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Daily Corinthian Vol. 115, No. 296

2011 Christmas Basket Fund ‘ A Community Tradition’

Basket fund tops $22,000

‘Tis the season for giving as donations continue to arrive for the 16th Annual Corinth Rotary Club / Daily Corinthian Christmas Basket Fund.

A $25,000 fundraising goal has been set so 1,100 food baskets could be given to local families on Saturday, Dec. 10.

So far $22,680 has been raised. Food baskets were given away based upon the faith the goal will be attained this year.

Donations include $200 from Sam and Barbara Tull; $100 from Harvey Meeks in memory of Billie Meeks, Thomas B. Meeks and Mavis Martin; $100 from Dale and Ann Walker in memory of Nelda McCrary, Wade Bronson, “The Please see BASKET | 3

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Salmonella count rises 39 confirmed cases reported

“At this point, I can tell you there is no ongoing risk to the public.”

Liz Sharlot

Communications Director Mississippi State Department of Health

Staff reports

The Mississippi State Department of Health says there is now no reason to worry about eating at Corinth restaurants.

“At this point, I can tell you there is no ongoing risk to the public, ” said Liz Sharlot, communications director for the department, late Monday afternoon.

That is based on the state department of health ’s investigation of salmonella cases in the city.

However, the number of conrmed salmonella cases in the city has risen.

Magnolia Regional Health Center on Monday said it has now treated a total of 39 patients that were conrmed to have salmonella. The number stood at 29 on Friday afternoon.

Last week, the state department

of health said its investigation began after it was informed that several patients had sought treatment for gastrointestinal illnesses at the Magnolia Regional Health Center Emergency Room. The investigation focused on patient interviews and collecting food samples.

Specic restaurants involved in the inquiry have not been identi-

ed.

Don Julio Mexican Restaurant closed last week with a note taped to the front door stating the restaurant ’s management decided to close for the safety of its customers due to reports of contaminated vegetables it had received from suppliers.

The restaurant had been inspected by health ofcials, the note explained, and no evidence of contamination was found. Although the restaurant was not ordered to close, it would remain inoperative to await test results.

The restaurant remained closed Monday.

Holiday mailing deadline nears

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Christmas mailing deadlines are getting close, but there ’s still time to beat the peak rush.

Corinth Postmaster Kevin Byers said the post ofce has already seen lots of Christmas mailing, but he ’s expecting Tuesday and Wednesday next week to be the busiest days.

The postal service will deliver an estimated 16.5 billion cards, packages and letters during the holiday season.

The busiest day for mailing Christmas cards is expected to be next Tuesday, according to the postal service.

The key deadlines coming up are this Thursday for Parcel Post, the least expensive option; Tuesday, Dec. 20, for First Class Mail; and Wednesday, Dec. 21, for Priority Mail.

“The Express Mail deadline will be on Friday, the 23rd, ” said Byers. “Probably anything sent after the 21st needs to be sent Express Mail. ” Free shipping boxes are available.

“We have three sizes of the Priority at-rate boxes available, ” said Byers. “They are very popular. You can stuff them full up to 70 pounds. ” As always, he said, the best

advice is to mail early.

The deadline for military mail to overseas bases was this past Saturday.

For packaging, the postal service wants clear and complete addresses to help ensure delivery.

“One of the best things people can do is to also put the address somewhere inside the package, ” said Byers.

With the address of the sender and recipient inside, it can still be delivered if something happens to the package while on its way.

Bubble wrap, tape and other supplies are available at the

post ofce.

The postal service recommends against reusing mailing boxes. It also suggests removing batteries from toys and electronics and including them separately wrapped in the box; allowing space for cushioning; stufng glass and fragile items such as vases; and separately wrapping the glass from picture frames.

And, although the Christmas mailing deadlines will have passed, the post ofce will be open from 9 a.m. until noon on Christmas Eve for anyone who needs to do any postal business.

Sec. of state office plans 2 meetings

BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Photos courtesy of Jeff Allen

Parade Watching 3-year-old Jake Wilbanks gets comfortable while watching entries in the annual Rienzi Christmas Parade roll through downtown on Sunday afternoon. The parade had several entries with ole Santa Claus himself making an appearance.

The Secretary of State ’s Ofce needs help from the customers of two area cemeteries currently in receivership.

Representatives from the Secretary of State ’s Ofce will be in Corinth on Thursday, Dec. 15, and Friday, Dec. 16, to meet with customers of Forrest Memorial Park of Corinth and Oaklawn Memorial Park of Booneville.

The meetings will serve two purposes — to answer Forrest and Oaklawn customers ’ questions and gather information regarding grave and cemetery merchandise purchases.

“This information is needed to verify cemetery records, ” wrote Assistant Secretary of State Dave Scott, in a letter to Forrest Memorial and Oaklawn customers. “An accurate, updated database helps build economic value for the cemetery and ensures that cemetery operations going forward are seamless. ” Staff members from the Secretary of State ’s Ofce will hold both days of meetings at the Alcorn County Justice Center at 2837 South Harper Road.

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One of Alcorn County’s oldest churches gets marker

BY ANGELA STOREY astorey@dailycorinthian.com

One of the oldest churches in Alcorn County now has a marker designating its historical signicance to the community.

New Hope Presbyterian Church at Biggersville recently obtained an historical marker from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

The church was organized on

May 26, 1838, and has been in continuous service since that time.

The church could possibly be the oldest church in the county and if not is believed to be in the

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“It is certainly one of the oldest churches in Alcorn County, ” said Sam Kemp, an elder in the church.

Members of the church have

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2011 Rienzi Christmas parade

Zoey Bain (left) and Caige England look to collect candy at the parade.

Anna Marie Greenlee waves to someone in the Rienzi Christmas parade.

Jesse Stutts (left) and his mom, Meg, enjoy the parade along with pet Snoopy.

2-year-old Kayson Bordelon came to the parade in style.

Some of the church members taking part in the ceremony were (from left) Keith Nichols, Bill Farriore, Evelyn Farriore, Don Br awner and Sam Kemp.

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der in the church, worked closely with the people in Jackson to come up with the wording,” he said.

The marker reads: New Hope Presbyterian Church was organized in 1838 when six members began meeting in a school house near Troy, later renamed Danville.

Rev. James B. Stafford served as the first pastor of the church from 1838 to 1854. The first sanctuary was a log cabin-style structure with a stack chimney and fireplace.

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The second sanctuary, a frame building located near the cemetery, would remain in use until 1912 when a new building was constructed. The cemetery was established ca.

1839.

The historical marker was erected by the Mississippi Department of Transportation about a month ago.

“We’re just very pleased with the way it looks,” Kemp said. “It’s very visible in front of the church.”

While the original building started out as a

log cabin-style structure, there have been additions and renovations over the 173 years the church has been in operation. Today, in 2011, the white frame building is described by members as “a little country church” still playing a vital role in the community.

The pastor is Nicholas B. Phillips. There are about 60 members in the congregation.

New Hope Presbyterian Church is located on CR 513 about 1⁄4 mile west of Highway 45 in Biggersville.

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and any other cemetery documents to leave with the staff.

“Our Office understands that consumers might not have complete documentation of their purchases and payment history,” Scott explained.

“However, you are asked to bring any documentation you may have.”

Scott emphasized the need for customers to make copies of their documentation in advance, as a copier will not be available at the location.

If cemetery customers have already mailed copies of this information to the Secretary of State’s Office, it is not necessary to come at the assigned time, but customers are encouraged to attend if they have any questions for the staff.

To reduce the time spent waiting during the information gathering process, the Secretary of State’s Office is requesting that cemetery customers come during the following times, ordered

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Cemetery customers who cannot attend during their specified time may come at any time that is convenient during the two scheduled days.

Customers who cannot attend on either day can call the Regulation and Enforcement Division of the Office of the Secretary of State at 601-3599055 for instructions.

Background On Nov. 21, 2011, Judge John Hatcher placed Corinth’s Forrest Memorial Park and Booneville’s Oaklawn Memorial Park into receivership at the request of Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann.

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action that places property under the control of a receiver, a person appointed by a court to manage the property pending the outcome of a legal proceeding.

The Order of Receivership named retired Chancery Court Judge John C. Ross Jr. as receiver.

“Mr. Ross will be working in close coordination with the Secretary of State’s Office as we operate the cemeteries during the receivership,” Scott explained.

A full description of the details that led to this action can be found in the court’s order of receivership. To view the document, go to the secretary of state’s website at www.sos.ms.gov and click on “Cemetery Receivership” under the “Explore SOS.MS.GOV” heading near the bottom of the page.

For more information contact the Regulation and Enforcement Division of the Office of the Secretary of State by calling 601-359-9055.

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Barbour: Look at new ways to improve education

BY JEFF AMY Associated Press

JACKSON — Gov. Haley Barbour said Thursday he wants Mississippians to look at new approaches to improve education, including more opportunities for job training instead of bachelor’s degrees and the involvement of churches to help prevent struggling students from dropping out of high school.

Other ideas include cutting tax funds to intercollegiate athletics, shortening paths to college degrees and pushing schools to spend reserves to cut state budget demands.

The suggestions came in the second in a series of three farewell speeches that Barbour is giving at the end of his eight years in office. At the Governor’s Workforce Conference, Barbour urged listeners to look for solutions beyond increasing funding to government.

Much of the conference was devoted to reviewing

changes that Barbour has made to worker training during his eight years “We thought this would be a great time to reflect on what we’ve accomplished,” said Les Range, executive director of the Department of Employment Security.

Barbour, though, said it’s not time to rest.

“I have tried very hard to improve state and federal support for workforce training because I think it’s very important,” the Republican said. “I’m proud of the progress, but we’ve got a lot to do.”

He said that it was important to “de-stigmatize” job training as a choice for graduating high school students.

“University is not for everybody,” Barbour said.

“Our economy needs more workers with high skills than we need people with university degrees.”

Barbour said there was a danger that Mississippi won’t produce enough qualified workers to remain attractive to em-

ployers.

“If we don’t get everybody involved, we’re not going to have enough workers to continue our growth,” he said.

The state is trying to expand dual enrollment, the practice of allowing high school students to enroll in college and earn credit both toward a high school diploma and a college degree. Though he said all students need a good K-12 academic foundation, Barbour said the state is asking for a federal waiver to allow short-term job training programs to count toward high school credit.

Barbour broadened his focus beyond worker training. Repeating a call he made Wednesday in Tupelo, he called on the state to cut births to unwed mothers in half within five years. He said he met with a group of ministers Thursday, urging them to organize a program where congregants seek out nonmembers to help parents and encour-

age students to complete high school.

“Let’s get our churches more involved in education,” said Barbour, adding that he hoped a pilot program would start this summer. “I suggest to you that the vast majority of failing students are first being failed at home.”

Continuing to predict “a constrained fiscal time,” he called on schools and colleges at all levels to reduce spending by combining administrative operations. He called for a reduction of state tax dollars going toward intercollegiate athletic teams at community colleges or universities, with the goal of eliminating such funding.

“Fans, alumni and students need to pay for athletics, not taxpayers,” Barbour said.

And he said K-12 districts, community colleges and universities should spend down their own reserve funds to reduce state budget pressure. He also asked universities to

develop alternatives to a four-year degree, cutting costs to students and time in school.

“A four-year degree is unnecessary to certify to employers that a student is ready to work,” Barbour said. “There’s got to be a lower-cost alternative in our future.”

One alternative to a bachelor’s degree would be other kinds of credentials that an employer would recognize.

Range said Mississippi would like to invest more in credentialing, but it’s expensive. The state has already rolled out a workforce readiness certificate provided by testing agency ACT, but Range said credentials need to get more support from employers.

“We’re hoping businesses will see the value,” he said.

Emily DeRocco, president of the Manufacturing Institute, called on the state to widen opportunities for nationally recognized training certificates.

Longtime investigator appointed police chief

BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

Michael Ramey’s title got one word shorter last week as Booneville aldermen voted to name him full-time police chief for the city after serving as interim police chief for the past three months.

The veteran law enforcement officer and longtime head of the police department’s Criminal Investigation Division was appointed the city’s top law enforcement officer on a 4-1 vote of the board, with Alderman-At-Large Harold Eaton casting the lone dissenting vote.

Ramey has served as interim police chief since being appointed Sept. 1 to fill the position left vacant with the firing of chief Steve Bingham, who had served since 2009. Bingham was fired by the board in a special session on Aug. 31.

Specific reasons for the firing have not been disclosed by city officials due to privacy laws regarding personnel matters.

The new chief pledged to continue the work already

under way at the department to improve the safety of the citizens of Booneville and make sure people know they can trust their police Ramey department. He said he’s grateful for the trust and support shown to him by the board and the citizens of Booneville and promised he won’t let them down.

“We’ll continue to do what we’ve been doing. We want to make sure the citizens are safe,” he said.

Ramey said key focuses will be on combating drugs and crime throughout the city and building relationships with the community.

“If there’s anything the police department or I can do to help in any way, all they need to do is call us,” he said.

Deaths Gladys A. Smith

Funeral services for Gladys A. Smith, 88, of Corinth, are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Mrs. Smith died Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, at Magnolia Regional Health Care Center. Visitation is 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Wednesday.

All other arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by McPeters Funeral Directors.

A total of 13 applications were received for the police chief post, but Ramey was the only local candidate.

Alderman Eaton raised a concern about how the new chief will balance his time between Booneville and his role as town marshal for the town of Marietta. The alderman emphasized the police chief’s role is a 24-hour, seven-daya-week job and said he’s been asked by citizens what will happen if Ramey is out on a call in Marietta and something happens in Booneville.

The chief responded that Booneville will continue to be his priority and he will always respond immediately to any call in the city over a call in Marietta.

“That’s what I’ve done for 23 years,” he said.

Ward 3 Alderman Mark McCoy expressed support for Ramey, noting he refused to vote for previous chief candidates because they weren’t local residents. He said he has seen the difference in morale

in the police department since Ramey has served as interim chief and said he has proven himself during two stints as interim chief to be a capable leader able to deal with problems at the department and make it a better agency.

“He hasn’t let us down so far,” said McCoy. “He cleaned up all the messes the other two left.”

Ramey also previously served as interim police chief in 2009 between the departure of former chief Tim Fortenberrry and Bingham’s appointment.

The new chief has served as head of the police department’s Criminal Investigation Division for 10 years. He began his career with the department in 1990 and served for two years before moving to the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department in 1996. He returned to Booneville PD in 1996 where he has served since that time.

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Gingrich surges on campaign trail

BY DICK MORRIS AND EILEEN MCGANN Columnists

He doesn’t have the money. He doesn’t have the organization. But boy, does Newt Gingrich have a breadth, depth and intensity of support out there.

I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this since I watched Barack Obama take the Democratic Party by storm in 2008.

But Gingrich is no Obama. He is far from a flash in the pan and about as much the opposite of an empty slogan or sound bite as you can get. He is an intensely creative man with key insights and a very keen, sharp mind. He knows the issues backwards and forwards and knows their history as well.

In a larger sense, we are blessed as a party to have a choice between two such highly qualified and able candidates as Gingrich and Mitt Romney.

Why the enthusiasm for Gingrich?

His intellect and creativity are driving his candidacy. When Ron Paul cited our arrest and conviction of Timothy McVeigh as a success in the fight against terror, and Gingrich came back at him and pointed out that McVeigh succeeded in killing more than a hundred Americans, it was one of the great moments in political debate.

When Gingrich was asked what he would recommend to replace Obamacare and he spoke of the fundamental importance of brain science and its potential to leapfrog our medical capabilities far ahead, it was a brilliant, creative moment.

And when Gingrich defined the ground rules on which he would insist for remaining in Afghanistan — hot pursuit, no sanctuaries and no aggressive attacking, even with civilian casualties, he was saying what most of us are feeling.

Romney has certain key advantages. He runs better than Gingrich among women; a Fox News poll has Gingrich beating Romney among men by six points and losing among women by four. Romney is perceived as more electable by Republican voters. He is cool and balanced in debate. And polling also shows that voters trust him more to solve our economic problems.

But there is a passion behind Gingrich, the white-hot intensity of a crusade. And that kind of support can go a long way toward compensating for a lack of money or organization.

And Gingrich bests Romney in the competition for three key segments of the Republican electorate.

Social conservatives and evangelicals distrust Romney for his prior support of abortion — a legitimate beef. And, disgustingly, they are turned off by his religion.

Tea Party voters are fiercely opposed to Obamacare and are very distrustful of Romney for passing his version of the program in Massachusetts. They see Romney as representative of Wall Street and big business.

They embraced Herman Cain because he was the candidate of small business and now turn to Gingrich for similar reasons.

National security conservatives know of Gingrich’s long and deep interest in protecting America’s strength and trust him to keep the military strong. They worry that support for defense spending is an acquired taste for Romney, but it’s part of Newt’s essence.

And finally, Gingrich has his timing just right. He didn’t surge in July, as Michele Bachmann did. He didn’t surge in August, as Rick Perry did. Nor in October, as Cain did. He is surging in late November and early December, just as Iowa’s caucuses approach on Jan. 3.

This contest will go the distance and probably not be over until Super Tuesday in early March. Republican Party rules require proportional representation in delegate selection in the early going and then require winnertake-all primaries down the road.

These rules assure that there will not be a quick nomination, but there will not be a long, drawn-out, draining battle all spring.

And either man can win.

(Dick Morris, former advisor to the Clinton administration, is a commentor and author of “Rewriting History.” He is also a columnist for the New York Post and The Hill.

His wife, Eileen McGann is an attorney and consultant.)

Prayer for today Heavenly father, thank you for your Holy Spirit who comforts us. Help us always to know who we are because of your love for us.

In Jesus’ mightly name. Amen

A verse to share “And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.” -Matthew 2:9

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Where does all the money go?

BY JACK ELLIOTT JR. Associated Press

JACKSON — Where does the money go?

That’s the most recent question from the Mississippi Supreme Court in the legal dispute over fees paid to private attorneys hired by the attorney general to handle lawsuits for the state.

In orders issued in August, the Supreme Court asked attorneys for state Auditor Stacey Pickering and Attorney General Jim Hood to interpret a constitutional provision that requires funds to be paid into the “proper treasury.”

That appears to mean that the Supreme Court will decide two things — whether fees paid to private lawyers are public money and if, as public funds, they should go into the state general fund or some other account to be passed on to the lawyers.

Pickering contends that rather than directly paying outside counsel retained by the AG’s office, the attorney general should request an appropriation for the fees.

A Hinds County judge in 2010 ruled the $14 million in fees paid to two attorneys

for handling a state lawsuit against telecommunications giant MCI was properly handled.

Another Hinds County judge ruled the same again in 2010 involving $10 million in fees paid to lawyers for handling a state lawsuit against computer software manufacturer Microsoft.

Hood and the attorneys involved in the cases contend the fees are the property of the lawyers not the state.

But Pickering has contended the fees paid to attorneys are public funds, should be placed in the state’s general fund and then appropriated by the Legislature.

Hood has said that paying the private attorneys is part of the settlement of the lawsuit and should not be counted as part of the money the state receives.

Hood has said he enters into such contracts with private attorneys when his office does not have the expertise, resources or manpower to pursue a case.

Pickering is not challenging Hood’s right to hire outside legal help. He wants the lawyers to submit a bill, or voucher, to the Legisla-

ture and let the Legislature pay them.

In arguments in the Microsoft case before the Supreme Court in August, justices questioned where was the proper place for the lawyers’ fees should be deposited until paid to the attorneys.

“The state of Mississippi should collect all the money and then disperse the money to the attorneys. We can’t have Microsoft appropriating public money to anybody by the state. All of the recovered money is public money. It must all go to the state,” said attorney Arthur Jernigan Jr., who represented Pickering.

Assistant Attorney General Harold Pizzetta told the justices the term “proper treasury’ is subject to interpretation.

Pizzetta said the attorney general has a trust account — like most law firms — into which the office receives proceeds from litigation.

When the attorney general hires outside attorneys, Pizzetta said they become like assistant attorney generals and whose work under guidance of the attorney general.

In the Microsoft case,

Pizzetta said attorney fees were paid into the trust account of the outside counsel which the attorney general believed was the “proper treasury.”

“If you collect these attorney fees ... it makes perfect sense to say that the proper treasury is to go into their trust account,” Pizzetta said.

If the attorney fees had come to the attorney general’s trust account, Pizzetta said the AG would have then have cut a check to the lawyers.

Microsoft is not a party to Pickering’s lawsuit.

Microsoft reached a $100 million settlement with the state in 2009 in a software lawsuit.

In the MCI case, Hood sought to recoup unpaid taxes and interest stemming from the collapse of Clintonbased WorldCom, which emerged from bankruptcy as MCI. In 2005, MCI agreed to pay the state $100 million and hand over real estate valued at several million.

Jack Elliott Jr. is an Associated Press writer based in Jackson.

It’s a particularly tough time for Jews to blame Israel for In a season in anti-Semitism when which there is very he spoke recently at little “peace on Earth” an event hosted by and even less “good the European Jewwill towards men,” ish Union. According it is a particularly to The Weekly Stantough time for Jews, Cal dard, Gutman said, who may be finding Thomas “A distinction should it more and more difbe made between ficult to tell who their Columnist traditional anti-Semreal friends are. itism, which should Defense Secretary be condemned and Leon Panetta fired an unusually harsh salvo Muslim hatred for Jews, which stems from the ongoacross the Israelis bow.

In a speech at a Brookings ing conflict between Israel Institution forum, he urged and the Palestinians.”

If Gutman had studied Israel to get to the “d--n table” for peace talks. It must history, he would know that have escaped Panetta’s no- Muslim hatred of Jews pretice that the Palestinians are dates by many centuries Isthe ones refusing to come to rael’s 1948 rebirth as a Jewthe “d--n table” unless their ish state.

Secretary of State Hillary unacceptable demands are met. These include, depend- Clinton took her own jabs at ing on the day, the cessation Israel.

She was quoted in the of construction projects, even on pre-1967 Israeli English edition of the Arab land, the so-called “right publication, Al-Arabiya, as of return” of “Palestinian saying she fears for the furefugees,” a concession by ture of democracy in Israel Israel to re-draw its borders and the rights of women. to 1967 lines — though such Why? Because of a newsborders would be complete- paper story that told of ly indefensible against an patterns in certain small inevitable attack -- and the Orthodox Israeli neighborre-division of Jerusalem, hoods where women are rewhich Israel rightly sees as quired to be separate from its capital. Meanwhile, the men in certain situations, Palestinian side concedes such as when taking public almost nothing and fulfills transportation.

In case Secretary Clinnone of its promises. Neither is it held accountable ton hasn’t noticed, gender segregation has long been for its behavior.

Next, we heard from practiced in religiously conHoward Gutman, the U.S. servative Muslim societies. ambassador to Belgium. In Events surrounding the the ultimate case of blaming so-called “Arab Spring” do the victim, Gutman seemed not encourage confidence

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that women will have more rights and freedom under emerging regimes than they have had under previous dictatorships.

But it is not only Jews who are being singled out for verbal abuse and physical attacks.

In last month’s Smithsonian magazine, there was a revealing story by Joshua Hammer about the stepped-up attacks by Egyptian Muslims against Coptic Christians, who trace their lineage to the time of Christ.

In fact, notes Hammer, attacks against Coptic churches and individual Christians have increased since Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was deposed.

Radical Muslims have little regard for other religious viewpoints.

Arab-Israeli relations, or U.S.-Arab relations for that matter, are not likely to improve if the Muslim Brotherhood takes power in the coming election, though you won’t be able to convince the U.S. State Department of that. In a November address to the Atlantic Council, William Taylor, the State Department’s special coordinator for Middle East transitions pronounced, “What we need to do is judge people and parties and movements on what they do, not what they’re called.”

Really?

The Muslim Brotherhood’s motto is “Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Qur’an is

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our law. Jihad is our way.

Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.” Hamas, whose charter calls for the destruction of Israel, grew out of the Muslim Brotherhood. Is that good enough to conclude for everyone, except Taylor, that the Muslim Brotherhood plans to behave very badly toward Israel?

No intelligent person who has observed the media attacks against Israel (not to mention the many wars, countless terrorist incidents and continuing threats directed at Israel’s destruction) can credibly conclude that Israel’s enemies are merely hyperbolic.

Despite all the agreements, goodwill gestures and disproportionate prisoner exchanges in which Israel has released hundreds of alleged terrorists in exchange for a single captured Israeli soldier or civilian, there are people who continue to advance the fiction that only Israel stands in the way of peace.

It’s past time to stop taking potshots at Israel and start directing “fire” at the prime suspects behind continuing war and turmoil in the region.

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State Enhanced sex ed may cut teen pregnancy

BY JEFF AMY Associated Press

JACKSON — Health advocates are urging Mississippi school districts to adopt enhanced sex education classes, saying they would cut teen pregnancy rates and the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases.

In a conference Thursday, they said a new state law allowing “abstinenceplus” education gives schools a chance to present more information and use programs that have been proven to work. Advocates urged school dis-

tricts to move beyond just telling students not to have sex. They said that despite sometimes vocal opposition, a poll shows that most Mississippi parents support education beyond the abstinence-only approach that had been the state’s policy.

Though Mississippi’s teen pregnancy rate has fallen in recent years, it remains well above the national average. And Mississippi ranks high for most types of sexually transmitted diseases, with young people often the dominant

group getting infected.

Under a law passed last year, every school district in the state has to choose a sex education curriculum to be implemented by next fall, deciding between abstinence-only or abstinence-plus approaches. Either way, the bill requires parental consent before students take part, as well as abstinence instruction and single-gender sex education classes.

A poll this fall of 3,600 parents with children in Mississippi public schools shows that 92 percent

support sex education in schools, as long as it’s ageappropriate. It even shows that more than 70 percent of parents support a demonstration of how to use a condom, something specifically banned by the new law.

That shows that school officials shouldn’t be influenced by opponents to adopt abstinence-only approaches, said Jamie Bardwell, director of programs for the Women’s Fund of Mississippi.

“The people who scream

the loudest do not represent the majority of parents,” she said.

Proponents of abstinence-plus say that teaching kids only to refrain from sex doesn’t work.

“A lot of these programs have been proven ineffective,” said Sanford Johnson of Mississippi First, which supports abstinence plus.

The state Board of Education has to approve all sex education lesson plans.

The state Health Department is seeking the nod

for six abstinence-plus lesson plans, each with six to 12 lessons. Because the health department has won federal funding to help implement the plans, most districts that choose them could get free teacher training and classroom materials.

Johnson said Mississippi First is lobbying for adoption of one of the Health Department curricula in 17 counties where data show severe problems with teen pregnancy and sexual disease.

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BY MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Federal Reserve under Ben Bernanke has gone further than ever to explain its policies to the public. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready to go further still.

A Fed policy meeting Tuesday will likely focus, in part, on an evolving plan to reveal the direction of interest rates more explicitly. The Fed may decide, for example, to regularly update the public on how long it plans to keep short-term rates at record lows.

The new communications strategy could be unveiled as soon as next month.

Most analysts expect no announcements Tuesday about the new strategy or any further steps to try to strengthen the economy.

They think the Fed wants to delay any new programs, such as additional bond purchases, to see if the economy can continue the modest gains itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been making.

Still, the U.S. economy remains vulnerable, especially to the impact of the financial crisis and likely recession in Europe. So the Fed is keeping its options open.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already taken numerous unorthodox steps to try to lift the economy.

December, for example, will mark three years since it cut its key rate, the federal funds rate, to a record low of between zero and 0.25 percent.

It has also bought more than $2 trillion in government bonds and mortgagebacked securities to try to cut long-term rates and lower borrowing costs.

The hope behind both actions was to embolden consumers and businesses to borrow and spend more.

Lower yields on bonds also encourage investors to shift money into stocks, which can boost wealth and spur more spending.

One possibility, should the economy worsen, would be for the Fed to buy more mortgage securities. Doing so could help push down mortgage rates and help boost home purchases. The weak housing market has been slowing the broader economy.

The boldest move left would be a third round of large-scale purchases of Treasurys. But critics say this would raise the risk of future inflation. And many doubt it would help much, because Treasury yields are already near historic lows.

Unless Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crisis worsens and spreads, few expect another program of Treasury purchases.

Still, it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be ruled out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Europe is going to be a big headache for quite a

while,â&#x20AC;? said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are going to have a lot of icebergs to dodge, and if the situation dramatically deteriorates, the Fed will act.â&#x20AC;?

On Nov. 30, the Fed joined other central banks in making it easier for banks to borrow dollars.

The goal is to help prevent Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crisis from igniting a global panic. The announcement sent the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly 500 points, its best day in 2 1/2 years.

After its September meeting, the Fed said it would re-arrange its bond holdings to stress longer-term maturities, to try to exert more downward pressure on long-term rates.

That followed the Fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement in August that it planned to keep its benchmark rate at a record low until at least mid-2013. It was the first time it had committed to keeping the rate there for a specific period.

Now, Fed officials are debating how much further to go to signal a likely timetable for any rate changes.

Under one option, the Fed would start forecasting the levels it envisions for the funds rate over the subsequent two years. It could publish this forecast, as it now does its economic outlook, four times a year.

$1 trillion-plus spending bill taking shape in Congress

BY ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Weary after a year of partisan bickering, lawmakers tried Monday to wrap up a sprawling $1 trillionplus spending bill that chips away at military and environmental spending but denies conservatives many of the policy changes they wanted on social issues, government regulations and health care.

The measure implements this summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard-fought budget pact between President Barack Obama and Republican leaders. That deal essentially freezes agency budgets, on average, at levels for the recently-complet-

ed budget year that were approved back in April.

Drafted behind closed doors, the proposed bill would pay for the war in Afghanistan but give the Pentagon just a 1 percent boost in annual spending, while the Environmental Protection Agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget would be cut by 3.5 percent.

The bill also covers everything from money to combat AIDS and famine in Africa, patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border, operations of national parks, and budget increases for veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; health care.

Negotiators on the appropriations committees hope to get a final agreement from top leaders

like House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the White House â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and officially unveil the measure by late tonight in preparation for House and Senate votes before a midnight deadline on Friday, when a stopgap funding measure expires.

The generally smooth, businesslike negotiations on the omnibus spending bill contrasts with the ongoing partisan brawl over Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demand that Congress extend jobless benefits and a cut in the Social Security payroll tax.

The House is slated to vote on a GOP-friendly version of the payroll tax cut Tues-

day; negotiations with the Democratic-controlled Senate on a compromise measure have yet to begin.

The spending measure, meanwhile, is likely to go over like a lead balloon among tea party conservatives, many of whom believe the August budget and debt compromise didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cut enough. Last month, 101 House Republicans opposed a smaller bundle of spending bills.

Conservative ire is likely to be magnified once the negotiating outcome regarding dozens of GOP policy â&#x20AC;&#x153;ridersâ&#x20AC;? is finalized.

Republicans larded the measures with provisions aimed at rolling back Environmental Protection

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The most controversial riders are sure to be dumped overboard due to opposition from Obama and Democrats controlling the Senate. But Democrats realize that they have to show some flexibility to win GOP votes in the House.

That means Democrats are likely to accept, reluctantly, a rider that blocks the city of Washington, D.C., from funding abortions for poor women. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get dozens of riders for industries and the social conservatives,â&#x20AC;? said Jennifer Hing, spokeswoman for the House Appropriations Committee.

In addition to the cut in EPA funding, foreign aid spending also would drop and House lawmakers would absorb a 6 percent cut to their office budgets.

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On spending, the measure generally consists of relatively small adjustments to thousands of individual programs. Agencies like the Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement will get a boost within the Department of Homeland Security, while GOP defense hawks won additional funding to modernize the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal. The troubled, overbudget next generation F-35 fighter plane program would be largely protected.

Democrats won a modest increase in funding for schools with large numbers of disadvantaged students.

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Investors were pleased when almost all the countries in Europe agreed Friday to consider a treaty that would force them to cut their deficits or face penalties. The treaty is aimed at avoiding debt crises in the future.

The good feeling faded by Monday. Investors focused on the fact that the deal doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current problems. And Moodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Investors Service said the deal wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop it from considering downgrades of European countriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; credit ratings. The S&P 500 fell 1.5 percent.

Second thoughts Three investment strategists explain some of the problems with the treaty:

There's still the prospect of default on Greek bonds and there's still problems faced by Italy meeting the financing obligations moving forward. It is a welcome first step. I think there's widespread recognition that it's going to be a long process one way or another. ...

There are a lot of questions that still remain.

It wasn't this grand bargain that I was hoping for and others were hoping for earlier last week. But some very good things did happen. The member states did agree to some legislation that would be more binding in terms of the deficits and debt. It would be overseen by the European courts.

I see two problems. One is that overall growth is slowing throughout the region. ... Most economists, including ourselves, have (forecast) a mild recession for next year. With slowing growth, it's hard to get good budget numbers. Second, the agreement has been made but the laws haven't been passed and signed.

It has to go and be ratified.

They're talking about doing balanced budget amendments in each of the countries. ... I'm highly suspicious that there's really a full buy in. I think some of these balanced budget acts are going to take a while to implement. There was also more (talk) about being able to waive penalties than what the penalties would be. How serious are those punishments going to be and will they ever be enforced?

Scott Mayerowitz, Kristen Girard â&#x20AC;˘ AP

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Best Buyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earnings

The Federal Reserve holds a one-day meeting to discuss the economy and interest rates. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last regularly scheduled meeting of 2011. Economists and investors are interested in two things: the Fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assessment of the economy, and whether it plans more debt purchases to help the recovery gain momentum. Economic numbers have been looking a bit better lately. That might discourage the Fed from any new moves.

Ben Bernanke, Fed Chairman

The electronics retailer has struggled this year as fewer consumers bought TVs and other expensive items. But its earnings might have gotten a kick higher in the third quarter because of the release of the iPhone 4S â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Best Buy has been focusing more on smartphones and other gadgets. Some analysts say the company should do well this holiday season because of the enormous popularity of tablet computers like the iPad.

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8 • Daily Corinthian

Local Schedule Today Basketball Central @ Kossuth (WXRZ), 6 Thrasher @ Biggersville, 6 Ripley @ Walnut, 6 JCM @ McNairy, 6

Thursday Basketball Baldwyn Classic Walnut

Friday

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

MSU, Ole Miss take easy wins Associated Press

STARKVILLE — Dee Bost scored a season-high 28 points, Arnett Moultrie added 20 points and 12 rebounds and No. 17 Mississippi State cruised past Troy 106-68 Saturday.

The Bulldogs (9-1) won their eighth straight game, shooting 56.3 percent (40 of 71) from the field, including 51.6 percent (16 of 31) from 3-point range. Renardo Sidney added a season-high 18

points and eight rebounds, Jalen Steele scored 15 and Rodney Hood 12.

Bost shot 9 of 16 from the field, including 7 of 13 from 3-point range. The 6-foot-2 senior guard added nine assists and three rebounds.

Moultrie posted his fifth double-double of the season.

He shot 9 of 14 from the field and had five assists. Mississippi State dominated in the paint, outscoring Troy 4226.

The Bulldogs were terrific from outside as well — their 16 3-pointers tied a school record.

Troy (4-4) was led by Emil Jones’ 15 points. Will Weathers scored 10 and R.J. Scott added 10. Ray Chambers had eight points and 11 rebounds. The Trojans trailed by 47 points in the second half, unable to keep up with Mississippi State’s fastbreak offense.

Troy also struggled with

its shooting, making just 8 of 35 (22.9 percent) shots from 3-point range.

Mississippi State was occasionally sloppy with its decision-making in the first half, but shot the ball so well that it didn’t matter. The Bulldogs made 61.1 percent (22 of 36) of their shots from the field, including 53.3 percent (8 of 15) from 3-point range on the way to a 54-26 halfPlease see WINS | 9

Basketball Falkner @ Biggersville (WXRZ), 6 Corinth @ Ripley, 6 McNairy @ Fayette-Ware, 6 Soccer Corinth @ New Albany, 4/5:30

Saturday Basketball Tish County @ Biggersville, 6 Ripley Challenge (G) Corinth-Nettleton, 12:30 (B) Corinth-Nettleton, 2 (B) Walnut

Tuesday, Dec. 20 Basketball Olive Branch @ Corinth (WXRZ), 6 McNairy @ Central, 6

Tuesday, Dec. 27 Basketball AC Holiday Hoops High School (B) Hardin Co.-TCPS, 1 (G) TCPS-Holly Springs, 2:30 (B) Kossuth-Trezevant, 4 (G) Central-Trezevant, 5:30 (B) Central-Corinth, 7 Middle School (G) Corinth-Center Hill, 1 (B) Tish-Center Hill, 2:30 (G) Tish-Hardin Co., 4 (B) Holly Springs-Cordova, 5:30 (G) Kossuth-Franklin Co., 7 Baldwyn Rotary Classic Biggersville

Shorts KHS Football Awards In honor of the 12-1 Aggie Season, Kossuth High School will be holding an awards ceremony on Monday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the old gymnasium. The ceremony will celebrate the 2011 football season. Anybody is welcome to attend.

AC Tournament Tickets The Alcorn County Basketball Tournament wiIl be held Jan. 5-7. A limited number of courtside seats are available for $40 each. These are a reserved seat for all games. For more information, call Sam Tull, Sr. at 287-4477.

NE Basketball Tickets Northeast Mississippi Community College athletic officials have announced that season tickets for the upcoming 2011-12 Tigers and Lady Tigers basketball season are now on sale at the business office located in Estes Hall. Cost is $35 per season ticket or $60 for a pair. For information regarding the purchase of Northeast basketball season tickets, contact the Northeast Business Office at 662-720-7251.

Winter Bowling Leagues Plaza Lanes will be offering bowling leagues this winter for men and women. Leagues for both will play on Monday and Thursday nights. Ladiesonly leagues will bowl on Tuesday night and Thursday morning. Church Leagues will play on Tuesday nights and only four more spots are available. Youth will bowl Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. For more information call Plaza Lanes at 286-8105.

Staff photo by James Murphy

World Series pitcher visits local camp

Jason Motte, the recent World Series closing pitcher for the the St. Louis Cardinals, was on hand to instruct local student-athletes during last Saturday’s first bi-annual RailCat, which was hosted at the Corinth Sportsplex by the Cross City Baseball Academy.

Kossuth hosts 1-3A rival ACHS

BY JAMES MCQUAID MURPHY jmurphy@dailycorinthian.com

Tonight, Kossuth High School (KHS) is hosting Division 1-4A rival Alcorn Central (ACHS).

Though the two schools won’t play their actual division game until Jan. 24, tonight’s match-up should provide an interesting litmus for what’s to come later in division play.

Tonight’s game may hold some mixed prospects for the host teams after their late start on the season, having canceled three of their four early season match-ups due to delayed player cross-over from the 11-1 Aggie football season.

As such, the 2-5 Kossuth Aggies may not provide much challenge for the visiting 4-6 Golden Bears. The KHS men have lost two home games to date, which doesn’t bode well for the home court advantage.

The Aggies’ only two wins have come on the road — a 57-55 squeeze over Ingomar on Dec. 8, and their best performance to date, a 64-48 pouncing of Vardaman during the North Pontotoc Tournament.

According to Coach Scotty

Shettles, Aggies guard Heath Wood has also been out, as he recovers from recent food poisoning, and the team is currently managing the loss of another senior starter who recently quit the squad — Shettle’s opted not to mention details.

“Alcorn is a good team, and they’re better than their record,” he said. “They have five guys on the floor who can score fast and score well.

We’re gonna have to guard them, and guard them hard.

(Brandon) Quinn’s group is even better this year than they were the last, and he’s got two ‘All-Division’ players returning to the season.”

Not that this should be taken as an unoptimized statement by Shettles — who touted Wood as the remarkable key to the Aggie’s offense — but reduced to only three seniors on his line-up, Shettles said he’s been relying more and more on the talent of his underclassmen.

“They’re solid players,” he said. “We’re really working hard on cutting back the amount of turnovers, and we need to be doing a better job of nailing free throw shots. We’ve lost four close games because we haven’t been hitting free throws, and

hopefully if we start hitting those better then we won’t be losing some of these closer matches.”

■ In contrast, the ACHS mens unit is currently on a two-loss streak after a surprising and impressive 71-65 victory on Dec. 3 over the Biggersville Lions, who presently rank 7-2.

The Golden Bears handed the Lions what BHS Coach Cliff Little called “an emotional loss,” a victory that provided Alcorn fans some hope that the ACHS boys might turn around their floppy season.

Last Friday, however, the Golden Bears opened their division play with a 68-60 loss to Holly Springs.

So what is and isn’t working?

ACHS Coach Brandon Quinn was unavailable for a response.

■ On the gender flip-side, the ladies units may provide the real nail-biter tonight, as the ACHS girls have gone 7-3 this season and are currently riding the high of Alexis Harmon’s season-mark of 22 points against host Holly Springs.

Harmon sunk four straight treys in the first eight minutes of division play, as the

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The ACHS girls are also riding a three-win streak, though they’ve been struggling with three major injuries and have lost two of their three away games this season, which may add even more to the Kossuth gals’ home court advantage.

“We talked about it today and the girls are feeling good,” said Coach Charlette Foster. “Their hustle is good, and they’ve worked tremendously hard to overcome all those injuries we had early in the season.

“I think they’re really starting to click as a team,” she continued. “We’ve done well with our rebounds, we’re controlling the boards, our turnovers are down where they need to be, and we’re not only shooting well on the inside, but equally well on the outside. That makes a huge difference when you can go inside-out.”

■ By comparison, the Lady Aggies are running an impressive game of their own.

Having started the season on a four-win streak, averaging 28.5 points over their oppoPlease see KOSSUTH | 9

Martin wants stronger defensive effort from Vols

BY BETH RUCKER Associated Press

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin hopes his players finally realize after three straight losses that they can’t count on their offense to bail them out of games.

“We’ve tried that, and it hasn’t worked. In order for us to be successful, we have to defend,” Martin

said Monday.

Spotty defense down the stretch cost the Volunteers (3-5) a surprising loss on their home court Saturday to Austin Peay, which entered the game with only one win on the season. The Governors shot 72.7 percent against Tennessee in the second Please see VOLS | 9

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time lead. Steele and Moultrie had 12 first-half points.

The Bulldogs didn’t stop there, with 52 second-half points. They pushed past the 100-point mark with 4:54 left in the game Sidney’s twohanded dunk.

Sidney continued his enigmatic play, with good moments mixed with bad ones.

The 6-foot-10 forward looked lethargic in the opening minutes and earned a technical foul after an off-color comment. But then he responded with a 3-pointer and a thunderous one-handed dunk on back-to-back possessions that served as a reminder of how good he can be.

Steele made five 3-pointers, which tied a career-high.

OXFORD — LaDarius White scored 16 points in his season debut Saturday to lift Mississippi to an 80-56 win over Mississippi Valley State.

White, a freshman guard, became eligible earlier in the day after completing first semester academic requirements and clearance from the NCAA. He hit 6 of 12 from the field, including four from 3-point range.

Ole Miss (8-1) had five players to score in double figures, led by White. Dundrecous Nelson had 12 points, Reginald Buckner scored 11 points with 10 rebounds,, and Murphy Holloway and Terrance Henry added 10 points apiece.

Paul Crosby scored 16 points, Falondo Jones had 13 and Terrance Joyner added 12 for Mississippi Valley State (1-8). The Delta Devils led 16-15 after the opening 10 minutes.

Ole Miss led 41-22 at halftime and led by as many 26 points in the second half.

NFL standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 10 3 0 .769 396 N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 327 Buffalo 5 8 0 .385 288 Miami 4 9 0 .308 256 South W L T Pct PF y-Houston 10 3 0 .769 330 Tennessee 7 6 0 .538 266 Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 193 ndianapolis 0 13 0 .000 184 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 10 3 0 .769 320 Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 282 Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 285 Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 178 West W L T Pct PF Denver 8 5 0 .615 269 Oakland 7 6 0 .538 290 San Diego 6 7 0 .462 324 Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 173 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF N.Y. Giants 7 6 0 .538 324 Dallas 7 6 0 .538 317 Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 297 Washington 4 9 0 .308 229 South W L T Pct PF x-New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 415 Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 300 Carolina 4 9 0 .308 313 Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 232 North W L T Pct PF y-Green Bay 13 0 0 1.000 466 Detroit 8 5 0 .615 367 Chicago 7 6 0 .538 301 Minnesota 2 11 0 .154 274 West W L T Pct PF y-San Francisco10 3 0 .769 307 Arizona 6 7 0 .462 253 Seattle 6 7 0 .417 216 St. Louis 2 11 0 .167 140 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ___ Thursday’s Game Pittsburgh 14, Cleveland 3 Sunday’s Games New Orleans 22, Tennessee 17 Baltimore 24, Indianapolis 10 N.Y. Jets 37, Kansas City 10 Detroit 34, Minnesota 28 Houston 20, Cincinnati 19 Jacksonville 41, Tampa Bay 14 Atlanta 31, Carolina 23 Philadelphia 26, Miami 10 New England 34, Washington 27 Arizona 21, San Francisco 19 Denver 13, Chicago 10, OT San Diego 37, Buffalo 10 Green Bay 46, Oakland 16 N.Y. Giants 37, Dallas 34 Monday’s Game Seattle 30, St. Louis 13 Thursday, Dec. 15 Jacksonville at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17

PA 274 270 341 246 PA 208 251 252 382 PA 202 198 270 254 PA 302 354 299 305 PA 349 281 292 290 PA 286 267 355 370 PA 278 305 255 364 PA 182 288 246 296

Vancouver at Columbus, 6 p.m.

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

N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Boston at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Dallas at Tampa Bay, 8:20 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 18 New Orleans at Minnesota, noon Seattle at Chicago, noon Cincinnati at St. Louis, noon Carolina at Houston, noon Green Bay at Kansas City, noon Tennessee at Indianapolis, noon Miami at Buffalo, noon Washington at N.Y. Giants, noon Detroit at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Denver, 3:15 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 3:15 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m.

Baltimore at San Diego, 7:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19 Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 7:30 p.m.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL AP men’s Top 25

HOCKEY

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Syracuse (51) 10-0 1,607 3 2. Ohio St. (7) 8-1 1,478 2 3. Kentucky (4) 8-1 1,468 1 4. Louisville (2) 9-0 1,374 5 5. North Carolina (1) 8-2 1,373 4 6. Baylor 7-0 1,284 6 7. Duke 9-1 1,273 7 8. Xavier 8-0 1,122 8 9. UConn 8-1 1,087 9 10. Missouri 9-0 1,030 10 11. Marquette 9-0 988 11 12. Kansas 7-2 945 13 13. Florida 7-2 891 12 14. Wisconsin 8-2 728 14 15. Pittsburgh 9-1 696 15 16. Georgetown 8-1 602 18 17. Mississippi St. 9-1 574 17 18. Indiana 9-0 462 — 19. Illinois 10-0 375 24 20. Michigan 7-2 354 20 21. Michigan St. 8-2 310 — 22. Texas A&M 8-1 270 22 23. Alabama 8-2 204 16 24. Murray St. 10-0 93 — 25. Creighton 7-1 88 19 25. Vanderbilt 6-3 88 — Others receiving votes: Harvard 73, San Diego St. 59, Virginia 57, UNLV 41, Stanford 39, Saint Louis 26, Gonzaga 25, Memphis 13, Cleveland St. 7, N. Iowa 7, Arizona 5, California 3, Long Beach St. 3, Northwestern 2, Wichita St. 1.

NHL standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 28 18 7 3 39 101 81 N.Y. Rangers 27 17 6 4 38 83 60 Pittsburgh 30 17 9 4 38 94 75 New Jersey 28 15 13 1 29 71 80 N.Y. Islanders 27 9 12 6 24 62 88 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 28 18 9 1 37 94 59 Toronto 29 15 11 3 33 91 94 Buffalo 29 15 12 2 32 79 79 Montreal 30 12 11 7 31 74 77 Ottawa 30 13 13 4 30 91 105 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 30 16 9 5 37 82 77 Washington 28 15 12 1 31 88 89 Winnipeg 29 13 12 4 30 82 92 Tampa Bay 29 12 16 2 26 75 96 Carolina 31 9 18 4 22 79 108 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 30 18 8 4 40 99 92 Detroit 28 18 9 1 37 89 62 St. Louis 29 17 9 3 37 71 62 Nashville 29 14 11 4 32 77 79 Columbus 29 8 17 4 20 71 99 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 30 20 7 3 43 79 64 Vancouver 29 18 10 1 37 97 71 Edmonton 30 14 13 3 31 83 80 Calgary 29 14 13 2 30 73 80 Colorado 30 13 16 1 27 78 91 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 28 16 11 1 33 73 78 Phoenix 29 15 11 3 33 77 76 San Jose 27 15 10 2 32 75 64 Los Angeles 29 13 12 4 30 65 67 Anaheim 29 8 16 5 21 67 95 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games Chicago 3, San Jose 2, OT N.Y. Rangers 6, Florida 1 Monday’s Games New Jersey 5, Tampa Bay 4 Tuesday’s Games Los Angeles at Boston, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Carolina at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 6 p.m.

AP women’s Top 25 The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Baylor (39) 10-0 975 1 2. UConn 9-0 930 2 3. Notre Dame 9-1 896 3 4. Stanford 6-1 852 4 5. Maryland 11-0 803 5 6. Tennessee 5-2 773 7 7. Miami 8-1 723 9 8. Kentucky 10-0 717 10 9. Duke 7-2 637 6 10. Texas A&M 7-2 575 8 11. Rutgers 9-1 560 11 12. Ohio St. 8-0 547 13 13. Georgia 8-1 480 14 14. Louisville 8-2 457 15 15. Texas Tech 8-0 451 16

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half en route to their come-from-behind 74-70 victory.

On Wednesday, the Vols travel to College of Charleston (7-1) to face a Cougars team that’s averaging 76 points per contest, is shooting 46.7 percent and has won all four of its home games.

“There’s nothing better than shutting up opposing teams with your preparation and your focus, and you do that by playing great defense,” Martin said.

With a new coach and a significantly new lineup this season, Tennessee was picked to finish 11th in the Southeastern Conference. The Vols have lost four of their last five, squandering some of the hope fans had in them after they played competi-

tively in losses to Duke and Memphis at the Maui Invitational in November.

Part of their troubles can be pegged to having such a different lineup from last season. Senior guard Cameron Tatum is the only returning starter, and Martin brought with him several new scholarship players.

“We’re just all learning how to play together and at the same time deal with the experience of being out there on the court,” junior center Kenny Hall said.

“As time goes along, the more we practice you start to get your teammates’ niches and what they like to do in situations.”

While learning what to expect from their teammates on the floor during games, the Vols also are trying to figure out who will step up to be Tennessee’s leaders. Hall and

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sition, on Dec. 3 they lost to North Pontotoc during the host team’s annual tourney, accounting for the only blemish on the Lady Aggies’ five-win season.

What’s more, the Kossuth girls have toppled any who dare to enter their home courts. On Nov. 12, for example, they gave away none of the laurels at the annual Kossuth Classic, squashing Wheeler by a margin of 33 for a final score of 69-36.

They then went on to smother Lewisburg by a

margin of 37, 66-29.

“Our main problem is that we’re lacking experience, so we have to make up for that,” said KHS Coach Alan Wood.

“We’ve been playing good so far, but we have a long long way to go. They (the girls) know that. We’re short of two seniors right now, so we’re down to playing some younger players. But so far they’ve responded pretty well.”

That said, the Lady Aggies’ last win was by a much smaller margin of only six versus Ingomar, 44-38, bringing them to their current 5-1.

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junior forward Jeronne Maymon are starting to earn that right through the way they’re playing on both ends of the court.

The pair combined for 30 points and 19 rebounds against Austin Peay, and with their help the Vols own a plus-4.1 rebounding margin against their opponents.

Martin said he wants the pair demanding the ball more often — especially with Maymon averaging 59.4 percent shooting and Hall hitting 54.1 percent of his shots. Hall said he’s willing to step up as a leader on the floor, but he recognizes that it’s not as easy as wanting to be a leader.

“You also have to look at yourself in the mirror first and be real with yourself and correct what you’re doing wrong,” the Stone Mountain, Ga., native said. “It starts off by leading by example, so I think before you can really check somebody else you’ve got to make sure you’ve got your own stuff

straight, but at the same time you’ve got to be willing to let them know where they’re failing at and what mistakes they’re making.”

Hall, Maymon and the rest of the returning Vols have a good idea of what they’ll be up against in Charleston. The Cougars came to Knoxville last December and left with a 9178 victory.

College of Charleston shot 57.1 percent in that game, including a 14of-25 performance from 3-point range. Though Andrew Goudelock, who was responsible for 31 points in that meeting, is now with the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, the Cougars still have a strong scoring threat in Greeneville, Tenn., native Andrew Lawrence, who is averaging 17.4 points per game.

“Losing three straight and two at home, it’s important for us to go on the road and get this victory,” Hall said.

OF Ben Francisco to Toronto for LHP Frank Gailey.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Re-signed F Brian Scalabrine.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Resigned G Anthony Parker. Waived forward J.P. Prince.

DALLAS MAVERICKS — Re-signed F Brian Cardinal.

DETROIT PISTONS — Waived G Richard Hamilton.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Signed F Derrick Williams.

TORONTO RAPTORS — Agreed to terms with G Anthony Carter.

FOOTBALL National Football League KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Fired coach Todd Haley. Named Romeo Crennel interim coach.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Fired coach Tony Sparano. Named Todd Bowles interim coach.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed WR Stephen Burton on injured reserve.

Signed WR Emmanuel Arceneaux from the practice squad.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Placed LB Jacob Cutrera and DT John McCargo on injured reserve. Signed DT Frank Okam from the practice squad.

Released RB Nic Grigsby from the practice squad.

Canadian Football League TORONTO ARGONAUTS — Acquired QB Ricky Ray from Edmonton for QB Steven Jyles, K Grant Shaw and a 2012 first-round draft pick.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Assigned F Ben Smith to Rockford (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Activated RW Cam Janssen from injured reserve.

Placed D Anton Volchenkov on injured reserve.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Sent F Micheal Haley to Bridgeport (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Agreed to terms with F Antti Miettinen on a twoyear contract. Recalled D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL).

American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Manchester C Cam Paddock four games because of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a Dec. 9 game at Providence. Suspended Oklahoma City C Josh Green four games because of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a Dec. 9 game against Peoria.

ECHL ELMIRA JACKALS — Announced F John Kurtz and G Timo Pielmeier were assigned to the team from Syracuse (AHL).

COLLEGE COASTAL CAROLINA — Announced resignation of women’s volleyball coach Kristen Bauer.

MIAMI — Announced sophomore RB Lamar Miller will enter the NFL draft.

MUHLENBERG — Named Corey Goff director of athletics, effective July 1.

TEXAS TECH — Fired offensive line coach Matt Moore and defensive backs coach Otis Mounds. Reassigned defensive line coach Sam McElroy to another position. Named Terry Price and John Lovett defensive assistant coaches.

16. Penn St. 8-2 364 17 17. Georgetown 9-2 316 19 18. North Carolina 7-1 313 18 19. Green Bay 8-0 241 21 20. Vanderbilt 10-0 220 23 21. Delaware 8-0 209 22 22. Purdue 7-3 206 12 23. DePaul 8-2 166 20 24. Texas 6-2 130 25 25. Nebraska 9-1 54 — Others receiving votes: California 21, Virginia 11, LSU 8, Oklahoma 8, Southern Cal 7, Arizona St. 4, Arkansas 4, Georgia Tech 3, Northwestern 3, Tulane 3, BYU 2, Gonzaga 2, Michigan 2, Florida St. 1, Kansas 1.

Men’s scores SOUTH Kentucky Wesleyan 101, Union (Ky.) 62 Longwood 110, VMI 89 Louisiana-Lafayette 102, Dillard 38 Mount Olive 69, UNC Pembroke 68 Nicholls St. 82, Louisiana-Monroe 70 SE Louisiana 65, Southern U. 61, OT Savannah St. 80, Coastal Georgia 42 St. Francis (NY) 73, Howard 71 Tenn. Wesleyan 91, Southern Wesleyan 78 Union (Tenn.) 73, Emmanuel (Ga.) 58 Virginia Union 82, Fayetteville St. 77 Young Harris 94, Lees-McRae 71 SOUTHWEST Oral Roberts 58, UALR 55 MIDWEST St. John’s, Minn. 78, Martin Luther 42

Women’s scores MIDWEST Carthage 79, Beloit 49 FAR WEST E. Washington 68, E. Oregon 55

MISC. Transactions BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Failed to offer a contract to 2B Will Rhymes, making him a free agent.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jerome Williams on a one-year contract.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent SS Pedro Florimon outright to Rochester (IL).

Named Gene Glynn manager and Tom Brunansky coach for Rochester; Stu Cliburn pitching coach and Rudy Hernandez coach for New Britain (EL); and Ivan Arteaga pitching coach of Elizabethton (Appalachian).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Claimed RHP Jim Hoey off waivers from Minnesota. Sent C Brian Jeroloman and RHP Drew Carpenter outright to Las Vegas (PCL). Designated RHP Jesse Chavez for assignment.

National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with C Ramon Hernandez on a two-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with SS Alex Gonzalez on a oneyear contract.

NEW YORK METS — Claimed RHP Jeremy Hefner off waivers from Pittsburgh. Signed LHP Garrett Olson and C Lucas May to minor league contracts.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Traded

Coaches in KC, Miami out of work In Kansas City, the losses kept mounting, the tension kept growing and ultimately Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli decided the status quo was no longer good enough.

It was time to part ways with coach Todd Haley.

The Chiefs fired the combustible head coach Monday. The Chiefs dropped to 5-8 after Sunday’s 37-10 loss the New York Jets, their fifth loss in six games.

Defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel will serve as the Chiefs’ interim coach for the final three games. Pioli said he will be considered for the permanent job.

Associated Press

Tony Sparano was fired as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the third dismissal of an NFL coach in the past two weeks.

The move came Monday, one day after the Dolphins lost to the Philadelphia Eagles to fall to 4-9. The defeat ended a recent surge by the Dolphins after they lost their first seven games.

Sparano’s dismissal came hours after the Kansas City Chiefs fired coach Todd Haley.

Todd Bowles, who had been Miami’s assistant head coach and secondary coach, will be the interim head coach for the final three games, starting Sunday at Buffalo.

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Today in History 1789 The National Guard is created in France.

1812 The last remnants of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grand Armeé reach the safety of Kovno, Poland, after the failed Russian campaign. Napoleon’s costly retreat from Moscow.

1814 General Andrew Jackson announces martial law in New Orleans, Louisiana, as British troops disembark at Lake Borne, 40 miles east of the city. The Battle of New Orleans.

1862 The Battle of Fredericksburg ends with the bloody slaughter of onrushing Union troops at Marye’s Heights. Maine’s Colonel Chamberlain at Marye’s Heights.

1902 The Committee of Imperial Defense holds its first meeting in London.

1908 The Dutch take two Venezuelan Coast Guard ships.

1937 The Japanese army occupies Nanking, China. Boeing’s Trailblazing P-26 Peashooters.

1940 Adolf Hitler issues preparations for Operation Martita, the German invasion of Greece.

1941 British forces

launch an offensive in Libya. A secret ear for the Desert Fox. 1945 France and Britain agree to quit Syria and Lebanon.

1951 After meeting with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, President Harry S Truman vows to purge all disloyal government workers.

1968 President Lyon B. Johnson and Mexico’s President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz meet on a bridge at El Paso, Texas, to officiate at ceremonies returning the longdisputed El Chamizal area to the Mexican side of the border.

1972 Astronaut Gene Cernan climbs into his lunar lander on the moon and prepares to lift off.

He is the last man to set foot on the moon.

1973 Great Britain cuts the work week to three days to save energy.

1981 Polish labor leader Lech Walesa is arrested and the government decrees martial law, restricting civil rights and suspending operation of the independent trade union Solidarity.

1985 France sues the United States over the discovery of an AIDS serum.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Overweight husband presents big issue for wife BIG MAN DEAR ABBY: DEAR WIFE: I am 35 and my Talk to a counselor husband is 45. right away. Unless When we met, you do something he weighed 375 now, you will be pounds.

He unemployed and has now hit the Abigail homebound with a 600-pound mark.

I have five kids, a Van Buren sick husband and five dependent full-time job and Dear Abby children. Who engo to school two abled your helpless nights a week.

He talks about losing husband to gain all the weight, but it’s easier to weight?

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DEAR ABBY: My older kids to take care of him because he’s in pain boyfriend, “Frank,” and all the time and can’t I have been together for physically do anything. four months. I’m 21 and He doesn’t have insur- he’s 31. He was married before. This is my first ance.

If I didn’t have a fam- serious relationship.

Sometimes we get into ily to take care of, it might not be as big of heated arguments bean issue. This is very de- cause he’s ready to “plan pressing. I am thinking for the future” while I of seeing a counselor. He just want to go with the has already told me that flow of things. He thinks he won’t go. Your input I don’t take our relationwould be greatly appre- ship seriously because ciated. — WIFE OF A I’m not ready to move in

with him, get married or start a family yet. When I explain that I would love for all of that to happen — eventually — Frank says it seems more like a friendship than a relationship.

That really hurts me, because I’m trying.

These arguments over my lack of “seriousness” are killing me. They started two months into the relationship. I feel pressured.

If the pressure continues, I’m feeling like we may not be able to be together. I need your advice, please. — DOING THE BEST I CAN IN BOSTON DEAR DOING THE BEST YOU CAN: You are a smart young woman with excellent instincts.

Trust them. You feel pressured because you ARE being pressured. In fact, you’re being given the full-court press.

Pushing for a quick involvement/commitment is one of the warning signs of an abuser.

Ask yourself, What’s the rush? Find out the reasons why his marriage failed. Stand your ground and don’t allow yourself to be pushed into anything you are not completely comfortable with.

And if it persists, end the relationship.

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Is this inappropriate behavior for a therapist?

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your memory will bring back strange bits of information. There’s a reason for these seemingly random recollections, though you may not understand it until Friday.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 13). It’s your year to explore a new interest and simultaneously enlarge your social circle.

What happens in January will fill a void in your heart that you didn’t even know existed until you experienced the joy of wholeness. With a little hard work, a lot of organization and a good team, your lifestyle will improve for the better in February.

Aries and Taurus people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 2, 14, 33 and 19.

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You try to use what you own, and if you have no use for it, you also have no problem selling it or giving it to someone who does.

Though you are repelled by material waste, you believe that your emotional energy is never wasted. You invest yourself fully in life and expect magic and adventure as a return. Often, you get just the reward you were looking for.

QUOTE FOR SIX: “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines.

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Mercury goes direct!

This particular retrograde in the intense and exaggerated sign of Sagittarius was more challenging than expected for some. If you’re in the group, consider yourself lucky. You also had more opportunity to grow, and grow you did. The direct motion of Mercury in Sagittarius will help you realize just how much.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You refuse to accept that there are limits to what you can and can’t do. You’d rather see the future as wide open. Because of this approach, more is possible for you.

TAURUS (April 20May 20). Someone who

needs your help might be too intimidated to ask for it. Invite questions.

Your open heart will be felt, and others will dare to depend on you. Of course, you’re the one who will benefit most in the end.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your interests will form you. To some degree, you can’t control what is attractive to you.

But you can keep looking for the very best of what’s available and ask more questions. Your query could change everything.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You see something that others do not. It’s a testament to your unique spirit. You probably won’t be ready to share your observations, but you should record them in some way

Shepherd Receive the Message “Now when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those that were under the law - of Moses -, that we might receive the adoption as sons” (Galations 4:4-5). The birth of Jesus was no accident; it was the time appointed by God. God had promised a deliverer (Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7) who was to come during the days of the Roman Empire to establish God’s Kingdom upon earth (Daniel 2:44). That time had finally arrived.

Man had rejected the law that God gave Moses to govern their lives.

Spiritually, the world was bankrupt. Spiritual hunger was apparent everywhere. The world did not need another religion; it needed a Saviour. What the world needed most, it refused to accept. “He came to His own, and His own received Him not”. (John 1:12) The first announcement about the Saviour’s birth was made to the most unlikely, unworthy people - simple shepards tending their flocks at night in the fields of Bethlehem - is fitting. The fact that they were outside may prove the birth of Christ did not happen in the winter because sheep were kept inside during the winter unless they were destined for the sacrificed altar.

Shepherds were not among the elite. Their names would not have been found on the social registry. Jewish rabbis had pronounced six professions forbidden and shepherding was one of them. Shepherds were not allowed to give testimony in court. They wre kept from the sacred places of Worship - the temple or the synagogues - for weeks at a time and with good reason. They were ceremonially unclean. They walked in sheep dung; and because they virtually lived with their sheep, they were seldom clean.

They ranged their sheep anywhere they pleased, so they were constantly trespassing. They were considered to be thieves who would steal you blind and take anything left lying around. Yet, when God chose to announce the birth of His Son, He sent messengers to the shepherds first. Why? We may not know for sure, but Luke’s narrative leads us to believe that these men were different. “and the angel said unto them, Fear Not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10-11). The shepherds appear to have been devout men awaiting the arrival of God’s Messiah. Read Luke 2.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

Failing often and with great style is the mark of highly successful people.

You do not like to fail, but you can definitely see the usefulness in it. Win or lose, you’ll help others with your positive attitude.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). You won’t have to restrict yourself, because you will naturally want what is good and right for you, and you’ll be inclined to take life in moderate doses. If you’re being unduly inhibited by outside forces, you’ll rebel.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Some kinds of pain happen simply because you’ve fallen into a groove of suffering and have yet to decide that you’ve had enough of it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 21). As a realistic person, you understand how absolutely unrealistic it is to want things

to be perfect. And who needs the added pressure? You’ll play it loose, and everyone will be comfortable and happy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You don’t feel sorry for yourself, and you don’t like it when others throw themselves a pity party, either. Through your actions, you will train another person to take charge, be assertive and be responsible.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). You will be, in a sense, shedding your skin. And though it’s a natural process, it still takes effort, which you gladly put in, as you are genuinely excited about the new person you are becoming.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). You will learn because you can’t help but follow your curiosity and get answers. You won’t worry about whether a subject is worthy of your interest. You will be

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NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Make room in the toy box for the iPad. Crayola allows tots to doodle on the iPad using its iMarker just as they would a crayon on a coloring book.

Tweens are able to belt out their favorite Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez tunes on a Disney microphone that turns the tablet into a karaoke machine. And technology accessories company Griffin enables teens to fly its toy helicopter by using the iPhone as a remote control.

This holiday season, toy makers have turned Apple Inc.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pricey tablet and smartphone into playthings for kids. They figure in this weak economy, parents will be willing to splurge on toys for their children that utilize devices they already have â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or want â&#x20AC;&#x201D; themselves.

Tiffany Fessler of Gainsville, Ga., certainly was willing to do that even though when she initially bought her $829 iPad she never imagined sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be sharing it with her 20-month-old son. But whenever she sat

down to check emails on the iPad, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d climb into her lap wanting to use it.

So, Fessler decided to get him the $29.99 Crayola iMarker, which transforms the iPad into a digital coloring book using a Crayolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free ColorStudio HD application that parents can download. Kids can draw and color using the iMarker, which has a soft tip so it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t scratch the tabletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glass screen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you have a screaming toddler in a restaurant or any public area, you want to have something to calm him down with,â&#x20AC;? says Fessler, 39. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is just another way to keep him entertained.â&#x20AC;?

That the iPad and iPhone have infiltrated the $22 billion toy market this season is no surprise. Smartphones and tablets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; particularly Apple products â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are more popular than ever with people of all ages. This year, Apple is expected to double the number of iPhones sold to 90.6 million worldwide, according to research firm Gartner, while the number of iPads sold is expected to triple to 46.7 million.

Chris Baynes, a toy analyst. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way to get the kid to be quiet.â&#x20AC;?

With that in mind, Crayola teamed up with Nashville, Tenn.-based Griffin Technology, which is mostly known for selling iPhone and iPad cases and car chargers, to make the iMarker and the ColorStudio HD app for kids. The iMarker, which is like a stylus that resembles a Crayola marker, is targeted at children ages three and up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regardless of who they buy it for, once it is in the household, we know that kids use it,â&#x20AC;? says Vicky Lozano, vice president of marketing at Crayola, which makes the iMarker.

Other toy makers also have gotten into the game: â&#x2013; Griffinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $49.99 remote-controlled toy helicopter is aimed at teens over 14. Called the â&#x20AC;&#x153;HELO TC,â&#x20AC;? it flies using a device that plugs into an iPhone, iPad or iPod. A free app turns the touchscreen of the devices into a cockpit that controls the helicopter. â&#x2013; Mattel Inc.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FisherPrice unit is selling â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Laugh and Learn Apptiv-

And Apple products have a certain â&#x20AC;&#x153;cool factorâ&#x20AC;? with kids that toy companies, which can make up to half of their revenue during the holidays, are hoping to tap into. In fact, the iPad and iPhone are among the most coveted electronics this holiday season among kids. About 44 percent of 6- to 12-year-olds want the iPad this year, according to a survey by research firm Nielsen. The iPod touch came in the No. 2 spot with 30 percent, followed by the iPhone at 27 percent.

Not to mention, anyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a parent knows all too well that babies and older kids alike love to fiddle with or drool all over mommyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iPad. Nearly 40 percent of 2-to 4-year-olds have used a smartphone, iPad or video iPod, according to a survey by nonprofit group Common Sense Media. That number rises to 52 percent for 5- to- 8 year olds. And even 10 percent of infants have used one of the devices before their first birthday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mostly something for kids to use in the car or at the doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office,â&#x20AC;? says

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The company plans to release an iPad version of the case this spring. â&#x2013; Disney has three offerings. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disney Spotlightâ&#x20AC;? microphone, which is $69.99 or $99.99 for a wireless version, plugs into the iPad and allows kids to sing along to Disney songs from shows such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hannah Montanaâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or to their own music â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and record their own music video.

Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $79.99 AppClix digital camera enables kids to upload their pictures to an iPad and a free app allows them add Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck into the photos. And Disney teamed up with Canadian toy maker Spin Master to create â&#x20AC;&#x153;Appmates,â&#x20AC;? a toy car based on the characters from the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Using a free app, kids can â&#x20AC;&#x153;driveâ&#x20AC;? on different courses by moving the car across the iPad screen. â&#x2013; Spin Master, which makes toys such as Air Hogs and Bakugan, started a new line this year of toys for the iPad and iPhone called â&#x20AC;&#x153;AppFininity.â&#x20AC;? Its first toy in the line is the $19.99 AppBlaster, a plastic gun for kids over age eight. After slipping an iPhone or iPad touch on top of the AppBlaster, kids can shoot at aliens that pop up on the screen.

Analysts say these toys are just the beginning of a new niche for toy makers. Indeed, most of the companies say they plan to roll out more products for smartphones and tablets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including some that use Google Inc.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Android softwareâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a growing segment,â&#x20AC;? says Jim Silver, editor-in-chief at toy review website TimeToPlaymag.com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Next year, there will be even more (products) than you can possibly imagine.â&#x20AC;?

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