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In the news m Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the Senate Republican leader, faulted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on the Senate floor over Reid’s speeches condemning billionaire Republican contributors Charles and David Koch while not mentioning former hedgefund manager Tom Steyer, who plans to spend millions geared toward defeating candidates skeptical of global warming. m Nathan Entingh, 10, a fifth-grader at Devonshire Alternative Elementary School in Columbus, Ohio, who was suspended from school for three days for pretending that his finger was a gun and pointing it at another student’s head, said he was “just playing around.” m Edgar Martirosyan, the pizza deliveryman who fed celebrities slices during Sunday’s Oscar telecast, received a $1,000 cash tip handed over by ceremony host Ellen DeGeneres during a visit to DeGeneres’ daytime television talk show. m Rob Ford, the Toronto mayor who has acknowledged having smoked crack cocaine while in a drunken stupor and who resisted pressure to leave office, laughed off Jimmy Kimmel’s suggestion that he get help for his drinking problem and said on Kimmel’s late-night talk show that he “wasn’t elected to be perfect.” m Patrick Rock, 62, a senior aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron who was involved in drawing up plans for anti-pornography filters for home Internet users, resigned shortly before his arrest last month over accusations of possessing “child abuse imagery,” government officials confirmed. m Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of the U.S. protest group Code Pink, which opposes U.S. military actions, said she was detained in the Cairo airport and assaulted by Egyptian police while trying to travel to Gaza for a meeting opposing the Israeli occupation there. m Bill Kramer, a Republican, was ousted as majority leader of the Wisconsin state Assembly amid allegations that he groped one woman and verbally abused another during a trip to Washington. m Lu Ann Ballew, a former Tennessee magistrate who changed a baby’s first name from Messiah to Martin, saying that Messiah was a title reserved only for Jesus Christ, was censured over her August decision. m Oscar Smith, 48, a retired officer who is black and spent seven years in the New York Police Department’s elite scuba-diving unit, filed a discrimination complaint, saying he was subjected to racial taunts and prejudice.

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The House of Representatives approved funding Tuesday for the state’s private-option program after rejecting the measure in four consecutive votes last month. The House voted 76-24 to authorize the use of $915 million in federal Medicaid Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STEPHEN B. THORNTON dollars to buy private health House Democrats applaud Tuesday after a bill to reauthorize fund- insurance for more than ing for the private option finally passed. The state Senate approved 100,000 poor Arkansans. The Senate passed the same meathe same bill Feb. 20.

PRIVATE-OPTION enrollees in state trending older. Page 6A. TAX BREAK for proppants fails to advance. Page 6A.

sure — Senate Bill 111 — by a 27-8 vote Feb. 20. Gov. Mike Beebe has said he will sign it. Three Republican representatives — Kim Hammer of Benton, Mary Lou Slinkard of Gravette and Les “Skip” Carnine of Rogers — voted yes Tuesday after not doing so in February. That left one

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Secretary of State John Kerry visits a shrine to fallen Ukrainian protesters Tuesday in central Kiev.

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MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin of Russia broke his silence over the Ukraine crisis for the first time since it boiled over into a possible armed confrontation, saying Tuesday that he saw no reason for Russian forces to intervene in eastern Ukraine at the moment but leaving open the possibility of military action. Russia “reserves the right to use all means at our disposal to protect” speakers of Russian in the country’s south and east if they are in danger, he said. He made the comments in an hour-long unscripted news conference in Moscow in which he described events in Ukraine as an unconstitutional coup and expressed contempt toward the United States. The former Soviet republic on Russia’s doorstep has been convulsed in a political and economic cri-

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vote to spare over the threefourths supermajority required for passage. The changed votes come after nearly a week of discussions between House leaders and private-option opponents. Lawmakers decided not to limit the enrollment period for the private option as some of the bill’s critics had urged. Hammer told the House he was voting for the funding bill because people who need the program would be hurt if it ended now. But he said the

Idled wheels choke icy interstates Ice-covered interstates stranded thousands of motorists across eastern Arkansas on Tuesday, causing miles-long traffic backups on the state’s major thoroughfares and prompting the Arkansas State Police to request help from the Arkansas National Guard. The guardsmen, who had been called to active duty Sunday, joined state troopers and officers AS SNOW days w i t h t h e keep piling up, Game and schools ask Fish Com- for waivers. m i s s i o n Page 7A. for several hours Mon- NORTHEAST d ay n i g h t hit by heavy and Tues- snow, record day morn- cold. Page 7A. ing, aiding motorists on stretches of Interstate 40 near Forrest City and Interstate 55 near Blytheville. In those areas, traffic was snarled for more than 18 hours in some places, and motorists spent the night in their vehicles after icy roads caused tractor-trailers to jackknife and block Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN several lanes. Also Tuesday, the NaTraffic backs up in all directions Tuesday on Interstate 40 at West Memphis, one of several snarled spots on I-40 and Interstate 55 in eastern Arkansas.

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Mediator concludes 3% raise fair in LR schools CYNTHIA HOWELL ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

Little Rock School District teachers and support staff should be paid a 3 percent across-the-board raise for the current school year, a fact-finder concluded in a 20-page decision sent Tuesday to school district and employee-union leaders. The 3 percent raise is the difference between the 4.5

percent raise sought by the Little Rock Education Association and the 1.5 percent raise offered to the employees by the state’s largest school district at a Feb. 3 hearing conducted by Maryland attorney and arbitrator Sean Rogers. “A reasonable pay increase is called for under all the facts and circumstances,” Rogers wrote. “I find that the more reasonable wage increase for

LRSD teachers for School Year 2013-14 is 3% across-theboard.” The 3 percent increase, which would be retroactive to July 1, 2013, would be in addition to the 3 percent “step increase” eligible employees receive for their additional year of teaching experience. Teachers at the top of the salary schedule are ineligible for the step increase.

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Good intentions do not always make good law, a Pulaski County circuit judge ruled Tuesday in an order temporarily barring Secretary of State Mark Martin from enforcing regulations on the petition procedure that allows Arkansans to bypass the Legislature and directly pass laws. Act 1413 of 2013 is illegally vague, making it a “crushing” burden to the citizenry, Judge Mary McGowan stated in her decision. “To establish new requirements which are unclear and not properly defined restricts, hampers and

impairs the exercise of the rights reserved to the people of the State of Arkansas,” McGowan wrote. Proponents of Act 1413 — Attorney General Dustin McDaniel among them — touted its changes to the state’s Election Code as crucial to protect the state’s initiative and referendum process from an assault on its integrity by corrupting organized influences. Detractors contend that the law isn’t needed to protect voters from fraud. Some also say that the law caters to Arkansas’ organized gambling interests after a proposal in 2012 to establish See PETITIONS, Page 2A

Rogers wrote that he based his decision on the records presented to him by the district and union representatives and on his effort to strike a balance among all the factors in the dispute. His decisions on the salary dispute and on the related issue of health insurance for employees “will be binding … upon the parties but subSee RAISES, Page 3A

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.9 trillion budget request with increased spending for employment, education and job-training programs to boost the economy, financed partly by trimming tax breaks for upper-income families and some businesses. The sixth budget of Obama’s presidency, for fiscal 2015 and released AP/J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE eight months before the NoSenate Budget Committee Clerk Adam Kamp sets out copies of the vember midterm elections, proposed White House budget Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

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m Remaining police video clips of Justin Bieber after his January arrest will be made public with sensitive portions blacked out to protect the singer’s privacy, a judge ruled Tuesday. Miami-Dade County Judge William Altfield said two of the five unreleased video clips depict the singer’s genitalia during a urine test for drugs at the Miami Beach Police Department. Altfield agreed with lawyers for Bieber, who turned 20 on Saturday, that the video’s release would be an invasion Bieber of privacy that outweighed the public’s right to know. Attorneys for The Associated Press and other news outlets had previously suggested that any sensitive portions be blacked out and the rest released under Florida’s open-records laws. Much of the footage was released last week, some of them showing Bieber walking unsteadily during a sobriety test. Bieber has pleaded innocent to charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license. He and R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff were arrested early Jan. 23 during what police called an illegal street drag race between a Lamborghini and a Ferrari. Neither has been charged with drag racing. m A Real Housewives of New Jersey star and her husband face prison time after they pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges for concealing income and lying during bankruptcy proceedings. Teresa Giudice and Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice stood in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Esther Salas in Newark, speaking in barely audible tones as they admitted engaging in financial fraud. Both pleaded T.Giudice guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and three types of bankruptcy fraud. Joe Giudice also pleaded guilty to failing to file a tax return for 2004, though he acknowledged he didn’t file taxes on income of approximately $1 million between 2004 and 2008. They had been scheduled for trial on more than 40 counts and had unsuccessfully sought separate trials. Teresa Giudice said in G. Giudice a statement read by her lawyer, Henry Klingeman, that she takes responsibility “for a series of mistakes I made several years ago” and said she will make a statement to the court when the couple is sentenced July 8. Under federal sentencing guidelines, Joe Giudice faces a potential sentence of 37 to 46 months and Teresa Giudice could get 21 to 27 months. Joe Giudice is an Italian citizen and could be deported upon completion of his prison term, said his attorney, Miles Feinstein.

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casinos in the state by popular vote was unsuccessful. The constitutionality of Act 1413 was challenged in court by the leadership of two grass-roots advocacy groups, Regnats Populas and Arkansas Community Organizations, that have used the petition process to propose laws to the public. Their lawsuit, backed by the American Civil Liberties Union, warned that Act 1413 would do more to impede citizens from being able to propose laws to their fellows than it would do to protect the process from corruption and chicanery. The plaintiffs had asked for a preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of Act 1413 until the measure’s legality could be decided at trial. The judge took testimony from both sides in a two-day November hearing, then accepted legal briefs in December. On Tuesday, the judge sided with the Act 1413’s critics and granted the injunction. The intentions of the Act 1413 authors — “stamping our fraud, forgery and false statements” — are good, McGowan stated in her decision. But the secretary of state appears to have been able to prevent wrongdoing in the last initiative efforts, relying on existing law, she stated. The secretary of state did “an admirable job” in disqualifying questionable signatures on petitions favoring laws le-

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galizing medical marijuana, casinos and a natural-gas tax, McGowan noted. “The secretary of state’s office guaranteed the citizens of Arkansas that the initiative process of 2012 was free of ‘fraud, forgery and other illegal conduct by sponsors, canvassers, notaries and petitioners,’” she wrote, citing language in the law that outlines the agency’s duties. But McGowan found that Act 1413 appears to do more for special interests than it does for the interests of the voters, describing the impact of the law as “crushing to the citizens who wish to bring their issues directly to the people.” “The effect of the new provisions … will mean that the citizens of the State of Arkansas will lose their ability to propose legislative measures and laws directly to the people,” her 11-page ruling states. “The effects of Act 1413 seem to impact the citizens rather than the special interests who always seem to have the money to further their goals.” She pronounced Act 1413 unconstitutional and barred Martin, the state’s chief elections official, from enforcing it, at least until the case is decided either by a trial before her or an appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court. With the judge’s ruling, the law’s defenders — the attorney general and the secretary of state — can take the case in two directions. They can opt for a trial, a longer process that would give them the opportunity to bolster their case to McGowan and try to get her to reconsider. The losing party could then appeal her resulting decision to the Supreme Court. Or the state officials can appeal Tuesday’s ruling directly to the high court. Representatives for McDaniel and Martin said the officials have not decided which avenue to pursue since they just learned the judge’s decision. Aaron Sadler, a spokesman for the attorney general, said state lawyers are “disappointed” by the ruling. Attorney David Couch, who, with Bettina Brownstein of the American Civil Liberties Union, represented the plain-

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Netanyahu in U.S.: Iran two-faced Premier also condemns boycotters of Israel as anti-Semitic DEB RIECHMANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that reassuring words from Iranian officials about not wanting nuclear weapons do not square with Tehran’s actions — and that the international community needs to exert more pressure to deny Iran the capability of making nuclear arms. In a speech at the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group, Netanyahu also had a message for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: “Recognize the Jewish state. No excuses, no delays, it’s time.” The Israeli leader also denounced as anti-Semitic the Palestinian-led movement of boycotts, divestment and sanctions, also known by the initials BDS. The movement has been growing recently, mainly in Europe, where some businesses and pension funds have cut investments or trade with Israeli firms they say are connected to West Bank settlements. “Those who wear the BDS label should be treated exactly as we treat any anti-Semite or bigot,” Netanyahu said. “They should be exposed and condemned. The boycotters should be boycotted.” On Iran, Netanyahu is fighting an uphill battle. Six world powers, including the U.S., recently reached a diplomatic agreement with Iran that rolls back its nuclear program in exchange for some easing of economic sanctions that have crippled Iran’s economy. tiffs Paul Spencer and Neil Sealy, said they are prepared to defend their case before the Supreme Court. Couch said the judge’s findings mirror what the plaintiffs have been arguing, that the state already has good laws to protect the integrity of the process. “The previous law worked, and there was no need for the [new] law,” he said. Initiative and referendum, granted by the Arkansas Constitution, give to the public the right to pass or nullify state laws by popular vote. Organizers are allowed to propose a law to voters once they have collected a prescribed number of signatures from registered voters on a petition. In her ruling, McGowan found fault with provisions that can force canvassers to stop signature-collection efforts during the petition evaluation process by the secretary of state. Previously, canvassers had been allowed to continue while the agency assessed the validity of the signatures they had already collected. A new rule that would distinguish volunteer petition canvassers from paid ones through a provision regulating how canvassers accept “anything of value” for their efforts is illegally unclear because that term is not clearly defined, her ruling states. The plaintiffs had complained that that section of the law could lead to criminal charges if an unpaid volunteer accepted something as innocuous as a slice of pizza for assisting in signature collection. A provision regulating how canvassers can assist disabled signers is illegally vague because it does not state what a disability entails, the order states. McGowan also pointed to a similarly unclear provision, which would allow regulators to strike as many as 10 signatures at a time if even one is subject to a “material defect.” The statute doesn’t define what a defect is and does not give regulators guidelines for determining whether the canvasser was deliberately attempting to commit fraud, she wrote in her findings. Another part of the law, which requires canvassers to register with the state, has the potential to expose them to harassment, the judge ruled.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to the cheering audience as he arrives to speak to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual policy conference Tuesday at the Washington Convention Center in Washington.

Israel sees Iran’s nuclear program as an existential threat and fears that Tehran is using negotiations toward reaching a final agreement as a way to stall while it continues to build nuclear arms. Iran “wheels out its smiling president and its smoothtalking foreign minister. But if you listen to their words, their soothing words, they don’t square with Iran’s aggressive actions,” Netanyahu said. “Iran says it only wants a peaceful nuclear program. So why is it building a heavy-water reactor, which has no purpose in a peaceful nuclear program? Iran says it has nothing to hide. So why does it ban inspectors from its secret military sites? “Why doesn’t it divulge the secrets of its military nuclear activities? … Iran says it’s not building nuclear weapons. So why does it continue to build ICBMs, intercontinental ballistic missiles, whose only purpose is to carry nuclear

avoids work toward a comprehensive peace agreement. “This demand is rejected by the Palestinians and Arabs,” he said. “What Netanyahu said aims only to thwart U.S. efforts and disrupt the negotiations. The Palestinian position is clear: an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as a capital.” The Palestinians argue that embracing Israel as a Jewish state would amount to giving up the dreams of Palestinian refugees to return to lost properties — the socalled “right of return” which is a central sticking point in peace talks. They also have said it would undermine the rights of Israel’s own Arab minority, the 20 percent of Israel’s 8 million people who are themselves ethnic Palestinians. The Palestinians seek the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip — territories captured by Israel in 1967 — for an independent state. They have demanded that Israel agree to base the final borders with a future Palestine on the pre-1967 lines, with small land swaps that would allow Israel to keep some of the Jewish settlements it has built in the West Bank and east Jerusalem. New Israeli housing statistics showed that Israel began building more than twice as many West Bank settlement homes in 2013 as it did the previous year. The Palestinians consider settlements built on territories captured by Israel in 1967 to be illegal and an obstacle to peace.

warheads?” Under the agreement, Iran has agreed to allow expanded access to inspectors with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran says it needs the reactor to produce isotopes for medical and scientific use, although the West says the reactor is really configured to produce plutonium, which also can be used to make nuclear arms. Tehran denies any secret weapons activities despite energy agency suspicions based on U.S. and Israeli intelligence. On the Palestinian issue, Netanyahu said that by recognizing a Jewish state, Abbas would be telling his people that while there might be a territorial dispute, the right of the Jewish people to a state of their own is beyond dispute. Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh told the Palestinian news agency Wafa that Netanyahu’s repeated demand Information for this article was for Israel to be recognized as contributed by Josef Federman a Jewish state wastes time and of The Associated Press.

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The King’s Jester float makes its way toward the Canal Street turn during Mardi Gras parade Tuesday in New Orleans.

Rain, sleet can’t stop Mardi Gras fun CHEVEL JOHNSON AND STACEY PLAISANCE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW ORLEANS — A cold, gray day greeted revelers — but didn’t deter them — along parade routes Tuesday as the Carnival season in New Orleans headed to a crest with the celebration of Mardi Gras. The first street marching groups, including clarinetist Pete Fountain’s Half-Fast Walking Club, were to begin their marches along oak-lined St. Charles Avenue and into the business district. The Zulu parade began on schedule, led by a New Orleans police vanguard on horseback that included Mayor Mitch Landrieu. Later, the floats of Rex — the king of Carnival — and hundreds of truck trailers decorated by family and social groups wound down St. Charles Avenue. Rain fell, and umbrellas and raincoats sprouted along the parade route. Sleet was falling on some merrymakers in areas north and west of the city. But revelers gathered by the thousands in the French Quarter. Mark Nelson of St. Louis said he would be in the mix even in a downpour for his first Mardi Gras. “That’s why God made washing machines,” Nelson said as he sipped on a daiquiri. Revelers lined up near a stand on Bourbon Street where artist Gail Vertucci was painting Carnival masks on faces. “These people are crazy,” she said. “They’ll get painted no matter what. It doesn’t matter if it’s pouring rain, these people will line up all day long.” Die-hards braved the weather in costume in the Quarter.

The weather wasn’t going to stop them. “We’ll drink, drink, drink until it gets drier,” said Dean Cook of New Orleans as he walked Bourbon Street dressed as a pirate with vampire fangs. “Mermaids love the water,” he said of his wife, Terrina Cook, who was dressed in a shiny blue mermaid costume. Along the Uptown parade route, Carol LeBlanc and husband Hov LeBlanc of New Orleans were strolling along St. Charles Avenue with friends Vicki and Duane O’Flynn from nearby Arabi. The troupe was dressed as scarecrows, wearing plaid pants and tattered coveralls stuffed with grass. The cold weather wasn’t worrying LeBlanc. “I’ve got my long johns on,” she said. Nearby, April Womack and her family had tents set up. Grills were fired up, and pots of crawfish were boiling. They camped overnight, a family tradition for almost two decades. “It’s all about location,” she said. Her cousin, Yolanda Moton, said Mardi Gras is the opportunity for an annual family reunion, with relatives coming from as far away as Georgia. “This is the one time of the year that everyone in the family fits this in their schedule.” Sue and Kevin Preece from Edmonton, Canada, were at their first Mardi Gras. “We wanted to come for Mardi Gras for about 10 years. It was on my bucket list, and he [Kevin] made it happen,” said Sue Preece, a social worker. Ronnie Davis, a professor of economics at the University of New Orleans, decided to break his button-down image for at least one day. Clad in tutus, he and his wife, Arthurine, strolled through a rain-thinned crowd.

“All year I have to dress professionally. This is the one time I get to act like a fool,” Davis said. Celebrations were scheduled throughout south Louisiana and in coastal Mississippi and Alabama, sharing the traditions brought by French colonists in the 18th century. In Louisiana’s bayou parishes, riders on horseback would go from town to town, making merry in what is called the Courir du Mardi Gras. The merriment must come to a halt at midnight, when the solemn season of Lent begins. New Orleans police were expected to sweep down Bourbon Street at midnight in the annual ritual of letting revelers know the party is over for another year. The Zulu krewe’s 2014 Witch Doctor, Derek Rabb, said he was charged with praying for the krewe’s good health and good weather on Mardi Gras. “By God’s grace, there will be sun,” he said. When out of costume, Rabb works at New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. A member of the organization for the past eight years, he said being in such a high-profile position has been an experience he won’t soon forget. “It’s been a whole lot of fun,” he said. “It’s allowed me to meet some really interesting people.” Kitty Jensen, of Washington, D.C., said she and about 15 others from the nation’s capital were part of the Kilt of Many Colors and were scheduled to march in the Rex parade. “We are the party that never ends,” said Jensen, dressed in an airy, royal purple ball gown, reminiscent of the Renaissance era.

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would enhance tax-credit programs for some families and childless workers and pump about $302 billion over four years into infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges. It would allocate $25 billion less for weapons and research than projected a year ago. “The budget is not just about numbers; it’s about our values,” Obama said at a Washington elementary school Tuesday. “It’s a road map for creating jobs,” while it “adheres to the spending levels” agreed to by Congress in a budget deal signed into law in January. The election-year spending blueprint was immediately rejected by Republicans in Congress, who said they will offer their own plan. “This budget isn’t a serious document; it’s a campaign brochure,” House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said in an emailed statement. “The president has just three years left in his administration, and yet he seems determined to do nothing about our fiscal challenges.” Obama’s plan includes $56 billion in what the White House calls “additional investments,” split evenly between defense and domestic priorities and including education, research and development. The $56 billion would be offset with spending cuts or tax increases. For example, the administration would limit crop insurance subsidies to save $14 billion over 10 years. It proposes to raise airline security fees by $5 billion, cap tax-preferred savings accounts like IRAs and block those receiving disability benefits from also collecting unemployment benefits. The White House emphasized $598 billion in tax increases for the wealthy over 10 years that includes adopting the so-called Buffett Rule, which would impose a “fairshare tax” on upper-income families to collect a projected $53 billion over a decade. Obama also called on Congress to raise about $100 billion in revenue over the next

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ject to normal ratification,” according to the terms of a Nov. 20 Memorandum of Understanding between representatives of the district and the union. Cathy Koehler, president of the Little Rock Education Association, which represents Koehler teachers and the support staff, was delighted Tuesday with Rogers’ decisions. “Three percent across the board is double what we turned down [from the district] and closer to what we believe is available,” Koehler said regarding the district’s resources. “It’s a fair decision and I hope all will accept it,” she said. As a result of the memorandum language calling for a binding decision, association leaders will not ask its members to vote on the decision, Koehler said. And any vote by the Little Rock School Board to alter Rogers’ decision would be an act of “bad faith,” she said, adding that the district’s contract negotiating team was empowered to sign the November memorandum. “I see no reason why it isn’t binding,” she said. Little Rock Superintendent Dexter Suggs declined through a district spokesm a n Tu e s day evening to comment about the fact-finder’s decision until the School Board memSuggs bers receive the decision and have an opportunity to review it. Kelsey Bailey, the district’s chief negotiator, told the School Board last week that the fact-finder’s decision would be binding on the negotiating teams but not on the School Board. “We can’t bind a publicly elected board,” Bailey said. “We would have to bring a decision to the School Board for approval,” he said. Little Rock district teachers have a three-year contract that expires in October 2015 but provides for annual

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President Barack Obama joins teacher Graciela Segovia and her preschool class Tuesday during circle time at Powell Elementary School in Washington, D.C. Obama sent a $3.9 trillion budget request Tuesday that included increased spending for education, among other areas.

decade through new taxes and restrictions on U.S. multinational companies. The changes would affect digital goods, deductions for “excessive” interest and socalled hybrid arrangements that can lead to income that isn’t taxed in any country, according to the budget. In all, the budget plan seeks to raise $276 billion over the next decade from international tax changes — 75 percent more than was sought last year. The budget projects a $649 billion deficit this year. The shortfall is projected to shrink in each of the next three years to a low of $413 billion in 2018 before rising again. The deficit-to-gross domestic product ratio is projected at 3.7 percent this year, dropping to 3.1 percent next year, a level most economists consider manageable. The president’s fiscal projections assume total acceptance of the entire package by Congress, which never happens. In addition, the projected deficits and their share of the economy don’t take into account recessions or wars, which can skew the budget. After two years of focusing on deficit reduction, the president is taking a detour to bargaining on salaries and benefits. Representatives for the district and the association last fall failed to reach an agreement on the salary and benefits for this school year. The teams met with a Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service mediator, but that did not resolve the impasse, prompting the move to fact-finding. The employee contract states that the decision of a fact-finder is not binding upon the parties. However the Memorandum of Understanding altered that language for the 2013-14 school year negotiations only. The memorandum specifically states, “The decision of the fact-finder will be binding (a judgment made by a third party to settle a dispute between two other parties, which is obligatory — both negotiating parties agree in advance to abide by the result) upon the parties, but subject to normal ratification.” The negotiating teams mutually selected Rogers, whose fee is $10,832, from a list of potential fact-finders. They directed Rogers to resolve the following: “Which Last Best Offer is the more reasonable based on the financial situation of the Little Rock School District.” At the hearing, the district and the union team were afforded the opportunity to present testimony and documents, and each could cross-examine the other side’s witnesses and challenge its documents. The district’s witness was Jean Ring, the director of finance and accounting for the district. Ring and district documents showed that the district is paying an average salary of $54,441 plus $16,698 in benefits. The district also argued that it has older buildings that need repair and replacement, a declining total assessed value of property in the district and only enough money in reserves to support the district for six weeks. The association’s witnesses were Koehler; Marshall Greene, a Little Rock Education Association negotiator; and Peggy Nabors, the Arkansas Education Association’s director of legal service and research. Greene testified that in 10 years the district’s teachers have received a total increase in pay 13.2 percent while the cost of living in the area has increased 29 percent. Rogers asked the parties to

pump new money into core Democratic programs that may help rally the party in the November elections. “At a time when our deficits are falling at the fastest rate in 60 years, we’ve got to decide if we’re going to keep squeezing the middle class, or if we’re going to continue to reduce the deficits responsibly while taking steps to grow and strengthen the middle class,” Obama said Tuesday. The president told the Democratic National Committee Friday that his budget will create jobs in manufacturing, energy and infrastructure, and “we’ll pay for every dime of it by cutting unnecessary spending, closing wasteful tax loopholes.” As part of a $302 billion plan for transportation and public-works projects, the budget includes a four-year fix to patch a gap between receipts from the 18.4 cents per-gallon federal gas tax and planned spending from the Highway Trust Fund, which covers roads, bridges and transit spending. The Transportation Department projects the Highway Trust Fund will run out of money before the end of September without new revenue.

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identify the standards upon which he was to make a decision. The district said those standards should include affordability of the pay raise, its reasonableness and its sustainability. Rogers accepted the standards except for sustainability, which would require an assumption about facts and circumstances in the future. He rejected sustainability as a standard, he wrote, because it lacks objectivity and reliability. The association identified the standards for a decision as being past salary agreements, the cost of living, the interest welfare of the public and the district’s ability to finance the agreement. Rogers wrote in the decision that the district did not challenge the association’s requested pay raise amount by arguing that it couldn’t afford it, even though affordability was a standard to be used in assessing the offers. He also noted that the district is scheduled to receive $37.3 million a year for four more years from the state in desegregation aid. “Obviously this money cannot be appropriately viewed as the basis for teacher pay raises alone,” he wrote. “However, there is no doubt,

The transportation projects would be funded by a one-time tax repatriation of offshore earnings. Republican House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp had a similar proposal in a tax plan unveiled last week. It’s not a permanent fix, though, and the budget is silent on how to address a longterm shortfall between gas taxes and road funding that widens as automakers increase the fuel efficiency of their fleets. The White House, as it did last year, also proposed $66 billion to provide 4-year-olds from low- and moderate-income families with access to preschool, to be paid for with increased taxes on tobacco that the administration said would raise $78 billion over 10 years. Congress took no action on those plans last year. The president’s plan calls for automatic enrollment in individual retirement accounts costing $14.7 billion over a decade, and expansion of child care and dependent tax credits for $9.6 billion over 10 years. Obama proposes to double the earned-income tax credit for low-wage workers to benefit childless adults, or those who do not have custody of their children, to $1,000 based on the record created by the Parties, that the State money provides LRSD with the resources to afford more than 1.5 percent in teacher wage increases for 2013-14.” He noted that the district’s beginning salary of $34,206 is behind a multistate regional average for salaries paid to entry-level teachers. He also said the district has increasing reserves, which this year amount to about $40 million. “For all these reasons, I am not persuaded that a 1.5 percent wage increase for LRSD teachers is reasonable based on the appropriate standards,” he said. But he also said that the associations’s request for a 4.5 percent increase — that would cost the district about $10 million — was not reasonable in part because it would be triple the wage increase from the last school year and triple the nine-year average salary increase. “For School Year 2013-14, I recommend an across the board wage increase of 3 percent as the more reasonable and fair settlement of the dispute under the appropriate standards,” he said. Rogers also concluded that the district should continue to contribute the $357.70 per month toward the health insurance that the district is currently paying for eligible employees. The association had asked for an increase to the district’s contribution to employees’ monthly premiums.

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annually, and to pay for it by closing separate tax breaks for self-employed professionals and money-fund managers. The president also is proposing a $143 billion package of incentives for manufacturing research and clean-energy programs to create jobs. Of that amount, $108 billion would be earmarked for a research and experimentation tax credit. Also included in the budget are the spending plans for the Pentagon and for the Department of Health and Human Services, which runs Medicare, Medicaid and the insurance expansion in Obama’s health-care law. The proposed $496 billion Pentagon budget reflects what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel calls a choice to field a smaller but more modern force rather than a larger one less prepared for combat. The Army would shrink from 490,000 active-duty soldiers to 440,000-450,000 over five years — the fewest since 1940. The budget retains a commitment to NATO and to building a missile-defense system in Europe. Land-based missile interceptors would be deployed in Romania in 2015 and in Poland in 2018, under the Pentagon plan. The overall missile-defense budget would be $8.5 billion. The Health and Human Services Department budget calls for just over $1 trillion. Budget officials said that is a new milestone for the department, reflecting an aging population adding to the Medicare rolls, as well as expanded coverage for younger people through the health law. Another $60 billion for tax credits to finance private coverage under the healthcare law was included in the Treasury Department’s budget, since those benefits are delivered through the Internal

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Revenue Service. House Republicans said Tuesday that they plan to write an alternative budget, but the Senate has no plans to do so, said Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, chairman of that chamber’s Budget Committee. Ryan, the House budget chairman, is looking to revamp almost 100 anti-poverty programs that he said encourage people to remain on welfare. “For too long, we have measured compassion by how much we spend instead of how many people get out of poverty,” said Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee with Mitt Romney in 2012. “We need to take a hard look at what the federal government is doing and ask, ‘Is this working?’” That stance is a counterweight to Obama and congressional Democrats who are making the battle against income inequality a centerpiece of the 2014 election, illustrated by proposals to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour from $7.25 and extend longterm unemployment benefits. Information for this article was contributed by Roger Runningen, Derek Wallbank, Kathleen Miller, Jonathan D. Salant, Richard Rubin and Jim Efstathiou Jr. of Bloomberg News; by Jackie Calmes of The New York Times; and by Robert Burns, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Martin Crutsinger and Lauran Neergaard of The Associated Press.

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2 Kentuckians split on gay-union appeal

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“Other Kentucky courts may reach different and conflicting decisions. Employers, healthcare providers, governmental agencies and others faced with changing rules need a clear and certain roadmap.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday that the state will hire outside attorneys to appeal a decision granting legal recognition to same-sex couples married in other states and countries after the attorney general announced that he would not pursue the case further. The split legal decisions from two Democrats were made four days after a federal judge in Louisville gave the state 21 days to implement a ruling overturning a voter-imposed ban on recognizing samesex unions. The state’s attorney general, Jack Conway, said at a news conference he would not appeal the case, because “I would be defending discrimination. That I will not do.” Minutes later, Beshear said in a written statement that the potential for “legal chaos is real” if a delay is not issued in the case while it is appealed. He noted litigation over gay marriage in other states and said the issue should be ultimately decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. “Other Kentucky courts may reach different and conflicting decisions,” Beshear said. “Employers, health-care providers, governmental agencies and others faced with changing rules need a clear and certain roadmap. Also, people may take action based on this decision only to be placed at a disadvantage should a higher court reverse the decision.” The statement said Beshear would not comment further Tuesday. U.S. District Judge John Heyburn issued a Feb. 12 opinion that Kentucky’s ban on recognizing same-sex marriages violated the U.S. Constitution’s equal-protection clause in the 14th Amendment because it treated “gay and lesbian persons differently in a way that demeans them.” The decision arose from a lawsuit filed by two couples who were married outside the state. The couples sought to force the state to recognize their unions as legal. Heyburn’s ruling does not require the state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. That is the subject of a separate, related lawsuit. Heyburn expects to rule on that issue by the summer. Unless a higher court steps in and stops enforcement of the ruling, the state will have to allow same-sex couples married

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Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, who said the state will hire outside attorneys to appeal a decision granting legal recognition to gay couples married out of state, after the attorney general announced he would not pursue the case further Article, this page

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Thomas Harrigan, deputy administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, testifies Tuesday at a hearing by the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations about the Obama administration’s policies on marijuana on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Congress advised to keep ‘pot’ illegal WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. drug-enforcement official urged Congress and others Tuesday not to abandon scientific concerns over marijuana in favor of public opinion to legalize it, even as the administration of President Barack Obama takes a hands-off approach in states where voters have made legal its sale and use. The deputy administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration, Thomas Harrigan, testified Tuesday before a House oversight panel that easing laws governing marijuana threatens U.S. institutions. “We should not abandon science and fact in favor of public opinion,” Harrigan said. Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical use. To date, only Colorado and Washington have allowed the sale and use of marijuana for recreational purposes. Several other states, including Oregon and Alaska, are expected to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana within the next year.

N.J. gas blast leaves 1 dead, 7 injured EWING, N.J. — A gas leak and subsequent explosion destroyed at least 10 houses and damaged dozens of others at a suburban town-house development Tuesday, killing a woman and injuring seven workers, authorities said. Ewing police Lt. Ron Lunetta said officials couldn’t identify the victim and will await an autopsy for identification and cause of death. It was not clear Tuesday night whether the woman was inside or outside a residence when the explosion occurred. The blast happened Tuesday after a gas line was damaged by contractors digging in the area, police said. At least 55 units in the complex were damaged, police said, including at least 10 that were destroyed. Officials said they were hoping that some displaced residents would be able to return to their homes by late Tuesday night, but said the majority of them would not be able to go home until this morning at the earliest.

Police say transgender-teen attack a lie SAN FRANCISCO — Police said Tuesday that a transgender teen who claimed he was beaten and sexually assaulted in a California high school bathroom later recanted the story. The 15-year-old student, who is biologically female but identifies as male, had told officers he was leaving a boy’s bathroom late Monday morning at Hercules Middle/High School when assailants pushed him inside a handicapped stall and physically and sexually assaulted him. The teen was taken to a hospital for treatment and was released Monday evening, authorities said. But as the investigation continued, officers could not substantiate the facts of the teen’s statement, including the time frame, and the boy lacked any head, face or hand injuries, police said. On Tuesday, detectives interviewed the student and determined nothing had happened to him, Hercules police spokesman detective Connie Van Putten said.

Texas sets fall governorship face-off AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans picked state Attorney General Greg Abbott in the fight to succeed longtime Gov. Rick Perry, and a rising Democratic star coasted to her party’s nomination Tuesday during the nation’s first statewide primary. Wendy Davis, who turned heads last summer with a nearly 13-hour filibuster over abortion restrictions, is the first female gubernatorial nominee in Texas since Ann Richards in 1994. Twenty-six Republican candidates were vying for six of Texas’ top offices. Among them was George P. Bush, the nephew of former President George W. Bush and son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who won the nomination for land commissioner. U.S. Sen John Cornyn routed Tea Party-backed U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman and six lesser-known primary challengers. Meanwhile, state Sen. Dan Patrick, who drew heat from fellow Republicans for bemoaning an “invasion” of illegal aliens crossing the Texas-Mexico border, appeared headed for a runoff in the lieutenant governor’s race with longtime incumbent David Dewhurst. — COMPILED BY DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

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Texas Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, visits with volunteers manning a call center at her campaign headquarters Tuesday in Fort Worth.

outside the state to change their names on official identifications and documents and obtain any other benefits of a married couple in Kentucky. “I’m dumbfounded,” said Michael Deleon, one of the plaintiffs, who married partner Gregory Bourke in Canada. During the 2011 gubernatorial race, Beshear didn’t make any overt play for gay voters, but Bourke and his attorney, Dawn Elliott, said he garnered a good portion of the vote from that community, whose members saw him as welcoming to their causes. “He’s been sort of a friend of gay people over the years,” Bourke said. “I want my vote back,” Elliott said. Laura Landenwich, who represents several of the plaintiffs, called Beshear’s move “a political stunt designed to cull favor” for any future run for office. “A true failure in leadership and a waste of taxpayer dollars for the exclusive benefit of these politicians,” Landenwich said. Elliott said any appeal is unlikely to be successful, no matter who argues the case for the state. “The legal analysis is the same,” Elliott said. Martin Cothran, a spokesman for The Family Foundation of Kentucky, which opposes same-sex marriage, charged Conway with “spiking the case” by not offering a stronger defense. “He isn’t going to win any medals for bravery in the fight to protect Kentucky voters,” Cothran said. Conway, who said he consulted with Beshear and state lawmakers, said he prayed over the decision. “In the end, this issue is really larger than any single person, and it’s about placing people above politics,” Conway said. “For those who disagree, I can only say that I am doing what I think is right.” The decision in the socially conservative state comes against the backdrop of similar rulings or actions in other states where same-sex couples have long fought for the right to marry. Kentucky’s constitutional ban was approved by voters in 2004. Democratic attorneys general in at least six other states — Virginia, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Oregon and Nevada — have declined to defend same-sex-marriage bans that have been challenged in court by gay couples.

GOP luminaries argue for same-sex marriages BRADY McCOMBS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SALT LAKE CITY — A group of Republicans now supports legalizing gay marriage in Utah and Oklahoma, arguing that allowing same-sex unions is consistent with the Western conservative values of freedom and liberty once championed by Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater. Led by former Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming and former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas, 20 Republicans signed a 30-page friend-of-the-court brief submitted Tuesday to a federal appeals court in Denver that is reviewing same-sex marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma. The list also includes former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, former Republican National Committee Chairman Kenneth Mehlman and several state legislators from Wyoming and Colorado. Mehlman came out as gay in 2010 and has worked to bring together Republicans willing to step forward in support of gay marriage. The signers call themselves “conservatives, moderates and libertarians who embrace the individual freedoms protected by our Constitution,” embrace Reagan’s idea of the Republican Party being a “big tent” and share Goldwater’s belief that the party shouldn’t “seek to lead anyone’s life for him,” according to a copy of the brief provided to The Associated Press. “It is precisely because marriage is so important in producing and protecting strong and stable family structures that [we] do not agree that the government can rationally promote the goal of strengthening families by denying civil marriage to same-sex couples,” the argument says in the conclusion. Washington, D.C., and 17 states, mostly in the Northeast, allow same-sex marriage. Others may soon follow depending on how federal appeals courts, and eventually the U.S. Supreme Court, rule on state bans that have been overturned. Including Utah and Oklahoma, six federal judges have issued pro-gay-marriage rulings since the Supreme Court’s decision in Windsor v. U.S. in

June that struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that barred same-sex couples from receiving federal marriage benefits. The latest ruling was made last week in Texas. The gay-marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma were passed by voters in 2004. They were overturned by separate federal judges in each state within a month of each other in December and January. The Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has assigned the same panel of judges to review both cases, which are on a fast track, but has decided to hold two different hearings. The court will discuss Utah’s case April 10 and Oklahoma’s on April 17. The appeals court must decide whether it agrees with the federal judges in Utah and Oklahoma who ruled that the bans violate gay couples’ rights to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment. Dozens of groups were expected to file friend of the court briefs before the Tuesday midnight deadline. The American Military Partner Association and American Sociological Association had filed by Tuesday afternoon. Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes has vowed to continue defending the state’s samesex marriage ban, and the state has hired outside attorneys to fight their case, which could cost up to $300,000. In making its case for gay marriage, Tuesday’s filing from the Republican group points to decades-old words from Goldwater, the longtime U.S. senator from Arizona who aggressively advocated for conservative principles. He died in 1998. The group cited this passage from his 1960 paper, The Conscience of a Conservative. “For the American Conservative, there is no difficulty in identifying the day’s overriding political challenge: it is to preserve and extend freedom,” it said. “As he surveys the various attitudes and institutions and laws that currently prevail in America, many questions will occur to him, but the Conservative’s first concern will always be: Are we maximizing freedom?”

High court extends ’02 whistle-blower shield GREG STOHR BLOOMBERG NEWS

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court expanded the reach of a federal law enacted in response to the 2001 Enron collapse, saying it protects people who work for a public company’s contractors, including law firms and auditors. The justices, voting 6-3, allowed whistle-blower claims by two former employees of a privately held company that provides investment advice and management services to Fidelity mutual funds. Congress was “aiming to encourage whistle-blowing by contractor employees who suspect fraud involving the public companies with whom they work,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in her opinion for the court. She said a ruling to the contrary would have put a “huge hole” in the law. The case centered on protections that watchdog groups and President Barack Obama’s administration said are important to prevent another Enron-like situation. Enron, once the world’s largest energy trader, collapsed after using off-books partnerships to hide billions of dollars in losses and debt. The fraud also toppled Arthur Andersen, Enron’s auditing firm. The disputed law, the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, bars publicly traded companies and their contractors and subcontractors from discriminating against an “employee” who reports fraud or a violation of securities regulations. The question was whether that provision allowed retaliation lawsuits only by the employees of the public company, or by those of its contractors as well. The case was significant for the mutual fund industry. While the funds are publicly traded, they typically have few if any employees, instead using privately held companies to conduct day-to-day activities. Ginsburg said the court’s interpretation of the law “avoids insulating the entire mutual

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fund industry” from the whistle-blower provision. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Anthony Kennedy and Samuel Alito dissented. Sotomayor said the majority had given the provision a “stunning reach,” authorizing lawsuits by baby sitters and cleaning people over fraud unrelated to corporate governance. “If, for example, a nanny is discharged after expressing a concern to his employer that the employer’s teenage son may be participating in some Internet fraud,” the nanny could sue, Sotomayor said. Ginsburg said the dissenters were “indulging in fanciful visions of whistle-blowing baby sitters and the like.” She said there was no indication anyone had sued under the provision without a connection to shareholder fraud. The suing employees, Jackie Hosang Lawson and Jonathan Zang, worked for units of privately held FMR LLC. The units provide investment advice and management services to publicly traded Fidelity mutual funds. The workers said they lost their jobs after reporting fraud. Lawson complained that expenses were being inflated and, ultimately, passed on to fund shareholders. Zang contended that a Fidelity statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission misrepresented how portfolio managers were compensated. FMR denied the allegations and said both employees had performance problems. Zang was fired in 2005 and Lawson resigned in 2007. “We believe that the allegations were unfounded when they were made and they continue to be unfounded today,” said Vincent Loporchio, a spokesman for Fidelity. He said Fidelity “has long offered employees a number of channels to report potential abuses,” including an anonymous

telephone tip line. FMR argued that the reference to contractors and subcontractors in the disputed provision applied only to a “workout firm” hired to wind down the affairs of a bankrupt company. The company also said Congress addressed accounting firms and law firms in a dif-

ferent part of the 2002 statute, letting two federal agencies issue regulations to protect those workers. The agencies haven’t issued any such rules. The decision reversed a federal appeals court, which had ruled that Lawson and Zang couldn’t invoke Sarbanes-Oxley because they didn’t work for publicly traded companies.

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Egypt’s military chief signals ballot bid MAGGIE MICHAEL

“I spoke in signs so that people don’t get confused. I hope you all got the sign.” Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Egypt’s military chief, who hinted in a speech that he intends to run for president but said he could not openly declare his candidacy because he still holds the post of defense minister Article, this page

AP/NG HAN GUAN

Delegates from China’s People’s Liberation Army march from Tiananmen Square to the Great Hall of the People to attend sessions of National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing on Tuesday.

China: Army ready to defend sovereignty BEIJING — China’s military is prepared to respond to all threats to the country’s sovereignty, a government spokesman said Tuesday, ahead of the expected announcement of another big bump in defense spending. Legislative spokesman Fu Ying said China supports resolving disputes through negotiations and that its 2.3 million-member People’s Liberation Army — the world’s largest — is for defensive purposes only. “But if some countries wish to provoke or wish to damage … regional peace and the regional order, then we must make a response, and an effective response at that,” Fu said. Other countries should take China’s sovereignty claims seriously if they truly care about regional peace and security, she said, singling out the United States by name. Her remarks came amid disputes between China and its neighbors over the control of islands and sea lanes in surrounding oceans. China is to announce its latest defense budget today. Spending on the armed forces rose 10.7 percent last year to $114 billion, the most for any nation apart from the U.S.

Bahrain arrests 25 after bomb kills police MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahraini authorities arrested 25 people on suspicion of involvement in a deadly bomb attack on police and listed an activist network and two little-known anti-government groups as terrorist organizations, authorities said Tuesday. The crackdown followed Monday’s blast on the outskirts of the capital, Manama, which killed three policemen. The interior minister, Sheik Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, announced the arrests in a televised address. The Cabinet on Tuesday named three groups — the February 14 coalition, the al-Ashtar Brigades and the Resistance Brigades — along with any related groups as terrorist organizations, according to a report by the official state news agency. The February 14 group is a loosely affiliated activist network named after the start of the 2011 uprising that has helped promote and organize demonstrations. Little is known about the al-Ashtar Brigades and the Resistance Brigades, though the former has claimed responsibility for violent attacks in Bahrain in the past. The report did not say why the three groups had been singled out.

Attackers hit Libya’s official TV station TRIPOLI, Libya — Gunmen launched an attack on Libya’s official television station Tuesday, firing rocket-propelled grenades at the troops guarding it before they were driven off by reinforcements, officials said. There were no reports of casualties. The officials said the attackers were likely the followers of militia leader Jumaa al-Shahm, who had controlled the Libya TV station building in the capital Tripoli for months. They were ousted by government forces last week, and al-Shahm was arrested. Three years after the ouster and slaying of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi, Libya’s central government still has little authority. The military and police are in disarray, outmanned and outgunned by rival militias. Also Tuesday, a well-known air force colonel, Adam Faraj al-Abdali, was found shot dead hours after he vanished in the country’s east, another security official said.

Vietnam sentences ‘bad light’ blogger HANOI, Vietnam — A dissident blogger was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for posting online criticism of Vietnam’s authoritarian government, drawing an immediate rebuke from the United States. The verdict against Truong Duy Nhat was the latest in an intensifying crackdown against advocates of free speech and greater democracy in the communist-ruled country. After a half-day trial in the central city of Danang, Nhat was convicted of “putting the country’s leadership in a bad light,” in a series of articles on his blog, his lawyer Tran Vu Hai said. He said Nhat maintained his acts did not constitute a crime. In a statement, the U.S. Embassy said it was “deeply concerned” about the sentence and called on the government to release “all prisoners of conscience, and allow all Vietnamese to peacefully express their political views.”

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CAIRO — Egypt’s military chief, Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, gave his strongest indication yet that he intends to run for president, saying Tuesday that he “can’t turn his back” to public demands. In a campaign-style speech, he said Egyptians must unite and end street turmoil to tackle the country’s mounting economic and security woes. El-Sissi has been riding on a wave of popular support since he ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July. Morsi, the country’s first freely elected president, had faced protests demanding his removal after a year in office. Since the ouster, a heated anti-Islamist and nationalist media campaign has touted el-Sissi as the nation’s savior. For weeks, pro-military media have been saying the field marshal will soon announce his candidacy. El-Sissi’s speech to military cadets and their families during a graduation ceremony, and later aired on state TV, appeared to be aimed at explaining why he has not yet made an official announcement. He all but confirmed he intends to run. “Don’t imagine that anyone who truly loves his country and loves the Egyptians, can ever turn his back on them when he finds there is a desire by many of them. No one can do that,” he said, to applause from the audience. He said he could not openly declare his candidacy since he still holds the post of defense minister. “Let us leave things for the coming days,” he said, hinting that he was waiting for the in-

AP/Egypt military spokesman via Facebook

Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi addresses cadets at a military academy Tuesday in Cairo in this image posted on the official Facebook account of Egypt’s military spokesman.

terim president to issue a law governing the presidential vote. The vote is to be held by the end of April. “I spoke in signs so that people don’t get confused,” el-Sissi said. “I hope you all got the sign.” El-Sissi also reiterated that Egyptians must take responsibility for restoring stability in the country and rebuilding the economy. Morsi’s Islamist supporters have been protesting for months demanding his reinstatement, though the protests have waned in the face of a fierce police crackdown that has killed an estimated 2,000 people and arrested thousands of members of Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood. Also, Islamic militants have been waging a campaign of bombings and assassinations. The economy has been wrecked since the 2011 ouster of autocratic President Hosni Mubarak. “Don’t imagine that any one person can solve the problems in Egypt, regardless of who it is you select. No, it will be solved by all of us,”

he said. “Don’t imagine that the problems accumulated for over 30 years, can be solved without us joining hands.” In an implicit call to Morsi supporters to end their protests, he said, “Maybe eight months [since Morsi’s ouster] is a time to start to review and reconsider. … Look around you to see if what is happening pleases God.” “Egyptians, you need to put your hands together to avert a real danger for Egypt,” he said. The law governing the presidential vote was given Tuesday to the Cabinet for consultations, after which it will be given to interim President Adly Mansour to issue. Ali Awad, the president’s legal adviser, said one article in the new law provides that if only one candidate runs, the vote will be a referendum on the candidate. Another article would allow for the results of the voting to be appealed if a complaint is filed within a week of their announcement. Awad said the articles will still be debated by the Cabinet.

A one-candidate vote would be a throwback to the era of Mubarak, who for most of his rule was repeatedly re-elected in one-man yes-no referendums. He stood in a multicandidate vote once, in 2005, and was ousted in the 2011 popular uprising. Also Tuesday, a court banned all activities in Egypt of the Palestinian militant group Hamas and ordered the closure of any Hamas offices. Hamas, which rules the neighboring Gaza Strip, is the Palestinian branch of the Brotherhood. Authorities accuse Hamas, in cooperation with the Brotherhood, of training and arming the al-Qaida inspired group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, which has carried out a string of bombings and attacks on police and the military. The Brotherhood and Hamas both deny the accusation. In Gaza, senior Hamas official Izzat Rishq condemned Tuesday’s ruling, calling it a “political decision” directed against the Palestinian people and their resistance. His comments came in a statement sent by email. On his Facebook page, Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouk wrote that the group has no affiliates in Egypt and that all its past meetings or visits in Egypt were carried out with the knowledge of Egypt’s general intelligence agency. Tuesday’s ruling by the Court of Urgent Matters was the result of a case filed by an Egyptian lawyer seeking a verdict branding Hamas a terrorist organization. The ruling did not directly declare the group a terrorist organization. Information for this article was contributed by Sarah El Deeb and Ibrahim Barzak of The Associated Press.

N. Korea tests rockets said able to hit U.S. bases rea fired four short-range ballistic missiles that traveled 124 miles from its east coast. On Monday, it fired another short-range ballistic missile that flew 310 miles. “We believe this is an intentional provocation to raise tensions,” the South Korean ministry spokesman said Tuesday. Despite its moribund economy, North Korea has been conducting a vigorous missile and rocket program, trying to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile. But the apparent test of the new rocket launcher Tuesday sparked special interest in South Korea. Apart from its nuclear arms, North Korea’s multiple-rocket launchers and artillery pieces are the weapons most feared in the South. The North is estimated to have 13,000 of them clustered on the inter-Korean border, just 28 miles north of Seoul. The North’s occasional threats over the years to turn the South Korean capital into a “sea of fire” are presumed to be references to those weapons. The North’s older, 240mm multiple-rocket launchers have a range of 37 miles, putting Seoul and its 10 million people within range of rockets fired from the border. Partly for this reason, the United States and South

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Korea have situated major air force and other military bases well south of the capital. But South Korean military intelligence has long suspected the North of developing a longer-range rocket launcher that could reach some of those bases, including those in the Osan-Pyeongtaek hub about 60 miles south of Seoul, where the United States has been relocating many of its bases from around South Korea. The United States and South Korea have been building up their ability to counter the North’s rocket and artillery threat in recent years, especially since the North’s artillery attack on a South Korean border island in 2010, which killed four people. South Korea recently deployed Israeli-designed Spike missiles and their mobile launchers on its western border islands. The Spike mis-

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Private option savings estimates In March 2013, Arizona-based health-care consultancy Optumas provided Arkansas ofﬁcials with this table, showing that the state could expect to save $670.3 million over 10 years by expanding Medicaid through private insurance paid with federal dollars. Under the so-called private option, the federal government will pay 100 percent of the cost of health insurance for the working poor, with the state picking up an incremental share starting in 2017 until the state’s portion reaches 10 percent in 2020. Based on Optumas' actuarial estimates, Arkansas taxpayers likely wouldn’t feel a net impact until 2021.

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program warrants review in January. “This is either going to be a great success, or it’s going to be a miserable failure. One of the two. And when we come back here in January, if it’s not a great success, I will be voting against it,” Hammer said. But Rep. Joe Farrer, R-Austin, said the program would be too costly. “Three years from now, how are we going to pay for it? Five years from now, how are we going to pay for it? Ten years from now, how are we going to pay for it? If you can’t answer those questions, why would you vote for it?” Farrer said. Beebe said the rationale for a yes vote was stronger this year than last for two reasons. “You had two more reasons [to support the private option in 2014]: You had the removal of the uncertainty as to whether the feds would let us do it, and you also had the tax cuts that were predicated on the savings that were generated by the private option. So, if anything, it was even more compelling this time to do it than it was the last time. Not to mention the fact you’d be throwing a hundred thousand people off health [insurance],” Beebe said. Beebe said Republicans “backed off” the open-enrollment period but that the state had agreed to keep the Legislature up-to-date about the program’s expenses, particularly in its “high-cost areas.” He said the state would also work with legislators to make the program more efficient and limit unnecessary expenses. But Hammer said state Department of Human Services officials had made “a commitment to develop an enrollment process encouraging personal responsibility.” Other Republicans said they were given similar promises. “It was something that was important to me to have that commitment to develop an open enrollment,” he said. “I’ll have that in writing, maybe tomorrow, but that in my mind is part of encouraging personal responsibility.” Several Department of Human Services staff members said Tuesday that they are no longer considering an open-enrollment plan. “There won’t be an open-enrollment period from my understanding,” department spokesman Kate Luck said late Tuesday. “There are talks about things the department is going to do to encourage personal responsibility. But I know they are no longer discussing an enrollment period. That was taken off the table.” Department Director John Selig said there was no commitment to open enrollment. “I think there was concern about unintentionally increasing the Medicaid rolls by having an open-enrollment period, and people really didn’t want to do that,” Selig said. Selig said the agency did commit to the “mix of changes” that the governor addressed, but that those were consistent with previous decisions made for the program. “What we’ve agreed to are the things that we think make sense anyway,” Selig said. Selig said the amendment added by Rep. Nate Bell, R-Mena, earlier this session — which prevents the state from promoting the program — will likely not have much effect, since the state was already not using funds in that way. The director said the growth of the program has largely been attributed to word-of-mouth and insurance brokers. The Department of Human

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Rep. Sheila Lampkin, D-Monticello, talks with Rep. Kim Hammer, R-Benton, after the House, with Hammer’s vote, approved continued funding of the state’s private-option plan.

Services has said 127,051 Arkansans have been approved for coverage under the expanded Medicaid program, or just more than half of the 250,000 who were estimated to be eligible. Of those who have been approved for coverage, 93,966 had been enrolled, according to the most recent figures released by the department. Selig said the vote will probably give momentum to other states that are considering using the private-option model, adding that Nevada was the latest to show interest in the program. “There are a lot of states that are looking at Arkansas as a model. I think had [reauthorization] not passed, states would have had second thoughts about it and kind of wondered why. Of course, I think they realize there is a 75 percent bar to get over here,” Selig said. The expanded Medicaid program extends private-option eligibility to adults with incomes of up to 138 percent of the poverty level — for example, $16,105 for an individual and $32,913 for a family of four. Supporters of the program said that ending funding for the private option would strip health insurance from tens of thousands of Arkansans. Opponents argued that the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would add to the national debt and that the state would not be able to afford the 10 percent cost of the program that it will be required to pick up beginning in 2020. Last year, the federal government agreed to pay 100 percent of the cost of the private option for three years. In 2017, the state would be expected to pay 5 percent of the cost, or $45.75 million, if the total expenditure remained at $915 million. The state’s share would grow to 6 percent in 2018, 7 percent in 2019 and cap at 10 percent, or $91.5 million, in 2020, assuming the total remained the same. An actuarial firm hired by the state estimated last year that the state’s actual cost will be much lower because of other ripple effects from the private option, including new state tax revenue from a surcharge on health insurance premiums, savings from spending less money to provide medical care to the uninsured and other savings across state government. The firm, Arizona-based Optumas, also predicted that the federal dollars would generate economic activity and increase state tax revenue by tens of millions of dollars each year. Including that revenue in its calculations, the firm predicted a net savings over 10 years of $670.3 million from the private option and estimated the state’s share of the program in 2021 at $8.9 million. Senate President Pro Tempore Michael Lamoureux, R-Russellville, said he’s

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-$17.2 -62.8 -70.3 -33.9 26.3 51.2 103.2 149.8 161.2 173.2 $480.7

2014 -$3.9 2015 -29.4 2016 -36.9 2017 6.3 2018 66.5 2019 91.4 2020 143.4 2021 190.0 2022 201.4 2023 213.4 TOTAL $842.2

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SOURCE: Optumas, March 27, 2013 via Arkansas Department of Human Services

Impact on all state government

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The House of Representatives passed Tuesday an appropriation bill authorizing the state to fund the private-option Medicaid expansion for fiscal 2015.

This is the calendar of public events of the 89th General Assembly for today, the 24th day of the 2014 fiscal session.

Yeas: 76 Altes (R-Fort Smith) C. Armstrong (D-Little Rock) E. Armstrong (D-North Little Rock) Baine (D-El Dorado) Baird (R-Lowell) Baltz (D-Pocahontas) Bell (R-Mena) Biviano (R-Searcy) Bragg (R-Sheridan) Branscum (R-Marshall) Broadaway (D-Paragould) Burris (R-Harrison) Carnine (R-Rogers) Catlett (D-Rover) Collins (R-Fayetteville) Copenhaver (D-Jonesboro) Dale (R-Dover) Davis (R-Little Rock) Dickinson (D-Newport) D. Douglas (R-Bentonville) Edwards (D-Little Rock) Eubanks (R-Paris) Ferguson (D-West Memphis) Fielding (D-Magnolia) Gillam (R-Judsonia) Hammer (R-Benton) Hawthorne (D-Ashdown) Hickerson (R-Texarkana) Hillman (D-Almyra) Hodges (D-Blytheville) Holcomb (D-Pine Bluff) House (R-North Little Rock) Jett (D-Success)

Julian (D-North Little Rock) Kizzia (D-Malvern) Lampkin (D-Monticello) Lea (R-Russellville) Leding (D-Fayetteville) Lenderman (D-Brookland) Linck (R-Yellville) Love (D-Little Rock) Lowery (R-Maumelle) Magie (R-Conway) Malone (R-Fort Smith) Mayberry (R-Hensley) McCrary (D-Lonoke) McElroy (D-Tillar) McGill (D-Fort Smith) McLean (D-Batesville) Murdock (D-Marianna) Neal (R-Springdale) Nickels (D-Sherwood) Overbey (D-Lamar) Perry (D-Jacksonville) Ratliff (D-Imboden) Richey (D-Helena-West Helena) Sabin (D-Little Rock) Scott (R-Rogers) Shepherd (R-El Dorado) Slinkard (R-Gravette) Smith (G-Crawfordsville) Steel (D-Nashville) Talley (D-Hope) Thompson (D-Morrilton) Vines (D-Hot Springs) Wagner (D-Manila) Walker (D-Little Rock) Wardlaw (D-Hermitage) Whitaker (D-Fayetteville) B. Wilkins (D-Bono)

“pleasantly surprised” that the funding for the private option cleared the House. “I didn’t think it was going to pass,” he said. Lamoureux said he was getting reports that the funding bill “would get 74 votes at most” when 75 were required for approval. House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, said the vote took “political courage” because of how divisive the Affordable Care Act is, especially on the national level. “It’s my perception that the realization is that there really isn’t any better alternatives,” Carter said. “I would submit that if there were, we would have probably already seen them somewhere and we haven’t. At the end of the day, I think that’s what prevailed.” Carter said he didn’t think the election filing period, which ended Monday at noon, was a factor in how members voted. Some observers had speculated that wavering Republican lawmakers would wait to switch their votes until after the deadline to avoid attracting a last-minute primary opponent. Carnine and Slinkard are

H. Wilkins (D-Pine Bluff) Williams (D-Little Rock) Word (D-Pine Bluff) Wren (D-Melbourne) Wright (D-Forrest City) Carter, Mr. Speaker (R-Cabot)

Nays: 24 Alexander (R-Springdale) Ballinger (R-Hindsville) Barnett (R-Siloam Springs) Clemmer (R-Benton) Cozart (R-Hot Springs) Deffenbaugh (R-Van Buren) Dotson (R-Bentonville) C. Douglas (R-Alma) Farrer (R-Austin) Fite (R-Van Buren) Gossage (R-Ozark) Harris (R-West Fork) Hobbs (R-Rogers) Hopper (R-Mountain Home) Hutchison (R-Harrisburg) Jean (R-Magnolia) Kerr (R-Little Rock) D. Meeks (R-Conway) S. Meeks (R-Greenbrier) Miller (R-Heber Springs) Payton (R-Wilburn) Rice (R-Waldron) Westerman (R-Hot Springs) Womack (R-Arkadelphia)

prevented from running for another term in the House because of term limits, and no opponent filed to run against Hammer, who is seeking his third term. But House Democratic Leader Greg Leding of Fayetteville said election-year politics were a factor. “The votes were always there and we finally got past a couple hurdles, the filing period being one of them, and got it done,” Leding said. “I think a large part of this was that we passed the filing window and that to not get this done would have been too damaging to the state.” Hammer said Tuesday that neither the candidate filing period nor his planned bid to be the next speaker of the House for the 90th General Assembly played a role in his decision. “There were no deals struck on my part. Principles are principles. That’s what I tried to articulate on the floor,” he said. “This was a decision based on the merit of me gathering information and making a decision to the level of confidence that I have to live with when I walk out of here.” As to whether it would

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affect his race for speaker, he said, “It was the last thing on my mind today when I voted.” Hammer said his decision to vote yes was largely based on not having an exit strategy or a plan for what to do with the people who had already enrolled. “The other thing we need to have is we don’t have an exit strategy for what to do with all these people who are on the plan now. I think it would be very insensitive for us to tell those people that we don’t have a plan for you anymore,” he said. “We have to put an exit strategy in place between now and December. … I don’t think it’s right that we cancel people without giving it a chance to work.” Slinkard said through a House staff member that she would not comment on the vote. Carnine said his vote change centered on it being “time to move on.” “I didn’t ask people to vote for it, and I didn’t ask people to vote any which way,” he said. “I just tried to let it play itself out and I just felt like the point was it was time to move on. I’m convinced that this will be a major discussion in the election in November and a lot of people will say we’re going down the wrong trail … and this will change overnight [with that election].” Earlier in the day, the Joint Budget Committee’s Special Language Subcommittee votContinued on following page

State private-option enrollees older, premiums higher ANDY DAVIS ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

Enrollees in the state’s private option have been slightly older than expected, resulting in the state paying higher than expected premiums, the state’s Medicaid director said Tuesday. The average payment to insurance companies for each enrollee last month — $483.15 — was above the maximum average annual cost per enrollee set in a federal waiver allowing Medicaid coverage to be provided through private insurance plans. But state Medicaid Director Andy Allison said in an email that the state won’t necessarily end up owing money to the federal government to cover the difference. “If the age mix of enrollees continues to be slightly higher than predicted, the reason we are slightly above the average premium target

in February, we will simply get the waiver budget cap changed, which the waiver terms specifically allow for,” Allison said in the email. Under the private option, most adults with incomes of up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level — $16,105 for an individual or $32,913 for a family of four, for instance — can sign up for a private plan on the state’s health insurance exchange and have the premium paid by Medicaid. The premiums vary by age, with older people paying more. Of the 87,000 people enrolled in the plans as of Feb. 6, the latest date for which demographic information has been released, about 55 percent of enrollees were younger than 40, while less than 25 percent were 50 or older. The Medicaid program also makes additional payments to the insurance companies to re-

duce or eliminate any required out-of-pocket spending by the enrollee for medical expenses. Through “wrap-around” coverage, the Medicaid program also pays for certain services required by federal Medicaid rules that are not covered by the private plans. In its application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the waiver allowing the private option, the state Department of Human Services estimated the total monthly cost per enrollee in 2014 would be $472.19. That’s the same amount that the Human Services Department estimated would be required to provide coverage under the traditional fee-forservice Medicaid program. In granting the waiver, the federal agency limited the average monthly enrollee cost for 2014 to $477.63. That limit

rises to $500.08 in 2015 and $523.58 in 2016. Arkansas’ first payments to the insurance companies, for about 59,000 Arkansans who had signed up for coverage as of Jan. 1, averaged $476.48 per enrollee, Human Services Department officials have said. The payment for February coverage totalled $33.8 million on behalf of 69,905 enrollees, or an average of $483.15 per enrollee. As long as Arkansas’ costs are under the limits set in the waiver’s terms, the federal government will pay the full cost of the program through 2016. If Arkansas’ cost exceeds the limits, it will owe the difference to the federal government at the end of the three years. But the terms of the waiver also allow the state to request that the cap be adjusted if it has information indicating the spending caps

“may underestimate the actual costs of medical assistance for the new adult group.” In a report Tuesday, Jonathan Ingram, research director for the conservative Foundation for Government Accountability highlighted the higher-than-expected cost. “Given the inherent unpredictability of the Private Option’s design, it is likely Arkansas will continue to exceed this cap in the coming months and years,” Ingram wrote. Allison has said the state can end the private option if it appears it will be in danger of owing money to the federal government. The state will get an idea of the cost for next year when insurance companies file their proposed premiums with the state Insurance Department. The companies are expected to file their plans with the department by May 30.

Well-sand exemption lacks votes Senator pushes to stop sales tax MICHAEL R. WICKLINE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

A proposal to exempt sand used for oil and gas wells from the state’s sales tax failed to clear the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee on Tuesday. But state Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, said he plans to ask the committee to again consider his proposed amendment in House Bill 1048 — an appropriation measure for the state Department of Finance and Dismang Administration’s Revenue Division for the fiscal year starting July 1. The committee’s 21 votes for Dismang’s proposal fell eight votes short of the 29 votes required for approval on the 56-member committee. The committee later expunged its initial vote at Dismang’s request, paving the way for the issue to be voted on again later in the session. Dismang’s amendment would exempt sand and “other proppants” used for an existing or new oil or gas well from the state’s sales tax. “Proppants” are granular substances that are injected into wells to keep the fractures open so that oil or gas can be removed. Dismang said his amendment would clarify that “this collection of tax has already been defeated once in the court and [the finance department] already has lost. “I understand that they want to appeal,” he said. The state was sued by Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems Inc. after being forced to pay nearly $1.4 million in sales tax on the sand. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox has ruled that the proppants were not taxable because state law exempts equipment and machinery from the sales tax if they’re used in manufacturing, said Tim Leathers, deputy director of the Department of Finance and Administration. Under Arkansas Code Annotated 26-52-402, “manufacturing” includes the process of “extracting oil and gas.” Leathers told lawmakers Tuesday that Dismang’s amendment would reduce state tax revenues by about Leathers $5.1 million a year, including about $3.5 million a year in general revenue. That’s roughly what the proposed 1 percent cost-ofliving increase for most state employees would cost the state in fiscal 2015, and “that would be the first place that we would be looking to cut the budget to make that deficiency up,” Leathers said. Dismang said he doesn’t believe that it follows generally accepted accounting principles to include “that [money] in future revenue.” “Today, as it stands right now, the courts have determined that those funds are not available for the state of Arkansas to use and to say there is a future impact on an item that has already been ruled against, I think it is difficult to do and should not be done by [the finance department],” he said. Leathers said state officials warned lawmakers last month against placing tax exemptions into appropriation bills because they violate the state’s constitution. A two-thirds vote is required in the 100-member House and 35-member Senate to introduce nonappropriation measures in a fiscal session. “By attaching [tax exemptions] to appropriation bills, if you can do this, then you can do tax increases in the future,” he said. “It’s a bad precedent.” Afterward, Dismang said, “It’s well within the purview of the legislative body to want to designate what legislative intent was. [The finance department] is operating outside of legislative intent now. The court has already decided that once … so if we can provide clarity, then I want to provide clarity.”

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tional Weather Service said some areas of the state could get a small amount of freezing precipitation again tonight. Troopers also reported a fatal crash in Cleburne County that occurred Sunday, marking the third traffic fatality that was potentially weather-related since the winter storm hit the state. State police spokesman Bill Sadler said troopers hadn’t yet determined whether wintry weather caused the crash, but a preliminary report indicates that it was sleeting and the roads were icy when a 1989 Ford sport utility vehicle collided with a 1999 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Jimmy McLin of Montegut, La. McLin, 46, died from injuries suffered in the collision, which occurred on Arkansas 25 north of Arkansas 5. The driver and a passenger in the Ford were injured in the crash, according to the report. Sadler said that on Tuesday, troopers didn’t report any serious injury or fatality crashes, he said. “The vast majority of these have been very minor collisions.” Across central and northern Arkansas, numerous school districts closed for a second day on Tuesday including Little Rock, North Little Rock and Pulaski County Special, but most schools in central Arkansas were expected to be in session for at least part of today. Kelly Rodgers, superintendent of the North Little Rock School District, said late Tuesday that he expected a late start to the school day today. District employees drove the bus routes Tuesday to evaluate road conditions, and maintenance crews treated campus sidewalks and parking lots with a salt and sand mixture. “We want to delay the buses as long as we can and not have them run in the dark. We want to avoid black ice and also give traffic a chance to get out of the way so we can get kids to school safely,” Rodgers said. Little Rock School District spokesman Pamela Smith said district personnel worked throughout the day Tuesday to melt the ice on the school walkways and parking lots. As of late Tuesday, the district expected to hold classes today on time. After 10 canceled flights on Monday because of inclement weather elsewhere in the nation, Bill and Hillary National Airport/Adams Field returned to normal Tuesday with only two flights canceled, according to its website. Both United Airlines flights had Houston as the origin or destination. Central Arkansas Transit Authority resumed limited service Tuesday on its snow routes after 8 a.m., which is later than it normally begins daily service. There was no word Tuesday evening on whether normal service would resume today. Gov. Mike Beebe had also ordered state offices to open at noon Tuesday, allowing a few extra hours for icy and slushy roads to thaw for most employees traveling to work in central Arkansas. But the worst of the weather-related problems Tuesday were in the eastern part of the state, where traffic ground to a standstill for several hours beginning Monday evening and

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Allen Washington, a Central Arkansas Transit Authority street supervisor, helps a bus stuck on ice Tuesday to gain enough traction to get moving on Markham Street in Little Rock.

stretching into late Tuesday in three constructions zones — two on I-40 and one on I-55. The traffic backups caused the postponement of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s women’s basketball game, scheduled for Tuesday night, after the opposing team from Georgia State couldn’t make it through the traffic jam on I-40. The game was rescheduled for 7 p.m. today. Elsewhere in eastern Arkansas, Sadler said, scores of motorists spent the night on the southbound lanes of I-55 in Mississippi County between Blytheville and Memphis because jackknifed tractor-trailers and other large commercial vehicles with frozen brakes blocked the roadway. Traffic slowed and eventually stopped about 10:30 p.m. Monday. It didn’t start moving again until late Tuesday morning. “If you were stuck there, you were stuck,” Sadler said. One of those stuck travelers was Mary Higgins, a church administrator from St. Louis who was traveling to Chattanooga, Tenn. She spent the night on the interstate outside Blytheville, packed in a doubledecker Megabus along with about 60 other people. The bus stopped about 9 p.m. Monday night for gas and got back on the interstate near the Missouri-Arkansas line shortly after. “And then we just sat outside of Blytheville until maybe 7 this morning. I mean completely still,” Higgins said by phone about noon Tuesday, still on the bus. Higgins, 33, said some of the passengers were lucky enough to have sandwiches from the night before, but she spent the night kicking herself because she hadn’t wanted to wait in the long restaurant line. “I had some fruit snacks,” she said, laughing. “You know, the natural ones, and I just ate one about every 15 minutes.” “The bathroom is just now getting full. I’ve only been taking one sip of water every 30 minutes because I don’t want to go back there,” she said. Through the night, most of passengers stayed in good spirits. Some played music or attempted to sleep. Others got acquainted with other passengers, “chitchatting so we wouldn’t just fall into our own puddles of despair,” she said. “We were surrounded by good people,” she said, laughing. “It could have been a lot worse.” Elsewhere in eastern Arkansas, traffic backed up as much as 40 miles on two stretches of I-40 that sandwich

Forrest City. There, officers with the Game and Fish Commission delivered fuel — free of charge — to some stranded drivers, said Nancy Ledbetter, the commission’s spokesman. The worst of the backup was in constructions zones in St. Francis County. In between the congestion for most of Tuesday was the Waffle House in Forrest City, which sits just south of I-40. Margaret Williams, a cook there, said customers came pouring in all day, ordering steak and eggs and telling stories of being stranded on I-40. Williams said at one point so many people came in that some of the cooks had to run out and buy more bacon and eggs. “We have had a lot of people come off the road coming from Little Rock, coming from Memphis, saying it took them six hours to get here, 12 hours to get here,” she said. “Some of them have been on the road since 12 o’ clock yesterday and just made it to the Waffle House at 12 o’ clock today.” By Tuesday afternoon, Williams said the crowd had finally died down, and traffic was moving better on the interstate, which can be seen from the windows of the Waffle House. But farther west about 4 p.m., miles-long lines of backed up tractor-trailers near Brinkley could be seen from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter that lifted off from Camp Robinson. Maj. Matt Snead, the Guard’s spokesman, said the helicopter was tasked with assessing road conditions and traffic congestion along the two interstates. Its crew was among about 70 guardsmen who had been called to active duty to assist state agencies responding to the winter storm since Sunday. Most of the guardsmen have been on standby at armories across the state, Snead said, but as of Tuesday afternoon, two teams of four guardsmen in Humvees had been dispatched to assist troopers on I-40 and I-55, he said. The guardsmen were requested by state police Troop D in Forrest City on Monday night and again on Tuesday morning, said Yvette Smith, a spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management. The request came after Beebe declared a state of emergency for the state on Monday as a result of the icy and snow-packed roads. David Nilles, spokesman

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WASHINGTON — The seemingly endless winter dumped half a foot of snow on the ground in parts of the South, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and many areas Tuesday morning saw something even more unusual in March: a blast of arctic air that sent temperatures plummeting into the single digits. Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport broke a 141-yearold record low temperature, reaching 4 degrees. The National Weather Service said the low reached early Tuesday broke a 5-degree record set on the day in 1873. It also was a v Continued from previous page

ed to approve an amendment proposed by Sen. Johnny Key, R-Mountain Home, transferring the amount awarded to the state from a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Dustin McDaniel from the Medicaid trust fund to the Health Care Independent Program Trust Fund, which is the trust fund for the private option. Key proposed adding the

record low for the month of March. Dulles International Airport — also outside Washington — tied a 1993 record for the month at 1 degree below zero. Both airports broke record lows two days in a row. Schools and government offices along the East Coast were closed Tuesday or delayed opening. The Virginia State Police said slick roads were factors in three traffic deaths. And authorities in Maryland’s Prince George’s County said a 60-year-old woman died after shoveling snow there. Weathermen blamed it on a return of the “polar vortex.” “That is the buzzword this

winter, the polar vortex. That cold air just kind of migrates around the poles and the extreme northern latitudes all the time,” said Jim Lee, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service in Sterling, Va. “The jet stream enables that colder air to move down the East Coast.” The storm also affected states south of the Mason-Dixon line. Governors declared states of emergency in Virginia and Tennessee, where there were hundreds of traffic accidents and tens of thousands of power failures. Nearly 3,000 flights were canceled Monday.

amendment to House Bill 1129, an appropriation measure for the Department of Human Services in fiscal 2015. “If this award is at the level that it could be, this certainly will take care of a lot of the future costs of the private option, should it be upheld and should it carry forward,” Key said. “A number of members have expressed their concern on future cost and this would

take care of those costs for a number of years.” Last week, an attorney for the state told the state Supreme Court that the $1.2 billion fine against Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary for Medicaid fraud was not excessive because the company continuously put patients in danger by improperly exposing them to the side effects of the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal.

Information for this article was contributed by Matthew Barakat of The Associated Press.

for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, said Tuesday evening that conditions were improving for most of the state, but I-40 from the White River to Forest City was still backed up and he anticipated that the gridlock would continue through this morning. Nilles said road conditions were worse on Tuesday than previous days because what little ice that had melted refroze overnight. “First thing Tuesday morning there were multiple accidents involving cars and jackknifed 18-wheelers. That created a shortage of tow trucks to deal with them,” Nilles said. Nilles said he expected “major improvements” by mid-morning today. Temperatures also were expected to rise today above freezing in most areas of the state, said Julie Lesko, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in North Little Rock. A large portion of the ice and snow will likely begin melting off today, as much of the state will see temperatures in at least the mid-30s and in some areas into the 40s, Lesko said. But another line of freezing precipitation will be moving into northern parts of the state tonight, leaving behind possibly a hundredth of an inch of ice in some places, she said. “We don’t expect a lot with it,” she said, adding: “What’s going to happen Wednesday and Thursday will not be anywhere near the magnitude of this last system.” Information for this article was contributed by Noel Oman and Troy Schulte of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

47 districts ask for snow waivers Missed school days piling up BRENDA BERNET ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

converting teacher training days and planned school holidays into instructional days, using all or part of spring break and adding days to the end of the school year. Districts that plan to use Memorial Day as a makeup day must receive approval from the department, however. The Viola School District, which at the time it filed its waiver request with the state had missed 19 days of school, asked to be forgiven for nine of those days, leaving 10 days for students to make up. Green Forest, with 17 missed days, requested to be excused for four snow days. The West Fork School District, which had missed 18 days as of Feb. 28, asked the state that it not have to make up more than those 18. Omaha Superintendent Jerry Parrett anticipated closing school again today — the third day this week — because rural roads in the northern Boone County district remained covered with ice and snow. That will put the district at 20 snow days for the school year. Parrett submitted a waiver request and had asked the state to pardon six snow days, he said. “If we do not receive a waiver, our last day of school would be June 12,” he said. In central Arkansas, the weather has put a dent in school calendars, as well. Pulaski County Special School District students have missed five days as of Tuesday. To compensate, students will attend school on Good Friday, according to a posting on the district’s Facebook page, and finish up the year June 5. In North Little Rock, Superintendent Kelly Rodgers said the district has six extra days already built into its schedule for the end of the school year. The Little Rock School District also has extra days built in at the end of its school calendar. “If we are out any more days, we would have to consider something else,” Rodgers said Tuesday.

Nearly 50 school districts are asking the state Board of Education for waivers on the number of snow days that their students must make up this spring. The list of 47 districts is likely incomplete in the wake of this week’s round of winter weather that led to more canceled school days, said Kimberly Friedman, spokesman for the state Department of Education. Only districts that have missed more than 10 days of school because of inclement weather can apply for waivers. On the list of districts seeking waivers are 17 that reported missing 15 or more days this school year. Today is the 21st day that West Fork’s Superintendent John Karnes has canceled classes because of hazardous road conditions this school year. To make up for snow days, the school district already plans to cancel spring break and has pushed the last day of school to June 6. “I’m ready for spring,” Karnes said Tuesday after deciding to cancel classes for the third day this week. “We’ve missed an equivalent of a month of school.” Snow days have piled up because of four winter storms that hit between December and March. The Education Department had set a Feb. 28 deadline for districts to submit requests for school-day waivers. On Tuesday, the department extended the deadline to Friday. State accreditation standards require that students attend classes for 178 days each school year, but the state Board of Education has the authority to waive that number on a case-by-case basis. The department encourages districts that exceed 10 snow days to make up as many of the missed days as possible. Districts are required to incorporate five snow days into their school calendars every school year. The department suggests Information for this article was conthat they use those five days as tributed by Jeannie Roberts of the makeup days. It also suggests Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

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sis for months, resulting the Ukraine president fleeing the capital, Kiev. The crisis escalated last week when Russia moved to strengthen control over Ukraine’s largely Russian-speaking Crimean peninsula, home to the Kremlin’s Black Sea Fleet. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Kiev on Tuesday, carrying a promise of a $1 billion energy subsidy package, as Russian soldiers deployed in Crimea fired warning shots and the pro-Kremlin regional leader there said he was accelerating a plan for an independence referendum. In the midst of the crisis, Russia also successfully testfired a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile, Russian news agencies reported, although the test had been scheduled well in advance and the United States said it had been previously notified. Putin seemed eager to explain his motives in Ukraine on Tuesday. But he offered little about the strategic vision behind Russia’s actions and gave no sense of immediate steps that could be taken to resolve the crisis. He also insisted that he did not want a military conflict in Ukraine. “I want you to understand me clearly,” he said. “If we make such a decision, it will only be for the protection of Ukrainian citizens.” He flatly denied that Russian troops had occupied Crimea and said the U.S. government had interfered in Ukraine “from across the pond in America as if they were sitting in a laboratory and running experiments on rats, without any understanding of the consequences.” Putin delivered a version of the crisis almost entirely at odds with the view held by most officials in Europe and the United States, as well as by many Ukrainians. He described anti-government protests in Kiev as an “orgy” of radicals and nationalists, noting a swastika armband that he had glimpsed in images of the crowd. He also insisted that ousted President Viktor Yanukovych had never ordered security forces to shoot protesters, suggesting that snipers stationed on rooftops “may have been provocateurs from opposition parties.” Putin said Russia stepped in to assist Yanukovych, but did so for humanitarian reasons “because death is the simplest way to get rid of the legitimate president, and it would have happened. I think he would have been probably killed.” Putin also acknowledged that he had met two days ago with Yanukovych, saying he

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking Tuesday on Russian Television, said that he did not want a military conflict in Ukraine and that if he sent troops in, “it will only be for the protection of Ukrainian citizens.”

was “safe and sound” and dismissing rumors that the ousted Ukrainian president had died of a heart attack. And he expressed confidence that the crisis would not boil over into war. “I am convinced that Ukrainian personnel and Russian personnel will not be on different sides of the barricades, they will be on the same side of the barricades,” he said. “There has not been a shot fired in Crimea. The tense situation in Crimea, related to the possibility of the use of force, has been exhausted. There was no necessity of that.” Both U.S. President Barack Obama and Kerry dismissed Putin’s justifications for the intervention, saying Russia had violated international law and Ukrainian sovereignty. “I know President Putin seems to have a different set of lawyers making a different set of interpretations, but I don’t think that’s fool-

ing anybody,” Obama said in Washington. He added that Ukrainians should have the right to determine their own fate in elections now slated for May. Kerry, meanwhile, met with the fledgling Ukrainian leadership, becoming the highest-ranking Western official to do so. Speaking to reporters afterward, he urged Putin to stand down and said the U.S. is looking for ways to de-escalate the mounting tensions. “It is clear that Russia has been working hard to create a pretext for being able to invade further,” Kerry said. “It is not appropriate to invade a country, and, at the end of a barrel of a gun, dictate what you are trying to achieve.” He said penalties against Russia are “not something we are seeking to do, it is something Russia is pushing us to do.” Putin took issue with Western threats of reprisals,

including sanctions and a boycott of the meeting of the Group of Eight industrial nations that is scheduled to be held in Russia. “All threats against Russia are counterproductive and harmful,” he said, according to Reuters, adding that Russia was ready to host the G-8 but Western leaders who did not want to attend “don’t need to.” Putin made the remarks Tuesday after he declared the end of a scheduled military exercise in western Russia near Ukraine’s border last week, telling military units that participated to return to their permanent garrisons. Tension remained high in Crimea, where troops, believed to be Russian, are blockading Ukrainian military facilities in what the authorities in Kiev have called a declaration of war. The troops, who have taken control of the Belbek air base, fired warning shots into the air as some 300 Ukrainian soldiers, who previously manned the airfield, demanded their jobs back. Putin denied that the military personnel in unmarked uniforms who now control much of Crimea are Russian forces, describing them instead as “local defense forces.” He said Russia is not considering annexing Crimea, but said Crimean citizens should be allowed to determine their own future, presumably as part of Russia or Ukraine. “We are not considering this possibility,” he said. “It’s up to people living in a certain territory if they can exercise their free will and determine their future.”

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In Crimea, the autonomous region’s prime minister said Tuesday that most Ukrainian military units had surrendered and pledged allegiance to his pro-Russian government and that local officials were working to speed up a referendum on independence. At the United Nations, Sec-

Putin delivered a version of the crisis almost entirely at odds with the view held by most officials in Europe and the United States, as well as by many Ukrainians. retary-General Ban Ki-moon’s office announced he had sent a senior adviser, Robert Serry, to Crimea, while Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson remained in Kiev, where he had spoken to members of the acting Ukrainian government including the interim president, Oleksandr Turchynov. Ban’s off ice said in a statement that Eliasson had thanked Turchynov for his government’s “measured response to unfolding events.” The statement gave few hints of diplomatic options but that

“the United Nations’ efforts in this regard are rooted in the U.N. Charter, in particular the principles of territorial integrity and the peaceful settlement of disputes.” Meanwhile, NATO members in emergency talks pledged “solidarity” in the Ukrainian crisis on Tuesday, but there were signs of division in the West over how to respond to Russia. Poland called Tuesday’s meeting of NATO members by invoking a rarely used lever activated by members who believe their security or territorial integrity is under threat. Like the United States, Poland is seeking a more aggressive stance against Putin, calling for economic sanctions and other punitive steps. Other powers in Europe — including Britain and Germany — have offered harsh condemnations of the Russian intervention in Crimea, while keeping one eye on their economic interests. Russia is Germany’s fourth-largest trading partner outside the European Union and its single-largest supplier of energy. The French and British also have strong economic ties to Russia. The Russians are to meet with NATO off icials in Brussels today as European leaders prepare to convene Thursday to solidify a plan. Information for this article was contributed by Steven Lee Myers, Ellen Barry, Alan Cowell, Steven Erlanger, David M. Herszenhorn of The New York Times; by Anthony Faiola of The Washington Post; and by Lara Jakes, Julie Pace, Tim Sullivan, Vladimir Isachenkov and staff members of The Associated Press.

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$427 million a record for February revenue

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Home to be built near Fort Roots CLAUDIA LAUER ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

With federal funding approved, aging veterans in Arkansas will have a new place to call home — a place in North Little Rock, according to an announcement Tuesday from the state Department of Veterans Affairs. Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday approved a recommendation from department Director Cissy Rucker that the proposed veterans home be built near Fort Roots. Part of the 34-acre parcel is currently being used for a nine-hole golf course managed and leased by North Little Rock. “Director Rucker and her team worked diligently and fairly through this process, and I’m confident that their selection of North Little Rock will provide the setting and care our Veterans deserve,” Beebe said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. Th e a n n o u n ce m e n t came with a second piece of good news, a letter from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs confirming that Arkansas’ veterans-home proposal is funded in the agency’s budget this year. The department was notified Monday of the federal department’s funding. “I think Arkansas was just two homes above the cut line by the veterans administration, but I’m very pleased that the federal government realized we have a pressing need here,” said Bob Schoenborn, chairman of the Arkansas Veterans Commission. “This is our first home designed specifically as a veterans home, and we’re excited it will be located in a place where it can serve the largest population of veterans in the state.” The Arkansas Legislature gave the project a boost in February, when it voted to appropriate $7.5 million to match potential federal construction grants. The federal money will add up to another $13.9 million for the construction. The home is a replacement for the facility in Little Rock, which was closed in 2012 because of structural defects including a leaking roof, outdated electrical and cooling and heating systems and other problems that See HOME, Page 5B

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Donnie Henderson with Fence World slides on the ice while carrying a section of fence to a trailer Tuesday as workers returned Little Rock’s downtown to normal after last weekend’s Little Rock Marathon.

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PINE BLUFF — Despite a judge’s ruling in 2012 that Pine Bluff ’s next mayoral election won’t be held until 2016, former Pine Bluff Mayor Carl Redus Jr. filed for the position this week, maintaining that the city’s highest office is up for grabs this year. Redus, who filed Monday as a Democrat, was the only candidate to file for mayor, according to the Jefferson County clerk’s office. He lost the position in 2012 to Debe Hollingsworth, who Redus won by more than 5,300 votes. A message left for Redus at his home was not returned Tuesday. Redus filed a lawsuit before the November 2012 mayoral election to stop the process, arguing that it should be held in 2014 because the city’s

Fueled by rising individual income-tax collections, state general revenue in February increased by $16 million from a year ago to $427.3 million. But last month’s tax collections fell $3 million short of the state’s forecast, the Department of Finance and Administration said Tuesday in its monthly revenue report. The individual income-tax collections in February rose 14.4 percent from year-ago figures partly because the month had one more payday than February 2013, said John Shelnutt, the state’s chief eco-

nomic forecaster. February sales-tax collections declined from 2013 “across the board, everything, pretty much, but utilities,” said Tim Leathers, deputy director for the finance department. Storms in January also cut into retailer sales, resulting in a drop in sales-tax revenue remitted by retailers in February, said Shelnutt. Individual income taxes and sales and use taxes are the two largest sources of state general revenue. Last month’s collections of $427.3 million represented a record for February, said

George Foy, a tax analyst for the Finance Department. The previous record for the month was $411.3 million in 2013. The Finance Department released the monthly report with the Republican-controlled Legislature meeting in a fiscal session that began Feb. 10. Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe has proposed a $5 billion general-revenue budget in fiscal 2015 that increases state spending by $105.8 million from current levels. The governor’s proposed budget factors in an $85.2 million See REVENUE, Page 5B

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The measure passed unanimously with little discussion. Ward 7 City Director B.J. Wyrick was not present. Discussion on an ordinance that would update the city’s master street plan with a typical roundabout design got lively before City Manager Bruce Moore requested the board defer the discussion and vote because information was getting “tangled” and so better information could be

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether West Memphis police officers can be sued for shooting to death two people involved in a high-speed chase in 2004. Tuesday’s hearing was a review of a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit that allows the driver’s daughter to proceed with a civil suit against six West Memphis police officers. The officers fatally shot driver Donald Rickard and passenger Kelly Allen, both of Memphis, on a Memphis street after a chase across the Mississippi River with speeds topping 100 miles per hour and in which officers said Rickard tried to ram them with his car. Rickard was initially stopped for a broken headlight before fleeing. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee on behalf of Rickard’s child, Whitne Rickard, contends that police used excessive force because Rickard was not armed and had not committed a serious criminal offense. The officers said they should be shielded from liability because they were acting to protect the public. Law enforcement officers are protected from such lawsuits unless the plaintiff can show that the officers violated a constitutional right that was “clearly

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Hot Springs firefighters battle a blaze Tuesday at the vacant Baxter Hotel on Cottage Street, less than a week after the city’s historic Majestic Hotel burned. Article, 2B

Apartment recycling mandate passes LR board OKs ordinance; ‘roundabout’ definition stalls street-plan update CHELSEA BOOZER ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

The Little Rock Board of Directors unanimously voted to mandate recycling at larger apartment complexes in the city beginning Jan. 1, but put off a decision on updating the master street plan with a “roundabout” definition at its meeting Tuesday night. The board also unanimously approved a resolution allowing the city to subcontract a state grant to Entergy

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population had dropped to fewer than 50,000 residents. He said in his lawsuit that the population decrease required the city to reset its election clock. Redus pointed to Arkansas Code Annotated 14-43-305 as the core of his argument. The code states that cities with populations under 50,000 must hold elections during nonpresidential election cycles. Pine Bluff’s population is 49,083, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. But Pulaski County Circuit Judge Jay Moody, who presided over the case because judges in Jefferson and Lincoln counties recused themselves, ruled that the election date not be changed. Moody’s ruling paralleled a statement made at the time by Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin, who cited Arkansas Code Annotated 14-37-113. The code states, in part, that in the event of a population change, any law that was See REDUS, Page 5B

to assist in burying electric lines downtown in coordination with three hospitality and real estate developments collectively worth $58 million. The grant was contentious at an agenda meeting last week but passed with little discussion Tuesday after the city board was informed no city funds would be used for the project. The recycling ordinance requires multifamily complexes with more than 100

units to offer recycling by next year, and also to educate the tenants and employees about the service. Mayor Mark Stodola proposed the ordinance last month and originally asked city directors to implement the new policy by July. After concerns that four months may not be enough time for property managers to make the necessary changes, the board decided last month to push the start date to 2015.

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Charlie Oppedisano knocks icicles off the awning of the entrance to Ottenheimer Market Hall in Little Rock’s River Market area on Tuesday.

CONWAY — The campaign consultant for Circuit Judge Michael Maggio pulled out of Maggio’s campaign for higher office Tuesday, a day after an official confirmed the state was investigating allegations involving the judge and an Academy Award-winning actress’s adoption efforts. Maggio, who had the support of numerous conservative attorneys in his bid for a seat on the Arkansas Court of Appeals, issued a two-sentence news release Tuesday but neither admitted nor denied he had made anonymous online postings about the 2012 adoption by Charlize Theron. A poster using the pseudonym “geauxjudge” wrote about the Theron adoption case, which is confidential under Arkansas law, and criticized women who divorce

their husbands. The poster also made graphic comments about women and sex, homosexuals and transsexuals, and joked about incest and bestiality in Arkansas. Blue Hog Report, a liberal blog, first reported Monday on the online postings made on TigerDroppings.com, a message board for Louisiana State University fans and alleged they were made by Maggio, who is divorced and lives in Conway. In the emailed release, Maggio said: “1. At the current time, I am unaware of any JDDC [Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission] complaint. 2. If in fact there is a complaint, I am prohibited from commenting.” In the same email containing that release, Clint Reed, a former executive director of the Arkansas Republican Party and a consulSee MAGGIO, Page 5B

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Drop depositions of highway panel, lawyer asks judge NOEL OMAN ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

A lawyer for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has asked a federal judge to block the five members of the state Highway Commission from being deposed in a racial-discrimination lawsuit that seeks court oversight of the department’s hiring. Carolyn Witherspoon of Little Rock asked U.S. District Judge Leon Holmes to issue an order forbidding former Arkansas Highway Police officer Darren Smith’s lawyer from deposing the commission members, contending that they don’t participate in the day-to-day operations of the highway police, the department’s law-enforcement division, nor do they have personal knowledge of Smith’s case. The first deposition of a commission member is scheduled for 9 a.m. today in Witherspoon’s River Market District office, according to a notice of deposition from Smith’s lawyer that Witherspoon attached to her motion. Senior Highway Department officials said Tuesday that they couldn’t remember the last time a highway commissioner was deposed. The attempt to depose the commissioners is “an attempt to annoy and embarrass the individual members of the commission, and place an undue burden and expense upon defendants,” Witherspoon said in her motion filed Monday requesting a protective order. Smith’s attorney said the lack of commission involvement in the hiring and promotion of minority-group members at the department is relevant to the lawsuit. Under state law, the commission is charged with, among other things, “establishing highway policies and administrative practices and to investigate highway conditions and official conduct of departmental personnel,” Smith’s attorney, Douglas Carson of Fort Smith, wrote in a brief filed Tuesday in response to Witherspoon’s motion. “Clearly, while the commission is not commanded by statute to be involved in every decision to hire and fire any employee, the commission does have authority over personnel decisions which could be implicated in long-term hiring, promotion, and disciplinary practices which have resulted in only one African-American rising to the rank of captain and no African-American ever rising above that rank in the entire history of the department,” he said. Commission Chairman John Ed Regenold of Armorel and commission members Dick Trammel of Rogers, Tom Schueck of Little Rock, Rob-

ert Moore Jr. of Arkansas City and Frank Scott of Little Rock all submitted affidavits supporting Witherspoon’s assertions. They said they delegated the responsibility of hiring and firing within the highway police to its chief, Ron Burks. But Carson said the affidavits “raise legitimate topics for depositions.” “Even if hypothetically it is true that the commissioners know nothing about the particulars of [Smith’s] employment, their testimony is relevant to the issues of a historical and continuing department-wide pattern or practice of not promoting minority employees above a certain rank in the Arkansas Highway Police,” Carson wrote. Smith, who is black, filed the lawsuit in May, accusing the highway police and Burks, who is white, of racial bias in employment practices, including Smith’s firing in July 2012. The lawsuit contends that white officers are given the majority of promotions, and black employees are punished more severely for policy violations than white officers who commit the same offenses. Smith’s lawsuit said Burks fired him for lying during a grievance hearing involving Smith, who was seeking reimbursement to pay relatives who helped him move when he was reassigned. Smith denied he lied. In October, Holmes removed Scott Bennett, the Highway Department director, as a defendant but said the lawsuit could proceed against Burks and other senior highway police officials. Bennett was dismissed because Holmes said the lawsuit didn’t allege his decision to fire Smith was “motivated by discriminatory bias.” The judge also dismissed allegations of violations against the department and other defendants claimed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, because he said “sovereign immunity” bars such claims against public officials. Holmes let stand Smith’s Title VII claim against the highway police and his retaliation claim under the same statute against the division, as well as federal equal-protection claims against Burks and three other senior officers. Smith’s lawsuit also seeks an injunction barring any retaliation against Smith for filing the lawsuit, and seeks monetary damages, his reinstatement and court oversight of the hiring, promotion and employment practices of the highway police and Highway Department to “assure an absence of racial discrimination in employment decisions.” All of the defendants have denied the allegations in Smith’s lawsuit and had asked that the lawsuit be dismissed. A trial has been set for May.

Shoffner’s trial shifted again, will start today ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

Icy weather and slick roads across Arkansas led to another delay in the public-corruption trial of former state Treasurer Martha Shoffner of Newport. Shoffner’s trial on seven counts each of extortion and bribery is now scheduled to begin with jury selection at 1 p.m. today in the Little Rock courtroom of U.S. District Judge Leon Holmes. Holmes also has scheduled a pretrial hearing to begin at 11 a.m. The trial originally was to begin at 9:15 am. Monday. Inclement weather and hazardous driving conditions resulted in the courthouse being closed all day Monday, and the Shoffner trial was rescheduled to begin at 9 a.m. today, with a pretrial hearing scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. On Tuesday, however, dangerous driving conditions persisted in many areas. Concern for people traveling to the courthouse from throughout the Eastern District of Arkansas led to the building remaining closed until noon. After an early afternoon telephone conference with federal prosecutors and defense

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attorney Charles “Chuck” Banks, Holmes moved the starting time of the trial yet again. Shoffner, 69, is accused of accepting $36,000 in cash payments from an unnamed bond broker from mid-2010 until mid-May of last year, in return for directing the lion’s share of the state’s bond business to him. Shoffner has maintained her innocence.

Today’s radar speed checks Little Rock and North Little Rock police, and the Pulaski County sheriff’s ofﬁce will use radar to detect speeding at these locations. Police and sheriff’s deputies may conduct radar checks in other locations as well. Little Rock: Chenal Valley Drive North Little Rock: 2400 Lakeview Road Pulaski County: Clinton Road

Pulaski County’s burn ban removed

Ice causes crash on I-40

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A burn ban issued Feb. 24 for Pulaski County was lifted Tuesday by County Judge Buddy Villines. A storm that produced rain and ice in the county over the weekend relieved “extremely rapid drying conditions,” Villines wrote in a court order lifting the ban. Burn bans remained in Boone, White and Van Buren counties Tuesday.

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Lamar Ready, with Hook Towing and Recovery, prepares to tow a crashed vehicle Tuesday after an accident on Interstate 40 about a mile east of Galloway Road. Police said the vehicle slid on an icy patch of the road while traveling westbound on I-40 and sideswiped a tractor-trailer about 10 a.m. Tuesday. No one was injured in the accident.

Fire hits old boardinghouse Once lodging for blacks, Hot Springs site badly damaged STEVEN MROSS AND MARK GREGORY THE SENTINEL-RECORD

HOT SPRINGS — A once pre-eminent black boardinghouse and hotel that became a boarded-up haven for homeless people was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday morning. A trackhoe will be used this morning to tear away part of the Baxter building at Cottage and Gulpha streets to rule out the possibility that someone died in the fire. Hot Springs Fire Chief Ed Davis said officials had accounted for two homeless people in the building at the time of the fire and that they were unharmed, but there was the possibility that a third person was still inside. “We’re going to remove one of the walls to get to the roof assembly that has collapsed on the second floor to make sure that we do not have a homeless person’s body inside that building,” Davis said, adding, “If there is someone in there, we owe it to them to recover the body in a dignified manner.” The Baxter is the second classic lodging property to be destroyed by fire in Hot Springs in less than a week, but officials said the two were not connected. The oldest por-

tion of the Majestic Hotel was consumed by fire Thursday evening. Davis said the call about the Baxter building came in about 7 a.m., and by the time firefighters arrived flames could be seen consuming the side of the two-story wood-frame building. By the time they got their equipment ready, the fire was through the front of the building. The fire apparently originated on the second floor in a room near the stairwell, and it appeared to be started by homeless people staying in the building and wasn’t intentional, Davis said. He said officials would know more after the fire marshal completes his investigation. Asked whether there was any connection to the fire at the Majestic, Davis said only in the sense that they both burned under similar circumstances, with speculation that homeless people were trying to stay warm. He said in both cases there was no motivation for the owners to have set the fires, which were costly to them. Liz Robbins, executive director of the Garland County Historical Society, said historical property records show there had been a black-owned

City manager says bricks not for sale at Majestic site DON THOMASON THE SENTINEL-RECORD

HOT SPRINGS — City Manager David Watkins assured downtown merchants Tuesday that the rubble of the Majestic Hotel will not be allowed to “just sit there,” and the sale of bricks from the site will not be allowed. The hotel burned Thursday and Friday, leading officials to demolish it Friday evening and Saturday. On Monday, a hand-painted sign advertising “Bricks For Sale” was nailed to the plywood covering a portion of the red brick building in the Majestic Hotel complex and included a phone number. Watkins, addressing the monthly meeting of the Downtown Association of Hot Springs, said the idea of selling bricks at the Majestic Hotel site is “like selling Elvis paintings on the side of the road. It would create a traffic nightmare up and down Central Avenue.” Ralph Robinson, who answered the phone Tuesday at the number listed on the sign, said he was a recycler selling the bricks on behalf of the building owner, Garrison Hassenflu, but was “not making a nickel” on the project. Robinson said shortly be-

fore noon that he had not been contacted by city officials but knew they wanted him to get a business permit. He said selling the bricks on-site would be the most practical place, and 103 people had called Tuesday morning wanting bricks. “But, they are frozen, and I can’t break them loose, so I probably won’t do anything until Thursday,” he said. Watkins said Robinson would have to remove the sign, which violates the city’s sign ordinance, and that City Attorney Brian Albright was of the opinion that Robinson would have to obtain a demolition permit because he was in the public right of way. “I can assure you that blocking the sidewalk and removing one brick at a time would be like taking the pyramids apart. We’re not going to let that happen,” Watkins said. Watkins said that while most people were still shook up from the fire and its aftermath, it is an opportunity to take a long look at what can be done as a community to ensure it doesn’t happen again. “I think it’s time and an opportunity for all of us to work together in taking our downtown and making it what it should be,” he said.

boardinghouse or hotel on that site since 1910. The Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission bought the Baxter building complex, made up of 221 Cottage, where the fire occurred, and 215 and 217 Cottage, on May 25, 2012, as part of its plan to improve the neighborhood around the Hot Springs Convention Center. Steve Arrison, chief executive of Visit Hot Springs, which operates the convention center, said the commission will ask to demolish a small house and another building also called the Baxter to the northwest of 221 Cottage, and another building at 221 Cottage, which is attached to the building that burned and was once an apartment complex. The commission requested permission to tear down the Baxter building on Oct. 31, 2012, but the request was tabled Nov. 15, 2012, by the Hot Springs Historic District Commission. The Historic District Commission was going to reconsider the request at its Dec. 20, 2012, meeting, when the advertising commission withdrew the request for demolition at the request of the city, Arrison said. The proposal to raze the hotel drew opposition in December 2012.

The Democrat-Gazette wants its news reports to be fair and accurate. We correct all errors of fact. If you know of an error, write: Frank Fellone Deputy Editor P.O. Box 2221 Little Rock, Ark. 72203 or call 378-3475 during business hours Monday through Friday.

♦ Buster Lackey has filed for the Hill Township constable position in Pulaski County. Lackey, a Republican, was omitted from a list of filings for Pulaski County offices in Tuesday’s edition.

... Bay St. Louis is a town in Mississippi. An article in Tuesday’s editions about Circuit Judge Michael Maggio gave an incorrect name for the town.

... Patrick Rhodes is the the deputy circuit clerk in Saline County. His title was incorrect in an article Tuesday about Saline County filings for office.

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Bryant aldermen vote to put bond-collateral issue on ballot

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R.E. Baker Elementary second-grader H.D. Anderson (left) and third-grader Clovis Hance create rubber-band bracelets Tuesday as part of Adventure Club at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Bentonville. School was canceled for Bentonville School District on Monday and Tuesday because of inclement weather, but Adventure Club, which is part of Childcare Enrichment Services, was open to participants Tuesday.

Election panel to review filing Commission plans to sue over absentee-vote guidelines EMILY WALKENHORST ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

After voting to ask the Pulaski County attorney to sue the state Board of Election Commissioners over new absentee-ballot guidelines, the county Election Commission will seek to review a draft of what the attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office plans to file before going forward. In a meeting Tuesday that included public comment from former Commissioner Phil Wyrick and American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas legal Director Holly Dickson, the commission maintained its stance on intending to sue as soon as possible. Even if the lawsuit is not filed in time for a temporary judgment on how to treat absentee ballots before Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pulaski County special millage election, Commissioner Chris Burks said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still interested in pursuing the lawsuit to avoid future problems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an issue thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capable of repetition yet evading review if we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t act,â&#x20AC;? he said. On Friday, the state elections board established emergency rules that instruct county election commissions to provide a leeway period

for absentee voters who submitted their ballots without approved identification to turn in their identification later, the way in-person voters are allowed to if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring approved identification to the polls when casting their votes. The rules conflict with a Feb. 10 attorney generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion on the new voter-identification law that said absentee voters could not have such a leeway period. The opinion was requested by the Pulaski County Election Commission. Burks told the commission that he wanted to see a draft of the lawsuit beforehand to make sure the commission and County Attorney Karla Burnett were on the same page. Burks said the county is seeking a ruling from a judge that would decide how such absentee ballots would be treated throughout the state. Commission Chairman Leonard A. Boyle Sr. and temporary Commissioner Alex Reed said they were fine with potentially scheduling another meeting to go over the lawsuit. Reed, the spokesman for the secretary of stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, is the Pulaski County Republican Committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s temporary replacement for Wyrick, who

disqualified himself from the position Thursday when he filed to run for Pulaski County judge. Reed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who works for Secretary of State Mark Martin, chairman of the state Board of Election Commissioners â&#x20AC;&#x201D; said he will remain on the commission until the committee appoints someone else at a meeting March 13. Reed told the commission that he believed the state boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new rules solved the absentee-ballot confusion. The state board may create rules that guide election commissions, according to state law. Like all county election commissions, the state board may also seek attorney generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office guidance on election laws. During the meeting Tuesday, Wyrick accused the commission of â&#x20AC;&#x153;carrying waterâ&#x20AC;? for the ACLU by seeking a judgment in the case, arguing that the attorney generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion should be sufficient guidance for the county. While Dickson said the ACLU would be interested in the outcome of such a lawsuit, she said filing a similar lawsuit was not something the organization would have done had the commission not voted to sue.

BRYANT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Residents will decide in May whether to put up a current sales tax as collateral on bonds, after aldermen voted Tuesday to send the issue to the voters. The City Council approved the resolution 7-0 in a specially called meeting, with Alderman Adrian Henley absent. The measure was placed before the council during its regular meeting last week, and at the time it received a 5-2 approval. But city officials needed a two-thirds vote to send it to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voters, Mayor Jill Dabbs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Voting for this is asking for the voters to consider the ordinance you passed Thursday night,â&#x20AC;? she said during the meeting. Th a t m e a s u re wo u l d amend a 2006 ordinance that allowed revenue from a one-eighth-cent sales tax to be used as collateral for 2007 and 2008 park bonds. The city issued $24 million in bonds then to fund the construction of Bishop Park, along with projects at other municipal parks. The city currently uses revenue from a temporary half-cent, 2006 voter-approved sales tax for the monthly park bond payments. The amended ordinance would let the city use money from the eighth-cent tax as collateral for new park and street bonds, measures that also will be placed on the May 20 ballot. In those measures, if approved, the existing park bond debt would be rolled into a new bond that would add $16 million to the bond amount currently owed. It would also let the city issue new bonds at a potentially lower interest rate and generate the $16 million, with $6 million for parks and $10 million for streets. Voters will also decide whether to use the half-cent sales tax, which was set to expire once the city paid off the parks bonds, for the new parks and street improvements. Adding the street improvements onto the taxes made some aldermen uneasy, they said. Both Henley and Alderman Rob Roedel have said they wanted more concrete

plans on the street improvements. Both men have also said city officials promised residents that they would complete the park projects, but they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet. Before the vote, Alderman Steve Gladden acknowledged that some council members had different opinions on the matter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to remind us all that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all representatives of the people here. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re their voice,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let democracy work as intended.â&#x20AC;? He added that when the council could give residents a chance to vote, it should. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I vote no, I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m depriving the citizens of their vote,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen the citizens â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want it, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll vote it down. I trust in their judgment.â&#x20AC;? After the meeting, Roedel â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who voted against the

resolution last week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; said the ordinance already passed. The resolution just referred the ordinance to the voters, he said.

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Three major musicals and three prize-winning â&#x20AC;&#x153;straightâ&#x20AC;? plays will fill the Arkansas Repertory Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014-15 season schedule. Robert Hupp, The Repâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s producing artistic director, announced Monday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; online via YouTube after inclement weather canceled the planned unveiling at the theater at Sixth and Main streets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that the nonprofit professional theater company would open its 39th season Sept. 5-28 with the musical Memphis. The show â&#x20AC;&#x201D; music and lyrics by David Bryan, lyrics and book by Joe DiPietro â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is loosely based on the story of Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips, among the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s. The show won four 2010 Tony Awards, including Best

Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations. The Rep also will stage the hit Disney musical Mary Poppins from March 6 to April 5, 2015, and Elf, adapted from the 2003 film starring Will Ferrell, as its family-friendly Christmas show, Dec. 5-28. Mary Poppins will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;one of the most ambitious musicals weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever undertaken,â&#x20AC;? Hupp said. It will require a huge cast and staging special effects such as making the title character fly. National touring productions of Memphis and Mary Poppins have been through Fayetteville, but this will be the first stagings of both shows for central Arkansas audiences, Hupp said. The lineup of straight plays, or nonmusicals, includes: m Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott, Oct. 24 to Nov. 9,

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Man dies of shot he fired into chest Ready for classes to resume ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

PINE BLUFF — A Pine Bluff man who shot himself in front of police Monday died Tuesday of his injuries, according to the Pine Bluff Police Department. Police said Glendale Head, 65, shot himself after flagging down two patrol officers Monday near Dollarway Road and Moreland Street. Police said as officers approached Head’s car, he exited it with a handgun. He then pointed it and fired one shot into his chest, police said.

Man said to admit to porch crack use Officers questioning a man about why he was outside his ex-girlfriend’s North Little Rock home Tuesday afternoon got a blunt answer. “I’m smoking crack,” Edward Burks told the officers, according to an arrest report. Burks, 37, was on the front porch of the woman’s house in the 1200 block of W. 16th Street, a violation of a protection order she had filed against him. Officers arrested him shortly before 2:30 p.m. In the report, officers noted that “Burks appeared to be under the influence of narcotics.” He was charged with public intoxication and violation of a protection order. Burks was being held in lieu of bond at the Pulaski County jail late Tuesday.

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established” in law when the conduct occurred. The lower courts held that prior case law states that immunity only applies when officers act reasonably; because the video evidence showed that the police fired on unarmed, fleeing drivers, a jury could determine that the police were not acting reasonably. The case the 6th Judicial Circuit pointed to as justification for allowing the Rickard case to move forward, Scott v. Harris, was decided in 2007, years after Rickard and Allen were shot. North Little Rock attorney Michael Mosley, representing the officers, argued that the law as it existed in 2004 did not clearly establish that this instance of deadly force was “objectively unreasonable” or that it violated the Fourth Amendment protection that life, liberty and property can’t be seized unless a person is convicted of a crime. Instead, he argued that the level of force was reasonable under the 1985 case Tennessee v. Garner that states an officer can use deadly force to prevent the escape of a suspect who poses a physical threat to police or the public. The officer who pulled the car over asked Rickard to step out of his car after he noticed a “head-sized” indentation in the windshield, but Rickard sped away, heading east on Interstate 40 and crossing the Mississippi River into Memphis. He turned south on Danny Thomas Boulevard and lost control of his car near Jackson Avenue, west of downtown. Rickard’s vehicle spun into a parking lot where police partially surrounded it. Sgt. Vance Plumhoff and officers John Gardner and Troy Galtelli, who pursued Rickard across the state line, approached Rickard’s stopped vehicle and ordered him out. Police said Rickard then

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prepared. The board chose to postpone the ordinance, but before doing so some city directors expressed confusion about its purpose. The measure states that it is meant to clarify that such an intersection is appropriate in Little Rock because both traffic circles and roundabouts have been used over the past decade but have never been included as a feasible option in the master plan. At-large City Director Joan Adcock had concerns about the language “typical” roundabout when the Street Department indicated there is not any one typical design, but rather they vary based on the intersection. Adcock said she would vote no on the measure until she was provided with a list of where the city’s 17 roundabouts are, which she asked for last week. Vice Mayor and Ward 6 City Director Doris Wright asked to be presented with information on an outdated

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Bail set at $250,000 for murder suspect RU SS E L LV I L L E — A judge on Tuesday set bail at $250,000 for a Dover woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Faulkner County man. The bail for defendant April M. Derrick, 36, was set during a hearing before Circuit Judge William Pearson. Derrick was arrested Saturday in that day’s Dover shooting death of Josh Garner, 40, a Faulkner County resident. Garner’s hometown and other details were unavailable Tuesday.

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Andy McBride, with the University of Arkansas maintenance department, clears a path on the steps leading into the east entrance to Vol Walker Hall on the UA campus in Fayetteville on Tuesday afternoon. Classes were delayed Tuesday because of the weather.

attempted to run over the officers, prompting them to fire three shots into the car. He then backed out of the police-car barrier and began driving away when Plumhoff, Gardner and Galtelli fired 13 more shots at the vehicle. Moments later, Rickard crashed his vehicle through a brick wall and into a house at Jackson Avenue and Manassas Street in Memphis. A coroner’s report ruled that Rickard and Allen had both suffered fatal head wounds. Much of the five-minute chase and the shooting was captured by video cameras mounted in the police vehicles. The video was not shown in court Tuesday, but several justices said they had seen it. The majority of Tuesday’s hour-long hearing focused on what actually happened that night in 2004 and why the officers killed Rickard and Allen, not whether they should be legally liable for doing so. Mosley argued that the shooting was a split-second decision made to keep Rickard from continuing the chase. “Even in the parking lot, [Rickard] never threw his hands up, never indicated surrender, maneuvered his car in such a manner that a reasonable officer could conclude that he was in a threat of serious harm,” Mosley said. The family’s attorney, Gary Smith of Memphis, told the justices that the officers should have stopped the car in another way, such as shooting at its tires, and that police didn’t need to use lethal force when Rickard’s car was partially pinned in a parking lot. Smith said the dashboard-camera footage isn’t clear on whether Rickard was still attempting to run at that point, prompting Justice Anthony Kennedy to interject, “What do you mean? Is he going to the police station?” Justice Stephen Breyer pointed out that after the initial shots were fired, Rickard made his way back onto the main road before the final 13

shots were fired. “When I looked at the film I thought, ‘surely he’s going back to the highway,’” Breyer said. Smith argued that the officers shooting was a bigger threat to the public than Rickard driving away. “In order to shoot him, you are shooting at a heavily populated residential area, at oncoming traffic and you’re endangering way more people by the ballistics of 15 shots and the potential for killing the driver who can do damage with the vehicle,” he said. He said the danger posed by Rickard’s driving wasn’t high enough to warrant the shooting. Justice Antonin Scalia disagreed. “He endangered a lot of other people, forced cars off the road, and so forth. That’s the hypothetical. OK. That person is about to drive away and continue that kind of public-endangering behavior,” he said. The back-and-forth over details appeared to frustrate Scalia. “We’ve been discussing this as though that’s the question, what should the policeman do? But that’s not the question. The question is, was there clearly established law that made it apparent that this was improper police conduct?” Scalia asked. The associate justice challenged the family’s attorney to show what laws unambiguously prohibited the officers’ conduct. “Sir, you are arguing that the law is clearly established. That’s the case you have to make. You can’t just get up here and say you shouldn’t shoot at somebody in a moving car to kill. Maybe you shouldn’t. What is the clearly established law that — that policemen should have known?” The case is Plumhoff v. Rickard, 12-1117. A separate case filed by Allen’s family is pending in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

roundabout in her ward and whether the new designs would be different. Moore said he would have city staff members gather answers to the questions. The $200,000 Arkansas Economic Development Commission grant the board accepted on behalf of Entergy requires the city to match $48,500 for the project that will bury power lines in a three-block area for what is being described as a downtown economic development project. Ward 3 City Director Stacy Hurstand and Ward 5 City Director Lance Hines voiced concerns at an agenda meeting last week about city funds aiding a private developer when those same funds wouldn’t be accessible to other developers in town. In response, two hotel groups involved in the development offered to reimburse the city for its portion. That persuaded the board to accept the grant in a unanimous vote Tuesday with no discussion. The downtown projects are a 135-room Hilton Garden Hotel developed by Pinnacle Hotel Group, a 116-room

Homewood Suites Hotel and parking garage developed by McKibbon Hotel Management and a 96-unit MacArthur Commons Apartments developed by Moses Tucker Real Estate. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission usually doesn’t give money for hospitality projects, but Executive Director Grant Tenille said he approved the funding to assist the downtown area. He said downtown’s electric infrastructure needs attention, especially considering the planned technology park on Main Street. Technology companies with high utility needs would be more interested in settling in the area if all downtown power lines were underground, he said. He added that he would not consider funding a similar project for hotels in other parts of Little Rock. “I’m not seeing it as any sort of benefit I’m giving to the developer,” he said. “I’m taking an opportunity when there’s going to be a whole bunch of construction going on and there’s a reason to get that trench open.”

Crash, road rage end in shots at car A married couple and a passenger were shot at in a suspected road-rage altercation late Monday afternoon. According to P ulaski

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County sheriff ’s office reports, Camden Havens, along with his wife, Brittney Havens, and another passenger, Clinton Rodgers, were headed east on Pinnacle Valley Road at 4:10 p.m. when they saw a dark blue SUV driving erratically behind them. Camden Havens told deputies he slowed down to let the SUV pass in the ice, and when the SUV did, it crashed near the entrance to Yacht Club Drive, reports said. The driver of the SUV hopped out and ran at the Havenses’ vehicle and “started banging on the windows telling them to get out,” reports said. Havens tried to flee from the angry driver, and as he drove around the wrecked SUV, the driver pulled out a gun and started firing. A few of the rounds struck the Havenses’ vehicle, deputies said, and an investigation is ongoing. The gunman was described as a white man, stand-

ing about 6 feet, weighing 180 pounds, with medium-brown hair and a reddish beard. He was wearing bluejeans and a camouflage jacket.

Girlfriend jailed in LR stabbing A Little Rock man is in critical condition and his girlfriend is in jail after an apparent weekend-long binge ended in a stabbing. According to arrest reports, Ruby Reese, 48, was arrested at her 1806 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive residence at 8:50 p.m. Monday. According to detectives, she admitted that after “drinking and using drugs all weekend with [her boyfriend],” she stabbed him three times. Police reports noted that Reese’s boyfriend, Harold Harshaw, 44, was stabbed six to seven times in the face, back, neck and buttocks, and was taken to a local hospital, where his condition was listed as critical. Multiple calls to the Little Rock Police Department’s two spokesmen, Lt. Sidney Allen and Sgt. Cassandra Davis, were not returned. Reese remained in the Pulaski County jail early Tuesday night in lieu of a $50,514 bond.

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Births The following is a list of those births reported to the Arkansas DemocratGazette by area hospitals. It may not be a complete list since parents may ask the hospital not to publicly release the news of a birth. BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTERLITTLE ROCK Jan. 8 Brianna Boone, Little Rock, son. Feb. 3 Joe and Sarah Walters, Sheridan, daughter. Feb. 15 Kimberly Morrison, Hope, daughter. Feb. 16 David and Erica Hudson, Little Rock, daughter. Feb. 17 Brandon Bizzell and Lieanna Oliver, Little Rock, daughter. Feb. 18 Jemal Atkins and Tamera Kelley, Little Rock, son. S h a n e a n d Je n n i fe r T h o m p s o n , Maumelle, daughter. Jonathan and Peggy Isaac, Austin, daughter. Randi Romero, Little Rock, daughter. B r i a n G r ay s o n a n d L i s a L a g o, Jacksonville, son. Scott and Emily Huffman, Little Rock, son. Zack and Kelsi Evans, Benton, daughter. Ladonna Pittman, Little Rock, son. Stephen Arnold and Alesia Hill, Little Rock, daughter. Spencer and Cassandra Hamilton, North Little Rock, son. Feb. 19 Stephanie Gaddis, Hot Spr ings, daughter. Tanetruis Moten, Sherwood, daughter. Steve Huebner and Mary Moreno, Sherwood, daughter. Feb. 20 Christopher and Alexandria Peacock, Mabelvale, son. Arzell Young and Nakisha Maxwell, North Little Rock, daughter. Bryan and Aimee Best, Mount Ida, daughter. Robert and Jessie McLarty, Little Rock, son. Deidre Banks, Little Rock, daughter. James and Christabel Igwe, Little Rock, son. Corey and Connie Ardwin, Malvern, daughter. Feb. 21 Kenneth and Amanda Higgs, Alexander, son. Roniquwa Ford, Little Rock, daughter. Samuel and Elizabeth Cr umpler, Malvern, son.

Michael and Jordan Gaiser, Little Rock, daughter. Feb. 22 Taylor and Taylor Wentnorth, Monticello, daughter. Drew and Allysa Holtn, Little Rock, son. Brad and Abby Lann, Greenbrier, son. Jessica Sears, Alexander, daughter. Ben and Stacy Wright, Rison, daughter. Feb. 23 Kyle and Jennifer Brewton, Harrisburg, daughter. Feb. 24 Ryan and Laura Allmond, Little Rock, son. Oscar and Megan Chambers, North Little Rock, son. D e v a u g h n Pa r a h a m a n d K a l i e Goodman, North Little Rock, son. Tewayne Smith and Paige Pittman, Jonesboro, daughter. To m my A t c h i s o n a n d S te p h a n i e Jackson, Little Rock, son. Feb. 25 Daniel and Heather Albright, Little Rock, daughter. Jose Acosta and Grecia Aguilar, Little Rock, son. Ruben and Marie McCann III, Benton, daughter. Kurt and Lita Ehemann, Conway, son. Patricio and Allison Montiel, Little Rock, son. John and Meredith Williams, Sheridan, daughter. BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTERNORTH LITTLE ROCK Feb. 24 Rokenda King, Sherwood, son. Feb. 25 Alexander and Amber Ford, Jacksonville, son. Daniel and Meaghan Sitzmann, Cabot, daughter. Jayde Mathis, North Little Rock, son. Barrett and Janell Davis, North Little Rock, daughter. Jarrod and Kara Haymond, Cabot, daughter. Melissa Parr, Austin, daughter. Feb. 26 Matthew and Casey Green, Stuttgart, daughter. Amy Smith, North Little Rock, son. Brian and Victoria Nagler, Cabot, son. Robby and Darla Jones, Little Rock, daughter. Kaylee Brown, Sherwood, daughter. Brent and Latisha Harper, Jacksonville, daughter. Feb. 27 Dallas Harris, Cabot, daughter. Prakash and Alpa Trivedi, North Little Rock, son. Stephanie Maxson, Jacksonville, son. Leslie Vandiver, Jacksonville, daughter. Amber Russell, Sheridan, son.

daughter. Feb. 19 Laila and Jurmon Harris, Little Rock, daughter. Carrie and Jeffery Steele, Searcy, daughter. Feb. 20 Patricia Williams, Malvern, daughter. Sharon and Ervin Owens, Little Rock, daughter. Emma Mickles, Little Rock, daughter. Nagwa Ibrahim and Sayed Osman, Little Rock, son. Jorecca Robinson and Graffit Kelley, Little Rock, daughter. Feb. 21 Ca t h e r i n e S i m m o n s, P i n e B l u ff, daughter. Feb. 22 Cecilia and Jose Reyes III, Little Rock, daughter. Erica Evans, Hot Springs, son. Heena and Smikkumar Patel, Little Rock, son. Jessica and Robert Wolfe, Little Rock, daughter.

Marriage Licenses O m a r A n t h o n y, 2 8 , a n d Ti ffa n y Lawrence, 28, both of North Little Rock. Clinton Bedford, 29, and Shemika Slater, 29, both of Little Rock. Samuel Bushey, 27, and Samantha Switzer, 25, both of North Little Rock. Christopher Coombs, 38, and Cheri Baker, 35, both of Sherwood. Arthur Eschenburg III, 24, and Tori Deaton, 18, both of Jacksonville. Robert Franke III, 36, and Christy Moore, 35, both of Jacksonville. S h aw n G a r n e r, 3 0 , a n d Ka t r i n a McKenzie, 30, both of Conway. Chaun Harper, 41, and Cecilia Francis, 37, both of Little Rock. Adam Jackson, 35, and Elizabeth Wiedower, 37, both of Houston, Texas. Tyson Jeffers, 38, and Veronica Forrester, 19, both of Little Rock. Jordan Johnson, 26, and Erica Jensen, 26, both of Little Rock. Christopher Klapsa, 24, and Sarah Schichtl, 26, both of Little Rock. Hessen Martinez, 28, of Miami, Fla. and Cecilia Onetto, 29, of Hollywood, Fla. LeCury McCray, 33, and Hohannes Farah, 30, both of Mabelvale. Jerry Owens, 43, and Alisa Perrin, 40, both of Sapulpa, Okla. Jer mey Payne, 26, and Jennifer Norment, 25, both of Little Rock. Brandon Sawyer, 30, and Ashley Osgood, 30, both of Jacksonville. Ollie Shaw III, 47, of Helena and Josephine Seals, 35, of Jacksonville. Benjamin Stropes, 28, and Larissa Cantarella, 24, both of Sierra Vista, Ariz. Curt Wilson, 36, of Benton and Kathleen Connor, 37, of Jacksonville.

UAMS MEDICAL CENTER Feb. 11 Amanda Harwell, Sherwood, son. Feb. 18 Sonia Perez and Fernando Mejia, Little Rock, son. Lacey and Aaron Stepp, Scranton, daughter. Bridgett and Kerry LeBron, Little Rock, son. Bobbie and Charles Clark, Little Rock,

Divorces FILED 14-858. Stephanie Obst v. Lonnie Obst. 14-860. John Bailey v. Mary Bailey. 14-861. Timothy Chism v. Taryn Chism. GRANTED 13-4768. Everett Payne v. Erica Payne.

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reduction in general-revenue collections stemming from tax cuts enacted by the Legislature in 2013 and up to $89 million in general-revenue savings from the state’s use of federal funds to pay for private health insurance for low-income Arkansans, officials said. Richard Weiss, the state’s chief fiscal officer, said February’s tax collections reflect continued slow economic growth in the state. He said he doesn’t believe “there is really anything new” in February’s revenue report to Weiss influence legislative deliberations. Richard Wilson, assistant director of research for the Bureau of Legislative Research, added that February’s revenue report “looks fairly routine” except for “slow sales and use” tax collections. During the first eight months of fiscal 2014, state general revenue increased by $89 million (2.3 percent) over the same period in fiscal 2013 to $3.909 billion. That’s $20.1 million (0.5 percent) above the state’s forecast. Tax refunds and some specific government expenditures, such as court-mandated desegregation expenses, come off the top of gross general revenue, leaving a net amount that agencies are allowed to spend. During the first eight months of fiscal 2014, the net increased by $54.7 million (1.7 percent) over the same period in fiscal 2013 to $3.2 billion. That’s $34.9 million (1.1 percent) above the state’s forecast. The state has unobligated surplus funds of about $126 million, state officials estimate. According to the Finance Department, February’s general revenue included: m A $28.5 million (14.4 percent) increase in individual income taxes from a year ago to $226.7 million. That exceeded the state’s forecast by $14.7 million (7 percent). That reflected “temporary payroll timing effects that were partly anticipated,” including

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applicable before that change shall be “equally applicable to any such city, irrespective of the fact that the city no longer has a population within the classification prescribed by law.” Martin’s office has not changed its stance on when the Pine Bluff mayoral election should be held. Alex Reed, a spokesman for Martin’s office, said it won’t be held until 2016. Jefferson County Clerk Patricia Johnson said she had no choice but to allow Redus to

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would have cost an estimated $10 million to get up to building standards. “There were some questions raised about the North Little Rock site at the January meeting of the [Arkansas] Veterans Commission, and Cissy went back to the drawing board and took her time answering and considering all of them,” said Kelly Ferguson, spokesman for the state Veterans Affairs Department. “What extended her decision time was that she really wanted to be deliberate and answer all of those questions.” Many of the questions from the commission, which ultimately recommended the North Little Rock site as its top pick, revolved around transferring ownership of the property from the federal Veterans Affairs Department to the state agency. Ferguson said the process is being worked out and has begun, but no timeline for the transfer was set. The site was chosen from 20 proposals. A previous round had generated 40 proposals, although consensus could not be reached on a final site. Rucker changed the process for the second round, asking each applicant to submit a uniform site description so it would be easier to weigh the strengths of each proposal.. Some of the strong points that resulted in the North Little Rock site’s selection included: nearby utility lines, previous military use as part of Fort Roots, sufficient size, proximity to the largest vet-

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Sources of the money These are the chief sources of the state’s general revenue for the first eight months in fiscal 2013 compared with the first eight months of fiscal 2014: IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

Fiscal 2013 Individual income $1,870.6

Fiscal 2014

Individual income $1,907.6

Gross receipts* $1,412.0 Corporate income $227

Misc.*** $61.0

Misc.*** $62.8

Tobacco $150.5

Racing $1.9 Games of skill $21.8

Gross receipts* $1,446.4 Corporate income $240

Tobacco $146.8 Insurance $45.8

Racing $1.8

Insurance $43.2 Alcoholic beverage** $32.7

Alcoholic Games beverage** of skill $24.8 $33.8

Total: $3,820.8

Total: $3,909.8

*Includes the sales, use, 10 percent mixed drink, 3 percent beverage excise, vehicle rental, short-term rental, residential moving and wholesale vending taxes. **Does not include 10 percent mixed drink and 3 percent beverage excise. ***Includes severance, corporate franchise, real estate transfer, dyed diesel and other taxes.

What came off the top IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

State Central Services Fund and Constitutional Ofﬁcers Fund Individual income tax refunds Corporate income tax refunds Claims against the state Econ. Dev. Incentive Fund Water/sewer bonds College savings bonds City/county tourism distribution Desegregation payments Educational Excellence Fund Educational Adequacy Fund Net available to state agencies SOURCE: Economic Analysis and Tax Research, Department of Finance and Administration

2013

2014

126.1 210.8 43.8 0.0 7.2 10.0 5.5 2.1 50.2 191.6 16.9 $3,156.6

129.0 234.0 47.9 0.0 9.1 10.0 5.3 2.1 50.2 193.7 17.1 $3,211.3

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having one more payday than a year ago, the department said. Individual withholdings increased by $26.3 million to $214.6 million, $12.5 million over the state’s forecast. But Shelnutt said he doesn’t believe the increase is linked to more people working or working longer hours. According to the latest figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Arkansas’ civilian labor force grew for the second-straight month in December, and the state’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.4 percent in December from 7.5 percent in November. m A $7.6 million (4.3 percent)

decline in state sales and use tax collections from a year ago to $167 million. That’s $13.8 million (7.6 percent) below the state’s forecast. “Weather effects on consumer activity and retail store performance were noted in January across much of the state with those collections reported to the state by stores in February results,” the department said. m A $2.2 million (28.1 percent) decline in corporate income-tax collections to $5.5 million. That’s $1.8 million (24.2 percent) below the state’s forecast. Such collections are typically low in February.

file for mayor Monday, even though the position was not listed as open this year. She added that it’s up to the Jefferson County Election Commission to decide whether the former mayor will be placed on the ballot for the May 20 Democratic primary. “All I did was take his money, take his form and send it to the Election Commission with all the others,” Johnson said. “Beyond that, I have no control over who files for what office.” Will Fox, coordinator of the Election Commission, said he has consulted Prosecuting Attorney Kyle Hunter of Pine Bluff on the matter and is

awaiting an opinion. The commission will meet Friday to decide ballot positions. “Right now, all I can confirm is that Carl Redus has filed for the mayor of Pine Bluff,” Fox said. “There are so many unknowns at this point. I cannot say what the outcome will be.” Hunter confirmed that he is investigating the issue but declined to elaborate. “I have been asked to issue an opinion, and I will do so in the next few days,” Hunter said. “This is an ongoing matter, so that’s about all I can say at this point.”

eran population in the state, a workforce of more than 200,000, a veterans center within 3 miles of the site, immediate access to Eugene Towbin Veterans Healthcare Center across the street, and a location about 9 miles from the closed veterans home it will replace. North Little Rock Mayor Joe Smith said he was elated with the department’s decision. “Anytime you can welcome a company to your city that brings the promise of 85 to 100 new jobs, it’s exciting and welcome,” he said. “We are excited that the governor has made this decision. We know how hard Cissy Rucker and her staff and the veterans

committee worked on this. We’re proud to be chosen.” Smith said the city would have to look at the financial effect, but if the home only required land from three of the nine holes at the golf course, the city would consider running the six-hole course for the veterans and anyone else who wanted to use it. “That’s a possibility, but we’d have to look at the numbers,” he said. In the meantime, Ferguson said the department is working with an architect to determine the design of the home, and is welcoming input on design elements or amenities for the veterans. Suggestions can be emailed to adva@arkansas.gov.

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tant for Maggio’s campaign, announced: “Our firm will no longer be representing Judge Maggio moving forward. Any future press inquiries should be directed to Judge Maggio.” Reed did not return a phone call or email asking why he pulled out of the campaign, but a day earlier he had said that if Maggio decided “to continue his campaign … I will no longer be a point of contact for his campaign.” Maggio did not return repeated phone messages or requests for comment sent by email and Twitter. Maggio is one of two candidates for the Arkansas Court of Appeals’ District 1, Position 2 seat. The other candidate is District Judge Bart Virden of Morrilton. David J. Sachar, the Judicial Commission’s executive director, had said Monday that the commission was aware of the allegations reported by Blue Hog. He added in part, “I can confirm the pendency of an investigation by this agency.” Sachar declined further comment Tuesday. Virden said Tuesday that he did not know the facts surrounding the contention. “I believe in the presumption of innocence. … I trust them to take care of it,” he said, referring to Judicial Commission officials. “If he stays in the race, I’ll let the process of the law” and the election take place, Virden said. Asked whether he would make an issue of the allegations, Virden said, “I don’t think it will be up to me to make an issue of it. I am running against him, but it’s not a battle against him individually.” Geauxjudge said in the many postings that he is a judge and that he knew the judge who handled the 2012 adoption by Theron. In response to a question from another poster, he confirmed the adopted baby was black. He also said Theron disguised herself to remain unrecognized in court and that he offered to be “the baby daddy.” D Sp entu ec re ia l

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Obituaries OBITUARIES Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes.

INDEX Some obituaries may appear in certain editions of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and not in others. This list shows the names of all people whose obituaries are in at least one edition. For obituaries not in this edition, please see our website, Arkansas Online, at arkansasonline.com/obituaries/. PULASKI COUNTY

Charles “Charlie” Brown, 56, of North Little Rock. Worthy “Mae” Coleman, 58, of North Little Rock. Brenda J. Cooper, 60, of Mabelvale. Milburn “Mel” Dougan, 97, of Little Rock. George Edwin Ellefson, 84, of Little Rock. Don Roland Fletcher Sr., 79, of Little Rock. Shelia Lynn Whitehead-Jefferson, 52, of Little Rock. Frank Johnson, 85, of Jacksonville. Mary L. King, 60, of North Little Rock. David Mason, 56, of Little Rock. Daisy L. Meadows, 86, of North Little Rock. Ruby Jean Hawkins Olive, 69, of Little Rock. Carr Lemoine (Moore) Priddy, 91, of Sherwood. Margaret M. Speer, 88, of Alexander. ELSEWHERE IN ARKANSAS

BALD KNOB Verbal Helen McGee, 82. BENTONVILLE Dallas Ray Collie, 59. BRADFORD Jewel Wilmuth Golden Toler Ford, 90. CAMDEN James Morris Johnston, 53. CONWAY Donna Jean Quattlebaum, 64. DARDANELLE Betsy Boyce Snyder Harris, 69. DUMAS William Hugh Ray, 87. FAYETTEVILLE Betty Gray Mills, 91. FORT SMITH James Arthur Brown, 82. Sue Caperton Nelson, 78. HARRISBURG Mary Alice Brown, 83. Keith B. Reinhard, 47. HEBER SPRINGS John C. Sykes, 82. HOPE Sue Daugherty, 85. HOT SPRINGS Charles P. Adams Sr., 94. Helen Flenory Glover, 90. Barbara S. Gibson Meshki, 57. Ruth K. Sanders, 85. JONESBORO Roxie Ann Merrill, 73. KINGSLAND Glen Elliott Brandon, 71. NEWPORT Minnie Hayes, 75. PARAGOULD Steve Marvin Scott, 65. PINE BLUFF Frederick Lee Lowe Sr., 65. Linda Brown Robinson, 60. RISON Ola Mae Bowlin, 85. ROSE BUD Thelma Lorene Lester, 93. RUSSELLVILLE Rick Ihde, 65. SPRINGDALE Enid Ellen Couch, 90. WYNNE Carl Edward Geswein, 61. OUT-OF-STATE

PALM BAY, Fla. Mary Claude Hefley Kingery, 73. LANSING, Mich. Janet Walker Mathis, 63. BRANSON Sherrie Elaine Snapp Dozier Bosworth, 65. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Hazel Hobgood, 95. MUSKOGEE, Okla. Dorothy “Kay” (Tarochione) Coleman, 75. BAD WILDBAD, GERMANY William Edward “Eddy” Tiner III, 49.

Pulaski County CHARLES “CHARLIE” BROWN 56, of North Little Rock passed February 25, 2014. Loving memories left to mother Ella Holmes; sister: Doris Wilson (Alvin); special nephews: Nicholas (Montinique) Brown and Demetrice Bailey. Special thanks to the Staff at Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock. Visitation 10 a.m. and homegoing celebration 11 a.m. March 8, at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, 5417 Valentine Road, North Little Rock. Superior Funeral Services, 5017 E. Broadway, North Little Rock (501) 945-9922. Online guestbook www.superiorfuneralservices.com. Trudean Long Brown “Providing Services Your Family Deserves.”

–––––❖––––– WORTHY “MAE” COLEMAN, of North Little Rock, born June 13, 1955, passed away March 2, 2014. She leaves to cherish fond memories: husband, Edward Coleman; daughter,Tina (Willis) Jones; four grandchildren, Tony Jones, Willis (Gloria) Jones, Jr., Kimberly Jones, Brianna Jones; six great-grandchildren; three brothers, OsKer (Dorothy) Williams, Michael (Pamela) King, Barry (Patti) King; three sisters, Lucille Turner, Brenda King, Catherine Slater; grandmother, Beatrice Murray; a host of other relatives and friends. Family hour will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014, from 7:15-8:15 p.m. at Gunn Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 8, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Mt Olive Baptist Church, 850 Atkinson Rhodes Street, North Little Rock, Ark. 72117. Service entrusted to Gunn Funeral Home, 4323 W. 29th, Little Rock, Ark. 72204 (501) 6604323. –––––❖––––– BRENDA J. COOPER (BJ), age 60, of Mabelvale, went to be with our Heavenly Father on February 28, 2014. Brenda was born on May 5, 1953, in Little Rock to her parents Willard Tolbert and Sue Rodgers. She retired from the state on July 1, 2013, and her family and friends will always remember her for the way she loved everyone and never met a stranger. Ms. Cooper is survived by her daughters, Angela Lloyd and her husband Jerry and Misti M. Johnson, along with two brothers, Joe and Gary Tolbert, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a host of other friends and relatives that will miss her dearly. She was preceded in death by her parents A celebration of life for Brenda will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the funeral home. To sign the online guest book, go to www.dialanddudleyfuneralhome. com. –––––❖––––– MILBURN “MEL” DOUGAN, 97, of Little Rock passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Baptist Church, Little Rock. –––––❖––––– GEORGE EDWIN ELLEFSON, 84, of Little Rock, died March 2, 2014. George was born to the late George E. and Cecil Soard Ellefson, June 19, 1929, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. He graduated from Ft. Smith High School in 1947 and immediately enlisted in the Naval Air Corps, where he served three years. He enrolled at the University of Arkansas where he fell in love and married Claire Stannus Ellefson. In 1954, George graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After working for a few years in Albuquerque, he and Claire returned to Little Rock where he worked for Reynolds Metals and Erhart, Eichenbaum and Rauch before opening his own electrical engineering consulting firm in 1961. George was a member of Second Presbyterian Church and served as Elder and Deacon at First Presbyterian Church. He was a Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U.S. in 1973. His was a life well-lived with many friends and acquaintances. George and Claire loved to travel and play bridge. He is survived by his wife Claire of 61 years, two daughters, Dorothy E. Willoughby and son-in-law Bill of Little Rock, and Jane E. Crain and son-in-law Doug of Tulsa, Okla. George had four grandchildren: Adam Crain, Tulsa, Libby Haines and grandson-in-law Ryan, Ft. Worth, and William and Andrew Willoughby, Little Rock; one great-granddaughter, Trinity Crain, and cousin Rosalie M. Cheatham of Little Rock. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Second Presbyterian Church, Wednesday, March 5, at 3:30 p.m., the Rev. Steve Hancock officiating. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com. –––––❖––––– DON ROLAND FLETCHER, Sr., passed away March 2, 2014 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Don was born September 23, 1934 in Sherrill, Arkansas to Thomas Lee and Beulah Enoch Fletcher. Eldest of six siblings, Don faithfully cared for each of them his whole life. Don played football and graduated Mabelvale High School in 1952. He married Esther Bryant and moved to California, working for Langendorf Bakery while attending Cerritos College. Returning to Arkansas, in 1966, Don graduated Cum Laude from Little Rock University, (UALR), received his Bachelors Degree in accounting and his CPA. Don began work for the City of Little Rock as City Auditor, then joined National Investors Life Insurance as Internal Auditor. Don joined Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corp and AECI as Controller, ultimately promoted to Assistant GM for Finances. Later Don became General Manager of Ashley-Chicot Elec. Coop in Hamburg, Arkansas, where he served many years until retirement. Afterwards, Don practiced as a CPA for many years helping clients, friends and family with accounting and tax needs. With the passing of his son,

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Writer of award-winning Twain biography THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Justin Kaplan, an author and cultural historian with a taste for troublemaking who wrote a definitive, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Mark Twain and spiced the popular canon as general editor of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, died Sunday night in Cambridge, Mass. at the age of 88. Kaplan had been suffering for years from Parkinson’s disease, his wife, author Anne Bernays, said Tuesday. A longtime professor at Harvard University, Kaplan wrote several acclaimed biographies, notably Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain. Released in 1966, it was immediately praised as a landmark in Alan in 1969, Don organized a community wide effort, along side Little Rock Parks & Recreation Director, Julius Breckling, to acquire the purchase of property located at I-630 and Woodrow Street in Little Rock, which became “Fletcher Park”, in Alan’s honor. Don wanted to place the park where underprivileged communities would benefit. He was very giving to underprivileged as well as orphaned children having lost his father at age 12. Don had a framed thank you Award Certificate he received from Boys Town in his home which stated, “Thanks for giving us the shirt off your back”. Don was a member of First Christian Church in Little Rock, where he served as deacon and taught Sunday School for more than ten years. He loved his family and from the age of 12 helped care for his brothers and sister to the very end. Don enjoyed family, outdoors and fishing, played country league baseball for the Doughboys, journeyed to Alaska to see his family and to fish. Don traveled to Costa Rica and Nicaragua frequently with his work to help bring electricity to rural under served areas, made a road trip from Greece to Germany with his family, traveled to Mexico to fish with his son and family. Don loved to retreat to Hot Springs where he fished Lake Ouachita and found much joy following the horses. Don is preceded in death by his beloved son, Alan Duane Fletcher, all of his younger siblings, brothers, Charles, David, Dan, Roy, Thomas Lee and sister, Juanita, and two great grandchildren, Cheyenne and Kluane Cordell. Don is survived by his devoted friend and companion, Betty Wheeler of their home in Little Rock. Also his daughter Margie and husband, Dan Cordell of Wasilla, Alaska; son, Don Fletcher, Jr. (Donnie) and wife, Connie Fletcher of Little Rock and daughter, Shannon Fletcher of Little Rock. Don was immensely proud of his grandchildren: Jamie Don, Amy, Adam and wife, Angela Cordell of Wasilla, Alaska; Micah and husband, David Rice, Abby, Casey and Caleb Fletcher of Little Rock, and Kagan Fletcher of Little Rock, Arkansas. Don has 12 great grandchildren, eight in Wasilla, Alaska and two in Little Rock and two now by his side in heaven. Visitation will be held at Roller-Drummond Funeral Home, 10900 I-30, Little Rock, Arkansas 72209 (501) 455-5800 on Thursday, March 6, from 5-7 p.m. A Celebration of Don’s life will be held at Roller-Drummond on Friday, March 7 at 10:30 a.m., burial to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery near Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Online guest book: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/drummond. –––––❖––––– SHELIA LYNN WHITEHEAD-JEFFERSON of Little Rock, born December 16, 1961 passed away February 27, 2014. She is preceded in death by husband; Robert Jefferson, both parents, and one brother. Shelia is survived by two sons; Robert Jefferson, Jr., Jessie Knight, Jr., two daughters; Kimberly Anderson, Lisa Whitehead, six brothers, one sister, three grandchildren, a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held Friday, March 7, 2014 from 1-6 p.m. followed by Family Hour from 6-7 p.m. at Gunn Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 1 p.m. at Gunn Funeral Home. Funeral Service entrusted to Gunn Funeral Home, 4323 W. 29th, Little Rock, Ark. 72204 (501) 660-4323. –––––❖––––– FRANK JOHNSON, 85, Jacksonville, born September 4, 1928, passed Saturday. Preceded in death by parents, Adrimal and Addie; and brothers. Survived by wife of 62 years, Betty Jo; children, Roy, Debbie and Ricky; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Arkansas Funeral Care in Jacksonville, Ark. Graveside service is 1 p.m., Thursday, at Oak Grove Cemetery, Hwy 300, outside of Bigelow. www.arkansasfuneralcare.com. –––––❖––––– MARY L. KING, 60, of North Little Rock passed February 24, 2014. Loving memories left to husband: Willie Walker, sons: Terry (Kanisha) Townsend and Victor (Shalika) King, siblings: Eugene (Nona), Andrew, Christine, Martha, Marva, Robert, Dorothy, Richard, Michael, and Deborah. Visitation March 7, 2014 6-7 p.m. at Superior. Homegoing celebration March 8, 2014 2:30

Twain scholarship, a stylish and acute account of the rowdy Missouri native and Western humorist. Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer. Kaplan also wrote books about Walt Whitman and journalist Lincoln Steffens. His other works included a collaboration with Bernays, The Language of Names, and, most recently, When the Astors Owned New York. In the 1980s, he was hired as general editor of Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations and set out to enliven what he believed was a stuffy institution. He included quotes with four-letter words, noting that people wouldn’t be able to talk without them. p.m at First Baptist Church, 811 SA Jones Drive. Superior Funeral Services, 5017 E. Broadway, North Little Rock (501) 945-9922. Online Guestbook www.superiorfuneralservices.com. Trudean Long Brown “Providing Services Your Family Deserves.” –––––❖––––– DAVID MASON, age 56, of Little Rock, passed away February 27, 2014 at UAMS. He was born March 31, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Lola Mason and the late Andrew Mack. After honorably serving 22 years as a decorated U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant, David retired, relocated to Little Rock and worked as a Little Rock Post Office letter carrier for 15 years. He was a member of the Post Office’ N.L.C.A., and an active member and Deacon of FaithWay Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark. David was also a proud 1975 graduate of LR Central High where he served as an Air Force ROTC cadet. He enjoyed being with family and traveling. David is preceded in death by father, Andrew Mack Sr., brother, Andrew Mack Jr., brother, Rodney Mack and sister, Katherine Latting. Survivors include wife Louise Mason; sons; David (Tabitha) and Maceo Mason; mother, Lola Newburn, sisters; Linda Mason, Patricia Triplet (Steve), Sandra Lanier (Otis), Sharon Mack (Kenneth), Jacqueline Randle-El (Curtis), Mona Washington (Ulysses); brothers, Kenny Mack, Anthony Mack, Dwayne Mack (Consuela) and Eric Mack (Sandra); grandson, Devin, and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 7, 2014 at Liberty Hill Baptist Church, 1215 S. Schiller, Little Rock, Ark. Burial will be at Arkansas State Veterans’ Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 6-8 p.m. at Huson Funeral Home Chapel at 6400 Mabelvale Pike (one block West of 65th St. & University Ave.) Little Rock, Ark. Sign an online guest book at www.husonfuneralhome.com. –––––❖––––– DAISY L. MEADOWS, 86, of North Little Rock, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014. She was born December 27, 1927 in Ashdown, Arkansas to the late William Thomas and Effie Rebecca Smith Franks. She is survived by her sons, Frank C a m p b e l l (Mary) of Whitehall, Jerry Campbell (Sheire) of Little Rock and Bill Meadows (Berenice) of San Antonio, Texas; grandchildren, Sean Campbell (Mary), Shannon Robinson (Tracy), Brian Campbell, Jennifer Campbell, Canaan Coleman and Bernadette Owen; five great-grandchildren; and sister, Mildred Pogue (Wilbert) of North Little Rock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett M. Meadows, four brothers and three sisters. Memorials may be made to Wounded Warriors Project, 1120 G Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20005. Graveside service will be held at 12 p.m. Friday at Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at North Little Rock Funeral Home. Online obituary and guest registry at www.SmithFamilyCares.com. –––––❖––––– RUBY JEAN HAWKINS OLIVE, 69, born December 16, 1944, went to be with the Lord on March 2, 2014. She dedicated her life to her church, family and profession. Ruby leaves a loved family to honor her life: four children, Tracy Olive, Regina Olive, Dana Hudson, Shawn (Chandra) Olive; granddaughter, Chyna Olive; three sisters, Rita Faye Hawkins, Leah Rose Clarks and Rachel Hawkins. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Arkansas Hospice. Services will be held at Central Church of Christ, 823 W. 6th St., Little Rock, Thursday March 6, 2014 at 11 a.m. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 1201 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (501) 371-0111. Sign online guestbook at www.robinsonmortuary.com “Service You Can Trust”.

Billy Robinson

Wrestler grappled joyously until end LINDA S. HAYMES ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

“Wrestling is my life. When I was a little boy, all I did was wrestle,” an impassioned Billy Robinson declared during a taping of a Continental Wrestling Association match in Memphis in 1979. “When I get 90 years old, if I live that long, I will be teaching wrestling.” That’s exactly how the former professional heavyweight wrestler spent his twilight years; after two decades of coaching wrestlers in Japan, Robinson spent the last four coaching at a Little Rock gym. After missing his usual classes Thursday and Friday at Westside Mixed Martial Arts gym, Robinson, 75, was found dead in his nearby apartment Monday. In recent years, the retired British wrestling champion had suffered several health ailments. A specific cause of death was unavailable Tuesday. “He had just returned from a training camp in San Diego,” said Robinson’s son, Spencer, a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard in Little Rock. “And he was on his way to do some more coaching in Japan in April, so he was still very active for someone who’d had one hip and two knees replaced.” Billy Robinson, who moved to Little Rock a few years ago to be closer to his son, soon began coaching several days a week and holding private classes at the Westside gym. There, he shared the secrets to his success in catch or catch-as-catch-can wrestling, a classical hybrid grappling style developed in Britain in the late 1800s. “I am very thankful I got to hang out with him, learn his philosophy on things and get to know a living legend,” recalled Matt Hamilton, the gym’s co-owner. Robinson’s life was peppered with accomplishments. He was one of the key influences on the shoot-style movement and one of the few wrestlers who was successful on several continents. He was inducted into the International Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003 and won the Interna–––––❖––––– CARR LEMOINE (MOORE) PRIDDY went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Carlie was born April 19, 1922, in Dumas, Arkansas, to the late Isaac N. and Ophelia Puntney Moore. She was the youngest of eleven children, all who have preceded her from this life. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Albert E. Priddy, Jr., of Sherwood; daughter Melissa Howard (Paul) of Sherwood; son Alan Priddy (Janet) of Mackenbach, Germany; four grandchildren: Rachel Collins (Patrick) of Ft. Eustis, Va.; Joshua Howard (Marci) of Memphis, Tenn.; Nathan Priddy of Jacksonville, Fla.; Anna Priddy of St. Louis, Mo., and six great-grandchildren: Sean, Emma, and Ava Collins; and Bailey, Joshua Paul II, and Andrew Howard. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cabot and a graduate of Dumas High School, Ouachita Baptist College, and a Masters degree from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville,Tenn. She taught school in Arkansas City before retiring in 1987. Mrs. Priddy is remembered as being a devoted, supportive wife to her husband, moving with him during his career to Tennessee, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, Germany and Korea, before returning to her home state of Arkansas. She was a passionate Mom and Nana, and always kept a childlike curiosity for the world around her. Her lifelong goal was that her descendants would walk with the Lord. “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the Truth.” 3 John 4. We love you, Nana! We will see you in the blink of an eye! Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at North Little Rock Funeral Home. Burial will be in Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery at a later date. The Family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Online obituary at www.SmithFamilyCares.com. –––––❖––––– MARGARET M. SPEER, 88, of Alexander died March 3, 2014, after suffering an acute stroke. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years Joseph L. Speer Jr and her parents. She is survived by her daughter

tional Wrestling Alliance’s World Championship belt in Japan in 1969. He met royalty, movie stars and even appeared in films including The Wrestler with Ed Asner in 1974 and several Japanese films. And in Japan, he served as the inspiration for a Japanese superhero, Robin Mask. Born in 1938 in Manchester into a family of boxers, Robinson began the sport when he was 4 or 5. When he was 12, an eye injury he got while working in his family’s green-grocery business hospitalized him for five months. He began amateur wrestling at 14 and a year later, his father introduced him to Billy Riley, who coached Lancashire catch-ascatch-can wrestling in the nearby mining town of Wigan. The gym Riley founded there in the 1950s, dubbed the Snake Pit, is renowned for producing some of the most skilled catch wrestlers in the world, including Karl Gotch, Bert Assirati, Jack Dempsey and Billy Joyce. As a professional wrestler, Robinson won numerous championship titles through the years. He wrestled in Great Britain, Japan, Australia, Canada and the United States, which he made his home in the 1970s. He was listed as Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Most Popular Wrestler of the Year in 1974 and was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2011. Robinson has recounted his experiences in the ring in three books; one written in German, another in Japanese and his most recent one published in 2012 in English — Physical Chess: My Life in Catch-as Catch-Can Wrestling, co-written with Jake Shannon. “He and Karl Gotch were responsible for launching the whole Mixed Martial Arts movement in Japan; he was seminal in training this whole fad that is today the UFC [Ultimate Fighting Championship],” said Shannon, who lives in Salt Lake City. “He was larger than life.” Judy (Fred) Greenwood of Little Rock, son Joseph (Deborah) Speer III of San Antonio, Texas and son Phyllis Dean Speer of Alexander; three granddaughters, Jennifer (Mark) Jones of Little Rock, JoAnn Kelly of Chesapeake, Va. and Kimberly (Mike) Kollen of Irvine, Calif.; four great-grandchildren, loving inlaws, nieces, nephews and a host of long-time friends. She retired from Lucent and loved her work, square-dancing, fishing, travel and being with friends and family. She will be greatly missed. Visitation will be 10 a.m., Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Roller-Drummond Funeral Home, 10900 Interstate 30, Little Rock (501) 455-5800. Graveside services at 11:30 a.m. will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park, Alexander, Ark. Thanks to the staff at Hospice Home Care Inpatient Center Little Rock for their care, help and support during her final days. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/drummond.

Arkansas BALD KNOB — Verbal Helen McGee, 82, died Monday, March 3, 2014, in Collierville, Tenn. She was born Sept. 9, 1931. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Powell Funeral Home-Bald Knob, 12-1:30 p.m. Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m., Shady Grove Cemetery by Powell Funeral Home Bald Knob-Judsonia. www.powellfuneralhome.net.

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Deaths v Continued from Page 6B –––––❖––––– BENTONVILLE — Dallas Ray Collie, beloved husband and father, 59, of Bentonville, Ark., was called home to be with his Lord on March 1, 2014. He was born July 15, 1954, in Cato, Ark., to JB Collie and Elsie Mae Stivers Collie. He was raised in Arkansas and graduated from the College of the Ozarks. He was a lifetime Gideon and former Arkansas Gideon treasurer. He was presently employed by Bentonville Public Schools as applications development architect. He was formerly employed by Sterling Stores, Dillard’s, WalMart and J.B. Hunt in technology. He formerly served as chairman of deacons at First Baptist Church of Bentonville. Dallas was presently a member of First Baptist Church of Pea Ridge. He loved gardening, woodworking and spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Jim Collie; and sister, Shirley Moore. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Collie of Bentonville, Ark.; previous wife and mother of his children, Sheri Collie of Bella Vista, Ark.; two sons, Daryn Collie of Oklahoma City, Okla., David Collie of Bella Vista, Ark.; one daughter, Karyn Collie of Canton, Ohio; two stepsons, Ryan Fletcher and fiance, Lynnsey, of Springfield, Mo., Hunter “Scott” Morrow of Lowell, Ark. one stepdaughter, Ashlyn Morrow of Bentonville, Ark.; six brothers, Marvin Collie (Deanna), Tom Collie, Jerry Collie (Connie), Jack Collie (Donna), Mike Collie, Adam Collie (De), all of North Little Rock, Ark.; and numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at the First Baptist Church in Pea Ridge, Ark. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the First Baptist Church in Pea Ridge with Pastor Al Fowler and Pastor Tom Collie officiating. Graveside service and burial will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark. Online condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com. –––––❖––––– BRADFORD — Jewel Wilmuth Golden Toler Ford, age 90, died Sunday, March 2, 2014. She was born in Bradford on December 25, 1923. She was a Baptist, a homemaker and retired from Arkansas General Industries. Jewel was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Ruby Harris Lody; husbands, Hayden Toler and Tom Ford, a brother and two sisters. Surviving are her sons, Brion Toler (Courtney), Searcy and Randy Toler (Sandi), Bradford; daughters, Lela Helms, Bradford, Fran Coleman, Greenville, Texas, and Barbara Coleman (Mike), Searcy; 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Powell Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Smith Cemetery, Bradford. www. powellfuneralhome.net. –––––❖––––– CAMDEN — James Morris Johnston, 53, passed away Sunday at JRMC. He is survived by son, Marcus Dylan Johnston and parents, O. B. and Carolyn Johnston. Funeral services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Proctor Funeral Home. Burial in Camp Ground Cemetery. Visitation 1 p.m. Wednesday until service time. To sign register, visit www. proctorfuneralhome.com. –––––❖––––– CONWAY — Donna Jean Quattlebaum, 64, of Conway passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014. She was born Feb. 9, 1950, in McMinnville, Tenn., to William Royce and Alene Stubblefield. Donna was employed with the Conway Human Development Center, where she worked and retired after 33 years. She enjoyed gardening and spending time with her beloved family. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and daughter. Donna is survived by her husband of 45 years, Stanley Quattlebaum; son, Steve Quattlebaum (K.K.) of Conway; daughter, Angela Campbell of Conway; mother, Alene Hoover Southard; grandson, David Jake Campbell; and many other loving family members and friends. She is preceded in death by her father, William Royce Stubblefield; and stepfather, Bob G. Southard Sr. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway. Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Thursday, March 6, 2014, at the Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ryan McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers: Kenneth Quattlebaum, Bryant Quattlebaum, Barry Quattlebaum, Mike Owen, Jake Campbell, Jeff Haney. For online obituary, www.rollerfuneralhomes.com. –––––❖––––– DARDANELLE — She was born on 9/11 and that was just the beginning. Betsy Boyce Snyder Harris, the only child of Harold and Evelyn Boyce Snyder, died March 3, 2014, after a brief illness. Born in 1944, Betsy grew up in Dardanelle but spent her adult life in Russellville. She remem-

Other days revoke the YR Club charter on the Henderson campus. 25 YEARS AGO m Justice Frank Martin faced an unusually knotty problem March 5, 1989 yesterday when two Lit- m Two Arkansas doctors retle Rock boys, aged 10 and ceived nearly a quarter mil11 years, were before him lion dollars each from taxpayon charges of being higher-funded Medicaid during waymen. The two boys are fiscal 1988, state Department charged with having held up of Human Services records and relieved a third boy of a show. Ten other doctors in barlow knife. It developed in the state received more than the course of the hearing that $100,000 each from Medicaid the boy who got the knife is in 1988, according to figures now serving a term at the rethe DHS made available unform school. The two boys on trial yesterday were re- der the Arkansas Freedom leased to report as to their of Information Act. Doctors conduct on April 4, when contacted who received the Justice Martin will pass on most Medicaid funds said the large payments were a result the case. of their willingness to treat 50 YEARS AGO poor patients who rely on March 5, 1964 Medicaid. m Gov. Faubus said today 10 YEARS AGO he sees nothing wrong with March 5, 2004 college students engaging m The Arkansas General in political activity on or off the campus as individuals Assembly voted Thursday or members of campus po- to recess its current special litical organizations. Faubus legislative session until June made the comments when 9, rather than adjourn. Gov. asked about a controversy Mike Huckabee said this between Warren Lieblong likely violates the Arkansas of Pine Bluff, a Republican, Constitution and ruins the and M.H. Russell, president credibility of lawmakers’ of Henderson State Teachers claims that they reformed College, over a poll taken in the state school system. The Clark County regarding the move gives the Legislature, possible candidacy for gov- not the governor, control ernor of Republican Na- over when lawmakers will tional Committeeman Win- take up additional school throp Rockefeller. Among reforms if the state Supreme the workers taking the poll Court demands more acwere members of Young tion. The session was called Republican Clubs at several so the state could comply institutions, including HSTC. with the court’s 2002 order Lieblong has charged that to fix an unconstitutional Russell intimated he would school-funding system. 100 YEARS AGO

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bered riding her horse and her bicycle around Dardanelle, where she maintained many childhood friendships for a lifetime. She graduated from the high school division of Gulf Park College in Gulfport, Miss., in 1962 and from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1965, where she was a member of Psi chapter, Chi Omega sorority. She married John Charles Harris on June 16, 1965, in Dardanelle. Their daughter, Elizabeth Clair, was born in 1974. Both live in Russellville. She was a past president and member of the Russellville National Association of Junior Auxiliaries and was active in many other community organizations, including the Arkansas Democratic Women and the Rotary Ann Club. Betsy was an accomplished cook, caterer and hostess. Betsy was a natural storyteller. From 1984 until 1990, she wrote a food column, “Cooking with Betsy,” for the Russellville Courier. It was popular for recipes, of course, but also because it often was laugh-out-loud funny and occasionally outrageous. One hilarious Thanksgiving column recounted the mayhem that occurred when a wild turkey flew into her house through the living-room window. Betsy loved parties and other dress-up occasions. Often elegantly dressed but never understated, who could forget the see-through, battery-powered high heels with lights twinkling as she danced… or the magenta satin jacket? She loved costume parties and showed up in everything from a lacy slip under a mink coat (Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) to a nun’s habit she borrowed from the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. She was on the Rep’s state board and worked several years on the Arkansas Arts Center’s Tabriz auction. Her creativity was appreciated by both organizations. Betsy fancied herself a worldwide traveler but would go nowhere a shot was necessary. While she was often slow, she could be ready to go on any trip in record time. One of her last Christmas cards showed her atop a camel with the Egyptian pyramids in the background. She was a genealogist and immediate past president of the National Society of Colonial Dames — Arkansas, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was an amateur Arkansas historian and delighted in old Arkansas memorabilia. The granite in her kitchen came from the historic Marion Hotel in Little Rock. Betsy loved old movie classics, chocolate ice cream, leftover cornbread dressing and funny stories she would later embellish while repeating. She delighted in humorous obituaries and planned to write her own, but didn’t get around to it before she fell ill. She must have trusted a couple of her friends to have that honor. Betsy loved life and laughed often and well. A side of Betsy that was less well-known was more charitable and serious. She often spent Memorial Day putting flags on the graves of veterans and many Mother’s Days visiting her mother’s friends in nursing homes. She completed a three-year theological study for the Presbyterian Church and functioned as a lay minister. She was co-chairman of the Dardanelle First Presbyterian Church Centennial Celebration and was on the Congregational Care and Development Committee for the

Arkansas Presbytery. She was a loyal and steadfast friend and demanded the same qualities from her friends. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday, March 7, 2 p.m. at the Dardanelle First Presbyterian Church, but probably will not start on time since Betsy was chronically late. It’s almost certain she will finish her makeup in the church parking lot. Honorary pallbearers are Linda Burris McBride, Margaret Jones Mitchell, Bonnie Brown Ring, Tish Talbot, Toni Marple Weatherford, Jack Lowrey, Sandy McMath, Dr. Gene D. Ring and Todd Sweeden. There will be a private burial in the historic Brearley Cemetery, Dardanelle, Ark. The family requests no flowers. Instead, donations may be made in her honor to the Dardanelle First Presbyterian Church. 200 N. Second St., Dardanelle, Ark. 72834, or the River Valley Home (Arkansas Hospice Foundation), 14 Parkstone Circle, North Little Rock, Ark. 72116. Arrangements are by Cornwell Funeral Home and River Valley Cremations in Dardanelle. Online guestbook and condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com. –––––❖––––– DUMAS — William Hugh Ray, 87, of Dumas, Ark., passed away Feb. 27, 2014. Survivors: wife, Marzette Ray, Dumas; and three daughters, Barbara Lomerson, Judy Maroon and Holly Scribner; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation held Wednesday from 4-6 p.m., Griffin Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements are by Griffin Funeral Home, Dumas, Ark. –––––❖––––– FORT SMITH — Dr. James Arthur Brown, 82, of Fort Smith passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014. He was born June 11, 1931, in Fort Smith to the late Thelma and Orion Arthur Brown. He graduated from Fort Smith High School, the University of Arkansas, the University of Arkansas Medical School in Little Rock, Ark., and the Mayo Clinic Neurosurgery Graduate School in Rochester, Minn. He practiced neurosurgery at Sparks and St. Edwards Hospitals in Fort Smith. He was chief of surgery at St. Edwards and originally practiced neurosurgery at Mayo Graduate School. He was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Fort Smith and a member of the Discussion Sunday School Class. He was on the Girl’s Shelter Board for almost 40 years doing just about anything, serving as president to clean-up crew. He enjoyed photography, birds, gardening, farming, and hiking in his beloved Ozarks and Tetons. He was a member of the Noon Exchange Club and the 49ers Luncheons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Vernor Brown. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church Sanctuary with Rev. Janice Sudbrink and Rev. Dee Dee Autry officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Fentress Mortuary of Fort Smith. Dr. Brown is survived by his wife, Marlene Tate Brown of the home; five children, Gregory Brown and his wife, Tho, of Las Vegas, Nev., Sarah Corbin and her husband, Phillip, of Bentonville, Don Tate and his wife, Cathy, of Fort Smith, Rhonda Fow and her husband, Steve, of Van Buren, and Brandon Tate of Greenwood. He is survived by eight grandchildren, Anh Brown and his wife, Nicole, of Riverview, Fla., Bao Brown of Las Vegas, Nev., Wyatt Corbin, Jack Elliott Corbin

and Hewitt Corbin all of Bentonville, Meagan Thompson and her husband, Kyle, of Fort Smith, Tyler Tate and his wife, Jessica, of Little Rock, and Cody Fow and his wife, Caroline, of Benton, Ark.; his five great-grandchildren, Christopher, Sydney, Raven and Ethan Brown and Allie Kate Thompson; his sister, Barbara Stinnett of Siloam Springs. He is also survived by the family of his first wife, Shirley Vernor, several cousins, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Steve and Scott Stinnett, Phillip Corbin, Anh Brown, Don Tate Jr., Brandon Tate and Steve Fow. Honorary pallbearers will be the Girl’s Shelter Board and the discussion Sunday school class. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Girls Shelter of Fort Smith, 2600 Raleigh St., Fort Smith, Ark. 72901 or First United Methodist Church of Fort Smith, 200 N. 15th St., Fort Smith, Ark. 72901. To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.fentressmortuary.com. –––––❖––––– FORT SMITH — Sue Caperton Nelson, 78, of Fort Smith, passed away March 1, 2014, in Fort Smith. She was born August 27, 1935, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Paul and Marian Bailey Caperton. She married Gene Nelson Jr. of Little Rock and they moved to Fort Smith in 1956. Together they had six children. In 1966 they started Nelson Insurance Agency. In 1980, upon Gene’s death, with three children still at home, Sue began working full time at Nelson Insurance Agency where she would remain for 27 years, serving as Vice-President/Secretary/Treasurer. In addition, she was very active in the community with various organizations and events including the Fort Smith Jayceettes, Fort Smith Little Theatre, Miss Fort Smith Pageant, Red Stocking Revue, Fort Smith Gridiron, Junior Civic League, Fort Smith Public Library (delivering books to shut-ins), and many more. After her retirement, she enjoyed cooking, bird watching, crossword puzzles and spending time with her extended family. Nothing gave her more enjoyment than a huge belly laugh that left us all in tears. In her words: “We had fun.” Sue is survived by all six children and spouses: Gene Nelson III and Teija of Fort Smith, Jolie Nelson Hickelheim and Mickey of Harrison, Paul Nelson of Barling, Lisa Nelson Bond and Rick of Van Buren, Andrew Nelson of Seattle, Wash. and Rachel Nelson Underwood and Bill of Verdigris, Okla.; eight grandchildren: Gene Nelson IV, Tom Nelson and Sarah Nelson of Fayetteville, Erica Nelson Pennington and Hayes Nelson of Fort Smith, Kristin Underwood Eberly and Ryan of Tulsa, Okla., Kaitlin Underwood of Verdigris, Okla. and Michael Hickelheim of North Little Rock; two great-grandchildren: Ryder Pennington of Fort Smith and Cartyr Nelson of Alma. A private family memorial service will be held with Pastor David Moon presiding. Service and cremation are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home. To sign an online guestbook, visit www.edwardsfuneralhome.com. –––––❖––––– HARRISBURG — Mary Alice Brown, 83, of Harrisburg, died Monday at her residence. She was the daughter of Robert and Gracie (Harris) Whitaker. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Friday at Jackson’s Harrisburg Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation is Thursday from 6-8 p.m. Interment will be in Bolivar Cemetery. Arrangements by Jackson’s Funeral Home. –––––❖––––– HARRISBURG — Keith B. Reinhard, 47, of Harrisburg, died Saturday at St. Bernard Medical Center. He was the son of Robert Reinhard and Jerri (Hamrick) Rowe. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. with funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday at Jackson’s Harrisburg Funeral Home. Cremation will follow. Arrangements are by Jackson’s Funeral Home. –––––❖––––– HEBER SPRINGS — John C. Sykes, of Heber Springs, died Monday, March 3, at the age of 82. He was first and foremost a kind man. He loved deeply and cared about others with a steadfast sincerity that was apparent to everyone. No one who met him doubted his fidelity to his friends and family. This love extended to many other things. Above all he loved the outdoors. He was most happy when he was among the trees and flowers of his home. He picked the spot he would place his home as a very young man and never tired of looking out over the tall, strong pines that framed that view. The vista in front of his bluff-edge home is edged above with wooded hills and sliced below by a small but raucous waterfall. One of the few regrets at the end of his life was how much he would miss that scene. He loved flowers and poetry. He loved history and football. He loved women and dancing the waltz. He loved his wife, Mary Jo, who died before him. Most of all he loved his children and their children. He loved his daughter Valerie Jane Mauldin and her husband Jerry; he cherished his granddaughter Devon Jennifer Carlson and her husband Keith and had great affection for his great-grandson Liam.

He loved his daughter Pamela Diane Sykes and so greatly appreciated the tender care she gave to him during the final years of his life. He loved his son, John C. Sykes Jr. and his son’s love, Caroline. He loved John Jr.’s children, Sydney Anna Bearden and her husband Cole. He found his newest love when his great-grandchild, a beautiful girl, Riley June Bearden, was recently born. He loved his second namesake, John C. Sykes III, a young man whose temperament becomes more like his grandfather’s everyday. He loved Cheryl Irene Leffew, the mother of Sydney and John III. He loved his father, mother and siblings, no matter how much they vexed him. He always spoke lovingly of his older brother Cass, his partner in crime. He was a Worshipful Master in the Masons for many years and often sought out as a Past Master. He drove big trucks and cut down trees with a blazing chainsaw and planted flowers. He wrote wonderful and poignant poetry. He devoured dense histories and biographies and read every Zane Grey book he could find. He taught his son the way a man could and should cry. He never complained and always listened to everyone, never failing to comfort and encourage them. He was one of “the better angels of our nature” –––––❖––––– HOPE — Mrs. Sue Daugherty 85, of Hope, Arkansas died, Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at her home. Visitation: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 between 6–8 p.m. at Herndon-Pharr Funeral Home. Services: Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 2 p.m. in the Herndon-Pharr Funeral Home Chapel. Online guest book at www.pharrfuneralhomes.com. –––––❖––––– HOT SPRINGS — Charles P. Adams, Sr., 94, of Hot Springs passed away Monday, March 3, 2014 at his home. He was born June 18, 1919 in Louisville, Ky., to the late Charles P. and Josephine Hettinger Adams. At the age of 7 he was placed in St. Joseph’s Orphanage in Louisville until the age of 15 when he went to work to support his mother. He entered the military and was a WWII Veteran having served in Africa and Italy. After the military he went to work for Mississippi Products Inc. in Jackson, Miss., and in 1961 moved his family to Benton, Ark., where he was part owner of Arkansas Face Veneer. In 1969 he established his own business, Adams Face Veneer in Malvern, which is still in operation today. Faith and family were the most important things in his life. He was a former member and strong supporter of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and School in Benton. Mr. Adams was a member of St. Mary Of The Springs Catholic Church in Hot Springs. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his first wife and the mother of his children, Kathryn O’Keefe Adams. Survivors include his wife, Veronica “Ronnie” Adams of Hot Springs; one son, Charles P. Adams, Jr. and wife Becky of Destin, Fla.; two daughters, Barbara Adams Moore and husband Charles of Hot Springs and Carol Adams Smithers and husband, Dr. Mark Smithers of Atlanta, Texas; seven grandchildren, Tara Moore Magnarini (Vinnie), Adam Moore (Briana), Kate Adams Mehta (Ravee), Chad Adams (Leah), Dr. Joel Smithers, Dr. Drew Smithers, and Bridger Smithers (Andrea); six great-grandchildren, Sandler Moore, Mia Magnarini, Milo Moore, Zane Magnarini, Lilli Smithers, and Livi Adams, and many friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 6, 2014 at St. Mary Of The Springs Catholic Church in Hot Springs. Celebrant will be Rev. Innocent Okore. Serving as pallbearers are grandsons and son-in-laws, Dr. Joel Smithers, Dr. Drew Smithers, Bridger Smithers, Dr. Mark Smithers, Chad Adams, Adam Moore, and Charles Moore. Clyde Ratcliff and Rusty Witham will serve as honorary pallbearers. Committal service will be held at 2 p.m. at New Rosemont Memorial Park in Benton. Rosary service with visitation will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday morning, March 6 at the church. Memorials may be made to Charles P. Adams and Kathryn O’Keefe Adams Trust, Catholic Foundation of the Dioceses of Jackson, Mississippi, P.O. Box 2248, Jackson, Miss., 39225, St. Mary’s Of The Springs Catholic Church Building Fund, 100 Central, Hot Springs, Ark. 71913, or St. John’s Catholic School, 583 W. Grand Ave., Hot Springs, Ark. 71913. Funeral arrangements by Roller-Ballard Funeral Home (3154047). Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/ballard. –––––❖––––– HOT SPRINGS — Helen Flenory Glover, 90, of Hot Springs, Ark., passed away peacefully on February 27, 2014. Survivors include her daughters, Brenda (James) Reed and Shirley Buckner all of Little Rock, Ark., and Jacqueline (James) Scaife of Florissant, Mo.; her siblings, Miles (Delores) Wilson and James (Gloria) Wilson, Irene Brannon, Willie Johnson and Juanita Williams; six grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren and her extended family and friends. Visitation: Friday, March 7, 2014 from 6-8 p.m. Funeral service: Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. both to be held at Greater St. Paul

Baptist Church, 497 Crescent Ave., Hot Springs, Ark. The family will be at 492 Crescent Ave., Hot Springs, Ark. Guest registry is at http://www. carriganmemorial.com. Arrangements: Carrigan Memorial Funeral Services, Inc. (501) 623-7664. –––––❖––––– HOT SPRINGS — Barbara S. Gibson Meshki, 57, of Hot Springs went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 2, 2014. There will be a private family graveside service at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Atkinson Funeral Home of Malvern, Ark. Guests may register at www.atkinsonfuneralhome. net. –––––❖––––– HOT SPRINGS — Ruth K. Sanders, 85, Hot Springs died March 2, 2014. Survivors, sons, Corbett Sanders III (Cathy), William Sanders; daughters, Dixie Sanders, Sandra Bunn (Clay); sister, Jo Antonio; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Visitation: Thursday, March 6, 9 a.m., Regency, Malvern. Service: Thursday, March 6, 10 a.m., Regency. Arrangements, Regency Funeral Home. Guestbook: regencyfuneralhome.com. –––––❖––––– JONESBORO — Roxie Ann Merrill, 73, of Jonesboro passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014 at her home. A private service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home of Jonesboro. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes. com. –––––❖––––– KINGSLAND — Glen Elliott Brandon, 71, of Kingsland died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at his home. He was born January 29, 1943 in Kingsland, Arkansas. Glen retired from the FBI after 35 years of service. He also served in the National Guard, was a member and deacon at Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church, a member of International Gideons Cleveland County camp, and a member of the Kingsland Masonic Lodge. He is preceded in death by his parents, Johnie D. Brandon and Lorene Dykes Brandon. He is survived by his wife Shelby Brandon of Kingsland; two daughters and sonsin-law, Robin and Carroll Noles of Pine Bluff, Lora and Paul Rice of North Little Rock; two brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Barbara Brandon of Jonesboro, George and Nan Brandon of Kingsland; one sister and brother-in-law, Anne and Glen Lane of Ponca City, Okla.; three grandchildren, Jonathan Mertens and wife Lauren of Biscoe, Erica Johnson of North Little Rock, Corporal Justin Mertens and wife Jenn of Beaufort, S.C.; one great-grandchild, John Glenn Mertens of Biscoe. Visitation will be Thursday 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Rick Bolin, Rev. Paul Rice and Rev. James Ray Raines officiating. Burial will follow at Kingsland Cemetery. Arrangements by Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. To sign the online register visit www. bentonfuneralhome.net. –––––❖––––– NEWPORT — Minnie Hayes, 75, of Newport, Arkansas went to her heavenly home on March 2, 2014. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. March 7, 2014 at Crafts Funeral Home in Newport, Arkansas. Funeral Service will be at 12 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2014, at Morning Star Baptist Church in Newport, Arkansas. –––––❖––––– PARAGOULD — Steve Marvin Scott, born to Younice and Juanita Scott on December 24, 1948, went to eternal rest on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Services will be at 11 a.m. on March 6, 2014 at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home in Jonesboro with intermittent at Memorial Gardens in Paragould. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes. com. –––––❖––––– PINE BLUFF — Mr. Frederick Lee Lowe, Sr., 65, of Pine Bluff, passed Tuesday, Feburary 25, 2014. Services will be Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 1 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church by Rev. Donald Agee. Burial will be at Cypress Memorial Garden in Pine Bluff by Brown Funeral Home. –––––❖––––– PINE BLUFF — Linda Brown Robinson born April 29, 1953 passed away February 26, 2014. She leaves to cherish her precious memories: daughter, Kena Brown Veasey; two siblings, Robin (Michael) Stepps and Timothy Taylor; grandson, Quenten Veasey; two grandchildren, Aliyah Veasey and King Veasey; two aunts, Mary Ann Gomillion and Sally Gomillion Breaux; four nieces, Brittany Collins, LaSadie Collins, Briana Milton and Kiana Milton; nephew, Donnell (Rayanna) Collins, Jr., a host of dear family and friends. Funeral service will be held Friday, March 7, 2014 at 12 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 4015 Camden Road, Pine Bluff, Ark. 71603. Service entrusted to Gunn Funeral Home, 4323 W. 29th Little Rock, Ark. 72204 (501) 660-4323. –––––❖––––– RISON — Ola Mae Bowlin, 85, of Rison died March 3, 2014. Visitation will be Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m. Services are Thursday, 11 a.m. at Buie Funeral Home Chapel in Rison. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Rison. Funeral arrangements by Buie Funeral Home of Rison, www.buiefuneralhome.com, 870-325-6216.

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Guns in the wrong hands When theory becomes reality

T’S HAPPENING. It’s really happening. Better said . . . it’s happened. It’s really happened. The last time we had a conversation with an anti-gun type about the pros of having more armed guards on school campuses—from elementary schools to college—it went something like this: You can’t have guns on campus. That’s not your decision to make. What if a crazy person showed up with one? Wouldn’t you rather have a trained guard or police officer—an armed one, or two or three—between the would-be killer and the kids? Guns have no place at schools. Except when an armed guard is needed to save the kids. And what happens when there are more school shootings because of all the added guns on campus? Let’s not even think about that. Because if we know legislators, many more of these school shootings and they’ll be passing laws right and righter to allow the kids to carry guns, the better to “shoot back” when attacked. And if you don’t think there are lawmakers who think that way, you haven’t been paying attention. Who knew we were clairvoyant?

PICTURESQUE western state, Idaho, was all over the news last week. Which was strange. Idaho usually doesn’t make national news. It’s not exactly as loud as its cousins New York and Texas, or as loopy as a California or Colorado. But there it was. Idaho. Making a scene. That state’s Senate has just passed a law allowing those with concealedcarry permits to pack heat on campus, and now the measure has passed a committee in that state’s House. No matter the number of educators and lawmen and students who begged Idaho’s lawmakers not to pass such a law. Now, if you’re a student or faculty member or just a visitor on a college or university campus in that state— and you have gone through the concealed-carry course—you might soon be able to pack a little something, or a big something, under your coat. You might say Idaho is doing the un-

thinkable. But you’d be wrong. According to the Associated Press, six other states allow concealed guns on campus. They are Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Utah, Wisconsin and, ahem, Colorado. The same Colorado that has only this year legalized marijuana for recreational use. Hmmmm. Guns on campus aren’t necessarily a bad thing. If they are in the hands of cops. But in the hands of everybody who takes a five-hour safety course? No thanks. College kids are, well, not kids anymore. Not for the most part. But 18 is still 18. And 19 is still 19. And bad decisions are still bad decisions. Of course, your kid, who first went squirrel hunting with Grandpa when he was 9, wouldn’t harm a soul. But do you have as much trust in every student who sits next to him in class, or every grad student assigned to teach that class on Wednesday evenings? Every college student who feels picked on by the ball players? Every student who just can’t stand to see “her” with “him”? There are a lot of ways this could go wrong. Let’s keep the guns on campus un-concealed. In holsters, on hips, where everybody can see them. Right next to the night-stick and handcuffs. And the first name of anybody wearing all that gear should be Officer. —————— While we’re on the subject, last week Arkansas’ own legislature considered a bill that would have allowed more guns on campus. But it was a far more responsible proposal than the thing that caused all the ruckus in Idaho. For example, lawmakers here were debating whether to allow school employees to be licensed as security guards. Which ones would depend on who volunteered. And who received permission from school boards and principals. All of which sounded reasonable, and has for a long time. At least since the last school shooting(s). The bill in the Arkansas legislature didn’t pass this time around. But then, this is a fiscal session and it’s harder to pass non-fiscal bills. It may get passed in next year’s legislative session. And when it does, some of us will sleep better o’ night.

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Who’s afraid of tax reform? CHICAGO TRIBUNE

e remember when the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee commanded the attention of both parties. Last week, Chairman Dave Camp, a Michigan Republican, unveiled a serious plan to overhaul the broken federal tax code. Instead of stimulating a fruitful debate on how to fix one of this nation’s most pressing problems, Camp’s proposal fell flat. Lawmakers from both parties barely took time to dismiss the Camp plan. Even House Speaker John Boehner wouldn’t give credence to a sincere effort at reform from a leader of his own party. It takes some nerve for Boehner to issue a press release with the headline, “While Dems sit on the sidelines, we’ll continue to lead.” Camp is one of the most influential policymakers in the House. He has headed Ways and Means for three years. People used to automatically put the adjective “powerful” before the proper noun “Ways and Means.” But here’s what’s powerful now. It’s not Ways and Means—its Fear and Opportunism. Many members of both parties fear any talk of tax reform, just as they fear entitlement reform. The GOP sees opportunity in a 2014 election that’s focused on the Affordable Care Act. Party strategists want nothing to distract from voter anger over Obamacare, which Republicans view as a ticket to victory. Democrats see opportunity in the issue of economic inequality. A successful negotiation—heck, any negotiation—on tax reform wouldn’t fit the script.

Too bad, because Camp’s plan is comprehensive and, in at least a few of the choices it makes, smacks of bipartisanship. It embraces the key principle of broadening the tax base by eliminating special-interest loopholes, credits and carve-outs, while reducing tax rates for individuals and companies. It is insane for Americans to spend more than 6 billion hours and $168 billion a year to file their tax returns— that’s the latest estimate from the Internal Revenue Service’s National Taxpayer Advocate. Based on an analysis by the nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, Camp’s Tax Reform Act of 2014 would create up to 1.8 million privatesector jobs. It would boost gross domestic product by up to $3.4 trillion, the equivalent of a 20 percent gain over today’s economy. It would stimulate that growth without boosting the federal budget deficit. The average middle-class family of four could wind up with an extra $1,300 a year from the combination of lower tax rates in the plan and higher wages due to a stronger economy, according to the committee. Roughly 95 percent of filers could get the lowest possible rate without itemizing, tracking receipts or hiring accountants to work the system for them. The reaction to Camp’s plan is an indication that Congress plans to waste yet another year. Have the Beltway strategists miscalculated? Maybe the voting public is sick of callowness and timidity on Capitol Hill. Maybe the rallying cry in November won’t be about Obamacare, or inequality. Maybe it will be: “Throw the bums out.” Lynn Hamilton President

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The Cossacks are back y mother was confused again. As she regularly was by this strange country and haven, where they did things differently from the old country, thank God. So she asked my older brother to explain something to her. “Irving,” she was saying, “I know the Army fights on the land, the Navy on the sea, and the Air Force in the air. But what do the Marines do?” “Ma, they’re shock troops,” he said. “Shock troops?” “Shock troops,” he repeated. “They go in before all the others, land on the beaches, wipe out the enemy and everything else in the way, so the regular troops can follow.” Recognition dawned. “Ahh,” said my mother, “Cossacks!” Of course. The Cossacks have been called on by every Russian regime, tsar and commissar alike, whenever an enemy needed to be repelled, or another land annexed to the empire and its people exiled, or protesters at home needed their heads cracked. No film about the Russian revolution, any Russian revolution, would be complete without Cossacks on horseback breaking up a demonstration, sabers swinging, whips cracking, blood flowing. Just as every posh Russian café in Manhattan needs a Cossack in full regalia at the door. To give a joint a little class. It was only natural that this latest Russian tsar would call out the Cossacks, and maybe the Black Hundreds, too, another feature of Russian revolutions, to quell any sign of freedom. Thuggism comes in all kind of uniforms. Or in plainclothes, as an old KGB man like Vladimir Putin would know. Nothing was allowed to interfere with the great and glorious Olympics at Sochi, the most recent and elaborate version of the Potemkin Village, another long-standing Russian institution designed to impress the gullible. Like a Hollywood façade thrown up to hide the grimy reality behind it. The curtain parted only on rare occasion, as when a video surfaced of a Cossack caught horsewhipping a punk-rock group that tried to crash the big show and do an anti-government number. The more Russia changes, the more repressive it stays. The cast may change, but the script remains the same. Raised on a battlefield in eastern Poland during the First World War, my mother could never tell who would be “in control” of her little village, her shtetele Mordt, when the sun came up next morning. She’d seem ’em come, she’d seen ’em go. Germans regular and irregular, correct officers and rampaging freikorps. Russians white and red, tsarist and Bolshevik. Even occasional Polish troops. No wonder she grew up illiterate in three or four languages. From the glamour and glitter of Sochi, you could almost see Kiev burning as the Ukrainians tried to escape the suffocating embrace of Mother Russia. To make the point, Tsar Vladimir chose this moment to hold maneuvers just across the border. Whenever the Russians

Paul Greenberg mobilize, war is sure to follow, as during the First World Catastrophe. Now this latest tsar has chosen to invade Crimea, occupying its airport as the usual irregulars take over its parliament. Did anybody expect anything different? Well, maybe John Kerry, our hapless and hopeless secretary of state. Or maybe our equally out-ofit secretary of defense. No sooner had Chuck Hagel announced plans to cut the American defense budget than the Russians marched into Simferopol. It figured. We’ve seen this movie before, if by a different title. It used to be called Appeasement, now it’s been re-released as Reset.

n the midst of the Cold War, someone once compared Soviet strategy to that of a hotel burglar: He proceeds down the corridor trying every door till he comes to an unlocked one. The comparison isn’t exact. It helps if the house detective is taking a nice long snooze. Or better yet, if the house dick has made a deal with the burglar. Only in diplomacy, it’s called by a more elevated name. Detente, maybe, or, these days, Reset. It is the Europeans—would you believe it?—who understood what was happening from the first. And why not? They’ve had lots of experience with dictators and aggression. When they offered the Ukrainians a warm welcome to the European Union, complete with trade and aid, the Russians first tried to bribe Kiev with billions in rubles and, when that didn’t work and the Ukrainians rebelled, throwing out their puppet president, the mask came off. And the Cossacks marched. Ukraine wouldn’t be the first fledgling republic to seek foreign support. Another experiment in freedom once sought foreign aid to assure the success of its revolution against a great empire. And drew an array of still shining names to these shores—Lafayette and Rochambeau and de Grasse, von Steuben and Kosciuszko and Pulaski, as in Pulaski County, Arkansas. But the Americans were separated from the British Empire by an ocean. What a blessing. Poor Ukraine, so far from the rest of Europe, so close to Russia. Now it is the latest example of what the world can expect when America retreats from it: aggression, chaos, war and rumors of war. “It’s a wonderful world,” as my mother used to say. “If only they’d leave you alone. But they won’t leave you alone.” —–––––❖–––––—

Paul Greenberg is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial page editor of the Arkansas DemocratGazette.

Hit ’em where it hurts GLENN GARVIN MIAMI HERALD

a decade later, the Soviet Union collapsed. Obama can do the same thing to Putin, without even asking for help from Saudi Arabia. All he has to do is stop interfering with the U.S. production of natural gas through fracking and stop blocking construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. But Obama has been dragging his feet for years on approval of the pipeline, even after the latest of the hoops he set for approval—a State Department report on the pipeline’s environmental impact—gave it a clean bill of health. Oil and gas exports have been Putin’s salvation. When he came to power, the energy market was hot, with skyrocketing Chinese demand and a supply constricted by Hurricane Katrina, the second Gulf War and Hugo Chávez’s economic nuttiness in Venezuela. Oil and gas grew to be 70 percent of Russia’s exports and funded 7 percent annual economic growth. The burgeoning Russian middle class, in return, was willing to overlook Putin’s antidemocratic quirks. If the good times end, so will his support. Ronald Reagan would have figured that out. Will Obama?

uture historians may recall Barack Obama’s foreign policy as the Clash of the Clichés: Every time the president draws a red line, he winds up painting himself into a corner. He did it with Syria, making bellicose threats he couldn’t back up, and now he’s done it with Ukraine. After Obama warned Russia to back off—“there will be consequences if people step over the line”—Vladimir Putin snorted in disdain and invaded the country anyway. So what are the consequences? None in sight. Neither the United States nor anyone else is going to get into a war over who controls Crimea. And if Obama proposes economic sanctions, he’ll find himself pretty much going it alone. Russia, as the world’s third-largest producer of both oil and natural gas, is just too important for most countries to play economic hardball with. Fortunately, Obama has some options. Without risking a life or spending a penny, he can bring crushing pressure to bear on Putin. All he’s got to do is borrow a page from Ronald Reagan’s foreign-policy playbook. Reagan relentlessly jawboned Saudi Arabia to boost its oil production. That increased sup—–––––❖–––––— ply and decreased prices, ripped the heart out Glenn Garvin is a columnist for the Miami of Moscow’s oil-export business and sent its already shaky economy into a tailspin. Less than Herald.

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Little things matter BRENDA LOOPER ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

t’s often a surprise to us here what prompts the biggest responses on the Voices page. Between dropped comics, columnists people love to hate/hate to love, grammar debates on “lie” versus “lay,” and long, involved discussions over elderly drivers, I think most of us at the paper, and probably a lot of our readers, never would have expected most of those parleys. Such is the case with curly paper. It was only a few weeks ago that we printed a letter from Rolland and Georgia Dockham of Cherokee Village in which they complimented other aspects of the paper, but noted that the paper stock used for printing it often curls. A seemingly inconsequential thing, but more than a month later, we’re still receiving letters on those unwanted curls. And that just goes to prove that little things mean a lot. After big votes, politicians often will tell constituents that they didn’t vote for this bill or that one because it would affect a relatively small amount of people, would only make minor changes to the status quo, or that if everyone doesn’t participate in a program small steps will do little. Bull. Any progress moves us along. Moving an inch a day may not get you somewhere quickly, but when the day ends, you’re still an inch closer to your goal. Saying that incremental progress is no progress at all serves no one but the obstructionist. If the light bulb in the refrigerator dies, we change it so that we can figure out where in the recesses of the fridge those chicken breasts we bought the day before disappeared. We don’t unplug it and say it’s useless to even try to replace the bulb, nor do we head to the appliance warehouse for a new refrigerator, because we’re not made of money. —————— The 2010 documentary A small act explored the many positive effects stemming from a scholarship given by a Swedish woman to a young Kenyan student. That student, Chris Mburu, now a Harvard-educated lawyer and United Nations human-rights advocate, later decided to seek out his benefactor, and then started a scholarship program of his own in her honor. Closer to home, that was the point of the late Jennings Osborne’s furthering the idea of “committing a random act of kindness”: One beneficial act for someone else with no thought of how it might help you can have deep, abiding effects down the line. Also in 2010, The Dragonfly Effect by Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith examined how people have been using social media to connect and promote change throughout the world. In the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the authors said “the Dragonfly Effect demonstrates that one doesn’t need money or power to cause seismic social change. With energy, focus, and a good wireless connection, anything is possible.”

LETTERS Get up, help someone Re the extra-curly newspaper: Really? How petty can you get? Is that all you can come up with to write about? Get a life, people! Get up and out and help someone. Volunteer at a soup kitchen or community center. Do something nice for a shut-in or perform a random act of kindness, anything. Maybe you will become happier with your life. CHARLIE WHITE Heber Springs

Must learn from past The crisis in the Ukraine is disturbing, but I believe it’s not to the point that it requires U.S. military intervention. The U.S. has already shot its wad with money, lives and arms in Iraq and Afghanistan, and cannot always inter-

In 2006, economist Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for his micro-loan strategy for the poor; the idea of micro-credit spread, and now has helped lift many millions around the world from poverty. Just a little effort can indeed produce great results (and suddenly, the Sinatra song, “High Hopes,” popped into my head … must be a sign). Someone just has to be willing to make the effort, even if it’s only to open a door for someone laden with packages. And besides, isn’t the world a bit better when we treat others with the same respect (or better) that they give to us?

peaking of respect, the other day, I broke a vow I made to myself to never raise my voice to a letter-writer. For that, I’m truly sorry. However, it again necessitates some reminders: v Not every letter is published, nor has that ever been the case; for one thing, there is simply not enough space to do so. At times when the pickings are slim, a greater percentage makes it in, but most of the time, perhaps 40 percent of the letters received are published. If a letter doesn’t get printed, it does not mean the writer is being discriminated against, or that there is a conspiracy afoot. It simply means try again (preferably with a new topic). v Even among letters picked for publication, some don’t make it in because of issues with documentation. Letters that require extensive documentation take longer, and sometimes have to be put on the back burner because of that. With hundreds of letters received every month, we have neither the staff nor the time to do an unlimited amount of research and still get a page out every day. And since not everything is available on the Internet, there are still a lot of things we don’t have access to: Much of live TV or radio (believe it or not), member-only publications, and even things like our own archives before the mid-1980s are not accessible to us on the Web. v You may ask or request, but you may not demand that a letter be printed. We do our best to accommodate our letter-writers, but a line has to be drawn to serve the greater number of readers. Strong-arming might have been the way to get a letter in in the past, but it won’t work any more. Treat us as you would want to be treated because bullying is not an option. Our hardworking Voices clerk, Stephanie, does a stellar job under sometimes difficult circumstances, and still manages to keep a smile in her voice even when under stress. While most of our letter-writers are gracious, sweet and funny, there are always a few cranky people. But let’s keep that crankiness to a minimum, OK? Those of us with cats get enough of that at home.

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n Jan. 4, 1963, an explosion did extensive damage to a downtown Hot Springs club known as the Vapors. Twelve people were injured, and three of them required hospitalization. The explosion had repercussions that affect downtown Hot Springs to this day. “Speculation about who was responsible ranged from outside crime syndicates attempting a takeover to local small club owners lashing out in response to raids against their own facilities,” Michael Hodge wrote for the online Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. “Such raids were intended to take the public pressure off authorities while leaving more prominent clubs like the Vapors alone. As a result of the bombing, a wall separating the casino from the lobby was demolished, exposing the club’s gaming tables and slot machines to the street.” A photo of those slot machines and craps tables ran the next morning in the Arkansas Gazette. No longer could the business leaders of Hot Springs pretend that they were “shocked, shocked” that illegal casino gambling was flourishing in the city. From that point on, casino gambling’s days were numbered, though it took until 1967 and the administration of Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller to fully shut down the clubs. Unfortunately for the illegal gambling interests in the Spa City, Arkansans had elected one of the country’s richest men as their governor in November 1966. He didn’t need weekly cash payoffs that other politicians collected in exchange for turning a blind eye to what was going on in Garland County. Just as the explosion and resulting fire at the Vapors changed the trajectory of downtown Hot Springs, a fire down the street last Thursday at the old Majestic Hotel might also change —–––––❖–––––— the city. Downtown casino gambling Assistant Editor Brenda Looper is editor of isn’t coming back. But when plywood the Voices page. Read her blog at blooper0223. was placed across the windows of the historic hotel a few days prior to the wordpress.com. fire, a statewide discussion began on the future of downtown. That discussion became even more widespread

vene to police aggressor states. Rather, I think the United Nations should declare Russia an international outlaw and impose economic sanctions to stop Russia from bullying the Ukraine into submission. I believe to intervene would result in a second Cold War. I think the U.S. should have been supportive of Ukraine from the beginning. Had we more strongly supported Chiang Kai-shek, perhaps the Chinese communist regime would have never succeeded. Let us learn from past mistakes. LESLIE PUTMAN El Dorado

Time of justice is here Madam Shoffner, zero days, but still counting. Besides the 14 charges for which she is currently on trial, she has an additional 10 counts of mail fraud to face at a later court date. Will it never end? NEALUS WHEELER Mountain Home

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Rex Nelson after a massive inferno that might well serve as a wake-up call for Hot Springs. Suddenly people realize that it’s time to address the situation before it’s too late. Historic buildings cry out for restoration. Given the city’s history and natural charm, the potential is enormous. That plywood going up at the Majestic provided the impetus for me to write a Feb. 21 blog post about downtown Hot Springs. More than 6,000 people read the post the next day, the busiest day in the five-year history of the blog. It was proof that there’s a deep affection across this state for downtown Hot Springs. As noted in last week’s column, the stretch of Central Avenue from its intersection with Grand Avenue north to Park Avenue is the most iconic stretch of street in Arkansas and among the most famous urban landscapes in the South. All Arkansans have a vested interest in seeing that downtown Hot Springs is renewed, refreshed and revived. Hot Springs has survived numerous fires and floods throughout its history. The hope now is that Thursday’s fire will be the spark needed to stop the infighting and finger-pointing that long have characterized the city’s politics. It might be the thing that had to happen to open people’s eyes. Hot Springs is filled with decent, dedicated people who want the best for their city, but the attention and investment for the past four decades has occurred south of downtown toward Lake Hamilton. Now economic development efforts will be focused on the Grand-to-Park stretch. Nothing against the part of Central Avenue south of downtown, but it could be “anywhere suburban USA” with its chain restaurants, its mall and its chain motels. The Grand-to-Park

section of Central Avenue is unique. Where else does a national park (and the country’s first national reservation) share space with an actual city? There are still eight beautiful bathhouses. There are historic buildings ripe for investment. There’s a nice convention center and the spacious Summit Arena. There are quality restaurants. There are mountains, the hot springs and the other natural gifts that God bestowed on this part of our state. Even if none of the Majestic complex can be saved, the north end of Central Avenue remains among the most important pieces of real estate in the state. How about a performing arts center and outdoor thermal pools there? Think big, Hot Springs.

he success of downtown Hot Springs is so important to the state that Gov. Mike Beebe should appoint a task force to coordinate efforts to revitalize the neighborhood. What a wonderful legacy it would be for this governor during his final year in office. He could become known as the man who jump-started the rebirth of the old American spa. We’re Arkansans. We’re used to bouncing back. We’re used to hard work. We’re used to people underestimating us and then looking on as we prove them wrong. On the night the Majestic burned, a group of basketball players from the University of Arkansas went into Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., and shocked one of the most storied programs in college basketball. Maybe we can consider that an omen. Maybe it portends that positive things are on the horizon for the hardy band of dreamers and preservationists who have long wanted downtown Hot Springs to rise again. It won’t be cheap. It won’t be without its headaches. It won’t happen as quickly as some would like. But out of the ashes of the Majestic Hotel, a better downtown Hot Springs can rise. —–––––❖–––––—

Freelance columnist Rex Nelson is the president of Arkansas’ Independent Colleges and Universities. He’s also the author of the Southern Fried blog at rexnelsonsouthernfried.com.

LETTERS Mourning the Majestic Along with many saddened Hot Springians and other Arkansans following Thursday night’s tragic Majestic Hotel fire, this lover of Hot Springs mourns. Columnist Rex Nelson’s thought-provoking piece on his blog makes a compelling case that the saving/restoring/renewal of this hotel and Bathhouse Row is an issue for the city but also the state … and it is do-able. In the above-mentioned blog he lists the comparable cities in Texas of Mineral Wells and Big Springs where high-dollar investors are re-creating these two deteriorating cities. Why can’t we convince high-dollar investors who would frequent Hot Springs to do the same for our great city by plugging into state and federal tax credits, EPA grants, etc., with great tenacity? It is do-able. Let us connect with local advocates of such like Hot Springs native Brenda Brandenburg (found on Facebook), Mike Petty, Steve Arrison, our city’s board of directors, and all of our current local “shakers and movers” in Garland County. And why not connect with our representatives and senators, both state and national, and our governor? May we move from shame to fame! BEN H. BATEMAN Hot Springs

A sad turn of events It was with great sadness that I read about the Majestic Hotel fire. How many times have my wife and I expressed our concern with the closed hotel just sitting there empty? “Couldn’t someone or a group of

investors put some money into the place and reopen it, or turn it into apartments or even assisted living for seniors?” She would reply, “Yes, that would be nice.” I would reply, “But remember the first rule of real estate in Arkansas: If it doesn’t sell—burn it.” TIM RISHEL Hot Springs Village

a person to undermine them rather than their arguments. To be clear, being a Democrat is not a sin listed in the Bible. Because many are keen on pouncing on another’s moral standing and using the Bible to do so, there’s a great and widely known verse from the word itself we can all refer to: “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone.” KASEY MAIN North Little Rock

Rectify misconception Find other complaints There have been many misconceptions concerning the Democratic Party that I would like to address. It seems to be popular belief in Arkansas that Democrats as a whole cannot be Christians. I believe the fact that any Republican or other party would voice such a stereotype is offensive and very un-Christian. Everyone who reinforces this opinion simply tarnishes their own reputation. Do these denigrating Republicans know that the Democrats led the fight for civil rights, which gives every American free and equal opportunity? While Democrats are fighting to help everyone receive justice, there are many who discredit them and spend their time attacking their moral value. The spiritual and personal lives of our nation’s leaders and supporters should not be the topic of discussion. These attackers should be focused on the political issues that greatly affect our nation, such as abortion, gun control, and gay-marriage rights. Furthermore, I think any Republican that attacks the moral standing of the entire Democratic Party can be sure he is committing the poor fallacy of ad hominem, in which someone attacks

I find the letters regarding curling pages of the newspaper ridiculous. If you have lived in Arkansas very many years, you would know that the low humidity has this effect, as well as static electricity in homes. I believe the weight of the paper isn’t at fault; there are heavier-weight brochures, etc., that also are curling. Get a humidifier and find something worthwhile to complain about, or just wait until the hot summer. The humidity will straighten the pages out. There are plenty of topics that are eligible to receive legitimate complaints. NADINE BRANNAN Fayetteville

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Obituaries v Continued from Page 7B –––––❖––––– ROSE BUD — Thelma Lorene Lester, 93, member of St. Mary’s Church, died Saturday, March 1, 2014. She was born March 28, 1920, in Paden, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonzo “Nig” Lester; parents, John W. and Samantha Trapp; three brothers; and five sisters. Survivors include sons, Euail Dean Lester (Rita) and Bill Lester (Connie); daughter, Janice Chandler (James), all of Quitman; six grandsons and one granddaughter; sixteen great-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: Wednesday, Olmstead Funeral Home, 5-7 p.m. Funeral service: Thursday, St. Mary’s Church, Rose Bud, 2 p.m. Interment St. Mary’s Cemetery. www.olmstead.cc. –––––❖––––– RUSSELLVILLE — Dr. Rick Ihde, 65, of Russellville, died Saturday. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, at First Assembly of God in Russellville, with burial in Rest Haven Memorial Park, by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. Visitation is Wednesday evening from 5-6:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Online obituary/guestbook: www.shinnfuneral.com. –––––❖––––– WYNNE — Carl Edward Geswein, 61, of Wynne, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on the night of Saturday, March 1, 2014 at his home. Born in Indiana, he spent most of his life in the state with his family, and moved to Arkansas later in life. Carl had an intense passion for music, often playing the blues on his guitar or playing his favorite albums; he was a member of several bands, including Rain Dance and Two for the Road, throughout his lifetime. His other interests included gardening, tinkering with electronics, and woodworking. Carl is survived by his three sons, Andy Geswein and his wife Amy, of Little Rock; Dennis Geswein and his wife Callie, of Little Rock; and Eric Geswein, of Wynne. He is also survived by his brothers, John Geswein and his wife Rosemary, of Louisville, Ky.; Allen Geswein and his wife Fran, of Oro Valley, Ariz.; and Jim Geswein and his wife Charlotte, of Indianapolis, Ind., in addition to his stepmother Edna Geswein, of Georgetown, Ind.; and his many nieces, nephews, and close friends. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Geswein, of New Albany, Ind.; and his parents, Elmer and Mildred Geswein, of New Albany, Ind. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 4 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the home of Carl Geswein on 404 Poplar Avenue in Wynne. A memorial service will be held in Indiana in the spring.

Out-of-state PALM BAY, Fla. — Mary Claude Hefley Kingery died at her home on March 1, 2014. She was born in Clarksville, Ark., on January 27, 1941 to Claude A. and Sybil M. Hefley who preceded her in death. The family moved to Little Rock, Ark., where Mary attended Pulaski Heights Elementary and Junior High Schools and Little Rock

Central High School. After Graduating from Hendrix College in Conway, Ark., in 1963 she came to Brevard County in Florida to teach elementary school. She taught at Riverview, Holland, Palm Bay and Lockmar Elementary Schools. She retired from teaching in 1999 after teaching for 30 years. Mary had many interests which included ceramics, cross stitch and macrame. She and her husband Paul were great cloggers who danced with the Florida Crackers group. Also, they were worldwide travelers having visited fourteen countries as well as many states. Mary is survived by her husband, Paul Kingery, and their two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Winnie Kingery and their son Chase; Greg and Selena Kingery and their children, Cole, Ben, and Hannah, all of West Melbourne, Florida. She is also survived by her brother, James M. Hefley and his wife Marie of Asheville, N.C.; her sister, Susan H. Weir and her husband, Don Weir of Little Rock, Ark. She also is survived by 20 nieces and nephews. Mary was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church in Melbourne, Florida. Visitation will be held at Fountainhead Funeral Home, 7359 Babcock St. SE, Palm Bay, on Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Melbourne. Entombment will follow at Fountainhead Memorial Park. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice of Health First at 1900 Dairy Road, Melbourne, Florida 32904, or to the Cancer Care Foundation, 1420 Pine Street, Melbourne, Florida 32901. Fountainhead Funeral Home www.fountainheadfuneralhome.com is in charge of services. –––––❖––––– LANSING, Mich. — Janet Walker Mathis, 63, of Lansing, Mich., formerly of Pine Bluff passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014. Service will be Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 1 p.m., by Elder Jerry Williams at First Trinity COGIC. Burial will be in Cypress Memorial Garden by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. –––––❖––––– BRANSON — Sherrie Elaine Snapp Dozier Bosworth was born on November 5, 1948, and passed away on March 2, 2014 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences after a courageous battle with cancer that began in 1998. Sherrie was born and raised in Branson, Missouri. She graduated from Branson High School and moved to Arkansas to attend college. She married Ronald Dozier in 1967 and started her family. In 1977, after she was widowed, Sherrie became active in politics in the 1970s and helped to advocate for the passage of legislation that reformed and modernized survivor’s benefits for firemen and police officers. In 1978, Sherrie married Hugh Bosworth. Sherrie became active in Friendship International in the 1970s, a program ministering to international residents

living in central Arkansas. Sherrie obtained her CDL in order to transport people from the area to the ministry in Little Rock, transporting as many as 35 people each Thursday. She worked with Friendship International until her illness prevented her from continuing. Sherrie’s faith was a defining characteristic and only strengthened during her life. As Sherrie’s body weakened, her faith remained resolute. Sherrie’s favorite Bible verse was 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” Sherrie was a member of Lonoke Baptist Church, Women’s Mission Union, Kiwanis Club of Cabot, as well as the chairman of the Arkansas Women’s Commission. Sherrie was preceded in death by her grandparents Luther Sims, Beatrice Hurd Sims Thurman, Madison “Matt” and Ethel Chaney Snapp, father Rex Irven Snapp, and her first husband Ronald Frederick Dozier. Sherrie is survived by her loving husband Hugh Humphreys Bosworth, Jr.; sons, Matthew (Jill) Dozier of Sherwood, Ark.; Christopher (Michelle) Dozier of Cordova, Tenn.; Brandon (Myra) Bosworth of Honolulu, Hawaii; daughters, Priscilla (Scott) Needham of Little Rock, Ark.; Eleanor (Edward) Upton of Prosper, Texas; Elizabeth (Jeremy) Perrone of Little Rock, Ark.; as well as twelve grandchildren: Megan Dozier of Maumelle, Ark.; Lauren Dozier of Sherwood, Ark.; David, Kaitlyn, Nathan, and Joshua Dozier of Cordova, Tenn.; Benjamin and Ruth Upton of Prosper, Texas; and Luke, Chase, Jonathan, and Nash Perrone of Little Rock, Ark. She is also survived by her mother, Phoebe Snapp of Springfield, Mo., and sisters: Jerrie (Larry) Wise of Joplin, Mo.; Susan (Darrel) Bearden of Branson, Mo.; Mary Scaggs of Farmington, Ark.; Kem (Richard) Adams of Springfield, Mo.; and Amy (John) Whorton of Ava, Mo.; and fourteen nieces and nephews and nineteen great-nieces and nephews. Memorial donations may be made to the WMU Vision Fund. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014, with visitation at 1 p.m. at Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home in Branson, Mo. Burial will follow in the Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery, Branson. A memorial service to celebrate Sherrie’s life will be held at Lonoke Baptist Church in Lonoke, Ark., on Friday, March 7, 2014, at 6 p.m. –––––❖––––– MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Dorothy “Kay” (Tarochione) Coleman, 75, registered nurse, died Sunday. Kay belonged to the Depression Glass Club of Little Rock and was president of her neighborhood association. Survivors are her husband, Ron; daughter, Michelle Shepherd; sister, Margaret Ferry, nieces and nephews. Private family services. Foster-Petering Funeral Home, Muskogee, Okla. –––––❖––––– BAD WILDBAD, GERMANY — Lt. Col. (Ret.) William Edward “Eddy” Tiner, III, 49, went home to his heavenly Father on January 21, 2014, in Bad Wildbad, Germany. Eddy was born to Bill Ed and

Janet Tiner on May 31, 1964, in Little Rock, Ark. He graduated from Dardanelle High School in 1982, where he was a Jr. ROTC member for four years, serving as Commander his senior year. He was a National Merit Scholar, a representative to Arkansas Boys State and a former member of First Baptist Church in Dardanelle, where he was baptized following his acceptance of Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at Siloam Springs Youth Camp. Eddy also played American Legion Baseball in Russellville for three years. Mr. Tiner received his B.S. in mathematics from the University of Arkansas in 1986 where he had a full scholarship. He also played Rugby and performed in the production of “The Mikado”. His M S. in mathematics education was earned from the University of Illinois in 2010. Upon graduating from the U of A and commissioned into the Army, Eddy served in Operation Desert Storm in 1990-91 and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008-09. He was a graduate of the Army Ranger School and in 1996 he served in Bosnia with a U.N. Protection Force. While serving in Bosnia, he and his Army buddies would take trips to other cities and countries as their time allowed. He met his future wife, Milena Alexandrova, on a trip to Sofia, Bulgaria, where she was working at a Pizza Hut. Mr. Tiner had many hobbies and interests including opera, Amy Grant, an avid hiker and camper, especially with his beloved sons. He loved board and card games and was especially skilled at chess. He enjoyed taking his sons on the train system and teaching them how to use their own computers to develop their own trains and railways in Germany. He also enjoyed visiting museums and architectural features of buildings and castles of Germany. While residing in Urbana, Ill., Eddy worked at NovaNet Couseware and was an ROTC instructor at the University of Illinois and taught math a Next Generation School in Champaign. Survivors include his wife, Milena; sons, William “Will” Edward Tiner IV, of Champaign, Ill., Alexander and Maxim Tiner of Germany; sister, Jennifer Tiner of La Costa, Calif.; brother, Andy Tiner of Mountain Home, Ark.; and parents, Bill Ed and Janet Tiner of Hollister, Mo.; and many beloved aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial honoring Eddy’s life will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Shinn Chapel officiated by the Rev. Randy Hart, and under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, Post Office Box 758517, Topeka, Kan. 66675, or to Gideons International, Russellville Camp, Post Office Box 1604, Russellville, Ark. 72811. The online obituary and guestbook are available at www.shinnfuneral.com.

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UA women know a tough test awaits BOB HOLT ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas is playing a basketball doubleheader against Ole Miss tonight in venues more than 700 miles apart. While the Razorbacks men’s team is taking on the Rebels in Walton Arena at 7 p.m., Arkansas will open the SEC Wo m e n ’ s Tournament against the Jackson Lady Rebels UA FRESHMAN at 7:30 p.m. Jessica Jackson in The Arena at Gwinnett honored by SEC. Page 5C. Center in Duluth, Ga. Arkansas (19-10, 6-10 SEC) is the 11th seed in the SEC Women’s Tournament

SEC Tournament ARKANSAS WOMEN VS. OLE MISS WHEN 7:30 Central tonight WHERE The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Ga. RECORDS Arkansas 19-10, 6-10 SEC; Ole Miss 11-19, 2-14 SEC SERIES Ole Miss leads 23-14 TELEVISION Fox Sports Net RADIO Radio: KQSM-FM 92.1 Fayetteville, KFPW-AM 1230, FM 94.5 Fort Smith, KURM-AM 790 Rogers. KABZ-FM 103.7 Little Rock, will broadcast the game on a tape-delay basis.

and needs to beat 14th seed Ole Miss (11-19, 2-14) to keep alive any hopes of gaining an NCAA Tournament bid. To assure themselves of an NCAA bid, the Razorbacks must win their first SEC Tournament title, meaning they have to win five games in five days after beating Missouri 72-70 See UA WOMEN, Page 5C

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Busy day Kurt Busch will try something that hasn’t been attempted since 2004 when he attempts to race in the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25. 2C

Tuesday’s results COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25 MEN No. 1 Florida 72, South Carolina 46 Georgia Tech 67, No. 7 Syracuse 62 No. 12 Michigan 84, Illinois 53 Georgetown 75, No. 13 Creighton 63 Baylor 74, No. 16 Iowa State 61 No. 25 Kentucky 55, Alabama 48 TOP 25 WOMEN No. 7 West Virginia 67, Kansas 60 No. 9 Baylor 70, Iowa State 54 No. 25 DePaul 91, Georgetown 74

BASKETBALL NBA Golden State 98, Indiana 96 San Antonio 122, Cleveland 101 Houston 106, Miami 103 Oklahoma City 125, Philadelphia 92 LA Clippers 104, Phoenix 96 New Orleans 132, LA Lakers 125

HOCKEY NHL Boston 4, Florida 1 New Jersey 4, Detroit 3 Columbus 4, Dallas 2 Colorado 4, Chicago 2 St. Louis 4, Tampa Bay 2 Pittsburgh 3, Nashville 1 NY Islanders 3, Winnipeg 2, OT Phoenix 1, Vancouver 0 Edmonton 3, Ottawa 2 Carolina at San Jose, (n)

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FAYETTEVILLE — Ole Miss Coach Andy Kennedy and his Rebels have a shot to ruin another Arkansas senior night. Kennedy has led Ole Miss to four consecutive victories in Walton Arena, including three in the regular-season home finale — 2009, 2010 and 2012 — when Arkansas’ seniors were honored. The Rebels (17-12, 8-8 SEC) will be back in Walton Arena for the first time in two years to play the Razorbacks (20-9, 9-7) at 7 tonight. Arkansas’ five seniors — forward Coty Clarke and guards Fred Gulley, Kikko AP file photo Haydar, Rickey Scott and Ole Miss Coach Andy Kennedy has won six consecutive games Mardracus Wade — will be against Arkansas — including four in Fayetteville — but he said honored in a pregame cereeverything is different for tonight’s game. mony before the Razorbacks

Today’s game ARKANSAS MEN VS. OLE MISS WHEN 7 p.m. today WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville RECORDS Arkansas 20-9, 9-7 SEC. Ole Miss 17-12, 8-8. SERIES Arkansas leads 41-30 RADIO Razorback Sports Network TELEVISION None telecast. INTERNET ESPN3 TICKETS $25 lower and upper deck, $20 loft (west end zone above 4th row)

try to finish 16-2 at home. None of the Razorbacks’ seniors has beaten Ole Miss. “We’re definitely aware of that,” Haydar said. Kennedy, who has a 10-3 record against Arkansas with six consecutive victories, downplayed his Walton Arena winning streak. “I’d like to tell you that those prior four games would have some influence on our See HOGS, Page 4C

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DIGEST Arkansas Coach Dave Van Horn plans to add left-hander Colin Poche to the rotation when the Razorbacks play at the Cal Baseball Classic this weekend in Berkeley, Calif. Poche, who has battled soreness in his pitching arm, has made three appearances for the Razorbacks, all out of the bullpen. 6C

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Thursday new target for tipoffs TIM COOPER ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

Another day, another delay. The Arkansas Activities Association has pushed the start of the seven boys and girls state basketball tournaments back to Thursday because of snow and ice that has covered the state since late Sunday, followed by two days of freezing temperatures that have prevented much of a thaw. Five of the seven tournaments — Class 1A, 2A, 3A, 5A and 6A — are now scheduled to end Tuesday. Class 4A and Class 7A, originally scheduled to start Wednesday, are slated for a Monday finish. “Safety is our main concern, and we don’t want anybody traveling in hazardous conditions,” said Lance Taylor, the AAA executive director. The AAA announced Monday that Tuesday’s games had been moved to Wednesday, with the semifinals scheduled Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/RICK McFARLAND to be played Sunday. CondiJaylen Franklin (left) and Daryl Macon waited for their turn to be the go-to players for Little Rock Parkview. They have led the top- tions didn’t improve enough ranked Patriots to a 24-1 record, which has made them a favorite going into this week’s Class 6A state tournament in Jonesboro. to follow that format, and it

Macon, Franklin aren’t bit players anymore TIM COOPER ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

Waiting their turn was not always easy for Daryl Macon and Jaylen Franklin, but their patience has paid off for Little Rock Parkview. The top-ranked Patriots (24-1) cruised through the regular season, beating 18 of their 20 Arkansas foes by 10 or more points. They will enter this week’s Class 6A state tournament as a favorite to claim the program’s 13th state title and its third in the past four years. Parkview will open state

tournament play at 8:30 Thursday night in Jonesboro against Texarkana. The tournament was originally scheduled to start Tuesday, but Sunday’s winter storm has forced the Arkansas Activities Association to delay the start of all the tournaments until Thursday, including the Class 4A and Class 7A, which were originally scheduled to begin today. M a c o n a n d Fra n k l i n played secondary roles in the program’s success the past few years, but now they can boast to leading the Patriots

to their best regular-season record in more than 20 years. “They’ve played behind certain guys and now they feel like it’s their turn,” Parkview Coach Al Flanigan said. “That’s the way it is here at Parkview. If you come here, we don’t give you anything right away. You have to work for it. Those guys have worked for it, and now it’s their time.” Macon said it was not easy sitting on the bench in key moments, playing behind first-team All-Arkansas players I.J. Ready and Anton

Beard, “It got irritating at times, but I knew my time would come,” said Macon, a 6-1 senior. “That’s why I was patient.” Ready is now a freshman point guard at Mississippi State and Beard, a University of Arkansas signee, transferred to North Little Rock for his senior season. Macon has taken full advantage of the opportunity, averaging 21 points and 2.6 assists a game for the Patriots. See PATRIOTS, Page 5C

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Updated schedules CLASS 7A At Conway HS: Thursday-Saturday, Monday CLASS 6A At Jonesboro HS: Thursday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday CLASS 5A At Alma HS: Thursday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday CLASS 4A At Lonoke HS: Thursday-Saturday, Monday CLASS 3A At Charleston HS: Thursday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday CLASS 2A At Hampton HS: Thursday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday CLASS 1A At North Ark. College, Harrison: Thursday-Saturday, Monday-Tuesday

Forget the analytics, Hogs need to win 3 Predicting the NCAA Tournament field of 68 is about as easy right now as giving an accurate weather forecast. Not criticizing those folks in charge of reading those ever-changing weather models — was it more accurate when all we heard was Doppler Radar? — because getting the bracket right for March Madness is crazy. Of course, everyone wants to know what Arkansas has to do to make the field, what seed it will be and where will it play. The answer to the first part is easy — win. Three more victories, including one in the SEC Tournament, should do it because it looks like the great football conference is going to get at least four invites to the Big Dance, depending on upsets in the other conference

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WALLY HALL tournaments. Before going any further, Georgia is the program getting less national respect than any in the country, mainly because the Bulldogs went 6-6 in nonconference play. But of those six losses, four of those teams have winning records, three look like locks for the NCAA Tournament and Nebraska is definitely a bubble team. Georgia could end up tied with Kentucky for second place, and the Wildcats are ap-

parently assured a spot in the tournament despite the fact they will most likely finish the regular season 6-4, including consecutive losses to Arkansas and 13th-place South Carolina. Georgia’s RPI is 84 and its BPI is 93, so it appears the only way it makes the NCAA Tournament is to win the SEC Tournament, as it did in 2008. That might happen if another tornado hits Atlanta, the games are moved to Georgia Tech and the fans aren’t allowed to watch. Some of the experts are predicting the Hogs as a No. 12 seed going against another No. 12 seed to advance to the main body of the tournament. NCAA officials can keep calling those games in Dayton, Ohio, the first four of the tournament until Miami gets an ice storm, but they are still

play-in games. A play-in game is not a good thing. USA Today has the Hogs as a 10 seed playing Virginia Commonwealth in Buffalo, N.Y., a garden spot this time of year if you are into ice sculptures and potholes. It should be pointed out that same news outlet only has three SEC teams in the tournament. No one asked, but a No. 11 seed in San Antonio against a No. 6 Ohio State or Iowa seems fair, or maybe good fare, as Mi Tierra’s, the world’s greatest 24-hour Mexican cafe, is there (the avocado nachos are to kill for). Anyway, and this is just a guess, it appears the leagues that are going to get the most invites are the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and Pacific-12 with six each.

The American Athletic Conference will get five; the Big East and Atlantic 10 four; and Conference USA, Mountain West and West Coast two each. On a side note, the Conference USA tournament, with four teams tied for first at 12-3, could be about as much fun as any in the country. Anything can, and usually does, happen in the Sun Belt. The SEC will be represented by Florida, which will be a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed most likely in Orlando, Fla., and Kentucky, which looks like a No. 6. Arkansas and Tennessee will be somewhere in the mix, unless Missouri wins at Tennessee on Saturday. The Razorbacks have neither won a game in the SEC Tournament nor played in the NCAA Tournament during

the past five seasons. They ended a four-year stretch of losing records in SEC play when they went 10-8 last season. Arkansas (97) can make it two consecutive winning SEC seasons with one victory this week, either against Ole Miss in Fayetteville tonight or Saturday at Alabama. All of which points to one fact: Anderson is putting the razor back in Razorbacks. The Hogs are improving, the home crowds are returning, and the University of Arkansas is being used in sentences concerning the NCAA Tournament on a consistent basis.

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“I think that’s where me and him have become friends,” Foyt said. “A lot of people bad-mouthed him for running a sprint car race for everything he had going for him. But like I said, life’s short and if you can’t do what you want to do in life, what’s the use of living? I respect him racing. Just because it was a little bullring track he was racing on, a lot of people have done that before. You’ve got to respect Tony for what he’s doing.”

Cowboys rework deals The Dallas Cowboys are close to getting under the salary cap after restructuring the contracts of quarterback Tony Romo, linebacker Sean Lee and cornerback Orlando Scandrick. The adjustment on the sixyear, $108 million extension Romo signed last year will save Dallas about $10 million on the salary cap, while the conversions on Lee and Scandrick will cut about $7 million. Lee and Scandrick received new contracts last year as well. With the reworked deals announced Tuesday, the Cowboys are slightly less than $1 million over the $133 million cap a week before they must clear the remaining space. Dallas has time to work on reducing defensive end DeMarcus Ware’s salary cap hit of $16 million. He had six sacks in 2013. m The San Diego Chargers have released cornerbacks Derek Cox and Johnny Patrick and fullback Le’Ron McClain. Cox was one of San Diego’s big free agent acquisitions a year ago, signing a fouryear contract for about $20 million, with about $10 million guaranteed. But he struggled and was benched three times in four games. McClain played in 34 games for the Chargers the past two seasons with 25 carries for 74 yards and 10 catches for 22 yards. Patrick started four of the 13 games he played in 2013, recording 36 tackles and an interception. He ended the season on injured reserve with an ankle injury.

BA SKETBALL Waiters returns Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dion Waiters has returned after missing seven games with a knee injury, giving the club a key component for its playoff push. Waiters hyperextended his left knee Feb. 18 against Philadelphia. He was cleared Tuesday night before the Cavs hosted the San Antonio Spurs. Waiters is averaging 14.3 points in 40 games for the Cavs, who are entering a tough stretch of their schedule. Cleveland entered the night 3½ games behind Atlanta for the final playoff spot in

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Let’s talk madness Sure, college basketball fans are ramping up for their favorite time of the year, but don’t try to AP/ROSS D. FRANKLIN convince Matt Hayes of Sporting A.J. Foyt (left), pictured with Kevin Harvick after his victory in Phoenix on Sunday, News that the NCAA Tournament said he sees a lot of himself in driver Tony Stewart, whose racer’s mentality has anything on the college and willingness to race in a variety of motor sports disciplines drew the two football season. together as friends. In fact, Hayes offered up 68 reasons why college football nothing. I don’t think it’s going to broken bones, and he nearly had is better than March Madness. affect Tony at all. his leg amputated. Among them were: “Once you’re a racer, a hard “I told them to send me back racer, Tony ain’t going to settle for to Texas,” Foyt said. “I sure as hell m The Ball Coach, then and now. m Cameron Indoor Stadium? Let second or third. Tony will race just didn’t want it [the leg] to end up me introduce a little thing we call as hard for a dollar as he will for a in a garbage can in Wisconsin.” Saturday Night in Death Valley. million dollars.” The only driver to win the Foyt suffered his share of Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500 m They’re not throwing fire spears and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Foyt on the court at the Leon County injuries throughout his career, Civic Center. said it has been Stewart’s racer’s which began in 1953 and ended in m Good, clean, old-fashioned hate. 1993. A crash in an Indycar race at mentality and his willingness to m The regular season: In college race in a variety of motor sports Elkhart Lake, Wis., was the worst football it means everything. disciplines that made them close. of his career, resulting in several

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Name the three drivers who have won the Indianapolis 500 four times. A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967, 1977), Al Unser Sr. (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987) and Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991).

A.J. Foyt is Tony Stewart’s racing hero. Always has been. Stewart’s Chevrolet carries the No. 14 that was on the side of Foyt’s cars throughout most of his racing career, but not until he received Foyt’s blessing several years ago. Foyt said he sees a lot of himself in Stewart, especially after Stewart suffered a severely broken leg in a sprint car crash on a dirt track in Iowa. The injury caused Stewart to miss the final two months of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and he is still hobbled by it today. But Foyt, 79, said he knew Stewart would be back behind the wheel as soon as he was able. “I don’t think it will affect him,” Foyt said before Sunday’s Sprint Cup event at Phoenix International Raceway. “Tony’s a racer. He might limp or be crippled, but look at me. It never affected me when I got burned or

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MOT OR S PORT S Kurt Busch will race Indy 500, Coca-Cola 600 For the first time since 2004, did not complete the second race a driver will attempt to complete because of engine problems. Tony Stewart, who the Indianapolis 500 and owns Busch’s NASCAR the Coca-Cola 600 in the team, has been the most same day. successful at the MemoKurt Busch plans to rial Day weekend double, drive an IndyCar for Andoing it in 1999 and 2001. dretti Autosport at IndiaIn 1999, Stewart finished napolis Motor Speedway ninth at Indy and fourth on the afternoon of May in the NASCAR race, 25, then expects to be in completing 1,090 of the his regular No. 41 stock 1,100 miles. Two years car for Stewart-Haas Rac- Kurt Busch later, he became the first ing that night at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, driver to finish all 1,100 miles in both races, ending up sixth at N.C. Busch, 35, has never raced in Indy and third at Charlotte. Robby Gordon attempted the Indy 500, but he tested at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the double five times, most repassed the orientation program cently in 2004, but he frequently there last year. He has won 24 encountered rainy weather that Sprint Cup races, including the prevented him from finishing 2010 Coca-Cola 600, and claimed both races. He completed both the NASCAR season champion- races only once, in 2002. From 2006 to 2010, the start ship in 2004. Busch would be the fourth time of the Indy 500 was an hour driver to compete in the most later, which did not allow enough important race on the IndyCar time for a driver to compete in calendar and the longest race on both races. The Indy 500 begins at 11 a.m. the NASCAR schedule on the Central and the Coca-Cola 600 same day. John Andretti, the cousin starts at 5 p.m., about 600 miles of Andretti Autosport’s owner, away. Busch will have to make Michael Andretti, was the first frequent trips between the two to qualify for both races in 1994. cities to practice and qualify for He was 10th at the Indy 500 but the races. the Eastern Conference. Despite getting Waiters back, the Cavs are still short-handed. Center Anderson Varejao missed his 11th consecutive game with a sore back and swingman C.J. Miles sat out his seventh game with a sprained left ankle. m Five-time Olympian and Hall of Famer Teresa Edwards has agreed to become an assistant coach for the Atlanta Dream. Edwards is a former coach of the ABL Atlanta Glory and assistant coach and interim coach for the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock. The former Georgia All-American also was an assistant with the Minnesota Lynx. Edwards, enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 2011, will work for Coach

Michael Cooper. Edwards won four gold medals and one bronze medal in the Olympics.

S OCCE R Ukraine team united With the country in turmoil, Ukraine’s national football team said it is united in its belief of “indivisibility.” The Ukrainians are scheduled to face the United States in a friendly today in Cyprus, a match moved from Kharkiv to Larnaka for security reasons. Ukrainian team spokesman Alexander Glyvynskyy conveyed the players’ collective concern over developments at home Monday and

stressed that the players, who come from all over the country, are united. The match, which will be played at Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, is a key warm-up for the United States ahead of this year’s World Cup. But for Ukraine, which failed to qualify for the tournament in Brazil, it will serve as preparation for the qualifying tournament for the 2016 European Championship. Ukraine Coach Mykhailo Fomenko said he expects today’s game to be similar in style to a Premier League match, since many of the American players play for English clubs. All of them will be looking for a spot on the World Cup squad. “This game is a huge opportunity, mainly for our European-based players, for those guys to prove to us that they are eager and hungry to jump on the train to the FIFA World Cup,” U.S. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. m Major League Soccer is prepared to start its season this weekend even if there isn’t a labor deal with its referees and other on-field officials. The Professional Soccer Referee Association was certified by the National Labor Relations Board last May to represent referees, assistant referees and fourth officials working MLS games. It has not reached an agreement with the Professional Referee Organization, which was created by the U.S. Soccer Federation and MLS in 2012 to manage game officials in U.S. and Canadian professional leagues. The PSRA has filed two unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB. m In a bid to boost his team’s mental strength at the World Cup, England Coach Roy Hodgson said Tuesday he has hired a psychiatrist. Hodgson said Dr. Steve Peters is the right man to help the team prepare for the trip. Peters, who has a close relationship with England captain Steven Gerrard, has helped British cyclists Bradley Wiggins, Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton. Peters’ methods also seemed to work for the England rugby team, which reached the 2007 World Cup final. His list of clients also includes fivetime world snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and cycling’s Team Sky, which produced two Tour de France champions.

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Best bet Senior Keira Peak and the Arkansas Razorbacks face Mississippi today in the first round of the SEC Tournament. Coverage from The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga., begins at 7:30 p.m. on Fox Sports Net.

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EVENT, TIME Atlanta vs. Philadelphia, noon Boston vs. St. Louis, noon LA Dodgers vs. Cincinnati, 8 p.m.

What’s perhaps most slimy about the NCAA is its facade of athlete advocacy. Undoubtedly, hundreds of schools and thousands of coaches really do have athletes’ best interests at heart. But the NCAA as an entity is far more concerned about power and money, yet it plays the part of concerned surrogate parents. The “Saban Rule” is the latest example. Yes, a lesser one, but still. It’s the same kind of veiled hustle that exemplifies the way the NCAA operates. And if it votes to adopt this proposal, it will again confirm the organization’s underhandedness. The gist: The NCAA football rules committee is considering a rule that requires offenses to wait 10 seconds before snapping the ball. Basically, the offense would be required to allow the defense to adjust. The pitch: The rule is designed to protect players. Against fastpaced offenses, defenders are playing more snaps. Of course, more snaps is more exposure to injury. And the NCAA is all about preventing injuries.

But if you believe that, I’d like you to donate to my new movie project that is sure to win an Oscar next year. This is not about player safety. This is about crippling the up-tempo offenses because they level the playing field for the lesser talented. This is about throwing a bone to NCAA powerhouses, such as Alabama, who thrive on defense. That’s why South Carolina Coach Steve Spurrier dubbed it the Saban Rule, after Crimson Tide Coach Nick Saban. “I really don’t necessarily have an opinion on the 10-second rule,” Saban told AL.com, right before giving his opinion. “I think there are three issues that need to be researched relative to pace of play. The first being player safety. When you look at plays that are run, and a team averages 88 plays, and we average 65 at Alabama, that’s 20-something plays more a game over a 12-game season. “That adds up to four more games a year that guys have to play. I think it’s wear and tear and tougher to prepare players when you have to play against a hurry-up offense because of the way you have to practice.” The other two reasons he gave

for supporting the rule are that it would allow referees to control the tempo of the game and that pace of play creates a “competitive imbalance.” No, speeding up play helps to alleviate the competitive imbalance. Speeding up the game is often the plan of attack for the overmatched. In basketball, if you’re being dominated by a bigger team, you push the tempo. In baseball, if you’re facing a dominant pitcher, you want less time between pitches, so you stay in the batter’s box between pitches and do what you can to get base runners — speeding up his pace. In football, when your opponent is bigger and stronger — programs such as Alabama, which gobble up a lot of the top recruits — you spread them out and pick up the pace. This rule would take away a major tool from the programs that don’t get the best talent and aren’t as deep as the powerhouses. Fast-paced offenses allow for more schools to compete at higher levels, which threatens the dominance of those higher-level schools. If the NCAA were really concerned about player safety, why is concern for defensive players the only reason given for this proposed

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EXHIBITION SOCCER Ukraine vs. United States, 12:50 p.m. Spain vs. Italy, 2:55 p.m. Mexico vs. Nigeria, 7:30 p.m.

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS SEC: Missouri vs. Mississippi St., 5 p.m. SEC: Arkansas vs. Mississippi, 7:30 p.m.

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Duke at Wake Forest, 6 p.m. ESPN2 Rutgers at Connecticut, 6 p.m. ESPNU Louisville at SMU, 6 p.m. CBSSN Nebraska at Indiana, 6 p.m. Big Ten Tenn. at Auburn, 7 p.m. KATV/KHBS-KHOG/KAIT Colorado at Stanford, 8 p.m. ESPN2 West Virginia at Oklahoma, 8 p.m. ESPNU Dayton at Saint Louis, 8 p.m. CBSSN Purdue at Wisconsin, 8 p.m. Big Ten Utah at California, 10 p.m. ESPNU Arizona at Oregon State, 10 p.m. FS1 San Diego State at UNLV, 10 p.m. CBSSN

NBA Dallas at Denver, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

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NHL Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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rule? And why doesn’t it prevent players from playing too many consecutive possessions? Oh, wait. That doesn’t help the powerhouses built on defense and running the ball. If the NCAA really were concerned about player safety, why did it expand its men’s basketball tournament to 68 teams? And with all the extra games created by its conference basketball tournaments, the extended season threatens player safety. The Saban Rule is not about protecting players. That is never the primary motive of the NCAA, no matter how its leaders spin it. They say they don’t pay athletes because they want to preserve the integrity of the game, as if it has nothing to do with not wanting to cough up some of the billions they make in television deals. They didn’t want to switch to a playoff system in football because it adds extra games to the season, as if they weren’t trying to preserve the ultra-lucrative bowl system. It’s easy to respect those who are at least upfront about their motives, but the NCAA repeatedly hides behind the aura of higher ideals to obscure ulterior motives.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS SEC: Vanderbilt vs. Georgia, 11 a.m. FSN Big Ten: Ohio St. vs. Northwestern, 11 a.m. Big Ten SEC: Florida vs. TBA, 1:30 p.m. FSN Big Ten: Iowa vs. Illinois, 1:30 p.m. Big Ten Pac-12: Colorado vs. UCLA, 2 p.m. Pac-12 Pac-12: Arizona vs. Southern Cal, 4:30 p.m.Pac-12 SEC: Alabama vs. LSU, 5 p.m. FSN Big Ten: Michigan vs. Indiana, 5:30 p.m. Big Ten SEC: Auburn vs. TBA, 7:30 p.m. FSN Big Ten: Minnesota vs. Wisconsin, 8 p.m. Big Ten Pac-12: Oregon vs. Washington St., 8 p.m. Pac-12 Pac-12: Utah vs. Washington, 10:30 p.m. Pac-12

NBA Miami at San Antonio, 7 p.m. TNT LA Clippers at LA Lakers, 9:30 p.m. TNT *Tape #Next day’s programming Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

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Baty named new coach at Pocahontas Fort Smith Northside offensive coordinator Charles Baty is the new coach at Pocahontas, said Pocahontas Superintendent Daryl Blaxton. David Wellman was Pocahontas’ interim coach last fall. Dave Williams had coached the Redskins for 33 years but missed the 2013 season because of health problems. Williams, 70, died of cancer Nov. 12. Baty also was named athletic director at the Class 4A school. — Robert Yates

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UCA’s Angles earns medalist honors Central Arkansas junior Pep Angles won medalist honors Tuesday at the Louisiana Tech Argent Financial Classic in Choudrant, La. Angles, from Barcelona, Spain, followed up his 2-under-par 70 on Monday with an even-par 72 for a 142 that topped Sam Houston State’s Albert Miner by one stroke. The Bears also got a top-10 finish from sophomore James Newton, who shot 74-73—147 and tied for ninth. Angles’ finish led UCA to an eighth-place finish in the team standings at 309-299—608. UALR finished tied for 10th at 624 and Arkansas State was 12th at 625.

ASU women finish sixth

NATIONAL DIRT RACING LEAGUE PHENIX CITY, Ala. — Saturday night’s feature race top finishers the Bama Bash National Dirt Racing League late model event at East Alabama Motor Speedway with finishing position, driver, hometown, starting position in parentheses and earnings: 1. Chris Madden, Gray Court, S.C. (3), $17,017 2. Jonathan Davenport, Blairsville, Ga. (1), $8,000 3. Clint Smith, Locust Grove, Ga. (20), $4,000 4. Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, Tenn. (8), $2,000 5. Don O’Neal, Martinsville, Ind. (7), $1,900 6. Ray Cook, Brasstown, N.C. (13), $1,800 7. Tom Maddox, Centre, Ala. (14), $1,700 8. Dennis Erb Jr., Carpentersville, Ill. (17), $1,600 9. Bub McCool, Vicksburg, Miss. (11), $1,500 10. Billy Moyer, Batesville (9), $1,400 Others 16. Billy Moyer Jr., Batesville (15), $1,000 Top qualifier — Davenport, 14.949 seconds (90.307 mph). Heat winners — Madden, Davenport, Steve Francis, Kent Robinson. B-Main winners — Erb, Mike Benedum.

FROSTBUSTER COLUMBUS, Miss. — Saturday night’s selected feature race top finishers from the Frostbuster 250 at Magnolia Motor Speedway:

USCS SPRINT 1. Derek Hagar, Marion 2. Terry Gray, Bartlett, Tenn.

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3. Eddie Gallagher, Collierville, Tenn. 4. Brandon Hanks, West Memphis 5. Henry Gustavus, West Memphis Others 8. Tim Crawley, Benton Heat winners — Gray, Crawley.

SUPER LATE MODEL 1. Neil Baggett, Shannon, Miss. 2. David Breazeale, Four Corners, Miss. 3. Justin McRae, Cottondale, Ala. 4. Timothy Culp, Prattsville 5. Jimmy Halford, Atwood, Tenn. Others 20. Cody Kierre, Beebe 25. Casey Findley, Bryant

USCS MODIFIED 1. Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo. 2. Kenny Wallace, St. Louis 3. Greg Hollingsworth, Lawrence, Miss. 4. Chris Moore, Nesbit, Miss. 5. Hunter Rasdon, Jonesboro Others 8. Jeff Wells Jr., Trumann 11. Jon Gray, Jonesboro 20. Daniel Roe, Paragould Lap leaders — Rodney Wing 1-5, Cade Dillard 6-9, Schrader 10-25. Top qualifier — Wing, 15.426 seconds (87.515 mph). Heat winners — Wells, Wallace, Ben Stephens. B-Main winners — Rusty Cooper, J.C. Waller. Nonqualifying Arkansans — Shannon Brack, Jonesboro; Josh Greene, Paragould; Jim Gulley, Brookland; Blake Liscomb, Hoxie; Justin Roberts, Paragould; Dennis Schoenfeld, Van Buren.

The Arkansas State women’s team shot a final-round 306 Tuesday at the Kiawah Island (S.C.) Classic, finishing the tournament tied for sixth place with a combined 913. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Released CB BASEBALL The Red Wolves were led by Megan Garland, who finished Derek Cox, CB Johnny Patrick and FB Le’Ron American League McClain. tied for eighth individually after shooting 75-74-75—224, ORIOLES — Agreed to terms WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Waived RB which was her season-best total for a three-round tournament. BALTIMORE with LHP Johan Santana on a minor league Jawan Jamison and RB Davin Meggett. Terminated the contracts of DE Adam Carriker, Abi Laker tied for 14th with a combined 225, her second-best contract. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms TE Richard Quinn and P Sav Rocca. score this year. with RHPs Austin Adams, Corey Kluber, C.C. Canadian Football League Kent State won the tournament with an 892, followed by Lee and Bryan Shaw; LHPs T.J. House and B.C. LIONS — Announced the retirement of Colt Hynes; and INF Lonnie Chisenhall on QB Buck Pierce. Penn State (906) and High Point (907). one-year contracts. Named Gregg Langbehn

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Hendrix men get sixth-place finish

The Hendrix men’s team opened its spring season with a sixth-place finish at the Mississippi College Spring Invitational in Delhi, La. Hendrix shot 340-336—676 to finish behind tournament champion Texas-Tyler (592), Delta State (594), Mississippi College (611), Louisiana College (612) and Delta State’s junior varsity team (616). Freshman Kevin Austrian led Hendrix, finishing 24th after shooting 79-80—159.

Lovell leads UAFS men

major league replay coordinator.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Named Ted Lilly special assistant to the president of baseball operations and general manager. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHP Pedro Baez, OF Nick Buss, RHP Stephen Fife, RHP Yimi Garcia and LHP Jarret Martin to their minor league camp. Reassigned RHP Sam Demel, C Griff Erickson, LHP Daniel Moskos, C Chris O’Brien and LHP Chris Reed to their minor league camp. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Mike Gonzalez on a minor league contract.

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SOX — Signed INF Joe Weik and Junior Dylan Lovell shot a 3-over-par 75 Tuesday to lead the AMARILLO RHP Joe Zeller. Arkansas-Fort Smith men’s team to a ninth-place finish in the FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed Adam Miller. weather-shortened Crawford Wade Invitational in Pottsboro, LHP WICHITA WINGNUTS — Traded RHP AnTexas. drew Aizenstadt to Gateway for a player to UAFS shot a 36-over 324 and finished 26 strokes behind be named. League tournament co-champions Texas A&M-Commerce and West- Atlantic LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed RHP Shaun ern Texas Community College. Lovell finished tied for 11th Garceau. individually. Freshman Trae Fairchild shot a 4-over 76 to finish Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed OF Ryan tied for 13th. Retz.

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FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed RHP Casey Henn to a contract extension. Signed C Joe Staley. FRONTIER GREYS — Signed RHP Ryan Hartman. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Acquired RHP Andrew Aizenstadt from Wichita for a player to be named. Signed INF Hunter Ridge. JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed RHP John Kukuruda. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Placed LHP Cameron Roth on the retired list. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Sold the contract of C John Nester to San Diego (NL). Placed INF Jason Ganek, OF Kenny Gregory and INF Cannon Lester (Southern Arkansas/ El Dorado) on the retired list.

HOCKEY NHL ANAHEIM DUCKS — Traded F Dustin Penner to Washington for a 2014 fourth-round draft pick. Traded G Viktor Fasth to Edmonton for a 2014 fifth-round draft pick and a 2015 thirdround draft pick. CAROLINA HURRICANES — Agreed to terms with G Anton Khudobin on a two-year contract. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Acquired D David Rundblad and D Mathieu Brisebois from Phoenix for a 2014 second-round draft pick. Assigned Brisebois to Rockford (AHL). DALLAS STARS — Traded D Stephane Robidas to Anaheim for a conditional 2014 fourthround draft pick. Recalled F Chris Mueller from Texas (AHL). EDMONTON OILERS — Traded G Ilya Bryzgalov to Minnesota for a 2014 fourth-round draft pick. FLORIDA PANTHERS — Traded D Mike Weaver to Montreal for a 2015 fifth-round draft pick. MINNESOTA WILD — Signed RW Zack Mitchell to a three-year, entry-level contract. Reassigned F Stephane Veilleux to Iowa (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Traded D Andrew MacDonald to Philadelphia for C Matt Mangene, a 2014 third-round draft pick and a 2015 second-round draft pick. OTTAWA SENATORS — Traded F Jeff Costello to Vancouver for D Patrick Mullen and assigned him to Binghamton (AHL). PHOENIX COYOTES — Recalled D David Rundblad from Portland (AHL). Acquired F Martin Erat and F John Mitchell from the Washington Capitals for D Rostislav Klesla, F Chris Brown and a fourth round draft choice in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Traded G Roberto Luongo and F Steve Anthony to Florida for G Jacob Markstrom and F Shawn Matthias. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned LW Nicolas Deschamps to Hershey (AHL).

University of the Ozarks guard Josh Ferrell was named the American Southwest Conference Freshman of the Year on Tuesday and guard Ricky Allen was an honorable mention selection on the all-conference team. Ferrell, who also was named to the conference’s all-freshman team, was the top scoring freshman in the conference with an average of 11.8 points per game. He also led all conference freshmen in steals (2.1) and minutes played (36.4). Allen ranked among the conference’s top 15 in six different categories, including scoring (15.6 points per game), assists BASKETBALL SOCCER (6.7) and steals (2.5). NBA Major League Soccer — Democrat-Gazette Press Services CHARLOTTE BOBCATS — Signed C Justin Hamilton to a 10-day contract. DALLAS MAVERICKS — Assigned G Gal Mekel to Texas (NBADL). MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Signed F Tony Mitchell to a 10-day contract.

Boxing FIGHT SCHEDULE FRIDAY At Pala Casino Spa and Resort, Pala, Calif. (ESPN2), Rustam Nugaev vs. Marvin Quintero, 10, lightweights; Roman Morales vs. Khabir Suleymanov, 10, featherweights.

SATURDAY At MGM Grand, Las Vegas (SHO), Canelo Alvarez vs. Alfredo Angulo, 12, super welterweights; Leo Santa Cruz vs. Cristian Mijares, 12, for Santa Cruz’s WBC super bantamweight title; Carlos Molina vs. Jermall Charlo, 12, for Molina’s IBF junior middleweight title; Jorge Linares vs. Nihito Arakawa, 10, lightweights; Will Tomlinson vs. Jerry Belmontes, 10, junior

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MARCH 15 At Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico (SHO), Danny Garcia vs. Mauricio Herrera, 12, for Garcia’s WBA Super World and WBC super lightweight titles; Deontay Wilder vs. Malik Scott, 10, heavyweights; Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Daniel Ponce de Leon, 10, for Lopez’s WBO International junior lightweight title. At Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, Pa. (NBCSN), Tomasz Adamek vs. Vyacheslav Glazkov, 12, IBF heavyweight eliminator; Isaac Chilemba vs. Denis Grachev, 10, light heavyweights; Ronald Cruz vs. Kermit Cintron, 10, welterweights.

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ATLANTA DREAM — Named Teresa Edwards assistant coach.

COLORADO RAPIDS — Signed MF Jose Mari. LA GALAXY — Signed D James Riley. SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Traded M Alex Caskey to D.C. United for a 2016 third-round draft pick. SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed M Alex Martinez. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS — Signed G Marco Carducci.

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ARIZONA CARDINALS — Named Buddy Morris strength and conditioning coach. ATLANTA FALCONS — Re-signed DT Corey Peters to a one-year contract. Announced the retirement of RB Jason Snelling. DETROIT LIONS — Released G Leroy Harris. Signed DT Corvey Irvin. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released G Uche Nwaneri. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Released WR Jason Avant.

CLEMSON — Suspended DE Corey Crawford, OL David Beasley, OL Shaq Anthony and CB Garry Peters one game for violating team rules. DELAWARE — Named Rachel Chupein women’s assistant soccer coach. FRESNO STATE — Named Marcus Woodson secondary coach. SMU — Named Steve Broussard running backs coach. TCU — Named Kenny Perry cornerbacks coach.

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ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF Boston ............ 61 39 17 5 83 192 Montreal ......... 63 34 22 7 75 160 Tampa Bay ..... 62 34 23 5 73 179 Toronto ........... 63 32 23 8 72 186 Detroit............. 61 28 21 12 68 162 Ottawa ............ 62 27 24 11 65 176 Florida............. 62 23 32 7 53 152 Buffalo ............ 61 18 35 8 44 124 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh ...... 61 41 16 4 86 195 Philadelphia.... 62 32 24 6 70 174 NY Rangers.... 62 33 26 3 69 162 Columbus....... 62 32 25 5 69 184 Washington.... 62 29 23 10 68 184 New Jersey .... 63 27 23 13 67 152 Carolina .......... 61 26 26 9 61 151 NY Islanders .. 64 24 32 8 56 176

GA 138 154 160 193 169 202 201 183 GA 150 180 157 172 186 156 173 217

MONDAY’S GAMES Columbus 2, Toronto 1 Dallas 3, Buffalo 2 Minnesota 3, Calgary 2 Los Angeles 2, Montreal 1 TUESDAY’S GAMES Boston 4, Florida 1 New Jersey 4, Detroit 3 Columbus 4, Dallas 2 Colorado 4, Chicago 2 St. Louis 4, Tampa Bay 2 Pittsburgh 3, Nashville 1 NY Islanders 3, Winnipeg 2, OT Phoenix 1, Vancouver 0 Edmonton 3, Ottawa 2 Carolina at San Jose, (n)

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SCORING Team Washington Toronto San Jose Anaheim Pittsburgh Anaheim Montreal Chicago Tampa Bay St Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Toronto San Jose NY Islanders Dallas Chicago Columbus NY Islanders Dallas Colorado Edmonton Carolina Winnipeg Los Angeles Colorado Pittsburgh Minnesota Ottawa

GP 58 63 62 62 60 58 54 62 61 49 61 60 61 62 62 59 57 61 59 61 59 58 50 62 53 61 39 62 61

G 43 33 32 32 29 29 29 29 29 28 27 27 26 25 25 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22

ASSISTS Name Sidney Crosby Joe Thornton Nicklas Backstrom Duncan Keith Evgeni Malkin John Tavares Claude Giroux Erik Karlsson Ryan Getzlaf David Krejci Patrick Kane Jonathan Toews Matt Duchene Taylor Hall Phil Kessel Kyle Okposo Alex Pietrangelo Jaromir Jagr Anze Kopitar Niklas Kronwall Gabriel Landeskog Tyler Seguin Keith Yandle Jamie Benn T.J. Oshie P.K. Subban Thomas Vanek Henrik Zetterberg

Team Pittsburgh San Jose Washington Chicago Pittsburgh NY Islanders Philadelphia Ottawa Anaheim Boston Chicago Chicago Colorado Edmonton Toronto NY Islanders St Louis New Jersey Los Angeles Detroit Colorado Dallas Phoenix Dallas St Louis Montreal BUF-NYI Detroit

GP 60 62 62 61 49 59 62 61 58 60 61 62 58 55 63 62 60 62 63 58 60 59 61 61 60 63 60 45

A 51 51 48 45 42 42 40 40 39 39 37 37 36 36 36 36 36 33 33 33 33 33 33 32 32 32 32 32

GP 58 60 47 62 61 54 62 57 60 50 61 58 61 55 62 48 63 63 61 55 39

PP 17 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

POWER PLAY GOALS Name Alex Ovechkin Chris Kunitz Zach Parise Joe Pavelski Patrick Kane Max Pacioretty Wayne Simmonds Zdeno Chara Sidney Crosby Jeff Skinner Martin St. Louis Shea Weber James van Riemsdyk David Backes Troy Brouwer Shane Doan Phil Kessel Anze Kopitar Nathan MacKinnon Matt Moulson James Neal

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis ......... 61 41 14 6 88 204 141 Chicago .......... 63 36 13 14 86 215 170 Colorado......... 62 40 17 5 85 192 166 Minnesota ...... 62 34 21 7 75 153 150 Dallas.............. 62 29 23 10 68 175 175 Winnipeg ........ 63 30 26 7 67 176 181 Nashville......... 62 26 26 10 62 151 188 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim ......... 62 43 14 5 91 202 150 San Jose ........ 62 39 17 6 84 188 151 Los Angeles ...63 35 22 6 76 152 134 Phoenix .......... 62 28 23 11 67 170 180 Vancouver ...... 64 28 26 10 66 150 167 Calgary ...........61 23 31 7 53 141 185 Edmonton ...... 63 21 34 8 50 157 206 NOTE Two points for a victory, one point for overtime loss. TODAY’S GAMES All times Central Toronto at NY Rangers, 6 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Calgary, 8:30 p.m. Montreal at Anaheim, 9 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAMES Washington at Boston, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Colorado at Detroit, 7 p.m. Columbus at Chicago, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Nashville, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Montreal at Phoenix, 8 p.m. NY Islanders at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

NHL LEADERS Name Alex Ovechkin Phil Kessel Joe Pavelski Corey Perry Sidney Crosby Ryan Getzlaf Max Pacioretty Patrick Sharp Martin St. Louis Alexander Steen Patrick Kane Chris Kunitz James van Riemsdyk Patrick Marleau Kyle Okposo Tyler Seguin Marian Hossa Ryan Johansen John Tavares Jamie Benn Ryan O’Reilly David Perron Jeff Skinner Blake Wheeler Jeff Carter Nathan MacKinnon James Neal Jason Pominville Bobby Ryan

Team Washington Pittsburgh Minnesota San Jose Chicago Montreal Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh Carolina Tampa Bay Nashville Toronto St Louis Washington Phoenix Toronto Los Angeles Colorado NYI-BUF Pittsburgh

Chicago NY Islanders Columbus Phoenix

GOLDEN STATE (98) Iguodala 3-9 0-0 6, Lee 4-7 3-6 11, Bogut 1-3 1-2 3, Curry 7-18 3-3 19, Thompson 10-20 2-2 25, O’Neal 2-6 3-6 7, Barnes 3-8 2-2 10, Green 4-7 0-0 10, Blake 0-1 0-0 0, Crawford 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 37-84 14-21 98. INDIANA (96) George 8-23 7-8 26, West 10-17 7-7 27, Hibbert 4-7 4-4 12, G.Hill 3-9 2-2 8, Stephenson 6-14 0-0 12, Mahinmi 1-2 0-0 2, Turner 0-5 0-0 0, Watson 0-2 1-1 1, Scola 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 36-86 21-22 96. Golden State .......... 25 23 25 25 — 98 Indiana ................. 21 21 28 26 — 96 3-Point Goals—Golden State 10-20 (Thompson 3-5, Barnes 2-3, Green 2-4, Curry 2-5, Crawford 1-2, Iguodala 0-1), Indiana 3-16 (George 3-8, Watson 0-2, G.Hill 0-2, Stephenson 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 54 (Curry 8), Indiana 51 (George 12). Assists—Golden State 24 (Blake, Curry 6), Indiana 16 (George 4). Total Fouls—Golden State 21, Indiana 20. Technicals—Crawford, Indiana Coach Vogel. Attendance—18,165 (18,165).

SPURS 122, CAVALIERS 101 SAN ANTONIO (122) Leonard 7-10 2-2 18, Duncan 2-5 3-4 7, Splitter 0-4 6-6 6, Parker 3-11 1-2 7, Green 9-15 3-3 24, Mills 6-12 0-0 16, Ginobili 3-5 2-2 11, Belinelli 3-8 5-5 11, Diaw 7-7 0-0 16, Ayres 0-0 0-0 0, Bonner 1-6 0-0 2, Joseph 1-3 0-0 2, Baynes 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 43-90 22-24 122. CLEVELAND (101) Deng 3-10 3-4 9, Thompson 2-8 1-2 5, Hawes 7-9 3-5 20, Irving 8-17 5-5 24, Jack 2-5 0-0 4, Waiters 11-18 0-0 24, Dellavedova 0-0 0-0 0, Zeller 0-2 1-2 1, Bennett 5-8 2-2 14, Gee 0-2 0-0 0, Onuaku 0-0 0-0 0, Karasev 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-79 15-20 101. San Antonio ........... 13 37 35 37 — 122 Cleveland .............. 23 17 28 33 — 101 3-Point Goals—San Antonio 14-33 (Mills 4-6, Ginobili 3-5, Green 3-7, Leonard 2-2, Diaw 2-2, Parker 0-1, Belinelli 0-5, Bonner 0-5), Cleveland 10-19 (Hawes 3-4, Irving 3-6, Bennett 2-2, Waiters 2-3, Deng 0-2, Jack 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 50 (Duncan 8), Cleveland 45 (Hawes 13). Assists—San Antonio 39 (Ginobili 6), Cleveland 24 (Dellavedova 7). Total Fouls—San Antonio 18, Cleveland 24. Technicals—Cleveland Coach Brown, Cleveland defensive three second. Attendance—17,966 (20,562).

ROCKETS 106, HEAT 103 MIAMI (103) Battier 1-6 0-0 2, James 9-18 4-6 22, Bosh 1-5 3-4 5, Chalmers 1-5 1-3 3, Wade 8-15 8-12 24, Allen 5-8 1-1 13, Andersen 2-3 1-1 5, Cole 2-7 0-0 5, Beasley 9-13 2-2 24, Haslem 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-80 20-29 103. HOUSTON (106) Parsons 5-10 0-0 10, T.Jones 8-13 2-3 19, Howard 8-13 6-8 22, Beverley 6-12 2-3 19, Harden 9-15 2-5 21, Lin 2-5 2-2 7, Hamilton 1-3 2-2 4, Motiejunas 0-5 1-2 1, Asik 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 40-78 18-27 106. Miami .................. 32 20 21 30 — 103 Houston ................ 39 14 30 23 — 106 3-Point Goals—Miami 7-27 (Beasley 4-7, Allen 2-5, Cole 1-3, Wade 0-1, Chalmers 0-1, Bosh 0-2, James 0-3, Battier 0-5), Houston 8-23 (Beverley 5-8, T.Jones 1-1, Lin 1-4, Harden 1-5, Motiejunas 0-2, Parsons 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 41 (Andersen 7), Houston 57 (Howard 16). Assists—Miami 19 (James, Wade 6), Houston 24 (Harden 11). Total Fouls—Miami 19, Houston 22. Technicals—Andersen, Miami defensive three second 2, Houston defensive three second 2. Attendance—18,523 (18,023).

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB Toronto .......................... 33 26 .559 — Brooklyn ........................ 29 29 .500 3½ New York....................... 21 40 .344 13 Boston ........................... 20 40 .333 13½ Philadelphia................... 15 46 .246 19 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Miami ............................ 43 15 .741 — Washington................... 31 29 .517 13 Charlotte........................ 27 33 .450 17 Atlanta ........................... 26 32 .448 17 Orlando.......................... 19 43 .306 26 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Indiana........................... 46 14 .767 — Chicago ......................... 33 27 .550 13 Detroit ........................... 24 36 .400 22 Cleveland....................... 24 38 .387 23 Milwaukee ..................... 12 47 .203 33½

SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB San Antonio .................. 44 16 .733 — Houston......................... 41 19 .683 3 Dallas............................. 36 25 .590 8½ Memphis ....................... 34 25 .576 9½ New Orleans.................. 23 37 .383 21 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Oklahoma City............... 46 15 .754 — Portland......................... 41 19 .683 4½ Minnesota ..................... 30 29 .508 15 Denver ........................... 25 34 .424 20 Utah ............................... 21 39 .350 24½ PACIFIC DIVISION W L Pct GB LA Clippers.................... 42 20 .677 — Golden State ................. 37 24 .607 4½ Phoenix ......................... 35 25 .583 6 LA Lakers ...................... 21 39 .350 20 Sacramento................... 21 39 .350 20

MONDAY’S GAMES Memphis 110, Washington 104 Brooklyn 96, Chicago 80 Miami 124, Charlotte 107 Detroit 96, New York 85 Milwaukee 114, Utah 88 Minnesota 132, Denver 128 LA Lakers 107, Portland 106 Sacramento 96, New Orleans 89 TUESDAY’S GAMES Golden State 98, Indiana 96 San Antonio 122, Cleveland 101 Houston 106, Miami 103 Oklahoma City 125, Philadelphia 92 LA Clippers 104, Phoenix 96 New Orleans at LA Lakers, (n)

TODAY’S GAMES All times Central Houston at Orlando, 6 p.m. Utah at Washington, 6 p.m. Indiana at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Memphis at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Golden State at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 7 p.m. New York at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Portland, 9:30 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAMES Miami at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 8 p.m. LA Clippers at LA Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

THUNDER 125, 76ERS 92

three second. Attendance—18,203 (18,203).

PHILADELPHIA (92) Young 3-13 0-0 6, Thompson 3-6 0-0 6, Sims 2-5 6-6 10, Carter-Williams 4-12 5-8 14, Anderson 7-16 0-1 20, Varnado 3-7 0-1 6, Wroten 3-12 2-5 8, Maynor 0-4 0-0 0, Williams 2-6 3-3 7, Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Mullens 5-9 2-2 15, Moultrie 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-94 18-26 92. OKLAHOMA CITY (125) Durant 14-20 12-18 42, Ibaka 5-10 4-4 14, Adams 1-1 0-4 2, Westbrook 4-9 4-4 13, Jones 4-6 3-3 12, Jackson 5-9 4-4 14, Butler 1-4 0-0 2, Lamb 3-8 0-0 7, Collison 0-1 2-2 2, Fisher 2-4 2-2 8, Thabeet 3-3 1-2 7, Roberson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 43-76 32-43 125. Philadelphia ........... 23 22 31 16 — 92 Oklahoma City ........ 37 24 37 27 — 125 3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 10-30 (Anderson 6-12, Mullens 3-4, Carter-Williams 1-3, Maynor 0-1, Brown 0-1, Young 0-1, Wroten 0-2, Williams 0-3, Thompson 0-3), Oklahoma City 7-20 (Fisher 2-4, Durant 2-6, Jones 1-1, Lamb 1-3, Westbrook 1-3, Jackson 0-1, Butler 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 49 (Mullens, Varnado 6), Oklahoma City 65 (Westbrook 10). Assists—Philadelphia 20 (Carter-Williams 5), Oklahoma City 31 (Westbrook 14). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 28, Oklahoma City 22. Technicals—Philadelphia Bench, Oklahoma City defensive

62 8 59 8 61 8 59 8

SHORT HANDED GOALS Name Brad Marchand Mikael Backlund Cal Clutterbuck Andrew Cogliano Michael Grabner Marian Hossa Tomas Plekanec Antoine Vermette Artem Anisimov Brenden Dillon Brandon Dubinsky Patrick Dwyer Adam Hall Adam Henrique Tyler Johnson Evander Kane Dwight King Bryan Little Matt Read Brad Richardson Eric Staal Lee Stempniak Brandon Sutter Nate Thompson Kyle Turris Joel Ward James van Riemsdyk

Team Boston Calgary NY Islanders Anaheim NY Islanders Chicago Montreal Phoenix Columbus Dallas Columbus Carolina Philadelphia New Jersey Tampa Bay Winnipeg Los Angeles Winnipeg Philadelphia Vancouver Carolina Calgary Pittsburgh Tampa Bay Ottawa Washington Toronto

GP SH 60 4 60 3 57 3 62 3 59 3 57 3 63 3 61 3 61 2 60 2 55 2 54 2 60 2 62 2 61 2 44 2 63 2 62 2 55 2 61 2 58 2 52 2 60 2 60 2 61 2 62 2 61 2

POWER PLAY ASSISTS Name Nicklas Backstrom Erik Karlsson Sidney Crosby Keith Yandle Claude Giroux Evgeni Malkin James Wisniewski

Team Washington Ottawa Pittsburgh Phoenix Philadelphia Pittsburgh Columbus

GP 62 61 60 61 62 49 54

A 30 22 20 20 19 18 18

GP 54 56 62 43 62 47 45 52 62 61 60 61 61 59 47 63 62 62 62 60 60 62 49 58 52 38 62 53 58 61

A 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

SHORT HANDED ASSISTS Name Victor Hedman Johnny Boychuk Sean Couturier Mark Giordano Niklas Hjalmarsson Saku Koivu Lauri Korpikoski Lee Stempniak Karl Alzner Jamie Benn Patrice Bergeron Brian Campbell Casey Cizikas Christian Ehrhoff Patrik Elias Jason Garrison Dan Girardi Andrew Ladd Bryan Little Clarke MacArthur Antoine Roussel Brandon Saad Mike Santorelli Eric Staal Matt Stajan Andrej Sustr Jonathan Toews Fedor Tyutin Daniel Winnik Marek Zidlicky

Team Tampa Bay Boston Philadelphia Calgary Chicago Anaheim Phoenix Calgary Washington Dallas Boston Florida NY Islanders Buffalo New Jersey Vancouver NY Rangers Winnipeg Winnipeg Ottawa Dallas Chicago Vancouver Carolina Calgary Tampa Bay Chicago Columbus Anaheim New Jersey

POWER PLAY POINTS Name Nicklas Backstrom Alex Ovechkin Sidney Crosby Claude Giroux Erik Karlsson John Tavares Patrick Kane Keith Yandle Evgeni Malkin Joe Pavelski

Team Washington Washington Pittsburgh Philadelphia Ottawa NY Islanders Chicago Phoenix Pittsburgh San Jose

NBA standings and summaries WARRIORS 98, PACERS 96

Glantz-Culver line

GP Pts 62 33 58 30 60 29 62 26 61 26 59 25 61 23 61 23 49 22 62 22

Home teams listed in ALL CAPS

NOTES m Hockey lines are based on the amount of money to be won on a $100 wager. For example, on a team that is favored, like the NY Rangers (-170), it would take a $170 wager to win $100. For an underdog, like Toronto (+150), the amount listed represents the return on a $100 wager. m O/U denotes the “over/under,” which is the projected number of total points to be scored in a single game.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL FAVORITE ARKANSAS INDIANA Massachusetts Duke Louisville CONNECTICUT GEORGIA KANSAS Tennessee TEXAS MISSOURI STANFORD SAINT LOUIS OKLAHOMA WISCONSIN NEW MEXICO BOISE ST. Arizona CALIFORNIA San Diego St.

LINE 8 4 4 11 3½ 17 12 14 2 21 9½ 7½ 8 8½ 13½ 18 12 9 2 3½

UNDERDOG Mississippi Nebraska DUQUESNE WAKE FOREST SMU Rutgers Mississippi St. Texas Tech AUBURN tcu Texas A&M Colorado Dayton West Virginia Purdue Air Force Nevada OREGON ST. Utah UNLV

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS

Ohio Valley At Nashville, Tenn. First round Tennessee Tech SE Missouri

2½ SIU-Edwardsville 6 E. Illinois

Big South At Conway, S.C. First round Winthrop 9 Radford 17 Charleston Southern 1½ Gardner-Webb 16½

Liberty Presbyterian Campbell Longwood

Patriot League Quarterfinals BOSTON U. BUCKNELL HOLY CROSS AMERICAN U.

8½ 6½ 10 4½

Lafayette Army Lehigh Colgate

Northeast First round ROB MORRIS WAGNER BRYANT MT. ST. MARY’S

12 Fairleigh Dickinson 13 ccsu 12 St. Francis Pa. 3 St. Francis (NY)

NBA FAVORITE Indiana Houston WASHINGTON BROOKLYN Chicago Golden State Sacramento MINNESOTA Dallas PORTLAND

LINE 6 7 7½ 1 1 5½ 2½ 9 4 10

O/U UNDERDOG 191½ CHARLOTTE 213 ORLANDO 198 Utah 186 Memphis 196 DETROIT 200 BOSTON 207½ MILWUAKEE 208½ New York 217 DENVER 222½ Atlanta

Baseball EXHIBITION SCORES TUESDAY’S GAMES Tampa Bay 8, Boston 0 Atlanta 8, Washington 4 Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 2 Miami 3, Minnesota 1 NY Mets 6, Houston 2 Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Oakland (ss) 6, Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 9, Cincinnati 5 Chicago Cubs 6, Oakland (ss) 4 Seattle 4, LA Dodgers 1 Arizona 8, San Diego 6 LA Angels 7, Texas 4 San Francisco 3, Colorado 2 Toronto 5, Philadelphia 3 Baltimore 3, NY Yankees 2 TODAY’S GAMES All times Central Detroit vs. Houston, 12:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Toronto, 12:05 p.m. NY Yankees vs. Tampa Bay, 12:05 p.m. NY Mets (ss) vs. Washington, 12:05 p.m. Atlanta vs. Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m. Baltimore vs. Minnesota, 2:05 p.m. Boston vs. St. Louis, 12:05 p.m. Miami vs. NY Mets (ss) 12:10 p.m. LA Angels vs. San Francisco, 2:05 p.m. Colorado (ss) vs. Texas, 2:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Seattle, 2:05 p.m. Oakland vs. Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m. Colorado (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs, 2:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Arizona, 2:10 p.m. LA Dodgers vs. Cincinnati, 8:05 p.m.

NBA leaders MONDAY’S LATE GAMES GRIZZLIES 110, WIZARDS104 MEMPHIS (110) Prince 8-11 3-3 21, Randolph 7-16 2-3 16, Gasol 4-10 2-4 10, Conley 7-14 4-4 20, Lee 4-7 1-1 9, Allen 3-6 1-1 7, Davis 2-3 0-0 4, M.Miller 3-6 2-2 10, Calathes 3-4 0-0 6, Koufos 2-2 3-3 7. Totals 43-79 18-21 110. WASHINGTON (104) Booker 7-13 1-2 15, Ariza 5-9 1-2 15, Gortat 7-12 2-2 16, Wall 8-16 5-7 23, Beal 7-15 6-6 21, Singleton 1-4 0-0 2, Harrington 2-5 2-2 6, A.Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Gooden 0-2 0-0 0, Porter Jr. 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 39-81 17-21 104. Memphis ............... 20 30 29 31 — 110 Washington............ 20 25 19 40 — 104 3-Point Goals—Memphis 6-13 (M.Miller 2-3, Prince 2-3, Conley 2-4, Calathes 0-1, Lee 0-2), Washington 9-19 (Ariza 4-6, Porter Jr. 2-3, Wall 2-5, Beal 1-2, Singleton 0-1, Harrington 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 42 (Randolph 10), Washington 43 (Gortat 8). Assists—Memphis 26 (Gasol 8), Washington 18 (Wall 9). Total Fouls—Memphis 21, Washington 22. Technicals—Memphis defensive three second 2. Attendance—14,065 (20,308).

NETS 96, BULLS 80

CLIPPERS 104, SUNS 96

CHICAGO (80) Dunleavy 3-9 0-0 8, Boozer 4-10 2-4 10, Noah 5-8 0-0 10, Hinrich 2-7 0-0 5, Butler 4-11 5-9 13, Gibson 5-6 2-3 12, Augustin 4-9 7-7 16, Snell 1-2 0-0 2, Mohammed 1-1 0-0 2, Fredette 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-65 16-23 80. BROOKLYN (96) Johnson 7-11 2-2 19, Pierce 5-12 1-1 14, Plumlee 3-3 0-2 6, Williams 6-11 7-8 20, Livingston 4-7 6-6 14, Blatche 4-11 3-3 11, Kirilenko 3-3 1-4 7, Teletovic 0-5 0-0 0, Thornton 1-7 1-2 3, Anderson 1-2 0-0 2, Collins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-73 21-28 96. Chicago ................ 18 24 17 21 — 80 Brooklyn................ 27 23 26 20 — 96 3-Point Goals—Chicago 4-13 (Dunleavy 2-3, Hinrich 1-2, Augustin 1-5, Butler 0-3), Brooklyn 7-25 (Johnson 3-4, Pierce 3-7, Williams 1-4, Blatche 0-1, Thornton 0-4, Teletovic 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 53 (Boozer 13), Brooklyn 35 (Pierce 7). Assists—Chicago 12 (Augustin, Dunleavy 4), Brooklyn 19 (Williams 6). Total Fouls—Chicago 23, Brooklyn 18. Technicals—Gibson, Chicago Coach Thibodeau, Pierce. Attendance—17,732 (17,732).

LA CLIPPERS (104) Barnes 12-17 0-0 28, Griffin 9-18 4-8 22, Jordan 4-8 2-2 10, Paul 4-14 6-8 14, Collison 6-10 4-4 18, W.Green 2-3 0-0 5, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Dudley 2-3 0-0 4, Granger 0-1 0-0 0, Bullock 1-4 0-0 3, Turkoglu 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-78 16-22 104. PHOENIX (96) Tucker 8-11 2-5 18, Frye 2-6 0-0 4, Len 3-8 0-0 6, Dragic 5-14 3-4 14, G.Green 6-19 1-1 17, Mark.Morris 4-9 0-0 9, Barbosa 1-3 0-0 2, Marc.Morris 5-9 1-1 12, Randolph 3-4 3-4 9, Smith 2-3 1-4 5. Totals 39-86 11-19 96. LA Clippers ............ 24 20 37 23 — 104 Phoenix ................ 25 30 18 23 — 96 3-Point Goals—LA Clippers 8-20 (Barnes 4-7, Collison 2-4, W.Green 1-2, Bullock 1-3, Granger 0-1, Dudley 0-1, Paul 0-2), Phoenix 7-19 (G.Green 4-8, Mark. Morris 1-2, Marc.Morris 1-3, Dragic 1-4, Tucker 0-1, Frye 0-1). Fouled Out—Mark.Morris. Rebounds—LA Clippers 45 (Jordan 17), Phoenix 54 (Tucker 10). Assists—LA Clippers 26 (Paul 9), Phoenix 22 (Dragic 9). Total Fouls—LA Clippers 21, Phoenix 24. Technicals—LA Clippers defensive three second. Attendance—15,068 (18,422).

NEW ORLEANS (89) T.Evans 8-14 9-10 27, Davis 4-14 4-8 13, Ajinca 2-4 0-0 4, Roberts 6-13 2-2 15, Gordon 4-9 0-0 10, Rivers 2-9 2-6 6, Stiemsma 1-1 0-0 2, Withey 1-2 0-0 2, Aminu 0-0 2-2 2, Morrow 4-9 0-0 8. Totals 32-75 19-28 89. SACRAMENTO (96) Gay 5-10 4-4 14, Thompson 2-4 2-6 6, Cousins 5-13 13-16 23, Thomas 8-16 6-6 22, McLemore 3-4 4-4 10, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Acy 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 1-3 1-2 3, R.Evans 5-7 0-2 10, McCallum 3-7 1-1 8. Totals 32-68 31-41 96. New Orleans .......... 18 20 21 30 — 89 Sacramento ........... 23 17 28 28 — 96 3-Point Goals—New Orleans 6-20 (T.Evans 2-3, Gordon 2-4, Davis 1-1, Roberts 1-5, Morrow 0-3, Rivers 0-4), Sacramento 1-7 (McCallum 1-2, Johnson 0-1, McLemore 0-1, Thomas 0-3). Fouled Out—Gordon, Stiemsma. Rebounds—New Orleans 39 (T.Evans 10), Sacramento 59 (R.Evans 13). Assists—New Orleans 16 (T.Evans 8), Sacramento 11 (Thomas 5). Total Fouls—New Orleans 35, Sacramento 25. Technicals—Sacramento defensive three second. Attendance—16,225 (17,317).

KINGS 96, PELICANS 89

Through Monday’s games

SCORING AVERAGE G Durant, OKC ................... 59 Anthony, NYK................. 58 James, MIA.................... 55 Love, MIN ...................... 56 Harden, HOU.................. 51 Griffin, LAC..................... 61 Curry, GOL ..................... 57 Aldridge, POR ................ 55 DeRozan, TOR ............... 57 George, IND ................... 59 Cousins, SAC ................. 51 Nowitzki, DAL ................ 59 Irving, CLE ..................... 58 Lillard, POR.................... 60 Jefferson, CHA ............... 51 Thomas, SAC ................. 60 Dragic, PHX ................... 55 Gay, SAC ........................ 54 Davis, NOR..................... 52 Wall, WAS ...................... 60 Afflalo, ORL.................... 53 Martin, MIN.................... 50 Wade, MIA ..................... 41 Ellis, DAL........................ 61 Crawford, LAC ............... 60

FG 613 576 558 478 376 550 475 534 454 452 401 460 448 419 466 421 398 408 397 432 364 324 321 428 377

FT 506 343 312 400 385 366 229 234 346 288 335 255 245 265 132 283 248 225 249 262 214 226 130 258 241

PTS 1862 1626 1511 1490 1247 1477 1372 1304 1304 1334 1137 1269 1246 1269 1066 1234 1131 1096 1045 1201 1044 962 781 1159 1137

AVG 31.6 28.0 27.5 26.6 24.5 24.2 24.1 23.7 22.9 22.6 22.3 21.5 21.5 21.2 20.9 20.6 20.6 20.3 20.1 20.0 19.7 19.2 19.0 19.0 19.0

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE FG FGA PCT Jordan, LAC .....................................246 370 .665 Drummond, DET..............................349 567 .616 Howard, HOU...................................403 684 .589 James, MIA......................................558 957 .583 Horford, ATL ....................................238 420 .567 Wade, MIA .......................................321 578 .555 Ibaka, OKC .......................................390 713 .547 Faried, DEN ......................................267 490 .545 Johnson, TOR ..................................248 457 .543 Diaw, SAN ........................................231 426 .542 Gortat, WAS .....................................323 598 .540 Lopez, POR ......................................257 477 .539 Pekovic, MIN....................................333 621 .536 Griffin, LAC.......................................550 1033 .532 Jones, HOU ......................................265 499 .531

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3FG 3FGA PCT Korver, ATL ......................................148 306 .484 Belinelli, SAN.....................................95 208 .457 Calderon, DAL..................................146 325 .449 Miller, MEM.......................................74 169 .438 Afflalo, ORL......................................102 233 .438 Middleton, MIL .................................82 189 .434 Tolliver, CHA ......................................84 194 .433 Ariza, WAS .......................................140 328 .427 Anthony, NYK...................................131 309 .424 Jefferson, UTA ..................................87 208 .418 Curry, GOL .......................................193 464 .416 Dragic, PHX ......................................87 210 .414 Beal, WAS .........................................96 232 .414 Hawes, CLE.......................................93 227 .410 Anderson, NOR.................................67 164 .409 Ross, TOR........................................112 276 .406 Mills, SAN .........................................90 222 .405 Thompson, GOL ..............................164 405 .405 Williams, UTA ...................................72 178 .404

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE FT Nowitzki, DAL ..................................255 Augustin, CHI...................................118

FTA PCT 279 .914 130 .908

Martin, MIN......................................226 Jackson, OKC...................................112 Durant, OKC .....................................506 Lillard, POR......................................265 Ginobili, SAN....................................120 Crawford, GOL .................................133 Paul, LAC .........................................211 George, IND .....................................288 Curry, GOL .......................................229 Irving, CLE .......................................245 Collison, LAC ...................................138 Crawford, LAC .................................241 Thomas, SAC ...................................283

256 127 575 302 138 153 243 333 265 284 160 280 329

.883 .882 .880 .877 .870 .869 .868 .865 .864 .863 .863 .861 .860

TOT 849 741 787 735 591 661 615 481 534 544 589 492 543 498

AVG 13.9 13.2 13.1 12.5 11.6 11.4 11.2 10.9 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.0

REBOUNDS PER GAME G Jordan, LAC .....................61 Love, MIN ........................56 Drummond, DET..............60 Howard, HOU...................59 Cousins, SAC ...................51 Noah, CHI.........................58 Aldridge, POR ..................55 Vucevic, ORL ...................44 Jefferson, CHA .................51 Bogut, GOL ......................52 Randolph, MEM...............57 Varejao, CLE.....................48 Duncan, SAN ...................54 Gasol, LAL........................50

OFF 246 176 325 196 156 215 127 144 103 149 184 151 115 102

DEF 603 565 462 539 435 446 488 337 431 395 405 341 428 396

ASSISTS PER GAME G Lawson, DEN ....................................46 Curry, GOL ........................................57 Wall, WAS .........................................60 Rubio, MIN........................................59 Jennings, DET...................................58 Lowry, TOR .......................................59 Teague, ATL.......................................55 Nelson, ORL......................................56 James, MIA.......................................55 Williams, Bro ....................................42 Thomas, SAC ....................................60

AST AVG 407 8.8 503 8.8 524 8.7 500 8.5 464 8.0 454 7.7 385 7.0 386 6.9 353 6.4 269 6.4 383 6.4

STEALS PER GAME G Rubio, MIN........................................59 Young, PHL.......................................57 Wall, WAS .........................................60 Carter-Williams, PHL ........................48 Butler, CHI .........................................45 Ariza, WAS ........................................55 Millsap, ATL ......................................53 George, IND ......................................59 Ellis, DAL...........................................61 Chalmers, MIA ..................................51 Leonard, SAN....................................44 Brewer, MIN ......................................58 Oladipo, ORL.....................................62 Iguodala, GOL ...................................48 Curry, GOL ........................................57

STL 143 127 119 95 89 103 98 108 111 90 74 97 101 78 92

AVG 2.42 2.23 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.87 1.85 1.83 1.82 1.76 1.68 1.67 1.63 1.63 1.61

BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME G Davis, NOR........................................52 Ibaka, OKC ........................................59 Jordan, LAC ......................................61 Hibbert, IND ......................................59 Henson, MIL .....................................47 Duncan, SAN ....................................54 Bogut, GOL .......................................52 Drummond, DET...............................60 Howard, HOU....................................59

BLK 151 150 150 145 94 106 97 111 108

AVG 2.90 2.54 2.46 2.46 2.00 1.96 1.87 1.85 1.83

4C v WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014 v

College basketball

Frazier lets ’em fly as Florida blasts S. Carolina SEC MEN NO. 1 FLORIDA 72, SOUTH CAROLINA 46 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Michael Frazier II got one directive from his Florida teammates against South Carolina — whenever he saw daylight on the court, let the ball fly. The result was a school-record 11 three-pointers — the most ever in a Southeastern Conference game — and career-high 37 points as Frazier helped the top-ranked Gators move a game away from a perfect SEC regular season with a 72-46 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night. “They told me if I got a crack to let it go,” Frazier said. That was the easy part for Frazier, the sophomore who frequently found himself open and made the Gamecocks pay. “Somehow, some way we didn’t express to our players that Michael Frazier can shoot the basketball,” South Carolina coach Frank Martin said. The Gators (28-2, 17-0 SEC) are a game away from going AP/MARY ANN CHASTAIN undefeated in the SEC, someFlorida’s Michael Frazier (20) shoots over South Carolina’s Brenton thing no team not named KenWilliams (1) during the first half of Tuesday’s game in Columbia, S.C. tucky has accomplished since

Alabama’s 14-0 run in 1956. Florida coach Billy Donovan shrugged that off, preaching his players will take the same approach to Saturday’s Senior Day meetings with the Wildcats as they have each game all season. “I still think there’s things in front of this team,” he said. “We can’t get wrapped up in the moment.” Frazier’s performance topped the 1986 mark of Florida’s Joe Lawrence, who had nine against California. It was also the most ever in a league contest, although Rotnei Clarke hit 13 in 2010 and Alex Dillard made 12 in 1994 but both Arkansas players did it against nonconference opponents. Frazier didn’t feel anything special in warm-ups, but knew he was onto something with his five three-pointers in the first half. In the second half, it was Frazier who broke things open with four threes during a 23-5 run after the Gamecocks (1119, 4-13) had cut a double-digit lead to 39-35. “We were just really amazed at how open he was getting and how he kept

knocking them down,” Florida center Patric Young said. No other Gator reached double digits in points. Mindaugus Kacinas had 12 points to lead South Carolina, which was coming off a victory over Kentucky. Frazier blew past his old career best of 21 points set earlier this season against Texas A&M. He was 11 of 18 from three-point range while the rest of the Gators were 0 of 13. The Gators built an 11-point lead early in the second half but Brenton Williams had a four-point play and followed with a three-pointer to get the Gamecocks within 39-35 with 13:05 left. But Frazier connected on a three, Young had a threepoint play and the rout was on. Frazier added four more three-pointers over the next 6 minutes to stretch the lead to 62-39 with 4:42 left. As time wound down, South Carolina students chanted “Georgia Southern,” reminding the Gators of their football loss to the FCS school last fall. Florida came in having clinched the SEC regular-season title last week when sec-

ond-place Kentucky was beaten twice, including a surprise 72-67 loss here to the Gamecocks on Saturday. The Gators steadily moved through in pushing to the unbeaten conference season, a run that started in January with a 74-58 victory over South Carolina.

NO. 25 KENTUCKY 55, ALABAMA 48 LEXINGTON, Ky. — Julius Randle had 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 25 Kentucky rallied past Alabama to end a two-game losing streak. Needing a bounce after Saturday’s loss at South Carolina with a huge hurdle looming this weekend at No. 1 Florida, the Wildcats (22-8, 12-5 Southeastern Conference) used a 15-2 second-half run to build a 43-34 lead. They added several smaller runs to hold off the stubborn Crimson Tide (12-18, 6-11) in their regular season home finale. Kentucky avoided its first three-game losing streak under coach John Calipari and clinched second place in the conference. It wasn’t easy or pretty for the Wildcats, whose 33 percent shooting reflected their generally tentative play. But a couple of timely dunks by Dakari Johnson and three-pointers by Aaron and Andrew Harrison keyed the run that helped put away Alabama. Trevor Releford had 13 points for Alabama. Johnson and James Young had nine points for Kentucky.

Georgia State slips past Arkansas State Syracuse stunned TOP 25 MEN GEORGIA STATE 79, ARKANSAS STATE 76, OT ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

The Sun Belt Conference’s best team had trouble getting to Arkansas State for Tuesday night’s game because of icy roads, but Georgia State made sure to get out of Jonesboro with its winning streak still intact. Manny Atkins scored a career-high 30 points and Georgia State erased a five-point deficit in the final 2:29 of regulation to force overtime, then scored the first five points of overtime to steal a 79-76 victory at the Convocation Center. The game was delayed 45 minutes when Georgia State (23-7, 16-1), which has won six consecutive games and already clinched the regular-season conference title, couldn’t make it to Jonesboro because of icy road conditions. The Panthers arrived at the Convocation Center about 25 minutes before the scheduled 7:05 p.m. tip-off,

CONF. ALL Georgia State..................16-1 23-7 Western Kentucky ..........11-5 19-10 Louisiana-Lafayette ........10-6 19-10 Arkansas State ...........9-7 17-11 UALR.......................9-8 14-15 Texas-Arlington ...............8-8 13-15 Louisiana-Monroe ..........6-10 9-15 Troy ................................5-11 10-18 Texas State .....................4-12 8-21 South Alabama...............3-13 9-20 TUESDAY’S GAMES Georgia St. 79, Arkansas St. 76, OT THURSDAY’S GAMES La.-Monroe at Arkansas State, 7 p.m. Texas-Arlington at Troy, 7 p.m. Texas State at South Alabama, 7 p.m. La.-Lafayette at W. Kentucky, 7 p.m.

with 5:09 left and 64-59 after another three-pointer by Johnson with 2:09 left. But Georgia State went on an 8-2 run to take a 67-66 lead on Ryan Harrow’s layup and it led 6966 after two free throws by Atkins with 12 seconds left. Jo h n s o n ’ s s t e p - b a c k three-pointer with 2.3 seconds left tied the game at 69-69 and forced overtime, but ASU never regained the lead. Johnson made 5 of 10 three-pointers to finish with a team-high 19 points for ASU, while Kirk Van Slyke had 18 and Brandon Reed and Cameron Golden had 13 each.

and then played without its leading scorer. Guard R.J. Hunter, who averages 18.8 points per game, dressed but didn’t play because of a knee injury. The Red Wolves (17-11, 9-7) scored the game’s first seven points, led 30-27 at halftime and by as much as 43-35 with 14:42 left in the game. ASU led 60-53 after Melvin Johnson III’s three-pointer

GEORGIA ST. (23-7) Atkins 9-16 7-9 30, Washington 3-5 1-2 7, White 5-16 2-2 13, Richardson 2-5 0-0 6, Harrow 6-17 4-4 18, Green 0-0 0-0 0, Hinton 0-0 0-0 0, Shipes 0-0 0-0 0, Crider 2-5 0-0 4, Burguillos 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 27-65 15-19 79. ARKANSAS ST. (17-11) Van Slyke 7-15 3-4 18, Washington 4-5 1-3 9, Golden 5-15 0-0 13, Reed 5-13 0-1 13, Townsel 1-6 0-0 2, Dickerson 0-0 0-0 0, Downs 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson III 6-13 2-2 19, Kisler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-68 6-10 76. Halftime—Arkansas St. 30-27. End Of Regulation— Tied 69. 3-Point Goals—Georgia St. 10-26 (Atkins 5-10, Richardson 2-5, Harrow 2-7, White 1-4), Arkansas St. 12-37 (Johnson III 5-10, Reed 3-7, Golden 3-12, Van Slyke 1-4, Townsel 0-4). Fouled Out—Richardson, Washington. Rebounds—Georgia St. 42 (Atkins 11), Arkansas St. 39 (Golden 8). Assists—Georgia St. 13 (White 6), Arkansas St. 13 (Golden 5). Total Fouls—Georgia St. 15, Arkansas St. 19. Technicals— Richardson, Van Slyke. Attendance—1,884.

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ARKANSAS STATE MEN (17-11, 9-7 SUN BELT) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Nov. 11 at Jackson State W, 65-61 Nov. 13 Tennessee-Martin W, 72-62 Nov. 16 at Wyoming L, 84-65 Nov. 18 at Colorado L, 93-70 Nov. 24 Central Arkansas W, 99-56 Nov. 30 at Lamar W, 95-89 Dec. 2 Niagra W, 86-61 Dec. 14 at Nebraska L, 79-67 Dec. 17 Toledo L, 78-65 Dec. 21 at Marshall W, 83-82 Dec. 30 Southern Arkansas W, 91-66 Jan. 2 at Texas-Arlington* W, 82-66 Jan. 4 at Texas State* W, 74-69 Jan. 9 Troy* L, 98-84 Jan. 11 South Alabama* W, 72-60 Jan. 16 at Georgia State* L, 73-72 Jan. 18 at W. Kent.* L, 82-77 (2OT) Jan. 25 UALR* W, 77-49 Jan. 30 at La.-Monroe* L, 72-65 Feb. 1 at Troy* W, 83-73 Feb. 10 W. Kentucky* W, 72-58 Feb. 13 at South Alabama* W, 85-61 Feb. 15 at La.-Lafayette* L, 85-67 Feb. 20 Texas-Arlington* W, 83-60 Feb. 22 Texas State* W, 73-68 Feb. 25 Lyon W, 65-39 Mar. 1 at UALR* L, 74-67 Mar. 4 Georgia State* L, 79-76, OT Mar. 6 La.-Monroe* 7 p.m. Mar. 8 La.-Lafayette* 7 p.m. Mar. 13-16 SBC tournament# TBA *Sun Belt game #at Lakefront Arena, New Orleans

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Mississippi guard Marshall Henderson, who averages 19.2 points per game, will be a big part of the Rebels’ offense, along with Jarvis Summers, who averages 17.2 points.

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game [tonight], but unfortunately for us they will not,” Kennedy said. “Obviously, a different set of circumstances, different players, different timing. “I think Arkansas is playing as well as anybody in our league having won five straight. They’re playing with a great deal of confidence, a real sense of urgency that you would expect as they’re closing in on trying to get into the NCAA Tournament. “We know we’re going to have our hands full.” Gulley will be facing Ole Miss in Walton Arena for the first time after transferring from Oklahoma State two years ago. In the only Arkansas-Ole Miss game last season, the Rebels won 76-64 in Tad Smith Coliseum. “We’re a new team,” Gulley said. “We don’t really look back at the past. We just try to handle the things we can control, so we’re going to come out here and continue to play the basketball we’re playing and hopefully it ends with a [victory].” Haydar, Scott and Wade are playing their third season for Razorbacks Coach Mike Anderson after playing for John Pelphrey as freshmen. Clarke transferred to Arkansas from Lawson (Ala.) State Commu-

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nity College last year, and Gulley become eligible to play for the Razorbacks after the first eight games last season. “These guys have given a lot of blood, sweat and tears and went through some adversity,” Anderson said of the seniors. “Now they’ve got an opportunity to go out in style. “We challenged our players. ‘Let’s make sure these guys go out the right way.’ ” The Razorbacks are 7-1 in their past eight games to bounce back from a 2-6 SEC start and have put themselves in position to earn the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid since 2008. “We don’t want to overthink things,” Haydar said. “We just want to focus on us. We don’t want to think, ‘Oh, if this team wins, this team loses, is that good for us? Is that bad for us?’ “We’re just worried about our game, and if we handle our business, none of the rest of that stuff matters.” When Ole Miss last played in Walton Arena two years ago, the Rebels rallied from a 15-point deficit and beat the

Razorbacks 77-75 on a threepoint play by Terrance Henry with eight seconds left. “They stole one,” Anderson said. “I thought we just had a meltdown where we kind of handed the game to them.” Ole Miss, 1-5 in its past six games, is getting scoring from guards Marshall Henderson (19.2 points) and Jarvis Summers (17.2), but it lacks strength inside with the loss of big men Murphy Holloway and Reginald Buckner from last season’s SEC Tournament championship team. “We’ve struggled in a number of different areas, and it seems as if we put our finger in one hole and another one opens up, whether it be offensive inefficiency or inability to rebound,” Kennedy said. “Our biggest problem is that we’ve lost two guys up front that were pillars in our program for a number of years and we’re replacing them with younger and more inexperienced guys.” The Razorbacks are getting production inside, outside and from their bench as they try to win six consecutive SEC games for the first time since 1998. “One of the things that’s really helped us is people don’t care about their stats, who scores and all of that,” Haydar said. “We’re just trying to win basketball games. That’s how you win.”

CONF. ALL Florida.............................17-0 28-2 Kentucky.........................12-5 22-8 Georgia ...........................10-6 16-12 Arkansas ..................9-7 20-9 Tennessee........................9-7 18-11 Missouri ..........................8-8 20-9 LSU..................................8-8 17-11 Texas A&M ......................8-8 17-12 Ole Miss ..........................8-8 17-12 Vanderbilt ........................7-9 15-13 Alabama .........................6-11 12-18 Auburn............................5-11 13-14 South Carolina ...............4-13 11-19 Mississippi State ............3-13 13-16 TUESDAY’S GAMES Florida 72, South Carolina 46 Kentucky 55, Alabama 48 TODAY’S GAMES Mississippi State at Georgia, 6 p.m. Mississippi at Arkansas, 7 p.m. Tennessee at Auburn, 7 p.m. Texas A&M at Missouri, 7 p.m.

T ODAY’ S GAME ARKANSAS MEN VS. MISSISSIPPI WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville RECORDS Arkansas 20-9, 9-7 SEC. Ole Miss 17-12, 8-8. SERIES Arkansas leads 41-30 RADIO Razorback Sports Network TELEVISION None telecast. INTERNET ESPN3 TICKETS $25 lower and upper deck, $20 loft (west end zone above 4th row) PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS MISSISSIPPI POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Marshall Henderson, 6-2, Sr. .....19.2 1.7 G Jarvis Summers, 6-3, Jr ............17.2 2.5 G Martavious Newby, 6-3, So. .......2.7 2.8 F Anthony Perez, 6-9, So................7.4 3.5 F Aaron Jones, 6-9, Jr. ...................6.3 6.9 COACH Andy Kennedy (169-99 in eight seasons at Ole Miss, 189-117 in nine seasons overall) ARKANSAS POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Ky Madden, 6-5, Jr.....................12.5 2.8 G Fred Gulley, 6-3, Sr......................4.3 1.8 F Michael Qualls, 6-6, So...............12.3 4.6 F Bobby Portis, 6-10, Fr,................12.6 6.7 F Coty Clarke, 6-7, Sr. .....................9.5 6.0 COACH Mike Anderson (57-36 in three seasons at Arkansas, 257-134 in 12 seasons overall) TEAM COMPARISON Mississippi Arkansas 75.4 Points for 80.4 72.0 Points against 70.5 -3.0 Rebound margin -3.0 +2.8 Turnover margin +5.6 42.1 FG pct. 44.6 35.3 3-pt pct. 36.1 70.4 FT pct. 71.6 CHALK TALK Ole Miss has won six games in a row against Arkansas. The Razorbacks last beat the Rebels 80-73 on Jan. 31, 2010 in Oxford, Miss. The Rebels have won four consecutive games in Walton Arena, including senior night victories in 2009, 2010 and 2012. … The Razorbacks are trying to win six consecutive SEC games for the first time since 1998 … Ole Miss is 1-5 in its past six games with the lone victory in that span coming against Alabama at home last week. — Bob Holt

by Georgia Tech ACC MEN GEORGIA TECH 67, NO. 7 SYRACUSE 62 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Trae Golden scored 16 points, including six free throws in the final seconds, and Georgia Tech stunned struggling No. 7 Syracuse 67-62 on Tuesday. Syracuse (26-4, 13-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) had lost three of four coming into the game and dropped three more spots in the rankings after starting the season with 25 consecutive victories and spending three weeks at No. 1. Georgia Tech (14-16, 5-12) snapped a four-game losing streak. It was the second consecutive home loss for Syracuse and cost the Orange a chance to lock up a high seed in the conference tournament next week. It was the final home game in the careers of seniors C.J. Fair and Baye Moussa Keita, and it was one they will long remember — for all the wrong reasons despite Fair’s 28 points, which matched his career high. Daniel Miller had 15 points and Robert Carter Jr. added 12 for Georgia Tech. Fair was 12 of 25 from the field and freshman Tyler Ennis finished with 18 points and seven assists. Trevor Cooney had only seven points and was 1 of 8 from behind the arc. Georgia Tech led by eight points at halftime and maintained that cushion through the first media timeout of the second half despite threepoint plays by Ennis and Fair. Syracuse made a late push, with Fair hitting a three and Ennis converting a runner in the lane to narrow the gap to 59-52 with 3:12 left. The Orange weren’t finished. Fair missed a three but Bolden quickly missed one at the other end instead of taking time off the clock and Fair responded with a drive and shot off the glass with 2:41 left to make it 59-55. Fair was fouled on the play but failed to convert the free throw, making Syracuse a costly 7 of 16 from the line. Miller’s slam beat the Orange press after a turnover by Fair, but Cooney finally came through with a three from the wing as Syracuse closed to 6157 with 1:48 to play. Carter then missed a free throw, but Ennis lost the ball on a drive in the lane with just over a minute remaining. Golden made six consecutive free throws in the final 35 seconds as Tech survived.

In other Atlantic Coast Conference games, Rod Hall scored 14 points and had six assists to lead host Clemson to a 58-54 victory over Miami. With the victory, the Tigers (19-10, 10-7 Atlantic Coast) can clinch the fifth seed in the ACC tournament with a victory Saturday over Pittsburgh. Rion Brown led Miami (15-15, 6-11) with 21 points. ... Jake Layman came off the bench to score 13 points, and host Maryland (16-14, 8-9) buried last-place Virginia Tech under a barrage of three-pointers in a 64-47 victory. Jarell Eddie and Joey van Zegeren each scored 14 for the Hokies (920, 2-15).

BIG 10 NO. 12 MICHIGAN 84, ILLINOIS 53 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Nik Stauskas scored 24 points and No. 12 Michigan made 70 percent of its three-pointers to win its first Big Ten title outright since 1986 with a victory over Illinois. The Wolverines (22-7, 14-3 Big Ten) were 16 of 23 from three-point range, including Stauskas’ career-high seven. Michigan had the game in hand by halftime with a 52-30 lead. The Wolverines hit five consecutive three-pointers midway through the half to break the game open. The 15-point run turned widened Michigan’s 20-17 lead to a comfortable 32-17. Caris LeVert added 15 points for Michigan. The Illini (17-13, 6-11) had won three consecutive games. Rayvonte Rice led Illinois with 16 points.

BIG EAST GEORGETOWN 75, NO. 13 CREIGHTON 63 WASHINGTON — D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds Tuesday night, and Georgetown frustrated Doug McDermott until late in the game, holding off a rally led by the nation’s leading scorer in a victory over No. 13 Creighton. Markel Starks added 17 points and 11 assists, and Jabril Trawick had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Hoyas (1712, 8-9 Big East), who shot 54 percent and advanced their cause as a bubble team for the NCAA tournament. They also still have a chance to be one of the six teams in the overhauled, 10-team Big East to get a bye in next week’s conference tournament. McDermott scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, making a series of three-pointers that helped cut a 16-point deficit to five. He was 3 for 10 from the field in the first half and 9 for 23 for the game, including 4 for 11 from three-point range.

BIG 12 BAYLOR 74, NO. 16 IOWA ST. 61 WACO, Texas — Brady Heslip scored 18 points, including five three-pointers in the second half, and Baylor got a much-needed boost to its NCAA tournament hopes with a victory over No. 16 Iowa State. There were 15 lead changes and four ties before Heslip put the Bears (20-10, 8-9 Big 12) ahead with a tiebreaking three with 2:14 left — the start of a game-ending 13-0 run. After a turnover by Iowa State, Kenny Chery hit a long jumper and then had another. Iowa State (22-7, 10-7) lost its second road game in four days. Cory Jefferson had 21 points and seven rebounds for Baylor. DeAndre Kane had 20 points for Iowa State and Dustin Hogue added 12. Melvin Ejim had six points, 13 below his Big 12-leading average.

Tuesday’s college scores EAST Georgetown 75, Creighton 63 Georgia Tech 67, Syracuse 62 Temple 86, Central Florida 78, OT

SOUTH Clemson 58, Miami 54 Florida 72, South Carolina 46 Maryland 64, Virginia Tech 47

MIDWEST Akron 83, Buffalo 71 E. Michigan 72, Ball St. 58 Miami (Ohio) 73, Kent St. 61 Michigan 84, Illinois 53 North Dakota 94, N. Colorado 90 Ohio 72, Bowling Green 61 Toledo 73, Cent. Michigan 69 W. Michigan 61, N. Illinois 56

SOUTHWEST Baylor 74, Iowa St. 61

TOURNAMENT ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE First Round ETSU 89, Lipscomb 88, 2OT Florida Gulf Coast 77, Stetson 55 Mercer 85, Jacksonville 64 SC-Upstate 80, North Florida 74 HORIZON LEAGUE First Round Milwaukee 83, Detroit 73 Oakland 96, Youngstown St. 92, OT Valparaiso 73, Ill.-Chicago 63 NSIC TOURNAMENT Championship Minn. St. (Mankato) 75, Winona St. 66

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DULUTH, Ga. — South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley says the depth of the SEC gives her extra pride in the Gamecocks’ first conference title. It’s also what makes the SEC Tournament so tough to predict. South Carolina (26-3, 14-2 SEC) is the team to beat heading into the tournament, which begins tonight, but there are plenty of teams capable of walking away with the title. Five of the top 12 teams in the NCAA’s RPI are from the SEC. How deep is the league? LSU , the No. 10 seed in the SEC Tournament, is No. 12 in RPI. Sixth-ranked Tennessee (24-5, 13-3 SEC) beat No. 5 South Carolina on Sunday to clinch the second seed in the SEC Tournament. South Carolina, Tennessee and the tournament’s other top seeds — No. 15 Texas A&M and No. 12 Kentucky — are off until Friday. Missouri plays Mississippi State and Arkansas faces Mississippi in the first round tonight. There are only four top 25 teams in the SEC, but Staley and other coaches say that is because some teams, like Georgia, fell out of the poll

At a glance SEC WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT The Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth Ga. All times Central All games televised on Fox Sports Net WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Missouri vs. Mississippi St., 5 p.m. Arkansas vs. Mississippi, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAMES Vanderbilt vs. Georgia, 11 a.m. Mo./Miss. St. winner vs. Florida, 1:30 p.m. LSU vs. Alabama, 5 p.m. Ark./Miss. winner vs. Auburn, 7:30 p.m. *South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Kentucky received third-round byes.

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Coach Dawn Staley’s South Carolina team may be the team to beat in the SEC women’s tournament, but the conference’s depth means there are plenty of other teams that could walk away with the title.

once the conference schedule began. “Probably one of the things I’m most proud of as regular-season champions is because of the competition,” Staley said. “From top to bottom there aren’t any gimmes in our league, and that’s why we feel like we play in the top conference in America.” South Carolina and Tennessee could be playing for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tour-

nament. The Lady Vols moved up four spots in the final regular-season poll by beating LSU and South Carolina and take a four-game winning streak into the SEC Tournament. Tennessee Coach Holly Warlick said beating South Carolina to close out the regular season was a big thing for her team. “Obviously we weren’t going to win the championship, but it was to prepare us for going into the tournament,” Warlick said. Tennessee won three consecutive SEC Tournaments before Texas A&M beat Kentucky in last year’s final to break the Lady Vols’ hold on the tournament. South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M (23-7, 13-3) and Kentucky (22-7, 10-6) are

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locks for the NCAA Tournament field. Florida (18-11, 8-8) finished fifth in the league. Seven other teams with 16 to 19 victories are hoping a run in the SEC Tournament boosts their NCAA Tournament credentials. South Carolina and Tennessee may carry the top billing in the tournament, but Texas A&M is the defending champion and matched its best conference record in school history at 13-3. The Aggies posted a 7-1 road record in SEC games, best in the league. Texas A&M won with defense and by making smart decisions with the ball. Sophomore Jordan Jones shares the SEC lead with 6.8 assists per game. “I think our shot selection has been good,” Coach Gary Blair said. “We realize who we are and who we’re not.” Another team worth keeping an eye on is Kentucky. The Wildcats were 5-5 in the league before winning five of their last six games, which included victories over Tennessee and Texas A&M. Kentucky’s only loss in that stretch was to South Carolina. Kentucky has played in three of the past four SEC Tournament championship games, losing each time.

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Sunday to end the regular season. “We’re not in an ideal situation,” Arkansas Coach Tom Collen said. “You want to be sitting here with at least a single bye or a double bye, but this is the position we put ourselves in, so we’re going to have to fight our way out of it.” It’s possible a nice SEC Tournament run for Arkansas could convince the NCAA selection committee to make the Razorbacks an at-large team depending on what happens in other conferences. The Arkansas-Ole Miss winner will play Auburn in the second round, and the winner of that game will play Texas A&M in the quarterfinals. Collen said he’s seen projections with eight or nine SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament field, but that it’s tough to guess what selection committee members are thinking. “Right now our mind-set is the opportunity is there for

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Little Rock Parkview senior guard Daryl Macon (4) shoots over Little Rock Hall’s Robert Verges during a game in January. Macon is averaging 21 points and 2.6 assists per game.

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“Daryl has always been a shooter,” Flanigan said. “When I put Daryl in the game, it took shots away from I.J. and [Anton]. It really wasn’t a good fit to have three of them in the game at the same time.” “I always knew I was good as anyone in the state, but I was lacking some confidence,” Macon said. “I just needed that confidence.” Franklin, a junior, started some as a sophomore and Flanigan said the youngster had as much ability as Ready and Beard, but he sometimes passed up offensive opportunities. Franklin said Flanigan has given him a greater responsibility this season. “Coach has put me in a different spot, a tough spot,” said Franklin, who is averaging 15.4 points and five rebounds a game. “I have to control the floor. He wants me to be the floor general. He wants me to score. He wants me to be a leader.” Flanigan said he has come down harder on this team more than he has others in

same time we can’t be overconfident,” Arkansas senior forward Keira Peak said. “It’s the SEC Tournament, and anybody is capable of beating anybody.” Arkansas freshman forward Jessica Jackson, who had career highs of 31 points and 10 rebounds against Ole Miss, will be looking to bounce back tonight after she shot 4 of 22 from the field in the previous two games against Texas A&M and Missouri. Jackson averaged 16.9 NWA MEDIA/SAMANTHA BAKER Arkansas Coach Tom Collen says his women’s team isn’t in an ideal points and 6-2 rebounds in situation heading into the SEC tournament and that “we’re going SEC games. “This is a pretty confident to have to fight our way out of it.” kid,” Collen said. “I think she us to play our way in,” he said. meeting, the Razorbacks won really believes in herself. I “We just have to take advan- 68-65 in Walton Arena when think she’s a little down on the Rebels missed a three- herself right now, but I really tage of it.” Arkansas will try to extend point attempt in the final sec- believe she feels she’s going to its winning streak against Ole onds. step back up in the next game Miss to five games. In the “Because we beat them it and do what she needs to do teams’ only regular-season gives us confidence, but at the for us.” v Continued from Page 1C was announced Tuesday that UA freshman Jackson earns conference honor All-SEC Women’s team all the tournaments would m BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — List of the All-SEC women’s team released Tuesday by the start Thursday and that none FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas forleague as voted on by the conference’s 14 coaches: would play on Sunday. ward Jessica Jackson was named to Class 7A and 4A will play FIRST TEAM Jasmine Lister, Vanderbilt the All-SEC second team and to the Thursday, Friday, Saturday Christina Foggie, Vanderbilt All-SEC freshman team, the conferTyrese Tanner, Auburn and Monday, weather permitALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Jaterra Bonds, Florida ence office announced Tuesday. ting. The schools scheduled Theresa Plaisance, LSU Jackson, from Jacksonville, is Ashley Williams, Alabama to advance to the state finals Martha Alwal, Mississippi State averaging 16.0 points and 5.9 reJessica Jackson, Arkansas will meet in the AAA office Bri Kulas, Missouri Brandy Montgomery, Auburn bounds in 28 games, and in 16 SEC on Tuesday, March 11. Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina Ronni Williams, Florida games averaged 16.9 points and 6.2 Play in the other five clasTiffany Mitchell, South Carolina Linnae Harper, Kentucky rebounds. sifications will run Thursday, Meighan Simmons, Tennessee Raigyne Moncrief, LSU “We are very proud of Jess and Isabelle Harrison, Tennessee Friday, Saturday, Monday and Breanna Richardson, Mississippi State her accomplishments this season,” Courtney Walker, Texas A&M Tuesday. The schools schedAlaina Coates, South Carolina Arkansas Coach Tom Collen said. NWA Media/BEN GOFF Andraya Carter, Tennessee uled to advance to the state SECOND TEAM “She is a special young lady and Jessica Jackson finals will meet at the AAA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM Jessica Jackson, Arkansas very deserving. She chose her home office on Wednesday, March Shacobia Barbee, Georgia Tyrese Tanner, Auburn state school over a lot of top-10 pro- from the field (153 of 365), 39.5 per- Jennifer O’Neill, Kentucky 12. Hasina Muhammad, Auburn grams and all Arkansans should be proud that she has chosen to lead us forward both this season and in the future.” Jackson is shooting 41.9 percent

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cent on three-pointers (47 of 119) and 80.4 percent on free throws (111 of 138). She has 43 blocked shots, 37 assists and 24 steals. — Bob Holt

DeNesha Stallworth, Kentucky Tia Faleru, Mississippi Valencia McFarland, Mississippi Alaina Coates, South Carolina Courtney Williams, Texas A&M

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WHEN 7:30 p.m. Central WHERE The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Ga. RECORDS Arkansas 19-10, 6-10 SEC; Ole Miss 11-19, 2-14 SEC RANKINGS Neither team is ranked SERIES Ole Miss leads 23-14 RADIO Radio: KQSM-FM 92.1, Fayetteville; KFPW-AM 1230, FM 94.5 Fort Smith; KURM-AM 790, Rogers; KABZ-FM 103.7, Little Rock (will air the game on tape delay) TELEVISION Fox Sports Net PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS MISSISSIPPI POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG PG Valencia McFarland, 5-4, Sr.....16.9 4.2 G Diara Moore, 5-7, Sr. .................10.4 3.9 F Shequila Joseph, 6-3, Fr. .............6.1 3.2 F Danielle McCray, 6-1, Jr...............6.6 4.9 F Tia Faleru, 6-1, Jr. .......................16.8 9.8 COACH Matt Insell (11-19 in 1st year at Ole Miss and overall) ARKANSAS POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Calli Berna, 5-10, Jr. ....................6.9 4.0 G McKenzie Adams, 5-9, Fr. ...........8.8 2.1 F Keira Peak, 5-9, Sr. .....................10.2 5.0 F Jessica Jackson, 6-3, Fr..............16.0 5.9 F Jhasmin Bowen, 6-1, Jr. ..............9.0 4.8 COACH Tom Collen (132-89 in 7th year at Arkansas, 349-159 in 16th year overall) TEAM COMPARISON Mississippi Arkansas 73.0 Points for 66.7 76.4 Points against 53.8 -1.6 Rebound margin +0.9 +1.1 Turnover margin +6.4 39.7 FG pct. 41.1 30.0 3-pt pct. 35.1 67.4 FT pct. 68.7 CHALK TALK The winner plays No. 6 seed Auburn in a 7:30 p.m. game on Thursday. … Arkansas won the previous meeting 68-65 on Jan. 19 at Walton Arena behind a season-high 31 points from freshman Jessica Jackson. … Arkansas swept the Rebels last season by scores of 77-66 and 93-52. — Tom Murphy

WHEN 7:05 p.m. WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS ASU 18-10, 12-4 Sun Belt; Louisiana-Monroe 11-7, 7-9 SERIES Arkansas State leads 19-13 RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro; KNEAAM, 970, in Jonesboro INTERNET astateredwolves.com TICKETS $4 upper level, $6 lower level PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS ARKANSAS STATE POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Aundrea Gamble, 5-9, So. .........18.4 6.2 G Jamie Ruffins, 5-8, Fr..................2.4 1.9 G Hanna Qedan, 5-10, Jr. ..............10.7 3.1 F Carlisha Wyatt, 6-0, Sr. ................4.8 5.2 F Jane Morrill, 6-2, Sr. ...................12.5 3.6 COACH Brian Boyer (244-210 in 14th season) LOUISIANA-MONROE POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Alexar Tugler, 5-10, Sr................10.8 4.4 G Jasmine Shaw, 5-11, Sr. .............9.8 4.3 G Elexar Tugler, 5-9, Sr. ..................8.9 3.3 F Christina Gray, 5-9, Jr. .................3.8 3.5 F Ashleigh Simmons, 6-1, Sr.........14.9 7.8 COACH Mona Martin (263-288 in 19th season) TEAM COMPARISON ASU ULM 72.5 Points for 71.1 67.6 Points against 73.2 +3.4 Rebound margin +1.8 +2.0 Turnover margin -2.5 43.5 FG pct. 41.8 32.7 3-pt. pct. 31.8 67.8 FT pct. 68.8 CHALK TALK Arkansas State guards Aundrea Gamble and Hanna Qedan are trying to bounce back from one of their worst games of the season. Gamble was held to 13 points and Qedan was held to seven Saturday in ASU’s loss to UALR, and they combined to make just 7 for 17 from the floor. — Troy Schulte

WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 15-11, 10-6 Sun Belt Conference; Georgia State 12-6, 8-8 SERIES Georgia State leads 0-1. RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock INTERNET ualrtrojans.com TICKETS $7 end zones, $12 level 200, $18 level 100, $24 floor seats, $38 club seats PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Taylor Ford, 5-9, Sr. ....................8.7 4.0 G Taylor Gault, 5-8, Jr. ...................15.0 2.6 F Kiera Clark, 5-11, Jr. ...................10.3 6.3 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, Fr. ...................3.9 2.0 F Shanity James, 5-11, So. ............9.6 5.9 COACH Joe Foley (668-206 in 27th season overall; 212-125 in 11th season at UALR) GEORGIA STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Alisha Andrews, 4-11, Jr. ............8.5 2.7 G Kendra Long, 5-9, Sr..................13.1 4.3 G Gaby Moss, 5-8, So. ...................7.3 2.9 G Kayla Nolan, 5-9, Jr. ....................7.6 4.1 C Brittany Logan, 6-4, Jr.................9.0 9.1 COACH Sharon Baldwin-Tener (240-215 in 15th season overall; 45-73 in fourth season at Georgia State) TEAM COMPARISON UALR GSU 59.8 Points for 69.7 58.2 Points against 72.1 +2.1 Rebound margin -0.1 +1.2 Turnover margin -1.2 42.3 FG pct. 39.5 29.1 3-pt. pct. 30.7 64.5 FT pct. 70.4 CHALK TALK Today’s game is a make-up game from Feb. 7, when inclement weather prevented Georgia State from traveling. The Trojans have won six of their past seven games and are 7-3 since a Jan. 18 loss at Georgia State. The Panthers are 5-8 since that game. — Troy Schulte

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Weather pushes game back a day The UALR and Georgia State women’s basketball teams will give it another go tonight in Little Rock. UALR (15-11, 10-6 Sun Belt Conference) announced Tuesday afternoon that its game against Georgia State scheduled for 7 that night at the Jack Stephens Center had been pushed back to today because Georgia State was stuck on Arkansas’ icy roads. The game will be played at 7 tonight. It’s the second time the rematch between the teams has been rescheduled. The teams originally were scheduled to play Feb. 5, but that game was postponed when Georgia State couldn’t make it out of Atlanta because of icy road conditions. Georgia State won the first meeting 61-59 in Atlanta. At least Georgia State made it off of its Atlanta campus this time. The team flew to Memphis on Monday night, then boarded a bus at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday but was stuck in a traffic jam on Interstate 40 that stranded thousands of motorists. Charlie Taylor, Georgia State’s assistant athletic director for communications who was on the bus, said at about 4 p.m. the team hadn’t made it past Forrest City, which is about 45 miles west of Memphis. Taylor said the team was hoping to reach Little Rock by Tuesday night. “It’s hard to say,” Taylor said. “We might go 5 mph for awhile. We’re at the mercy of the roads.” — Troy Schulte

the past, joking that he treats them “like they are 1-24 instead of 24-1.” “I’ve done that for the simple reason I knew they could be a good team,” Flanigan said. “I wasn’t going to let them get the big head or let them get down on themselves.” The strategy seems to have worked. The Patriots have played with a purpose. “We’ve all got a lot of confidence and Coach has a lot of confidence in us,” Franklin said. “That’s why he wants us to shoot it because he knows we have confidence in our shots. “We’re not selfish. We look for each other. We feed off each other.” Parkview’s overwhelming play in the regular season cast the Patriots as a favorite to reach next week’s finals in Hot Springs, but the Patriots have refrained from looking ahead. “We’re a team,” Macon said. “There’s no ball hogs out there. We’re not worried about any championship game right now because we’ve still got to get by a first round, a second round and a third round before we get there.” Pushing the tournaments back another day means there will be no games Sunday, as previously planned. “We try to avoid playing on Sundays if possible,” Taylor said. “We got some complaints about it, but not a whole lot.” The state championship games at Summit Arena in Hot Springs are still scheduled to be played March 13, 14 and 15. Semifinal winners will have a short turnaround before playing in the championship games. “Those are our dates,” Taylor said. “We are contracted for those dates, and Hot Springs has other events that cannot be rescheduled.”

State tournaments glance CLASS 7A WHERE Conway WHEN Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday BOYS DEFENDING CHAMPION North Little Rock GIRLS DEFENDING CHAMPION Fort Smith Northside BOYS SEEDS Central (1. North Little Rock, 2. Northside, 3. Cabot, 4. Conway, 5. West Memphis, 6. Central.) West (1. Springdale, 2. Bentonville, 3. Van Buren, 4. Bryant, 5. Fayetteville, 6. Heritage). GIRLS SEEDS Central (1. Northside, 2. West Memphis 3. North Little Rock, 4. Conway, 5. Central, 6. Southside). West (1. Fayetteville 2. Bentonville, 3. Springdale, 4. Har-Ber, 5. Rogers, 6. Bryant).

CLASS 6A WHERE Jonesboro High School WHEN Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday BOYS DEFENDING CHAMPION Little Rock Hall GIRLS DEFENDING CHAMPION Little Rock Hall BOYS SEEDS South (1. Benton, 2. Pine Bluff, 3. Fair, 4. Siloam Springs, 5. Lake Hamilton, 6. Sheridan, 7. El Dorado, 8. Texarkana). East (1. Parkview, 2. Jonesboro, 3. Hall, 4. Russellville, 5. Marion, 6. Searcy, 7. Mountain Home, 8. Greenwood.) GIRLS SEEDS South (1. El Dorado, 2. Benton, 3. Pine Bluff, 4. Siloam Springs, 5. Sheridan, 6. Lake Hamilton, 7. Texarkana, 8. Fair). East (1. Greenwood, 2. Hall 3. Searcy, 4. Parkview, 5. Mountain Home, 6. Marion, 7. Jonesboro, 8. Russellville.)

CLASS 5A WHERE Alma WHEN Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday BOYS DEFENDING CHAMPION Jacksonville GIRLS DEFENDING CHAMPION Jacksonville BOYS CONFERENCE WINNERS Clarksville, Forrest City, Hot Springs, Jacksonville.

GIRLS CONFERENCE WINNERS Vilonia, Paragould, Hot Springs, Pulaski Academy.

CLASS 4A WHERE Lonoke High School WHEN Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday BOYS DEFENDING CHAMPION Pottsville GIRLS DEFENDING CHAMPION Malvern BOYS REGIONAL WINNERS Central Arkansas Christian, Maumelle, Brookland. GIRLS REGIONAL WINNERS Malvern, Farmington, Valley View.

CLASS 3A WHERE Charleston High School WHEN Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday BOYS DEFENDING CHAMPION Harding Academy GIRLS DEFENDING CHAMPION Greenland BOYS REGIONAL WINNERS Charleston, Earle, Episcopal, McGehee GIRLS REGIONAL WINNERS Paris, Rivercrest, Riverview, Fordyce

CLASS 2A WHERE Hampton High School WHEN Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday BOYS DEFENDING CHAMPION Cedar Ridge GIRLS DEFENDING CHAMPION Norphlet BOYS REGIONAL WINNERS Cedar Ridge, Clarendon, Blevins, Conway St. Joseph GIRLS REGIONAL WINNERS Marmaduke, Brinkley, Spring Hill, Mountainburg

CLASS 1A WHERE North Arkansas College, Harrison WHEN Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday BOYS DEFENDING CHAMPION Bay GIRLS DEFENDING CHAMPION Nevada BOYS REGIONAL WINNERS Scranton, Concord, Kirby, Norfork GIRLS REGIONAL WINNERS Kingston, Nemo Vista, Acorn, Viola

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ATLANTA — If the Atlanta Braves move to the suburbs as planned, then Major League Baseball should put an American League team in Turner Field. At least that’s the vision and the crusade — some might say the wild pitch — of Mike McDonald, a long-time Atlanta advertising executive and baseball fan. He has presented the idea to some local politicos and business folks. He has talked to lawyers about how to challenge MLB. He even wrote a letter to the Tampa Bay Rays, asking if they’d be interested in relocating. The Rays haven’t responded and McDonald has decided he’d prefer the fresh start of an expansion team. His position is that the city of Atlanta and Fulton County have invested financially and psychologically in MLB for almost a half century and are owed a team in return. “Can metro Atlanta be like several other markets with two major league teams?” McDonald asked. “I think I can make that case.” And for all the reasons against it all happening — not the least of which is that the MLB constitution assigns the Braves the exclusive right and obligation to play home games in a territory that includes the city of Atlanta and Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties — McDonald offers a list of reasons it should happen. In fact, he has prepared a lengthy slide show, which he shared with a reporter. One slide offers this slogan from the ad man: “Let’s Turner Lemon into Lemonade!” Another throws down the gauntlet: “MLB’s days as a legal cartel are numbered. MLB wants to avoid, at virtually

all cost, any challenge to this irrational, obsolete antitrust exception. Atlanta’s unique historical relationship with MLB for almost 50 years can be adroitly and/or boldly employed to bring a brand new MLB American League East franchise to Atlanta & Fulton Co.” Asked about the huge obstacle of the Braves’ territorial rights, McDonald said he thinks a “hardball” legal challenge could strike it out. Other than some groups opposed to public funding of a new stadium in suburban Cobb, there has been little organized backlash against the Braves’ plan to leave Turner Field after the 2016 season. This is the story of one man who wants to change that. McDonald, 82, says he has been a baseball fan since he was a 7-year-old kid in New York. He and his mother were Brooklyn Dodgers fans. The rest of the family rooted for the New York Yankees. McDonald didn’t like the Dodgers’ move to Los Angeles in 1958 any more than he likes the Braves’ plan to move to Cobb now. His advertising career brought him to Atlanta as a young man. In 1969, he co-founded McDonald & Little, which became the largest independent ad agency in the city and one of the largest in the South. The agency’s memorable work included First Atlanta’s “Tillie the all-time teller” campaign, Southern Airway’s “Nobody’s second class on Southern” campaign and the Atlanta Flames’ “The Ice Age cometh.” In 1981, McDonald & Little was sold to Ted Bates Worldwide, then the world’s fifth-largest ad agency. In 1985, Bates closed McDonald & Little, reportedly because

of the two firms’ conflicting clients. In recent years, McDonald said, he has consulted for a number of former and new clients, focusing on marketing communications strategy and branding. “I’ve failed at retirement several times,” he said. At the moment, he is consumed with strategizing Atlanta’s baseball future. Books about the business of baseball are stacked high on his dining room table. McDonald already has a name in mind for the AL team he seeks: the Atlanta Surge, drawn from the city motto Resurgens (Latin for rising again). He envisions the city and county receiving an equity stake in the team in return for use of the venue, and an investor group operating the team with him. He says MLB should waive an expansion fee as a way to settle the damages of the Braves leaving the city limits. He expects people to “take shots” at his plan and says that is fine. “This is being done in daylight, not under the cover of darkness. This is the antithesis of what the Braves did,” McDonald said, referring to the secret negotiations that culminated with a Nov. 11 announcement of the planned move to Cobb. “That’s why I’m doing it.” The Braves declined to comment for this story. Robert Boland, a professor of sports business and law at New York University, said Atlanta “doesn’t meet the size standards in terms of population and (fan) following to support a second team.” He stopped short of dismissing the possibility entirely, noting Turner Field “would be a major leagueready stadium for a team looking to relocate.”

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Union watching payroll PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Calling the New York Mets a “marquee franchise,” new players’ union head Tony Clark is paying attention to the team’s payroll. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said he expects the team’s payroll to be between $85 million and $88 million this season, which would be a slight decrease from its $90.9 million final figure last year. Despite the additions of free agents Curtis Granderson, Bartolo Colon and Chris Young, the Mets have a payroll resembling that of a mid-market franchise. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ payroll is over $225 million and the New York Yankees will top $200 million. Clark declined to say specifically whether the union has spoken with the Mets’ owners or front office about payroll. Clark also said he was concerned free agent shortstop Stephen Drew has not signed. Drew, pitcher Ervin Santana and designated hitter Kendrys Morales declined to accept $14.1 million qualifying offers, and teams signing them would lose a selection in June’s amateur draft. But if a team signs one of those players after the draft, it would not forfeit a pick. “Any time you have players on the free-agent market who are still sitting at home come March 4 that I think everyone would agree can have a positive impact on any club that they would happen to play on, it is a concern,” Clark said. “It’s a topic that we pay a lot of attention to because we don’t think it’s in anyone’s best interests to have some of the top players in the game sitting at home and not playing on the field.”

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Arkansas left-hander Jalen Beeks will open on the mound for the Razorbacks against San Francisco on Friday in Berkeley, Calif. Beeks has won all three of his starts this season.

UA coach eager to see how far Poche has come TOM MURPHY

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FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas Coach Dave Van Horn plans to add left-hander Colin Poche to the starting rotation during the No. 24 Razorbacks’ four-game appearance at the Cal Baseball Classic this weekend. Arkansas (7-2) will open the tournament at Evans Diamond on the campus of Cal-Berkeley on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Central against the University of San Francisco (5-6) with left-hander Jalen Beeks (3-0, 0.51 ERA) on the mound. “Jalen Beeks has been very good,” Van Horn said Tuesday. “His numbers are ridiculously good right now and we’ve made nice plays behind him.” After Beeks, the Razorbacks will most likely throw junior right-hander Chris Oliver (1-1, 1.12), sophomore right-hander Trey Killian (01, 13.50) and the sophomore left-hander Poche (0-0, 1.93), although Van Horn said he is uncertain of the order. Arkansas takes on Tulane (8-3) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, then has a doubleheader against the host Golden Bears (7-2) on Sunday with the first game scheduled for 3 p.m. Poche, who battled soreness in his pitching arm part

ARKANSAS VS. SAN FRANCISCO WHAT Cal Baseball Classic WHEN 4:30 p.m. Central Friday WHERE Evans Diamond, Berkeley, Calif. RECORDS Arkansas 7-2, San Francisco 5-6 RADIO Arkansas Sports Network stateside. Not all games carried by all affiliates. Check local listings. INTERNET Arkansasrazorbacks.com

of the winter, has made three appearances out of the bullpen, one per weekend, adding to his pitch count each time. Although Poche’s ERA is good, he has allowed 4 walks and 2 hits while throwing 83 pitches in 42/3 innings. He threw a pair Poche of wild pitches and gave up a hit that scored the last of South Alabama’s runs in its four-run third inning during last Saturday’s 5-3 loss in the second game of a doubleheader. “He hasn’t thrown real well, and he’s supposed to be a weekend guy,” Van Horn said. “We need to see what he can do. “We’ve got to get a couple of guys rolling a little bit. I’m worried about the bullpen, es-

pecially when you play four games, but the other teams will have to do the same thing as well.” San Francisco is projected to start 6-2 senior righthander Abe Bobb (1-1, 4.95 ERA), who beat Sacramento State 9-1 in his last start. An All-West Coast Conference pitcher last year, Bobb had rough outings against California-Riverside and Cal State Fullerton to open the season. The Razorbacks opened 7-0 after a 12-1 rout of South Alabama last Friday and were one of six unbeaten Division I teams at that point before losing a doubleheader by scores of 2-1 and 5-3 to South Alabama on Saturday. “I think we learned a lot,” Van Horn said. “The coaching staff didn’t see it coming, you know. The way we played on Friday, a little momentum, playing pretty well, pitching well, got good pitchers going, pretty nice day. “South Alabama just came out and outplayed us. They threw more strikes than we did. They didn’t make any mistakes in the field and they got some timely hitting, and we didn’t do a whole lot of that. That’s what cost us the ball games.” Arkansas relievers did not allow an earned run in 13 1/3 innings against the Jaguars.

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With players like Ervin Santana (above), Stephen Drew and Kendys Morales still unsigned, players’ union leader Tony Clark is paying close attention to the New York Mets’ payroll.

and 192 relief appearances. He spent eight years in the Houston Astros organization as hitting coach of Rookie League Martinsville (2001-02) and Class A Lexington (2003), and manager of Class A Tri-City (2004-06) and Lexington (2007-08). Langebehn managed the Traverse City Beach Bums in the independent Frontier League for the past five years. “He’s been a basketball referee. He’s been a football referee. And he’s INDIANS been a minor league manager, so we Replay coordinator hired thought that those were pretty good GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The Cleve- qualities,” Francona said. land Indians have hired former miTIGERS nor league pitcher Gregg Langbehn Kinsler’s comments to be their major league replay coLAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers ordinator. The 43-year-old will watch games second baseman Ian Kinsler says from the clubhouse and advise on an ESPN The Magazine story about when to challenge an umpire’s de- him was “written for drama” — and he says some critical comments cision. “There will be communication attributed to him about the Texas to the dugout, I’m assuming it’s a Rangers were taken out of context. Kinsler was traded from Texas hard line,” Indians manager Terry Francona said Tuesday. “He’s going to Detroit for first baseman Prince to call us, because if there’s some- Fielder in the offseason. In the ESPN thing going on, I’m going to have story, Kinsler was quoted as saying to go out on the field. It will be our he hopes the Rangers go 0-162 this responsibility to communicate with year. He also was quoted as calling him in a timely fashion and then we Rangers general manager Jon Daniels a “sleazeball.” make our own decisions.” Kinsler said Tuesday the “0-162” Langbehn pitched in the minor leagues for eight years with the comment was just a joke. At their spring camp in Surprise, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers organizations, Ariz., the Rangers seemed to take climbing to Class AAA and finishing Kinsler’s comments in stride. Texas 48-43 with a 3.32 ERA in 71 starts manager Ron Washington guaran-

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NEWS IN BRIEF Bonus plan approved for USA Truck execs USA Truck executives are eligible for a management bonus plan approved by a compensation committee of the company’s board of directors. Bonuses ranging from 20 percent to 125 percent of the executives’ base salaries were approved for three executives of the Van Buren-based transportation firm, according to a filing Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Executives will be paid in cash and equity in amounts tied to certain company achievements. Chief Executive Officer John Simone is eligible for bonuses of 25 percent to 125 percent of his base salary. Simone was hired in February 2013 at an annual salary of $460,000. Cliff Beckham, USA Truck’s former CEO and current chief financial officer, is eligible for bonuses ranging from 20 percent to 100 percent of his base salary. Michael Weindel, an executive vice president, is also eligible for bonuses of 20 percent to 100 percent of his base salary. Equity awards, paid in the form of restricted stock, will be figured at a rate of between 10 percent and 30 percent of pre-tax income. Each year, the equity awards will vest a rate of “one-fourth per year beginning on the anniversary date of the grant, conditioned on continued employment and certain other … provisions,” according to the filing. — Chris Bahn

Tyson chairman sells 336,895 of his shares Tyson Foods Inc. Chairman John Tyson sold shares worth $12,990,671, according to documents filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Tyson sold 336,895 shares he directly owned for $38.56 per share. He still owns 1,868,160 shares of Tyson stock. Tyson Foods’ stock rose 79 cents, or 2 percent, to close Tuesday at $39.60 on the New York Stock Exchange. — Tina Parker

Ukraine fears easing, state index up 7.79 The Arkansas Index, a price-weighted index that tracks the largest public companies based in the state, jumped 7.79 to 331.56 Tuesday. “Stocks rebounded following Monday’s losses as tensions eased over the situation in Ukraine,” said Bob Williams, senior vice president and managing director of Delta Trust Investments Inc. in Little Rock. Arkansas Best and Deltic Timber were standouts, with both issues gaining more than 6 percent, Williams said. Dillard’s was the sole declining Arkansas Index component, falling 0.8 percent on light volume, Williams said. Reaching 52-week highs were Bank of the Ozarks and Acxiom. Volume for the index was 30.8 million shares. The index was developed by Bloomberg News and the Arkansas DemocratGazette with a base value of 100 as of Dec. 30, 1997.

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Group buys Mountain Valley Water JOHN MAGSAM ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

Hot Springs-based bottled water maker Mountain Valley Water Company has been acquired by a group of investors including Great Range Capital. The terms of the deal were not released Tuesday. Great Range Capital will be the majority partner. Mountain Valley sells pre-

mium bottled water to consumers, major retailers and food service operators across the nation and in some international markets, according to the company. Established in 1871, it is the oldest, continuously operated bottled water company in the nation, with its product coming from a single spring surrounded by 2,000 company-owned acres. The company expanded

last year, adding a production line. It employs 140, mostly at its Hot Springs plant. Collins Pugh, director of marketing, said Tuesday that there will be no changes at the company because of the shift in ownership. She said plans are for Mountain Valley to continue to expand into the retail food side of its business. According to a report

from the Beverage Marketing Corporation, a global beverage industry research and consulting firm, U.S. bottled water production of all types reached 9.7 billion gallons in 2012, the most recent data available, for an increase of 6.2 percent. Revenue for bottled water was $11.8 billion, an increase of 6.7 percent. The report projected production for 2013 in excess of 10 billion

gallons. Mountain Valley Water is sold in Whole Foods, H.E.B., Kroger groceries and other retail outlets. It also sells products through an online store. “Our partnership with Great Range Capital positions us well for continued growth and success. We now have an even greater ability to deliver See WATER, Page 6D

RadioShack ready to shut stores Retailer Up to 1,100 closures in works after Christmas disappoints CANDICE CHOI AND MICHELLE CHAPMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

N EW YO R K — R a dioShack said Tuesday that it plans to close as many as 1,100 stores, about a fifth of its U.S. locations. The news came as the retailer reported a wider quarterly loss after a disappointing Christmas season. Its stock price tumbled 17 percent. Chief Executive Officer Joseph Magnacca said the closings would leave RadioShack with more than 4,000 U.S. stores. The Fort-Worth based company didn’t immediately identify which stores will close nor how many jobs would be affected. The closings are the latest setback for RadioShack, which is fighting to update its image and compete with the rise of online and discount retailers. RadioShack’s “strategic initiatives will take time and expense,” David Schick, an analyst with Stifel Financial Corp. in Baltimore, wrote in a note to clients. Still, “closing stores is a positive,” and the chain might be able to regain some sales online. Long known as a destination for batteries and electronics parts, RadioShack has sought to remake itself as a specialist in wireless devices and accessories. But growth in the wireless business is slowing, as more people have smartphones and see fewer reasons to upgrade. In addition to slashing costs and shuffling management, RadioShack has been AP/TONY DEJAK renovating its stores with a more modern look. A customer leaves a RadioShack store Tuesday in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The company said Tuesday See STORES, Page 6D that it plans to close as many as 1,100 stores.

devising drive-up grocery Wal-Mart offers a look at future CYD KING ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

There will be a day in the not-so-distant future when shopping at WalMart will have all the convenience of a Sonic drivethru. That was the mental image Bill Simon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart U.S., provided for those attending the 35th annual Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. Nearly 100 companies gave presentations, including Arkansas-based WalMart, J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and Arkansas Best. The three-day conference concludes today. Simon talked a great deal about the company’s plans to strategically grow its fleet of smaller stores — Neighborhood Markets and Express stores — in the country’s urban and suburban areas and to use its online shopping site, Walmart.com, to fill customers’ orders, either for pickup or delivery. I n a te s t m a rke t of nearly a dozen stores in Denver, customers can submit orders online and then pick them up, either by having a loader take the order to their car in the parking lot or by driving through the pharmacy. More test markets will be See WAL-MART, Page 2D

Court tosses appeal, orders BP to pay up in oil-spill settlement LAUREL CALKINS AND JEF FEELEY BLOOMBERG NEWS

BP Plc was told by a federal appeals court to abide by terms of a $9.2 billion settlement with victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after failing to satisfy judges that a claims administrator is misinterpreting the deal. BP, Europe’s secondlargest oil company, must resume paying millions of dollars in business-loss claims that were temporarily halted in December while the company fought to block payments over losses not directly linked to the worst offshore spill in U.S. history, the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans said in Monday’s ruling. “In light of our reading of the settlement agreement,” U.S. Circuit Judge Leslie

Southwick wrote in the panel’s 2-1 ruling, “we conclude the settlement agreement does not require a claimant to submit evidence that the claim arose as a result of the oil spill.” The April 2010 blowout of BP’s deep-water Macondo well off the coast of Louisiana killed 11 people and sent millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. BP settled with most private plaintiffs in March 2012, just before a trial on liability for the disaster. BP initially valued the economic-loss accord at $7.8 billion. In a regulatory filing last year, it increased that amount to $9.2 billion. BP disagrees with the appeals court’s decision, said Geoff Morrell, a spokesman for the London-based comSee SPILL, Page 6D

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A row of brownstone homes line a street in the Brooklyn borough of New York last month. Real estate data provider CoreLogic said Tuesday that U.S. home prices rose 0.9 percent in January.

U.S. home prices snap 3-month lull But economists predict market won’t match 2013 gains CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER

2 on sold bank’s board pass on Home BancShares spots DAVID SMITH ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

Wallace Fowler, the largest shareholder of Liberty Bancshares of Jonesboro when it was sold to Home BancShares last year, is not listed among Home BancShares’ directors in the Conway bank’s proxy statement that was filed Tuesday. When Home BancShares’

purchase of Liberty was announced in June, it was stated that Fowler, Liberty’s chairman, and his son, Mark, Liberty’s vice chairman, would join Home BancShares’ board of directors. He decided not to take the board position when he was called and officially offered the post, Wallace Fowler said See BANK, Page 2D

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WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose in January after three months of declines as a tight supply of properties likely supported prices despite slower sales. Real estate data provider CoreLogic said Tuesday that prices rose 0.9 percent in January after dipping 0.1 percent in December. Over the past 12 months, home prices have risen 12 percent, the biggest year-over-year gain in more than eight years. But such outsize price

gains might not continue much longer. Paul Diggle, an economist at Capital Economics, notes that January’s price gains reflect conditions several months ago, when buyers first made offers. The supply of available homes was smaller then than it is now, and it helped lift prices. The sales were completed in January. Since then, more homes have come on the market while sales have slowed. That trend has modestly increased the supply of homes and “points to a slowdown

in price gains later this year,” Diggle said. Diggle, like most other economists, foresees yearover-year price gains of less than 10 percent in the coming months. CoreLogic’s price figures aren’t adjusted for seasonal patterns, such as winter weather, that can depress sales. Snowstorms and low temperatures contributed to a sharp drop in sales of existing homes in January. The National Association of Realtors said sales plunged See HOMES, Page 6D

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“There is always going to be a surprise out there. Ukraine is an example. You have to be flexible.” Stephen Odell, CEO of Ford Europe, on European auto sales Article, this page

Construction contracts down in January Construction contracts in Arkansas dropped more than 50 percent in January, according to McGraw Hill Construction of New York. Contracts for future construction in Arkansas totaled $176.5 million in January, down from $380.5 million in contracts let in January 2013. Contracts in the state for nonbuilding construction, which includes highway, bridge and dam construction, totaled $19.5 million in January, down from $213.8 million in January 2013. Contracts for residential construction totaled $99.3 million in January, up from $98.4 million in January last year. Construction contracts in January in Northwest Arkansas rose 47 percent to $64 million in January, up from $43.4 million in January 2013. The biggest portion of the contracts were for $43.2 million in residential construction. Construction contracts in Central Arkansas in January totaled $51.8 million, down 29 percent from $72.9 million in January 2013. Contracts were almost evenly divided for residential construction at $26.1 million, and nonresidential construction at $25.8 million. — David Smith

Mexico raids iron-ore yards at seaport MEXICO CITY — Mexican police, soldiers and government inspectors raided 11 iron-ore yards at one of the country’s largest seaports, after accusations that drug cartels had been exporting ore to China. Authorities seized more than 100,000 tons of ore as well as 124 bulldozers, excavators and trucks as a result of the raid on at the Pacific Coast seaport of Lazaro Cardenas. The federal security commissioner for western Michoacan state said late Monday that the ore is being tested to determine which mines it came from and whether they were legally registered. In November, the government took control of the port to cut off illicit income for the Knights Templar drug cartel. Federal officials say the Michoacan-based cartel had been mining, stealing or extorting iron ore for several years. — The Associated Press

Comcast to continue low-cost access LOS ANGELES — Comcast said it will continue to offer low-cost broadband Internet connections to low-income families beyond the three-year commitment it made when it bought NBCUniversal. The extension beyond June comes as Comcast seeks approval for its $45 billion purchase of Time Warner Cable, which will extend its lead as the nation’s top pay TV and Internet access provider. Regulators are expected to spend about a year reviewing the deal. Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp. plans to list the program’s extension as one of the deal’s benefits. It also pledged $1 million in grants to nonprofit organizations to help pay for computer literacy sessions, buy computers and set up wireless Internet hot spots. Comcast’s Internet Essentials has connected 300,000 low-income homes with Internet access for $10 a month. — The Associated Press

Mall of America gets expansion money BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Mall of America has secured financing for a $300 million expansion. The mall, with more than 400 stores, plans to break ground this month on a project that includes a luxury hotel, office tower and additional retail and food space. Mall spokesman Dan Jasper said the addition could be finished by August of next year. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community earlier announced that they were in talks with the mall about the 330-room hotel included in the project. The tribe or mall representatives aren’t commenting on whether the Shakopee are a financial partner. Minnesota Public Radio News said it’s the second big hotel project anchored at the mall. The first was a $137 million Radisson that opened last March. — The Associated Press

Puerto Rico OKs $3.5 billion bond sale SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that authorizes the sale of up to $3.5 billion in bonds amid recent downgrades to the U.S. territory’s credit rating. The announcement Tuesday by Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla comes as the U.S. territory prepares to re-enter the bond market this month to help pay off $70 billion in public debt. The bill also allows U.S. investors to sue the island’s government if needed in Puerto Rico and New York courts. An earlier version of the bill would have allowed investors to sue Puerto Rico in any U.S. court. The governor said the measure is needed to strengthen Puerto Rico’s economy as the island enters its eighth year in recession. The money will in part be used to repay and refinance old debt. — The Associated Press

Thai fisheries accused of migrant abuse BANGKOK — An environmental and human-rights group charged Tuesday that Thailand is not adequately addressing abuse of Burmese migrant workers in the Thai fishing industry. The British-based Environmental Justice Foundation said in its report that the Thai government has failed to act strongly against human trafficking and that violence is routine in the industry. “Endemic corruption, poor enforcement, inadequate victim support, unacceptable working conditions and deficient migration policy,” have not been tackled by Thai authorities, the group said. Thai Labor Ministry Deputy Permanent Secretary Boontharik Samiti said the government is making a serious effort to protect workers in the fishing industry. “Right now, we are aiming to reduce and eradicate human trafficking. For fisheries, all agencies have collectively come together in an effort to prevent this problem in a sustainable and long-term fashion,” he said. The foundation suggested the United States consider imposing economic sanctions on Thailand, the world’s third-biggest seafood exporter after China and Norway. Thailand’s fishing industry is staffed predominantly by migrants from much poorer neighboring countries. — The Associated Press

JOSHUA FREED THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Investors sent stocks sharply higher Tuesday after Russia pulled troops back from the border of Ukraine. The rally pushed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to an all-time high, erasing steep losses from Monday, when investors feared that the confrontation between Russia and Ukraine would escalate or even lead to a war. Traders were relieved when Russian President Vladimir P utin ordered troops participating in military exercises near Ukraine to return to their bases. The S&P 500 rose 28.18 points, or 1.53 percent, to close at 1,873.91. It was the biggest gain for the benchmark index since October. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 227.85 points, or 1.41 percent, to 16,395.88.

The Nasdaq composite rose 74.67 points, or 1.75 percent, to 4,351.97. As investors moved back to riskier assets, prices fell for safe-play investments such as bonds and gold. Oil prices also fell as the immediate threat of economic sanctions on Russia, a major oil exporter, eased. Traders also had been worried about transportation disruptions in the Black Sea, a major transit point for oil. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.68 percent from 2.60 percent late Monday. In another sign of a greater appetite for risk, the Russell 2000 index of small-company stocks set another all-time high after posting the biggest percentage gains of the major U.S. stock indexes. The Russell jumped 32.29 points, or 2.7 percent, to 1,208.65. It is now up almost 3.9 percent

this year. The two-day rout and rally was just the latest twist in a volatile year for stocks, which fell almost 6 percent earlier this year and have since recovered to set all-time highs in recent days. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine threatened to destabilize Europe and upset oil markets. And it wasn’t clear which countries might be drawn into the conflict if it got worse. Wall Street hates uncertainty, and on Monday that’s all there was. So investors were relieved when Putin appeared to back down Tuesday. “I think the reaction today is probably more hopeful than rational,” said Brad McMillan, chief investment officer for Commonwealth Financial. McMillan noted that Putin made his point with Ukraine just a week after the Sochi Olympics ended. Host-

ing the Olympics was a way for Putin to show that Russia was open for business, but the conflict with Ukraine threw that away, McMillan said. Stock markets in Europe, including Moscow, and Asia recouped much of Monday’s losses. Indexes in France and Germany each rose 2.5 percent, and the FTSE 100 in Britain rose 1.7 percent. The gains were extraordinarily broad. Five stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Stock Exchange. All 10 industry sectors in the S&P 500 average rose. Shares of Qualcomm rose $2.48, or 3 percent, to $76.11 after the chipmaker announced a 20 percent increase in its quarterly dividend and the addition of $5 billion to its stock buyback program. Buybacks generally benefit shareholders because they increase the value of remaining shares.

Ukraine imperils Russian car sales COLLEEN BARRY AND JOHN HEILPRIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GENEVA — Growing tensions over Ukraine have raised the specter of another slowdown in the European auto market, just as carmakers were beginning to count on a modest recovery from a six-year contraction. Russia’s intervention in Ukraine has raised the possibility of sanctions against the country, which has been a key growth market for recession-battered European automakers. On the first day of the Geneva Auto Show on Tuesday, executives cast a wary eye toward the crisis. “There is not a single doubt in my mind that if the situation in Russia and the Ukraine remains as tight as it is, or if it worsens from where we are, that it will dampen demand in Western Europe,” said Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne. B a r r i n g a f u l l - b l ow n crisis over Ukraine, Marchionne said he expects to see a modest recovery, but mainly led by “extraneous

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added later in the year, Simon said. So far, 90 percent of the customers who have tried it have been satisfied with it, he said. Wal-Mart started under founder Sam Walton in 1962, but grew exponentially once the mammoth Supercenter stores were introduced in 1988. The smaller, more grocery-oriented Neighborhood Markets and the company’s e-commerce business were launched about 1999. It’s been said that there is a Wal-Mart store, distribution center or fulfillment center within 5 miles of two-thirds of the country’s population. Simon said Wal-Mart garners about 25 percent of the $585 billion “stock-up” market through its 3,200 Supercenters. A stock-up trip is considered a big weekend trip in which consumers intend to get the groceries they need for the week. The stock-up trip represents about 60 percent of consumers’ grocery spending, and Wal-Mart gets more customers than any other retailer for these trips. H owe ve r, a f l o o d o f 16,000 pharmacy, dollar and convenience stores open-

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Tuesday. “I declined it, and Mark did, too,” Wallace Fowler said. “I don’t know what mainly his reasons were, but I think we both were tired.” There had been speculation that Wallace Fowler was disappointed in the treatment some of Liberty’s officers received after the purchase closed. Home BancShares downsized Liberty, “and that is their prerogative. None of us work the same way,” Wallace Fowler said. “I guess that would have happened with anybody,” Wallace Fowler said. “I would not have done it that way. I have no ax to grind. But I’m

factors” such as fleet sales and not consumer demand. Before the Ukrainian crisis began, analysts predicted European car sales would grow by 2 to 4 percent — which is still 3 million vehicles off the 2007 peak. “There is always going to be a surprise out there. Ukraine is an example. You have to be flexible,” the CEO of Ford Europe, Stephen Odell, told journalists on the Geneva Auto Show’s opening press day. With three plants and annual sales volumes around 120,000 units, Russia is important to Ford Europe’s goal of returning to profitability by 2015. Odell said the company is not giving forecasts for 2014 volumes in Russia, “and frankly, given the volatility we have to wait and see.” The key going ahead, Odell said, is to have a flexible plan that reflects changing realities. The Renault Nissan alliance has the biggest market share in Russia thanks to its partnership with the Russian brand Lada, and operates four factories in the country. Last year, sales were 821,404

for a 29.6 percent market share. “I think we have to be very prudent,” Renault Nissan Senior Vice President Christian Mardrus said. He said the speed of the changes made the situation impossible to predict. Allan Rushforth, Hyundai Motor’s Europe chief, said the Korean automaker is currently No. 2 in Russia and is intent on expanding its business. “The current instability in Ukraine in our view really shouldn’t affect our long-term trajectory,” he said. Toyota Europe’s chief executive, Didier Leroy, said he is in frequent communication with his team leader in Ukraine, where Toyota has 33 Toyota and five Lexus dealerships, and watching developments in Russia, where Toyota Europe sold 172,000 cars last year. “Things are moving very quickly,” Leroy said. “It is difficult for us to have any forecasts.” Among the models carmakers were presenting at the Geneva show, a big focus was on connecting the car to the smartphone and mak-

ing apps easier and safer to use. Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are previewing Apple’s iPhone technology for cars this week. Volkswagen is one of the carmakers working with Google Inc. to turn Android phones into an essential part of cars. Google hopes to finish work on its system for tethering Android phones to cars by the end of this year. VW chief Martin Winterkorn said in Geneva that cars are becoming mobile computers with “revolutionary consequences for future operation.” He said in the future customers may be able to update car software in their own garage. Winterkorn predicted that digitalization will disrupt model cycles, with customers demanding “the right car with the right technology at the right time,” forcing carmakers to consider shortening the normal seven or eight year cycle to develop a car. “Over the next few years, our industry will face one of the greatest upheavals since the invention of the automobile,” he said.

ing since 2005 has hurt the Supercenter business. The in-between, midweek “quick trip” — a $415 billion market — is where Wal-Mart hopes to pull ahead of the competition, Simon indicated. Wal-Mart will continue to open more Supercenters this year, though many will be relocations or expansions; the retailer will be adding the smaller-format stores at a faster rate. Simon called the smaller-format stores “mini-Supercenters.” “No need to build the drug store; we have these,” Simon said. “No need to build the dollar store; we have these. No need to build the grocery store; we have these. “Ten thousand items are available immediately; the rest of the assortment is available through our logistics and digital network. You want it in a day, we hope to be able to get it to you — the way you want it, where you want it.” Sales at about 350 Neighborhood Markets open at least a year grew 40 percent in Wal-Mart’s fiscal 2014. The company plans to have 500 to 525 of those stores open by the end of fiscal 2015 and grow its revenue by 35 percent to $8 billion. All new stores will have fresh food, fuel and pharma-

cies. Stores are about 40,000 s q u a re fe e t w i t h a b o ut 25,000 different items. “Customers love the format — it’s Wal-Mart prices with easy access,” Simon said. The dollar stores, convenience stores, traditional grocers and pharmacies may have one or more of the everyday shopping aspects covered, but the Neighborhood Markets will have them all, plus the ability to deliver through e-commerce, Simon said. Management had estimated that sales would be $10 billion in the markets by 2016, though “I think we’re going to easily meet or exceed that,” he added. Randy Koontz, first vice president of investments at the Rogers Raymond James office, found it interesting that the large- and smallstore formats can exist within close proximity without the small stores cannibalizing sales from the Supercenters. As a result, customers actually spend $300 more per year between the stores, Simon said. “Customers are still going to do that stock-up trip on the weekend, where they come in and get a couple of baskets full of stuff, but [Wal-Mart] wasn’t capturing the ‘fill-in’ trip,” Koontz said. The even-smaller Express

stores, about 20 in number, range from 10,000 to 20,000 square feet and carry about 10,000 different items. WalMart is planning to add another 100 Express stores in fiscal 2015. “We have come a long way with these two formats over the last three years,” Simon said. “We’re excited about their opportunity. We believe they represent tremendous growth potential for the company in a retail space that is defined on one end by digital and on the other by pure physical.” The Wal-Mart-owned ASDA’s grocery pick-up and home-delivery service has been successful in the United Kingdom, and now WalMart is planning to bring the concept stateside, starting with the tests in Denver. “We’re really excited about a drive-thru format,” Simon added. “You saw us launch it attached to a Supercenter in Denver. We’re going to try some other interesting things with that — stand-alone, attached to smaller stores. There are a lot of opportunities for that.”

pleased the way [Home BancShares] is going. The stock has done fairly well.” Wallace Fowler had about 1.2 million shares of Home BancShares’ stock, or about 1.9 percent, when the deal closed in October. He said Tuesday that he has given some of that stock away in a charitable contribution to Northeast Arkansas Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Because Wallace Fowler’s stock doesn’t exceed 5 percent ownership of Home BancShares, his amount doesn’t show up in the proxy statement, said Brian Davis, chief accounting officer for Home BancShares. John Allison, Home BancShares’ chairman, made about $915,000 last year, according to the proxy statement. That

included a salary of $275,000, $243,000 on the exercise of stock options and $397,000 in other income. Randy Sims, chief executive officer at Home BancShares in Conway, earned about $531,000 last year. Randy Mayor, the bank’s chief financial officer, earned about $406,000; Tracy French, a regional president, made about $515,000 last year; and Robert Birch, a regional president, earned about $983,000 last year, including more than $565,000 in stock options exercised. Allison is the bank’s largest shareholder with more than 5,031,000 shares, or 7.6 percent of the stock, valued at about $172 million. Home BancShares’ annual meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. April 17 at the Little Rock Marriott.

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Arkansas-based stocks 52-WEEK HIGH LOW NAME 38.71 50.59 35.96 64.75 72.25 97.87 10.05 38.98 79.89 66.20 46.91 21.00 38.54 39.55 16.38 81.37 8.96

18.11 34.56 9.62 38.54 57.29 75.60 7.55 16.83 67.97 50.88 36.12 8.85 23.16 22.47 4.37 71.51 7.18

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1700

FEBRUARY

TICKER

AT&T Inc Albemarle AlcatelLuc Alcoa BcpSouth BkofAm CallonPet CenterPnt ConAgra CooperTire EastChem Edgewater EmersonEl Entergy Euronet FedExCp GenuPrt Iberiabnk IntPap Kroger MorgStan Nucor OGE Egy s PilgrimsP RegionsFn SwstAirl SwstnEngy UnionPac US Bancrp Virco WellsFargo Weyerhsr Whrlpl

T ALB ALU AA BXS BAC CPE CNP CAG CTB EMN EDGW EMR ETR EEFT FDX GPC IBKC IP KR MS NUE OGE PPC RF LUV SWN UNP USB VIRC WFC WY WHR

DIV YIELD PE 1.84f 1.10f .18e .12 .20 .04 ... .95f 1.00 .42 1.40 ... 1.72 3.32 ... .60 2.30f 1.36 1.40 .66 .20 1.48 .90 ... .12 .16 ... 3.64f .92 ... 1.20 .88 2.50

5.7 1.7 ... 1.0 .8 .2 ... 4.0 3.5 1.8 1.6 ... 2.6 5.2 ... .4 2.6 2.0 2.9 1.6 .6 2.9 2.5 ... 1.1 .7 ... 2.0 2.2 ... 2.6 3.0 1.7

YTD NET YTD CHG %CHG

10 -3.01 13 +2.65 ... -.15 36 +1.17 25 -.65 17 +1.16 ... +.77 33 +.43 15 -4.95 9 -1.18 13 +6.84 3 -.01 19 -5.06 15 +.17 22 -10.93 26 -6.68 20 +4.74 31 +4.24 16 -.81 14 +2.86 21 -.26 33 -2.79 18 +1.91 8 +1.67 14 +.89 21 +3.99 72 +1.68 19 +15.85 14 +1.02 ... +.35 12 +1.34 26 -1.95 14 -10.98

-8.6 +4.2 -3.4 +11.0 -2.6 +7.5 +11.8 +1.9 -14.7 -4.9 +8.5 -.1 -7.2 +.3 -22.8 -4.6 +5.7 +6.7 -1.7 +7.2 -.8 -5.2 +5.6 +10.2 +9.0 +21.2 +4.3 +9.4 +2.5 +15.1 +3.0 -6.2 -7.0

VOL (100S) CLOSE CHG 280078 14077 41897 179098 11393 982309 9153 20613 47917 14728 14938 289 31647 17332 6652 22416 7423 2434 34113 64222 108265 15358 8321 10763 125072 94637 37133 24640 50324 21 143394 49873 10798

Domestic stock index HIGH

52-WEEK LOW

16,588.25 7,591.43 537.86 11,334.65 3,722.38 4,342.59 3,769.52 2,638.78 254.73 824.21 1,867.92 1,382.57 672.03 20,044.39 1,193.50 138.23 568.24 71.45 293.07

NAME

14,030.37 5,878.12 462.66 8,814.76 2,730.97 3,154.79 2,776.70 1,972.49 205.63 681.01 1,512.29 1,092.17 503.33 15,967.60 898.40 79.73 410.68 53.71 232.15

NET YTD CHG % CHG % CHG

DJ 30 Industrials 16,395.88 DJ 20 Transportation 7,466.08 DJ 15 Utilities 518.57 NYSE Composite 10,489.96 Nasdaq 100 3,719.93 Nasdaq Composite 4,351.97 Nasdaq Industrials 3,784.55 Nasdaq Banks 2,624.21 Nasdaq Telecom 252.86 S&P 100 Index 824.14 S&P 500 1,873.91 S&P 400 (mid-cap) 1,389.21 S&P 600 (small-cap) 681.11 Wilshire 5000 20,133.02 Russell 2000 1,208.65 Phila Gold/Silver 100.49 Phila Semicon 570.13 Phila Bank 69.63 Phila Oil Svc 280.53

+227.85 +163.15 +4.38 +160.16 +51.56 +74.67 +61.85 +64.07 +4.08 +12.39 +28.18 +22.94 +17.70 +322.29 +32.29 -.51 +9.90 +1.35 +3.47

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32.15 66.04 4.25 11.80 24.77 16.73 7.30 23.61 28.75 22.86 87.54 6.98 65.12 63.44 36.92 137.09 87.93 67.09 48.22 42.39 31.10 50.59 35.81 17.92 10.78 22.83 41.01 183.85 41.42 2.64 46.74 29.62 145.88

+.29 +.30 +.08 +.18 +.77 +.43 +.32 +.13 +.37 -.15 +.38 +.01 +.77 +.16 +.33 +3.71 +.95 +1.87 +.44 +.40 +.84 +1.03 +.25 +.74 +.25 +.57 +.30 +4.34 +.77 +.15 +.59 +.34 +2.74

52-WK % CHG

-1.09 +.89 +5.71 +.86 +3.56 +4.20 +1.87 +.86 +1.50 +.04 +1.38 +3.48 +2.34 +2.17 +3.87 +19.42 +6.56 +.53 -.18

+15.03 +21.66 +6.21 +16.84 +32.89 +34.98 +33.46 +29.38 +18.74 +18.88 +21.70 +24.41 +31.67 +23.83 +30.33 -22.03 +31.86 +26.60 +16.01

9,794.05 6,875.62 44,466.04 16,320.22 58,846.81 14,280.85

NAME

7,419.08 6,023.44 37,034.30 11,613.59 44,833.33 11,759.04

Frankfurt DAX FT SE 100 Mexico Nikkei 225 Sao Paulo Toronto

HIGH

52-WEEK LOW

294.67 1,411.87 6,110.10 18,301.13 1,184.81

NAME

248.73 993.39 4,596.73 14,708.44 864.39

Emerging Markets Science and Tech LargeCap Growth LargeCap Value SmallCap Growth

NET YTD CHG % CHG % CHG

9,589.15 +230.26 6,823.77 +115.42 39,084.36 +549.54 14,721.48 +69.25 47,094.40 ... 14,289.86 +77.12

Mutual funds index

+2.46 +1.72 +1.43 +.47 ... +.54

52-WK % CHG

+.39 +1.11 -8.53 -9.64 -8.57 +4.91

+21.84 +6.09 -11.21 +26.00 -15.83 +12.20

0.25 0.29 36.35 32.59 178,900 119.30

0.09 0.13 29.59 20.81 150,800 100.44

270.86 +3.94 1,420.05 +28.71 6,142.21 +103.20 18,396.24 +265.01 1,198.11 +33.02

+1.33 +2.06 +1.70 +1.37 +2.67

52-WK % CHG

-3.79 +6.47 +4.07 +1.02 +4.09

NAME

TICKER

AERT Inc. DAC Technologies L’Oreal Wal-Mart de Mexico Berkshire Hathaway A Berkshire Hathaway B

AERT DAAT LRLCY WMMVY BRK/A BRK/B

0.16 0.15 33.64 21.35 177,989.10 118.57

Key to markets The stocks in this section are a consolidated list of yesterday’s most active stocks — 1,400 from the New York Stock Exchange, 1,250 from Nasdaq and 175 from the American Stock Exchange. Names in bold are companies with major Arkansas operations. The list shows: 1. 52-week high and low — The highest and lowest prices at 52-WEEK HIGH LOW 47.74 30.87 73.19 12.69 68.00 13.93 58.87 37.58 74.00 20.29 43.13 97.87 26.25 85.74 78.05 69.05 297.50 47.56 40.08 75.58 42.95 34.68 35.76 93.24 83.25 82.97 65.65 57.93 90.76 84.04 3.05 59.95 81.59 3.64 62.93 60.19 72.22 79.40 111.07 21.20 58.42 5.64 80.46 49.23 52.66 36.01 67.38 121.07 5.00 66.72 27.92 75.46 18.80 124.59 51.91 14.83 2.58 10.99 2.68 25.25

14.83 13.69 45.24 8.67 21.83 8.32 45.00 27.59 43.04 12.80 26.37 75.60 25.00 64.44 48.42 31.32 24.14 20.72 19.58 36.71 15.08 13.48 18.72 49.06 18.56 37.18 34.85 38.89 72.77 64.60 1.50 33.79 55.00 .86 47.39 43.68 53.79 47.94 65.01 10.28 33.63 .91 55.95 29.81 43.18 16.61 51.46 76.44 1.65 47.76 21.26 64.16 14.12 79.81 36.37 6.65 .76 2.26 .98 18.11

NAME

DIV

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DexCom ... 46.89 +1.81 DiamondF ... 30.66 +.58 DiaOffs .50a 46.82 -.10 DiamRk .41f 12.66 +.23 DiambkEn ... 65.48 +1.07 DianaShip ... 13.35 +.36 DicksSptg .50 53.93 +.74 Diebold 1.15 37.65 +.55 DigitalRlt 3.32f 54.94 +.59 DigRiver ... 17.97 +.22 DigitalGlb ... 32.59 +1.44 Dillards .24 91.27 -.69 Dillard38 1.88 25.56 +.01 DineEquity 3.00 84.87 +1.44 DirecTV ... 77.95 -.01 DirSPBr rs ... 30.98 -1.45 DxGldBll rs ... 48.52 -1.14 DxFinBr rs ... 20.42 -1.21 DxEBear rs ... 19.89 -.61 DxEMBr rs ... 45.08 -2.29 DxSCBr rs ... 14.57 -1.24 DxRssaBull ... 16.30 +1.56 DxEMBll s ... 23.42 +1.03 DxFnBull s ... 91.25 +4.71 DirDGdBr s ... 20.34 +.43 DxSCBull s 1.19e 85.10 +5.83 DxSPBull s ... 66.19 +2.83 Discover .80 58.14 +1.09 DiscComA ... 83.97 +1.89 DiscComC ... 78.20 +1.77 DiscovLab ... 2.70 +.03 DishNetw h ... 59.56 +.68 Disney .86f 81.71 +2.25 DocuSec ... 1.69 +.07 DollarGen ... 59.82 -.02 DollarTree ... 54.63 -.09 DomRescs 2.40f 69.29 +.70 Dominos 1.00f 79.48 +.70 Domtar g 2.20 110.79 +2.45 DonlleyRR 1.04 19.13 +.35 Dorman ... 58.64 +1.58 DotHillSys ... 5.76 +.39 Dover 1.50 79.48 +.38 DowChm 1.48f 49.46 +1.02 DrPepSnap 1.64f 51.95 +.27 DrmWksA ... 28.98 +.48 DresserR ... 58.04 +.43 Dril-Quip ... 105.40 -1.56 DryShips ... 3.88 +.20 DuPont 1.80 67.26 +1.37 DuPFabros 1.40f 27.16 +.64 DukeEngy 3.12 70.12 +.07 DukeRlty .68 16.87 +.09 DunBrad 1.76f 98.93 +.26 Dunkin .92f 52.20 +.77 DurataTh ... 14.23 +.22 DurectCp ... 1.53 +.08 DyaxCp ... 10.47 +.16 Dynavax ... 1.99 +.10 Dynegy ... 23.49 +.46

-E15.08 3.70 15.14 3.88 22.99 9.52 29.82 12.27 59.70 48.06 63.32 14.98 27.34 21.45 47.10 35.58 192.00 112.05 19.99 16.75 46.70 20.50 42.64 25.00 61.18 46.69 102.81 62.05 54.92 30.53

E-CDang E-House E-Trade E2open eBay eHealth EMC Cp EMCOR EOG Res EP Engy n EPAM Sys EPL O&G EPR Prop EQT Corp EV Engy

... 17.11 +2.28 .15e 12.91 +.43 ... 23.16 +1.19 ... 28.59 +.54 ... 59.06 +.75 ... 53.34 +4.81 .40 26.87 +.71 .32f 46.11 +.22 1.00f 191.56 +2.27 ... 19.24 -.07 ... 37.21 +5.19 ... 31.73 +1.27 3.42 53.66 +.40 .12 101.97 +1.25 3.08f 34.77 +.80

Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,589 Declined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528 Unchanged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Total issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,207 New Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 New Lows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,624,473,784

Most active VOLUME COMPANY

(in 100s) CLOSE CHG

S&P500ETF iShR2K BkofAm Pro7-10yrT iShEMkts Penney VerizonCm iSh1-3yTB SPDR Fncl iShJapan

1563931 187.58 +2.60 1056775 119.83 +2.94 982309 16.73 +.43 602393 52.63 -.79 591928 39.44 +.66 581902 8.29 +.33 498881 47.90 +.59 493329 84.52 -.07 478875 21.97 +.44 446331 11.63 +.29

Gainers COMPANY

% PRICE CHANGE CHG

Vipshop CrwfdB Luxoft n DaqoNEn JinkoSolar EPAM Sys Autohme n iP LXR2K E-CDang Care.com n

169.21 9.95 34.10 52.89 35.95 37.21 47.99 154.65 17.11 20.47

+41.45 +1.57 +5.27 +7.78 +5.23 +5.19 +6.61 +21.18 +2.28 +2.63

+32.4 +18.7 +18.3 +17.2 +17.0 +16.2 +16.0 +15.9 +15.4 +14.7

Losers COMPANY

% PRICE CHANGE CHG

RadioShk BarcShtB PUVixST rs DrxRsaBear C-TrCitiVol Lentuo CSVInvNG McDrmInt ProUltCmdy EKodak wt

2.25 12.94 63.92 18.34 2.90 4.30 3.36 7.44 21.50 13.97

-.47 -2.61 -9.60 -2.64 -.37 -.42 -.31 -.67 -1.94 -1.23

-17.3 -16.8 -13.1 -12.6 -11.3 -8.9 -8.4 -8.3 -8.3 -8.1

Volume surge COMPANY

PRICE CHG.

VOLUME SURGE

iStar pfD 24.24 -.13 +256.8 JinkoSolar 35.95 +5.23 +26.0 Penney 8.29 +.33 +19.1 E-CDang 17.11 +2.28 +17.6 RadioShk 2.25 -.47 +16.9 Vipshop 169.21 +41.45 +13.0 TrinaSolar 16.38 +1.63 +12.9 McDrmInt 7.44 -.67 +11.5 VeevaSys n 37.80 +1.81 +11.3 ForestOil 1.80 -.13 +11.2 Volume surge — Percentage of a company's total outstanding shares that traded yesterday. Shows which stocks were busiest.

NASDAQ Diary Advanced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,143 Declined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 Unchanged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Total issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,719 New Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 New Lows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,378,662,760

COMPANY PlugPowr h FuelCellE Zynga SiriusXM Facebook BallardPw Cisco BlackBerry MicronT PwShs QQQ

VOLUME (in 100s) CLOSE CHG 1166228 655199 564314 463072 410588 377076 341919 320883 306944 306770

6.69 +.87 2.71 +.54 5.65 +.41 3.59 +.01 68.80 +1.39 5.36 +1.13 21.82 +.25 10.34 -.03 25.11 +.63 90.81 +1.14

Gainers NET YTD CHG % CHG % CHG

-5.67 +36.78 +31.81 +23.87 +34.91

Other stocks of interest 52-WEEK HIGH LOW

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Foreign stock index 52-WEEK HIGH LOW

3600

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CHANGE … -0.04 +0.39 +0.28 +3,489.10 +2.51

which the stock traded in the past year. 2. Name — The name of the company, using an abbreviation by The Associated Press. 3. Tuesday, Thursday — Price/ earnings ratio. Wednesday, Friday — Dividend. Saturday — Weekly % change. 4. Close — Closing price per share. 5. Chg — Change in price from the day before.

COMPANY

% PRICE CHANGE CHG

BallardPw RosettaGn ModusLink FuelCellE InsysTh n HarvAppR MecoxLane InterCld wt SutorTch h SungyMo n

5.36 5.15 5.68 2.71 83.37 6.19 4.74 10.27 2.09 31.83

+1.13 +1.08 +1.14 +.54 +14.88 +1.10 +.76 +1.49 +.30 +4.54

+26.7 +26.5 +25.1 +24.9 +21.7 +21.6 +19.1 +17.0 +16.8 +16.6

Losers COMPANY

% PRICE CHANGE CHG

AmElTech ZipRlty BioLineRx CSVxSht rs HowardBcp Gentiva h OvaScience MandDig rs ChiMobGm Dndreon

7.46 4.06 2.54 7.18 10.66 9.75 10.28 4.17 33.38 3.07

-1.79 -.72 -.38 -.98 -1.33 -1.10 -1.08 -.43 -3.09 -.24

-19.4 -15.1 -13.0 -12.0 -11.1 -10.1 -9.5 -9.3 -8.5 -7.3

Volume surge COMPANY

PRICE CHG.

PlugPowr h 6.69 OxygnB rs 7.10 BioFuelEn 3.58 BallardPw 5.36 WPCS rs 1.55 FuelCellE 2.71 iShAsiaSC 57.78 LiveDeal s 8.91 YouOnDm 5.79 FrSeas rs 2.04

VOLUME SURGE

+.87 +.90 +.19 +1.13 +.04 +.54 +.96 +.80 +.78 +.02

+99.7 +48.8 +34.6 +34.5 +32.5 +27.7 +25.6 +21.4 +20.7 +20.3

52-WEEK HIGH LOW

NAME

8.75 1.89 88.55 60.25 10.52 4.78 6.80 3.77 36.94 22.56 88.14 63.48 78.19 55.41 44.58 35.59 17.70 14.50 14.09 10.67 11.26 9.64 10.32 8.75 21.25 8.21 4.18 1.99 22.65 15.54 51.90 36.92 108.34 76.19 57.56 33.01 7.59 3.49 54.19 44.26 16.94 3.12 11.77 8.30 90.31 60.62 13.92 11.82 12.42 6.28 44.99 29.46 2.97 .16 9.96 5.35 28.73 16.65 45.14 22.99 1.79 .53 8.57 7.32 39.47 28.31 9.20 5.81 31.94 18.15 70.66 53.09 3.67 1.43 24.32 20.77 15.61 12.65 13.73 6.14 8.99 5.72 41.10 14.31 33.49 26.30 48.41 39.69 20.55 16.48 51.95 26.84 7.50 2.37 6.59 2.88 81.65 29.90 19.00 8.18 18.85 12.26 16.33 10.41 16.88 11.80 23.45 11.58 89.92 44.46 113.16 90.59 7.75 3.24 45.06 26.56 57.31 45.16 33.93 20.40 20.18 12.60 10.00 4.54 64.14 48.25 12.18 8.89 72.60 60.22 2.66 .81 68.10 55.31 7.27 2.08 .51 .22 5.12 3.57 35.55 24.50 6.21 .70 45.72 18.10 71.93 55.39 231.56 152.82 42.86 33.36

EagleBulk ... 4.74 +.21 EXCH CONTRACT SETTLE CHG EagleMat .40 89.31 +1.35 FUTURE EaglRkEn .60 4.88 +.03 EarthLink .20 3.95 +.12 Lt Sweet Crude NYMX Apr 14 103.33 -1.59 NYMX Apr 14 2.9853-.0350 EstWstBcp .72f 36.26 +.94 Gas Blend NYMX Apr 14 304.07 -3.98 EastChem 1.40 87.54 +.38 Heating Oil Eaton 1.96f 73.88 +.41 Natural Gas NYMX Apr 14 4.667 +.175 EatnVan .88 38.57 +.82 Soybeans CBOT Mar 14 1418 +10fl EV LtdDur 1.22 15.50 +.05 Sugar ICE May 14 17.74 -.06 EVMuniBd .77 11.85 -.01 Rough Rice CBOT Mar 14 15.260 +.150 EV TxDiver 1.01 11.21 +.09 Wheat CBOT Mar 14 639fl +13 EVTxMGlo .98 10.19 +.07 CBOT Mar 14 476fl +12fl Ebix Inc .30 17.33 +.86 Corn CME Apr 14 145.62 +1.50 EchelonC ... 3.30 +.30 Cattle ICE Mar 14 154.50 +5.05 EchoGLog ... 16.16 +.06 Orange Juice CME Mar 14 357.5 +.5 EchoStar ... 49.81 -.22 Lumber ICE Mar 14 88.32 +.46 Ecolab 1.10 109.66 +1.68 Cotton Ecopetrol 3.21e 34.28 +.61 Edgewater ... 6.98 +.01 EdisonInt 1.42 52.21 +.31 EducMgmt ... 5.98 +.16 YESTERDAY’S PREV. EducRlty .44 9.64 +.15 METAL PRICE DAY EdwLfSci ... 70.35 +1.33 Gold (troy oz, NY Merc) $1337.80 $1350.10 EgaletCp n ... 15.13 +2.09 $21.188 $21.448 8x8 Inc ... 10.81 +.23 Silver (troy oz, NY Merc) $3.2615 $3.2205 ElPasoPpl 2.60 30.24 +.02 Copper (pound) $0.7575 $0.7819 ElbitImg h ... .20 +.01 Aluminum (pound) EldorGld g .06e 6.81 -.05 Platinum (troy oz) $1464.10 $1460.70 ElectArts ... 28.81 +.72 Palladium (troy oz) $736.70 $749.80 EFII ... 45.46 +1.08 Gold Coins: U.S. Eagle 1 oz $1394.48 $1410.22 ElephTalk ... 1.30 +.05 Australia K’Roo $1394.48 $1410.22 EllswthFd .24 8.55 +.08 $1388.14 $1403.48 Embraer .48e 36.17 +.61 Krugerrand 1 oz EmeraldO ... 8.13 +.41 Emeritus ... 31.70 -.05 EmersonEl 1.72 65.12 +.77 EmmisCm ... 3.34 +.16 YESTERDAY’S PREV. EmpDist 1.02 23.84 +.42 PRICE DAY EmpStR n .34 15.35 +.25 RATE EmpIca ... 6.99 +.47 Prime Rate 3.25 3.25 Emulex ... 7.40 +.22 Primary Credit Rate 0.75 0.75 EnantaP n ... 38.84 +.41 Fed Funds Close .00-.25 .00-.25 EnbrdgEPt 2.17 27.49 -.09 3-month T-Bill 0.05 0.05 Enbridge 1.40f 44.10 +1.82 6-month T-Bill 0.09 0.08 EnCana g .28 19.53 +.17 1-year T-Note 0.15 0.14 EncoreCap ... 49.33 +.89 2-year T-Note 0.33 0.30 EndvrIntl ... 5.14 +.02 5-year T-Note 1.54 1.46 EndvSilv g ... 5.27 +.04 10-year T-Note 2.70 2.60 Endo Intl ... 77.98 +1.16 30-year T-Bond 3.65 3.56 Endocyte ... 13.89 +.80 Endologix ... 14.10 +.25 52-WEEK EndurInt n ... 15.63 +.53 HIGH LOW NAME DIV CLOSE CHG EnduroRT 1.36e 12.62 +.34 EnerNOC ... 21.06 +.07 60.97 50.08 EqtyRsd 1.85e 59.40 +.88 .43e 12.71 +.17 Energen .60f 82.79 +1.72 14.22 10.67 Ericsson .80 69.73 +1.17 Energizer 2.00 94.16 -1.38 75.77 61.87 EsteeLdr .40 25.91 +1.27 EnrgyRec ... 4.81 +.34 33.36 23.88 EthanAl ... 36.92 +.33 EngyTEq s 1.39f 45.17 +.18 50.00 23.72 Euronet 6.73 EuroEqFd ... 9.16 +.21 EngyTsfr 3.68f 55.78 +.28 9.22 .95 Euroseas ... 1.38 +.07 EngyXXI .48 23.91 +.36 1.80 .12 18.48 +.58 Enerpls g 1.08 19.59 -.04 18.97 13.93 EverBank Enphase ... 8.48 +.46 159.86 122.89 EverestRe 3.00 148.60 +1.41 9.60 EvolPetrol .40 13.00 +.09 ENSCO 3.00 52.36 +.20 13.83 ... 46.09 +1.01 Entegris ... 12.30 +.21 78.80 26.30 ExOne 6.93 ExactSci h ... 14.17 +.62 Entergy 3.32 63.44 +.16 14.95 4.60 ExcoRes .20 5.33 +.05 EnteroMed ... 2.55 +.04 9.00 .41 21.29 +.58 EntPrPt 2.80f 67.54 +.12 21.36 10.19 Exelis 4.33 Exelixis ... 7.38 +.21 Entravisn .10a 6.66 +.14 8.41 1.24 30.40 +.37 EntreeGold ... .40 +.03 37.80 26.45 Exelon .49 ExeterR gs ... .70 -.03 EntropCom ... 4.73 +.06 1.30 ... 30.50 +.69 EnvisnH n ... 34.28 +.61 32.97 22.98 ExlSvcHld .60 77.04 +.34 eOnCom h ... 6.80 +.87 81.78 45.69 Expedia .60 39.50 +.07 Epizyme n ... 29.96 +.84 46.90 34.83 ExpdIntl ... 18.54 +.23 Equifax 1.00f 70.67 +1.11 25.05 16.27 Express Equinix ... 191.05 +1.58 EqLfPrp s 1.00 40.75 +.30

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MUTUAL FUNDS FUND

NAV OFFER CHG

AQR Funds: DivArb I 11.04 N.L. -0.01 MgdFutSt I 10.11 N.L. +0.09 Akre Funds: FocusRetl 21.39 N.L. +0.26 Alger Funds A: SpectraN 18.13 19.13 +0.29 Alger Funds I: CapApprI 27.68 27.68 +0.42 AllianceBern A: HighIncoA p 9.52 9.94 +0.01 NtlMuA p 10.05 10.36 -0.01 SmCpGrA 55.75 58.22 +1.40 AllianceBern Adv: HiIncm Adv 9.53 9.53 +0.01 AllianceBern B: EqtyIncB t 26.71 26.71 +0.36 GlbThGrB t 71.80 71.80 +1.25 IntlGrB t 14.80 14.80 +0.26 AllianceBern C: SCpGrC t 43.02 43.02 +1.08 Allianz Fds Instl: NFJDvVl 16.12 16.12 +0.21 SmCpVl 35.53 35.53 +0.56 Allianz Funds A: NFJDvVl t 16.04 16.97 +0.21 SmCpV A 33.47 35.42 +0.52 Allianz Funds B: SmCpV B 32.51 32.51 +0.51 AmanaGrw 33.28 33.28 +0.54 Amer Beacon Insti: IntlEqIns 20.47 20.47 +0.37 LgCapInst 29.13 29.13 +0.41 SmCpInst 27.66 27.66 +0.62 Amer Beacon Inv: SCpGrInv t 17.58 17.58 +0.48 LgCap Inv 27.61 27.61 +0.39 Ameri Century 1st: Growth 34.08 34.08 +0.57 Amer Century Adv: EqIncA p 8.72 9.25 +0.09 Amer Century Inv: DivBnd 10.70 10.70 -0.03 EqGroI 31.25 31.25 +0.46 EqInc 8.72 8.72 +0.09 Gl Grwth 12.75 12.75 +0.24 GrowthI 33.71 33.71 +0.56 HeritageI 27.18 27.18 +0.52 HiYldMu 9.08 9.08 +0.01 InfAdjBd 11.78 11.78 -0.06 IntTF 11.37 11.37 +0.01 MCapVal 16.11 16.11 +0.21 NTDvBd 10.71 10.71 -0.03 New Opp 12.19 12.19 +0.32 SelectI 57.39 57.39 +0.90 StrMod 7.34 7.34 +0.07 Ultra 35.19 35.19 +0.58 ValueInv 8.29 8.29 +0.10 Veedot 9.66 9.66 +0.17 ZrCpn2020 96.19 96.19 -0.58 ZrCpn2025 84.30 84.30 -0.95 American Funds A: AmcpA p 28.70 30.45 +0.40 AMutlA p 35.14 37.28 +0.47 BalA p 24.72 26.23 +0.25 BondA p 12.59 13.08 -0.05 CapIBA p 59.30 62.92 +0.75 CapWGA p 46.19 49.01 +0.74 CapWA p 20.54 21.34 -0.03 EupacA p 49.53 52.55 +0.86 FdInvA p 52.54 55.75 +0.81 GlblBalA 31.10 33.00 +0.28 GovtA p 13.74 14.28 -0.07 GwthA p 44.60 47.32 +0.66 HI TrA p 11.50 11.95 +0.02 HiInMuniA 14.85 15.43 ... IncoA p 21.11 22.40 +0.25 IntBdA p 13.52 13.87 -0.03 IntlGrIncA p35.44 37.60 +0.65 ICAA p 37.51 39.80 +0.52 LtTEBA p 16.15 16.56 ... NEcoA p 40.06 42.50 +0.66 N PerA p 38.29 40.63 +0.70 NwWrldA 58.67 62.25 +0.80 STBFA p 10.00 10.26 -0.01 SmCpA p 51.31 54.44 +0.79 TxExA p 12.73 13.23 -0.01 WshA p 40.02 42.46 +0.61 Ariel Investments: Apprec 55.93 55.93 +0.88 Ariel 73.73 73.73 +1.25 Artisan Funds: Intl 30.44 30.44 +0.53 IntlInstl 30.63 30.63 +0.54 IntlVal r 37.24 37.24 +0.60 IntlValInst 37.35 37.35 +0.61 MidCap 51.74 51.74 +1.16 MidCapInst 54.16 54.16 +1.21 MidCapVal 27.04 27.04 +0.26 SmCap 32.52 32.52 +1.03 SCapVal 18.80 18.80 +0.33 Aston Funds: FairMCpN 45.69 45.69 +0.59 FairptMC I 46.44 46.44 +0.60 M&CGroN 28.48 28.48 +0.43 BBH Funds: CorSelN 21.47 21.47 +0.22 LtdDurN 10.35 10.35 ... BNY Mellon Funds: EmgMkts 9.37 9.37 +0.13 MCapMltSt 15.04 15.04 +0.25 Baird Funds: CorBdInst 10.96 N.L. -0.03 ShtTBdInst 9.73 N.L. -0.01 Baron Fds Instl: Growth 75.40 75.40 +1.51 SmallCap 36.28 36.28 +0.79 Baron Funds: Asset 65.04 65.04 +1.12 Growth 74.59 74.59 +1.49 Opportun 21.07 21.07 +0.49 SmallCap 35.82 35.82 +0.78 Bernstein Fds: IntDur 13.57 13.57 -0.05 DivMu 14.48 14.48 -0.01 TxMgdIntl 16.58 16.58 +0.29 Berwyn Funds: Income 14.24 14.24 +0.05 BlackRock A: CapAppr p 28.26 29.83 +0.50 Eng&ResA 34.20 36.09 +0.48 EqtyDiv 24.26 25.60 +0.38 GlAlA r 21.55 22.74 +0.21 GblLgShCr 10.89 11.34 +0.01 HltScOp 45.67 48.20 +0.92 HiYInvA 8.37 8.72 +0.01 NatMuA 10.68 11.15 ... StrIncoOp 10.24 10.67 +0.01 BlackRock B&C: Eng&ResC 24.68 24.68 +0.35 EqtyDivC 23.70 23.70 +0.38 GlAlC t 19.94 19.94 +0.18 BlackRock Instl: FltRtInco 10.51 10.51 ... GblLgShCr 10.90 10.90 ... StrIncoOpp 10.24 10.24 +0.01 BaVlI 31.06 31.06 +0.47 EquityDv 24.32 24.32 +0.38 GlbAlloc r 21.66 21.66 +0.21 HiYldBd 8.37 8.37 +0.01 Brown Advisory Fds: GroEqInv 19.06 N.L. +0.28 BrwnSmCI 75.75 75.75 +2.12 Buffalo Funds: SmCap 38.20 N.L. +1.10 CGM Funds: Focus 40.90 N.L. +0.88 Realty 32.68 N.L. +0.48 CRM Funds: MdCpVlI 35.36 N.L. +0.52 Calamos Funds: GrwthA p 49.43 51.90 +0.87 Capstone: Growth 16.59 16.59 +0.36 Causeway Intl: Institutnl r 16.32 N.L. +0.28 ClearBridge: AggGr A 196.46 208.45 +3.19 Apprec A 19.54 20.73 +0.28 CBAAgGr I212.11 212.11 +3.45 EqInco A 18.36 19.48 +0.24 Cohen & Steers:

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InstlRlty 45.23 45.23 RltyShrs 69.72 69.72 Columbia Class A: Acorn t 36.78 39.02 CaAlloMAg r13.52 14.34 DivEqInc 13.86 14.71 DivIncA t 18.43 19.55 DivOpptyA 10.27 10.90 LgCorQ A p 8.52 9.04 TxEA p 13.63 14.31 SelComm A52.71 55.93 Columbia Class B: FocEqB t 17.99 17.99 Columbia Class Z: Acorn Z 38.38 38.38 AcornIntZ 47.18 47.18 DivIncoZ 18.45 18.45 LgCpIdxZ 36.29 36.29 MdCpIdxZ 15.59 15.59 MdCpVlZ p 18.83 18.83 SelLgCapG 20.76 20.76 STM Z 10.51 10.51 ValRestr 49.58 49.58 Credit Suisse Comm: ComRet t 7.75 7.75 Cullen Funds: HiDivEqI r 16.52 16.52 DFA Funds: Glb6040Ins 15.72 15.72 IntlCorEq 13.08 13.08 USCorEq1 16.91 16.91 USCorEq2 16.68 16.68 DWS Invest A: GblIncBldr 10.35 10.98 MgdMuni p 9.09 9.35 DWS Invest B: TechB t 15.40 15.40 DWS Invest S: CoreEqtyS 23.75 23.75 CorPlsInc 10.83 10.83 GNMA S 14.45 14.45 Intl FdS 50.34 50.34 LgCpFoGr 43.38 43.38 LatAmrEq 25.71 25.71 MgdMuni S 9.10 9.10 SP500S 24.98 24.98 Davis Funds A: NYVen A 42.13 44.23 Davis Funds B: NYVen B 39.76 39.76 Fincial t 32.45 32.45 OpptyB 30.49 30.49 Davis Funds C: NYVen C 40.24 40.24 Davis Funds Y: NYVenY 42.65 42.65 Del Inv Instl: Value 16.38 16.38 USGrw 25.81 25.81 Delaware Invest A: Diver Inc p 9.03 9.46 Delaware Invest B: SelGrB t 44.56 44.56 USGrB p 20.78 20.78 Diamond Hill Fds: LongShI 22.66 22.66 Dimensional Fds: EmMCrEq 18.83 18.83 EmMktV 26.11 26.11 GlbRESec 9.59 9.59 IntSmVa 21.48 21.48 LargeCo 14.81 14.81 STExtQual 10.87 10.87 STMunBd 10.26 10.26 TAWexUSCr10.40 10.40 TAUSCorE2 13.65 13.65 TM USSm 37.47 37.47 USVctrEq 16.65 16.65 USLgVa 31.64 31.64 USLgVa3 23.73 23.73 US Micro 20.53 20.53 US TgdVal 23.18 23.18 US Small 31.69 31.69 US SmVa 36.08 36.08 IntlSmCo 20.01 20.01 GlEqInst 18.26 18.26 EmMktSC 20.16 20.16 EmgMkt 24.89 24.89 Fixd 10.33 10.33 ST Govt 10.68 10.68 IntGFxIn 12.49 12.49 IntlREst 5.25 5.25 IntVa 20.12 20.12 IntVa3 17.71 17.71 InfProSec 11.75 11.75 Glb5FxInc 10.98 10.98 LCapInt 22.80 22.80 TM USTgtV 33.05 33.05 TM IntVa 16.55 16.55 TMMktwV 23.91 23.91 TMUSEq 20.62 20.62 2YGlFxd 10.02 10.02 DFARlE 28.85 28.85 Dodge&Cox: Balanced 99.99 99.99 GblStock 11.66 11.66 Income 13.82 13.82 IntlStk 43.52 43.52 Stock 171.55 171.55 DoubleLine Funds: TRBd I 10.98 ... TRBd N p 10.98 ... Dreyfus: Aprec 52.19 52.19 BsicS&P 38.50 38.50 DryMid r 38.09 38.09 Dr500In t 49.67 49.67 GrInc 21.38 21.38 IntlStkI 15.22 15.22 ST IncD 10.65 10.65 SI MuBdD 13.13 13.13 UST Lng 17.57 17.57 DreihsAcInc 10.82 10.82 Eaton Vance A: FltgRtAdv p11.18 11.44 FloatRt 9.48 9.70 InBosA 6.14 6.45 LgCpVal 24.45 25.94 NatlMunInc 9.49 9.96 Eaton Vance Fds: PTxMEm In 47.62 47.62 Eaton Vance I: AtlSMID 24.56 24.56 FltgRt 9.17 9.17 GblMacAbR 9.31 9.31 IncBost 6.14 6.14 LgCapVal 24.53 24.53 ParEmMkt 14.50 14.50 EdgwdGInst 19.59 N.L. FMI Funds: LgCap p 20.96 N.L. FPA Funds: NewInco 10.33 10.33 FPACres 33.41 33.41 Fairholme 41.25 41.25 Federated A: MuniUltA 10.05 10.05 StrValDiv p 5.88 6.22 US GvtA 7.52 7.87 Federated C: EqInC 23.78 23.78 Federated F: EqIncF 23.81 24.05 Federated Instl: HiYldBd r 10.38 10.38 KaufmnR 6.64 6.64 TotRetBd 11.02 11.02 UltShtBd 9.16 9.16 StrValDvIS 5.91 5.91 Fidelity Adv Foc A: TechA 36.46 38.68 Fidelity Adv Foc B: TechB p 32.29 N.L. Fidelity Adv Foc T: HltCarT 36.30 37.62 Fidelity Advisor A: EqGrA t 90.80 96.34 NwInsgh p 27.65 29.34 StrInA 12.29 12.80 Fidelity Advisor C: NwInsgh t 25.65 N.L. SmlCpC t 23.72 N.L.

Markets v Continued from Page 3D 52-WEEK HIGH LOW 78.17 41.90 49.29 8.14 101.74 21.92

54.57 23.25 37.53 2.99 84.79 9.22

NAME

DIV

ExpScripts ... ExterranH .60 ExtraSpce 1.60 ExtrmNet ... ExxonMbl 2.52 Ezcorp ...

CLOSE CHG 75.66 +1.20 41.18 -.17 49.61 +.88 6.05 +.35 96.52 +1.02 12.72 +.44

-F114.86 67.53 104.09 60.81 34.29 23.00 78.33 55.18 59.79 47.58 13.35 11.01 36.99 29.02 6.18 2.48 19.97 12.75 71.44 22.67 15.56 11.48 14.16 6.77 28.87 7.21 75.29 57.50 53.12 42.48 144.39 90.61 23.62 4.80 30.87 21.92 8.76 5.01 10.21 6.64 14.17 6.19 13.34 10.28 7.20 3.00 33.80 21.99 56.20 37.05 53.08 22.32 11.13 8.94 21.96 15.62 26.78 24.10 50.68 21.00 71.08 32.57 26.66 12.17 28.86 17.75 88.00 33.30 28.57 20.39 8.70 4.36 6.10 4.16 9.41 6.77 10.05 7.55 17.77 14.31 67.52 44.78 12.75 9.47 19.29 14.11 17.21 8.81 18.49 11.57 11.34 8.09 7.45 1.80 65.99 24.46 21.12 10.12 33.01 24.50 31.95 22.40 12.24 7.36 46.77 30.10 23.51 14.92 59.28 40.67 55.28 33.94 21.86 16.78 52.28 21.14 132.22 67.33 9.71 6.55

F5 Netwks ... FEI Co .48 FLIR Sys .40f FMC Corp .60f FMC Tech ... FNBCp PA .48 FTD Cos n ... FX Ener ... FXCM .24 Facebook ... FairchldS ... FairptCom ... FairwayG n ... FamilyDlr 1.24f Fastenal 1.00 FedExCp .60 FedMogul ... FedInvst 1.00 FelCor .08 FemaleHlt .28 Ferro ... FibriaCelu ... Fibrocell rs ... FidlNFin .72 FidNatInfo .96f FiestaRst ... FifthStFin 1.00 FifthThird .48 FifthT pf 1.66 58.com n ... FinclEngin .24f Finisar ... FinLine .32f FireEye n ... FstAFin n .48 FstBcpPR ... FstBusey .16 FstCwlth .28f FstFBArk ... FFnclOH .60a FstFnBksh 1.04 FstHorizon .20 FstInRT .34 FMajSilv g ... FMidBc .28 FstNiagara .32 FstSecGrp ... FstSolar ... FsTrGrEn .07e FT ConDis .13e FT Tech .10e FT WindEn .08e FirstEngy 1.44m FstMerit .64 Fiserv s ... FiveBelow ... FlrtyPfdSc 1.63a FleetMatic ... Fleetcor ... Flextrn ...

113.12 106.22 34.70 78.08 50.15 12.53 34.00 3.90 16.70 68.80 14.05 13.73 8.08 64.83 46.85 137.09 19.20 27.94 8.99 7.00 13.55 10.72 5.80 32.55 56.55 50.31 9.71 21.96 26.55 52.57 58.16 23.94 27.27 88.19 26.57 5.24 6.11 8.75 8.63 17.29 62.30 12.10 19.50 11.14 17.02 9.21 2.15 57.71 21.31 32.97 31.91 12.11 30.62 21.14 59.18 39.49 18.63 36.60 129.96 9.23

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+0.70 +1.08 +0.72 +0.15 +0.22 +0.26 +0.15 +0.13 ... +0.85 +0.31 +0.76 +0.63 +0.26 +0.55 +0.26 +0.30 +0.39 ... +0.74 +0.04 +0.22 +0.15 +0.23 +0.28 +0.29 +0.09 ... +0.31 +0.38 -0.03 -0.04 +0.89 +0.69 +0.39 ... +0.38 +0.62 +0.58 +0.42 +0.95 +0.58 +0.62 +0.21 +0.43 -0.01 +0.74 +0.34 +0.21 +0.24 +0.37 +0.13 +0.50 +0.22 -0.01 ... +0.17 +0.23 +1.00 +0.32 +0.49 +0.37 +0.59 +0.52 +0.81 +0.85 +0.37 +0.31 +0.23 +0.30 ... -0.01 -0.05 +0.06 +0.36 +0.31 -0.07 -0.02 +0.41 +0.74 +0.29 +0.39 +0.33 ... +0.44 +0.95 +0.20 -0.04 +0.81 +2.71 ... ... +0.69 +0.58 +0.63 +0.75 +0.36 +0.21 -0.01 ... -0.23 +0.01 ... ... +0.01 +0.41 ... +0.71 +0.35 ... +0.01 +0.01 +0.42 +0.22 +0.28 +0.28 -0.01 +0.29 +0.60 ... +0.08 -0.02 +0.36 +0.36 +0.01 +0.14 -0.02 -0.01 +0.09 +0.73 +0.65 +0.75 +1.55 +0.47 -0.01 +0.44 +0.47

52-WEEK HIGH LOW

How to read fund tables Mutual fund names in bold are of fund families; indented names are of funds within those families; names that aren’t indented are of funds that don’t belong to those families. The list shows: 1. NAV — Net asset value per share. 2. Offer — Includes net asset value plus maximum sales charge, if any. 3. CHG — Change for the day. Footnote definitions: e — Ex-distribution f — Previous day’s quotation N.L. — No load p — Distribution costs apply, 12b-1 plan r — Redemption charge may apply. s — Stock split or dividend t — Footnotes p and r apply. x — Ex-dividend The first two short lists at far right are of the top and bottom 20 funds, ranked by 12-month return. The list shows the fund

FUND

NAV OFFER CHG

Fidelity Advisor I: FltRateI 9.97 N.L. ... NwInsgtI 28.13 N.L. +0.49 StrInI 12.45 N.L. ... Fidelity Advisor T: NwInsgh p 27.14 28.12 +0.47 StkSelMC 30.78 31.90 +0.50 Fidelity Freedom: FF2010 15.57 N.L. +0.11 FF2010K 14.27 14.27 +0.10 FF2015 12.98 N.L. +0.12 FF2015K 14.49 14.49 +0.12 FF2020 15.89 N.L. +0.15 FF2020A 13.61 14.44 +0.14 FF2020K 15.15 15.15 +0.15 FF2025 13.57 N.L. +0.16 FF2025A 13.40 14.22 +0.15 FF2025K 15.80 15.80 +0.18 FF2030 16.59 N.L. +0.24 FF2030K 16.15 16.15 +0.23 FF2035 13.72 N.L. +0.21 FF2035K 16.68 16.68 +0.26 FF2040 9.69 N.L. +0.15 FF2040K 16.77 16.77 +0.25 FF2045 11.17 N.L. +0.17 FF2045K 17.11 17.11 +0.26 FF2050 11.23 N.L. +0.17 FF2050K 17.18 17.18 +0.26 Income 11.90 N.L. +0.03 Fidelity Invest: AllSectEq 14.69 14.69 +0.22 AMgr50 17.99 N.L. +0.15 AMgr70 r 21.06 N.L. +0.26 AMgr20 r 13.55 N.L. +0.04 Balanc 23.36 N.L. +0.24 BalancedK 23.36 23.36 +0.24 BlueChGr 67.25 N.L. +1.18 BluChpGrK 67.31 67.31 +1.18 Canada 58.91 N.L. +0.31 CapAp 38.01 N.L. +0.63 CapApprK 38.06 38.06 +0.63 CapDevO 15.87 N.L. +0.26 CpInc r 10.12 N.L. +0.03 Contra 98.90 N.L. +1.61 ContraK 98.84 98.84 +1.60 CnvSc 32.35 N.L. +0.33 DivIntl 37.13 N.L. +0.72 DivrsIntK r 37.07 37.07 +0.72 DivGth 35.85 N.L. +0.56 EmergAs r 30.33 N.L. +0.24 EmrMk 23.62 N.L. +0.38 Eq Inc 59.25 N.L. +0.82 EQII 24.60 N.L. +0.33 EqIncK 59.24 59.24 +0.82 Europe 40.01 40.01 +0.83 Fidel 44.34 N.L. +0.75 FltRateHi r 9.98 N.L. ... FocsdStk r 21.30 N.L. +0.42 FrInOne 36.34 N.L. +0.50 GNMA 11.40 N.L. -0.06 GovtInc 10.30 10.30 -0.04 GroCo 128.25 N.L. +2.40 GroInc 27.93 N.L. +0.41 GrowthCoK128.09 128.09 +2.39 HighInc r 9.49 N.L. +0.01 Indepn 39.92 N.L. +0.74 InProBd 12.17 N.L. -0.07 IntBd 10.94 N.L. -0.03 IntmMu 10.39 N.L. ... IntlDisc 40.34 N.L. +0.80 InvGrBd 11.29 N.L. -0.04 InvGB 7.81 N.L. -0.02 LargCap 28.07 N.L. +0.45 LatAm 28.37 28.37 +0.45 LevCoStk 44.00 N.L. +0.76 LowP r 50.09 N.L. +0.60 LowPriK r 50.06 50.06 +0.61 LtdTMuni 10.76 N.L. ... Magelln 96.16 N.L. +1.56 MagellanK 96.06 96.06 +1.56 MA Mun 12.10 N.L. -0.01 MegaCpStk15.53 N.L. +0.22 MidCap 41.73 N.L. +0.78 MidCapK r 41.73 41.73 +0.78 MuniInc 13.05 N.L. -0.01 NwMkt r 15.72 N.L. +0.08 NwMill 41.35 N.L. +0.75 OTC 84.29 N.L. +1.28 OTC K 85.01 85.01 +1.30 Ovrsea 40.80 N.L. +0.80 Puritn 21.99 N.L. +0.24 PuritanK 21.98 21.98 +0.24 RealEInc r 11.65 11.65 +0.04 RealE 35.27 N.L. +0.54 SAllSecEqF 14.68 14.68 +0.22 SrBlChGrF 11.29 11.29 +0.20 SrBlChGrR 11.29 11.29 +0.20 SrEmrgMkt 16.83 16.83 +0.29 SEmgMktF 16.86 16.86 +0.28 SrsGlobal 12.22 12.22 +0.21 SrsGrCl F 11.39 11.39 +0.22 SrsGrRetl 11.39 11.39 +0.22 SrsIntGrw 14.28 14.28 +0.28 SerIntlGrF 14.31 14.31 +0.28 SrsIntVal 11.25 11.25 +0.22 SerIntlValF 11.28 11.28 +0.23 SrInvGrdF 11.29 11.29 -0.05 SSmCOppF 14.07 14.07 +0.32 STBF 8.61 N.L. ... SmCapDisc 31.24 N.L. +0.62 SmCapOp 13.99 13.99 +0.32 SmallCap r 21.40 N.L. +0.43 SCpValu r 19.94 19.94 +0.38 StkSlcACap 37.03 N.L. +0.61 StrDvIn 14.33 N.L. +0.15 StratInc 11.02 N.L. ... TaxFrB r 11.30 N.L. ... TotalBd 10.60 N.L. -0.04 USBdIdxF 11.53 11.53 -0.05 USBI 11.53 N.L. -0.05 Utility 22.86 N.L. +0.27 Value 107.47 N.L. +1.60 Wrldw 25.61 N.L. +0.51 Fidelity Selects: Biotch 225.79 N.L. +5.60 Enrgy 56.70 N.L. +0.72 EngSv 86.23 N.L. +0.95 Health 220.27 N.L. +4.53 Softwr 125.31 N.L. +2.39 Tech 132.01 N.L. +2.65 Fidelity Spartan: ExtMkIn 56.10 N.L. +1.12 500IdxInv 66.62 N.L. +1.01 500Idx I 66.63 66.63 +1.00 IntlInxInv 41.05 N.L. +0.79 TotMIdxF r 55.42 55.42 +0.89 TotMktInv 55.41 N.L. +0.89 USBond I 11.53 11.53 -0.05

NAME

DIV

CLOSE CHG

25.97 25.67 82.24 49.46 83.93 126.11 27.95 42.12 18.02 20.57 100.88 6.67 7.75 16.08 25.18 9.16 47.92 32.52 134.99 33.08 41.50 20.75 32.43 46.11 58.87 15.27 15.40 7.81 21.05 10.75 38.09 23.29 37.01 57.17 5.15 5.18 21.44 9.63 2.20 8.75 53.31 13.40 12.70 20.20

13.55 18.70 50.00 15.72 53.50 83.79 5.12 31.30 12.15 16.22 35.22 1.86 4.30 13.45 16.29 5.61 33.20 24.32 89.50 19.29 20.00 14.33 15.62 29.69 44.22 11.55 12.19 6.50 12.81 .83 26.37 12.35 30.75 31.35 3.71 1.71 10.93 3.55 .84 6.73 36.44 10.30 5.85 8.32

Flotek ... 26.73 +1.11 FlowrsFd s .45 20.45 +.31 Flowserv s .64f 81.26 +1.86 Fluidigm ... 47.67 +1.53 Fluor .84f 78.40 +1.48 FEMSA 1.60e 86.31 +1.58 Fonar ... 22.47 +1.00 FootLockr .88f 42.79 +1.00 FordM .50f 15.37 +.17 ForestCA ... 19.49 +.06 ForestLab ... 99.36 +2.60 ForestOil ... 1.80 -.13 FormFac ... 7.14 -.01 FtDear 1.02e 14.45 -.01 Fortinet ... 23.50 +.73 Fortress .32f 8.70 +.19 FBHmSec .48f 46.84 +.87 ForumEn ... 26.43 +.53 Fossil Grp ... 113.50 +.41 FosterWhl .40e 32.33 +.42 FndtnMd n ... 32.97 -1.10 FoxFact n ... 16.93 +.20 Francesca ... 20.43 +.55 FrankEl s .31 43.27 +.53 FrankRes s .48f 53.45 +.88 FrkStPrp .76 12.86 +.19 FrTmpLtd .88 13.11 -.05 FrkUnv .47 7.21 -.02 FredsInc .24 20.05 +.17 FrSeas rs ... 2.04 +.02 FMCG 1.25a 33.53 +.70 Freescale ... 23.29 +.68 FresenMd .49e 33.92 +.15 FreshMkt ... 35.53 +1.66 FrontierCm .40 4.91 +.01 Frontline ... 4.36 +.22 FuelSysSol ... 13.12 +.39 FuelTech ... 7.08 +.85 FuelCellE ... 2.71 +.54 FullCircle .80m 8.86 +.52 FullerHB .40 48.90 +.76 FultonFncl .32 12.41 +.23 Furmanite ... 12.18 +.48 Fusion-io ... 11.10 +.40

60.98 8.43 16.90 15.32 74.88 7.24 69.15 7.23 7.12 4.67 19.11 7.77 49.46 12.75 57.74 40.48 30.43 46.56 54.06 71.49 23.35 7.13 4.98 19.21 58.48 36.04 37.14 110.98 28.09 23.33 53.07

37.71 .50 7.42 2.61 35.67 1.31 8.46 5.64 6.22 2.22 3.05 1.65 38.02 8.72 23.36 30.46 19.53 33.43 32.52 49.53 11.92 1.09 1.12 12.03 28.45 30.14 26.75 65.37 21.11 18.63 45.51

GNC .64f 48.23 GSE Hldg ... .42 GSV Cap ... 12.53 GT AdvTc ... 16.70 G-III ... 71.77 GTx Inc ... 1.78 GW Phm n ... 71.01 GabCvInc .48 6.31 GabUtil .60 6.65 Gafisa SA ... 2.93 GalectinTh ... 17.05 GalenaBio ... 3.97 Gallaghr 1.44f 46.93 GamGldNR 1.08 10.22 GameStop 1.32f 37.35 Gam&Lsr n .52p 38.75 Gannett .80 29.21 Gap .88f 42.79 Garmin 1.92f 54.98 Gartner ... 71.39 GasLog .48 22.52 GastarExp ... 6.33 GencoShip ... 1.69 GenCorp ... 19.46 Generac 5.00e 58.98 GAInv 2.10e 35.09 GnCable .72 29.97 GenDynam 2.24 112.66 GenElec .88 25.65 GenGrPrp .60f 22.42 GenMills 1.52 50.74

-G+.62 -.11 +.26 +1.66 +2.09 +.10 +4.06 +.06 -.04 +.10 +.30 +.12 +.82 -.01 +.16 +.81 +.16 -.46 +1.38 +1.89 +.82 ... +.02 +.56 +1.49 +.47 -.28 +2.05 +.53 +.36 +.88

LT - Latin American LU - Long-Term U.S. LV - Large-Cap Value MC - Mid-Cap Core MG - Mid-Cap Growth MP - Stock/Bond Blend MT - Mortgage MV - Mid-Cap Value NM - Insured Muni NR - Natural Resources PR - Pacific Region SB - Short-Term Bond SC - Small-Cap Core SE - Sector SG - Small-Cap Growth SM - Short-Term Muni SP - S&P 500 Index SQ - Specialty Diversified Equity SS - Single-State Municipal SU - Short-Term U.S. SV - Small-Cap Value TK - Science & Technology UT - Utility XC - Multi-Cap Core XG - Multi-Cap Growth XV - Multi-Cap Value WB - World Bond

family and fund and includes the objective, year-to-date percent change and 12-month percent change. The next two lists show the top and bottom 20 funds within the designated objective, ranked by 12-month return. Objectives: AB - Long-Term Bond AU - Gold Oriented BL - Balanced EM - Emerging Markets EI - Equity Income EU - European Region GL - Global Stock GM - General Muni GT - General U.S. Taxable HB - Health/Biotech HC - High Yield Taxable HM - High Yield Municipal IB - Intermediate Bond IG - Intermediate U.S. IL - International Stock (nonU.S.) IM - Intermediate Muni LC - Large-Cap Core LG - Large-Cap Growth

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NAV OFFER CHG

FUND

Fidelity Spart Adv: ExMktAd r 56.10 N.L. +1.12 500IdxAdv 66.63 N.L. +1.01 500Index I 66.63 66.63 +1.00 IntAd r 41.06 N.L. +0.80 TotMktAd r 55.41 N.L. +0.88 USBond I 11.53 11.53 -0.05 First Eagle: GlblA 54.60 57.47 +0.36 OverseasA 23.67 24.92 +0.14 First Investors A TxExInco p 9.82 10.42 ... Firsthand Funds: TechOppt r 8.55 8.55 +0.20 Forum Funds: AbsStrI r 10.92 10.92 -0.07 Frank/Temp Frnk A: BioDisA p 159.15 168.86 +3.78 CalTFA p 7.19 7.51 ... DynTchA 47.83 50.75 +1.03 FedInt p 12.23 12.51 -0.01 FedTFA p 12.07 12.61 -0.01 FlxCpGrA 58.65 62.23 +1.13 FlRtDA p 9.20 9.41 ... FoundAl p 13.64 14.47 +0.15 GoldPrM A 20.05 21.27 -0.11 GrwthA p 67.37 71.48 +0.97 HYTFA p 10.17 10.62 ... HiIncA 2.14 2.23 ... IncomA p 2.47 2.58 +0.02 InsTFA p 12.04 12.57 ... NYTFA p 11.42 11.93 ... RisDvA p 48.87 51.85 +0.59 SMCpGrA 43.32 45.96 +0.87 StratInc p 10.54 11.01 +0.02 TtlRtnA p 9.98 10.42 -0.02 USGovA p 6.53 6.82 -0.02 UtilsA p 15.70 16.40 +0.14 Frank/Tmp Frnk Adv: FlRDAAd t 9.20 9.20 ... GlbBdAdv 12.89 N.L. +0.10 IncmeAd 2.45 2.45 +0.01 TGlbTRAdv 13.28 13.28 +0.10 Frank/Temp Frnk C: GrwthC 63.09 63.09 +0.91 IncomC t 2.50 2.50 +0.02 RisDvC t 48.14 48.14 +0.58 StrIncC p 10.53 10.53 +0.01 Frank/Temp Mtl A&B: SharesA 28.46 30.20 +0.34 Frank/Temp Temp A: ForgnA p 8.31 8.82 +0.12 GlBd A p 12.93 13.50 +0.10 GlbOpA p 23.64 25.08 +0.34 GlSCoA p 9.06 9.61 +0.14 GrwthA p 25.45 27.00 +0.43 WorldA p 19.49 20.68 +0.31 Frank/Temp Tmp B&C: GlBdC p 12.96 12.96 +0.10 GlSmCoC 8.73 8.73 +0.14 GrwthC p 24.83 24.83 +0.42 Franklin Templ: FrkInco R6 2.45 2.45 +0.01 MutShs R6 28.69 28.69 +0.34 TmpGrth R625.45 25.45 +0.44 GAMCO Funds: GlTelAAA 24.16 24.16 +0.33 GE Elfun S&S: Income 11.40 11.40 -0.02 RSP Incm 11.50 11.50 -0.03 RSP USEq 56.03 56.03 +0.90 Trusts 56.64 56.64 +0.89 GE Instl Funds: IntlEq 13.11 13.11 +0.18 GE Investments: TRFd3 p 18.87 18.87 +0.15 GMO Trust: USTreas x 25.00 25.00 ... GMO Trust III: Quality 25.21 25.21 +0.36 GMO Trust IV: EmCnDt 9.76 9.76 +0.05 IntlEqty 26.36 26.36 +0.54 Quality 25.23 25.23 +0.36 GMO Trust VI: AssetAllBd 24.55 24.55 -0.17 EmgMkts r 10.05 10.05 +0.16 Quality 25.21 25.21 +0.36 USCoreEq 17.32 17.32 +0.25 Gabelli Funds: Asset 66.14 66.14 +0.97 EqInc p 28.82 28.82 +0.44 SCapG 49.05 49.05 +0.84 Gateway Funds: GatewayA 28.98 30.75 +0.11 Goldman Sachs A: MdCVA p 45.72 48.38 +0.61 TechTollkp 18.64 19.72 +0.40 USEqty A 36.95 39.10 +0.59 Goldman Sachs B: CapGrB p 22.37 22.37 +0.36 TchTollkp p 16.68 16.68 +0.36 Goldman Sachs C: TechTollkp 16.68 16.68 +0.36 Goldman Sachs Inst: GrOppt 31.81 31.81 +0.50 HiYield 7.27 7.27 ... HYMuni 8.94 N.L. +0.02 MidCapV 46.12 46.12 +0.62 ShtDrTF 10.58 N.L. ... SmCapV 57.99 57.99 +1.24 Harbor Funds: Bond 12.17 12.17 -0.03 CpApInv p 59.32 59.32 +1.10 CapApInst 60.36 60.36 +1.13 IntlInv t 70.43 70.43 +1.37 IntlAdm p 70.64 70.64 +1.37 Intl r 71.16 71.16 +1.39 Harding Loevner: EmgMkt r 46.69 ... ... IntlEqty 17.32 ... ... Hartford Fds A: BalIncA p 13.26 14.03 +0.07 CpAppA p 47.59 50.36 +0.86 DivGthA p 25.26 26.73 +0.36 EqInc t 18.09 19.14 +0.24 FltRateA px 9.03 9.31 ... MidCpA p 26.84 28.40 +0.50 Hartford Fds B: GlbGrB p 19.83 N.L. +0.37 SmlCoB t 20.82 N.L. +0.50 Hartford Fds C: CapApC t 41.70 41.70 +0.75 FltRateC tx 9.02 9.02 ... Hartford Fds Y: CapAppI 47.63 N.L. +0.86 FltRateI x 9.04 N.L. ... Hartford HLS IA :

Footnote definitions a — Also extra or extras. b — Annual rate plus stock dividend. c — Liquidating dividend. d — reached a new 52-week low during trading day. e — Declared or paid in preceding 12 months. f — Current annual rate, which was increased by most recent dividend announcement. g — Dividend or earnings in Cana-

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NAME

DIV

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NAV OFFER CHG

CapApp 61.20 61.20 Div&Gr 27.49 27.49 Balanced 25.53 25.53 TotRetBd 11.56 11.56 Henderson Glbl Fds: IntOppA p 27.06 28.71 Homestead Funds: Value 46.33 46.33 Hotchkis & Wiley: MidCpVal 42.02 N.L. ING Funds Cl C: IntValEq C 30.04 30.04 IVA Funds: Intl I r 17.53 17.53 WldwideA t18.17 19.13 Wldwide I r18.18 18.18 Invesco Fds Invest: DivrsDiv p 17.38 17.38 Invesco Funds: Gold&Prec 5.09 5.09 IntlCEq t 11.58 11.58 Invesco Funds A: AmValA 40.47 42.83 BalRiskA 12.07 12.77 Chart p 22.50 23.81 CmstkA 23.94 25.33 DivrsDiv p 17.40 18.41 EqIncA 10.87 11.50 GblLVEq p 14.92 15.79 GrIncA p 27.47 29.07 HYMuA 9.42 9.84 IntlGrow 33.85 35.82 MidCGth p 39.66 41.97 SmCpValA t22.80 24.13 Invesco Funds B: DevMkt t 30.70 30.70 GlbHltCr p 34.87 34.87 MidCGth p 34.36 34.36 PacGrB 21.98 21.98 SmCpGr t 34.21 34.21 Invesco Funds C: BalRiskC 11.69 11.69 Invesco Funds P: SummitP p 18.14 18.14 Invesco Funds R: IntlGrwR5 34.32 34.32 Invesco Funds Y: BalRiskY 12.19 12.19 Ivy Funds: AssetSC t 31.79 31.79 AssetStA p 32.72 34.72 AssetStrI r 33.00 33.00 EmMEq A 15.27 16.20 HiIncC t 8.76 8.76 HiIncA p 8.76 9.29 HiIncI r 8.76 8.76 MidCapGr I 25.03 25.03 JPMorgan A Class: CoreBd A 11.63 12.08 EqIncA p 13.00 13.72 Inv Bal p 14.85 15.55 InvCon p 12.73 13.33 InG&IA p 16.61 17.39 LgCpGA p 33.30 35.15 MCpVal p 35.52 37.49 JP Morgan Instl: IntTxFrIn 11.05 N.L. IntlVal 15.12 N.L. MdCpVal 36.16 N.L. USEquity 14.38 N.L. ValAdv 27.80 27.80 JPMorgan R Cl: CoreBond 11.64 N.L. DiscEq 22.61 N.L. HighYld r 8.11 8.11 ShtDurBd 10.91 10.91 JPMorgan Select: MCpVal 35.83 N.L. USEquity 14.35 N.L. JPMorgan Sel Cls: CoreBd 11.63 N.L. EqInc 13.18 13.18 HighYld 8.12 N.L. LgCpGr 33.32 33.32 ShtDurBd 10.91 N.L. SR2020 I 18.21 18.21 TxAwRRet I 10.13 N.L. USLCCrPls 28.23 N.L. ValAdv 27.78 27.78 Jacob Funds: Internt Inv 4.62 N.L. James Adv Fds: BalGRbow 24.56 24.56 Janus T Shrs: BalancdT 30.67 30.67 Contrarn T 22.25 22.25 EnterprT 85.14 85.14 GlLifeSciT r49.97 49.97 GlbSel T 12.80 12.80 GlTechT r 23.96 23.96 Grw&IncT 45.07 45.07 PrkMCVal T23.73 23.73 ShTmBdT 3.08 3.08 Twenty T 64.53 64.53 Jensen Funds: QualGrth I 37.89 N.L. QualGrthJ 37.87 N.L. John Hancock A: DiscpVal 18.65 19.63 DisValMdC 18.11 19.06 RgBkA 18.85 19.84 John Hancock B: FnIndB p 15.73 15.73 John Hancock Cl 1: LSAggr 16.33 16.33 LSBalanc 15.67 15.67 LSConsrv 13.92 13.92 LSGrwth 16.47 16.47 LSModer 14.56 14.56 John Hancock Fds ClassicVal I 24.52 24.52 DiscpVal I 18.17 18.17 EmMk NAV 9.86 9.86 GblAbRStr I11.14 11.14 TotR NAV 13.84 13.84 John Hancock Instl: DispValMC 18.68 18.68 Keeley Funds: SmCpValA p38.84 40.67 Kinetics Funds: Internet 59.45 N.L. Laudus Funds: IntlMstrI 24.34 24.34 USLgCpG r 19.27 19.27 Lazard Instl: EmgMktEq 17.51 17.51 IntStrEq r 14.62 14.62 Lazard Open:

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dian money. h – Does not meet continued listing standards. i — Declared or paid after stock dividend or split up. j — Paid this year, dividend omitted, deferred or no action taken at last dividend meeting. k — Declared or paid this year, an accumulative issue with dividends in arrears. lf — Late filings with the SEC. m — Current annual rate, which was decreased by most recent dividend announcement. n — New issue in past 52 weeks.

CLOSE CHG

3.06 1.04 GenMoly ... 1.19 41.85 26.99 GenMotors 1.20 36.93 3.35 1.30 GeneticT h ... 1.65 16.00 8.75 GenMark ... 12.33 38.99 25.50 Genomic ... 26.38 21.30 13.68 Genpact ... 16.75 34.41 18.48 Gentex .56 31.77 28.71 13.63 Gentherm ... 28.49 13.85 8.47 Gentiva h ... 9.75 90.00 70.84 GenuPrt 2.30f 87.93 16.75 8.51 Genworth ... 15.77 39.35 30.11 GeoGrp 2.28f 32.85 113.11 65.31 GeospcT hs ... 75.08 8.41 5.27 Gerdau .13e 6.23 20.16 13.25 GerNew 4.18e 19.67 7.79 .98 GeronCp ... 4.74 2.45 1.12 Gevo ... 1.30 11.55 6.09 GiantInter .65e 11.35 1.42 .93 GigaMedia ... 1.45 1.98 .83 GigOptics ... 1.62 84.88 43.18 GileadSci ... 82.94 30.88 17.28 GlacierBc .64f 28.65 8.50 6.80 GladstInv .72a 8.13 56.73 43.82 GlaxoSKln 2.47e 56.43 13.34 8.38 GlimchRt .40 10.13 18.22 7.82 GblEagEnt ... 18.33 71.41 43.73 GlobPay .08 71.21 19.62 13.82 GbX Uran rs .08e 18.74 3.90 1.32 GlblScape .05e 2.34 20.16 10.57 GlbSpcMet .30f 20.18 25.02 13.10 GlobusMed ... 24.90 5.22 2.10 GluMobile ... 5.25 35.77 9.71 Gogo n ... 21.70 40.37 30.51 GolLNGLtd 1.80 37.55 36.00 27.55 GolLNGPt 2.09 29.82 8.30 2.92 GoldFLtd .02e 3.60 14.17 4.45 GoldResrc .12 5.41 1.15 .45 GoldStdV g ... .66 33.80 20.54 Goldcrp g .60 27.09 3.11 .42 GoldenMin ... 1.10 1.73 .39 GoldStr g ... .77 5.67 1.45 GldFld ... 2.29 181.13 137.29 GoldmanS 2.20 168.73 19.38 15.95 GolubCap 1.28 19.13 28.55 11.16 GoodrPet ... 14.44 27.27 11.83 Goodyear .20 27.48 75.61 42.11 Goodyr pfA 2.94 76.14 1228.88761.26 Google ... 1214.91 27.34 23.00 GovPrpIT 1.72 25.21 101.78 71.09 vjGrace ... 101.92 13.01 6.41 GrafTech ... 10.36 8.00 5.16 GranTrra g ... 7.07 51.12 22.99 GrCanyEd ... 47.54 10.58 7.05 GraphPkg ... 10.52 15.17 4.13 GrayTelev ... 12.20 9.98 6.28 GrLkDrge ... 8.44 82.00 20.13 GNIron 10.00e 21.40 1.43 .65 GtPanSilv g ... 1.25 26.40 21.46 GtPlainEn .92 26.32 26.87 14.21 GreenDot ... 20.78 124.42 47.40 GreenMtC 1.00 108.62

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FUND

SenFltRtA 8.42 8.73 ... Oppenheimer B: ValueB t 29.58 29.58 +0.50 Oppenheimer C&M: DevMktC t 34.76 34.76 +0.62 SenFltRtC 8.43 8.43 ... Oppenheimer Roch: RoMu A p 15.09 15.84 +0.03 RcNtMuA 6.98 7.33 ... Oppenheimer Y: DevMktY 36.10 36.10 +0.65 IntlBdY 6.07 6.07 +0.01 IntGrowY 38.53 38.53 +0.65 RisingDivY 20.55 20.55 +0.35 Osterweis Funds: StrInco 12.04 N.L. +0.01 PIMCO Admin PIMS: ShtTmAd p 9.87 9.87 ... TotRtAd 10.85 10.85 -0.03 PIMCO Instl PIMS: AlAsetAut r 10.02 10.02 +0.02 AllAsset 12.23 12.23 +0.05 ComodRR 6.00 6.00 +0.02 DivInc 11.65 11.65 +0.02 EmgMkCur 10.04 10.04 +0.04 EmMkBd 10.75 10.75 +0.05 FltInc r 8.83 8.83 +0.04 FrgnBd 10.70 10.70 +0.03 HiYld 9.75 9.75 ... InvGrCp 10.46 10.46 -0.04 LowDu 10.40 10.40 ... ModDur 10.68 10.68 -0.01 RERRStg r 4.40 4.40 +0.03 RealRtnI 11.24 11.24 -0.07 ShortT 9.87 9.87 ... TotRt 10.85 10.85 -0.03 TR II 10.36 10.36 -0.03 TRIII 9.53 9.53 -0.03 PIMCO Funds A: AllAstAut t 10.01 10.59 +0.02 AllAsset p 12.24 12.72 +0.06 Income 12.49 ... ... LwDurA 10.40 10.64 ... RealRtA p 11.24 11.68 -0.07 TotRtA 10.85 11.27 -0.03 PIMCO Funds C: AllAstAut t 10.01 10.01 +0.03 Income 12.49 ... ... TotRtC t 10.85 10.85 -0.03 UnconstBd 11.21 ... ... PIMCO Funds D: Income 12.49 ... ... TRtn p 10.85 10.85 -0.03 PIMCO Funds Instl: CommodPls11.18 11.18 -0.03 CredAbsRet10.65 10.65 +0.01 EMFdaIxP 9.03 9.03 +0.10 EmgLocBd 9.17 9.17 +0.07 EqSPathfd 11.84 ... ... FdAdAbsR 3.99 3.99 ... GblAdStBd 11.18 11.18 ... HiYldSpec 11.10 11.10 +0.01 Income 12.49 ... ... IntlIdxPls 12.54 12.54 +0.20 LgDurTotR 10.99 10.99 -0.11 LgTmCred 12.15 12.15 -0.09 SeniorFltR 10.25 10.25 ... StkPlsShrt 2.71 2.71 -0.04 UnconBond 11.21 ... ... WwFdAdv 9.97 9.97 +0.03 PIMCO Funds P: AstAllAuthP10.02 10.02 +0.02 IncomeP 12.49 ... ... LowDurP 10.40 10.40 ... TotRtnP 10.85 10.85 -0.03 PIMCO Funds R: TotalRet 10.85 10.85 -0.03 Parnassus Funds: EqtyInco 36.98 N.L. +0.45 Paydenfunds: GlbShB 10.12 N.L. +0.01 Perm Port Funds: Permannt 44.87 44.87 +0.06 Pioneer Funds A: DiscGr A 16.76 17.78 +0.25 PionFdA p 39.94 42.38 +0.57 StratIncA p 10.96 11.48 ... Pioneer Fds Y: StratIncY p 10.96 10.96 ... Price Funds Adv: BlChipGr 67.14 67.14 +1.13 EqInc 32.78 32.78 +0.43 Growth 54.16 54.16 +0.85 R2020A 20.46 ... ... R2030A 22.65 ... ... Price Funds R Cl: Ret2020R p 20.30 ... ... Ret2030R 22.50 ... ... Price Funds: Balance 23.72 23.72 +0.23 BlChip 67.49 N.L. +1.13 CapApp 26.40 N.L. +0.21 DivGro 34.02 34.02 +0.47 EmMktB x 12.57 12.57 +0.06 EmMktS 30.92 30.92 +0.44 EqInc 32.87 32.87 +0.43 EqIndex 50.64 50.64 +0.76 FinSvcs 20.62 20.62 +0.42 Growth 54.87 54.87 +0.86 HlthSci 65.91 65.91 +1.33 HiYield 7.26 ... ... InstlCpG 28.86 28.86 +0.46 InstHiYld 9.88 N.L. +0.01 InstlFltRt x 10.29 10.29 ... MCEqGr 43.05 43.05 +0.70 IntlBond x 9.68 9.68 -0.02 IntDis 57.21 57.21 +0.85 Intl G&I 15.85 15.85 +0.26 IntlStk 16.32 N.L. +0.26 LatAm 27.53 27.53 +0.33 MDBond 10.67 N.L. -0.01 MediaTl 71.75 N.L. +0.93 MidCap 76.92 76.92 +1.22 MCapVal 30.81 30.81 +0.42 N Amer 45.97 N.L. +0.78 N Asia 15.91 15.91 +0.14 New Era 45.78 45.78 +0.54 N Horiz 49.79 49.79 +1.19 N Inc 9.46 ... ... OverS SF 10.18 10.18 +0.18 PSBal 23.50 23.50 +0.24 PSInc 18.70 18.70 +0.12 RealAsset 11.42 11.42 +0.13 RealEst 23.39 23.39 +0.33 R2010 17.98 ... ... R2015 14.46 ... ... R2020 20.59 ... ... R2025 15.52 ... ... R2030 22.81 ... ... R2035 16.43 ... ... R2040 23.63 ... ... R2045 15.75 ... ... Ret Inco 14.88 ... ... SciTec 40.79 40.79 +0.65 ShtBd x 4.80 4.80 ... SmCpStk 46.41 46.41 +1.07 SmCapVal 51.34 51.34 +1.09 SpecGr 24.16 ... ... SpecIn 12.91 ... ... SuMuInt 11.76 N.L. ... TxFrH 11.36 N.L. ... TxFrSI 5.68 N.L. ... R2050 13.18 ... ... Value 34.57 34.57 +0.54 Primecap Odyssey : AggGr r 32.63 N.L. +0.63 Growth r 25.32 N.L. +0.43 Stock r 21.79 N.L. +0.33 Principal Inv: BdMtgIn 10.85 10.85 -0.03 DivIntlInst 12.13 12.13 +0.24 HighYldA p 7.88 8.19 +0.01 LgCGI In 13.14 13.14 +0.20 LgCV3 In 14.62 14.62 +0.21 LgGrIn 11.53 11.53 +0.21 LgIndxI 13.18 13.18 +0.20 LgCValIn 13.11 13.11 +0.20 LT2020In 14.51 14.51 +0.14 LT2030In 14.77 14.77 +0.18 LT2040I 15.25 15.25 +0.22 MidCap A 20.72 21.93 +0.25 SGI In 15.19 15.19 +0.39 SAMBalA 15.95 16.88 +0.17 Prudential Fds A: MidCpGrA 40.35 42.70 +0.60 STCrpBdA 11.38 11.76 -0.02 UtilityA 15.28 16.17 +0.20 Prudential Fds B: HlthSciB 41.17 41.17 +1.04 InvP14GovB 9.52 9.52 -0.03 Prudential Fds Z&I: GlRealEst Z 22.85 22.85 +0.37 MadCapGrZ42.06 42.06 +0.63 Putnam Funds A:

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EmgMEq O 17.95 17.95 Legg Mason A: WAMgMu p16.31 17.03 Legg Mason B: WA SDHiIn 6.41 6.41 Legg Mason C: CMValTr p 59.83 59.83 Litman Gregory Fds: Intl I 18.09 18.09 Longleaf Partners: Partners 33.51 33.51 Intl 18.44 18.44 SmCap 33.80 33.80 Loomis Sayles: LSBondI 15.43 15.43 StrInc C 16.79 16.79 LSBondR 15.36 15.36 StrIncA 16.69 17.48 Loomis Sayles Inv: InvGrBdA p 12.09 12.66 InvGrBdY 12.10 12.10 Lord Abbett A: FloatRt p 9.50 9.72 AffilA p 15.68 16.64 FundlEq 15.59 16.54 BdDebA p 8.34 8.76 ShDurIncA p 4.56 4.66 Lord Abbett C: AffildC p 15.67 15.67 BdDbC p 8.36 8.36 FloatRt p 9.51 9.51 ShDurIncC t 4.59 4.59 Lord Abbett F: FloatRt p 9.49 9.49 ShtDurInco 4.56 4.56 Lord Abbett I: ShtDurInc p 4.56 4.56 MFS Funds A: IntlDvA 16.33 17.33 MITA 28.26 29.98 MIGA 23.20 24.62 BondA 13.96 14.66 EmGA 68.01 72.16 GrAllA 18.29 19.41 IntlVA 34.12 36.20 ModAllA 16.68 17.70 MARA 9.67 10.15 RschA 37.51 39.80 TotRA 17.78 18.86 UtilA 21.48 22.79 ValueA 33.40 35.44 MFS Funds B: NewDB 23.41 23.41 GlGrB 30.79 N.L. MFS Funds I: EmgGI 71.04 N.L. MassITI 27.66 27.66 ReInT 18.35 18.35 ValueI 33.57 33.57 MFS Funds Instl: IntlEq 22.22 N.L. MainStay Funds A: HiYldBA 6.13 6.42 Marketfield 18.56 19.64 MainStay Funds I: EpochGlb r 19.94 19.94 ICAPSlEq 49.37 49.37 Marketfield 18.61 18.61 Mairs & Power: Growth 112.17 N.L. Managers Funds: Yacktman p23.42 N.L. YacktFoc 24.96 N.L. YacFoc Inst 24.97 N.L. Manning&Napier Fds: WldOppA 9.19 9.19 Matthews Asian: AsiaDvInv r 15.21 15.21 AsianGIInv 18.77 18.77 PacTgrInv 24.77 24.77 MergerFd 16.13 N.L. Meridian Funds: Growth 37.44 N.L. Metro West Fds: LowDurBd 8.82 8.82 TotRetBd 10.70 10.70 TotRtBdI 10.70 10.70 MontagGr I 28.63 28.63 Morgan Stanley B: FleInB 5.79 5.79 MorganStanley Inst: EmMktI 24.03 24.03 IntlEqI 17.09 17.09 MCapGrI 49.61 49.61 MCapGrP p 47.43 50.06 SmCoGrI 21.20 21.20 Munder Funds Y: MCpCGrY 44.26 44.26 Mutual Series: FinSvZ 17.08 17.08 BeacnZ 16.96 16.96 EuropZ 25.27 25.27 GblDiscA 33.60 35.65 GlbDiscC 33.26 33.26 GlbDiscZ 34.11 34.11 QuestZ 18.43 18.43 SharesZ 28.69 28.69 Nationwide Instl: S&P500Ins 14.38 14.38 Neuberger&Berm Fds: Genesis 41.45 41.45 Genesis R6 61.50 61.50 GenesInst 61.50 61.50 HiInBdInst 9.54 9.54 MltCOpInst 15.39 15.39 SmCpGrIn 30.22 30.22 Neuberger&Berm Tr: Genesis 64.10 64.10 Nicholas Group: Nicholas 66.73 N.L. Nch II I 27.07 N.L. Northeast Investors: Trust 6.57 6.57 Northern Funds: BondIdx 10.57 10.57 EmMEqIdx 10.77 10.77 HiYFxInc 7.61 7.61 IntTxEx 10.49 10.49 IntlEqIdx r 12.44 12.44 LCEq 20.04 20.04 LCGr 33.01 33.01 MMEmMkt r18.35 N.L. MMIntEq r 10.91 N.L. SmCapVl 21.24 21.24 StkIdx 23.26 23.26 TxExpt 10.44 10.44 Technly 21.18 21.18 Nuveen Cl A: HYMuBd p 16.20 16.91 Nuveen Cl R: IntDMBd 9.13 9.13 HYMunBd 16.20 16.20 Nuveen Cl Y: RealEst 21.87 N.L. Oak Assoc Fds: PinOakEq 46.60 46.60 RedOakT 15.61 15.61 WhitOkSG 57.86 57.86 Oakmark Funds I: EqtyInc r 33.08 33.08 Global r 30.44 30.44 Intl 26.50 26.50 IntSmCp r 17.51 17.51 Oakmark 64.40 64.40 Select 41.58 41.58 Old Westbury Fds: LgCapStrat 12.69 12.69 SmMidCap 17.43 17.43 Oppenheimer A: CapApA p 62.31 66.11 DvMktA p 36.52 38.75 EqIncA p 31.72 33.66 GlobA p 80.08 84.97 GlbOppA 44.16 46.85 GblStrIncA 4.16 4.37 IntBdA p 6.07 6.37 IntGrw p 38.70 41.06 LtdTmMu 14.31 14.64 MnStFdA 49.41 52.42 MSSCA p 31.98 33.93 RisingDivA 20.04 21.26 RochNYMu 3.15 3.22

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27.54 1.75 43.96 60.98 34.42 42.60 12.76 13.05 17.77 31.99 34.94 73.14 47.78 54.64 26.82 53.89 69.81

10.21 .75 20.02 43.21 23.40 25.13 4.93 4.96 10.02 21.86 24.31 57.28 15.00 35.07 18.06 34.69 38.89

GreenPlns .16 GreenHntr ... GreenbCos ... Greenhill 1.80 Greenlight ... GrifolsSA .26e Groupon ... GrpoFin .04e GpFnSnMx .96e GpTelevisa .14e Guess .80 GugSPEW .91e GugSolar 1.45e Guidewire ... GulfIsland .40 GulfMrkA 1.00 GulfportE ...

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17.02 35.20 35.50 17.80 26.62 17.39 30.90 50.38 50.03 35.94 54.77 3.16 36.77 5.03 25.00 18.20 38.95 15.02 1.14 .86 49.15 40.79 5.42 2.35 41.08 20.98 23.25 2.00 40.01 16.17 5.18 8.30 52.43 21.60 20.85 9.71 25.13 24.00 19.50 9.59 12.99 29.35

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ProFunds Inv Cl: BiotechUlt ...................... SQ ........56.75 .............56.75............ +1.55............ +18.1............+110.9 Fidelity Selects: Biotch........ H + + + m D H + + + m D H + + + D m N H Q + + + C U Q + + + C U N Q + + + H + + + H + + + D m N C Q + + +

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52-WEEK HIGH LOW 105.84 4.43 66.02 27.58 99.35 .55 120.30 83.51 7.96 17.25 6.30 108.69 29.81 85.15 30.71 20.75 44.33 68.31 6.22 41.22 38.01 25.61 25.95 15.33 66.49 59.20 20.35 23.24 38.98 83.10 44.17 25.59 48.90 42.96 95.21 .74 12.90 47.79 59.93 18.00 45.24 32.64 19.87 21.00 .48 6.80 43.09 9.79 115.00 79.89 9.91 36.48 103.92 24.79 70.41 6.69 53.63 27.72 32.98

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+0.26 +0.21 +0.63 +0.48 +1.21 +0.52 +1.65 -0.01 +0.20 +0.40 +0.33 +0.40 +0.45 +0.29 +0.23 +0.19 +0.70 -0.05 -0.04 ... +0.16 +0.76 +0.31 +0.35 +0.26 +0.19 +0.39 +0.20 +0.76 +0.44 +0.76 +0.55 +0.53 +0.37 +0.74 +0.74 +0.60 ... +3.10 +0.80 +1.00 ... +0.27 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.03 +0.21 +0.55 ... ... ... -0.04 -0.02 +0.23 +0.23 +0.37 +0.27 +0.29 +0.29 +0.36 +0.09 +0.40 +0.27 +0.56 +0.56 ... +0.45 +0.25 +0.25 +0.46 ... ... +0.69 +0.10 +0.48 +0.35 +0.44 +0.34

GblValue 26.83 26.83 US Global Investors: AllAm 33.19 33.19 USAA Group: BalStra 15.18 15.18 CrnstStr 25.41 25.41 GrTxStr 16.54 16.54 Grwth 23.37 23.37 Gr&Inc 22.18 22.18 Inco 13.16 13.16 PrecMM 16.43 16.43 S&P Idx 26.44 ... S&P Rwrd 26.44 ... SciTech 21.21 21.21 TxEIt 13.40 13.40 TxELT 13.46 13.46 TxESh 10.74 10.74 VALIC : MdCpIdx 27.39 27.39 StkIdx 33.61 33.61 Value Line Fd: LrgCo 26.33 N.L. PremGro 34.65 N.L. Vanguard Admiral: BalAdml 28.14 N.L. CAITAdm 11.57 N.L. CALTAdm 11.65 N.L. CpOpAdl 115.36 N.L. DevMktsAd 33.47 N.L. EMAdmr r 32.42 N.L. Energy 127.52 N.L. EqInAdm n 62.66 N.L. EuroAdml 74.92 N.L. ExplAdml 99.64 N.L. ExtdAdm 65.87 N.L. FTAllWxUS 31.26 N.L. 500Adml 173.33 N.L. GNMA Ad 10.60 N.L. GroIncAd 65.67 N.L. GrwAdm 49.42 N.L. HlthCr 88.43 N.L. HiYldCp 6.12 N.L. InfProAd 26.08 N.L. ITBdAdml 11.33 N.L. ITsryAdml 11.29 N.L. IntGrAdm 73.67 N.L. ITAdml 14.03 N.L. ITGrAdm 9.84 N.L. LtdTrAd 11.11 N.L. LTGrAdml 10.07 N.L. LT Adml 11.36 N.L. MCpAdml 142.26 N.L. MorgAdm 82.85 N.L. MuHYAdm 10.87 N.L. NYLTAd 11.38 N.L. PrmCap r 101.23 N.L. PALTAdm 11.33 N.L. ReitAdm r 101.77 N.L. STsyAdml 10.71 N.L. STBdAdml 10.53 N.L. ShtTrAd 15.89 N.L. STFdAd 10.74 N.L. STIGrAd 10.75 N.L. SmCAdm 55.09 N.L. SmCapGrth 45.48 N.L. SmCapVal 43.25 N.L. TxMCap r 95.89 N.L. TxMGrIn r 84.29 N.L. TtlBAdml 10.71 N.L. TotIntlBd 20.17 N.L. TStkAdm 47.82 N.L. ValAdml 30.07 N.L. WellslAdm 61.24 N.L. WelltnAdm 66.63 N.L. Windsor 70.52 N.L. WdsrIIAd 66.14 N.L. TxMIn r 13.43 N.L. TxMSC r 44.63 N.L. Vanguard Fds: STTIPS Inv 24.82 N.L. TotIntBInv 10.08 N.L. CapOpp 49.96 N.L. Convrt 14.32 N.L. DivAppIn 30.14 N.L. DivdGro 21.55 N.L. Energy 67.94 N.L. EqInc 29.89 N.L. Explr 107.13 N.L. GNMA 10.60 N.L. GlobEq 23.86 N.L. GroInc 40.22 N.L. GrthEq 16.62 ... HYCorp 6.12 N.L. HiDvdYld 24.73 N.L. HlthCre 209.62 N.L. InflaPro 13.28 N.L. IntlExplr 19.04 N.L. IntlGr 23.16 N.L. IntlVal 37.12 N.L. ITIGrade 9.84 N.L. LifeCon 18.39 N.L. LifeGro 28.11 N.L. LifeInc 14.60 N.L. LifeMod 23.53 N.L. LTIGrade 10.07 N.L. MdCpGro 25.77 N.L. Morg 26.74 N.L. MuInt 14.03 N.L. MuLtd 11.11 N.L. PrecMtls r 11.50 N.L. PrmcpCor 20.44 N.L. Prmcp r 97.61 N.L. SelValu r 28.70 N.L. STAR 24.44 N.L. STIGrade 10.75 N.L. StratEq 31.55 N.L. TgtRetInc 12.70 N.L. TgRe2010 26.04 N.L. TgtRe2015 15.04 N.L.

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v v WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014 v 5D

Markets v Continued from Page 4D 52-WEEK HIGH LOW

NAME

DIV CLOSE 5.79 .89 82.58 178.83 6.50 11.48 1.36 17.11 4.94 26.97 45.35 2.52 9.94 66.46 8.75 8.60 14.71 23.85 41.27 3.06 61.87 61.23 29.69 10.88 8.21 56.36 3.52 24.30 19.84 3.23 20.21 2.28 49.77 83.37 48.19 12.24 5.36 57.20 24.61 14.86 .81 2.46 3.92 15.37 22.61 81.19 435.43 214.92 31.53 20.27 2.87 31.76 7.78 24.64 186.44 95.98 15.02 48.22 27.81 .77 17.33 12.78 27.45 15.33 25.89 80.91 449.51 1.28 22.25 11.05 34.45 17.27 5.03 17.90 26.96 8.94 6.68 27.67 14.89 55.41 .85 13.14 35.14 .61 13.08 11.68

CHG

6.75 .19 2.11 .81 84.32 60.02 181.60 50.30 6.50 3.42 16.73 5.90 4.00 .65 20.25 12.55 7.35 2.30 27.91 14.41 45.67 37.09 4.30 1.16 9.77 6.81 70.86 18.23 9.28 7.90 12.16 6.06 50.51 11.30 48.97 17.10 43.79 30.27 3.70 .38 62.13 38.91 63.42 41.20 30.00 16.96 12.05 9.17 15.80 5.54 56.94 44.27 3.95 .49 25.19 15.75 22.29 5.93 3.80 1.80 23.18 14.01 3.39 1.59 49.95 22.81 72.24 8.34 49.90 30.87 12.98 6.48 6.99 3.38 63.58 52.08 27.12 20.75 14.86 2.20 1.01 .25 2.68 .00 6.46 1.50 19.39 2.20 25.03 13.72 80.47 39.30 497.00 30.38 229.50 150.12 48.68 26.25 22.46 15.13 10.69 2.55 38.73 8.61 9.60 6.51 27.20 17.95 215.90 172.19 97.91 72.70 21.20 13.91 50.33 42.36 28.19 17.62 1.67 .30 17.85 12.65 12.92 7.17 32.13 18.82 19.91 10.60 38.50 17.52 81.21 55.54 552.86 351.14 1.94 .57 22.22 9.09 13.27 9.97 36.88 26.70 22.26 14.40 5.80 4.95 20.87 9.81 26.80 17.66 10.02 7.97 9.22 5.37 39.71 25.03 19.67 8.95 62.66 15.14 1.19 .44 17.34 11.38 47.12 32.30 2.27 .35 22.50 11.89 14.95 8.75

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Treasuries U.S. TREASURY BILLS MATURITY

BID

ASK

Mar 06 14 Mar 13 14 Mar 20 14 Mar 27 14 Apr 03 14 Apr 10 14 Apr 17 14 Apr 24 14 May 01 14 May 08 14 May 15 14 May 22 14 May 29 14 Jun 05 14 Jun 12 14 Jun 19 14 Jun 26 14 Jul 03 14 Jul 10 14 Jul 17 14 Jul 24 14 Jul 31 14 Aug 07 14 Aug 14 14 Aug 21 14 Aug 28 14 Sep 04 14 Sep 18 14 Oct 16 14 Nov 13 14 Dec 11 14 Jan 02 15 Feb 05 15 Mar 05 15

0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.13

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CHG YIELD +0.02 +0.01 +0.02 +0.01 +0.01

+0.01

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U.S. TREASURY BONDS AND NOTES RATE

MATURITY BID

ASK

1.25 0.25 1.75 1.25 1.25 0.25 1.88 1.00 4.75

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100.01 100.00 100.03 100.19 100.04 100.01 100.08 100.05 100.29

CHG YIELD 0.26 0.09 0.16 0.10 0.04 -0.01 0.06 -0.01 0.06 0.05

52-WEEK HIGH LOW 14.92 4.75 26.58 12.17 58.76 38.56 9.18 26.63 43.85 13.70 56.36

NAME

DIV CLOSE

CHG

5.95 3.06 15.15 9.71 48.40 25.85 4.08 12.32 29.26 10.08 14.07

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10.00 -.03 4.21 +.24 26.31 +.71 10.98 +.02 55.80 +.70 40.20 +2.09 8.01 +.22 19.12 +.56 42.39 +.40 11.45 +.03 47.36 -1.48

67.16 42.83 117.47 75.21 14.83 10.46 29.24 9.71 34.32 20.09 55.19 30.40 2.24 .86 11.11 5.99 48.69 34.30 10.54 4.05 12.00 3.00 31.22 16.83 108.00 87.01 48.50 40.41 3.54 1.27 .89 .17 12.70 9.02 56.52 39.94 53.74 41.30 92.83 70.29 58.78 43.23 59.68 50.39 46.17 8.05 34.60 15.78 86.25 47.95 32.21 22.84 7.86 4.17 48.70 30.63 17.76 5.17 11.95 6.10 83.72 50.73 5.20 1.18 29.49 24.62 46.24 27.92 34.28 28.00 44.40 30.90 32.43 24.70 39.13 19.12 3.18 1.65 13.82 9.94 43.12 21.91 26.00 17.80 6.00 .91 46.45 34.29 43.55 30.95 159.33 107.07 30.12 19.79 144.53 71.87 45.02 31.96 56.94 40.15 22.85 8.31 56.77 43.13 2.68 1.10 80.42 20.58 23.38 6.18 60.12 47.53 2.56 1.80 75.84 49.94 52.55 29.50 47.55 34.21 257.56 160.20 39.47 20.35 44.20 23.03 7.50 2.16 37.81 21.65 3.50 1.78 40.90 20.24 24.80 10.59 11.94 .66 15.24 8.03 5.76 2.82 6.48 2.63 168.41 86.51 49.43 42.50 16.46 6.24 42.75 16.74 .58 .08 54.07 37.95 22.55 14.51 52.08 37.09 9.19 6.00 1.66 .92 82.50 44.32 119.98 60.10 13.38 12.01 24.10 15.39 25.10 11.15 43.56 18.55 89.19 55.02

L Brands 1.36f L-3 Com 2.40f LG Display ... LIN Media ... LKQ Corp ... LPL Fincl .96f LRAD h ... LSI Corp .12 LTC Prp 2.04 LTX-Cred ... LaJollaPh ... LaZBoy .24f LabCp ... Laclede 1.76 LadThalFn ... LkShrGld g ... LakeldB .30 LamResrch ... LamarAdv ... LancastrC 1.76 Landauer 2.20 Landstar .24a Lannett ... LaredoPet ... LVSands 2.00f LaSalleH 1.12 Lattice ... Lazard 1.20f LeapWirlss ... LeapFrog ... LearCorp .80f Lee Ent ... LegacyRes 2.36f LeggMason .52 LeggPlat 1.20 LennarA .16 LeucNatl .25 Level3 ... LexiPhrm ... LexRltyTr .66f Lexmark 1.20 Libbey ... LiberMed .12 LibGlobA s ... LibGlobC s ... LibtMda A ... LibtyIntA ... LibVentA ... LibtProp 1.90 LifeTFit ... LifeLock ... LifePtH ... Lifevantge ... LigandPh ... LightBox n ... LillyEli 1.96 LimelghtN ... LincElec .92 LincNat .64 LinearTch 1.08f LinkedIn ... LinnEngy 2.90 LinnCo 2.90 Lionbrdg ... LionsGt g .20 LiqTech ... Liquidity ... LiveNatn ... LiveDeal s ... LivePrsn ... LloydBkg ... LoJack ... LockhdM 5.32 Loews .25 Logitech .23e LogMeIn ... LoncorRs g ... Lorillard 2.46f LaPac ... Lowes .72 Lubys ... LucasEngy ... lululemn gs ... LumberLiq ... Lumenis n ... Luminex ... LumosNtw .56 Luxoft n ... LyonBas A 2.40

119.54 32.85 16.15 5.55 41.14 26.62 35.10 1.59 9.59 9.46 28.20 32.50 34.14 45.42 72.19 29.39 58.66 .90 63.44 62.00 9.83 20.38 94.13 23.89 2.36 9.27 13.46 35.72 .79 19.29 72.93 31.10 6.00 39.04 31.28 8.70 35.00 87.16 20.36 38.18 92.73 16.95 68.84 38.58 51.11 43.87 30.25 55.29 71.62 45.00 75.79 54.41 53.71 48.83 5.50 123.69 16.62 23.60 32.20 1.10 41.67 84.75

M&T Bk 2.80 117.84 +2.16 MB Fncl .48 31.69 +1.24 MBIA ... 14.84 +1.52 MCG Cap .50 4.37 -.03 MDC 1.00 30.47 +.11 MDC Pr gs .72f 23.15 +.69 MDU Res .71 33.90 +.35 MELASci h ... .68 -.02 MFA Fncl .80m 7.79 -.04 MGIC Inv ... 9.12 +.26 MGM Rsts ... 28.29 +.69 MKS Inst .64 30.58 +.71 MRC Glbl ... 26.11 +.34 MSCI Inc ... 45.60 +1.42 Macerich 2.48 61.76 +1.64 MackCali 1.20 22.26 +.15 Macys 1.00 57.65 +.03 MadCatz g ... .45 +.01 MSG ... 56.84 -.77 MagelnHl ... 60.49 -.34 MagicSft .21e 8.78 +.09 MagicJack ... 19.65 +.64 MagnaInt g1.52f 96.09 +2.44 MagnaChip ... 15.05 +.12 MagneGs h ... .77 +.05 MagHRes ... 8.52 +.29 MaidenH .44 11.49 +.21 MainStCap 1.98a 34.51 -.06 Majesco h ... .53 +.01 MalibuBt n ... 19.88 +1.23 Mallinck n ... 68.50 +1.03 ManTech .84 30.05 +.63 MandDig rs ... 4.17 -.43 ManhAsc s ... 38.94 +1.70 Manitowoc .08 31.32 +.85 MannKd ... 6.08 -.05 Mannatech ... 16.75 -.09 ManpwrGp .92 77.46 +.63 Manulife g .52 19.10 +.17 MarathnO .76 33.87 +.33 MarathPet 1.68 84.69 +1.32 MarineMx ... 15.81 +1.76 MVJrGld rs ... 41.88 -.07 MktVGold .19e 26.10 -.20 MV OilSvc .54e 48.82 +.57 MV Semi .66e 43.94 +.57 MktVRus .74e 23.69 +.93 MktV Agri 1.04e 53.08 +.43 MktAxess .64f 63.12 +3.73 Marketo n ... 41.43 +1.01 MarkWest 3.44f 65.27 +1.08 MarIntA .68 53.83 +.54 MarriotVac ... 53.97 +1.56 MarshM 1.00 48.89 +1.22 MStewrt ... 5.25 +.13 MartMM 1.60 121.95 -.05 MarvellT .24 15.67 +.24 Masco .30 23.32 +.42 Masimo ... 26.06 +.69 MastThera ... .83 -.02 Mastec ... 42.40 +.81 MasterCd s .44 78.50 +1.77

-L56.65 117.49 11.32 23.42 28.50 54.52 2.13 11.08 38.99 10.16 7.63 25.86 93.06 46.73 3.03 .83 11.73 50.96 53.93 94.96 48.94 57.97 44.11 27.21 87.11 32.54 7.90 46.11 17.66 7.19 82.38 5.30 27.00 46.65 32.03 43.72 28.22 37.44 1.86 11.67 41.91 24.15 4.16 43.32 41.83 135.29 29.21 146.09 38.33 48.31 19.94 55.16 1.43 73.54 8.00 59.85 2.19 75.46 51.09 47.22 203.00 31.85 30.57 7.27 29.81 2.30 25.86 22.50 8.91 13.47 5.46 6.44 165.64 43.89 15.82 44.37 .22 55.26 18.64 50.63 6.63 .95 50.01 109.04 12.61 19.50 14.77 34.10 89.68

+1.00 +1.48 +.18 +1.12 +.71 +1.24 -.02 +.02 +.56 -.05 +.23 +.49 +.38 +.88 +.12 -.01 +.54 -.16 +.65 +2.84 +1.26 +.47 +.78 +1.35 +1.14 +1.20 +.22 +1.88 +.20 -.03 +1.64 +.28 +.49 +1.34 +.32 -.12 +.66 +.92 +.11 +.21 +.24 +.67 -.25 -.06 +.29 +.11 +.37 +4.43 +.16 +1.10 +.64 +.62 +.06 +4.44 -.09 +.82 +.07 +1.21 +1.30 +.68 +1.55 -.02 +.25 +.17 -.18 -.03 +.77 +.06 +.80 +.65 ... +.10 +2.09 +.74 +.40 +2.02 -.02 +1.65 +.32 +.44 +.29 ... +.45 +1.29 +.51 +.93 +.25 +5.27 +1.21

-M95.68 22.52 8.73 4.35 27.00 8.88 23.37 .63 6.98 3.94 11.72 24.64 23.15 31.63 55.13 19.05 40.71 .33 54.00 46.00 4.62 10.67 54.37 14.35 .40 2.37 9.90 25.52 .51 16.67 41.00 23.89 2.28 17.00 16.18 2.58 5.65 50.94 13.43 29.47 61.32 10.17 28.82 20.24 39.42 33.53 22.16 48.75 36.22 17.20 56.90 38.17 40.43 36.40 2.20 93.03 9.46 18.27 19.03 .40 26.27 50.82

RATE MATURITY BID

ASK

0.25 2.25 0.75 0.25 2.63 0.63 2.00 0.13 2.63 0.50 4.25 0.25 2.38 0.25 0.25 2.38 0.50 0.25 2.38 0.38 4.25 0.25 2.13 0.25 0.13 2.63 0.25 1.63 0.25 2.25 0.25 4.00 11.25 0.25 2.38 0.38 0.25 2.50 0.38 0.50 0.13 2.50 0.25 4.13 0.25 2.13 0.38 0.38 1.88 0.25 1.88 0.25 1.75 0.25 4.25 10.63 0.38

100.02 100.17 100.07 100.02 100.27 100.07 102.07 100.01 101.02 100.07 101.29 100.03 101.04 100.03 100.03 101.10 100.08 100.04 101.16 100.06 102.29 100.04 101.16 100.04 100.01 102.02 100.04 103.04 100.04 101.30 100.04 103.22 110.18 100.04 102.07 100.08 100.04 102.17 100.09 102.18 100.00 102.23 100.04 104.24 100.04 102.14 100.09 100.09 102.08 100.04 105.17 100.03 102.07 100.03 105.28 115.03 100.09

May 14 p May 14 p Jun 14 p Jun 14 p Jun 14 p Jul 14 p Jul 14 f Jul 14 p Jul 14 p Aug 14 p Aug 14 p Aug 14 p Aug 14 p Sep 14 p Sep 14 p Sep 14 p Oct 14 p Oct 14 p Oct 14 p Nov 14 p Nov 14 p Nov 14 p Nov 14 p Dec 14 p Dec 14 p Dec 14 p Jan 15 p Jan 15 f Jan 15 p Jan 15 p Feb 15 p Feb 15 p Feb 15 k Feb 15 p Feb 15 p Mar 15 p Mar 15 p Mar 15 p Apr 15 p Apr 15 f Apr 15 p Apr 15 p May 15 p May 15 p May 15 p May 15 p Jun 15 p Jun 15 p Jun 15 p Jul 15 p Jul 15 f Jul 15 p Jul 15 p Aug 15 p Aug 15 p Aug 15 k Aug 15 p

100.01 100.16 100.06 100.01 100.26 100.06 102.06 100.00 101.01 100.06 101.28 100.02 101.03 100.02 100.02 101.09 100.07 100.03 101.15 100.05 102.28 100.03 101.15 100.03 100.00 102.01 100.03 103.03 100.03 101.29 100.03 103.21 110.17 100.03 102.06 100.07 100.03 102.16 100.08 102.17 99.31 102.22 100.03 104.23 100.03 102.13 100.08 100.08 102.07 100.03 105.16 100.02 102.06 100.02 105.27 115.02 100.08

CHG YIELD 0.05 -0.01 0.09 0.07 0.08 0.08 0.07 -0.02 0.10 0.07 0.09 0.08 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.11 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.12 0.14 0.13 -0.01 0.14 0.13 0.14 0.15 -0.01 0.19 0.15 0.16 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 -0.02 0.14 -0.01 0.15 0.16 -0.01 0.16 0.16 0.17 0.17 0.18 -0.01 0.18 0.19 -0.02 -0.01 0.19 -0.01 0.20 -0.01 0.20 -0.02 0.21 -0.03 0.26 -0.01 0.20

52-WEEK HIGH LOW

NAME

CHICAGO LIVESTOCK/MEAT CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange: OPEN HIGH LOW SETTLE CHG D CA b n p b M + A + M + A + S + O + N + + M M CA b n p b A + + A + O + D + F + A + + A M M HOG b n p b A + M +

41.63 25.64 35.00 26.82 7.79 6.00 25.99 15.51 9.82 1.09 15.24 10.50 39.68 7.79 25.90 7.05 30.28 23.93 .99 .20 2.01 .91 57.80 24.66 23.40 14.34 7.59 2.67 19.94 13.32 4.49 1.77 40.74 27.47 24.70 2.85 20.22 13.94 70.07 54.64 32.93 22.89 84.71 63.08 11.63 9.35 41.98 30.01 57.95 24.50 26.98 11.73 3.59 1.11 11.73 3.76 19.70 13.22 41.57 23.25 14.47 8.72 9.89 5.00 51.22 30.27 4.69 2.05 8.84 4.96 4.24 2.33 45.96 32.75 84.35 49.51 457.79 159.00 2.41 .51 38.45 21.22 5.65 4.21 3.84 1.00 20.29 8.57 57.29 33.19 4.33 2.65 9.89 4.68 53.48 11.19 15.69 13.75 34.50 14.40 7.29 5.79 17.39 12.91 7.81 5.55 16.47 8.71 5.05 3.74 32.54 23.19 32.55 19.57 34.43 .57 42.00 20.79 13.64 8.17 21.28 12.81 18.40 14.39 18.26 14.52

NCR Corp ... 33.46 +.10 NETgear ... 35.78 +1.66 NGP Cap .64 7.24 -.27 NIC Inc .35e 20.99 +.96 NII Hldg ... 1.17 +.01 NMI Hld n ... 10.52 -.15 NPS Phm ... 35.62 +.94 NQ Mobile ... 21.39 +.52 NRG Egy .56f 28.86 +.28 NTN Buzz ... .55 -.03 NTS Inc ... 1.99 -.01 NXP Semi ... 57.84 +1.93 Nabors .16 23.19 +.30 NanoViric ... 3.96 -.11 Nanomtr ... 19.02 +.99 Nanosphere ... 2.50 +.02 NasdOMX .52 39.82 +1.47 NBGrce rs ... 4.79 +.09 NatCineM .88a 15.52 +.39 NatGrid 3.17e 69.70 +.79 NatInstrm .60f 29.23 +.63 NOilVarco 1.04 77.84 +.82 NatPenn .40 10.86 +.18 NatRetPrp 1.62 35.87 -.21 Nationstar ... 31.08 +1.78 NatusMed ... 26.42 +1.26 NavideaBio ... 1.91 +.02 Navios .24 10.39 +.53 NaviosMar 1.77 17.66 +.37 Navistar ... 37.79 +.07 NektarTh ... 14.78 +.60 NeoStm rs ... 7.00 +.06 Neogen s ... 45.92 +2.51 NeoGenom ... 3.74 +.03 Neonode ... 7.25 +.10 NeptuneT g ... 2.58 +.04 NetApp .60 40.18 -.32 NetEase 1.41e 68.82 +1.00 Netflix ... 454.98 +9.39 Netlist h ... 1.93 ... NtScout ... 38.39 +.41 NBRESec .24 4.71 +.08 Neuralstem ... 3.70 +.06 Neurcrine ... 17.82 +1.15 NeuStar ... 35.95 +.77 Nevsun g .14 3.81 +.02 NwGold g ... 6.15 -.06 NewLink ... 38.41 -.67 NwMtnFin 1.36a 14.79 -.31 NewOriEd .35e 28.79 +.39 NewResd n .70a 6.66 +.18 NY CmtyB 1.00 16.01 +.19 NYMtgTr 1.08 7.77 -.01 NY Times .16 16.44 +.22 Newcastle .40b 4.81 ... NewellRub .60 32.00 +.15 NewfldExp ... 28.84 +.46 NewLead rs ... .58 -.01 NewmtM .60m 24.14 +.51 NewpkRes ... 11.63 +.45 Newport ... 21.44 +.61 NewsCpA n ... 18.40 +.28 NewsCpB n ... 17.89 +.19

RATE MATURITY BID

ASK

1.25 0.25 0.25 1.25 0.25 0.25 1.25 0.38 4.50 9.88 0.25 1.38 0.25 0.25 2.13 0.38 2.00 0.38 2.00 0.38 4.50 9.25 2.13 0.25 2.63 0.38 2.25 2.38 0.13 0.25 2.00 2.63 0.25 5.13 7.25 1.75 3.25 0.50 1.50 3.25 0.63 2.50 1.50 3.25 0.63 4.88 1.00 3.00 0.88 1.00 3.00 0.63 1.00 3.13 0.63 4.63 7.50

101.18 100.02 100.02 101.20 100.01 100.01 101.22 100.07 107.07 116.10 100.00 101.30 99.31 99.31 103.11 100.05 106.30 100.05 103.08 100.04 108.05 117.13 103.18 99.27 104.18 100.02 103.29 104.06 103.14 99.24 103.15 104.26 99.22 110.11 114.31 102.31 106.11 100.05 102.13 106.15 100.12 110.07 102.14 106.21 100.10 110.21 101.07 106.05 100.28 101.05 106.08 100.06 101.03 106.22 100.03 110.24 118.16

Aug 15 p Sep 15 p Sep 15 p Sep 15 p Oct 15 p Oct 15 p Oct 15 p Nov 15 p Nov 15 p Nov 15 k Nov 15 p Nov 15 p Dec 15 p Dec 15 p Dec 15 p Jan 16 p Jan 16 f Jan 16 p Jan 16 p Feb 16 p Feb 16 p Feb 16 k Feb 16 p Feb 16 p Feb 16 p Mar 16 p Mar 16 p Mar 16 p Apr 16 f Apr 16 p Apr 16 p Apr 16 p May 16 p May 16 p May 16 k May 16 p May 16 p Jun 16 p Jun 16 p Jun 16 p Jul 16 p Jul 16 f Jul 16 p Jul 16 p Aug 16 p Aug 16 p Aug 16 p Aug 16 p Sep 16 p Sep 16 p Sep 16 p Oct 16 p Oct 16 Oct 16 p Nov 16 p Nov 16 p Nov 16 k

NEW YORK SUGAR —

N w

C OP N H GH p

CHG

b + + + + +

O M M O M M UGA

O M M

101.17 100.01 100.01 101.19 100.00 100.00 101.21 100.06 107.06 116.09 99.31 101.29 99.30 99.30 103.10 100.04 106.29 100.04 103.07 100.03 108.04 117.12 103.17 99.26 104.17 100.01 103.28 104.05 103.13 99.23 103.14 104.25 99.21 110.10 114.30 102.30 106.10 100.04 102.12 106.14 100.11 110.06 102.13 106.20 100.09 110.20 101.06 106.04 100.27 101.04 106.07 100.05 101.02 106.21 100.02 110.23 118.15 n

CHG YIELD -0.02 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.02 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02 -0.02 -0.04 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.05 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.02 -0.03 -0.03 -0.02 -0.02 -0.03 -0.04 -0.03 -0.03 -0.05 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.03 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.03 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.05 -0.05

0.21 0.23 0.23 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.26 0.25 0.28 0.26 0.27 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.31 0.30 0.32 0.31 0.35 0.34 0.33 0.33 0.34 0.36 0.35 0.38 0.40 0.39 0.40 0.39 0.44 0.42 0.41 0.43 0.46 0.45 0.47 0.49 0.47 0.50 0.50 0.52 0.51 0.53 0.55 0.56 0.56 0.59 0.59 0.60 0.60 0.61

52-WEEK HIGH LOW

NAME

DIV CLOSE

15.36 72.12 27.11 32.40 53.27 29.51 6.41 30.04 52.62 3.02 32.00 2.21 7.00 61.88 52.16 70.27 .31 18.44 39.35 .81 11.80 17.83 51.90 11.21 64.20 8.14 11.98 3.10 28.00 .76 1.22 9.85 1.90 67.67 1.85 1.68 29.90 12.17 40.15 18.94 13.00 41.32 36.15 7.18 11.81 11.64 11.95 12.29 15.94 10.82 11.47 11.84 12.46 11.85 12.04 8.77

NexstarB .60f 44.40 +2.50 NextEraEn 2.90f 91.66 +1.38 NiSource 1.00 35.03 +.48 NielsenH .80 46.96 +.67 NikeB .96 78.62 +1.23 NimbleSt n ... 48.28 +2.13 NoahHldgs .14e 17.48 +.30 NobleCorp 1.50f 31.03 -.01 NobleEn s .56 69.02 +1.05 NokiaCp ... 7.70 +.11 Noodles n ... 37.42 +.04 NorandaAl .04 4.60 +.25 NordicAm .48b 10.70 +.25 Nordson .72 72.87 +.83 Nordstrm 1.32f 61.65 +.44 NorflkSo 2.16f 94.15 +2.39 NA Pall g ... .51 +.06 NEurO 2.20e 21.14 -.02 NoestUt 1.57f 44.18 +.23 NDynMn g ... .98 +.14 NthnO&G ... 14.25 +.57 NthnTEn 2.63e 24.12 +.10 NorTrst 1.24 62.29 +.96 NorthfldBc .24a 12.79 +.15 NorthropG 2.44 124.25 +3.23 NStarRlt 1.00f 15.97 +.47 NwstBcsh .52a 14.43 +.23 NwstBioth ... 6.51 +.15 NorwCruis ... 33.83 +.15 NovaBayP ... 1.24 -.04 NovaCopp ... 1.28 +.02 Novadaq g ... 20.42 +.27 NovaGld g ... 3.79 +.03 Novartis 2.72e 82.57 +1.28 NovtlWrls ... 2.50 +.15 Novavax ... 6.38 +.08 NovoNord s .64e 47.81 +.87 nTelos 1.68 14.21 +.40 NuSkin 1.38f 78.64 +4.03 NuVasive ... 39.29 +2.39 NuanceCm ... 15.58 +.47 Nucor 1.48 50.59 +1.03 NustarEn 4.38 50.94 +.04 NutriSyst .70 14.63 +.34 NuvDiv3 .71 13.17 +.07 NuvFltOp .77 12.03 +.02 NvDivAdv .65a 13.37 +.05 NuvMuOpp .88 13.74 -.01 NvLSCmdty 1.86 17.10 -.15 NMuHiOp .91 12.61 +.02 NvMuMOp .80 12.82 ... NuvQInc .82 13.35 +.02 NSTFI .63a 13.68 +.02 NSTFI2 .63a 13.34 +.03 Nvidia .34 18.48 +.19 NxStageMd ... 14.18 +.50

40.00 37.58 35.66 155.94 78.50 57.33 99.42 5.06 20.97 87.64 16.00 2.98 60.18 3.70 5.85 3.72 57.00 15.80 17.45 29.52 38.41 14.69 64.87 29.05 76.87 20.48 9.67 12.88 3.53 31.13 3.46 7.17 61.78 57.84 52.86 87.48 3.70 37.93 12.95 39.37 31.73 14.68 7.30 8.21 28.98 13.26 14.44 14.69 34.20 7.84 13.65 15.92 2.94 8.11 16.90 58.50 27.40 31.88 73.50 16.00 35.60 38.55 46.28 35.95 4.95 11.40

28.78 22.22 31.94 97.77 39.00 31.58 77.21 1.45 13.45 58.08 9.06 .88 33.54 1.72 3.55 1.42 35.17 11.68 11.78 21.79 27.37 3.65 37.16 17.01 56.96 12.06 6.80 6.55 1.45 7.75 1.55 4.41 34.48 45.40 26.81 54.38 1.25 22.61 6.14 29.86 5.00 9.10 3.75 3.40 14.34 4.51 9.09 10.02 20.80 4.59 3.27 9.12 1.17 2.00 14.50 33.88 6.70 25.84 46.25 8.14 10.80 29.90 34.41 24.13 1.96 1.19

OGE Egy s .90 35.81 +.25 OM Group .30 33.32 +1.77 ONEGas n ... 35.17 +.30 OReillyAu ... 151.39 +.26 OSI Sys ... 63.08 +1.75 OasisPet ... 45.49 +.93 OcciPet 2.88f 97.22 +1.17 OceanPw h ... 4.00 +.09 OceanRig ... 17.53 +.14 Oceaneerg .88 71.77 +1.32 Och-Ziff 1.79e 14.18 +.34 Oclaro ... 2.99 +.10 OcwenFn ... 37.98 +1.23 OdysMar ... 2.35 +.05 OfficeDpt ... 4.99 +.12 Oi SA .45e 1.54 +.03 OldDomFrt ... 53.79 +.92 OldNBcp .44f 14.35 +.36 OldRepub .73f 15.75 +.40 Olin .80 26.87 +.65 OmegaHlt 1.96f 32.97 +.80 Omeros ... 13.13 +.21 Omncre .80 57.57 -.43 Omnicell ... 29.01 +.68 Omnicom 1.60 75.23 +.76 OmniVisn ... 17.56 -.37 OnSmcnd ... 9.60 +.25 OncoGenex ... 11.39 +.36 Oncolyt g ... 1.76 +.04 Onconova n ... 8.22 +.08 Oncothyr ... 3.23 +.06 1800Flowrs ... 5.46 +.15 ONEOK 1.60f 59.68 +.81 OneokPtrs 2.92f 53.73 +.54 OpenTxt s .60 50.71 +.24 OpenTable ... 82.98 +4.05 OpexaTher ... 1.77 +.02 Ophthotc n ... 37.66 +3.87 OpkoHlth ... 9.46 +.06 Oracle .48 39.41 +.90 OramedPh ... 15.49 +.77 Orange .66e 12.46 +.29 OraSure ... 7.39 +.51 Orbcomm ... 8.00 +.21 OrbitalSci ... 29.00 +.69 Orbitz ... 9.71 +.19 Orbotch ... 14.78 +.58 OrchidIsl 2.16 12.77 -.01 OrchidsPP 1.40 33.92 +.63 Orexigen ... 7.20 +.17 Organovo ... 10.28 +.05 OrientEH ... 14.77 +.16 OriginAg ... 2.51 -.05 OrionEngy ... 5.83 +.20 Oritani .70a 15.74 +.24 OshkoshCp .60 58.86 +1.82 Osiris ... 15.48 +.23 OtterTail 1.21f 30.71 +.82 Outerwall ... 73.06 +1.72 OvaScience ... 10.28 -1.08 Overstk ... 21.49 +1.95 OwensMin 1.00f 35.62 +1.20 OwensCorn .64 46.05 +.53 OwensIll ... 33.52 +.09 Oxigene ... 2.09 +.01 OxygnB rs ... 7.10 +.90

-O-

-PQ21.00 8.85 42.49 20.15 73.93 38.02 26.63 14.95 10.21 6.83 48.50 39.43 12.61 5.60 26.76 18.82 107.23 100.81 6.91 4.31 7.53 5.53 84.43 62.42 26.43 21.11 198.34 130.56 33.55 28.44 7.76 4.80 39.99 21.67 138.94 102.72 43.97 25.81 66.46 45.87 9.23 4.06 8.20 1.95 19.04 12.40 16.30 2.33 4.59 1.93 83.41 23.12 73.39 41.57 7.24 4.95 5.83 2.15 1.34 .51 86.91 62.72 79.99 39.08 16.99 9.78 39.58 11.54 194.77 150.33 52.35 26.58 9.40 2.65 2.29 .78 55.26 34.51 86.78 65.10

PAM ... 19.05 PBF Engy 1.20 25.01 PDC Engy ... 63.62 PDF Sol ... 20.00 PDL Bio .60 8.47 PG&E Cp 1.82 43.91 PGT Inc ... 12.05 PHH Corp ... 26.47 Pim0-5HYCp4.34e 106.93 PLX Tch ... 6.08 PMC Sra ... 7.65 PNC 1.76 82.03 PNM Res .74 26.47 PPG 2.44 200.19 PPL Corp 1.49f 32.31 PRGX Glbl ... 6.38 PTC Inc ... 40.03 PVH Corp .15 126.34 PacWstBc 1.00 44.97 Paccar .80a 65.91 PacerIntl ... 9.00 PacBiosci ... 6.97 PacifCstOil 1.76e 13.17 PacEthn rs ... 15.33 PacSunwr ... 2.98 PaciraPhm ... 80.43 PackAmer 1.60 74.28 Pactera ... 7.21 PainThera ... 5.66 PalatinTch ... 1.07 PallCorp 1.10 86.43 PaloAltNet ... 70.63 PanASlv .50 14.09 Pandora ... 39.17 PaneraBrd ... 182.63 PapaJohn s .50 52.90 ParagonSh ... 7.58 ParaG&S ... 1.38 Parexel ... 55.17 ParkNatl 3.76 79.30

RATE MATURITY BID

ASK

0.88 2.75 0.63 0.88 3.25 0.75 2.38 0.88 3.13 0.63 4.63 0.88 3.00 1.00 3.25 0.13 0.88 3.13 8.75 4.50 0.63 2.75 0.75 2.50 2.63 0.50 2.38 4.75 8.88 0.63 1.88 0.63 1.88 0.75 1.88 4.25 0.63 2.25 0.75 2.75 1.63 0.88 2.63 3.50 0.75 2.75 0.75 2.88 0.13 0.63 2.63 3.88 9.13 1.00 2.38 1.38 2.38

100.23 105.25 100.01 100.21 107.09 100.09 110.22 100.18 107.02 99.26 111.13 100.15 106.24 100.24 107.19 103.28 100.08 107.08 125.03 111.20 99.10 106.04 99.19 105.11 113.10 98.20 104.29 112.31 127.02 98.28 103.06 98.23 103.04 99.01 103.03 111.22 98.13 104.12 98.23 106.08 109.29 99.01 105.24 109.03 98.12 106.08 98.07 106.22 103.18 97.17 105.22 110.26 132.16 98.29 104.20 100.10 104.18

Nov 16 p Nov 16 p Dec 16 p Dec 16 p Dec 16 p Jan 17 p Jan 17 f Jan 17 p Jan 17 p Feb 17 p Feb 17 p Feb 17 p Feb 17 p Mar 17 p Mar 17 p Apr 17 f Apr 17 p Apr 17 p May 17 k May 17 p May 17 p May 17 p Jun 17 p Jun 17 p Jul 17 f Jul 17 p Jul 17 p Aug 17 p Aug 17 k Aug 17 p Aug 17 p Sep 17 p Sep 17 p Oct 17 p Oct 17 p Nov 17 p Nov 17 p Nov 17 p Dec 17 p Dec 17 p Jan 18 f Jan 18 p Jan 18 p Feb 18 p Feb 18 p Feb 18 p Mar 18 p Mar 18 p Apr 18 f Apr 18 p Apr 18 p May 18 p May 18 k May 18 p May 18 p Jun 18 p Jun 18 p

100.22 105.24 100.00 100.20 107.08 100.08 110.21 100.17 107.01 99.25 111.12 100.14 106.23 100.23 107.18 103.27 100.07 107.07 125.02 111.19 99.09 106.03 99.18 105.10 113.09 98.19 104.28 112.30 127.01 98.27 103.05 98.22 103.03 99.00 103.02 111.21 98.12 104.11 98.22 106.07 109.28 99.00 105.23 109.02 98.11 106.07 98.06 106.21 103.17 97.16 105.21 110.25 132.15 98.28 104.19 100.09 104.17

b -

S N M M S N M

O D

43.46 43.71 43.81 43.65 43.32 42.89 42.97 43.01 43.07 43.08 43.11 43.11 43.03 42.86 42.81 43.07 43.07 43.07

+1.35 +1.33 +1.27 +1.27 +1.28 +1.33 +1.35 +1.34 +1.33 +1.34 +1.33 +1.34 +1.33 +1.32 +1.33 +1.36 +1.36 +1.36

CHG YIELD -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.04 -0.07 -0.04 -0.04 -0.05 -0.05 -0.04 -0.03 -0.04 -0.05 -0.06 -0.05 -0.05 -0.06 -0.06 -0.06 -0.05 -0.06 -0.05 -0.08 -0.05 -0.06 -0.07 -0.07 -0.06 -0.06 -0.07 -0.06 -0.06 -0.07 -0.06 -0.07 -0.07 -0.07 -0.07 -0.10 -0.08 -0.08 -0.08 -0.08 -0.08 -0.08 -0.09 -0.10 -0.10 -0.09 -0.10 -0.11 -0.09 -0.09 -0.10 -0.10

S D M M S D D

bu m n mum n fl ø ø fl ü fl ø ø

1.14 1.13 1.15 1.18 1.15 1.21 1.19 1.24 1.22 1.23 1.18 1.27 1.26 1.31 1.29

M OUGH C CWT do M M S N

ø ø ﬂ ø ü

ü ﬂ + p

CWT + + + + +

DIV CLOSE

CHG

ASK

+.11 +1.74 +.13 +.22 +.29 +.28 +.85 +1.14 +1.16 +.29 ... +.60 +.26 -.01 +.10 +.45 +.03 -.16 +.33 -.12 +.19 +1.21 +1.64 +.21 +1.00 +.35 +.01 +1.33 +.13 +.27 +1.71 +.38 +.14 -.44 +.62 +.05 +2.65 +.39 +.36 +.17 +.14 +.15 +.71 +.21 +.01 -.26 +1.13 +1.22 +1.12 +.26 +.62 +.13 +.29 +.74 -.01 -.16 -.02 +.05 +.37 +1.27 +.18 +.18 +2.02 +.32 -.10 -.01 +.20 +.03 +.71 +.01 +1.81 +.87 -.05 +.06 +3.21 -.09 +.01 +.53 +1.55 +1.93 +1.48 +1.22 +.18 +.21 +1.93 +.61 -.04 +.18 +.80 +2.19 -.10 -.10 +.36 -.02 +.45 +.05 +.08 +.59 +.51 +1.14 +.10 +.20 +.71 +4.45 -.05 +.24 +.46 +1.85 +30.08 +1.59 +1.57 +.78 +1.04 -.37 -.24 -.37 +2.65 +2.97 -1.24 -.79 +4.22 +4.31 -.42 +2.64 +4.49 +.44 +4.06 -9.60 -1.82 -1.96 +3.59 -.91 +.67 -.01 +.40 +.97 +.04 +.40 +.10 +1.84 -.85 -.77 -1.48 +1.92 -2.35 -3.10 -.71 -1.96 -2.59 -.12 +1.63 +.17 +2.12 +.73 +2.34 +.10 +2.20 +.10 +.06 +.35 +.38 +1.47 +.32 +7.05 +.85 +.37

52-WEEK HIGH LOW 76.75 15.07 24.15 29.94 21.84 35.55 1.75 9.30 64.10 1.00 26.01 80.25 5.48 3.67 9.29 9.71 34.99

9.21 6.16 7.24 4.40 26.19 20.53 19.76 12.41 19.88 11.78 4.53 2.77 10.80 2.78 57.69 30.96 3.35 1.50 5.20 2.02 16.01 9.26 4.36 2.02 192.03 146.00 10.85 5.20 17.94 14.11 86.66 59.19 90.76 71.14 17.72 4.98 3.50 1.10 42.99 27.41 56.31 39.31 60.62 39.49 99.48 53.76 7.17 1.56 55.28 39.58 26.34 15.40 55.48 36.58 27.96 23.54 60.19 41.89 86.83 42.82 24.78 16.28 20.14 15.09 348.25 168.20 11.08 7.62 19.14 11.48 12.89 4.95 76.78 59.44 6.00 1.25 16.50 5.90 4.63 2.52 40.81 23.65 2.93 1.55 17.26 6.06 29.79 8.42 13.92 8.56 35.61 30.87 57.34 41.52 11.56 7.35 6.96 5.38 15.94 10.58 78.50 32.02 15.79 12.60 16.04 12.07 48.73 25.51 5.50 1.15 25.17 12.93 1.85 .28 55.26 42.46 24.75 20.78 2.79 .94 7.61 2.31 16.17 6.50 60.61 39.14 23.89 18.08 6.87 1.63 22.76 13.77 43.06 30.64 126.05 83.40 71.89 37.81 124.11 80.60 83.80 58.78 15.85 3.16 81.81 59.04 27.87 21.01 142.53 118.01 4.94 2.35 65.30 39.33 81.99 54.86 10.96 5.61 25.26 16.08 26.55 16.00 38.65 30.21 12.44 8.12 53.42 31.35 80.07 65.02 74.17 62.65 71.46 38.63 16.49 14.04 2.65 .65 13.78 5.05 9.90 5.14 24.48 10.24 15.30 8.95 57.35 39.23 50.42 33.04 48.35 32.97

RAIT Fin .64f RF MicD ... RLJ LodgT .82a RPC .42f RPX Corp ... RTI Surg ... RXI Ph rs ... Rackspace ... RadNet ... RadiSys ... RadianGrp .01 RadioShk ... RLauren 1.80f Rambus ... RamcoG .75 Randgold .50 RangeRs .16 RaptorPhm ... RareEle g ... RavenInds .48 RJamesFn .64f Rayonier 1.96 Raytheon 2.20 RealGSolar ... Realogy ... RealPage ... RltyInco 2.19 ReavesUtl 1.58 RedHat ... RedRobin ... RedwdTr 1.12 RegalEnt .88f Regenrn ... RegionsFn .12 Regis Cp ... RegulusTh ... RelStlAl 1.40f ReneSola ... RenewEn ... Renren ... RentACt .92f Rentech ... Replgn ... ReprosTh ... RepubAir ... RepubSvc 1.04 ResMed 1.00 ResoluteEn ... ResrceCap .80 ResConn .28 RestorHdw ... RetailOpp .64f RetailProp .66 RetailNot n ... RevolutnL ... RexEnergy ... RexahnPh ... ReynAmer 2.68f RiceEngy n ... Richmnt g ... RigelPh ... RingEngy ... RioTinto 1.94e RitchieBr .52 RiteAid ... RiverbedT ... RobtHalf .72f RockTen 1.40 RocketF n ... RockwlAut 2.32 RockColl 1.20 RockwllM ... RockwdH 1.80 RofinSinar ... Roper .80f RosettaGn ... RosettaR ... RossStrs .80f Roundys .48 RouseProp .52 Rovi Corp ... Rowan ... RBScotlnd ... RylCarb 1.00 RoyDShllB 3.60 RoyDShllA 3.60 RoyGld .84f Royce .74r Rubicon g ... RubiconTc ... RubyTues ... RuckusW ... RuthsHosp .20f Ryanair ... Ryland .12 RymanHP 2.20f

87.42 69.71 99.64 70.28 54.41 44.75 35.59 26.84 13.39 7.53 8.33 .70 25.16 16.91 101.78 82.23 27.34 18.84 94.00 54.95 165.51 140.10 156.43 114.46 42.63 32.07 251.85 198.85 187.15 151.52 73.81 63.24 34.27 27.73 34.07 25.36 59.15 48.37 49.77 41.21 31.18 29.36 41.95 38.21 45.81 45.76 41.24 29.73 88.95 67.09 73.76 54.04 42.86 31.83 46.61 25.23 10.05 7.11 3.43 1.22 128.13 65.59 8.29 5.19 16.35 8.25 32.40 21.55 11.25 3.86 38.70 22.26 26.08 15.71 35.31 20.77 68.39 39.79 67.00 36.09 120.00 47.60 31.86 25.25 .95 .35 32.96 17.02 78.53 51.34 77.00 49.66 6.96 4.52 15.14 7.59 10.35 3.94

SAP AG ... SBA Com ... SCANA 2.10f SEI Inv .44f SFX Ent n ... SGOCO ... SK Tlcm ... SLGreen 2.00f SLM Cp .60 SM Energy .10 SpdrDJIA 3.60e SpdrGold ... SpdrEuro501.13e SP Mid 2.10e S&P500ETF3.35e Spdr Div 2.87e SpdrHome .10e SpdrS&PBk .43e SpdrHYMu 2.85e SpdrBarcCv1.64e SpdrShTHiY1.57e SpdrLehHY2.95e SpdrLe1-3bll ... SpdrS&P RB.56e SpdrRetl .53e SpdrOGEx .58e SpdrMetM .54e SS&C Tech ... STMicro .40 STR Hldgs ... SVB FnGp ... SWS Grp ... SABESP s .39e SabraHltc 1.44f SafeBulk .24 Safeway .80 SagentPhm ... Saia Inc s ... StJude 1.08f Salesforc s ... SalixPhm ... SallyBty ... SamsO&G ... SanchezEn ... SanderFm .80 SanDisk .90 SandRdge ... SandRMiss 2.30e SandstG g ...

Nov 16 b Feb 17 a May 17 a May 17 b Aug 17 a Aug 17 b Nov 17 a Feb 18 a May 18 a May 18 b Aug 18 a Nov 18 a Nov 18 b Feb 19 a Feb 19 b May 19 a Aug 19 a Aug 19 b Nov 19 a Feb 20 a Feb 20 b May 20 a May 20 b Aug 20 a Aug 20 b Nov 20 a Feb 21 a Feb 21 b May 21 a May 21 b Aug 21 a Aug 21 b Nov 21 a Nov 21 b Aug 22 b Nov 22 b Feb 23 b Aug 23 a Aug 23 b Nov 24 b Feb 25 b Aug 25 b Aug 40 b Nov 40 b Feb 41 b May 41 b Aug 41 b Nov 41 b Feb 42 b May 42 b

9.13

9.00 8.88

8.13

M M

8.50 8.75 8.75

7.88

8.13

May 14 a Aug 14 a Nov 14 a Feb 15 a 11.25 Feb 15 b May 15 a Aug 15 a 10.63 Aug 15 b Nov 15 a 9.88 Nov 15 b Feb 16 a 9.25 Feb 16 b May 16 a 7.25 May 16 b Aug 16 a Nov 16 a M

ASK

100.00 99.31 99.30 99.27 99.27 99.24 99.22 99.22 99.18 99.18 99.12 99.12 99.02 99.03 98.23 98.12

100.01 100.00 99.31 99.28 99.28 99.25 99.23 99.23 99.19 99.19 99.13 99.13 99.03 99.04 98.24 98.13

8.13

CHG YIELD

-0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.02 -0.01 -0.02 -0.03 -0.02 -0.02 -0.03

0.05 0.09 0.10 0.15 0.14 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.24 0.24 0.31 0.31 0.42 0.41 0.52 0.60

M OA M M S D M M S D S M O M M A S N

n ø

fl fl fl

ﬂ

ü ü ü ü ü

p bu h ü + ø ø + ü - ø fl fl ø ø - fl ü ü - fl ø ø - fl ø ø - fl ø ø - fl ø ø - fl ø ø - fl

+ AN bu m n mum ø ø ø

n ü ﬂ ﬂ ü ø

M M

ø ﬂ

A S N

ü ø ﬂ ø

M M

ﬂ ü ﬂ

ﬂ A

8.00 7.25 7.63 7.13 6.25 7.50 7.63 6.88 3.88 4.25 4.75 4.38 3.75 3.13 3.13 3.00 S N

ﬂ ﬂ ø

N bu m n mum ﬂ

ﬂ

p bu h ü + fl ü + fl ø + ø + ü fl fl + ø ü + fl ø + fl + ø fl ø+ ø ø + ø ü fl + ø ø + ø ü ü + fl ø ü + fl + ø fl + fl fl + ü fl + fl

8.22 7.33 26.22 18.12 16.34 3.97 5.76 37.76 2.33 4.29 16.07 2.25 161.94 9.42 16.69 81.25 85.46 16.88 1.69 37.67 53.65 46.95 100.39 3.78 48.14 18.68 44.33 27.75 60.49 77.35 21.17 18.79 345.61 10.78 14.23 11.31 69.67 3.87 11.50 3.90 25.07 1.93 15.13 21.04 9.18 34.31 44.11 9.42 5.87 14.35 65.18 15.02 13.99 42.97 3.33 19.03 1.47 56.31 24.30 1.62 3.70 14.42 56.40 22.79 6.77 21.33 41.36 114.50 55.10 124.00 83.47 12.88 81.65 24.09 136.32 5.15 46.87 72.45 6.01 19.05 24.90 32.83 11.01 51.66 78.49 73.22 69.03 16.22 1.34 13.86 6.04 14.46 12.75 56.50 46.41 42.76

-.01 +.24 +.25 +.06 +.14 +.12 +.45 +1.06 +.04 -.04 +.65 -.47 +1.67 +.24 +.13 -1.17 +.55 +.84 -.12 +1.13 +1.59 +.47 +2.19 +.06 +.79 +.61 +.28 +.12 +2.21 +.62 +.47 +.10 +6.10 +.25 +.15 -.27 +1.49 +.19 +.26 +.34 +.11 +.02 +.11 +1.33 -.23 +.27 +.62 +.11 +.03 +.69 +.97 +.22 +.18 +.02 +.18 +.63 +.05 +3.02 +.39 +.03 +.21 +.17 +.64 +.45 +.19 -.43 +.80 +3.72 +1.17 +2.41 +.70 +.38 +2.00 +.42 +1.63 +1.08 +1.34 +.16 -.02 -.01 +.58 +.17 +.29 +.44 +1.67 +1.43 +.16 +.41 ... +1.00 +.12 +.32 +.49 +.32 +1.06 +.65

78.96 95.81 49.86 33.95 8.66 3.97 22.28 100.51 24.37 75.82 163.63 128.68 42.12 252.99 187.58 73.48 34.00 33.35 53.99 49.69 30.97 41.35 45.77 40.49 86.84 70.72 41.83 40.40 9.06 1.61 124.57 8.14 9.31 28.11 10.30 38.65 22.35 36.28 68.48 63.07 112.63 28.46 .45 30.25 76.55 76.26 6.36 7.79 5.40

+1.22 +.63 +.65 +.55 +.19 +.13 +.38 +1.38 +.37 +1.71 +2.14 -1.61 +1.00 +4.07 +2.60 +.88 +.31 +.65 -.44 +.60 +.05 +.10 -.01 +.91 +1.52 +1.29 +.49 +1.92 +.23 +.13 +2.02 +.03 +.04 +.21 +.16 +.63 +.35 +1.67 +1.48 +1.58 +1.89 +.14 +.01 +1.15 +1.44 +1.14 -.10 -.22 -.10

-S-

8.88

U.S. TREASURY BONDS AND NOTES STRIPPED

CHG

76.11 +2.48 13.43 +.33 17.64 +.34 27.93 +.36 19.94 +.45 35.86 +.49 1.16 +.02 9.55 +.86 52.26 -.12 .60 +.08 23.99 +.54 64.90 +1.93 5.15 -.02 3.31 +.05 7.88 +.22 6.72 +.07 30.39 +.07

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RATE MATURITY BID

CHG

O O N N N

MATURITY BID

DIV CLOSE

Qualcom 1.68f QltyDistr ... QualitySys .70 Qualys ... QuanexBld .16 QuantaSvc ... QntmDSS ... QuantFu rs ... QstDiag 1.32f QuestRM g ... Questar .72 Questcor 1.20 QuickLog ... QksilvRes ... Quiksilvr ... QuinStreet ... Qunar n ...

8.75

RATE

NAME

59.02 7.01 17.01 10.15 15.37 25.26 1.10 1.85 50.46 .39 21.44 26.80 2.11 1.44 4.81 5.59 22.32

7.50

0.80 0.80 0.81 0.82 0.84 0.84 0.88 0.88 0.92 0.92 0.93 0.92 0.96 0.95 1.00 0.99 1.03 1.02 1.04 1.07 1.06 1.10 1.09

NAME

RATE MATURITY BID

0.69 0.68 0.69 0.71 0.73 0.72 0.77 0.75

bu h fl+ fl ü+ fl ü+ ø ü ü+ ü ü ø + ü + ø fl + ü + ø + + fl + ü ø + ø fl ø + fl ø ü + fl fl + fl ø ü + fl ø fl + ü ü

ﬂ

ø fl fl fl ø ø ø

52-WEEK HIGH LOW

8.67 3.75 ParkDrl ... 7.97 129.77 84.50 ParkerHan 1.92f 121.13 7.78 2.16 ParkerVsn ... 5.03 19.67 15.70 Parkwy .75 18.70 105.90 85.98 PartnerRe 2.68f 98.71 31.79 22.26 PatternE n 1.25 28.54 44.39 35.93 Patterson .64 41.68 30.67 18.83 PattUTI .40f 29.71 45.95 33.02 Paychex 1.40 42.34 22.69 14.34 PeabdyE .34 17.59 6.60 .80 Pedevco rs ... 2.53 51.53 24.46 Pegasys lf .12 42.66 2.71 1.30 Pendrell ... 1.72 6.88 4.46 Pengrth g .48 6.31 15.50 10.84 PnnNGm ... 12.87 15.52 3.56 PennVa ... 15.59 13.16 7.03 PennWst g .56 8.14 12.24 10.32 PennantPk 1.12 11.25 19.63 4.90 Penney ... 8.29 22.54 13.25 PennaRE .80 18.27 26.22 18.95 PennyMac 2.36f 24.34 47.79 27.61 Penske .72f 44.61 81.39 49.67 Pentair 1.00 81.92 15.70 12.62 PeopUtdF .65 14.33 24.93 19.30 PeBcOH .60f 25.47 14.07 10.21 PepBoy ... 12.89 22.72 18.04 PepcoHold 1.08 20.21 87.06 75.54 PepsiCo 2.27 80.85 2.06 1.11 PeregrinP ... 1.91 12.09 4.75 PeregrSem ... 7.10 23.20 9.72 PerfectWld .45e 24.39 14.09 7.11 Performnt ... 8.00 9.67 6.10 Pericom ... 8.31 14.94 8.19 PerionNwk ... 12.70 45.86 29.50 PerkElm .28 45.40 6.51 1.68 PernixTher ... 3.60 168.39 112.05 Perrigo .42f 167.60 77.32 61.30 PetSmart .78 67.66 17.75 12.24 PetMed .68 14.26 20.75 11.29 PetrbrsA .77e 11.57 19.65 10.63 Petrobras .27e 11.09 5.10 3.64 PtroqstE ... 4.93 32.50 27.12 Pfizer 1.04f 32.69 9.60 3.29 PFSweb ... 8.89 2.42 1.28 PhrmAth ... 1.89 154.89 71.85 Pharmacyc ... 137.00 96.73 75.28 PhilipMor 3.76 81.58 79.00 54.80 Phillips66 1.56 76.08 13.38 3.40 PhxNMda ... 12.00 9.75 6.15 PhotrIn ... 8.76 35.53 31.56 PiedNG 1.24 34.20 21.09 15.83 PiedmOfc .80 17.27 25.29 18.05 Pier 1 .24f 19.47 19.23 8.35 PilgrimsP ... 17.92 25.83 20.72 PimDyCrd 1.88 23.16 33.97 27.17 PimDyInco 2.29a 31.43 11.81 9.56 PimIncStr2 .96 10.40 13.08 10.70 PimcoHiI 1.46 12.54 26.58 13.90 PinnclEnt ... 24.39 36.63 21.32 PinnaclFn .32 36.81 61.89 51.15 PinWst 2.27 55.25 11.64 6.46 PionEnSvc ... 11.70 227.42 109.19 PioNtrl .08 204.51 26.00 12.98 PitnyBw .75 25.99 6.42 2.11 Pixelwrks ... 4.91 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19.04 13.50 PSIndia .08e 17.35 24.10 10.17 PowerSec ... 22.78 90.96 66.88 PwShs QQQ1.25e 90.81 8.99 3.49 Pozen 1.75e 8.10 13.29 2.12 PranaBio ... 11.02 134.23 107.69 Praxair 2.60f 131.00 274.96 180.06 PrecCastpt .12 260.49 11.21 7.29 PrecDrill .24 11.04 12.74 8.77 PremGlbSv ... 11.82 36.69 23.69 Prestige ... 29.73 84.41 69.90 PriceTR 1.76f 81.68 1375.41677.72 priceline ... 1368.32 33.42 18.48 Primoris .14 32.67 50.97 31.37 PrinFncl 1.12f 46.37 30.69 17.22 PrivateB .04 29.37 45.52 34.60 ProLogis 1.32f 41.97 31.91 26.09 ProShtDow ... 26.18 24.71 17.47 ProShtQQQ ... 17.49 31.86 24.80 ProShtS&P ... 24.72 106.82 57.54 ProUltQQQ .13e 106.45 104.76 67.94 ProUltSP .25e 105.30 54.49 29.40 ProUShD30 ... 29.59 59.10 48.59 Pro7-10yrT ... 52.63 109.74 33.85 PrUltBio s ... 104.81 113.03 67.58 ProUPD30 .40e 109.32 22.65 16.30 ProShtR2K ... 16.14 68.58 27.63 PrUPQQQ s ... 68.23 89.63 50.85 ProUltR2K ... 91.38 33.63 28.14 ProSht20Tr ... 30.89 99.12 52.54 PUltSP500 s .07e 99.76 468.00 59.32 PUVixST rs 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Weather report

Around the nation…

TUESDAY

TODAY

F’CAST HIGH LOW

L HIGH LOW

Partly cloudy and cold today. Highs, 30s to low 50s. Partly to mostly cloudy tonight. Lows, 20s to low 30s. H

Maps and forecast compiled by Weather Central LP, Madison, Wis.

TODAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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Partly cloudy

Mostly sunny

Incr. clouds

HIGH: Low 40s LOW: Low 30s

HIGH: Upper 40s LOW: Low 30s

HIGH: Upper 50s LOW: Low 40s

HIGH: Mid-50s LOW: Mid-30s

Little Rock Arkansas highs/lows Adams Field TUES. TODAY THU. temperature and humidity El Dorado 40/23 52/33 53/32 Fayetteville 44/10 44/23 Fort Smith 39/19 42/29 Harrison 39/11 42/26 Hot Springs 36/20 45/31 Jonesboro 30/16 32/29 Little Rock 32/17 41/31 N. Little Rock33/16 41/31 Pine Bluff 30/19 42/32

7 p.m. Mon. to 6 p.m. Tues.

TEMP/HUMID

7 p.m. .......24°/71% 8 .................... 23/77 9 .................... 24/78 10 .................. 23/81 11 .................. 22/84 12 .................. 23/81 1 a.m. ............ 22/74 2 .................... 20/74 3 .................... 19/81 4 .................... 19/74 FIRST FULL LAST NEW QUARTER 5 .................... 19/74 QUARTER 6 .................... 18/77 7 .................... 19/75 8 .................... 21/71 9 .................... 23/74 March March March March 10 .................. 24/74 8 16 23 30 11 .................. 26/74 12 .................. 27/74 Sunrise 6:33 a.m. 1 p.m. ............ 28/74 2 .................... 30/69 Sunset 6:08 p.m. 3 .................... 31/69 4 .................... 32/72 Tuesday’s extremes 5 .................... 32/72 Temperatures for contiguous U.S. 6 .................... 30/78 Warmest: 84, Marco Island, Fla. Coldest: -23, Berlin, N.H.

RECORDS High: 82 (1918) Low: 17 (1960) 24-HR. PRECIPITATION Monday (to midnight): trace TOTALS This month: 2.09 in. This year: 7.66 in. Departure from normal: +0.03

UV index

GOOD

MOD.

UNHEALTHY

LOW

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10.56 57.78 43.49 36.33 23.42 37.00 19.41 7.04 28.49 11.19 36.25 14.10 40.21 23.54 5.70 29.91 10.35 8.76 6.28 7.12 27.98 14.35 2.53 16.88 24.62 1.48 14.69 23.29 27.10 19.91 119.42 67.11 39.30 7.44 11.40 41.62 3.79 10.74 2.49 3.05 43.40

8.50 39.53 27.82 25.54 13.58 26.83 3.95 3.84 12.40 6.54 9.00 11.08 26.97 9.20 1.42 22.85 4.45 3.93 2.35 3.54 19.24 10.39 1.31 8.80 12.75 .38 11.90 13.95 20.31 12.78 38.58 33.80 25.28 3.83 6.14 33.50 2.46 3.70 .60 .95 31.13

NAME

DIV

CLOSE CHG

SummitHtl .45 9.48 +.21 SunCmts 2.52 46.80 +1.23 SunHydrl .36a 42.28 +.08 SunLfFn g 1.44 35.03 +.36 SunCokeE ... 22.96 +.56 Suncor gs .92f 33.10 +.04 SunEdison ... 20.89 +2.21 SunesisPh ... 7.11 +.45 SungyMo n ... 31.83 +4.54 SunOpta ... 9.85 +.15 SunPower ... 35.90 +2.92 SunstnHtl .20 13.75 +.24 SunTrst .40 38.21 +1.00 SuperMicro ... 20.73 +.45 SupcndT rs ... 2.85 +.09 SupEnrgy .32 29.62 +.50 Supernus ... 10.25 +.20 Supvalu ... 6.93 +.33 support.cm ... 2.69 +.09 SuprmInd .26t 6.96 +.09 SurModic ... 25.01 +.64 SusqBnc .32 11.08 +.12 SutorTch h ... 2.09 +.30 SwftEng ... 9.73 -.07 SwiftTrans ... 24.95 +.60 SwisherH h ... .49 +.03 SwisHelv 1.09e 14.55 +.19 SykesEnt ... 20.06 +.41 Symantec .60 21.00 -.39 SymetraF .36 20.51 +.74 Synageva ... 103.99 +2.63 Synaptics ... 65.37 +2.34 Synchron ... 34.37 +.38 SynrgyPh ... 6.51 +.19 SynergyRs ... 10.77 +.29 Synopsys ... 40.58 +.74 Synovus .04 3.52 +.04 SyntaPhm ... 6.45 +.30 SynthesEn ... 1.64 +.02 SynthBiol ... 2.76 +.12 Sysco 1.16 36.40 +.40

-T34.10 26.58 17.12 18.15 6.49 35.16 61.14 19.22 12.49 17.00 10.85 29.12 64.38

16.01 8.50 13.49 14.87 5.20 18.79 38.75 16.12 10.08 14.00 8.96 16.85 44.50

HIGH

T-MoblUS n ... TAL Educ ... TCF Fncl .20 TCP Cap 1.44 TCW Strat .39 TD Ameritr .48a TE Connect 1.00 TECO .88 TFS Fncl ... THL Credit 1.36a TICC Cap 1.16 TIM Part .74e TJX .58

31.79 +1.29 23.90 +.33 16.07 +.14 17.18 -.43 5.49 +.04 34.25 +1.42 60.00 +1.78 16.77 +.17 12.01 +.24 15.56 -.32 10.23 -.17 24.29 +.13 61.54 +.65

52-WEEK HIGH LOW 83.46 52.48 10.91 6.53 31.89 24.16 102.37 44.00 20.30 15.70 20.49 14.08 13.38 10.17 14.15 13.20 39.45 30.06 26.05 11.68 4.20 1.63 73.50 54.66 3.10 1.78 20.83 7.24 1.58 .50 35.28 21.75 48.83 33.22 15.18 5.76 61.99 43.02 31.39 19.98 60.26 32.69 5.08 2.38 24.88 4.18 3.21 1.82 103.51 73.83 27.71 17.78 18.05 12.49 7.46 4.91 31.52 20.57 9.71 7.53 55.25 36.12 49.87 38.47 49.48 36.87 .71 .35 61.13 34.26 27.85 20.81 65.96 39.16 20.54 14.05 44.64 25.60 234.99 132.51 21.55 11.05 265.00 34.70 65.75 40.90 22.59 17.43 31.49 22.21 13.41 8.15 44.22 29.50 50.70 36.26 63.99 36.75 45.19 33.56 29.07 19.04 40.08 24.87 7.10 1.65 42.96 20.62 125.82 73.81 18.84 12.25 4.05 1.72 38.73 30.26 43.58 29.91 97.28 27.88 140.43 102.59 6.11 4.02 1.44 .48 27.15 18.18

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pany. “BP had asked the court to prevent payments to business economic-loss claimants whose alleged injuries are not traceable to the Deepwater Horizon accident and oil spill,” Morrell said. “BP believes that such claimants are not proper class members under the terms of the settlement and is considering its appellate options.” In footnotes to its 2013 earnings report, released Feb. 4, BP said the cost of the settlement is “likely to be significantly higher,” as the $9.2 billion estimate doesn’t account for business-loss claims not yet received or processed by claims administrator Patrick Juneau. More than 85,000 claims of all kinds remain to be reviewed, according to Juneau’s Friday report, which states BP has paid $3.83 billion to resolve 55,831 claims through his organization. BP’s settlement estimate doesn’t include spill-related losses claimed by about 250 financial institutions, 700 casinos, 750 state and local government entities, or 900

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“Since I joined the company, it has been clear we need to change the conversation about RadioShack,” Magnacca said during a call with analysts. He pointed to the success of the company’s Super Bowl ad as an example of “exactly the kind of disruption we needed.” The spot got glowing reviews for poking fun at the company’s outdated image by showing characters from the 1980s including Alf, Chucky and Teen Wolf ran-

NAME

Calico Rock ...... 19 Batesville .......... 15 Corning ............ 15 Pocahontas ...... 17 Black Rock ....... 14 Imboden........... 18 Newport ........... 26 Augusta............ 26 Judsonia .......... 30 Georgetown ..... 21 Des Arc ............ 24 De Valls Bluff ... 24 Clarendon......... 26 St. Charles ....... 25

1.11 338.41 4.24 9.38 249.79 7.57 31.52 26.58 7.19 7.33 3.32 3.64 4.51 3.95 5.20 17.61 9.53 6.57 9.95 10.58 17.47 15.98

Arkadelphia ...... 17 DIV

TRWAuto ... TTM Tch ... tw telecom ... TableauA n ... TaiwSemi .50e TakeTwo ... TalismE g .27 TalmerBc n ... TangerFac .90 Tangoe ... TanzRy g ... Target 1.72 Taseko ... TASER ... TasmanM g ... TataMotors .18e TeamHlth ... TearLab ... TechData h ... TeckRes g .90 Teekay 1.27 TeekayTnk .12e Tekmira g ... TlCmSys ... Teleflex 1.36 TelefBrasil 1.31e TelefEsp .47e Telenav ... TelData .54f TmpGlb .42a TempurSly ... Tenaris .86e TenetHlth ... Tengsco ... Tenneco ... TVA 28 1.18 Teradata ... Teradyn .24 Terex .20 TerraNitro12.82e TescoCp ... TeslaMot ... Tesoro 1.00 TesseraTch .40a TetraTc ... TetraTech ... TeucrCorn ... TevaPhrm 1.28e TxCapBsh ... TexInst 1.20 TexRdhse .60f Textron .08 TherapMD ... Theravnce ... ThermoFis .60 ThirdPtR n ... ThomCrk g ... ThomsonR 1.32f Thoratec ... 3D Sys ... 3M Co 3.42f ThrshdPhm ... TianyinPh ... TibcoSft ...

CLOSE CHG 83.78 8.36 31.12 97.24 18.04 20.43 10.30 13.75 34.96 18.13 2.29 61.33 2.09 20.28 1.10 34.98 45.93 7.66 57.54 22.25 59.88 4.62 19.21 2.17 100.83 18.99 15.36 6.36 24.57 7.89 51.24 41.97 43.95 .42 61.88 23.30 46.30 20.06 44.74 166.46 19.20 254.84 50.93 21.98 30.34 12.20 33.64 49.41 63.18 45.26 26.42 39.89 7.06 36.23 125.35 15.65 2.64 34.15 37.23 74.37 132.68 5.50 1.07 22.27

4.35

OUACHITA AND TRIBUTARIES

+2.32 +.17 +.83 +1.67 +.01 +.43 +.03 -.14 +.66 -.28 +.04 -.63 +.06 +.72 +.01 +.51 +1.33 ... +1.11 +.31 +.75 +.06 +.23 +.02 +.39 +.52 +.33 +.02 +.16 +.01 -.36 +1.02 +.30 ... +2.41 +.11 +1.08 +.13 +.69 -4.04 +.39 +4.28 -.04 +.23 +1.46 +.37 +.67 +.62 +1.16 +.68 +.24 +.78 +.31 -.65 +2.00 +.52 +.04 +.19 +.99 -.49 +.47 +.22 +.07 +.55

52-WEEK HIGH LOW

9.83 NAME

FLOOD STAGE

HT. 24-HR FT. CHG.

Benton (Saline) 18 Boughton ......... 20 Camden............ 26 Felsenthal (lower) 70 Felsenthal (upper) 70 Moro Bay ......... 83

-0.03 -0.76 -3.09 -0.69 -1.56 -0.15 CACHE RIVER 0.04 Patterson ........... 8 0.07

7.12 11.17 17.80 59.60 65.20 70.40

-3.54 3.82 8.65 0.70 0.10 4.00

7.13

-0.08

7.5 10.6

0 0.4

Fayetteville

Jonesboro

44/23

32/29 Harrison

42/26 Fort Smith

Little Rock

42/29

41/31

Hot Springs

2.27 0.71 0.10 0.07 0 -0.20 -0.57 -0.76 1.23 0 0.17 0 0.31 0.86

Pine Bluff

ARKANSAS

42/32

St. Francis ........ 18 Madison ........... 32 MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Cairo ............. 40.0 37.50 Memphis .......... 34 22.2 Helena .............. 44 29.6 Arkansas City ... 37 24.5 Greenville ......... 48 35.6

-0.70 -0.1 0.5 1.1 1.1

CLOSE CHG

93.97 2.04 30.88 .35 147.28 70.77 64.35 2.99 25.15 29.95 14.25 39.73

67.66 .79 10.05 .12 87.07 53.13 50.22 .97 14.14 14.19 10.47 29.64

21.87 67.04 47.33 64.97 33.44 22.30 8.12 131.73 3.36 78.17 1.10 55.79 91.68 31.89 86.85 11.66 29.30 42.09 38.77 17.84 72.08 102.85 12.59 85.50 52.71 7.67 28.88 8.17 16.44 26.24 97.14 17.02 5.99 26.44 35.75 35.19 27.50 74.73 14.02 43.15 39.55

15.17 43.14 38.22 45.93 22.58 2.40 3.85 66.01 2.05 49.82 .66 41.31 77.38 21.60 41.25 4.85 15.64 27.16 24.66 3.31 34.57 44.75 4.45 62.35 26.35 5.14 22.36 3.29 7.20 18.66 73.07 11.72 2.94 15.47 25.33 25.61 8.52 38.80 8.94 30.62 22.47

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21.61 27.04 44.90 42.14 68.27 2.49 55.79 39.77 .62

15.08 21.96 35.75 36.14 45.13 .68 41.62 24.85 .26

UBS AG UDR UGI Corp UIL Hold UMB Fn UQM Tech URS USEcology US Geoth

-U.16e .94 1.13 1.73 .90 ... .88f .72 ...

Texarkana

El Dorado

49/33

52/33

LITTLE ROCK

LAKE STAGES NORM

7 A.M. 24-HR TUES.CHANGE

Beaver .......... 11201117.98 Table Rock ..... 915 913.30 Bull Shoals ..... 654 656.90 Norfork .......... 552 551.86 0.04 Greers Ferry ... 461 460.07 Blue Mtn. ....... 385 385.30 Nimrod ........... 342 343.44 0.28 Ouachita ......... 575 576.46

DIV

West Memphis

37/33

45/31

ST. FRANCIS

WHITE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES

St. Joe.............. 27 V. HI

Yesterday

52-WEEK HIGH LOW

MED.

Van Buren ........ 22 Ozark L&D ..... 357 Dardanelle ........ 32 Morrilton .......... 30 Toad Suck ...... 275 Little Rock ........ 23 Pine Bluff ......... 42 Pendleton ......... 31

BUFFALO RIVER

Today

HT. 24-HR FT. CHG.

ARKANSAS AND TRIBUTARIES

HIGH/LOW Tuesday: 32/17 A year ago today: 61/41 Normal today: 60/40

Moon phases

Air quality index

FLOOD STAGE

Little Rock area, totals through Monday

50/30 53/33 47/32 51/32 39/23 48/31 48/31 49/32

TODAY’S FORECAST

Arkansas water levels for rivers and lakes

Climate data

20.91 +.45 26.56 +.41 44.67 +.37 36.38 -.59 63.78 +1.67 2.16 +.36 47.05 +1.09 38.22 +2.21 .50 -.00

52-WEEK HIGH LOW

-0.27 -0.02 -0.31 -0.18 -0.17 0.30 0.49 0.13

NAME

DIV

30 30 27 33 16 9 40 12 37 -3 33 4 12 8 0 25 34 11 0 -12 39 -4 65 31 25 27 9 55 54 14 19 64 7 19 35 13 14 12 12 58 5 48 16 14 43 34 58 53 46 26 -2 11 14

cl sn pc pc cd cd rn cd pc sn sh pc cd pc cd cd cl sn cd pc cl cd cl cd sn cd rs cl pc pc pc pc cd pc ts cd sh sn cd cl cd rn cd pc pc cd pc rn rn cd pc sh pc

64 32 54 55 48 27 59 30 68 24 50 46 26 36 24 52 55 27 23 16 72 12 77 56 38 56 36 75 66 40 42 83 24 53 59 37 38 29 37 82 30 57 49 36 60 63 69 66 56 53 24 40 37

38 24 33 41 31 18 43 20 51 9 44 26 14 21 13 33 32 15 8 2 43 -8 64 41 30 39 22 54 58 27 34 70 11 33 48 26 25 18 26 56 18 48 32 23 46 41 56 55 47 34 18 23 24

Amsterdam Athens Auckland Baghdad Bangkok Barbados Barcelona Beijing Beirut Belgrade Berlin Bermuda Brussels Budapest Buenos Aires Calgary Cancun Copenhagen Dhahran Dublin Frankfurt/M Geneva Harare Havana Helsinki Hong Kong Istanbul Jerusalem Johannesburg Kabul Lima Lisbon London Madrid Manila Mexico City Montreal Moscow Nairobi New Delhi Oslo Paris Rio Rome San Juan Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Toronto Vancouver

pc pc sh cl pc pc cl cl cl sh pc sh pc cd sh sn pc pc cl cd pc pc ts pc pc cd sh cl ts cl sh pc cl cl pc cl pc cd pc pc sn pc pc cl pc pc pc ts sh cl rn ﬂ rn

51 59 68 84 96 82 56 47 72 48 54 68 53 58 80 10 82 41 84 51 55 50 81 85 36 68 53 72 71 51 78 59 55 61 87 78 14 38 80 75 36 56 87 62 81 87 40 83 61 81 56 25 54

37 53 57 59 74 75 47 26 61 41 34 67 31 42 64 -2 73 37 68 46 33 34 62 66 29 64 48 58 60 34 68 45 39 36 73 51 -4 28 57 52 33 35 73 44 73 73 28 69 57 61 38 7 45

KEY: cl= clear; cd= cloudy; fa= fair; fl= flurries; fg= fog; i= ice; pc= partly cloudy; rn= rain; rs= rain/snow; sh= showers; sl= sleet; sn= snow; ts= thunderstorms CLOSE CHG

37.14 18.12 16.38 4.37 36.22 21.35 17.70 9.34 53.58 12.76 132.72 72.51 171.96 91.59 13.88 4.52 26.05 15.95 43.00 23.10 19.65 11.45 119.97 47.61 41.42 8.36 42.99 36.57 43.88 37.40 5.30 1.80 26.29 18.01 181.28135.75 36.05 15.68 32.71 24.46 19.35 10.15 5.00 3.30 49.20 27.22 15.00 5.21 76.85 47.20 19.48 7.63 105.37 81.95 89.10 44.85 41.86 31.99 27.89 16.60 39.54 30.79 31.15 15.80 46.86 31.32 118.20 88.49 116.65 56.85 77.71 53.13 63.59 48.13 39.74 25.70 58.32 33.23 86.08 57.00 14.83 4.30 35.40 24.42 2.47 1.26 1.85 .73 1.80 .80 2.65 1.40 5.53 1.75 44.96 33.95

US Silica .50 USA Trk ... USG ... UTiWrldwd .06 Ubiquiti ... UltaSalon ... UltimSoft ... UltraClean ... UltraPt g ... Ultratech ... Umpqua .60a UnderArmr ... UniPixel ... UnilevNV 1.44e Unilever 1.44e Unilife ... UnFstMkt .56 UnionPac 3.64f Unisys ... UBWV 1.28 UtdCmBks ... UCmntyFn ... UtdContl ... UtdInsur .16f UtdNtrlF ... UtdOnln rs .60 UPS B 2.68f UtdRentals ... US Bancrp .92 US NGas ... US OilFd ... USSteel .20 UtdStatn .56 UtdTech 2.36 UtdTherap ... UtdhlthGp 1.12 UnvslCp 2.04 UnivDisp ... UnivFor .42f UnivHlthS .20 Univ Insur .51e UnumGrp .58 UnwiredP ... Ur-Energy ... Uranerz ... UraniumEn ... UranmRes ... UrbanOut ...

33.64 63.45 76.90 19.41 18.53 153.10 53.64 40.71 10.73 76.18 7.06 16.55 81.14 84.25 95.76

VCA Ant ... 31.54 +.92 VF Corp s 1.05 59.76 +1.20 VailRsrt .83 69.79 +.72 Vale SA .78e 14.02 +.10 Vale SA pf .78e 12.36 +.16 ValeantPh ... 146.23 +2.85 ValeroE 1.00f 49.22 +.87 Validus 1.20a 36.88 +.08 VlyNBcp .44 10.24 +.14 Valspar 1.04 75.35 +1.10 ValVis A ... 5.66 +.42 VandaPhm ... 15.59 +.16 VangSTBd 1.15e 80.31 -.09 VangTotBd 2.26e 81.22 -.28 VangGrth 1.10e 96.00 +1.43

34.03 15.50 35.18 10.71 49.42 89.06 168.22 13.60 25.04 25.71 18.40 117.18 10.17 39.58 41.25 4.46 25.93 183.85 34.94 30.01 17.01 4.00 45.24 14.09 74.14 10.92 96.98 90.52 41.42 25.58 37.06 24.37 43.92 117.59 103.14 78.13 58.99 34.35 57.15 81.50 14.08 35.37 1.49 1.84 1.83 1.99 3.35 37.30

+1.13 +.20 +.40 +.95 +1.29 +.64 +5.01 +.43 +.52 +.13 +.43 +3.55 +.40 +1.02 +1.01 -.04 +.73 +4.34 +1.52 +1.02 +.38 +.07 +1.23 +.37 +2.47 -.01 +1.20 +3.02 +.77 +.70 -.46 +.31 +1.41 +.83 +2.77 +1.03 +1.29 +.94 +1.76 +.43 -.31 +.69 +.03 +.13 +.12 +.17 +.19 -.22

-V20.89 40.16 55.30 12.39 11.24 67.05 33.00 33.40 8.75 58.97 2.57 3.57 79.56 79.14 74.91

Albuquerque 56 Anchorage 36 Asheville 41 Atlanta 60 Billings 45 Bismarck 12 Boise 57 Boston 30 Brownsville 45 Buffalo 15 Charleston, SC 39 Charleston, WVa. 38 Chicago 27 Cincinnati 33 Cleveland 25 Dallas 50 Denver 61 Des Moines 33 Detroit 20 Duluth 20 El Paso 64 Fairbanks 16 Honolulu 90 Houston 37 Jackson Hole, Wyo.39 Jackson, Miss. 36 Kansas City 39 Las Vegas 74 Los Angeles 64 Louisville 35 Memphis 34 Miami Beach 81 Minneapolis 19 Nashville 37 New Orleans 40 New York 29 Oklahoma City 48 Omaha 34 Philadelphia 29 Phoenix 74 Pittsburgh 33 Portland, Ore. 61 Raleigh 38 St. Louis 39 Salt Lake City 52 San Antonio 49 San Diego 67 San Francisco 61 Seattle 57 Shreveport 42 Sioux Falls 20 Tulsa 41 Washington 31

And the world

52-WEEK HIGH LOW

NAME

DIV

CLOSE CHG

97.86 78.10 171.47 138.78 78.86 63.40 75.35 63.66 60.03 49.75 51.13 42.52 44.81 36.02 60.50 46.85 31.50 24.23 80.68 78.21 89.01 81.34 50.38 48.53 42.07 34.33 52.84 43.92 92.46 68.74 2.06 1.55 34.42 21.50 49.74 38.00 20.63 14.61 38.59 31.83 43.18 28.23 49.00 28.71 2.85 1.15 84.11 54.89 4.69 1.36 27.16 17.27 18.82 8.27 30.35 15.34 48.99 32.25 62.96 43.28 69.09 54.68 54.31 45.08 4.07 1.03 89.96 45.59 73.43 45.18 88.47 59.15 4.51 1.01 27.89 17.88 4.68 1.10 14.74 9.05 7.98 2.50 132.88 23.26 2.80 1.95 36.84 15.84 235.50 155.68 15.39 11.54 2.34 .33 58.20 33.26 9.40 5.11 15.62 5.63 101.52 64.86 14.18 8.05 42.14 25.60 24.57 16.37 4.96 2.58 97.82 76.19 5.45 2.61 68.59 45.42

VangTSM 1.79e 98.21 VanSP500 rs3.13e 171.88 VangREIT 2.75e 71.79 VangDivAp 1.39e 75.33 VangTotW 1.34e 59.91 VangAllW 1.36e 50.37 VangEmg 1.15e 38.84 VangEur 1.64e 59.89 VangNatR 2.49 29.95 VanSTCpB 1.63e 80.10 VanIntCpB 3.27e 84.83 VangSTInfl .02e 49.57 VangFTSE 1.09e 41.82 VanTIntStk 1.41e 52.22 VangInfT .94e 92.51 VantageDrl ... 1.75 Vantiv ... 31.95 Varonis n ... 45.00 VectorGp 1.60 20.97 Vectren 1.44 38.13 VeecoInst ... 39.61 VeevaSys n ... 37.80 Venaxis ... 2.60 Ventas 2.90f 63.67 VentrusBio ... 1.47 VBradley ... 27.01 Verastem ... 14.22 VeriFone ... 30.08 VerintSys ... 47.30 Verisign ... 56.22 Verisk ... 63.47 VerizonCm 2.12 47.90 Vermillion ... 3.34 VertxPh ... 83.12 ViaSat ... 70.43 ViacomB 1.20 86.94 Vical ... 1.56 ViewPtFn .48 25.53 Vimicro h ... 4.00 VimpelCm .45e 9.82 ViolinM n ... 4.34 Vipshop ... 169.21 Virco ... 2.64 VirnetX ... 20.00 Visa 1.60 225.50 VishayInt .24 14.30 VistaGold ... .60 VistaPrt ... 52.38 Vitacost ... 7.53 Vivus ... 6.16 VMware ... 101.04 Vocus ... 13.81 Vodafone ... 41.50 Volcano ... 21.61 Vonage ... 4.62 Vornado 2.92 98.23 Vringo ... 4.04 VulcanM .20f 69.01

20.43 46.96 79.34 5.27 23.69

W&T Off .40f WGL Hold 1.76f WP Carey 3.48f WPCS rs ... WPX Engy ...

+1.52 +2.42 +1.02 +.92 +1.00 +.88 +.63 +1.20 -.17 -.10 -.37 -.09 +.81 +.92 +1.50 +.01 +.43 +1.81 +.71 +.27 +.41 +1.81 +.05 +.88 +.10 +.14 +1.05 +.82 +1.25 +1.03 +.06 +.59 -.01 +1.56 +3.38 +1.04 +.03 +.73 -.24 +.17 +.03 +41.45 +.15 -.93 +4.06 +.29 -.01 +2.90 +.16 +.07 +5.39 +.21 +.62 +.41 +.11 +1.75 +.04 +.65

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companies harmed by the deep-water drilling ban instituted by President Barack Obama’s administration after the spill, according to the claims administration’s latest report. Lawyers for spill victims say the deadline for filing additional claims won’t expire until six months after BP completes all of its appeals. In its 2012 financial statements, BP included a footnote estimating claims by state and local governments at “over $34 billion” should the judge overseeing spill litigation permit all such claims and triple them upon a finding of gross negligence. BP said it considered these claims to be overstated and based on “seriously flawed” methodologies. In addition, BP faces potentially $17 billion in pollution fines under the U.S. Clean Water Act. The fine, which is calculated on the number of barrels of oil spilled and BP’s level of negligence, will be determined by U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in a trial that hasn’t yet been scheduled. BP has struggled to convince two three-judge appeals panels that its settlement was

legally invalid unless victims were required to provide evidence their losses were caused by the Gulf of Mexico spill. A separate three-judge appeals court upheld the approval of the settlement Jan. 10, ruling the accord satisfied all legal requirements for resolving a class action, or group lawsuit. Anyone submitting a claim must attest that the spill caused the damages, which are required to match agreedupon loss patterns defined in the accord, Southwick said in Monday’s decision. The deal allowed for “suspicious forms” to be investigated for potential fraud, he said. “These requirements are not as protective of BP’s present concerns as might have been achievable, but they are the protections that were accepted by the parties and approved by the district court,” Southwick wrote. “There is nothing fundamentally unreasonable about what BP accepted but now wishes it had not.” Steve Herman and Jim Roy, co-lead attorneys for spill victims in the litigation, said in a statement that the “ruling makes clear that BP can’t re-

write the deal it agreed to.” In a dissenting opinion, Judge Edith Brown Clement said the majority’s conclusion that the settlement didn’t require claimants to prove that losses were caused by BP’s actions tied to the spill raised constitutional concerns about who has standing to receive benefits from the fund. Clement said “causation was a critical part of the” accord and that by expanding the eligible class of claimants “to those who cannot trace their injuries to BP’s conduct,” the majority is improperly “using the powers of the federal courts to enforce obligations unrelated to actual cases or controversies.” Judge James L. Dennis concurred with Southwick’s judgment. The case is In Re. Deepwater Horizon, 13-30315, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (New Orleans). The lower-court case is In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, MDL-2179, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans).

sacking its store. Magnacca also outlined various efforts the company is making, such as revamping its product mix and working to identify trends in electronics earlier. Still, he conceded that the turnaround push is taking longer than expected because the company was “weak” in many areas and “just broken” in others. The latest quarter’s performance was hurt by a slowdown in customer traffic and increased promotional activity. Sales at stores open at least a year — a key indicator of a retailer’s health — sank 19 percent.

The company said the stores targeted for closings are being selected based on location, area demographics, lease duration and financial performance. For the three months that ended Dec. 31, RadioShack Corp. lost $191.4 million, or $1.90 per share. That compares with a loss of $63.3 million, or 63 cents per share, a year earlier. Excluding certain items, the company lost $1.29 per share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected a loss of 16 cents per share. Revenue declined to $935.4 million from $1.17 billion. Wall Street was predicting revenue

of $1.12 billion. RadioShack reported a full-year loss of $400.2 million, or $3.97 per share. In the previous year it lost $139.4 million, or $1.39 per share. Its adjusted loss was $3.04 per share. Annual revenue declined 10 percent to $3.43 billion from $3.83 billion. Shares of RadioShack fell 47 cents, or 17 percent, to close Tuesday at $2.25. The stock is down about 22 percent in the past year. It was trading above $20 less than three years ago.

Information for this article was contributed by Harry R. Weber of Bloomberg News.

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Chicken tortilla soup is easy when you use rotisserie chicken.

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Nut butters boost this stir-fry sauce nutty flavor I I recently FRONT BURNER was looking for, found jars of Jif Cashew but combining it and Almond with peanut butbutters at a ter was perfect. Wal-Mart Chicken and Neighborhood Market. The Vegetable Jif versions Stir-Fry With of these nut KELLY BRANT Peanutbutters were Cashew Sauce especially appealing because the spreads For the stir-fry: don’t separate or need stirring or refrigerating the Stir-fry oil (I like La Tourangelle Pan Asian Stirway other brands do. The Fry Oil) drawback is that the Jif 1 boneless, skinless chicken spreads are made with hydrogenated oil and contain breast, thinly sliced quite a bit of sugar. 2 cloves garlic, minced I’ve been enjoying the 1½ teaspoons minced fresh spread in place of peanut ginger butter on sandwiches and 3 to 4 cups chopped with apples. vegetables (see notes) And as a stir-fry sauce. For the sauce: Cashew butter alone didn’t produce quite the 2 tablespoons creamy peanut

butter 2 tablespoons creamy cashew butter ¼ cup hot (not boiling) water 1 to 1½ teaspoons light soy sauce or to taste 2 teaspoons seasoned rice vinegar or to taste 1 to 3 teaspoons hot chile sauce such as Maggi or sriracha, or to taste (see notes) Cooked rice, for serving, optional In a large skillet, heat enough stir-fry oil to coat over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and ginger and cook 30 seconds. Add chicken and saute until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken to bowl. Add the vegetables to the skillet, stir-fry 3 minutes, reduce heat to medium and add a couple of

tablespoons of water, cover pan and cook until vegetables are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the peanut butter and cashew butter with the hot water, whisking until smooth. Add soy sauce, vinegar and hot sauce and mix. Return chicken to skillet, add sauce and stir to thoroughly combine. Serve with rice, if desired. Makes 2 to 3 servings. Notes: I used 1 large red bell pepper, ¼ head cauliflower, a large handful of frozen cut green beans and a large handful of “baby” carrots. If a sweeter sauce is desired use a sweet chile sauce such as Maggi sauce. For a less sweet sauce, sriracha works well. Recipe adapted from epicurious. com

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Salmon gets sweet and tart in salad Salmon, clementines, cherries and baby greens come together in this citrusy, sweet, tart and tangy entree salad. The fruity-tangy dressing and sweet-tart dried cherries complement the rich salmon while the tender, but slightly bitter, greens provide balance. The whole thing comes together in about 15 minutes. Add some brown rice or crusty bread to round out the meal.

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sides with salt and pepper. Add salmon and cook about 4 minutes per side, or until a rich, golden brown crust develops and salmon is cooked to desired doneness. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, clementine juice, mustard and

salt and pepper to taste. Whisk in 1/3 to 1/2 cup of the olive oil. Divide baby greens between two dinner plates. Sprinkle with cherries. Top each pile of greens with a piece of salmon. Drizzle vinaigrette over salmon and greens. Makes 2 servings.

8 ounces ground turkey or lean ground beef 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for topping 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, divided use 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1 clove garlic, grated Kosher salt and ground black pepper 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 carrots, diced

2 ribs celery, diced 1 quart chicken broth 3 cups water 1 (9-ounce) package cheese tortellini 4 cups loosely packed baby spinach Combine ground turkey (or beef), parmesan, 2 tablespoons parsley, egg, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl; mix with your hands until just combined. Form into 1-inch meatballs and set aside. Heat olive oil in pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add meatballs and cook, turning, until golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to a plate. Add carrots and celery to the pot; cook, stirring, until just softened, about 5 minutes. Add broth and water; bring to boil. Return meatballs to pot along with the remaining parsley and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Simmer until meatballs are just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add tortellini and cook until they float to the top, about 4 minutes. Add spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted, 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Top with more parmesan. Makes 4 servings. Recipe adapted from Food Network Magazine.

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Meatballs go hand-inhand with spaghetti, but they also can add flavor and texture to soup. Pair them with cheese tortellini and you’ve got an amped-up version of Italian wedding soup. The original recipe called for beef, but I used ground turkey to cut down on calories (fewer than 500 a serving). If your kids complain when they see you stirring in what looks to be a lot of spinach, not to worry — it will cook down. Don’t forget to grate parmesan on top — it adds the right amount of saltiness. Serve with warm, crusty bread.

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Baby Blues

Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott

Pearls Before Swine

Stephan Pastis

HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY Happy birthday. You’ll take both calculated and instinctive risks this year, and they’ll both pay off. Friends connect you with more professional luck in April. You’ll focus on your personal life in May, when someone special will lavish you with attention. HOLIDAY Family will honor you in June. Travel MATHIS in August and November. Aquarius and Gemini people adore you. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Once you start to feel a physical response to stress, it will be challenging to hold your tongue. There is magic in removing yourself from the room and breathing deeply for relaxation, only to return when you’re good and ready. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Presenting your case will be ineffective if you don’t know exactly what your best case is. Practice what you’ll say. Talk it out with a friend or adviser. You’ll learn your best strategy in the exchange. GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You’re looking for opportunity. You will progress because you help others progress. Today you’re in the business of taking every experience for what it has to offer you. CANCER (June 22-July 22): The first question is: What do you want? The next question is: How can you make it happen? The best products come out of a desire that you and your friends share. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Flighty.” There are bad connotations for that word, but what does it really mean? So someone wants to take flight? What could be so wrong

with that? It’s the feeling of today, anyway. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When you laugh, truly laugh, you feel good all over. That is why the people who specialize in laughter are the most revered. How can you bring more laughter into your life? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Partnerships are an adventure. If you open your mind, efforts and heart up to another individual, you can be sure something unexpected will happen. That’s what you bank on now. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Women, put your makeup on. Men, tie that tie. As Oscar Wilde wrote, “A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.” In any case, today will require all the pretty you can muster. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Just as fanned-out peacock feathers make a small bird look massive, daring acts may hide great fear. You’ll encounter posturing individuals, and it will serve you well to ask: What is this person afraid of? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll see a number of problems in what another person proposes, and you may not want to do business or involve yourself personally in what appears to be a dysfunctional plan. Even so, try to focus on solutions. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Shakespeare claimed that some minds are waxen, some are marble. Today you’ll see how both substances have merit, as it will be as useful to be strong as to be malleable. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Good music, good entertainment and a very long “ahh” — that is the satisfaction you’ll enjoy now. All other concerns can melt, melt, melt away.

Arkansas postcard past By Steven Hanley Dustin

Conway, circa 1920

Steve Kelley & Jeff Parker

This is a campaign card for Rufus Haydon, who was running for the office of Faulkner County sheriff. The photo showcased 12 reasons why he needed the job: his many offspring. Haydon lost the race. Faulkner County was named for Colonel Sanford “Sandy” Faulkner, who created the popular story “The Arkansas Traveler.” Send questions or comments to Arkansas Postcard Past, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203.

7day menu planner SUSAN NICHOLSON

SUNDAY: For today’s family feast, prepare Leg of Lamb With Lemon Sauce (see recipe). On the side, serve roasted red potatoes and fresh baby carrots. Add a bibb lettuce salad and whole-grain rolls to round out the meal. For your finale, Cherry Dream will get everyone’s attention. Cut 1 (10-ounce) angel food cake into cubes; sprinkle cubes on bottom of a 9-by-9inch baking dish. In a medium bowl, fold 1⅓ cups frozen whipped topping (thawed) into 1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling. Spoon mixture evenly over cubes. Let chill, covered, several hours or overnight. Garnish each serving with a sprig of mint. Plan ahead: Prepare the dessert the day before. Save enough lamb, any baby carrots and enough dessert for Monday. MONDAY: Warm the leftover lamb and serve with any mashed potatoes. Buy or make brown gravy. Add any leftover carrots to frozen mixed vegetables to brighten the plate; season with a little butter. Serve with crusty rolls. Offer leftover Cherry Dream for dessert. TUESDAY: With a few storebought ingredients, you can have Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage With Apples and Ham in no time. We loved it. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 2 medium Granny Smith apples (cored and cut into ½-inch wedges); cook 2 minutes, stirring often. Add 3 tablespoons packed light

brown sugar and ¼ teaspoon allspice; cook 4 minutes. Add 1 (16-ounce) jar drained sweet and sour red cabbage (such as Aunt Nellie’s) and 1 (8-ounce) package cooked diced ham. Cook and stir until hot. Serve with pickled beets (also Aunt Nellie’s) and rye bread. Gingersnaps are a quick dessert. WEDNESDAY: The kids will be happy to eat Tortilla Bake (see recipe). On the side, add stuffed celery (with Neufchatel cream cheese) spoon crushed pineapple over ice cream for a smooth dessert. Plan ahead: Save enough ice cream for Saturday. THURSDAY: My friend Valerie Phillips, a Salt Lake City journalist, has included many of her favorite economical soup and stew recipes in her new book, Soup’s On! They include this Chickpea and Spinach Soup (see recipe). Add a romaine salad and cheese toast (any shredded cheese on whole-grain English muffins) To the meal. For dessert, make your own baked apples. FRIDAY: Jazz up frozen veggie burgers with sliced red onion, Dijon mustard and goat cheese on a crusty French roll. Add oven fries and french-cut green beans. Make Peach Crisp for dessert. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place 2 (29-ounce) cans sliced peaches (drained) in a shallow 2-quart baking dish. In a large bowl, combine ⅓ cup flour, ⅓ cup packed brown sugar, ⅓ cup quick or old-fashioned oats, ⅓

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Tuna steaks learn to speak with Mediterranean accent KELLY BRANT

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ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

These tuna steaks are topped with a mixture of diced tomatoes, green onion, capers and olives tossed with olive oil, lemon juice and garlic for a light and bright, but highly flavorful dish. When the weather is nice, feel free to fire up the grill to cook the tuna steaks.

Mediterranean Tuna Steaks ½ teaspoon salt, divided use ½ teaspoon ground coriander ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper 4 (6-ounce) Yellowfin tuna steaks (about ¾ inch thick) Cooking spray 1½ cups chopped seeded tomato ¼ cup chopped green onions 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1 tablespoon capers, drained 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice ½ teaspoon bottled minced garlic 12 chopped pitted kalamata

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. In a small bowl, combine ¼ teaspoon of the salt, the coriander and pepper. Sprinkle fish with mixture. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add fish to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness is reached. While fish cooks, combine remaining ¼ teaspoon salt, tomato and remaining ingredients. Serve tomato mixture over fish. Makes 4 servings. Nutrition information: Each serving contains approximately 270 calories, 8 g fat, 40 g protein, 6 g carbohydrate, 77 mg cholesterol, 610 mg sodium and 1 g fiber. Dietary exchange: 3 very lean meat, ½ carbohydrate and 1½ fat Recipe adapted from Cooking Light

cup chopped walnuts or pecans and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; mix well. Add 2 tablespoons butter and mix until crumbly. Sprinkle mixture over peaches. Bake 30 minutes or until golden. Plan ahead: Save enough crisp for Saturday. SATURDAY: Our guests really enjoyed this Parmesan Broiled Grouper. Place 1 pound grouper filet (cut into 4 portions) in a single layer in a 7-by-11-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, mix together ¼ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, 1½ teaspoons softened butter, 1 ½ tablespoons mayonnaise, 1 medium garlic clove (minced), ⅛ teaspoon coarse salt and a dash of hot sauce; spread over filets. Broil fish 6 inches from heat for 10 to 11 minutes (according to thickness) or until it is lightly browned and flakes with fork. Serve fish with couscous and your own broiled tomatoes. Add a mixed green salad and baguettes. For dessert, warm the leftover peach crisp and top with leftover ice cream.

THE RECIPES

Leg of Lamb With Lemon Sauce 1 (4- to 5-pound) boneless leg of lamb, trimmed of excess fat, rolled and tied 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary ½ teaspoon lemon pepper 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon granulated sugar ¾ cup water

1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel ¾ cup fresh lemon juice Heat oven to 325 degrees. Place lamb on a rack in shallow roasting pan. Rub lamb with rosemary and lemon pepper. Roast 20 to 25 minutes per pound or until the internal temperature reaches 145 to 150 degrees for medium-rare. Meanwhile, in a small pan, combine cornstarch and sugar. Stir in water and garlic. Cook and stir over low heat for 3 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; stir in lemon peel and lemon juice. Brush roast with lemon glaze several times during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Remove roast from oven; tent with foil and let stand 15 minutes. Slice and serve. Makes 14 servings. Nutrition information: Each serving contains approximately 167 calories, 24 g protein, 7 g fat, 2 g carbohydrate, 74 mg cholesterol, 57 mg sodium and no fiber. Dietary exchanges: 3 lean meat.

Tortilla Bake 1 pound ground chicken or turkey 1 (16-ounce) jar thick and chunky salsa 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided use ½ cup raisins ½ cup sliced pimento-stuffed green olives

12 soft-taco size flour tortillas ¾ cup sour cream Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cook ground chicken or turkey on medium-high 6 to 8 minutes or until no longer pink; stir frequently. Drain. Add salsa, 1¼ cups of the cheese, the raisins and olives; mix well. Cook 1 to 2 minutes on medium or until heated, stirring constantly. Spoon ⅓ cup mixture down center of each tortilla. Fold tortilla over and secure with a wooden pick. Place on a large ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until edges of tortilla are golden. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet. To serve: Remove picks and garnish each tortilla with remaining cheese and sour cream. Makes 12 tortillas. Nutrition information: Each serving (prepared with reduced fat cheese and sour cream) contains approximately 236 calories, 15 g protein, 8 g fat, 25 g carbohydrate, 46 mg cholesterol, 633 mg sodium and 1 g fiber. Dietary exchanges: 1 starch, ½ fruit, 2 lean meat.

Chickpea and Spinach Soup 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup chopped onion ⅓ cup chopped green bell pepper 3 (14-ounce) cans chicken broth 1 (14.5-ounce) can petite diced tomatoes

2 (15.5-ounce) cans chickpeas, rinsed 1 bay leaf ½ teaspoon dried basil 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon sugar ½ teaspoon coarse salt Freshly ground black pepper 4 cups fresh spinach leaves Heat oil in a Dutch oven on medium-high; add onion and green pepper. Cook and stir 10 minutes or until softened. Add broth, tomatoes, chickpeas, bay leaf, basil, garlic powder, sugar, salt and pepper. Bring soup to a gentle boil; cook 10 minutes or until onion and peppers are completely soft and flavors blended. Meanwhile, pack 1 cup spinach leaves into a large bowl. With shears, snip leaves into strips. Repeat with other leaves or leave intact. Remove soup from heat; stir in leaves. Let stand 3 minutes before serving. Makes about 9 cups. Nutrition information: Each serving (prepared with reduced sodium tomatoes and beans) contains approximately 145 calories, 7 g protein, 3 g fat, 24 g carbohydrate, no cholesterol, 631 mg sodium and 5 g fiber. Dietary exchanges: 1½ starch, 1 vegetable, ½ lean meat. Adapted from Soup’s On! Valerie Phillips (Covenant Communications Inc., 2012) Susan Nicholson is an Atlanta-based cookbook author and registered dietitian. She can be reached by email: susan@7daymenu.com

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Distance bitter pill for Nana This is not, as they say, my first rodeo. I know the drill. I’ve done it plenty. But it never gets easier saying “goodbye.” Some years ago, when my husband changed jobs, we left our families and friends in California to move to Las Vegas. It wasn’t easy, but we made the best of it. Our one big regret is the 500 miles it puts between us and the people we love. So we try to visit often, especially since adding grandchildren to the mix. The difference between grown children and grandbabies is not how you feel about them. I love and miss mine all the same. But the little ones change overnight. Skip one month in the life of a toddler and you’ve got to start all over. Not only will he forget you, he will look and act like an entirely different child. My grown kids don’t change quite that fast. And if I don’t get to see them for a month, at least I know they’ll remember me. They’d better. I’ve spent a lot of years chiseling my name in their memory banks. I started when they were born: “I’m your mama,” I whispered in their tiny ears. “Don’t you dare forget me.” I said it so often that, in time, I didn’t need to say it. I could just give them a certain look and they knew what I meant. So far it seems to be working. Either they remember me or they’re pretty good at faking it. The grandbabies are different. I don’t see them often enough to do much chiseling. But I try. For starters, I send them stuff. Books, usually, that cost $3.99 and ship for free. I order online and a few days later, I get a call from a little voice: “Thank you for my book, Nana, I yuv it!” Every time they see a FedEx truck, they shout, “Nana!” When I go to visit, as I did this week, I try to spend time alone with each of them (preferably without their parents) doing whatever they like best. Randy is 3. He likes to build train tracks. I built a trestle that went nowhere and he doubled over laughing when I showed him how trains can fly. Henry is 2. He likes to play with his jungle animals. So I threw a jungle party and they all showed up: the lion, the rhino, the gorilla, the giraffe. And we danced

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Fever can be a friend Raised body temperature isn’t always a bad thing; it’s usually a strong ally against illness MARLA JO FISHER THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

How can I help p my feverish child? ? m Make sure the child has as plenty to drink and stays hydrated. m Do not rub down with alcohol because the skin can absorb it. m You may treat with acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) or ibuprofen (such ch as Advil and Motrin) to make the child feel better, but it’s not necessary. And d watch the dosage. Do nott give aspirin; it can be dangerous for some children.

ee the doctor Fever: When to see Most childhood fevers (temperatures higher than 98.6) are beneﬁcial, helping a child ﬁght infection. But there are times when a visit to a doctor is advised. These temperatures and symptoms call for medical attention:

Birth to 3 months

Age 3 months to 36 months

100.4˚ or higher

See a doctor regardless of how the infant appears. Because infants don’t show symptoms like older children do, any rectal temperature of 100.4 or higher should trigger a visit to the doctor.

Age 36 months and older 102˚ or higher

See a doctor if the child seems fussy or lethargic, is throwing up or can’t hold down foods or liquids, to rule out a bacterial infection that needs treatment. If none of these symptoms occur, parents can wait up to three days.

104˚ or higher

Seek medical treatment more urgently if the child is not holding down liquids, is throwing up profusely, has severe abdominal pain or has a severe headache.

In general, see a doctor if the child has another medical condition such as cancer or heart problems, or has a new skin rash in conjunction with the fever. The most common causes of fever are colds, ﬂu, stomach maladies, croup and bronchitis. Less common problems include kidney infections, meningitis and appendicitis. Fevers stimulate the immune system and help ﬁght invaders. SOURCES: Dr. Behnoosh Afghani, clinical professor of pediatrics at University of California-Irvine, UpToDate.com and the American Academy of Pediatrics

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Oh, no. My child has a fever. Quick, call the doctor. Go to the emergency room. Get out the medicines to bring the temperature down. That’s what most parents have been taught to do when their child feels hot and feverish. But is that the best way to react? In most cases, no, doctors now say. In fact, with some exceptions, fevers are usually good for sick children, encouraging them to rest and sleep. Tell that, though, to Esmeralda Garcia, 27, of Anaheim, Calif., who worries as most mothers do whenever her 4-year-old son, Eli, has a fever. “I’m the person at 2 in the morning calling the after-hours nurse with one foot out the door to the ER,” she said. “I drive my husband crazy with the old wives’ tales and home remedies,” Garcia said. “I called my mom and told her he had a fever and she said, ‘Slice some tomatoes and put them on the bottom of his feet because it has a cooling effect.’ So I did and then put socks on him.” Did it work? She’s not sure, but his fever did come down. “Was it the tomato slices or the fever breaking?” she wondered. A fever is a body temperature above normal. In children, this is considered 100.4 degrees on a rectal thermometer or 99.5 on an oral thermometer or 99 under the arm, according to MedlinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents use fever-reducing medicines only to make a fussy child more comfortable, not merely to lower the body temperature. And parents should not wake up a sleeping child to give fever medication, the academy advises, as sleep is more important to the healing process. “Fever … is not the primary illness but is a physiologic mechanism that has beneficial effects in fighting infection,” according to a 2011 study by the pediatrics academy, which also reported that half of parents surveyed gave the wrong dosage of fever medicines. “There is no evidence that fever itself worsens the course of an illness or that it causes long-term neurologic complications.” In fact, the study found that fever tends to retard the growth of bacteria and viruses, pump up the body’s natural immune system and help patients recover more quickly from viral infections. BAKED BRAINS? So what about dire warnings from generations of mothers about brains being cooked by too-high temperatures? “I always heard you get brain damage and seizures from high fevers,” Garcia said. But, depending on age and general health, an older child can be feverish

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We have spent a lot of time and money landscaping our yard. We recently “adopted” our daughter’s dog when she moved for a new job and couldn’t take him with her. Our concern is that we want Obo to use one spot in the yard (it’s fenced) for his bathroom instead of messing up the whole yard. He’s 2 years old and was living in an apartment with our daughter. How do we get him to go to the same place every time he goes out to potty? Right now we’re putting him on his leash and taking him out. The principles for training a dog to go to a specific spot in the yard to potty are basically the same as teaching him that the bathroom is outside: Consistency, vigilance and rewards. The first step, however, is clearly defining Obo’s potty area. He’ll learn more easily if he has visual clues to guide him. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (aspca.org)

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suggests outlining the area with 2-foot-tall garden fencing or decorative stones. You could choose something that

works with your landscaping plan. (When my dog was a puppy, I used short fencing to mark off her potty space,

then removed it after she was trained.) Whatever you use, simply make sure that you don’t make it difficult for your dog to move in and out of the area. You’re already following the second step, which is accompanying your dog when he goes outside. Keeping him on a short leash (4 or 6 feet long) at first is helpful because it ensures that you’re close enough to give him a treat the second he finishes doing his business. Timing is everything. To understand why he’s getting a reward, he has to receive it immediately. The reward is critical, but it doesn’t have to be food. If your dog prefers to play, you

can release him from the leash after he has done his bit and give him a little playtime. Take a ball with you and play fetch with him if he enjoys that. But keep in mind that if he doesn’t go to the bathroom, you can’t let him off the leash. Take him back inside and try again later. You have to reserve rewards for when he has done what’s expected or he’ll be confused about your expectations. After a couple of weeks of training on the short leash, take Obo out on a longer lead, such as a 15- to 30-foot training lead. When you go outside, let him move ahead of you and drag the line behind him. If he goes to his designated area, be ready to reward him. If he heads to another part of the yard, clap your hands and quickly pick up the line and lead him to the appropriate spot. The next step is to supervise him without a lead. Again, if he runs to the right place, reward him. If he doesn’t, clip on the leash and take him there. After he’s consistently going to

the correct area with supervision, you can try letting him go outside on his own while you watch from the doorway or a window. Be prepared to meet him outside when he has done his business so you can reward him. When training your dog to potty outside, whether anywhere or in one spot, it’s important to avoid confusing him. Be consistent and ready to reward him immediately. Defining his purpose for going outside is as important as defining his area, so make sure when you take him out to the yard during the training process, you’re not going for any other reason. Once Obo has formed the habit of consistently using his spot, you’ll be able to let him outside to simply play or keep you company while you work in the yard. Continue to reward him occasionally when he uses his bathroom spot to reinforce his training. Also, be sure to keep the waste picked up so Obo will be willing to continue to do his business there.

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Forget the hysterics and teach toddler hygiene We are having a problem with our 2 ½-year-old son. Q He picks his nose — most often in a public setting — and then proceeds to wipe it on other family members. It’s disgusting. We have tried ignoring his behavior and mildly smacking his hand away when he tries to wipe it on us. Neither approach is working. Do you have any suggestions? Psychologists are not trained to deal with this sort of thing. That’s bad news because I am a psychologist. Lucky for you, however, I am also a grandfather, and grandparents know how to handle situations like this. As I have said many times,

way, so they do it again … and they get punished again, and they do it again, and so on. A toddler and a parent can go ’round this mulberry bush forever. Second, their impulses rule. Impulse usually overrides the “Don’t do that!” message. Third, they seem to take perverse delight in doing things that people make a big deal over. You have obviously been making a big deal over him wiping his dirty finger on other people. You swat his hand away, you probably jump around and yell and run around looking for something to wipe it off with, all the while complaining in a loud, agitated voice. The fact that

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JOHN ROSEMOND most notably in my book Making the ‘Terrible’ Twos Terrific!, consequences do not work reliably with toddlers. First, their attention spanare simply too short. As such, they are not likely to remember what happened the last time they misbehaved in a certain

public health menace. His mucus has not caused anyone to become ill, much less precipitated a worldwide epidemic. It has caused you consternation. You think it’s disgusting, which is subjective. In all honesty, given my vast experience with toddler behavior, this is not serious. Furthermore, I seriously doubt that he will be smearing discharge from his nose on people two years from now, and that time line is pessimistic. One year is more like it. One thing’s for sure: If you continue to swat, scream and run around like a headless chicken when this occurs, it will continue to occur, and probably get worse. Pin a

handkerchief to his clothing so that it hangs in front of his shirt. Tell him that it’s for wiping his nose and show him how to use it. Then, when you see him picking his nose, ask him, “Where do you put stuff from your nose?” Help him understand the concept of using a handkerchief. And if he smears it on you anyway, then simply take his handkerchief and wipe it off, with dignity.

Your son can always do what of money to hold this house plenty of other artists have do- for three years, and he’s fed up. ne: Get a day job. What I think, though, is that we should hire an attorney and go DEAR JEANNE & LEONARD: For after the scheming neighbor. three years, my brother and I Who’s right? have been trying to sell a house — Harassed we own (we inherited it from DEAR HARASSED: What’s the a relative). It’s a nice place in a neighbor’s next move? To blow quiet, lakeside development in up your birdbath if you refuse Illinois. We started out asking his friends’ offer? more than $100,000 for it, but Of course you’re right. You have since dropped the price and your brother shouldn’t let to $55,000, which is well below this guy get away with what the price at which comparable amounts to extortion. By all houses there have been selling. means hire a lawyer, but don’t The reason it hasn’t sold, we’ve stop there: Consider contacting discovered, is that every time the homeowners association’s our Realtor arrives with a client lawyer, asking your real estate to show the property, the guy in agent to speak to his or her comthe house across the street starts pany’s lawyer (this can’t be the blasting loud music. Recently we first time the agency has run into learned the motivation for his a problem like this) and calling behavior: Good friends of his the police. have offered us $49,000 for the Your brother has our symhouse. My brother is disgusted pathy. But caving in to bullies by their tactics, but he still wants does not. to sell them the property and be done with it. It has cost us a lot DEAR JEANNE & LEONARD: Our

daughter just started law school, and we’re considering buying a house or a condo for her to live in. We can afford it, but we’re wondering: Is this a good idea, or is our daughter better off learning to deal with roommates, landlords and rent payments? — Hank DEAR HANK: We vote for roommates, landlords and rent payments. Your daughter may be a model of maturity. But even if she is, most people are better off for having had to handle a few garden-variety life problems while they were still young enough to learn from the experience.

he can get an adult so worked up is just too much fun! So he does it again. No, ignoring this isn’t going to work. You didn’t ignore it anyway. You simply reduced the number of times you paid attention to it in relation to the number of times it happened. So, instead of getting all worked up every time he wiped nasal discharge on someone, you got worked up one out of four times he did it. One out of four is enough to keep this unwanted behavior going. One out of 10 will do it, in fact. Let’s face it: This is not malicious behavior, nor does it constitute a real and present

John Rosemond is a family psychologist and the author of several books on rearing children. Write to him at The Leadership Parenting Institute, 1391-A E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia, N.C. 28054; or see his website at

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MONEY MANNERS JEANNE FLEMING AND LEONARD SCHWARZ

DEAR JEANNE & LEONARD: We recently discovered that our daughter-in-law writes a blog about us that sneers at everything we do and care about. Even the name of the blog refers to us in a mean way. The thing is, my husband and I have been supplementing our son’s and his wife’s income for years because “Paul” is a painter and doesn’t earn that much. My husband is hurt and angered by what “Inga” has written, and he wants to stop sending them money. I’m hurt and angry as well, but I’m worried about how these two and, especially, their children are going to get by without our help. What should we do? — N.B. DEAR N.B.: For your daughterin-law to repay your generosity by making a public mockery of you is shameful. And if Paul knew what she was doing and

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did nothing, his moral compass is off as well. You should tell them that you know about the blog, insist that Inga cease writing about you and demand a full apology. Also, unless you learn that Inga’s been diagnosed with multiple personality disorder and it’s “Bad Inga” who’s been blogging, forget about sending

more checks anytime soon. Give your grandchildren things you know they need or will enjoy. But your ungrateful daughter-in-law and at best clueless son need a time-out to contemplate, if nothing else, the imprudence of having bitten the hand that’s been feeding them. One final note: Don’t lose any sleep over their finances.

Jeanne Fleming and Leonard Schwarz are the authors of Isn’t It Their Turn to Pick Up the Check? Dealing With All of the Trickiest Money Problems Between Family and Friends (Free Press, 2008). Email them at

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EX-ETIQUETTE JANN BLACKSTONE

ex-etiquette? Tons of red flags — and they are not on Dad! First red flag: possibly the biggest complaint concerning sharing custody of kids? Punctuality. However, after listening to thousands of parents complain that the other parent is an hour or two late or rarely shows, a parent being 5 to 7 minutes late seems like a very small problem. If we are using the best interest of the children as the criteria for our decisions — or complaints — although irritating to you, it’s doubtful your son will be emotionally

My ex never does what he says. He’s late 5 to 7 A Q minutes to pick up the kids every time. He never returns my texts. Just to prove a point, I even bet our son his dad wouldn’t show up to a doctor’s appointment because he didn’t confirm he received the message. He was there, but still. He even forgot to wish our youngest son happy birthday. My oldest son had to sneak off at football practice to text his dad and remind him to call his brother. This has been going on for years. What’s good

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until I dropped. Wiley is 1. He likes his mama. I can’t do much about that. But he also likes to eat. So I fed him his favorites: eggs for breakfast, yogurt for lunch, pizza for dinner, crackers for snacks. And he gave me a big Wiley kiss. I bathed them, diapered them, zipped them in their jammies and read 50 books, give or take. (Goodnight, Gorilla, Giraffes Can’t Dance and Snuggle Puppy were the biggest hits.) Randy said, “Thank you, Nana, for being my nana.” Henry called me his “little darling.” Wiley pointed at me with his chubby finger and grinned. Then I tucked them in bed, rubbed my face in their curls and asked God to watch over them forever and always, and bring their parents home soon. It was easy. Exhausting, yes. Even my teeth got tired. But it was a breeze, as it always is, to do something you were born to do. The hard part, as usual, was having to say goodbye. It’s an unnatural act to leave someone you love — especially a child who can’t understand why you show up for a few days to build train tracks and throw jungle parties and let him eat too many crackers, only to get on an airplane and fly away. There is no way to explain it. So I kissed their parents and promised to come back soon. Then I hugged those little boys tighter than I should and whispered in their ears, “I’m your nana. Don’t forget me.” Then I flew home and went online to send them more stuff. You can’t buy love. You can only give it freely and hope to get it back. But $3.99 is a small price to pay for a memory. At least until they’re teenagers and want me to buy them a car. Columnist Sharon Randall writes about the ordinary and extraordinary:

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affected by dad being 5 minutes late. Pick your fights. Second red flag: Not returning a text is a sign of avoidance. This could have been created by a classic situation: A parent texts or calls the other parent, the other parent is not available, so parent No. 1 blows up the phone with, Text No. 1: “Where are you?” (No answer.) Text No. 2: “Why aren’t your answering me?” (No answer.) Text No. 3: “Answer me!” (No answer.) Text No. 4: I have something important to tell you about your child.” (No answer.) Text No. 5: “Ob-

viously you don’t care! You’re a terrible parent! $%$##$!” He’s avoiding you because of your communication style. Make an agreement of how you will pass on important events or schedule changes and then stick to it. For example, “Our son has a doctor appointment on Thursday at 3 p.m. Please confirm you received this by this evening.” No editorials. No cryptic, “I’ve got something to tell you.” Just one text — to the point. End of story. Third red flag: Betting your child that his other parent will fail to support him in any way

is bad ex-etiquette and terrible parenting. You began that complaint with, “Just to prove a point …” Never use your son to prove a point to dad! That puts your child right in the middle. Good ex-etiquette and co-parenting would be to empower dad to be a success by making sure he has all the information. If you supply the information and then dad doesn’t show, that’s on him, but never make a special effort to point out the other parent’s inadequacies. Ex-Etiquette rule No. 3: “Don’t badmouth.” Fourth red flag: Your son

sneaking off to remind dad that it’s his brother’s birthday is an indicator that he has been placed right in the middle of his parents. You don’t know that dad forgot. He just didn’t do it on your time frame. Ex-etiquette rule No. 9: Respect each other’s turf. That means you be the best parent you can be and let dad do the same. Jann Blackstone is the author of Ex-Etiquette for Parents: Good Behavior After Divorce or Separation, and the founder of Bonus Families — bonusfamilies.com.Contact her at

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A look at the changing obesity landscape for kids LEANNE ITALIE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Is the anti-obesity message finally getting through? A marked drop in the obesity rate among preschoolers in the United States has researchers and parents pointing to a variety of possible factors. Among them: public-awareness campaigns to get parents to serve healthier food to their children; a drop in sugary soda consumption; healthier menus at fast-food chains; more access to fruits and vegetables in some neighborhoods; changes in government food aid; and longer breast-feeding, which is often associated with improved weight control. The glimmer of hope was contained in a government report issued last week that showed that the obesity rate among children 2 to 5 years old dropped by nearly half over a decade, from 14 percent to 8 percent. That is encouraging in part because obese

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for as long as three days before it becomes worrisome. If a child needs to be seen by a doctor, it’s to diagnose an underlying cause, not to lower the fever itself. Dr. Behnoosh Afghani, clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California-Irvine, said most fevers are caused by viruses, which can’t be treated by antibiotics, so parents who pack the emergency room demanding them will be disappointed.

THINK TWICE Of course, there are times when a trip to the hospital is recommended: m I n fa n t s u n d e r a ge 3 months with fevers of 100.4

preschoolers are more likely to be obese as they get older. Overall, though, adult and childhood obesity rates have been flat in the past decade, and dietitians, weight experts and doctors warned that the problem is not going away. “This is the problem of our generation. We are starting to make some progress, but there’s really still a lot more to do,” said Scott Kahan, an obesity treatment and prevention specialist and public health researcher at George Washington University. For example, while first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign and other efforts over the past 10 years have raised awareness, stumbling blocks remain for the poor and for working parents. “They know their children should be more active, but it’s hard for them to get them to the park. They’re tired, and it’s complicated,” said Sarah Barlow, director of the Center for Childhood Obesity at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston and an associate professor

of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. “It’s an ordeal to get out of the house.” Here’s a look at the changing health-related landscape that may have contributed to the drop in preschool obesity:

degrees or higher should see a doctor, because a lack of symptoms may mask serious conditions, said Afghani, who also treats children at Children’s Hospital of Orange County. “Fever in very young infants is serious,” Afghani said. “You should contact the doctor immediately to see if something serious is going on.” m For older babies, 3 months to 36 months, parents should seek medical help if a fever reaches 102 degrees, and if the child seems fussy or lethargic, is throwing up or can’t hold down foods or liquids, she said. m Children older than 3 years old can tolerate fevers up to 104 before they need to see a doctor, unless they seem very ill, aren’t holding down liquids, are throwing

up frequently, or have severe abdominal pain that may indicate a condition such as appendicitis, or a severe headache, which can be a symptom of meningitis. m A fever lasting more than three days should be attended to by a medical professional. m Parents of children with underlying health issues such as cancer or heart problems should always consult their physicians in the event of a fever.

PARENTS SETTING THE EXAMPLE Sherlyn Pang Luedtke, a parenting coach, said parents can improve their children’s eating habits, even if their own were less than stellar.

SUGARY DRINKS Consumption of carbonated soft drinks has been in decline in the United States since 2005, said John Sicher, editor and publisher of the news and data service Beverage Digest. It has decreased from 10.2 billion cases a year to 9.2 billion. In 2004, the average American drank 52.4 gallons of carbonated soft drinks a year. In 2012, that was down to 43.8 gallons. Consumption of bottled water has grown consistently over that period. Between 1999 and 2010,

FEBRILE SEIZURES Occasionally, fevers will trigger “febrile” seizures in children under 5. However, these tend to be hereditary and aren’t necessarily related to how hot the child gets. Sarah Bardowell of Mission Viejo, Calif., said her son Elijah was 4 and his tempera-

daily calories from soda consumed by 2- to 5-year-olds decreased on average from 106 to 69, according to the government.

FAST FOOD McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts and other chains have changed their menus in recent years. They haven’t stopped serving Big Macs and french fries, but they are offering more foods to appeal to health-conscious diners, such as apple slices in Happy Meals, egg whites for breakfast sandwiches and whole-grain bread.

GOVERNMENT BENEFITS Changes in the federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, which provides food vouchers for the poor, may also be encouraging healthier eating. The changes — instituted in 2009 — eliminated juice from infant food packages, provided less saturated fat and made it easier to buy fruits and vegetables.

BREAST-FEEDING ture hadn’t hit 100 degrees when he suddenly went into seizure. “I put him into bed with me about 8:30 or 9 p.m.,” Bardowell recalled. “He started shivering violently and then flopping around like a fish. I couldn’t get him to stop. I put him by the front door and called the paramedics.” The whole episode lasted about 45 seconds, Bardowell said, although it seemed an eternity. Elijah stopped convulsing, went back to shivering, and then opened his eyes. Paramedics took him to the hospital, where he was released within hours. Although such seizures terrify parents, they are not usually dangerous in and of themselves, Afghani said, and they end quickly. “It was really scary,” Bardowell said. Her middle son,

Women are breast-feeding their babies longer, according to government figures. And some researchers believe breast-feeding helps children regulate their intake of food, thereby lowering their risk of obesity later on. Of infants born in 2010, 49 percent were breast-feeding at 6 months, up from 35 percent in 2000. The breast-feeding rate at 12 months increased from 16 percent to 27 percent during that time period.

ACCESS TO FRESH FOOD A number of programs are giving people in poor neighborhoods more access to fresh and inexpensive fruits and vegetables. For example, the Sproutin’ Up program in Fort Collins, Colo., provided 2,500 pounds of locally grown produce for free to poor families last summer and will be back this year. Kids help grow the produce and run the farmers markets, telling their neighbors, “You have to try these! We grew these!” Jonah, who tended to get such high temperatures that he would walk into walls, never went into seizure. She remembers that as a child she would also get very hot. “I would actually hallucinate,” Bardowell said. “My mom told me the fear back then was that your brain would cook.” Fortunately, that’s something doctors no longer believe can happen.

Family Family Editor Kim Christ (501) 378-3495 kchrist@arkansasonline.com Mail Arkansas Democrat-Gazette P.O. Box 2221 Little Rock, Ark. 72203 Fax (501) 372-4765

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DEAR HELOISE: I have a love-hate relationship with sponges. They are convenient, but hold so many germs. I came up with this hint: When I am finished, I squeeze out all the excess water and prop it up using a binder clip. I clip it on the shortest side of the sponge, and the sponge sits up and doesn’t touch the sink or counters directly. It gives me peace of mind. — C.K. in Illinois DEAR HELOISE: To save time for a quick dinner, I often keep a cooked rotisserie chicken from the store in the refrigerator. I can’t tell you how many times a recipe called for cooked chicken or turkey, and I was able to make it because I had the chicken already in the refrigerator. It’s also great for making chicken-salad sandwiches. — Stephanie L., New Mexico DEAR READER: This is a great hint for busy families. You also can add the meat to any soup or casserole dish. Cooking can be a lot of fun if you experiment and substitute items you like for items you are not so fond of. Instead of celery, try adding chopped coleslaw or water chestnuts to your ham, tuna or chicken salad for that added crunch.

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1. The largest African mammal 2. All three species of this mammal belong to the genus equus. 3. They are the largest extant genus of primates by size. 4. It’s also known as a “gnu.” 5. Though reputed to be cowardly scavengers, they kill much of their food. 6. It is the source for the name of a British sportswear manufacturing company. 7. Most people recognize the pangolins by this name. 8. This lemur is the world’s largest nocturnal primate. 9. Afrikaans-speaking people call it “vlakvark,” meaning “pig of the plains.”

1. Elephant 2. Zebra 3. Gorillas 4. Wildebeest 5. Hyenas 6. Rhebok (Reebok) 7. Scaly anteater 8. Aye-aye 9. Warthog

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They say that anyone can take a finesse, but an expert would always rather play for a squeeze. True enough if a little cynical, but in today’s deal, the expert’s line wins, while the 50 percent line of the finesse leaves the palooka with egg on his face. Both tables in a teams match reached six diamonds here. The club king was led, and both declarers thoughtfully ducked in dummy to avoid having the ace ruffed away. Both declarers ruffed the next top club and drew trumps. The first declarer cashed the three top spades, ending in dummy, then threw a spade on the club ace and ran the heart queen unsuccess-

fully. The exper t player drew trumps ending in dummy, ruffed a club and ran all the trumps. He then threw the heart BOBBY jack on the last trump WOLFF and followed this with the spade ace, king and then queen. The last of these reduced West to a singleton heart, since he had to keep two clubs to match dummy’s length. But next came the club ace, which also squeezed East down to just one heart, since he in turn needed to retain the spade jack, to counter declarer’s spade eight. Now declarer could discard his spade eight and play a heart to his ace, knowing his heart two was good. This line of play is guaranteed to succeed since West cannot have four spades to the jack to go with his three diamonds and seven clubs. BID WITH THE ACES South holds: ; K Q 10 kQJ lKQ2 ' A 10 9 8 2 South West North East 1 NT Pass 4' Pass ? ANSWER: There are really only two sequences that the world agrees can sensibly be played as Gerber, ace-asking. This is one of them, the other being after a two no-trump opening bid. Responses, unless you have specifically agreed to play something else, are as in standard Blackwood: Zero or four, one, two, three, so this hand should bid four hearts now. If you would like to contact Bobby Wolff, email him at bobbywolff@mindspring.com

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Easy Chuck Roast takes the chill off Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

A big thank you to everyone who has shared recipes in recent weeks. The response to my plea for your favorites was overwhelming. I’m still sorting through the letters, emails and faxes. As winter continues to linger, many of us are still craving cozy and comforting dishes like pot roast. And Carole Hughson’s recipe is as easy as it gets. Hughson doesn’t know where she got the recipe, but “it is delicious.”

Easy Roast 1 medium chuck roast 1 package Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing mix 1 package McCormick Au Jus mix ½ cup butter 5 pepperoncini Place roast in a slow cooker. Sprinkle roast with ranch dressing mix. Add au jus mix, butter and pepperoncini. Do not add water. Cook on low 7 to 8 hours. Cheryl Files shares this sweet potato soup recipe. “I am always looking for additional ways to get in more veggies. [And this soup] is wonderful,” Files writes. Files adapted the recipe from The Food Network.

Quick Apple and Sweet Potato Soup 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 ribs celery, diced ½ cup diced sweet onion such as Vidalia, or more to taste 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Salt, to taste Red pepper flakes, to taste 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 4 granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into chunks 4 to 6 cups vegetable broth Heat oil in soup pot over medium heat. Add celery and onion and saute until softened. Stir in cinnamon, salt and pepper to taste, sweet potatoes and apples. Add broth and simmer until potatoes and apple are tender. Carefully blend with an immersion blender or regular blender to desired smoothness. Season to taste and serve hot or cold. Freezes well. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Files also shares this recipe for Tomato Grits.

Hot Tomato Grits 2 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces (see note) 2 (14½-ounce) cans chicken broth ½ teaspoon salt or more to taste 1 cup quick-cooking grits 2 large tomatoes, chopped OR 1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained 2 tablespoons canned diced green chiles Red pepper flakes, to taste 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Cook bacon in large heavy saucepan until crisp. Gradually add chicken broth and salt; bring to a boil. Stir in grits, tomatoes and chiles (and pepper flakes, if desired) and return to a boil, stirring often. Reduce heat and simmer 15-20 minutes. Stir in cheese; cover and let stand 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Note: Files omits the bacon and cheese when she wants to make this with fewer calories.

REQUESTS m Spice cake like that served in the lunchroom at Greenway, Ark., during the 1950s and ’60s for Kay Gurley. “All of the ladies that did the cooking have passed away. I contacted most of their children but they didn’t have the recipe. It was more of a spice cake but the cooks called it gingerbread. It wasn’t as dense as gingerbread, more like a spice cake. They baked it in a jelly roll pan and then glazed it with a thin layer of powdered sugar frosting,” Gurley writes. m Spice mix like the kind that was sold at El Cocino in the White Hall area many years ago for Sonya Jones. The mixture was sold in a small paper sack, Jones writes. Send recipe requests, contributions and culinary questions to Kelly Brant, Idea Alley, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203; email: kbrant@arkansasonline.com Please include a daytime phone number.

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Barbecued chicken pizza is just one of the many dishes you can make with a rotisserie chicken.

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mushrooms and chopped water chestnuts. Drizzle over soy sauce, rice vinegar and a touch of sugar, scraping any flavoring from the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken and cook until the sauce is thickened. Drizzle over more soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil as desired and serve in lettuce cups topped with chopped roasted peanuts and green onion. Couscous: To cooked couscous, add diced olives, red onion, sauteed garbanzo beans, chopped chicken, raisins and diced dried apricots and dates. Flavor with fresh cilantro, ground cinnamon, cloves and coriander and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Quinoa: Saute sliced shiitake mushrooms over high heat, then add garlic and

drizzle with soy sauce and rice wine vinegar. Add diced chicken and heat to warm. Remove from heat and add fresh spinach, tossing until the spinach is wilted. Toss in a bowl with cooked quinoa and garnish with toasted nuts. Pita sandwich: Spread hummus on the bottom inside of a halved pita round and top with shredded chicken. Spoon over plain yogurt flavored with chopped fresh cucumber, cumin, garlic, fresh mint and lime juice. Chinese chicken salad: In a large bowl, combine chopped lettuce and shredded cabbage with drained canned mandarin oranges, sesame seeds, chopped chicken and sesame ginger dressing to coat. Serve garnished with slivered almonds or fried wonton strips, chopped cilantro and green onion. Barbecued chicken piz-

Nutella, Kahlua an easy mousse NOELLE CARTER

Whipped cream, for garnish Toasted nuts or peanut brittle, It’s as if Lawry’s Prime for garnish Rib in Pasadena, Calif., took everyone’s favorite flavors In a small bowl, stir the and combined them in an espresso powder into the heavy easy-to-make dessert. cream until dissolved. C h o co l a te, h a ze l n ut , In the bowl of a stand mixer espresso and Kahlua liqueurs fitted with the whisk attachment, are folded into a mousse that comes together in on- or in a large mixing bowl, add ly 15 minutes (plus 2 hours the espresso mixture to the chilling time). I can’t think Nutella, then add the Kahlua. of a better way to celebrate Mix with a whisk for 1 minute a birthday, or other special and scrape down the sides of the bowl. occasion. Continue beating until softly whipped. Spoon into a serving Lawry’s Chocolate bowl or glasses and refrigerate Kahlua Mousse for 2 hours. ½ teaspoon instant espresso Before serving, garnish with powder whipped cream and toasted nuts or peanut brittle. 1 cup heavy cream Makes 4 servings. ½ cup Nutella spread 2 tablespoons Kahlua coffee Recipe adapted from Lawry’s liqueur Prime Rib in Pasadena, Calif. LOS ANGELES TIMES

Pastry, prosciutto, mustard turn out crisp, tasty palmiers

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cheese straws, an appetizer favorite. This recipe uses one sheet of puff pastry to make super-easy palmiers — crispy, spiral-shaped appetizers, with hints of salty prosciutto and parmesan cheese. You can make these ahead and freeze. Reheat in a 325-degree oven to re-crisp.

If you have no time to whip up an appetizer from scratch, consider gussying up some store-bought ingredients. One of my pantry favorites is puff pastry. Buttery sheets of puff pastry are perfect for making many appetizers. You can cut the pastry sheets into difPuff Pastry Palmiers ferent shapes and press them into baking cups. Or you can 1 sheet of puff pastry, thawed cut and twist them to make according to package

Roll up tightly into a log and place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Remove the log and slice into ¼-inch-thick pieces. Place on a lightly greased baking Unfold the puff pastry sheet, sheet. Sprinkle with more pressing out the seams. Spread parmesan. Bake until golden brown and puffed, about 10 with honey mustard to ¼ inch from the edges. Place prosciutto minutes. Makes about 24 appetizers. slices on top and sprinkle with the 2 tablespoons parmesan Recipe adapted from the St. Pecheese. tersburg Times directions 2 tablespoons honey mustard 6 thin slices prosciutto 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, plus more for sprinkling

za: Saute a sliced onion until softened and golden brown. Spread over store-bought or prepared pizza dough. Top with a mixture of half barbecue sauce and half marinara sauce, add chopped chicken, drizzle over more sauce and top with mozzarella cheese and sliced red onion. Bake in a very hot oven until crust is crisp and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving. Calzone: Divide prepared

Food Food Editor Kelly Brant (501) 378-3497 kbrant@arkansasonline.com Mail Arkansas Democrat-Gazette P.O. Box 2221 Little Rock, Ark. 72203 Fax (501) 372-4765

or store-bought pizza dough into four small rounds, fill with shredded rotisserie chicken, sliced red onion and mozzarella cheese, seal and bake until golden brown. Serve with marinara sauce. Fettuccine Alfredo: Melt butter in a saucepan and add heavy cream. Simmer gently, whisking in minced garlic and grated parmesan cheese. Add chopped chicken, then serve with pasta, topped with chopped parsley.

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WHEELS, BALLISTIC ,17â&#x20AC;?, 8 hole, fits Dodge or GM, $400 as New. Call 501-961-1639 FOR SALE ARE hard bed cover, white, fit a Colorado or Canyon Pickup, $300. 870-482-3264 TWO P/U ladder racks, $150 each. Call Tommy at 501-548-7919 WANTED TO Buy Parts For 1953 Plymouth Cambridge. Call 501-455-2345

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ACURA, BMW, Lexus, Mercedes Etc. Fin. avail. 501-622-0676 www.mrmarksautos.com. ACURA 2002 TL, S Type, 4 dr., all power, sunroof, leather seats, 77K mi., $4,600. 501-258-2769 BMW 2011 528i Black on Black, 33K miles, $34,500. 501-821-0065 BMW 2007 328i, 87K, dark gray, very clean, runs well, $15,000. Call or Text 501-231-6249 BMW 2001 325 CI, convertible, blue w/blk top, fully loaded, exc. cond., $7,200. 501-944-2347. BMW 1987 325i Convertible, $3,600. 870-535-1039 or 870-543-9580 BUICK 2007 Lucerne Silver CDL 53K mi. GreatCond. $10,500 (KBB-$11,000) 501-230-0925 BUICK 2007 Lucerne, 4dr Sdn, V6 CX, red, $11,991. 1-800-635-0799 BUICK 2005 LaCross, black, 4dr, chrome whls heated seats, $6500 cash. 501-831-4203 BUICK 2005 LaCrosse, 4dr sedan CXL. $8,991 Call 1-877-399-0848 BUICK 2004 Limited, low mileage, excellent condition. $8,500. 479-890-3411. BUICK 1999 LeSabre, 4 dr., Runs Good, New Tires, $1,600. Call 501-275-3355 CADILLAC 2004 Deville, 48,200 miles, Black with leather. One owner. $7,500. 501-632-6256 CHEVROLET 2012 Malibu LT. $14,991. 1-877-399-0848 CHEVROLET 2010 Impala LT, white, lthr int,56k miles, $12,300. 501-940-0022 CHEVROLET 2010 Impala, v6, personal car, 37,000 mi., like new, $12,000. 501-513-1807. CHEVROLET 2003 Impala . 104K miles. Great condition! $3,900. Call 501-868-3426. CHEVROLET 2002 Camaro SS Performance pkg, only 59k, like new! $12,991. 1-800-635-0799

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FORD 2011 Mustang, black, V6, 52K miles, excellent condition $13,500. 501-804-6308 FORD 2007 Fusion SEL, leather, sunroof, clean, 1owner. $8,991 red. Call 1-800-635-0799 FORD 2005 Mustang GT 5spd, 69K, 20â&#x20AC;? rim/tires, cowl hood, $14,000. 501-778-2790 FORD 2001 Escort MXZ, Runs Great, Cold AC, Heat! $2,300. 501-541-9743 FORD 1991 Crown Victoria, Transmission Slips, $1,500 OBO 501-551-4590 or 501-256-2898 FORD 1985 Mustang, 302 eng. with slap shift, low gears. Hot Car! $2,000. 870-210-6420 HONDA 2011 CRV-SE, 80,000 miles, $14,000 or best offer. Call Eddie at 501-580-2105. CHEVROLET 1988 Corvette, HONDA 2009 Accord, 4dr V6 convertible, red w/white top, low Auto EX-L. $14,682 miles, showroom condition, 1-877-399-0848 $11,500. Call 479-754-6495. HONDA 2007 Accord 2-Dr Grain trucks, moving sales, Coupe 4-cyl. Auto. Blue sleeper sofas, bedroom suites, w/black interior. Power cell phones, foundation repair, windows. AM/FM/CD player. Air cond. New battery. wallpaper and painting contracNew brakes. New tires. Well tors, strollers, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toys, maintained. Excellent condition. scrap lumber, post hole diggers, $6,400. 501-658-7193. antennas, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shirts and HONDA 2007 Accord EX, 4-door, pants, carport sales, riding mow- v6, all power, gray w/gray leathers, guitars, sewing machines, er, $7,500. Call 501-605-3312. vacuum cleaners, dryers, exer- HONDA 2007 Civic, white w/tan int, 179k miles, excellent condicise bikes, ďŹ&#x201A;utes, and more. tion, $7000. 870-830-3701 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all here in ClassiďŹ ed. HONDA 2004 Accord LX, 1 owner, black, good cond, $6,000 obo. 501-590-2352 HONDA 2002 Accord, auto., WANTED TO Buy Parts For 1953 WHEELS: 17â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; AMG, with tires, CHEVROLET 1966 Corvette Conleather, sunroof, 167K miles, P l y m o u t h C a m b r i d g e . C a l l Mercedes-Benz 2005, set of 4. vertible, red, a/c, ps., 427 en$600 obo. Call 501-804-5225. gine, $67,000. 501-412-7654 $4,000 cash. 501-778-2662 501-455-2345

KIA 2011 Soul Sport. White w/black/red interior, AM/FM/ CD player, Sunroof, Factory warranty, approx. 33,500 miles, asking $13,000. Call for more info. 501-425-6062. KIA 2007 Optima EX, V6, only 69K mi., loaded, leather, moon roof. $8,500. 501-843-6817 LEXUS 1996 ES300, fully loaded, new tires, high miles, exc. cond. $3,500. Call 870-615-2294. LINCOLN 2009 MKS, 63,000 miles, dual snrf., v6, lthr seats, loaded, $17,500. 501-882-7161. LINCOLN 1977 TownCar, exc. cond. $4,000 obo. Call 501-231-6441 MERCEDES 1993 300D, turbo diesel,103k, immaculate, motor shines, $5,995. 501-413-1819 MERCEDES-BENZ 1993 500SEL black, 68k mi., $6,200, Former diplomat car! 501-223-9368 MERCURY 2006 Grand Marquis LS, ultimate sharp!. #6X632405 $8,992. 1-800-635-0799 MERCURY 2003 Grand Marquis LS,Prem, leather, loaded, clean, 1own. $5,991. 1-800-635-0799 MERCURY 1996 Marquis, great cond, clean, $3,000 or trade. Call 501-722-4154 NISSAN 2013 Versa, 4dr Sdn Auto 1.6 S. Certified. $14,991 Call 1-877-399-0848 NISSAN 2012 Sentra 4dr Sdn I4 CVT 2.0. Certified. $12,991 Call 1-877-399-0848 NISSAN 2012 Sentra 4dr Sdn I4 CVT 2.0 SR, certified. $15,991. Call 1-877-399-0848 NISSAN 2012 Versa, 4dr Sdn CVT 1.6 SV. Certified. $12,984 1-877-399-0848 NISSAN 2010 Sentra 4dr Sdn I4 CVT 2.0 SL. Certified. $14,782 . Call 1-877-399-0848 NISSAN 2003 Sentra GXE, 4 dr, pw, auto, 141k, clean, 2 owner, $3,000. 501-771-1822

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VOLKSWAGEN 2001 Beetle, blk w/lthr, turbo 5-sp., snrf, 111K mi., $2,900 obo. 501-920-4021. WANTED TO Buy a Low mileage White Subaru or Low Mileage Camry. Call 479-229-1927

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BUICK 2008 Enclave CLX, white diamond, fully loaded, AWD, $15,991. 501-425-0275 CHEVROLET 2007 Suburban LTZ, 1 owner, black, 134k mi., loaded, $15,500. 501-912-2602 CHEVROLET 2006 Equinox LT, loaded, nice, clean, 1 owner, blue. $7.591. 1-800-635-0799 CHEVROLET 2005 Uplander, 4dr Ext WB FWD LS. $6,991 Call 1-877-399-0848 CHEVROLET 2003 Blazer LS, 4WD, blue, pwr seats, & more! $6,991. Call 1-800-635-0799 DODGE 2009 Journey SXT, red in color, loaded, asking $17,000. Call 870-948-2283 FORD 1994 Bronco XLT 4x4, V8, 351, very clean, $5,800 obo. Call 501-249-2217 FORD 2004 Expedition, 4.6L XLT. $5,991 1-877-399-0848 FORD 2002 Expedition, SUBARU 2006 Outback, AWD, Eddie Bauer, 189k miles. pwr. steering & windows, cargo $3900. 501-747-4882 cover, $6,000. 501-551-2545 TOYOTA 2013 Prius IV Hybrid MSR $35,300, sunroof, Nav, ps, pb, lthr heated seats, 120K mi. GMC 2011 Acadia-Denali, 46K warranty, 8500 miles, $27,600. miles, loaded including Naviga507-884-6735 / 501-825-6711 tion & rear seat Entertainment. 1 owner, new tires, very nice, TOYOTA 2010 Corolla. $36,450. 870-321-0908 47,320 mi. $12,800. GMC 1986 Jimmy 4X4. new Call 501-286-1339. Cabot 383 Stroker engine. $5,500. (501) 470-1447 after 6pm. TOYOTA 2005 Camry LE. V6. A/C. Side airbags. Pwr locks/win GMC 2001 Yukon, 4WD, sunroof, 82K mi. $8000. 501-681-8039 chrome GMC stock, $4,000 obo. 501-612-4263 TOYOTA 2005 Camry, white, w/ sunroof, alloy wheels, 117,000 ISUZU 2004 Rodeo, 4 dr, Auto, mi., $6,000 obo. 501-475-8458. power & Air, looks & runs great, TOYOTA 2004 Avalon, 4dr Sdn $3,650. 501-835-4401. XLS w/Bucket Seats. $11,991 1-877-399-0848 TOYOTA 2001 Camry, 144,000 JEEP 2003 Grand Cherokee miles, runs & drives good, good Laredo, 6 cyl., 4x4, auto., 148K, cond., $3,850. 501-744-0156. Clean, $5,700. 479-243-0691

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JEEP 2003 Liberty Lt., 4WD, leather, pwr seats & more, blue. $6,991. 1-800-635-0799 JEEP 2011 Wrangler Sahara Hardtop, 2-dr, Auto. Black. Nav/DVD/UConnect Warn Winch Teraflex Bumpers. 28k miles. $28,950. 501-765-7883. LR. JEEP 2004 Wrangler showrm cond. Factory ht & drs 5 sp. new tires $13,950. 501-405-5000 LEXUS 2004 RX330 V6 Auto. 2WD, 125k mi., power, all exc. cond., $13,595. 501-952-8110 NISSAN 2010 Armada Platinum, Whit.e $28,000 870-904-0651. Magnolia TOYOTA 2003 Highlander, $5,000. Call 870-628-3228 LEXUS 2005 RX 330 AWD. Showroom cond. All rcds. Bamboo Pearl.Â New tires,Â Htd leather seats,nav. + too much to list. 103K $17,000. 479-359-3434, GarďŹ eld

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CHEVROLET 2007 Box bed del. truck, White, Air cond., 68,000 miles $14,500. (501)580-0328. CHEVROLET 1998 Silverado, 1 owner, less than 50K miles, $7,995. 870-572-3424 CHEVROLET 1988 S10 Pickup King Cab, bad engine, asking $500. Call 501-490-1429. DODGE 2003 1500, for sale, $6,200 obo. Call Ann for more information at 870-690-7364. DODGE 2001 Dakota, Quad Cab 131â&#x20AC;? WB SLT, silver. $6,991 #1S250455. 1-800-635-0799 FORD 1992 Ext cab, LWB, V8 auto, 2WD, good work truck, $1,500. 501-778-9720

FORD 2005 F-150 Lariat, quadcab, good condition. $10,900. Call 501-944-1075. FORD 2005 F150 reg cab, auto, V8, sharp! 1 owner, silver $6,991. Call 1-800-635-0799 FORD 2004 F150 XLT, supercrew cab, loaded, extras, 1 own, 88k. $11,991. 1-800-635-0799 FORD 2000 F-150 Lariat, black with matching cover, beige interior, auto., 116K miles, $6,250. Call 501-425-3082 FORD 1967 F-100, $4K in repairs & restoration done, $6,250 OBO or trade. 501-246-6680 FORD 1967 F-100, $4K in repairs & restoration done, $6,250 OBO or trade. 501-246-6680 FORD 2002 Lariat, loaded, for sale, $6,500. Call for more details at 501-213-6811. FORD 2002 Ranger XLT. 2 Wheel Drive, Exc. cond. $7,500 obo. 479-890-3411 FORD 2002 Ranger Edge, V6, very clean, 1 owner, black. $5,991. 1-800-635-0799 FORD 1998 Ranger XLT, V6, 62k, exc cond, delux camper, liner, ac, $5,196. 501-849-2874 GMC 1990 1500 Sierra, rebuilt mtr/trans, less than 22K mi. on rebuilt, $4,000. 870-942-8729 NISSAN 2006 Frontier SE Crew Cab V6 Auto 2WD. $13,991 Call 1-877-399-0848 NISSAN 1997 Ext. Cab Pickup, 4 cyl., auto., 292K miles, $1800 cash/firm. Call 501-778-2790 NISSAN 1995 Pickup, 4cyl auto, ps, pb, cold ac, 80K, very clean, $3,650. 501-352-6691

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TOYOTA 2005 Tacoma, white, 4-door, auto., 78,000 mi., very nice, $16,000. 501-681-4222.

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CHEVROLET 2009 Silverado 15004WD Reg Cab Work Truck. $14,991. Call 1-877-399-0848 CHEVROLET 2007 Silverado, Z-71, LT pkg, must sell! $16,995. Call 870-243-2779. CHEVROLET 2002 S10 ZR2 Extended Cab, 173,500 mi., clean, $4,800. 501-350-5376 CHEVROLET 2002 S10 Crew Cab, V6, 4 wd, 101k mi., extra clean, $10,000. 501-278-9285 CHEVROLET 1998 Extended cab, 3rd door, 300K miles, $5500. trade 501-405-5000 CHEVROLET 1993 Z71 Ext. Cab, 4x4, V8 Auto, Run, Drives Good, $2,200 501-778-2265 DODGE 2010 Ram, Crew, 4x4, Razorback red, 3” lift, 35” tires 25k mi, $28,000. 870-917-8628 FORD 2003 F150, automatic, 160,000 miles, $6,000. Call 501-655-4411 Lavac AR, FORD 2000 Ranger, 4 wd., off road, 106K mi., 3.0 6 cyl., new slave cyl. $6,500. 870-367-3161 GMC 1992 Sonoma Ext. Cab, runs good, everything works. $2,300 obo. 501-551-1573

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CHEVROLET 2003 Venture, 6-cylinder. Automatic. $3000. 501-538-3858. CHEVROLET 1993 diesel. $3500. Call for info. at 501-773-8059. CHEVROLET 1991 Sports Van, V8, pw, runs good, 144K miles, $1,800. 501-776-2226 CHEVROLET 1976 SportVan, 350 auto., needs work, $800. Call 318-381-2024 Alexander AR. DODGE 2007 Grand Caravan4dr Wagen SXT *Ltd Avail*. $6,991 1-877-399-0848 HONDA 2006 Odyssey, 5dr EXL AT w/RES, silver, #6B009193 $9,991. 1-800-635-0799

Automotive Wanted 255 WANTED: MERCEDES Benz 300 SEL or 500 SEL, or Cadillac 2005 Deville. Call 501-716-0396. WANTED: GMC 2005-’07 Z- 71 Reg. cab only, 4wd, in super nice condition. 870-243-2779 WANTED: OLDMOBILE 1970 to 1972 Cutlass, must be 2-door. Any cond. OK. 501-617-2811.

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16FT DOUBLE axle w/lights, $850; 5x8 single axle w/lights, $500. 501-655-4411 Lavaca AR C A R T R A I L E R 2 0 1 4, 2 0 f t w/winch, new, $2800. 501-413-8793. GOOSENECK 16’ stock trailer, exc. cond., dbl. axle, Bulldog hitch, $1,000. 501-849-2874 TRAILER, 5x8’ tilt bed, regular axles & regular tires, $550. 501-983-0110 / 501-269-1913 UTILITY TRAILER, 5’ x 8’, regular axles & tires, good condition, $400 obo. Call 501-352-0969.

UTILITY : DROP Gate, 5x10, $695. 5x10 tilt, $570. Drop gate, 6x14, $930. Car haulers, new, 18’, $1850. 20’, $2050. 501-416-7786

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ALUMACRAFT 18’ x, 5’x, 24” TM & 60 hp., stroke, 50 hrs. on motor. $9,500. 501-397-2273 ALWELD 14FT. flatbottom, Mercury 25hp, Electric start, trailer, $3000. 870-269-2800 BUMBLE BEE 2002 fiberglass 16’, 115 Yamaha, loaded, clean, $9500. 501-413-8793. CHAMPION 188 2004, With 200HP Mercury, Loaded, Mint Condition, Tournament Ready! $16,750. 501-230-0963 FISHMASTER 1993, 18’ walkaround, w/88hp Johnson & Magic Trail, Alum. trlr, $3,500 obo. Must See. 501-766-9777. G3 2001 Pontoon Boat 18’, 25HP Yamaha with trailer, open deck. $3,900. 501-961-1977 GRUMMEN 1995 Fish and Ski, 115 Johnson Motor, TM, Trailer, $4,500. 501-609-6319. KING FISHER 18’, center console,115HP Yamaha 4 stroke, low hrs. $15,000.501-617- 0373 S T R A T O S 2 0 1 2 bass boat, w/2012 250 HP Evinrude (125 hrs.), warr. through 12/18/14, $41,500 obo. 501-912-3192. TRACKER 2011 Fish Barge 21’, 60 Hp. Loaded, trailer & access, $13,500. 501-286-2242. Cabot

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HOLIDAY RAMBLER 2003 Diesel Embassador Motor Home, Class A, 36’, 30,963 miles, in SKIPPER LINER 1997, alum. hull, twin diesel cat engines, 57’ excellent condition. $59,900. long & 15’ wide. Located AR Riv- 501-525-2094 er. $105,000. 870-723-6692 HUNTERS SPECIAL 1978 Doddge Big Sur, 18’, 440 engine, 2 Kayaks/Canoes 305 owners, 71,067 mi., needs TLC, VLF Class AQ type van, 12J, WANTED: CANOES, aluminum. $1,300. 512-743-3345 LR Call with any information at 870-681-0015.

GMC 2007 Z-71 SLE, crew cab, Personal Watercraft 307 90,000 miles, very clean, exc. YAMAHA 2004 Waverunner cond., $18,500. 479-641-7418. FX HO, 150 hrs, alum. trailer & NISSAN HARDBODY, cover. $4,500. 501-837-3356 New tires,Needs motor. $1900. Call 479-223-9825 Boating Equipment/ NISSAN 2004 Frontier 4WD, XE Supplies 312 Crew Cab V6 Auto SB. $14,991 Call 1-877-399-0848 BOAT SEAT posts and bases; TOYOTA 2004 Tacoma, dbl cab, 11" posts threaded, 3 sets for V6, auto, 4WD, 1own, Must See! $50. Call 501-786-1811 $12,991. 1-800-635-0799

Vans & Buses

Motorcycles

TRITON 1650, like new, 50 hp WANTED: YAMAHA Zuma 50CC DRIVER/WAREHOUSE position Great Permanent PT position College Students - Retired Mercury, 4 stroke, 2012, DF, TM, moped scooter that runs. $500 available. Good benefits. Pay & Others. 4 days a week DOE. Apply in person only at new tires, $9500. 501-891-0072 cash. 501-400-3909 1-2 years retail exp. Email Merchants Wholesale, 5310 S. TRITON 2005 TR175 w/ 115 HP Motorcyle Equipment/ Shackleford, Suite B, Little Rock. bbryant@asapworksforme.com Merc., loaded, exc. cond, low Supplies 323 Tobacco Exp. helpful. Drug Farm equipment hours. $12,500. 501 837-1688 screen & clean driving record can be found WACO 14’ x 36’ flatbottom boat, LOADING RAMP 5 Star ATV required. No CDL required. everyday in w/2 pedestal seats, LW, trailer, alum 1000# capacity 40W 71L Democrat-Gazette $850. Call 501-350-8536 LR. bifold $80. 870-856-3615 Classiﬁed. BASS BOAT, 16’, 1980s model, SLIP STREAMER Windshield off Find your next w/Evinrude 90 HP. Trlr. Needs V u l c a n 7 5 0 , $ 7 5 . C a l l tractor today. work, $2,000. 501-666-0608. 501-612-5097 FLOATER: Hrs: 10:00-6:00. HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING Experience preferred but not PACK fits ‘97-2007 Road Houseboats 304 TOUR TECHNICIAN JOBS AVAILABLE! required. Apply at 2400 W. King, $500 obo. Call Fast Track, Hands On, Markham, LR on the grounds of 501-231-5144 Certification Training Provided. AR School for the Deaf, The VEST, BMW MC heated GI Bill Eligible! 1-877-994-9904 Rasnick Bldg. vest, blue/gray XL. GIBSON 1994, w/fly bridge, $ 70. 501-529-1463 2 baths, fully furn., extra-clean, everything works, lake-ready Recreational Vehicles 325 (located at Greers Ferry lake), $65,000 obo. 501-231-7183. ALLEGRO 2000 Class A motor S H A R P E 2 0 0 4 H o u s e b o a t , home, 31’, extras, 2 roof A/Cs, SPRING IS COMING! 16x72, updated int., exc. cond. 53K mi. $24,000. 501-753-8416 It will soon be a lot warmer. This is the perfect time to in & out, $225,000. Lake Ouachbecome a Democrat-Gazette Contractor. You can earn ita, 870-703-2377

HURRICANE 2007 Class “A” mo tor home, 34’, 1 slide, 17K miles, $35,000. 479-387-1079. KZ 04 Travel Trailer superslide rear living picture window, full kitchen/bath, walk around Q bedroom, multiple sleep options, awning & outdoor shower price reflects repairable contained water damage, $6400, WLR 501-993-0133 MONTE CARLO 2011, 37ft 5th Marinas/Boat Storage 313 wheel, 2 slides, W-D, DW, loaded. $23,500 obo. 870-489-5754 MONTE CARLO Platium 2012 42’ Fifth wheel, 2br, 2 ac’s, SEARCY, 2 Free Month of Boat w&d, electric awning, FP, lots of & RV Cover & Mini Storage. De- extras. $25K obo. 870-692-8723 bra at 501-388-9109 for details REXHALL 1995 class “A” motor coach, 36’, 44K mi., loaded, exAll Terrain Vehicles/ tra-nice, $12k. 501-920-6489. Go Carts 319 RV WANTED class A late model, Must trade for Little Rock inG O C A R T S , 2-seater, 2012 come Real Estate 501-405-5000 model, with electric start & reverse, $1,200. 870-633-9279. JOHN DEERE 2013 Gator, 825i, 15 hrs, Adult Ridden, $14,500. 870-879-4162/870-550-0964 SIERRA 2011 fifth wheel, 35’, w/3 slides, 2 A/Cs, & electric KAWASAKI 1989 Bayou 300, awning, $28,750. 501-262-1143 runs good, $650. Call 501-612-5097 WINNEBAGO 2002 Sightseer, 27’, 1slide, 60K, Vortex eng. SUZUKI 1993 Quad Runner 250, runs good, $800. Call or Text New price! $18K. 870-534-2083 501-593-2977 for more info. SUZUKI QUAD racer 450R, adult ridden, less than 10 hrs, like new, $5,800 obo. 501-249-2217 WINNEBAGO 2005 Adventurer, WANTED: 700 Yamaha 35’, Class A, 30K miles, gas 4wd from 2007-2012 work horse chassis, 2 slides, 870-845-1173 central heat & air, heated tank, YAMAHA 1997 Warrior, clean, excellent condition, $59,000. runs fast, new parts, $1,400 501-626-2476 Hotsprings, or cash obo. Call 501-551-1573 email: gdill55002@att.net YAMAHA 2005 Kodiak 450 4WD, winch, new tires, auto., $3,650. Campers/Camping Equipment 330 501-993-3835 Benton. Acura, Buick, Corvette, AIRSTREAM TRAILER Wanted, Dodge, Eagle, Ferrari, Good Condition, up to $10k. Geo, Honda, Isuzu, Cash paid.870-917-2070 Jaguar, Kia, Lexus. Find ‘em in Classified. JAYCO 2013 White Hawk TT model 28DSDH, w/slide-out, B M X 1 5 0 C C Dune Buggy, 2 loaded, $18,000. 501-835-6755. seater, like new, w/ Mudd tires F/R $1,500 obo. 501-733-1747 KZ 2009 Sportsman 32’ bumper pull, 2 slides. $16,000 obo. GO KART, 18HP, electric start, 501-834-2386 or 501-517-2777 like new, $650 or trade SKYLINE 2011 Layton 26ft mod501-231-5144 el 207, brand new, $12,500 obo. 501-767-1484 Hot Springs. Motorcycles 322 TERRY 2005 Dakota, 4500 lbs, HARLEY DAVIDSON 2003 Heri- super slide, like new, $10,000. tage Softail, 25K miles, lots of 501-516-6323 Hazen. extras, excellent cond., stored inside. $10,000. 870-904-4706 HARLEY-DAVIDSON 2004 883 Custom, extra chrome, GSCI -TL 24 FT 2002 with $3,999 obo. 870-919-5479 Shower/Toilet. H/AC & TV. Frig/Stove. Queen/Twin bed HARLEY DAVIDSON 2006 Ultra Ready for summer!PRICE: Classic, 31K mi., extra accesso$5,000. Call: (501)563-7718 ries, Big Bore kit, clean bike. $12,500.501-206-6775 HONDA 1981 XR 100. Good conJOBS dition. Needs carburetor work. $400 obo. Call 870-307-3740. HONDA 1998 Magna, low miles, exc. cond., $3,500 or best offer. Call for details 501-912-6971. HONDA 2002 Goldwing Touring 1800 w/trailer. 62K miles. Runs great. $11,000; 501-563-1593 KAWASAKI 2004 Ninja. 4 stroke Blue. Aftermarket exhaust. Kept General Employment 501 covered. 5500 miles. Good conANIMAL CARE - Energetic & dition, $2000 text 501-672-9370 KAWASAKI 2009 1700, Maroon hardworking wknd animal care associates needed. Must have a /Sand, Mileage 17 K miles, Excellent! $8500. 501-796-8333 positive personality. We can train rapid leaners. Pickup up appliM I N I S P R I N T dirt track car, cation at 290 Smokey Lane, NLR Stallard with spares, $12,000 Accountants, obo. 501-249-2217 Biologists, ROYAL ENNFIELD Bullet 500, Controller, Deck Hands, museum-kept, $4,000. Call Engineers, File Clerks. 870-352-3015 Fordyce. Find your next job SUZUKI 2003 GSR1000, very CAN YOU DIG IT? fast bike, extras, 17k mi., Bulldozers, Backhoes, and $5,500 obo. 501-539-1895 Excavators. 3 Week Hands On S U Z U K I 2 0 0 6 H a y a b u s a Training Provided. Become Yokushuma Muffler, black, Ex- Nationally Certified. Lifetime Job tended, $4,950. 501-563-0068 Placement Assistance. GI Bill SUZUKI 2007 Boulevard C90, Eligible! 1-866-362-6497 3000 miles, lots of extra’s. Construction Equipment $6,500. 870-917-5674 Service Technician TRIUMPH 2000 Thunderbird The G.W. Van Keppel Co. seek$3,000 ing field technician with tools. 501-517-3171 Good pay, benefits. Send reYAMAHA 1990 Regal, not run- sume to: joliver@vankeepel.com or call Jimmy 501-945-4594 ning. Needs work. $300 cash only; may trade. 501-288-2278. DECK HANDS YAMAHA 2008 V-Star 1100, black & chrome, 2,400 mi., No exp. needed; train on ship. S t a r t ing pay $34-42k (incl. $5,500 obo. Call 501-831-3210. allowances), medical/dental, 30 WANTED, KAWASAKI 900 days off/yr. H S diploma, age Classic. 17-34. Must relocate. Call After 6 PM, 501-628-7267 Mon-Fri 800-284-6289

up to $800 delivering the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. If you're an early riser and have good transportation, you'll be a successful Independent Contractor.

EXTRA $$$$$$ Routes available in:

St. Charles • Chenal Valley Pleasant Valley • West LR Hillcrest • Heights Call 399-3678 Please leave your age, address and telephone number.

$100 Bonus after One Week

CARRIERS WANTED

EARNING FROM $700 TO $900 PER MONTH FOR A FEW HOURS EACH MORNING

CARRIERS (INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS) NEEDED TO DELIVER THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS • JACKSONVILLE • NORTH LITTLE ROCK • SHERWOOD IF INTERESTED PLEASE CALL 501-399-3678 LEAVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER

General Employment 501 HELLO! We Need Independent Sales Representatives Earning potential at Kiosk Booth $600 - $900 Per Week Casual Dress Every Day! Relaxed Supportive Atmosphere! Sales Experience is a PLUS! CALL TODAY 501-918-4580 Ask for Karla At The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette or email resume to kcox@arkansasonline.com HOUSEKEEPER P/T-for upscale apartment community in the Riverdale area. Exp. req’d. Email contact information or resume to: shelor12@comcast.net HOUSEKEEPING: Competitive wages, excellent benefits. Apply in person: Hickory Heights #3 Chenal Heights Dr. LR, 72223.

JANITORS - Part Time Little Rock, NLR, Maumelle areas Mornings, Afternoons & Evenings For details call 501-492-8903 JIM’S TREE SERVICE hiring for: • Experienced Climber/ Equipment Operator with CDL. • Experienced Foreman Call 501-961-2048

NUKE POWER TRAINEE

Learn nuclear reactors. Top pay. Sign-on bonus $11k. Medical-dental, 30 days off/yr. Must relocate. H S grads to age 24. Call Mon-Fri 800-284-6289 PART TIME SALES CONSULTANTS NEEDED for the Central Arkansas area. 20 to 25 hours per week. Commissions and bonuses will normally make you $275 to $500 per week. Must pass drug test and criminal background check. Call (501) 378-3424 for details. Find the business of your dreams in Classified. Convenience store, motel, storage units, bowling alley, cafe, canoe rentals, bed and breakfast, feed and grain store, photography studio, fine dining, deli, TV repair, computer sales and service, landscaping sales and service, office supply, catering service, clothing store, golf driving range, business equipment and supplies, restaurant equipment sales and many more. Classified means more business. PART TIME SALES REPS Needed. 3 Openings Available Entry Level Position Paid Training 25-Hour Work Week Monday-Friday 2:30pm-7:30pm Average reps make $1,500 a month Call Daniel at 501-918-4581 Or email resume to:

HOW TO APPLY Apply in person, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 9 - 11a.m. at 121 E. Capitol Avenue in downtown Little Rock.

CALL CENTER CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT NEEDED Position is full time with benefits starting at $9.00/hour Must be flexible to work any hours between 7:30 am and 9:00 pm Applicant must be dependable and professional. We are a drug and smoke free company EOE

Send resumes to: ACCOUNT ADVISOR POSITION P.O. Box 384, Bryant, AR 72089 clewis@wehco.com NOTE: Office is located in Bryant, Arkansas

CFO Umarex USA / Walther Arms is seeking a Chief Financial Officer in Fort Smith, AR. This individual will be responsible for directing the fiscal functions of these two growing corporations. The CFO will lead our accounting, human resources, and information technology staff and will oversee corporate legal matters. This financial leader will ensure sound financial planning and budgeting, sound cash flow planning and treasury functions, and strong internal controls. Responsibilities include: Participating in the development of financial plans and programs, implementing financial and accounting policies and procedures, maintaining a reliable cash flow projection process, and providing strategic financial input and leadership on decision-making issues. We are looking for someone with strong leadership and people skills who is willing to mentor our existing accounting staff. Must have a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and at least five years of related experience. A CPA, CMA, and/or MBA is preferred. We are looking for an intelligent, articulate individual with sound technical skills, analytic ability, good judgment and strong operational focus. The successful candidate must be able to analyze and interpret complex issues and be a strong negotiator who is experienced in contracts. We need someone who possesses a “big picture” perspective and is able to make effective presentations on complex topics. Qualified applicants must apply online at jobs.umarexusa.com and attach a resume.

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CSR CLERK - EXPERIENCED! Must have solid work history 1-2 yrs CSR exper. Email bbryant@asapworksforme.com

General Employment 501

Part Time Sales Reps Needed 3 Openings Available Entry Level Position Paid Training 25 Hour Work Week Monday-Friday • 2:30pm-7:30pm Average reps make $1,500 a month Call Daniel at 501-918-4581 Or email resume to dstephenson@arkansasonline.com

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Banking

THERAPIST

We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefits package that includes dental, vision, employer paid life, AD&D and long term disability. 5% employer contribution to 401k, paid sick, annual, birthday and personal leave. Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit a resume via fax or email to: 870-972-4973 or tbickers@mshs.org or apply online at www.mshs.org.

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Professional

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DESIGNER The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is looking to fill a Designer position in the Promotions Department. The incumbent must be able to design marketing and promotional materials, special advertising features, advertisements and ad campaigns, books and other special projects for the newspaper. Assists department as needed; creates web ads; creates and maintains web pages. The incumbent must have 3-5 years experience in print design or equivalent (comparable design experience and education may be substituted). Must have knowledge of and ability to use MACINTOSH computer and the programs InDesign and Adobe Photoshop preferred. Graphics/art degree a plus. PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED. How to Apply Apply in person Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 911 a.m., at 121 E. Capitol Avenue in Downtown Little Rock. You may also email your resume with cover letter stating the desired position to: bwells@arkansasonline.com.

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Sales & Marketing

HELLO! We Need Independent Sales Representatives Earning Potential at Kiosk Booth $600 - $900 Per Week Casual Dress Every Day ! Relaxed Supportive Atmosphere ! Sales Experience is a PLUS !

CALL TODAY 501-918-4580

Ask for Karla At The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette or email resume to kcox@arkansasonline.com

Account Executive - Online Assist advertisers in planning advertising strategy, schedules, budget and copy. The Account Executive will provide effective, courteous customer service to all accounts. This person will be able to independently prioritize their time and resources which includes revenue goals as well as specific targets and presentations. The successful Account Executive will study and learn the online and web advertising market trends and competition. Ideal candidate will have a four-year degree in Marketing, Advertising, a related field or have special experience and qualifications. • Performance-Based Commission • Excellent Benefits

HOW TO APPLY Apply in person Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 121 E. Capitol Avenue in downtown Little Rock, or send resume and cover letter to: jholmes@arkansasonline.com. Resumes may also be mailed to Human Resources, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR. 72203-2221

Digital Media Consultant Do you want to help Little Rock businesses better understand and utilize the power of the internet? Does working in a fast-paced, modern office in the River Market sound like your ideal sales job? Apply today to join like-minded, digitally savvy professionals having fun and making money working for the state’s most historic and respected media company. We’re looking for sales professionals that know what the coming digital wave will mean to our state and local businesses. We offer a solid base salary, uncapped commissions, excellent benefits and great working conditions. Applicants must have a professional appearance and demeanor, reliable transportation and personal drive to excel. Experience in B2B sales is required. Experience selling interactive, media or yellow pages is helpful.

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Mid-South Health Systems, the leader in community mental health has an immediate need for Contract Therapists for our Forrest City and Brinkley Outpatient clinics. The successful candidate will provide services to the outpatient clinic. Must be licensed as a Mental Health Professional by the state of Arkansas, LAC, LPC, LMSW, LCSW or provisionally licensed in those disciplines.

Executive Assistant to CEO

General Employment 501

Banking

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ACCTG CLERK Must have excel/quickbook exp. 1-2 yrs acctg bkgrd. Email: bbryant@asapworksforme.com

UCA Student Center Ballroom Bring Plenty of Resumes! Dress for Success! This event is open to the public. For more information, call 501-450-3134

University of Central Arkansas 2014 Spring Job Fair Wednesday, March 5, 2014 9:00-2:00

Full-Time: Takes incoming calls from customers. Must be able to type 21 wpm and be willing to work early morning hours, weekends and holidays. Customer Service experience desired; hourly wage plus bonuses. Benefits includes: Health insurance, 401K and paid vacation. A typing test will be administered at the time of application.

Accounting / Finance

Successful fast paced professional firm looking to add an Executive Assistant to our staff. Strong computer skills, detail oriented, multi-task, professional manner and speech, take initiative & anticipate needs of CEO. •Minimum 5 years' experience in the administrative level. •Ability to work as a team, flexible with positive attitude. •Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook a must. •Proven track record of success. •Temp to perm position. •Eligible for full benefits after 60 days. Please send resumes to careers396@gmail.com

dstephenson@arkansasonline.com

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Join The Heritage Company & put your outgoing personality to work raising $ for charities! With previous sales experience you could start up to $10.00 per hour. Pd. trng, wkly pay, monthly bonuses.FT & PT positions avail. For more information & to apply (501) 835-8515.

Medical/Dental

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is seeking a Retail Account Executive for the Advertising department. The incumbent will be responsible for sales to new and existing advertisers; makes sales presentations to new and existing advertisers; sells display advertising space for publications; attends sales and training sessions; obtains and exhibits practical knowledge of other advertising media. High School diploma or equivalent; college degree desired, sales experience required; three years desired. Must possess or be able to obtain a VALID drivers license. Driving record must meet the requirements set in the “Personal Vehicles Used for Company Business” policy. Must have and provide own immediate, dependable transportation (mileage reimbursed). Must provide proof of insurance with Arkansas Democrat-Gazette listed as an Additional Interested Party.

HOW TO APPLY Apply in person Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 121 E. Capitol Avenue in downtown Little Rock. Resumes may also be emailed to: dkiser@arkansasonline.com or mailed to P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR. 72203-2221

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To place your ad call Little Rock (501) 372-3733 or 1-800-342-3375 Clerical / Administrative

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Education

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CHARTER SCHOOL SEEKS: •Special Education Teachers •Special Education Manager Certified positions. 12-month employment agreement. Experience with K-12 population is preferred. Strong technical skills will be imperative. Call 501.664.4225 for more information. EOE. Drug-Free Workplace

PROGRAM COORDINATOR Qualis Health is a recognized leader in patient-centered medical home (PCMH) transformation. In this non-IT role, you’d manage event logistics / registration & provide other administrative support. Requires 4 years of work experience, H.S. diploma or equivalent, & strong MS Office Suite & WebEx skills. GLEN ROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT To learn more & apply, visit i s a c c e p t i n g r e s u m e s f o r https://qualishealthcareers.silkroad 2014-2015 position: .com/qualisext/EmploymentListin • 10th grade English OC/Drama gs.html EEO/AA/M/F/D/V Teacher. Must meet state requirements. Please send resume to: Drivers/ Vic Gandolph, 14334 Highway 67 Transportation 522 Malvern, AR 72104 or Fax 501-332-3902. CDL P/T Shuttle delivery driver Must have good driving record. TEACHERS- The Arkadelphia Apply in person 25631 I-30 School District is accepting Bryant or fax resume to applications for the following 501-653-1292 certified position: • Secondary Math Teacher Class A CDL Drivers • Secondary English Teacher Quality Home Time!! • Teacher/Coach Regional Drivers Home Weekends • Elementary P.E. Teacher Excellent Benefits • Certified Pre-K Teacher Quarterly Bonus Available • Certified Vision Teacher Must have 2 yrs OTR Applications will be accepted Call @866-677-4333 until position is filled. www.dancortransit.com A p p l y o n l i n e a t : arkadelphia.schoolrecruiter.net CLASS A CDL DRIVER Please call 870-246-5564 ext. Triad Transport out of McAlester, 1224 for additional information. OK is a leading hazardous waste EOE. company has an opening for a regional roll off, end dump class A Engineering 525 CDL driver w/Hazmat end. home most weekends. excellent pay, ENGINEERING benefits, bonus programs and L i t t l e R o c k c o n s u l t i n g equipment. training provided. e n g i n e e r i n g f i r m s e e k i n g great working environment. drop Designer/Draftsman proficient in yard at Benton, AR. apply on line A u t o C a d a n d / o r A u t o d e s k at www.triadtransport.com or Inventor with experience in contact Brent at 800-364-1139 industrial/process design for ext 145 for details permanent employment. Send résumé to Porbeck Engineering DRIVERS $12/hour after training Corporation, MOVERS $10/hour w/opp. to pecpersonnel@poreng.com. become driver. Great tips, paid wkly, FT days. Must be 21, good Food Service/ MVR & pass drug screen. Restaurants 526 Apply online at: www.twomen.com/job-opportunities

Nursing

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Salaried Registered Nurse Pro-Choice Family Planning Service/Surgicenter Located in West Little Rock is seeking a mature, Dependable, RN to work in the OR. Start time is 8 a.m.: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays are required Applicants must possess: A Current Arkansas RN License The ability to function in a fast-paced environment, Have the ability to multitask, and an eagerness to learn. FAX Resume to: Attn: Jane (501) 225-8705

Professional

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The primary goal of this position is to create a skills based, centralized facilities department to support a large commercial real estate portfolio. The Director has overall responsibility of all aspects of facilities management for a client organization including quality customer service, physical plant strategic planning, Professional 540 client reporting, monitoring vendor services, maintaining operations budgets, personnel manExecutive Director NASW-AR Chapter seeks a PT agement and achieving cost efficiencies. Responsible for all (about 32 hrs/wk) Executive Director. Minimum of 2 years of expense projects and assigned mgmt exp and college degree, capital projects in the portfolio. MSW pref. Must demonstrate Job Duties: •Provide support and guidance commitment to social work values. NASW-AR is an EOE. See to Property Management Department/Property Managers www.naswar.org for details. •Lead and direct the operations Qualified applicants should of the Facilities Department e-mail their cover letter and •Daily management of mainteresume by March 12, 2014 to Paula Lodwick, Search Chair, at nance personnel •Upkeep of buildings and arnaswedsearch@yahoo.com equipment •Direct the strategy development and implementation for the department •Improve staff production efficiencies •Lower building utility usage through research and innovation where possible •Create efficiencies in costs and preventive maintenance •Project management Requirements: section with more than Minimum of 5 years comprehensive experience in facilities management plus a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field. Experience in commercial HVAC, electrical and plumbing with a background in construction project management. A valid driver’s license.Send resumes to careers396@gmail.com

800,000

Company Drivers & Owner Operators ****************************** • Home 3 of 4 weekends a month • Drivers up to $.42cpm • O/O start up to $1.00 a mile • 401k • Major Medical & Dental CLASS A CDL & 12 months of recent OTR experience required ****************************** Apply By Phone Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

877-826-4605

Medical/Dental

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Arkansas Counseling Associates

Masters Level Therapist or RN: Must have a Masters degree in counseling or social work and be eligible for license in AR.

or online

M H P P : outgoing, friendly, computer literate, valid drivers license. College degree DRIVERS WANTED to transport preferred. Psych experience a railroad crews in the Little Rock, plus. Email resume to: recruiter.aca@gmail.com AR area. Paid training, benefits, & company vehicle provided. CUSTOMER SERVICE II: Growing Starting pay is $.16 per mile or M e d i c a l S u p p l y C o . s e e k s $7.25/hour while waiting. Apply individual for Customer Service II online: www.renzenberger.com. M e d i c a l e x p . , c o m p u t e r knowledge, phone skills & multi task. F/T, M-F, Benefits. ** HELP WANTED ** Resumes Fax 501-227-6260 or Seeking qualified employees email dfitzgerald@aristotle.net with Class A or B CDL for Driver/Warehouse Specialist positions. Please apply at 920 South Grady Avnue For information please call 870-479-3344

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS

LOCAL CONTRACT DRIVERS Full Time needed. Jump starts/fuel delivery/tire changes. Vehicle Jefferson Comprehensive Care required, no experience necessary. System is accepting applications Must live in Little Rock/NLR. Call Manny at 267-270-5225. College Station Health

L O C A L D R I V E R Armstrong Lead Nurse – Registered Nurse Certified X-ray Tech Transportation is looking for a Family Practice APRN O/O w/Class A CDL, based in Little Rock area for dedicated fleet. Must have 2004 or newer, Open Hands Health Center 2 yrs. driving experience. Full Case Manager – LPN time, home every night. To apply call Jeff at 901-259-0554 Rison Health Center

Staff Nurse – Registered Nurse

OWNER OPERATORS WANTED Tired of competing against your Pine Bluff own company. We are 100% Staff Nurses – LPNs Owner operator and looking for guys wanting to build their future Little Rock /Redfield with a growing dry freight Company? We are a small family Clinic Manager – Registered Nurse owned business and we are wanting to add 10 power units. Excellent communication We pay 85% of Total skills. Computer skills Revenue**Drop & Hook ** NO required. Knowledge of EHR a Touch Freight**Avg Revenue Per plus. Must be willing to travel. Load $2.05 **Dedicated Regions M-S, hours varies. and Lanes**Personalized Fleet manager** Special programs for Call 870-543-2300 or small fleet owners. 1-855-543-2300 for an When your ready to take your application career to the next level, give us a EOE call or email me 866-803-2265/501-850-7801/ acrump@rcxsolutions.ccom Spring Creek Health and Rehab

LPN’s 3-11 shift & PRN Must be licensed.

ROUTE DRIVER NEEDED in Little Rock area. Home everyday. Good benefits. Excellent pay. Must have 2 yrs. of experience and Class A CDL. Must pass DOT physical & drug screen 1-800-428-4033 Ext. 6888

TEAM DRIVERS • Lease Purchase or Company • New Top of the Line Pete’s • West Coast Freight Available • Safety/Performance Bonus • Top Pay Guarantee! Complete Benefit Package Includes • Heath • Life • Dental • Vision Beat Your Current Pay! Call 1-866-451-6162 Ext. 18 for more information. Tri National Inc. is Hiring CDL Drivers...Sign on Bonus. Teams /$10,000 - Solo / $4,000. Great Pay, Benefits, & Home Time. All Central Time Zone Route System 90% Drop & Hook. No Touch Frt. Practical Miles Paid Weekly..Bonus Programs-$$$...Passenger allowed. .10cpm Extra Ontario Canada Loads 30 Mos. CDL Exp./ 24 +Yrs. of Age. Call TNi at 1-866-378-5071 Visit us at www.tri-nat.com

BONUS $2000 HIRING BONUS! High pay & LOTS of OVERTIME for

OILFIELD TRUCK DRIVERS willing to work hard. Class A CDL with Tankers 1 year driving exp. Home 1 week monthly. Paid travel per diem & motel. Good benefits, no need to relocate.

800-588-2669, www.tttransports.com Education

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ARKANSAS CERTIFIED TEACHERS Needed to administer ACTAAP exams across the state for 3rd-8th grade students the dates of April 7th- 11th. Areas of need include Batesville, Benton, Conway, Fayetteville, Forrest City, Fort Smith, Harrison, Hope, Hot Springs, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Magnolia, Mena, Mountain Home, North Little Rock, Rogers, Russellville, Searcy, Springdale, Warren, and White Hall. Call (501) 664-4225 or email ajett@arva.org for more information.

Send resume to tburlison@reliancehealthcare .com or Apply in person at 804 North 2nd Street Cabot, AR EOE LPN/RMA/MA EXPERIENCED ONLY. Organized, Chart, Bld. Draws Vitals, E-scrib, EMR, 40wpm, Work Back & Front, M-F, LR Clinic, Benefits, Email clinic72205@yahoo.com MEDICAL FRONT OFFICE/ADM Exp’d, Answer phone, schedule appts, check patients in/out, verify ins, post pymts/charges, ins. billing. know med term, Excel/MS 50wpm, Email: frontdesk0311@yahoo.com Pharmacy located in Central Arkansas looking for DELIVERY TECHNICIAN, PRN PHARMACIST AND PRN NURSE. Email resume to emplymnt9@gmail.com

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Business Office Manager Brookridge Cove is looking for a Business office Manager to join our team. Qualified individuals will have Medicare and Medicaid billing experience as well as computer and organizational skills. If you have a passion for elders and want to be a part of changing the way we care for our elders, send your resume to L. Dabbs at Brook Ridge Cove. 1000 Brookridge Lane, Morrilton Arkansas 72110. EOE

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Real Estate Advertising Sales We’re looking for a goal oriented motivated enthusiastic sales person to join our Advertising Sales Team! Competitive outside sales experience required (2-3 year sales experience). Qualified candidate will possess media sales experience and digital sales experience. Candidate will be assigned an established account list and be expected to upsell existing accounts and sell new accounts. Ideal candidate will have a four-year degree in Marketing, Advertising, or related field. Day time travel required. Good driving record required. Position is salary plus commission with excellent benefits.

HOW TO APPLY Apply in person Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 121 E. Capitol Avenue in downtown Little Rock, or send resume and cover letter to: jsollaccio@arkansasonline.com. Resumes may also be mailed to Human Resources, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR. 72203-2221

now hiring for:

CNAs: Competitive wages, excellent benefits. Apply in person: Hickory Heights #3 Chenal Heights Dr. LR, 72223 501-830-2273

HICKORY HEIGHTS now hiring for:

LPNs Competitive wages, excellent benefits. Apply in person: Hickory Heights #3 Chenal Heights Dr. LR, 72223 501-830-2273

•LPN PRN Apply in person at Nursing & Rehab @ Good Shepherd 3001 Aldersgate Rd, LR. EOE- No phone calls please

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CLEAN a premier provider of apparel and textile rental programs, is currently seeking an experienced, entry-level, motivated individual to serve as our MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE in the Little Rock, Conway and Russellville, AR territory. •Full time position. •Deliver marketing materials to provided list of accounts. •Make and confirm appointments for sales team. •Work closely with outside sales reps to achieve results in territory. •Make daily contact with assigned number of businesses to market our service and establish leads. •$12.00/hr with company vehicle, fuel card and quarterly bonus opportunity. •Benefits include 401(K), medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off, and cell phone allowance. P l e a s e g o t o www.cleanuniform.com to the employment section, submit your resume and complete the application process. Deals on wheels can be found everyday in Democrat-Gazette Classified. Find your next vehicle today. PART TIME SALES REPS Needed. 3 Openings Available Entry Level Position Paid Training 25-Hour Work Week Monday-Friday 2:30pm-7:30pm Average reps make $1,500 a month Call Daniel at 501-918-4581 Or email resume to: SALES REP. Seeking experienced Sales Rep to represent inspirational products to established and prospective accounts in AR, MO, OK, and S. IL territory. Send resume w/references to: RESUME, 121 Interstate Blvd., Unit 1, Greenville, SC 29615. SALES REP. Seeking experienced Sales Rep to represent inspirational products to established and prospective accounts in AR, MO, OK, and S. IL territory. Send resume w/references to: RESUME, 121 Interstate Blvd., Unit 1, Greenville, SC 29615.

Digital Marketing Specialist We’re looking for a data-driven marketer to lead our company’s paid digital audience growth. This person will be responsible for the acquisition and retention of paid subscribers through digital marketing channels including SEM, SEO, targeted digital display, email and social media. The Digital Marketing Specialist must be able to write and design marketing campaigns and refine them with rigorous testing and optimization. The successful candidate will be highly organized and able to communicate strategy and results to many stakeholders in our company. At least two years of experience with web analytics and managing ecommerce services is required.

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Please send our resume with salary history to: Conan Gallaty, mail to: cgallaty@wehco.com.

PRODUCTION MACHINE SHOP MACHINIST NEEDED.

TELEMARKETING SALES REP EARN SALARY PLUS COMMISSIONS PLUS BONUSES BENEFITS PACKAGE

Experienced operator able to setup and run Mazak, Mills or Lathes, horizontal boring mills, CNC & Manual. APEX MACHINING

The Arkansas Democrat Gazette Telemarketing Department is looking for 1 full-time Sales rep. to make outbound phone calls to current and prospective customers to retain and sell new subscriptions. Leads and script will be provided. This individual needs to have strong communication skills and Telemarketing Sales Experience.

Please apply in person: 121 E. Capitol Ave Little Rock, AR Call Steve at 501-378-3575

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Telemarketing Agents Needed Position is part-time Starting at $9.00/hour Plus Bonus! Looking for dependable & professional applicants. We are a drug and smoke free company located in Bryant. Hours: Mon-Fri 4:30pm to 8:30pm and Sat. 9am to 6pm. Send resumes to: clewis@wehco.com or P.O. Box 384 Bryant, AR 72089

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Livestock & Poultry

Articles Trade 814 720 MERCEDES BENZ 1979 450SL,

BABY CHICKS, Hatching March 7th , Starting @ $2 ea Call 501-553-8097 Mabelvale. C H A R O L A I S H E I F E R S, Pure bred, Virgin and Bred. $1,500 & up. 501-317-9796 CROSSBRED COWS, 10, running with a black bull, $1,250 each. Call 870-844-5071 TEXAS LONGHORNS, registered, especially nice yearling bull, $650. Call 501-565-5986 LR. TURKEYS, GROWN, $35 Each. 501-388-2113 B A B Y C H I C K S , $1.00 each; grown ducks, $10 ea.; guineas, $8.00 ea. 501-316-1206 Bryant.

new Convertible top w/hard top. $8,900 or trade. 870-535-1039 Smith & Wesson 357 original owner $1,000 are trade for Diamond Call 501-405-5000 Smith & Wesson 357 original owner $1,000 are trade for Diamond Call 501-405-5000 VIOLIN AND bow, 120 years old, trade for 22 pistol. 501-229-2820 Malvern

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BABY LEARN To Read Books. $50 501-316-6864 or 501-315-0079 BED, 7PC, boy’s captain full size with mattress, solid wood, exc. cond., $2,000. 870-615-2294 ROCKING CHAIR, wood , kids $15. Call 501-329-9484 Conway S T R O L L E R , G R A C O, p i n k , Good condition. $20. 501-687-7520 TODDLER 4 wheeler, $75. Feed & Supplies 730 Negotiable. 501-779-9193 A-1 Horse quality hay square bales $4, 4 x 5 round bales) $25. PURPLE & Pink Barbie 501-961-1016 or 501-231-3278. celing fan. $35. 501-744-2628 •••AR. QUALITY HAY Net wrapped/round rolls & sq bales 501-681-0994. r 501-425-4733 Baseball/ Trading Cards 818 GOOD HORSE HAY square bales $3.00 round rolls $15.00 BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, basketTOLTEC FARMS 501-961-9340 or 501-837-6528 ball, golf, cards $5 up. Card dispenser $250. 501-352-9109 HAY - 4 x 5 fertalized & wrapped. Round bales. $25/bale or $20 for Bicycles 820 100 or more. 501-589-2250 HAY: 4x5, Fertilized, Mixed Grass, B I C Y C L E S , F O R sale, small Mesh Wrapped. $12/Bale, Min. s i z e s , e x c e l l e n t c o n d i t i o n , $40 and under. 501-319-5793 100. Carlisle 501-676-1964 HAY: CLEAN Bermuda, fertilized 822 square are round bales. Sardis/ Building Materials Bauxite area. Call 501-690-5629 COPPER WIRE, large, #2AWG, Horse Quality Bermuda hay insulated, 220’ spool. $200. square & round bales Bryant 501-247-8156 501-416-7242, 501-602-3276 INTERIOR DOORS (2) 24” Noggle Hay Farm pure Cheyenne style with hinges & Bermuda hay top quality, sq & rnd handle. $40 both. 501-472-8559 bales avail 501-288-2421 McRae KITCHEN SINK, double stainless QUALITY Bermuda grass horse steel, with faucets, $30. hay, net wrapped, 4x5 bales Call 501-847-0953 $25; cow hay $15 delivery available 870-734-6786 Brinkley Ladder 6 ft. step ladder $75. cash, & 16’ extended ladder WHEAT STRAW $100 never used 405-5000. 4x5 net wrap bales, Quantity WALNUT, 9’x11 and 5.5x6 good discounts. 501-514-5551. for wood working. $50 501-268-6245 BUY IT/SELL IT WINDOW, COMPLETE w/screen, No cracks, 34 3/4” x 49 7/8”, $30. Call 501-834-0200.

HUSKY-SHEPHERD Puppies. Free! 6 weeks. 1 grey/1white. 501-951-7512 Lv Message Partnerships/ Pet Supplies 722 JACK RUSSELL, 3 yrs old. Associates/Misc 620 Male. Raised in with kids. $75. AQUARIUM, 100 Gallon, Call 870-504-1072 With Stand, $500. PRIVATE CLUB License for sale Call 501-269-1913 for Faulkner County, non profit L A B R A D O R P U P S : Yellow & for sale statewide. Contact DJ Black. OFA Cert. HRCH/MH blood- PET TAXI, large, in good condilines. References. Parent on pre- t i o n , f o r s a l e , $ 1 5 . C a l l 501-328-7296. mises. Great Hunters/Compan- 501-352-0969. ions! $500-$600. 870-421-1235 Homebased

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READER’S NOTICE T H E A R K A N S A S DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE does not purposely or knowingly publish any deceptive or illegitimate “Homebased Opportunities” advertising. We encourage our readers to investigate thoroughly before responding to any “Homebased Opportunities” advertisements or sending money to any advertiser. We suggest you contact the Arkansas Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, 200 Tower Building, 323 Center Street, Little Rock, AR 72201 or call the Consumer Protection Hotline, at 1-800-482-8982.

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RABBITS PEDIGREED Holland Lops for SHOW & PET, $55 go to: www.petitjeanbunnies.com RABBITS PEDIGREED Holland Lops for SHOW & PET, $55 go to: www.petitjeanbunnies.com SNAKE, HOGG Island Boi Constrictor w/tank & heat lamp, 2 yr. old. $150. 504-458-6491

Birds

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AMAZON PARROT, green cheek w/access., free to good home. call for appt. 501-912-9120

Cats

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MAINE COON. Free. Neutered with shots. Call 501-747-2935. LR. SIAMESE CAT, Playful. 10 months Male. Up-to-date shots. $150. Call 501-615-4990 WANTED FREE Kitten, Male. Color doesn't matter. Call 501-397-2565

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AKITA FEMALE puppy, 3 months old $200. Call 415-653-9336. White Hall. ALASKAN MALAMUTE Puppies, AKC, purebred. $1000. 501-388-2057 Searcy. AMERICAN BULLDOG Pups NKC Johnson bloodlines, gentle disp. great pets! $500. 870.204.0663 AMERICAN PIT Bulls, UKC reg Champion Bloodline. Gaff/Razors Edge. $750. 501-444-2893 AUGI PUPPIES, black tri females, $300, 903-278-9616. Texarkana, AR AUSIE PUPPY, 8 weeks Female. 1st shots. Tails cut. $300 501-351-5973. Lonoke. AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD puppy AKC reg, red merle male, 9 wks old, $600 obo. 501-765-2564. BASSET HOUND, 1 year old, asking $150 nego. Call 501-246-6680 BASSET HOUND, 1 year old, asking $150 nego. Call 501-246-6680

BOXER BABIES, AKC, black & white, shots, $400 ea. Will meet. 501-538-8145 Hot Springs. BOXER, BABY Boy, runt, mixed, 7wks, brindle, $185. Hot Springs Will meet. 501-538- 8145 BOXER PUPPIES, AKC reg. See online @ www.boxerlovers.com or call 870-256-4648 Des Arc.

REMINGTON COLLEGE

• Pharmacy Technician • Medical Billing and Coding

1-800-763-7150

www.remingtoncollege.edu

Remington College is a Non-Profit College & admits students of any race, color, & national or ethnic origin. For Disclosures of Tuition Costs, On Time Graduation Rates, Median Loan Debt, Placement Rates & Occupational Information, go to www.remingtoncollege. edu/ge-disclosures

HUSKY-SHEPHERD Puppies, Free! 18 week. Cream Color. Lv Message 501-951-7512

Franchise Cleaning Low Down Payment. Please call 501-907-5300

BOXER PUPPIES, Beautiful Black, AKC Reg., Ready March 14th. Taking deposit. 3 Females, SEWER & DRAIN TECHS (exp. $750 each. Call 870-613-7445 need). FT Dedicated & dependBULLMASTIFF AKC, male/ able individuals. 501-218-8234 female red fawns. $800. Only serious minded people apply! 501-626-6785. Little Rock. CAIRN/WESTIE AAA Pup Babies Educational kidtested cuties to 15# no Opportunities 565 pottytr shed $175+ 501-961-1910 NLR CHIHUAHUA AAA Tcup & Toy pup babies pottytr kidtested EASTERN 501-961-1910 NLR COLLEGE C H$150+ I H U A H U A , M A L E , Very OF HEALTH Friendly with kids, $150 obo. VOCATIONS Call 501-563-0226 SPANIEL. Blonde 501-568-0211 COCKER female 4 yrs old. Spoiled, trained. $100. 501-944-8753. NOW ENROLLING FOR COONHOUND MEDICAL ASSISTANT Good dog. $800 including Phlebotomy Call 501-838-6569 ————— DOBERMAN: RED male, AKC, DENTAL ASSISTANT Litter due 3/4. Accepting deps. including Dental 501-749-1035. foxkennel.com Radiography ENGLISH BULLDOG Puppies, Accredited by ABHES AKC, $1,800. Call 903-314-9753 Licensed by ASBPCE for more details 200 S University GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, AKC, Little Rock, AR 72205 Seiger, 3 males, blk & red, $500 For Disclosures of Tuition Costs, 870-589-1967 or 870-589-3425 on Time Graduation Rates, GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, dob Median Loan Debt, Placement 01/10/14 AKC, 1st shots & rates & Occupational Information wormed. $350. 870-692-7324 go to: www.easterncollege.edu GERMAN SHEPHERD pups, no papers, ready in March, 3 females $250. 501-350-0013 GERMAN SHEPHERD Sieger Classes are starting champion pups. 4 females. March 24th 870-723-2708. in programs such as: GERMAN SHEPHERED Dog, AKC Reg. 8 weeks, males. $500. • Medical Assisting 501-679-6247 Greenbrier

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GREAT PYRENEES pups, CKC registered, $200. Call 501-250-3065 HOUND MIX w/black coat, gray chest with gray & black speckle legs. 501-753-8042 HUSKY AAA Pup babies mix kidtested cuties spoiled to 50# $195+ 501-961-1910 NLR

15701 W. Sardis Rd., Bauxite, AR or call 501-602-5407

Work hours are: Monday-Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

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HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLERS. Looking for exp. horizontal directional Drillers. Call time 7:45 am 501-767-6100. MECHANIC FOR power sport business in Northeast AR must have own tools. Apply for more info. Reply to: Box M 72486322 c/o Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Classified Advertising, P.O. Box BICHON FRISE Havanese, 2221, Little Rock, AR 72203 Cavachons & more, guar. From $275. Call 501-581-6888 BORDER COLLIE AAA pup babies mix kidtested spoiled $150+ 501-961-1910 NLR

Five years of marketing and project management experience, with expert-level data reporting and charting in MS excel is a must.

EOE- No phone calls please

HICKORY HEIGHTS

Looking for professional who is comfortable with learning, interpreting guidelines & instructions. Involve auditing files for accuracy. Must be accustomed to dealing with professional clients. Provide assistance & support to the Quality Assurance supervisor. Requires a seasoned professional who takes responsibility for the end result & works well as a team player. Job Experience: • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. • Highly driven & Detailed oriented • Strong organizational skills • Ability to work in fast paced environment & redistribute work & ensure quality assurance between teams. • Ability to work independently Minimum Education Required: Bachelor's degree or 5 + years relevant work experience may be substituted for degree. Hours: M-F 8:00am- 5pm Salary: $26,531 If this job description fits your skill set and work experience please submit your resume by fax to 501-603-3552 by March 12, 2014 Attention Human Resources Manager.

dstephenson@arkansasonline.com

•CNAs 3-77 & 11-7 Apply in person at Nursing & Rehab @ Good Shepherd 3001 Aldersgate Rd, LR.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE Director of Facility TEAM LEAD and Maintenance Local medical environment Large Commercial Property s e e k i n g f u l l t i m e Q u a l i t y management firm seeking Di- Assurance Team Lead who has rector of Facility and Mainte- 1-2 years of quality assurance nance. experience in a business setting.

Drivers Newk’s Eatery is a fresh, casual restaurant and we’re looking for reliable, hard-working people dedicated to delivering outstanding service to our customers. Opening in Mid-March 2014 at 314 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72205 Apply online at www.newks.com/careers

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GOLDENDOODLE puppies for sale. USDA Licensed, 3 yr Health guar. www.petitjeanpuppies.com 501-548-9920 GOLDEN DOODLES, English F1B, Pups, $500. 501-354-3499 www.mydoodledarlins.com

LABRADOODLES, MULTI Generational For Sale. Born Dec. 23rd. $850. 870-718-3561

LABRADOR PUPPIES AKC, white, yellow, blk, owner of parents. $375-$475. 501-701-0948 LHASA APSO AAA Chihuahua Toy Pup babies pottytr spoiled no shed $195+ 501-961-1910 NLR MASTIFF AAA Pup babies mix kidtested cuties spoiled to 125# $225+ 501-961-1910 NLR MINATURE DACHSHUND AAA toy pup babies, pottytr, kidtested $275+ 501-961-1910 NLR

MINIATURE AND Toy Schnauzers. AKC REG. All Colors, nonshedding, 1 year health guar. 870-761-9409 MINIATURE SCHNAUZER & Toy, males /females, Shots UTD. Health guar. All colors. www.justpugginaround.com 501-428-2801 MINPIN FEMALE red 3 yrs house broke, spayed, current on shots. $150 firm. 870-267-5638 MOUNTAIN CUR female pups, NKC registered, 1st & 2nd shots. $150. 870-373-1853 NEAPOLITAN MASTIFFS, reg., tighter-skinned, more athletic, $600 ea. 501-428-4600 Conway PITBULL PUP, APBT Reg, red nose fawn, female. 1 yr old April 6th, $50 obo. 501-765-2564. PIT BULLS, 2 Females, $100 And $200 No Papers. 501-687-4380 PIT BULLS, UKC, 8 weeks Black, fawn, and brindle. $400. Call (501)288-1760 POM BABIES, small, male & female, shots. $275 +. Hot Springs will meet. 501-762-3894. POMERANIANS, AKC, small, all colors! 8 weeks, $350 to $450 each. Call 501-259-3810. PYRENEES/ LABRADOR mix, 8 wks, male. Very cute. Call/text for pics. $30. 501-416-6386 SHIH-TZU PUPPIES, male & female, $200 each. 479-890-1037. Atkins. SQUIRREL DOG Puppies, Reg., Mullins Stock, (2) 3 mo. old puppy, $250 each. 501-851-1507

STANDARD POODLE puppies, AKC, adorable. Reserve your BFF now! Available March 8th. Call or text 501-412-1865.

STANDARD Poodle puppies AKC reg. USDA Licensed, Chocolate, 3 yr Health guar. 501-548-9920 www.petitjeanpuppies.com W E S T I E P U P P I E S. A K C . Vet-checked. Raised in loving home. Ready . 501-499-2229. YORKIE 4 month old female, pure bred. $400. Call 870-917-9661

YORKIE, MALE Puppies, $400 each 501-206-8446

YORKIE , MALTESE, & Other Small Breeds. 1yr Health Guar. Shots. Accept cc. 501-843-9297 Cabot, www.sspups.com

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APPALOOSA WEANLINGS, Reg., 2 Colts & 1 Filly, $600-$1,000. 501-983-0110 / 501-269-1913 FOX TROTTER, 7 year old, 15.2, never buck, very gaited, smooth & fast, $2,500. 479-886-3536 HORSE SALE March 8th, 6p.m. County Line Sale Barn. Contact Kevin, K & H Horse Sales 479-965-6690. MINIATURE GELDING , beautiful, black and white, child rideable, $500. 870-489-2756 PAINT MARE, Black & White, 11 years old, Current shots. She is trained for barrels & trails. Loads, and stands farrier $2,000 o.b.o. 501-729-0705 QUARTER HORSE Mare, buckskin, 15 yrs old, broke good, $850. 501-250-3065 THOROUGHBRED, KENTUCKY bred, 2 yrs old filly by Cowboy Cal., $15,000. 501-249-2201 3 YEAR old, Fillie with Foundation bloodlines. $600 or trade for cows. 501-206-5599

Horse Equipment & Supplies 716 HORSE TRAILER, ready to use, 2 horse size, $800. 501-250-3065 HORSE TRAILER, Trails West 2000 Classic, steel 2 horse slant, gn, $9,000 obo. 501-249-2217 PONY EXPRESS Horse/stock bumper pull, new tires whls, fold windows $2,500. 501-961-1639 SADDLE: HEREFORD Deluxe roping saddle, 15 1/2’’ seat, like new. $550. 501-837-6266

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101 Livestock Auction *Cattle *Goats * Sheep *Horses Every Saturday at Noon We work for you when your off Work! *Inbound and outbound hauling available! *Full complement of Vet Services available! *Same day Coggins testing available! *Feed & Water pens available! Ask about our Precon Calf Progam Central Arkansas largest livestock auction, come find out why. www.101livestockauction.com I-40 exit 101 Blackwell, Between Conway & Russellville Office 501-354-5900 John Knight 501-412-7210 Charlie Dinger 501-944-2605 Anthony Miller 501-215-6277

Business Office Equipment 824 BED, queen size with cabinets & lights, $250. Couch & loveseat, $650. 501-438-2996 Arts & Crafts 801 COMPUTER DESK For Sale, 2 pc., black, asking $300. Call CERAMIC MOLDS, about 175, 501-589-3274 Vintage, 1960-80’s, $350 obo. FAX MACHINE, Panasonic with 501-283-7775 HP Desk Jet, $100 firm 501-818-0426, Malvern Antiques & OFFICE DESK Chair, as new Collectibles 808 $45 AIRPLANE ART Collector selling 501-574-1004 c o l l e c t i o n , $ 1 0 0 - $ 2 5 0 , PRINTER, TOSHIBA Studio 210 501-687-4548 Various options. $8,000. ANNUALS RAZORBACK 1971, 501-490-1429 1974, ‘75, ‘84, UALR Trojans ‘66. $20 ea. 501-352-0263 Cameras & BATH TUB Antique clawfoot Supplies 826 cast iron. You pickup. $350. 501-206-5599. (2) CAMERA Tri-pods, 4 ft., 1 BATH TUB, cast-iron, with legs, b r a n d n e w , $ 4 5 e a c h . C a l l antique, $100. Call for more de- 501-574-1004 tails at 501-804-5569 Carpets & Drapes 828 COFFEE TABLE and Formica plant table, $30 ea. Wing chair AREA RUG, BLACK AND GOLD, $75. 501-580-3244 OBLONG, $25. CALL 870-674-7251 DINING TABLE, Antique, Walnut w/ 6 chairs & Buffet. $750. Call CARPET, APPROXIMATELY 501-985-0833 12X21, Brand new, earth tone colors, $250. 501-454-3993 DINNERWARE, ELEGANT, Rosenthal, crystal, orig. Hummel BLUE AND white kitchen drapes, figures. 501-835-2801 fully lined, 86” x 50”, great DOLLS OF The Masters, 2 Rich- cond., $450. 501-519-4466. ard Simmons. The Kiss & Patricia, $85 ea. 501-915-8861 Clothing 832 FORDSON 1951 Dextra, 30 hp., BOOTS, AEROSOLS diesel, completely restored. brown, size 7. New. $30. $4,000. Call 870-710-0731 Rain boots, $15 501-687-7520 HOT WHEELS Collection 1,000 + cars. $1 and up or make offer for JACKET, BRAND New North Face Jacket w/hood, brown sz. all. 501-231-5144 small, $100. Call 501-835-3307 PEN, RARE English Parker 51 JACKETS, LEATHER, New, have $65 (2), med, (1) Woman & (1) Men. 501-574-1004 $45 each. Call 501-574-1004 PRINTS, COORS Western, by Gordon Snidow, 1 1/2 sets, PROM DRESSES For Sale, size 0-4, From $75 up to $250. Call $1,200 obo/all. 501-269-1913 501-628-6612 RECORD ALBUMS PROM DRESSES: Sz. 13, 14, 12, $50 for all $200. Sz. 11-12, $150. Pink, 501-818-0426, Malvern SECRETARY, FEDERAL style. Royal Bl., Floral. 870-830-0199 excellent condition. $1,250. SWEATERS, MENS, 4 Brand 501-590-9052 New, size large, $15 for all. Call 501-329-9484 CAMEL COLLECTION, 7L Convetion Oven, New, Playboy 2000, WEDDING DRESS, strapless, $10 & Up. Call 501-353-9766 David’s Bridal, slip, bra, size 10, WANTED: MINT Julep cup. Will $400 obo tex/call 501-992-7259 pay cash. Call 870-352-3015 Coins & Currency 834 Fordyce.

Articles Sale

810

BASEBALL BOP-IT Heads, have 11, $100 each. Call 870-347-5067 B O D Y B Y Via Shake mix, one upon box (2) bags. $50. Mabelvale ,501-352-0263 BOOKS, PATTERSON, 18 hard cover, new condition, $45. Sherwood, 501-834-7605 Arkansas’ Leading Career Source. Democrat-Gazette Classiﬁed. CHANDELIER, 3’X3’, brass & metal, shade light, and crystal drops, $350. 501-352-9109 DISPLAY CASES, 2, $500 ea. + matching bookcase, $1100.All Thomasville. 501-908-9905 FILE CABINETS, 2, $15 each or both for $25. 276-591-0443 HOSPITAL BED Critical Care fully adjustable, electric. $495. Call 501-472-6758 KNIVES, 24 and 2 swords $250 firm. Angels, $50 for all 501-818-0426, Malvern LIGHT: POOL TABLE light, Miller Lite type, $100. Cash firm. 501-888-5047 L O C K E R S , W O O D, 3 r o w s , 6 each . $150 for all. 501-499-4291 PAVERS FOR driveway/patio, or for landscaping, 365 sf, all for $650. 501-454-3993 Lonoke POOL TABLE, 3 slate, 4x8, new felt, all accessories, $500 cash firm. 501-888-5047 PROPANE TANKS, 150 gallon, $280. 870-398-4372 QUIT SEWING, bargains galore, various lengths of material, $125 for all obo. 501-749-5486 RACING SIMULATOR, Motor Sports 2008 (not a toy), exc. cond. $8,995. 501-833-0003. RACING SIMULATOR, Motor Sports 2008 (not a toy), exc. cond. $8,995. 501-833-0003. SCOOTER OR Wheelchair Lift for receiver hitch out the back of a vehicle. $400 . 501-231-2787 SHAMPOOER for Rug $100 obo 870-674-7251 TABLE-MATES, New, have 2 unused, For Sale, $35. Call 501-574-1004 DISCOUNT PRICES on Waterford Crystal-Lismore patternpriced per piece.12 Balloon Wine Goblets $50. 12 Water goblets $40. 8 iced tea $40. 4 Brandy glasses $40. Cream and sugar set $40. 2 20" lamps $100. Located in Hot Springs Village. Call for appointment. 501-922-1845.

COIN CLUB meets 3rd Thurs each mo. Parkway Place Baptist Church, 6PM. 501-773-7331

Computers-Home/ Business 836 COMPUTER DESK For Sale, 2 pc., black, asking $300. Call 501-589-3274 C O M P U T E R H U T C H, Large, printer drawer & self unit, chair included. $250. 501-258-1865

COMPUTER REPAIR, Win. 7 PC. for sale. $150. Lap top, $200. SWLR-1019 Pratt Rd, 501-888-1202. WLR-501 Brookside Dr. 501-954-7542. PRINTER, INKJET, Canon Star Rider 4000, $325 no trade; cash only. Call 501-288-2278.

Farm Equipment

837

ANTIQUE POWER & Civitan Show Chili Cook off, Court House Sq. El Dorado, AR. Sat, March 22 Tractors, farm equipment, small engs, & military vehicles. Free adms. 870-918-7271 BEAT THE SPRING RUSH! Great Deals NOW on Kubota mowers and tractors Heritage Agriculture, Hwy. 70W Carlisle, AR 870-552-7557 CASH PAID for John Deere Tractors in any cond. No lawn or garden trtrs. 501-681-3413 FORDSON 1951 Dextra, 30 hp., diesel, completely restored. $4,000. Call 870-710-0731 F U E L T A N K, 5 0 0 g a l l o n s , new pump, hose and paint. $500. 479-970-0001 GENERATOR, 40 KW , PTO driven, used very little, $2,500 obo. Call 501-831-8785 GREAT PLANES 2020 grain drill, 20ft, in good condition, $2,800. Call 870-844-5071

SEED BED crumbler, 30’; also, 1976 Trailmobile flat grain trail er w/metal sides, wood floor, & nearly-new tires; Yetter markers for 8-row equipment, 2011 model, used only 1 year; Eddins 8-row bedder, set up on 60” beds, w/clean-outs, rippers & floating scraper. Call 870-854-1300 or 501-516-5350 TRACTOR 1952 JDM, new paint new front tires, 5 pieces of equip $4,000 obo. 501-455-2345 TRACTOR 1969 Ford 2000 with 5’ bush hog, $3,500 obo. Call 501-804-5225 TRACTOR 1972 JD 4320, 7100 orig. hrs, JD 725 loader & Joy stick, $17,000. 501-593-5555

GOLDEN RETRIEVER Puppies, AKC Reg. 6 weeks on March 5th. $500 each. 501-652-0868 Employment GREAT DANE AAA pup babies Wanted 570 kidtested cuties spoiled to 160# $450+ 501-961-1910 NLR CARPENTER WITH truck & tools GREAT PYRENEE puppies, 1st ANGUS REPLACEMENT Heifers "TAKE FLIGHT" Wright Brothers, TRACTOR 2008 MF 2605, 38HP, 20 yrs. exp., seeks job hourly or shots & wormed, $150. Waldo (4),$1,400 ea . Angus Bull, 5 USAF original,framed, $250, 300 hours, 6’ MF Bush hog. both like new.$9,900. 501-581-1850 sub w/company. 501-779-6049 AR, 870-693-5184 year old, $3,000. 870-356-9226 501-687-4548

4F ● WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014 ● ●

To place your ad call Little Rock (501) 372-3733 or 1-800-342-3375 Home Appliances

846

DRYER/WASHER, $85 ea; Refrigerator $150 & stove $125 501-563-5055 / 501-753-6636 KITCHEN TRASH compactor $300. Call for info. at 501-548-7919. Conway NEWER WHIRLPOOL Washer & Dryer, larger extra capacity Series, perfect through out. Must sell now. $285. 501-612-3521 REFRIGERATOR , DORM size . $65. 501-802-6072 REFRIGERATOR, Whirlpool side by side with ice maker $250 cash. Call 501-405--5000 SECURITY DOORS, wrought iron, custom. Have 2 sets w/2 side windows. $500. 501-985-0833.

STOVE, NATURAL gas, Frigid aire, brand-new, for sale, $200. Call 870-941-9777. WASHER WITH electric dryer, Sell separate for $65 & up each. Call 501-888-5546 WILL HAUL Unwanted Refrigerator, Microwave, Dishwasher & Stove for Free. 501-541-1811 CASH PAID for non-working appliances. Haul Away. Call William 501-744-7911 FRIG GE white, Dishwasher GE Blk,GE Elec. Stove Blk, Washer &Dryer. All $675. 501-749-0191

Hot Tubs/Spas/ Pools 847

Do it right with a Garage Sale Kit! Pick yours up today for only $7.00*

SWIMMING POOL, Above Ground, from Lindsey Pool & Spa, 24 round & 4 1/2’ deep with deck & new pump, $850 obo. Must be dismantle by Buyer. Call 501-230-7653

ADG office - Capitol & Scott – 372-3733.

Jewelry & Diamonds

*PICK UP PRICE ONLY. $7 POSTAGE FEE

Farm Equipment

837

TRACTOR, ALLIS CHALMERS 1956 wide front 3pt. $1,500 firm 870-535-1039 or 870-543-9580 GOLF CART: Do You Have A Golf Cart or Tractor,That You Want To Sell At A Reasonable Price, Running Or Not ? 870-484-1192 or 870-247-2906 WANTED MASSEY Ferguson 180 Rear Wheel, 16”x30”. Will buy Tractor. Call 501-208-5789

Firewood & Fuel

838

FIREWOOD-SEASONED , $85 for pickup $100 delivered. LR, NLR, JAX, Sherwood.501-612-2560.

Furniture

840

BAR, OFF-WHITE leather, with 2 bar stools, for sale, $150 for all. Call 501-244-2588. BAR, SOLID oak, 2’’ thick, extends to 76’’, w/2 bar stools exc.cond., $625. 501-249-6336 BEDROOM SET. 5 Piece pulple butterfly. $250. 501-744-2628 BUNK BED, heavy duty, solid wood, $300. 501- 467-6475 or 501-337-9401 CABINET, DUNCAN Phyfe, $250. Marble Coffee & End Tables $200. 501-229-2820 Malvern CABINET, TECHLINE, 6’ tall x 3’ wide, white, & Techline corner piece, $250 ea. 501-519-4466. CHAIRS, 2, Hemingway collection, leather bound, rattan chairs, $700 for pair .501-908-9905 CHANDELIER, 3’X3’, brass & metal, shade light, and crystal drops, $350. 501-352-9109 COFFEE TABLE, dark brown, 20.5 x 25.Good condition, $20 501-687-7520 COFFEE TABLE, decorative stone top. $25. Call 501-747-2935. LR. COFFEE TABLE, Maritime style, excellent condition. $250. 501-802-6072 COMPUTER DESK For Sale, 2 pc., black, asking $300. Call 501-589-3274 DINING TABLE, 6 chairs, china cabinet $350; bar table, 4 stools $75. Call 501-747-2787 Democrat-Gazette Classified gets results every day of the year. Place your ad today. ENTERTAINMENT CENTER For Sale. $200. Call 501-316-6864 or 501-315-0079, Benton ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, Giant House of Oak, comes w/ 65’’ TV, $1200. 870-917-4002 F U T O N , S O L I D Cherrywood frame, Queen size, thick beige Matt., $275. 501-470-6374

Furniture

840

RECLINERS, LA-Z-BOY (2). Exclnt cond. Rust color. $75 ea. $125 for both. 501-223-5220 SECRETARY, SMALL, mahogany, antique. $350. 870-357-2724 or 870-820-2505 SECTIONAL, 2 piece, navy blue. $300 cash. 501-326-9940. Little Rock. SECTIONAL COUCH. Pottery Barn Teen Denim, brand new! $1600 obo. 501-680-6340. WLR SHELF,10’ , wood with carved sides, department store size $250. 501-499-4291 WANTED, ROCKING recliner, La-Z-Boy, good cond, free. Call 870-344-1992. 5 ’ R A T T A N glass top Bar, 5 stools, 4 Canebacked, $700. Call 501-758-3106 or 501-258-1865 FAMILY IN Need of Television & Living Room Furniture For Free. Call 501-563-0226 LILLIAN RUSSELL bedroom suite , walnut, fine conditon $2,500, 870-357-2724 NEW SIGNATURE Series Love Seat. $125. 501-467-5604

Garage & Carport Sale 841 HENSLEY BIG SALE, clothes, baby gear, shoes, household, toys etc, 3/5 thru 3/8, Half Price Sat.! 1.5 mi. down Sheridan hwy 167, from I-530 on left of hwy in shopping center. 501-326-3172 14 THUR.-Sat. Mar. 6-8. 7-10am 1315 JR Deputy Rd Everything's $1 OBO. Spring Cleaning Sale W A R D S A L E. M a r c h 7 - 8 , 8am-3pm. 13564 Hwy 38, 3/10 mile past Prairie Co. Line. Preview at www.rekindledecor.com.

Give Aways

842

MAINE COON. Free. Neutered with shots. Call 501-747-2935. LR. P L A S T I C C A N V A S Books or Plastic Canvas . Wanted Free or Reasonably. 870-344-1992 WILL HAUL Unwanted Refrigerator, Microwave, Dishwasher & Stove for Free. 501-541-1811 CAN PICK up free scrap metal in Saline County. 501-303-7241 FAMILY IN Need of Television & Living Room Furniture For Free. Call 501-563-0226 FAMILY MAN needs ladders, donated for work. Call 501-762-7411 WANTED FREE Kitten, Male. Color doesn't matter. Call 501-397-2565 WILL HAUL Off Scrap Metal, MATTRESS - Brand NEW Pillow Iron & Aluminum for free. Top Sets. Twin $89, Full $129., Call 501-565-5799 Queen $139., King $189. Delivery available 501-454-1095.

Guns & Ammunition

843

MATTRESS, QUEEN size pillowtop, new, still in plastic, starting $170. Del. avail. 501-358-9503. MATTRESS, SIMMONS Beautyrest, queen size, $675. Call 501-551-1489 RECLINER, $30. 2 dining chairs, $40 each; Fabric wingback chair $60. 501-580-3244 RECLINER, LEATHER, like new, paid $700, sell $150. Oak kitchen table, $175. 276-591-0443

GLOCK MODEL 27 40 cal., $450. Rem Wingmaster 12 ga. pump. $300. 501-691-1313. PISTOL, 45 High Point, 3 clips, w/100 rounds, ammo case, accs. $350. Call 501-626-2758. PISTOL, SMITH & Wesson, has 3 1/2” barrel, w/paper box & cards, $600. Call 501-888-3388. RELOADING EQUIPMENT. Presses dies. To much to list. $550. 501-690-0832.

Air/Heat

Concrete Work

1301

Central A/C, Heating Installation Repairs. Winter Specials running now. 501-612-8848

Appliance Repairs

DOZER, Trackhoe, hauling, excav. top soil, sand, gravel, concrete wk. & french drains. Call 501-758-8907

844

1321

1325

CHILDCARE Infants5 yrs. Voucher. 6:30a-5:30p. 501-562-0691 or 501-951-2919

1328

Fencing

1347

WOOD LATHE, exc. cond., Wood master multi tool, works upto 32’’ wood, 110 volt, some new wood working tools, $500. 870-672-3112 Casscoe, AR 2" AND 3" roloc sanding and scotchbrite discs. several hundred for $75. Call 501-940-9946 ELECTRIC-CUT Out Tool, New in box, $25. Call 501-574-1004

Medical Supplies

854

BATH CHAIR with suction cup legs & separate hand rails, for sale, $250. Call 501-519-4466. BED, ELECTRIC, fullsize, adjustable, w/vibration, $200. Call 870-257-4596. HILL/ROM Over The Bed Eating Table, New, $100 Cash. 501-319-5793 HOSPITAL BED Critical Care, fully adjustable, electric. $495 501-472-6758 LIFT, ADULT. Like New. $100. Manual Wheelchair. Good shape. $100. 501-827-0618. Searcy. SCOOTER GOGO Travel Mobility, 99% new, $650 firm. 501-803-9331. SCOOTER OR Wheelchair Lift for receiver hitch out the back of a vehicle. $400 . 501-231-2787 WALKER, WITH feet and brakes, new . $70 501-687-7520

Musical Instruments

Physical Fitness Equipment 857 ELLIPTICAL Excellent condition. $200. 501-802-6072 STAMINA 4655 recumbrent air bike exercise bicycle, good cond., $100. 501-835-4106 STATIONARY BIKE. Weslo Aero 700,$65. 501-7493139. NLR. TREADMILL, RUNS GREAT $175. 276-591-0443 WEIGHT BENCH, 192 lbs, discs like new, 2 dumbbells $125 obo. 501 837-1688. Roland, AR. WEIGHTS, HANDMADE 125 lbs . $50 for pair 501-818-0426

Portable Buildings

COMPOUND BOWS, left handed, several to choose from. $100 each. 501-940-9946. Mabelvale GOLF CART, 2008 EZ-GO RXV, $2,900 obo. 501-514-5819 GOLF CART EZGo, gas, good condition, w/top, $700. 870-917-8628 GOLF CART Precedent Gas, $2500. 870-718-9310

New batt. Incl. cover & inside mirror. $1,800. 501-350-5118. GOLF CLUBS, New Adams A120S Irons , 4-gw , $250. 501-246-1959 POOL TABLE, 8’, excellent condition, $500. Call 501-716-7738 WATCH, MEN’S, Chicago Bears, keeps perfect time. $200. 615-948-6465 McRae AR. COMPLETE POKER Room for 84 Players, Tables, Chairs, Chips, Racks, $3,800. 870-489-5588

TV, Stereo & Radios

TAPE DECK For Sale. In excellent condition. $40. 501-580-3244 FAMILY IN Need of Television & Living Room Furniture For Free. Call 501-563-0226 KLIPSCH-McIntosh highline stereo components, mint, $600 & up. Call 501-920-0893

Video Games

872

NINTENDO, WITH 2 GAMES, $125. 501-288-2278 SONY PSP w/1000+Retro

Wanted to Buy

874

C A N O E S W A N T E D . Must be aluminum. Call with any information at 870-681-0015.

CASH 4 DIABETIC TEST STRIPS! Up to $20 for 100ct. Exp. date at least 6 mos. Medicare/Medicaid not eligible. Call/txt Dennis 501-831-7311. pay cash. Call 870-352-3015 Fordyce. WANTED TO Buy Parts For 1953 Plymouth Cambridge. Call 501-455-2345 WANT TO buy old military guns and items, or trade. 501-983-4016 WANT TO Buy: Pine & Hardwood Timber. 501-627-4700 for more information. WANTED ARMS Scope Mount For FAL. Call for more details, 501-266-6400 WANTED MASSEY Ferguson 180 Rear Wheel, 16”x30”. Will buy Tractor. Call 501-208-5789

862 W I L L P A Y $ 3 0 t o $ 4 0 f o r

unwanted washers and dryers. AIMCO NEW & USED Restaurant Call 501-722-5844.

852 Eqpt. & Sup. Ice Mach. lease

Garden & Lawn Care

Painting & Papering

1354

Mike’s Clean-Up & haul off & tear down anything. Light & heavy loads. 501-838-1152.

1359 Home Improvement I Haul small loads of Sand, Gravel Top soil etc. Call 501-920-1082.

Gutters & Downspouts

Home Improvement/ Remodeling 1359

MARIA’S CLEANING, residential, Seamless Gutters & Roofing L&L Builders Roofs, siding, room c l e a n i n g . I n s u r e d , C a l l installation & repair. Best prices addns, remodeling. Free Est. 501-472-9776. best guarantee. 501-294-9690 Financing avail. 501-888-7376

Home Improvement/ Remodeling 1359

JA FLOORING & MOORE INC. tile, hardwood, laminate, carpet, painting & more 501-350-9301.

FOUNDATIONS/FLOORS! Repairs, Weak/decayed floors. 25 yrs exp. Call 501-316-9083 DOORS, Windows, Decks, instld. Handyman Svc. New cabinets. Remodel/Repair. Fair $$. 831-7430. Drywall & Paint, Popcorn ceils., Texture, Sm. jobs & repairs experts. Darrell 501-951-3109.

Moving

Apartments Unfurnished

901

BROADMOORE AREA, $99 Dep & 1 & 2 BR starting at $495/mo. 501-562-9398 BRYANT NICE TOWNHOME 3 BR, 2BA, 1300SF, $750 mo. $0 deposit. 501-847-5377. CANTRELL AREA 2BR 2BA, $585-$628 mo. 501-663-8648. CANTRELL/AREA, Special $99 Dep & 2 BR 1BA $580/mo. 501-663-8220 CANTRELL/MISSISSIPPI area

Sewing Machines & $99 Dep. nice 1BR Start at $445. 501-663-0303 Vacuums 864

Tile Service 1399 1375 TUB & TILE REFINISHING. Don’t

PAINT, SHTRK REPAIR, Remodel, New Const., 30 years exp. Warranty. Call 501-541-8183

Plumbing

1380

AFFORDABLE ROOTER SERVICE $65 Drain Cleaning, $120 Camera inspection. Call 501-620-3324

Professional Services

1383

COMPLETE Auto Repair American & Import. Lowest A/C service in town. 501-562-3663

Roofing

1386

replace...renew & save $$$. Surface Renew 501-920-2492

Top Soil & Sod

1401

AFFORDABLE TOP soil, Sand, Gravel, Donnafill, Dirt & Shell. 501-680-1127 or 501-680-1159 SMALL OR LARGE LOADS TOP SOIL, SAND, GRAVEL, DONNA FILL. 501-945-1682 TOP SOIL & Fill You haul/we haul. Sand/gravel/dozer work McCowenTop Soil 225-8790

Tree Service

1402

1373

TONY EXPRESS MOVING -20 yrs exp, resid/comm, Local & out ofstate 501-416-0947 TonyExpressMoving.com

KEITH’S ROOFING & HOME IMP New repairs, rotten wood, paint, drywall, all repair 501-664-5300

JAX-OAKWOOD APTS-for a limited time 1st months only $99. Call 501-982-9563 LRAFB AREA, 2 bd apts $495 mo w/$99 Dep. All other units $99 Dep at regular rates. 501-982-4400. LR, Newly renovated Downtown apartment Studio thru 2BR, $500-$800. Call 501-565-3252 MABELVALE PIKE area: 2BR $500/mo.1st month half off . Gas & water paid. 501- 804-7116. MARKHAM SQUARE AREA Nice Townhomes, Dep only $99 2BD bath & ½. 501-663-0303 Millwood/Baypoint Apts now open on Sat 10a-2p Effectivie immed. 1 & 2 BR’s avail. 501-851-1900. NLR-2BR 1BA, big 1100 sq.ft. fenced yd remod. HUD ok. $545 mo. $350 dep. 501-228-9299 NLR- 2 BR affordable apts. for 55 & older. Call today to find out how to get your 32 in. t.v. at move in 501-803-6022 EHO. NLR-NOW LEASING affordable & spacious 3 BR apts! Call today 501-812-6612. 940 W Scenic Dr EHO.

NLR Spacious - 2 BR $540, 1 BR $435 Camera’s on site, $300 dep patio,501-758-1900.

PARK PLAZA & UALR Area, 2 br., & 1 br., newly remodeled, $475 per. mo. No deposit. Call 501-207-2965

860 MINT JULEP cup wanted. Will

501-228-0808, 800-482-9026 BOOTHS, BROWN, 4 Double, 2 singles, in very good condition. $1,300. 870-489-5588 GRILL, COMMERCIAL, 20X30 plus 2 side burners, $350. Call 501-520-5445 KREBS BROTHERS used stoves, ovens, mixers, fryers, braising pans chairs tables 800-632-4548 MEAT SLICER, US Berkel, for sale, $1,300. Call for more information at 870-295-2042. TRAULSEN FREEZER/Refrigerator Stack Combo, exc. cond. $2,000. 501-213-6811

901

870

CONVERTER BOX For Sale. $15 870-674-7251

movie. $150. 501-420-4188

12X14 LOFTED Dirksen finished inside, prof. wired, heat and air included, extra windows, deluxe door, green tin roof, wood exterior, bought new Aug. 2013 used as office until Jan 2014. $5,500. 501-516-7096 CARPORT, METAL, 16’ wide x 24’ long x 8’ tall, $1,100. Call 501-314-9679. BUILT ON YOUR LOT 8x12 $1395 12x12 $1795 12x16 $2195 Ken 501-224-6451 WWW.A-1BUILTONSITE.COM Storage Buildings Special This Mo. 12x12 $1875 12x16 $2275 Doug 501-847-3017/804-2626

Restaurant Equipment

CLUB CAR, Precedent, 2010 new condition, fully equipped, $2,250. 501-838-0423

858 games,14 PSP games,cartoon

PIANO KIMBALL console $650. Call for additional information 501-472-5091. PIANO, PLAYER/manual, Story & Clark 1991 w/bench, exc. cond., $1,200. 630-487-0428 Midway PIANO STORY & Clark, small $300. 501-834-5610 PUMP CHURCH Organ, $175. Hand Crank Victrolla, $500. Stand table. 615-948-6465

Apartments Unfurnished

SEWING MACHINES, 3, antique, C A P I T O L V I E W a r e a o n 1 4-drwr, 1 6-drwr, 1 cab. style Markham Downtown 1 & 2 BR no drwer. $500. 615-948-6465 newly remodeled. Barton Oaks Apts. Call 501-375-5216. S E W I N G M A C H I N E , Singer, portable, good condition, $100. CONWAY Affordable active Senior apt. 1 mos. free rent on 501-416-5461 new move-ins by 3/1. Beauty, VACUUM CLEANER, Kirby, runs salon, media library, fitness good, need belt & brush, $75. center, daily activities. Come in Call 501-224-0576 for personal tour. 501-329-3336 www.hometowneconway.com VACUUM: HOOVER, FORBING RD/UNIVERSITY New Model, $50. Large 2 & 3 BR townhomes 501-835-4106 with w/d h/u. 501-568-4524 Sporting Goods 866 HEIGHTS AREA - 1 BR $535-$565 mo. $300 Dep. $20. BENNCHE 2014 Bighorn 700, app. fee No dogs 501-916-2257 bed, top, windshld, winch, 67mi. JACKSONVILLE. Big Savings! new, $9,500. 870-917-8628 $99 Dep Stonewall 1 2 & 3 BR 501-982-7121

856 GOLF CART, Yamaha 2001, gas.

AMP AND Tuner, Sony, Excellent Condition, $40 Each. 501-580-3244 BASS GUITAR, Dean Custom w/ case , exc. cond. Asking $250. 501-454-6273, Sherwood GUITARS, $100 & $150. ALso, two trumpets, both $150. 501-416-5461. GUITAR: TAYLOR 214eN, nylon stings, ESP, case, new, $900, 501-804-7881 LR. SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, Selmer Prelude, brand new in case, $875. Call 501-952-9850

Pianos & Organs

Sewing Machines & Vacuums 864

COMMERCIAL CARPET Cleaning machine, portable, $2K new, sell for $850. 276-591-0443 CANTRELL/MISSISSIPPI QUIT SEWING, bargains galore, Hidden Valley Apts. lg. 1br water, various lengths of material, $125 sewer, trash pd. 501-664-2007. for all obo. 501-749-5486 CANTRELL/North Bryant SEWING MACHINE For Sale. $99 Dep. Park Heights Apt. $25 1 & 2 BR 501-663-8220 870-674-7251

ALL TYPES OF FENCING. New & repairs. Free estimates. No job to small. 501-707-8122

1352

Machinery & Tools

852

AIR CONDITIONER, Samsung, 12,300 BTU Window Unit, good B O S T I T C H F R A M I N G Nailer cond. $125. 501-612-5097 Model F28WW used 1 job $125 CONDENSING COIL, 2 Ton, for 870-856-3615. Highland, AR air conditioner, $100. GENERATOR WELDER, Lincoln, Please Call 501-416-5461 gas, 8000 watts, $1700. 501-352-9109 WOODBURNING STOVE, hearth pad, and SS piping. LATHE, SMALL & Milling $399. Call 501-765-4650 machine with accessories $700 for both. 501-766-6351 Heavy PAINT SPRAYER, airless, Equipment 845 Titan Advantage GPX33 gas. NEW. $800. 501-658-9723. BACKHOE 310A, JOHN DEERE r u n s g o o d , o p e r a t e s g o o d , SANDER, DEWALT, round, $40. $8,000 obo. Call 870-353-7059 C a l l f o r i n f o r m a t i o n , 501-580-3244 Little Rock FORD BACKHOE 555E, 2WD, SCAFFOLDING CASTER 4,500 hours, $15,500. 8” Wheels. $125 Call 501-609-6319 501-278-1441 2 KW 2004 W900, triaxial, dump trucks, very good condition, SHOP TABLES, 5x10, all steel, Heavy four spring suspension. well built, $275. 1 wood & 1 cutting table, $75. 501-326 -5497 $46,500 each 870-838-3347 Arkansas’ Largest Selection of Vehicles. Home Democrat-Gazette Appliances 846 Classiﬁed. COOK STOVE, GE XL44, extra SKILL SAW ,Works Good. $25. large, self cleaning, works great Electric Drill, works good, $25 $150 obo. 870-353-8395 870-674-7251

Leaf Removal, Cut grass, flower beds, trim trees, gutter cleaning. Call 501-765-7307 Decks & Patios 1334 Leaf Removal/Clean Up Specials Arkansas Pro Lawn LLC. Lou’s Decks Plus Let me build a Free estimates. deck for you! 46 yrs exp. Call Call Bobby 501-837-0034. 501-350-4717 or 888-2579 B&B Lawn Care & More. Total Elder Care 1337 lawn service. Free estimates. Licensed. 501-690-8303 ONE OF the best Caregivers you Year Round Yard Service NLR/ can ask for with 30 yrs exp. Sherwood, J’ville. Free est. for all Doris 501-563-4009 your lawn care needs, 501-351-5026 PRIVATE SITTER, 1 of the best, 1357 lite housework, personal care. Hauling Refs./resume. 501-838-2744.

BUSH-HOG/roughcut mowing & Electrical 1343 farm construction 501-753-6237 www.mkmhorsefarmservices.com ELECTRICAL WORK. Service calls, meter loop, remodeling, repairs Lic & Ins. 501-580-6002

Cleaning-Home/ Commercial

Heaters & Air Conditioners

M & B CONCRETE. All types concrete work. Decorative. Free

Bulldozer/Backhoe/ Excavating 1319

Child Care

CASH FOR gold, silver, diamonds, coins, watches. Any condition. Call 501-405-5000 Guns & DIAMOND SOLITAIRE 2.1 ct., Ammunition 843 Certified, New $19,000 Sell $9,200. 501-297-4591 REVOLVER, NEW Model, ENGAGEMENT RING Solitaire Black Hawk Flat Top, In Box, 2ct., good color and clarity. $450. 501-326-3132 RIFLE, BINELLI Nova, 12-gauge $4,990. 501-230-6136 pump, for sale, $375. Call Lawn, Garden 870-295-2042. 850 RIFLES OR Shotguns for sale Supplies $ 1 5 0 a n d u p o r t r a d e . LAWN LANDSCAPE trailer. 20ft. 501-612-2306 new wood/paint, $2,700 cash. RIFLE THOMPSON 50 Caliber 870-932-5364 Side lock . Never fired. As new. LAWNMOWER, 21’’, $400 OBO. (501) 259-6858. Weedeater very good condition, RIFLE WINCHESTER 70, 7mm, $75. 501-835-4106 camo, stainless, mint. $1000. LAWN TRACTOR, Wheel Horse, Call 501-940-8084 1967 model. Needs work. $600. RIFLE, WINCHESTER model Call or Text 501-593-2977. 94, cal. 30WCF, manufactured LAWN TRACTOR, Yard Man by 1924, $950. 636-543-5875 MTD, 17 1/2 hp., 42” cut, good condition. $600. 501-617-0373. MOWER, CUB Cadet 2100, 48" SHOTGUN, REMINGTON 1100, shaft drive, 77 hrs., $4500 12-gauge, with 2 3/4” chamber, w/cart. 501-940-6652. Conway $375. Call 870-941-9777. MOWER, TROY-BILT, 42" 20 hp, like new. $1,500 cash. SHOTGUN SAIGA 12 , 870-998-7276 drun banana, $950. 501-206-4438 PATION CHAIR cushions(6)green SHOTGUN, (TURKEY) 12 ga. 3 & brown, $50. Chaise lounge 1/2” Camo pump, 4 chokes, cushion, $25. 501-329-9484 $400. Call 501-944-7207 RIDING MOWER, Craftsman DYT Smith & Wesson 357 original 4000, 18 HP, 42” cut, runs & owner $1,000 are trade for Dia- cuts good, $595. 501-912-8941. mond Call 501-405-5000 RIDING MOWER, Murray, 10 HP, 7MM BULLETS: Hornady 162G needs mower deck. $250. Boattail Soft Pt., .520BC 501-288-2278 $24.29/100, 501-773-5234 RIDING MOWER YARD Machine, CHCP NRA & LE Firearms 14 1/2 hp., 42” cut, w/bagger, Instructor $40. $575. Call 501-472-0981 Call 501-593-2776. SNAPPER TILLER, fits on SnapGLOCK 23 40 s&w gen 4 w/ per rear engine lawn mower. night sights,3 mags, case $550 $300. Call 501-231-8316 Maumelle. 501-515-9705 TILLER, 5 hp., 17” Craftsman, R U G E R M I N I 1 4 t a c t i c a l transmission drive, good cond. w/3x9x50. $600 or trade for $275. Call 501-612-5097 S&W MP-15. 501-860-9555 TILLER, KUBOTA, rear-tine, SALINE COUNTY Gun and Knife heavy-duty, $350. Call for more Show at Benton Event Center, details 870-946-1168 Stuttgart. Sat. 3/8, 9AM-5PM, and Sun. TRACTOR, B8200 Kubota , 5’ 3/9, 9AM to 4PM. $10.00 entry. finish mower, less than 800hrs, $4,000. 501-391-2073 WALTHER SP22, 22 cal LR extra clip and box. $320. WALKER MOWER, 26HP, 48” Call for info. at 501-231-2170 deck, grass catcher, fuel inj., W A N T E D 2 2 Pistol, H&R, 4’’ 1100hrs. $4,600. 870-917-5949 barrel, new cond, reasonable.C HONDA POWERED Blue Bird all 501-229-2820 Malvern commercial over seeder, like new, $950 obo, 501-908-9905 WINCHESTER 1894 30/30, Manufactured 1924. $600 obo JOHN DEERE x324 48 inch all call or text 501-410-2817 wheel steer, 565 hrs. $2300 cash 870-692-5052. Star City.

1306 est. Lic & insured 501-514-1696

A/C, Appliance, refrigeration. Serv. chg. $26. H.D. Brown, 960-3844 anytime, guaranteed

Bush Hog

1330

DRIVEWAYS & PATIOS : sidewallks, tearouts no job to small free est. 501-326-3913

848

Machinery & Tools

STUMP-B-GONE-INC. Your stump removal specialist. Free estimates. 501-851-9539.

PEEKS TREE SERVICE Master of all trees, dead or alive. Insured A-1 ROOFING Company for your protection. Free est. Ex501-944-3622 Family roofing Painting & cellent clean up 501-749-4136 Central AR Since 1938 Papering 1375 JAMES & SON LANDSCAPING & Affordable Residential Roofing TREE SERVICE. Free estimates. Lic., bonded & ins. Replacement, Insured.501-888-9574/231-3196 repair & installed. 501-945-0799 JIM’S TREE SERVICE INC. AFFORDABLE Int. & Ext. paint- ROOFING & REPAIRS. Got a Commercial, Residential, Full ing & power washing, 28 yrs. leak? I can fix it! 30 yrs. exp. service 501-961-2048 exp. Free est. 501-517-6142 The Roof Man 501-351-3124 VASQUEZ TREE SERVICE A-1 PARMER PAINT 25 yrs. SHELTON ROOFING Inter/Ext Res/Comm. Ref’s. Free Free Est., professional, Insured, Licenced & insured. General yard maint 10 yrs exp 501-438-2900 est., Licensed. 501-681-8496 Guaranteed. 501-786-6333

Houses, Unfurnished

931

MAUMELLE, 3 br., 2 full ba., 1,500 sf., liv. & dining room, eat-in kitchen, W/D Conn.. 2 car gar., fp., f $1,200 mo. + dep. Call 501-580-4186 MIDTOWN/DOWNTOWN/LR/

North Little Rock West

1022

NLR: 3BR/2BA, fenced yrd, carport, nice area, remodeled storage bldg.$74,500.501-912-1582

Suburban Pulaski Co.

1026

NLR/SWLR/EASTEND/ALEXANDER

SHANNONHILLS HOMES for Lease. Clean, Safe & Friendly. AWESOMELY UNUSUAL country 1-4 bedrooms available. Sm to retreat, only 12 mis. from Hwy. Lrg Homes. Prices vary $500 and 10 Wal-Mart: 4,800 SF. 4BR, up. Deposit required. HUD 3 1/2 BA. (lg. MBR w/spacious Welcome. Call Mr. Tommy, his-and-her closets; his incl. 501-812-9096, for more details. Jacuzzi tub). Lg. kitchen w/all appl’s. Lg. laundry room. Lots of NLR, 2 br., house on Parker St., ch/a, $550 per mo., $500 dep., built-ins throughout. Furn. game room in finished basement. no pets, 501-982-5339 Large patio. Carport has rooftop NLR - 3BR/2 BA 1300 sq. ft. deck with built-in seating, offerRef req no pets $500 dep. $800 ing gorgeous views! Home sits rent. 501-834-0091. on 15+ acres w/2 ponds and lots NLR, 3 br, 2 ba home, remod- of hwy. frontage. Zoned residential & commercial. Serious eled, quiet, no pets. $1,100 per buyers only. 501-912-0503. month. Call 501-753-6265 NLR: 821 W. 53rd, 3br/1ba,ch&a w&d conn., fenced, hardwoods, carport. $695mo. 501-563-0068 JVILLE DUPLEX.1405 & 1407 NLR: 85 Somerset ,3br/1ba, Stamps Remod., both sides c h / a , w & d c o n n . , c a r p o r t , rented.$59,450. 501-940-1130 fenced. $645mo. 501-563-0068

NLR HOUSES (2) for rent 2-3 bedrooms off Pike Avenue. Call 501-753-7351, NLR PLEASANT VALLEY, 4 br, 3 1/2 ba, formal LR/DR, office, game rm, rent $1,950. 501-786-7181 ROSE CITY, 2BR 1BA, W/D conn, ch&a, $400 Dep, $495 a mo. Sec. 8 accepted. 501-804-2516 SHERWOOD: 2 for Rent, 3br/ 1ba, w&d conn. fenced yrd. No pets. $700+ dep. 501-517-5598 SWLR Mobile Homes 2 BR Starting@$400, 3br start $500 cha newly remod 501-562-0447 UALR/UAMS : 2br-6br, 1ba-3ba, Nice houses, Gar., $625-$1700 5br Can Daycare. 501-658-2828

WLR, 19 Pointwest Cove, 3 br., 2 ba., cul-de-sac, $1095 month. Call 501-744-3568 WLR: 3BR, 2BA, fenced yard, ADT. No pets, Reduced $950 mo. + deposit. 501-983-9000. WLR-Great 3 BR 2 full BA. 1350 s.f. gar. fen’d yd. $1175 mo. $800 dep pets ok 501-228-9299

JVILLE DUPLEX. 816 & 818 Jane Dr.Remod., both sides rented.$74,500. 501-940-1130 SCOTT AREA: 2 houses & shop building on 6 1/2 acres w/large pond. New Price. 501-313-7606

Faulkner County

1028

VILONIA SCHOOL , log Cabin 3br/2ba, 2500sf., 1.5 scenic arce $5K down. 501-851-4607

Garland County

1030

HOT SPRINGS, FSBO, 120 Alta Vista, listed# 23921368. Call 501-463-4446 Afternoon

Lonoke County

1032

CABOT-AUSTIN Area, 19 Acres with Hill Top View Overlooking Grey Stone Golf Course, Mature Timber, Electric, $96,500. 501-944-6706 or 870-834-2589 WARD: 1200sf single family home,3br/2ba, fenced bkyd, built in 2009. $100K. 501-230-6126

White County

1035

BEEBE, 3BR/2BA 2650sf., brick, WLR, PATIO home, gated, 3 br, 2 car gar., Fecher Edition Great schools $220K. 501-626- 5851 3 ba, fp, 2 car gar., 2500 sf, $2,200 mo+dep. 501-224-0828 BEEBE, EXTREMELY nice, 3br ba ,1453 sf, large kitchen, WLR, PEAR Orchard, 3 br, 2 ba, 2granite, SHERWOOD –1 br kit furn, wtr open concept, fen bkyd. pd, $400 mo. $285 dep $25 ap- f p , $ 1 1 0 0 m o + d e p , n o $137,500. 501-593-8031 lv msg pets/smoking, 501-912-9844 pl fee NO pets, 501-944-3674 SHERWOOD AREA MILITARY Out of Area DISCOUNT 1br $295 & up 2 BR MFG Housing, 1036 945 Real Estate $450 & up, water paid, kit. furn. Unfurnished 6 mos lease.501-834-2880 Buffalo Park new Cabin + 30 ac 501-835-9132 or 501-834-8042 BEEBE: 3BR/2BA, hardwood remote. Elk, Deer, Turkey, Bear. floors, large yard! $550 mo. Great view. 501-412-5000. SWLR - 7 loc. safe, clean & af- 501-454-3933 fordable, 1, 2 & 3 br $450-$600 50 ACRES with 2 wells, 5-10 Move in Specials. 501-562-7379 J A C K S O N V I L L E : 3 B R/2BA, acre tracts, 1 mile South of visit us@www.mmrentnow.com 1100sf., $600 month. No Pets, Calico Rock. Call 870-214-0156 Newly renovated. 501-539-1131 SWLR - MOVE in special 1 & 2 Resort/Waterfront BRs twnhses from $365-$525. clean quiet safe. 501-562-1071. Property 1040 SWLR - MOVE in special SEARCY, NICE, 3 br., Mobile 2 & 3 BRs from $450-$600. Homes, $500-$550. Has VolleyClean quiet safe. 501-565-8375. ball, Basektball Court & Pavilion. BEAVERFORK LAKE, Conway,4 WLR 2 BR $595, 1st mos. free Call 501-388-9109 w/13 month lease. 1BR 1BA br, 3 ba, 1.3 ac., boat house, lge SOUTH LR, 1 Lg. BR, 1 BA, $425 w/d conn. 501-940-4110 gar, many extras. 501-327-5478 Lg. LR, Kithc/W/D, $400 mo. $400 dep. 501-517-3171 WLR Hwy 10-2b/2 ba all elec 1325 sf fp wtr pd furnkit util rm 960 $800mo $250dep 501 868-4404 Offices, Retail GREERS FERRY Lake Front ALL UTILITIES PAID NLR-2524 CRESTWOOD RD Dream Home, Narrows Area, 2 Housing vouchers accepted 1562 sq.ft. excellent location & story, 3 br., 2 1/2 ba., Log Home, 1,2,3 br $100 security deposit parking. $2100 mo. $479,000. Call 870-692-5096 Bad credit - no problem, Call 501-771-2835. Call 501-562-1387 for apt. or visit St. John's Apts, Rooms/Board 980 LAKE HAMILTON,2br/2ba Condo, 5001 W. 65th BENTON: FURNISHED bedroom. fully furnished, newly remdld,new Utilities paid. $125 weekly. appliances, w/fireplace, boatslip, $192,500/obo. 870-672-1886 Call 501-672-5598. Oakwood Place Apts-Hillcrest DOWNTOWN LR, furn. room, no LAKE HAMILTON Condo, FSBO, 1br 1 ba wtr trash gas paid 2 br, 2ba, downstairs unit, gated, drugs, new remod., util.pd, 501-664-1965. $130 wk + dep. 501-779-6119 pool, boat slip, Higdon Ferry Rd. $187,500. 501-258-7430 LITTLE ROCK, furn. room. No Apartments drugs, alcohol or smoking. Quiet 2BR MOBILE Home & 1 acre off Furnished 903 $95 wk + dep. 501-227-9834 Old River in Scott $39,000. 501-413-8793. CABOT 1 Br., furn., apt., util. & LR: ALL utilities paid!. Near bus tv. pd, safe pl. to live, $150 wk. stop.Cable/HBO,,W/D, A/C, Inter- Lots & Acreage 1042 & up. $200 dep. 501-413-8162. net. Clean ! Call 501-551-5854 LR , DOWNTOWN room, all utili 10 ACRES + or - 16101 NLR - FURN 1 & 2 some util. $75/wkly/up/dep 2/3 BR houses pd. $125 wk. $125 dep. 2824 Faulkner Lake Road, NLR. 501-945-1637 or 501-837-1888 Izard. 501-744-1569 no cck 501-372-3272/375-7290 NLR/SHERWOOD: Room for rent Condominiums with W/D, cable, internet. Unfurnished 915 $250/mo. Call 870-681-0015. ANTIOCH/EL Paso/Greenbrier: 110 acs, some w/septic. $500 dn. Monthly pymts! 501-834-9652. REAL ESTATE •AUSTIN •BEEBE •Cabot McRae, Vilonia & surr areas. Sm LR, QUAPAW Tower: Immac. lg. tracts. Owner fin 501-681-0994 1BR. No pets. $750/mo. Call BAUXITE 1+ Ac. Lots, Util. SarSteven 949-330-3876 (texts OK). dis Cardinal Cr. 5 ac. lot. Owner Fin. Low Down. 870-765-2603 Duplexes Apartments, estates, Unfurnished 925 mansions.Find a home fast. Democrat-Gazette HEIGHTS/CAMMACK: Classified Houses 2BR/1BA,1000sf., safe area, 1003 hrdwd.$775 mo. 870-304-7776 All Sections NLR, 2 BR , 1 BA, CH/A, W/D REDFIELD, OWNER finance, reConnection, $395 mo. + $300 modeled, 3 br, 2 ba, fp, dbl gar., BEEBE, SEARCY, Cabot & dep. 501-232-2440 501-837-5298 or 501-837-5297 El Paso Surrounding areas. ComNLR, JFK/McCain: 2BR/1BA, ing Spring Sale. 501-416-1057 large Apt. CH&A, W/D conn., $550/mo + dep. 501-772-5139. BUYER’S WANTED, 2 br., house BRADFORD, AR, 1488 Overframe. Asking only $5,000. And look Drive. 75 acres, all for 2 br., house brick, asking WLR, 22 B Lehigh Ct. 2 br, 1 ba, $10,000. Perfect Rental Proper$110 ,000. 501-940-1130 ch/a, $535 mo, $500 dep. ty. Need very little work. Call 501-225-4955 501-830-3062 870-730-8547 WLR, 2 br, 1 ba, all appliances, Open Houses 1005 ENGLAND: LOTS for sale, reW/D, CH/A, covered carport, stricted. Also in Scott ,on Toltec $750 a mo., 501-804-5511 KINGWOOD AREA/Jefferson Rd., 1 lot w/ all utilities, lots of trees, not restricted . Farm shop Schools, Home For Sale. Houses, w/28x30 metal barn on 1 acre or White Oak Lane. ALL NEW Unfurnished 931 68 up to 10 acres. 501-350-6095 4 br., 2.5 ba, $215,000. Open Sundays 1-3 p.m. HARMONY GROVE School area BENTON: 3BR, 1BA. Newly renonear Camden, 143 acres , open vated. Quiet street. $700/mo. Little Rock West 1006 pasture, ponds, 4 water meters, $400 dep. 501-517-3171. approx 30 acres in forest Serious inquieres only870-687-2749 HOT SPRING-BISMARCK, 3 or 6 BENTON: NEW home! 4BR/2BA. WLR, 3 br., 2 ba., 1,350 sf, ac., part w/sm. lake, barn, pond. 1,700 SF, All new! $1,200/mo. 2005, Close to Baptist Hospital. $500 down . 501-580-7518 $1,200 deposit. 501-517-2723. $117,500. Call Stan at LARGE LOTS, Various Locations! 501-580-3649 License Realtor CABOT, MAGNESS Creek: Owner Finance. Call 3BR/2BA, 1,500 SF, W/D, 2-car WLR: FSBO, 3BR/2BA, split floor 501-765-2099 garage, fenced yard and patio, plan, open kitch, LR, DR, gas FP, $ 1 , 1 0 0 / m o n t h . C a l l M a r k 2 car gar.,$145K, 501-835-4329 501-920-2254. CABOT: NICE, country, 2br/1ba, Little Rock MTN. VIEW. 351 acres, Co Rd electic ,10 mi NW of Cabot. $750 Southwest 1008 frontage, minerals, timber, city mo. Rent or Buy. 501-796-8812 utilities. $499k. 870-214-4750 3BR, 1 1/2BA, 2 car carpt, new ch/a. Newly remodeled 25 Sunnydale Dr, $45k. 501-626-0067. COLLEGE STATION: 2BR/1BA, MTN. VIEW 80 level acres, minhdwd floors, furn. kitchen, CH&A. Little Rock erals, hunting-borders timber co $425/mo. Call 501-351-7884. Central 1010 lands. $120k. 870-214-4750 OWNER FINANCE 1 to 33 acres B R O A D M O O R A R E A , FSBO, Bauxite ,Beebe,Bryant, great updated home, 3 br, 2 ba, East End,Garner,Glen GREERS FERRY Area, 3 or 4 br, 1850 SF. $118. 501-912-2082. Rose,Pangburn,Romance,Sardis, A frame, 3 blocks from lake, Viliona 501-765-2099 newly remod., 2 carports, all apLittle Rock Heights/ pls, pics avail. $850 mo, $850 3 ac 2 mi fm Vilonia Hillcrest 1014 VILONIA, dep. 501-940-8458 Schl. owner fin. Searcy. HEIGHTS: BUNGALOW, 1br/1ba, KINGWOOD AREA: Open House 3 ac. 501-412-7070 412-5000. W&D conn., ch&a, quiet, No Sunday 1p-4p @ 6918 Skywood V I L O N I A S C H O O L S , Pets. $875 mo., 501-664-4691 complety updated, 3br/2ba , plus 5 & 10 acre tracts, paved roads, HURRICANE LAKE Estates. 4 br, s e p e r a t e s t u d i o , J e f f e r s o n city water. 501-912-8865 3 ba, 2800 sf, $1600 mo, $1600 Elem., $179,000. 501-350-2031 dep. 501-952-4448 JOHN BARROW Area, 9123 TanVINTY, ARK. (White County): 10ya Drive, 2 BR, 1 BA, W-D Conn. acre tracts. Perc-approved. NORTH PIERCE. 2 br, 2 ba, 1100 rent $600, 501-291-9444 Beebe school dist. City water. sf, all new ch/a,& appls, fridge, Owner financing. 501-658-3055. sec sys, $154k. 501-425-2210

North Little Rock Lakewood-$1200 3 BR, Burns Metro 1018 Park area $830 & 2 BR duplex. Levy $480. 501-753-3817 LONOKE-5BR 2 BA 2800 sq.ft. $850 mo. $850 dep. Atlas Real Estate Firm 501-840-7029 NLR, 2000 E. 2nd St., Large Victorian, 4br 2ba, Big Backyard LR: 12600 Pleasant Forest Dr., $19,500 obo. 501-945-7412 Large 4BR/2BA. $1,200 month + deposit. Call 501-231-2467 North Little Rock LR: 3BR,1BA house, $550 mo + North 1020 Dep., No pets. Lease w/Option to Buy. Call Or Text 501-516-7907 HOUSE FOR SALE - 3BR 2 BA MAUMELLE: 3BR, 2.5BA, around 1300 sq. ft. good neigh1,850 sq. ft., fp, $1,175 mo. + borhood. Call 501-412-5000 deposit 70-262-7353 NLR: Tanglewood Area, New MAUMELLE: 3BR, 2BA,1,950 sf, Inside & Out, All Brick, New fen. yard, deck, FP, $1,295 per Roof, 3BR. PRICE REDUCED mo. + dep. Call 501-416-5108. UNDER $70,000! 501-851-7410

Farms

1044

ETHEL AR, 90 Acres Farm / Hunting Ground. 870-638-4224 or 870-462-3333 FARM FOR Sale by sealed Bid, 612 acres, near Hazen, AR, 279 tillable acres, and 309 acres of timber. Listed by John Minor Company. 501-207-3323

LEE COUNTY: 913 cropland acres (approx. 1,100 total acres). Fully leased. Exc. duck hunting. Call Michael D. Taylor, Taylor Real Estate Investments, at 901-820-4480.

To place your ad call Little Rock (501) 372-3733 or 1-800-342-3375 Farms

1044

LARGE COUNTRY home on 10 acres, $239,500 or 20 acres & home, $279,500. 501-337-2986

MANUFACTURED HOMES

Mfg. Homes for Sale By Size

1105

ROYAL OAKS Mobile Home Park, 3 BR, 2 BA, Only $575/mo includes lot rent. 4600 Rixie Rd., Sherwood, AR. 501-835-2505 REFINANCE YOUR M.H.. loan at today’s lower rates, save $$$. 870-535-1524. NMLS@296209 14x52 MOBILE Home, handicap equipped bathroom, $7,500. Call 501-454-0646 14X70 2 BR, 2 BA, CH/A, stove, refrigerator, W-D. To be moved. $10,000. 501-283-0945 14X80, 2012, 3br/2ba.Reduced for Quick Sale, You Move. All appliances.$36,900.501-679-2351 16X76, ‘07, Riverbirch, remdl’d, elec, 3/2, appli., owner fin. You move. 501-868-5510 2014, 28x44 ,3BR/2BA, Brand new. Delivered & Set up with air $39,900. 501-847-4555 NEW, USED and Repo, over 40 to choose from starting at $2500 Call 870-535-1524. Skirting $7.25, tubs $160. Combo doors $299. blank doors $169., trim $1.00. Call 501-993-3144

DOUBLE WIDE 4br, 2ba, with bonus room. 2100 sf. Oak cabinets, thermo pane windows, 2x6 walls, excellent condition. Call 501-450-6300

Mfg. Homes For Sale By Location

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HEBER SPRINGS, Little Red River 2 bed, 1 bath Mobile home for sale. (Land Lease) $14,900. Please call 501-206-0109

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Arkansas Lottery Commission Legal Notice. The last day to claim prizes for the following Arkansas Lottery Commission instant games is Wednesday, March 5, 2014: AR-116 Double Dough, AR-140 Sunny Money, AR-144 Star Spangled Cash, AR-160 Pink Panther™, AR-161 Pink Diamond Bingo, AR-170 PACMAN™, AR-176 $250,000 Taxes Paid, AR-187 American Muscle®. 72478000f ATTN: Robert L. Rice, Bernadette Rice has filed for divorce. (501)265-0425 72462123f IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARKANSAS UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AND STATE STATUES AND PURSUANTS TO A LEASE AGREEMENT HELD BY THE UHAUL CO. OF ARKANSAS WITH ROLAND EVANS #113, MOSTAFA ALATTAS #451, AMANDA HATLEY #452, SHAMEIKA LEE #AA6001B. ALL SECURED COLLATERAL WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON MARCH 12TH, 2014, AT OR AFTER 09:30 A.M. ALL COLLATERAL WILL BE SOLD IN PARCELS, EACH PARCEL BEING THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF A UNIT AT U-HAUL CTR. JONESBORO 1700 RED WOLF TRAIL. JONESBORO, AR, 72401. 72477807f IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, PLAINTIFF VS. 60CV-14-607 DAALLEE INVESTMENT GROUP, INC, a Revoked Arkansas Corporation; The CITY of LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; JOHN THURSTON, in His Official Capacity as COMMISSIONER of STATE LANDS; JANET TROUTMAN WARD, in Her Official Capacity as PULASKI COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR; DEBRA BUCKNER, In Her Official Capacity as PULASKI COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR; CERTAIN LANDS BEING 69 Square Feet, more or less, in PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS; and ANY PERSONS or ENTITIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST THEREIN, DEFENDANTS WARNING ORDER Any Persons or Entities Claiming Any Interest Therein and all persons asserting ownership of, or any interest in, certain land as described herein, and located in Pulaski County, Arkansas, are hereby warned to appear in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, within thirty (30) days of the date of first publication of this Warning Order and answer the Complaint of Plaintiff, Arkansas State Highway Commission, which has condemned the following described land: Tract No. 25 Part of Lot 12, Block 5, Callaway Addition to the City of Little Rock, being part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point being used as the Northeast Corner of Lot 1, Block 5, Callaway Addition, said point also being on the Southern right of way line of West 33rd Street as established by the plat of Callaway Addition recorded in Plat Book 1 Page 95; thence North 87°22’30” West along said right of way line a distance of 226.52 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence South 02°49’12” West a distance of 2.01 feet to a point on the Southern right of way line of West 33rd Street as established by AHTD Job 060395; thence North 85°41’58” West along said right of way line a distance of 68.86 feet to a point on the Southern right of way line of West 33rd Street as established by the plat of Callaway Addition recorded in Plat Book 1 Page 95; thence South 87°22’30” East along said right of way line a distance of 68.84 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING and containing 69 sq. ft., more or less, as shown on AHTD plans referenced as Job 060395. You are hereby notified that the Arkansas State Highway Commission, Plaintiff, whose attorneys are Charles Dirden, Post Office Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203, has filed a Complaint in eminent domain against you and the described land, a copy of which Complaint, Declaration of Taking, and Order, shall be delivered to you or your attorney upon request. If you fail to appear within thirty (30) days from the first date of publication of this Warning Order, you may be barred from answering said Complaint and otherwise asserting your interest. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal as Clerk of this Court on this 13th day of February, 2014. LARRY CRANE, PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK By: Nancy Sadler, D.C.

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72487060f IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS 12TH DIVISION DUSTIN TOLAND, PLAINTIFF vs. Case No. 60DR 2010-1754 ASHLEY TOLAND, DEFENDANT WARNING ORDER The Defendant, Ashley Toland, is hereby warned to appear in this Court within thirty days of the first publication of this Warning Order and answer the Complaint of the Plaintiff, and upon failure to do so, the Defendant shall face entry of judgment by default or be otherwise barred from asserting her interest in this matter. WITNESS my hand and seal as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas this 24th day of February, 2014. /s/Nancy L. Sadler Circuit Clerk 72482260f LEGAL NOTICE Notice is given that application has been made to the Comptroller of the Currency, 500 North Akard Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201 for consent to merge Simmons First Bank of Northeast Arkansas, Jonesboro, Arkansas, Simmons First Bank of Searcy, Searcy, Arkansas and Simmons First Bank of Hot Springs, Hot Springs, Arkansas, with and into Simmons First National Bank, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is contemplated that the main offices and branch offices of the above named banks will continue to operate. This notice is published pursuant to 12 USC 1828(c) and 12 CFR 5. Anyone may submit written comments on this application by April 8, 2014 to: Director of District Licensing, 500 North Akard Street, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201, or by email to: so.licensing@occ.treas.gov. The public file is available for inspection in the district office during regular business hours. Written requests for a copy of the public file on the application should be sent to the Director of District Licensing. March 5, 2014 Simmons First Bank of Northeast Arkansas, Jonesboro, Arkansas Simmons First Bank of Searcy, Searcy, Arkansas Simmons First Bank of Hot Springs, Hot Springs, Arkansas Simmons First National Bank, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 72487864f LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Today’s Bank, Huntsville, Arkansas, intends to make application to the Arkansas State Bank Department for the establishment and maintenance of a full service branch bank to be operated at 2971 North College Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72703. Any person desiring to comment on this application to the Arkansas State Bank Department may do so by filing his or her comments in writing to the State Bank Commissioner at the office of the department, 400 Hardin Road, Suite 100, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211. Written comments, including any formal protests, concerning this application must be received in the Arkansas State Bank Department no later than 15 days following the date of the actual filing of the application. This notice is published pursuant to The Arkansas Banking Code of 1997, as amended. 72454701f NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE 2014 FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION FOR ARKANSAS EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FIRST CONNECTIONS The 2014 Federal Grant Application for the Arkansas Early Intervention Program, First Connections can be found on the Department of Human Services website. That website is: http://humanservices.arkansas. gov/ddds/Pages/FirstConnectionsProgram.aspx Please submit any comments in writing, within the next 30 days to DHS, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, Early Intervention Program: P. O. Box 1437, Slot N504, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1437, Attention: Tracy Turner, Part C Coordinator. The Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, is in compliance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act and is operated, managed and delivers services without regard to age, religion, disability, political affiliation, veteran status, sex, race, color, or national origin. 72456104f PUBLIC NOTICE Public notice is hereby given this 24thday of February, 2014 that Recovery Centers of Arkansas of 1201 River Road, North Little Rock, AR 72114 has made application for funds through Section 49 U.S.C.Section 5310 for the purchase of the following type of passenger transportation vehicle: 11 Passenger Standard Van (not a mini-van). This vehicle will be used primarily for the following purposes: Transporting program recipients to educational recovery meetings. Purchase of the above vehicle is considered essential to the efficient operation of this organization in provision of public transportation services to seniors and individuals with disabilities. There is no intent to infringe upon, or compete with, existing public or private transit operators, including Section 5307, urban public transit operators and Section 5311, rural public transit operators. **(Recovery Centers of Arkansas) is requesting a vehicle that is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, (Recovery Centers of Arkansas) does meet the "equivalency of service" requirements to individuals with disabilities in the community.** Any objection should be submitted in writing only to persons listed below. All comments will become a part of this organization's application and will be a matter of public record. All written comments must be submitted within 30 days of the date of this notice. Any person wishing to request a public hearing on the proposed project must submit a request in writing within 10 days of the date of this notice to the persons listed below: Carole Baxter Executive Director Recovery Centers of Arkansas 1201 River Road North Little Rock, AR 72114 and to: Mr. Don McMillen Public Transportation Administrator Public Transportation Programs Office Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department P.O. Box 2261 Little Rock, AR 72203-2261 72488450f

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Arkansas Department of Workforce Services Public Notice and Request for Public Comment In accordance with Sections 402, 408(a), and 409 of the Social Security Act, the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (ADWS) is amending its Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program State Plan for Title IV-A of the Social Security Act: TANF Program. ADWS is requesting public comment on the amendments for sections 8 and 19. The amendments are available for review at the ADWS website. In addition,

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hard copies are available at TANF – 4th Floor, #2 Capitol Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203. All comments must be submitted in writing no later than COB, Friday, April 4, 2014. Please submit written comments to Department of Workforce Services (TANF), Attn: Derwin Taylor, PO Box 2981, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 or derwin.taylor@arkansas.gov. 72481438f Equipment Backhoe and Compact Track Loader Advertisement for Bids Date: February 24, 2014 City of Shannon Hills Equipment and Financing Sealed bids from Equipment Dealers and or Manufacturers for the purchase and financing of a Backhoe and Compact Track Loader, will be received by the City of Shannon Hills until 1:00 pm CST, March 17,2014 and then at said location publically opened and read aloud. Instruction to bidders: Requirements, Bid Forms, and or Specifications, may be examined and obtained from The City of Shannon Hills, AR at the address below. The owner reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any, or all bids. Bidders may not withdraw their bids within 30 days after the date of bid opening. All bidding processes shall be in accordance with State law. To request bidding information or obtain further information contact: Shannon Hills, City of 10401 High Road East Shannon Hills, AR 72103 (501) 455-3195 ext. 1 Mayor Mike Kemp City of Shannon Hills 72471849f NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP No. 14-002-P Janitorial Services for the North Little Rock Housing Authority CONTACT PERSON D e n i m Wallace, Development Manager North Little Rock Housing Authority Telephone (501)758-8911 E-mail: denim.wallace@nlrha.org TDD/TTY: (800)285-1131 HOW TO OBTAIN THE RFP DOCUMENTS ON THE APPLICABLE INTERNET SITE1.Access nahro.economicengine.com (no “www”). 2. Click on the “Login” button in the upper left side. 3. Follow the listed directions. If you have any problems in accessing or registering on the system, please call customer support at (866)526-9266. Documents are also available for viewing at our Central Office. PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE March 13, 2014 10:00 am CST PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL RETURN NLRHA Central Office, 628 West Broadway, Suite 100, North Little Rock AR 72114 PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL DEADLINE March 27, 2014, @ 2:00 PM CST [Minority- and/or womenowned businesses are encouraged to respond] 72486448f Notice to Bidders Sealed bids will be received in the Purchasing Department, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR 72801, until 2:00 p.m. March 18, 2014, Young Building office remodel at Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas B013172. Details and bid specifications are on file in the Purchasing Department and may be secured by responsible bidders upon request. Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the bid is required. Mandatory site visit March 11, 2014. The University reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive formalities. Small or minority-owned business are encouraged to participate. Arkansas Tech University Jessica Holloway Project/Program Manager 479-968-0269 72476159f NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) is accepting bids on the following contract listed below. The Packets and additional information may be obtained by either email to lfair@pcssd.org, call 501-234-2203 or fax to (501)490-8639. Bid 14-023 High School Athletic Uniforms, OpensM a r c h 1 9 , 2014 @ 9:00 a.m. The District reserves the right to reject all responses, to accept in whole or in part, or to waive any formalities in bids received. Vertina Banks Buyer 72486683f The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas acting for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is soliciting proposals to identify a Master Plan architect to provide guidance and consultation as herein specified. Scope of Work UAPB Master Plan - Request For Qualifications The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is seeking responses from qualified professional planning and design firms with higher education master planning experience to prepare a new comprehensive Campus Master Plan for UAPB. The resulting Campus Master Plan should preserve the spirit and character of the existing campus while addressing the objectives of growing the educational program, increasing student population and improving the quality of campus life. General areas of study are to include space utilization, on-campus housing and recreation, traffic circulation, access, utility distribution, and parking, etc. This plan will provide a guide for future campus development and expansion during the next twenty (20) years. Generally, the plan should commence with the following assumptions: • The plan should be based on the educational goals and priorities of the institution. • The scale, mass, materials, and style of the campus academic core should form the basis for the architecture of the remainder of the campus. • New facilities should connect visually and geographically in such a way as to make the overall campus operate and be perceived as a whole. • Parking should generally border the perimeters of the campus. The University reserves the right to reject all proposals and re-advertise if it is in its’ best interest. There shall be no cost for proposal preparation. Written responses will be considered if received by 2:00 P.M. on _March 21, 2014 All respondents will be notified of the results by mail. REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS – Interested firms may get details by calling Kay Turner at 870-575-8735 or e-mail turnera@uapb.edu . In either case reference “Campus Master Plan 2020 “document “. Send ten (10) copies of your proposal to: Kay Turner Director of Procurement /Contracts University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff P.O. Box 4979/ 1200 N. University Drive Administration Building- Room 231 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601 “AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EM-

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GRANT COUNTY, ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EVA L. RAY, DECEASED CASE NO. 27-PR-14-12-1 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL ADMINISTRATOR AND FILING OF CLAIMS Last Known Address of Decedent: 2170 S. America Blvd., #54, Clearwater, Florida 33763 Date of Death: April 5, 2013 An instrument was on February 12, 2014, admitted to probate as the Last Will and Testament of the above-named decedent and Teena Marks was appointed Personal Administrator of the Estate of the above-named Decedent. All persons having claims against the Estate must exhibit them, duly verified to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the Estate. Provided, that claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the Decedent shall be filed within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in this Estate. This notice first published the 26 day of February, 2014. Mailing address: Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. c/o Mary G. Cooper 500 President Clinton Ave., Suite 200 Little Rock, AR 72201 72475858f IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID WAYNE SMITH, DECEASED NO. 60PR-14-271 NOTICE OF OPENING ESTATE AND FILING OF CLAIMS Last known address of decedent: 3700 Bruno Rd., Little Rock, AR 72209 Date of Death: November 6, 2013 On the February 17, 2014, an Affidavit for Collection of Small Estate by Distributee was filed with the Circuit Clerk of Pulaski County. The following real property is listed in the Affidavit: Legal Description: Part of Lots 24 and 25, Rinke Garden Acres, in Pulaski County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: Beginning 100 feet East of Southwest corner of Lot 25 on the South line of said Lot 25; thence East on the South line of Lot 25 100 feet; thence North to a point on the North line of Lot 24 200 feet East of Northwest corner of Lot 24; thence West 100 feet to a point on the North line of Lot 24 100 feet East of Northwest corner of Lot 24; thence South to point of beginning. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. Provided, that claims for injury or death caused by the negligence of the decedent shall be filed within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of the notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in such estate. This notice first published 26 day of February, 2014. The name and address of the Distributee and her attorney are stated below: Nancy May Distributee for the Estate of David Wayne Smith, Deceased By: Justin S. Elrod, Ark. Bar No. 2005-143 The Elder Law Practice of Justin S. Elrod, PLLC Landers Corp. Plaza, Bldg. 100, 22461 Interstate 30 Bryant, Arkansas 72022 501-847-1311 72476137f IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS SEVENTEENTH DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHARON ALANE BRACKMAN, DECEASED CASE NO. 60PR-13-738 NOTICE Last known address of decedent: 5 Tomahawk Lane, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205. Date of Death: February 21, 2013 An instrument dated December 11, 2012, was on December 3, 2013, admitted to probate as the Last Will of the above named decedent, and the undersigned has been appointed personal representative thereunder. A contest of the probate of the Will can be effected only by filing a petition within the time provided by law. All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within six (6) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. This notice first published the 26 day of February, 2014. Catlett Law Firm, PLC By: S Kathryn Bodenhamer 323 Center Street, Suite 1800 Little Rock, AR 72201 Attorney for Estate Jodie Williams Dailey Personal Representative 5 Tomahawk Lane Little Rock, AR 72205 72474734f In the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Arkansas Probate Division In the Matter of the Estate of Frankie Mitchell, Deceased. No. 60PR-14-254 Name of decedent: Frankie Mitchell Last known address 1401 S. Buchanan, Little Rock, AR 72204 Date of death 11/18/2006 On 2/13/2014, an affidavit for collection of small estate by distributee was filed with respect to the estate of Frankie Mitchell, deceased, with the clerk of the probate division of the circuit court of Pulaski County, Arkansas, under Ark. Code Ann. § 28-41-101. The legal description of the real property listed in the affidavit is as follows: Lot 21, Block 7, Subdivision Oak Forest Gardens School District - 001 Nbhd Code-Harrison Market - LR East Acres - 0 Timber- 0 Old Parcel - R0089427 Legal Description - 07-1N-12 Oak Forest Gardens Lot 22 & N 1/2 of Lot 21 Blk 7 Oak Forest Gardens an unrecorded Plat of NW NW Sec 7 1N-12W Desc as Beg 534’ W & 500’ N of SE cor of NW NW Th N 75’W 176.5’ 575’ TH E 176.35’ to beg 7 All persons having claims against the estate must exhibit them, properly verified, to the distributee or his or her attorney within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the distributee or distributee’s attorney is: Trisa Mitchell 1401 S. Buchanan, Little Rock, AR 72204 Telephone number: (501)831-0680 This notice first published February 19, 2014. 72463510f IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

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SEBASTIAN COUNTY, ARKANSAS PROBATE DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA LARUE HALL, deceased Case No. PR-2013-173-G NOTICE TO CREDITORS Last Known Address of Decedent: P.O. Box 445, Frederick, CO 80530 Date of Death: August 7, 2013 An Affidavit of Distributees to Collect Small Estate was filed on the 10th day of December, 2013. The estate to be collected contains real property, legally described as follows: Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section 34, Township 7 North, Range 32 West, Greenwood District of Sebastian County, Arkansas, containing 40 acres, more or less; And All of the coal and other minerals underlying the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section Thirty-three (33), Township Seven (7) North, Range Thirty-two (32) West, excepting therefrom Seventy (70) yards by Seventy (70) yards square in the Northwest (NW) corner thereof, and the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 34, Township 7 North, Range 32 West. All persons having claims against the estate of Patricia Larue Hall must exhibit them, duly verified, to the undersigned within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they shall be forever barred and precluded from any benefit in the estate. This notice first published the 26 day of February, 2014. SEND CLAIMS TO: MICHAEL L. HALL C/O LISLE RUTLEDGE, P.A. James K. Hatcher, ABA #96200 1458 Plaza Place, Suite 101 P.O. Box 7977 Springdale, AR 72766-7977 (479) 750-4444 72476083f

Meetings/Hearings 1230 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS JUVENILE DIVISION ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF vs. NO. 17JV 14-31 TIFFANY DANDRON, MOTHER, LANSON DANDRON, FATHER OF:, DEFENDANTS LANDON DANDRON, JUVENILE, DOB: 03/10/11 TIFFANY DANDRON, MOTHER, RAYON LOCKHART, FATHER OF: KAYDEN LOCKHART, JUVENILE, DOB: 04/13/06, JUVENILES, RESPONDENT ADJUDICATION WARNING ORDER TO: LANSON DANDRON AND ANY AND ALL PUTATIVE FATHERS: Take notice that on February 11, 2014 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Crawford County, Arkansas, to have Landon Dandron, DOB: March 10, 2011; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile's removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution. An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for March 13, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the Crawford County Courthouse Annex, 220 South 4th Street, Van Buren, Arkansas. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel. NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted. Circuit Clerk By: Deputy Clerk Date: 72486991f IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS JUVENILE DIVISION ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF vs. NO. 17JV 14-31 TIFFANY DANDRON, MOTHER, LANSON DANDRON, FATHER OF:, DEFENDANTS LANDON DANDRON, JUVENILE, DOB: 03/10/11 TIFFANY DANDRON, MOTHER, RAYON LOCKHART, FATHER OF: KAYDEN LOCKHART, JUVENILE, DOB: 04/13/06, JUVENILES, RESPONDENT ADJUDICATION WARNING ORDER TO: RAYON LOCKHART AND ANY AND ALL PUTATIVE FATHERS: Take notice that on February 11, 2014 a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Crawford County, Arkansas, to have Kayden Lockhart, DOB: April 31, 2014; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile's removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution. An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for March 13, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the Crawford County Courthouse Annex, 220 South 4th Street, Van Buren, Arkansas. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel. NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted. Circuit Clerk By: Deputy Clerk Date: 72487017f IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS ELEVENTH DIVISION ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF VS. NO. 60JV-2013-517 BRANDY SPENCER MOTHER, STEVEN SPENCER, LEGAL/ PUTATIVE FATHER OF: DEFENDANTS JUSTIN ARISPURO, DOB: 07/17/2004, MALE, JAZMINE SPENCER, DOB: 06/08/2005, FEMALE, JUVENILES, RESPONDENTS TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS WARNING ORDER TO: BRANDY SPENCER, ANY/ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN LEGAL/PUTATIVE FATHERS, AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Take notice that on February 26, 2014, a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Pulaski County, Arkansas, to terminate parental rights of the following juveniles: Justin Arispuro, DOB: 07/17/2004 and Jazmine Spencer, DOB: 06/08/2005. Such declaration could result in termination of your parental rights. A putative parent must prove that significant contacts existed with

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the juvenile in order for the putative parent’s rights to attach. A hearing on the petition to terminate parental rights is scheduled for April 7, 2014 at 1:00 pm at the Pulaski County Courthouse, 3001 West Roosevelt road, Little Rock, AR. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court appoint you an attorney. NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted or you may be otherwise barred from asserting your interest in this matter. Circuit Clerk By: Deputy Clerk Prepared By: Bethany Cason, Bar #2013-071 Department of Human Services PO Box ~ Slot S280 Little Rock, AR 72203-1437 72476043f IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS JUVENILE DIVISION ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PLAINTIFF VS. NO. JV 2014-93-3 DIANA DUBOIS , MOTHER, DEVIN MICHAEL PHILLIPS, PUTATIVE FATHER OF: DEFENDANTS TED ERVIN ALBIN, PUTATIVE FATHER OF: BRANDON FRIZZEL, PUTATIVE FATHER OF: BREDONIA RENAE LUCRETIA LEE DUBOIS, DOB: 02/10/14, FEMALE, JUVENILE, RESPONDENT ADJUDICATION WARNING ORDER TO: DIANE DUBOIS, mother, DEVIN MICHAEL PHILLIPS, putative father, TED ERVIN ALBIN, putative father and BRANDON FRIZZEL, putative father: Take notice that on February 18, 2014, a petition was filed by the Arkansas Department of Human Services in the Circuit Court, Juvenile Division, of Washington County, Arkansas, to have Bredonia Dubois, DOB: 02/10/14; declared dependent-neglected. Such declaration could result in the juvenile's continued removal from your custody and placement in the care of some suitable person, agency or institution. An adjudication hearing on this matter is scheduled for March 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the Washington County Courthouse, Juvenile Division, 885 Clydesdale Drive, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72703. If you desire to be represented by an attorney, you should immediately contact your attorney so that an answer can be filed for you and he may appear with you at any hearing. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may obtain one by contacting Legal Services or requesting the Court to determine if you qualify for appointed counsel. NOW, unless you appear and defend or otherwise respond within thirty days from the first date of publication of this notice, the Petition may be taken as confessed, and a decree entered and granted. Kyle Sylvester, Circuit Clerk By: Deputy Clerk 72474424f

WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to William Ford Becky Ford a/k/a Eloise Rebecca Ford and Eloise Rebecca Ford by Act 885 of 2011; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Attorney-in-Fact, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Attorney-in-Fact will, on March 18, 2014, at or about 10:30 A.M. at the Garland County Courthouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Garland County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Unit G4 of Lakeland Harbor Horizontal Property Regime, Phase I, according to the master deed recorded in Bok 2400 at Page 632 of the deed and mortgage records of Garland County, Arkansas and plat recorded in Book 13 at Page 27-35 of the plat records of Garland County, Arkansas. More commonly known as: 451 Lakeland Drive Apartment G4, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913-8269 UNLIKE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALES, THIS STATUTORY FORECLOSURE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE Garland County Courthouse OR, IF THERE IS NO AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FRONT DOOR, THEN THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE PLACE AT SAID VENUE WHERE FORECLOSURE SALES ARE CUSTOMARILY ADVERTISED AND CONDUCTED. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Attorney-in-Fact’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 1292-223486 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 Kate Lachowsky (2012039) Agent for Mortgagee DNoticeofDefaultMortgageeAR_ tgober_140109_1047 For more information regarding this foreclosure sale, visit WWW.MYFIR.COM 72462424f

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MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 WHEREAS, on April 2, 2009, Jerry Cambron executed a mortgage conveying certain property therein described to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for The Mortgage Bank of Arkansas, an Arkansas Corporation, its successors and assigns; and WHEREAS, said mortgage was duly recorded April 8, 2009, at Book 3049, Page 264 in the real estate records of Garland County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due, and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness, the party initiating this action is Flagstar Bank, FSB, 5151 Corporate Drive, Troy, MI 48098, (248)312-2000; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Jerry Cambron by Act 885 of 2011; the party initiating this action is Flagstar Bank, FSB, 5151 Corporate Drive , Troy, MI 48098, (248)312-2000; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Jerry Cambron by Act 885 of 2011; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that an agent of Wilson & Associates,

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P.L.L.C., as Attorney-in-Fact, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Attorney-in-Fact will, on March 18, 2014, at or about 10:30 A.M. at the Garland County Courthouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Garland County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot 4 of Dark Forest Subdivision, Phase I, according to the plat recorded in Book 7 at Page 156 of the Plat Records of Garland County, Arkansas. More commonly known as: 716 Shady Heights Road, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas 71901 UNLIKE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALES, THIS STATUTORY FORECLOSURE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE Garland County Courthouse OR, IF THERE IS NO AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FRONT DOOR, THEN THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE PLACE AT SAID VENUE WHERE FORECLOSURE SALES ARE CUSTOMARILY ADVERTISED AND CONDUCTED. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Attorney-in-Fact’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 638-240296 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 Heather Martin-Herron (2011136) Agent for Mortgagee DNoticeofDefaultMortgageeAR_ gfinley_140111_1020 For more information regarding this foreclosure sale, visit WWW.MYFIR.COM 72462427f MORTGAGEE'S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION TO COLLECT IT MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 21, 2014 at or about 3:00 PM, the subject real property described herein below will be sold at the front main entrance door of the Pulaski County Courthouse, 401 West Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72201 to the highest bidder for cash. The sale will extinguish all interests, including those of existing lien holders or previous owners in the property. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. WHEREAS, the property secured under the Mortgage is located in Pulaski County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: LOT 93-R BEING A REPLAT OF LOT 93, YORKWOOD SUBDIVISION, PHASE I Street Address: 10813 VALIANT DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72209 WHEREAS on July 28, 2003, Carolyn F. Lamb and John Lamb, husband and wife as joint tenants executed a Mortgage in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Lender, America's Wholesale Lender, and Lender's successors and assigns which Mortgage was recorded on August 19, 2003, and recorded as Instrument No. 2003083443 in the real estate records of Pulaski County, Arkansas. Said Mortgage is now held by Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP and which is the party initiating foreclosure. The party initiating foreclosure can be contacted at or in care of its servicer initiating foreclosure at: Bank of America, N.A., Attn: Foreclosure, 400 National Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065, at Telephone No. 1.805.520.5542; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy; and WHEREAS, the undersigned is the attorney for the mortgagee and is acting on and with the consent and authority of the mortgagee who is exercising its power of sale under Ark. Code Ann. §18-50-115 which implies a power of sale in every mortgage of real property situated in this state that is duly acknowledged and recorded; and default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness, and the same is now therefore wholly due; and the

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holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness. WITNESS my hand this January 8th 2014. Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT FOR Bank of America, N.A. /s/ J. Benton Dyke Jr. J. Benton Dyke Jr. Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. 415 North McKinley, Suite 1177 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-1000 72409013f MORTGAGEE'S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION TO COLLECT IT MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 21, 2014 at or about 3:00 PM, the subject real property described herein below will be sold at the front main entrance door of the Pulaski County Courthouse, 401 West Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72201 to the highest bidder for cash. The sale will extinguish all interests, including those of existing lien holders or previous owners in the property. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. WHEREAS, the property secured under the Mortgage is located in Pulaski County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: THE EAST 125 FEET OF BLOCK 202, PROTHRO'S SUBDIVISION, BEING A PART OF THE E 1/2 OF THE W 1/2 OF SPANISH GRANT No. 2431, NOW IN THE CITY OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS. Street Address: 519 WATER ST., NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72117WHEREAS on December 14, 2007, Mary L. Trotter-Brooks and Reginald A. Brooks wife and husband executed a Mortgage in favor of Bank of America, N.A. which Mortgage was recorded on December 19, 2007, and recorded as Instrument No. 2007095964 in the real estate records of Pulaski County, Arkansas. The party initiating foreclosure can be contacted at or in care of its servicer initiating foreclosure at: Bank of America, N.A., Attn: Foreclosure, 400 National Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065, at Telephone No. 1.805.520.5542; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy; and WHEREAS, the undersigned is the attorney for the mortgagee and is acting on and with the consent and authority of the mortgagee who is exercising its power of sale under Ark. Code Ann. §18-50-115 which implies a power of sale in every mortgage of real property situated in this state that is duly acknowledged and recorded; and default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness, and the same is now therefore wholly due; and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness. WITNESS my hand this January 8th 2014. Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT FOR Bank of America, N.A. /s/ J. Benton Dyke Jr. J. Benton Dyke Jr. Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. 415 North McKinley, Suite 1177 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-1000 72409029f MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 WHEREAS, on February 15, 2005, Loretta R. Warren executed a mortgage conveying certain property therein described to Wells Fargo Bank N.A.; and WHEREAS, said mortgage was duly recorded February 17, 2005, at Book 2507, Page 0733 in the real estate records of Garland County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due, and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness, the party initiating this action is Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 3476 Stateview Blvd, Fort Mill, SC 29715, (866)234-8271; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Loretta R. Warren by Act 885 of 2011; the party initiating this action is Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 3476 Stateview Blvd , Fort Mill, SC 29715,

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(866)234-8271; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Loretta R. Warren by Act 885 of 2011; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Attorney-in-Fact, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Attorney-in-Fact will, on March 25, 2014, at or about 10:30 A.M. at the Garland County Courthouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Garland County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot 9, in Block 1 of MeadowBrook Subdivision Number 2 being a part of the Southeast 1/4 Northwest 1/4 of Section 8, Township 3 South, Range 19 West according to the Plat and Bill of Assurance thereof of record in Book 466 Page 99 of the Deed & Mortgage Records of Garland County Arkansas. More commonly known as: 203 Meadowbrook Street, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913 UNLIKE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALES, THIS STATUTORY FORECLOSURE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE Garland County Courthouse OR, IF THERE IS NO AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FRONT DOOR, THEN THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE PLACE AT SAID VENUE WHERE FORECLOSURE SALES ARE CUSTOMARILY ADVERTISED AND CONDUCTED. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Attorney-in-Fact’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 1292-122607 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 Kate Lachowsky (2012039) Agent for Mortgagee DNoticeofDefaultMortgageeAR_ tgober_140114_1409 For more information regarding this foreclosure sale, visit WWW.MYFIR.COM 72473761f

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accurate survey of the premises might disclose. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Attorney-in-Fact’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 567-100091 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 Maria Yoder (2006278) Agent for Mortgagee DNoticeofDefaultMortgageeAR_ gfinley_140121_ 900 For more information regarding this foreclosure sale, visit WWW.MYFIR.COM 72488382f

MORTGAGEE`S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 4, 2014, at or about 1:00 PM, the following real property will be sold at the Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the highest bidder for cash: LOTS 16 AND 20, BLOCK 10, VALLEY VIEW ADDITION TO THE CITY OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS More commonly known as: 5508 Dublin Avenue, North Little Rock, AR 72118 On September 20, 2001, Eartha Dobbins and Frank Dobbins executed a Mortgage in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as a nominee for First Consolidated Mortgage Company, which was recorded October 5, 2001, as Instrument No. 2001077585, in the office of the Ex-officio recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas. The owner(s) of the property have defaulted in the monthly payments and have not made a payment since July 1, 2013. The loan is now in default. Tenants of the property may claim an interest in the real property herein. The sale will extinguish all interests in any part of the property, including existing lienholders, previous owners of the property, or tenants. Any purchaser at the sale shall pay a Trustee's fee in addition to its bid. The terms of the call are cash the day of the sale and all transfer taxes will be the responsibility of the purchaser. This instrument prepared by: Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Arkansas Bar Number 91-144 Marinosci Law Group, P.C. 1405 North Pierce, Suite 306 Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 (501) 663-6200 Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Attorney at Law Attorney-in-Fact for U.S. Bank National Association (as successor-in-interest to Bank of America, N.A., as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association), as trustee for the holders of the CSFB Mortgage MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF DE- Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2003-CF14 FAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL Date 1-24-14 YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPER72467535f TY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. MORTGAGEE`S NOTICE OF DEIF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, FAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN TY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIEXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR ATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIAAGAINST YOU. BLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY AND THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COL- AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION LECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMA- MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that FOR SUCH PURPOSE. on April 4, 2014, at or about This Instrument Prepared by: 01:00 PM, the following real WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. property will be sold at the Pulas1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 ki County Courthouse in Little Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 Rock, Arkansas, to the highest (501) 219-9388 bidder for cash: WHEREAS, on October 1, 2004, LOT 16, BLOCK D, OAK FORRick L. Walker executed a mort- EST GARDENS ANNEX TO THE gage conveying certain property CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI therein described to Ameriquest COUNTY, ARKANSAS. Mortgage Company; and More commonly known as: WHEREAS, said mortgage was 1508S GRANT STREET, LITTLE duly recorded October 13, 2004, ROCK, AR 72204 at Book M134, Page 384 in the On February 23, 2007, Norreal estate records of Ouachita m a n D S p r i n g s a n d A n n i e D County, Arkansas; and Springs executed a Mortgage in WHEREAS, default has oc- favor of Mortgage Electronic Regcurred in the payment of said in- istration Systems, Inc., solely as debtedness and the same is now, nominee for New Century Morttherefore, wholly due, and the gage Corporation, which was reholder of the debt has requested corded March 7, 2007, as Instruthe undersigned to sell the prop- ment No. 2007017851, in the erty to satisfy said indebtedness, office of the Ex-officio recorder of the party initiating this action is Pulaski County, Arkansas. The Deutsche Bank National Trust owner(s) of the property have deCompany, as Trustee for Amer- faulted in the monthly payments iquest Mortgage Securities Inc., and have not made a payment Asset-Backed Pass-Through Cer- since November 1, 2010. The tificates, Series 2004-R12, The loan is now in default. Forum, Tower C, 10th Floor, 1655 Tenants of the property may Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. West claim an interest in the real propP a l m B e a c h , F L 3 3 4 0 1 , erty herein. (561)682-2000; The sale will extinguish all inWHEREAS, the mortgagee or terests in any part of the property, beneficiary has provided the un- including existing lienholders, dersigned a copy of the letter re- previous owners of the property, quired to be sent to Rick L. Walk- or tenants. Any purchaser at the er by Act 885 of 2011; the party sale shall pay a Trustee's fee in initiating this action is Deutsche addition to its bid. The terms of Bank National Trust Company, as the call are cash the day of the Trustee for Ameriquest Mortgage sale and all transfer taxes will be Securities Inc., Asset-Backed the responsibility of the purchasPass-Through Certificates, Series er. 2004-R12, The Forum, Tower C, This instrument prepared by: 10th Floor 1655 Palm Beach Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL Arkansas Bar Number 91-144 33401, (561)682-2000; Marinosci Law Group, P.C. WHEREAS, the mortgagee or 1405 North Pierce, Suite 306 beneficiary has provided the Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 undersigned a copy of the letter (501) 663-6200 required to be sent to Rick L. Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Walker by Act 885 of 2011; and Attorney at Law WHEREAS, there may be Attorney-in-Fact for tenants that claim an interest in WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS the real property herein based TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR THE upon said tenancy. REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MASNOW, THEREFORE, notice is TR ASSET BACKED SECURITIES hereby given that the entire TRUST 2007-NCW, MORTGAGE indebtedness has been declared PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES due and payable, and that an Date 1-27-14 agent of Wilson & Associates, 72467528f P.L.L.C., as Attorney-in-Fact, by MORTGAGEE`S NOTICE OF DEvirtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed FAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERupon said Attorney-in-Fact will, on April 2, 2014, at or about TY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDI1 0 : 3 0 A . M . a t t h e O u a c h i t a ATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY County Courthouse in Camden, IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIAArkansas, offer for sale certain BLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY AND property hereinafter described to AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION the highest bidder for cash, free MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU from the statutory right of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that redemption, homestead, dower, on April 4, 2014, at or about and all other exemptions which 01:00 PM, the following real are expressly waived in the property will be sold at the Pulasmortgage, said property being ki County Courthouse in Little real estate situated in Ouachita Rock, Arkansas, to the highest County, Arkansas, and being bidder for cash: more particularly described as PART OF LOT 14, LITTLE BIG follows: HORN ESTATES, PHASE II, IN PULot 6 in Block 5 of the City of LASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, DEE a s t C a m d e n , A r k a n s a s , a s SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; BEGIN AT s h o w n b y t h e r e c o r d e d P l a t THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF thereof in Envelope 36-B. SAID LOT 14, THENCE, SOUTH 20 More commonly known as: DEGREES 18 MINUTES EAST 409 Elm Lane, Camden, Arkansas 184.9 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 47 71701 DEGREES 05 MINUTES WEST 50 U N L I K E J U D I C I A L FEET; THENCE SOUTH 11 DEF O R E C L O S U R E S A L E S , T H I S GREES 45 MINUTES WEST 28.6 STATUTORY FORECLOSURE SALE FEET; THENCE SOUTH 7 DEWILL BE HELD AT THE FRONT GREES 40 MINUTES WEST 15 DOOR OF THE Ouachita County FEET, THENCE NORTH 23 DECourthouse OR, IF THERE IS NO GREES 13 MINUTES WEST 271.9 AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE FRONT DOOR, THEN THE SAID LOT 14, THENCE ALONG SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE NORTH LINE NORTH 89 DEGREES PLACE AT SAID VENUE WHERE 57 MINUTES EAST 86.47 FEET TO F O R E C L O S U R E S A L E S A R E THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CUSTOMARILY ADVERTISED AND More commonly known as: 26 CONDUCTED. LUCY LN, SHERWOOD, AR 72120 This sale is subject to all On January 10, 2005, Monika matters shown on any applicable Rodgers and Thomas Patrick recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; Rodgers executed a Mortgage in a n y r e s t r i c t i v e c o v e n a n t s , favor of Wilmington Finance, a dieasements, or setback lines that vision of AIG Federal Savings may be applicable; any statutory Bank, which was recorded Janur i g h t s o f r e d e m p t i o n o f a n y ary 21, 2005, as Instrument No. governmental agency, state or 2005006690, in the office of the f e d e r a l ; a n y p r i o r l i e n s o r Ex-officio recorder of Pulaski encumbrances as well as any County, Arkansas. The owner(s) of priority created by a fixture filing; the property have defaulted in the a n d t o a n y m a t t e r t h a t a n monthly payments and have not

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made a payment since March 1, 2013. The loan is now in default. Tenants of the property may claim an interest in the real property herein. The sale will extinguish all interests in any part of the property, including existing lienholders, previous owners of the property, or tenants. Any purchaser at the sale shall pay a Trustee's fee in addition to its bid. The terms of the call are cash the day of the sale and all transfer taxes will be the responsibility of the purchaser. This instrument prepared by: Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Arkansas Bar Number 91-144 Marinosci Law Group, P.C. 1405 North Pierce, Suite 306 Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 (501) 663-6200 Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Attorney at Law Attorney-in-Fact for US Bank, National Association, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the American General Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2009-1 Date 1-27-14 72467544f MORTGAGEE'S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION TO COLLECT IT MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 4, 2014 at or about 9:00 AM, the subject real property described herein below will be sold at the front entrance door of the Lonoke County Courthouse, 301 N. Center St., Lonoke, AR 72086 to the highest bidder for cash. The sale will extinguish all interests, including those of existing lien holders or previous owners in the property. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. WHEREAS, the property secured under the Mortgage is located in Lonoke County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: PART OF UNIT NUMBER 6 OF THE SUBDIVISION OF THE JULIA DAISY LITTLE TRACT OF LAND IN SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST BY THE FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION RURAL RESETTLEMENT DIVISION, REGION 6, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS PER REVISED PLAT OF RECORD FOUND IN PLAT BOOK B, PAGE 136, FILED FOR RECORD JULY 1, 1983, COUNTY OF LONOKE, STATE OF ARKANSAS, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID UNIT 6; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 54 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST 911.79 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID UNIT 6 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MOUROT SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN BOOK C, PAGE 135; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST 280.01 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID MOUROT SUBDIVISION TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF ZELDA LANE AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 55 MINUTES 09 SECONDS WEST 240.00 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 17 SECONDS WEST 181.50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 55 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST 240.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SAID SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ZELDA LANE; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST 181.5 FEET ALONG THE SAID SOUTH LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 23, MOUROT SUBDIVISION UNRECORDED. Street Address: 87 ZELDA LN., SCOTT, AR 72142WHEREAS on August 20, 2007, Cora A. Blocher and Jon M. Hoyt, a married couple executed a Mortgage in favor of Bank of America, N.A. which Mortgage was recorded on August 31, 2007, and recorded as Instrument No. 200711910 in the real estate records of Lonoke County, Arkansas. The party initiating foreclosure can be contacted at or in care of its servicer initiating foreclosure at: Bank of America, N.A., Attn: Foreclosure, 400 National Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065, at Telephone No. 1.805.520.5542; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy; and WHEREAS, the undersigned is the attorney for the mortgagee and is acting on and with the consent and authority of the mortgagee who is exercising its power of sale under Ark. Code Ann. §18-50-115 which implies a power of sale in every mortgage of real property situated in this state that is duly acknowledged and recorded; and default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness, and the same is now therefore wholly due; and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness. WITNESS my hand this January 7th, 2014. Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT FOR Bank of America, N.A. /s/ J. Benton Dyke Jr. J. Benton Dyke Jr. Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. 415 North McKinley, Suite 1177 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-1000 DGW 76333D-4 72421515f MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 WHEREAS, on August 7, 2008, Daniel Hurtado and Claudia R. Hurtado executed a mortgage conveying certain property therein described to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., its successors and assigns; and WHEREAS, said mortgage was duly recorded August 25, 2008, at Book 2990, Page 0625 in the real estate records of Garland County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due, and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness, the party initiating this action is JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Attn: Correspondence Mail, Mail Code LA4-5555/700 Kansas Lane Monroe, LA 71203, (866)550-5705; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Daniel Hurta-

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do and Claudia R. Hurtado by Act 885 of 2011; the party initiating this action is JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Attn: Correspondence Mail Mail Code LA4-5555/700 Kansas Lane, Monroe, LA 71203, (866)550-5705; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Daniel Hurtado and Claudia R. Hurtado by Act 885 of 2011; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Attorney-in-Fact, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Attorney-in-Fact will, on April 1, 2014, at or about 10:30 A.M. at the Garland County Courthouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Garland County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Land situated in the County of Garland in the State of Arkansas A lot of land lying in the South Hot Springs, within the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 3 South, Range 19 West, Garland County, Arkansas, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter Southeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 3 South, Range 19 West, and running thence West on Section line 420 feet to the East side of East Street; thence North along the East side of East Street 420 feet to a point exactly East and on a line with South side of South Avenue, which terminated at the junction with East Street; thence 40 feet across the Southern extension of East Street to the South side of South Avenue and Northeast corner of M.H. Kiser's Lot; thence South 151 feet to a stake and the place of beginning; thence West 150 feet to a stake; thence South 59 feet; thence East 150 feet to a point on the West side of East Street 59 feet South of the place of beginning; thence North along the West line of East Street 59 feet to the place of beginning in Garland County, Arkansas. (The street above referred to as East Street now being known and designated as Linwood Avenue.) More commonly known as: 434 Linwood Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913 UNLIKE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALES, THIS STATUTORY FORECLOSURE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE Garland County Courthouse OR, IF THERE IS NO AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FRONT DOOR, THEN THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE PLACE AT SAID VENUE WHERE FORECLOSURE SALES ARE CUSTOMARILY ADVERTISED AND CONDUCTED. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Attorney-in-Fact’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 355-235421 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 Courtney Miller (2008263) Agent for Mortgagee DNoticeofDefaultMortgageeAR_ dmonroe_140120_ 737 For more information regarding this foreclosure sale, visit WWW.MYFIR.COM 72488366f MORTGAGEE'S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION TO COLLECT IT MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 21, 2014 at or about 3:00 PM, the subject real property described herein below will be sold at the front main entrance door of the Pulaski County Courthouse, 401 West Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72201 to the highest bidder for cash. The sale will extinguish all interests, including those of existing lien holders or previous owners in the property. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. WHEREAS, the property secured under the Mortgage is located in Pulaski County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: LOT 166, SECTION C, TWIN LAKES SUBDIVISION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS. Street Address: 1715 GLENDA DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72205 WHEREAS on June 24, 2003, Wilbert Frank Beard, and wife, Cathy Jarrett Beard executed a Mortgage in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Lender, United Financial Mortgage Corp., Lender's successors and assigns which Mortgage was recorded on July 1, 2003, and recorded as Instrument No. 2003065455 in the real estate records of Pulaski County, Arkansas. Said Mortgage is now held by Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP and which is the party initiating foreclosure. The party initiating foreclosure can be contacted at or in care of its servicer initiating foreclosure at: Bank of America, N.A., Attn: Foreclosure, 400 National Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065, at Telephone No. 1.805.520.5542; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy; and WHEREAS, the undersigned is the attorney for the mortgagee and is acting on and with the consent and authority of the mortgagee who is exercising its power of sale under Ark. Code Ann. §18-50-115 which implies a power of sale in every mortgage of real property situated in this state that is duly acknowledged and recorded; and default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness, and the same is now

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therefore wholly due; and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness. WITNESS my hand this December 31st, 2013. Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT FOR Bank of America, N.A. /s/ J. Benton Dyke Jr. J. Benton Dyke Jr. Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. 415 North McKinley, Suite 1177 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-1000 DGW 74238D-4 72400361f MORTGAGEE`S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 4, 2014, at or about 01:00 PM, the following real property will be sold at the Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the highest bidder for cash: LOT 182, PECAN LAKE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS. More commonly known as: 5613 Forest View Road, Little Rock, AR 72204 On September 2, 2004, Lorene Chandler executed a Mortgage in favor of First Bank d/b/a First Bank Mortgage, which was recorded September 9, 2004, as Instrument No. 2004075268, in the office of the Ex-officio recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas. The owner(s) of the property have defaulted in the monthly payments and have not made a payment since May 1, 2009. The loan is now in default. Tenants of the property may claim an interest in the real property herein. The sale will extinguish all interests in any part of the property, including existing lienholders, previous owners of the property, or tenants. Any purchaser at the sale shall pay a Trustee's fee in addition to its bid. The terms of the call are cash the day of the sale and all transfer taxes will be the responsibility of the purchaser. This instrument prepared by: Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Arkansas Bar Number 91-144 Marinosci Law Group, P.C. 1405 North Pierce, Suite 306 Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 (501) 663-6200 Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Attorney at Law Attorney-in-Fact for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, on behalf of the certificateholders of IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust 2005-HE1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-HE1 Date 1-24-14 72464739f MORTGAGEE`S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 4, 2014, at or about 10:00 AM, the following real property will be sold at the White County Courthouse in Searcy, Arkansas, to the highest bidder for cash: The following land lying in White County, Arkansas, to-wit: The West 65 feet, a strip of even width of Lot 10 and the West 65 feet, a strip of even width of all of Lot 11 that lies South of the South line of East North Line Street as now located, all in Block 50 of the original Town of Searcy. Parcel #: 016-00325-000 More commonly known as: 411E Moore Ave, Searcy, AR 72143 On August 26, 1999, George R. Rudesill and Rebecca A. Rudesill executed a Mortgage in favor of EquiCredit Corporation of Ar., which was recorded September 16, 1999, in Book 1999, at Page 20339, in the office of the Ex-officio recorder of White County, Arkansas. The owner(s) of the property have defaulted in the monthly payments and have not made a payment since March 1, 2012. The loan is now in default. Tenants of the property may claim an interest in the real property herein. The sale will extinguish all interests in any part of the property, including existing lienholders, previous owners of the property, or tenants. Any purchaser at the sale shall pay a Trustee's fee in addition to its bid. The terms of the call are cash the day of the sale and all transfer taxes will be the responsibility of the purchaser. This instrument prepared by: Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Arkansas Bar Number 91-144 Marinosci Law Group, P.C. 1405 North Pierce, Suite 306 Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 (501) 663-6200 Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Attorney at Law Attorney-in-Fact for EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA Date 1-27-14 72464734f MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 WHEREAS, on March 15, 2006, Jerry Story and Kimberly Story executed a mortgage conveying certain property therein described to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for NBA Mortgage Group, a division of National Bank of Arkansas in North Little Rock and NBA Mortgage Group, a division of National Bank of Arkansas in North Little Rock's successors and assigns; and WHEREAS, said mortgage was duly recorded March 20, 2006, as Instrument No. 2006-389 in the real estate records of Dallas County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due, and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness, the party initiating this action is CitiMortgage, Inc., 1000 Technology Drive, O'Fallon, MO 63368, (866)272-4749; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Jerry Story and Kimberly Story by Act 885 of 2011; the party initiating this action is CitiMortgage, Inc., 1000 Technology Drive , O'Fallon, MO 63368, (866)272-4749; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Jerry Story and Kimberly Story by Act 885 of 2011; and

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WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Attorney-in-Fact, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Attorney-in-Fact will, on March 19, 2014, at or about 9:30 A.M. at the Dallas County Courthouse in Fordyce, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the mortgage, said property being real estate situated in Dallas County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter Southwest Quarter Southwest Quarterof Section 33, Township 10 South, Range 13 West, thence North 86 degrees 30 minutes East 10.00 chains, set iron stake, thence North 2 degrees 30 minutes West 3.82 chains, thence South 86 degrees 30 minutes West 20 feet to the West line of the road, being the point of beginning, thence South 86 degrees 30 minutes West 3.18 chains, thence North 2 degrees 30 minutes West 3.18 chains, thence North 86 degrees 30 minutes East 3.18 chains to a point on the West line of the road, thence South 2 degrees 30 minutes East 3.18 chains along the West line of the road to the point of beginning, containing 1 acre, more or less. More commonly known as: 327 South Brandon, Fordyce, Arkansas 71742 UNLIKE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALES, THIS STATUTORY FORECLOSURE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE Dallas County Courthouse OR, IF THERE IS NO AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FRONT DOOR, THEN THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE PLACE AT SAID VENUE WHERE FORECLOSURE SALES ARE CUSTOMARILY ADVERTISED AND CONDUCTED. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Attorney-in-Fact’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 436-219254 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 Heather Martin-Herron (2011136) DNoticeofDefaultMortgageeAR_ ysmith_140109_ 853 For more information regarding this foreclosure sale, visit WWW.MYFIR.COM 72458448f TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. This Instrument Prepared by: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 WHEREAS, on September 28, 2009, Michael S. Terry and Hannah L. Terry executed a deed of trust conveying certain property therein described to Roger D. Murphree, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for New South Federal Savings Bank, its successors and assigns.; and WHEREAS, said deed of trust was duly recorded October 9, 2009, at Book 3105, Page 107 in the real estate records of Garland County, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness and the same is now, therefore, wholly due, and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness, the party initiating this action is EverBank, 301 West Bay Street, Default Outsourcing/CC 325 Jacksonville, FL 32202, (904)284-6120; WHEREAS, the mortgagee or beneficiary has provided the undersigned a copy of the letter required to be sent to Michael S. Terry and Hannah L. Terry by Act 885 of 2011; and WHEREAS, there may be tenants that claim an interest in the real property herein based upon said tenancy. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Trustee will, on April 1, 2014, at or about 10:30 A.M. at the Garland County Courthouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the deed of trust, said property being real estate situated in Garland County, Arkansas, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot 8, Block 5 of Southern Hills Subdivision, Unit 1 according to the plat recorded in Book 3, Page 106 and the Bill of Assurance recorded in Book 621, Page 532 of the Deed and Mortgage Records of Garland County, Arkansas. More commonly known as: 106 Southern Hills Drive, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71913 UNLIKE JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALES, THIS STATUTORY FORECLOSURE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE Garland County Courthouse OR, IF THERE IS NO AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FRONT DOOR, THEN THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE PLACE AT SAID VENUE WHERE FORECLOSURE SALES ARE CUSTOMARILY ADVERTISED AND CONDUCTED. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the

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Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL BE AUCTIONED WITH RESERVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE. W&A No. 171-216509 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C. 1521 Merrill Drive, Suite D-220 Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 (501) 219-9388 Courtney Miller (2008263) FHA No. 031-3890689-703 DNoticeofDefaultTrusteeAR_dm onroe_140122_ 725 For more information regarding this foreclosure sale, visit WWW.MYFIR.COM 72488371f TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION TO COLLECT IT MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 21, 2014 at or about 9:00 AM, the subject real property described herein below will be sold at the front entrance door of the Jefferson County Courthouse, 101 W. Barraque St., Pine Bluff, AR 71601 to the highest bidder for cash. The sale will extinguish all interests, including those of existing lien holders or previous owners in the property. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. WHEREAS, the property secured under the Deed of Trust is located in Jefferson County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: THE WEST HALF (W 1/2) OF THE NORTH HALF (N 1/2) OF LOT ONE (1) IN BLOCK THIRTY-EIGHT (38) OF DORRIS ADDITION WEST OF BRUMP'S BAYOU TO THE CITY OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS; SAME BEING LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW 1/4) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 9 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M. Street Address: 2002 W HAVIS AVENUE, PINE BLUFF, AR 71601 WHEREAS on May 4, 2004, Willie T. Carmickle and Kanasha A. Burks Carmickle, husband and wife executed a Deed of Trust for the benefit of Simmons First National Bank which Deed of Trust was recorded on May 5, 2004, in Book 971, Page 18 in the real estate records of Jefferson County, Arkansas. Said Deed of Trust is now held by U.S. Bank National Association as successor by merger to The Leader Mortgage Company and which is the party initiating foreclosure. The party initiating foreclosure can be contacted at or in care of its servicer initiating foreclosure at: U.S. Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, KY 42301, a t T e l e p h o n e N o . 1.800.337.1193; and WHEREAS, the undersigned is acting on and with the consent and authority of the beneficiary as substitute Trustee in the place of the original Trustee or any other substituted trustee, upon the contingency and in the manner authorized by said beneficiary; and default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness, and the same is now therefore wholly due; and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness. WITNESS my hand this December 23rd, 2013. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE FOR U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION /s/ J. Benton Dyke Jr. J. Benton Dyke Jr. Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. 415 North McKinley, Suite 1177 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-1000 DGW 77095D-6 72412012f TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION TO COLLECT IT MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 28, 2014, at or about 9:00 A.M., the subject real property described herein below will be sold at the front entrance door of the Arkansas (Stuttgart Northern District) County Courthouse, 302 South College Street, Stuttgart, AR 72160 to the highest bidder for cash. The sale will extinguish all interests, including those of existing lien holders or previous owners in the property. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. WHEREAS, the property secured under the Deed of Trust is located in Arkansas (Stuttgart Northern District) County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: LOT ONE (1), TWO (2) AND THREE (3) LESS AND EXCEPT THE NORTH 20 FEET OF EACH SAID LOTS AND THE EAST HALF OF LOT FOUR (4), ALL IN BLOCK FIVE (5) OF PORTER'S ADDITION, TO THE CITY OF STUTTGART, IN PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK S, PAGE 372, RECORDS OF NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS COUNTY, ARKANSAS. Street Address: 316 SOUTH MAPLE STREET, STUTTGART, AR 72160 WHEREAS on June 5, 2009, Anita Lashell Johnson and Victor Johnson, wife and husband, executed a Deed of Trust for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Lender, Wintrust Mortgage Corporation, and Lender's successors and assigns, which Deed of Trust was recorded on June 23, 2009, and recorded in Book 2009, at Page 4317, in the real estate records of Arkansas (Stuttgart - Northern District) County, Arkansas. Said Deed of Trust is now held by Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP and which is the party initiating foreclosure. The party initiating foreclosure can be contacted at or in care of its servicer initiating foreclosure at: Bank of America, N.A., Attn: Foreclosure, 400 National Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065, at Telephone No. 1.805.520.5542; and WHEREAS, the undersigned is acting on and with the consent and authority of the beneficiary as substitute Trustee in the place of the original Trustee or any other substituted trustee, upon the contingency and in the manner authorized by said beneficiary; and default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness, and the same is now therefore wholly due; and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness. WITNESS my hand this Janu-

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ary 21st, 2014. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE FOR BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. /s/ Mary A. Winzerling Mary A. Winzerling Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. 415 North McKinley, Suite 1177 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-1000 DGW 79193W-1 72432741f TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS SOLD, YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY AND AN ACTION FOR COLLECTION MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 4, 2014, at or about 01:00 PM, the following real property will be sold at the Pulaski County Courthouse, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the highest bidder for cash: PART OF THE SE1/4 SE1/4, SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SAID SW1/4 SE1/4; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST 315.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST 47.27 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 21 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST 372.73 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST 315.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE 21 MINUTES 09 SECONDS WEST 113.03 FEET TO THE CENTER OF REPUBLICAN ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 48 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 09 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID ROAD 268.18 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 54 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 03 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID ROAD 62.37 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 65 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 19 SECONDS WEST 77.14 FEET TO THE POINT OF THE BEGINNING. More commonly known as: 508W REPUBLICAN RD, JACKSONVILLE, AR 72076 On March 31, 1997, Belinda S. Pearl and Ricky J. Pearl executed a Deed of Trust in favor of Webster C. Jordan, Jr., as Trustee, and to First Greensboro Home Equity, Inc., as Beneficiary, which was recorded April 4, 1997, as Instrument No. 97-021081, in the real estate records of Pulaski County, Arkansas. The owner(s) of the property have defaulted in the monthly payments and have not made a payment since June 4, 2013. The loan is now in default. Tenants of the property may claim an interest in the real property herein. The sale will extinguish all interests of any party in the property, including existing lienholders, previous owners of the property, or tenants. Any purchaser at the sale shall pay a Trustee's fee in addition to its bid. The terms of the call are cash the day of the sale and all transfer taxes will be the responsibility of the purchaser. This instrument prepared by: Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Marinosci Law Group, P.C. 1405 North Pierce, Suite 306 Little Rock, Arkansas 72207 (501) 663-6200 Robert S. Coleman, Jr. Substituted Trustee for Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the Home Equity Loan Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1997-4 Date 1-27-14 72467522f TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION TO COLLECT IT MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 4, 2014 at or about 9:00 AM, the subject real property described herein below will be sold at the front entrance door of the Lonoke County Courthouse, 301 N. Center St., Lonoke, AR 72086 to the highest bidder for cash. The sale will extinguish all interests, including those of existing lien holders or previous owners in the property. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. WHEREAS, the property secured under the Deed of Trust is located in Lonoke County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: A PART OF THE NW 1/4 NE1/4 SECTION 20, T-4-N, R-9-W, LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS MORE FULL DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING 348.3 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 20, THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 20 A DISTANCE OF 233.30 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 00 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 36 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 233.30 FEET, THENCE RUN EAST A DISTANCE OF 233.30 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH 00 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 36 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 233.30 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SUBJECT TO A 30 FEET STREET RIGHT OF WAY ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF EAST MAIN STREET. ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 4, TALBERT ESTATES, LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS. Street Address: 2304 EAST MAIN STREET, CABOT, AR 72023 WHEREAS on May 26, 2010, Bryan M. Smith, A Married Person and Sheila R. Smith, his wife executed a Deed of Trust for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Lender, First Arkansas Mortgage Company, and Lender's successors and assigns which Deed of Trust was recorded on June 03, 2010, as Instrument No.201005648 in the real estate records of Lonoke County, Arkansas. Said Deed of Trust is now held by Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP and which is the party initiating foreclosure. The party initiating foreclosure can be contacted at or in care of its servicer initiating foreclosure at: Bank of America, N.A., Attn: Foreclosure, 400 National Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065, at Telephone No. 1.805.520.5542; and WHEREAS, the undersigned is acting on and with the consent and authority of the beneficiary as substitute Trustee in the place of the original Trustee or any other substituted trustee, upon the contingency and in the manner authorized by said beneficiary; and default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness, and the same is now therefore wholly due; and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness. WITNESS my hand this January 8th, 2014. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE FOR BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. /s/ J. Benton Dyke Jr. J. Benton Dyke Jr. Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. 415 North McKinley, Suite 1177 Little Rock, AR 72205

Foreclosures

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DGW 77126D-2 72420232f TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION TO COLLECT IT MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 21, 2014 at or about 9:00 AM, the subject real property described herein below will be sold at the front entrance door of the Jefferson County Courthouse, 101 W. Barraque St., Pine Bluff, AR 71601 to the highest bidder for cash. The sale will extinguish all interests, including those of existing lien holders or previous owners in the property. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. WHEREAS, the property secured under the Deed of Trust is located in Jefferson County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: LOT ONE (1) AND TWO (2) OF HILL TOP ADDITION; SAME BEING LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE 1/4) OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW 1/4) OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 10 WEST OF THE 5TH P. M. Street Address: 3204 NELLWOOD DR, PINE BLUFF, AR 71603 WHEREAS on June 2, 2008, Landon B. Collins and Tameka Collins, husband and wife, executed a Deed of Trust for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as Nominee for Lender, Simmons First National Bank, and Lender's successors and assigns which Deed of Trust was recorded on June 05, 2008, and recorded in Book 1171, Page 300 in the real estate records of Jefferson County, Arkansas. Said Deed of Trust is now held by U.S. Bank National Association and which is the party initiating foreclosure. The party initiating foreclosure can be contacted at or in care of its servicer initiating foreclosure at: U.S. Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, KY 42301, at Telephone No. 1.800.337.1193; and WHEREAS, the undersigned is acting on and with the consent and authority of the beneficiary as substitute Trustee in the place of the original Trustee or any other substituted trustee, upon the contingency and in the manner authorized by said beneficiary; and default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness, and the same is now therefore wholly due; and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness. WITNESS my hand this January 3rd, 2014. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE FOR U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION /s/ J. Benton Dyke Jr. J. Benton Dyke Jr. Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. 415 North McKinley, Suite 1177 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-1000 DGW 61869D-4 72429939f Grain trucks, moving sales, sleeper sofas, bedroom suites, cell phones, foundation repair, wallpaper and painting contractors, strollers, children’s toys, scrap lumber, post hole diggers, antennas, men’s shirts and pants, carport sales, riding mowers, guitars, sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, dryers, exercise bikes, flutes, and more. It’s all here in Classified. TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND INTENTION TO SELL YOU MAY LOSE YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DO NOT TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF THIS PROPERTY IS SOLD YOU WILL REMAIN LIABLE FOR ANY DEFICIENCY WHICH THEN EXISTS AND AN ACTION TO COLLECT IT MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST YOU THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 14, 2014 at or about 9:00 AM, the subject real property described herein below will be sold at the front entrance door of the Crittenden County Courthouse, 100 Court Street, Marion, AR 72364 to the highest bidder for cash. The sale will extinguish all interests, including those of existing lien holders or previous owners in the property. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH THE DAY OF SALE AND ALL TRANSFER TAXES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. WHEREAS, the property secured under the Deed of Trust is located in Crittenden County, Arkansas more particularly described as follows: Lot 4 in Block 18 of Section One Holiday Gardens Subdivision Extension to the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, as shown by a plat of record in Plat Book 2 at Page 297, in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder of Crittenden County, Arkansas. Street Address: 1205 E BARTON AVE, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 72301 WHEREAS on November 14, 2008, Thelma J. Watson-Gist, a single person and Rasheeda Shariann Watson, a single person executed a Deed of Trust for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as Nominee for Lender, Pulaski Mortgage company, An Arkansas Corporation, and Lender's successors and assigns which Deed of Trust was recorded on November 18, 2008, and recorded in Book 1354, Page 377 in the real estate records of Crittenden County, Arkansas. Said Deed of Trust is now held by Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP and which is the party initiating foreclosure. The party initiating foreclosure can be contacted at or in care of its servicer initiating foreclosure at: Bank of America, N.A., Attn: Foreclosure, 400 National Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065, at Telephone No. 1.805.520.5542; and WHEREAS, the undersigned is acting on and with the consent and authority of the beneficiary as substitute Trustee in the place of the original Trustee or any other substituted trustee, upon the contingency and in the manner authorized by said beneficiary; and default has occurred in the payment of said indebtedness, and the same is now therefore wholly due; and the holder of the debt has requested the undersigned to sell the property to satisfy said indebtedness. WITNESS my hand this January 7th 2014. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE FOR BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. /s/ Mary A. Winzerling Mary A. Winzerling Dyke, Goldsholl & Winzerling, P.L.C. 415 North McKinley, Suite 1177 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-1000 72415709f