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Faith motivates South Lyme pastor to work toward peace By KIMBERLY DRELICH Day Staff Writer

Old Lyme — For the Rev. Christine Caton, faith is the constant behind everything she does and has inspired her activism. Caton, a town resident and the pastor of South Lyme Union Chapel on Mile Creek Road, recently traveled to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota with a group from the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. “Everything I do is faith-based,” she said. “I really felt God pulling me there.” “For me, it’s a spiritual experience. I feel God calling me to act for justice in the world,” she added about her activism for peace and justice. She then referenced Matthew 25:40, the parable of the Sheep and the Goats: “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you,

whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” During her trip to Standing Rock, Caton traveled with the group in a 1991 Chevy van from New York City to North Dakota over the week of Thanksgiving and set up camp at the Oceti Sakowin Camp. People in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline, TIM MARTIN/THE DAY who call themselves water protectors, had been gath- The Rev. Christine Caton, pastor of the South Lyme Union Chapel ering at Standing Rock to in Old Lyme, visited the site of the Standing Rock protest in North oppose the pipeline, which Dakota over the week of Thanksgiving. members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe say would harm fire with speakers, dancing and thing we really connected with.” “Everybody was coming togeththeir water source and sacred prayers. “It’s completely a camp of er in the spirit of nonviolence and lands. On the first night there, Caton’s prayer and ceremony,” she said. peace,” she added. group was invited to a sacred “As people of faith, that was one SEE CATON PAGE A6

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Nicolas Winocur practices reaching for a catch in a flying trapeze class Monday at Fearless Flyers Academy in Groton. The school, open since the summer of 2015 in the Mystic Business Park on Flanders Road, offers classes in trapeze, trampoline and aerial skills for all skill levels.

Poll: Americans hopeful for a better 2017 By EMILY SWANSON and VERENA DOBNIK Associated Press

New York — Emotionally wrenching

politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll that found that a majority believes things are going to get better for the country next year. A look at the key findings of the Associated Press-Times Square Alliance poll:

So how was 2016? Americans weren’t thrilled with the year. Only 18 percent said things for the country got better, 33 percent said things got worse, and 47 percent

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body, Mass. “You’ve got to be optimistic, and I’m going to try.” Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say 2016 was worse for the country than 2015. And Republicans are especially likely to feel that 2017 will be even better for them personally. University of Miami professor Benjamin Alsup said he needed only three words to explain why 2016 felt worse for him: “Trump, Trump, Trump!” Robert Greenstone, a New York commercial real estate broker, said the political discourse leading up to Republican Donald Trump’s election as president played havoc with people’s emotions. “The amount of disinformation SEE 2017 PAGE A6

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This is the sixth of 10 vignettes about the top local stories of the year, as chosen by the staff of The Day. To see all of the top stories of the year, visit www. theday.com/2016inreview. The year began for state Sen. Andrew Maynard, D-18th District, with a wrong-way crash on Route 32 in Waterford in January that was attributed to a seizure. Court documents charged that the seizure was the result of a July 2014 fall from an outdoor staircase at his Stonington home in which he suffered a traumatic brain injury. He was re-elected in the fall of 2014 to a fifth term and continued to struggle with his speech over the next two years, declining interviews with the media. In February, Maynard announced through his spokesman that he would not seek a sixth term in November,

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With natural gas prices down, state Sen. Formica making legislation his No. 1 priority By JUDY BENSON Day Staff Writer

Waterford — With its armed security guards and tightly controlled access, “vulnerability” is not a term most people would associate with the massive concrete-and-steel structures at the Millstone Power Station. All the protections from physical threats of natural disasters and human intruders notwithstanding, though, the nuclear plant that is the state’s largest power producer is indeed vulnerable to some unseen forces. At least that’s the way Kevin Hennessy, New England director of state and local affairs for plant owner Dominion, along with some key state lawmakers, characterize the plant’s current situation. “Nuclear power plants have been getting pinched out of the markets,” Hennessy said last week. “What we’re saying is we’re not immune from those pressures. It’s in the best interest of the consumers to help ensure our long-term stability.” Since 2012, five nuclear power plants around the country have shut down prematurely as the costs of operating older plants has exceeded revenues for the electricity they produce. Now, to prevent the two operating reactors at Millstone from the same fate, Hennessy and other company officials are urging state lawmakers to approve legislation in the General Assembly session that begins Jan. 4 to secure the plant’s survival. Falling prices for natural gas used by other power producers is a key factor in the equation, Hennessy said. Millstone, which supplies 55 percent of Connecticut’s power and 35 percent of the electricity produced in New England, has endured a 44 percent decline in prices for its power over the last decade, company officials testified at a legislative hearing last year. “We just want to compete,” Hennessy said. “We’re not looking for a handout or a subsidy.” The legislation still is being developed, according to state Sen. Paul Formica, R-East Lyme, as well as two Democratic colleagues also looking to address the issue in the coming session. But Formica, Sen. Paul Doyle of Wethersfield and Rep. Lonnie Reed of Branford, all members of the Energy and Technology SEE MILLSTONE PAGE A3

Flight recorders lacked locator beacons, which may complicate search By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and VERONIKA SILCHENKO Associated Press

Sochi, Russia — The Kremlin on Monday played down the possibility that a terror attack might have downed a Syria-bound Russian plane, killing all 92 people on board, as the nation observed a day of mourning for the victims, including most members of a world famous military choir. The Tu-154 owned by the Russian

“It has been an honor to serve in the Senate on behalf of my neighbors and the people of the 18th District,” Maynard stated. “I want to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes, and I am grateful to live in such a beautiful and supportive community. I have made the decision to not seek re-election. There is much work to do this legislative session, and I am committed to continuing to work to create jobs, grow the economy and balance our budget.” A few hours later in an previously scheduled event, Republican Heather Somers of Groton announced she would be seeking Maynard’s seat. She went on to defeat Democrat Timothy Bowles in the November election. Maynard remains in office until Somers is sworn in on Jan. 4. — Joe Wojtas

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said it was unchanged from 2015. On a personal level, they were optimistic about 2017. Fifty-five percent said they believe things will be better for them in the coming year than in the year that just concluded. That’s a 12-point improvement from last year’s poll. Americans interviewed about the poll’s results expressed some of that optimism. “Next year will be better than this year, because people will have more jobs and they’ll have more money to spend,” said Bourema Tamboura, a Harlem resident behind the wheel of a New York car service. “I’m hoping 2017 will be better,” added Elizabeth Flynn, 62, an elementary schoolteacher from Pea-

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Defense Ministry crashed into the Black Sea early Sunday two minutes after taking off in good weather from the city of Sochi. The plane was carrying members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, often referred to as the Red Army Choir, to a New Year’s concert at a Russian military base in Syria. About 3,500 people, 43 ships and 182 divers have been sweeping a vast crash site for bodies of the victims and debris, and dozens of drones and several submersibles also have been involved in the search. Rescue teams so far have recovered 11 bodies and numerous body fragSEE SEARCH PAGE A3

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A German paddle steamer Louisiana Star leaves from the landing bridges Monday for a tourist tour on the Elbe River out of Hamburg, Germany. Go online at theday.com to see a gallery of the day’s best wire photos.

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WORLD & NATION News in Brief JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER IN HAWAII FOR MEMORIAL VISIT Pearl Harbor, Hawaii — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Hawaii on Monday to recognize the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941. He will be the first Japanese prime minister to visit the memorial that honors sailors and Marines killed in the attack that spurred America to enter World War II. Japan’s former leader Shigeru Yoshida went to Pearl Harbor six years after the country’s World War II surrender, but that was before the USS Arizona Memorial was built. The memorial will be closed to the public today when Abe visits the historic site, joined by U.S. President Barack Obama, who is vacationing in Hawaii with his family.

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Trump ambassador pick sparks debate Supporter of settlements tabbed for post in Israel By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press

New York — If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama’s approach to Israel, he might have found his man to deliver that message in David Friedman, his pick for U.S. ambassador. The bankruptcy lawyer and son of an Orthodox rabbi is everything Obama is not: a fervent supporter of Israeli settlements, opponent of Palestinian statehood and unrelenting defender of Israel’s government. So far to the right is Friedman that many Israel supporters worry he could push

Israel’s hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be more extreme, scuttling prospects for peace with Palestinians in the process. The heated debate over Friedman’s selection is playing out just as fresh tensions erupt between the U.S. and Israel. In a stunning decision Friday, the Obama administration moved to allow the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution condemning Israeli settlements as illegal. The move to abstain, rather than veto, defied years of U.S. tradition of shielding Israel from such resolutions, and elicited condemnation from Israel, lawmakers of both parties, and especially Trump. “Things will be different after Jan. 20th,” when he’s sworn in, Trump

vowed Friday on Twitter. On Monday, he added: “The United Nations has such great potential, but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. So sad!” Presidents of both parties have long called for a two-state solution that envisions eventual Palestinian statehood, and Netanyahu says he agrees. Friedman, who still must be confirmed by the Senate, does not. He’s called the two-state solution a mere “narrative” that must end. Under Obama, the U.S. has worked closely with J Street, an Israel advocacy group sharply critical of Netanyahu. Friedman accuses Obama of “blatant anti-Semitism” and calls J Street “worse than kapos,” a reference to Jews who helped the Nazis imprison

fellow Jews during the Holocaust. For decades, the U.S. has opposed Israeli settlement-building in lands it seized in the 1967 Mideast war. Friedman runs a nonprofit that raises millions of dollars for Beit El, a settlement of religious nationalists near Ramallah. Beit El runs a right-wing news outlet and a yeshiva whose dean has provocatively urged Israeli soldiers to refuse orders to uproot settlers from their homes. So it’s unsurprising that Friedman’s nomination has already sharpened a growing balkanization of American Jews, between those who want the U.S. to push Israel toward peace and those who believe Obama’s approach abandoned America’s closest Mideast ally.

SAYING GOODBYE

A Drexel University professor has been summoned to a meeting with school officials after he tweeted a Christmas Eve message that appeared to support “white genocide.” George Ciccariello-Maher, who is white and an associate professor of politics at the Philadelphia university, told The Associated Press by email Monday that his Christmas Eve message to nearly 11,000 Twitter followers — “All I Want for Christmas is White Genocide” — was meant to be satirical. Drexel was not amused, condemning Ciccariello-Maher’s tweet and saying in a statement it was “taking this situation very seriously.” “While the University recognizes the right of its faculty to freely express their thoughts and opinions in public debate, Professor Ciccariello-Maher’s comments are utterly reprehensible, deeply disturbing, and do not in any way reflect the values of the University,” Drexel said.

COLOMBIA PROBE FINDS HUMAN ERROR, LACK OF FUEL IN AIR CRASH Bogota, Colombia — A series of human errors caused an airliner to run out of fuel and crash in Colombia last month, killing 71 people including most of a Brazilian soccer team, aviation authorities said Monday. Colombia’s Civil Aeronautics agency concluded in its investigation that the plan for the flight operated by Bolivia-based company LaMia did not meet international standards. Among the errors it cited were the decisions to let the plane take off without enough fuel to make the flight safely and then to not stop midway to refuel. It ruled out sabotage or mechanical problems. Neither the charter company nor Bolivian authorities should have allowed the plane to take off with the flight plan submitted, said Freddy Bonilla, safety secretary for Colombia’s aviation authority. He said the agency’s conclusions were based on the plane’s black boxes and other evidence.

4 INDIAN MEN ARRESTED AFTER U.S. TOURIST ACCUSED THEM OF RAPE New Delhi — Indian police said Monday that they arrested four men on suspicion of raping an American tourist who came to New Delhi alone earlier this year, marking another incident of sexual violence to stir outrage. Police Officer Rakesh Kumar said the suspects — a tour guide and his associate, a car driver and a hotel worker — were arrested Monday. The woman said in her police complaint that the four men raped her after she was drugged in a New Delhi hotel room in April. They denied the accusations.

REPORTS: 4 INMATES SOUGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS JAILBREAK Newport, Tenn. — Authorities in Tennessee are searching for four inmates who broke out of jail on Christmas. Media reports quote the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office as saying six inmates escaped from the jail early Sunday after removing a toilet from the wall and going through a hole behind it that led to the outside of the facility. A statement by the sheriff says that prior plumbing repairs had loosened the concrete holding the toilet and leaking water had rusted the bolts holding it.

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People view tributes left outside the home of British musician George Michael on Monday in London. Michael died Sunday at age 53. British charities revealed that the pop star had secretly been a major behind-the-scenes donor who gave his time and money to support cherished causes. The man with the reputation for self-indulgence had actually given millions of dollars to charities involved with helping children, cancer victims and AIDS sufferers. Cause of death was attributed to heart failure.

Obama vs. Trump? Dispute erupts over hypothetical presidential tilt By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press

Honolulu — In an alternate universe in which President Barack Obama ran for a third term against Donald Trump, who would have won? No surprise: The president and the president-elect disagree. A fresh dispute erupted Monday between Obama and his successor, spurred by Obama’s hypothetical musings that had he run again, he would have been victorious. Interviewed for a podcast, Obama suggested he still holds enough sway over the coalition of voters that elected him twice to get them to vote for him once again. “I am confident in this vision because I’m confident that if I had run again and articulated it, I think I could’ve mobilized a majority of the American people to rally behind it,” Obama told his former White House adviser, David Axelrod, in a podcast released Monday. Trump, naturally, disagreed. He took to his preferred medium — Twitter — to offer his reaction. “President Obama said that he thinks he would have won against me. He should say that but I say NO WAY!” Trump wrote. He suggested Obama’s record

would have prevented him from securing a victory, citing jobs that have left the U.S., troubles with Obama’s Affordable Care Act and the ongoing threat posed by the Islamic State group as examples. The White House declined to comment on Trump’s tweet. In the podcast, Obama didn’t address whether he would have been able to surmount the obstacle that the Electoral College posed for Hillary Clinton. The Democrat failed to secure a majority of electoral votes despite winning the popular vote by millions. Yet Obama said he’s spoken to people across the U.S. who have told him the direction he pursued “is the right one,” a sentiment he said extends even to some people “who disagreed with me.” He suggested Democrats’ failure in the election may have stemmed from the prevailing assumption that Clinton’s victory was all but assured. “If you think you’re winning, then you have a tendency — just like in sports — maybe to play it safer,” Obama said. Obama, who is vacationing in Hawaii, was prohibited by the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment from running for a third term.

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South Sudanese refugees swelling camps in Uganda By JUSTIN LYNCH Associated Press

Bidi Bidi Camp, Uganda — “I don’t want to go back,” James Issac declared, just minutes after becoming a refugee. “I don’t want to die.” For two days, the slender 30-yearold from South Sudan’s Equatoria region navigated his way out of civil war, riding a motorcycle along dirt roads and avoiding government soldiers who, according to accounts by refugees to The Associated Press, have taken aim at civilians. In his last steps on South Sudanese soil, Issac passed a group of rag-tag rebel soldiers and crossed a rickety bridge into Uganda, and safety. “I am happy,” he said, as Ugandan soldiers searched his belongings for contraband. “There (are) no problems here.” He is one of 440,000 refugees who have fled South Sudan’s spiraling conflict into Uganda this year alone, creating some of the world’s largest refugee camps in just six months’ time. More than one million refugees have fled South Sudan, spilling across borders in East Africa as the international community warns that the

conflict and its ethnic violence could destabilize the region. Since fighting erupted in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, in July and left a peace agreement in tatters, the world’s youngest country has experienced ethnic cleansing and teeters on the brink of genocide, according to the United Nations. Those fleeing have turned Uganda’s northwest from an empty bushland into a sprawling complex of refugee settlements. The largest, Bidi Bidi, is a pop-up city that holds roughly 260,000 people weary of war. Last week the U.N. announced the Bidi Bidi camp had stopped taking new arrivals because it was full, and it directed South Sudanese to nearby locations. The refugees “were in critical condition. Bullets remaining in their legs. Others had come with parts amputated. Others were severely bleeding,” recalled Rufaaaya Asiyati, a nutrition specialist working at the border crossing for the Ugandan government. Roughly 20 percent of those under 5 years old are severely malnourished, she said. Most of the refugees are women and children.

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Millstone bill would put it in mix with renewable power sources FROM A1 Committee, agree the bill will build on one introduced late in the session last year that passed the state Senate but died in the House of Representatives. “I want a bill that will make consumers the priority, but that will give Millstone a sense that they have a steady path ahead,” Reed said. Formica said he considers the Millstone legislation his “No. 1 priority” for the upcoming session, especially considering the vital role of the plant

to southeastern Connecticut’s economy. Key components of the measure, he said, would be that it would enable Millstone to sell its power directly to the state’s two main power distributors, Eversource and United Illuminating, through contracts awarded through a process in which Millstone owner Dominion Resources would bid against big hydroelectric and other large-scale renewable power producers. At present, Dominion sells Millstone’s power to “hedge funds and financial institu-

tions” that in turn sell the power to regional markets, Hennessy said. “This would cut out the middle men and give us the opportunity to compete, and be better for consumers,” he said. Currently, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection solicits bids from renewable energy producers as part of a policy to foster growth of energy sources free of carbon-emitting fossil fuels. But Millstone, though it produces 2,100 megawatts of carbon-free power, hasn’t

been allowed into the mix. DEEP officials said they’re open to changing that. “The workings of the energy marketplace have raised issues in various places around the nation about the continued economic viability of nuclear power plants,” said Dennis Schain, DEEP spokesman. “Given the significant amount of our region’s power produced by Millstone — and the fact that this power is produced without carbon emissions linked to climate change — this is an issue worthy of discus-

sion in Connecticut’s General Assembly. We look forward to learning more about how Sen. Formica and others suggest approaching it in the upcoming session of the legislature.” Reed noted that New York and Illinois recently addressed the same issue with plants in those states by approving financial subsidies. Unlike those plants, Millstone isn’t threatening to close, but it is signaling that Connecticut needs to take action, she said. Doyle said he believes legislation could be written that

would enable Millstone to sell its power directly to Eversource and United Illuminating, while also minimizing increases in electricity rates for Connecticut customers. Preserving Millstone is crucial, Formica said, if the state has any hope of achieving its goal of deriving 20 percent of its energy from carbon-free sources by the year 2020. “This is not about expanding nuclear,” he said. “It’s about using nuclear as a bridge to the renewable future.” j.benson@theday.com

Search goes on for clues that might help explain Russian plane crash FROM A1 ments, which have been flown to Moscow for identification. Divers have located parts of the plane’s fuselage and other fragments, but the search for the jet’s flight recorders will likely prove challenging as they lack underwater locator beacons for easy spotting common in more modern planes. Officials sought to squelch speculation that the crash might have been caused by a bomb planted on board or a portable air defense missile. But some aviation experts pointed that the crew’s failure to communicate any technical problem and a large area over which fragments of the plane were scattered point at a possible explosion on board. Evidence of a bombing of a Syria-bound military flight would badly embarrass the Kremlin, highlighting Russia’s extreme vulnerability to attacks even as it boasts its success in Syria after Aleppo fell into President Bashar Assad’s hands. President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that an attack isn’t a likely scenario. Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov, who oversaw the rescue efforts, said investigators were looking into a possible technical fault or pilot error as the most likely reasons behind the crash. But some experts remained skeptical, noting that the crew would have reported any technical glitch. “Possible malfunctions ... certainly wouldn’t have prevented the crew from reporting them,” Vitaly Andreyev,

Officials said the explosive device was planted in the plane’s luggage compartment. A local affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility. In August 2004, two Russian planes were blown up on the same day by suicide bombers, killing 89 people. A Chechen warlord claimed responsibility for the twin attacks, which were made possible by lax security at a Moscow airport. While ruling out an attack in Sunday’s crash, the FSB said that investigators are looking into bad fuel, pilot error, alien objects stuck in the engines or equipment failure.

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Women cry as they place flowers in front of the Alexandrov Ensemble building Monday in Moscow, the day after a plane carrying 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble crashed into the Black Sea minutes after taking off from the resort city of Sochi.

a former senior Russian air traffic controller, told RIA Novosti, adding that an “external impact” was the most likely reason.

‘No indications’ Russia’s main domestic security and counter-terrorism agency, the FSB, said it has found “no indications or facts pointing at the possibility of a terror attack or an act of sabotage on board the plane.” The plane departed from the Chkalovsky military airport just outside Moscow and stopped in Sochi for refueling early Sunday. The FSB said border guards and military servicemen were protecting the plane as it sat on the tarmac in Sochi, and the chief

pilot along with the flight engineer personally monitored the refueling. The agency said that a border guard officer and a customs official were the only ones to briefly come on board in Sochi. Some Russian media pointed at lax security at Chkalovsky outside Moscow where the plane was based, saying that it’s quite porous compared to civilian airports. Alexander Gusak, a former chief of the FSB special forces

unit, also hinted at security breaches at Chkalovsky and said that even a much more secure Sochi airport could be vulnerable. “It’s possible to penetrate any facility. It depends on your skills,” Gusak told Dozhd TV. Russian planes have been brought down previously in terror attacks. In October 2015, a Russian passenger plane was brought down by a bomb over Egypt, killing all 224 people aboard.

John Goglia, a former U.S. National Transportation Safety Board member and aviation safety expert, argued that while pilot error or bad fuel “would be high on my list,” they wouldn’t have prevented the pilot from alerting traffic controllers to the situation. He also noted that the Tu-154 has been “a pretty reliable platform.” The Tu-154 is a Soviet-built three-engine airliner designed in the late 1960s. The plane that crashed Sunday was built in 1983, and underwent factory check-ups and maintenance in 2014 as well as earlier this year. While the Tu-154 is no longer used by Russian airlines

because it’s too noisy and fuel-hungry, the Russian military has continued to operate it. The plane has been popular with crews who appreciate its maneuverability and ruggedness. Flags were at half-staff across Russia on Monday, nationwide television stations canceled their entertainment programs and the Cabinet began its session with a moment of silence as part of the nationwide mourning. People piled up red and white carnations outside the Moscow office of the Alexandrov Ensemble, popular across the world for its fiery performances. Vadim Ananyev, a soloist who stayed home with his family, said he was devastated. “I have lost my friends and colleagues, all killed, all five soloists,” Ananyev told The Associated Press. “I have known these people for 30 years. I know their wives and children. I feel terrible for the children and for all that I have lost.” Ananyev said he had received condolences from all over Russia and from abroad. “We were loved all over the world, never mind the political situation,” he said. In Rome, Pope Francis led thousands of faithful in silent prayer for the plane crash victims and noted that the Russian army choir had performed in 2004 at the Vatican.

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Amazon and the twilight of the grocery line In Seattle, Amazon is testing a grocery store known as Amazon Go that allows customers to waltz in, choose items and then … leave.

The following editorial appeared recently in the Chicago Tribune. mericans spend — waste — a year or two of their lives waiting in line, wishing it would move faster, staring daggers at any potential interlopers, ﬁxing with disdain anyone who dawdles or delays the line’s steady clip. For those trying to avoid long queues, the grocery store is one of the most daunting challenges. You can pick the hours that you believe will be the least crowded, but then there’s only one clerk on duty. You can take your chances in the 15-item line only to be ﬂummoxed by a shopper who unfurls a raft of coupons or one who decides to write a check for the groceries s-l-o-w-l-y. Now, thrilling news: Line-generated angst could soon vanish. In Seattle, Amazon is testing a grocery store known as Amazon Go that allows customers to waltz in, choose items and then … leave. All without lining up to be checked out. Amazon calls it “Just walk out technology.”

Here’s how it works: Customers tap their cellphones on a turnstile as they enter the store. That logs them into the store’s network. As they pick up items and plunk them in their carts, sensors and other technology track the items and display the tally on a virtual cart. When a shopper leaves (presumably bagging his or her own groceries), an Amazon app tallies the bill and charges the customer’s Amazon account. Amazon plans to open its store to the public early next year. Self-driving cars? A human landing on Mars? Another Cubs World Series win? Meh. A similarly anticipated milestone in human history — the Eradication of the Grocery Store Line — appears imminent. OK, two provisos: ■ We can already hear the plaintive cries of people (including President-elect Trump) who mourn the loss of all those checkout clerk jobs. We don’t relish the idea of putting people,

aside from certain politicians, out of work. But we assume the friendly produce guy would still be there, stocking the shelves. (Robots can’t do that yet, right?) And you’d still need people to monitor the premises to make sure everyone was playing by the rules or to check customers’ ID for alcohol purchases. And someone to keep all the tech running. Cashiers can be retrained for the new jobs this will create. ■ We’ve been disappointed before. Remember the self-service checkouts at groceries a few years back? Many of them were yanked out because of rampant technological glitches and increased losses from theft. Is a similar glitch waiting to happen here? Don’t get us wrong. We believe in ample sales forces in stores to help customers navigate an often-dizzying array of choices. We don’t want to be waited on by robots. We don’t want to scan the department and ﬁnd nary a human in sight who can answer a question about a shirt or a skirt.

We do, though, believe technology can be harnessed for the greater good — in this case to streamline the interface between the customer and ringing up the sale — to short-circuit infuriatingly long lines. We may soon have the power to eradicate this universally loathed instruction: Take a number. Wait your turn. Some lines, to be sure, are exciting shared experiences. The long queues that form around Apple stores in anticipation of a new iPhone. The line for tickets to a new “Star Wars” movie. The long wait for the latest trendy restaurant, which stokes the appetite and confers bragging rights. (We waited two hours for a table!) Technology has disrupted nearly every aspect of American life, not always for the better. Why not let it erase one scourge of modern life — the sludgeslow line? Imagine world peace? Sure. But ﬁrst, imagine a more exciting prospect: a world without a grocery checkout line.

A useless, empty ‘witness’ in Syria By SEN. JOHN McCAIN

he words “never again” ring hollow as the city of Aleppo, Syria, has fallen to regime forces of Bashar Assad. A brutal siege that has ground on for years was finally brought to a bloody end by a surge of Russian airpower, Iranian shock troops and assorted regional militia fighters. As we eulogize the dead of Aleppo, we must acknowledge the United States’ complicity in this tragedy. President Barack Obama speaks of the need to “bear witness” to injustice. He did little else for Aleppo. To what have we borne witness? To the use of smart bombs to target women and children, hospitals and bakeries, aid warehouses and humanitarian convoys. To the development and popularization of barrel bombs — oil drums packed with shrapnel and explosives, dropped indiscriminately from aircraft to kill and maim as many civilians as possible. To the tactic of follow-on airstrikes designed to kill rescue workers, such as the intrepid White Helmets, who rush to the scene of an attack to save the innocent. And now to the busloads of refugees pouring out of Aleppo and the tens of thousands left behind to the tender mercies of the Assad regime and its Russian and Iranian allies. Obama has borne witness to all of this, and more, and done nothing to stop it. As with past atrocities, Aleppo’s destruction inspired much high-minded talk and the illusion of action. Endless meetings in the gilded palaces of Geneva and Vienna and elsewhere. Red lines drawn and transgressed with no consequences. Statements like this: “Should we really accept the notion that the world is powerless in the face of a Rwanda, or Srebrenica?” the president asked the U.N. General Assembly in 2013. “If that’s the world that people want to live in, they should say so, and reckon with the cold logic of mass graves.” That reckoning is now upon us. The mass graves are before us, and the name Aleppo will echo through history, like Srebrenica and Rwanda, as a testament to our moral failure and everlasting shame. Even in a conflict that has killed nearly 500,000 people, driven half of Syria’s population from their homes, created the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II and spawned the terrorist army of

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President Barack Obama speaks of the need to “bear witness” to injustice. He did little else for Aleppo. the Islamic State — even amid all this horror and depravity, Aleppo stands out. We must acknowledge that we have a stake in what happens in Syria. It is not just about the suffering of others, as moving as that is. It is about the national security of the United States: The resurgence of al-Qaida in Syria affects us. The rise of the world’s most advanced terrorist organization affects us, as we saw in Paris and San Bernardino, Calif. A refugee crisis that destabilizes allies such as Israel and Jordan and threatens the foundation of Western democracies affects us. We must also acknowledge that Assad, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Quds Force, will never be viable counterterrorism partners. In fact, the opposite is true. The Syrian regime, Russia and Iran are not fighting the Islamic State. Their indiscriminate slaughter of Syrian civilians is what created the conditions for the Islamic State’s emergence. The bloody siege of Aleppo will be a windfall for terrorist radicalization and recruitment. To think that we can destroy the Islamic State by throwing in our lot with those who are strengthening it every day is a dangerous fantasy. Finally, we must acknowledge that ending the conflict in Syria will not be possible until Assad and his foreign backers realize they cannot succeed militarily. And make no mistake: Succeeding militarily is what they are trying to do. The fall of Aleppo will only encourage them to turn their guns on their next targets in Syria. We must recall the wisdom of former secretary of state George Shultz: “Diplomacy not backed by strength will always be ineffectual at best, dangerous at worst.” Just because America cannot stop every horror in the world does not absolve us of the responsibility of using our great power to end the worst injustices where we can. We cannot wall ourselves off from the chaos of our dangerous world. And if we try, the instability, terror and destruction at the heart of that chaos will eventually make their way to our shores. John McCain, a Republican, represents Arizona in the U.S. Senate.

Special reason to celebrate Kwanzaa By AKILAH MONIFA

wanzaa, a weeklong holiday celebrating African culture and traditions, has been around for half a century. The ﬁrst Kwanzaa began in 1966. For the last eight years in the United States, we have had a president, Barack Obama, who has been supportive of Kwanzaa and celebrated it himself. But this year, there is a special reason to pay attention to the holiday. Donald Trump is our president-elect. This is a man who has described black neighborhoods as “war zones” and said black people see nothing but failure around them. Trump’s view of “the blacks” is misguided. And Kwanzaa is a perfect time to reﬂect on this. Kwanzaa is often referred to as “Black Christmas.” But that is not correct. Dr. Maulana Karenga, the founder of Kwanzaa, stated in his 1997 book, “Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture,” “Kwanzaa was not created to give people an alternative to their own religion or religious holiday.” It is something that people can

When I say “Happy Holidays,” I mean all three holidays of the season. They can and do co-exist and there are many of us who celebrate all or a combination. celebrate in concert with other traditions. This year’s Kwanzaa theme, appropriately enough, is “Kwanzaa, the Nguzo Saba and Our Constant Striving: Repairing, Renewing, and Remaking Our World.” Personally, I have been celebrating Kwanzaa for nearly 40 years. This year, I had a gathering on the ﬁrst day of Kwanzaa, Umoja, which stands for “unity” in Swahili. I invited friends through Facebook to join me in a simple celebration. I asked them all to bring a drink to share. The only requirement was that they responded to the traditional greeting, “Habari Gani?” which means “What’s the news?” in Swahili. The response is the day of Kwanzaa that it is. “Nguzo Saba” are the seven principles of Kwanzaa: Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility),

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Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity), and Imani (faith). I had decorations, including candles representing the seven principles of Kwanzaa. I had Kwanzaa books. Also, red cups and mud cloth table clothes. I played Kwanzaa-related and inspirational music during the celebration. My gatherings are socializing, coming together with the candles lit. They are celebrations. This year, I proudly and publicly celebrated Christmas (Dec. 25), Hanukkah (Dec. 24 — Jan. 1), and Kwanzaa (Dec. 26 — Jan. 1). When I say “Happy Holidays,” I mean all three. They can and do co-exist and there are many of us who celebrate all or a combination. Yes Virginia, there are Jews of color, and Jews who celebrate Christmas. There are people like me who identify as spiritual, rather than as a member of one faith. Kwanzaa is a cultural celebration, not a religious one. Harambee! (Let’s pull together!) Joyous Kwanzaa. Akilah Monifa of Oakland, Calif., is editor-in-chief of Arise 2.0, a digital global publication focusing on news, issues, and opinions affecting the LGBTQ of color community. Monifa wrote this for Progressive Media Project, a source of liberal commentary.

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2017 outlook upbeat as 2016 nears an end, AP poll finds FROM A1 made people suspect of everything and everyone, even their neighbors,” he said.

U.S. election leads top news events Th e U. S. e l e c t i o n s to p Americans’ list of 10 top news events in 2016. Three-quarters called the presidential election and Trump’s victory very or extremely important. Sixty-three percent ranked mass shootings and bombings in Orlando, Fla., and in Belgium, Turkey, Pakistan and France as personally important news stories of the year. Fifty-one percent said they found news stories about the deaths of people at the hands of police officers, or news about ambush attacks on police in three states, to be among the year’s most important news events. Fourth on the list are 43 percent who described the spread of the Zika virus as important. The three events described by the largest per-

Connecticut U.S. attorney’s future unclear Hartford (AP) — The Con-

necticut U.S. attorney is facing an uncertain job future as the presidency changes hands from one political party to another. Deirdre Daly, the top federal prosecutor in the state, has held the position since 2014, when she was nominated by President Barack Obama. U.S. attorneys are political appointees who often are called upon to resign when a new president of a different party. It’s not clear if Republican President-elect Donald Trump will want to replace Daly, given that he already has asked Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to stay. Bharara, appointed by Obama in 2009, won praise for taking on Wall Street and public corruption. Daly also has targeted public corruption during her tenure.

and the death of Fidel Castro (40 percent).

The AP-Times Square Alliance Poll of 1,007 adults was conducted online Dec. 9-11, using a sample drawn from GfK’s probability-based KnowledgePanel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3 percentage points. The poll is a cooperative effort between AP and the organizers of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration, the Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment. The Alliance is a nonprofit group that seeks to promote Times Square, and Countdown Entertainment represents the owners of One Times Square and the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop.

Top moments in pop culture and sports

A majority of Americans, including 7 in 10 Midwesterners, called November’s World Series win for the Chicago Cubs to end their 108-year drought memorable. Of nine other pop-culture items tested, two were called memorable by about half of Americans: the death of Prince, David Bowie and Leonard Cohen; and the Olympic victories of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team. T h e t w o l e a s t - n o ta b l e events for Americans, of the 10 possible choices in the poll, were the Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt divorce filing and the “Pokemon Go” app game phenomenon, each described by centages of Americans as most as forgettable. not too important included Ringing in the New Year the death of Muhammad Ali About half of Americans (50 percent), approval of recreational marijuana use plan to celebrate the New Year in four states (43 percent), at home.

LIVING THEIR FAITH

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Police confront protesters blocking Interstate 277 during demonstrations on Sept. 22 following the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, in Charlotte, N.C. Emotionally wrenching politics, foreign conflicts and shootings at home took a toll on Americans in 2016, but they are entering 2017 on an optimistic note, according to a new poll that found that a majority believes things are going to get better for the country next year.

About 2 in 10 plan to go out restaurant. About a quarter the Times Square ball drop, to a friend or family member’s don’t plan to celebrate at all. nearly all of whom will watch home, and 1 in 10 to a bar or About 6 in 10 plan to watch on TV.

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Caton asks congregation: ‘Listen to the voices of the voiceless’ FROM A1 During the day, volunteers worked in kitchens, sorted clothes and donations, and worked on construction. Caton said she didn’t feel she could participate in some of those activities, due to some health issues, but what she felt she could do was pray. She prayed constantly and prayed for peaceful resolution of the conflict and for people on both sides of the issue. Her visit came prior to the Army Corps of Engineers’ decision on Dec. 4 to not grant an easement for the pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota. Caton said the people at the Oceti Sakowin Camp welcomed her, and the powerful experience she had at Standing Rock grounded her in her faith even more. “The spirit of the move-

“The spirit of the movement was very powerful. The people are grounded in prayer and spirituality.” REV. CHRISTINE CATON OF THE GATHERING AT STANDING ROCK

ment was very powerful,” she said. “The people are grounded in prayer and spirituality. People of all different faiths are there. It’s not one religion, which is very powerful.” Caton said she has been a peace worker and a Presbyterian her whole life. She grew up in Waterford and worshiped at the Crossroads Presbyterian Church.

She was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1991 and has worked as a pastor, campus minister and associate pastor for youth and young adults, among other positions. About eight years after being ordained, Caton found a two-year stipend position at Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, which advocates for peace and justice causes. The position put her on the path toward activism for peace and nonviolence, which she always had wanted to work more on, she said. Caton spent time in Hebron in the West Bank, where she documented human rights abuses. She also accompanied the Presybterian Church in America to Colombia, where she practiced the ministry of presence and accompanied members of the Presbyterian Church there who worked to

help displaced people. She became pastor of the South Lyme Union Chapel — which was founded more than 100 years ago and is affiliated with the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme — in the summer of 2015. She said she loves leading the small congregation of about 20 people, who are warm, open, faithful to the church and each other and serve the community. When Caton recently returned to Connecticut from Standing Rock, she delivered a sermon to the congregation about her experience. She asked them to contact the president, senators and members of Congress, and other politicians about the pipeline, if they would like, and to pray about the situation. She asked them to “listen to the voices of the voiceless and those who struggle to protect

their land and water, sacred and precious.” “My friends, the time is now,” she said in the sermon. “God is calling us. So do what you can, where you are, in whatever your situation in life might be. We are called, as it says in the book of Esther, for just such a time as this. Be strong. Take courage. Be of good faith. And act and pray, for those who cannot.” k.drelich@theday.com

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Bowl roundup: BC beats Maryland 36-30 to win Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit

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Diaco’s tenure comes to abrupt end at UConn New Haven Register

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ad props and bon mots to UConn president Susan Herbst and athletic director David Benedict, whose decision to fire Bob Diaco passes the common sense — but perhaps not the practicality — test. Translation: Anyone with even passing familiarity with UConn football knows Diaco's 11-26 record in three years came with an alarming dose of, shall we say, eccentricity, too. His departure is welcome to fans and media alike. But the process by which it happened couldn't have been easy, thus trumpeting the leadership of Herbst and Benedict. Diaco's buyout today: $5 million. His buyout Jan. 1: $3.4 million. Which is why his official termination day is Jan. 2, saving somebody — or somebodies — $1.7 million. Still, though, in an athletic department not swimming in Power 5 revenues, it couldn't have been easy to find $3.4 million of AP FILE PHOTO private money to escort Diaco out of UConn football coach Bob Diaco was fired on Monday, effective Jan. 2, by athletic director David the Burton Family Football Complex. Benedict. The Huskies went 11-26 in three seasons under Diaco, but coming off a bowl appearance in 2015, SEE DIMAURO PAGE B4 UConn lost its final six games in 2016 to finish a disappointing 3-9.

When Bob Diaco arrived at UConn, he was viewed as the type of high-energy riswing star that could breath life into the football program. On Monday, the university announced that he was being let go after managing just eight wins over Football Bowl Subdivision teams in three seasons. “I believe a new leader for our program and student-athletes is needed to build long-term success,” UConn athletic director David Benedict said in a release. “I am grateful to Coach Diaco and his staff for their hard work and the integrity with which they ran the program and certainly wish them future success. “I know this may come as a surprise to our fans and supporters given the timing of this decision. However, it became apparent to me that a change in program direction is necessary at this time.” When Benedict was named as the new AD following Warde Manuel's departure for Michigan, one of his most prominent moves was agreeing to an extension for Diaco featuring much larger buyouts. The move will take place on Jan. 2 because the buyout would be $3.4 million. If he were fired immediately, UConn would have paid the former Notre Dame defensive coordinator $5 million. “This is obviously not the way I had hoped things would turn out, but I appreciate having had the opportunity to be here at UConn,” Diaco said in a statement. “I thank the adminSEE DIACO PAGE B4

Will McAdoo use final week to rest players? WNBA offers security app to players for safety overseas By TOM CANAVAN Associated Press

East Rutherford, N.J. — Making the playoffs with a week to spare has given rookie coach Ben McAdoo and the New York Giants options heading into the regular-season finale against Washington Redskins. The Giants (10-5) are locked into the No. 5 seed in the NFC. They are going to open the postseason on the road against the lowest-seeded division winner. If McAdoo wants, he can either rest any of his nicked-up players or limit their playing time with a token appearance at Washington. Cornerback Janoris Jenkins might benefit from another week off after sitting out the Giants' loss to Philadelphia on Thursday night with a back injury. Defensive tackle Damon Harrison (knee) also could use the rest. It might even be a chance for Eli Manning to relax after throwing a franchise-record 63 passes in the loss to the Eagles. He's started 198 consecutive games and has been hit a lot this season. McAdoo could also use the game as a chance to get his offense going. Despite gaining a season-high 470 yards and 24 first downs against Philadelphia, the Giants scored 19 points. They haven't hit 30 this season. "My take is to play," Manning said

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With a playoff berth and the No. 5 seed secure, Giants coach Ben McAdoo has the option of resting some of his starters during Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Washington Redskins.

Monday. "I think to go in there, play well and try to find a good rhythm offensively going against a team in the division, a team you know well and they know us. I think that's the mindset. Until I'm told differently, that's how I'm taking it." The Giants were in a similar situa-

JETS PUT QB PETTY ON INJURED RESERVE WITH SHOULDER TEAR Bryce Petty has been placed on injured reserve by the New York Jets, ending the second-year quarterback's short stint as the starting quarterback. Petty tore the labrum in his left shoulder Saturday against New England while tackling Malcolm Butler following a second-quarter turnover. He went on IR on Monday, and the Jets claimed outside linebacker Corey Lemonier off waivers from Detroit. Petty made four starts this season and appeared in five contests, completing 56.4 percent of his passes for 809 yards with three touchdowns and seven interceptions. Starter Ryan Fitzpatrick was benched so the Jets (4-11) could take a look at Petty, but they didn't win any of his starts. Fitzpatrick is expected to start Sunday's finale against Buffalo, with second-round draft pick Christian Hackenberg likely to be active for the first time. — Associated Press

tion in the final regular-season game against the undefeated 2007 New England Patriots. Tom Coughlin played the game to win. New York lost 38-35, but it showed the team it could compete against the best. A little more than a month later, SEE GIANTS PAGE B3

New York — The WNBA is offering an assist to players trying to stay safe while traveling overseas. The league has partnered with LiveSafe, a safety communications platform, to provide a mobile security app to its 60-plus players competing in Russia, Turkey, China and other countries this offseason. The app debuted this week and players are already signing up. "This was a proactive effort to protect our players and secure their personal safety," WNBA President Lisa Borders said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. "Our partner in this endeavor is LiveSafe. It has multiple features and functionality. It's a real-time way for our players to ask for help and receive help in dangerous situations or threatening environments." The app will allow the players to communicate directly with the league and its security team. It also can send security advisories and notifications to players when they're overseas, similar to what one might get from the state department. Borders said that the league's security team has been working with LiveSafe on the app for a while, and

that it was not in reaction to any specific threat to players. "We live in a complicated time. We live in a global environment," Borders said. "These young women are some of the best athletes in the world. They are citizens of that same world. They experience cultures and conflicts in the world. We always want to make sure they are safe. They are our primary stakeholder in the league." Indiana Fever star Marissa Coleman is in her third offseason playing in Turkey. Last January, she left the area near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul moments before a suicide bombing occurred there. "A guy walked by yelling bomb! Bomb!" Coleman recalled. "We thought he was toying with us, so we left, and then my phone started buzzing. First thing I saw was a CNN update that there was a bomb outside the Blue Mosque." She welcomes the league's security initiative. "I think it's awesome. It's great the league is doing that and showing they care," Coleman said. "It does get scary over there. I'm home for the holidays, but the last 10 days before I came home we had three SEE WNBA PAGE B2

Olympic gymnast Biles named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Simone Biles tried to treat the 2016 Summer Olympics like just your average ordinary gymnastics meet. So what if the stage and the stakes were different? The floor was still the floor. The vault still the vault. The uneven bars still uneven. The balance beam still a four-inch wide test of nerves. And the 19-year-old with the electric smile and boundless talent was still the best in the world. Maybe the best of all-time. Over the course of 10 days in August, the biggest meet of her life ended like pretty much all the others in the four years that came before it: with Biles standing atop the podium, a gold medal around her neck and the sport she's redefining one boundary-pushing routine at a time staring up at her. Not that she remembers any of it. "It's kind of a blur," Biles said. Maybe to Biles, but not to the rest of the

world. Her massive haul in Rio de Janeiro — a record-tying four golds to go along with a bronze for the dominant U.S. women's team — propelled her to stardom and rendered her last name superfluous. Now there's one more honor to add to what on Twitter is known simply as #SimoneThings: Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year. In a vote by U.S. editors and news directors announced Monday, Biles received 31 votes out of a possible 59 votes. U.S. Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky, who won four golds and a silver in Rio, finished second with 20 votes. Serena Williams, who won Wimbledon for the seventh time to tie Steffi Graf's record of 22 Grand Slam titles, and three-time AP women's NCAA basketball Player of the Year Breanna Stewart of UConn tied for third with four votes each. The AP Male Athlete of the Year will be announced today.

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Biles became the fifth gymnast to win the honor, joining Olga Korbut in 1972, Nadia Comaneci in 1976, Mary Lou Retton in 1984 and Gabby Douglas in 2012. It's company Biles joined while completing a run of dominance that included three straight all-around World Championships. The teenager from Spring, Texas, hardly seemed burdened by the expectations. If anything, she embraced them. At least on the outside. Inside, there were more than a few butterflies when she stepped onto the floor during team preliminaries on Aug. 7. They vanished the moment she stepped onto the green and cream colored floor at Rio Olympic Arena as she and the rest of her "Final Five" teammates — Douglas, Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian — put on a clinic that showcased how substantial the gap between the Americans and the rest of the world has grown. — Associated Press

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Nets 120, Hornets 118 Randy Foye made a 3-pointer to beat the buzzer and give the Brooklyn Nets a 120-118 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. The Nets overcame the loss of Jeremy Lin and a 14-point deficit in the third quarter to stop a five-game losing streak. Bojan Bogdanovic led Brooklyn with 26 points, Sean Kilpatrick had 23 and Brook Lopez scored 10 of his 21 in the fourth. Nicolas Batum had 24 points and Jeremy Lamb added 17 for Charlotte, but Kemba Walker was scoreless in the fourth quarter as the Hornets had their three-game winning streak snapped. Lin strained his left hamstring in the third, the same injury that forced him to miss 17 games earlier this season.

Pistons 106, Cavaliers 90 Tobias Harris scored 21 points to help Detroit snap a five-game losing streak by beating Cleveland while LeBron James sat out resting. James missed his third game of the season, and Cleveland has lost all three. The Cavaliers had their five-game winning streak snapped on a night they never led. Cleveland was playing its fifth game in seven days and coming off a thrilling win Sunday over Golden State. So James sat, and the Pistons took advantage. Detroit scored the first eight points, led 50-44 at halftime and took control near the end of the third quarter. Harris and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope made 3-pointers early in the fourth, and the Pistons led 82-65.

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bombings and the assassination of the ambassador. It's good to know the WNBA is on top of things and that if we need to get out of there quick, we can." Coleman said she's become more worried about her safety with more time in Turkey. "I've seen the progression of how things are escalating. We stick out like sore thumbs. You can't avoid certain things, and it does make you nervous," Coleman said. "I'm very hyper aware, vigilant of my surroundings. You never know." Seattle Storm forward Alysha Clark also has vast international playing experience, spending five years in Israel before heading to Turkey this year. She was happy to have the league offer help. "I'm glad the WNBA has introduced a new app that offers real-time solutions to address security and communication needs for players competing internationally," she said. "It has certainly given us additional peace of mind." Borders is proud that the WNBA is the first professional league to use the app to support its players outside the U.S. LiveSafe is used by a few NFL and MLB stadiums. The company has been around for 3 1/2 years and allows organizations to customize within the platform. "We are providing the software and platform," LiveSafe President and CEO Carolyn Parent said. "Mobile brings a whole level of convenience. If you don't know who to call or where do I go, the app and platform dynamically will know that. It will automatically route to the security team."

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 21 8 .724 Boston 18 13 .581 New York 16 14 .533 Brooklyn 8 22 .267 Philadelphia 7 22 .241 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 17 14 .548 Atlanta 15 15 .500 Washington 14 16 .467 Orlando 15 18 .455 Miami 10 21 .323 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 23 7 .767 Indiana 15 16 .484 Milwaukee 14 15 .483 Chicago 14 16 .467 Detroit 15 18 .455 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 25 6 .806 Houston 22 9 .710 Memphis 20 13 .606 New Orleans 11 21 .344 Dallas 9 21 .300 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 19 12 .613 Utah 18 13 .581 Portland 13 19 .406 Denver 12 18 .400 Minnesota 9 21 .300 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 27 5 .844 L.A. Clippers 22 10 .688 Sacramento 13 17 .433 L.A. Lakers 12 22 .353 Phoenix 9 21 .300 Sunday’s Games Boston 119, New York 114 Cleveland 109, Golden State 108 San Antonio 119, Chicago 100 Oklahoma City 112, Minnesota 100 L.A. Lakers 111, L.A. Clippers 102 Monday’s Games Orlando 112, Memphis 102 Washington 107, Milwaukee 102 Brooklyn 120, Charlotte 118 Detroit 106, Cleveland 90 Atlanta at Minnesota, late Dallas at New Orleans, late Indiana at Chicago, late Phoenix at Houston, late Toronto at Portland, late Denver at L.A. Clippers, late Philadelphia at Sacramento, late Today’s Games Memphis at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m. Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. New York at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m. Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m. Toronto at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Boston at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m. Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

College men Associated Press Top 25

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TRANSACTIONS BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Assigned F Troy Williams to Iowa (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Waived OL Cornelius Edison. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed TE Tyler Eifert and G Clint Boling on injured reserve. DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived DE Zach Moore. Activated DE Randy Gregory from the exempt/ commissioner permission list. HOCKEY National Hockey League PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Signed coach Mike Sullivan to a three-year contract extension. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reassigned Fs Cory Conacher, Erik Condra and Tanner Richards to Syracuse (AHL). COLLEGE CARSON-NEWMAN — Named Simon Duffy women’s soccer coach. CLAYTON STATE — Named Jimmy Baxter assistant cross country and track and field coach. MARYLAND — Ruled LB Shane Cockerille ineligible to play in the Quick Lane Bowl. UCONN — Fired football coach Bob Diaco.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Villanova (56) 12-0 1614 1 2. UCLA (3) 13-0 1518 2 3. Kansas 11-1 1461 3 4. Baylor (6) 12-0 1458 4 5. Duke 12-1 1375 5 6. Louisville 11-1 1260 10 7. Gonzaga 12-0 1222 7 8. Kentucky 10-2 1171 6 9. North Carolina 11-2 1113 8 10. Creighton 12-0 1049 9 11. West Virginia 11-1 933 11 12. Virginia 10-1 892 12 13. Butler 11-1 837 13 14. Wisconsin 11-2 772 14 15. Purdue 11-2 745 15 16. Indiana 10-2 709 16 17. Xavier 10-2 548 17 18. Arizona 11-2 512 18 19. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 10-1 407 19 20. Florida St. 12-1 326 21 21. Oregon 11-2 321 20 22. Southern Cal 13-0 248 23 23. Cincinnati 10-2 207 24 24. Notre Dame 10-2 204 25 25. Florida 9-3 76 — Others receiving votes: Maryland 40, Virginia Tech 37, Seton Hall 18, Clemson 12, Minnesota 8, Miami 8, Oklahoma St. 7, Northwestern 5, South Carolina 4, UNC Wilmington 3, Arkansas 3, Iowa St. 2.

USA Today Top 25 The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 25, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Villanova (27) 12-0 771 1 2. UCLA (2) 13-0 736 2 3. Kansas (1) 11-1 695 3 4. Baylor 12-0 656 6 5. Duke (1) 12-1 641 4 6. Gonzaga 12-0 600 7 7. Louisville 11-1 560 11 8. Kentucky 10-2 537 5 9. Creighton 12-0 531 9 10. North Carolina 11-2 522 8 11. Virginia 10-1 454 10 12. West Virginia 11-1 438 12 13. Butler 11-1 397 13 14. Wisconsin 11-2 347 14 15. Purdue 11-2 331 15 16. Indiana 10-2 285 16 17. Xavier 10-2 277 17 18. Arizona 11-2 232 18 19. Saint Mary’s 10-1 214 19 20. Florida State 12-1 161 22 21. Oregon 11-2 148 21 22. Southern Cal 13-0 136 25 23. Cincinnati 10-2 93 23 24. Notre Dame 10-2 92 24 25. South Carolina 9-2 57 20 Others receiving votes: Florida 37, Maryland 33, Arkansas 27, Oklahoma State 17, Miami 13, California 7, Minnesota 7, TCU 7, Seton Hall 4, Virginia Tech 4, Nevada 3, Colorado 2, Middle Tennessee 1, New Mexico State 1, UNCWilmington 1.

College women Associated Press Top 25 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (33) 11-0 825 1 2. Notre Dame 11-1 767 2 3. Baylor 11-1 759 3 4. Maryland 12-0 740 4 5. Mississippi St. 13-0 679 5 6. South Carolina 10-1 664 6 7. Florida St. 12-1 629 7 8. Louisville 12-2 593 8 9. Washington 12-1 539 9 10. UCLA 9-2 517 10 11. Miami 11-1 473 11 12. West Virginia 12-0 451 13 13. Stanford 9-2 408 14 14. Ohio St. 10-4 400 12 15. Duke 11-1 310 17 16. Texas 6-4 272 16 17. Kentucky 9-3 251 18 18. Arizona St. 9-2 247 21 19. Virginia Tech 12-0 227 23 20. Colorado 10-1 188 15 21. California 12-0 159 — 22. Oregon St. 10-1 147 25 23. South Florida 10-1 117 21 24. Oklahoma 9-3 112 20 25. Syracuse 9-4 76 19 Others receiving votes: DePaul 60, Kansas St 22, Oregon 18, Southern Cal 17, Gonzaga 12, Tennessee 11, Oklahoma St. 8, Texas A&M 7, Utah 4, Northwestern 4, Mississippi 3, Vanderbilt 2, Marquette 2, Boise St. 1, Clemson 1, Georgetown 1, Green Bay 1, Michigan 1.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-New England 13 2 0 .867 406 x-Miami 10 5 0 .667 349 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 389 N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 245 South W L T Pct PF y-Houston 9 6 0 .600 262 Tennessee 8 7 0 .533 357 Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 387 Jacksonville 3 12 0 .200 298 North W L T Pct PF y-Pittsburgh 10 5 0 .667 372 Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 333 Cincinnati 5 9 1 .367 298 Cleveland 1 14 0 .067 240 West W L T Pct PF x-Oakland 12 3 0 .800 410 x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 352 Denver 8 7 0 .533 309 San Diego 5 10 0 .333 383 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF y-Dallas 12 2 0 .857 366 x-N.Y. Giants 10 5 0 .667 291 Washington 8 6 1 .567 386 Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 340 South W L T Pct PF y-Atlanta 10 5 0 .667 502 Tampa Bay 8 7 0 .533 337 New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 437 Carolina 6 9 0 .400 353 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 9 5 0 .643 301 Green Bay 9 6 0 .600 401 Minnesota 7 8 0 .467 289 Chicago 3 12 0 .200 269 West W L T Pct PF y-Seattle 9 5 1 .633 329 Arizona 6 8 1 .433 374 Los Angeles 4 11 0 .267 218 San Francisco 2 13 0 .133 286 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday, Dec. 22 Philadelphia 24, N.Y. Giants 19 Saturday’s Results New England 41, N.Y. Jets 3 Jacksonville 38, Tennessee 17 Washington 41, Chicago 21 Green Bay 38, Minnesota 25 Cleveland 20, San Diego 17 Atlanta 33, Carolina 16 Miami 34, Buffalo 31, OT Oakland 33, Indianapolis 25 New Orleans 31, Tampa Bay 24 San Francisco 22, Los Angeles 21 Arizona 34, Seattle 31 Houston 12, Cincinnati 10 Sunday’s Results Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 27 Kansas City 33, Denver 10 Monday’s Result Detroit at Dallas, late Sunday, Jan. 1 New England at Miami, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. New Orleans at Atlanta, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Arizona at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m. Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.

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7 3 0 0 — 10 21 0 0 12 — 33 First Quarter KC—A.Smith 10 run (Santos kick), 8:59. KC—Hill 70 run (Santos kick), 5:17. Den—Forsett 1 run (McManus kick), 1:54. KC—Kelce 80 pass from A.Smith (Santos kick), :53. Second Quarter Den—FG McManus 52, 6:38. Fourth Quarter KC—FG Santos 27, 11:59. KC—FG Santos 39, 8:51. KC—D.Harris 2 pass from Poe (kick failed), 1:52. A—76,671. Den KC First downs 14 23 Total Net Yards 246 484 Rushes-yards 14-63 37-238 Passing 183 246 Punt Returns 1-0 4-21 Kickoff Returns 4-113 1-17 Interceptions Ret. 1-38 1-19 Comp-Att-Int 17-43-1 26-37-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 0-0 Punts 7-46.6 4-41.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-0 Penalties-Yards 9-70 8-65 Time of Possession 21:59 38:01 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Denver, Booker 5-27, Thompson 3-19, Forsett 5-11, McManus 1-6. Kansas City, Hill 6-95, S.Ware 13-62, A.Smith 4-46, West 14-35. PASSING—Denver, Siemian 17-43-1-183. Kansas City, A.Smith 25-36-1-244, Poe 1-1-0-2. RECEIVING—Denver, Booker 6-44, Heuerman 3-32, Dem.Thomas 3-20, Sanders 1-26, Taylor 1-26, Norwood 1-17, Krieger Coble 1-13, Fowler 1-5. Kansas City, Kelce 11-160, D.Harris 6-37, Maclin 3-9, S.Ware 2-20, Conley 2-14, A.Wilson 1-3, West 1-3. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Kansas City, Santos 39.

Saturday, Dec. 17 Celebration Bowl Grambling State 10, NC Central 9 New Mexico Bowl New Mexico 23, UTSA 20 Las Vegas Bowl San Diego State 34, Houston 10 Camellia Bowl Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28 Cure Bowl Arkansas State 31, UCF 13 New Orleans Bowl Southern Miss. 28, Louisiana-Lafayette 21 Monday, Dec. 19 Miami Beach Bowl Tulsa 55, Central Michigan 10 Tuesday, Dec. 20 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Western Kentucky 51, Memphis 31 Wednesday, Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl BYU 24, Wyoming 21 Thursday, Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Idaho 61, Colorado State 50 Friday, Dec. 23 Bahamas Bowl Old Dominion 24, Eastern Michigan 20 Armed Forces Bowl Louisiana Tech 48, Navy 45 Dollar General Bowl Troy 28, Ohio 23 Saturday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Hawaii 52, Middle Tennessee 35 Monday’s Results St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Mississippi State 17, Miami (Ohio) 16 Quick Lane Bowl Boston College 36, Maryland 30 Independence Bowl NC State 41, Vanderbilt 17 Today’s Games Heart of Dallas Bowl Army (7-5) vs. North Texas (5-7), Noon (ESPN) Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Temple (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl San Diego Minnesota (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl Phoenix Boise State (10-2) vs. Baylor (6-6), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday’s Games Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. Northwestern (6-6) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. Miami (8-4) vs. West Virginia (10-2), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif. Indiana (6-6) vs. Utah (8-4), 8:30 p.m. (FOX) Texas Bowl Houston Kansas State (8-4) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday’s Games Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl South Florida (10-2) vs. South Carolina (6-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. Virginia Tech (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Colorado (10-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Friday’s Games Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. Georgia (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas North Carolina (8-4) vs. Stanford (9-3), 2 p.m. (CBS) Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee (8-4) vs. Nebraska (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona Bowl Tucson, Ariz. Air Force (9-3) vs. South Alabama (6-6), 5:30 p.m. (ASN) Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida State (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday’s Games Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. LSU (7-4) vs. Louisville (9-3), 11 a.m. (ABC) TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Kentucky (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN) CFP Semifinals Peach Bowl Atlanta Alabama (13-0) vs. Washington (12-1), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. Clemson (12-1) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 2 Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Florida (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4), 1 p.m. (ABC) Cotton Bowl Arlington, Texas Western Michigan (13-0) vs. Wisconsin (10-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. Penn State (11-2) vs. Southern Cal (9-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl New Orleans Oklahoma (10-2) vs. Auburn (8-4), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 9 College Football Championship Tampa, Fla. Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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Basketball 3 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Northwestern at Penn State. 5 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Illinois at Maryland. 7 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Rutgers at Wisconsin. 7 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Kent State at Texas. 7 p.m., YES — NCAA men: Cornell at Syracuse. 7 p.m., SNY — NCAA men: Howard at Virginia Commonwealth. 7:30 p.m., CSN — NBA: Memphis Grizzlies at Boston Celtics. 7:30 p.m., NBA TV — NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder at Miami Heat. 9 p.m., ESPN2 — NCAA men: Michigan State at Minnesota. 9 p.m., ESPNU — NCAA men: Southern Methodist at Memphis. 10:30 p.m., NBA TV — NBA: Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers.

Cricket 3 a.m. (Wednesday), NBCSN — Big Bash League: Brisbane at Sydney.

Football Noon, ESPN — NCAA: Army vs. North Texas in Heart of Dallas Bowl. 3:30 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Temple vs. Wake Forest in Military Bowl from Annapolis, Md. 7 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Minnesota vs. Washington State in Holiday Bowl from San Diego. 10:15 p.m., ESPN — NCAA: Boise State vs. Baylor in Cactus Bowl from Phoenix.

Hockey 7 p.m., NESN — NHL: Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets. 7 p.m., MSG — NHL: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers. 7:05 p.m., WFAN (660-AM) — NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins at N.J. Devils.

Rugby 3 p.m., NBCSN — English Premiership: Gloucester at Harlequins. (taped today)

Fight Schedule Friday At Tokyo, Naoya Inoue vs. Kohei Kono, 12, for Inoue’s WBO junior bantamweight title; Akira Yaegashi vs. Wittawas Basapean, 12, for Yaegashi’s IBF junior flyweight title; Ryota Murata vs. Bruno Sandoval, 10, middleweights. Saturday At Kyoto, Japan, Jonathan Guzman vs. Yukinori Oguni, 12, for Guzman’s IBF super bantamweight title; Kazuto Ioka vs. Yutthana Kaensa, 12, for Ioka’s WBA World flyweight title. At Tokyo, Jezreel Corrales vs. Takashi Uchiyama, 12, for Corrales’ WBA Super World super featherweight title; Ryoichi Taguchi vs. Carlos Canizales, 12, for Taguchi’s WBA World light flyweight title. 2017 Jan. 13 At Hialeah (Fla.) Park Racing & Casino (Spike), Erislandy Lara vs. Yuri Foreman, 12, for Lara’s WBA Super World-IBO junior middleweight titles; Anthony Dirrell vs. Norbert Nemesapati, 10, super middleweights. Jan. 14 At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. (SHO), James DeGale vs. Badou Jack, 12, for Jack’s WBC World super middleweight title and DeGale’s IBF World super middleweight title; Jose Pedraza vs. Gervonta Davis, 12, junior lightweights; Ievgen Khytrov vs. Immanuwel Aleem, 10, middleweights. Jan. 20 At Bally’s Atlantic City (N.J.) Hotel and Casino (SHO), Adam Lopez vs. Danny Roman, 10, super bantamweights. Jan. 28 At the MGM Grand, Las Vegas (SHO), Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz, 12, for Frampton’s WBA Super World featherweight title; Dejan Zlaticanin vs. Mikey Garcia, 12, for Zlaticanin’s WBC World lightweight title; Lee Selby vs. Jonathan Victor Barros, 12, for Selby’s IBF featherweight title; Jorge Lara vs. Oktay Takalak, 10, featherweights. At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Calif. (HBO), Francisco Vargas vs. Miguel Berchelt, 12, for Vargas’ WBC World super featherweight title; Takashi Miura vs. Miguel Roman, 12, junior lightweights. Feb. 11 At TBA, United States (SHO), Gary Russell Jr. vs. Oscar Escandon, 12, for Russell’s WBC World featherweight title; Jermell Charlo vs. Charles Hatley, 12, for Charlo’s WBC World junior middleweight title; Adrien Broner vs. Adrian Granados, 10, junior welterweights. Feb. 25 At Ford Center, Frisco, Texas (PPV), Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Moises Flores, 12, for Rigondeaux’s WBA Super World super bantamweight title; Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland, 12, super welterweights. March 4 At O2 Arena, London, Tony Bellew vs. David Haye, 12, heavyweights. At New York (SHO), Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia, 12, for Thurman’s WBA Super World and Garcia’s WBC World welterweight titles; Erickson Lubin vs. Jorge Cota, 12, junior middleweights. March 18 At Madison Square Garden, New York (PPV), Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs, 12, for Golovkin’s WBA Super World/WBC World/IBF/IBO middleweight titles. April 29 At Wembley Stadium, London, Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko, for Joshua’s IBF and the vacant WBA heavyweight titles.

AP YEAR-END AWARDS Female Athlete of the Year Voting

Soccer Noon, NBCSN — Premier League: Stoke City at Liverpool.

Athlete Simone Biles Katie Ledecky Serena Williams Breanna Stewart

Pts 31 20 4 4

LOCAL

NFL Favorite

Points (O/U)

Underdog

Sunday TENNESSEE Buffalo CINCINNATI WASHINGTON Green Bay INDIANAPOLIS PHILADELPHIA MINNESOTA TAMPA BAY PITTSBURGH ATLANTA New England Arizona Kansas City Seattle DENVER

3 (40) Houston 6 (44) NY JETS 2 1/2 (41.5) Baltimore 8 (44) NY Giants 2 1/2 (46.5) DETROIT 4 1/2 (47) Jacksonville 4 1/2 (42.5) Dallas 5 (41) Chicago 6 1/2 (46.5) Carolina 7 1/2 (44) Cleveland 7 (56) New Orleans 9 1/2 (44.5) MIAMI 6 (41) LOS ANGELES 4 1/2 (45) SAN DIEGO 9 1/2 (43) SAN FRANCISCO 2 1/2 (42) Oakland

College Football Bowl Games Favorite

Points (O/U) Underdog Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas Army 11 (48.5) North Texas Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Temple 12 1/2 (41) Wake Forest Holiday Bowl At San Diego Washington St 10 1/2 (61) Minnesota Cactus Bowl At Phoenix Boise St 7 1/2 (67) Baylor

Wednesday Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Pittsburgh 5 1/2 (65.5) Northwestern Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Miami-Florida 2 1/2 (57) West Virginia Foster Farms Bowl At Santa Clara, Calif. Utah 6 1/2 (54.5) Indiana Texas Bowl NRG Stadium-Houston, TX. Texas A&M 2 1/2 (57.5) Kansas St

Thursday Birmingham Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. South Florida 10 1/2 (62) South Carolina Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Virginia Tech 7 (61.5) Arkansas Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Colorado 3 (62) Oklahoma St

Friday Georgia

Stanford

Air Force

Tennessee

Michigan

Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn Pick’em (48.5) Tcu Sun Bowl At El Paso, Tex. 2 1/2 (54) North Carolina Arizona Bowl At Tucson, Ariz. 13 1/2 (57) South Alabama Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. 6 1/2 (59) Nebraska Orange Bowl At Miami Gardens, Fla. 6 1/2 (52.5) Florida St

Saturday Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Lsu 3 1/2 (59.5) Louisville Taxslayer Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia Tech 3 1/2 (62) Kentucky College Football Playoffs Peach Bowl At Atlanta Alabama 14 (54) Washington Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Ohio St 3 (59) Clemson

Monday, Jan. 2 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. 3 (40) Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Tex. Wisconsin 8 1/2 (53) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Southern Cal 6 1/2 (60) Sugar Bowl At New Orleans. Oklahoma 3 (63.5)

Florida

Iowa

W. Michigan

Penn St

Auburn

NBA Favorite BOSTON Oklahoma City Houston Utah

Points (O/U) 6 1/2 (197) 2 1/2 (205) 6 1/2 (209) 4 (204.5)

Underdog Memphis MIAMI DALLAS LA LAKERS

College Basketball Favorite Northwestern MARYLAND WISCONSIN SYRACUSE TEXAS Smu MINNESOTA

Points 1 1/2 4 18 19 13 3 5

Favorite NY RANGERS COLUMBUS Washington Pittsburgh DETROIT NASHVILLE CHICAGO Calgary Dallas ANAHEIM

Goals (O/U) 1/2-1 (5.5) 1/2-1 (5) Even-1/2 (5) Even-1/2 (5.5) Even-1/2 (5) Even-1/2 (5) 1/2-1 (5) Even-1/2 (5.5) Even-1/2 (5.5) Even-1/2 (5)

BASKETBALL College men Wednesday’s Game Houston at UConn, 3 p.m. (XL Center) Friday’s Games Conn College vs. UMass Dar tmouth at Springfield Invite, 1 p.m. Coast Guard vs. Roanoke at Roanoke Invite, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games UConn at Tulsa, 2 p.m. Coast Guard at Roanoke Invite, TBA Conn College at Springfield Invite, TBA

College women Wednesday’s Game UConn at Maryland, 6 p.m. Thursday’s Game Coast Guard at DePauw, 5 p.m. Saturday’s Game Coast Guard vs. Millikin at DePauw, 3 p.m. Sunday’s Game UConn at Central Florida, 1 p.m.

High School boys Today’s Games NFA at Darien, 5:30 p.m. Wilcox Tech at Norwich Tech, 6 p.m. Danbury at New London, 7 p.m. Montville at Plainfield, 7 p.m. Art Kohs Holiday Classic At Xavier Ledyard vs. Glastonbury, 5:30 p.m. Xavier vs. Wethersfield, 7:15 p.m. Westerly Holiday Tournament Stonington vs. Chariho (R.I.), 6:15 p.m. Exeter-West Greenwich vs. Westerly, 8 p.m. ECC/Shoreline Tournament At Fitch Valley Regional vs. Old Saybrook, 5:30 p.m. Fitch vs. Waterford, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Art Kohs Holiday Classic At Xavier Consolation, 5:30 p.m. Final, 7:15 p.m. Bristol Central Christmas Tournament East Lyme vs. South Windsor, 6 p.m. Bristol Central vs. Conard, 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Griswold at Montville, 7 p.m. Wheeler at Norwich Tech, 7 p.m. Westerly Holiday Tournament Consolation, 6:15 p.m. Final, 8 p.m. ECC/Shoreline Tournament At Fitch Consolation, 5:30 p.m. Final, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games Westbrook at Old Lyme, 2 p.m. Fitch at Bassick, 2 p.m. New London at Hartford Public, 5 p.m. NW Catholic at Ledyard, 6 p.m. NFA at Hall, 7 p.m. Putnam at Wheeler, 7 p.m. Bristol Central Christmas Tournament Consolation, 6 p.m. Final, 7:30 p.m.

High School girls Today’s Games Norwich Tech at Cheney Tech, 6 p.m. St. Bernard at Terryville, 6 p.m. Plainfield at Montville, 6 p.m. Parish Hill at Wheeler, 7 p.m. Morgan at Waterford, 7 p.m. Woodstock Holiday Tournament Ledyard vs. Pittsfield (Mass.), 2 p.m. Woodstock vs. Windsor, 3:30 p.m. Shelton Holiday Tournament Sacred Heart-Hamden vs. East Hartford, 5:30 p.m. East Lyme vs. Shelton, 7 p.m. Appalachian Holiday Tournament At Notre Dame-Fairfield New London vs. Hand, 6 p.m. Notre Dame-Fairfield vs. Thomaston, 7:30 p.m. Sheehan Holiday Tournament Fitch vs. Ellington, 5 p.m. Sheehan vs. Lewis Mills, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Wilton at NFA, 3 p.m. Westerly Holiday Tournament Stonington vs. Chariho (R.I.), 6:15 p.m. Westerly vs. Exeter-West Greenwich (R.I.), 8 p.m. Thursday’s Games St. Bernard at Old Lyme, noon Norwich Tech at Wheeler, 7 p.m. Woodstock Holiday Tournament Consolation, 2 p.m. Final, 3:30 p.m. Shelton Holiday Tournament Consolation, 5:30 p.m. Final, 7 p.m. Appalachian Holiday Tournament At Notre Dame-Fairfield Consolation, 6 p.m. Final, 7:30 p.m. Sheehan Holiday Tournament Consolation, 5 p.m. Final, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games E.O. Smith at NFA, 3 p.m. Old Lyme at Westbrook, 7 p.m. Tourtellotte at Montville, 7 p.m. Westerly Holiday Tournament Consolation, 6:15 p.m. Final, 8 p.m.

HOCKEY

Underdog PENN ST Illinois Rutgers Cornell Kent St MEMPHIS Michigan St

NHL Underdog Ottawa Boston NY ISLANDERS NEW JERSEY Buffalo Minnesota Winnipeg COLORADO ARIZONA San Jose

Over/Under in Parentheses Home Team in CAPS

College men Friday’s Games Conn College vs. UMass Boston at Codfish Bowl Tournament (Boston), 1 p.m. UConn vs. St. Cloud at Desert Classic (Prescott City, Ariz.), 6 p.m. Saturday’s Games Conn College at Codfish Bowl Tournament, TBA UConn at Desert Classic (Prescott City, Ariz.), TBA

College women Sunday’s Game Conn College at William Smith, 1 p.m.

High School Today’s Game Eastern CT Eagles at Sheehan, 3 p.m. Wednesday’s Game NFA (Co-op) Redhawks at East Haven, 7 p.m. Friday’s Game NFA (Co-op) Redhawks at Eastern CT Eagles, 5 p.m. Saturday’s Game Mt. Everett (Mass.) at Eastern CT Eagles, 2 p.m.

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National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 34 21 9 4 46 Ottawa 34 20 11 3 43 Boston 36 18 14 4 40 Tampa Bay 35 17 15 3 37 Florida 35 15 14 6 36 Toronto 33 14 12 7 35 Detroit 34 15 15 4 34 Buffalo 33 12 13 8 32 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Columbus 32 23 5 4 50 Pittsburgh 35 22 8 5 49 N.Y. Rangers 36 23 12 1 47 Washington 32 20 8 4 44 Philadelphia 36 20 12 4 44 Carolina 33 15 11 7 37 New Jersey 34 13 14 7 33 N.Y. Islanders 33 13 14 6 32 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Chicago 36 22 9 5 49 Minnesota 33 21 8 4 46 St. Louis 35 18 12 5 41 Nashville 33 15 13 5 35 Dallas 35 14 14 7 35 Winnipeg 36 16 17 3 35 Colorado 33 12 20 1 25 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 34 21 12 1 43 Edmonton 36 18 12 6 42 Anaheim 35 17 12 6 40 Los Angeles 34 17 13 4 38 Calgary 36 18 16 2 38 Vancouver 35 14 18 3 31 Arizona 34 11 18 5 27 NOTE: Two points for a win, one overtime loss. Monday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Arizona, 9 p.m. Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Toronto at Florida, 7 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Thursday’s Games New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Montreal at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Ottawa, 8 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m. Columbus at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Arizona, 9 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary, 9 p.m.

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Today’s Meets East Lyme, Ledyard, New London, NFA, Waterford at Jack Long Invite (Floyd Little Athletic Center, New Haven), 9:30 a.m. Fitch at Rhode Island Classic, 2 p.m.

WRESTLING High School Today’s Meet East Lyme, Fitch, Waterford at Joe Beler Duals (Law), 9 a.m. Wednesday’s Meets NFA at Ledyard, 6 p.m. Montville at St. Bernard/Norwich Tech, 6:30 p.m. Thursday’s Meet East Lyme, Bacon at Griswold, 6 p.m. Friday’s Meets Ledyard at Trumbull Duals, 10 a.m. East Lyme, Fitch, Waterford at Whippet Duals (Windham), 10 a.m. Saturday’s Meets NFA at Southington Duals, 9 a.m. Montville at Westerly Invite, 9 a.m.

Norwich Bulletin coaches’ poll The Norwich Bulletin state coaches preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, total points and last week’s ranking: Pts Pvs 1. Danbury (15) 300 1 2. New Milford 268 2 3. Fairfield Warde 254 3 4. Newtown 184 T6 5. Bristol Eastern 182 8 6. Xavier 155 NR 7. Trumbull 148 5 8. Windham 135 T6 9. Ledyard 126 10 10. Ellis Tech 101 9 Dropped out: Foran (4). Also receiving votes: Foran, 88 points; Southington, 82; New Fairfield, 37; Platt, 24; East Haven, 21; Killingly, 19; Fairfield Ludlowe, 13; Greenwich, 8; (tie) Montville and Hand, 6; New London, 5; Shelton, 4; (tie) Guilford and Simsbury, 3; South Windsor, 2.

GYMNASTICS High School Today’s Meet Stonington, Mercy, H-K/Hale-Ray/Morgan at Valley Regional, 10 a.m.

VACANCIES FITCH: Head girls’ swimming coach, assistant girls’ swimming coach. Contact: Kerri Johnson, (860) 572-2163.

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Little time to celebrate for Gase and playoff-bound Dolphins By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer

Davie, Fla. — Coach Adam Gase was at home late on Christmas night grading videotape of the Miami Dolphins' most recent game when their first playoff berth since 2008 was secured. Time to hit the pause button on the video, break out the eggnog and trade high-fives with the wife? Apparently not. “I don't think there was a highfive,” a stoic Gase said Monday. The first-year coach is unwilling to celebrate when there are more games to be won, and when a postseason berth was part of the plan from the start. “This is kind of what we expected,” Gase said. “That's how you think as a coach.” Others discounted the Dolphins' chances, especially after a 1-4 start.

But they've won nine of their past 10 games, often in harrowing circumstances, and clinched an AFC wildcard berth Sunday night when Denver lost at Kansas City. Even relative newcomers to Miami such as second-year Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills appreciate the magnitude of the playoff breakthrough. “That monkey is off your back,” receiver Kenny Still said, “but we've still got a lot of things to do.” The Dolphins (10-5) will travel to Pittsburgh or Houston for the opening round of the playoffs, but first comes Sunday's regular-season finale at home against AFC East champion New England (13-2). While Miami is locked into a road game as a wild card, the Patriots are battling for home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. Gase

said he won't rest his starters. “This is absolutely a team that, if you look past them, will embarrass you,” Gase said. They'll likely go again with backup quarterback Matt Moore, who has thrown six touchdown passes in his two starts, both wins. No. 1 QB Ryan Tannehill is out of his leg cast after straining his left ACL and MCL two weeks ago. But he's not expected to play against the Patriots, and it's still uncertain he'll return this season. Jay Ajayi was “a little banged-up” but is expected to be fine after rushing for 206 yards in Saturday's overtime victory at Buffalo, Gase said. Safety Isa Abdul-Quddus was awaiting MRI results for a neck injury. The Dolphins have lost their best defensive back (Reshad Jones) and best offensive lineman (Mike Pouncey) to

season-ending injuries. But they've taken advantage of a weak schedule while winning eight in a row in games decided by a touchdown or less. As a result, Miami is in the playoffs for the first time since Stephen Ross became majority owner in 2009. He fired two coaches and two general managers before finding success with Gase, the NFL's youngest head coach. “I'm happy for our guys,” Gase said. “There are a lot of people that have been here for a long time, and they've been waiting for an opportunity to keep playing after the regular season is over. That was our goal when we started this whole process. This is the first step.” The Dolphins will be seeded sixth and start the playoffs at Pittsburgh unless they win Sunday while Kansas City loses at San Diego. In that case,

the Dolphins would be seeded fifth and open the postseason at Houston. Miami beat Pittsburgh 30-15 in Week 6, and hasn't played Houston this year. The elimination of the defending Super Bowl champion Broncos left a postseason opening for Miami. While Gase said the telecast of the Denver game provided “background noise” while he worked Sunday night, some of his players were glued to the tube and relished the result. “It's kind of surreal, to be honest,” said long snapper John Denney, who has been with the Dolphins since 2005. “It was like, ‘Wow, this is happening.' It has been in a while.” “The DBs had a live group chat going,” safety Michael Thomas said. “Guys were celebrating. Other than that, back to work.”

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Kansas City quarterback Alex Smith, center, celebrates his touchdown against Denver with offensive linemen Mitch Morse, left, and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif during the Chiefs’ playoff-clinching 33-10 win over the Broncos on Sunday night.

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Boston College linebackers Matt Milano, left, and Connor Strachan sack Maryland quarterback Perry Hills during the Eagles’ 36-30 win over the Terrapins in Monday’s Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit.

Boston College 36, Maryland 30 Patrick Towles threw two touchdown passes and caught a pass for a score in the first half, helping Boston College build a big lead in a 36-30 win over Maryland in the Quick Lane Bowl on Monday in Detroit. The Eagles (7-6) led by 16 at halftime, 23 points early in the third quarter and had to force Boston College to turn the ball over on downs late in the game to seal the victory. The Terrapins (6-7) had the ball at their 35 with 1:48 left, but didn’t gain a yard before Harold Landry helped to finish them off with a possession-ending sack. Boston College was ahead 29-13 at halftime after Towles threw a 49-yard TD pass to Michael Walker. On a reverse and pass from receiver Jeff Smith, the quarterback scored on a 20yard TD catch in the second quarter. The Terrapins made some big plays on offense, but four turnovers, sacks and poor field position proved to be costly. In the first half, Perry Hills threw an interception, lost a fumble and was sacked four times. On the Terrapins’ first snap of the second half, Hills handed off to Ty Johnson and the running back’s fumble was recovered in the end zone by Boston College. With 4:02 left, the Terrapins got to the Boston College 1 with a chance to cut into their nine-point deficit and Hills lost a fumble after bobbling a snap. They got the ball back less than a minute later when Boston College’s Jon Hilliman fumbled at his 6, and were forced to settle for a field goal.

N.C. State 41, Vanderbilt 17 Jaylen Samuels caught three touchdown passes from Ryan Finley, Nyheim Hines returned a kickoff for a 100-yard touchdown and North Carolina State beat Vanderbilt in the Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La. North Carolina State (7-6) won three of its final four games to finish with a winning record. The Wolfpack built a 28-3 lead by midway through the third quarter — largely thanks to Samuels’ touchdown catches of 9, 55 and 17 yards — and then held off a brief Vanderbilt rally. Finley completed 19 of 30 passes for 235 yards. Samuels’ three touchdown catches were an Independence Bowl record. Vanderbilt (6-7) had a lot of momentum going into the game thanks to surprising wins over Mississippi and Tennessee to end the regular season. But the Commodores’ offense — which scored a combined 83 points against the Rebels and Volunteers — struggled for most of the night. Vanderbilt’s Kyle Shurmur completed just 19 of 46 passes for 158 yards and three interceptions. Even so, the Commodores briefly made things interesting, closing to 28-17 early in the fourth quarter. But that’s when Hines responded his big kickoff return to put the game out of reach.

Mississippi St. 17, Miami (Ohio) 16 Nick Fitzgerald rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns and Mississippi State held off Miami (Ohio) with help from a blocked field goal in the closing seconds of the St. Petersburg Bowl. Nelson Adams got a hand on Nick Dowd’s potential game-winning 37-yard field goal that would have helped Miami finish a stunning turnaround from a 0-6 start to the season to a winning record. Instead, both the Bulldogs (6-7) and RedHawks (6-7) finished with losing marks. Fitzgerald, who led the Southeastern Conference in total offense, scored on runs of 2 and 44 yards on the way to his eighth 100-yard rushing performance of the season. The redshirt sophomore also completed 13 of 26 passes for 126 yards. Gus Ragland threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns for Miami. He also threw his first interception of the season early in the fourth quarter, and Mississippi State turned the mistake into a 36-yard field goal that put the Bulldogs ahead with 12:03 remaining. The RedHawks drove the ball deep into Bulldogs territory on their next two possessions, turning the ball over on downs at the Mississippi State 32 midway through the fourth quarter and reaching the 17 before Dowd had his kick blocked with 5 seconds left. James Gardner and Ryan Smith caught TD passes for Miami, which also had an extra-point blocked in the opening half. — Associated Press

Chiefs looking for easiest playoff path By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

Kansas City, Mo. — There was no shortage of smiles inside the Kansas City locker room after the Chiefs unceremoniously dumped the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos from the AFC playoff picture Sunday night. Nor was there a sense of accomplishment. The Chiefs knew even before kickoff they had locked up a wild-card spot, thanks to Pittsburgh rallying past Baltimore earlier in the day. But their 33-10 rout of the Broncos kept alive their hopes of winning the AFC West, and with that comes a first-round bye and at least one home playoff game. “Everyone just has to stay on task. We have so much ahead of us,” Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones said. “We can still win the division, you know? Our hopes are farther than the playoffs. We want to win the division and clinch the bye. Our mind is on the next game. We are on to San Diego.” The Chiefs (11-4) are a game back of Oakland (12-3) in the division race, but they hold the head-to-head tiebreaker by virtue of two wins over the Raiders earlier this season. So, if the Chiefs win their regular-season finale at San Diego and the Broncos beat Oakland — which will be without quarterback Derek Carr, who broke his leg on Saturday — in a game that will be happening simultaneously, coach Andy Reid's crew will win its first division title since 2010. Earn all the trappings that come with it, too.

And that sure beats opening the postseason on the road without getting a week off. “We always want to play at home,” said Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, whose team is playoff-bound in back-to-back seasons for the first time since making it every year from 1990-95. “You hear opposing coaches, opposing players, talk about what a difficult place this is to play,” he said. “We want to be able to bring that playoff game to Arrowhead. We want our fans to experience it.” As it stands, the Chiefs are the No. 5 seed and would head to Houston for the first round. It would be a rematch of last year's playoff opener that Kansas City won in a rout. But the ramifications of that playoff seed quickly became evident the following week, when the Chiefs were forced to hit the road. They played competitively in New England, but were done in by injuries and a few miscues that cost them dearly against a team virtually impossible to beat at home. The Chiefs would avoid a similar trip to Foxborough until at least the AFC title game if they can win the AFC West. That would allow them to ascend to the No. 2 seed in the conference. “We want to get that 2 seed,” Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill said, “and get that bye.” Ah, yes, the bye. The Chiefs certainly could use the extra week off in early January considering the growing number of guys dealing with nag-

ging late-season injuries. Top pass rusher Justin Houston was held out of Sunday's game with swelling in his surgically repaired left knee, though Reid dismissed it as “part of how this thing goes.” Cornerback Phillip Gaines was also inactive with knee trouble, and running back Spencer Ware bruised his ribs during the game. The week off would also be helpful for linebacker Justin March-Lillard, who returned last week from injured reserve. March-Lillard had surgery to repair a broken bone in his hand and still needs time to get up to speed, but his return would fortify a defense sorely missing linebacker Derrick Johnson. The veteran ruptured his Achilles tendon a couple of weeks ago and is done for the season. All of which is why Reid delivered a simple message to the Chiefs after their impressive victory over the Broncos, one that resonated with everyone in that smiling locker room. “Keep working. We have a lot to do,” Chiefs defensive tackle Dontari Poe recalled his coach saying. “We are in the dance now, and we have some stuff to do when we get there. So keep working.” Notes: Ware was due to have an MRI on his ribs, but coach Andy Reid said Monday the results were not yet available. Reid also said that Houston would be evaluated again before Wednesday to decide whether he will practice this week.

on defense rotate during the course of a game. So they do get rest. Like Manning, he said whatever McAdoo decides to do is fine with him. He believes that the defense is playing well, but can improve. "There has been a lot of good, a little bad there, but a lot to learn from, and we have been a collective group that has gotten better and has progressed throughout the season," he said. "I am looking forward to doing the same, especially finishing this week against a tough rival in the Washington Redskins, finishing up the regular season and then propelling us to the playoffs." One factor to motivate the Giants this week is that they lost to Washington at home this season, their only blemish at MetLife Stadium in 2016. Neither Manning nor Casillas had a preference for an opponent in the

wild-card game. The options are Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta and Seattle. New York lost to Green Bay and beat Detroit. The Giants did not face either the Falcons or Seahawks this season. Manning said there are benefits to having played an opponent, but he added the Giants will be ready for their first playoff appearance in five seasons. Just getting there this season has been a fight. "Things have got to go your way and you've got to win close football games, you've got to catch some breaks, and it's not easy," Manning said. "It's not easy to make the playoffs, and you kind of see that with how many teams that are still on the bubble this weekend, good teams. It's a great tribute to the way we've played this season and found ways to wins football games."

Giants FROM B1 the Giants beat the Patriots to win the Super Bowl. "I think you've got to play good football in the playoffs," Manning said. "You're going to be going against good teams. You've got to play smart and you've just got to make the plays that are there. We have that capability of scoring points and moving the ball and converting on third downs and doing all the right things offensively. We're just going to have to make the plays on game day." While the offense has struggled, the defense has carried the team, particularly in recent wins over the top-seeded Cowboys and the NFC North-leading Detroit Lions, giving up a total of 13 points. Linebacker Jonathan Casillas said that with the exception of safety Landon Collins, most of the players

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FROM B1 University sources indicate this was done with private money. It had to be, given the state's budget travails. We may never know the folks tied to such largesse. But they saved the program. They gave everyone a reason to go back to UConn football games next year. And now we'll never have to hear another coach here speak in parables. Or tell us not to pay attention to the scoreboard. And so while Herbst and Benedict deserve plenty of applause for orchestrating Diaco's exit, alas their job is but half done. They are about to face the biggest hire in the history of the UConn athletic department. The next football coach must succeed here. Because if he doesn't, any chance at lucrative football revenues in the future would swirl the bowl. And we'd be entirely justified in asking why there needs to be a football program here at all. Seriously. If the new hire is 11-26 after three years, can we start discussing the viability of a program clearly going nowhere? Benedict can't pull a Jeff Hathaway, who blew it with Paul Pasqualoni. Hathaway got what he wanted: a nice guy who wouldn't make his life miserable. Randy Edsall left on bad terms with Hathaway for many reasons, not the least of which was a perceived lack of support. Edsall wanted to know why admissions was suddenly denying kids it had admitted previously in Edsall's tenure — they started going to Louisville and West Virginia — and Hathaway wasn't fighting the fight with him.

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Bob Diaco was fired on Monday, effective Jan. 2, after three seasons as UConn’s head football coach.

with Shirreffs, a top-notch student who could play immediately at another program as a graduate transfer. Barring any early departures, the Huskies would return 10 of their top 15 tacklers, their top two tailbacks, including leading rusher Arkeel Newsome, and seven of nine players to catch at least eight passes a season ago. UConn currently has 13 players committed in the incoming freshman class, including six who committed earlier this month after taking campus visits. While Diaco was proceeding with the belief he would be returning, Benedict has had time to put together a list of possible replacements and for the sake of the program, he will likely move rather quickly to name Diaco's replacement since the coaching change comes during a pivotal time in recruiting.

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Diaco fired after three years istration, staff and fans of the UConn football program for their passion and support over these three years. Most importantly, I want to say how much I love the players on this team and will be rooting for their success. I know that there are great things to come for all of them.” UConn was coming off a 6-7 season in 2015 as a three-game winning streak highlighted by an upset of No. 8 Houston propelled the Huskies into a bowl game for the first time since playing Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, 2011. However, after a 20-9 win over Cincinnati gave the Huskies a 3-3 record and put the program in position to become bowl eligible for second straight season with a favorable schedule down the stretch, UConn not only lost its last six games, but the Huskies were outscored 130-16 in the last four. Diaco finished 11-26, a .297 winning percentage. Diaco made a last-gasp effort to keep his job when he demoted offensive coordinator Frank Verducci, benched starting quarterback Bryant Shirreffs and pulled the redshirt off of true freshman quarterback Donovan Williams. Williams completed 47.4 percent of his passes for 300 yards with one touchdown pass and five interceptions while rushing 31 times for 52 yards in losses to Temple, Boston College and Tulane. UConn finished last among 128 FBS teams in scoring offense after finishing 125th and 121st in his first two seasons. UConn had only one first-year starter at the beginning of the season on offense, redshirt freshman left

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tackle Matthew Peart. Diaco had a hands' off approach with the offense. He left it up to Mike Cummings, his offensive coordinator during the 2014 season, Verducci and then David Corley, who served as interim offensive coordinator for the last three games. Diaco, a first-time head coach, also had coordinators who had never called plays on a full-time basis. That lack of experience led to some clock mismanagement issues late in games. Diaco was criticized for a conservative approach in all three aspects. His bend but don't break defensive philosophy that helped him become the national assistant coach of the year while at Notre Dame, did not have the same impact with the Huskies, especially during the 2016 season when the Huskies gave up 11 scoring drives of at least 75 yards in the first five games. Offensively, issues with the line have persisted since his predecessor Paul Pasqualoni was hired following Randy Edsall's departure for Maryland. In a conference full of newly-hired aggressive play callers, UConn's methodical, measured style stood out for the wrong reasons. Diaco also instructed his punt returners to settle for fair catches and rarely put pressure on opposing punters. UConn will lose record-breaking receiver Noel Thomas (100 receptions as a senior) and safety Obi Melifonwu, as well as defensive starters Matt Walsh, Jhavon Williams and Mikal Myers, starting offensive linemen Richard Levy and Andres Knappe, reliable punter Justin Wain and kicker Bobby Puyol. It remains to be seen what happens

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Benedict can't pull a Warde Manuel, who blew it with Diaco. Manuel got snowed the way the rest of us did. This smooth-talking defensive whiz with the good looks and Notre Dame pedigree. Looked great at the podium in a suit. Sounded great, too. At least at the beginning. And then he turned into a combination of Vivian Stringer and Casey Stengel — venturing on twisted streams of consciousness — and then didn't win enough. Benedict's job won't be easy. Honestly: Is this a coveted job? After the modern and impressive Burton Complex, what's left? A roster filled with players who might not be good enough, tepid fan support and a stadium decorated in Early Concrete 20 miles from campus. Not exactly Ann Arbor. The guess is that the right guy is probably at a Mid-American Conference-type program or an assistant somewhere. Think perhaps Dino Babers, who went from Eastern Illinois to Bowling Green to Syracuse and did a solid job in his first season. This is hardly exact, though. This is going to require diligence, sure. Some faith, too. For now, though, UConn football has its first day to truly celebrate something. The Diaco Era is over. Here's hoping the new sheriff opens practices more so the media can become the true liaison between the program and the fans, rather than forced to regurgitate what Big Brother wants. Here's hoping the guy wins, too. UConn needs it. Worse than ever. This is the opinion of Day sports columnist Mike DiMauro

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Hoping for many happy returns Shoppers out hunting for post-Christmas bargains while bringing back presents By NATE LYNCH Day Staff Writer

Mashantucket — Steep holiday discounts and a hodgepodge of gift-returners, late shoppers and families with cabin fever made for a busy Monday afternoon at the Tanger Outlets. The outlet mall, which opened in May of last year, was in the middle of its second holiday season, and stores across the three

floors were eager to move their merchandise in the important week for retailers between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Cars filled the parking garage, strollers filled the halls, and lines popped up across the mall as shoppers picked out new sizes or made quick use of the gift cards they got the day before. At the Columbia Sportswear Store, store manager Breen Wittenberg said they are typically split 50-50 between returns and new purchases the day after Christmas, typically buying snow boots and coats. “You never know when winter is com-

ing,” Wittenberg said. At the “As Seen On TV” store, Michelle Woods, visiting family from Suffolk, Va., said she was shopping for “all those people I haven’t gotten a Christmas gift yet,” mostly acquaintances she’ll see when she returns home. She said it was stressful to try and finish all of her shopping by Christmas, especially with traveling. Though the store was offering up to 70 percent off and a Christmas laser light caught her eye, she and Karen SEE SHOPPERS PAGE C2

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Shoppers look for day after Christmas bargains at the Tanger Outlets at Foxwoods on Monday.

Montville High hopes water woes nearly over School officials to seek money in 2017 for connection to new well By MARTHA SHANAHAN Day Staff Writer

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Tyler Palmer of Norwich, a student at Norwich Public Schools Transition Academy, places a tray of crostini on the rack while working alongside bakery assistant manager Nancy Heron, not shown, on Dec. 14 at the Big Y in Norwich.

Special ed students get to sample different jobs Norwich program combines class training, workplace opportunities By CLAIRE BESSETTE Day Staff Writer

Norwich — Jaime Burgos-Matos paused only briefly from his task of assembling pizza boxes at Big Y Supermarket in Norwich to ask his school director to let him stay at this job rather than rotate to another position. “This is the best job I’ve ever had!” the 19-year-old Franklin man said. “I

like working alone. I like making my money.” In the bakery at the front of the store on the same recent Wednesday morning, Tyler Palmer, 19, of Norwich was making crostini, Italian crusty bread with garlic butter, while waiting for the dough to rise and be ready to make snowflake rolls. Palmer loves making snowflake rolls and ending up with as much flour on his uniform as on the rolls. “Snowflake rolls are the most popular rolls for the holidays,” Big Y Bakery Manager Terry Messore said.

“Tyler does a great job.” Palmer has been working in the Big Y bakery since September, while Burgos-Matos has been working at the store for the past five or six weeks. Both are among the 18 students enrolled in the new Norwich Public Schools Transition Academy, a posthigh school vocational training program for special education students ages 18 to 21. In their classrooms, students learn independent living skills, such as budgeting, navigating public transportation and social skills need-

ed to interact with co-workers and customers at work sites. They also do mock job interviews and record them for coaching afterward. Every day, a dozen students in the program travel to four different job sites for five-hour work shifts. Transition Specialist Thomas Dufort, who runs the program, has arrangements with 16 different job sites throughout the greater Norwich area. Students rotate among the different jobs to SEE NORWICH PAGE C3

NL nonprofit needs help to expand culinary arts program By GREG SMITH Day Staff Writer

New London — A New London nonprofit that offers free employment programs to low-income residents is seeking help from the community to fund the expansion of its successful culinary arts program. The Opportunities Industrialization Center of New London County, better known as OIC, is moving its culinary program from 408 Williams

St. in Hodges Square into an expanded kitchen proposed for its main headquarters at 106 Truman St. The new kitchen comes with an estimated cost of $200,000 at a time when demand for job training is up but the nonprofit’s budget is down. Federal funding has shrunk from $500,000 a decade ago to $281,252 last year. OIC Executive Director Nekeisha Grant said a host of programs is

funded through help from United Way and the state departments of Social Services, Labor and Rehabilitation Services. Demand for the culinary program, which prepares participants for entry-level work as prep and line cooks, has exploded since OIC expanded the program to include CPR, food handling and food protection manager certificates. Demand for line and prep cooks remains high, she said.

The building where the program was being held is for sale and Grant said it makes more sense to have expanded space and links to its other programs on Truman Street. The previous space only allowed for about five or six people to train at a time. The demand is double that. Grant said the program will for now continue with classwork but

STONINGTON SCHOOL CUSTODIANS DONATE $1,500 TO PAWCATUCK CENTER Stonington — School custodians and maintenance workers, who are members of Local 1303-170 of Council 4 AFSCME, recently presented the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center with $1,500 in Stop & Shop gift cards. “Many of our townspeople are struggling to make ends meet, especially during the holidays. As a union, we want to help them have a good Christmas,” said Rolanda DeOliveira, a Stonington High School custodian who serves as president of the 26-member bargaining unit. “The staff and volunteers

at the Neighborhood Center do amazing work for our community,” he added. “Our union is proud and blessed to be able to help them.” DeOliveira and union Vice President Daniel “Duke” Carey presented the gift cards to Vicki Anderson, executive director of the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center. “The need for help is especially great this time of year,” Anderson said. “We deeply appreciate the school custodians union for stepping up with this generous contribution.”

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Montville — A fix for Montville High School’s water dilemma will be among the requests for capital projects on Mayor Ronald McDaniel’s desk in 2017. The school has relied on bottled water for drinking and cooking since the fall of 2012, when a contractor conducting a routine analysis of the school’s well water found high levels of manganese. The building still draws water from the well on school property for nondrinking purposes. A proposal to build a $6.8 million pipeline along Route 163 to bring an alternative water source to the high school created controversy in 2014, and fizzled last year after residents and town officials deemed it too expensive. Last year the district drilled a new well, also on school property, which does not have the high mineral levels that plagued the current well. N o w, S u p e r i n te n d e n t B r i a n Levesque said, the district just needs money to pay for the cost of hooking up the high school to the new well and clearing out the pipes of dried manganese that has caked the inside the school’s piping. A consultant has said that the project could cost about $220,000, an initial estimate that Levesque said could change. The school’s pipes are constricted by manganese that has accumulated over the years from the original well water flowing through them. All of the school’s pipes either need to be replaced or cleaned out before the school can start using water from a new well. “There’s a lot of manganese in the pipes,” Levesque said at a Board of Education meeting last week. “We have a source, so now we ... have to first figure out how to get the manganese out of the system.” The school board voted to add the plumbing project to the list of capital requests that Levesque will present to McDaniel for consideration as the mayor drafts a town budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year. The superintendent and other town departments submit requests to the mayor for capital projects, and the mayor compiles them into the capital plan portion of the budget that he then submits to the Town SEE MONTVILLE PAGE C2

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Stonington — Horses Healing Humans has begun a new equine therapy outreach program which involves a 13-year-old miniature horse called Lulu. The horse, which is completing its therapy-animal certification, is part of the group’s so-called Ambassadorable program in which it visits assisted living homes, veteran centers, schools, nursing homes, hospice centers, support groups, and other facilities to introduce people to equine-assisted activities and therapy. According to the organization, Lulu, who is 34 inches tall, “is the ideal height for interactions such as nuzzling, being hugged, and

allowing people to groom her.” Other activities are available, depending on the needs and abilities of the group the horse is visiting. The 60-minute sessions are free, extended programs of up to six weeks are available and sessions can also take place at the group’s facility in Stonington. According to Horses Healing Humans, “equine therapy is an alternate form of therapy to treat autism, depression, PTSD, trauma, and other issues. in well-being.” For more information or to schedule a visit, contact Executive Director Lee Paradis at leeparadis@gmail.com or (860) 572-2942.

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POLICE/FIRE REPORTS Stephanie Turowski of Waterford, WOMAN INJURED IN WATERFORD WOMAN KILLED IN ROUTE 1 CRASH died as a result of her injuries. LEDYARD COLLISION Waterford — A crash involving multiple vehicles on Route 1 Monday killed a 24-year-old local woman and injured at least three other people, police said. Police arrived at the scene of the crash near the intersection of Fog Plain Road at about 1:30 p.m. Monday and found multiple people trapped in their vehicles with serious injuries, according to a news release. Four people were taken to L+M Hospital in New London. A passenger in one of the cars,

Another person driving a car was taken by Life Star helicopter to Yale New Haven Hospital and is listed in critical condition. Police did not identify the other people injured or release any additional details about their injuries. The Waterford police Accident Investigation Team is investigating the cause of the crash. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to contact the department at (860) 4429451.

Ledyard — A three-car crash sent one person to the hospital with a leg injury Sunday afternoon, according to Ledyard police. Police said Cheryl Macomber, of Preston, was driving westbound on Route 214 in Ledyard when her car, a Toyota Camry, crossed over into the eastbound lane and hit the front of a Volvo V70 driven by Paul Martineau of New London. Macomber’s car then collided with a third vehicle, a Honda

CRV driven by Ramil Jacinto of Yonkers, N.Y., before stopping. Emergency responders found Macomber trapped in her car, and members of the Ledyard and Gales Ferry fire departments extricated her and took her to The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich with a leg injury. The drivers of the other cars declined medical treatment, police said. Police closed Route 214 for about an hour while the vehicles were removed, and police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Allyn of Pawcatuck left the store empty-handed to continue their search. For many out on their vacation, shopping the day after Christmas was a way to avoid some of the hassle, enjoy themselves and find exactly what they wanted. At the Go! Calendars, Games and Toys store, Mike, Julian and Michelle Fitzgerald of Johnston, R.I., said they had a return to make at the outlets and figured that since it was a nice day, they’d make the trip on their day off. Mike and Julian Fitzgerald picked up some candy and an action figure. Michelle Fitzgerald picked up

some clothes, but said there’s only so much you can do the day after Christmas. “You get heartbroken after you see what you got is 50 percent off,” Michelle Fitzgerald said. With a family spread out geographically, Alex and Patricia Young of White Plains, N.Y., took a vacation after Christmas and, importantly, shop for each other the day after Christmas instead. “You understand for kids,” said Alex Young, as he was trying on a coat at Columbia Sportswear, “but the rush, the anxiety we put on ourselves, it’s not really needed.” n.lynch@theday.com

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Michael Cherry, 41, of 5 Whipporwill Ave. was charged Monday with first-degree failure to appear in court.

Alec M. Seekins, 20, of 50 Indigo St., Mystic, was charged Monday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to drive right. Kristin G. Deer, 47, of 31 Palmer St., Apt. New London 1, Pawcatuck, was charged Monday with William Rivera, 37, of 40 Gorton St. was charged Monday with violation of probation. criminal violation of a restraining order and second-degree breach of peace. Anthony Erazo, 35, of 49 Colman St. was Susan M. Perrotta, 58, of 31 Greenman charged Monday with disorderly conduct and Ave., Westerly, was charged Sunday with second-degree criminal mischief. driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to obey a traffic control Norwich signal. Kenny T. Rodriguez, 33, of 85 River Drive Kirsten M. Storey, 40, of Ashaway, R.I., was was charged Sunday with driving with a charged Friday with driving under the inflususpended license. ence of alcohol or drugs and failure to drive a reasonable distance apart. State police — Montville Peter M. Shirley, 34, of 17 Glenwoods Road, Michael Hiller, 32, of 10 King Arthur Drive, Gales Ferry, was charged Dec. 21 with driving Apt. 103, Niantic, was charged Saturday in with a suspended license and driving without East Lyme with threatening, possession of prescription drugs out of their container and a headlight. Hillary King, 30, of 54 Cutler St., Apt. 1, possession of drug paraphernalia.

New London, was charged Dec. 21 with credit card theft and illegal use of a credit card.

Waterford Scott Rhoads, 49, of 7 Old Fort Lane, Ledyard, was charged Friday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, possession of a controlled substance, driving with a suspended license and failure to drive a reasonable distance apart. Rafael Pacheco, 21, of 35 Perry St., New London, was charged Friday with driving with a suspended license, diving an unregistered motor vehicle and driving without minimum insurance. Police logs reflect arrests, not convictions. Visit www.jud2.ct.gov/crdockets/SearchByDefDisp.aspx to learn the outcomes of criminal and motor vehicle arrests.

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OIC is seeking transitional space for the skills portion of the 12-week program — “any place that has a kitchen,” she said. Half of the course is preparation for nationally recognized certification tests and six weeks are reserved for the hands-on work. The group launched a fundraising campaign last year and had taken in about $18,000 to date, a portion of which will be used for design. The organization caught a break when it was able to purchase at auction surplus kitchen equipment, including ovens, refrigerators and prep tables, from the former Fitch Middle School in Groton for less than $4,000. But the ventilation

work alone is expected to cost about $45,000. OIC Board Chairman John Webster said the organization would seek any available grant funds and is looking to get local people who own restaurants or know the trade to help tailor programs as part of an advisory committee. OIC was established in New London in 1970 with a mission to “help people help themselves” by providing academic and vocational training to low-income individuals across New London County. The agency continues to have waiting lists for programs at its Truman Street location, which include a nursing assistant program and Employment Earning Academy, along with

programs ranging from domestic violence support to energy assistance. The building also is home to the New London Food Pantry, NAACP and Families in Crisis. There were 73 students in the nurses program alone last year. “We serve anyone from 18 to 88,” Grant said. “Some are fresh out of high school without a clear direction and others who made a career change. With the economy the way it is, some are coming out of retirement because Social Security is no longer supporting them and they need to get back into the workforce. We have a range of different clients.” Webster, a former pastor at Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Waterford, said

he became involved in OIC after one of his parishioners in a dead-end job situation found success with the program. “She came back changed. Her morale was way up and she gained new skills. It made quite a difference to her,” he said. “I feel it is an important thing they’re doing.” There are a number of ways to contribute to OIC or specifically for their culinary arts program, through a “BuyA-Key for OIC” initiative, through a GoFundMe page at www.gofundme.com/oicnlc or with a check made out to OIC of New London County, 408 Williams St., New London, CT 06320. g.smith@theday.com

Neighbors fear pollution from dead lab mice By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press

Hanover, N.H. — Neighbors of Dartmouth College property where for years the Ivy League school disposed of mice and other small animals used in science experiments say they fear pollution from the site has contaminated their groundwater and they worry the school hasn’t been completely up front with them. The site has contaminated the well water of at least one family, that of Richard and Debbie Higgins, who blame a variety of health problems on it, including rashes, hair and skin loss and dizziness. Even their dogs were not spared, they say, with one urinating blood and another vomiting. “We have been drinking the water for years and we had no idea, absolutely no idea,” Debbie Higgins said. Few nearby residents even knew the half-acre plot on the college’s Rennie Farm was used from the 1960s until 1978 to dump carcasses from “tracer experiments,” in which scientists used radioactive compounds to see how things moved through life systems. A nearby site also contained remains of human cadavers and stillborn fetuses used in medical classes. The obscurity of the fenced site changed in 2011, when Dartmouth chose to clean it up, removing 40 tons of carcasses and soil from scores of

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In this Dec. 16 photo, Debbie and Richard Higgins, whose well water has been contaminated by a suspected carcinogen from a Dartmouth dump site, look at a map on their kitchen table in Hanover, N.H., which shows where the contamination has spread. Dartmouth College said it has spent around $8.4 million cleaning up contamination where scientists dumped carcasses of lab animals in the 1960s and 1970s.

unlined pits that were legal at the time they were dug. That led to the discovery of hazardous waste and low-level radioactive materials and eventually evidence that at least one chemical used in the animal experiments, the suspected carcinogen 1,4-dioxane, had leaked into the groundwater. It was initially found at 50 times the state standard of 3 parts per billion on the site and more recently as high as 600 parts per billion in the ground. The chemical has been linked to eye, nose and throat irritation and, in long-term exposure, to liver and kidney

damage, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The 1,4-dioxane was eventually found to have migrated off the site and contaminated the Higginses’ well across the street, about 800 feet from the site — at twice the state standard. They learned in September 2015 that their well was polluted, and now depend on bottled water supplied by Dartmouth for cooking and drinking. The news has rattled the semi-rural neighborhood, sparking anger and fear among dozens of homeowners who worry the plume will reach their

own wells and damage their property values. Many contend Dartmouth was too slow to respond once it found the contamination and has been reluctant to provide full details of what was on the site — something the college denies. The Higginses and other residents argue an alert about the spreading contamination should have gone out earlier. New Hampshire environmental and Dartmouth officials said initial test showed the levels of 1,4-dioxane were declining on the site and were projected to remain on the farm site — though state officials now concede there could have been more aggressive monitoring. Now, Dartmouth is working to regain the trust of Higgins and the other residents. It apologized in September for its handling of the case, established a neighborhood advisory panel and sampled 110 drinking wells in the neighborhood; no others have tested positive. It also offered 20 households bottled water. It is also finishing construction on a system at the dump site to capture and clean the contaminated water. When it begins operating in January, wells will pull contaminated groundwater into the system and filter it. The treated water will then be returned to the ground, a process that could take several years.

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In this Sept. 11, 2014, photo, Joy Spanabel Emery, professor emerita and curator of the University of Rhode Island’s commercial pattern archive, displays a donated sewing pattern in her office on campus in South Kingstown. URI has tens of thousands of sewing patterns, the largest known collection in the world, according to the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.

Sewing pattern collection helps stitch together history By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press

South Kingstown, R.I. — If a

costume designer wanted to recreate a World War I era wraparound dress, a 1940s zoot suit or even a bodice from 1875, the sewing patterns are in Rhode Island. The University of Rhode Island has the largest known collection of sewing patterns in the world, according to the collection’s curator, Joy Spanabel Emery, and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. About 50,000 are on paper and 62,000 are in an electronic database. They’re at the university because of Emery’s love of patterns. Emery donated her personal collection of patterns and periodicals to the university years ago and has painstakingly sorted through the donations sent there as word spread about the growing repository. Three more boxes full just arrived to be added to the overflowing filing cabinets. “This is much more than a hobby. It really is a passion,” said Emery, a professor emer-

ita of theater at URI. “I’m learning things every day about pattern companies and the different styles and I enjoy creating something that’s a legacy.” As a costume designer, Emery began saving paper patterns in the 1980s because everyday clothes often aren’t preserved over time. Notable pieces like military uniforms and wedding dresses tend to be saved. And, she worried electronic versions of the patterns could be lost as technology changed. The association for performing arts and entertainment professionals, USITT, honored Emery this year for documenting the clothing of American history. The 80-year-old Emery received a distinguished achievement award in costume design and technology, the only one given this year in that category. Costume designers can replicate period clothing and the public can understand how middle-class Americans dressed over time because of Emery, said executive director David Grindle.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017 (Inclement Weather Date: Thursday, February 9, 2017) at the

North Stonington Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room 311 Norwich Westerly Road North Stonington, Connecticut Open Forum for Individual Discussions with DOT Officials will begin at 6:30 p.m. Formal Presentation at 7:00 p.m. Residents, commuters, business owners, and other interested individuals are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to learn about and discuss the proposed project. PLEASE JOIN US ON Tuesday, January 17, 2017 Plans will be available at the North Stonington Town Hall two weeks prior to the meeting.

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water project is an important one, even in another year when state and local economic constraints will make budgeting difficult.

The proposed pipeline, which would have run from the intersection of routes 163 and 32 and end at the high school, was on its way to a ballot refer-

endum before protests that it would be too expensive killed discussion of the project. m.shanahan@theday.com

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Council for a vote later in the year. Levesque said at last week’s school board meeting that the

The meeting facility is ADA accessible. If language assistance is needed, please contact the Department of Transportation’s Office of Communications (voice only) at (860) 594-3062 at least five business days prior to the meeting. Efforts will be made to respond to requests for assistance.

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Norwich program gives special education students a chance FROM C1 learn what types of jobs they like the best, Dufort said. Cross training also gives them the edge if a student is out sick, and there’s a job shift to fill somewhere. Uncas School cafeteria, Big Y in Norwich, Papa Gino’s in the East Brook Mall in Mansfield and Mohegan Sun are among the sites employing transition students. Students start out earning $5 an hour with job coaches accompanying them each day. Once the students learn the ropes of the job, the job coaches back off, allowing the students more and more independence. Eventually, the goal is for the students to work on their own. At that point, they can earn $7.50 per hour. And when they graduate, they enter the competitive job market. “Our goal when our students leave here is that the only thing different is that they won’t see us anymore,” Dufort said. “They will have a job and a place to live.” But he added that anytime former students need advice or a job reference, they are welcome to call. Norwich launched the program this school year in an effort to save money both by avoiding paying tuition for Norwich students to attend such programs elsewhere —

including at Norwich Free Academy — and to bring in tuition revenue by enrolling students from outside Norwich. The transition program is operating with a budget of $261,000 for staff and $68,000 for food, stipends and transportation, a total of $329,000, said Athena Nagel, public school system business administrator. The hometowns of four students currently enrolled from outside Norwich pay tuition of $39,500 each, but the school system gets to keep only $65,464 of that total, with the remaining $92,536 going to the city’s general fund as revenue. Nagel said the school system keeps only an amount that covers program expenses for the students paying tuition. Still, the savings have been immediate, Nagel said. The Norwich school system last year paid $322,000 to NFA for its former LEAD post-high school transition program for only seven students, Nagel said. The Transition Academy is housed at the Hickory Street School next door to Norwich Adult Education. Norwich hired Dufort, who ran the former LEAD program at NFA, which closed in June after Norwich announced it would start its own program. Job coaches who have worked at NFA and, prior to that, in the Windham

school district also followed him to the new program. The Norwich Transition Academy staff and students will host an open house at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at the school. Attendees can learn about the program and tour the school, which includes classrooms, a small kitchenette, locker rooms for men and women with laundry machines and ironing boards for students to keep their uniforms in order. “We’re hoping it generates questions,” Dufort said. “It’s for prospective students, officials from other school districts and for the Norwich Board of Education. Those are people who took a leap of faith to put us here and get it started.” In a classroom on a recent Tuesday morning, teacher Allison Orcutt ran a charades game, asking four participating students to silently portray different emotions or conditions. Students took turns rolling their eyes, putting hands on their heads, or heads in their hands to show how they might act if they were bored, feeling ill or just overwhelmed by a situation. Orcutt explained that nonverbal communication is an important part of the adult social world, at work or in leisure activities. They then moved to the classroom across the hall to

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Tyler Belfleur, left, of Canterbury, and Stephen Reeves, right, both students at Norwich Public Schools Transition Academy, put together hamburgers for the student lunches while working at the Uncas Elementary School’s cafeteria in Norwich on Dec. 14. Job coach Amanda Johnson, center, stops briefly to see how Belfleur and Reeves are progressing with lunchtime approaching.

talk about their jobs. Kasia Duhaime, 19, of Lisbon said she has worked at the Uncas School cafeteria and at Big Y assembling pizza boxes. But so far, her favorite position is stocking shelves at Big Y. She has become the store expert at returning items customers decide not to buy at the registers to their proper shelves. “If something is in the

wrong place, I find out where it belongs,” she said. Tyler Belfleur, 19, of Canterbury flashed a broad smile when he talked of his current job in the cafeteria at Uncas Elementary School in Norwich. Belfleur prepares hot lunches, packs brown-bag lunches, assembles yogurt lunches — a yogurt, muffin, spoon and orange slices — and then helps

serve the meals and assist kindergarten students through what can be confusing cafeteria chaos. “I like talking to the kids, teaching them manners,” Belfleur said. “I joke with them. ‘I know you. You don’t like your veggies. I’ve got some extra veggies for you!’” c.bessette@theday.com

Christmas fire blamed on toy hoverboard New Haven (AP) — New Haven fire officials say a toy hoverboard appears to be the cause of a Christmas Day apartment fire that displaced four people and sent one to the hospital. Battalion Chief Ben Vargas tells the New Haven Register the blaze Sunday night was limited to one room of the sec-

ond-floor unit in the Farnham Court apartments and was quickly extinguished. All four apartment occupants were adults. One was taken to the hospital after complaining of difficulty breathing, possibly from smoke inhalation. Vargas says it remains un-

der investigation but it appears the hoverboard was to blame. Hundreds of thousands of the two-wheeled toys made by multiple manufacturers were recalled earlier this year following multiple reports of burns or fires caused by overheating battery packs.

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and service store in Hartford. B. “Pete” Kinsella, 89, of He also held a commercial Old Saybrook, formerly of broker’s license and was inHartford, loving husband of volved in Hartford real estate Linda (Waldron) Kinsella, his and development. He develdevoted wife of oped, owned and 36 years, peacemanaged apartfully passed away ment buildings in Friday, Dec. 23, Hartford and was president of SecuriPatricia Dinsmoor 2016, at his home with his family by ty Management. his side. Pete was Montville — Patricia “Trish” Pete was a fama native son of the Jean Dinsmoor-Piscatelli, 60, ily man. He deeply City of Hartford, a of Uncasville, passed away loved and chercity that he loved peacefully Dec. 17 at The Wilished his family. and where he lived liam W. Backus Hospital after He is survived by for 76 years. Pete a long illness. his older brother, Trish is survived by her four was a friend to all and quick Richard and his wife, Conchita, children that she loved dearly, with a smile. sister-in-law Anne-Marie KinAs a 17-year-old young man sella, and first cousin, Conrad Troy Piscatelli and wife, Joy, Pete enlisted in the Navy to aid Whitney and his wife, Marilyn. of Daytona, Fla., Bryan Miner the war effort for World War of Oakdale, Samie Miner of Pete was predeceased by his II. He was injured near the end devoted first wife, Patricia Lancaster, Pa., and Kristina of his enlistment. After his ser- (Keen) Kinsella; his sisters, Hall and husband, Jason, of Baltic. She also leaves 11 vice in the Navy he returned to Catherine S. Hogan and Mary grandchildren who were dear Hartford to finish his educaAnn Kinsella; and brother, to her, as well as the Gilman tion at Hartford High School James H. Kinsella. and Piscatelli families who will and then went on to earn a He is survived by his wife miss her greatly. Trish was Linda; children William degree from Ward School of a fun-loving mother and an Technology, now part of the Kinsella and wife, Shelley, of avid Red Sox fan. She enjoyed University of Hartford. O’Fallon, Mo., Brenda Balch to cook, crochet, play bingo, and husband, Eric, of Mystic, Pete believed in public and making everyone around R. Daniel Kinsella and wife, service and followed in the her laugh. She was very proud long tradition of his grandValerie, of Los Angeles, Calif., of her Italian and Mohegan Kayleigh Kinsella of Portland, father, father and brother, Indian heritage and being a Anne Thompson and husband, all dedicated to the City of published author. Hartford. Pete entered politics Philip, of Arlington, Mass., Our family would like to say at age 34 when he was elected George Kinsella and wife, Tara, of Nashua, N.H., and Mary a special thank you to Trish’s to the City Council. His fellow Ellen Archer and husband, caregivers, and Backus Hospi- councilman also elected him deputy mayor. He continued to Lee, of Westbrook; and steptal staff for all the wonderful serve in that office until he was children Gabriella Ranelli and care over the years. elected mayor in 1965. He then husband, Aitor, of San SebasA graveside service will be served as majority leader until tian, Spain, Damian Ranelli of held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Westbrook, and Gian-Matthew Dec. 28, at the Mohegan Burial 1969. During that time Pete served on numerous boards Ranelli and wife, Kendra, of Grounds at Fort Shantok, and committees, including New Haven. He is also surUncasville. chairman of the redevelopIn lieu of flowers, please vived by his 21 grandchildren make a doll donation to a chil- ment committee, and the who gave him great joy later in his life, Jason Kinsella, Patrick model cities, charter revision dren’s facility of your choice. Balch, Sarah Balch, Quinn Kinand civic center committees. The Montville Funeral sella, Emily Archer, Devin KinHe returned to elective office Home has charge of the arsella, Samuel Kinsella, James rangements. Please visit www. and served as city treasurer Kinsella, Madeline Archer, from 1979 to 1989. Pete was montvillefuneralhome.com Anna-Allegra Ranelli, Natalie also committed to charitable to leave an online tribute or Ranelli, Teadora Ranelli, Ethan efforts. He was a founding condolence. member and first president of Thompson, Luna Kinsella, Olivia Archer, Isaiah Kinsella, The Hundred Club, an organiVictoria Magesky zation that donates money to Aidan Ranelli, Juliette Ranelli, widows and dependents of po- Amelia Kinsella, Marlee Archer and Katherine Kinsella, Norwich — Victoria Emily lice officers and firemen who Magesky, 101, of Norwich die in the line of duty. Later in and his great-granddaughter passed away on Dec. 18, 2016, life, Pete was active with FOSA Olivia Kinsella. Friends and relatives may in Groton. She was the widow (Friends of the Office of the pay their respects to the famiof Walter E. Magesky who State Archaeologist), participredeceased her in 2009. She pating in many archaeological ly from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, was employed as an assembler digs throughout Connecticut Dec. 27, at the Farley-Sullivan at Plastic Wire and Cable. Funeral Home, 34 Beaver with friends and colleagues. A Mass of Christian Burial Road, Wethersfield. A Mass of Pete was also a charter memwill be celebrated at 10 a.m. Christian Burial will be celeber of HEAT, which provides on Thursday, Dec. 29, in St. heating oil assistance for fami- brated at noon on Wednesday, Joseph Church, Norwich. lies in need. He made it a point Dec. 28, in Saint Augustine Burial will follow in St. Joseph to know people personally and Church, 10 Campfield Ave., Cemetery, Norwich. There are help those in need whenever Hartford. Burial will follow no calling hours. in Cedar Hill Cemetery, 453 he could, often times anonyThe Labenski Funeral Home mously. Fairfield Ave., Hartford. Norwich has charge of the arDonations may be made in Pete was a lifelong entrerangements. In lieu of flowers, preneur and businessman. He his name to Hartford History Center at the Hartford Public memorial donations may be loved electronics. He built his Library or St. John’s School made to St. Jude’s Common, first radio at the age of 6 and in Old Saybrook. To extend 3 Myrtle Drive, Norwich, CT when he was a teenager, built online condolences, or for fur06360. his first television set before televisions were commonther information, please visit Farleysullivan.com. place. He owned Kinsella Television, a television sales

Christine Lefebvre IN MEMORIAM SANDRA A. WOODWARD July 25, 1956 - Dec 27, 2014

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Lefebvre, 59, of Franklin, beloved wife of Richard, passed away peacefully on Dec. 23, 2016, at Hartford Hospital. Christine was born on Oct. 12, 1957, in Norwich, a daughter of Maurice and Margaret (Ouellette) Coulombe. She was very passionate about her career as a nurse. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at St. Mary Church, 70 W. Main St., Baltic. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery. There are no calling hours. The Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home of Colchester has been entrusted with arrangements.

as his second-in-command in 1969. Reinecke was running for governor when he became ensnared in the wide-ranging Watergate investigation of the Nixon administration. He was indicted for lying about a 1972 phone call with John Mitchell, President Richard Nixon’s attorney general and a key figure in the scandal. The perjury charge stemmed from conversations between Reinecke and Mitchell about telecommunication company ITT’s offer to underwrite the 1972 Republican Convention.

Princeton, N.J. (AP) — Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer who helped find powerful evidence of dark matter, has died, her son said Monday. She was 88. Allan Rubin, a professor of geosciences at Princeton University, told The Associated Press his mother died Sunday night of natural causes. He said the Philadelphia native had been living in the Princeton area. Vera Rubin found that galaxies don’t quite rotate the way they were predicted, and that lent support to the theory that some other force was at work, namely dark matter. Dark matter, which hasn’t been directly observed, makes up 27 percent of the universe — as opposed to 5 percent of the universe being normal matter. Scientists better understand what dark matter isn’t rather than what it is. Rubin’s scientific achievements earned her numerous honors, including becoming the second female astronomer to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences. She also received the National Medal of Science from President Bill Clinton in 1993 “for her pioneering research programs in observational cosmology.” Rubin’s interest in astronomy began as a young girl and grew with the involvement of her father, Philip Cooper, an electrical engineer who helped her build a telescope and took her to meetings of amateur astronomers. She was the only astronomy major to graduate from Vassar College in 1948. When she sought to enroll as a graduate student at Princeton, she learned women were not allowed in the university’s graduate astronomy program, so she instead earned her master’s degree from Cornell University. Rubin earned her doctorate from Georgetown University, where she later worked as a faculty member for several years before working at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, a nonprofit scientific research center. During her career, Rubin examined more than 200 galaxies.

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Laguna Hills, Calif. (AP) — Ed Reinecke, who was lieutenant governor of California under Gov. Ronald Reagan but resigned after a perjury conviction tied to the investigation of the Watergate scandal, has died at age 92. Reinecke, who also served in Congress and ran to succeed Reagan as governor in 1974, died of natural causes Saturday in Laguna Hills, son Mark Reinecke told the Los Angeles Times. Reinecke was a protege of Reagan, who appointed him

Keiley Fritts, Margaret Keiley Frisbie died on Dec. 22, 2016, Overstake, Avery and Charles at Essex Meadows Health Cen- Ash, Robert and Liza Christian ter. He was 91 years old. and Olivier and Gregory BernHerbert was born April hard, and several great-grand6, 1925, in New children. After Britain to Dorothy Ann’s death in 1993, Pease and Robert Herbert married Taylor Frisbie. He Nancy Brown Neeld was predeceased of Stonington. He by his sister Barbecame stepfather bara in 1980, and to her five chilbrother Robert in dren, Sally, Susan, 1999. He is survived Sandra, Robert by his son, David Jr. and Amy, and Charles Frisbie and 10 grandchildren. his wife, Earla, of Nancy predeceased Old Saybrook; his daughter, him in 2009. Sarah Robbins (Robin) Frisbie Herbert was an avid golfer, Lipman and her husband, and was active in civic and Arthur, of Ledyard, and his community affairs. He was son, Andrew Sawyer Frisbie a Founder Emeritus of the and his wife, M. Elizabeth, of Mooreland Hill School, a memSouthbury; five grandchildren, ber of the Shuttle Meadow Jill Danaher, Peter Lipman, Country Club in New Britain, Katherine Lipman, Harrison where he was also a member Frisbie and Sawyer Frisbie; of Saturnites. When he lived in and two great-grandchildren, Mystic, he was a charter memKate and Jack Danaher. ber of the Stonington Country Herbert was a graduate of Club and was a member of the the Mooreland Hill School, and Masons Island Yacht Club. He attended the Taft School until served as deacon of the Mystic he enlisted as a pilot in the Congregational Church, and Army Air Corps. He graduated served on the board of the from Yale University, class of American Cancer Society in 1949, where he was a member New London. He also was an of Beta Theta Pi and Book active member of the Moorand Snake, a senior society. ings Club when he enjoyed While at Yale, he married Sally winters in Vero Beach, Fla. He Stanley. After Yale, Mr. Frisbie was a loving father, grandfaworked for 37 years at the Faf- ther and friend who enjoyed nir Bearing Co. in New Britain, traveling, socializing and and retired as vice president living life to its fullest. of sales and marketing. He Services will be held at 11:30 went on to consult internaa.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, tionally for another nine years at the Essex Congregational in the bearing industry. Church. In lieu of flowers, Mr. Frisbie was first married donations may be made in to Sally Francis Stanley and Herbert’s name to Mooreland they lived primarily in New Hill School, 166 Lincoln St., Britain until their divorce in Kensignton, CT 06037. 1973. He then married Ann To share a memory of Auger Ash of Weston and Ma- Herbert or send a condolence to his family please visit www. sons Island, Mystic, in March of 1974. He became stepfather rwwfh.com. Arrangements by the Robinto her four children, Amanda, Charles Frederick, Victoria son, Wright & Weymer Funeral and Abigail. Ann had eight Home in Centerbrook. grandchildren, Katherine

New London — Michael (Mike) P. Jullarine, 80, entered into eternal peace surrounded by his family on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. Mike was born in New London on April 9, 1936, the son of the late Philip and Mary (Zito) Jullarine. He was a lifelong resident of New London and attended local schools. Mike was a United States Navy veteran, serving aboard the USS Grand Canyon. He was formerly employed by the City of New London and retired after 28 years of service. Mike is survived by his devoted and loving wife, Theresa (Grillo) Jullarine. His family will receive friends on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Thomas L. Neilan & Sons Funeral Home, 12 Ocean Ave., New London. There will be Courtland a Mass of Christian Burial at Chapman Jr. noon on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, at St. Joseph Church, Westerly — Courtland R. New London. Chapman Jr. passed away A full obituary will appear peacefully on Monday, Dec. 26, in Wednesday’s edition of the 2016, after a lengthy and courageous battle with Parkinson Day. disease. He was the beloved husband of M’liss Crotty Chapman. Besides his wife of 32 years, he leaves his two sons, CourtObituaries are accepted from funeral directors. The Day asland R. Chapman III of Guilsumes no responsibility for ford and Thomas S. Chapman incorrect or inaccurate inforof West Roxbury, Mass. A memorial service and full mation. The Day reserves the obituary to follow at a later right to revise, edit or reject indate. formation proven to be false or Arrangements have been misleading. The Day assumes entrusted to the Buckler-John- no financial responsibility for non-publication or for typoston Funeral Home, 121 Main St., Westerly. graphical errors, but will reprint that part of an ad in which an error occurs if it seriously alters the meaning or effect of the ad.

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Daily Bridge Club

Preserving an exit By FRANK STEWART Tribune Content Agency

Every flower must go though some dirt before it blooms. In the process of becoming proficient at bridge, you’ll make mistakes. The idea is to learn from them. Today’s West leads the king of spades against five diamonds: three, nine from East, four. How should West continue? West actually led a second spade. South ruffed, led a trump to dummy, ruffed a spade, led a trump to dummy and ruffed the last spade. He next led the A-K and a third club. When West won, he was end-played. He had to lead a heart, and South put up dummy’s queen and made his game.

spade, he bids two diamonds and you try 2NT. Partner next bids three hearts. What do you say? ANSWER: Partner seems to have six hearts and four diamonds. If he had minimum values with that pattern, he would have rebid two hearts to limit his strength. Since you have three useful honors, raise happily to four hearts. Partner may hold 7, A K J 8 5 2, Q 10 7 6, A 3. South dealer N-S vulnerable NORTH ♠ 10 6 5 3 ♥ Q6 ♦ AK2 ♣J542

SPADE LOSER For West to lead a second spade looked obvious, but “obvious” plays are suspect. If South has a second spade loser, he has no way to avoid it. West must defend passively by leading a trump at Trick Two, preserving a spade as a safe exit card. South lacks the entries to ruff out dummy’s spades and can’t pull off his end play. I’ve never played an error-free session. Everyone makes errors. Profit from them. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ 10 6 5 3 ♥ Q 6 ♦ A K 2 ♣ J 5 4 2. Your partner opens one heart, you respond one

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RECORDED MUSIC RELEASES “Staff Favorites of 2016” lists The Day’s staff members’ favorite moments in the arts this year, from local exhibits and concerts to new releases on film, in music and print, and on television. Here, we share our favorite recorded music from 2016. “F.E.A.R” Marillion Inspired by the collective national mindset that resulted in “Brexit,” the atmospheric British band Marillion released this conceptual recording in the fall, and that its message and narratives eerily foretold what happened with America’s recent presidential election only adds to the anger and despair. At the same time, Marillion’s musical DNA is organically predisposed to beauty and majesty rather than discord or freneticism. Three extensive suites, “El Dorado,” “The Leavers” and “The New Kings,” are connected by three shorter pieces, and the overall melodic and narrative flow saturate your ears and an enveloping sense of time and space in oddly therapeutic fashion. One of Marillion’s tongue-in-cheek merch T-shirts reads, “Maybe the best band in the world.” Well, maybe it’s not tongue-in-cheek. Maybe they really are the best band in the world — and “F.E.A.R.” is a persuasive argument in support.

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First lady Michelle Obama, dressed in a Tracy Reese pink silk jaquard dress, waves to delegates at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

Michelle Obama loved fashion, and fashion loved her back

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“Theme from a Perfect World” The Andy Timmons Band If you know Andy Timmons — and I’m proud to be a pal — his gentle and down-to-earth demeanor is exactly the opposite of the stereotyped indulgent Rock Dude. These qualities saturate his music, too, which adds a very accessible component to music that might otherwise be shelved in the “guitar hero” bin alongside work by Joe Satriani, Steve Vai or Angel Vivaldi. Make no mistake: Timmons IS that great of a player. In fact, on this latest collection of 10 instrumental songs, Timmons and his equally amazing rhythm section — bassist Mike Daane and alternating drummers Rob Avsharian and Mike Marine — are effortlessly virtuosic. But the tunes are melodic in the finest compositional sense, and that the scope of Timmons’ structures from Utopia and Robert Fripp to the Beatles and Brian Wilson means the appeal ranges far and beyond the average shred-head. That the two most beautiful and elegaic songs here are in memory of beloved cats speaks worlds about Timmons and his emotional depth.

By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press

The morning after Michelle Obama’s big speech at Democratic National Convention in 2012, in which she argued passionately for a second term for her husband, designer Tracy Reese’s phone was ringing. Mrs. Obama’s powerful speech had attracted much attention — but these phone calls were about her dress. A shimmering sleeveless sheath in rose and silvery gray, it was pretty universally considered a fashion slam dunk. And customers wanted it. There was only one problem, Reese recalls: “We didn’t have inventory — we had made that dress custom.” And so the label went into production. “And people waited,” Reese says. “You know, so many people admire Mrs. Obama and they want to dress like her. We sold quite a few of those dresses.” She estimates the number at more than 2,000. Reese, who hails from Detroit, is one of the first lady’s favored designers — Mrs. Obama has been photographed in her clothes some 20 to 30 times. But unlike some past first ladies who favored one or two big-name designers, Mrs. Obama has spread her fashion choices among a huge stable of them — often promoting lesser-known names, and taking care to promote American designers at high-profile events. Which is why so many de-

— Rick Koster

“American Band” Drive-By Truckers This world-class Alabama roots band has always walked the tightrope of “Southern duality” with wisdom, empathy and open-minded passion, and the collective worldview and craft of songwriters Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley is the equivalent of Flannery O’Connor and James Dickey if they’d played in the Clash and lived in South Carolina. As the title suggests, though, “American Band” sees the Truckers broaden their focus from Dixie to the whole nation, and their rage about what’s happening is artfully and passionately expressed throughout. An interesting note: I heard some of these songs delivered on NPR’s “Tiny Desk” concert — and the switch in dynamics from brash electricity to spare acoustic instrumentation demonstrated that the songs can convey sorrow just as much as anger. —Rick Koster

“The Infinity Room” 36 36 is the artistic identity assumed by electronic musician Dennis Huddleston — and it’s only my opinion that this might be the case because “Dennis Huddleston” sounds like the leader of a Cub Scout troop or perhaps the boyish and genial algebra teacher at a Midwestern middle school. In any case, “The Infinity Room” is an exercise in which Dennis consciously limited his tonal options and sound palette and then, within those parameters, set out to use each composition to inspire the next and so on. What he ends with, then, is a hypnotic, chiming, endlessly spiraling and always beautiful journey through 10 musical “rooms.” If you’ve enjoyed Tangerine Dream, Olafur Arnalds, Peter Chilvers, Erik Satie or the soundtracks of John Carpenter, you need to hear this. — Rick Koster

“Penitentiary Chances” Boosie BadAzz and C-Murder The older I get, the more formulaic modern music sounds. I don’t discount the “snore-worthy old guy” quality, but it IS true that mainstream pop, country and rap is incredibly formulaic. So there. Which is why this album is so refreshing to me. Both veterans of prison time in Angola, hip hoppers Boosie Badazz and C-Murder (still incarcerated after a murder conviction) are intimately familiar with the peculiarities of the criminal justice system. I don’t SEE RECORDED PAGE D2

SUBMARINE ARTWORK ON DISPLAY AT LA GRUA CENTER

East Lyme lecture series starts in January

“A View from the Periscope,” a traveling art exhibition from the Navy History and Heritage Command Art Collections, will be on display through February at the La Grua Center. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6. A $5 donation is suggested. This exhibition, curated from the collection of the U.S. Navy, features artwork depicting naval submarines through the 20th century and the submariners who served aboard them. La Grua is at 32 Water St., Stonington, and can be reached at (860) 535-2300.

Michaelle Pearson of Old Lyme kicks off the East Lyme Historical Society’s Winter Lecture Series at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at Niantic Community Church, 170 Pennsylvania Ave. The event is free and open to the public. Pearson’s newly released book, “Revolution in the Lymes: From the New Lights to the Sons of Liberty,” was written with Jim Lampos, also of Old Lyme. The two have collaborated on “Remarkable Women of Old Lyme” and

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“Rum Runners, Governor, Beachcombers and Socialists: Views of the Beaches of Old Lyme.” Pearson will discuss the patriots of Lyme, who include Gov. Matthew Griswold and Rev. Stephen Johnson, and the impact they made during the Revolutionary War. She will explore the connections between the Cromwellian cause during the English Civil War in 1640 and the impact the Saybrook Colony had leading up to the American Revolution.

signers and fashion watchers will miss her when she steps away from her post after eight years, and why they consider her one of the most influential first ladies in fashion, perhaps even more so than Jacqueline Kennedy, because of her broad appeal. “Michelle Obama embraced everyone,” says Andre Leon Talley, a fashion editor at Vogue magazine. “She embraced black designers, Asian designers, European designers. ... She was very democratic in her choice of clothes.” And that includes wearing fashion that ordinary women could potentially afford — like cardigans from the retailer J. Crew. “She’s made an effort to wear accessible fashion,” Reese says. “I think Jackie (Kennedy) was a great role model, but she wore a lot of couture and things that most Americans could not afford.” Reese, who is African-American, is particularly proud that one of her designs — a black dress printed with bright red flowers — is on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The first lady wore it to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Mrs. Obama set the stage for her broad-based fashion choices with her first inauguration. Previous first ladies had often gone with SEE MICHELLE PAGE D3

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ART OPENINGS AND EXHIBITS AROUND THE REGION THIS WEEK MUSEUMS The Magic of Christmas — Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; annual holiday exhibit through Jan. 8; also, “In Place: Contemporary Photographers Envision a Museum” through Jan. 29; 10 a.m.5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. and 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 434-5542.

A Colorful Dream: Photography by Adrien Broom — Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St., New London; this exhibit features large-scale photographs detailing a girl’s journey as she rediscovers the colors of the rainbow; through Jan. 8; also, “The New London Project 10th Anniversary Portraits” by photographer Joe Standart through Jan. 22; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; 443-2545. Journey of Transformation — Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave.;

works from Dalvero Academy artists focusing on the 38th voyage of the Charles W. Morgan as it relates to whaling, in the C.D. Mallory Building through Sat.; also, “Over Life’s Waters: The Coastal Art Collection of Charles and Irene Hamm” in R.J. Schaefer Building through Jan. 16; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 572-0711.

GALLERIES Share the Joy — Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, 7 Canal St., Westerly; small, affordable works of art; through Sat.; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (401) 596-2221. SeaChange — The Collins Gallery of Mystic Seaport’s Thompson Exhibition Building, 75 Greenmanville Ave.; the gallery’s first exhibition uses maritime artifacts culled from

the seaport’s collections to explore the idea of transformation; runs through the fall of 2017; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs.-Sun.; (860) 572-0711. All Paintings Great and Small — Cooley Gallery, 25 Lyme St., Old Lyme; paintings are 12 inches or smaller; through Jan. 7; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. and noon-4 p.m. Sun.; (860) 434-8807. Art for your Heart and Home — Courtyard Gallery, 12 Water St., Mystic; new work by 45 artists in all mediums; through Jan. 11; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon, Thurs, Fri. and Sat., noon6 p.m. Sun. and by appointment; (860) 536-5059. The Magical History Tour — Sunset Ballroom, Foxwoods Resort Casino; Beatles memorabilia exhibition; through Feb. 7; $15.95 adults, $13.95 ages 60 and up, $10.95 ages 6-18, $13.95 adults with a Foxwoods Rewards card; 1-800-200-2882.

The World Around Us in Artistic Creations — La Grua Center, 32 Water St., Stonington; North Eastern Connecticut Art Guild exhibit features works with the theme “The World Around Us in Artistic Creations”; through Saturday; call for hours: (860) 535-2300.

through Sat.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 572-5388.

Metamorphosis: Lyme Alumni with a Master’s in Fine Arts Degree — Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through Jan. 21; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; (860) 434-5232.

Holiday Gallery Show: Embellishment and Ornamentation — Spectrum Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook; through Jan. 8; noon6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and noon-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 767-0742.

Deck the Walls — Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme; annual juried holiday show and sale; through Jan. 6; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. and by appointment; (860) 434-7802.

Harbor Holidays — Studio 33 Art & Frame Gallery, 140 Bank St., New London; art and artisanal gifts, created by local artists, that can be bought for gifts; through Jan. 20; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (until 7 p.m. Thurs.), 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., and by appointment; (860) 442-6355.

International Marine Art Exhibition — Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport, 47 Greenmanville Ave.;

Stonington Plein Air Painters — Mystic & Noank Library, 40 Library St., Mystic; work by a group of local artists; through Fri.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Wed. and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; (860) 536-7721.

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“Arsenic and Old Lace” (NR) (’44) ››› Cary Grant, Raymond Massey. “Grey Gardens” (10:15) (PG) (’75) ››› Former socialites become Two elderly ladies poison gentlemen with laced wine. Comedy. recluses in decrepit mansion. Documentary.

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WWE SmackDown! The much anticipated return of John Cena. (N) America’s Next Top Model Love & Hip Hop: Lock and Key.

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“So Many Things” Anne Sofie von Otter and Brooklyn Rider I will confess that Swedish mezzo soprano Anne Sofie von Otter is one of my favorite singers on the planet and the alt-classical hipsters Brooklyn Rider are my favorite string quartet these days. This CD of 13 tracks of songs by some of the best contemporary songwriters and composers — Rufus Wainwright, John Adams, Caroline Shaw, Björk, Elvis Costello — is a model for where classical music ought to be going. The arrangements are contrapuntal and evocative, swinging from Baroque gestures to cinematic sonic spikes, and Otter’s singing is as lush and knowing as ever — she is a true chameleon. For me the high points were Otter’s portrayal of Kitty’s cri de coeur “Am I Your Light?” from the Adams opera “Dr. Atomic,” and the wonderful, multi-colored string quartet arrangement of Björk’s “Cover Me.” Once they called this stuff “crossover,” but who is doing the crossing? Does anyone think that Björk is a pop star? The entire set is calmly atmospheric, and this CD will wear well through the years, I’m sure.

“Down to My Last Bad Habit” Vince Gill After a five-year album hiatus, in which he seemed to perform duets with anyone who would ask, Gill is back, showcasing his mix of incredible vocals, lyrics and guitar playing. There’s not another “Go Rest High on That Mountain” or “When I Call Your Name,” but there are plenty of heartbreaking ballads, including “Reasons for the Tears I Cry.” Have you heard this on country radio? Of course not. — Tim Cotter

“Pawn Shop” Brothers Osborne Last year, Chris Stapleton took Nashville by storm and this year it’s brothers TJ and John. TJ even sounds a bit like Stapleton (with some Jamey Johnson and Trace Adkins thrown in). Add the guitar wizardry of brother John and you have a heck of a duo. Mega-hit “Stay a Little Longer” was this year’s best not-in-love song. — Tim Cotter

“Blood on the Keys” James Leg James Leg’s “Blood on the Keys” has the kind of enthusiasm that’s mostly disappeared from rock music these days. It’s just a shame my album of the year came out so far beyond its time; it could have swept the scene in 1970, evoking MC5 and Stooges but with preternatural shrewdness. — Travis Johnson

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know enough of their respective histories to know how “guilty” they’ve been in terms of criminal behavior. But this album is so dark — with harsh, hoarse and melancholy vocal deliveries and brutally moody backing tracks that sound lifted from a horror movie — that their combination of indignation, regret and abject despair is as thought-provoking as it is musically compelling.

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“Jurassic World” (7:55) (PG-13) (’15) ›› Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard. Man-made dinosaurs go on a rampage at an island resort.

“Lady in the Water” (PG-13) (’06) ›› Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard. A man becomes part of a bedtime fable. Fantasy.

“Everest” (PG-13) (’15) ››› Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin. Climbers fight “Eddie the Eagle” (9:10) (PG-13) (’16) ››› Taron Egerton, Hugh Jack- Boxing’s Best of Boxing’s Best of for survival during a storm on Mount Everest. Adventure. man. The story of Olympic ski jumper Michael “Eddie” Edwards. 2016 (N) 2016 (11:40) (N) “Casino Royale” (5:30) (PG-13) ››› Daniel Craig, Eva Green.

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“Home of the Brave” (6) (R) ›› Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel.

“Pound of Flesh” (R) (’15) Jean-Claude Van Damme, “War” (9:45) (R) (’07) ›› Jet Li, Jason Statham. A vengeful FBI agent “The Boondock Darren Shahlavi. Action. seeks an assassin he believes killed his partner. Action. Saints” (R) ››

On the pop side of things, Kanye West’s wildly overanalyzed “The Life of Pablo” was a treat. That such a simple yet masterful set of songs generated so much controversy upon its release is a testament to how great he really is, as much as we don’t want to admit it sometimes. It narrowly beats out David Bowie’s “Blackstar” for me, which had the year’s two best songs in “Blackstar” and “Lazarus,” but was dragged down a bit by some pedestrian cuts. — Travis Johnson

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established luxury designers like Oscar de la Renta. Mrs. Obama wore a two-piece lemongrass-hued ensemble by Cuban-American designer Isabel Toledo for day, and a one-shouldered white gown by New York-based, Taiwanese-Canadian designer Jason Wu at night. For her husband’s second inauguration, she wore a sleek coat and dress by American designer Thom Browne, known for his eclectic talents, and in the evening Jason Wu again. “It was an honor to have the opportunity to dress Mrs. Obama,” Browne said in an email message. “She is such a stylish individual because of her confidence and intelligence.” For Browne, Toledo, Reese and others, it was never clear until the moment Mrs. Obama actually appeared whether she would be wearing their

designs. “We would get calls periodically from her team,” says Reese. “But we never knew exactly what things were for and when she would be wearing them. And I think that that’s just necessary, because you don’t know when plans will change.” However it unfolded, it certainly could change a designer’s career. “We’ve been brought to the attention of millions more people than we ever would have reached,” Reese says. David Yermack, a professor of corporate finance at New York University, studied the financial impact of Mrs. Obama’s fashion choices in her first year as first lady. He says he found an immediate spike in stock prices of companies whose apparel she wore (he only examined publicly traded companies). “There was a very strong and immediate reaction in

the stock prices of the design firms and also the retailers,” Yermack says. For major appearances, this could run into the tens of millions of dollars: “That’s happened many times with her.” Yermack thinks what’s different about Mrs. Obama is that first ladies “have traditionally tried to be nondescript in the way they dressed — they didn’t want to overshadow their spouses ... or be seen as spending a lot on clothing. But she had no inhibitions in that sense. “She really had an impact on how professional women dressed, and how you could have fun with fashion, in a way that you couldn’t imagine Rosalynn Carter or Barbara Bush ever doing,” he says. “It’s a very short list of first ladies who are going to leave that kind of legacy.” Leanne Italie in New York contributed to this report.

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In this June 3, 2008, file photo, then-Sen. Barack Obama arrives for an election night rally with Michelle Obama in St. Paul, Minn. Mrs. Obama has spread her fashion choices among many designers.

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Theft of prized possessions leaves wife feeling betrayed DEAR ABBY By Abigail Van Buren

However, every time I visit her home and see my things it hurts. How should I deal with this? I feel raped. — Furious in Tennessee DEAR FURIOUS: If the items are replaceable, let your husband do as he promised. If they are heirlooms, you will either have to wait until she dies to reclaim them or go over there and demand that she give them back.

DEAR NOT SHOWERING: With apologies to William Shakespeare: To shower or not to shower, that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of your son’s criticism or to stand up for yourself (in a sea of sniping) is up to you. From where I sit — far

downwind — if you can pass the smell test, showering three times a week is all that’s necessary for proper hygiene. Do not allow your son to shake your self-confidence. DEAR ABBY: I recently went to a funeral viewing for a friend’s adult child whom I had never met. After entering the funeral home, I saw a computer-generated sign stating, “Please understand that we (mom, dad, brother and daughter) just couldn’t be here.” Abby, I wasn’t there to see the deceased; I was there to express my sympathy to the family. Why bother to have a viewing? All I wanted to say was how sorry I am for their loss. — Karen in Pennsylvania

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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DEAR KAREN: Please have a little less judgment and a little more compassion. Remember that not everyone deals with death in the same way. The viewing was for family members, friends and acquaintances of the deceased who COULD bear to be there. You can still express your sympathy to the grieving family by writing them a condolence letter.

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DEAR ABBY: I am a senior-aged man who swims three times a week at a nearby fitness center. I shower there after each swim. Seldom do I use the shower in my apartment. My son has reprimanded me

strongly for not showering daily. He asserted that by not showering every day and by using a public facility when I do, I am practicing “very poor hygiene.” I believe that my hygiene routine is acceptable and in line with common practice, but I’m concerned that in order to visit with him in the future, I will first need to take a shower. Am I wrong here, or is he? — Not showering enough

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DEAR ABBY: I recently realized that my motherin-law stole several of my prized possessions. It seems that my husband’s brothers, who helped us move when we lost our home, took the items (obviously at her request and with her approval) instead of placing them in the storage unit as instructed. I am furious at her and my husband’s brothers. How should I deal with this? I want to confront her and let her know that I am aware of her betrayal, but my husband is a great man, and I hate to hurt him in this process. When I told him I was aware that his mother had stolen from us, he said he would make it up to me and that his mother is old (she’s 81) and I should let it go.

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