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for so long, but they have to go,” said his mother, Patricia Reid. “It’s their calling.” “My brother’s my best friend,” said Erica Reid
LE MARS, Iowa — The volatile Republican presidential race in Iowa will come down to which way an enormous chunk of undecided voters breaks in the coming days. With the first-in-the-nation voting of the 2012 race for the White House looming Tuesday, Mitt Rivals target Romney is Santorum contending for victory in a state that eluded him four years ago, while Rick Santorum — a hero among social conservatives — surges and libertarian-leaning Ron Paul slides in a contest that remains incredibly fluid. With many factors at play, the dynamics can shift rapidly. Yet, two things were clear on the final weekend before the caucuses: The yearlong effort to establish a consensus challenger to Romney had so far come up short, and Romney’s carefully laid plan to survive Iowa may succeed because conservative voters have so far failed to unite behind one candidate. “It may be Romney’s to lose at this point,” said John Stineman, an Iowa GOP campaign strategist. “And it’s a battle among the rest.” Underscoring the unpredictability of the race, a new poll by The Des Moines Register showed that a remarkable 41 percent of likely caucus-goers say they were undecided or still might change their minds. On Sunday, the candidates were making their closing arguments, both in appearances across Iowa as well as on national television,
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The year 2012 is not just a new year for Vicksburg native Christopher Reid. It’s a time of many “news” — new job, new home, new language, new country, new continent. Reid, 35, a 1995 graduate of Warren Central High School, and his wife Katie, 33, a native of Philadelphia, have signed on with Maryknoll Lay Missioners, a Roman Catholic organization dedicated to living and working in poor communities in Africa, Asia and the Americas. The Reids arrived Friday in Tanzania, on the east coast of Africa, where for the next 3 1/2 years they will bring their backgrounds in social work and community involvement to work primarily with women in the country’s second largest city,
• Tanzania, formed in 1964 from the union of two sovereign states, Tanganyika and Zanzibar, is home to Africa’s highest mountain, Kilamanjaro. For more information, log on to www.tanzania.go.tz/ Tanzania • Maryknoll Lay Missioners is a Roman Mwanza, Catholic organization inspired by the mission located on of Jesus to live and work in poor communities in Lake Victoria. Africa, Asia and the Americas to help create a more “It is a leap just and compassionate world. More inforof faith, with mation, as well as a link to a blog publishing some pretty stories from missioners around the world, big unknowns,” can be found at http://www.maryknollChris Reid said laymissioners.org/ in an interview at • The Reids will publish a newsletter about their work in the Highway 61 Cafe. Tanzania. E-mail Katie Reid at kreid@mklm.org and request “Will I be able to learn to be added to their mailing list. the language? Will
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they even want to talk with me? Will I be able to make a connection with them?” On the whole, though, the Reids are excited and happy to be on their way to do the work they’ve trained, prayed and hoped to do.
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“Even on a bad day it will still be interesting,” Chris Reid said. Family members say he’s right for the challenge. “I don’t really want him to go, because he’ll be away
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI in his New Year’s homily Sunday praised young people as key to securing a future of hope despite what he called “shadows on the horizon of today’s world.” In the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica, with ambassadors to the Holy See from dozens of countries seated in the front rows, the pontiff, wearing white vestments with gold-colored trimmings, celebrated Mass on a day the Vatican dedicates to world
peace. “I would like to underline the fact that, in the face of the shadows that obscure the horizon of today’s world, to assume responsibility for educating young people in knowledge of the truth, in fundamental values and virtues, is to look to the future with hope,” the pontiff said. Young people, he said, must “learn the importance and the art of peaceful coexistence, mutual respect, dialogue and understanding. Young people by their nature are open to these attitudes, but the social reality
TODAY IN HISTORY 1788: Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 1900: Secretary of State John Hay announces the “Open Door Policy” to facilitate trade with China. 1921: Religious services are broadcast on radio for the first time as KDKA in Pittsburgh airs
the regular Sunday service of the city’s Calvary Episcopal Church. 1960: Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts launches his successful bid for the presidency.
in which they grow up can lead them to think and act in the opposite way, even to be intolerant and violent,” Benedict said. But they will become “builders of peace” if properly educated, he predicted. The 84-year-old Benedict looked tired during Mass, but his voice was strong, and he smiled and chatted briefly with families and young children who carried gifts to him during the ceremony. He seemed amused by one pacifier-sucking infant as the See Pope, Page A7.
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NEW ORLEANS — City Park, a large urban park in New Orleans, is set to see even more new attractions over the next two years — a miniature golf course, a splash park and a new festival ground. A 36-hole miniature-golf complex is scheduled to open by late summer and in 2013 officials hope to open a splash park and a $4 million City Park Festival Grounds, a 50-acre site that will become the home of the annual Voodoo Music Experience and, park officials hope, other music and cultural events. The $1.7 million mini-golf
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Katrina-wrecked eatery to reopen BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — Nearly 6 1/2 years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed it, a Bay St. Louis waterfront restaurant is about to reopen on the beachfront. Trapani’s Eatery has been rebuilt from the ground
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La. man charged with theft, abandonment GONZALES, La. — Police say a 21-year-old man was arrested after he reportedly stole a $300 television set from a store and fled, leaving his girlfriend’s 9-year-old daughter behind.
Adrian Churchill was booked Saturday with one count of shoplifting, one count of child abandonment and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a child, Gonzales Police Detective Sgt. Steve Nethken said. Nethken said police received a call Friday from a merchant in Gonzales, which is located between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, reporting that someone had just stolen a television set and left a child behind. Officers arrived to find the child in the store — alone, frightened and being attended to by store employees, Nethken said.
A Vicksburg woman was injured just after midnight Sunday when she was struck in the leg by a bullet while standing in the doorway of a nightclub on Heartwood Drive, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said. Ruby Miller, 47, said she was standing in the doorway of The Clubhouse, 506 Heartwood Drive, about 12:18 a.m. when she felt her right leg go numb, Pace said. She said she looked down and saw that she had been shot just below the knee, Pace said. She was taken to River Region Medical Center and later transferred to University of Mississippi Medical Center. A condition report was unavailable Sunday. “We don’t know for certain, but it is possible that she may have been wounded by a random gunshot,” Pace said. He said witnesses said there were no fights or arguments at the club, “but we had a lot of witnesses tell us that there were a lot of shots fired in the neighborhood at and after midnight.” Heartwood is off of U.S. 80 about a mile east of the Beechwood intersection.
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ROSEDALE, Miss. (AP) — The Great River Road State Park, which lies between the levee and the Mississippi River, will remain open. There’s been some uncertainty about the park since 2008 when the Mississippi River flooded the entire park and caused about $1 million in damage, the Bolivar Commercial reported. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks rebuilt the park only to have it flood again in 2011 during May’s historic river flooding. The flood at Vicksburg crested on May 19 at 57.1 feet, more than 14 feet above flood stage and nearly a foot higher than the Great 1927 Flood. “There was a lot of work to do when the waters went down,” said the park’s director at that time, Nadie “Dee” Thomas. “A lot of the problems were electrical. All of the electrical boxes in the camp ground had to be replaced.” The state park is a vital piece of this small community and it would be a travesty if the state were to close it,” said Rosedale Mayor Carey Estes. State Sen. Derrick T. Simmons, D-Greenville, said he received a letter from MDWFP executive director Sam Polles that said the state “does, in fact, have every intention of keeping the park open to the public.” Polles had said financial struggles have been a big part in delaying the decision on whether or not the park would be reopened. Estes said the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide 75 percent of the money to rebuild the park with the state providing the rest.
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painting class; 2, card games. Tuesday Vicksburg AlAnon — Noon Tuesday; second floor, First Presbyterian Church, 1501 Cherry St.; 601634-0152. River City Mended Hearts — 5 p.m. Tuesday; River Region Medical Center, Rooms C and D; all members and family welcome. Serenity Overeaters Anonymous — 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Baptist Church, Room 102C; 601-638-0011.
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Murder rate spikes 14 percent in New Orleans in ’11 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The murder rate jumped by 14 percent in New Orleans last year with 199 homicides, leaving residents appalled and city leaders scrambling to rein in the violence. Last year’s uptick will likely place New Orleans far ahead of other cities with serious crime and homicide problems. New Orleans has been struggling with the highest per-capita murder rate in the country. The number of murders for the previous three years had stabilized at around 175 killings a year. The year ended with the shooting death of a toddler, Keira Holmes, who was killed by a stray bullet on Dec. 18, just days before her second birthday. City leaders hope the outrage sparked by her death will help galvanize the city. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said people are getting fed up and that there has been an 11 percent increase in viable tips provided to the New Orleans Police Department through Crimestoppers, as well as an increase in crime reporting in general. “Which tells me there has been a subtle change in the way people believe giving information to the department can make a difference,” Serpas said. “I think we are turning a corner there.” When the end-of-the-year crime statistics come out, they will show an increase in crime across other categories, particularly property crime, Serpas said. He added that while that is “unacceptable,” the silver lining is that studies show more people are reporting incidents to the police.
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New Orleans Police Chief Ronal Serpas arrives on the scene where a 23-month-old girl was shot and killed in a crossfire which wounded another man on Dec. 18. Critics though see the police department heading in the wrong direction. “I have renewed concern that there is nothing constructive being done,” said Baty Landis, one of the founders of Silence Is Violence, an anti-crime group organized in early 2007 in the wake of two high-profile murders that sparked a massive anti-crime march on City Hall. With three federal civil rights trials against New Orleans police officers since the end of 2010, all generating at least some convictions, the past year
has unquestionably been a tough one for the NOPD’s rank and file. City officials are also in the midst of negotiating a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, which will mandate broad changes throughout the department. Landis, whose group works with violent-crime victims, said detectives too often fail to communicate with families, which alienates people who already don’t always trust the police. “There has to be better training, and there has to be time budgeted for vic-
Fondling counts against ex-bus driver increase JACKSON (AP) — A 70-year-old former Clinton School District bus driver now faces charges that he fondled three girls. Shepard Ray Havens of Bolton initially faced charges involving one girl, but Hinds County Sheriff’s Department officials say two other girls have come forward with allegations against Havens. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Hinds County Circuit Court Wednesday on six counts of gratification of lust and one count of sexual battery. Each count carries a maximum 15 years in prison upon conviction. Havens faces a maximum of 20 years to life on the sexual battery charge. Havens is out of jail on a
$100,000 bond. It will be up to Circuit Judge Winston Kidd whether to allow Havens to remain free on the bond. Four counts of gratification of lust and one count of sexual battery involve the same 10-year-old girl. He is also charged with one count each of gratification of lust involving two younger girls, according to his indictment. Hinds County Sheriff ’s Department spokesman Jeffery Scott said at the time of Havens’ arrest that the investigation began after the first girl told her parents what Havens allegedly did and they contacted Clinton police. Havens, known to kids on his bus route as “Mr. Billy,” was arrested in late September by Hinds County sheriff’s dep-
uties and charged with four felony counts of gratification of lust and one felony count of sexual battery. Law officers allege Havens on multiple occasions sexually assaulted an Eastside Elementary fifthgrader on his bus. The alleged incidents involving the 10-year-old occurred Sept. 22 and Sept. 23, according to the indictment. The alleged incident involving one of the then-8-year-old girls occurred between July 16, 2010, and Sept. 22, 2011. Another alleged incident involving a third girl occurred between Aug. 1, 2010, and Sept. 22, 2011, the indictment says. Havens’ attorney, John Colette, could not be reached for comment.
tims,” she said. Serpas said this has been a rebuilding year for the NOPD, with major reorganizations of command, new tactics implemented and a significant restructuring of the homicide unit, part of which involved adding more detectives to investigate murders. Serpas said he personally tries to reach out to victim families, adding that the department has several avenues for outreach. The NOPD plans to beef up the victim-witness division, he added. “I am very optimistic for 2012,” Serpas said. “We have put together a much more nimble and focused department, using the best technologies available in evidence-based policing.” Capt. Michael Glasser, president of the Police Association of New Orleans, cautioned that the city needs to take a fresh look at troop strength, saying strategies that have worked in other places might be less successful in New Orleans because of decreased manpower. Recent months have seen a flurry of announcements by the administration of Mayor Mitch Landrieu aimed at tackling the homicide problem from a number of angles, not just focused on the criminal justice arena. For example, the administration this fall channeled a $250,000 grant to city’s version of the CeaseFire program, an initiative that started in Chicago and is aimed at stopping retaliatory killings by deploying “interrupters,” trained people who know the streets and help cool down emotions after a shooting.
Pricey picks: Powerball doubling to $2 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Get ready to pay more for Powerball: Ticket prices are going up to $2. Lottery organizers hope the price change will entice more people to play because jackpots are getting bigger and the odds of winning are improving. The move is a strategy to differentiate the game from Mega Millions, another bigmoney, multi-state lottery game that sells for $1 a ticket. Both games are sold in 42 states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington D.C. Mississippi does not have a lottery, but Louisiana offers both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets. The new Powerball jackpot will start at $40 million, up from $20 million; and players who match the five white balls but not the Powerball will win $1 million, up from $200,000. As for the increased odds, the numbers available for the Powerball will be reduced from 39 to 35. Lottery officials say they are betting players will like the variety and changes made in the game. But some players say the price increase may keep them from playing as often or not at all. The price change takes effect Jan. 15.
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Candidate eyes federal court changes Essential to liberty is the separation of powers among the three branches of government: the legislative, the executive and the judicial. As America’s founders established it, too much power exercised by one branch is supposed to be checked by the other two branches. That balance of powers has been brought up in the Republican presidential campaign by candidate Newt Gingrich. Gingrich has defended his proposal that “activist” federal judges be forced to appear before Congress to explain their rulings. He said the U.S. Capitol police could be sent to arrest a federal judge if he refused to testify. “Or you instruct the Justice Department to send the U.S. Marshal” to haul the judge before Congress, Gingrich suggested. The specific incident he raised was an order issued in June by Chief U.S. District Judge Fred Biery in Texas. The judge forbade students in the Medina Valley Independent School District in Texas from using any reli-
gious words, specifically, “prayer” and “amen.” The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals quickly overturned the decision, allowing the students to speak freely. Gingrich explained his position, “Let’s take the case of Judge Biery. I think he should be asked to explain a position that radical. How could he say he’s going to jail the superintendent over the word ‘benediction’ and ‘invocation’? Because before you could — because I would then encourage impeachment, but before you move to impeach him you’d like to know why he said it.” John Eastman, a constitutional law professor at Chapman University School of Law, said the separation of powers includes checking the excesses taken by one branch. “If the judicial branch is exceeding its authority, it needs to be held accountable,” he said. He added that Congress already subpoenas members of the executive branch to testify on various policy issues. A more serious matter is whether the top of a
branch of government — the president or the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices — can be subpoenaed in the manner described by Gingrich. Eastman said that what has happened in the case, for example, of a subpoena of information from the president is that Congress and the chief executive haggle over it, until the information is delivered in some form. We believe that the best way to approach this is, first, for presidents to appoint better judges. Second, the U.S. Senate needs to better vet judges before approving them. Third, if judges act improperly, instead of questioning them first, as Gingrich suggests, the impeachment process should be used. In America’s long history, just 14 judges have been impeached by the House, and just six of those were convicted and removed from office by the Senate. Judicial independence is not reduced when wayward judges are removed. Rather, it is affirmed because the system’s integrity is bolstered.
OLD POST FILES 120 YEARS AGO: 1892
60 YEARS AGO: 1952
W.S. Jones is named president of the Nogales Club. • Charles Carrol, clerk at the Savannah, dies. • R.L. Crook is in the city.
The annual Polio Benefit is held at the B.B. Club here. • Services are held for Miss Ida Magruder in Port Gibson. • The Rev. and Mrs. Robert Allen move into their new home on Sky Vale Drive.
110 YEARS AGO: 1902 W.L. Mulvihill gets the nomination for the Vicksburg postmastership. • R.J. Thigpen and Meta Green are married. • Architect William Stanton makes plans for the home of Vincent Lavecchia. • Alex Kappler Jr. is dangerously ill. • Rudolph Progner goes to Pensacola, Fla., to locate.
100 YEARS AGO: 1912 J.M. Story, express messenger, is killed in a train wreck near Chunky. • Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Hommel are home from their honeymoon trip. • Conductor William Brown, shot by a highwayman, is improving.
90 YEARS AGO: 1922 Judge William Waggner suffers an attack of neuritis. • Constance Binney appears at the Alamo Theatre in “Room and Board.” • Mrs. Katie Segan dies. • S.R. Hughes is ill with a severe cold. • Tom Hughes arrives here to visit relatives.
80 YEARS AGO: 1932 B. Goldfarth and family return from Detroit to make their home here. • Mrs. J. Albert Lake of Greenville is injured in an auto accident near here.
70 YEARS AGO: 1942 Mrs. Marion Stone is a patient at the Vicksburg Hospital. • Services are held for Mrs. Ida Levy. • Mr. and Mrs. Ira Boswell return after living in Meridian for a year. • Thomas Nosser is injured when struck by an automobile.
50 YEARS AGO: 1962 Mrs. Howard Cunningham is visiting relatives in St. Louis. • Dr. Albert Richards, physician in Delta City, dies.
40 YEARS AGO: 1972 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Randall and children, Cal and Mary Hill, escape when fire guts one of the city’s elegant old buildings, their home at 1403 Baum St. • The Rev. C.C. Smith, a member of the Travelers Rest Baptist Church, dies at a local hospital.
30 YEARS AGO: 1982 James F. Saxton earns an award after driving two million miles since June 20, 1949, for Miller Transporters without an accident. • Vicksburg Gators win over Jim Hill Tigers, 76-66. • Mrs. Louise Wells Walker dies.
20 YEARS AGO: 1992 Steve Golding, president of Ole Man River Co., says that rumors that the company has been sold are premature. • Wilfred “Will” Boone dies. • Robin Warnock and Spencer Dixon announce their wedding plans. • Carmen Elizabeth Green and Kaleel Joseph Jabour are married.
10 YEARS AGO: 2002 The home of Belynda Lane on Mount Alban Road is destroyed by fire. • An employee of Harrah’s Casino is arrested and charged with stealing from a slot machine. • Maggie Lois Randolph Chisley dies.
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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is surrounded by news media following a campaign appearance Saturday in Indianola, Iowa.
Santorum targeted by GOP rivals DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Surging into top-tier contention, Republican Rick Santorum came under sharp criticism from rivals hoping to slow his momentum two days before Iowa’s kickoff caucuses. The former Pennsylvania senator defended his record in Washington and cast himself as the most electable conservative alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney. Polls showed Romney poised for a possible victory Tuesday in Iowa and Texas Rep. Ron Paul not far behind. Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann tried to make their case Sunday to peel conservative votes away from Santorum, whose meticulous campaigning across Iowa and wooing of social conservatives appeared to be paying dividends at the finish line. “He’s got a spending problem, he’s got an earmark problem, he voted eight times to raise the debt ceiling in the United States Senate,” Perry said on “Fox News Sunday.”
Bachmann noted on the same broadcast that Santorum was soundly defeated when he ran for re-election in 2006, losing by a 59-41 margin to Democrat Bob Casey. S a n t o r u m ’s c a mp a i g n debuted a TV ad in Iowa that portrayed him as “a trusted conservative who gives us the best chance to take back America.” Joining rivals on the Sunday talk shows, Santorum was pressed to say whether he believed Romney had conservative values. Santorum said any of the Republican candidates would be more conservative than President Barack Obama. “The question is, are those values ones that you can trust when they become president of the United States?” he told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Santorum defended his support for home-state spending projects, or earmarks, saying he was elected in part to bring federal money to Pennsylvania. “I don’t regret going out at
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the time and making sure the people of Pennsylvania — who I was elected to represent — got resources,” Santorum said. But, he added, “I voted for some things that I look back and say, ‘Why the heck did I do that?”’ Santorum planned several campaign stops in western Iowa later Sunday. Romney, who attended services at a Mormon church in West Des Moines, was set to appear in Atlantic and Council Bluffs as he works to maximize the edge he holds in critical areas rather than risk underperforming in places where more ardent conservatives are leery of his faith and shifting positions on social issues. A new Des Moines Register poll found Romney with 24 percent support among likely voters in Iowa while Paul had 22 percent. Santorum place third with 15 percent, followed by Newt Gingrich, with 12 percent, and Perry, with 11 percent. Bachmann had just 7 percent support.
blew a noisemaker to PASADENA, Calif. celebrate. (AP) — For the NASA An expedition to the team tasked with the moon, Earth’s closlatest lunar mission, est neighbor at about New Year’s Day seems 250,000 miles away, usulike Groundhog Day. ally takes a few days. Twenty-four hours Grail took the road less after a probe safely traveled by launching entered orbit around on a small rocket that the moon, its twin did lengthened the trip, but the same on Sunday. was more economical. The back-to-back Scientists expect arrivals would cap a to learn more about roundabout journey spanning 3 1/2 months This artist rendering shows the twin Grail how the celestial body formed using Grail’s and covering 2 1/2 milspacecraft mapping the lunar gravity field. gravity measurements lion miles. that will indicate what’s The Grail spacecraft On New Year’s Eve, misbelow the surface. — short for Gravity Recovery sion controllers at the NASA Data collection won’t begin and Interior Laboratory — Jet Propulsion Laboratory until March after the spaceare on a hunt to learn what’s cheered after Grail-A flew craft tweak their positions and inside the moon by meticuover the south pole and braked are circling just 34 miles above lously mapping its lumpy gravinto orbit. An engineer even the surface. ity field from orbit.
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For some in need, Facebook is route to new kidney SEATTLE (AP) — Here’s another reason for holdouts to join the social media site Facebook: It’s a great place to find a kidney. Between the kid photos and reminiscences about high school, more and more pleas for help from people with failing kidneys are popping up. Facebook and other social media sites are quickly becoming a go-to place to find a generous person with a kidney to spare, according to the people asking for help and some national organizations that facilitate matches. Damon Brown found a kidney on Facebook after telling his story on a special page the Seattle dad created under the name, “Damon Kidney.” His friends and family forwarded the link to everyone they knew and on Jan. 3 a
woman his wife has known for years, but not someone they consider a close family friend, will be giving him a kidney. “She said it wasn’t really for me. It was for my kids, because they deserve to have a dad around,” said Brown, 38. Brown’s story is not unique, said April Paschke, a spokeswoman for the United Network for Organ Sharing, a private nonprofit organization that manages the nation’s organ transplant system for the federal government. “We see more and more people matched up by social media,” she said. “It’s an extension of the way we communicate. Before we found the Internet, people found other ways: through a church bulletin, word of mouth or an advertisement even.” This past year, a man in
Michigan also found a kidney donor through Facebook, and a Florida woman found one through Craigslist. Damon Brown admits he was a little embarrassed to ask for help so publicly. Except for telling close friends and family, the Seattle father of two young boys had been keeping his illness pretty quiet. Many people are not aware that kidney and liver donations can now come from living donors. In 2010, 16,800 kidney transplants were performed in the United States, of which 6,277 came from living donors, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. An average of 46 kidney transplants take place each day in this country, while another 13 people who have been waiting for a kidney die each day.
About 90,000 are on the transplant list right now. Jacqueline Ryall, 45, said she felt a need to donate a kidney to Brown to give back her own good health and all she has been given. She’s not a mom and gushed about how beautiful Damon and Bethany’s kids are. “The real reason I’m doing this is he’s got kids and he’s a good guy,” she said. “My life is in a good place. I’ve been given lots and I have a responsibility to give back.” Ryall said her elderly mother does not understand why she would give a kidney to someone other than her own brother and sister, and her family is worried about her health going forward. After her own research, however, Ryall decided it’s relatively safe for a woman
in good health to donate a kidney. If something is going to go wrong with her own kidneys, she has heard they usually fail in twos. “Right now it feels like absolutely the right thing to do,” she said, adding that she hopes her decision will help make other people less afraid to do the same thing. News media coverage of his quest flooded his hospital with so many requests for information — from total strangers — that Brown said he was asked to pull back on his publicity efforts. Four people passed the initial screening and came in for tests. Now that he sees a happy ending coming for himself, Brown would like to do whatever he can to help others.
Kingsolver’s “The Poisonwood Bible,” got him interested in Africa, and Bible studies and Catholic instructional classes he attended sparked his desire to work for social causes. “I was really struck by the stories of the people that were down in the dirt and working to help others,” Chris Reid said. “Yes, the history of the church, the hierarchy, these things were interesting, too, but it was the social justice that I found inspiring. It struck a nerve with me, and here we are six or seven years later actually going to do the same thing.” Katie Reid’s path was a bit more direct. “I remember from an early age wanting to do social justice work,” she said. “I also remember from an early age wanting to move to Africa. That’s how I ended up with a major in social work.” Following their Americorps service, they were married
in Cape May, N.J., and then moved to South Carolina where each earned master’s degrees at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and compiled extensive resumes of social work, including homelessness councils, sexual trauma victims, mental health agencies and juvenile justice programs. Chris converted to Catholicism as he and Katie married — not because he had to, the couple said, but because of an authentic, from-the-heart response. They began looking for ways to serve overseas, though the illness and death of Chris’ father, David Reid, such a mainstay at the 61 Cafe that his hat still hangs over the door, intervened. The couple finally was able to sign on with Maryknoll this year. “We told them, ‘We want Africa, but we are so committed to this work, you can put us anywhere,” Chris Reid
said. “That’s how called we are. Maryknoll also sends missioners to Asia and South America, and they could have sent us somewhere else. But when I interviewed, it worked out to be Africa. We got all of it. We got exactly what we wanted.” Maryknoll calls its workers “missioners,” not “missionaries,” and their focus is not overtly evangelistic, Chris Reid said. They respect the culture of the people and do not try to change them or effect a religious conversion. Missioners simply live among them, helping where they can. His Maryknoll trainers told Chris that when he and Katie are able to let go of the idea of “I’m going to change the world,” that’s when they will actually start being effective, he said. “Lower your expectations,” he said they were told. “You are an accompanist, accompanying people in their
stories.” Their first task will be attending an intensive residential language school for three months where they will learn Swahili, and then they will have a two- to threemonth initiation period at their jobs, mostly honing their language skills. The Reids will not know exactly what their duties will be until they are knee-deep into them, but Maryknoll had to provide a general job description in order for them to get visas. Katie will be working with the Catholic Diocese of Mwanza in programming, focusing on gender-based projects like support for single mothers, gender and HIV/AIDS, and women and agriculture. Chris will work with the Buswelu Women’s Cooperative, where groups of 10 women to 15 women work on income-generating projects, he said.
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GOP Continued from Page A1. while volunteers and staffers canvassed the state to start mobilizing backers. Paul, who was at home in Texas for the weekend, was making the rounds of Sunday talk shows, while Santorum, Perry and Bachmann were doing the same from Iowa. Paul predicted a strong showing Tuesday, saying he would likely finish first or second. Romney planned appearances in Atlantic and Council
Bluffs as he works to maximize the edge he holds in critical areas rather than risk underperforming in places where more ardent conservatives are leery of his Mormon faith and shifting positions on social issues. Santorum claimed momentum Saturday — and acknowledged his opponents had more money — as he traveled with his daughter Liz, who quit college to campaign for her father.
“We believe that ultimately, money doesn’t matter in Iowa,” Santorum said at a packed stop in Indianola. “You can’t buy Iowa. You’ve got to go out and work for Iowa votes.” Perry’s advisers see Santorum within reach and have begun attacking the former senator for having supported spending on home-state pet projects, an unpopular position in these tough economic times.
Perry announced he would travel directly from Iowa to Greenville, S.C., the day after the caucuses, bypassing next-up New Hampshire. Still, he said he planned to participate in two debates in New Hampshire next weekend. Gingrich, for his part, was spending the weekend pleading anew with Iowans to side with him despite what they have learned about him through millions of dollars
in attack advertising by Paul and a political action committee bankrolled by Romney supporters. “Iowa could actually dramatically change people’s understanding of what works in politics if you repudiate that kind of negativity,” Gingrich told 150 people at a Council Bluffs restaurant.
countries. But after Mass, in remarks in English from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, jammed with tens of thousands of Romans, tourists and pilgrims, Benedict invited all to pray with him “earnestly for peace throughout the world, for reconciliation and forgiveness in areas of conflict, and for a more just and equitable distribution of the world’s resources.” Again, turning his attention to young people, Benedict said they “look today with a
certain apprehension toward the future,” with their concerns including “the difficulty in starting a family and finding a stable job.” Italy’s president, whose country is seeking to avoid financial disaster that could worsen the euro-zone crisis, did mention the bad times
in comments on Benedict’s reflections. President Giorgio Napolitano, in a statement released by the presidential palace, said he shared the pontiff’s “invitation to look at 2012 with a trusting attitude, even though the sense of frustration for the crisis assail-
ing society, the work world and the economy, is quite understandable.” “I, too, cannot thus help but reiterate the importance of renewed attention that all components of society must dedicate to the anxieties and problems of the young generations,” Napolitano said.
Pope Continued from Page A1. parents kneeled before the pope. As he has for the past few months, Benedict used a wheeled platform, guided by ushers, to moved down the basilica’s long aisle between entrance and main altar. The Vatican has said the device is meant to cut down on exertion, but is not employed because of any medical reason. While citing the “shadows” hanging over humanity, the pontiff didn’t mention specific conflicts or the economic crisis afflicting many
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Edith May Fife Edith May Fife of Port Gibson died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at River Region Medical Center. She was 95. Mrs. Fife was born in 1916 in Brookhaven to John Madison May and Maggie Seals. She was a retired beautician and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and her hus-
band, Wiliam J. “Joe” Fife Jr. Survivors include a son, William J. “Joe” Fife III of Port Gibson; a daughter, Maggie Fife of Pattison; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fife Family Cemetery in Claiborne County. Visitation is from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Harrigill Funeral Home in Brookhaven. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fife Family Cemetery Fund, attn. Mary Baker, 3180 Pattison and Tillman Road, Port Gibson, MS 39150.
• Vicksburg • Mr. Ned A. Vollstedt Memorial Service 11:00 a.m. Tuesday Glenwood Chapel Visitation 9:00 till hour of service Memorials to favorite charity • Vicksburg • Mr. Robert “Bob” McCain Arrangements to be announced
BY CHIEF METEOROLOGIST BARBIE BASSSETT TONIGHT
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WEATHER This weather package is compiled from historical records and information provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Vicksburg and The Associated Press.
LOCAL FORECAST Tuesday-Wednesday Clear Tuesday night, lows in the upper 20s; sunny Wednesday, highs in the mid-to upper 50s
Mission Gerdes. “I’ve learned so much from him throughout my life. It’s difficult knowing I won’t be able to see him and talk to him as often as I might like, but I’m still learning from him — to not hold back, to take risks, to follow the passions I have, as well.” At Warren Central, Chris Reid played trumpet in the Big Blue Band and was president of the art club before going on to Hinds Community College and earning a degree in graphic arts. Katie, raised in Philadelphia, got a bachelor’s degree from New York University. Both Chris and Katie have a record of community and social service. They met in 2001 when they were members of AmeriCorps NCCC in Denver. For Chris, raised a Baptist, it was also a time of spiritual seeking and discovering the Catholic church, he said. At the same time, some pivotal reading, like Barbara
PRECISION FORECAST
Mr. C. Ray Herrington Memorial Service 11:00 a.m. Tuesday Vicksburg Church of Christ Visitation Monday, at funeral home and 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Vicksburg Church of Christ Burial Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery • Mrs. Patricia Cupit Arrangements to be announced
STATE FORECAST TONIGHT Clear tonight, lows in the lower to mid-20s Tuesday-Wednesday Clear Tuesday night, lows in the upper 20s; sunny Wednesday, highs in the mid-to upper 50s
Almanac Highs and Lows High/past 24 hours............. 70º Low/past 24 hours............... 58º Average temperature......... 64º Normal this date................... 47º Record low..............15º in 1928 Record high............80º in 1952 Rainfall Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours.................0.0 inch This month................ 0.0 inches Total/year.............. 00.00 inches Normal/month......0.36 inches Normal/year...........0.36 inches Solunar table Most active times for fish and wildlife Tuesday: A.M. Active..........................12:00 A.M. Most active................. 6:12 P.M. Active...........................12:23 P.M. Most active.................. 6:35 Sunrise/sunset Sunset today........................ 5:08 Sunset tomorrow............... 5:09 Sunrise tomorrow.............. 7:04
RIVER DATA Stages Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 36.3 | Change: -0.4 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 24.7 | Change: -0.3 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 24.2 | Change: -0.5 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 24.1 | Change: -0.4 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 15.6 | Change: -0.5 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 18.0 | Change: -2.8 Flood: 28 feet StEELE BAYOU Land....................................85.2 River....................................84.4
MISSISSIPPI RIVER Forecast Cairo, Ill. Tuesday.................................. 38.3 Wednesday........................... 38.2 Thursday................................ 37.6 Memphis Tuesday.................................. 21.5 Wednesday........................... 21.6 Thursday................................ 21.7 Greenville Tuesday.................................. 39.1 Wednesday........................... 39.0 Thursday................................ 38.9 Vicksburg Tuesday.................................. 35.8 Wednesday........................... 35.6 Thursday................................ 35.5
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Iranian navy tests advanced surface-to-air missile in drill
More vehicles burn in LA as cops seek links to arson LOS ANGELES — Four more car fires broke out in the Los Angeles area New Year’s Eve, leaving authorities to probe for any links to a series of arson blazes that burned dozens of cars and spread to some structures in recent days. In a sobering counterpoint to the typical revelry of the night, fire trucks were stationed in neighborhoods, police patrolled the city, switchboards took hotline calls and thousands in rewards were offered. The fires resembled more than a dozen set before dawn Saturday, mostly in North Hollywood, and nearly two dozen fires set in and around Hollywood a day earlier. Though some of the fires spread and damaged homes and apartments, none have brought injuries.
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Los Angeles Police Department officers evacuate residents of an apartment building on Saturday.
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tinez said Sunday that Atwater is at the Midland County jail and charged with trying to bring explosives onto an airplane. It’s unclear whether he was in military uniform or how many explosives were in the bag.
Suspect charged in airport explosives case 7.0 quake hits Japan, causes no damage MIDLAND, Texas — Authorities have charged a member of the U.S. military arrested after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping. The suspect, Trey Scott Atwater. 30, was stopped at Midland International Airport about 9 a.m. Saturday. FBI spokesman Mike Mar-
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TOKYO — A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck under the sea south of Japan on Sunday, shaking buildings in the capital but causing no apparent damage or tsunami. The quake struck near the uninhabited island of Torishima in the Pacific Ocean, about 370 miles south of Tokyo, and its epicenter was about 230 miles below
the sea, the Meterological Agency said. It did not generate a tsunami. Buildings in the Tokyo area shook, but no damage or injuries were reported.
Report: Toxic brew kills 16 in India NEW DELHI — An official said at least 16 people have died after drinking a toxic home-brewed liquor over the weekend in southern India. Gaurav Uppal, a top district administrator, says another 24 poor villagers are being treated in hospitals in the Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh state. Seven people died soon after drinking the illegally brewed alcohol on Saturday and another nine lost their lives on Sunday, the Press Trust of India reported.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s navy said Sunday it testfired an advanced surface-toair missile during a drill in international waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-sixth of the world’s oil supply. Iran’s state TV said the missile, named Mehrab, or Altar, is designed to evade radar and was developed by Iranian scientists. The report said the missile was tested Sunday but provided no further details. A leading Iranian lawmaker said the sea maneuvers serve as practice for closing the Strait of Hormuz if the West blocks Iran’s oil sales. After
top Iranian officials made the same threat a week ago, military commanders emphasized that Iran has no intention of blocking the waterway now. The drill, which could bring Iranian ships into proximity with U.S. Navy vessels that operate in the same area, is Iran’s latest show of strength in the face of mounting international criticism over its nuclear program. The 10-day exercise drew significant attention after the Iranian warnings about closing the strait. Iranian military officials later appeared to back away from that threat.
Today Ticketcity Bowl / Penn St. (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1)/ 11 a.m. ESPNU Tuesday Sugar Bowl / Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2)/ 7 p.m. ESPN Today Outback Bowl / Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan St. (10-3)/ Noon ABC Wednesday Orange Bowl / West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3)/ 7 p.m. ESPN Today Gator Bowl / Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio St. (6-6)/ Noon ESPN2 Friday Cotton Bowl / Kansas St. (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2) / 7 p.m. Fox
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Broken records pile up for Saints
PREP SOCCER
Vicksburg hosts Clinton Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. St. Aloysius hosts Crystal Springs Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
PREP BASKETBALL
Warren Central at Clinton Tuesday, 6 p.m. St. Al at West Lincoln Tuesday, 6 p.m.
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On TV 7:30 p.m. ESPN - Stanford’s Andrew Luck and Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden will make for a high-profile QB battle in tonight’s Fiesta Bowl. Preview/B3
Who’s hot BENJARVUS GREEN-ELLIS
Former Ole Miss and New England running back rushed for two touchdowns in a win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. NFL roundup/B3
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LOTTERY Because of an early holiday deadline, Sunday night’s Louisiana Lottery numbers are not available. They will appear in Tuesday’s edition.
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is sacked by New Orleans Saints outside linebacker Martez Wilson Sunday.
Perfection in the Dome Saints bash Panthers, will host Detroit in playoffs next week By Brett Martel The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees set a merciless tone with relentless, aggressive, pinpoint passing and the New Orleans Saints shrugged off injury risks, barreling into the postseason with an all-out effort. “Every facet of our offense is clicking right now, but yet you’re constantly finding ways to advance it,” Brees said. “We’ve raised the bar for ourselves. We have a high level of expectations, and we’re just trying to meet that level.” Brees passed for 389 yards and five touchdowns, and the Saints set a slew of NFL and club records in a 45-17 blowout of the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. The NFL single-season records set by the Saints (13-3), who head into the playoffs on an eight-game winning streak, included offensive yards with 7,474, team yards passing with 5,347 and first downs with 416. Brees, who was 28 of 35, finished with a record 468 completions this season, breaking Peyton Manning’s 2010 mark of 450. He finished
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston pulls in a touchdown pass during the first quarter. The Saints set a franchise season scoring record on the play. the season completing 71.6 percent of his passes, breaking his own 2009 NFL record 70.6 completion percentage. In terms of playoff seeding, New Orleans gained nothing
with the victory, finishing with the third seed because San Francisco (13-3), which had a better conference record, held onto the second seed by winning at St. Louis.
Yet New Orleans hadn’t forgotten the bitterness of limping into the playoffs with a loss in their last regular-season game a season ago before being bounced by underdog Seattle in the first round. “You obviously saw the result last year, and we didn’t feel like we came out and played well or carried momentum into the playoffs,” Brees said. “I feel like we’re playing our best football right now. This is where we wanted to be.” Jimmy Graham had 97 receiving yards to finish with 1,310, exceeding Kellen Winslow’s 1980 record of 1,290 for a tight end. But New England’s Rob Gronkowski finished with 1,327 yards, establishing a new mark. Darren Sproles had 40 yards rushing, 29 yards receiving and 99 yards on kickoff and punt returns to finish with season with an NFL record 2,969 combined yards, easily breaking the previous mark of 2,690, set by Derrick Mason with Tennessee in 2000. Carolina (6-10), which had won four of five, kept See Saints, Page B3.
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints set an NFL record for the most yards of offense in a season on Sunday, while Drew Brees broke Peyton Manning’s 2010 mark for single-season completions. The 2000 St. Louis Rams held the previous net yardage mark of 7,075. New Orleans eclipsed that in the second quarter of Sunday’s season finale against the Carolina Panthers on a pass from Brees to Robert Meachem before finishing with 7,474. Brees also wound up completing 71.2 percent of his passes for the season, eclipsing his own 2009 record of 70.6. Brees completed 28 of 35 passes for 389 yards, giving him 468 completions, which easily broke Peyton Manning’s record 250 completions last season. In the third quarter, Brees surpassed 300 yards passing for the seventh straight game and 13th time this season, both NFL records he already held and simply extended. Having broken Dan Marino’s 27-yard-old singleseason record 5,084 yards passing last week, Brees maintained the record by increasing his final season total to 5,476 yards, 241 yards ahead of New England’s Tom Brady, who became only the third NFL quarterback to pass for more than 5,000 yards in a season. The Saints closed out 2011 with 5,347 net yards passing, another NFL record, again topping the 2000 Rams, who passed for 5,232. New Orleans team completion percentage for the season of 71.3 was yet another league record, breaking the mark of 70.7 set by the 1982 Cincinnati Bengals. Darren Sproles had 40 yards rushing, 29 yards receiving and 99 yards on kickoff and punt returns to finish with season with an NFL record 2,969 combined yards, easily breaking the previous mark of 2,690, set by Derrick Mason with Tennessee in 2000.
Tebow, Broncos clinch despite loss, New England grabs top seed in AFC By Barry Wilner AP pro football writer Even without any Tim Tebow heroics, the Denver Broncos have won the AFC West. They did it despite falling 7-3 to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday because San Diego knocked off Oakland 38-26. The Broncos and Raiders tied for the division lead at 8-8, but Denver won on the tiebreaker, better results in common games.
Baltimore (12-4) took the AFC North and a first-round bye as a No. 2 seed when it outlasted Cincinnati 24-16. Even though the Bengals lost, their 9-7 record earned them a wild card in a head-to-head tiebreaker over Tennessee, the only other team with that record in the AFC. The Bengals beat the Titans 24-17 in November. Pittsburgh (12-4) is the other wild card, but lost both games to the Ravens this year to finish second in the division.
The Steelers, who beat Cleveland 13-9, will be at Denver next weekend. Cincinnati visits Houston (10-6). Tebow’s late-game magic helped Denver turn around its season, from 2-5 to the top of a weak division. He struggled mightily as the Broncos lost their last three games, but they are playoff-bound for the first time since 2005. By winning every game in the second half of the season, the Patriots own home-field advantage in the AFC play-
offs. By losing their last three games, the New York Jets won’t be going to a third straight conference title game. The Patriots (13-3) earned the right to stay at home throughout the AFC playoffs after a 49-21 victory over Buffalo, which led 21-0. It should be comforting to them, except the Patriots have lost their last two home playoff games, and their last three postseason games overall. “It depends on how we
play,” three-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady said. “It’s great playing at home. It’s great to have a bye. But I think we have to concentrate here this week on what we need to do to play our best football in a couple weeks.” The Jets (8-8) finished a late-season collapse with a 19-17 loss at Miami to fall out of contention. They dropped their final three games after taking control of the AFC’s final wild-card spot.
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOTORSPORTS 12:30 a.m. NBCSP - Dakar Rally, Santa Rosa de la Pampa to San Rafael, Argentina (tape) NHL Noon NBC - Winter Classic, N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia (Citizens Bank Park) 7 p.m. NBCSP - San Jose at Vancouver
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College football Miss. State’s Bumphis arrested after bar fight TUPELO — Mississippi State junior wide receiver Chad Bumphis was arrested Sunday morning on charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Department. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported that Bumphis, 22, was arrested at 1:31 a.m. by Tupelo police and booked at 2:25 a.m. He was released on his own recognizance and has a Jan. 12 hearing in Tupelo Municipal Court. Sgt. Rodricus Hurst said Bumphis, a former Tupelo High School standout, was involved in a “big group fight” at the Atlanta Bar & Grill in downtown Tupelo and that several other people were arrested. Hurst said Bumphis was struck in the neck by a glass bottle and suffered a cut, but that he did not injure anybody. The university said it would “handle this the way we would any other incident, especially a situation where there are differing accounts.” Other media outlets reported that Bumphis, writing via Twitter, said he was taking pictures with fans when he was “attacked with bottles.” He said he did “nothing wrong.”
NBA LeBron James, Savannah Brinson engaged MIAMI — LeBron James and longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson are engaged. A representative for James confirmed the news to The Associated Press on Sunday morning, a few hours after close friend Chris Paul and Miami Heat owner Micky Arison were among those tweeting their congratulations.
MLB Bonds has until March 21 to file written arguments SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds has until March 21 to file written arguments in his appeal to overturn his obstruction of justice conviction. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in setting a briefing schedule, said federal prosecutors will have until April 20 to respond. After that, Bonds’ lawyers will have another 14 days to file a reply brief if they choose to do so. Bonds’ appeal will be randomly assigned to a three-judge panel that will hear oral arguments this year. A decision is not likely until 2013.
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jan. 2 1966 — Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung gain 201 yards on four inches of snow at Lambeau Field to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 23-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns and their third championship in five years. 1985 — Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah State 142-140 in triple overtime as both teams set an NCAA record for total points. The Runnin Rebels score a record 93 points in the second half, and coach Jerry Tarkanian gets his 600th victory. 2000 — Kurt Warner joins Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with 40 touchdown passes in a season, and Marshall Faulk breaks Barry Sanders’ total yardage record in the St. Louis Rams’ 38-31 loss to Philadelphia. 2009 — Ole Miss beats Texas Tech 47-34 in the final Cotton Bowl played in the stadium of the same name. Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell ends up with the most career touchdowns in major college football (four in this game made it 134, breaking the record of 131 set by Hawaii’s Colt Brennan) and first player with two 5,000-yard passing seasons.
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PF 381 325 243 243
PA 278 317 329 430
Pct .750 .750 .563 .250
PF 378 325 344 218
PA 266 227 323 307
Pct .500 .500 .500 .438
PF 359 309 406 212
PA 433 390 377 338
Pct .533 .533 .500 .313
PF 363 355 396 288
PA 386 316 328 367
Pct .813 .625 .375 .250
PF 547 402 406 287
PA 339 350 429 494
Pct .938 .625 .500 .188
PF 560 474 353 340
PA 359 387 341 449
W L T Pct y-San Francisco.13 3 0 .813 Arizona............... 8 8 0 .500 Seattle................ 7 9 0 .438 St. Louis............. 2 14 0 .125 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Sunday’s Games Chicago 17, Minnesota 13 New Orleans 45, Carolina 17 Green Bay 45, Detroit 41 San Francisco 34, St. Louis 27 Tennessee 23, Houston 22 New England 49, Buffalo 21 Miami 19, N.Y. Jets 17 Jacksonville 19, Indianapolis 13 Philadelphia 34, Washington 10 San Diego 38, Oakland 26 Kansas City 7, Denver 3 Atlanta 45, Tampa Bay 24 Baltimore 24, Cincinnati 16 Pittsburgh 13, Cleveland 9 Arizona 23, Seattle 20, OT Dallas at N.Y. Giants, (n) ———
PF 380 312 321 193
PA 229 348 315 407
W y-Houston........... 10 Tennessee.......... 9 Jacksonville........ 5 Indianapolis........ 2 W y-Baltimore......... 12 x-Pittsburgh........ 12 x-Cincinnati......... 9 Cleveland............ 4 W Oakland.............. 8 y-Denver............. 8 San Diego.......... 8 Kansas City........ 7
L 3 8 10 10
T 0 0 0 0
South L 6 7 11 14
T 0 0 0 0
North L 4 4 7 12
T 0 0 0 0
West L 8 8 8 9
T 0 0 0 0
NATIONAL CONFERENCE W N.Y. Giants......... 8 Dallas.................. 8 Philadelphia........ 8 Washington......... 5 W y-New Orleans... 13 x-Atlanta............. 10 Carolina.............. 6 Tampa Bay......... 4 W y-Green Bay....... 15 x-Detroit.............. 10 Chicago.............. 8 Minnesota........... 3
East
L 7 7 8 11
T 0 0 0 0
South L 3 6 10 12
T 0 0 0 0
North L 1 6 8 13
T 0 0 0 0
West
SAINTS 45, PANTHERS 17
Carolina New Orleans
7 10 0 0 — 17 14 10 14 7 — 45 First Quarter NO—Ivory 35 run (Kasay kick), 13:21. Car—Smith 12 pass from Newton (Mare kick), 6:42. NO—Colston 15 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 2:50. Second Quarter Car—FG Mare 41, 5:50. NO—FG Kasay 43, 2:42. Car—Stewart 29 run (Mare kick), 1:18. NO—Colston 42 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), :07. Third Quarter NO—Graham 19 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 8:54. NO—Collins 1 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 3:47. Fourth Quarter NO—Sproles 9 pass from Brees (Kasay kick), 12:15. A—73,065. ——— Car NO First downs................................21........................33 Total Net Yards.......................301......................617 Rushes-yards.....................24-164.................35-208 Passing....................................137......................409 Punt Returns............................0-0.....................3-45 Kickoff Returns.......................2-37.....................2-54 Interceptions Ret....................1-53.......................1-0 Comp-Att-Int..................... 15-25-1............... 31-38-1 Sacked-Yards Lost.................2-21.......................0-0 Punts...................................4-45.8..................1-44.0 Fumbles-Lost............................1-1.......................0-0 Penalties-Yards........................1-5.....................6-60 Time of Possession.............25:26...................34:34 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Carolina, Stewart 9-79, D.Williams 7-53, Newton 6-32, Smith 1-1, D.Anderson 1-(minus 1). New Orleans, Ivory 19-127, Sproles 6-40, P.Thomas 5-30, Henderson 1-9, Brees 1-5, Daniel 3-(minus 3). PASSING—Carolina, Newton 15-25-1-158. New Orleans, Brees 28-35-1-389, Daniel 3-3-0-20. RECEIVING—Carolina, Smith 6-86, Shockey 3-18, LaFell 2-27, D.Williams 2-20, Stewart 2-7. New Orleans, Graham 8-97, Colston 7-145, Sproles 5-29, P.Thomas 3-36, Henderson 2-48, Meachem 2-30, Collins 2-3, Arrington 1-17, Higgins 1-4. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Chicago Minnesota
BEARS 17, VIKINGS 13
0 14 0 3 — 17 10 3 0 0 — 13 First Quarter Min—FG Longwell 26, 8:53. Min—Harvin 5 run (Longwell kick), 3:42. Second Quarter Chi—R.Williams 22 pass from McCown (Gould kick), 14:19. Chi—Tillman 22 interception return (Gould kick), 13:37. Min—FG Longwell 26, :55. Fourth Quarter Chi—FG Gould 27, 10:19. A—62,867. ——— Chi Min First downs................................10........................16 Total Net Yards.......................209......................301 Rushes-yards.......................25-92...................27-79 Passing....................................117......................222 Punt Returns............................2-4.......................0-0 Kickoff Returns.......................3-39.....................2-58 Interceptions Ret....................3-24.......................1-0 Comp-Att-Int..................... 15-25-1............... 21-42-3 Sacked-Yards Lost.................7-43.......................2-6 Punts...................................7-47.9..................6-46.0 Fumbles-Lost............................4-2.......................1-0 Penalties-Yards......................4-20.....................5-38 Time of Possession.............28:46...................31:14 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Chicago, Bell 17-54, McCown 4-30, Allen 4-8. Minnesota, Gerhart 15-67, Harvin 5-13, Webb 4-2, Kluwe 1-0, Booker 2-(minus 3). PASSING—Chicago, McCown 15-25-1-160. Minnesota, Webb 17-32-2-200, Ponder 4-10-1-28. RECEIVING—Chicago, Bell 5-28, R.Williams 4-60, Bennett 3-31, Sanzenbacher 2-27, Hester 1-14. Minnesota, Harvin 10-115, Aromashodu 3-53, Booker 3-33, Rudolph 3-15, Camarillo 1-9, Gerhart 1-3. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Minnesota, Longwell 48 (BK).
PATRIOTS 49, BILLS 21
Buffalo New England
21 0 0 0 0 14 14 21 First Quarter
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Buf—Choice 4 run (Coutu kick), 11:18. Buf—St.Johnson 18 pass from Fitzpatrick (Coutu kick), 5:19. Buf—Spiller 15 pass from Fitzpatrick (Coutu kick), :48. Second Quarter NE—Green-Ellis 1 run (Gostkowski kick), 11:58. NE—Hernandez 39 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 5:42. Third Quarter NE—FG Gostkowski 47, 12:19. NE—FG Gostkowski 20, 5:13. NE—Gronkowski 17 pass from Brady (Woodhead run), 1:32. Fourth Quarter NE—Green-Ellis 3 run (Gostkowski kick), 11:16. NE—Gronkowski 7 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 3:02. NE—Moore 21 interception return (Gostkowski kick), 2:55. A—68,756. ——— Buf NE First downs................................26........................28 Total Net Yards.......................402......................480 Rushes-yards.....................20-106.................29-138 Passing....................................296......................342 Punt Returns............................1-5.......................0-0 Kickoff Returns.......................2-42.....................4-77 Interceptions Ret....................1-33.....................4-77 Comp-Att-Int..................... 29-46-4............... 24-36-1 Sacked-Yards Lost.................2-11.....................4-18 Punts...................................3-41.3..................2-48.5 Fumbles-Lost............................1-0.......................2-0 Penalties-Yards......................5-45.....................4-77 Time of Possession.............30:22...................29:38 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Buffalo, Spiller 13-60, Fitzpatrick 5-36, Wilson 1-6, Choice 1-4. New England, Ridley 15-81, Hernandez 2-26, Green-Ellis 7-22, Edelman 1-6, Woodhead 1-5, Hoyer 3-(minus 2). PASSING—Buffalo, Fitzpatrick 29-46-4-307. New England, Brady 23-35-1-338, Hoyer 1-1-0-22. RECEIVING—Buffalo, Hagan 7-89, Martin 4-42, St.Johnson 4-40, Spiller 4-40, Chandler 3-29, Roosevelt 3-29, Nelson 2-23, Choice 1-9, Brock 1-6. New England, Gronkowski 8-108, Hernandez 7-138, Welker 6-51, Woodhead 2-10, Green-Ellis 1-53. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Buffalo, Coutu 45 (WL).
N.Y. Jets Miami
DOLPHINS 19, JETS 17
7 3 0 7 — 17 3 3 0 13 — 19 First Quarter Mia—FG Carpenter 44, 9:31. NYJ—Keller 1 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick), 5:51. Second Quarter NYJ—FG Folk 31, 3:39. Mia—FG Carpenter 58, :00. Fourth Quarter Mia—Clay 1 pass from Mat.Moore (Carpenter kick), 10:27. Mia—FG Carpenter 40, 7:11. Mia—FG Carpenter 44, 2:32. NYJ—P.Turner 10 pass from Sanchez (Folk kick), 1:15. A—65,811. ——— NYJ Mia First downs................................20........................14 Total Net Yards.......................374......................210 Rushes-yards.....................27-129...................26-82 Passing....................................245......................128 Punt Returns..........................2-26.......................0-0 Kickoff Returns.......................2-51.....................2-42 Interceptions Ret......................2-0.....................3-76 Comp-Att-Int..................... 22-33-3............... 22-32-2 Sacked-Yards Lost...................2-3.......................1-7 Punts...................................5-38.2..................4-48.0 Fumbles-Lost............................0-0.......................0-0 Penalties-Yards......................6-40.....................5-35 Time of Possession.............28:53...................31:07 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—N.Y. Jets, Tomlinson 11-56, Greene 14-55, Kerley 1-16, Sanchez 1-2. Miami, Slaton 11-55, Thomas 12-28, Mat.Moore 3-(minus 1). PASSING—N.Y. Jets, Sanchez 21-32-3-207, Kerley 1-1-0-41. Miami, Mat.Moore 22-32-2-135. RECEIVING—N.Y. Jets, Keller 7-45, Kerley 4-71, Burress 4-57, Tomlinson 4-23, Mulligan 1-41, P.Turner 1-10, Slauson 1-1. Miami, Bess 6-45, Marshall 5-50, Fasano 4-11, Hartline 2-16, Thomas 2-12, Clay 1-1, Hilliard 1-1, Slaton 1-(minus 1). MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
Detroit Green Bay
PACKERS 45, LIONS 41
9 10 15 7 — 41 10 14 7 14 — 45 First Quarter Det—T.Young 8 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 13:00. Det—Team safety, 12:59. GB—FG Crosby 22, 5:55. GB—Nelson 7 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick), :16. Second Quarter Det—Johnson 13 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 8:18. GB—Grant 80 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick), 8:00. Det—FG Hanson 30, 5:53. GB—Nelson 36 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick), 3:37. Third Quarter Det—T.Young 2 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 6:39. GB—Nelson 58 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick), 4:32. Det—K.Smith 5 pass from Stafford (Scheffler pass from Stafford), 2:07. Fourth Quarter GB—Driver 35 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick), 8:10. Det—Scheffler 12 pass from Stafford (Hanson kick), 2:39. GB—Finley 4 pass from Flynn (Crosby kick), 1:10. A—70,294. ——— Det GB First downs................................32........................27 Total Net Yards.......................575......................550 Rushes-yards.......................15-73...................24-81 Passing....................................502......................469 Punt Returns............................2-8.......................1-0 Kickoff Returns.....................4-103.....................3-39 Interceptions Ret....................1-30.......................2-6 Comp-Att-Int..................... 36-59-2............... 31-44-1 Sacked-Yards Lost.................2-18.....................3-11 Punts...................................3-47.0..................4-44.0 Fumbles-Lost............................2-2.......................1-1 Penalties-Yards..................11-101.....................6-78 Time of Possession.............28:20...................31:40 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Detroit, K.Smith 9-35, Logan 1-16, Morris 4-13, Burleson 1-9. Green Bay, Grant 12-48, Saine 8-28, Kuhn 2-5, Flynn 2-0. PASSING—Detroit, Stafford 36-59-2-520. Green Bay, Flynn 31-44-1-480. RECEIVING—Detroit, Johnson 11-244, Pettigrew 7-116, Burleson 6-45, Scheffler 4-65, K.Smith 4-26, T.Young 4-24. Green Bay, Nelson 9-162, Finley 7-64, J.Jones 6-89, Saine 3-17, Driver 2-52, Kuhn 2-10, Grant 1-80, D.Williams 1-6. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Detroit, Hanson 39 (WR). Green Bay, Crosby 47 (WL).
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2011-12 Bowl schedule Dec. 17 New Mexico Bowl.............................................................................Temple 37, Wyoming 15 Dec. 17 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl............................................................. Ohio 24, Utah State 23 Dec. 17 New Orleans Bowl..............................................................La.-Lafayette 32, San Diego St. 30 Dec. 20 Beef ’O’Brady’s Bowl............................................................................ Marshall 20, FIU 10 Dec. 21 Poinsettia Bowl.............................................................................TCU 31, Louisiana Tech 24 Dec. 22 MAACO Bowl..........................................................................Boise State 56, Arizona State 24 Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl....................................................................................Southern Miss 24, Nevada 17 Dec. 26 Independence Bowl.......................................................................Missouri 41, North Carolina 24 Dec. 27 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl....................................................... Purdue 37,Western Michigan 32 Dec. 27 Belk Bowl............................................................................. North Carolina St. 31, Louisville 24 Dec. 28 Military Bowl........................................................................................... Toledo 42, Air Force 41 Dec. 28 Holiday Bowl............................................................................................ Texas 21, California 10 Dec. 29 Champs Sports Bowl.....................................................................Florida St. 18, Notre Dame 14 Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl.............................................................................................Baylor 67, Washington 56 Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec.
30 30 30 30
Armed Forces Bowl.....................................................................................BYU 24, Tulsa 21 Pinstripe Bowl..................................................................................... Rutgers 27, Iowa State 13 Music City Bowl...........................................................Mississippi State 23, Wake Forest 17 Insight Bowl..............................................................................................Oklahoma 31, Iowa 14
Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec.
31 31 31 31 31
Meinke Car Care Bowl................................................................ Texas A&M 33, Northwestern 22 Sun Bowl........................................................................................ Utah 30, Georgia Tech 27, OT Liberty Bowl....................................................................................... Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24 Fight Hunger Bowl...................................................................................... Illinois 20, UCLA 14 Chick-fil-A Bowl........................................................................................Auburn 43, Virginia 24
Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.
2 2 2 2 2 2
TicketCity Bowl Capital One Bowl Outback Bowl Gator Bowl Rose Bowl Fiesta Bowl
Penn St. (9-3) vs. Houston (12-1)................... 11 a.m. ESPNU Nebraska (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2)....................Noon ESPN Georgia (10-3) vs. Michigan St. (10-3)........................Noon ABC Florida (6-6) vs. Ohio St. (6-6)...........................Noon ESPN2 Oregon (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (11-2).......................4 p.m. ESPN Stanford (11-1) vs. Oklahoma St. (11-1)..............7:30 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 3 Sugar Bowl
Michigan (10-2) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2)...................7 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 4 Orange Bowl
West Virginia (9-3) vs. Clemson (10-3)....................7 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 6 Cotton Bowl
Kansas St. (10-2) vs. Arkansas (10-2)....................7 p.m. Fox
Jan. 7 BBVA Compass Bowl Jan. 8 GoDaddy.com Bowl
Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5).........................11 a.m. ESPN Arkansas St. (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (10-3)..............8 p.m. ESPN
Jan. 9 BCS National Championship
Tennessee Houston
LSU (13-0) vs. Alabama (11-1).....................7:30 p.m. ESPN
TITANS 23, TEXANS 22
0 13 3 7 — 23 7 3 3 9 — 22 First Quarter Hou—Tate 4 run (Rackers kick), 5:15. Second Quarter Ten—FG Bironas 21, 13:06. Ten—Avery 1 pass from Hasselbeck (Bironas kick), 3:48. Hou—FG Rackers 52, 1:09. Ten—FG Bironas 43, :00. Third Quarter Hou—FG Rackers 37, 11:46. Ten—FG Bironas 33, 7:22. Fourth Quarter Hou—FG Rackers 22, 14:57. Ten—Washington 23 pass from Hasselbeck (Bironas kick), 4:31. Hou—B.Johnson 5 pass from Delhomme (run failed), :14. A—71,512. ——— Ten Hou First downs................................17........................22 Total Net Yards.......................361......................387 Rushes-yards.......................22-86.................30-152 Passing....................................275......................235 Punt Returns..........................4-43.....................1-11 Kickoff Returns.......................1-23.....................1-32 Interceptions Ret......................0-0.......................0-0 Comp-Att-Int..................... 22-35-0............... 22-32-0 Sacked-Yards Lost.................3-22.....................3-23 Punts...................................6-47.7..................6-44.7 Fumbles-Lost............................1-1.......................1-1 Penalties-Yards......................6-47.....................7-55 Time of Possession.............25:22...................34:38 ——— INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Tennessee, C.Johnson 15-61, Harper 4-19, Hall 2-7, Hasselbeck 1-(minus 1). Houston, Tate 16-97, Ward 12-50, Jones 1-4, B.Johnson 1-1. PASSING—Tennessee, Hasselbeck 22-35-0-297. Houston, Delhomme 18-28-0-211, Yates 4-4-0-47. RECEIVING—Tennessee, Washington 4-92, Cook 4-63, C.Johnson 4-49, Avery 3-45, L.Hawkins 3-19, Williams 2-21, Hall 1-4, Harper 1-4. Houston, Casey 7-91, Tate 4-24, Jones 3-35, Dreessen 3-18, B.Johnson 2-45, A.Johnson 2-21, Graham 1-24. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
college basketball SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Kentucky............. 0 0 .000 13 1 .929 Mississippi St... 0 0 .000 13 2 .867 Florida................. 0 0 .000 11 3 .786 Alabama............. 0 0 .000 10 3 .769 Arkansas............. 0 0 .000 10 3 .769 LSU..................... 0 0 .000 10 3 .769 Auburn................ 0 0 .000 9 3 .750 Ole Miss............ 0 0 .000 9 4 .692 Vanderbilt........... 0 0 .000 9 4 .692 Georgia............... 0 0 .000 9 5 .643 South Carolina... 0 0 .000 7 6 .538 Tennessee.......... 0 0 .000 6 6 .500 .500 Saturday’s Games Kentucky 69, Louisville 62 South Carolina 72, SC-Upstate 66 Florida 90, Yale 70 Mississippi St. 66, Utah St. 64 Sunday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Virginia at LSU, 6 p.m. Chattanooga at Tennessee, 6 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Auburn, 7 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. ———
CONFERENCE USA
Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Southern Miss.. 0 0 .000 13 2 .867 Tulane................. 0 0 .000 12 2 .857 UCF.................... 0 0 .000 10 3 .769 Marshall.............. 0 0 .000 9 3 .750 East Carolina...... 0 0 .000 9 4 .692 Rice.................... 0 0 .000 9 5 .643 SMU.................... 0 0 .000 8 5 .615 Houston.............. 0 0 .000 7 5 .583 Memphis............. 0 0 .000 7 5 .583 Tulsa................... 0 0 .000 7 7 .500 UTEP.................. 0 0 .000 7 7 .500 UAB.................... 0 0 .000 5 7 .417
Saturday’s Games East Carolina 91, Virginia-Wise 56 Texas 73, Rice 59 SMU 73, Louisiana Tech 65 Tulane 53, Texas-Pan American 42 Southern Miss 65, McNeese St. 56 UAB 92, Alabama A&M 58 Tulsa 74, TCU 66 Charlotte at Memphis, (n) Sunday’s Games Akron at Marshall, 3 p.m. Today’s Games No games scheduled ———
SWAC
Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Prairie View........ 0 0 .000 4 9 .308 Southern U......... 0 0 .000 4 9 .308 Alcorn St........... 0 0 .000 3 9 .250 Alabama A&M.... 0 0 .000 2 7 .222 Alabama St......... 0 0 .000 2 9 .182 Jackson St........ 0 0 .000 2 10 .167 MVSU................. 0 0 .000 1 11 .083 Texas Southern.. 0 0 .000 1 11 .083 Ark.-Pine Bluff.... 0 0 .000 1 12 .077 Grambling St...... 0 0 .000 0 10 .000 Saturday’s Games Iowa St. 67, Miss. Valley St. 65 New Mexico St. 81, Ark.-Pine Bluff 65 UAB 92, Alabama A&M 58 Sunday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games No games scheduled ———
Top 25 schedule
Saturday’s Games No. 13 Indiana 74, No. 2 Ohio St. 70 No. 3 Kentucky 69, No. 4 Louisville 62 No. 9 Connecticut 60, St. John’s 57 No. 10 Florida 90, Yale 70 Iowa 72, No. 11 Wisconsin 65 No. 12 Georgetown 49, Providence 40 No. 15 Mississippi St. 66, Utah St. 64 No. 16 Michigan St. 68, Nebraska 55 No. 17 Kansas 84, North Dakota 58 No. 19 UNLV 74, Hawaii 69 No. 21 Creighton 68, Wichita St. 61 No. 24 Harvard 74, Saint Joseph’s 69 Sunday’s Games No. 1 Syracuse at DePaul, 4 p.m. No. 5 North Carolina 102, Monmouth (NJ) 65 No. 7 Duke vs. Pennsylvania, 5 p.m. No. 14 Marquette 81, Villanova 77
LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: N/A La. Pick 4: N/A Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-6-8 La. Pick 4: 0-1-8-2 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 0-5-6 La. Pick 4: 8-1-0-9 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 8-7-8 La. Pick 4: 9-0-9-5 Easy 5: 1-32-33-35-36 La. Lotto: 5-13-15-29-30-36 Powerball: 16-21-27-41-45 Powerball: 14; Power play: 2 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 5-1-0 La. Pick 4: 4-3-4-3 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-9-5 La. Pick 4: 8-5-4-0 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-3-9 La. Pick 4: 0-9-6-6 Easy 5: 3-9-11-15-35 La. Lotto: 3-6-9-17-24-35 Powerball: 5-23-25-28-40 Powerball: 34; Power play: 4
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Brady rallies Patriots past struggling Bills FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Falling behind means nothing to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. And because no deficit seems too big for them, the Patriots own homefield advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. Brady led the Patriots back from three touchdowns as they scored 49 straight points for a 49-21 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Brady finished the regular season with the second most yards passing in NFL history, 5,235, after throwing for 338. The Patriots (13-3) finished the season with eight straight wins. But for the second game in a row, they fell behind early. They beat the Miami Dolphins 27-24 after trailing 17-0 at halftime then rallied after the Bills (6-10) scored touchdowns on their first three possessions, drawing boos from the home fans. That changed to a steady stream of cheers as the Patriots dominated the next three quarters. But it didn’t look good for the team that earned the top seed in the conference with a defense that set the NFL record for most yards passing allowed, 4,727. The previous mark of 4,541 was set by the Atlanta Falcons in 1995. The Bills took a 21-0 lead in the first quarter on a 4-yard run by Tashard Choice and Ryan Fitzpatrick’s scoring passes of 18 yards to Stevie Johnson and 15 yards to C.J. Spiller. Johnson was penal-
ized for unsportsmanlike conduct when he lifted his jersey to reveal a T-shirt with the words “Happy New Year.” After that, he was benched by coach Chan Gailey. The pass to Spiller gave Fitzpatrick 13 completions in 16 attempts for 156 yards and two touchdowns. At that point, Brady had thrown twice, both incompletions. He finished with 23 completions in 35 attempts for three touchdowns — two to Rob Gronkowski — and one interception. Fitzpatrick ended at 29 for 46 for 307 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions.
Eagles 34, Redskins 10 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are the hottest team not going to the playoffs. Michael Vick threw three touchdown passes, including a 62-yarder to DeSean Jackson, and the Eagles beat the Washington Redskins 34-10 Sunday for their fourth straight win. The Eagles (8-8) are hoping to carry the momentum from their strong finish into next season. But they can’t be satisfied after entering the year with Super Bowl aspirations. It’s the first time since 2007 that Philadelphia didn’t qualify for postseason play and just the fourth time in coach Andy Reid’s 13 seasons. The Eagles set a franchise record for total yards with 6,386. The Redskins (5-11) finished last in the NFC East for a fran-
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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Steve Johnson hauls in a touchdown pass after beating New England Patriots defensive back Kyle Arrington Sunday. chise-worst fourth straight year. It was Mike Shanahan’s worst full season in 18 years as a coach.
season with 22 sacks, behind Michael Strahan’s mark of 221⁄2 for the New York Giants in 2001.
Bears 17, Vikings 13
Titans 23, Texans 22
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This was one painful win for the Chicago Bears at the end of an injury-ravaged season. Charles Tillman’s interception return in the second quarter gave Chicago the lead for good, and the Bears finished the season by stopping their five-game losing streak with a 17-13 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday despite 31⁄2 sacks by Jared Allen. Allen finished the
HOUSTON (AP) — Matt Hasselbeck threw two touchdown passes and the Tennessee Titans kept alive their playoff hopes with a 23-22 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday. The Titans (9-7) earned their first winning record since 2008 in Mike Munchak’s first season, but their postseason fate depended on the outcome of later games in Cincinnati, Oakland and Denver. Ten-
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nessee got some early help when the New York Jets lost in Miami. Houston (10-6) will head into its first postseason on a three-game losing streak.
Dolphins 19, Jets 17
MIAMI (AP) — The New York Jets will sit out the playoffs, and that’s guaranteed. The Jets failed to fulfill coach Rex Ryan’s pledge to win a Super Bowl title, with Sunday’s 19-17 loss at Miami eliminating them from the chase for an AFC wild-card berth. Mark Sanchez threw three interceptions, the last coming with the Jets (8-8) threaten-
ing to take a late lead. They gave up six third-down conversions during the Dolphins’ 21-play, 94-yard drive for their only touchdown.
49ers 34, Rams 27 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Good thing the San Francisco 49ers opened the playbook in the finale. Record-setting kicker David Akers showed off a strong left arm to match his left leg in a victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday as Michael Crabtree bamboozled defenders on a perfectly executed trick play for a touchdown.
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Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck drops back to throw this season.
Fiesta Bowl QBs ready to light it up GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Fiesta Bowl has just about everything you could ask for from a bowl game: two of the nation’s best teams, most explosive offenses and underrated defenses, ready-for-theNFL quarterbacks and this year’s best case for changing the BCS. OK, so maybe there’s no national title on the line. LSU and Alabama get that honor under the current BCS format. Still, when No. 3 Oklahoma State and No. 4 Stanford play tonight at University of Phoenix Stadium, it figures to be one of those can’t-miss shows, the kind that leaves fans asking “Did you see that?” the next day. “This is about as good as it gets right here,” Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden. “I’m pretty sure everybody around the country will be watching.” Might as well start with the quarterbacks. They are, after all, two of the most intelligent, mature and prolific ones out there. Stanford’s Andrew Luck has been projected as the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft almost since his days at Stratford High in Houston. Last year’s Heisman Trophy runner-up, he made it two straight just misses after returning for a stellar senior season. Prototypically sized, deceptively agile and mature
beyond his years, Luck tore through Stanford’s record book almost as often as he did opposing defenses and improved his NFL-ready resume by calling some of his own plays this season. “There is a reason why he is going to be the first player picked in the draft, because he is very good at what he does and he’s had a lot of success the last couple years,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. Weeden won’t challenge Luck for the No. 1 pick, but he certainly could give the big Cardinal a run in the Fiesta Bowl. Agile and accurate with a big right arm, Weeden came seemingly out of nowhere to pile up yards and touchdowns as a junior and continued it this season, putting together one of the most impressive two-year runs in Oklahoma State history. He forced people across the country to learn how to spell his last name — it ends with “en,” not “on” — with his prodigious numbers and throws. Weeden isn’t mature beyond his years like Luck, though. He’s just mature; a 28-yearold former professional baseball player who’s married and doesn’t get caught up by trivialities that might slip up
younger players. “He is great. He has put up numbers. He has done it winning,” Stanford co-defensive coordinator Derek Mason said. “Any time you can do that, you put yourself in an elite category of quarterbacks. That’s what he is.” Led by their two quarterbacks, Oklahoma State and Stanford have the kind of offenses that turn defensive coordinators inside-out at night trying to figure ways of slowing them down. The Cowboys have arguably the most dynamic player in college football in Justin Blackmon, only the second two-time winner of the Biletnikoff Award.
up for much of the first half but wilted over the final two quarters while the Saints set a franchise single-game record with 617 yards of total offense. “We caught a football team that is on a roll right now,” Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. “That’s a playoff-caliber football team that did that to us.” Marques Colston caught Brees’ first two scoring passes, making a spectacular, spinning catch with arms outstretched on the first one from 15 yards out. Colston’s second touchdown went for 42 yards, and he finished with seven catches for 145 yards. Afterward, Colston, who studied psychology at Hofstra, declared: “Mentally and emotionally, we’re as prepared as a team can be.” Brees also connected with Graham on a 19-yard scoring strike, and added TD passes of 9 yards to Sproles and 1 yard to fullback Jed Collins. Graham’s TD catch was his 11th, matching a club record also reached by Joe Horn in 2004 and Colston in 2007. Brees surpassed 300 yards passing for the seventh straight game and 13th time this season, both NFL records he already held and simply extended. The records come one week after Brees passed Dan Marino’s 27-yard-old single-
season record of 5,084 yards passing. Brees finished the season with 5,476 yards to go with 46 touchdown passes, fourth most in NFL history. First is New England’s Tom Brady with 50 in 2007. Remarkably, Brees didn’t even play most of the fourth quarter for the second time in three games. As was the case in a 42-20 win at Minnesota two weeks earlier, Brees was relieved by Chase Daniel after the Saints had built a commanding lead.
With six touchdowns against Carolina, the Saints finished with 66 this season breaking the 2009 record of 64. New Orleans’ 547 points smashed the 2009 club record of 510 and was the third highest total in NFL history behind the 2007 Patriots (589) and the 1998 Minnesota Vikings (556). Still, Brees balked at the opportunity to engage in much self-congratulating for the history he and head coach Sean Payton’s offense have made this season.
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TONIGHT ON TV n MOVIE “Lottery Ticket” — After winning $370 million, a young man, Bow Wow, must survive a holiday weekend with greedy neighbors before he can claim the prize./7:15 on Cinemax n SPORTS College football — Today is the new New Year’s Day, at least as far as college football and many businesses are concerned. Five of the biggest bowl games are played today, including BCS matchups in the Rose Bowl (Wisconsin vs. Oregon) at 4 p.m. and the Fies- Bow Wow ta Bowl (Stanford vs. Oklahoma State) at 7:30./4 and 7:30 on ESPN n PRIMETIME “2 Broke Girls” — While immersed in her couponing obsession, Caroline learns the secret ingredient in Max’s cupcakes./7:30 on CBS
THIS WEEK’S LINEUP n EXPANDED LISTINGS TV TIMES — Network, cable and satellite programs appear in Sunday’s TV Times magazine and online at www.vicksburgpost. com
MILESTONES n BIRTHDAYS Jack Hanna, TV host, 65; Wendy Phillips, actress, 60; Gabrielle Carteris, actress, 51; Tia Carrere, actress, 45; Cuba Gooding Jr., actor, 44; Christy Turlington, model, 43; Taye Diggs, actor, 41; Dax Shepard, actor, 37; Paz Vega, actress, 36; Kate Bosworth, actress, 29; Trombone Shorty, jazz singer-musician, 26.
Death Ricardo Legorreta — Mexican architect best-known for designing Mexico City’s Camino Real hotel, which was built in 1968, was 80. He also oversaw the remodeling of Los Angeles’ Pershing Square in 1993. The hallmark of Legorreta’s work was the use of color. He placed a 10-story purple bell tower in the middle of Pershing Square and covered the Camino Real’s front exterior walls in pink and yellow.
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LG to sell 55-inch, ultra-thin TV For flat-panel TVs, the choice for years has been between plasma and LCD. In the coming year, there’ll be another choice, at least for those prepared to spend big. LG Electronics Inc. said it’s planning to sell a 55-inch set based on organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs. The Korean company is set to show it off at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which starts Jan. 10. Samsung Electronics Co., LG’s Korean rival, will also reveal a nearly market-ready OLED TV at the show, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. They spoke on condition of anonymity because Samsung has yet to make an announcement. Its website says CES announcements will come Jan. 9. Paul Gagnon, an analyst at DisplaySearch, estimates that OLED sets will start out above $5,000.
Cruise’s ‘Mission’ rakes in $31.3 million Tom Cruise’s new mission remains impossible to beat at the box office. Studio estimates Sunday placed “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” in the No. 1 spot for the second-straight weekend with $31.3 million. With a $142.9 million domestic total, it’s the first $100 million hit with Cruise in the lead role since 2006’s “Mission: Impossible III.” The movie led a solid New Year’s weekend as Tom Cruise Hollywood managed fair business to end a sluggish year on a more promising note for 2012. Robert Downey Jr.’s “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” finished second again with $21.7 million, raising its domestic total to $132.1 million. The family sequel “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” was still at No. 3 with $18.3 milRobert lion to lift its haul to $94.6 million. Downey Jr.
Police: Eazy-E’s son not killed in wreck Texas authorities said Saturday that they mistakenly identified the son of the late NWA frontman Eazy-E as one of eight people killed in a two-car collision. Department of Public Safety Trooper Ryan Case said Eric Wright Jr.’s name was on a rental agreement for one of the cars that collided Friday in East Texas. He said Wright was mistakenly listed as killed but actually was not involved in the wreck. Wright, who raps under the stage name Lil’ Eazy-E, posted on Twitter that close friends died.
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Dead blackbirds fall again in Ark. town Blackbirds have fallen dead from the sky in a central Arkansas town for the second New Year’s Eve in a row. Police in Beebe say dozens of birds have fallen dead, prompting officers to ban residents from shooting fireworks. Officer John Weeks said the first reports of “birds on the streets” came around 7 p.m. Police are working with animal control workers and others to determine a count. It wasn’t immediately clear if year-end celebrations are again to blame. Last year, fireworks were blamed for the deaths of thousands of birds.
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Rockmore, ‘Picasso of N.O.,’ revisited Georgia show based on works retrieved from storage units in wake of Katrina NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In the four-block radius where he painted and drank himself into frightening stupors, Noel Rockmore was known by the denizens of the French Quarter as an outrageous Pablo Picassolike figure who combined the mythological and the real. He produced some 15,000 oil paintings, temperas, collages and sketches over his career and then died in obscurity. His life was that of an American outsider and a throwback to Europe’s great expressionistic and hedonistic masters. In the 1950s, when he was still in his 20s, his paintings hung in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and the Hirshhorn Museum. He was a bright young American artist who had a taste for Rembrandt and figurative paintings, with the outlook of an American social realist. Then, the art world changed: Abstract expressionism — typified by the paint throwing of Jackson Pollock — became the rave. Rockmore, who admired draftsmanship in painting, detested it. Rockmore changed: He left his wife and three children, changed his last name and headed to New Orleans in 1959, where he would eventually get lost to the New York art world. The story of Noel Montgomery Davis (his real name) is getting a long-overdue audience outside New Orleans, a city that is enjoying something of an art renaissance itself six years after Hurricane Katrina. From now until the end of January, his works are on view at the LaGrange Art Museum in Georgia. The retrospective is called “Creative Obscurity: The Genius Noel Rockmore.” “He was kind of an art hobo,” said Ethyl Ault, interim director of the LaGrange Art Museum. She said Rockmore was an overlooked genius. “Was it politics? Did he offend people? Why was he so popular in New York when he was younger, and then he leaves, changes his name and then goes on into his fairytale land?” The show is based on nearly 1,500 Rockmore art works retrieved from storage units in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. For 25 years, Shirley Marvin, an octogenarian Baton Rouge patron, had been saving Rockmore art works and memorabilia with the intention of making him famous one day. But she had forgotten about the collection due to shortterm memory loss, her family said. Marvin was one of Rockmore’s most devoted fans. She saw genius in him — like many others in New Orleans. The extraordinary collection was gathering dust when her son, Rich Marvin, took her down to New Orleans in October 2006,
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A self-portrait of Noel Rockmore a year after Katrina, to get “a few paintings,” as her mother described it. Instead, they found the units packed with remnants of Rockmore’s life. In the wake of the collection’s discovery, Rich and his wife Tee Marvin have become Rockmore’s biggest impresarios — the agents Rockmore famously refused to have throughout his life as he willfully lived on the edge of the art world. He was notorious among art galleries for his temper and fits of outrage. His friends say he suffered emotional problems for much of his life. The Marvins — working with Rockmore’s family and art dealers, collectors and museum curators — have begun cataloging his works and promoting him. They estimate he produced about 15,000 pieces of art
and conservatively 750 to 1,000 of those are masterpieces. “At first we thought my mom was crazy,” Rich Marvin said. “When a museum or gallery lines up his top 200 exquisite works, people will be as stunned as we are.” Rockmore was born in 1928 in New York to a family of artists. He was super-talented. A child prodigy, he played the violin well by age 8. After suffering polio at age 10, he turned to painting. He studied briefly at The Juilliard School and had a studio at the Cooper Union. Family friends included Ernest Hemingway, George Gershwin and Thomas Mann. His 20s were prolific as he painted the bums of the Bowery district, monkeys and elephants in the backstage of the Ringling Brothers Circus,
and parables of Central Park and Coney Island. He was a social realist, akin to Depression-era American painters such as John Steuart Curry, but these early works contained themes and artistic styles that would stay with him: death, violence, sex, the surreal and the allegorical. In retrospect, it was the ghoulish and morbid in Rockmore that defined him, making him a kind of American Hieronymus Bosch. At age 31, he moved down to New Orleans and began working with Larry Borenstein, an art collector, and Allan Jaffe, a business school graduate and tuba player. In the 1960s, Borenstein employed Rockmore as a kind of resident painter for a new society he’d formed with Jaffe to preserve traditional New Orleans jazz music. The society would become Preservation Hall. His output was staggering. He’d become fixated by a subject — New Orleans’ Carnival traditions, the frenetic Port of New Orleans, the characters of the French Quarter, alien beings, ancient Egypt, voodoo — and mined it artistically. Some of his most cherished and memorable pieces are of the Quarter’s Bohemians, fellow outsiders: Ruthie the Duck Girl; Gypsy Lou; O.M. (standing for “Old Man”); Mike Stark; Johnny White; and Sister Gertrude Morgan.
‘Octomom’ case stuns one-child public in China BEIJING (AP) — The photo was undeniably cute: a studio portrait of eight babies in identical onesies and perky white cotton hats, sporting an array of expressions from giggly to goofy, baffled to bawling. Intended as an advertisement for the studio, the photo grabbed a different kind of attention: In a country that limits most couples to one child, many Chinese were amazed to learn that a couple had spent nearly $160,000 and illegally enlisted two surrogate mothers to help have the four boys and four girls. The incident has highlighted both the use of birth surrogates, a violation of Chinese law, and how wealthy Chinese do as they please, with scant regard for the rules that constrain others. The most common reaction, though, has been simple disbelief. “Heavens. To have one family with eight kids ... in an era of family planning where most people have just one, the contrast is just too much,” said popular Chinese Central Television news anchor Bai Yansong as he introduced a 20-minute spe-
According to the Guangzhou Daily, a government newspaper, the biological mother carried two of the babies, while two surrogates gave birth to three each. After the babies were born in September and October last year, 11 nannies were hired to help take care of the children, the report said. cial report on the babies last weekend. “It doesn’t sound like news. It sounds more like a fairy tale.” Chinese media are calling the mother “babaotai muqin,” or “octomom,” a reference to the American woman who gave birth to octuplets using in vitro fertilization. Much remains uncertain about the family from Guangzhou, the capital of south China’s Guangdong province. According to the Guangzhou Daily, a government newspaper, the biological mother carried two of the babies, while two surrogates gave birth to three each. After the babies were born in September and October last year, 11 nannies were hired to help take care of the children, the report said. While some suspect a hoax, a
media officer with the Guangdong Health Department said the case was real and under investigation. He declined to identify the couple, citing pri-
vacy concerns. The story has captivated the public because it symbolizes a bold defiance of the country’s strict family planning rules, said Liang Zhongtang, a demography expert at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.
Monday, January 2, 2012
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Office birthday celebration no party for guest of honor Dear Abby: I have a problem that happens once a year — my birthday at work. There’s a huge potluck with cake, banners, gifts and a card that has been circulating around the office for a week. I cringe at the attention. Everyone means well, but these celebrations are pure torture for me. I’m a 7-year-old all over again, trying my best to keep the anxiety and waterworks in check. It goes back to my childhood. Growing up, we were very poor, and my parents made it clear that sacrifices had been made for my “big day,” which always ended up with me guiltridden and in tears. As an adult, I celebrate my birthday with my husband and son. We keep it low-key and I’m surrounded by the unconditional love I craved as a child. I have tried bowing out and asked that gifts be made to charity instead, but I am told,
DEAR ABBY ABIGAIL
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“Oh, come on! We ALL have to go through this.” I went so far as to confide to the party planners why I’m so uncomfortable. To my horror, a few of them began complaining about how hard they worked pulling everything together or how late they stayed up baking the cake, etc. It was like hearing my parents all over again. Am I being too sensitive? I’d appreciate your opinion. — Spare Me in Michigan Dear Spare Me: Because you have tried talking to your co-workers about the special circumstances surrounding your reason for not wanting
TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION If tomorrow is your birthday: It looks like an active social calendar is in the offing for you in the year ahead. The more involvements you have with business associates, family and friends, both old and new, the more new vistas and interests will open up for you. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — No one will have to tell you what to do or say in order to make everyone you encounter happy. You’ll have no trouble being the center of favorable attention. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You’re likely to be more effective guiding things from the background than by being out in front, making loud noises. Maintain a low profile when you’re handling a delicate situation. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — It behooves you to seek out the action and to get involved personally. The greater the crowd around you, the more relaxed and effective you can become. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Try to be especially attentive to what or who can make you money. Although you’ll have to work for it, making the right choices could yield you more than usual. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — If you’re prepared to be philosophical about life’s offerings, events should ultimately unfold to your liking. Regardless of how things go at first, remain tenacious and hopeful. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — There are few who are as creative as a Gemini when it comes to making the most out of the least, which you are apt to prove once again. Onlookers will be aware of this and try to hop on board. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Don’t be surprised if your popularity suddenly soars. You’re in a cycle where those who know you only slightly will want to get to know you better and treat you with special attention. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Hesitating to elevate your sights will inhibit you from achieving what you truly want and secretly believe you can obtain. If you don’t trust your talents, no one else will. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — In order for your finer qualities to emerge, you are likely to require some kind of stimulating challenge to bring them forth. It could be anything from a game to a big business deal. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Your family is likely to enhance your feelings of belonging and, in doing so, simultaneously instill confidence in you. There is no stronger force than a sense of security. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Considerable pleasure can be derived from being brought up to speed concerning the doings of your friends and family. Ring up your favorite newshawks to get all the juicy info. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If you are prepared to produce, the compensation for which you’re hoping will be there. The present cycle you’re in might be brief, but you’ll be able to garner more than usual.
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BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Dr. Wallace: Why are teens always the ones to get blamed for alcohol-related deaths? There are a lot more older drunks on the road than teens. Give us a break! — Kelly, Alameda, Calif. Kelly: The combination of drinking and driving is a monumental social illness regardless of the age of the drinking driver. But statistics tell us that the youthful exuberance of young drinking drivers is deadly. Although drivers under 21 make up only 10 percent of the motoring population, they account for more than 25 percent of alcohol-related highway fatalities. Alcohol-related traffic accidents are the No. 1 killer of those aged 15 to 24. Kelly, we all need a break, a break from the fear of sharing the highway with a driver who has consumed alcohol. It’s a deadly combination. Dr. Wallace: I went to four Christmas parties and at each party alcohol was available. I did not drink even one little drop, but, at times, I felt like a “goody-two-shoes” or worse, a baby. I don’t plan to become a drinker, but if I feel more comfortable nursing a drink, would wine be the safest alcoholic drink to consume? — Nameless, St. John, Ind. Nameless: The alcohol in wine is no less or more intoxicating than beer or hard liquor. The strength of a drink is measured by the percentage of alcohol it contains. One can of beer, a fiveounce glass of wine and an average mixed drink containing hard alcohol (gin, whisky, vodka) all contain an equal amount of alcohol. Never allow yourself to feel that you are inferior just because you are not holding an alcoholic drink in your hand. • Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.
an office celebration, it’s time to talk to your supervisor or someone in human resources. I see no reason why you should have to suffer emotional stress so that everyone can have a party on your birthday. And no, you are not being too sensitive. The party-planners have been insensitive. Dear Abby: My mother never liked my paternal grandmother. Grandma “Jane” was tolerated, but often treated as an object of ridicule or contempt. My sister unquestioningly absorbed my mother’s prejudice against her and is blatantly rude to her. Over the years I have grown close to Grandma Jane. My husband and I visit her regularly. Dad knows, but says it’s better if Mom doesn’t know. Grandma has asked me several times if I know why Mom dislikes her. She’s in her 90s, isolated from her family and desperately searching for answers. I can only imagine
it stems from some disagreement dating back to before I was born. I am also sad that Dad won’t visit his mother because Mom won’t go with him. I can’t believe Grandma Jane has done anything to deserve being forced to die alone, and it hurts knowing my mother would be so vindictive out of spite. Grandma’s good health can’t last forever. I worry what will happen when she can no longer live independently. I believe in reconciliation, tolerance and a little maturity, but I know I am in the minority. What can I possibly do? — Loyal Daughter, Caring Granddaughter Dear Loyal and Caring: Not knowing the details of what caused the rift, I’m advising you to do as your father has suggested. If he were stronger, he would have insisted decades ago that his mother be treated with respect. That
Three treatment options can be used to lose warts Dear Doctor K: I recently developed a wart on my hand. What can I do to get rid of it? Dear Reader: Warts are caused by a virus. When the virus infects skin cells, they grow faster than normal. It’s not clear why, but some people are more prone to warts than others. Skin warts aren’t highly contagious. But the virus that causes warts can spread from person to person by direct contact, and warts on one part of the body can spread to other areas. That’s why it’s important to wash your hands after touching a wart — yours or someone else’s, like your kids’ warts. Warts are generally harmless and often disappear on their own over time. It’s not clear why some warts go away and other warts don’t. One theory about those that go away is that the immune system responds to the viral infection that causes the warts. Another is that the virus just “poops out” and stops causing cells to grow faster than normal. Some doctors think stress might bring out warts. The theory is that the virus that causes warts lives inside a person’s skin cells quietly, not making trouble. When a person is under stress, the immune system does not do as good a job of keeping the virus in check. As a result, the wart starts to develop. I have had patients with recurrent warts who swear that warts are more likely to appear when they are under stress. I think it’s a plausible, but unproven, theory. If you’re not too bothered by their appearance, it’s fine to just keep an eye on warts. They might just go away. On the other hand, promptly treating a wart should reduce the chances of it spreading to another part of your body. Getting rid of warts can be a challenge, but there are several treatment options you can try: • Salicylic acid. This is the main ingredient in aspirin, and it should usually be your first choice. Salicylic acid costs little and has minimal side effects. It comes in various over-thecounter preparations, including liquids, gels and patches. To treat a wart, soak it for 10 to 15 minutes. File away the dead warty skin with an emery board or pumice stone and apply the salicylic acid. Do this once or twice a day for 12 weeks. • Freezing (cryotherapy). A clinician swabs or sprays liquid nitrogen onto the wart and a small surrounding area. The extreme cold burns the skin, causing pain, redness and usually a blister. Getting rid of the wart this way usually takes three or four treatments, one every two to three weeks. • Duct tape. Believe it or not, silver (not clear) duct tape might work, although studies
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have come to different conclusions about this. Place the duct tape over your wart for six days. Remove the tape, soak and file the wart, and leave it uncovered overnight. Reapply the duct tape in the morning and leave the tape in place for another six days. Follow this regimen for two months or until the wart disappears.
• Write to Dr. Komaroff in care of United Media, 200 Madison Ave., 4th fl., New York, NY 10016, or send questions to his website, www.AskDoctorK.com.
he would allow her to be ridiculed or treated rudely in his presence while he remained silent is shameful. While you can’t heal the breach, you can remain caring and supportive of your grandmother. When she can no longer live independently, she will need someone to help her or to move her to assisted
living. The ideal person to watch over her then would be you.
• Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.Dear Abby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
house at Vicksburg, Missisonds W for 115.22 feet to the husband and wife, executed sippi, for cash to the highest Point of Beginning, the Area and delivered a certain Deed bidder, the following debeing 0.02 acres, all in of Trust unto Ellis Braddock scribed land and property sit- Vicksburg, Warren County, and Dees, Trustee for B6 Monday, January 2, 2012 The Vicksburg Post uated in Warren County, Mississippi. Mortgage Electronic Mississippi, to-wit: Registration Systems, Inc., That certain perpetual, nonfor New Century Mortgage Lot #32- All of that certain exclusive easement to be Corporation, Beneficiary, to lot, parcel or tract of land lyused in common with others ing and being situates in part for the purpose of a roadway secure an indebtedness therein described, which of the West One-Half of Sec- and for the installation and Deed of Trust is recorded in tion 25, Township 16 North, maintenance of water and the office of the Chancery Range 4 East, of the County utility lines over and across Clerk of Warren County, of Warren, State of Missisthat certain fifty (50 foot) foot Mississippi in Book 1643 at sippi, more particularly dewide easement: CommencPage 649 and rerecorded in scribed as follows, to-wit: ing at the Northwest corner Book 1691 at Page 489 Inst. Parcel 1 of the Massey Land and Tim- #253807; and Commencing at the Northber Company's 142.97 acre WHEREAS, on the 17th day west corner of the Massey parcel as recorded in Deed of August, 2010, Mortgage Land and Timber Company's Book 1122, Page 822 of the Electronic Registration 142.97 acre tract, said corner Land Records of Warren Systems, Inc., assigned said Deed of Trust unto FV-1, Inc. being on the South line of County, Mississippi; thence in trust for Morgan Stanley U.S. Highway 80 thence, N 82-02-29E, 828.50 feet to Mortgage Capital Holdings along the West line of a point on the South right of Massey Land and Timber way of U.S. Highway 80, be- LLC, by instrument recorded w in the office of the aforesaid Company property; thence ing the point of beginning of Chancery Clerk in Book S20 degrees 15 minutes E the Centerline of the 50 foot 1512 at Page 673 in for 817.20 feet to the point of wide herein described roadInstrument #279798; and beginning; thence N49 deway easement; thence South WHEREAS, on the 17th day grees 01 minute 45 seconds 10-23-09Em 103.14 feet; Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, Closed Saturday & Sunday. Post Plaza, of August, 2010, the1601-F Holder North Frontage Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 • P. O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182. E for 354.37 feet; thence thence along a curve to the of said Deed of Trust S26 degrees 54 minutes 25 right having a cord of S 16substituted and appointed Substitute Trustee's Notice seconds E for 115.22 feet; 01-03 W, 104.80 feet and a Emily Kaye Courteau as of Sale thence S46 degrees 25 min- radius of 115.58 feet; thence Trustee in said Deed of STATE OF MISSISSIPPI utes 00 seconds W for Trust, by instrument S 31-38-39Wm 215.96 feet; COUNTY OF Warren recorded in the office of the 375.51 feet; thence N20 dethence S 29-28-06W, 170.30 WHEREAS, on the 30th day aforesaid Chancery Clerk in grees 15 minutes 00 secof September, 2004, and feet; thence along a curve to Book 1512 at Page 674 acknowledged on the 30th onds W for 137.80 feet, to the left having a chord of S day of September, 2004, Instrument #279799; and the Point of Beginning, the 01-42-51 W, 157.84 feet and Kathy Hunter executed and WHEREAS, default having are being 1.00 acres, all in a radius of 169.47 feet; delivered a certain Deed of made in the payments Vicksburg, Warren County, thence S 24-06-42 E, 232.65 been Trust unto Adams & Edens, of the indebtedness secured Place your classified line ad at Classified Mississippi. Trustee for Mortgage feet, thence along a curve to by the said Deed of Trust, Classified Line Line Das Ads: Electronic Registration 2 Ads to appearParcel Deadline the right having a chord of S http://www.vicksburgpost.com Starting atat 1-4 11 Day and the holder of said Deed Starting 1-4Lines, Lines, Day for for $8.32 $8.28 Systems, Inc. as nominee for Commencing at the North17-58-16 E, 170.23 feet and of Trust, having requested Countrywide Home Loans, Ads to appear Deadline Mondaywest 2corner p.m., Friday of the Massey a radius of 795.71 feet; undersigned so to do, on Inc., Beneficiary, to secure Ads to appear the Deadline line ads are charged according to the and Timber Company's thence S 10-33-03 E, 86.93 Monday 55p.m., Thursday indebtedness therein the 9th day of January, 2012, anClassified TuesdayLand p.m., Friday 142.97 acre tract, said corner feet; thence alongMonday described, which Deed of p.m., Thursday a curve to I 5 number of lines. For complete pricing will during the lawful hours In the event of errors, please call the very first day Tuesday being 35p.m., Friday Trust is recorded in the office on the South line of the left having a chord of S of3between 11:00 a.m. and Wednesday p.m., Monday information contact a Classified Sales Tuesday p.m., Friday of the Chancery Clerk of your ad appears. The Vicksburg Post will not be 80 thence, 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, 36-19-57 E, 210.79 feet and Wednesday U.S.3 Highway p.m., Monday Warren Representative County, Mississippitoday at 601-636-SELL. responsible for more than one incorrect insertion. for saleMonday and will sell, at along the West Tuesday line of Thursday 5 p.m., a radius of 242.31 feet to the offer Wednesday 3 p.m., in Book 1493 at Page 758 Thursday Massey 3 p.m., Tuesday the west front door of the Land and Timber end of the centerline of the Instrument #214543; and 3 p.m., Tuesday FridayCompany p.m., Wednesday Warren County Courthouse Ads cancelled before property; thence WHEREAS, on the 13th dayexpiration date ordered are herein described Thursday 50 foot Friday 35p.m., Wednesday at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for Mortgagerate only for days actually run, degrees 15 minutes E roadway easement. Friday 3 p.m., Wednesday of October, charged2011, at prevailing SaturdayS20 11 a.m., Thursday Saturday 11 a.m., Thursday cash to the highest bidder, Electronic Registration for 817.20 feet to the NorthI will only convey such title 44line minimum charge $8.32 minimum charge. No ad will be deliberately mis-classified. lineInc. minimum charge. Systems, as nominee for $8.28 minimum charge. land 11following a.m.,described Thursday corner of said Parcel 1; as is vested in meSaturday as Substi- the Sunday a.m., Thursday Sundaywest11 11 a.m., Thursday Countrywide Home Loans, The Vicksburg Post classified department is the and property situated in thence N49 degrees 01 tute Trustee. Inc., assigned said Deed of Sunday Warren 11 a.m., Thursday County, Mississippi, sole judge of the proper classification for each ad. y r w minute 45 seconds E for Trust unto Bank e of America, WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, to-wit: NA successor by merger to 354.37 feet, along the North this 19th day of December, All of Lot Three (3), Block "B" BAC Home Loans Servicing, line of Parcel 1, to the point 2011. of Grey Oaks Subdivision, LP fka Countrywide Home of beginning; thence N49 de- Michael Jedynak Vicksburg, Warren County, Loans Servicing, LP, by grees 01 minute 45 seconds Substitute Trustee Mississippi, as shown by Plat instrument recorded in the E for 18.82 feet to the West office of the aforesaid 2309 Oliver Road of record in Book 306, at PUBLIC NOTICE- Warren ENDING HOMELESSChancery Clerk in Book right of way of a 50 foot wide Monroe, LA 71201 Page 588, of the Land Substitute Trustee's Notice Warren County Long NESS. WOMEN with chil1528 at Page 581 Instrument County. Mabrie Gilmor will Records of Warren County, road; thence along a curve to (318) 330-9020 of Sale be applying for a full pardon dren or without are you in #292584; and Term Recovery Mississippi; the left of said road having a COC/F11-1638 STATE OF MISSISSIPPI WHEREAS, on the 8th day 30 days from posting for the need of shelter? Mountain The warranty of this cord that bears S15 degrees Committee Publish: 12/26, 1/2, 1/9(3t) of December, 2011, the crime of vehicular of Faith Ministries/ WomCOUNTY OF Warren conveyance is subject to any Holder of said Deed of Trust manslaughter committed en's Restoration Shelter. WHEREAS, on the 30th day 45 minutes 52 seconds E for A non-profit volunteer oil, gas and other mineral substituted and appointed 6/1990 charged in this counCertain restrictions apply, 68.52 feet, and a radius of of October, 2006, and acagency organized to rights and leases Michael Jedynak as Trustee ty and has lived a law abid601-661-8990. Life coachSubstitute Trustee's Notice knowledged on the 30th day 194.47 feet; thence along in said Deed of Trust, by ining life since, forgiveness is ing available by appointoutstanding; anything which of Sale provide for the unmet said road S24 degrees 06 of October, 2006, William strument recorded in the ofsought. If there are objecment. an inspection or accurate STATE OF MISSISSIPPI needs of the Warren minutes 45 seconds E for tions to granting of this parChriss, a married man, and survey of the premises would fice of the aforesaid COUNTY OF Warren County victims of the 51.88 feet; thence leaving Chancery Clerk in Book don, please contact the PaFelicia Chriss, a married reveal; and any and all WHEREAS, on the 7th day 1530 at Page 495 Instrument role Board by phone at (601) Is the one you 2011 flood. woman, executed and deliv- said road S46 degrees 25 covenants and zoning of March, 2007, and #293686; and 576-3520 or fax (601) 576love ordinances; ered a certain Deed of Trust minutes 00 seconds W for acknowledged on the 7th VOLUNTEERS WHEREAS, default having 3528. 2.59 feet; thence N26 deTogether with all and hurting you? day of March, 2007, Brandy unto Recon Trust Co., N.A., Publish: 12/8, 12/9, 12/10, been made in the payments NEEDED grees 54 minutes 25 secsingular, the tenements, 12/11, 12/12, 12/13, 12/14, of the indebtedness secured D Clark and Adrian L Clark, Call Trustee for Mortgage ElecVolunteers experienced hereditaments and 12/15, 12/16, 12/17, 12/18, by the said Deed of Trust, tronic Registration Systems, onds W for 115.22 feet to the husband and wife, executed Haven House Family 12/19, 12/20, 12/21, 12/22, and the holder of said Deed with construction and and delivered a certain Deed appurtenances thereunto Inc. as nominee for Country- Point of Beginning, the Area Shelter 12/23, 12/24, 12/25/26, of Trust, having requested belonging or in anywise of Trust unto Ellis Braddock design are needed to wide Home Loans, Inc., Ben- being 0.02 acres, all in 12/27, 12/28, 12/29, 12/30, the undersigned so to do, on 601-638-0555 or appertaining. and Dees, Trustee for Vicksburg, Warren County, eficiary, to secure an indebtassist the LTRC in 12/31, 1/1, 1/ 2, 1/3, 1/ 4, the 23rd day of January, IT BEING THE INTENTION 1-800-898-0860 Mortgage Electronic Mississippi. 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8(30t) 2012, I will during the lawful edness therein described, various projects of the Grantors herein to Services available to Registration Systems, Inc., That certain perpetual, nonhours of between 11:00 a.m. which Deed of Trust is convey, whether or not women & children who are for New Century Mortgage supporting 2011 Flood and 4:00 p.m., at public outexclusive easement to be recorded in the office of the victims of described properly herein, all cry, offer for sale and will Corporation, Beneficiary, to victims in used in common with others Chancery Clerk of Warren 02. Public Service domestic violence and/or of their right, title and interest sell, at the west front door of for the purpose of a roadway secure an indebtedness Warren County. County, Mississippi in Book the Warren County Courthomeless: Shelter, counin and to that property therein described, which house at Vicksburg, 1621 at Page 235 Instrument and for the installation and seling, group support. described in that certain Deed of Trust is recorded in Please call 601-636-1788 Don't miss a thing! maintenance of water and (Counseling available by #239904; and Deed from James Lionel Van Mississippi, for cash to the the office of the Chancery Subscribe to to offer support. utility lines over and across appt.) Norman and wife, Linda Van highest bidder, the following WHEREAS, on the 2nd day Clerk of Warren County, The Vicksburg Post described land and property that certain fifty (50 foot) foot Mississippi in Book 1643 at Norman, filed March 11, TODAY!! of August, 2011, Mortgage situated in Warren County, wide easement: CommencCall 601-636-4545, 1968, in Book 440, at Page Page 649 and rerecorded in Electronic Registration SysMississippi, to-wit: Center For KEEP UP WITH all the Circulation. ing at the Northwest corner Book 1691 at Page 489 Inst. 424, of the records on file in All of Lots 9, 10 and 11 in tems, Inc., assigned said Pregnancy Choices local news and sales. the office of the Chancery of the Massey Land and TimBlock 4 of Cedar Grove #253807; and Deed of Trust unto BAC Free Pregnancy Tests Subscribe to The Subdivision as shown by plat Clerk of Warren County, WHEREAS, on the 17th day ber Company's 142.97 acre (non-medical facility) Home Loans Servicing, LP Vicksburg Post Today! of record in Book 49 at Page Mississippi. of August, 2010, Mortgage parcel as recorded in Deed Call 601-636-4545, · Education on All fka Countrywide Home 116 and 117 of the Land I will only convey such title Electronic Registration Book 1122, Page 822 of the ask for Circulation. Options Loans Servicing, LP, by inRecords of Warren County, as is vested in me as Systems, Inc., assigned said Land Records of Warren · Confidential CounMississippi; together with all “Credit problems? strument recorded in the ofSubstitute Trustee. Deed of Trust unto FV-1, Inc. County, Mississippi; thence improvements thereon and No problem!” seling fice of the aforesaid Runaway WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, appurtenances thereunto in trust for Morgan Stanley No way. The Federal N 82-02-29E, 828.50 feet to Call 601-638-2778 Chancery Clerk in Book Are you 12 to 17? this 15th day of December, Mortgage Capital Holdings belonging. Trade Commission says a point on the South right of for appt 1526 at Page 89 Instrument Alone? Scared? I will only convey such title no company can legally by instrument recorded 2011. way of U.S. Highway 80, be- LLC, www.vicksburgpregnanCall 601-634-0640 any#289095; and Emily Kaye Courteau as is vested in me as remove accurate and timely in the office of the aforesaid cy.com time or 1-800-793-8266 Substitute Trustee. information from your credit Substitute Trustee WHEREAS, on the 30th day ing the point of beginning of Chancery Clerk in Book the Centerline of the 50 foot We can help! WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, report. Learn about manag2309 Oliver Road of November, 2011, the 1512 at Page 673 in this 28th day of December, ing credit and debt at One child, Monroe, LA 71201 Holder of said Deed of Trust wide herein described roadInstrument #279798; and 2011. ftc.gov/credit Don’t miss a day of one day at a time. way easement; thence South WHEREAS, on the 17th day (318) 330-9020 substituted and appointed Michael Jedynak A message from The Vicksburg Post! COC/F10-2168 of August, 2010, the Holder Michael Jedynak as Trustee 10-23-09Em 103.14 feet; Substitute Trustee The Vicksburg Post Publish: 12/19, 12/26, 1/2(3t) 2309 Oliver Road thence along a curve to the of said Deed of Trust Discover a new world Our ePost now and the FTC. in said Deed of Trust, by insubstituted and appointed right having a cord of S 16Monroe, LA 71201 of opportunity with Substitute Trustee's Notice strument recorded in the ofavailable! (318) 330-9020 Emily Kaye Courteau as 01-03 W, 104.80 feet and a of Sale fice of the aforesaid The Vicksburg Post Classified Advertising Call 601-636-4545 COC/F06-1024 Trustee in said Deed of STATE OF MISSISSIPPI radius of 115.58 feet; thence Chancery Clerk in Book really brings big results! Classifieds. Publish: 1/2, 1/9, 1/16(3t) COUNTY OF Warren Circulation, for details! Trust, by instrument 1530 at Page 366 Instrument S 31-38-39Wm 215.96 feet; WHEREAS, on the 30th day thence S 29-28-06W, 170.30 recorded in the office of the #293512; and of September, 2004, and feet; thence along a curve to aforesaid Chancery Clerk in acknowledged on the 30th WHEREAS, default having Book 1512 at Page 674 the left having a chord of S day of September, 2004, been made in the payments Instrument #279799; and Kathy Hunter executed and of the indebtedness secured 01-42-51 W, 157.84 feet and WHEREAS, default having delivered a certain Deed of a radius of 169.47 feet; by the said Deed of Trust, been made in the payments unto Adams & Edens, thence S 24-06-42 E, 232.65 of the indebtedness secured Trust and the holder of said Deed Trustee for Mortgage feet, thence along a curve to Electronic Registration of Trust, having requested by the said Deed of Trust, Systems, Inc. as nominee for and the holder of said Deed the undersigned so to do, on the right having a chord of S Countrywide Home Loans, 17-58-16 E, 170.23 feet and of Trust, having requested the 16th day of January, a radius of 795.71 feet; the undersigned so to do, on Inc., Beneficiary, to secure 2012, I will during the lawful indebtedness therein the 9th day of January, 2012, an hours of between 11:00 a.m. thence S 10-33-03 E, 86.93 described, which Deed of feet; thence along a curve to I will during the lawful hours Trust is recorded in the office and 4:00 p.m., at public outof between 11:00 a.m. and the left having a chord of S of the Chancery Clerk of cry, offer for sale and will 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, Warren County, Mississippi sell, at the west front door of 36-19-57 E, 210.79 feet and in Book 1493 at Page 758 a radius of 242.31 feet to the offer for sale and will sell, at the Warren County CourtInstrument #214543; and the west front door of the end of the centerline of the house at Vicksburg, MissisWHEREAS, on the 13th day Warren County Courthouse herein described 50 foot sippi, for cash to the highest at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for of October, 2011, Mortgage roadway easement. Electronic Registration bidder, the following decash to the highest bidder, Systems, Inc. as nominee for scribed land and property sit- I will only convey such title the following described land Countrywide Home Loans, as is vested in me as Substi- and property situated in uated in Warren County, Inc., assigned said Deed of tute Trustee. Mississippi, to-wit: Warren County, Mississippi, Trust unto Bank of America, WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, to-wit: NA successor by merger to Lot #32- All of that certain this 19th day of December, All of Lot Three (3), Block "B" BAC Home Loans Servicing, lot, parcel or tract of land lyLP fka Countrywide Home of Grey Oaks Subdivision, ing and being situates in part 2011. Loans Servicing, LP, by Vicksburg, Warren County, of the West One-Half of Sec- Michael Jedynak instrument recorded in the Mississippi, as shown by Plat Substitute Trustee tion 25, Township 16 North, office of the aforesaid of record in Book 306, at 2309 Oliver Road Chancery Clerk in Book Range 4 East, of the County Page 588, of the Land Simmons Lawn Service Monroe, LA 71201 1528 at Page 581 Instrument of Warren, State of MissisROSS Professional Services & Records of Warren County, #292584; and (318) 330-9020 sippi, more particularly deCompetitive Prices CONSTRUCTION Mississippi; WHEREAS, on the 8th day Quality Service at Competitive Prices COC/F11-1638 • Landscaping • Septic Systems scribed as follows, to-wit: of December, 2011, the New Homes The warranty of this • Irrigation: Install & Repair #1 Windshield Repair & Replacement Publish: 12/26, 1/2, 1/9(3t) Parcel 1 conveyance is subject to any Holder of said Deed of Trust Framing, Remodeling, • Commercial & Residential Vans • Cars • Trucks substituted and appointed Commencing at the NorthGrass Cutting oil, gas and other mineral Cabinets, Flooring, •Insurance Claims Welcome• Michael Jedynak as Trustee Licensed • Bonded • Insured west corner of the Massey rights and leases Roofing & Vinyl Siding in said Deed of Trust, by in12 years experience Land and Timber Company's outstanding; anything which AUTO • HOME • BUSINESS State Licensed & Bonded Roy Simmons (Owner) strument recorded in the of601-218-8341 142.97 acre tract, said corner an inspection or accurate Jason Barnes • 601-661-0900 Jon Ross 601-638-7932 fice of the aforesaid survey of the premises would Chancery Clerk in Book being on the South line of reveal; and any and all 1530 at Page 495 Instrument U.S. Highway 80 thence, #293686; and covenants and zoning along the West line of WHEREAS, default having ordinances; Massey Land and Timber been made in the payments Together with all and Company property; thence of the indebtedness secured singular, the tenements, S20 degrees 15 minutes E by the said Deed of Trust, hereditaments and and the holder of said Deed for 817.20 feet to the point of BUFORD appurtenances thereunto All Business & of Trust, having requested beginning; thence N49 debelonging or in anywise CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. the undersigned so to do, on grees 01 minute 45 seconds Service Directory Ads appertaining. 601-636-4813 the 23rd day of January, 601-636-0491 E for 354.37 feet; thence IT BEING THE INTENTION 2012, I will during the lawful State Board of Contractors MUST BE PAID S26 degrees 54 minutes 25 hours of between 11:00 a.m. of the Grantors herein to Approved & Bonded and 4:00 p.m., at public outseconds E for 115.22 feet; convey, whether or not Rides for IN ADVANCE ! Haul Clay, Gravel, Dirt, thence S46 degrees 25 mindescribed properly herein, all cry, offer for sale and will Children 4 & Under at the west front door of Rock & Sand utes 00 seconds W for of their right, title and interest sell, the Warren County CourtAll Types of Dozer Work in and to that property 375.51 feet; thence N20 dehouse at Vicksburg, Land Clearing • Demolition described in that certain grees 15 minutes 00 secMississippi, for cash to the Site Development Deed from James Lionel Van highest bidder, the following onds W for 137.80 feet, to & Preparation Excavation Norman and wife, Linda Van described land and property the Point of Beginning, the Crane Rental • Mud Jacking situated in Warren County, Norman, filed March 11, are being 1.00 acres, all in Mississippi, to-wit: 1968, in Book 440, at Page Vicksburg, Warren County, All of Lots 9, 10 and 11 in 424, of the records on file in Mississippi. SPEEDIPRINT & Block 4 of Cedar Grove the office of the Chancery Subdivision as shown by plat Parcel 2 Clerk of Warren County, OFFICE SUPPLY of record in Book 49 at Page Commencing at the NorthMississippi. 116 and 117 of the Land west corner of the Massey I will only convey such title Records of Warren County, • Business Cards Land and Timber Company's • FLAGS River City as is vested in me as Mississippi; together with all 142.97 acre tract, said corner • Letterhead improvements thereon and Substitute Trustee. Dirt Work, LLC • BANNERS being on the South line of WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, appurtenances thereunto • Envelopes • Dozer / Trackhoe Work belonging. this 15th day of December, U.S. Highway 80 thence, • Dump Truck • • BUMPER STICKERS • Invoices I will only convey such title 2011. along the West line of • Bush Hogging • Box Blade as is vested in me as • Work Orders Emily Kaye Courteau Massey Land and Timber • Demolition • Debris Removal • YARD SIGNS Substitute Trustee. Substitute Trustee • Hydro Seeding • Invitations Company property; thence WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, Show Your Colors! 2309 Oliver Road • Deliver this 28th day of December, S20 degrees 15 minutes E (601) 638-2900 Dirt -13 yd. load $85 locally Monroe, LA 71201 2011. for 817.20 feet to the North• Gravel • Sand • Rock (318) 330-9020 Michael Jedynak Fax (601) 636-6711 west corner of said Parcel 1; Substitute Trustee COC/F10-2168 Res. & Com. • Lic. & Ins. thence N49 degrees 01 1601-C North Frontage Road Robert Keyes, Jr. (Owner) Publish: 12/19, 12/26, 1/2(3t) 2309 Oliver Road minute 45 seconds E for Monroe, LA 71201 601-529-0894 Vicksburg, MS 39180 (318) 330-9020 354.37 feet, along the North COC/F06-1024 line of Parcel 1, to the point Publish: 1/2, 1/9, 1/16(3t) of beginning; thence N49 degrees 01 minute 45 seconds E for 18.82 feet to the West right of way of a 50 foot wide road; thence along a curve to the left of said road having a cord that bears S15 degrees 45 minutes 52 seconds E for
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What's going on in Vicksburg? Read The Vicksburg Post! For convenient home delivery, call 601-636-4545, ask for circulation. WE HAUL OFF old appliances, old batteries, lawn mowers, hot water heaters, junk and abandoned cars, trucks, vans, etcetera. 601940-5075, if no answer, please leave message.
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Dozer, Track hoe, Form setting, Concrete, Demolition work.
FIREWOOD FOR SALE. $75 per truck load. Delivered and stacked. 601-6346140 or 601-638-6740.
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FIREWOOD FOR SALE. Long wheel base, $70 per load. We deliver. 601-6367402 or 601-636-5771.
06. Lost & Found LOST A DOG? Found a cat? Let The Vicksburg Post help! Run a FREE 3 day ad! 601-636-SELL or e-mail classifieds@vicksburg post.com
07. Help Wanted “ACE� Truck Driver Training With a Difference Job Placement Asst. Day, Night & Refresher Classes Get on the Road NOW! Call 1-888-430-4223 MS Prop. Lic. 77#C124 BARTENDER, CASHIER, WAITERS needed. Full and part time. Please send resumes to: Dept 3774 The Vicksburg Post P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182
HAIR STYLIST POSITION Local salon has opening for full or part time Cosmetologist. 601-4158205.
MANAGER TRAINEESBEST Value Rental, an eight Store Rent to Own chain has an immediate opening for a Manager Trainee in Vicksburg. If you have previous sales, collections, or management experience, we would like to talk with you. All applicants must have valid drivers license and be able to lift 75 pounds without assistance. Five day, 40 hour work week. Excellent training provided, pay commensurate with experience. Apply in person to Best Value Rental, 1904 Clay Street, Vicksburg. EOE , No phone call, please! MASSAGE THERAPIST POSITION. Local salon has opening for massage therapist. Part or full time. 601-415-8205.
12. Schools & Instruction WORK ON JET Engines. Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866455-4317.
14. Pets & Livestock
NOW HIRING SHIP fitters, Flux Core Welders, Short Arc Welders, Stick Welders, Pipe Welders, and Pipe Fitters. Must have 3 or more years experience. Work located along Louisiana/ Gulf Coast area. Please call 985-542-7881 or Fax resumes to 985-3467882. EOE PART TIME ON-SITE apartment manager needed for small local apartment complex. Must be honest, dependable, work well with public, must have good clerical skills, experience a plus. Serious inquiries only, fax resume to: 318-3521929.
12. Schools & Instruction EARN COLLEGE DEGREE ONLINE. *Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial aid if qualified. SCHEV certified. Call 877-206-5185. www.CenturaOnline.com
KENMORE ELITE SIDE by side black refrigerator, black Kenmore microwave, black Kenmore dishwasher. 601-638-4791.
3508 South Washington Street Pond fish, Gold fish, Koi, fish food aquarium needs, bird food, designer collars, harnesses & leads, loads of pet supplies! Bring your Baby in for a fitting today!
Vicksburg Warren Humane Society & MS - Span Low Cost Spay & Neuter Program
THE BEST WAY to bargain hunt is to check the Classifieds Daily. We make it easy with our convenient home delivery. For details call 601-636-4545, Circulation.
CATS: Male . .$25 Female ........$35 DOGS (UNDER 40 LBS): Male . .$55 Female ........$65 • For the above category of animals, pick up applications at the Humane Society DOGS (OVER 40 LBS): Male . .$70 Female ........$80 • For dogs over 40 lbs, call 866-901-7729 for appt.
TWIN MATTRESS SETS $175, Full sets $199. New sofa love seat $675. 601638-7191. Discount Furniture Barn.
THE COVE Stop looking, Start living! Paid cable, water and trash. Washer, Dryer and built-in microwave furnished.
Ask about our Holiday special! 601-638-5587 1-601-686-0635
601-218-9233 • 601-638-9233
Toni Walker Terrett Attorney At Law 601-636-1109
D.R. PAINTING AND CONSTRUCTION. Painting, roofing, carpentry service. Licensed, bonded. Free estimates! Call 601-638-5082. DIRT AND GRAVEL hauled. 8 yard truck. 601638-6740. DIRT, SAND, CLAY gravel, 6/10. Anywhere and Anytime. 601-218-9233, 601-638-9233.
USED TIRES! LIGHT trucks and SUV's, 16's, 17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A few matching sets! Call TD's, 601-638-3252.
If you are feeding a stray or feral cat and need help with spaying or neutering, please call 601-529-1535.
Don’t send that lamp to the curb! Find a new home for it through the Classifieds. Area buyers and sellers use the Classifieds every day. Besides, someone out there needs to see the light. 601636-SELL.
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New Shipment from New Orleans! 619 Crawford Street (beneath Cinnamon Tree)
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Commodore Apartments 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms
I-PHONE REPAIR. Buy, sell and repair. Arcue Sanchez - 601-618-9916.
605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180
KATHY'S CARE SERVICES. Let me lighten your load!House cleaning, errands, pet care. Rates available on request! 601-831-6170.
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PLUMBING SERVICES24 hour emergency- broken water lines- hot water heaters- toilets- faucetssinks. Pressure Washingsidewalk- house- mobile homes- vinyl siding- brick homes. 601-618-8466.
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1994 KAWASAKI 400 4x4. Extra wheels and tires with winch, adult ridden, good condition. $1800. 601831-2999.
PLEASE CALL THE Gentleman of Junk for all your junk vehicle needs. Just in time for extra Christmas cash, Please leave message if no answer. 601-868-2781.
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28. Furnished Apartments 2 OR 4 bedroom apartment for rent. Section 8 welcome. Recently remodeled. 601-6364338, 601-218-1210.
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Bienville Apartments The Park Residences at Bienville 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms and townhomes available immediately.
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OWNER FINANCE, NO CREDIT CHECK! 5 bedrooms, 3 baths with land. Must have $5,000 deposit. Call Buddy, 601-941-2952.
COMMERCIAL BUILDING or Turn- Key restaurant with 2 lots for sale at Eagle Lake. Call 850-683-1085.
34. Houses For Sale 3 BEDROOMS, 2 baths. South county, carport, basement. $35,000. 601529-0829.
TREY GORDON ROOFING & RESTORATION •Roof & Home Repair (all types!) •30 yrs exp •1,000’s of ref Licensed • Insured 601-618-0367 • 601-456-4133
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River City Lawn Care You grow it - we mow it! Affordable and professional. Lawn and landscape maintenance. Cut, bag, trim, edge. 601-529-6168.
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FOUR BEDROOM DOUBLE WIDE. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, all appliances, central air. $29,900! Call 662-417-2354, 601-916-9796.
USED 16X80. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, glamor bath, all appliances, extra clean! Only $12,900. 662-417-2354, 601-916-9796.
D & D TREE CUTTING •Trimming • Lawn Care • Dirt Hauled • Insured For FREE Estimates Call “Big Jamesâ€? 601-218-7782
32. Mobile Homes For Sale
USED 16X80. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, all appliances, central air, some furniture. Delivery, setup and tie down. $17,900. 662-417-2354, 601-916-9796.
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HOME COMPUTER SERVICE and repair. Reasonable prices. Pick up available .601502-5265, 601-636-7376.
THE PET SHOP “Vicksburg’s Pet Boutique�
EXPERIENCED MECHANIC NEEDED Sheffield Rentals 1255 Hwy 61 South Vicksburg.
2 BEDROOM Duplex, $400. 4 bedroom duplex, $500. With stove and refrigerator. $200 deposit. 601-634-8290.
• Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 • Social Seurity Disability • No-fault Divorce
Hwy 61 S - 601-636-6631 COUNSELOR NEEDED FOR a juvenile group home. Must have a Master's degree in counseling, social work or related field. Must have experience working in the substance abuse field. Please fax your resume to 318-5744093, attention Janet.
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DOWNTOWN, BRICK, MARIE Apartments. Total electric, central air/ heat, stove, refrigerator. $520, water furnished. 601-636-7107, trip@msubulldogs.org
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30. Houses For Rent 1621 BROADHILL, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, $650. 118 Fleur De Lis, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, $1300. Call Andrea, Jones & Upchurch, 601-831-6490. 3 BEDROOM HOUSE. Freshly painted, hardwood floors, Central air/ heat $575, $250 deposit. 601-618-5071. 3 BEDROOMS, 2 baths. Formal dining/ living, den, hardwood floors, workshop, $975 monthly. 601-831-0066. LOS COLINAS. SMALL 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage. Close in, nice. $795 monthly. 601-831-4506.
31. Mobile Homes For Rent
Open Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm
601-634-8928 2170 S. I-20 Frontage Rd. www.ColdwellBanker.com www.homesofvicksburg.net Eagle Lake - 16853 Hwy 465, 2 story apartment 2BR/1BA upstairs, 1BR /1BA downstairs, lakefront, deck, pier, completely furnished, reduced, make offer. 50 Sullivan Cove - 2 story, 2BR/1BA up, 1BR down, everything new, flooring to roof, deck, community pier, boat launch, 2 lots, $130,000 Bette Paul Warner 601-218-1800 McMillin Real Estate HOUSES FOR SALE 1862 MLK 807 First North LAND FOR SALE 801 First North Farmer St. Bl. 3 Call 601-942-1838 gspencerprater@aol.com
34. Houses For Sale
34. Houses For Sale
CARY, MS. 3 bed, 2 bath home, 4.5 lots. Shown by appointment only. Asking $115,000. 601-824-0270.
FOR SALE BY owner! 4 bedroom, 2 bath, Garage, Updated kitchen and bathroom. Overlooking Windy Lake. $179,500. Seller pays closing. MUST SEE! Call for appointment. 601-619-1510.
Kay Odom..........601-638-2443 Kay Hobson.......601-638-8512 Jake Strait...........601-218-1258 Alex Monsour.....601-415-7274 Jay Hobson..........601-456-1318
40. Cars & Trucks
Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549
Sybil Caraway....601-218-2869 Catherine Roy....601-831-5790 Mincer Minor.....601-529-0893 Jim Hobson.........601-415-0211
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Jones & Upchurch Real Estate Agency 1803 Clay Street www.jonesandupchurch.com Mary D. Barnes .........601-966-1665 Stacie Bowers-Griffin...601-218-9134 Jill WaringUpchurch....601-906-5012 Carla Watson...............601-415-4179 Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490 Broker, GRI
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UTILITIES PAID! 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Studios & Efficiencies 801 Clay Street 601-630-2921
MEADOWBROOK PROPERTIES. 2 or 3 bedroom mobile homes, south county. Deposit required. 601-619-9789.
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MAGNOLIA MANOR APARTMENTS Elderly & Disabled 3515 Manor Drive Vicksburg, Ms. 601-636-3625 Equal Housing Opportunity
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Bradford Ridge Apartments
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Live in a Quality Built Apartment for LESS! All brick, concrete floors and double walls provide excellent soundproofing, security, and safety. 601-638-1102 • 601-415-3333
601-638-7831• •201 201Berryman Berryman Rd 601-638-7831 Rd.
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