Saturday, while No. 4 Purdue beat formerly unbeaten West Virginia on Friday. Syracuse was called for 19 personal fouls in the final 20 minutes, with Johnson getting his fourth foul 7:53 remaining. Then 13 seconds later, Rick Jackson got his fourth, taking some of the spunk from two key players. “In the Big East, you can’t let the refs decide the game,” said center Arinze Onuaku, who had nine points and only three rebounds before fouling out with 2:50 left. “They just beat us to loose balls and long rebounds. That changed the game.”

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Maine stuns Boston College; Va. Tech wins in OT Maine 52, Boston College 51 Sean McNally scored 15 points and hit two free throws with 1:10 left as Maine stunned Boston College 52-51 on Saturday. Gerald McLemore added 14 points for the Black Bears (7-5), who won four of their last five games. Their lone lost during the span came against No. 10 Connecticut by 17 points. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Eagles (9-5), who were upset at home for the third time this season. BC dropped games against Harvard and Rhode Island in December. Rakim Sanders, who was held to nine points on 3-of10 shooting for BC, missed a layup on a baseline drive with 2 seconds left. Joe Trapani paced BC with 17 points. After Maine’s Troy Barnies missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 1.2 seconds left, Reggie Jackson missed a desperation 3-pointer before pounding the press table in frustration after the horn sounded.

Trailing 50-48 with under 4 minutes to play, the Black Bears had three trips and chances to tie or take the lead. They missed shots on the first two — McNally missed a left-hander in the lane on the second one — before Troy Barnies hit a short jumper to tie it with 1:46 to play. On the ensuing possession, BC’s Josh Southern was fouled and hit one free throw before McNally hit a pair to give Maine a 52-51 lead with 1:10 left. After Sanders missed a driving shot, the Eagles were forced to foul. Terrance Mitchell missed the front end of a 1-on-1, setting the stage for the Eagles final chances. Consecutive 3-pointers by Trapani in the opening three minutes of the second half gave the Eagles a 41-33 lead, but BC just couldn’t shake the Black Bears. After Trapani’s baskets, Maine scored the next six points, cutting it to 41-39 on McLemore’s jumper with just over seven minutes left.

Va. Tech 103, Seton Hall 94 (OT) CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Dorendo Hudson scored 41 points, sinking 20 of 21 free throws, as Virginia Tech outlasted Seton Hall 103-94 in overtime Saturday night. The Hokies (12-1), who won their ninth straight game, led by as many as 14 points in the first half and had an 80-75 lead with 36 seconds left in regulation. Robert Mitchell hit a 3-pointer and Eugene Harvey made a layup with 15 seconds left, then Hudson missed a layup to force overtime. After Virginia Tech built a five-point lead in overtime, the Pirates (9-4) pulled within two points twice, the last time at 9290. The Hokies sealed the win with an 11-2 run. Hudson, a junior guard whose previous best was 24 points, was 9-for-23 from the floor, including 3-for-7 from 3-point range. He had not attempted more than six free throws in a game all season.

No. 20 Ga. Tech 76, Charlotte 67 CHARLOTTE — Gani Lawal had 29 points and rescued Georgia Tech from a late collapse as the Yellow Jackets overcame 31 points from Derrio Green in a 76-67 victory over Charlotte on Saturday night. After squandering a 15-point second-half lead, Lawal hit several key free throws and had a big block in the final minute and Georgia Tech (11-2) recovered to win its third straight to move within one victory of last season’s total. Green hit seven 3-pointers in his careerbest night for the 49ers (10-3), who trailed by 12 with 8 minutes left before a 17-4 run put them ahead 66-65 with 2:38 left. But D’Andre Bell answered with a 3-pointer and Lawal hit two free throws. Up 70-66, Lawal rejected Chris Braswell in the lane and later put it away at the line.

Ducks upset No. 17 Huskies, ending home streak SEATTLE (AP) — Malcolm Armstead scored 21 points, Michael Dunnigan added 20 and Oregon knocked off No. 17 Washington 90-79 on Saturday, snapping the Huskies’ 18-game home winning streak. Oregon held a 69-61 lead with eight minutes to play. A pair of free throws from Michael Dunnigan, a runner in the lane from Armstead and a 3-pointer from Teondre Williams gave the Ducks a 15-point lead. The Ducks (10-4, 2-0 Pac-10) limited their turnovers and contained the offense of the Huskies (10-3, 1-1). Isaiah Thomas led the way for Washington with a game-high 25 points. Quincy Pondexter added 16 points and Venoy Overton finished with 14. Overton tried to spark a Husky rally late getting to the rim several times and cutting the Oregon lead to

79-70 with 3:36 left to play. But Tajuan Porter answered with a 3-pointer from the right wing to lift the Ducks. Dunnigan would cap the impressive victory with an emphatic slam on an assist from Porter to push the Oregon lead back to 15. Porter finished with 16 points for the Ducks. Scott Suggs made a 3-pointer from the top of the arc to give Washington a 24-16 lead midway through the first half. Porter and Armstead kept the Ducks in the game in the first half. Porter hit a 3-pointer to pull Oregon within four. After Washington extended the lead to eight points, Porter got to the rim for a lay-in and then made another shot to pull the Ducks within 31-28. E.J. Singler and LeKendric Longmire added back-to-back scores to give the Ducks their first lead of the game with just over five minutes to play in the

half. Oregon took advantage of several costly Husky turnovers to add to their lead to 40-35. Pondexter and Thomas pulled Washington back, each scoring off assists from Abdul Gaddy to pull the Huskies back within one before the half. The Ducks continued their scoring run to open

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the second half. Armstead and Jamil Wilson each scored twice to jump out to a 50-42 lead just three minutes into the half. Pondexter hit a stepback baseline jumper to pull within five, but Williams drove for a layup and added a 3-pointer to give Oregon its first double-digit lead of the game at 63-53 with 11:45 left to play. Numbers: 3-7-23-27-42 Powerball: 37 Powerplay: x3 RICHMOND, Va. — These numbers were drawn Saturday afternoon by the Virginia Lottery: Pick 3: 9-3-1 Pick 4: 8-6-2-2 Cash 5: 2-11-15-22-25 These numbers were drawn Saturday night: Pick 3: 9-7-2 Pick 4: 2-0-8-0 Cash 5: 4-6-14-27-32 Win for Life: 8-13-32-3541-42 Free ball: 22

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No. 1 Jayhawks cruise past No. 18 Owls By JIM O’CONNELL AP Basketball Writer

PHILADELPHIA — The Kansas Jayhawks felt right at home. The Morris twins almost were. The top-ranked team in the country looked like one in an 84-52 victory over No. 18 Temple on Saturday. The win was the Jayhawks’ ninth this season of at least 25 points and it snapped the Owls’ sevengame winning streak. The sellout crowd of 10,206 was at least even, if not in favor of the Jayhawks, and it wasn’t all friends and family of the Morrises, who grew up 1 1/2 miles from the Liacouras Center on the Temple campus. “It was amazing especially since it’s probably the last time I’ll be able to play here in my college career,” said Marcus Morris, who had nine of his 13 points in Kansas’ big first-half run that gave the Jayhawks control of the game. “One of my major things was to get better and come back here and play before my family and friends.” The sophomore’s teammates were glad for him and his brother but they weren’t surprised by the number of Kansas fans. “There are Jayhawk fans all over the country. We saw them in Los Angeles and now in Philadelphia,” said center Cole Aldrich, who had 10 points and 10 rebounds. “I know

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Kansas’ Marcus Morris shoots over and Temple’s Craig Williams in the first half of Saturday’s game. the Morrises brought their family but there were a lot of others in the crimson and blue.” Freshman Xavier Henry had 15 points and Sherron Collins scored 14 for the Jayhawks (13-0), who took their first 25-point lead with 9:25 to go when Marcus Morris’ layup made it 60-35. Ryan Brooks and Juan Fernandez both had 11 points for the Owls (11-3), who already had a top-five win this season over then-

No. 3 Villanova 75-65 on Dec. 13. They never really had a chance against No. 1. “We didn’t play very well and we weren’t the smartest team we’ve ever had together,” Temple coach Fran Dunphy said, “but they made shots when they had to and they were relentless on the defensive end. ... They have talent and depth and that’s a tough combination.” The Jayhawks finished

30 of 55 from the field (54.5 percent), a number that reflected their dominance inside, considering Temple’s opponents were shooting 36.4 percent entering the game. Marcus Morris had nine points in the 19-4 run that ended with the Jayhawks leading 38-31 with 2:19 left in the half. Marcus Morris had a three-point play to cap the 8-0 spurt that started the run and he closed it with a drive to the basket. Kansas finished with a 43-31 advantage on the boards. Markieff Morris had five points. “I was especially happy for those two that they could come back here and leave with a win,” Kansas coach Bill Self said of the twins. The Owls spread their offense to try taking the Kansas big men out of the game but they couldn’t connect from the outside, missing 12 of 16 3s in the first half, while the Jayhawks had a 26-6 edge in points in the paint. Kansas led 40-23 at the half. Considering Temple came into the game third in the nation allowing 54.2 points per game, it was an impressive opening 20 minutes for the Jayhawks. “We started getting stops on defense and executed our offense and got the ball moving,” said Collins, who scored Kansas’ first seven points of the game.

Armstead paces Ducks to upset of No. 17 Washington SEATTLE (AP) — Malcolm Armstead scored 21 points, Michael Dunnigan added 20 and Oregon knocked off No. 17 Washington 90-79 on Saturday, snapping the Huskies’ 18-game home winning streak. Oregon held a 69-61 lead with eight minutes to play. A pair of free throws from Michael Dunnigan, a runner in the lane from Armstead and a 3-pointer from Teondre Williams gave the Ducks a 15-point lead. The Ducks (10-4, 2-0 Pac-10) limited their turnovers and contained the offense of the Huskies (10-3, 1-1). Isaiah Thomas led the

way for Washington with a game-high 25 points. Quincy Pondexter added 16 points and Venoy Overton finished with 14. Overton tried to spark a Husky rally late getting to the rim several times and cutting the Oregon lead to 79-70 with 3:36 left to play. But Tajuan Porter answered with a 3-pointer from the right wing to lift the Ducks. Dunnigan would cap the impressive victory with an emphatic slam on an assist from Porter to push the Oregon lead back to 15. Porter finished with 16 points for the Ducks. Scott Suggs made a 3-pointer from the top of

the arc to give Washington a 24-16 lead midway through the first half. Porter and Armstead kept the Ducks in the game in the first half. Porter hit a 3-pointer to pull Oregon within four. After Washington extended the lead to eight points, Porter got to the rim for a lay-in and then made another shot to pull the Ducks within 31-28. E.J. Singler and LeKendric Longmire added back-to-back scores to give the Ducks their first lead of the game with just over five minutes to play in the half. Oregon took advantage of several costly Husky

turnovers to add to their lead to 40-35. Pondexter and Thomas pulled Washington back, each scoring off assists from Abdul Gaddy to pull the Huskies back within one before the half. The Ducks continued their scoring run to open the second half. Armstead and Jamil Wilson each scored twice to jump out to a 50-42 lead just three minutes into the half. Pondexter hit a stepback baseline jumper to pull within five, but Williams drove for a layup and added a 3-pointer to give Oregon its first double-digit lead of the game at 63-53 with 11:45 left to play.

a penalty, two sacks of Snead and an incomplete pass, Joshua Shene was wide left on a 38-yard field goal try. Shene, who missed only three kicks in the regular season, hit the left upright on a 41-yard attempt in the third quarter after a 63-yard punt return by Marshay Green set the Rebels up at the 13. At the Rebels 19 after the second miss, Robinson thought he had a free play when there was no whistle despite an Ole Miss defender already over the line after a Cowboys lineman might have moved before the snap. But there was no flag, and Lewis picked it off in the

end zone. On third-and-goal from just outside the 1 in the first quarter, Ole Miss’ 330-pound defensive tackle Jerrell Powe lined up at fullback like he had done several times this season. Powe got his first carry, but was stuffed just short by linebacker Donald Booker. The Rebels lined up and tried again with the same result, with Booker stopping Powe. Powe got payback in the third quarter when Oklahoma State tried to score on fourth-and-goal from the 1. Powe wrapped up Toston’s legs behind the line before Lewis hit him high to stop him short.

worry about what you have at hand, and that’s to go out and prepare and play against San Antonio.” Arenas started the game despite a sore left knee. His first shot was an air ball, and he was 3 for 10 from the field with only nine points at halftime. The nation’s capital has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation, and the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement prohibits players from possessing firearms at league facilities or when traveling on any league business. Commissioner David Stern has said

players should leave their guns at home and could levy substantial fines or suspensions, pending the outcome of the investigation. Arenas has been suspended once before because of a gun-related matter. He sat out Washington’s season opener in 2004 because he failed to maintain proper registration of a handgun while living in California in 2003 and playing for the Golden State Warriors. Depending on the severity of the findings, the Wizards could invoke

COTTON BOWL, from page 1B quarter. Yet, his best was still to come. McCluster’s 86-yard TD run in the second quarter came on a handoff from freshman quarterback Nathan Stanley. McCluster went to the right and through a gap, running untouched for the secondlongest run in the 74-year history of the Cotton Bowl. That was Ole Miss’ first offensive play after Jevan Snead threw an interception and was hit so hard on a blindside block while pursuing the defender with the ball that his helmet got knocked off. Snead, a junior who has not declared if he will return for his senior season

or go to the NFL early, returned to the game and finished 13 of 23 for 168 yards. His three interceptions gave him 20 for the season. Robinson was 13 of 27 for 118 yards with four interceptions in his last game. Oklahoma State tied the game at 7-7 midway through the third quarter when running back Keith Toston took a direct snap on third-and-goal from the 1. He made a step toward the line, then stopped and threw a jump pass to Wilson Youman for a touchdown. Ole Miss made it to the 3 after Lewis’ first interception. But after

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Charlotte guard Stephen Jackson goes up for a shot against Miami forward Udonis Haslem during the second quarter of Saturday’s game in Miami.

Jackson, Augustin carry Bobcats past Heat By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer

MIAMI — Stephen Jackson knew Dwyane Wade wasn’t going to be stopped in the fourth quarter. So he and the Charlotte Bobcats decided to see if they could slow Wade’s teammates instead. A risky move, but it worked wonders. Jackson scored 13 of his season-high 35 points in the fourth quarter, D.J. Augustin added all 13 of his in the final 11 minutes and the Bobcats won a road game for just the second time this season, overcoming an early 19-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 107-97 on Saturday. Charlotte shot a staggering 85 percent — 11 of 13 — in the final 8 1/2 minutes. Take away Wade’s 15-point effort in the fourth quarter, and the rest of the Heat shot just 4 of 13 for 10 points in crunch time. “For the most part we made him shoot jump shots,” Jackson said. “And nobody else could really beat us.” The way the Bobcats were shooting, it might not have mattered. Augustin and Jackson combined to make 6 of 7 tries from 3-point range in the fourth quarter, and when Jackson beat the shot clock for a straightaway 3 with 7:03 remaining, Charlotte was ahead for good. “He had to guard Dwyane a lot, which is an unbelievable challenge,” Charlotte coach Larry Brown said. “He shot the ball great and got to the free throw line. He’s playing good.” Wade finished with 29 points and 11 assists for Miami, which dropped its third straight and hosts Atlanta and Boston before playing 20 of its next 27 games away from home. Quentin Richardson scored 20 for Miami, which got 14 from Michael Beasley and a 13-point, 10-rebound effort from Udonis Haslem. “When you give a team

a chance to come back in a game and get their confidence going, it’s going to be a dogfight from there,” Wade said. “We came into the game knowing it was going to be a battle back and forth. We had some early success and it just went south.” He was talking about the game. The Heat season has followed a similar path. A 6-1 start is long forgotten, and entering perhaps the most makeor-break stretch of the season, the Heat are sputtering. “We’re going into the part of the schedule where we need each other the most,” Beasley said. “If we panic, if we get apart, it’s not going to be pretty the month of January.” Gerald Wallace scored 15 for Charlotte. Wade hit a 3-pointer with 7:33 left, raising three fingers to the crowd, and giving Miami an 83-81 lead. That was essentially the last hurrah for the Heat, as Jackson answered on the next Charlotte possession with a 3-pointer of his own, the one that brought the game’s 17th and final lead change. Augustin hit a 3-pointer three minutes later for a five-point lead, and Charlotte held on, dealing Miami — coming off a 30-point loss in San Antonio — one of its most frustrating losses of the season. “We managed to hold down a pretty good team over there,” Augustin said. The beginning of the game never would have suggested that was possible. The Heat opened the first half sizzling, then went into intermission steaming. Miami made its first six shots for a quick 14-4 lead, and when Beasley elevated over Boris Diaw to slam a missed 3-pointer by Richardson — maybe the most spectacular finish of the second-year forward’s career — the Heat lead was 13, then ballooned to as much as 29-10 later in the opening quarter. And then Charlotte woke up.

ARENAS, from page 1B Crittenton actually drawing guns on each other — as the New York Post has reported. The officials spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. Arenas strolled through the locker room three times while the media was present before Saturday night’s home game against the San Antonio Spurs. Each time he wore enormous headphones and walked with stopping, his only comments referencing the larger-than-usual contin-

gent of reporters. “Oooh — a lot of you out here today,” he said. The Wizards were in damage control mode, keeping the locker room open for 30 minutes instead of the league-mandated 45. Meanwhile, on the court, coach Flip Saunders talked about distractions and the effects they can have on a team. “Any time you have anything off the floor and your players can’t have total focus, then it’s always going to have some,” Saunders said. “You always want to have players be able to

the morals clause found in standard NBA player contracts and attempt to void the remainder of the six-year, $111 million deal Arenas signed in the summer of 2008. Such an option might be tempting because the Wizards have yet to get much of a return on the investment. Arenas missed all but two games last season as he recuperated from knee operations, and has struggled to adjust to Saunders’ offense this season. Despite a healthy core of players and a high-priced roster, the Wizards were

10-20 entering Saturday night’s game. This year, Saunders made Arenas a team captain, but the point guard has remained as flippant and unpredictable as ever. He made light of his latest plight on Twitter, posting on Friday that he was being portrayed as “the new John Wayne” and that he’s a “goof ball” who doesn’t do “serious things.” His Twitter account was silent on Saturday. Regardless of the outcome, the issue of NBA players and their guns will come under more scrutiny.

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Whitney’s OT goal lifts Canes over Rangers By IRA PODELL AP Hockey Writer

NEW YORK — The road is suddenly kinder to the Carolina Hurricanes. Ray Whitney scored 3:45 into overtime and the Hurricanes earned a split of their home-andhome series against the New York Rangers with a 2-1 victory on Saturday. Carolina, with an NHL-worst 29 points, won on the road for just the third time this season (3-13-4). Coupled with a 6-3 victory at Washington on Monday, the Hurricanes have their first winning streak away from home. “We’re on a roll,” Carolina coach Paul Maurice said. “We won our last two, and goaltending was the difference in both. Cam Ward was really good.” Ward played for the 11th time in 12 games after a 13-game absence caused by a lacerated left leg and made 27 saves. He was also helped by five Rangers drives that struck the post or crossbar. The Rangers, however, benefited from at least three Hurricanes shots that found iron in New York’s 2-1 win at Raleigh on New Year’s Eve. “It was my turn,” Ward said. “We definitely got some lucky bounces, but I think you earn those lucky bounces.”

any area that we can find it,” Maurice said. New York’s Henrik Lundqvist, who injured his neck after making a save late in regulation, stopped 17 shots. Lundqvist, in his 15th straight start, allowed two goals or fewer for the 11th time in 14 games. The Rangers are 5-1-2 in their past eight, but have scored two goals or fewer in 14 of 18. “It’s frustrating to go into OT in a game like this where we played so well and had such great chances,” Lundqvist said. “We could have killed AP Photo/Rob Carr this game in the second period, if not, definitely Dallas quarterback Tony Romo celebrates while running off in the third. I’ve seen the field after the Cowboys defeated the Washington Redskins these guys score in prac17-0 last Sunday in Landover, Md. Romo and the Cowboys tice. I know they can do have a big meeting today with division rival Philadelphia. it.” Gaborik, who moments earlier struck the post, tied it at 9:08 of the third. NFL WEEK 17 After Brandon DuAP Photo/Frank Franklin II binsky’s shot from the boards hit traffic in front, Carolina’s Ray Whitney moves the puck during the third The winner of this gameGaborik takes home NFC East title and perhaps the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs. — thethe NHL period of Saturday’s game against the Rangers in New York. leader with 27 goals Whitney scored the game-winning goal in the Hurricanes’ 2-1 By JAIME ARON — scored with a blind win in overtime. AP Sports Writer backhander from the slot. Gaborik was met with a ARLINGTON, Texas Indianapolis at BuffalobearNew at Carolina Jacksonville at Cleveland Philadelphia at Dallas hugOrleans from Dubinsky Tom Kostopoulos behind the New York net — Jerry Jones flew home (14-1) (5-10) (13-2) (7-8) (7-8) (4-11) (11-4) (10-5) as the Rangers celebrated staked the Hurricanes to and took a return feed from last year’s finaledropped in Whether Peyton Manning Saints dropped two in a row Three straight losses The East crown about to their first goal at home a 1-0 lead in the second in front for his 11th goal Philadelphia vowing to of plays more than one seriesin 114 and haven’t played lightsthe Jaguars from control be decided in Dallas. minutes, 4 seconds period, and Whitney finand first in nine games. change Dallasdash Cow-to is pure speculation. Buffalo out on O or D since November. the AFCthe wild-card Winner gets the title and over three games. ished off the win. CaroTheisHurricanes (11boys. lots of help. Browns 2-4 under interim coach John Fox should keep his needing perhaps a bye in the first Gaborik scored 25finish. have lina tried to protect the 23-7) Perry are 4-6-2 overall in Fewell. coaching has job with a .500 won three round of the postseason. Although he straight. considered percent of the Rangers’ one-goal edge, but Martheir last 12. It was their that club as talented as any 108 goals this season. ian Gaborik got the Rang- first win in four overtime different, the enthusiasm of his Super Bowl chamHe turned boos that had games not decided by ers even in the third. is a lot different and the pionship teams, they sure rained down on the home shootout. Whitney controlled the confidence is different,” didn’t play like it. Torn Chicago at Detroit team New Egland Houston Pittsburgh at Miami N.Y. Giants at Minnesota during the at unin“It’s really important puck amid pressure along quarterback Donovan apart by petty jealousies (6-9) (2-13) (10-5) (8-7) (8-7) (7-8) (8-7) (11-4) spiring first two periods for us because we are the left wing boards, McNabb said. “We have to and personal glory, they Lions can’t look at this year Does Bill Belichick care that How badly will defending Giants’ D is a shell of the into cheers. looking for confidence in moved it to Matt Cullen continue that.” not only blew a chance to

Cowboys, Eagles meet NFC East title on the line as Eagles Cowboys with homevisit playoff at stake

PIRATES, from page 1B the Pirates have notched back-to-back conference titles and more important, back-to-back seasons of thoroughly outclassing an SEC opponent. Last season, I stood on the sidelines of Liberty Bowl Stadium as a reporter for the East Carolinian student newspaper, watching in shock as Kentucky’s Ventrell Jenkins scooped up a Norman Whitley fumble and rumbled in for a 56-yard game-winning touchdown. The Kentucky faithful in attendance erupted into chants of “S-E-C”. In 2010: same chant, different school. But this year’s game was different, mostly because of the caliber of the SEC’s representative. The Wildcats backed into the 2009 Liberty Bowl with a 6-6 record. Arkansas came into the 2010 game with an impressive 7-5 record against a

tough SEC schedule. The Razorbacks lost to both Florida and LSU by just two points. This is an Arkansas team on the rise, with an offense that came into Saturday’s game ranked 10th in the nation in passing yards per game (303.3) and eighth in points per game (37.3). Yet this game was dominated by a team from Conference USA. The Pirates out-gained the Razorbacks on offense 393-283 and limited standout quarterback Ryan Mallett to 202 yards through the air. Perhaps most impressively, Arkansas was held to 0-for-13 on third down conversions. ECU outgained the Razorbacks on the ground 18481, led by senior running back Dominique Lindsay, who accounted for 151 of those yards. “For us to come out and compete against an SEC

LIBERTY BOWL, from page 1B him. We’re a team, and we stuck behind him.” Tejada missed from 43 yards in the fourth quarter Saturday, but his struggles were nothing compared with Hartman’s. The East Carolina senior missed four attempts in all, each at the same end of the field. He was short from 45 yards in the first quarter, then hit the left upright from 39 yards with 1:03 remaining in regulation with the score tied. He missed from 39 yards again on the final play of the fourth quarter, then missed from 35 in overtime. Arkansas (8-5) had won only two of its previous 14 bowls, and the Razorbacks insisted they were unusually focused on this one. It didn’t show. Arkansas’ vaunted offense had the ball for only 22:05. Mallett was named most valuable player, but he went only 15 of 36 for 202 yards and a touchdown. “We never did find a good rhythm and we didn’t execute as well as we’re used to, but we stayed in there and kept working,” Arkansas coach Bobby

Petrino said. “We beat them. That’s what it is all about. I’m not sure who outplayed who, but we won the game.” The Liberty Bowl is right across the Mississippi River from Arkansas, but the Razorbacks were playing in the game for the first time since 1987. Except for a small section of purple in one corner, the crowd was a sea of Arkansas red. Those fans watched their team go 0 of 13 on third down. The low point came toward the end of regulation: After Hartman’s miss with just over a minute remaining, the Razorbacks went threeand-out in only 29 seconds, allowing the Pirates (9-5) to set up Hartman again. This potential gamewinner went wide right. Hartman’s field goal and two extra points in the game were enough to break the school’s career scoring record, but that was small consolation. “If you said you were going to have your all-time leading scorer with an opportunity to win it, who has won a bunch of game-

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It remainsAP be crowned champions of After two seasons of Reaching a third consecthe NFC East and earn the to be seen whether they utive Liberty Bowl won’t be flirting with Syracuse and can do it again. reward of a home playoff easy. The Pirates are losing Cincinnati head coaching “We’ll do a little better game. <AP> NFL WKHoltz 17 CAPSULES BW 123009: ADVANCE 1-3; vacancies, it appears eight defensive starters as jobFOR there,”JAN. Philadelphia If Philadelphia wins, it NFL 17 matchups; 4c x 4 1/2 inches; 245 mm x 114 mm; with could be in Week Greenville long well as defensive coordinacoach Andy Reid said. willETA earn4the No.</AP> 2 seed in FBN--NFL ThisisWeek; staff; p.m. enough to earn what tor Greg Hudson, who is Another challenge for the NFC and a first-round an elusive headed to Florida State to tobecoming Editor’s Note: It is mandatory include all sources that Liberty accompany this graphic when repurposing for publication theitEagles is replacing cenbye. Dallas could get that,or editing Bowl win. join Jimbo Fisher’s staff as ter Jamaal Jackson, who too, but it would require And at the rate Holtz is linebacker coach. tore a knee ligament this losses by Minnesota and going, he shouldn’t be waitJunior receiver Dwayne past Sunday. Nick Cole is Arizona. If the Cowboys ing very long. Harris could very well test taking his place. win, these teams could Philadelphia’s defense meet again next week. will be trying to slow a DalTwo weeks ago, Dallas las offense closing in on its was coming off consecutive Pinkney’s 13-yard touchwinners for you during most prolific season. Tony losses and could have easdown pass to Dwayne his career here, he was Romo is 40 yards from ily folded again, especially Harris with 5:52 left in the the one soul I would have breaking the club’s singlegoing to New Orleans to third. Arkansas answered picked,” East Carolina season passing record and play the undefeated Saints. coach Skip Holtz said. “It’s 36 seconds later when the offense is 53 yards from But instead of guys pointMallett threw a 41-yard unfortunate.” its best total. ing fingers, they came scoring pass to Jarius Hartman wasn’t made Should the Cowboys win together and knocked off Wright to make it 17-all. available to reporters again, they would have the Saints, then went to Still, it was a struggle afterward. their first winning record Washington and shut out East Carolina lost in the for the Razorbacks, who after Thanksgiving since the Redskins. The surge became only the second Liberty Bowl for the sec1996, which also happens has set themselves up for major college team this ond straight season. Last to be the last time they won this potentially big finish season to win without time it was a late fumble a playoff game. Of course, and probably saved Philconverting a third down. return by Kentucky that carrying a three-game lips’ job. Colorado State went 0 for did in the Pirates. winning streak into the “I feel like we’re more of 8 while beating Weber Dominique Lindsay playoffs and having a home a team this year,” cornerrushed for 151 yards on 33 State in September, acplayoff game would help back Mike Jenkins said. cording to STATS LLC. carries for East Carolina. their chances of ending “Last year, we had an “When they go 0 for His 3-yard touchdown that drought, too. incident where our team 13 on third downs, it’s a run opened the scoring Considering they could fell apart a little bit. As you pretty good day for what in the second quarter, lure close to 100,000 for can tell right now, all of us you are doing defensively,” ending a 99-yard drive by that extra home game, a are staying together and said Holtz, whose father the Pirates. It was 10-0 victory Sunday could be we’re playing as a team.” Lou once coached the at halftime, the first time worth untold millions for So are the Eagles. Razorbacks. the Razorbacks had been owner Jerry Jones, giving Philadelphia was 5-4 in Pinkney, a sixth-year shut out in the first half mid-November and coming him even more reasons to senior, went 17 of 33 for since September against pick up Phillips’ option for off consecutive defeats, 209 yards with a touchAlabama. next season. starting with a home loss down and two intercepArkansas had been “When I look at all to Dallas that put the tions. averaging 37 points per of this,” Jones said, “I Cowboys in first place. The The last time Arkangame. wouldn’t trade the alternaEagles haven’t lost since, sas played in the Liberty The Razorbacks tied it tive, which is to have felt winning six straight to put in the third quarter with a Bowl, the Razorbacks lost better sooner. I wouldn’t themselves in position to defensive touchdown when to Georgia 20-17 on a have traded that alternabecome the betting-line last-second field goal by Tramain Thomas intertive to be where we are favorites to represent the John Kasay. That kick was cepted a pass and ran 37 right now with the good NFC in the Super Bowl. from 39 yards, the same yards to the end zone. things that I see this team “The attitude is difdistance as Hartman’s East Carolina took the becoming.” ferent, the approach is fourth-quarter misses. lead again on Patrick

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Walt travels to Florida and competes in a tournament Wouldn’t you know it, after spending the whole week in Florida with all six of our eyes peeled for bears, alligators, and manatees, but seeing neither (although we saw a huge variety of birds, turtles and river otters), all it took was heading home to see something cool. Right as we turned onto the highway leaving Parramore’s Fantastic Fish Camp and Family Resort, a bobcat walked across the road just in front of our truck. The weather was nice on this trip, although nothing like it was last year when we saw 70s and 80s all week. We had one

day that approached 80 and a couple of days that were around 70, but much of the week was kind of cold, rainy and windy. Walt RegardBowen less of the weather, SuDispatch Fishing Columnist san, Fred and I went out fishing each day. We didn’t catch as many bass this year as we did last year,

probably due to the cool weather which slows down the Florida bass bite. Most days saw around four or five good largemouth bass, and they were so dark that you could have mistaken them for smallmouth bass from Lake Erie. The tannic acid turns the water in the St. Johns River dark brown, and the fish in turn match that color. I fished in a small bass tournament on Saturday before we left, and ended up in fifth place with three nice fish. I lost a good fish that might have put me in the third-place money, but at least I did better this year than last,

when I finished ninth against the same group of local Florida anglers. It was down near freezing when we first launched, and I wished I had a brought along my heavy boots and coveralls. We all had a great time and ate way too much good food, and the rainy days when we just laid around in the camper watching movies provided some muchneeded relaxation. Each night we took a two-mile walk up the highway from the campground with Fred, and then realized there was a sign up the road that said, “Bears next

23 miles.” We decided to keep closer to home after that, and joked that the bears were probably wondering where we were around 8 p.m. that night when we didn’t stroll past. Next week’s article – Wrapping up our travel back, along with reports from the North Carolina Coast and the Chesapeake Bay. Tip of the week – Fall in love with your spouse again, and try to recall how things were when you were first dating. Contact the writer at waltbowen@ yahoo.com.

Bulls blow by Huskies in International Bowl TORONTO (AP) — Mike Ford ran for a career-high 207 yards and scored one touchdown, B.J. Daniels threw two scoring passes to A.J. Love, and South Florida beat Northern Illinois 27-3 in the International Bowl on Saturday. Carlton Mitchell caught six passes for 94 yards for the Bulls, who won backto-back bowls for the first time. South Florida beat Memphis 41-14 in last year’s St. Petersburg Bowl, part of a streak of five straight bowl appearances. South Florida scored 24 unanswered points in the second half after the teams traded field goals in a dreary first half. Ford had just one carry in the first half, an 18yard gain in the second quarter. He broke out in the third, rushing 12 times for 106 yards, then capped his day with a 24-yard scoring run in the final quarter. It’s the third straight year a Big East running back has topped 200 yards in the International Bowl. Ray Rice of Rutgers turned pro after rushing for a game-record 280 yards and four touchdowns in 2007, while Connecticut’s Donald Brown ran for 261

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South Florida wide receiver A.J Love celebrates with Carlton Mitchell after scoring a touchdown against Northern Illinois during the second half of the International Bowl in Toronto. yards in last year’s game. Daniels threw for 217 yards. Making consecutive postseason appearances for the first time, the Huskies lost their third straight bowl and extended the Mid-American Conference’s bowl game losing streak to 14 games.

Big East teams have now defeated their MidAmerican Conference opponents in all four International Bowls, the only bowl game played outside the United States. Cincinnati beat Western Michigan in the inaugural game in 2007, followed by victories for Rutgers over

Ball State in 2008 and Connecticut over Buffalo in 2009. Northern Illinois running back Chad Spann carried 20 times for 93 yards, giving him 1,038 for the season. The Bulls took the lead for good on the opening drive of the third quarter. Ford’s 36-yard run set up Daniels’ 31-yard pass to Mitchell, who shook off a tackle and raced down the sideline to the 6. It was a record-setting catch for Mitchell, giving him 680 yards on the season and breaking Hugh Smith’s school mark of 661 set in 2002. The Bulls couldn’t punch it in, but went ahead on Eric Schwartz’s 19-yard field goal. Daniels hooked up with Love for the game’s first touchdown on the Bulls’ next possession, a 46-yard strike off his back foot, capping an eight-play, 81yard drive. Cornerback Jerome Murphy picked off Huskies quarterback Chandler Harnish on the next possession, giving South Florida the ball at its 48. Ford carried five times to get the Bulls to the 7, where, on the first play of the fourth quarter, Daniels connected with Love again, making it 20-3.

Dixon runs UConn past South Carolina By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Connecticut Huskies made a statement in the Southeastern Conference’s backyard, while Steve Spurrier and South Carolina left embarrassed by what the coach described as a “sad, sad effort.” Andre Dixon rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown and resilient Connecticut ended a trying season with a 20-7 victory over the Gamecocks in the Papajohns.com Bowl on Saturday. “I was a little worried that the season had been so long and so tough on them that I didn’t see a whole lot of emotion from them,” Huskies coach Randy Edsall said. “But I guess they were just saving it up for today. “I told them in the locker room (after the game) that they’re never going to be around something like this for the rest of their lives. In all my years of coaching, I have never been around a team like this. It’s hard to describe unless you’ve been through the ride with us.” It was a choppy one. The Huskies (8-5) are 3-1 in bowl games since moving up to Division I-A (now FBS) in 2002, but this was their first meeting with an SEC team — and it came in the powerhouse league’s home base. They won their final three regular-season games and overcame the October stabbing death of cornerback Jasper Howard to reach a bowl.

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Connecticut’s Andre Dixon tries to get around South Carolina defender Ladi Ajiboye during the Papajohns.com Bowl on Saturday in Birmingham, Ala. “We talked about earning respect,” Edsall said. “We came down here against an SEC team in the heart of one of the passionate areas in the country for college football. We wanted to be able to show what kind of program that we have, and I think we did that very well.” UConn won’t get much argument from the Gamecocks (7-6). The nation’s 95th-rated pass defense throttled South Carolina and quarterback Stephen Garcia while the offense relied on Dixon’s 33 carries to control the ball. The senior said he and his teammates drew motivation from Howard’s memory. He was killed in a fight outside a schoolsponsored dance Oct. 18. “This is a really special team,” Dixon said. “It says something about our

character and how strong of a family UConn is and how tight we are. It’s just amazing when 105 guys come together and commit themselves to doing something great and then they do it. “Before the game, I told the guys, ’I challenge you to put everything together and do it for Jazz.’ I think that’s definitely what happened.” Dixon was the Most Valuable Player and joined teammate Jordan Todman as 1,000-yard rushers, the first time two UConn backs have surpassed that mark in the same season. Garcia completed just 16 of 38 passes for 129 yards while gaining 56 yards on 15 carries. He lost a fumble, was intercepted once and didn’t get much help. An emotional Garcia called the Game-

cocks’ performance “very disappointing.” He said they never got it going, “and it shows on the scoreboard.” UConn had a pristine performance, with zero penalties and turnovers. Linebacker Lawrence Wilson called it “the most complete game we’ve played all year.” The Gamecocks avoided their first shutout in three seasons on Brian Maddox’s 2-yard touchdown run with 3:24 left. Their only other possession ending in UConn territory resulted in a botched field goal attempt. It was another difficult postseason chapter for the Gamecocks, who are now 4-11 in bowl games and 1-3 under Spurrier. They have been outscored 51-17 the past two years including a loss to Iowa in last season’s Outback Bowl. This one was marred by dropped passes, a missed interception and costly penalties that kept a mostly garnet-and-black clad crowd subdued — and steadily shrinking by the fourth quarter. Spurrier couldn’t blame them for leaving early. “The first thing I want to do is apologize to about 30,000 Gamecocks who came here to see a football game, and we couldn’t put one on,” he said. “I thought we were ready to play. But obviously our offense was very sad and our defense wasn’t as good as it’s been most of the time. We thoroughly got beat by a better team, a better disciplined team.”

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Leach-less Raiders take on Spartans Michigan State’s Edwin Baker is hit by Texas Tech defenders Colby Whitlock and Brian Duncan during the second quarter of the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio Saturday. At press time, the Red Raiders led 27-21 late in the third quarter.

Texas Tech trainer didn’t agree with treatment By BETSY BLANEY Associated Press Writer

LUBBOCK, Texas — A Texas Tech athletic trainer told university officials he did not agree with Mike Leach’s treatment of receiver Adam James after the player was diagnosed with a concussion. In an affidavit released Saturday by the university, Texas Tech trainer Steve Pincock said he told James he was “sorry” for having placed the player inside an equipment shed near the practice field. On Dec. 21, Pincock spoke with Tech officials, telling them that he did not agree with that “form of treatment for anyone” and that Leach “wanted James to be uncomfortable.” In an interview a day later, team physician Dr. Michael Phy told university officials that James “may not have been harmed” but he “considered this practice inappropriate.” The affidavits were dated Jan. 1. Leach was fired as Texas Tech on Wednesday, two days after he was suspended by the university while it investigated James’ allegations for mistreatment. James is the son of former NFL player and ESPN analyst Craig James. On Friday, Leach denied he mistreated Adam James and said Craig James lobbied frequently to get his son more playing time. Leach said the elder James meddled “more than any parent I’ve dealt with my entire career.” Leach also claims he was fired for financial reasons. He was in the first season of a five-year, $12.7 million contract. Leach was fired with cause, which means the university does not have to pay him any of the money remaining in his contract. Leach’s attorney said he plans to file a lawsuit against the school. According to the

affidavit, Pincock told university officials that “Leach was upset and concerned about James’ appearance and attitude” when the sophomore showed up Dec. 17 for practice wearing street clothes and sunglasses. Earlier in the day, James was treated by Phy and diagnosed with a concussion. Pincock said injured players are expected to wear jerseys, cleats or workout gear to practice even if they are not participating. Pincock said Leach used an obscenity to refer to James and told the trainer he did not want the player on the field or in the training facility, according to the affidavit. Pincock said the shed James was placed in is about the size of a singlecar garage. The building had no windows. James was in the shed for two to three hours, according to Pincock’s statement. Two days later, James arrived at practice at the football stadium wearing what Pincock called, appropriate attire. Pincock told university officials Leach said to put James back in the equipment shed, according to the affidavit. Instead, James was taken to a media interview room. Pincock said he “noticed an electrical closet in that room, and walked inside.” Pincock said, according to the affidavit, that he “commented on the noise in that room” and told James not to go inside. The trainer’s affidavit also states he was “not aware” of any other football player in his eight years with the program being placed in a darkened shed or room similar to James. Pincock said in his statement “players with concussions were “sometimes placed in physician’s examination room with the lights dimmed, or in a weight room or athletic training room.” ——— AP College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo in New York contributed to this report.

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A photo released by Disney Consumer Products shows a mystical circus-style performance, inspired by Disney’s upcoming feature Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland,” that took an unsuspecting crowd by surprise at the MAGIC fashion convention. The maddest of tea parties came alive before their eyes, showcasing how Disney will influence fashion trends in 2010.

Changes in store for ’10 New Year will bring changes in the way we dress, eat, work and are entertained By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL Associated Press Writer

EW YORK (AP) — When the calendar flips to 2010, it really will be a new day. And with any luck, it might be a quieter one. Certainly gone is the excitement that ushered in the last decade in 2000, but many of the dark clouds that came with 2009 are clearing, too. The new year has the potential to be a time of regrouping with moderate changes in the way we live, dress, eat, work and are entertained. Some predictions: FOOD The latest flavors are coming from the great American melting pot, says Kay Logsdon, vice president and managing editor at foodchannel.com. That means new pairings — a little from this country and a little bit from that country. For example, the La Monumental burger at Burguesa Burger in Dallas has ham, avocado, refried beans and a crunchy tostado (in addition to beef patties, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion) and is crowned with a whole jalapeno pepper. “American food will be a lot of mishmash of a lot of heritages,” said Logsdon. “It might be part Japanese, part Hispanic, and part Indian and be something that tastes wonderful that we would never have expected.” Meanwhile, all those gluten-free products that are creeping onto supermarket shelves are probably here to stay with the increased awareness of moderate gluten intolerance and more severe celiac disease, a digestive disorder triggered by proteins found in wheat, barley and rye, says Dee Sandquist, registered dietitian and American Dietetic Association spokeswoman. There is a growing interest in a gluten-free diet among some people who are adapting their eating habits to include more whole grains such as quinoa, rice and corn, and eating less white refined wheat products, Sandquist notes. And sodium may be the new carb, says Keri Gans, also of the ADA. New York City health officials — who already banned trans fats and required calorie postings in restaurants — are now spearheading a campaign to reduce salt levels in processed and restaurant foods. The American Heart Association is encouraging food manufacturers and restaurants to reduce the amount of sodium by 50 percent over a 10-year period. FASHION It will be trendy to talk about more fleeting trends once again — fancy Alexander Wang sweatsuits, for example — but the economy remains the grounding factor in fashion that will keep people primarily investing in classic items, says Dannielle Kyrillos, editor at large for DailyCandy.com. “Smart basics — that’s the realist trend — and indi-

vidualism is at the other end of the spectrum,” she says. and, as holiday shoppers might have noticed, some local Expect sturdier fabrics, neutral colors — grays and outfits are taking over mall space previously occupied by browns — and versatile pieces, said Sharon Graubard, national retailers. senior vice president of trend analysis for Stylesight. For But even companies with substantial space are moving example, a leather tunic may be worn as a vest, minidress, away from a large physical footprint. Employees might a layering piece over pants or leggings, or an outerwear find themselves “hoteling:” giving up a permanent desk garment. in favor of roving between multiple locations, including But whimsy may also make a comeback. Kyrillos and home. Julian both expect Tim Burton’s film version of “Alice in Mail services company Pitney Bowes, already a regular Wonderland,” due out this spring, to be a pop-culture hit user of online conference meetings and other high-tech that affects fashion. communication systems, will be expanding its agileCutting-edge jeweler Tom Binns is partnering with workforce program that typically sees participants spend Disney for two “Alice” collections that will be a departure two days at the office, two days at home and one day at a from typical mass-market movie merchandise, and one satellite location to meet with customers and colleagues. top Parisian boutique reportedly has enlisted edgy design“It has worked out very well,” says Carol Wallace, direcers like Alexander McQueen to do couture “Alice” dresses tor of external communications. “People tend to get their for its window. For regular folks, the looser interpretation weeks very organized.” will be psychedelic blues, yellows Further adding to a and greens and a hint of Victonomadic work force: many riana with ruffles and a sort of companies will look to hire decaying elegance. employees on a contract baShopping will continue to be sis, avoiding the risks and a more democratic exercise now costs of full-time staff, says that luxury brands started a diaJim Carroll, futurist, trends logue with consumers using social and innovations expert and media, says Sojin Lee, founder of author of “Ready, Set, Done: Fashionair.com, a fashion Web How to Innovate When site that deconstructs the catwalk Faster is the New Fast.” for useful tips. “2010 is about using the FUN information and crafting content, product and trends that are perWomen are where it’s at haps dictated or even requested in the world of entertainby the consumer,” she says. “It’s ment — and we’re talking not about creating things you’re “women” not “girls” for the unsure if consumers want or not.” most part. Forty-something This approach will even out women, especially Sandra the field of fashion geography, Bullock, had a banner year giving some power to the woman in 2009, and their influence in middle America, not just the is expected to continue. shopper in the typical fashion “There’s a shift in atAP Photo/Burguesa Burger, Studio B Dallas titude,” says Bonnie Fuller, hubs, says Lee. “You’ll be able to say, ‘I might not live in New York, This photo released by Burguesa Burger shows the editor-in-chief of HollywoodI might live in Idaho, but ‘Hi, look La Monumental which consists of two all beef pat- Life.com. “There’s a total at me — I also love Gucci.”’ chick blitz in general.” ties, two slices of cheese, ham, avocado, lettuce, That style-savvy consumer She thinks Hollywood tomato, onion, refried beans, crunchy tostada and will also be able to participate in executives will take notice a special creamy sauce on a Bimbo sesame seed fashion shows, at least online. of the success of Julianna Ralph Lauren recently debuted a bun, crowned with a whole jalapeño pepper. Margulies, Courteney Cox, new digital runway for its Rugby line that allows users to style the looks and then purchase them off the digital catwalk while the models strut to music in a virtual 3-D environment. WORK President Barack Obama is putting a lot of faith in the growth of small businesses — and those who are unemployed or under-employed probably will, too. Small businesses already employ the majority of U.S. workers,

Jennifer Aniston, Kyra Sedgwick and their peers, developing movies and TV shows that give them roles that show evolving, desirable sexy characters who don’t hide from their age. “When women see other women achieving like that and being seen as beautiful and sexy role models, I think it’s extremely empowering to regular women,” she says. “It completely makes them think age is irrelevant as well.” Lady Gaga has also put her own mark on pop culture, observes trend analyst Julian: “She’s the next pop culture personality to take us into the next several decades.”

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Tracey Louise Sutton marries Michael Terrence McCoy Tracey Louise Sutton and Michael Terrence McCoy, both of Raleigh, were married on Sept. 26, 2009, at 6 p.m. at Lakeside Beach on the shores of Lake Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. The Rev. Karen Estes officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Whit and Frances Sutton of Emerald Isle, N.C., and the granddaughter of Gracia Bobbit of Henderson and the late Patrick Bobbit and Helen Sutton of Henderson and the late Norris Sutton. The bride is a 2000 graduate of Northern Vance High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology in 2004 from N.C. State University. She is employed as manager of O’Malley’s Tavern. The groom is the son of Terry and Sue McCoy of Palos Heights, Ill., and the grandson of Elizabeth McCoy and the late Wayne McCoy, and the late Henry

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and Elaine Wlodarski, all of Chicago, Ill. The groom is a 1997 graduate of Amos Alonzo Stagg High School and earned dual bachelor’s degrees in finance and economics from Lewis University in 2002. He is an operating partner with Bada Wings. The bride was escorted by her father and given in marriage by her parents. She wore a bridal couture strapless gown made of ivory silk organza featuring a sweetheart neckline, ruching throughout the bodice, and a dropped waist. The asymmetrical skirt was adorned with a trumpet-shaped vine of Chantilly lace, flowing to the bottom of the gown. Her cathedral-length veil was bordered with matching lace, and had been worn by the bride’s mother. She carried a dozen long-stemmed pink roses, tied with a white ribbon.

Tracy Opolski Sutton, sister-in-law of the bride, served as matron of honor. Honorary bridesmaids were Cooper Gray Tharrington, Alston Hight Shave, Marian Long Tucker, Whitney Cottrell Hilton, and Lindsay Coleman Lail, all life-long friends of the bride. The groom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Jason Rempert and Joshua Greene, friends of the groom; Patrick Sutton, brother of the bride; and Mitchell Prosk and Steve Schultz, brothers-in-law of the groom. Karen Estes directed the wedding. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at a nearby mountain-top vacation home, hosted by the bride’s parents in South Lake Tahoe, Nev. After a wedding trip to South Lake Tahoe, Calif.,

the couple now resides in Raleigh.

Wedding showers and events • A reception was held in December 2009 at Lake Catherine in Palos Heights, Ill., hosted by the couple and the parents of the groom. • The rehearsal dinner was held at Tep’s Villa Roma in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., hosted by the parents of the groom. • A reception was held in October 2009 at the Henderson Country Club, hosted by friends of the bride’s parents. • A barbecue shower was held at the home of Marian and Chance Tucker in Raleigh in August 2009, hosted by friends of the couple.

Birth Announcements Pleasant Unique Clark Katina Nicole Wimbush of Henderson announces the birth of her daughter, Pleasant Unique Clark, on Dec. 27, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed seven pounds, two ounces.

Samaria Grace Kearney Sonya Kearney of Henderson announces the birth of her daughter, Samaria Grace Kearney, on Dec. 21, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed eight pounds, five ounces. The baby’s grandmother is Patricia Kearney of Henderson.

Robert Anthony Newton Tony Newton and Jennifer Ellis announce the birth of their son, Robert Anthony Newton, on Dec. 21, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The infant weighed nine pounds, four ounces. The baby’s grandparents are James and Lois Ellis, the late Linda Clark Ellis, Robert Allen Newton and Theresa Harper Newton, all of Henderson.

Malik Nysir Perry Megan Shunté Perry of Henderson announces the birth of her son, Malik Nysir Perry, on Dec. 23, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The infant weighed seven pounds. The baby’s grand-

parents are Betty Bullock and Dwayne Perry of Henderson.

Tianna Joelle Purnell Lamont and Tiffany Purnell of Warrenton announce the birth of their daughter, Tianna Joelle Purnell, on Dec. 23, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center. The infant weighed seven pounds, three ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Lawrence Burton of Warrenton; Anita Burton of Beltsville, Md.; Robert Purnell of Scotland, Md.; and Sylvia Ross of Lehigh Acres, Fla.

Neleh Katelann Sandlin Dan and Aarika Sandline of Henderson announce the birth of their daughter, Neleh Katelann Sandlin, on Dec. 21, 2009, at Granville Medical Center in Oxford. The infant weighed seven pounds, nine ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Ken and Ann Cupp of Lexington, N.C., and Dennis and Joi Sandlin of Henderson.

Hunter Lewis Satterwhite Tyson and Shannon Satterwhite of Manson announce the birth of their son, Hunter Lewis Satterwhite, on Dec. 25, 2009, at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. The infant weighed six pounds, 13 ounces. The baby’s grandparents are Bobby and Sharon Woody of Macon and Darlene Paschall Satterwhite of Henderson.

Warren Correctional Institution officer receives advanced criminal justice certificate

Winners in the gingerbread house competition were (seated, from left) Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) Culinary Technology Program students Cindy Snipes Boring of Oxford and Scott Cannada of Kittrell. Standing, from left, are the judges for the competition, Oxfordbased baker Karen Haire, and the head of the VGCC culinary program, Chef Ross Ragonese.

VGCC culinary students vie for best gingerbread house It was a feast for the eyes when the Culinary Technology Program at Vance-Granville Community College held its first gingerbread house competition in December. Culinary students formed two-person teams to create the unique houses, which employed a variety of holiday themes and images. VGCC’s two-year Culinary Technology Program, based at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, prepares students for entry-level professional positions in restaurants, hotels, catering operations, health-care facilities, schools and other institutions. Chef Ross Ragonese,

Correctional Officer Brenda Turner-McGee of the Warren Correctional Institution in Manson has received her advanced criminal justice certificate. The certificate was presented by Lynn Henry, assistant superintendent for custody and operations, during a manager’s meeting in December. The certificate is awarded by the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, and requires a combination of experience, training and education. McGee’s responsibilities include supervision of the fiscal warehouse. She is also team captain for the institution’s Relay for Life Team and is a member of the Macon Rural Fire Department. McGee has been employed with the N.C. Department of Correction for 13 years and has been employed at Warren Correctional Institution since it opened in 1997.

who heads the program, said that he plans to make the competition an annual event for secondyear students. He gave his students only two basic guidelines: the houses had to be researched and created entirely by the students, and the houses had to be 100-percent edible. Oxford-based baker Karen Haire, owner and operator of The Cake Lady, served as the judge for the competition. The Cake Lady, which offers a variety of desserts in addition to cakes, opened earlier this year on College Street in Oxford, just down the road from the Masonic Home.

Haire chose the team of students, Cindy Snipes Boring of Oxford and Scott Cannada of Kittrell, as the winners of the competition. Other students competing included Denise McLeod of Durham, Marc Cavanaugh of Oxford, David Force of Youngsville, Stephen Schandle of Creedmoor, and Alvin C. Brame and Geraldine Greene-Ramsey, both of Henderson. Ragonese said that the prize for the winners was a holiday dinner for their families. For more information about the culinary program, call Ragonese at (919) 690-0312.

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ments must be received by noon on Wednesday. Engagement announcements must be received at least one month prior to the wedding. Wedding announcements must be received within three

months after the date of the wedding. For more information, contact Linda Gupton, features editor, at (252) 436-2837 or e-mail her at communitynews@hendersondispatch.com.

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Horoscopes Did you know that the Perry Library can be found online? Check out our website at http:// www.perrylibrary.org/ to find links where you can add us to your Facebook account, follow us on Twitter and subscribe to the Perry Library blog.

Youth Services Department The Youth Services Department is welcoming donations to supplement our programming and collections for children and teens. The library can use the following items in new or gently used condition: children’s and young adult books, magazines, DVDs, music or audio CDs, games, puzzles, art supplies, toys, etc. Materials can be brought to the Youth Services Desk. For more information, call (252) 438-3316, ext 225. Your donations make a difference! Coming this week: • Bedtime Stories (for kids of all ages, aimed at 3-8 years old) — Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Let stories, songs and bubbles tire you out for bedtime! Pajamas are encouraged but not required. • Teens And Tweens Club (for

middle and highschoolers) — Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Join Programming Specialist Ms. Barbara and other teens and ‘tweens to hang out and chat, discuss books and listen to interesting guest speakers. • Anime/Manga Madness (ages 13 and up, ages 10-12 with parent’s permission) — Wednesdays at 4 p.m. Are you crazy about graphic novels? Join Youth Services staff to discuss all things animated and watch a new featured selection each week! • Mother Goose Time (for infants and toddlers, ages birth-3 years) — Thursdays at 11 a.m. Songs, rhymes, books, clapping, laughing and fun! • Read With A Ranger (all ages, aimed at grades 1-6) — Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. Join a Kerr Lake State Park Ranger for a program about the hairy, eight-legged world of spiders! • All Day Anime Marathon (ages 13 and up, younger with parental permission) — Jan. 9 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. We’ll be showing anime for six hours straight. Bring your DVDs, your drawings and your friends!

Adult Services • N.C. state tax forms are no longer available at public libraries: As part of the N.C. Department of Revenue’s efforts to reduce printing

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costs and encourage electronic filing, the agency will not provide tax forms to public facilities like libraries and post offices this year. Taxpayers are encouraged to file their taxes electronically. It’s quick and convenient and it reduces the chance for errors on your return. You can learn more about e-filing by going to the N.C. Department of Revenue at http:// www.dor.state.nc.us/electronic/e-file. html. Individual taxpayers may order forms by mail at no cost by calling the department toll-free at 1-877-252-3052. Taxpayers can also download the forms and print them by going to http://www.dorstate. nc.us/downloads/individual.html. • Learn new computer skills in the New Year at Perry Library: For those of you have conquered the basics of the computer, e-mail and the Internet, take the next step into the wonderful world of software. Perry Library, in partnership with Vance-Granville Community College, is offering a class that is ideal for job seekers or anyone who needs to compose letters, flyers, documents or spreadsheets. A weekly class in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel 2003 begins Jan. 11 and continues through Feb. 22. The class will be held Monday from 1-5 p.m. The cost is $65. Call Perry Library at (252)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong will lead to unwelcome changes. Don’t limit what you can do by taking on someone else’s burden. Use your imagination and you can avoid a battle not meant to be yours. 5 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are in the driver’s seat, so start talking until you have everything you want and more. Hard work will pay off. Don’t let someone who has half as much clout and experience push you aside. 2 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have to give yourself a little time to have some fun and to inch into the new year slowly. Too much, too fast will leave you spinning in too many different directions. Be positive before you make a commitment. 4 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Now is not the time to take chances. You have too much to protect and take care of to be an open target. Expect additional family responsibilities. You will face complaints if you don’t handle matters carefully. 3 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): There will be plenty of talk about what’s to come but, until you have a deal signed, sealed and delivered, don’t count on anything. Protect your position as well as your ideas. You have greater opportunities ahead of you. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): With the struggles behind you and some interesting options ahead, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by investing in your talent. Romance is in the stars, so share intimate times with someone special. 3 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Listen to the complaints being made and you will allow the people around you facing trouble to figure out what needs to be done. It’s the comfort you offer in not judging or meddling that will make you so helpful. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t deviate from your original plans because someone wants you to. If you let someone meddle in your affairs, you will have regrets. Don’t fold to pressure when you should be following your heart. 2 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Being aggressive or using emotional blackmail may work initially but, in the end, you will have to face someone who calls your bluff. People will respond to what you want if you are playful and fun and offer them something in return. 5 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): As long as you keep everyone necessary in the loop, you will avoid setbacks and will probably get a little extra help. Being upfront will take you a lot further than going behind someone’s back. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There will be plenty to discover before you can possibly make a good assessment of your personal situation. Get all the facts you need to handle a confusing personal situation. It may be time to cut your losses and move on. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have to be willing to put as much on the line as everyone else if you want to be a participant. Don’t be afraid to put pressure on someone who has put you in an awkward position in the past. 3 stars Happy Birthday: If you can dream it, you can become it, should be your motto this year. There is nothing too great for you to conquer if you put your talents to work. You are a team player but, most of all, a leader with a mission. A partnership may be offered but, if you don’t need one, don’t be afraid to go it alone. Your numbers are 2, 9, 13, 22, 27, 35, 42 If you were born on this date: You are engaging and enhance any group or team you join. You have a winning attitude and a strong sense of justice and fair play. Eugenia’s Web sites: eugenialast.com for confidential consultations, myspace.com/ eugenialast for Eugenia’s blog, astroadvice.com for fun. COPYRIGHT 2010 UNIVERSAL UCLICK, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, Mo. 64106; (816) 581-7500.

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438-3316, ext. 236, to sign up! • “Let’s Talk About It – 2010” at Perry Library: The Friends of the Library are gearing up for the 2010 season of the popular book talk program, “Let’s Talk About It,” from the N.C. Humanities Council (“Many Stories, One People.”) The theme will be law and literature. The series is named for Eva Rubin, a leading scholar on public policy and the U.S. Supreme Court. The books focus on the formidable interactions between the justice system and the lives of individuals. The books featured include Billy Budd & Other Stories by Herman Melville, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain, A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines, Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson, and The Emperor of Ocean Park by Yale University law professor, Stephen L. Carter. This project is made possible by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in partnership with the North Carolina Center for the Book, a program of the State Library of North Carolina. The first program begins Jan. 12 and will continue every other Tuesday through March 9. The books have arrived at Perry Library for check out.

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