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2nd man arrested in Jackson beating, robbery

By John Surratt jsurratt@vicksburgpost.com A second man was arrested Sunday in the armed robbery and beating in Jackson of a Vicksburg welder on Jan. 29.

David Thomas, 25, was arrested Sunday, but a Jackson Police Department news

release gave no details of where the arrest occurred.

Thomas and Jontez Garvis, 29, who was arrested Friday, were in the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond this morning awaiting initial court appearances. No home address was available for either man.

The two are accused of approaching Fred Jackson, 62, 627 Wright Road in Yokena, as he was bent over during a welding job on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 29.

He was working at Tri-Miss Services, a salvage yard at 416 Woodrow Wilson Drive.

A videotape shows two men

in hooded jackets approach Jackson and beat him repeatedly before leaving. Missing were $500, a paycheck and Jackson’s cell phone, Jackson police have said.

Both suspects are accused See Arrest, Page A7.

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PLAYOFFS

1862: During the Civil War, Fort Henry in Tennessee falls to Union forces.

1952: Britain’s King George VI dies at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; he was succeeded as monarch by his daughter, who became Queen Elizabeth II. 1959: The United States successfully test-fires for the first time a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral.

1987: Wall Street Journal reporter Gerald Seib is released after being detained six days by Iran, accused of being a spy for Israel; Iran said Gerald Seib the detention was a result of misunderstandings.

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John Mott, left, and Richard Smith, right, react as they watch the Super Bowl at Monsour’s at The Biscuit Company Sunday. The restaurant was one of several venues across the city with football fans glued to televisions.

He’s not just Peyton’s little brother anymore

By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton’s little brother now.

Spot-on from beginning to end Sunday night, Eli Manning won his second NFL championship in a fouryear span — and second Super Bowl MVP award — for coolly, calmly steering the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots with a last-minute touchdown drive.

“We’ve had a bunch of them this year. We’ve had some fourth-quarter comebacks,” said Manning, who completed 30 of 40 passes for 296 yards, with one touchdown pass and zero interceptions. “We’d been in those situations, and we knew that we had no more time left. We had to go down and score, and guys stepped up and

In Sports Full coverage from Sunday’s game made great plays.”

Led, as usual, by Manning himself.

He opened the game by becoming the first quarterback to complete his first nine attempts in a Super Bowl.

And he finished the job by directing the nine-play, 88-yard TD drive that put New York ahead with 57 seconds left.

“That was quite a drive that he was able to put together,” Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. “He deserves all the credit in the world, because he really has put his team on his shoulders all year.”

This late drive, so reminiscent of See Super Bowl, Page A7.

Wendy’s lighting up with new-wave LEDs

By Josh Edwards jedwards@vicksburgpost.com

The Wendy’s in front of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office on Clay Street might be a beacon of change for the lighting industry.

The fast food restaurant opened in June and is the first business in Vicksburg to use light-emitting diodes made at Vicksburg’s Cooper Lighting, or LEDs, for lighting up the area outside the eatery. The lights are a high-power, energy-efficient alternative to traditional bulbs, said Don Sapp, a district manager with Carlisle Corp., the company that owns the Clay Street Wendy’s.

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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning reacts after his team’s 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.

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The power comes with a hefty price tag. For a Wendy’s the LEDs cost about $2,100 per pole — about twice as much as traditional lighting — Sapp said. Adding to the cost, the store’s sign and accent

lighting are also LED. It’s a pricey investment, but after a short time it yields a high return, Sapp said.

“We have determined based on the current pricing See Wendy’s, Page A7.

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Rankin woman dies in police chase crash

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Wendy’s on Clay Street

BEIRUT — The U.S. closed its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus today in a dramatic escalation of pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed collapsed at the United Nations.

The U.S. evacuated all its diplomats from the country as Syrian forces intensified a shelling assault on the restive city of Homs. The offensive began Saturday, the same day Syria’s allies in Russia and China vetoed a Western- and Arab-backed resolution aimed at trying to end the brutal crackdown on dissent.

The onslaught on Homs has reinforced opposition fears that Assad will unleash even greater violence to crush dissent, now that protection from China and Russia against any U.N.-sanctioned action appears assured.

Already, more than 5,400 people have been killed since the Arab Spring-inspired uprising that began in March, according to the U.N. “We have been relentless in sending a message that it is time for Assad to go,” President Barack Obama said.

“This is not going to be a matter of if, it’s going to be a matter of when.”

The decision to close the embassy is the most dramatic U.S. move so far after 11 months of a violent crackdown by Assad’s regime.

FLOWOOD — A 31-yearold Rankin County woman is dead, and a convicted felon is in custody, charged with causing the accident that killed her as he allegedly fled police.

Melinda Clark was killed Sunday when her vehicle was struck in Flowood after a chase that began in Ridgeland.

Flowood Police Chief Johnny DeWitt says Robert Williams of Jackson will face charges including felony fleeing resulting in the death

of another and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer once he is released from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

DeWitt says Williams and Melinda Renae Rutherford of Ripley allegedly shoplifted from a Ridgeland business.

Police said Williams and Rutherford led them on a chase into Rankin County and crossed the Ross Barnett Reservoir before ending in the fatal crash in Flowood.

The wreck occurred late Sunday morning at Grants Ferry Road and Lakeland Drive.

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Warren County Mississippi Homemakers Volunteers award recipients pose during the Warren County Mississippi Homemakers Volunteers Award Program and Luncheon at the Warren County Extension Service Friday. From left, Ardiss Marshall, Award of Merit; Floyd Smith, Award of Merit and

An Eagle Lake woman returning to her home in the 800 block of Eagle Lake Shore Road early Sunday morning found someone in her home, and she and a neighbor used a weapon to hold him until Warren County deputies arrived and arrested him.

Sheriff Martin Pace said the woman knew someone was upstairs in her apartment as soon as she walked in at about 2:30 Sunday.

“She immediately called 9-1-1 and summoned a neighbor,” he said.

“The neighbor arrived with a gun,” Pace said.

A jewelry box had been rummaged through, Pace said, but nothing was

ZACHARY, La. (AP) — Work is on the fast track to develop burial sites at a new national cemetery before the Port Hudson National Cemetery runs out of space for new interments later this year.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said construction has begun at a new site, to be known as Louisiana National Cemetery, on 103 acres of land west of Zachary and south of the Port Hudson cemetery.

Rex Kern, Port Hudson’s director, said “Phase 1-A” of the construction will include

HOUMA, La. — Law enforcement officials in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes are taking steps they hope will make room in the parish jails for an expected Carnival season influx.

Both jails are at about capacity: 680 inmates in Terrebonne and 245 in Lafourche.

Authorities are trying to move up court dates for some inmates in an effort to free space, and patrol officers are being asked to consider tickets and citations as alternatives to jailing offenders.

Both parishes draw crowds for the two weeks of parades

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Warren County Republican Executive Board — Meeting 5:30 p.m. Monday; Warren County Courthouse; visitors welcome.

VAMP — Meeting, noon Tuesday, Heritage Buffet, Ameristar Casino; Lori Burke, speaker.

Vicksburg Kiwanis — Noon Tuesday, Jacques’ Cafe; finalize Chili Feast.

Military Order of the Purple Heart and Ladies Auxiliary — Regular meeting 9 a.m.

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from staff reports missing.

Arrested was Kyle Stephen Calhoun, 23, 308 Hunters Ridge Drive, Clinton, and he remained in the Warren County Jail this morning charged with burglary and awaiting an initial hearing in court, Pace said.

City man charged with shooting at home A Vicksburg man was arrested Sunday for shooting multiple times into a residence on Bazinsky Road, police Capt. Bobby Stewart said.

James Winters, 20, 150 Eastover Drive, was held this morning without bond awaiting his initial court appearance. He is charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling and two counts of attempted aggravated assault.

Late Saturday night, residents of a home in the 200 block of Bazinsky Road heard several loud pops that they thought were firecrackers. On Sunday morning, they discovered that their home had been shot three times, Stewart said.

The shooting is believed to stem from an altercation Winters had with one of the residents of the house, Stew-

art said.

Vicksburg man jailed on cocaine warrant A Vicksburg man was arrested Saturday on an indictment warrant for possession of cocaine.

Frederick Valentine, 39, 1223 W. Magnolia St., was arrested about 8:15 p.m. Saturday during a traffic stop near Bowmar Avenue and Valley Street, police Capt.

Bobby Stewart said.

Valentine’s warrant is from a 2011 indictment, and he was being held without bond this morning in Warren County Jail.

Cash, camera missing in city car burglaries Cash and a camera were missing after two weekend auto burglaries.

At 7:30 Saturday morning, $40 was reported missing out of a 1998 GMC truck in the 100 block of Bering Street.

The cash was taken after a burglar broke out a window of the truck, police Capt.

Bobby Stewart said.

A Kodak Easyshare camera, valued at $50, was reported stolen at 1:16 a.m.

Sunday from an unlocked car in the 1600 block of Monroe Street.

2,500 crypts and an area for in-ground burial of cremated remains.

The Civil War-era Port Hudson cemetery is expected to close to first-interment casketed burials in July. Port Hudson will stay active with casketed interments of those with family members already buried there. Port Hudson, a key Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River, fell on July 9, 1863 — five days after Vicksburg surrendered to the Union.

The VA estimates that space

for cremated remains on the 19.9-acre site will be depleted in 2015.

Georgia-Pacific Corp. offered to donate 3.87 acres adjacent to the cemetery, but archaeological investigations in 2009 revealed intact features related to a Confederate artillery battery on the site during the 1863 siege of Port Hudson, according to an environmental assessment report for a new cemetery.

The VA bought the new site on the entrance road to Georgia-Pacific’s Port Hudson

paper mill in September from Land Investments of Louisiana Inc. for $2.08 million, according to a news release from Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate.

The department will hold a dedication ceremony for the new cemetery at 11 a.m.

March 24. The ceremony will be open to the public.

“I’ve heard concerns from veterans that when Port Hudson National Cemetery reaches capacity, they will no longer have burial benefits in their local area,” Kern said.

“This ceremony is our opportunity to assure all Louisiana veterans and family members that their benefits will continue for many years to come,” he said.

Construction will include both gravesites and columbarium development in two phases, providing a full range of burial alternatives to approximately 293,000 veterans and eligible family members in East Baton Rouge Parish and the surrounding area.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS that begin this coming weekend. Officials say major crimes are rare but they expect more arrests for alcohol-related offenses and minor crimes.

Terrebonne jail Warden Mitch Dupre said the Sheriff’s Office works with the district attorney’s office and judges to advance court dates in misdemeanor cases.

And officers will use discretion for possible arrests.

“It’s a case-by-case basis,” Dupre said. “If a person is

causing an incident on a parade route, they can just be removed and given a summons. If the person is belligerent, out of control, and if it warrants a felony, we will arrest them.”

State redesigns deadly intersection ADDIS, La. — The state will seek bids later this month for a construction project to redesign the intersection of Louisiana 1 and Sugar Plantation Parkway in Addis.

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Devel-

opment spokesman Brendan Rush said the state plans to install J-turns, which would add two dedicated lanes along the median for drivers to use to turn onto La. 1.

Three people have died in car wrecks at the intersection in the past nine months.

Fired teachers’ suit nearing resolution NEW ORLEANS — A milestone has been reached in a lawsuit that could determine whether thousands of New Orleans school employees are entitled to damages for

the way they were fired after Hurricane Katrina.

Testimony from a trial that ended last June finally has been transcribed, filling more than 4,000 pages. Now, lawyers in the employees’ lawsuit have until Feb. 17 to file final written arguments. It is unclear how soon after that date Civil District Court Judge Ethel Simms Julien will rule.

The trial began last May, well over five years after Katrina struck and levees failed, deluging the city just as the school year began.

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County’s first martins reported on Culkin The season’s first purple martins were spotted this morning at Pecan Ridge Apartments on Culkin Road.

The sighting of the small birds is a harbinger, birdwatchers say, that spring is on the way.

Eileen Baily, apartment manager, said she saw bird scouts moving around the complex’s martin houses.

“They have a definite soar,” she said. “You know what they are.”

The martins spend the spring and summer in North America as far north as southern Canada laying eggs and raising their young. The birds then migrate to their wintering grounds in South America.

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State schools ‘mediocre’ in science HATTIESBURG (AP) — An educational research institute gives Mississippi a grade of C for what it describes as mediocre standards for teaching science in public schools.

But state associate superintendent Trecina Green said the grade is a tremendous improvement from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s

last report. In 2005, Mississippi got an F from the Washingtonbased group.

Green says only 13 states got a higher grade and 27 got lower grades.

She says a 2008 curriculum rewrite took the earlier report into consideration.

Curriculum standards tell teachers what kindergarten

through 12th-grade students should know.

Official Kathleen PorterMagee says Fordham considered content and rigor, and whether they were specific enough to guide instruction and tests.

She said Mississippi was squarely in the middle of disappointing national results.

New chiefs guiding 60 state school districts JACKSON — Sixty Mississippi school districts have new superintendents.

That number doesn’t include the seven districts with state-appointed conservators.

The state Department of Education is requesting $2.5 million to start a superintendent’s academy. State Superintendent Tom Burnham told House Education Committee members this past week that the academy is “desperately needed” for new administrators to receive training.

Burnham says some of the superintendents have “been asked to do things they don’t know how to do.”

Suspected cop-killer will not face death JACKSON — The man accused of killing a rookie Jackson police officer in 2010 won’t face execution because an evaluation has found that he may be mentally disabled, prosecutors said.

Latawan Smith is scheduled for trial Aug. 13 on a charge of capital murder of Glen Agee.

The U.S. Supreme Court has barred execution of defendants with serious intellectual disabilities.

Courts also have barred the death penalty for people found to have been insane when committing a crime.

Agee, 31, and two other offi-

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS cers were taking Smith to the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond when he escaped. Police said he reached out the window and opened the door in spite of his handcuffs.

Agee caught up with Smith and was shot during the struggle that followed.

Woman: Decongestant brought meth charge JACKSON — Unless she wins her appeal, a 45-yearold Mississippi woman will serve a year in jail for going to Alabama to buy a box of Sudafed.

Diane Avera was convicted in Demopolis of seconddegree intent to make methamphetamine. She is seeking a new trial.

She said her scuba instructor suggested that she start taking the decongestant before a dive trip, because she has a history of ear trouble.

Avera says she waited too late for the prescription required in Mississippi because pseudoephedrine can be used to make methamphetamine.

Hinds CC appeals ex-professor suit JACKSON — A federal

appeals court has scheduled arguments on Hinds Community College’s appeal of a workplace retaliation case.

In 2010, the school was ordered to pay a former professor $345,020 after a federal jury found she had been the victim of workplace retaliation.

Renee Summers-Akers, who taught at Hinds from 1982 until her retirement last spring, alleged she was passed over for a promotion in 2006 because she had aided a colleague who was accusing the college of racial discrimination.

Anderson loses appeal of murder conviction JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of Damien Anderson in a shooting death outside a Durant nightclub in 2009.

Anderson was sentenced to life in prison in 2010 in Holmes County.

Prosecutors say Anderson shot Darnell Smith of Durant multiple times after the two argued outside the nightclub in August 2009.

On appeal, Anderson argued the trial judge erred when she refused to grant a jury instruction on the offense of manslaughter.

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JACK VIX SAYS: Mississippi loves to claim Eli today.

Lawmakers off to slow start in ’12 JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are off to a leisurely start for the 2012 session, to the frustration of many members — especially freshmen who came to Jackson with big ideas to change the world.

The pace could pick up soon because the bill filing deadline is Feb. 20 and committees are organized to work.

Legislators usually meet four months during the first year of a term, from early January to early May. That’s the case this year because leaders never entertained a proposal to shorten the time EMILY at the Capitol.

WAGSTER For the final three years, each session is scheduled for three months, from early January to early April.

Legislators were elected in November and inaugurated Jan. 3. The first substantial piece of legislation from either chamber was passed in the House last Thursday. That was one day shy of the session’s one-month mark.

The exceptionally slow start was predictable in many ways. This year marks the first time since 1976 for Mississippi to get a new governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker all at once, and the new officials needed time to get their teams in place.

Most of the session’s first month was devoted to organizational matters, training for new lawmakers and schmoozing.

Dozens of interest groups, from health care providers to marine biologists, have had Capitol days to greet lawmakers and share information about their programs. Along with brochures, groups frequently give away cookies, candy and inexpensive tchotchkes — flimsy plastic firefighters’ hats from the fire chiefs association, tiny foam astronauts from NASA. Legislators’ social calendars have been full of prayer breakfasts, public policy luncheons and open-bar receptions for those who choose to partake.

In mid-January, the Gulf Coast hosted its annual all-the-seafood-you-can-handle reception that attracted an estimated 2,000 people to the Mississippi Trade Mart about a mile

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from the Capitol. Lawmakers have had breakfast with the Mississippi Economic Council, lunch with the hospital association, hors d’oeuvres with the municipal league and dinner with the press association. Many have attended the formal inaugural galas for Gov. Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and the blue-jeans-and-boots party held this past week to honor House Speaker Philip Gunn.

Reeves knew months in advance that he’d be lieutenant governor, and that gave him plenty of time to decide whom he’d appoint to Senate committees. He won a tough Republican primary last August, and that essentially gave him the job. Democrats didn’t field a candidate, and Reeves had only nominal opposition in November from a Reform Party candidate.

Reeves was inaugurated Jan. 5 and announced his committee chairmen and members the next day.

Gunn had a longer wait to become speaker, and it took him longer to make his committee appointments.

In the Nov. 8 general election, the GOP won control of the Mississippi House for the first time since Reconstruction. House Republicans met several days later and chose Gunn as preferred candidate for speaker. Gunn didn’t get the speaker’s gavel until the full House elected him, without opposition, on the session’s opening day. He announced committee appointments Jan. 20.

The bill that passed the House last Thursday, dubbed the Child Protection Act, is supported by Gunn, Reeves and Gov. Phil Bryant.

It would put new requirements on abortion providers and spell out who’s required to report suspected cases of child sexual abuse — reports that are already required in current law.

Gunn says the House will deal this week with another Republican priority, a bill that would limit the attorney general’s power to hire private attorneys to work for the state.

The current attorney general, Jim Hood, is the only Democrat left in statewide office.

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Emily Wagster-Pettus lives in Jackson and covers Mississippi for The Associated Press.

OLD POST FILES 120 YEARS AGO: 1892 Bernard Foster and George B. Underwood incorporate their United Building and Life Association.

110 YEARS AGO: 1902 W.A. Hyland is constructing a bowling alley in the Bonelli Building. • J. Palmer Black and Mattie Steffey are married. • Henry Rose dies.

100 YEARS AGO: 1912 Miss Mary Agnes Spengler dies. • Walter J. Wallace and Martha E. Anderson are married. • Pay-as-you-enter street cars arrive here. • Miss Eva Murch is in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. • A.B. Conway returns from Glass where he enjoyed a hunt.

90 YEARS AGO: 1922 Constance Talmadge appears at the Alamo Theatre in “Polly of the Follies.” • Sam Soverns, ill for several days, is improving.

• Mrs. I.C. Bell is improving. • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kette return from their bridal trip.

80 YEARS AGO: 1932 Carl Benton and Willard Roach of Valley Park drown when their boat turns over. Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Burnett spend the weekend in Nitta Yuma. • Mrs. D.H. Bivens leaves for her home in Atlanta after visiting relatives here.

• Mrs. W.W. Burnside and children, of Newellton, are visiting friends here.

70 YEARS AGO: 1942 A son is born to Mr. and Mrs. Gorman Griffin. • Mr. and Mrs. H.G. White return from Petersburg, Tenn. • A daughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Bruce.

60 YEARS AGO: 1952 Boy Scout Troop 7 celebrates its 18th birth-

day here. • Mark Stevens and Rhonda Fleming star in “Little Egypt” at the Rivoli DriveIn Theatre. • Mrs. Delta Willis is visiting relatives in Greenville.

50 YEARS AGO: 1962 The Harry S. Truman Award for Meritorious Service in the Field of Civil War History is given to Edwin C. Bearss. • Janet Leigh stars in the Alfred Hitchcock film “Psycho” at the Joy Theatre. • Dr. and Mrs. R.E. Osborn announce the birth of a son, John, on Feb. 13.

40 YEARS AGO: 1972 Maj. Gen. Harold R. Parlitt is speaker during Engineers Week here. • The Vicksburg firm of W.J. Runyon and Son Inc. is given the largest of 11 highway construction contracts awarded by Mississippi Highway Department officials.

30 YEARS AGO: 1982 A.B. “Jackie” Mackey is honored as Man of the Year by the Vicksburg Association of Life Underwriters. • Victor H. Torrey III receives his doctorate in engineering from Texas A&M University. • D.P. Jackson, a native of Vicksburg, is honored in Boston as a black achiever by the Boston YMCA.

20 YEARS AGO: 1992 Tip sheets are distributed by the District Attorney’s office and Crimestoppers to Warren County workers who, by nature of their business, are at high risk to be robbery victims. • A.M. Kirby dies. • Charlie Desireé Pettway celebrates her first birthday.

10 YEARS AGO: 2002 James Lowe joins the staff of Varner Real Estate as a Realtor associate. • Vicksburg High’s Missy Gators win their fifth state championship in seven years.

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Obama: U.S. has ’very good’ intelligence on Iran WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a “very good estimate” of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran’s inner workings.

“Do we know all of the dynamics inside of Iran? Absolutely not,” Obama said. “Iran itself is a lot more divided now than it was. Knowing who is making decisions at any given time inside of Iran is tough.”

Obama said that while he believes the standoff with Iran over its nuclear program can still be resolved through diplomacy, the U.S. has done extensive planning on a range of options.

“We are prepared to exercise these options should they arise,” Obama said during an interview with NBC that aired this morning on the “Today” show.

On Syria, where human rights groups say government forces have killed hundreds of people over the last few days in an effort to contain an uprising against President Bashar Assad, Obama said it is important to resolve the ongoing conflict there without outside military intervention.

The president says a negotiated solution in Syria is possible and defended his administration’s handling of the violence there, saying the

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran’s nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran.

U.S. has been “relentless” in demanding that Assad leave power.

Obama’s comments come amid increased tensions in the Middle East and elsewhere over the prospect that Israel, a key U.S. ally, could soon launch a unilateral strike

against Iran. Fearing that such a step could trigger a broader war and disrupt the international economy, the U.S. and other western nations are scrambling to try to persuade Israel against a strike.

On Sunday, Obama said the U.S. was working in “lockstep”

with Israel and did not believe Israel has decided whether to attack Iran, and said he hopes the standoff can be resolved diplomatically.

“I don’t think that Israel has made a decision on what they need to do,” Obama said during a pre-Super Bowl inter-

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Romney latest pol to join great gaffe club WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s remark that he’s not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of gaffes in presidential election history.

It’s been a banner year for campaign misfires: Rick Perry had his “oops” moment when he forgot one of the three government departments Mitt h e wa n t e d Romney to eliminate.

Herman Cain only made things worse after he fumbled a question about Libya when he explained that he had “all this stuff twirling around in my head.” Michelle Bachmann launched her campaign by declaring that both she and actor John Wayne had lived in Waterloo, Iowa, when it was actually serial killer John

Wayne Gacy who’d lived there.

Will any of those sour notes still be ringing in the ears beyond November’s ballots and confetti?

There’s stiff competition in the pantheon of campaign misfires: Think of Howard Dean’s primal scream in Iowa during the 2004 primary. Vice President Al Gore’s overwrought sighs when debating George W. Bush in 2000. Vice President Dan Quayle’s botched spelling of potato in 1992. And, way back at the dawn of televised presidential debates, Richard Nixon’s profuse sweating on stage with rival John Kennedy in 1960.

Some others with proven staying power: • Romney knows only too well how devastating a single gaffe can be. Forty-five years ago, his father, George Romney, ended his presidential campaign after negative fallout from his answer

Romney adds to delegate lead after sweeping Nevada victory WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney has added to his lead in the race for delegates now that Republican officials in Nevada are done counting the votes from Saturday’s presidential caucuses.

Romney won the GOP caucuses with 50 percent of the vote, giving him 14 delegates.

Newt Gingrich won six delegates, Ron Paul won five and Rick Santorum got three.

Romney has a total of 101 delegates to the party’s national convention, including endorsements from Republican National Committee members who will automatically attend the convention and can support any candidate they choose.

Gingrich has a total of 32, Santorum has 17 and Paul has nine. It takes 1,144 delegates to win the Republican nomination for president.

Broken English ad draws more criticism LANSING, Mich. — A coalition of black ministers in Detroit is calling on U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra to apologize for his Super Bowl ad portraying a young Asian woman speaking broken English.

The request came a day

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS after an Asian-American group called the ad “very disturbing.” The Michigan Republican began taking heat after the Super Bowl ad ran statewide Sunday.

Obama: Negative ads will have role in 2012 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said the rise of political action committees guarantees that there will be a lot of negative ads in the lead-up to November’s presidential election.

Obama says he would prefer to get the “big money” that funds the so-called super PACs out of politics. But he said court decisions authorizing the funding of super PACs means it’s hard for a candidate to get their message across without using those resources.

Obama wouldn’t say whether his campaign or outside groups supporting him would avoid negative ads.

But he says a candidate can’t win by simply attacking his or her opponent and going negative. He said candidates must also explain their visions for the country.

to a question about why he’d once supported the Vietnam War. In a 1967 TV interview, Romney referred back to his 1965 visit to the country and stated, “When I came back from Viet Nam, I’d just had the greatest brainwashing that anybody can get.”

• President Gerald Ford didn’t dominate when he falsely declared in a 1976 debate that “there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe,” including Poland. Time magazine called it “the blooper heard round the world.” Democrat Jimmy Carter, Ford’s rival, said the president had “disgraced our country.” Ford only made things worse by refusing for days to retract the statement.

• Michael Dukakis’ run against President George H.W. Bush in 1988 yielded two lulus. His emotionally detached answer to a debate question about whether he would favor the death penalty if his wife, Kitty, were raped

and murdered was a classic case of being too cool under pressure. “I think you know that I’ve opposed the death penalty during all of my life,” he calmly replied. “I don’t see any evidence that it’s a deterrent, and I think there are better and more effective ways to deal with violent crime.”

And then there was that unfortunate photo of a helmeted Dukakis taking a spin in a tank — the ultimate in What Not To Wear for candidates.

• The most telling moment in a three-way debate between Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot in 1992, wasn’t conveyed in words. It was Bush’s glance at his watch. The president already was battling perceptions that he was out of touch and out of ideas in a time of economic distress. When the TV cameras caught him stealing a glance at his watch, it reinforced the impression that Bush wasn’t up for the job.

view with NBC. Iran insists its nuclear pursuits are for peaceful civilian purposes, not a bomb.

Iran’s regime says it wants to extinguish the Jewish state, and the West accuses it of assembling the material and know-how to build a nuclear bomb. Just last week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta would not dispute a report that he believes Israel may attack Iran this spring in an attempt to set back its nuclear program.

Obama refused to say whether the United States would get notice from Israel before any potential strike on Iran.

“I will say that we have closer military and intelligence consultation between our two countries than we’ve ever had,” Obama said, adding, “We are going to be sure that we work in lockstep as we proceed to try to solve this — hopefully diplomatically.”

The United States is leading that persuasion initiative, even though Washington largely has concluded that outside argument will have little effect on Israeli decisionmaking.

“Any kind of additional military activity inside the Gulf is disruptive and has a big effect on us,” Obama said. “It could have a big effect on oil prices. We’ve still got troops in Afghanistan, which borders Iran.”

Wall Street opens lower as Greek talks drag on NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging lower in early trading today as talks dragged on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package required for the country to get more bailout loans.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 36 points to 12,825 in the first two hours of trading. That’s a drop of 0.4 percent.

Boeing Co. led the Dow lower, falling 1.2 percent following reports that the company found a problem in its 787 Dreamliner.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 3.5 points to 1,341.

The Nasdaq composite fell 9 points to 2,896.

The declines follow a big gain Friday after a surprisingly good U.S. employment report.

Greece’s Prime Minister Lucas Papademos will meet with negotiators from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund in the afternoon and then with the leaders of the three parties backing his coalition government. The Greek parliament must sign off on any budget deal.

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Continued from Page A1. of aggravated assault and armed robbery.

Jackson remained in the Intensive Care Unit of University Medical Center in Jackson this morning, his daughter Sheila Hedrick of Vicksburg said.

“There is no change,” she

said. “He is not awake and is still not responding. He does have a fever, and the doctors are trying to find the infection.”

“We’re obviously very pleased that they have arrested both people involved in his beating,” she

said. “We’re glad that the police were able to make the arrests quickly. We hope they get the maximum sentence for their charges. We want them to suffer like my daddy’s suffered.

“Now that the men have been arrested, we want

answers,” Hedrick said. “If they wanted to rob him, why did they beat him?”

A $13,500 reward had been offered for information leading to the arrest of his attackers.

It could not be determined this morning if the money

had been claimed.

Noel Jackson of Vicksburg, Fred Jackson’s brother, said this morning an account has been opened at BancorpSouth for contributions to help cover the victim’s medical expenses.

Wendy’s it,” he said.

Sapp said he hopes to get a decade of use out of the LEDs before replacing them, and some stores might be adding more of the lights.

“The next thing that we are going to is interior lighting that will give us the same effect,” Sapp said.

Having a LED light bulb for a decade soon won’t be

unheard of, said Entergy Spokesman Don Arnold.

“Some of them will last as long as 40 years. That’s a lot of what you’re going to start seeing,” Arnold said. “That’s going to be the new standard of lighting.”

The lights also are available to consumers at a cost of $10 to $30 per bulb. Many people balk at the price tag with-

out thinking of the benefits, Arnold said.

“In the long run, it’s going to save you money, and that’s not even including the energy that it’s going to save,” he said. “They’re expensive right now, but that’s the way those compact florescent lights were several years ago.”

Cooper Lighting’s plant

on U.S. 61 South, has produced LED technology for a number of years. Sapp and Arnold both said they have consulted Cooper employees about the lighting. A local Cooper spokesman did not return calls for comment.

The government denied shelling Homs, however, and said “armed terrorist groups” were attacking civilians and police in several neighborhoods. The staterun news agency also said today that gunmen killed three soldiers and captured others at a checkpoint in the Jabal al-Zawiyah region of Idlib province, which borders Turkey.

Syria has blocked access to trouble spots in the country and prevented independent reporting, making it nearly impossible to verify accounts from either side as the conflict spirals out of control and turns increasingly violent.

Homs, which many refer to as “the capital of the Syrian revolution,” has become a flashpoint of the nearly 11-month-old uprising against Assad. Several neighborhoods in the city, such as Baba Amr, are under the control of rebels.

The threat of both sides turning to greater force increased Saturday when Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed.

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice says China and Russia are running the risk of suffering the same sort of international isolation as Assad because of their double veto.

Moscow and Beijing “will come to regret” their votes, Rice told “CBS This Morning.”

On Saturday, Syrian forces killed up to 200 people in Homs — the highest death toll reported for a single day in the uprising — according to several rights groups.

There was no way to independently confirm the toll.

While government forces have in the past used tanks and other weapons, the increased number of victims appears to have resulted from the indiscriminate use of artillery, according to the activists’ reports.

“As of 6:30 this morning, the shelling intensified with a rate of one shell every two minutes,” Baba Amr activist Omar Sheker said during today’s bombardment.

The uprising began with mostly peaceful protests against Assad, but government forces responded with a fierce crackdown. Now,

army defectors and others are taking up arms to fight back, raising fears of civil war.

China said today it was forced to use its veto because the vote was called too soon, before the parties could work out differences in the proposal. But China denied playing spoiler and said it wants to see an end to violence there.

China and Russia have drawn the wrath of the United States, Europe and much of the Arab world for the weekend veto. China says the resolution put undue emphasis on pressuring the Syrian government and prejudged the result of any dialogue between the parties in Syria.

“On the issue of Syria, China is not sheltering anyone nor do we intentionally oppose anyone. We uphold justice and take a responsible attitude,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said today.

Also today, an explosion ripped through a gas pipeline in Homs, the state-run news agency, SANA, reported.

SANA blamed terrorists. The regime says terrorists acting out a foreign conspiracy are behind the uprising, not protesters seeking change.

The Local Coordination Committees activist group said today’s shelling in Homs hit a makeshift clinic in Baba Amr, causing casualties.

At least 17 people were killed across the city today, according to the LCC and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Activist Shaker said a paramedic was wounded in the shelling of the clinic and two people who were standing outside died instantly. He added that many volunteers at the hospital were wounded as well as people receiving treatment.

Syria’s state-run TV denied government forces were besieging the area, saying activists in the city were setting tires on fire to make it appear as if there was a bombardment.

Syrian security forces are “chasing the terrorists and clashing with them,” it said.

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Super Bowl Continued from Page A1. the way New York beat New England in the 2008 Super Bowl with Manning as MVP, started on the Giants’ 12, with a little more than 3 1/2 minutes left and the Patriots ahead 17-15. It closed with running back Ahmad Bradshaw easing into the end zone from 6 yards out. The Patriots decided not to contest the run, trying to save some time on the clock for a final drive — a risky and desperate decision by Patriots coach Bill Belichick.

But New England couldn’t get the ball back in the end zone, with Tom Brady’s final heave from his 49 falling barely beyond the grasp of tight end Rob Gronkowski.

“We had this goal to finish, finish, finish,” Coughlin said, “and win the fourth quarter.”

That’s precisely when Manning takes over.

In the regular season, he threw an NFL-record 15 TD passes in the final period.

He also led six game-winning drives to bring New York back from fourth-quarter deficits.

“He’s become confident over time; kind of grew into it,” Manning’s father, former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie, told The Associated Press after Sunday’s game. “I always felt like you have to experience those situations before you become confident. He’s certainly had his share.”

That’s true. Manning’s even done it before in the Super Bowl.

Four years ago, he took home his first MVP award after a scoring pass to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds

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left allowed New York to upset Brady and New England, ruining the Patriots’ bid for a perfect season. Back then, Manning got a boost from David Tyree’s Velcrohelmet grab on the go-ahead drive. This time, the key play was Mario Manningham’s 38-yard, over-the-shoulder catch between two defenders along the sideline, which held up after the Patriots challenged it.

The Giants had trouble putting up points Sunday despite getting into New England’s territory on every drive except a kneeldown at the end of the first half.

But Manning kept at it, using eight receivers, led by Hakeem Nicks’ 10 catches for 109 yards.

“We just tried to be patient,” said Manningham, who finished with five receptions for 73 yards. “Got to be patient with this game. We knew big plays (were) going to come. We just had to take advantage of them.”

Manning now is one of only five players in NFL history with multiple Super Bowl MVP awards. He joined the guy he got the better of in the big game yet again, Brady, along with Terry Bradshaw, Bart Starr and Joe Montana (the only player with three).

And Manning did it in the House that Peyton Built, the stadium where his Big Bro — a four-time regular-season MVP but owner of only one Super Bowl title — plays for the Indianapolis Colts.

“It just feels good to win a Super Bowl. Doesn’t matter where you are,” said Manning, 10 for 14 for 118 yards in

Sunday’s fourth quarter.

As he spoke, he clutched the silver Vince Lombardi Trophy.

“Certainly, Eli has had a very good season,” acknowledged Brady, 27 of 41 for 276 yards, with two TDs and one interception. He completed 16 consecutive passes in one stretch, breaking Joe Montana’s Super Bowl record of 13. “He made some great throws there in the fourth quarter.”

The biggest turnaround of all this season for Manning was the way he brought the Giants back from a 1-5 slump

that left them 7-7 and in serious danger of missing the playoffs. But from there, he took them on a season-closing, six-game winning streak.

He finished the postseason with nine TDs and only one interception, solid as could be the whole way.

“I never doubt Eli,” Giants safety Kenny Phillips said.

“I don’t think anyone on this team doubts Eli.” There were, however, some doubters outside the organization, those who wondered aloud what Manning was thinking back in August, before the season got going,

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 Mostly cloudy Tuesday night, slight chance of rain, lows in the lower 40s; mostly sunny Wednesday, highs in the upper 50s

Syria The U.S. vowed to step up pressure on Assad to quit but ruled out military intervention. Obama said a negotiated solution in Syria is possible and ruled out foreign military intervention.

The State Department warned last month it would close the embassy unless Assad’s government stepped up its protection. It cited concerns about the safety of personnel and recent car bombs.

In Homs, shells slammed into a makeshift medical clinic and residential areas, killing at least 23 people in the third day of a new offensive on the epicenter of the country’s uprising, activists said. Another 10 people were reported killed elsewhere.

In Cairo, Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said he was “extremely alarmed and concerned” at the use of heavy weapons by regime forces.

The League has been an important diplomatic force trying to stem the bloodshed, and its proposal for a transition to democracy in Syria was the basis for the U.N. Security Council resolution that Russia and China blocked in a vote Saturday.

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Continued from Page A1. levels for electricity usage that in five years it will pay us back,” he said.

Carlisle has been investing in LED technology for about five years, Sapp said, and the company uses LEDs in new stores and remodeling projects.

“It’s the right thing to do ecologically speaking, and it makes business sense to do

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when he was honest when asked in an interview whether he considered himself an “elite” quarterback a la Brady.

Manning said simply that he belonged “in that class.”

But it all became quite a big deal in New York — shocking, right? — and he was questioned and criticized for the way he seemed to be portraying himself.

Hard to imagine anyone arguing now.

STATE FORECAST TONIGHT Partly cloudy, lows in the upper 50s Tuesday-Wednesday Mostly cloudy Tuesday night, slight chance of rain, lows in the lower 40s; mostly sunny Wednesday, highs in the upper 50s

Almanac Highs and Lows High/past 24 hours............. 53º Low/past 24 hours............... 39º Average temperature......... 46º Normal this date................... 48º Record low..............12º in 1996 Record high............76º in 1957 Rainfall Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours.................0.0 inch This month..............4.88 inches Total/year.................9.96 inches Normal/month......1.02 inches Normal/year...........6.49 inches Solunar table Most active times for fish and wildlife Tuesday: A.M. Active............................ 4:10 A.M. Most active...............10:23 P.M. Active............................. 4:35 P.M. Most active................10:48 Sunrise/sunset Sunset today........................ 5:39 Sunset tomorrow............... 5:40 Sunrise tomorrow.............. 6:53

RIVER DATA Stages Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 35.3 | Change: +0.6 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 23.9 | Change: +2.5 Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 24.0 | Change: +1.1 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 23.5 | Change: +1.9 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 18.6 | Change: +3.4 Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 28.1 | Change: NC Flood: 28 feet StEELE BAYOU Land....................................83.1 River....................................82.8

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Norway killer demands medal at hearing OSLO, Norway (AP) — The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in the worst peacetime massacre that Norway has ever seen told a court today that he deserves a medal of honor for the bloodshed and demanded to be set free.

Anders Behring Breivik smirked as he was led in to the Oslo district court, handcuffed and dressed in a dark suit, for his last scheduled detention hearing before the trial starts in April. He stretched out his arms in what his lawyer Geir Lippestad said was “some kind of rightwing extremist greeting.”

ReadAnders Behring i n g f r o m Breivik prepared remarks, the 32-year-old Norwegian told the court that the July 22 massacre — carried out with a bomb, a rifle and a handgun — was a strike against “traitors” he said are embracing immigration to promote “an Islamic colonization of Norway.”

Like in previous hearings, Breivik admitted to setting off the bomb outside the government headquarters in Oslo and opening fire at a Labor Party youth camp on Utoya island, outside the capital, but denied criminal responsibility and rejected the authority of the court.

About 100 survivors and relatives of victims watched in disbelief, as Breivik asked to be released, and told the judge he should receive a military honor for Norway’s most deadly peacetime attacks.

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Belinda Conne, right, shares a laugh with an unidentified friend Sunday.

Missing mushroom pickers considered eating pit bull 330 miles south-southwest of Portland.

“The wife had the BlackBerry and I had the knife,” Dan Conne said. “I kept flashing. The wife said, ‘You’re blinding them.’ But I wanted to make sure they seen us. I wasn’t taking no chance.”

The three had given up hope and thought they were going to die when rescuers came.

“None of us thought we were coming out of there,” he said.

While lost, the cold and hungry family could see search helicopters and airplanes flying low and slow overhead, but they couldn’t get the pilots’ attention through the thick, coastal forest vegetation.

When they were found, the Connes were just five football fields from a road, and a mile from their Jeep.

Queen to mark 60 years on British throne LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II braved the cold and snow to attend church Sunday on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee anniversary.

Elizabeth was joined by her husband, Prince Philip, at the service at West Newton church on her Sandringham Estate in eastern England.

Following a service that lasted less than an hour, the queen took time to greet and accept flowers from wellwishers huddled in the freezing temperatures to catch a glimpse of her.

The bitter cold and snow that blanketed much of Britain forced a change of plans

for Philip. He had been due to travel to nearby Kings Lynn to participate in the 90th anniversary parade of the local Royal British Legion branch, but the event was canceled.

The 85-year-old monarch marks 60 years on the throne today. The anniversary will be marked by a series of regional, national and international events throughout 2012.

Elizabeth ascended the throne when her father, George VI, died on Feb. 6, 1952. She is the longest-serving monarch after Queen Victoria, who reigned for more than 63 years.

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Palestinians move toward end of political rift RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today took a decisive step toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant Hamas, agreeing to head an interim unity government that would prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Georgia court overturns assisted suicide rules

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GOLD BEACH, Ore. (AP) — Three mushroom pickers lost six nights in the rugged forest of southwest Oregon with no food considered eating their dog, and used the screen on their dead cell phone and the blade of a sheath knife to flash a signal at the helicopter pilot who found them.

Dan Conne said Sunday from his hospital bed in Gold Beach that he and his wife and son spent the nights huddled in a hollow log with nothing to eat, and considered sacrificing their pit bull, Jesse, for food.

A volunteer helicopter pilot looking outside the search area Saturday spotted Dan and Belinda Conne, both 47, along with 25-year-old Michael, on the edge of a deep ravine in tall timber. They were about 10 miles northeast of the town of Gold Beach, roughly

The announcement immediately threw Mideast peace efforts into turmoil. By moving closer to Hamas, the Palestinian leader appeared to be closing the door, for now, to any possibility of peace talks with Israel — although all such efforts have failed to get off the ground during Israeli Prime

Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s three years in office.

Netanyahu condemned today’s deal, saying it would be impossible to reach peace with a government that includes Hamas, which Israel and the West consider a terrorist group.

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The three were airlifted to a Gold Beach hospital, where they stayed overnight.

Dan Conne hurt his back, and Belinda Conne had hypothermia, Curry County Sheriff John Bishop said. All three were hungry, and enjoyed their potato soup and sandwiches at the hospital.

Belinda and Dan Conne were discharged Sunday. Their son, who suffered frostbite, hypothermia and a sprained ankle, remained in the hospital for more treatment.

On Saturday, Jackson County Commissioner John Rachor saw a movement on the edge of a deep ravine in tall timber.

A man in tan bib overalls was waving his arms. He marked the spot on his GPS and called the Coast Guard for a helicopter to winch the family out.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top court today struck down a state law designed to discourage assisted suicides after a legal battle brought by four members of a suicide group who said the law also violated free speech rights.

The Georgia Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling concludes the 1994 state law “restricts speech in violation of the free speech clauses” of the U.S. and Georgia constitutions.

The court’s opinion held that Georgia only criminalized assisted suicides that include a public offering to assist. It said the law didn’t expressly prohibit assisted suicides, meaning some were legal in Georgia.

The opinion, penned by Justice Hugh Thompson, said lawmakers could have imposed a ban on all assisted

suicides with no restriction on protected speech, or it could forbid all offers to assist in suicides that are followed by the act. But lawmakers decided to do neither, the ruling said.

“The State has failed to provide any explanation or evidence as to why a public advertisement or offer to assist in an otherwise legal activity is sufficiently problematic to justify an intrusion on protected speech rights,” the ruling said.

The court’s decision means the members of the Final Exit Network who challenged the law after they were charged in February 2009 with helping a 58-year-old cancerstricken man die, won’t have to stand trial, said attorney Don Samuel, who represents one of the defendants.

3rd U.S. cruise ship sails after norovirus outbreak FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A third U.S.-based cruise ship with an outbreak of stomach illness has sailed again after being decontaminated in South Florida.

The vessel Ruby Princess sailed Sunday from Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades. It was one of three cruise ships that docked in Florida and Louisiana over the weekend with outbreaks of norovirus.

Port Everglades spokeswoman Ellen Kennedy said the Ruby Princess was cleaned Sunday and departed. Passengers were informed of the virus and cleanup as they waited to board.

Norovirus causes upset stom-

ach, vomiting and diarrhea.

Princess Cruise Lines operates the ship and another, the Crown Princess, that sailed from Fort Lauderdale after cleaning.

Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Sea left New Orleans a couple of hours late Saturday because of the same illness.

The 15-deck, 3,100-passenger Royal Caribbean Cruises ship was delayed in leaving Saturday for a seven-day trip by a couple of hours, Port of New Orleans spokesman Chris Bonura said.

WDSU-TV reported that about 200 passengers on the New Orleans ship became ill from the virus.

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super bowl XLVI New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17

On a roll USM women notch second straight win Women’s basketball roundup/B3

Giants are super again

Manning takes MVP as New York denies New England a second time

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(G) PCA at Rebul Today, 7 p.m.

(G) St. Al vs. Piney Woods Tuesday, 4 p.m. at Natchez Cathedral (B) St. Al vs. Hinds AHS Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. at Natchez Cathedral (B) Vicksburg vs.

Greenville-Weston Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. at Clinton (G) Vicksburg vs. WC Tuesday, 7 p.m., at Clinton

On TV 8 p.m. ESPN - Texas and Texas A&M renew their Lone Star State rivalry on the basketball court, and for the last time in the regular season as Big 12 opponents, tonight in College Station.

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New York Giants linebacker and former Southern Miss star had 91⁄2 tackles in Sunday’s 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.

Sidelines Stanley storms back to win Phoenix Open

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Stanley rebounded from a devastating loss to win the Phoenix Open, overcoming an eightstroke deficit Sunday in a comeback as unlikely as his collapse last week at Torrey Pines.

In tears seven days ago in San Diego after blowing a big lead — dropping the final strokes with a triplebogey 8 on the final hole — and losing a playoff, Stanley took advantage of Spencer Levin’s meltdown Sunday to win his first PGA Tour title.

Stanley closed with a bogey-free 6-under 65, holing a 4-foot par putt on the par-4 18th, to finish at 15-under 269.

Levin, six strokes ahead entering the round and seven in front after one hole, shot a 75 to finish two strokes behind Stanley.

“I just didn’t have it,” Levin said. “Maybe I was looking ahead too much and trying too hard. What are you going to do? I tried my best.”

LOTTERY La. Pick 3: 5-7-6 La. Pick 4: 6-4-7-2 Weekly results: B2

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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy while celebrating his team’s 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Manning, a former Ole Miss star, threw for 296 yards and a touchdown and was selected as the game’s MVP.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish.

Uh-uh, Tom. Not in this city, and not in this game.

Indianapolis is a Manning town, whether it’s Peyton or Eli pulling out the wins. And the Super Bowl is suddenly the province of the New York Giants, who have figured out how to topple Brady and the New England Patriots in the biggest moments.

Eli Manning led another fourth-quarter touchdown drive and won his second Super Bowl MVP on Sunday night, leading the Giants to a 21-17 victory that provided a pulsating finish to an NFL season that started with turmoil and a lockout.

“It’s been a wild game,” said Manning, who now has one more Super Bowl title than his older brother. “It’s been a wild season,” A wild finish was certainly fitting.

The Giants (13-7) almost didn’t make the playoffs, needing a lot of help at 7-7 with two games left.

Their defense finally came together, and Manning gave them a chance in every game with his penchant for comebacks — a league-record 15 touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

Of course, his greatest career comeback was in that Super Bowl four years

Inside • Past champions, MVPs/B2 • Mistakes pile up for New England/B3 • Records set in Super Bowl XLVI/B3 ago, when the Patriots were undefeated and Manning led a late scoring drive that included an enduring Super Bowl moment — the incredible catch David Tyree made by trapping the ball against his helmet.

The Patriots (15-4) had a chance to avoid more such history on Sunday. Brady, trying to match boyhood hero Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw with four Super Bowl titles, had New England in range to put it away late in the fourth quarter.

Wes Welker dropped a pass at the 20-yard line with 4 minutes left, forcing a punt that gave the Giants another chance trailing 17-15.

“It comes to the biggest moment of my life, and (I) don’t come up with it,” said a red-eyed Welker. “It’s one of those plays I’ve made a thousand times.”

Manning’s turn for more Super Bowl magic.

He threw a spot-on 38-yard pass down the sideline to Mario Manningham, fitting the ball perfectly between two defensive backs barreling down on the receiver.

Manningham got both feet See Super Bowl, Page B3.

Lady Flashes attempt to rebound in tourney

Lady Eagles start over in District 5-A tourney

By Jeff Byrd jbyrd@vicksburgpost.com

By Ernest Bowker ebowker@vicksburgpost.com

It’s been five years since the St. Aloysius Lady Flashes escaped the division tournament and went on to play in the Class 1A playoffs. Once again, they’re one win away from ending the drought.

The Lady Flashes open the Division 7-1A Tournament on Tuesday at 4 p.m. against Piney Woods. The two teams split the season series with each winning on its home court. The winner is guaranteed a spot in next week’s Class 1A South State satellite game. For St. Al, getting that far would mark the first time since 2007 that they’ve done it.

The division tournament is at Natchez Cathedral. St. Al’s boys’ team, which went 1-21 this season, will play its firstround game against Hinds AHS (13-8) at 5:30.

First-year St. Al girls coach Cookie Johnson gave her team a couple days off last week in hopes that it could recharge the batteries after a three-game losing streak to close the regular season.

“They needed to clear their minds,” Johnson said.

The Lady Flashes had won three in a row to reach eight

wins. They then lost winnable games at Piney Woods and at home to University Christian before finishing with a blowout loss to the tournament’s top seed, Hinds AHS (21-4). The winner of Tuesday’s game plays Hinds on Thursday at 4 p.m.

Johnson said a good start is a must against Piney Woods.

“In the first game, we started off well and built a good lead,” Johnson said.

“In the second game at their place, we started off slow.

We couldn’t make our free throws and they jumped on us. We were down 20 early in the quarter and got it down to 10 by the end of the game.”

St. Al junior center Ellie Welp said the setting at Piney Woods was strange.

“It was like playing on a stage. It was pretty uncomfortable,” Welp said. “I’m glad we’re playing at Cathedral. I like their gym.”

The Lady Flashes picked up four division wins this season to earn the fourth seed in the six-team division.

The top four teams in the tournament advance to the Class 1A South State satellite round. Getting there would make this season that much better.

“I feel good about what

Allie Willis and the St. Al Lady Flashes will face Piney Woods in the Division 7-1A Tournament on Tuesday.

Inside Division tournament schedules/B2 we’ve done this year,” Welp said. “To get to this point is something we’ve worked hard for.”

Johnson said her team has made progress.

“We’ve gotten a lot better and I’m proud of their progress,” Johnson said. “We’re now at a point where every game counts. We just have to focus on Piney Woods.”

The start of the postseason marks a fresh start for everyone — even teams that haven’t won a game all season.

The winless Porters Chapel Lady Eagles (0-21) get one more chance for a lasting memory when they take on host Rebul Academy in the first round of the District 5-A tournament tonight at 7.

Rebul easily won both regular-season meetings against PCA, 49-19 on Dec. 1 and 49-16 on Jan. 12.

PCA did keep the second game close for nearly a quarter, though, and has played some of its best basketball down the stretch. It lost a close game to district foe Park Place and played crosstown rival St. Aloysius tough for three quarters before running out of gas.

PCA’s Marshedia Graise scored a season-high 23 points in the loss to St. Al. “Since that St. Al game, they have done nothing but pick it up. If they played three or four teams in our district like they played St. Al, they would have won a few games,” PCA coach E.J. Creel said.

Win or lose, Creel said she’ll be satisfied with another spirited effort tonight.

“We’re outmatched, but Marshedia that’s OK. Graise We’re going to play as hard as we can and if we get beat, that’s OK,” Creel said. “We play as hard as we can, that’s all you can ask.”

PCA’s boys team went undefeated in the district and was rewarded with a firstround bye in the tournament.

Its first game is Friday night at 7:45, against either Park Place or Mt. Salus.

With the bye, the Eagles (18-4) are also guaranteed of a spot in next week’s MAIS Class A South Central State Tournament, which will also be held at Rebul Academy.

That doesn’t mean they’re looking too far ahead, though. There are rewards for winning this tournament, not just advancing.

“This tournament is going to determine what seed we are,” center Talbot Buys said.

“We need to go into the next tournament as the number one seed.”

B2

Monday, February 6, 2012

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from staff & AP reports

Cycling Contador stripped of 2010 Tour title MADRID — Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport’s highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended the three-time Tour champion after rejecting his claim that his positive test for clenbuterol was caused by eating contaminated meat on a 2010 Tour rest day.

The three-man CAS panel upheld appeals by the International Cycling Union and World Anti-Doping Agency, which challenged a Spanish cycling tribunal’s decision last year to exonerate Contador.

“The presence of clenbuterol was more likely caused by the ingestion of a contaminated food supplement,” CAS said in its ruling in Lausanne, Switzerland.

CAS backdated Contador’s ban and he is eligible to return to competition on Aug. 6. The ban means Contador will miss the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the London Olympics.

NBA Seattle working to bring back team SEATTLE — The city of Seattle has been working behind the scenes the past eight months with a hedge-fund manager to bring an NBA team back to town — possibly as early as next fall if the Sacramento Kings fail to get a satisfactory deal for a new arena, newly released documents show.

The city turned over the documents to The Seattle Times on Friday under a public records request. The documents included the agenda for a meeting between the parties on Dec. 13, with topics including “Review of Basic Deal Structure,” “City Debt Capacity” and “Financing Issues.”

A Seattle native who now lives in San Francisco, 44-year-old hedgefund manager Christopher Hansen, approached the city about his desire to buy an NBA team and build an arena south of Safeco Field, the documents show. Hansen told officials an arena could be built with minimal impact on taxpayers.

Seattle hasn’t had an NBA team since 2008, when owner Clay Bennett moved the Sonics to Oklahoma City.

flashback

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Feb. 6 1967 — Muhammad Ali successfully defends his world heavyweight title with a 15-round decision over Ernest Terrell in the Houston Astrodome.

1970 — The NBA expands to 18 teams with the addition of franchises in Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland.

2005 — The New England Patriots win their third Super Bowl in four years, 24-21 over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. It’s their ninth straight postseason victory, equaling Vince Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers.

2010 — LeBron James scores 47 points, including 24 straight for Cleveland in the first half, and the Cavaliers hold off the New York Knicks 113-106. James sets a franchise record with 35 points in the first half.

The Vicksburg Post

scoreboard NFL NFL Playoffs

Wild-card round

Jan. 7 Houston 31, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans 45, Detroit 28 Jan. 8 N.Y. Giants 24, Atlanta 2 Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT

Divisional Playoffs

Jan. 14 San Francisco 36, New Orleans 32 New England 45, Denver 10 Jan. 15 Baltimore 20, Houston 13 N.Y. Giants 37, Green Bay 20

Conference Championships

Jan. 22 New England 23, Baltimore 20 N.Y. Giants 20, San Francisco 17, OT

Super Bowl XLVI

Sunday At Indianapolis N.Y. Giants 21, New England 17 ———

Super Bowl XLVI GIANTS 21, PATRIOTS 17

N.Y. Giants New England

9 0 6 6 — 21 0 10 7 0 — 17 First Quarter NYG—Team safety, 8:52.

NYG—Cruz 2 pass from Manning (Tynes kick), 3:24.

Second Quarter NE—FG Gostkowski 29, 13:48.

NE—Woodhead 4 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), :08.

Third Quarter NE—Hernandez 12 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 11:20.

NYG—FG Tynes 38, 6:43.

NYG—FG Tynes 33, :35.

Fourth Quarter NYG—Bradshaw 6 run (run failed), :57.

A—68,658.

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NYG NE First downs................................26........................21 Total Net Yards.......................396......................349 Rushes-yards.....................28-114...................19-83 Passing....................................282......................266 Punt Returns..........................1-10.......................0-0 Kickoff Returns.......................4-75.....................3-73 Interceptions Ret......................1-0.......................0-0 Comp-Att-Int..................... 30-40-0............... 27-41-1 Sacked-Yards Lost.................3-14.....................2-10 Punts...................................4-40.8..................3-41.0 Fumbles-Lost............................2-0.......................0-0 Penalties-Yards......................4-24.....................5-28 Time of Possession.............37:05...................22:55 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—N.Y. Giants, Bradshaw 17-72, Jacobs 9-37, Ware 1-6, Manning 1-(minus 1). New England, Green-Ellis 10-44, Welker 2-21, Woodhead 7-18.

PASSING—N.Y. Giants, Manning 30-40-0-296.

New England, Brady 27-41-1-276.

RECEIVING—N.Y. Giants, Nicks 10-109, Manningham 5-73, Pascoe 4-33, Cruz 4-25, Bradshaw 2-19, Hynoski 2-19, Ballard 2-10, Ware 1-8. New England, Hernandez 8-67, Welker 7-60, Woodhead 4-42, Branch 3-45, Gronkowski 2-26, Green-Ellis 2-15, Ochocinco 1-21.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

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Super Bowl results Scores of past Super Bowls, with the site of the game in parentheses XLVI—New York Giants 21, New England 17 (Indianapolis) XLV—Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25 (Arlington, Texas) XLIV—New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17 (Miami) XLIII—Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23 (Tampa) XLII—New York Giants 17, New England 14 (Glendale, Ariz.)

XLI—Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17 (Miami) XL—Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10 (Detroit) XXXIX—New England 24, Philadelphia 21 (Jacksonville, Fla.) XXXVIII—New England 32, Carolina 29 (Houston) XXXVII—Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21 (San Diego) XXXVI—New England 20, St. Louis 17 (New Orleans) XXXV—Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7 (Tampa) XXXIV—St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16 (Atlanta) XXXIII—Denver 34, Atlanta 19 (Miami) XXXII—Denver 31, Green Bay 24 (San Diego) XXXI—Green Bay 35, New England 21 (New Orleans) XXX—Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17 (Tempe, Ariz.)

XXIX—San Francisco 49, San Diego 26 (Miami) XXVIII—Dallas 30, Buffalo 13 (Atlanta) XXVII—Dallas 52, Buffalo 17 (Pasadena, Calif) XXVI—Washington 37, Buffalo 24 (Minneapolis) XXV—New York Giants 20, Buffalo 19 (Tampa) XXIV—San Francisco 55, Denver 10 (New Orleans) XXIII—San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 (Miami) XXII—Washington 42, Denver 10 (San Diego) XXI—New York Giants 39, Denver 20 (Pasadena, Calif.)

XX—Chicago 46, New England 10 (New Orleans) XIX—San Francisco 38, Miami 16 (Palo Alto, Calif.)

XVIII—Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9 (Tampa) XVII—Washington 27, Miami 17 (Pasadena, Calif.)

XVI—San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 (Detroit) XV—Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10 (New Orleans) XIV—Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles Rams 19 (Pasadena, Calif.)

XIII—Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31 (Miami) XII—Dallas 27, Denver 10 (New Orleans) XI—Oakland 32, Minnesota 14 (Pasadena, Calif.)

X—Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17 (Miami) IX—Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6 (New Orleans) VIII—Miami 24, Minnesota 7 (Houston) VII—Miami 14, Washington 7 (Los Angeles) VI—Dallas 24, Miami 3 (New Orleans) V—Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas 13 (Miami) IV—Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 (New Orleans) III—New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7 (Miami) II—Green Bay 33, Oakland 14 (Miami) I—Green Bay 35, Oakland 10 (Los Angeles) ———

Super Bowl MVPs

XLVI—Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants XLV—Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay XLIV—Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans XLIII—Santonio Holmes, WR, Pittsburgh XLII—Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants XLI—Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis XL—Hines Ward, WR, Pittsburgh XXXIX—Deion Branch, WR, New England XXXVIII—Tom Brady, QB, New England XXXVII—Dexter Jackson, FS, Tampa Bay XXXVI—Tom Brady,QB, New England XXXV—Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore Ravens XXXIV—Kurt Warner, QB, St. Louis XXXIII—John Elway, QB, Denver XXXII—Terrell Davis, RB, Denver XXXI—Desmond Howard, KR, Green Bay XXX—Larry Brown, CB, Dallas XXIX—Steve Young, QB, San Francisco XXVIII—Emmitt Smith, RB, Dallas XXVII—Troy Aikman, QB, Dallas XXVI—Mark Rypien, QB, Washington XXV—Ottis Anderson, RB, New York Giants XXIV—Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco XXIII—Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco XXII—Doug Williams, QB, Washington XXI—Phil Simms, QB, New York Giants XX—Richard Dent, DE, Chicago 46 XIX—Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco XVIII—Marcus Allen, RB, Los Angeles Raiders XVII—John Riggins, RB, Washington XVI—Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco

XV—Jim Plunkett, QB, Oakland XIV—Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh XIII—Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh XII—Randy White, DT, and Harvey Martin, DE, Dallas XI—Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Oakland X—Lynn Swann, WR, Pittsburgh IX—Franco Harris, RB, Pittsburgh VIII—Larry Csonka, RB, Miami VII—Jake Scott, S, Miami VI—Roger Staubach, QB, Dallas V—Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas IV—Len Dawson, QB, Kansas City III—Joe Namath, QB, New York Jets II—Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay I—Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay

nba EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W Philadelphia...................17 Boston...........................13 New York.......................9 New Jersey...................8 Toronto..........................8

L 7 10 15 17 17

Pct .708 .565 .375 .320 .320

GB — 3 1/2 8 9 1/2 9 1/2

Southeast Division

W Miami.............................18 Atlanta...........................16 Orlando..........................15 Washington....................4 Charlotte........................3

L 6 8 9 20 21

Pct .750 .667 .625 .167 .125

Central Division

W Chicago.........................20 Indiana...........................16 Milwaukee......................10 Cleveland.......................9 Detroit............................6

L 6 7 13 13 20

Pct .769 .696 .435 .409 .231

GB — 2 3 14 15 GB — 2 1/2 8 1/2 9 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W San Antonio...................16 Dallas.............................14 Houston.........................13 Memphis........................12 New Orleans.................4

L 9 11 11 12 20

Pct GB .640 — .560 2 .542 2 1/2 .500 3 1/2 .167 11 1/2

Northwest Division

W Oklahoma City...............18 Denver...........................15 Utah...............................13 Portland.........................14 Minnesota......................12

L 5 9 9 10 12

Pct .783 .625 .591 .583 .500

GB — 3 1/2 4 1/2 4 1/2 6 1/2

W L Pct L.A. Clippers..................14 7 .667 L.A. Lakers....................14 10 .583 Phoenix..........................9 14 .391 Golden State.................8 13 .381 Sacramento...................8 15 .348 ——— Saturday’s Late Games Sacramento 114, Golden State 106, OT Portland 117, Denver 97 Sunday’s Games Boston 98, Memphis 80 Miami 95, Toronto 89 Today’s Games L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Utah at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Sacramento at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 9 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Utah at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

GB — 1 1/2 6 6 7

Pacific Division

college basketball SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

Conference All Games

W L PCT W L PCT Kentucky 9 0 1.000 23 1 .958 Florida 7 1 .875 19 4 .826 Mississippi St. 5 3 .625 18 5 .783 Vanderbilt 5 3 .625 16 7 .696 Arkansas 4 4 .500 16 7 .696 Alabama 4 4 .500 15 7 .682 Ole Miss 4 4 .500 14 8 .636 LSU 3 5 .375 13 9 .591 Tennessee 3 5 .375 11 12 .478 Auburn 3 6 .333 13 10 .565 Georgia 1 7 .125 10 12 .455 South Carolina 1 7 .125 9 13 .409 Sunday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Florida at Kentucky, 6 p.m.

Alabama at Auburn, 8 p.m.

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CONFERENCE USA

Southern Miss Tulsa Memphis UCF Marshall Rice UAB Tulane UTEP East Carolina Houston SMU

Conference W L PCT 7 1 .875 7 2 .778 6 2 .750 6 3 .667 5 4 .556 4 5 .444 4 5 .444 3 6 .333 3 6 .333 3 6 .333 3 6 .333 2 7 .222 Sunday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled ———

SWAC

Conference

W L PCT MVSU 10 0 1.000 Southern U. 8 2 .800 Texas Southern 6 4 .600 Prairie View 6 4 .600 Alabama St. 5 5 .500 Alcorn St. 3 7 .300 Alabama A&M 3 7 .300 Jackson St 3 7 .300 Ark.-Pine Bluff 3 7 .300 Grambling St. 3 7 .300 Sunday’s Games No games scheduled

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W 20 14 16 17 14 13 9 15 10 12 10 10

All Games L PCT 3 .870 9 .609 7 .696 6 .739 9 .609 11 .542 13 .409 8 .652 13 .435 10 .545 11 .476 13 .435

All Games W L PCT 11 11 .500 12 11 .522 7 15 .318 10 13 .435 8 14 .364 6 16 .273 5 14 .263 5 17 .227 4 19 .174 3 17 .150

Today’s Games Alabama St. at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 7:30 p.m.

Southern at Jackson St., 7:30 p.m.

Alabama A&M at Miss. Valley St., 7:30 p.m.

Alcorn St. at Grambling, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled ———

Top 25 Schedule

Saturday’s Late Games No. 17 San Diego St. 83, TCU 73 No. 24 Gonzaga 72, Pepperdine 60 Sunday’s Games Miami 78, No. 7 Duke 74, OT No. 9 Michigan St. 64, No. 23 Michigan 54 Today’s Games No. 4 Missouri at Oklahoma, 6 p.m.

No. 15 Marquette at DePaul, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Florida, 6 p.m.

No. 3 Ohio St. vs. Purdue, 8 p.m.

No. 13 Creighton at Evansville, 7:05 p.m.

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Mississippi college schedule

Sunday’s Game Oglethorpe 70, Millsaps 51 Today’s Games Fisk at Tougaloo, 7:30 p.m.

Southern at Jackson St., 7:30 p.m.

Alabama A&M at Miss. Valley St., 7:30 p.m.

Alcorn St. at Grambling, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled ———

Sunday’s scores EAST

Fairfield 64, Siena 56 Loyola (Md.) 66, St. Peter’s 55 Pittsburgh 79, Villanova 70 Rider 74, Niagara 73 West Virginia 87, Providence 84, OT SOUTH McNeese St. 66, Stephen F. Austin 56 Miami 78, Duke 74, OT MIDWEST Cleveland St. 70, Ill.-Chicago 42 Michigan St. 64, Michigan 54 Minnesota 69, Nebraska 61 Northwestern 74, Illinois 70 Youngstown St. 80, Loyola of Chicago 63

women’s basketball Women’s Top 25 schedule

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

Sunday’s Games 2 Notre Dame vs. DePaul, Noon 6 Kentucky at LSU, 2 p.m.

7 Miami vs. Clemson, 1 p.m.

8 Tennessee vs. Auburn, 1 p.m.

12 Delaware vs. VCU, 1 p.m.

15 Purdue vs. Illinois, 1 p.m.

19 Penn State at Minnesota, 2 p.m.

21 Georgia at Alabama, 2 p.m.

25 Texas Tech vs. Missouri, 1 p.m.

Today’s Games 1 Baylor vs. Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

5 Duke vs. No. 23 North Carolina, 6 p.m.

9 Maryland at No. 24 Georgia Tech, 6 p.m.

11 Ohio St. vs. Wisconsin, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Connecticut at No. 14 Louisville, 6 p.m.

2 Notre Dame at Syracuse, 6 p.m.

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Sunday’s scores

EAST Delaware 68, VCU 49 Old Dominion 81, Hofstra 79 Towson 63, Georgia St. 59, OT Wake Forest 73, Boston College 60 SOUTH Florida 84, Ole Miss 55 Florida St. 78, Virginia Tech 60 Georgia 81, Alabama 66 James Madison 49, George Mason 45 LSU 61, Kentucky 51 Miami 68, Clemson 47 Southern Miss 67, East Carolina 57 Tennessee 82, Auburn 61 Tulane 75, SMU 63 UAB 50, Marshall 45 UNC Wilmington 80, William & Mary 77 Vanderbilt 65, Mississippi St. 59 Virginia 55, NC State 47 MIDWEST Dayton 74, Xavier 65 Iowa 83, Indiana 64 Michigan St. 65, Michigan 63 Penn St. 68, Minnesota 65 Purdue 77, Illinois 66 SOUTHWEST Texas Tech 76, Missouri 49 Tulsa 67, Houston 53 UTEP 45, Rice 41 FAR WEST Washington 67, Southern Cal 61

prep basketball Division tournament schedules Division 3-6A

At Clinton High School Boys Tuesday Vicksburg vs. Greenville-Weston, 5:30 p.m.

Friday Vicksburg-Greenville winner vs. Clinton, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Tuesday Clinton vs. Greenville-Weston, 4 p.m.

Warren Central vs. Vicksburg, 7 p.m.

Friday Championship game, 6 p.m.

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Division 7-1A

At Natchez Cathedral Boys Tuesday St. Aloysius vs. Hinds AHS, 5:30 p.m.

Cathedral vs. Bogue Chitto, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday Cathedral-Bogue Chitto winner vs. Piney Woods, 5:30 p.m.

Hinds AHS-St. Al winner vs. West Lincoln, 8:30 p.m.

Friday Consolation game, 5:30 p.m.

Championship game, 8:30 p.m.

Girls Tuesday St. Aloysius vs. Piney Woods, 4 p.m.

West Lincoln vs. Cathedral, 7 p.m.

Thursday St. Al-Piney Woods winner vs. Hinds AHS, 4 p.m.

West Lincoln-Cathedral winner vs. Bogue Chitto, 7 p.m.

Friday Consolation game, 4 p.m.

Championship game, 7 p.m.

nhl EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP N.Y. Rangers...50 Philadelphia.....52 Pittsburgh........53 New Jersey.....52 N.Y. Islanders..51

W 33 30 30 30 21

L 12 16 19 19 22

OT 5 6 4 3 8

Pts 71 66 64 63 50

Northeast Division

GP Boston.............51 Ottawa.............55 Toronto............52 Buffalo.............52 Montreal...........53

W 33 27 27 22 20

L 16 21 19 24 24

OT 2 7 6 6 9

Pts 68 61 60 50 49

Southeast Division

GP Florida..............51 Washington......52 Winnipeg..........54 Tampa Bay......51 Carolina...........54

W 24 27 24 23 20

L 16 21 24 23 25

OT 11 4 6 5 9

Pts 59 58 54 51 49

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP Detroit..............53 Nashville..........53 St. Louis..........51 Chicago...........53 Columbus........52

W 35 32 30 29 14

L 16 17 14 17 32

OT 2 4 7 7 6

Pts 72 68 67 65 34

Northwest Division

GP Vancouver.......52 Minnesota........52 Colorado..........54 Calgary............52 Edmonton........52

W 32 25 26 24 21

L 15 19 25 22 26

OT 5 8 3 6 5

Pts 69 58 55 54 47

GF 141 173 161 149 125

GA 102 156 138 148 150

GF 180 161 161 126 137

GA 111 171 152 154 145

GF 131 145 129 147 137

GA 145 149 150 173 165

GF 171 149 126 169 120

GA 126 136 105 158 174

GF 167 121 135 124 138

GA 130 133 151 141 152

Pacific Division

GP San Jose.........50 Los Angeles....53 Dallas...............51 Phoenix............52 Anaheim..........51 NOTE: Two points time loss.

W L 29 15 25 18 27 22 23 21 19 24 for a win,

OT 6 10 2 8 8 one

Pts GF GA 64 145 117 60 115 116 56 136 144 54 136 141 46 132 154 point for over-

——— Sunday’s Games Boston 4, Washington 1 New Jersey 5, Pittsburgh 2 N.Y. Rangers 5, Philadelphia 2 Montreal 3, Winnipeg 0 Today’s Games Edmonton at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Florida at Washington, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Colorado, 8 p.m.

golf PGA Tour Waste Management Phoenix Open

Sunday At TPC Scottsdale Scottsdale, Ariz.

Purse: $6.1 million Yardage: 7,216; Par: 71 Final FedExCup points in parentheses Kyle Stanley (500)..........69-66-69-65—269 Ben Crane (300).............69-67-68-66—270 Spencer Levin (190).......65-63-68-75—271 D.J. Trahan (135)............72-70-64-66—272 Brendan Steele (100)......71-69-69-64—273 Kevin Na (100)................66-73-69-65—273 Bubba Watson (100).......66-70-67-70—273 Bo Van Pelt (78).............65-71-71-67—274 John Rollins (78).............70-70-65-69—274 Jason Dufner (78)...........64-72-68-70—274 Webb Simpson (78)........65-69-68-72—274 Trevor Immelman (61)....67-70-69-69—275 John Huh (61).................68-66-69-72—275 Chris Stroud (61)............68-70-66-71—275 Bryce Molder (55)...........70-69-71-66—276 Keegan Bradley (55).......68-70-71-67—276 Rod Pampling (55)..........67-71-71-67—276 Harris English (55)..........70-69-68-69—276 Chris Couch (49).............70-68-72-67—277 Pat Perez (49).................69-73-66-69—277 Martin Flores (49)...........71-68-68-70—277 Bill Haas (49)..................69-68-69-71—277 Mark Wilson (49).............70-69-74-64—277

LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 5-7-6 La. Pick 4: 6-4-7-2 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 0-6-4 La. Pick 4: 6-0-7-6 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 2-9-8 La. Pick 4: 8-7-7-5 Mega Millions: 9-17-18-28-43 Megaball: 9; Megaplier; 3 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 8-3-0 La. Pick 4: 1-2-0-1 Easy 5: 5-11-12-31-3 La. Lotto: 3-20-21-24-28-35 Powerball: 8-13-17-34-59 Powerball: 35 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 8-0-4 La. Pick 4: 0-0-8-0 Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 7-8-4 La. Pick 4: 5-6-6-0 Mega Millions: 7-19-21-49-53 Megaball: 35; Megaplier: 4 Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 1-5-0 La. Pick 4: 0-3-4-1 Easy 5: 19-21-25-32-33 La. Lotto: 6-15-17-19-21-36 Powerball: 15-23-43-45-56 Powerball: 7

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Super Bowl Continued from Page B1. down before getting smacked out of bounds in front of the Patriots’ bench, a catch that was upheld on replay and reminded the 68,658 fans at Lucas Oil Stadium — one in particular — about that other catch four years earlier.

“In those situations, you are always looking to see who is going to be the guy,” Tyree said, in the Giants locker room.

Once Manningham came down with it, the Giants sensed things had turned their way, just like four years earlier.

“I think they are both spectacular catches,” Giants coach Tom Coughlin said.

“I think with Mario’s earlier tonight, the way he kept his feet inbounds and held onto the ball (while) going out of bounds was a remarkable thing.”

The Patriots were thinking the same thing, too.

“I thought that play they made on our sideline was a phenomenal throw and catch,” Brady said. “That got them going.”

They got down to the 6-yard line with just over a minute left and the Patriots down to one timeout. New York could have run the clock down to

a few seconds and kicked a field goal.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick did the math and decided on a trade-off: Give up a touchdown for some time.

New England pulled up and allowed Ahmad Bradshaw to run the final 6 yards with 57 seconds left.

Once Bradshaw realized what was happening, he tried to stop at the 1-yard line to keep the clock going but ended up falling backward into the end zone.

Brady got one last chance with the Giants defense bearing down on him, as it always does. Defensive end Justin Tuck huddled the New York defense after a touchback on the kickoff left the ball at the 20-yard line.

“I think a lot of guys had their eyes lit up,” Tuck said.

“This is what we’ve been working for all year, and we’ve got 57 seconds left to be world champs.”

Brady set a Super Bowl record by completing 16 consecutive passes earlier in the game, topping Montana’s record. When he needed several quick completions to get moving in the last minute, he couldn’t do it.

The Patriots got only as far

as midfield with 5 seconds left. Brady threw a desperation pass into the end zone, where the ball was batted around in a scrum before falling incomplete just beyond the reach of All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski, bringing the spray of confetti from above.

“You come down to one play at the end,” Brady said.

“If we make it, we’re world champs. If we don’t, we’re wishing we were.”

Brady’s had a tough time against this Giants defense.

During the regular season, it pressured him into mistakes during a 24-20 New York win in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots went on to win their next 10, a streak that ended when Brady faced that same defense on Sunday.

It just seems to have his number. On his first pass of the game, Brady was pressured by Tuck in the end zone and threw the ball to an open spot downfield to get rid of it, resulting in a safety.

By contrast, Manning didn’t make any big mistakes and, again, was at his best under the last-minute pressure.

“He’s become confident over time, kind of grew into it,” said his father, former

Super Bowl Records

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Players for the New York Giants and New England Patriots fight for the ball in the end zone on the last play of Super Bowl XLVI. The pass fell incomplete, and the Giants escaped with a 21-17 victory.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning. “I always felt like you have to experience those situations before you become confident.

He’s certainly had his share.”

Manning was 10-of-14 for 118 yards in the final quarter with his seventh game-

winning drive of the season.

Overall, he completed 30 of 40 for 296 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions, leading the Giants to their fourth Super Bowl championship — two behind Pittsburgh for the record.

Some of the records set in Super Bowl XLVI: Individual Oldest Winning Coach: Tom Coughlin, 65 Most Consecutive Completions: 16, Tom Brady, New England.

Most Consecutive Completions To Start Game: 9, Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants.

Most Passing Yards, Career: 1,277, Tom Brady, New England.

Most Passes, Career: 197, Tom Brady, New England.

Most Completions, Career: 127, Tom Brady, New England.

Most Punts Inside 10, Game: 3, Steve Weatherford, N.Y. Giants.

Mistakes prove costly for Pats

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady walks on the field during the second half of Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The New England Patriots’ three star receivers couldn’t make the big plays when they needed them. Neither could their superstar quarterback.

There was plenty of blame to go around in the Patriots’ second Super Bowl loss in four years, both to the New York Giants.

“We had opportunities to put this team away and we didn’t,” wide receiver Deion Branch said after Sunday night’s 21-17 loss. “All the plays were big.”

From the Patriots’ first offensive play — Brady’s deep pass from the end zone to nobody that resulted in a safety for intentional grounding — to their last — a desperation heave into the same end zone — they made mistakes and wasted opportunities.

None, however, loomed as large as Brady’s pass up the left side to a wide-open Welker at the Giants 20-yard line with the Patriots ahead 17-15 and just over four minutes left.

The throw wasn’t perfect.

Welker had to twist his body to reach it. But he did get two hands on it as he was falling backward and blamed himself for failing in a critical situation.

“It’s one of those plays I’ve made 1,000 times,” he said. “It comes to the biggest moment of my life, and (I) don’t come up with it.”

On the next play, Brady threw behind Branch over the middle.

“Every play is important,”

Branch said. “Had I made the catch that was behind me, that could have been a key third down (conversion) but we didn’t connect on it.”

So the Patriots punted and Eli Manning led the Giants on an 88-yard drive with Ahmad Bradshaw going in from 6 yards for a 21-17 lead with 57 seconds left. The defense let him score so Brady could get the ball back with enough time for a long shot comeback. He did get the ball to his 44-yard line with 5 seconds left.

Time enough for one pass into the end zone.

Hernandez and Gronkowski were there with three Giants.

The ball was tipped and fell to the ground away from a lunging Gronkowski. The Giants celebrated as purple confetti fell. Brady removed his helmet and walked off the field.

“I felt like I was close,” Gronkowski said. “But close isn’t there.”

It was quite an ending for a team that had the secondranked passing game in the NFL. Welker led the league with 122 receptions, Gronkowski set a single-season record with 17 touchdown catches by a tight end and Hernandez had 79 catches while operating out of the tight end, wide receiver and running backs spots. And Brady threw for 5,235 yards, second most in NFL history.

But Gronkowski was hampered by a high left ankle sprain and had two catches

for 26 yards, his second lowest totals of the season.

“He came out to our practice on Thursday and it’s hard to believe he could play the game with the way he was feeling,” Brady said. “He really toughed it out.”

Hernandez caught a 12-yard scoring pass that made it 17-9. He also led the Patriots with eight receptions, including an 11-yarder that put the ball at their 44-yard line with 17 seconds left. But Brady’s next three passes on the game’s last three plays all fell incomplete.

“It always comes down to one or two plays in this game and if you make it, you’re celebrating,” Brady said. “If you don’t, then you don’t sleep for a week.”

Plenty of Patriots should be tossing and turning for a while.

They forced three fumbles, but the Giants recovered two of them and the third was nullified because they had 12 men on the field.

The missed chance that got the most attention was the drop by Welker on a catchable, if not accurately thrown, ball.

Had he caught it, the Patriots would have had a chance to make it a two-possession game.

“There’s a lot of opportunities to miss out on,” Welker said. “We definitely had ours and didn’t take advantage. I’m right there at the top of the list.”

Women’s Basketball

USM beats East Carolina for second straight win From staff reports

Florida 84, Ole Miss 55

Southern Miss has dealt with several losing streaks this season. Finally, it’s learning how to cope with winning some games.

The Lady Eagles shot 50 percent for the third consecutive game, and used a 23-point effort from Tanecka Carey to beat East Carolina 67-57 on Sunday afternoon in Hattiesburg.

Southern Miss (8-15, 2-8 Conference USA) won backto-back games for only the third time this season. It had snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating Memphis on Thursday.

USM built a 13-point lead at halftime against East Carolina and never led by less than 12 in the second half. Jamierra Faulkner finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for USM, Nitesha Pierece had 11 points and Ance Celmina scored 10.

Shala Hodges led East Carolina (6-16, 0-9) with 16 points.

Senior guard Lanita Bartley had a game-high 17 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double, and Florida (15-8, 5-5 Southeastern Conference) rolled to an easy win over Ole Miss (1212, 2-9).

The 29-point margin of victory was Florida’s biggest in an SEC game since 2001.

Ole Miss shot just 34.4 percent for the game, and endured a 2-for-19 stretch from the field in the first half. Florida took advantage of the Lady Rebels’ dry spell to take a 41-26 lead at halftime.

Valencia McFarland led Ole Miss with 11 points and Tia Faleru had 10 points and seven rebounds. Azania Stewart and Brittany Shine scored 14 points apiece for Florida.

Vanderbilt 65, Mississippi St. 59 Stephanie Holzer had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Chris-

tina Foggie added 17 points, and Vanderbilt (18-15, 6-4 SEC) used a 7-0 run late in the game to pull away from pesky Mississippi State (13-10, 3-7).

Mississippi State overcame an 11-point deficit in the first half to get within three by halftime, and tied the game at 40 on a basket by Diamber Johnson with 11:59 to play. Vanderbilt eased ahead after that, but State pulled even again on a jumper by Catina Bett with 4:05 left.

Finally, Vanderbilt surged ahead to stay. Holzer’s jumper with 3:09 left broke a 54-all tie and triggered the 7-0 run that decided the game. State went two minutes without scoring and didn’t get closer than five points the rest of the way.

Johnson led Mississippi State with 17 points and Bett scored 16.

LSU 61, Kentucky 51 Adrienne Webb scored 16 of her 19 points in the second half and LSU snapped No. 6

Kentucky’s 10-game winning streak.

LaSondra Barrett scored all of her 12 points in the final 20 minutes for the Lady Tigers (15-8, 5-5 SEC), who came in having lost five of six games but rarely trailed as the Wildcats managed to shoot only 35 percent (21-of-60).

A’dia Mathies scored all of her 12 points in the second half as she tried to keep Kentucky (21-3, 10-1) unbeaten in league play. Keyla Snowden added 11 points for the Wildcats, who came in having won 13 straight SEC games dating to last season.

Tennessee 82, Auburn 61 Glory Johnson had 14 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 8 Tennessee beat Auburn.

The Lady Volunteers (17-6, 8-2 SEC) turned 23 Auburn turnovers into 21 points and outshot the Tigers (11-13, 3-8) 50 percent to 37 percent in the second half.

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TONIGHT ON TV n MOVIE “Boys on the Side” — Three women, Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker and Drew Barrymore, share a road trip that stops in Tucson, Ariz., when one becomes ill./7 on Ovation n SPORTS College basketball — Texas and Texas A&M get together for their last regular-season meeting as Big 12 rivals when they play tonight in College Station./8 on ESPN Whoopi Goldberg n PRIMETIME “Mike & Molly” — When Joyce accepts an ex-boyfriend’s dinner invitation, Vince goes crazy with jealousy./8:30 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 Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress, 95; Rip Torn, actor, 81; Mike Farrell, actor, 73; Tom Brokaw, former NBC News anchorman, 72; Fabian, singer, 69; Natalie Cole, singer, 62; Kathy Najimy, actress, 55; Axl Rose, rock singer, 50; Richie McDonald, country singer, 50; Rick Astley, singer, 46; Brandon Hammond, actor, 28. n DEATH Mike deGruy — Award-winning cinematographer who spent three decades making documentary films about the ocean, was killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia. He was 60. DeGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight died Saturday.

Their helicopter crashed soon after takeoff from an airstrip near Nowra, 97 miles north of Sydney, police said. Australia's ABC News reported that Wight was piloting the copter when it crashed.

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‘Chronicle’ tops box office with $22M Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the world’s most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office.

The 20th Century Fox release “Chronicle,” featuring a relatively unknown cast as youths who gain telekinetic abilities, debuted as the No. 1 movie with $22 million.

Sunday studio estimates put “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe’s ghost story “The Woman in Black,” released by CBS Films, just behind with a $21 million opening.

The results were close enough that the No. 1 and 2 rankings could switch when final numbers are released today.

The two movies had healthy starts considering it was Super Bowl weekend, when few people go to theaters on Sunday because of the big game.

Johansson, Washington win awards U.S. actors Scarlett Johansson and Denzel Washington have received Germany’s most prestigious film award as best international actors.

The 27-year-old Johansson said she was grateful that her work was also appreciatScarlett Denzel ed abroad as she received the Johansson Washington Golden Camera Award late Saturday.

Actor Morgan Freeman, a Mississippi native, was awarded a trophy for lifetime achievement, which the 74-year-old called “a great honor,” German news agency dapd reported.

The 47th ceremony of the Golden Camera Awards was held in German publishing house Axel Springer’s Berlin headquarters.

Grace earns 1st Grammy nod

Jamie Grace

When Jamie Grace performs music, all of the uncontrollable facial twitches and involuntary body movements called tics become an afterthought.

Tourette syndrome has plagued the 20-yearold singer for nearly half of her life.

But she hasn’t allowed the incurable neurological condition to completely weaken her faith. Grace says she wants to use her first trip to the Grammys as another platform to share her inspirational story of resolve to motivate

others.

“I’m not the only person who has something in their life they can’t control,” said Grace, sitting inside her dorm room where the walls are lined with Johnny Cash posters while the record player plays the country legend’s song “I Walk the Line.”

Grace’s song “Hold Me,” featuring TobyMac, is nominated for best contemporary Christian music song. She wrote the guitardriven ballad at a time when she felt lonely in her dorm room at Point University — a small Christian college in suburban Atlanta.

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Chicago college offers ‘Occupy’class A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement.

Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University’s “Occupy Everywhere” class. It’s a three-credit political science course that looks at the movement that started last summer near New York City’s Wall Street and spread nationwide.

Students’ assignments include reading the movement’s newspaper and attending Occupy Chicago’s general assembly meetings held near Roosevelt’s downtown campus.

Leaders from the Chicago movement may present guest lectures.

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CBS sitcom enjoying best year ever

By David Bauder AP television writer LOS ANGELES — The mysteries that surround the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” extend to co-creator Craig Thomas’ office on the Fox studio lot.

A white board on the wall that outlines the seventh season’s episodes ends with Barney’s wedding in the May finale. “___ is the bride,” the board says.

You never know who’s going to walk in, and Thomas and partner Carter Bays hold tight to their secrets. That will be a pivotal episode: Not only will the ultimate bachelor come off the market, but the show has revealed it’s also the day that Ted meets his future bride — the mother who is the conceit upon which the entire show is built.

That doesn’t necessarily mean viewers will meet the mother in that episode, however. Stay tuned.

This has been a big year for the comedy that launches CBS’ Monday nights. Ratings are the best they’ve ever been, up 19 percent over last season, and it has the youngest average audience on the network’s prime-time schedule.

“There’s almost no scientific explanation and we couldn’t have counted on that,” Thomas said.

Time might make viewers more invested in the lives of Ted (Josh Radnor), horndog buddy Barney (Neil Patrick Harris), Ted and Barney’s ex Robin (Cobie Smulders) and the married couple Marshall and Lily (Jason Segel and Alyson Hannigan).

Another likely contributor is the boomerang effect of syndication making more people familiar with the series. “How I Met Your Mother,” which just filmed its 150th episode, has been seen outside of prime time on local broadcast stations the past few years. Last year it was also on Lifetime, the cable network targeted at women, and this fall added FX, which is popular with young men.

The FX showings began with a Labor Day marathon and a clever ad campaign that pictured the cast and suggested: “Isn’t it time you made some new friends?” “How I Met Your Mother” hit the syndication market at the time

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Jason Segel, from left, Alyson Hannigan, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, and Josh Radnor in “How I Met Your Mother”

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there was a relative paucity of new comedies and reruns of “Friends” were getting tired from overuse.

“How I Met Your Mother” is the closest TV has to a modern-day “Friends.” It started at a time, in 2005, when networks were desperate to replace that beloved NBC series and, frankly, the namesake gimmick distinguished it from other wannabes. The series opened with kids on a couch impatiently listening to narrator Bob Saget, as Ted circa 2030, explains how their parents met.

That first episode began with Ted establishing a romantic connection with Robin, ending with the kicker of Saget explaining, “that’s how I met your Aunt Robin.”

During an initial meeting with TV critics before the premiere, Thomas and Bays were taken aback by anger they faced about that pilot’s twist. Were they really expecting to learn the mother in the first episode? Then they realized: People cared about the characters they created.

They don’t regret the structure, even if “who’s the mother?” is no doubt the cocktail party question they’d least like to hear by now.

“I always thought the frustration about it was a little misplaced,” Radnor said. “There’s so much to enjoy beyond the central conceit of the show that I always felt like, ‘Relax.’

If he meets the mother, the series is done, so if you like the series you should be waiting. Enjoy the wait. Maybe this whole series is some grand lesson in patience for people.

It certainly is for Ted.” Many fans believe the mother should be revealed on the final episode.

Others would like to see the future parents go through their first year of dating.

This much Thomas will say: It will be one of those two possibilities.

That’s why Thomas and Bays have some important meetings ahead of them this spring.

The actors are signed through the end of next season (May 2013), so the producers will need to know soon if the series is stretching beyond that.

Revealing when Ted would meet his future wife turned out to be liberating.

“It’s kind of a momentous thing to say,” Thomas said, “because it retired one of the tricks on this show that we had milked for half a decade, which was that any girl that Ted bumped into anywhere could be the mother. Last year we said we’d done that enough.”

The device the creators set up, where viewers know in the back of their minds there’s a happy ending, helps ground

the show, he said. It’s comforting to know things turn out OK, and that knowledge enables writers to show the harder chapters in their lives.

“How I Met Your Mother” was born of the creators’ own experiences. They moved out to Hollywood together to try and make it as they approached age 30, after having worked as writers for David Letterman. They missed New York, and were reflective of the times they had gone through in their 20s.

The actors say they’ve been kept interested by how the show has explored storylines beyond sitcom wisecracks.

Robin learned recently that she was unable to conceive and bear children. Lily is pregnant and the couple bought a house on Long Island, while Marshall experienced the death of his father.

The death of Marshall’s father was one of the creators’ secrets. The news wasn’t distributed ahead of time, because some stolen scripts had found their way to the Internet before the episode aired. Segel learned as Marshall did, when Lily told him with cameras rolling.

When the episode aired, Thomas’ wife, who had recently lost her mother, complimented him on writing Marshall’s shocked reaction of “I’m not ready for this.” He had to tell her that it was adlibbed, not written.

Mel Gibson might be witness in discrimination trial LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for the deputy who arrested Mel Gibson on suspicion of drunken driving want to call the Oscar-winner as a witness during an upcoming trial to determine whether the law enforcement officer suffered discrimination because of the case.

The case will focus on what happened to Mel Deputy James Gibson Mee after he arrested the actor-director in 2006, and whether he endured discrimination because he is Jewish. The trial could also focus heavily on Gibson’s arrest, during which he made anti-Semitic comments that Mee claims his superiors forced him to remove from a report.

He claims he was also ostracized and his opportunities for promotion were blocked after Gibson’s arrest.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca may also be called to testify, according to a witness list filed Thursday. Mee’s attorneys are hoping to show that the agency moved to protect Gibson because the star had a close relationship with the department before his arrest.

County attorneys are asking a judge to block jurors from seeing a public service announcement that Gibson recorded for the agency prior to his arrest. Gibson appeared

all of them may be called to testify.

“He’ll do whatever is legally appropriate,” Baca’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

“We look forward to telling the whole story.”

An e-mail to Gibson’s spokesman Alan Nierob was not immediately returned.

A judge ruled last month that the case should go to trial if it cannot be settled, but noted that Mee’s attorneys may have trouble proving their case.

“While I think it’s thin, I think there are enough facts to create a question for the jury to decide,” Superior Court Judge Barbara Scheper said during a January hearing.

She said he remains a deputy, although he no longer patrols for drunk drivers in Malibu.

Attorneys for Los Angeles County have denied Mee faced discrimination or was retaliated against.

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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy James Mee in a deputy’s uniform for the spot, and Mee’s attorneys claim it is important context for jurors to see.

Gibson’s work as a spokesman for the department helps explain “the circumstances that serve as a backdrop to the harassment and hostile work environment that Deputy Mee suffered,” the deputy’s attorneys wrote in a court filed. “(Gibson) wasn’t just another

arrestee. He was the ‘public face’ of the department.”

Neither Gibson nor Baca have been deposed in advance of the trial, which is scheduled to begin on Feb. 14. Filings state Baca’s testimony should last about an hour, while Gibson may spend about 90 minutes on the witness stand.

In all, 28 witnesses are listed in a pretrial filing, and not

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Savings bond matures into payment battle Dear Abby: I’m 30 years old and have a close relationship with my mother, but something is bothering me. When I was a little girl, my grandmother gave me a U.S. savings bond for my birthday. It has matured to its full value.

My mother refuses to give it to me. She said that my grandmother intended it as a wedding gift.

The last time I brought it up, she got teary and emotional.

When my grandmother died 18 years ago, it was tremendously painful for my mother.

I think the reason Mom won’t give me the money is it makes her feel like her mom is still around. By letting go of the bond, she would be letting go of one more piece of my grandmother.

I also think it makes her sad to picture her mom not being at my wedding. Despite all this, I can’t help but feel she’s using this to have some control over me.

I’m studying for my master’s degree in special education, and some extra money would be helpful at the moment. I

DEAR ABBY ABIGAIL

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don’t plan on marrying anyone anytime soon. I feel sad and angry. Does my mother have the right to withhold the bond and decide how and when I can use the money? Should I drop the issue and let her choose when to give it to me? Please help, I need your advice. — 30-Year-Old Child Dear “Child”: Your grandmother gave you the savings bond as a BIRTHDAY gift.

When you became an adult, it should have been given to you then. You’re a big girl now, and whether you decide to marry or not it should be yours to do with as you wish.

It’s time to hand your mother a large box of tissues and have a heart-to-heart talk with her about that savings bond. Don’t let her off the hook, and don’t

TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE

BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Instead of trying to be all things to all people, it would be much wiser to take a firm stance on whatever it is that floats your boat.

Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Responsibilities and duties that demand immediate attention should not be ignored. Disregarding or postponing action items would further compound your problems.

Aries (March 21-April 19) — A friend might disappoint you by not inviting you to a social involvement. Later, you’ll find out that it wasn’t his or her place to include you or anybody else.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — You are a person who isn’t afraid to tackle more than one endeavor simultaneously. However, take care about doing so; your skill could desert you.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Be extremely careful to make sure that the story being retold to you is accurate before you pass it on to anybody else. You’ll be blamed if it’s just a load of bunk.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — A friendship could be in jeopardy if you place more importance on something material than you do on your chum.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Don’t underestimate a person with whom you have to negotiate a matter. The trump card you think you’re holding might be in the other party’s hand.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Even though you might be the one who’s putting pressure on yourself, it isn’t likely that you’ll be effective working under stressful conditions. Let up a little.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Under most conditions you’ll tend to be balanced, well controlled and practical. Today, however, these finer qualities may be eschewed in favor of foolish risks.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — If you fail to do your own thinking, you run the risk of others making decisions for you, and not necessarily with your best interests in mind. Stay in charge of your business.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — A situation concerning someone with whom you’ve had a recent disagreement still needs a bit more time to heal, so if you can do so graciously, avoid this person for the time being.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Suppress all impulses to take either financial or physical risks. It’s not smart to allow boldness or brashness to take precedence over your common sense.

TWEEN 12 & 20

BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Dr. Wallace: My cousin, who’s a friend, had been going with Clyde on and off for over a year. On Christmas Eve, Clyde called me and said that he broke up with her and asked me to attend a New Year’s party with him. I said yes, and we have gone out about a half a dozen times since.

Last week, my cousin came over to our house for a visit and when I was finishing my homework, my bigmouth, younger sister told my cousin that Clyde and I are dating. Apparently, my cousin didn’t know this. When she saw me later, she went into a frenzy. I tried to explain, but she wouldn’t cool down. Finally, I told her to get out of my house and never come back. As she was leaving, she called me Brutus. I’m well aware that he was the one who stabbed his best friend, Julius Caesar, in the back with a knife.

My sister and my mother think that I owe my cousin an apology. I don’t think so. I didn’t do anything wrong. I only started getting interested in Clyde when he said that he wasn’t interested in my cousin anymore. Our house is in a big turmoil since all this happened. What should I do? — Nameless, Jackson, Miss.

Nameless: Any time someone orders a friend out of her house, an apology is necessary. You lost your “cool,” so be mature enough to admit it. Don’t allow your pride to keep you from correcting a huge mistake on your part. Call or e-mail your cousin today and say, “I’m sorry,” and apologize for your unacceptable behavior. If she doesn’t accept your apology now, she might at a later time.

Dr. Wallace: I went with Richard for about three months, and then I broke up with him because I was bored. That was two months ago, and my thoughts have changed. I want Richard back. I’ve dated about five different guys and when I compare them with Richard, my old boyfriend always comes out on top.

My problem is that Richard is dating another girl who just happens to be my best friend. What should I do? I want Richard back, but I don’t want my best friend to get mad at me. I’m 17 and so is Richard. — Valerie, Alameda, Calif.

Valerie: You’ve dated five different guys; make it six, seven and eight or until you date a guy who has “potential.” In no way should you tamper with Richard while he is dating your best friend. You don’t want to lose the friendship of a best friend, and don’t be so sure Richard is as eager to get back together as you are.

• Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@Copley News Service.

be surprised if she finally admits she spent the money.

Dear Abby: How does one let a gum chewer know, tactfully, that the smell is revolting? Besides the irritation and rudeness of chewing/popping with one’s mouth open, certain smells often affect me physically.

From a young age, I have suffered from migraine headaches, which can bring on temporary loss of vision and vomiting. The scent of certain mints — like spearmint — triggers migraines. My doctor has warned me to avoid these triggers. However, in a confined area like an airplane, or sandwiched between two chewers at a concert, it’s impossible. I become violently ill from the smell. I have tried politely explaining my situation, but the chewer is often indifferent, indignant or unsympathetic.

Abby, I’m at a loss. My husband and I often leave concerts we were looking forward to because of this problem.

What can one do or say in a situation when sitting for hours in an assigned seat next

to a gum chewer? — Hurting in Virginia Beach, Va. Dear Hurting: In a theater, the first thing you should do is explain the problem to the gum chewer just as you did to me. Say that the smell of certain mints triggers migraines that sometimes result in spontaneous vomiting, and ask if the person can dispose of the gum before you become ill.

If the person refuses, ask an usher to seat you elsewhere.

When you’re on an airplane and trapped in similar circumstances, get up and ask a flight attendant to locate a seat for you that’s far enough away so you won’t be affected.

In most instances, you will be accommodated.

Your problem is not trivial.

Sensitivity to certain scents can trigger serious physical reactions, including closure of a person’s air passages.

•

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.

Proper pillow support will free neck from pain Dear Doctor K: Most nights I fall asleep feeling fine. But I wake up in the morning with a literal pain in my neck. What can I do?

Dear Reader: Without even realizing it, you may be putting stress and strain on your neck muscles at night. But there are steps you can take to prevent neck pain, even as you sleep.

If your neck could talk, what position would it tell you it wanted to be in while you slept? I can’t tell you the answer from personal experience. But I think I know. It would say, “Please don’t bend your head upward or sideways. Let it fall straight back a little.”

If you don’t use a pillow, try using one: You need one to give your neck muscles support.

Specifically, use a pillow that supports the natural curve of your neck. If you sleep on your back, choose a rounded pillow directly under your neck, with a flatter pillow under your head. You can achieve this by tucking a small neck roll into the pillowcase of a flatter, softer pillow. Or use a pillow that has a built-in neck support with an indentation for the head.

Another option is a traditionally shaped pillow with “memory foam” that molds to the curve of your head and neck.

Even better, some memory foam pillows are made especially for the neck. A larger hump of pillow is in front.

That supports your neck and encourages your head to fall backward. A smaller hump of pillow is in back. When you’re lying on your back, your head fits in the dip between the humps. I use one of these, and it works great.

If you sleep on your back, avoid pillows that are too high or stiff. These will keep your neck flexed overnight and can cause morning pain and stiffness.

If you sleep on your side, use a pillow that is higher under your neck than your head. The double-humped pillow works just as well for side-sleepers as back-sleepers.

If you tend to sleep on your stomach, you probably wouldn’t want to hear your neck’s views about that. Since it’s unwise to sleep with your face buried in a pillow, given the need to breathe, you’ve got to twist your head. If you’ve been a lifelong stomach sleeper, it might be tough to switch sleeping positions now.

Still, start the night sleeping in a well-supported back or side position.

Finally, reconsider reading in bed, which is tough on the neck.

If it seems like an extravagance to buy a specially shaped, memory foam pillow, consider these two points.

First, a good night’s sleep

ASK DOCTOR K Dr. Anthony L.

Komaroff

is really important for your health.

Second, we spend a third of our lives sleeping. Why skimp on how you live a third of your life?

•

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.

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READ THE CLASSIFIEDS DAILY! 01. Legals Substitute Trustee's Notice of Sale STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF Warren WHEREAS, on the 14th day of March, 2008, and acknowledged on the 14th day of March, 2008, Karean J Bates, a married man joined herein by Angela Bates, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto First American Title, Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Coldwell Banker Mortgage, Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi in Book 1695 at Page 637 Instrument#255335; and WHEREAS, on the 11th day of August, 2009, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Coldwell Banker Mortgage, assigned said Deed of Trust unto PHH Mortgage Corporation, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1498 at Page 725 Instrument #270065 and rerecorded in Book 1524 at Page 339 in Inst. #288215; and WHEREAS, on the 31st day of August, 2009, the Holder of said Deed of Trust substituted and appointed Emily Kaye Courteau as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1500 at Page 308 Instrument# 270644 and rerecorded in Book 1530 at Page 781 Inst. #294096; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 13th day of February, 2012, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the west front door of the Warren County Courthouse at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and property situated in Warren County, Mississippi, to-wit: All of Lot 53 of Broadmoor Subdivision as shown by plat of record in Book 116 at Page 231 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi.

I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee.

WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 19th day of January, 2012.

Emily Kaye Courteau Substitute Trustee 2309 Oliver Road Monroe, LA 71201 (318) 330-9020 COC/F09-2240 Publish: 1/23, 1/30, 2/6(3t) Notice of Bids for Concession Stand VWAA Baseball is currently accepting bids for the concession stand operation for the 2012 season. All bids should be mailed to VWAA Baseball, P.O. Box 821741, Vicksburg, MS 39181. All bids should contain a brief description of qualifications of bidder and the amount bidder will pay to VWAA for operating the concession stand for the league season plus the Governor's Cup in July.

Martin Boyd VWAA President Publish: 1/30, 2/6, 2/13(3t) SEALED BIDS for furnishing Painting 17 Water Wells at the Water Treatment Plant will be received in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi until 9:00 o'clock a.m., Tuesday, February 21, 2012.

They will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg in a Regular Board Meeting at 10:00 o'clock a.m., Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Bidders are cautioned that the City Clerk does not receive the daily U.S. Mail on or before 9:00 a.m. Bids will be time-stamped upon receipt according to City Clerk's time clock.

Specifications and instructions for bidding are on file in the office of the City Clerk, second floor, City Hall, 1401 Walnut Street, corner Crawford and Walnut Streets, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

A performance bond and a payment bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the contract, issued by a Surety Company licensed to operate in the State of Mississippi will be required by the successful bidder.

The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. /s/ Tasha W. Jordan Tasha W. Jordan, Deputy City Clerk Publish: 1/30, 2/6(2t) SEALED BIDS for furnishing Regenerative Air Street Sweeper will be received in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Vicksburg, Mississippi until 9:00 o'clock a.m., Tuesday, February 21, 2012. They will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg in an Adjourned Board Meeting at 10:00 o'clock a.m., Tuesday, February 21, 2012.

Bidders are cautioned that the City Clerk does not receive the daily U.S. Mail on or before 9:00 a.m. Bids will be time-stamped upon receipt according to City Clerk's time clock.

Specifications and instructions for bidding are on file in the office of the City Clerk, second floor, City Hall, 1401 Walnut Street, corner Crawford and Walnut Streets, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Vicksburg reserve the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities. /s/ Tasha W. Jordan Tasha W. Jordan, Deputy City Clerk Publish: 1/30, 2/6(2t)

02. Public Service

05. Notices

07. Help Wanted

07. Help Wanted

FREE PUPPY TO good home.

Chow/ German Shepard mix. Father on premises. 601-636-8433 no calls after 9pm.

ENDING HOMELESSNESS. WOMEN with children or without are you in need of shelter? Mountain of Faith Ministries/ Women's Restoration Shelter.

Certain restrictions apply, 601-661-8990. Life coaching available by appointment.

“ACE�

Truck Driver Training With a Difference Job Placement Asst.

Day, Night & Refresher Classes Get on the Road NOW! Call 1-888-430-4223

PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT Company seeking experience individuals for grass cutting, landscaping and irrigation. Starting pay $10$12 per hour based on experience. Must have at least 2 years experience and pass monthly drug screens.

College highly valued. Current drivers license, good driving history and clean background check required.

Send professional typed resume and photo with work history, references and contact information to Dept.

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Warren County Long Term Recovery Committee A non-profit volunteer agency organized to provide for the unmet needs of the Warren County victims of the 2011 flood.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers experienced with construction and design are needed to assist the LTRC in various projects supporting 2011 Flood victims in Warren County.

Please call 601-636-1788 to offer support.

Center For Pregnancy Choices Free Pregnancy Tests (non-medical facility)

¡ Education on All Options ¡ Confidential Counseling Call 601-638-2778 for appt www.vicksburgpregnancy.com

Haven House Family Shelter 601-638-0555 or 1-800-898-0860 Services available to women & children who are victims of domestic violence and/or homeless: Shelter, counseling, group support.

(Counseling available by appt.)

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SHOW YOUR LOVE!!

Messages to your sweetheart will be published on Valentine's Day, Tuesday, February 14th. Cost is $1 per word, and $7 per picture. Come in to The Vicksburg Post Classifieds department today and show your love!!! 1601-F North Frontage Road, Vicksburg.

06. Lost & Found FOUND! MALE DACHSHUND. HIGHWAY 80 about one mile east of Beechwood. To identify, 601-415-8178.

LOST A DOG? Found a cat? Let The Vicksburg Post help!

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07. Help Wanted $2,000 Sign-On Bonus

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07. Help Wanted

Now hiring at ALL Locations. • Searcy, AR • Cresson, TX • Winnsboro, TX Class A CDL Driver Tanker Endorsement & 1 year verifiable CDL Exp. Apply Online www.texastransco.com or call: 817-396-4706

MS Prop. Lic. 77#C124 AVON- NEED INCOME now? Start your Avon Business! Earn good money!

Call 601-259-2157.

BECOME A CERTIFIED pharmacy technician today!

Call 601-540-3062 for more information.

AMIkids NORTHEAST LA is currently seeking certified teachers. Please contact Executive Director KarVan Powell or Business Manager ChaQuita Richardson 318-574-9475 or email northeastla-bm@amikids.org CHEF/ COOK FOR full service restaurant. Experience required. Send resumes to: Dept. 3780, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182.

AMIkids Northeast LA is currently seeking a Director of Treatment. Must have Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or other counseling related field supplemented by one to two years experience working with at risk and troubled youth; must satisfy criminal background check; state license preferred.

To apply please contact KarVan Powell or ChaQuita Richardson at (318) 574-9475 or northeastla-bm@amikids.org EXPANDING $15 HOUR PLUS BONUS. Retailer needs 6 individuals in our display department. No experience required. Must have reliable transportation and high school diploma.

Call 601-932-0133.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC needed. Engine experience required.

Sam Estis, 318-348-7947.

LPN, CNA, PCA NEEDED as soon as possible for home care. Call Nursing Management Inc. 800-448-3634 or website www.nminursingmgt.com.

No matter what type of work you’re seeking, the Classifieds can help you find it!

14. Pets & Livestock

17. Wanted To Buy

Vicksburg Warren Humane Society & MS - Span Low Cost Spay & Neuter Program

WE PAY CASH for junk. Cars, trucks. Vans, SUVs, and old dump trucks. 601-638-5946 or 601-529-8249.

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.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale

Hwy 61 S - 601-636-6631 www.pawsrescuepets.org

Regional Drivers Home Most Weekends Medical, Dental, and Vision Direct Deposit, Credit Union and Bonus Class A CDL w/2 year verifiable Call Dancor M-F 8-5pm @ 866-677-4333 www.dancortransit.com SEATRAX MARINE CRANES now hiring field service technicians, machinists and electricians.

Apply at 218 Gunther Lane, Bell Chasse, LA 70037 or call Cindy at 504-394-4600 extension 233.

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 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.

If you are feeding a stray or feral cat and need help with spaying or neutering, please call 601-529-1535.

15. Auction OUR ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTION keeps you “plugged� in to all the local news, sports, community events. Call Circulation, 601-636-4545.

ESTATE SALE SERVICE AUCTION SERVICE KATZENMEYER'S MISSISSIPPI AUCTION SERVICE 601-415-3121 www.msauctionservice.com LOCALLY OWNED SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES

17. Wanted To Buy

PLEASE CALL THE Gentleman of Junk for all your junk vehicle needs.

Make like a magician and turn your junk vehicles into cash. Please leave message if no answer.

601-868-2781.

13. Situations Wanted NEED A SITTER? Call 601-497-5144, 601-400-1290. Over 25 years of experience.

READ THE CLASSIFIEDS daily!

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.

COMPUTER GRAPHICS DESIGNER Finding the job you want in the Classifieds is easy, but now it’s practically automatic, since we’ve put our listings online.

PART TIME CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED Must be computer literate, have a pleasant telephone manner and be good with customers.

Please send resume to: Dept. 3779, The Vicksburg Post, P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182 or e-mail to classifieds@vicksburgpost.com Please note Dept. 3779 in the subject line.

Qualified applicant should have good grammar skills, experience with MacIntosh computers, ad layout and design.

Knowledge in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign.

Responsibilities include creating and composing advertisements to customer specifications.

Must be creative, organized, self-motivated, able to meet deadlines.

Send resumes to: Dept. 3782 The Vicksburg Post P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182

BANDSAW BLADES. ONE Ÿ inch x 80 inch metal cutting, one 3/16 inch x 80 inch skip raker 4 TPL wood blade, one ½ inch x 80 inch hook rake 3 TPL wood blade. Brand new, all three for $25. 601-634-6121.

18. Miscellaneous For Sale ELECTRIC HOSPITAL BED. $250. 601-638-7721.

TWIN MATTRESS SETS $175, Full sets $199. New sofa love seat $675. 601638-7191. Discount Furniture Barn.

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.

19. Garage & Yard Sales

CEMETERY PLOT. GREEN Lawn Gardens Cemetery (1 space). 225294-3061 or e-mail: thomp son4815@bellsouth.net

HOME COMPUTER SERVICE and repair. Reasonable prices. Pick up available .601502-5265, 601-636-7376.

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.

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TO your sound system?

Let the classifieds give the lowdown on your hi-fi; like make, model, wattage, and when to call.

Classified... fast-action results. 601-636-SELL.

07. Help Wanted

Ask us how to “Post Size� your ad with some great clip art! Call the Classified Ladies at 601-636-Sell (7355).

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Classified...Where Buyers And Sellers Meet.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

29. Unfurnished Apartments

32. Mobile Homes For Sale

34. Houses For Sale

2 BEDROOM ALL electric. Water furnished, $450 monthly.

4 BEDROOM duplex Both $200 deposit, $500 monthly. Refrigerator, stove furnished. 601-634-8290.

$6000 DOWN, $600 per month on land/ home in Vicksburg area. 3 to choose from. Other mobile homes available. 662-417-1209.

• BY OWNER • 121 AUTUMN DRIVE,

COUNTY 2 BEDROOMS, 2½ baths. Openwood Townhouse. 1,400 plus/ minus square feet, cheap county car tags. 601-831-8900. Leave message.

Commodore Apartments 21. Boats, Fishing Supplies What's going on in Vicksburg?

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26. For Rent Or Lease

DULCIMER DONATIONS NEEDED to begin groups in local nursing homes and retirement centers. Call Ginger Rebert 601-456-4993.

24. Business Services

• Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 • Social Seurity Disability • No-fault Divorce

D & D TREE CUTTING •Trimming • Lawn Care • Dirt Hauled • Insured For FREE Estimates Call “Big James” 601-218-7782

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 I CLEAN HOUSES! Well known, excellent references. Will also iron by the hour. Reasonable. 601-6312482, 601-831-6052.

I-PHONE REPAIR. Buy, sell and repair. Arcue Sanchez - 601-618-9916.

PLUMBING SERVICES24 hour emergency- broken water lines- hot water heaters- toilets- faucetssinks. Pressure Washingsidewalk- house- mobile homes- vinyl siding- brick homes. 601-618-8466.

• Pool • Fireplace • Spacious Floor Plans 601-629-6300 www.thelandingsvicksburg.com

27. Rooms For Rent 3 ROOMS AVAILABLE. In Vicksburg, separate private entrances, furnished, free linens and washer/ dryer use. $330 and up per month. 773-719-6529.

780 Highway 61 North Fall In LOVE With

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT for rent. Section 8 welcome.

Recently remodeled. 601-6364338, 601-218-1210.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

THE COVE Stop looking, Start living!

31. Mobile Homes For Rent

Music to a classified advertiser’s ears...a ringing telephone!

Try The Vicksburg Post Classifieds.

601-636-SELL

MEADOWBROOK PROPERTIES. 2 or 3 bedroom mobile homes, south county. Deposit required.

601-619-9789.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

MAGNOLIA MANOR APARTMENTS Elderly & Disabled 3515 Manor Drive Vicksburg, Ms. 601-636-3625 Equal Housing Opportunity

Paid cable, water and trash. Washer, Dryer and built-in microwave furnished.

Ask about our Holiday special!

601-638-5587 1-601-686-0635

Looking for a new home?

Check our online listings today.

Just go to www.vicksburgpost.com

Bienville Apartments The Park Residences at Bienville 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms and townhomes available immediately.

and

VICKSBURGS NEWEST, AND A WELL MAINTAINED FAVORITE. EACH WITH SPACIOUS FLOOR PLANS AND SOPHISTICATED AMENITIES.

CLOSET PHOBIA? 601-636-SELL

4 BEDROOMS, 3 baths.

County, Burnt House Road, 3 acres. $1300 monthly, deposit/ references. 601-2181172, 601-218-9191.

Our 2 Bedroom SPECIAL! Call for Details 601-638-0102

28. Furnished Apartments

1455 PARKSIDE, 3/ 2.

1865 Martin Luther King, 3/ 1. 123 Roseland 4/ 2. 2606 Oak Street, 2/ 1. $750 and up! 732-768-5743.

2 BEDROOM HOME. Fully furnished, 108 Sullivan Cove, Eagle Lake, $700 month. 601-218-5348.

CONFEDERATE RIDGE

PURVIS UPHOLSTERY AND repairs. 36 years experience, specializing in antiques. 601-634-6073.

Clear out the skeletons in yours with an ad in the classifieds.

30. Houses For Rent

• Lake Surrounds Community

501 Fairways Drive Vicksburg

DIRT AND GRAVEL hauled. 8 yard truck. 601638-6740.

FREE ESTIMATES

• 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts.

• Beautifully Landscaped

(INCLUDING CORPORATE APARTMENTS) CALL 601-618-5180 caldwell@vicksburg.com

AVAILABLE TO CLEAN homes/ apartments. References/ reasonable rates.

Call Lisa, 601-218-0287.

Toni Walker Terrett Attorney At Law 601-636-1109

605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180

601-638-2231

RICHARD M. CALDWELL BROKER SPECIALIZING IN RENTALS

22. Musical Instruments

1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms

BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE LIVING

½ ACRE LAKE front property with 2 decks, and covered back porch. 4 bedroom, 2 bath fixer upper house. $45,000. 601-5725300, 601-573-5029.

2005 28x64. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Tons of upgrades. $34,900. 601-572-5300, 601-573-5029.

convenient in-town location, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 998 square feet, recently renovated, almost everything new, very nice, ceramic tile, hardwood floors, double pane insulated windows, super clean, move-in ready.

ONLY $83,000!

For appointment call

601-529-3132.

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ACREAGE Licensed in MS and LA

Jones & Upchurch Real Estate Agency 1803 Clay Street www.jonesandupchurch.com Jill WaringUpchurch....601-906-5012 Carla Watson...............601-415-4179 Mary D. Barnes .........601-966-1665 Stacie Bowers-Griffin...601-218-9134 Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490 Broker, GRI

Open Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm

601-634-8928

33. Commercial Property

2170 S. I-20 Frontage Rd. www.ColdwellBanker.com www.homesofvicksburg.net

960 SQUARE FOOT Deluxe office space on Wisconsin Avenue. $675 monthly.

Call 601-634-6669.

FOR LEASE. WAREHOUSE space, 12,000 square feet, south county, zoned for manufacturing.

601-638-3214.

Discover a new world of opportunity with The Vicksburg Post Classifieds.

EAGLE LAKE. 1120 Eagle Lake Shore Road, 3 bedrooms, 2 large baths, furnished, lake front! $240,000. 601-218-1800.

Bette Paul Warner, McMillin Real Estate.

Check the real estate listings in the classifieds daily.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

29. Unfurnished Apartments

NEED AN APARTMENT? Enjoy the convenience of downtown living at

21.5 ACRES/ Barn Northeast of Edwards.

5.5 ACRES- 3 bedroom home, deck, greenhouse, lake, lots of extras, near Edwards.

376 ACRES- hunting land – Holmes County.

Joan Vickers Real Estate, 601-969-2042.

40. Cars & Trucks

601-636-6490

2000 MAZDA MILLENIUM. Super Charger, clean, fully loaded, good condition. $3800. 601-618-4344.

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

CONCRETE STEPS. 20 inches high, 4 feet wide, 3 steps tall. $250. Call 601218-9654.

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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36. Farms & Acreage

34. Houses For Sale

601-636-0502 CALL 601-636-SELL AND PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD TODAY.

29. Unfurnished Apartments

TAX TIME SALE ! $500 Cash Rebate with any $2500 down payment.

Buy here, Pay here at George Carr Rental building! 601-831-2000 after 2pm.

“Cash rebate assigned to dealer”

29. Unfurnished Apartments

COME CHECK US OUT TODAY OME OAKE UT TYODAY YCOU ’LLCWHECK ANT TUOSM OUR YOU’LL WANT TO MAKE YOUR HHOME HERE ERE OME H

Great Staff Great Location, Location, Hard-Working Hard-Working Staff

The Vicksburg Apartments UTILITIES PAID! 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Studios & Efficiencies 801 Clay Street 601-630-2921

601-638-7831• •201 201Berryman Berryman Rd 601-638-7831 Rd.

www.the-vicksburg.com

Bradford Ridge Apartments 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

The Ridge Apartments 601-636-8592

FEBRUARY SWEETHEART SPECIAL: 1 & 2 BEDROOMS RATES STARTING AT $450 AND UP Bring in this ad and receive

$50 OFF

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SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT

601-661-0765 • 601-415-3333

Gary’s Cars for Less Over 50 Vehicles to Choose From With 3 Month - 3,000 Mile Warranty!

We Accept Good, Bad, or No Credit

We Make Car Buying Fun With Our “Rent To Own” or Special Financing Programs You Can Re-Establish Your Credit Garyscfl.com

Hwy 61 S

601-883-9995

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

FOR LEASING INFO, CALL 601-636-1752

www.parkresidences.com • www.bienvilleapartments.com

Barnes Glass Quality Service at Competitive Prices #1 Windshield Repair & Replacement

Vans • Cars • Trucks •Insurance Claims Welcome•

AUTO • HOME • BUSINESS Jason Barnes • 601-661-0900

BUFORD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. 601-636-4813 State Board of Contractors Approved & Bonded Haul Clay, Gravel, Dirt, Rock & Sand All Types of Dozer Work Land Clearing • Demolition Site Development & Preparation Excavation Crane Rental • Mud Jacking

Simmons Lawn Service

Professional Services & Competitive Prices • Landscaping • Septic Systems • Irrigation: Install & Repair • Commercial & Residential Grass Cutting Licensed • Bonded • Insured 12 years experience Roy Simmons (Owner) 601-218-8341

SPEEDIPRINT & OFFICE SUPPLY • Business Cards • Letterhead • Envelopes • Invoices • Work Orders • Invitations (601) 638-2900 Fax (601) 636-6711 1601-C North Frontage Road Vicksburg, MS 39180

DEAN CO

PAINTING

•Residential & Commercial •Pressure Washing •Sheetrock repair

& finishing 35 years experience

Free Estimates Dean Cook • 601-278-4980

PATRIOTIC • FLAGS

Show off your grandchildren to everyone this Valentine’s Day! Just bring or mail your grandchilds photo by February 9th, along with completed form and $20 per child to: The Vicksburg Post Classified Dept.

P.O. Box 821668 Vicksburg, MS 39182

• BANNERS • BUMPER STICKERS • YARD SIGNS

Child’s Name:____________________________

Show Your Colors!

Address:_____________________________ City/State/Zip:___________________________

To advertise your business here for as little as

Phone:________________________________

$2.83 per day, call our Classified Dept. at 601-636-7355.

Proud Grandparents

601-636-SELL (7355)

All Business & Service Directory Ads MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE !

Grandparents:_____________________________ ___________________________________

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Monday, February 6, 2012

The Vicksburg Post