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Candy includes surprise

By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – In what appears to be once-in-a-lifetime event, a city woman has found a prescription pill in a bag of candy.

City police report that at 3:37 p.m.

Thursday a Pleasant Street resident came to the station to report that his wife had found a foreign object in a bag of M&M’s he had bought at the Family Dollar Store on Franklin Street.

Lt. Jerome Pitoniak reports that the man said that he had bought a bag of plain M&Ms for his wife but when she started to eat the candies (which Pitoniak Siad were red, white and blue and may have been a leftover patriotic version manufactured for Independence Day) she found one that was hard and tasted wrong.

When she examined it, the unusual find appeared to be a pill.

The resident then brought the candy, and the foreign object, to the police department where Pitoniak reports the pill appears to be a metformin 500 milligram tablet.

Internet research shows that metformin is a widely prescribed oral antidiabetic drug.

He said that the pill was not candycoated and did not appear to have been through the entire manufacturing process.

“It looked like a loose pill in the bag” Pitoniak said, “it’s basically the same size as an M&M”. He went on to say “It had some color” but explained that he thought the color had probably been transferred to the pill from the candies it was in contact with and was not due to a manufacturing process.

He said he immediately called the contact number on the bag and spoke with company officials of the chocolate division of Mars Inc. “They were very good”, he said and explained to him the “clean room” procedures that the workers in the plant follow when they report for work and said that they are not allowed to take any personal property at all into the manufacturing area. Nonetheless, Pitoniak was told, the workers are not frisked and it would not be hard to sneak a pill on to the manufacturing floor.

He said that because the code on the bag was incomplete the spokesperson could not tell him the time of day or the machine which processed the suspect bag but did determine that it was made on Tuesday, March 10, 1913 at the plant in Hackttstown, N.J. Pitoniak, stressing that it was only his guess, suggested that probably what

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2013

HOMEWARD BOUND

Tracks in the snow on the southeast corner of the intersection of Root and North roads indicate where a pickup truck sailed over the guard rail and came to rest against the front steps of the house early Saturday morning. (Photo © 2013 Carl E. Hartdegen)

Guardrail ineffective

By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – A guardrail installed in the front yard of a house at the intersection of North and Root roads to protect the dwelling from vehicles was not effective early Saturday morning when an out-of-control pickup truck flew over the barrier to strike the house.

No significant damage appeared to have been done to the dwelling.

City police reports that the resident called at 12:39 a.m. Saturday to report the crash.

Officer Zachary Demers responded to the accident and reports that a witness who came upon the crash moments after it occurred and stopped to offer assistance recorded the registration number of the truck before it fled the scene.

Demers discovered that the black 2003 GMC Sierra pickup truck had been eastbound on North Road and transited the fourway intersection without stopping and failed to negotiate the curve of the intersection.

He found that the pickup became airborne after it struck the snow bank on the southeast

corner of the intersection, passing over and damaging the upper portion of the guardrail before striking the front steps of the house.

There is a distance of four/five feet on the inside of the guardrail where there are no tracks in the snow, presumably where the truck was airborne.

The truck appears to have damaged only the railing on the steps of the house.

The witness told Demers that the fleeing vehicle dropped a driveshaft which he recovered.

A dispatcher reports that when he spoke with the registered owner, an Agawam woman, by phone, she claimed to be operating the vehicle in Northampton while she was speaking and said she had not been involved in a crash.

The woman then hung up and further attempts to speak with her have not been successful.

The witness said that the operator he had seen was a male party.

A Granville resident, Nicholaas Vangelder, 19, subsequently came to the station and admitted responsibility for the crash.

See Candy, Page 3

Mom, boyfriend GOVERNOR Patrick due in court in missing boy case FITCHBURG, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts mother and her boyfriend are due in court for dangerousness hearings as police and relatives continue searching for her 5-year-old son.

Elsa Oliver of Fitchburg is charged with reckless endangerment of a child and being an accessory after the fact. Her boyfriend, Alberto Sierra, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a child. They’ve pleaded not guilty.

Oliver’s son, Jeremiah, was last seen by relatives in September and is feared dead.

Authorities learned about the boy’s disappearance only recently.

Oliver and Sierra are due in Fitchburg District Court Tuesday. Both are being held without bail.

Jeremiah’s father, Jose Oliver of New Britain, Conn., searched for his son Saturday in Fitchburg with relatives and friends, but didn’t find any clues.

More responsible in missing-boy case

STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Responsibility in the case of a 5-year-old boy who has been missing for months and is feared dead could go beyond a fired social worker and her supervisor, Gov. Deval Patrick suggested on Friday.

The family of Jeremiah Oliver received great care from a different social worker at the state Department of Children & Families until the end of last year, Patrick said. The family’s care went downhill after the case was transferred to another office, he said on WGBH-FM radio.

He said no case worker is too overworked to raise alarm bells if he or she believes a family is in trouble. Instead, he said, a representation was made that the family was fine and in a new furnished apartment even though no one had one gone to see it.

Governor Deval Patrick “Being busy doesn’t explain that,” Patrick said.

See Missing Boy, Page 3

“You can always spot a well-informed man — his views are the same as yours.”

— Ilka Chase

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Paper Mill Road acceptance hearing slated

By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The City Council has slated a public hearing for Jan. 16 to present details of the Paper Mill Road improvement project and the city’s home rule petition to the state legislature to declare the road a legal public way.

The hearing was originally slated to be held Thursday, Dec 19, but was postponed to the January meeting to comply with state notification requirements.

Ward 6 Councilor Christopher Crean, who represents the residents and who has pushed for the road acceptance petition, said this morning that there was an oversight in the public notification process.

“We thought we just had to hold the hearing (Thursday),” Crean said. “But we didn’t do it because of a (legal) clause that we have to send letters (of notification) to all of the abuttors.”

“It was an oversight on our part,” Crean said.

“The city clerk’s office is going through the process (of identifying abuttors) and will notify them by mail for the Jan. 16 meeting.”

“These people have been waiting patiently for almost 25 years,” Crean said. “We hit a little glitch, but we’ll have the hearing and send the petition to the state legislature. We’re a little closer to getting that road fixed.”

The City Council initiated a home rule petition process in November seeking authorization from the state legislature to “consider Paper Mill Road to be a public way” to facilitate a road improvement project.

The issue is that the city cannot use Chapter 90 funding from the state to improve unaccepted streets. Paper Mill Road residents own to the middle of the pavement, so each resident has to agree to surrender their property interest for the property under the roadway to the city, and expensive and time-consuming process.

The city has held a number of public information meetings at the Paper Mill Road Elementary School on that process. Many of the residents signed agreements surrendering their property right, but several have declined to participate in that process which would have required the city to take the property currently under the roadway through eminent domain.

Residents could challenge that in court, further delaying road improvements.

Crean has pushed to find a quicker solution to improve the roadway used by residents, See Paper Mill Road, Page 3

Noble Hospital Wins Gold WESTFIELD – Noble Hospital won two Gold Aster Awards for Newspaper Advertising Series and Internal Advertising Campaign.

An annual competition, the Aster Awards recognizes the nation’s more talented healthcare marketing professionals for outstanding excellence in advertising. Every year entries designed, printed, and/or distributed the previous year are scored by a panel of industry experts for Best of Show; Judges Choice; and Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards in their respective categories.

Noble Hospital and ad agency LogicTrail won Gold for their “Did You Know” newspaper advertising series in addition to their internal “Yes, Noble” campaign.

“Although it’s not the goal of what we do here, it feels great to be recognized by our peers,” said Chief Marketing Officer Alexander Simon of LogicTrail. “We’ve been able to leverage the broad expertise of Noble’s marketing professionals and they have trusted us to deliver a head-turning creative strategy.”

“The work we are doing is part of a longterm marketing communications plan and we are thrilled to be recognized at such a high level,” said Allison Gearing-Kalill, vice president of community development at Noble Hospital. “The campaigns are simply a reflection of the many dedicated people within this organization.”

The Gold winning campaigns are part of a strategic plan that continue throughout 2014.

Both of the campaigns can be viewed at: www. noblehospital.org/asterawards.

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WESTFIELD - Abner Gibbs Elementary School is holding a calendar raffle fundraiser in celebration of the school turning 100 years old. 100 days of prizes to celebrate 100 years of quality education at Abner Gibbs Elementary School. Calendars are available for purchase at the school office 413-572-6418. Cash or checks made payable to Abner Gibbs PTO are acceptable forms of payment. Each calendar is $10.00 and there are many fabulous prizes provided by our local community donators. Drawing begins January 1, 2014 and ends April 10, 2014. Winning entries will be placed back into drawing. Winners will be contacted by phone and prize pickup will be during school hours in the office.

Special Southwick Public Library collection to help families SOUTHWICK - A special collection housed in the Children’s Room helps families to cope with various challenges and issues. The Bibliotherapy Collection consists of fiction and non-fiction titles to read to your children regarding physiological changes, keeping safe, coping with learning disabilities and starting middle school. These titles cover subjects such as welcoming a new baby, potty training, bullying, diabetes, death and dealing with our feelings. On the shelves, you can easily find them with a reddish orange sticker on the spine of the book. For more information on these resources as well as Children’s Programs, visit the Children’s Room or call us at 413-569-1221x4.

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Snow tree Late fall snow combined with warm temperatures had city residents showing their Christmas spirit over the weekend, ahead of the rains.

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HUNTINGTON – Third grade students at Chester Elementary School have launched a collection of items to benefit the Soldier’s Home in Holyoke.

Items are being collected by students and their families. Community members may leave donations at the school.

“We kicked it off at our assembly on October 25, with a little skit about the project for the school,” noted third grade teacher Cindy Stokowski. “The kids have made posters to hang around the school, and are going into each classroom to explain the project.”

A graph on the library window will mark the school’s progress in achieving their goal of collecting 100 items. In addition to providing a service to the community, the hands-on project offers students learning opportunities in art and design (poster making), English Language Arts (writing poster content, writing and performing a skit for the school, and writing speeches to present to each classroom) and mathematics (computing and charting the progress the class is making toward their goal).

Items being collected include art supplies, puzzles, new electric razors, wallets/change purses, shampoo, sunglasses, large print crosswords and word search books, Kleenex, clothing items, popcorn, planting soil, and much more.

A complete list is posted at the school, and in the Gateway e-newsletter Breaking News (www.grsd. org/ > News > Breaking News).

The Soldier’s Home in Holyoke provides a range of health care services, including long term, residential and outpatient care, to eligible Massachusetts veterans.

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WEATHER DISCUSSION Expect widespread rain showers with afternoon highs in the 40s. Showers end by this evening and much colder air arrives with overnight lows dropping in the low 20s with clearing skies. Tuesday looks much brighter with mostly sunny skies, but highs in the low 30s will make it feel more like winter. Tuesday will also be breezy.

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Polish pranksters stop tram to film Tolkien scene WARSAW, Poland (AP) — It’s almost like in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of The Ring:” Gandalf stands in the way of Balrog and tells him to “go back to the shadow” to buy time for fleeing Frodo Baggins and his companions.

But the scene is Warsaw, not the Mines of Moria. A Polish prankster dressed as Gandalf stops a city tram, which represents Balrog, and recreates the scene with several others dressed as Middle-earth characters.

Tolkien’s Gandalf almost died in the confrontation, but the Warsaw practical joker, called SA Wardega, just irritated the tram driver.

A YouTube video of the prank posted last week has gone viral with nearly 3 million views by Saturday, just days before Poland’s premiere of the “The Hobbit” film sequel.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Dec. 23, the 357th day of 2013. There are eight days left in the year.

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n Dec. 23, 1913, the Federal Reserve System was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act.

On this date: In 1788, Maryland passed an act to cede an area “not exceeding ten miles square” for the seat of the national government; about 2/3 of the area became the District of Columbia.

In 1823, the poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” was published anonymously in the Troy (N.Y.) Sentinel; the verse, more popularly known as “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” was later attributed to Clement C. Moore.

In 1893, the Engelbert Humperdinck opera “Haensel und Gretel” was first performed, in Weimar, Germany.

In 1928, the National Broadcasting Company set up a permanent, coast-to-coast network.

In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt restored the civil rights of about 1,500 people who’d been jailed for opposing the (First) World War. In 1941, during World War II, American forces on Wake Island surrendered to the Japanese.

In 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed in Tokyo.

In 1953, the Soviet Union announced the execution of Lavrentiy Beria, former head of the secret police, for treason.

obscenity conviction.

In 1962, Cuba began releasing prisoners from the failed Bay of Pigs invasion under an agreement in which Cuba received more than $50 million worth of food and medical supplies.

Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet, founder of an investment fund that had lost $1.4 billion in Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, was discovered dead after committing suicide at his Madison Avenue office. A military-led group seized control of the airwaves in Guinea and declared a coup after the death of the country’s longtime dictator, Lansana Conte.

In 1968, 82 crew members of the U.S. intelligence ship Pueblo were released by North Korea, 11 months after they had been captured.

In 1972, in football’s “Immaculate Reception,” Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers caught a pass thrown by Terry Bradshaw and scored a touchdown after the ball was deflected during a collision between Jack Tatum of the Oakland Raiders and the Steelers’ John Fuqua; the Steelers won, 13-7. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Nicaragua; the disaster claimed some 5,000 lives.

In 1986, the experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, completed the first non-stop, non-refueled round-the-world flight as it returned safely to Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Ten years ago:

The government announced the first suspected (later confirmed) case of mad cow disease in United States, in Washington state. A jury in Chesapeake, Va., sentenced teen sniper Lee Boyd Malvo to life in prison, sparing him the death penalty. A gas well accident in southwestern China killed 233 people. New York Gov. George Pataki posthumously pardoned comedian Lenny Bruce for his 1964

Five years ago:

One year ago: President Barack Obama, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie and other dignitaries attended a memorial service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye at Honolulu’s National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Jean Harris, the patrician girls’ school headmistress who’d spent 12 years in prison for the 1980 killing of her longtime lover, “Scarsdale Diet” doctor Herman Tarnower, died in New Haven, Conn., at age 89.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Gerald S. O’Loughlin is 92. Actor Ronnie Schell is 82. Emperor Akihito of Japan is 80. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Paul Hornung is 78. Actor Frederic Forrest is 77. Actor James Stacy is 77.

Rock musician Jorma Kaukonen is 73. Rock musician Ron Bushy is 72. Actor-comedian Harry Shearer is 70. Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.) is 69. Actress Susan Lucci is 67. Singer-musician Adrian Belew is 64. Rock musician Dave Murray (Iron Maiden) is 57. Actress Joan Severance is 55. Singer Terry Weeks is 50. Rock singer Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) is 49. The former first lady of France, Carla BruniSarkozy, is 46. Rock musician Jamie Murphy is 38.

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Government Meetings

Continued from Page 1 The family, which lived in Fitchburg, 45 miles northwest of Boston, had been involved with the department for a long time, he said.

“The social work provided to the family up until the end of last year was exemplary,” he said. “It was in a different office, a different social worker, a different team, really terrific. The problem … seems to be about the social worker who was fired from the office to which it was transferred and her supervisor.”

Investigators say Jeremiah last was seen by relatives in September but police learned only recently that he was missing and are treating the case as a possible homicide.

Jeremiah’s mother, Elsa Oliver, has been charged with

NEXT SCHEDULED MEETINGs

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 GRANVILLE Monday Night Meetings in Town Hall 7pm-8:30pm

CHESTER Selectmen at 6 pm

TOLLAND Board of Selectmen at 5 pm

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 Elsa Oliver is escorted into the courtroom for her arraignment in Fitchburg District Court Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, in Fitchburg, Mass., on on charges of reckless endangerment of a child and accessory after the fact of assault, in regards to her missing 5-year-old son, Jeremiah Oliver.

(AP Photo/Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Rick Cinclair, Pool)

Ernesto Gonzalez, left, stands during his hearing at Essex Superior Court Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 in Salem, Mass.

Judge John Lu dismissed charges Thursday against Gonzalez, accused of kidnapping his 5-year-old son in 2008 and lying to investigators about the boy’s disappearance. (AP Photo/Angela Rowlings, Pool)

reckless endangerment of a child and with being an accessory after the fact. A not guilty plea was entered on her behalf.

Oliver’s boyfriend, Alberto Sierra, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a child. He has pleaded not guilty.

Patrick, a Democrat, said he’s asked Department of Children & Families Commissioner Olga Roche to look into whether the responsibility goes beyond the fired social worker and supervisor.

“I have some reason to believe it does,” he said.

A union representing social workers has criticized the firings, saying Roche is using the workers as scapegoats to deflect attention from problems caused by soaring caseloads.

Patrick said the caseload question is a separate issue.

“I’m talking about saying to somebody, ‘We’ve got a problem here, and I can’t get to it because I’m too busy,’” he said.

“That didn’t happen.”

Patrick said he’s been briefed on the conditions of Jeremiah’s brother and sister, who are under state care. He called their experiences “a pretty grisly story.”

Three investigations are underway: the criminal investigation, Roche’s review and an investigation by the state Office of the Child Advocate.

The Senate Republican Caucus on Friday called for an independent investigation (see letter below) by Auditor Suzanne Bump and Inspector General Glenn Cunha into the actions of the Department of Children & Families. Democratic House Speaker Robert DeLeo has asked the chairs of two legislative committees to look into the agency’s handling of the case.

TOLLAND Board of Assessors at 10 am

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25 NO MEETINGS

Candy Continued from Page 1 happened is that a diabetic worker who has to take medication during his or her shift snuck the pill in but inadvertently dropped it.

Then, fearing disciplinary action, the worker may have been afraid to report that the pill had fallen among the M&Ms being packaged.

Although the scenario he offered is hypothetical, he did say he was told that no similar cases have been reported to the company and said that there is no reason to believe that any other contaminants are present in the company’s candy.

He did say that the M&Ms have been removed from the shelves at the Family Dollar store, “as a precaution.”

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State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump Office of the State Auditor State House Room 230 Boston, MA 02133

Inspector General Glenn A. Cunha John W. McCormack State Office Building One Ashburton Place, Room 1311 Boston, MA 02108

Dear Auditor Bump and Inspector General Cunha:

Tuesday, Commissioner Olga Roche of the Department of Children and Families terminated the employment of a social worker and supervisor connected in the case of Jeremiah Oliver. She specifically cited the failure of these two employees to follow DCF policies and procedures. The five year old child, whose whereabouts have been unknown to the DCF for several months, his siblings, and mother were receiving services from the Department since 20 11.

On December 19, the Commissioner announced that the DCF will conduct its own internal review into as many as 40,000 cases. Concerns about social worker case loads, coupled with administrative failings in overseeing the Oliver family are alarming and warrant independent review and examination. The Olivers were receiving state supervision by the DCF since September 2011 and yet, despite the DCF’s obligations and procedures, it was a seven year old child that ultimately came forward to report abuse to law enforcement authorities.

The Department’s mandate requires it to intervene and protect the right of children to have sound health and normal physical and mental development. First and foremost among its service principles is to ensure the safety of children. Whether or not the DCF is maintaining meaningful contact with each child within its auspices should be a paramount concern to all of us.

We request and encourage a full review and examination independently or in concert, of the DCF’s practices and procedures so that we can prevent any other similar abuse from occurring. To that end, we request that the review: • collect as much information as possible to assess the risk and safety issues for children in the system; • determine how many children have not had direct, monthly, contact with a DCF case worker; • determine the adequacy of the II 0 CMR 6.00 and other pertinent regulations relative to case review procedures for children in foster care and non-foster care settings; • determine the adherence to standards in comprehensive assessments and family service plans; • determine the Department’s adherence to procedures established under 110 CMR 13.00 for the Case Investigation Unit; • assess the number of service plans initiated as a result of a 51 A child abuse or neglect filing or court order; • collect information as to the standard number of cases assigned to social workers and the average number of children assigned to social workers; • determine if there has been public access to appropriately redacted reports of the Department’s Case Investigation Unit; • determine if case management activities and other services provided to children and families were adequate and appropriately adhered with DCF policies and regulations; • refer any relevant finding of a criminal nature to the Attorney General; • provide recommendations that may improve the DCF’s policy, regulations, training, or contracted services; and • provide procedural recommendations, that when adhered to, will require that DCF acts in a manner that is accountable and open to oversight.

Expressions of grave concern for the health and safety of Jeremiah Oliver have been echoed across the Commonwealth.

Increasingly, as our understanding of the department’s failings to carry out its mandate expands, there are further growing concerns for all other children in the DCF system. The nature and scope of these developing circumstances demand independent investigations. Only through well-developed inquiry can we determine how to best help the staff and management of DCF to protect the lives of children. We would be pleased to meet with you, at your earliest convenience, to discuss this request further.

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Paper Mill Road Continued from Page 1 businesses and school buses. Crean said the legislative approval of the home-rule petition is needed to remove any final obstacles.

The Engineering Department has completed a street layout order, which will be shown to residents at the public hearing. That street layout has to be accepted by the City Council and submitted to the legislature as part of the petition package.

Westfield on-street snow parking bans WESTFIELD — A reminder to motorists that the city of Westfield has a snowstorm on-street parking ban ordinance during plowable snowstorms.

• The ordinance states that it is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to park such vehicle on any city street from the beginning of a snow storm until after the storm ceases, and the plowing has been completed on the streets, unless such period is extended by order of the mayor or superintendent of public works or their designee.

• To assist motorists with compliance of the city’s snowstorm parking ban ordinance, a parking ban will be ordered. Motorists must obey the order and not park on the streets until it is lifted, or until the storm ceases and the plowing has been completed on the street in question, otherwise they will be subject to towing, and a parking violation.

• When a snowstorm is anticipated to begin during the night, motorists who park their vehicles overnight on the street should move their vehicles off the street prior to retiring for the night.

• Compliance with the city’s snow parking ban order will permit city streets to be efficiently plowed, and prevent motorists from receiving parking violations.

• Motorists may call the following offices for confirmation of an on-street parking ban order: Police Dept. – 413-562-5411 – ext 8 Public Works – 413-572-6267 Parking Clerk – 413-572-6202 – press 2 • Announcement of an on-street parking ban is reported by the following: • Local cable access channel 15 •TV stations WWLP 22, WGGB 40 and CBS 3 • Local radio stations, WMAS, WHYN, WNNZ.

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A toast to the bad old days

By Todd S. Purdum Politico.com The Democratic president was at loggerheads with the House Republican leader after a rancorous session of Congress. A liberal White House adviser badmouthed the leader to the press, and the president had to apologize. In the end, a bipartisan Christmas spirit prevailed, and the business of governing got done.

The president was Lyndon Johnson and the House Republican was Charles Halleck, but the situation they found themselves in exactly 50 years ago on Monday, Dec. 23, 1963, has relevance for Barack Obama and John Boehner, and the annus horribilis that is now ending in Washington.

If the past few weeks in the capital have shown anything, it is that the time-honored traits and tactics that modern politics loves to demonize in fact still have much to recommend them. Just consider, in this holiday season, the utility of the backroom deal, the power of brotherhood (or sisterhood, as the case may be), and, yes, the effectiveness of strong drink.

Examples are easy to find. Where would Washington be this Christmas Eve if Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) had not met quietly in private to split their differences over the budget and produce a deal that actually passed both houses of Congress, despite some grumbling? And how much longer would the pointless government shutdown and debt ceiling debacle have dragged on it Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and her distaff colleagues of both parties had not begun searching for a way out of the woods — based not on ideological agreement, but shared friendship and sense of purpose?

Imagine for a moment what magic might yet be wrought if earmarks — those much-maligned but highly useful instruments of pork-barrel persuasion — were once again available to grease the wheels of the legislative process. Or if more people in positions of power drank on the job.

The great civil rights bills of the 1960s, the laws that made Obama’s presidency possible in the first place, emerged not from some civics textbook pageant, but from secret, closed-door, bipartisan negotiations that allowed all sides to test positions without posturing, and ultimately to compromise without being accused of surrendering — too much. So the recent glimmers of bipartisan cooperation, however tentative, offer some reason for hope.

Even the beleaguered Obama, who has just undergone the worst patch of his presidency, was willing to look on the bright side. “It’s probably too early to declare an outbreak of bipartisanship,” he said at his year-end news conference. “But it’s also fair to say that we are not condemned to endless gridlock.”

Aides report that the president’s eyes glaze over at invocations of Lyndon Johnson’s persuasive powers. But he could do worse than to harken to the Ghost of Christmas past when it comes to the rewards of turning on the charm.

Johnson was barely a month into his presidency and facing a defining test of wills with congressional Republicans. Charlie Halleck, the scrappy House Republican leader from Indiana, was in trouble with the conservative hotspurs in his party, who were still smarting at his support of John F. Kennedy’s pending civil rights bill. So as the longest peacetime session of Congress in history to that point came to a close, Halleck decided to block a provision in a foreign aid appropriations bill that would have given the president discretion to allow the Export-Import Bank to provide credit guarantees for private grain sales to Communist countries.

An unnamed White House source told the columnist Mary McGrory of The Washington Star that Halleck’s move was an attempt by the “Midwest isolationist wing” of the GOP to “impose its will upon the foreign policy of the United States.

(That’s not so piquant an insult as the newly named White House adviser John Podesta’s recent comparison of the House Republicans to cultists, but it landed with the same sort of thud).

Members of Congress had already begun drifting out of town for the holiday break, and a snowstorm impeded their return, but Johnson began rounding them up for a revote, and on Monday, Dec. 23, when the grain provision came up again, the measure needed a two-thirds majority for procedural reasons — and it failed.

“Well, I’ll be damned!” Johnson exclaimed when his congressional liaison, Larry O’Brien, gave him the news. He had already decided on a battle plan, calling out to his wife, “Bird! Let’s have Congress over tonight!”

So at 5 p.m., just as the black crepe of mourning for President John F. Kennedy was coming down after 30 days, and Christmas greenery was going up, Johnson welcomed more than 200 members to the East Room for a bourbon-and-eggnog reception, lighting a big yule log in the fireplace himself. Then he stood up on a small gilt chair and apologized to Charlie Halleck, “if anyone down here said anything ugly about you.”

“We’re Americans first,” he added. “I hope we can disagree without being disagreeable.” The foreign aid bill passed the next morning, in a special 7 a.m. vote in the House. “At that moment,” Johnson would later recall, “the power of the government began flowing back to the White House.”

The applicability of this parable for the present day has its limits, of course. Even the confessedly bibulous John Boehner does not imbibe on the prodigious scale that Halleck did. (“Every time I talk to him, he’s drinking,” Johnson once told Larry O’Brien, who replied, “Yeah, well, you catch him after lunch, that’s the way it has to be.”)

And Obama has long since shown himself to have something close to contempt for the animal instinct for political give-andtake that LBJ exuded from every pore.

But if Washington can’t hope for at least a bit of a miracle at this time of year, when could it ever? We’ve tried just about everything else in unlucky 2013. How about a toast to the bad old days, for Auld Lang Syne?

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Why Target became a target NEW YORK — The U.S. is the juiciest target for hackers hunting credit card information. And experts say incidents like the recent data theft at Target’s stores will get worse before they get better.

That’s in part because U.S. credit and debit cards rely on an easy-to-copy magnetic strip on the back of the card, which stores account information using the same technology as cassette tapes.

“We are using 20th century cards against 21st century hackers,” says Mallory Duncan, general counsel at the National Retail Federation. “The thieves have moved on but the cards have not.”

In most countries outside the U.S., people carry cards that use digital chips to hold account information. The chip generates a unique code every time it’s used. That makes the cards more difficult for criminals to replicate. So difficult that they generally don’t bother.

“The U.S. is the top victim location for card counterfeit attacks like this,” says Jason Oxman, chief executive of the Electronic Transactions Association.

The breach that exposed the credit card and debit card information of as many as 40 million Target customers who swiped their cards between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 is still under investigation. It’s unclear how the breach occurred and what data, exactly, criminals have. Although security experts say no security system is fail-safe, there are several measures stores, banks and credit card companies can take to protect against these attacks.

Companies haven’t further enhanced security because it can be expensive. And while global credit and debit card fraud hit a record $11.27 billion last year, those costs accounted for just 5.2 cents of every $100 in transactions, according to the Nilson Report, which tracks global payments.

Another problem: retailers, banks and credit card companies each want someone else to foot most of the bill. Card companies want stores to pay to better protect their internal systems.

Stores want card companies to issue more sophisticated cards.

Banks want to preserve the profits they get from older processing systems.

Card payment systems work much the way they have for decades. The magnetic strip on the back of a credit or debit card contains the cardholder’s name, account number, the card’s expiration date and a security code different from the three or four-digit security code printed on the back of most cards.

When the card is swiped at a store, an electronic conversation is begun between two banks. The store’s bank, which pays the store right away for the item the customer bought, needs to make sure the customer’s bank approves the transaction and will pay the store’s bank. On average, the conversation takes 1.4 seconds.

During that time the customer’s information flows through the network and is recorded, sometimes only briefly, on computers within the system controlled by payment processing companies. Retailers can store card numbers and expiration dates, but they are prohibited from storing more sensitive data such as the security code printed on the backs of cards or other personal identification numbers.

Hackers have been known to snag account information as it passes through the network or pilfer it from databases where it’s

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stored. Target says there is no indication that security codes on the back of customer credit cards were stolen. That would make it hard to use stolen account information to buy from most Internet retail sites. But the security code on the back of a card is not needed for in-person purchases. And because the magnetic strips on cards in the U.S. are so easy to make, thieves can simply reproduce them and issue fraudulent cards that look and feel like the real thing.

“That’s where the real value to the fraudsters is,” says Chris Bucolo, senior manager of security consulting at ControlScan, which helps merchants comply with card processing security standards.

Once thieves capture the card information, they check the type of account, balances and credit limits, and sell replicas on the Internet. A simple card with a low balance and limited customer information can go for $3. A no-limit “black” card can go for $1,000, according to Al Pascual, a senior analyst at Javelin Strategy and Research, a security risk and fraud consulting firm.

To be sure, thieves can nab and sell card data from networks processing cards with digital chips, too, but they wouldn’t be able to create fraudulent cards.

Credit card companies in the U.S. have a plan to replace magnetic strips with digital chips by the fall of 2015. But retailers worry the card companies won’t go far enough. They want cards to have a chip, but they also want each transaction to require a personal identification number, or PIN, instead of a signature.

“Everyone knows that the signature is a useless authentication device,” Duncan says.

Duncan, who represents retailers, says stores have to pay more - and banks make more - on transactions that require signatures because there are only a few of the older networks that process them, and therefore less price competition. There are several companies that process PIN transactions for debit cards, and they tend to charge lower fees to stores.

“Compared to the tens of millions of transactions that are taking place every day, even the fraud that they have to pay for is small compared to the profit they are making from using less secure cards,” Duncan says.

Even so, there are a few things retailers can do, too, to better protect customer data. The most vulnerable point in the transaction network, security experts say, is usually the merchant.

“Financial institutions are more used to having high levels of protection,” says Pascual. “Retailers are still getting up to speed.”

The simple, square, card-swiping machines that consumers are used to seeing at most checkout counters are hard to infiltrate because they are completely separate from the Internet.

But as retailers switch to faster, Internet-based payment systems they may expose customer data to hackers.

Retailers need to build robust firewalls around those systems to guard against attack, security experts say. They could also take further steps to protect customer data by using encryption, technology which scrambles the data so it looks like gibberish to anyone who accesses it unlawfully. These technologies can be expensive to install and maintain, however.

Thankfully, individual customers are not on the hook for fraudulent charges that result from security breaches. But these kinds of attacks do raise costs -and, likely, fees for all customers.

“Part of the cost in the system is for fraud protection,” Oxman says. “It costs money, and someone’s going to pay for it eventually.”

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WESTFIELD - Mary P. Hartdegen, who died Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at home with her children around her bed, will be memorialized and commended to her God at a funeral service at The Church of the Atonement Monday afternoon. She had celebrated her 96th birthday on Armistice Day. Mary Payson moved to Westfield to live closer to her children in 1998 and joined the Church of the Atonement. She continued to celebrate her love of singing in Westfield and sang with the Westfield State College Community Chorale, the Greater Westfield Choral Association, The Church of the Atonement choir and The Friendly Visitors.

She is survived by her children; Ann Burden Hartdegen of Chicago, Ill., Carl E. Hartdegen of Westfield and Cynthia Payson Hartdegen and her wife, Kate Deviny, of Westfield; her grandchildren, Raylene M. Demorest of Pleasant Gap, Penn., Zachery H. Naldrett of Tempe, Ariz., and Sophia N. Hartdegen of Windsor, Conn.; her great-grandson Cyrus E. Holt of Pleasant Gap, Penn., her sister-in-law Georgianna Booth of Willington, Conn., grandsons-in-law Matthew and Daniel Schlotte, former inlaws Michael Naldrett and Sean Holt, her devoted caregivers during her final years - Jane Sevigne, Wendy Burke, Joann Foley, and Alicia Bean - and several nieces and nephews.

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To clean up coal, Obama pushes more oil production DE KALB, Miss. (AP) — America’s newest and cleanest coal-fired power plant comes with a catch: The heat-trapping carbon dioxide removed from its smokestack pollution will help force more oil out of the ground.

Some environmentalists complain that it ends up releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than is stored underground as waste.

It’s another example of the Obama administration promoting new, cleaner technologies and allowing companies to do things it otherwise would oppose as harmful to the environment.

At first, the idea behind “carbon-capture” technology was to make coal plants cleaner by burying the carbon dioxide deep underground that they typically pump out of smokestacks.

But that green vision proved too expensive and complicated, so the administration accepted a trade-off.

To help the environment, the government allows power companies to sell the carbon dioxide to oil companies, which pump it into old oil fields to force more crude to the surface.

A side benefit is that the carbon gets permanently stuck underground.

The program shows the ingenuity of the oil industry, which is using government green-energy money to subsidize oil production. But it also showcases the environmental tradeoffs Obama is willing to make, but rarely talks about, in his fight against global warming.

Companies have been injecting carbon dioxide into old oil fields for decades. But the tactic hasn’t been seen as a pollution-control strategy until recently.

Obama has spent more than $1 billion on carbon-capture projects tied to oil fields and has pledged billions more for clean coal. Recently, the administration said it wanted to require all new coal-fired power plants to capture carbon dioxide. Four power plants in the U.S. and Canada planning to do so intend to sell their carbon waste for oil recovery.

Just last week, former Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced he was joining the board of a company developing carbon capture technology.

The unlikely marriage of coal burners and oil producers hits a political sweet spot.

It silences critics who say the administration is killing coal and discouraging oil production. It appeases environmentalists who want Obama to get tougher on coal, the largest source of carbon dioxide.

It also allows Obama to make headway on a second-term push to tackle climate change, even though energy analysts predict that few new coal plants will be built in the face of low natural gas prices and Environmental Protection Agency rules that require no controls on carbon for new natural gas plants.

“By using captured man-made carbon dioxide, we can increase domestic oil production, promote economic development, create jobs, reduce carbon emissions and drive innovation,” Judi Greenwald told Congress in July, months before she was hired as deputy director of the Energy Department’s climate, environment and energy efficiency office.

Before joining the Energy Department, Greenwald headed the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative, a consortium of coal producers, power companies and state and environmental officials promoting the process.

But the environmental benefits of this so-called enhanced oil recovery aren’t as certain as the administration advertises.

“Enhanced oil recovery just undermines the entire logic of it,” said Kyle Ash of Greenpeace, one of the few environmental groups critical of the process. “They can’t have it both ways, but they want to really, really bad.”

That has become a theme in some of the Obama’s greenenergy policies.

For wind power, the government has shielded companies from prosecution for killing protected birds with giant turbines.

For corn-based ethanol, the administration underestimated the environmental effects of millions of new acres of corn farming. The government even failed to conduct required air and water quality studies to document its toll on the environment.

The administration wants to make similar concessions to make carbon-capture technology a success.

The EPA last week exempted carbon dioxide injection from strict hazardous waste laws. It has classified the wells used to inject the gas underground for oil production in a category that offers less protection for drinking water. Oil companies using carbon to get oil also aren’t subject now to the tougher reporting and monitoring requirements that experts say are necessary to ensure the carbon stays underground. In addition, they’re fighting an EPA proposal that would require them to be if the carbon comes from power plants covered by the new federal rules.

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In this Dec. 18, 2013 photo, Good Eggs community dispatcher Vanessa Casey, holds an order to be picked up by a Financial District customer in San Francisco. New online services are letting consumers buy fruits, vegetables, meats and artisan foods directly from local farmers and producers. Buyers can have their orders delivered or retrieve them at local pickup spots. These virtual farmers markets are changing the way people buy groceries and creating new markets for small farmers, ranchers, bakers and other food makers. San Francisco-based Good Eggs has built a fast-growing business connecting foodies and farmers in Northern California. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Tech startups create virtual farmers markets TERENCE CHEA Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sara Pasquinelli doesn’t shop at the grocery store much anymore. The busy mother of two young boys buys nearly all her food from a new online service that delivers to her front door — but it doesn’t bring just any food.

The emerging tech startup specializes in dropping off items that Pasquinelli probably would only be able to find at her local farmers market.

Minutes after her weekly GoodEggs.com order arrived at her San Francisco home, Pasquinelli unpacked bags and boxes of finger limes, organic whole milk, kiwi fruit, beef short ribs, Dungeness crab and pastured eggs.

“I don’t even remember the last time I went to the store for anything other than bananas and string cheese,” said Pasquinelli, an attorney who started using the service about a year ago.

The San Francisco-based Good Eggs is among a new crop of startups using technology to bolster the market for locally produced foods that backers say are better for consumer health, farmworkers, livestock and the environment. These online marketplaces are beginning to change the way people buy groceries and create new markets for small farmers and food makers.

“It’s a new way of connecting producers with consumers,” said Claire Kremen, a conservation biology professor at the University of California, Berkeley. “The more alternatives people have access to for buying food outside the industrial agricultural regime, the better it can be.”

The Good Eggs website features attractive photos of offerings such as Hachiya persimmons, chanterelle mushrooms, grass-fed beef steaks, pureed baby food and gluten-free poppy seed baguettes. It also has pictures and descriptions of the farmers and food makers.

Prices are similar to what shoppers pay at a farmers market, and customers can pick up their orders at designated locations or have them delivered for $3.99 — usually two days after they’re placed.

“There’s this wave of entrepreneurship and creativity happening in the food world, and Good Eggs is all about bringing that highquality production right to your door,” said CEO Rob Spiro, who co-founded the startup after he sold his last company, a social search service called Aardvark, to Google Inc. for $50 million in 2010.

Good Eggs offers more varieties of fruits and vegetables than most supermarkets, but the selection is limited to what can be grown and made locally, so you can’t buy bananas in San Francisco in December.

The service started in the San Francisco

Bay Area last year and recently launched in New York, Los Angeles and New Orleans.

There are plans to expand into more markets next year.

The founders, Silicon Valley engineers, say they want to grow the market for local food that’s led to the proliferation of farmers markets and community-supported agriculture programs that deliver boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables.

“There are a lot of people out there who want to eat locally, who want to support their local community, who want to support the producers who are doing things right, but it’s just not very convenient,” said Chief Technology Officer Alon Salant, who ran a software consulting firm before starting Good Eggs with Spiro.

The company is entering an increasingly competitive market for online grocery delivery. Major retailers such as Walmart and Safeway deliver groceries and Amazon launched its AmazonFresh service in San Francisco this month. Another San Francisco startup called Instacart allows customers to order groceries from local supermarkets and delivers in as little as an hour.

Good Eggs currently sells food from about 400 local producers that meet the company’s standards for environmental sustainability, workplace conditions and transparent sourcing of ingredients. Produce is usually picked one or two days before it’s delivered.

The startup is helping farmers such as Ryan Casey, who runs a small organic farm that grows more than 50 types of fruits, vegetables and flowers. His Blue House Farm in Pescadero, about 45 miles south of San Francisco, mainly sells its produce at farmers markets and through community agriculture programs, but Good Eggs makes up a growing share of business.

“They’re really good at marketing and finding people and connecting people with the food, which leaves me more time to do the growing,” said Casey, standing in a field of leafy greens.

Good Eggs has attracted enthusiastic foodies like Shelley Mainzer, who does nearly all her grocery shopping on the website and often emails producers with questions and comments.

After her weekly order arrived at her downtown San Francisco office, she pulled out organic cauliflower and Romanesco broccoli she bought from Blue House Farm.

“I can’t eat store-bought food anymore because it just doesn’t taste the same,” said Mainzer, who works as an executive assistant at a small investment bank. “You basically remember what things are supposed to taste like when you eat these fresh vegetables and fruits.”

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Economists see little cheer in falling joblessness STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Economists at the University of Connecticut see little to cheer in the state’s falling unemployment rate, saying it’s not due to job creation, but because workers are quitting the labor force.

The Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis says in its forecast released Monday that lower unemployment is misleading and is a “smoke screen.”

Connecticut’s unemployment rate fell to 7.6 percent in November. The state Labor Department said Thursday it’s the third straight monthly decline with 4,200 private sector jobs added.

UConn’s Connecticut Economic Outlook says that if participation in the labor force were at the level of mid-2010, the unemployment rate would be 10.7 percent.

A spokesman for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says that after years of stagnation, Connecticut is creating jobs in industries that are set to grow.

Utah couple sue over firm’s negative-review charge SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah couple have sued an online retailer over a $3,500 charge the company assessed after one of them wrote a negative review concerning its customer service.

John and Jennifer Palmer of Layton filed the lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City against KlearGear.com based in Grandville, Mich.

The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday.

According to the complaint, the couple’s problems began when John Palmer’s order of less than $20 for a desk toy and a key chain for his wife in December 2008 never arrived.

The couple said the order was canceled after they were unsuccessful in attempts to reach KlearGear, and Jennifer Palmer then posted a critical review about the company’s customer service on RipoffReport.com.

KlearGear informed the Palmers in 2012 they had 72 hours to remove the negative review or pay $3,500 because the couple violated a “nondisparagement clause” in its terms of use with customers, the suit states.

Ripoff.com has a policy of not removing posted reviews, the suit adds, and KlearGear later hurt the couple’s credit rating by reporting their failure to pay the $3,500 to credit bureaus.

The couple said their poor credit rating delayed a car loan and prevented them from securing a loan for a broken furnace. They also have been deterred from refinancing their home or selling their house and buying a new one, the suit says.

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BEIJING (AP) — Apple and China Mobile announced a long-anticipated agreement Monday to bring the iPhone to the world’s biggest phone company.

The deal might help to boost iPhone sales in a market where Apple Inc. faces intense competition. The iPhone already is available in China through two smaller carriers but the latest deal links it with a bigger network and state-owned China Mobile Ltd.’s marketing power.

The iPhone is popular with Chinese customers who can afford it but it has been eclipsed by lower-priced smartphones from Samsung and local brands.

The iPhone 5S and 5C will go on sale in Apple and China Mobile stores beginning Friday, Jan. 17. China Mobile customers can register for phones starting Wednesday.

The companies didn’t announce pricing or the terms of the agreement.

The deal comes a month before China’s Lunar New Year holiday in late January, a big gift-buying season. That “will provide an immediate boost to Apple’s share in China,” said analyst Nicole Peng of Canalys, a research firm.

Forecasts of possible increased iPhone sales under a deal with China Mobile vary widely, from 10 million to 40 million. A key issue is whether it leads to additional sales or only prompts existing users to switch to China Mobile.

The iPhone will help China Mobile promote a new fourth-generation network that received government approval this month. But analysts say Apple needed the agreement more than the Chinese carrier. That gave China Mobile leverage in negotiations over how to split costs, which for the high-priced iPhone usually includes subsidizing handset sales.

The iPhone faces tough competition from cheaper smartphones running Google’s Android software. Collectively, Android phones far outsell Apple’s iPhone.

Apple CEO Tim Cook told the official Xinhua News Agency in January that he expects China

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to surpass the United States as its biggest market. About 50 million iPhones have been sold in China in the past 2 1/2 years, according to analyst estimates.

China Mobile has more than 750 million mobile accounts. However, a survey by Bernstein Research said some China Mobile customers use smaller carriers for data service. Apple already has agreements with China Telecom Ltd. and China Unicom Ltd., which have about 455 million mobile accounts.

Apple’s share of China’s smartphone sales declined to 6.2 percent in the third quarter from 7.9 percent a year earlier, according to Canalys.

Samsung’s share expanded from 14.1 percent to 21.2 percent over the same period.

The iPhone once was so popular with Chinese gadget fans that eager buyers in Beijing waited overnight in freezing weather for the 4S model.

But that excitement had faded by this September’s release of the 5S. Customers said it offered too few improvements.

Samsung’s advantages include being able to offer carriers a mix of phones priced as low as 1,000 yuan ($150) while Apple competes only in the highest market tier, according to Wang.

Any boost Apple gets by becoming China Mobile’s new high-end phone could quickly fade, he said.

“We expect this advantage can only last three months and Samsung will bring out its next flagship model soon,” said analyst James Wang of Canalys.

As for subsidies, Unicom pays 2,500 yuan ($410) of the iPhone’s 5,499 yuan ($900) cost in exchange for a customer signing a two-year contract to pay a minimum of 186 yuan ($30) per month.

Analysts say China Mobile will have to match those terms to achieve significant sales.

China Mobile wants to have the world’s largest 4G network. It plans to have 4G services available in 16 cities by the end of 2013 and to provide coverage for 340 cities by the end of 2014.

TOBY STERLING Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — World stocks traded higher on Monday despite concerns over a cash crunch in China as investor sentiment remained buoyed by growing optimism over the U.S. economy.

However, with many traders already off for the Christmas break, volumes were low and are expected to remain so at least until the New Year.

Figures Friday showed the U.S. grew at an annualized rate of 4.1 percent in the third quarter of the year, up from the previous estimate of 3.6 percent. The unexpected strength prompted International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde to say the Washington D.C.based institution would raise its 2014 U.S. growth forecast from the current estimate of 2.5 percent.

“Sentiment was helped after it emerged the IMF said it will raise its outlook for the U.S.,” said Lee Mumford, a trader at Spreadex.

In Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 index was up 0.4 percent to 6,635 by midmorning, while France’s CAC 40 was fractionally higher at 4,195. Germany’s DAX was the best performer, up 0.5 percent to 9,442.

U.S. stocks appeared set for further gains after Friday’s record close, with Dow futures up 0.3 percent and the broader S&P 500 index futures 0.5 percent higher.

Stock markets have largely held their own despite worries over China’s credit markets. Even though the Chinese monetary authorities injected more cash into the markets, the rate banks charge each other for 7 day loans has risen to 8.9 percent, from just 4.3 percent at the start of the month.

“The tightening of liquidity conditions in China heading into year-end continues to attract some broader financial market attention,” said Lee Hardman, an analyst at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. Chinese central bank’s action was linked to the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank’s decision to cut back its $85 billion bond purchase programs next month, which could weigh on assets in emerging markets.

Earlier in Asia, China’s Shanghai Composite 0.2 percent to 2,089.71 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.5 percent to 22,921.56. South Korea’s KOSPI rose 0.7 percent to 1,996.89. Tokyo stock markets were closed for the Emperor’s Birthday.

Elsewhere, trading was fairly muted. In the currency markets, the euro was flat at $1.3680 while the dollar fell 0.1 percent to 103.93 yen. In the oil markets, a barrel of benchmark crude was 34 cents lower at $98.98.

In this Dec. 19, 2013 photo, trader Kevin Lodewick, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stocks traded higher on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, despite concerns over a cash crunch in China as investor sentiment remained buoyed by growing optimism over the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/ Richard Drew)

Tiffany ordered to pay $449M in contract dispute

Southampton Lions Machinists union WESTFIELD - The Southampton Lions Club is now holding its meetings on the first and third Mondays of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Westwood Restaurant in Westfield. This robust group is currently comprised of 36 men and women from Northampton, Easthampton and Southampton, and membership is open to residents 18 and older from any city or town in western Massachusetts.

Lions are men and women who volunteer their time to humanitarian causes in their communities by conducting service projects and raising funds to help those in need wherever need exists. Part of a worldwide organization of more than 1.5 million members, the Lions motto is “We Serve.”

Lions Clubs across the state donate more than $1 million to Massachusetts Eye Research, but also conduct service activities emphasizing diabetes awareness, education and research, community welfare, improved hearing, and work with those who are physically and mentally impaired.

Lions members come from every walk of life, age and persuasion, but all have one thing in common: they enjoy helping others. While the primary function of the Club is charitable, its members often find involvement in Lionism leads to improved networking with others in the community.

Any resident interested in joining this local Lions Club is most welcome to come to a meeting as a guest to talk with others about the work of Lionism and get to know the benefits of becoming a member.

sets Boeing vote SEATTLE (AP) — The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has set a vote on a proposed contract with Boeing Co. National union leadership said Sunday that the vote will be Jan. 3. In a statement, IAM leaders said the latest proposal contains “significant improvements” over an offer rejected by Machinists in November.

Local union leaders disagree with that assessment and have opposed any new vote on the contract.

The latest Boeing offer would still move workers away from a traditional pension plan. However, it backs away from a proposal that would have slowed the rate at which employees rise up the pay scale.

The contract would secure work for Machinists in Puget Sound on the new 777X airplane at a time when 22 states are vying for those jobs.

BERLIN (AP) — Tiffany & Co. was ordered to pay Swatch Group AG about 402 million Swiss francs ($449 million) in compensation over a contractual dispute, the companies said Sunday.

The Netherlands Arbitration Institute also required Tiffany to pay more than $9 million for the Swiss watchmaker’s legal fees and the cost of arbitration, according to a statement from the New York-based jeweler.

“We were shocked and extremely disappointed with the decision of the majority of the arbitral panel,” Tiffany chief executive Michael J. Kowalski said in a statement. “We do not believe that the award will impact our ability to realize our existing business plans in the short or long term.”

He said the company would review its legal options.

The dispute arose in 2011 when Swatch canceled its cooperation with Tiffany, with Swatch saying at the time the jeweler was in breach of contract because it was trying to “block and delay” a joint venture both companies had entered in 2007.

That year, they announced a 20-year agreement where Swatch would create a new company, Tiffany Watch Co. Ltd., to make and sell watches under the Tiffany brand. Swatch was to sell the watches at Tiffany stores and other high-end retailers and share the profits with Tiffany.

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WHS swim unbeaten

Liam Whitman for the Bombers watches the puck as its dropped late in the third period. (Photo by Noah

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Bombers Zane Collier and Craig Lacey congratulate their goalie Matt Blascak. (Photo by Noah Buchanan)

Bombers’ defenseman Adam Hosmer takes a shot on net from above the circle Saturday night. (Photo by Noah Buchanan)

Connor Sullivan attempts to move the puck past Longmeadow’s defenseman (Photo by Noah Buchanan)

Bomber Mario Metallo chases down the puck early in the third period Saturday night at Amelia Park.

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By Chris Putz Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Westfield High boys’ and girls’ swimming and Diving teams continued their winning streaks, each defeating the Monson High School Mustangs 103-83 and 129 -51 respectively. Each Bombers squad improved to 3-0.

With a number of key swimmers not available, the Bombers present on the pool deck had to step up their performance to defeat the always tough Monson High team late Friday.

Ali Johnstone scored the maximum possible 16 points by winning the 200 yard Individual Medley and swimming on two winning relays for the girls.

Likewise, Shaylyn Jurczyk scored 16 points winning the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle as well as swimming on two winning relays.

Liz Gelinas had a banner day, scoring 14 points, taking second in the 50-yard freestyle, winning the 100yard backstroke and swimming on two winning relays.

Samantha Dolan made a major contribution, gaining 11 points for the Bombers with her second place finish in the 100-yard butterfly, winning the 500-yard freestyle and swimming on a second place relay. Lauren Longley, Annie Goyette and Rachel Charette each gained 10 points for the Westfield girls.

The outcome of the boys’ match was uncertain until late in the meet and every point mattered. A swing of only 10 points from Westfield to Monson’s total would have tied the meet.

Roberto Morales scored a maximum of 16 possible points, winning the 200-yard freestyle, and the 200yard freestyle and swimming on two winning relays.

Sophomore sensation Slav Ptashuk also racked up maximum points by winning the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle and swimming on two winning relays.

Similarly, freshman Nick Rosso won both the 200yard Individual Medley and the 100-yard butterfly and swam on two winning relays. Junior Chris Tu chipped in 10 points with two seconds (100 freestyle, 100 backstroke) and relay points. Freshman Gabe Centeno was a major contibutor with 9.5 points.

These five boys were outstanding, but could not have won the meet without support of eight of their teammates (Sam Cloutier, Ian Coddington, Ian Canty, Ed McLeavey, Austin Kearney, James Wagner, Richard Jablonski, and Brian Sorrajja) who earned a combined 36 points to make the difference and secure the win.

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY Amherst 7, St. Mary 1 St. Mary suffered its first loss of the season at home against Amherst Friday. Shaun Gezotis scored the lone goal for the Saints, and was assisted by Ashton Bourbonnais and Tim Mercer.

Jake Balderston had a hat trick-plus one, scoring four goals for Amherst. Hurricanes goalie Ben Thompson collected 15 saves.

St. Mary goalie Brendan Gawron finished with 25 saves.

In other games, Westfield hosted Longmeadow. No report was called in on this hockey game.

GIRLS’ HOCKEY Cathedral 2, Leominster 2 Westfield High’s Brittany Kowalski scored her first goal of the season for the Cathedral Panthers, on a pass from Madison Pelletier (Westfield). Katelyn Joyal (Longmeadow) also scored for the Panthers.

Cathedral goalie Lexi Levere played extremely well, holding off a late third period surge and a 5-on-3 power play for Leominster. Levere made 21 saves.

Mackenzie Pelletier (Westfield) had two key blocks for Cathedral to help out Lever on the 5-on-3 penalty kill.

The Panthers will now enjoy an extended break before returning to the ice January 3 at Amelia Park at 6 p.m.

Team steps up for Toys for Tots The 2013 Westfield Terminators donated toys recently to Toys for Tots at the Westfield branch of the Polish National Credit Union. This team traveled to Cooperstown, NY in August of 2013.

Pictured are: Nick Barber, Jack Blake, Scotty Bussell, Garrett Collis, Cam Davignon, Cole Davignon, Ethan Dolan, Jimmy Hagan, Logan Krol, Michael Lurgio, Ryan Rix and Liam Webster.

The coaches are John Blake and Pete Lurgio.

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TUESDAY December 24

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY December 25 December 26 WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at Chicopee Comp, 2 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at Chicopee Comp, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at Chicopee Comp, 2 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at Chicopee Comp, 3:30 p.m.

JV HOCKEY at Simsbury, Farms Arena, 8:30 p.m.

FRIDAY December 27

JV HOCKEY vs. Suffield, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 4 p.m.

HOCKEY at Agawam, Olympia Ice Center, West Springfield, 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY December 28

WRESTLING at Agawam Holiday Tournament, 9 a.m.

SWIMMING vs. Agawam at Belchertown, 4 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ JV HOOPS at Pathfinder, 3:30 p.m.

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BOYS’ V HOOPS vs. Ware, 7 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ JV HOOPS at Hopkins Academy, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ V HOOPS at Hopkins Academy, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS vs. McCann Tech, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS vs. McCann Tech, 6:30 p.m.

WRESTLING at Agawam, 10 a.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at Holyoke Catholic, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at Holyoke Catholic, 7:30 p.m.

WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS JV HOOPS vs. PVCS, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS V HOOPS vs. PVCS, 7 p.m.

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY at Belchertown, Mullins Center, Amherst, 4 p.m.

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BOYS V HOOPS vs. Smith Voke, Westfield Middle School South, 7 p.m.

HOCKEY vs. Mt. Everett, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 8 p.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at PVCS, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ V HOOPS vs. Pathfinder, Wsfld Middle School North, 5:30 p.m.

HOCKEY at Watertown, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS vs. PVCS, Westfield Middle School South, 7 p.m.

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5 things to know after Patriots rout Ravens’ 41-7 BALTIMORE (AP) — The New England Patriots have accomplished their first objective: Winning the AFC East.

The plan now is to garner some momentum for the playoffs, a task they inititiated quite effectively Sunday with a 41-7 rout of the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens.

New England (11-4) earned its fifth straight division crowd before stepping onto the field, the result of Miami’s loss at Buffalo.

Regardless, the Patriots didn’t let that stand in the way of putting on a show at the expense of a Baltimore team that came in with a fourgame winning streak and a 6-1 record at home.

Five things we learned from the PatriotsRavens game: SIXTY-MINUTE MEN: The Patriots have seen their share of close games this season, but Sunday’s wasn’t one of them. Where some teams might have coasted to the finish, Belichick noted how his team kept its foot on the accelerator until they had finished off an

unlikely blowout.

Maybe that explains the whoops and hollers that were coming from the Patriots locker room. Not everyone had the same reaction — Brady briefly slapped hands with owner Robert Kraft as both entered the dressing room — but there was certainly reason for satisfaction.

WIDE LEFT: Six days after connecting on a team record 61-yard field goal with 4 seconds left to win the game over Detroit, Justin Tucker hooked a 37-yarder in the fourth quarter to end his streak of consecutive threepointers at 33.

It was the longest current streak in the NFL and six shy of the team record set by Matt Stover.

“I felt like I hit it pretty solid. I probably just turned on it a little bit,” Tucker said.

TURN, TURN, TURN: Every team emphasizes the importance of turnovers. It’s another thing to go out and make them happen.

New England rookie cornerback Logan

Ryan had two interceptions, and the Patriots turned two takeaways into touchdowns late in the game.

IT NEVER GETS OLD: Brady has 11 division titles, most ever by an NFL starting quarterback, and Belichick’s 11 titles is tied with Don Shula for most since the 1970 merger.

“They’re all special,” Brady said. “It’s hard to come by and this team’s really fought hard

all year. We’ve earned it. Eleven wins in the NFL’s not easy, and to win a division title’s not easy.”

FLACCO’S KNEE: Flacco went 22 for 38 for 260 yards with two interceptions. Wearing a brace on his left knee after being injured last week in Detroit, Flacco had difficulty escaping the unyielding pressure applied by New England’s defensive front.

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N.Y. Jets 24, Cleveland 13 Cincinnati 42, Minnesota 14 Tennessee 20, Jacksonville 16 Arizona 17, Seattle 10 N.Y. Giants 23, Detroit 20, OT San Diego 26, Oakland 13 Pittsburgh 38, Green Bay 31 New England 41, Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 54, Chicago 11

Sunday’s Games St. Louis 23, Tampa Bay 13 Indianapolis 23, Kansas City 7 Denver 37, Houston 13 Buffalo 19, Miami 0 Carolina 17, New Orleans 13 Dallas 24, Washington 23

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 418 360 4-4-0 5-2-0 8-3-0 1-3-0 3-2-0 Dallas 8 7 0 .533 417 408 5-2-0 3-5-0 7-4-0 1-3-0 5-0-0 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 274 377 3-4-0 3-5-0 5-6-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 Washington 3 12 0 .200 328 458 2-6-0 1-6-0 1-10-0 2-2-0 0-5-0 South

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div 11 4 0 .733 345 221 7-1-0 4-3-0 8-3-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 x-Carolina New Orleans 10 5 0 .667 372 287 7-0-0 3-5-0 8-3-0 2-2-0 4-1-0 4 10 0 .286 309 388 3-4-0 1-6-0 3-7-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 Atlanta Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 271 347 3-5-0 1-6-0 2-9-0 2-2-0 1-4-0 North

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div Chicago 8 7 0 .533 417 445 5-2-0 3-5-0 4-7-0 4-0-0 2-3-0 Green Bay 7 7 1 .500 384 400 4-3-1 3-4-0 5-5-1 2-2-0 2-2-1 Detroit 7 8 0 .467 382 362 4-4-0 3-4-0 6-5-0 1-3-0 4-1-0 Minnesota 4 10 1 .300 377 467 4-3-0 0-7-1 3-7-1 1-3-0 1-3-1 West

W L T Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div 12 3 0 .800 390 222 6-1-0 6-2-0 9-2-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 x-Seattle San Francisco 10 4 0 .714 349 228 5-2-0 5-2-0 7-3-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 Arizona 10 5 0 .667 359 301 6-1-0 4-4-0 6-5-0 4-0-0 2-3-0 St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 339 337 5-3-0 2-5-0 4-7-0 3-1-0 1-4-0 Monday’s Game Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:40 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 29 Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Pittsburgh Boston Tampa Bay Washington Montreal New Jersey Detroit Toronto Philadelphia Carolina N.Y. Rangers Ottawa Columbus Florida N.Y. Islanders Buffalo

GP 38 36 36 36 38 37 38 38 36 36 37 38 36 37 37 36

W 27 24 22 19 22 15 17 18 16 14 17 14 15 14 10 9

L 10 10 11 13 13 15 12 16 16 14 18 17 17 18 20 24

EASTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA Home 1 55 121 83 17-3-0 2 50 100 75 15-3-2 3 47 100 86 14-3-1 4 42 115 109 12-7-1 3 47 96 84 12-7-2 7 37 90 94 7-5-4 9 43 99 105 6-9-6 4 40 105 111 12-8-1 4 36 89 103 10-7-0 8 36 83 101 7-7-4 2 36 86 101 7-10-2 7 35 106 126 7-10-4 4 34 97 103 9-8-2 5 33 87 117 7-7-3 7 27 93 129 5-7-7 3 21 64 104 6-12-2

Saturday’s Games Los Angeles 3, Colorado 2, SO Detroit 5, Toronto 4, SO San Jose 3, Dallas 2, SO Pittsburgh 4, Calgary 3 Phoenix 4, Ottawa 3, OT New Jersey 5, Washington 4, OT Columbus 6, Philadelphia 3 Montreal 4, Nashville 3, OT

Away 10-7-1 9-7-0 8-8-2 7-6-3 10-6-1 8-10-3 11-3-3 6-8-3 6-9-4 7-7-4 10-8-0 7-7-3 6-9-2 7-11-2 5-13-0 3-12-1

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Boston 4, Buffalo 1 Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 2, OT Anaheim 5, N.Y. Islanders 3 St. Louis 6, Edmonton 0 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 4, Minnesota 1 Vancouver 2, Winnipeg 1

Anaheim Chicago Los Angeles St. Louis San Jose Colorado Vancouver Minnesota Phoenix Dallas Winnipeg Nashville Calgary Edmonton

GP 38 38 37 35 36 35 39 38 35 35 38 36 36 38

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L 7 7 8 7 8 10 11 13 10 12 17 16 17 24

WESTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA Home 5 57 124 96 13-0-2 6 56 140 105 12-2-5 4 54 104 71 13-4-2 4 52 125 81 14-3-2 6 50 116 90 12-1-3 2 48 102 83 12-5-1 6 50 106 93 11-5-3 5 45 87 92 14-3-2 6 44 110 108 10-3-2 6 40 101 105 7-4-4 5 37 101 110 8-8-4 4 36 83 103 8-7-3 6 32 91 115 6-7-3 3 25 95 133 5-11-1

Away Div 13-7-3 7-0-2 13-5-1 8-6-1 12-4-2 8-3-1 10-4-2 10-0-1 10-7-3 9-2-2 11-5-1 9-4-1 11-6-3 5-4-3 6-10-3 8-4-1 9-7-4 6-5-2 10-8-2 4-7-3 8-9-1 3-11-3 8-9-1 6-6-0 7-10-3 4-5-2 6-13-2 1-7-2

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Phoenix at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Washington, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Boston at Nashville, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

d-Indiana d-Miami Atlanta d-Toronto Washington Charlotte Detroit Boston Chicago Cleveland Brooklyn New York Orlando Philadelphia Milwaukee

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf 22 5 .815 — 6-4 W-2 13-1 9-4 15-3 20 6 .769 1½ 7-3 W-4 13-2 7-4 14-6 15 12 .556 7 6-4 W-3 11-4 4-8 9-6 11 14 .440 10 5-5 W-2 4-8 7-6 6-8 12 13 .480 9 5-5 W-3 6-5 6-8 10-8 13 15 .464 9½ 5-5 L-1 7-9 6-6 11-9 13 16 .448 10 4-6 L-2 6-10 7-6 12-6 12 17 .414 11 5-5 L-3 7-8 5-9 9-10 10 16 .385 11½ 3-7 W-1 7-5 3-11 9-9 10 16 .385 11½ 6-4 L-1 8-4 2-12 7-12 9 17 .346 12½ 5-5 L-2 5-7 4-10 5-10 8 18 .308 13½ 5-5 L-1 4-10 4-8 8-10 8 19 .296 14 2-8 L-2 5-8 3-11 6-10 8 20 .286 14½ 2-8 L-1 7-8 1-12 7-11 6 21 .222 16 3-7 W-1 3-11 3-10 6-16

d-division leader Saturday’s Games Memphis 95, New York 87 Washington 106, Boston 99 Sacramento 105, Orlando 100 Houston 114, Detroit 97 Utah 88, Charlotte 85 Chicago 100, Cleveland 84 Milwaukee 116, Philadelphia 106 Oklahoma City 113, San Antonio 100

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf d-Portland 23 5 .821 — 8-2 W-1 11-2 12-3 12-5 Oklahoma City 22 5 .815 ½ 8-2 L-1 13-1 9-4 15-4 d-San Antonio 21 6 .778 1½ 7-3 L-1 9-3 12-3 12-5 d-L.A. Clippers 20 9 .690 3½ 7-3 W-5 12-2 8-7 14-3 Houston 18 10 .643 5 5-5 W-1 11-3 7-7 9-8 Phoenix 16 10 .615 6 7-3 W-2 9-4 7-6 13-8 Dallas 15 12 .556 7½ 5-5 L-2 11-3 4-9 8-9 Denver 14 12 .538 8 4-6 L-3 7-5 7-7 7-10 Golden State 15 13 .536 8 5-5 W-1 9-4 6-9 12-12 L.A. Lakers 13 14 .481 9½ 4-6 L-1 7-6 6-8 8-11 Minnesota 13 15 .464 10 4-6 L-2 8-4 5-11 6-10 New Orleans 11 14 .440 10½ 4-6 L-4 7-5 4-9 4-12 Memphis 11 15 .423 11 3-7 W-1 5-10 6-5 6-12 Sacramento 8 18 .308 14 4-6 W-1 5-10 3-8 6-13 Utah 8 22 .267 16 4-6 W-1 3-10 5-12 5-15

Phoenix 123, Dallas 108 Portland 110, New Orleans 107 Golden State 102, L.A. Lakers 83 L.A. Clippers 112, Denver 91 Sunday’s Games Indiana 106, Boston 79 Toronto 104, Oklahoma City 98 L.A. Clippers 120, Minnesota 116, OT Monday’s Games New York at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m.

Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Toronto at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Concerned Spouse Dear Annie: For the past several years, my husband has taken out a new credit card each January and maxed it out over the next 12 months. This has resulted in major debt, which I fear will devastate our family and possibly affect our children and grandchildren.

My husband is a good and caring person who often picks up the restaurant tabs for our friends and family and buys them gifts they could buy for themselves. As a result, he is extremely popular. If I try to limit these unnecessary expenses, everyone thinks I’m a spoilsport.

We are approaching the time where he will apply for another new credit card. Should I prohibit this until we reach some agreement on budget cuts? Should I let him go ahead and get the new card and then try to negotiate budget cuts? Or do I keep on trucking as usual and hope for the best? -- Concerned Spouse Dear Spouse: If you are going into debt, please don’t shove this under the carpet until you are living on the street. Your husband seems to be a compulsive buyer, and it can be similar to other addictions that require effort to overcome. Is he willing to recognize and address the problem? (Therapy can help.)

Would he be willing to let you handle the family finances while he is put on a cash allowance? You also can contact Debtors Anonymous (debtorsanonymous.org) and the International OCD Foundation (ocfoundation.org) for information and referrals.

Dear Annie: Fifteen years ago, our daughter married a truly nice guy, and they made it clear right away that they didn’t want “drop-in” visitors. I understood this, as they both work full time.

Three years ago, they bought a large home close to us, but in all the years they’ve been married, we can count on one hand the number of times we’ve been invited over for anything, including the kids’ birthdays, cookouts, etc. Yet I know my daughter’s in-laws are often invited.

Our grandchildren ask why we never come to their house, and I simply say it’s because we’re never invited. What should I say? -- Confused in Indiana Dear Indiana: Please stop manipulating the children to get to the parents, which is exactly what you are doing when you tell them you’re “never invited.” Instead, talk to your daughter.

Ask whether there is a problem and what you can do about it.

She may have reasons for keeping you at a distance, so please make her understand that you cannot fix things if you don’t know what the issues are. If she still doesn’t invite you to her place, ask whether the children can visit at your house. As long as you can see your family, it really doesn’t matter where.

Dear Annie: “Too Late To Try Again” said she was cut off by a relative with no explanation. This happened in my family. Tell her it might help if she can laugh about the situation.

I am from an Italian family and married into another Italian family. My new mother-in-law was angry with her cousin “Angela.” They had been close for a long time, but then they didn’t speak for years.

When Angela died, my mother-in-law cried buckets but refused to go to the funeral. She said, “We didn’t talk when she was alive, and I’m not going to talk to her now that she’s dead.”

So I asked my mother-in-law what the argument was about, because it was obviously so terrible that good friends stopped speaking. She replied, with tears in her eyes, “I don’t remember!” But true to her word, she did not go to the funeral. -- New York Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net

HINTS FROM HELOISE Water Wasters Dear Readers: Here is this week’s SOUND OFF, about watering while raining: “I get so frustrated when I see sprinklers going while it is raining outside. It is such a waste of water.

I understand that some businesses and apartment complexes have them automatically set, but there should be some way to bypass it for the day if it is raining. Here in Texas, we have to conserve so often, we shouldn’t waste it! -- A Reader in Texas” I hear you loud and clear! Save water today so there will be some later on. It’s a precious resource! -- Heloise FAST FACTS Dear Readers: Here are other uses for extra pillowcases: * Place over couch cushions to protect them from stains. * Use to store extra sheet sets or seasonal clothes. * As a small laundry bag. * Put in a pet’s favorite spot to collect hair. * Carry in a diaper bag for dirty clothes.

-- Heloise

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 This year you often think in lofty terms when deciding how to invigorate your life. Others trust your judgment more and more. If you are single, a new door opens, and you will meet many new people as a result. Take your time getting to know others; you have many admirers. If you are attached, the two of you love being together and often plan a date night alone together. Schedule several weekends away together as a couple. VIRGO is detail-oriented.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH A discussion in the morning will encourage you and a partner to clear up the remaining holiday details. By midafternoon, the Christmas spirit hits you. Put on some holiday music while you finish up any wrapping you have to do. Tonight: Invite a friend over to swap gifts.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Your mood appears to be contagious. You will need to jump over an obstacle that might involve a loved one’s resistance. Run errands and catch up on calls. Touch base with friends and start swapping good wishes for the holiday. Tonight: Indulge a loved one.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Honor what is going on with a parent or older relative. An unanticipated expense emerges out of the blue, which will encourage you to curb any frivolous spending. Still, you might opt to buy a couple of small items for lastminute presents. Tonight: Honor a change.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH You’ll express the fervor of the holidays and engage others to join in.

A child or loved one could be cantankerous at best, but you’ll help even this person out. Whatever you do naturally pleases others. Stop midday and assess what is left to do. Tonight: With loved ones.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH You’ll be thinking ahead with the understanding that a road block is about to appear. You will move through your errands and other matters efficiently. You instinctively might recognize that something or someone has been left out. Do some backtracking.

Tonight: At home.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You express unusual vitality and excitement about the next few days.

Your creativity seems to feed off the holiday. You will delight a child or loved one just by sharing your thoughts and feelings. Make plans to join a group of friends. Tonight: Celebrate.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HH A hassle might become bigger than it really is because of fatigue and boredom with an issue. Let it go for a while, and build up your stamina. Do something for yourself, even if you feel overwhelmed with last-minute errands.

Tonight: Drop in on an older relative.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Friends surround you.

Hopefully you are not in the position of doing last-minute shopping, but rather off enjoying a holiday event. Some of you could decide to go ice skating or indulge in some other activity to revitalize yourself. Tonight: Music, lights and mistletoe set the scene.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Tension builds as expenses seem to multiply. You must meet certain responsibilities, no matter what. A partner might pitch in and ease your burden, which will allow you to relax a little.

Take advantage of this extra time.

Tonight: Visit with someone you won’t see for a while.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH If you kick back and detach, a last-minute problem will solve itself. You also will understand more of the mechanics of the issue. Your sense of humor could emerge. Drop by a party or two, and start wishing others a Merry Christmas. Tonight: Let the fun continue.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Your role might be more pivotal than you realize. You could have a lot of errands to take care of, while PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) someone makes an important request. A HHH You might have special plans. Unfortunately, others partner might offer to pitch in. Together, all of the tasks you have to do will don’t seem to realize that fact, or you have not shared it with become easier. Tonight: Quality time them. In any case, you could find yourself overwhelmed.

People want your company, so make time for them. Tonight: with a loved one.

The only answer is “yes.”

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GSCWM Board of Directors is a vital, engaged group of volunteers who routinely open doors and make major decisions on behalf of the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts. Members possess the ability to see the big picture, the willingness to promote the mission of Girl Scouts, and the capability to serve GSCWM with their time, talent, resources, and enthusiasm. The Girl Scouts strive to build a diverse board, representing all girls that bring its vast knowledge and experience to the table to fulfill the organization’s mission of building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. A referral form can be found on the website www.yourtimewellspent.org or you can contact GSCWM CEO Pattie Hallberg at phallberg@gscwm.org who is happy to provide more information about the organization, the duties and responsibilities of our Board Members, Board Development Committee members or other governance volunteers. Candidates need not have experience with the Girl Scouts to volunteer. Referrals for qualified prospects are welcome.

Chair Yoga for area seniors SOUTHWICK - A new series of chair yoga for seniors is being held on Fridays at 11 a.m. at the Southwick Senior Center for all area seniors. These classes help with mobility, stress reduction, improved breathing as well as strengthening and toning. Please call

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Yoga Classes MONTGOMERY - Grace Hall Memorial Library is sponsoring yoga classes at the Town Hall, 161 Main Road in Montgomery Wednesday evenings at 6:30. The mixedlevel class is taught by Kathy Niedzielski, CYT, of LifeDance Studios in Westfield, and is appropriate for most ability levels. The fee is $10 per class and students should bring their own mats. For more information contact the Library by phone at (413) 862-3894 or via Email at montgomerylibrary@yahoo.com.

Recycle for enrichment WESTFIELD - Your cans and bottles can help provide enrichment and cultural opportunities for Westfield Public School students.

Westfield VIPS (Volunteers in Public Schools) supports the students and staff of all Westfield Public School by funding projects and supplies outside the traditional school budget.

Teacher Mini grants allow students and teachers to expand their horizons through dynamic projects and meaningful interactions with our community. To find out more about the projects your cans and bottles have funded, visit www.schoolsofwestfield.org select Volunteer and then WHIPS. Your cans and bottles help fund these unique experiences for our students. If you would like to donate your cans and bottles, they can be picked up. Call Kevin or Dawn Mederios at 572-1324 or you may drop them off at 36 Crown Street in Westfield.

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