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County eyes broadband expansion — Page 5A Sports Hard day’s night East Rutherford’s soccer team was looking to get on track Wednesday against East Henderson

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As the 9:20 a.m. bell rang at East Rutherford High School Wednesday, students meandered into the halls toward their next class under a banner erected by the seniors.

Bell rings on new year By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

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FOREST CITY — Squeezing his mother’s neck as they parted, Carter McGinnis, 4, was ready to begin the first day of his school career. Carter is enrolled in the More at Four Program at Harris Elementary School and arrived with his mom, Star McGinnis, to begin school. After saying good-bye and putting his things in his cubby, he was instructed by his teacher, Elizabeth Abrams, to wash his hands. “But my hands ain’t dirty,” he told his mother, sporting two Silly Bandz he brought from home. Carter is one of 18 students at the more at Four Program at Harris and was among more than 9,000 students who began the 2010-11 year in the Rutherford County Schools. “Today has been a very smooth day for all 18 of our schools and the Carver Center,” said Dr. Janet Mason, superintendent. Please see Schools, Page 6A

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Carter McGinnis, 4, embraces his mom, Star McGinnis, just before she left his More At Four Class on Wednesday morning at Harris Elementary School.

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GREEN HILL — The 30-year-old man involved in a double fatality Tuesday has been released from McDowell Hospital in Marion after he was treated in the emergency room. The wreck happened about 12:15 p.m. at U.S. 64/74 and Turner Road near Green Hill. Lee Lattimore, a lawyer in Marion, Lattimore was enroute to Lake Lure to see a client of the firm ­— Little & Lattimore. He failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a white Buick. Passengers in the Buick, James Beatty Pyle, Jr., 79, and his wife, Madeline Pyle, 77, of Jericho Road in Rutherfordton, died instantly. Funeral services for the couple have not been announced because the family is awaiting the arrival of out-of-town relatives, a friend said. Steve Little, senior partner at the Marion law firm where Lattimore has worked for three years, said Lattimore came to work on Wednesday but stayed only a few minutes. “He is shattered,” said Little, mayor of Marion. “This has

Eighth-graders at R-S Middle School head for the bus for a ride home Wednesday after the first day of classes. There are 110 Rutherford County Schools buses on the road this year; 11 new ones, transporting about 9,000 students. By year’s end, Transportation Director Curtis Hodge said, the buses will have traveled about 1.3 million miles. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier

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FOREST CITY — Tom Judson, removed from his seat as board chair on the Tourism Development Authority this week, is back on the board. Judson is replacing Heather Alley, a Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce appointee. Alley resigned her seat Tuesday. She is the sales and marketing manager for The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa. The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce recommended Judson’s appointment on the TDA board. Chamber president Gene Booth was named as a temporary replacement for Judson. Booth said the change in the TDA board was “never about Tom personally. It was about the seat, the representative on the seat.” In a statement to the HNG Chamber, Alley said, “I will not be continuing my seat on the board nor my involvement with the TDA this upcoming year. Due to an increased workload, I will not be able to commit to the hours necessary to volunteer. I take tremendous pride in what we’ve been able to accomplish.” HNG Chamber President Edith Bond said the chamber received Alley’s resignation Tuesday, and the chamber

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local/state Wreck

WRECK ON U.S. 74A Continued from Page 1A

devastated him. I can tell you that he was not texting or talking on the phone,� when the accident happened. “I’m not sure what happened.� Highway Patrol trooper D.M. McSwain said Lattimore was not familiar with the road and did not know there was a stop sign. He went through the sign and struck the Pyles’ Buick as it was traveling toward Rutherfordton. “He is one of the finest people I have ever known,� Little said. “He is a truly thoughtful, kind and compassionate man.� According to a family friend, the Pyles were enroute to Rutherfordton to pick up their daughter, Linda Austin, who was going to a doctors’ visit with her parents. She was waiting for them at a Rutherfordton office when she received news of the accident. Linda and her husband, Rick Austin, have been living with the couple while they are building a new home. Austin is executive director of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. The accident investigation continues.

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unanimously voted for Judson to replace Alley and fill her position for the remainder of her term. “The Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber appreciates all the work the TDA board members and employees have done. “We look forward to this partnership of solving our problems, dealing with issues and know we can accomplish much together,� she said. “I am pleased and honored I will be able to remain the chairperson of the TDA Board and to continue to serve the entire county,� Judson, CEO at Rumbling Bald, said Wednesday afternoon. “The critical issue to keep in mind regarding the recent actions of the Rutherford County Chamber is that they have effectively disenfranchised the Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce and the businesses of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. “For years, the majority of the TDA board has worked hard to create a unified approach to furthering the interests of the entire county,� he said. “As a result of their actions, I am gravely concerned the Rutherford Chamber has damaged the once cooperative relationship between the TDA, Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber and Rutherford Chamber. “Ultimately, I hope wisdom and fair-mindedness will prevail. On behalf of the TDA board, I would like to thank Heather Alley for her service on the board and her service to Rutherford County.� Alley said her resignation is not related to Rutherford County Chamber’s action. But, she said, “It all worked out in the end.� The TDA meets at noon today at the Firehouse Inn in Rutherfordton.

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Emergency personnel work the scene of a two-car crash Wednesday afternoon. Judith Jones Byers, driving a 2005 Nissan, failed to reduce speed on U.S. 74A near Butler Road and struck the back of a 1995 Nissan, driven by Dionna Logan, police said. EMS took her to Rutherford Hospital. Byers was treated at the scene. She was charged by Forest City Police with failing to reduce speed.

Ross choice at UNC, official says RALEIGH (AP) — Davidson College President Tom Ross is poised to become the University of North Carolina system’s next president. A university official familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the UNC governing board’s search committee is recommending Ross to succeed Erskine Bowles as head of the 17-school system. The official requested anonymity to avoid pre-empting the announcement of a formal vote by the full board Thursday. Ross is expected to be approved by the Board of Governors because he’s the only candidate being offered, board members are well aware of him and the 32-member panel generally reaches consensus on presidential picks, the official said.

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A hearse is seen at the David B. Lawson Mortuary in Graham on Wednesday. A foul smell in this small North Carolina town led police to a woman’s body they say had been in the back of this hearse for nine days. Associated Press

Woman’s unclaimed body left in hearse 9 days

RALEIGH (AP) — A foul smell in a small North Carolina town led police to a woman’s body they say had been in the back of a hearse for nine days. Police in Graham, about 60 miles west of Raleigh, are investigating how the body of 37-year-old Linda Walton was left unattended for so long. The hearse is owned by David B. Lawson Mortuary, which now faces an investigation by the state agency that grants funeral licenses. Lawson declined to comment on the case Wednesday. Paul Harris, executive director of the state Board of Funeral Service, declined to comment on the specifics of the case. If the board decides to discipline Lawson, punishments range from a warning to the loss of his license. “We certainly don’t see this very often,” Harris said. Police in Graham are still inves-

tigating, and haven’t decided yet whether charges will be filed, said Capt. Steve McGilvray. Criminal charges in the case are unlikely, said Alamance County District Attorney Pat Nadolski. “I don’t think there’s a statute on the books for what happened,” he said. “If there were, we would file charges.” North Carolina has a law against the desecration of corpses, but it only applies to bodies that have been buried, Nadolski said. Walton’s body was cremated after it was taken from the hearse, McGilvray said. She lived alone in an apartment in Carrboro, about 25 miles east of Graham, according to Capt. J.G. Booker of the Carrboro Police Department. Police in that town found her body in her home Aug. 11, after she had been dead about a week. An investigation concluded she had

a history of health problems and had died of natural causes, and Carrboro police contacted Lawson Mortuary. It’s one of several funeral services the police regularly use to transport bodies, although that’s changed since Walton’s body was found. “We’ve put the word out that they would not be a service we’ll be using in Carrboro in the future,” Booker said. Neither Carrboro police nor the funeral home could immediately find any next of kin for Walton, leaving the mortuary with custody of the body. That’s becoming a familiar situation across the state and the country, partly thanks to an economic climate that makes the thousands of dollars necessary for even a simple burial out of reach for some families. “Since the beginning of the recession two or three years ago, that’s been an increasing problem,” said Jessica Koth, spokeswoman for

the National Funeral Directors Association. Whether because no family can be found or because the family essentially abandons the body, funeral directors can find themselves in a bind, Harris said. “The funeral home is stuck, because they have custody of the body,” he said. “They just want someone to say it’s OK to cremate.” Lawson was apparently looking for such guidance, having called the board on Aug. 16 when no one came forward to claim Walton’s body. It’s not clear what happened after that. Such permission usually comes from a county social services department, but in some cases those agencies are reluctant because of liability concerns. “They don’t want to be in a position where, 15 days after a body is cremated, a family member comes forward and says they wanted a burial,” he said.

North Carolina Today Shelter to put down 200 animals with illness

Police check out package outside state tax office

NEWTON (AP) — A North Carolina shelter will euthanize 200 animals in its care after the outbreak of a mysterious illness. The Catawba County Animal Shelter in Newton will temporarily close starting Wednesday while the facility is sanitized. County animal services manager Jay Blatche says the ailment is an upper respiratory virus. But testing at Cornell University and Oklahoma State University have failed to identify the illness. The virus causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea, and has been difficult to treat. Blatche says crowded conditions in the 25-yearold facility make such outbreaks a constant risk. The shelter is scheduled to reopen on Sept. 7. Until then, a temporary shelter is being built outdoors.

RALEIGH (AP) — Employees at North Carolina’s tax headquarters in downtown Raleigh have returned to work after being evacuated when a suspicious package was found on the street in front of the building. State Capitol Police spokeswoman Patty McQuillan said the police received a call Wednesday morning about the package left outside the Revenue Department building. McQuillan said the package wasn’t an explosive. It turned out to be copper wiring, nuts and bolts wrapped in a towel, which was then wrapped by black electrical tape. The Raleigh police bomb squad helped investigate. Workers waited outside for an hour before getting the all clear to return. Police also blocked the road outside the building for a while.

Filing begins for vacated N.C. appeals court seat

RALEIGH (AP) — Attorneys who want to run for the North Carolina Court of Appeals seat vacated this month by newly appointed federal Judge Jim Wynn have a week to sign up for the November ballot. The State Board of Elections opened the candidate filing period Wednesday morning for the appeals court job and will close it next Tuesday afternoon. At least two candidates previously said they plan to run. One of them is Cressie Thigpen. He was appointed this week to fill Wynn’s seat through the end of the year by Gov. Beverly Perdue. Voters would rank candidates by preference if more than three people seek the job through a process called instant runoff voting. It would be the first time instant runoff voting has been used statewide.

Oldest mental hospital in state to close at end of this year RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s first mental health hospital is transferring its patients and staff to other hospitals as it prepares to close at the end of the year. Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that the Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh will transfer all of its patients by the end of the year. The patients will be moved to hospitals in Butner and Goldsboro. Some of the staff will stay at Dorothea Dix to run a unit for patients in the criminal justice system, but most of the more than 800 staff members will transfer to the other hospitals.

The General Assembly did not budget money to operate the hospital during fiscal year 201011. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Lanier Cansler told reporters Tuesday that the state had to cut $28 million. Moving patients and services to the other hospitals saved about $15 million.

Man with gun at N.C. Obama stop found guilty of violation ASHEVILLE (AP) — The Ohio man arrested with a loaded handgun outside a North Carolina airport as President Barack Obama was flying away has been convicted of violating a gun ordinance. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Wednesday that 23-year-old Joseph Sean McVey of Coshocton, Ohio, has been found guilty of violating an ordinance prohibiting firearms on city property and possessing a siren. McVey had already served three days in jail and was sentenced to the time served. The state dropped the misdemeanor charge of going armed to the terror of the public because the facts didn’t fit the charge. Police arrested McVey at Asheville Regional Airport on April 25.

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utherford County has a long list of issues and problems to be addressed as we try to rebuild our economy. One of the items on that list was developing a better educated workforce and a workforce that has the skills that are needed today and will be needed in the future. Based on the increased enrollment at Isothermal Community College, it appears that many people have realized their need for education and training and they are doing something about it. The college reported that its full-time equivalency numbers are up 22 percent. That means a lot more people are going to school. We salute those who are taking the initiative to improve themselves and encourage others to do the same. The stronger our workforce becomes, the better chance we have of getting jobs.

Our readers’ views Offers observations on Daniel Road project To the editor: It seems that Zoran Naskov is experiencing some frustration concerning the use of county facilities for the 912 group meetings. As a county taxpayer and citizen, I have no problem with legitimate not for profit organizations using county facilities for meetings. I believe the 912 group fits this category. However, I find it interesting that he would take exception to someone distorting the facts about the group’s use of the facilities when members of his group have repeatedly distorted the facts about the Daniel Road project. As a County Commissioner and again as a candidate earlier this year, I have, on three separate occasions, offered to meet either individually or in a group with Mr. Naskov to discuss the Daniel Road Project. I never received either an acknowledgement or response to any of these offers. The facts are: Each year a small portion of the property tax collected is put into a County capital reserve fund, this year 1.6 cents of the .53 cents tax rate. Debt service for County building and renovations comes out of this fund. The funding for the Daniel Road project will also come out of this fund and will have no impact on the property tax rate.

Mr. Naskov says it will, which is simply not a fact. The revenue that will be collected from the sale of the land adjacent to U.S. 74A for retail operations, and the additional sales tax and the property tax on the new retail operations when the project is completed will provide enough income to pay the debt service on the entire project. This does not include the additional revenue the county will collect from people staying overnight and spending money elsewhere in the county. Concerning the remainder of county debt, it is predominantly, over 73 percent, for schools which is paid for with sales tax and lottery funds. This has no impact on property taxes. Much of this will be paid off in the next five years. When given this information at a Commissioners’ meeting earlier this year Mr. Naskov’s comments were, ”so what, it is still taxes.” This is correct, but it is not property tax as Mr. Naskov continues to say in support of his opposition to the project. Property taxes will not be increased because of this project and based on the project model, the project will pay for itself. I would hope Mr. Naskov and other members of his group will accept this reality and stop spreading false information about this project. Perhaps they may see the positive tourism and economic development impact Daniel Road will

have on the county, much like McNair Stadium in Forest City, when they learn more about it. Paul McIntosh Rutherfordton

Says businesswoman was truly a classy lady To the editor: I have delayed responding to Nell Horn’s death because I cannot claim to have been a friend of Nell’s. I have, however, had friendly conversations with her on the occasions that I shopped at the family’s business. Two characteristics struck me from the beginning: a wonderful dry sense of humor, and a complete absence of any evidence of prejudice or discrimination. She was truly a classy lady. Gene Wilson Caroleen

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Audit of state employee reviews raises questions RALEIGH – I’m shocked, I tell you shocked, that a recent audit examining the performance reviews of state employees found that results are inflated. What’s next? Could it be a finding that cronyism and nepotism exist in state hiring? How about a determination that donors give money to political campaigns to improve their access to politicians?

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end up in a file folder largely unread. The audit, which focused on three state agencies, also found that the criteria used to judge employees was weak and that when employees failed to meet expectations no plan to try to improve work performance was established.

OK, so maybe the findings of State Auditor Beth Wood aren’t all that startling. Wood’s office, citing earlier state Office of Personnel findings, said that less than 1 percent of state workers were rated as working below expectations on performance reviews. Eighty-one percent of workers were rated as very good or outstanding.

Wood noted another disconnect between the employee reviews and any larger purpose: The state doesn’t tie pay to performance, instead giving across-the-board raises.

The larger problem isn’t the results, according to the audit. Rather, it’s that supervisors in state government waste time compiling these things only to have them

Wood said the acrossthe-board raises may not be compatible with a performance review system intended to promote excellent performance.

OK, so maybe the findings of State Auditor Beth Wood aren’t all that startling. Wood’s office, citing earlier state Office of Personnel findings, said that less than 1 percent of state workers were rated as working below expectations on performance reviews. Eighty-one percent of workers were rated as very good or outstanding. Maybe so. But suggestions that the state should have some form of merit raises are usually greeted with skepticism by key legislators. After all, if only 1 percent of employees don’t measure up under the current review system, doesn’t most everyone perform meritoriously? The bigger fear is that office politics and the aforementioned cronyism would play into any merit pay system. Tying pay to objective

measures used to judge job performance can lead to a system like that which currently exists, with the measures set so low that most everyone reaches them. If you work in the private sector, by now you may be thinking that none of these findings sound all that unique to the public sector. Many people who collect a pay check and work for a decent-sized company go through a perfunctory and mostly useless employee evaluation each year.

At most companies, if you show up to work and get your work done, you’ll typically receive a good evaluation. In good economic times, that means you’ll get a 2to 3-percent raise. In bad times, you hope it means you won’t get laid off. And most people understand that the employee performance reviews are really about creating a paper trail when management decides to fire someone. Of course, what the private sector does with its money usually isn’t the concern of the broader, taxpaying public. Wasteful, inefficient practices in state government are the taxpayers’ concern. It’s also Wood’s job to bring that waste to the public’s attention. In this case, though, feigned shock is a lot easier than the real thing. Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

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Police Notes

Obituaries

Sheriff’s Reports

Mindy Cassady

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 151 E-911 calls Tuesday. n Kim Ledford told the sheriff’s office someone broke into his house and damaged the door. n Paul Parker reported a break in at his home where five firearms were taken. n Brian Jones reported the theft of a flat-screen television from his home. n Jimmie Padgett reported a break-in and larceny at her home. n An employee of Devere Construction reported the theft of a roll of Duke Energy copper wire, household goods and other building materials.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 31 E-911 calls Tuesday. n The Spindale Police Department responded to 15 E-911 calls Tuesday.

Lake Lure

n Lake Lure Police Department responded to nine E-911 calls Tuesday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 53 E-911 calls Tuesday. n An employee of the Alexander Gas House reported theft of fuel. n A Forest City police officer reported an incident of found property.

Arrests

n Lisa Gail Brown, Ellenboro, was arrested on a charge of driving while impaired; released on custody release. (FCPD)

n Angela Carson Murray, Spindale, was arrested on charge of disorderly conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia; placed in the Rutherford County Jail under a $500 bond. (FCPD) n Heather Nicole Morgan, 30, of 4785 Hudlow Road; charged with embezzlement

and released on a $15,000 bond. (RCSD) n Adam Kent Ewing, 23, of 159 Trailwood Drive; charged with simple possession of a schedule IV controlled substance and simple possession of a schedule III controlled substance; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Jeffrey Ray Harris, 21, of 150 Trailwood Drive; charged with simple possession of a schedule IV controlled substance and simple possession of a schedule III controlled substance; released on a written promise to appear. (RCSD) n Bobby Richard McEntyre, 48, of 118 S. Cleghorn St.; charged with a domestic violence protection order violation; released after 48 hours. (RCSD) n Leslie Nicole Lee, 27, of 958 Polk County Line Road; charged with a domestic violence protection order violation; released after 48 hours. (RCSD) n Lisa Gail Brown, 30, of 139 Tipton Drive; charged with driving while impaired and failure to comply with license restrictions; released on a $1,000 bond. (FCPD) n Angela Murray, 37, of 501 Ledbetter Road; charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct; released on a $500 bond. (FCPD)

Mindy Cassady, 58, of Bostic Road, Forest City, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at the Hospice House in Forest City. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.

Sadie Dedmon Sadie Putman Dedmon, 79, of Forest City, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at Hospice House. A native of Lawrence County, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late Rev. Grady Avery Putman and Becky Melvina “Vina” White Putman. She was a charter member of Harris First Baptist Church. She and her

late husband, Clyde, owned and operated Dedmon & Sons Grocery in the Floyd’s Creek Community. They also operated the Henrietta Beauty Shop, Harris Speedway and the C & S Mobile Home Park. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Clyde R. Dedmon. Survivors include three daughters, Linda Ravan of Forest City, Sandra Yarbrough of Lexington and Donna Donigan of South Pasadena, Calif.; one son, Jerry Dedmon of Forest City; two sisters, Mary Hodge aand Ima Lewis, both of Forest City; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Harris First Baptist Church with the Revs. George Whitmire and Frank Lewis officiating. Burial will follow at Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the church. The body will be placed at Harrelson Funeral Home Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Memorials may be made to Harris First Baptist Church Building Fund, 127 Hogan Road, Forest City, NC 28043 or to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043. Online condolences: www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

Rutherford County eyes broadband expansion

FOREST CITY — With more than $115 million through five federal recovery grants announced for highspeed Internet connections in North Carolina, officials are looking for how it can help Rutherford County. The $115 million is the secEMS ond round of federal recovery funding the Tarheel state n Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services has received to help with broadband, and it brings the responded to 25 E-911 calls total up to $255 million. Tuesday. “Increasing broadband access will create new jobs n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory up front and provide a boost for local economies to creNut Gorge EMS and ate even more jobs and Rutherford County Rescue a better quality of life in responded to nine calls. the near future,” said Gov. Beverly Perdue. “These Fire Calls improvements are espen Green Hill and Shingle cially important in rural and Hollow volunteer fire depart- underserved areas of North ments were dispatched to a Carolina.” vehicle accident Tuesday off The money comes from US 64/74 at Turner Road. the Recovery Act funding n SDO Fire Department for broadband projects from was dispatched to a residen- the U.S. Departments of tial fire alarm. Commerce and Agriculture. n Cliffside Fire “The ultimate goal is for us Deptartment was also disto have a redundant, statepatched to a vehicle accident. wide network,” Rutherford

County Economic Development Commission Board Chairman Keven McCammon said. “They are using regional networks to form that backbone. We will have build-outs in Rutherford and Polk counties, but we don’t have the specific designs yet.” About $75.8 million was awarded to the MCNC to offer middle-mile broadband service in 69 of the most economically disadvantaged rural counties along the northern and southern borders of North Carolina. The project plans to directly connect 170 community institutions to broadband. As many as 160,000 businesses may now be able to connect. “Any fiber-optic expansion we have is good, whether it helps our town or not, it is important for the county,” said Forest City Planner Danielle Withrow. “In the meantime, our town is working to take the fiber-optic cables we have and take it into more businesses.” At its August meeting, Forest City town council approved spending $10,000

try another tactic. “Some people mix Karo syrup with it,” Price said “This is going to put a stop to that. The Department of Agriculture is going to incorporate this in their rules. “So, the North Carolina State Beekeepers are going to be responsible for getting the samples to the Department of Agriculture, to test. This just defines what honey is.” Some of the highlights of the new honey standard are: n Honey is the natural sweet substance produced by honey bees from the nectar of plants or from secretions of living parts of plants. Nothing may be removed from or added to that product if the material is to be labeled as honey. n The addition of any product to the honey will result in the honey being adulterated and not meeting the definition for honey. n All honey must list a country or countries of origin. Honey from multiple countries of origin should have the countries listed in descending order of content. Honey labeled as produced in North Carolina must contain only honey produced in

the state. n If honey is labeled as coming from a particular floral source, such as sourwood honey, then at least 51 percent of the honey must come from the labeled floral source. n If anything is added to the honey, then the final product may not be labeled as “honey.” If anything is added to the honey, then the product may not use the term “honey” as the final noun in the name of the product. It could be labeled “honey flavored corn syrup,” for example, but not “high fructose honey.” Price offered a warning to consumers when buying honey. “If you buy any from the grocery store,” she said, “look at it carefully. Because it may say United States on the front, but when you turn it over, it may be from Brazil. I picked up a honey bear at a drugstore, and it said in big letters, honey product. It was honey-flavored Karo syrup” The new standard also addresses the size of the words on the label. “Honey can’t be the biggest word if it’s not more than a certain percent honey.”

By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

to connect the industrial park on Withrow Road as part of an NCSTEP grant to get high-speed Internet. “To get it from the main line into the park is our role,” Withrow said. “We’re not going to be the provider of that Internet service. We have a lot of fiber optic on Main Street, but there is none at the U.S. 74 Bypass.” The money from MCNC will also be used to increase the N.C. Educational and Research Network, a series of connections to help share information between educational groups. “We have a great fiber backbone and I think that was a great idea,” Withrow said. “But now that we’ve got it, how do we use it for economic development? It is good for emergency usage and education, but now how do we get it to the businesses? We all talk about this being very important, now it is time to act.” Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier. com

Price named president of Beekeepers Association By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — A Rutherford County woman is president of the N.C. State Beekeepers Association. Jeanne Price of Forest City was installed as president in July. She was the first vice president for two years and second vice president for two years before becoming president. “North Carolina has the largest association of beekeepers in the United States,” Price said. “We have 2,470 active members.” The nonprofit NCSBA has been serving beekeepers and residents of North Carolina since 1917. Among the stated duties are: “The president will keep an overview of North Carolina beekeepers, their problems, accomplishments and desired objectives. … he/she will seek to lead efforts of NCSBA in ways to improve the quality of beekeeping for all beekeepers and, ultimately, the quality of life of people living in North Carolina.” Price said the association recently passed a state honey standard that will affect

Jeanne Price of Forest City was installed as president of the N.C. State Beekeepers Association in July.

the quality of honey sold in North Carolina. “We just passed the honey standard at our meeting,” she said. “It is really going to be strict.” Price talked about the problem of honey being sold under false pretenses. “Western North Carolina sells a lot more sourwood honey that it produces,” she said. “They will buy clover honey, or produce clover honey, and slap a sourwood label on it. “Any light-colored honey, they slap sourwood on it and sell it at a premium price, mostly to tourists.” Other unscrupulous people

Haley, Sheheen speak to S.C. business leaders

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — While Republican Nikki Haley and Democrat Vincent Sheheen both said Wednesday the next governor must focus on job creation and overhauling taxes, some key differences included their ideas on incentives and corporate income taxes. Haley wants to eliminate those taxes, while Sheheen called that a bad idea in a state that already has one of the nation’s lowest corporate tax rates. Though Sheheen

said he would aggressively use incentives to bring companies to the state, Haley took a more apprehensive approach, saying it would depend on factors such as a company’s long-term plans in the state. The gubernatorial nominees — both Clemson University graduates — laid out their ideas to about 250 people at the Upstate South Carolina Alliance meeting at a Clemson research center. Each spoke and took ques-

tions for about 30 minutes but were not in the room at the same time. The regional economic development group says it won’t endorse anyone in the race. “If we can turn around and say there’s no corporate income tax in the state, we’ll be a magnet for companies coming here,” Haley said about a feature of her plan to lower the state’s sixthhighest-in-the-nation jobless rate, at 10.8 percent in July.

The idea was rejected by legislators earlier this year, who said the future is too uncertain to cut the state’s thirdlargest revenue source. Asked how the state could afford to reduce taxes amid a budget crisis, Haley responded that more difficult budget cuts are necessary, and that tax reform should be combined with putting limits on medical lawsuit winnings. The state budget is $2 billion less this year than two years ago.

Price emphasized the value of the state beekeepers association and cited a paper by Dr. John Ambrose of N.C. State University that detailed why people should belong to the association. “The NCSBA has been instrumental in many achievements that benefit all of the beekeepers of North Carolina, not just members of the NCSBA,” he wrote. “It is because we have a large association that we can do such things as persuading the N.C. General Assembly to create the position of apiculturist at NC State University, to increase the number of bee inspectors that serve all beekeepers, to aid other beekeepers during times of emergency, and many other examples.” Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com

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Ongoing Foothills Harvest Ministry: $5 plastic grocery bag sale, $7 tall kitchen bag sale, $9 30-gallon trash bag sale; bags can be filled with clothes and shoes. Silent auctions for Relay for Life: Held weekly through Sept. 10. Photos and details will be posted on the Rutherford County government website at www.rutherfordcountync.gov. Items will be posted each Monday and bids end each Friday at noon. For information or to place a bid, e-mail Debra Conner, debra.conner@rutherfordcountync.gov. Luminaria sale and can food drive: Relay for Life Rutherford County is selling luminarias, which will be lighted Sept. 10 at Relay for Life, for $10; luminarias may be purchased online at www. relayforlife.org/rutherfordnc or by calling Gail Strickland, 245-2156 or 233-1735. In addition, canned foods will be used to weigh down the luminarias. After Relay, the canned foods will be donated to Communities in Schools and Grace of God Rescue Mission; cans should be 11 to 15 ounces to best fit in the luminarias. Washburn Community Outreach Center: Entire store apparel halfprice; hours Thursday and Friday, noon to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m.t o 2 p.m.; contact the center regarding the GED program offered by ICC at 245-5603. Recreational socccer sign ups: Mail in registration has been extended; all forms, which can be found at www.rcsoccer.org, must be postmarked by Aug. 25. Walk-in registration and a mini camp will be held Saturday, Aug. 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the field at Isothermal Community College; all players must provide a copy of their birth certificate. For more information, call 286-0073 or e-mail rutherfordcountyscoccer@ yahoo.com. Celebration of the Arts applications: Will be accepted through Sept. 8 at the Rutherford County Visual Arts Center, 160 N. Main St., Rutherfordton; guidelines and information available at www. rcvag.com.

Thursday, Aug. 26 Charity golf tournament: beginning at 8 a.m., Bald Mountain Golf Course; part of the Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad; for information, visit www.hickorynutolympiad. com. ON MY OWN Series: 1:30 p.m., Carolina Event and Conference Center; featuring information about how to deal with stress and anxiety; hosted by Hospice of Rutherford County.

Saturday, Aug. 28 Community yard sale: 8 a.m. to noon, Florence Baptist Church Life Enrichment Center; proceeds will go to Relay for Life. Ride for a Cure: Various level rides beginning at 8 and 8:30 a.m.; $20 entry fee; benefits Relay for Life; for information, call Scott Moore at 657-6044. Car wash: 9 a.m. to noon, Retro Cinemas; hosted by East High’s JV cheerleaders; minimum donations are $5 cars, $7 trucks, $10 SUVs; proceeds go toward purchase of new uniforms. Parking lot swap meet: 10 a.m., Union Mills Learning Center; bring items for barter or sale – plants, produce, baked goods, tools, services, materials, farm/ domestic animals, household items; bring a picture and information for items too large to bring; set up begins at 9:30 a.m., no charge for table space. Animal Control: Open from 10 a.m. to noon. Kids’ Computer Corner: Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, Union Mills Learning Center; free to the public and geared toward children preschool through third grade who may not have access to a computer or the Internet at home; educational software and adult-supervised access to the Internet. Back to school cookout and bake sale: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Rutherford County Chapter of the American Red Cross; children’s games, bean bag toss, fishing game, water balloon toss and face painting.

“ ... the work of our dedicated staff has culminated in a successful opening at all schools. Transportation operated normally this morning without any significant problems,” Mason said. “Afternoon transportation is on schedule ... with no reported problems. “I am extremely proud of our students, employees, and our parents for the tremendous team effort we have seen on this first day. Every school has held open houses or orientations during the last week, which helped students and parents feel comfortable in transitioning to new schools or classrooms.” Sitting in her new office at East Rutherford High School was Asst. Principal Julie Powell, a 1988 ERHS graduate and on the staff since 1992. She said, “It’s a little strange to be on the other side of the desk.” Powell, a basketball star at East, has taught in the Exceptional Education program since she finished college

Monday, Aug. 30 Homemade ice cream sale: 11 a.m. until, State Employees Credit Union; proceeds benefit Relay for Life. Free hunter safety course: 6 to 9 p.m., tonight through Sept. 1 (must attend all three nights), N.C. Cooperative Extension Office; to register, visit www.ncwildlife.org or call Officer Dan Vogel at 447-0882.

very quiet. East freshman Dillon Cromer of Forest City was making his way back to his first class after visiting the guidance office to ask about his schedule change. He wants to enroll in Honors Algebra II. At 9:05 a.m., about 80 minutes into his freshman year of high school, Cromer discovered, “It’s way better than middle school.” He plans to take part in cross country and an undecided spring sport. “But it will be something.” “It’s fine so far,” security officer Howard Gordon said as he walked the halls. A moment later, sophomore Rashad Carson came out of the guidance office with a damp wash cloth over an eye. A wasp stung on his right eye at home Tuesday night. A subsequent visit to the emergency room late Tuesday didn’t keep him from his first day, although he could not open his right eye as he headed off class. “They said I’m not allergic,” he quipped. Contact Gordon via email:jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com

Principals, staff share thoughts on first day “It was a stellar day at Forest City-Dunbar.” — Julia Brown, a fourth-grade teacher “We had a fantastic opening day at Spindale Elementary today. “Thanks to the combined effort and hard work of our teachers and staff, everyone was wellprepared as we welcomed our students, who arrived this morning, and left this afternoon, with smiles on their faces. ­— Angel King “At Mt.Vernon-Ruth the first day of school went without a hitch. “Due to the team efforts of so many groups like instructional staff, custodial, child nutrition, transportation, law enforcement, and parents, we have set the standard high for the rest of the year. “However, our students are the ‘pride’ of our school and make us enjoy what we do. Thank you to everyone. — Keith Ezell “Everyone enjoyed a very positive opening of school at Chase High today, and the faculty and staff look forward to serving our students this year.” — Greg Lovelace “What a fantastic start to a new year at Rutherfordton Elementary School. With so many smiling faces, familiar and new, it could not have been a better day. However, we know the best is yet to come.” — Linda Edgerton

— “Today was a wonderful start to what I know will be a great year. “I feel so blessed to work with the students, parents and faculty here. We take pride in our school. — John McSwain, R-S Middle “The first day at Carver Center went extremely well. “Children and parents were anxiously awaiting the bell to ring this morning. “It appears it will be a great year for timely arrival of children which is a goal in our Preschool Improvement Plan. “A few children had the usual separation anxiety but settled in to the daily routines and activities very quickly.” — Genie McBride “We had an outstanding first day of school at Forrest Hunt. “It almost seemed as if we picked up from where we left off in June. This is a testament to the dedication of our teachers and assistants in preparing, organizing, and planning for this first day. “Above all, the students seemed very happy to be back. I am sure that the success of this first day is a sign of a wonderful school year to come.” — Brad Richardson Ellenboro Elementary had one of the best first days of school that I can remember. “Our staff, parents and kids all did their part to make this a successful start to the 2010-11 school year. “Much preparation goes into making the beginning of a new school year successful. “We look forward to great

things at Ellenboro Elementary School this school year.” — Bill Bass “Pinnacle experienced a wonderful, smooth first day. Students, parents, and staff arrived excited to begin our new school year. “Enrollment has increased and our community is excited about the positive changes ahead to make our ‘School of Distinction’ even better.” — Jason Byrd “We had an outstanding and smooth first day of school today. I would like to thank all the faculty for being so energetic and also thank all the parents for sending your students prepared for a great school year.” — Tony Smith, East Ruthford High School “It has been an excellent day at R-S Central High School.” — Phil Rogers “We were all excited to get back at school. “Is was wonderful to see those smiling faces, eager minds and open hearts.” — Don Ingle, Harris “Our day was filled with smiling faces and excitement throughout the school as we welcomed our students to begin another school year. “We had the smoothest start thanks to our faculty, staff, parents, and guardians. “We look forward to what all this school year will bring.” — Keith Silver, Cliffside

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and has also coached sports at the school. But this is her first administrative job. The other assistant principal at East, Jo Oliver, has returned to her alma mater after graduating in 1983. “It’s like coming home,” Oliver said. She’s either taught or been in an administrative position in all three school districts — Chase, R-S and East Rutherford. Oliver and Powell were fielding numerous calls from parents regarding schedules and bus routes. “Students who have moved or transferred here didn’t have class schedules,” Powell said. And a number of routine transportation questions, such as “Why didn’t the bus run?” were answered several times, Oliver said. Routinely on the first day of school, buses may arrive earlier than expected, and students miss the bus. “But parents brought them,” Oliver said. “The first 45 minutes, it was hectic,” said Ronda Collins, another staff member. “It’s very quiet right now,” she said as the halls were empty and

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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Earl has formed in the open Atlantic Ocean, but the system is far from land. Earl has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) and is expected to become a hurricane by Friday. In the Pacific, Hurricane Frank developed off Mexico’s coast. Frank has maximum sustained winds near 75 mph (120 kph). The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Wednesday that Frank could get stronger as it moves away from Mexico’s southwestern coast. Frank is located about 240 miles (385 kilometers) south of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, and is moving west-northwest. Also in the open Atlantic, Hurricane Danielle is moving northwest with winds of about 85 mph. The forecast track has Danielle heading toward Bermuda.

Colo. authorities capture four-time escapee

DENVER (AP) — An inmate who made his fourth escape by fleeing a maximum-security prison in northeast Colorado two months before he would have been eligible for parole was recaptured Wednesday in a cornfield about 45 miles away,

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An air tanker pounds a ridge line with retardant above Frazier Park as a fast moving brush fire burned Tuesday near Lebac, Calif.

authorities said. Douglas J. Alward, 48, was arrested near the town of Yuma. No details were immediately available. He was serving a 20- to40-year sentence at the Sterling Correctional Facility for attempted murder, assault, burglary and kidnapping when he escaped Sunday. The prison is about 100 miles northeast of Denver and about 45 miles northwest of where he was captured.

AAA: More people will hit the road Labor Day DENVER (AP) — More Americans will get away for the Labor Day weekend this year, yet stick closer to home as they try to get the most for their money, AAA said Wednesday. The auto club expects 34.4 million people to travel at least 50 miles from home between Sept. 2 and Sept. 6. That’s up nearly 10 percent from 2009 — one of the lowest Labor Day volumes in AAA’s record keeping history — and below the 45 million who traveled during the Labor Day weekend in 2008. It’s an indication that there is some pent-up demand for trips, but people are watching their budgets carefully as they worry about the sluggish economy, AAA Travel Services Director Glen MacDonell said.

Hot weather aids fires in three western states ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — A windwhipped wildfire burned through 11 homes outside an Oregon college town as hot, dry weather — with temperatures near 100 degrees — also helped fires spread in Idaho and Southern California, where homes were evacuated. The fire on the outskirts of Ashland, a tourist destination best known as home to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, ignited a string of homes one after the other, setting off explosions Tuesday afternoon. “It was just inferno — black smoke, RV, things blowing up, gas tanks, tires,” neighborhood resident Cindy Walker said. “Propane tanks, I don’t know. It sounded like bombs going off. Like tornadoes of black smoke coming out of garages and backyards.” Three other houses were damaged and homes along four streets in the 1970s-era neighborhood were evacuated. The flames were finally controlled at around dusk and no injuries were reported. Officials were tallying the damage Wednesday and looking for the cause of the blaze, which burned less than 20 acres. In southern Idaho, firefighters hoped calmer, cooler weather would help them gain ground on a wildfire that scorched more than 510 square miles. The lightning-sparked fire was fueled by strong winds Sunday and Monday, blackening more than 327,000 acres and becoming the nation’s largest actively battled wildfire since it started Saturday. So far, crews have contained 10 percent of the fire burning across a desolate, flat landscape of sagebrush and cheatgrass. In the mountain wilderness northwest of Los Angeles, dozens of rural homes were in danger for a time Tuesday as fire roared through 1,300 acres — or about two square miles. Firefighters worked in 100-degree heat in rugged terrain as airtankers, including a DC-10 jumbo jet, painted ridges with orange swaths of retardant to try to corral the flames’ advance. Evacuation orders in place for some 200 homes over several hours were lifted Tuesday evening as rising humidity levels slowed the fire’s spread. Crews awaited the arrival of reinforcements early Wednesday as the mild weather that aided firefighters overnight promised to give way to

expected high temperatures. Elsewhere in California, a lightning-sparked blaze burning in Yosemite National Park since Aug. 9 blackened a total of 160 acres in the Lake Vernon area north of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. The National Park Service said crews were managing the fire for ecological benefits. Firefighters had mostly contained a blaze east of Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County by Wednesday morning. The fire — covering 375 acres, or a little more than half a square mile — initially threatened six homes and 20 outbuildings, but no evacuations were ordered. In Ashland, officials haven’t determined the fire’s cause and were unsure whether it was two fires or one that jumped Interstate 5 on the edge of the town of about 21,000 people. Firefighters were busy earlier Tuesday battling a six-acre grass fire across the freeway that destroyed two shacks, a trailer and an old barn when they got the call that flames were running up a grassy hill and igniting a line of homes, city Fire Marshal and Division Chief Margueritte Hickman said. Firefighters and engines from two counties rushed to the neighborhood and started dousing homes, said Dennis Keife, chief of Lake Creek Rural Fire Department. “It was just surround and drown,” he said. Two helicopters also responded and dropped water on the blaze. Cindy Walker said many people recently stopped watering their lawns and landscaping due to drought conditions and the high price of city water. That may have contributed to the dry conditions that fueled the fire, she said. Hickman added some of the burned homes had shake roofs, which ignite easily. “We are in extreme fire danger,” she said, noting some of the landscaping close to homes could have contributed to them catching fire. “The reason we have restrictions are fires like this.” By dark, a line of burned homes stretched along the freeway side of the street, some gutted and some burned to the ground, flames still burning the interiors. Cars sped by on the freeway behind them. “It looks like a war zone has gone through here,” said District Fire Marshal Don Hickman, Margueritte Hickman’s husband.

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Shareholders get easier path for nomination

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved changes that make it easier for shareholders to nominate directors of public companies. The 3-2 vote allows groups that own at least 3 percent of a company’s stock to put their nominees for board seats on the annual proxy ballot sent to all shareholders. The new financial overhaul law enacted last month formally gave the SEC the authority to make the change. Under the current system, investors must appeal to shareholders at their own expense if they seek new directors on a company’s board or a bylaw change. The new policy was long sought by investor advocates. But business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a group representing CEOs of large corporations, oppose it. The panel’s two Republican commissioners voted no. One of them warned that it would likely be overturned by a court. The change comes as investors are angry about risks corporations are taking for short-term profit gains and extravagant compensation packages for executives. Getting candidates on the board gives supporters a better shot at influencing company policy. For a majority of public U.S. companies, the policy change will be in place in time for next spring’s corporate elections season. But it will be put off for three years for the roughly 5,000 companies deemed small, with $75 million or less in market value, of the total 10,000 to 12,000 public companies. SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro has said the vote was one of the most contentious issues ever addressed by the agency. The change is “a matter of fairness and accountability,� she said at Wednesday’s meeting. But Commissioner Kathleen Casey called it “so fundamentally and fatally flawed that it will have great difficulty surviving judicial scrutiny.� The new rules favor big institutional shareholders over individuals, she said.

Casey and Commissioner Troy Paredes, the two Republicans on the panel, maintained the rules will trample states’ rights. States are allowed to establish their own procedures for companies based within their borders for conducting shareholder elections. That’s an area where court challenges could come in, Casey suggested.

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Tainted food may still get used By DAVID MERCER Associated Press Writer

Millions of eggs from the Iowa farms at the heart of a massive salmonella recall are not destined for the garbage but for a table near you. The recalled eggs that were already shipped to grocery stores and restaurants are being dumped by the truckload. But the eggs still being laid by potentially infected chickens will be pasteurized to kill any bacteria. Then they can be sold as liquid eggs or put in other products such as mayonnaise or ice cream. It’s a common if little-known practice in the food industry — salvaging and selling products that may have been tainted with disease. After pasteurization, the bacteria “are all going to be dead, and if they’re dead, they’re not going to hurt anybody,� said University of Illinois food science professor Bruce Chassy. Officials from the two farms that have recalled more than a

half-billion eggs said Wednesday there’s no reason not to use the eggs while federal officials investigate the outbreak. Wright Egg Farms and Hillandale Farms issued the recall after learning that salmonella may have sickened as many as 1,300 people. Spokeswomen for the farms said their hens are still laying millions of eggs every day. Those eggs are being sent to facilities where their shells are broken and the contents pasteurized — a process that involves applying high heat without cooking the eggs. Hillandale Farms spokeswoman Julie DeYoung said the operation has 2 million birds that lay an egg about every 26 hours. “It’s close to 2 million eggs a day,� she said. Chassy said there’s no reason the eggs — even from infected hens — cannot be safely sold if they are pasteurized or cooked. Doing so raises the temperature of the eggs high enough to eliminate most if not all salmonella.

Both companies said they are waiting to hear from the Food and Drug Administration before deciding what, if anything, to do with their hens. The FDA cannot order the farms to kill hens that may be infected with salmonella, but the farms could decide to do that on their own. Neither would discuss that possibility. “There’s no reason at this time,� Wright County Egg spokeswoman Hinda Mitchell said. “We’re still in the middle of testing and investigation.� Said Hillandale’s DeYoung: “We certainly intend to comply with whatever suggestions they make. And until such time that investigation is complete, it would be premature to speculate on what those steps might be.� She would not say whether the hens could wind up being used for meat — common practice for egg-laying hens once they pass about 18 months of age and become less productive.

Millions of seniors may have to switch drug plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 3 million seniors may have to switch their Medicare prescription plan next year, even if they’re perfectly happy with it, thanks to an attempt by the government to simplify their lives. The policy change could turn into a hassle for seniors who hadn’t intended to switch plans during Medicare’s open enrollment season this fall. And it risks undercutting President Barack Obama’s promise that people who like their health care plans can keep them. A new analysis by a leading private research firm estimates that more than 3 million beneficiaries will

see their current drug plan eliminated as Medicare tries to winnow down duplicative and confusing coverage, in order to offer consumers more meaningful choices. Instead of 40 or more plans in each state, beneficiaries would pick from 30 or so. “As a result of this policy, there are going to be fewer plans offered in 2011,� said Bonnie Washington, a senior analyst with Avalere Health, which produced the study. “There is still going to be robust choice for beneficiaries, but those who have to change plans could experience some disruption and inconvenience.� While seniors would not lose Medicare coverage, they

could see changes in their premiums and copayments. Medicare officials dismissed the Avalere estimate without offering their own number. “Anybody who is producing that kind of analysis is simply guessing,� said Jonathan Blum, deputy administrator for Medicare. Avalere’s Washington said the analysis used Medicare’s specifications. For example, Medicare has already notified insurers they will no longer be able to offer more than one “basic� drug plan in any given location. Several major prescription plans, including CVS-Caremark and AARP, offered two basic options

throughout the country this year, Washington said. Eliminating that particular kind of duplication would force 2.75 million beneficiaries to find new coverage, according to Avalere’s estimate. When other changes are taken into account, as many as 3.7 million Medicare recipients may have to switch, the analysis concluded. That’s about 20 percent of the 17.5 million enrolled in stand-alone drug plans. Founded by a former Clinton administration budget official, Avalere serves industry and government clients with in-depth research on Medicare and Medicaid. Former Medicare chief

Leslie Norwalk said the change might make things easier for people signing up for a drug plan the first time, but harder for those already in the program. “If you’re in a plan that you like and you have to change it, it will be disruptive,� said Norwalk, acting administrator under President George W. Bush. “It depends on how (Medicare) handles it to try to make it as seamless as possible.� Reducing the number of drug plans has long been a goal for consumer advocates. This year, nearly 1,600 plans offered a dizzying range of options, many of which were not significantly different.

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Bald-headed men are smooth operators Dear Abby: I had to chuckle at the letter from “Smooth-Headed in Tampa” (June 28), who complained that shallow women won’t date a bald man. He hit the nail on the head with the term “shallow.” My husband is bald, but I didn’t realize it when I first met him because he always wore a ball cap. We had gone to school together many years earlier, and he had thick, wavy hair then. When he took his cap off, I only hesitated for a second, remembering a lesson my father had taught me: “Never judge a book by its cover.” I’m so glad I heeded my dad’s advice. We’ve been married 11 years and are more in love with each other now than when we married. Please tell “Smooth-Headed” that not all women are shallow. He wouldn’t want a woman like that, anyway. Besides, those women have no idea what they’re missing. I keep threatening to get my husband that T-shirt that reads, “This Isn’t a Bald Head, It’s a Solar Panel for a Sex Machine,” but he says he doesn’t want to spill the beans! —Love his Chrome Dome Dear Love: Thank you for the encouraging words for “SmoothHeaded.” If the enthusiasm from my readers who love and/or prefer bald men is any indication, “Smooth” has

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been worrying needlessly. Read on: Dear Abby: I happen to absolutely go nuts over bald or balding men. I find nothing sexier. I can spot a bald man a mile off, and in my eyes there is no one else who compares. It may be because ever since I can remember, my father has been balding. It makes no difference to me whether a man has little or no hair, is tall or short, thin or heavy. It is what’s on the inside that counts. Any man bold enough to shave his head or not cover it with a ball cap is tops in my book. (My favorite actor is Vin Diesel.) — Out There Looking: DEAR ABBY: Doesn’t “Smooth” know that bald is the new “sexy”? If he is uncomfortable with his hairline, he should see a barber or stylist who can make what hair he has “hot.” Every head can look good. I have happily dated men with receding hairlines and shaved heads. “Smooth” just needs to find a real woman who’s interested in who he is, not what’s growing or not growing on top of his head. — Not Baldphobic

Lifestyle won’t prevent enlarged spleen Dear Dr. Gott: My friend who lives in another state indicated her mother was diagnosed with an enlarged spleen. This is a woman in her 80s, still tall and slender, never smoked or drank alcohol, doesn’t consume caffeine and doesn’t take drugs of any kind. Her diet is exemplary with no white sugar, bread, flour, starchy foods, red meats or luncheon meats. She has always eaten a lot of fruits and vegetables, buying organic whenever possible. How could someone who took such good care of what she put into her body end up with an enlarged spleen? Dear Reader: An enlarged spleen, known as splenomegaly, can occur because of infection, parasites, liver disease, lymphoma, leukemia and a number of other conditions. When the condition occurs, this relatively small organ can weigh up to 4 pounds and becomes palpable on examination. Symptoms can include frequent infections, fatigue, anemia and pain in the left upper abdomen that radiates to the left shoulder. Diagnosis, other than through palpa-

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10A — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, August 26, 2010

Nation

Dems hope to benefit from GOP’s civil war

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican civil war is raging, with righter-than-thou conservatives dominating ever more primaries in a fight for the party’s soul. And the Democrats hope to benefit. The latest examples of conservative insurgents’ clout came Tuesday at opposite ends of the country. In Florida, political newcomer Rick Scott beat longtime congressman and state Attorney General Bill McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. And in Alaska, tea party activists and Sarah Palin pushed Sen. Lisa Murkowski to the brink of defeat, depending on absentee ballot counts in her race against outsider Joe Miller. The GOP is likely to survive its bitter intraparty battles in such states as Alaska and Utah, even if voters oust veteran senators in both. But tea party-backed candidates might be a godsend to desperate Democrats elsewhere — in Nevada, Florida and perhaps Kentucky, where the Democrats portray GOP nominees as too extreme for their states. If Murkowski joins Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, as a victim of party activists who demand ideological purity, other Republicans are still likely to win in November, though Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., would have to deal with more maverick members who are loathe to compromise. And the conservative insurgency is hardly all-powerful, as Sen. John McCain proved by easily winning renomination in Arizona despite a challenge from the right by J.D. Hayworth. The Republican Party’s chief danger lies in battleground states such as Florida and Nevada, where great opportunities might slip away. President Barack Obama and his Democrats

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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) Alaska, stays upeat with supporter Kirk Wickersham as returns show her trailing her primary opponent Tuesday in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska is one of the states where a growing civil war in the GOP is having an impact on elections this year.

see a silver lining amid political troubles driven by high unemployment and a stubbornly slow economic recovery. The White House has tried to link the Republican Party with the fledgling conservative-libertarian tea party coalition — and demonize the combination as too extreme for the country. That’s “the Republican tea party” that’s “offering more of the past but on steroids” and is “out of step with where the American people are,” Vice President Joe Biden told the party’s rank and file last week. Nevada Republicans’ nomination of tea party favorite Sharron Angle may save Sen. Harry Reid, the Democratic leader. His popularity has fallen sharply among state voters, but Democrats say Angle’s comments are scaring voters back toward him. In Florida, the conventional wisdom was that

McCollum, who had won election statewide, would be a stronger candidate than Scott against Democrat Alex Sink in the governor’s race. Democrats are certain to assail at least one aspect of Scott’s private-sector history: the $1.7 billion that Columbia/HCA hospital corporation paid to settle Medicare fraud charges when he was chief executive officer. In the Republican primary, Scott spent $39 million of his own money to promote his campaign and beat back such attacks. In a sign of the Democratic Party’s own relative calm this year, Florida’s other insider-vs-outsider contest turned out much differently. Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek defeated millionaire newcomer Jeff Greene for the party’s Senate nomination. Even if GOP nominees make some rookie mistakes, general election vot-

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Panthers claim T Barton off waivers CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have swapped out backup offensive linemen by claiming Kirk Barton off waivers from Denver and waiving Jason Capizzi. Barton was Chicago’s seventh-round pick in 2008 and played one game for the Bears. He’s also had brief stints with Miami, San Francisco and Cincinnati. The Broncos waived him on Monday. Capizzi was signed by Carolina earlier this month after being waived by Cleveland in June. The move Wednesday comes as the Panthers try to shore up protection problems. They’ve allowed 11 sacks in two preseason games.

Jose Bautista: Team should spend money PITTSBURGH (AP) — Major league home runs leader Jose Bautista says teams like the Pittsburgh Pirates should be forced to spend their significant revenue-sharing pay-outs each season to field better teams. The former Pittsburgh third baseman now plays for Toronto. He believes the Pirates were ready to win several seasons ago, but management refused to spend the money to upgrade a too-young pitching staff. As a result, the Pirates kept losing and a productive everyday lineup was dismantled. Bautista says the Pirates keep making money but keep losing games because baseball’s financial system doesn’t prevent teams from doing that. Pittsburgh is on pace to lose more than 100 games during a record 18th consecutive losing season.

Bills take hard look at Wildcat offense PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — With rookie running back C.J. Spiller’s dynamic potential and first-year coach Chan Gailey’s reputation as an offensive innovator, it was only a matter of time before the Buffalo Bills tried out the wildcat. The Bills unveiled their version of the single-wing, optionstyle formation in practice this week. Gailey calls the wildcat an “interesting proposition,” but refused to elaborate.

East Rutherford’s Trevor Dobbins (5) battles against an East Henderson defender during the soccer game Wednesday. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier

Eagles torch East Rutherford, 10-0 By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

FOREST CITY — East Rutherford’s soccer team attempted to regroup after Monday’s loss, but East Henderson was having none of that in a 10-0 shutout of the Cavs at Bryan Harrill Stadium. The Eagles dominated Wednesday’s match following the Cavs 9-0 loss earlier in the week. East Henderson out-shot the Cavs, 36-6, with East Rutherford thwarting just two shots on goal all game long. East Henderson was led by Jesus Rogel’s hat trick and six others found the scoring column in the win for the Eagles, who now move to 3-1 on the year. East Rutherford drops to 0-2 on the young season. East Rutherford held their own until the 15th minute of play as East Henderson’s sophomore forward, MacKenzie Tittle blasted a boot from 40-yards out that sailed over the head of Cavaliers’ keeper Justin McDaniel and into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead. Defensively, the Cavs got assistance from McDaniel and then two blocks by Daniel Johnson to keep the score tight until the 22nd minute. East Rutherford watched as East Henderson’s Rogel scored easily when Brandon Chipol assisted the ball into

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East Rutherford’s Fernando Vasquez (10) tries to get open during the soccer Please see Prep Report, Page 2B game against East Henderson Wednesday.

Local Sports JV FOOTBALL 7 p.m. East Henderson at R-S Central 7 p.m. Chase at Chesnee 7 p.m. East Rutherford at Forestview VOLLEYBALL 5 p.m. South Point at Chase WOMEN’S TENNIS 4 p.m. East Rutherford at Patton

Atlanta Braves’ Melky Cabrera (53) slides into second base for an RBI double, scoring Brian McCann, as Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (2) makes the late tag during the first inning of a baseball game at Coors Field in Denver on Wednesday.

On TV 1 p.m. (ESPN2) WTA Tennis U.S. Open Series - Pilot Pen, Quarterfinals. 4 p.m. (ESPN) Little League Baseball World Series: Teams TBA. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Little League Baseball World Series, Pool A Final: Teams TBA. 7:30 p.m. (WMYA) High School Football Woodruff at Greville. 8 p.m. (ESPN) NFL Preseason Football Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers. 9 p.m. (ESPN2) WNBA Basketball Conference Semifinal, Game 1: Teams TBA.

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Rockies overcome 9-run deficit, stun Braves DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies overcame a nine-run deficit, matching the biggest rally in team history and stunning the Atlanta Braves 12-10 Thursday on Troy Tulowitzki’s go-ahead single in the eighth inning. Down 10-1 in the third inning, the Rockies chipped away against the NL East leaders before taking the lead

with four runs in the eighth. Carlos Gonzalez hit a tying, two-run single with two outs, and Tulowitzki and Todd Helton followed with RBI singles. The Rockies kept close in the wild-card race and finished off a three-game sweep. Colorado also rallied from nine runs down to beat Florida 18-17 on July 4, 2008.

The major league record for the biggest comeback is 12 runs — it’s happened three times, most recently by Cleveland against Seattle in 2001. The NL record of 11 runs has been done three times, with Houston doing it to St. Louis in 1994. With one out in the eighth and

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sports Heels’ WRs improving By BRIANA GORMAN Special to the Courier

CHAPEL HILL — After struggling to break free at the line of scrimmage a year ago as a freshman, North Carolina wide receiver Erik Highsmith not only bulked up during the offseason but also decided to take full advantage of one of the nation’s top defenses. Highsmith, who went from 171 pounds to 191 on his 6-3 frame, told preseason All-ACC Kendric Burney cornerback and senior cornerback Charles Brown, who has 22 career starts, to press him during summer workouts so he could work on getting off the line faster. It’s just one of the many signs the young receiving corps, which returns everyone, has matured — and improved — since the 2009 season. “Right now, we’re way ahead of where we were last year, I can tell,” junior receiver Dwight Jones said. The wideouts were the youngest unit on the field a year ago after losing Hakeem Nicks, Brandon Tate and Brooks Foster to the NFL, and that inexperience showed.

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the box for a 2-0 lead. Chipol quickly made it 3-0 in the 25th minute as he snaked around two Cavalier defenders. East Henderson continued to roll as Tittle assisted to Rogel, who right-footed a shot with his heel to post his second goal and up the lead to four. The Eagles grabbed a 5-0 lead at the half after Sabino Salis easily pushed a shot in for goal by capitalizing in a one-on-one situation. The Cavs, who seemed to have tired legs and stood around at times on defense, had more problems in the second half. Rogel hit the nets for the hat trick in the 45th minute, Christian Verela in the 50th and Omar Garcia collected his own rebound during the 55th to go up 8-0. East Henderson would score their last two goals on fouls in the box, which awarded the Eagles easy penalty kicks Gregorio Rodriguez scored the first and Verela picked up his second goal just before the game ended in the same fashion to finalize the 10-goal decision. East Rutherford keeper McDaniel, who had 20 saves on Monday, recorded 12 more saves in Wednesday’s loss.

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the Rockies trailing 10-8, reliever Jonny Venters (4-2) walked Chris Iannetta and Melvin Mora singled. One out later, Dexter Fowler walked, bringing up Gonzalez. Kyle Farnsworth relieved, and Tulowitzki and Helton delivered their hits. Matt Belisle (6-4) picked up the win, pitching 1 1-3 innings in relief. Brian McCann matched his career best with four hits, including an RBI single in the Braves’ fourrun second. Martin Prado doubled and drove in three runs and Jason Heyward tripled, doubled and scored twice. Atlanta chased Colorado starter Esmil Rogers with two outs in the second inning after tagging him for seven runs and eight hits. Manuel Corpas relieved Rogers but was lifted in the fourth inning after he felt pain in his pitching elbow. Corpas gave up a leadoff double to McCann and then stepped off the rubber and motioned toward the Rockies dugout, seeking the team trainer’s assistance. After a brief examination and consultation on the mound, Corpas walked off the field holding his right elbow. He went 1 1-3 innings and allowed three runs on four hits, including Omar Infante’s third-inning homer. Colorado pulled within 10-8 with successive three-run innings in the fifth and sixth. Fowler hit a two-run triple in the fifth and scored when shortstop Alex Gonzalez threw wildly on the relay. Seth Smith, who had a solo homer in the second, hit an RBI double in the sixth that chased Atlanta starter Jair Jurrjens. Peter Moylan relieved and walked Iannetta before giving up a pinch-hit, tworun double to Ryan Spilborghs. Heyward tripled with one out in the first to start a three-run burst that also included Prado’s RBI single and Melky Cabrera’s run-scoring double. The Braves added four more runs in the second, getting a pair on Prado’s two-run double. Infante keyed the Braves’ three-run third with a two-run homer off Corpas that extended his career-best hitting streak to 14 games. Ian Stewart’s sacrifice fly in the fourth for Colorado made it 10-2.

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Scoreboard FOOTBALL National League East Division W L Pct 73 53 .579 70 55 .560 63 62 .504 62 62 .500 53 73 .421 Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 72 54 .571 St. Louis 68 55 .553 Milwaukee 59 66 .472 Houston 56 69 .448 Chicago 53 74 .417 Pittsburgh 42 84 .333 West Division W L Pct San Diego 75 49 .605 San Francisco 71 56 .559 Colorado 65 60 .520 Los Angeles 64 62 .508 Arizona 49 77 .389 Atlanta Philadelphia New York Florida Washington

GB — 2 1/2 9 1/2 10 20 GB — 2 1/2 12 1/2 15 1/2 19 1/2 30 GB — 5 1/2 10 1/2 12 27

Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 5, Washington 4 Houston 4, Philadelphia 2, 16 innings Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 3 N.Y. Mets 6, Florida 5 L.A. Dodgers 5, Milwaukee 3 Colorado 5, Atlanta 2 San Diego 5, Arizona 0 San Francisco 16, Cincinnati 5 Wednesday’s Games Colorado 12, Atlanta 10 Cincinnati 12, San Francisco 11 Chicago Cubs 4, Washington 0 Houston 3, Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 2 Florida at N.Y. Mets, late L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, late Arizona at San Diego, late Thursday’s Games Houston (W.Rodriguez 9-12) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 8-6), 1:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Monasterios 3-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 11-5), 2:10 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 7-9) at San Diego (Correia 10-8), 6:35 p.m. St. Louis (C.Carpenter 14-4) at Washington (Zimmermann 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Florida (Ani.Sanchez 10-8) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 8-5), 7:10 p.m. Friday’s Games St. Louis at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Houston at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Florida at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 9:10 p.m. Philadelphia at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. American League East Division W L Pct 78 48 .619 78 48 .619 73 54 .575 65 60 .520 44 82 .349 Central Division W L Pct Minnesota 72 54 .571 Chicago 68 57 .544 Detroit 63 64 .496 Kansas City 54 73 .425 Cleveland 50 75 .400 West Division W L Pct Texas 71 54 .568 Oakland 62 62 .500 Los Angeles 62 65 .488 Seattle 49 77 .389

New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore

GB — — 5 1/2 12 1/2 34 GB — 3 1/2 9 1/2 18 1/2 21 1/2 GB — 8 1/2 10 22 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Detroit 9, Kansas City 1 Oakland 5, Cleveland 0 N.Y. Yankees 11, Toronto 5 Seattle at Boston, ppd., rain Texas 4, Minnesota 3 Chicago White Sox 7, Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 10, L.A. Angels 3 Wednesday’s Games Kansas City 4, Detroit 3, 12 innings Boston 5, Seattle 3, 1st game Seattle 4, Boston 2, 2nd game L.A. Angels 12, Tampa Bay 3 Oakland 6, Cleveland 1 N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, late Minnesota at Texas, late

Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, late Thursday’s Games Oakland (Mazzaro 6-5) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-12), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 9-9) at Toronto (R.Romero 10-7), 7:07 p.m. Minnesota (Liriano 11-7) at Texas (Cl.Lee 10-7), 8:05 p.m. Baltimore (Arrieta 4-5) at Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

FOOTBALL National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East L T Pct PF 0 0 1.000 37 0 0 1.000 55 1 0 .500 51 1 0 .500 25 South W L T Pct PF Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 42 Houston 0 2 0 .000 36 Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 38 Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 53 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 40 Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 47 Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 62 Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 44 West W L T Pct PF Oakland 2 0 0 1.000 49 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 39 Denver 0 2 0 .000 44 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 25 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 2 1 0 .667 41 N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500 48 Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 37 Washington 1 1 0 .500 45 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 30 New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 62 Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 27 Carolina 0 2 0 .000 15 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 51 Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 38 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 32 Chicago 0 2 0 .000 27 West W L T Pct PF San Francisco 2 0 0 1.000 52 Arizona 1 1 0 .500 29 Seattle 1 1 0 .500 44 St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 26

W Miami 2 New England 2 Buffalo 1 N.Y. Jets 1

PA 33 34 63 34 PA 30 57 71 55 PA 15 24 49 43 PA 26 26 58 40 PA 38 40 49 40 PA 38 47 25 26 PA 51 22 43 57 PA 27 40 45 45

Thursday’s Games St. Louis at New England, 7:30 p.m. Indianapolis at Green Bay, 8 p.m. Friday’s Games Atlanta at Miami, 7 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m. San Diego at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Kansas City, 8 p.m. Saturday’s Games Cleveland at Detroit, 5 p.m. Cincinnati at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m. Tennessee at Carolina, 8 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Arizona at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. San Francisco at Oakland, 9 p.m. Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh at Denver, 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 Buffalo at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 7 p.m. New England at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Dallas, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Baltimore at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 8 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 10 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 10 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Wednesday’s Sports Transactions

BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed LHP Matt Thornton and RHP J.J. Putz on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Lucas Harrell from Charlotte (IL). Reinstated LH P Erick Threets from the 15-day DL. MINNESOTA TWINS — Claimed LHP Randy Flores off waivers from Colorado. Transferred LHP Ron Mahay to the 60-day DL. Can-Am League BROCKTON ROX — Released INF John Parke. Frontier League WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed C Matt Rigoli. Northern League JOLIET JACKHAMMERS — Acquired C Richard Mercado from Schaumburg for future considerations. Released RHP Kyle Dahman and C Rafael Mendez. FOOTBALL National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS — Claimed OL Kirk Barton off waivers from Denver. Waived OT Jason Capizzi. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Claimed DL Travis Ivey off waivers from Miami. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed RB Kolby Smith. Waived LB Kris Griffin. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed G Randy Thomas on the waived/injured list. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Traded CB Benny Sapp to Miami for WR Greg Camarillo. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed LB K.C. Asiodu. United Football League FLORIDA TUSKERS — Terminated RB Tatum Bell, TE Mitch Ryan and DB Marvin Taylor from the active roster. Added FB James Develin, G Herman Hall, DE Gabe Nyenhuis and TE Galen Stone to the active roster. HARTFORD COLONIALS — Terminated OL Nate Bennett and OL Ben Benshoof from the active roster. OMAHA NIGHTHAWKS — Terminated RB D.D. Terry and DE Rahim Alem from the active roster. Added WR Bryan Anderson and QB Chad Friehauf to the active roster. HOCKEY National Hockey League LOS ANGELES KINGS — Agreed to terms with D Willie Mitchell on a two-year contract. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Re-signed RW Steve Downie to a two-year contract. Signed D Randy Jones to a one-year contract. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Signed F Raffi Torres to a one-year contract. American Hockey League MANITOBA MOOSE — Named Mark Grehan equipment manager. MOTORSPORTS NASCAR — Reinstated former driver Randy LaJoie following his suspension for a failed drug test. SOCCER Major League Soccer SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Signed general manager of soccer operations John Doyle to a contract extension through the 2011 season.

COLLEGE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON — Named Glen Fisher director of sailing and Mendy McKenzie assistant softball coach. DRAKE — Named Paul Thomson women’s tennis coach. ILLINOIS — Named Chester Frazier men’s basketball graduate assistant and video coordinator. IOWA STATE — Announced the resignation of men’s basketball administrative assistant Jeff Grayer. LA SALLE — Named Jackie Proch women’s graduate assistant lacrosse coach. MERCY, N.Y. — Named Sam Golubov assistant baseball coach. MISSISSIPPI STATE — Named George Brooks men’s assistant basketball coach. WINTHROP — Named Larry McLaine athletic ticket manager, Clint Chrysler pitching coach, Michelle Carson assistant softball coach and director of Terry Softball Complex and Charlie Hart and Danielle Ribbons assistant trainers.

Spurrier says SC will accept potential penalties COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says the team won’t protest potential penalties it may get from the NCAA if it finds players violated rules. Gamecocks tight end Weslye Saunders has spoken with NCAA investigators about his attendance at a party in South Beach this past May. He is also among several players told by Spurrier to end their stays at a local hotel and find other living arrangements. Spurrier said Wednesday he had no information about what the NCAA might do. But historically, Spurrier said players who are found to have received extra benefits sit out a game or two before they can play again. “If that happens, we’ll accept it and move on,” Spurrier said. “But it may not happen. We don’t know.” Saunders was suspended by Spurrier on Monday for violating team rules and has not returned to practice. Spurrier said the suspension was not connected to the NCAA probe

or Saunders’ stay at the hotel. The NCAA has spoken with players at Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee about improper contact with agents. South Carolina opens the season a week from Thursday against Southern Mississippi at Williams-Brice Stadium after a summer camp filled with offthe-field distractions. Saunders has been at the center of most of those, yet had seemingly pushed through it to have a solid camp and even drew Spurrier’s praise for his commitment and physical fitness. Saunders, a 6-foot6, 270-pound senior, led all Gamecock receivers in last Saturday’s scrimmage with four catches for 63 yards. Saunders is not the only player to miss practice time. Defensive backs Akeem Auguste and C.C. Whitlock missed Tuesday’s practice and defensive lineman Ladi Ajiboye was late because of what assistant coach Ellis Johnson said were issues about their hotel stays.

“I can’t comment much on it,” Johnson said. “They’re cooperating with the process that we’re going through right now.” All three were back working out on Saturday, although defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward — also in charge of the secondary — remained unsure if Auguste, the starting free safety, Whitlock, a reserve cornerback, would be available for Southern Miss. “That’s in the hands of the administration and the NCAA and we’ll play with what we’ve got,” Ward said. Saunders’ likelihood of playing grows less with each practice missed. He was the Gamecocks’ third-leading receiver last season with 32 catches and is considered a likely early round pick in next spring’s NFL draft. If he can’t go, the Gamecocks would be left with little used backups Justice Cunningham and Mike Triglia. Fullback Patrick DiMarco had also practiced at tight end, but he’s been limited because of a cracked bone in his left forearm.

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Woods’ ex-wife breaks her silence with interview

WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ ex-wife Elin Nordegren said she has “been through hell” since her husband’s infidelity surfaced but she never hit him, according to an interview released Wednesday. Nordegren told People magazine she and Woods tried for months to reconcile the relationship. In the end, a marriage “without trust and love” wasn’t good for anyone, she said. On Thanksgiving night outside their Florida home, Woods drove his SUV over a fire hydrant and into a tree, setting off shocking revelations that sports’ biggest star had been cheating on his wife through multiple affairs. The couple officially divorced Monday. Nordegren told People that she never hit Woods on the night of the Associated Press car crash. Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb “There was never any violence walks off the field after an NFL preseason football inside or outside our home,” she said. game against the Baltimore Ravens in Landover, Md., “The speculation that I would have on Saturday. used a golf club to hit him is just truly ridiculous.” Nordegren said Woods left the house that night and when he didn’t return after a while, she got worried and went to look for him. She said that’s when she found him in the car. “I did everything I could to get him out of the locked car,” she said. “To think anything else is absolutely wrong.” ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — If Albert Haynesworth The magazine said the interview can use air quotes to describe his injury, so can was conducted over four visits lastDonovan McNabb. ing a total of 19 hours at the rented The Washington Redskins quarterback Windermere, Fla., home where she poked a little fun at the disgruntled defensive now lives with their two children. tackle Wednesday. McNabb twice mimicked “I’ve been through hell,” said the Haynesworth while talking about the sprained Swedish-born Nordegren, who left ankle that will keep him out of Friday’s game began losing her hair in the days against the New York Jets. before the divorce became final. “It’s “They told me it was just a ‘sprain,’” said hard to think you have this life, and McNabb, slowing down to emphasize the word then all of a sudden — was it a lie? while holding fingers in the air to simulate quotaYou’re struggling because it wasn’t tion marks. real. But I survived. It was hard, but Haynesworth, while making critical remarks of it didn’t kill me.” coach Mike Shanahan, used air quotes Saturday Asked about his ex-wife’s interview, to describe the “headaches” he had supposedly Woods said Wednesday, “I wish her been having a few days earlier. the best in everything.” Haynesworth said he had been suffering from “You know, it’s a sad time in our more than just headaches but that the organizalives,” he said from The Barclays golf tion wanted to make him look bad. McNabb, known for his playful nature in the locker room, was having fun with it. “It want to make sure I do the ‘right things’ to get myself healthy,” said McNabb, using the air PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Jim quotes again. Furyk picked a bad time to sleep in. As for the state of his ankle, McNabb said it Furyk overslept Wednesday when feels much better and that he would “possibly have a chance” to play next week against Arizona. his cell phone lost power overnight and the alarm didn’t go off, causShanahan, however, said the chances of McNabb playing in that game are “slim” because the coach ing him to be late for his pro-am tee usually doesn’t like to use his starting quarterback time in The Barclays. That left PGA Tour officials no choice but to make in the final preseason game. him ineligible for the first of four This week’s game is the dress rehearsal for the FedEx Cup playoff events. regular season, but Shanahan and McNabb said A two-time winner on tour this they didn’t think the injury would be much of a year, Furyk is No. 3 in the standsetback for a quarterback learning a new offense. ings as the race for the $10 million “We’d like him to have as many reps as he posprize gets under way at Ridgewood sibly could to feel comfortable with the system,” Country Club without him. Shanahan said. “A lot of it has to do with termiIt is unlikely he will fall too far nology, when it becomes second nature for him, where he can think and not react. But he can still down the standings, although he eliminated any chance of improving. work on that and not play.” “I’m kicking myself,” Furyk said. Rex Grossman will start the game and play the “I have a way of climbing into situafirst half, possibly into the third quarter. tions that are all my fault.” As for Haynesworth, he remains with the backPhil Mickelson appeared to be ups after missing numerous practices because of a more furious than Furyk. failed conditioning test, a sore knee and then the “The rule itself applies to only half illness he had last week.

QB McNabb uses ‘sprain’ to poke fun at Haynesworth

MADRID (AP) — The chief doctor for Lance Armstrong’s U.S. Postal Service-backed cycling team when the rider won five of his seven Tour de France victories is dismissing Floyd Landis’ doping allegations. Luis Garcia del Moral oversaw the team’s medical staff from 1999 to 2003. He said Wednesday he never witnessed any doping programs during his time with the American team. Armstrong also won the Tour in 2004 with U.S. Postal and AP Photo/People Magazine the 2005 Tour with the In this undated photo provided by Discovery Channel. People Magazine, Elin Nordegren is “I don’t know anyshown on the cover of People magathing about all of this,” zine’s Sept. 6, 2010 issue. Del Moral told The Associated Press by telephone. “I never saw tournament in New Jersey. “And any such things.” we’re looking forward in our lives Landis has accused and how we can help our kids the Armstrong of dopbest way we possibly can. And that’s ing to get an illegal the important thing.” edge in cycling, which While Nordegren said she has Armstrong vehementwatched little TV in the last nine ly denies. A former months, she sometimes followed the Postal teammate of scandal on the Internet. Friends also Armstrong’s, Landis kept her informed. was himself stripped Nordegren credits therapy for help- of his 2006 Tour title ing her deal with her emotions and after testing positive kept a journal. “I haven’t gone back for drugs, and failed to to read what I wrote in December overturn his disqualifiand January; I’m afraid to,” she said. cation in an expensive In an interview on NBC’s “Today” and lengthy arbitration show on Wednesday morning, People process. magazine reporter Sandra Sobieraj After years of deniWestfall said Nordegren and her als, Landis admitted team approached the publication. last spring to doping Westfall said Nordegren wanted and accused Armstrong people to know three things: she’s among other cyclists of not violent and never hit Woods; she also using performancehad no idea this was going on; and it enhancing drugs. was a real marriage for her. Del Moral was not Claudia DiRomualdo, the maganamed in an e-mail zine’s public relations director, said Landis sent to USA no one received payment for the Cycling chief Steve story. Johnson on April 30 detailing his claims of blood doping within cycling. “I’m very relaxed in all of this because I the field,” said Mickelson, noting have nothing to worry that only 54 of the 122 players were about,” said Del Moral, in the pro-am. “So if you’re going to who had two doctors have a rule that does not apply to reporting to him on the everybody, you cannot have it affect the competition. ... I cannot disagree team. “Landis didn’t name me, so if I’m not with it more. I have no idea how named it means somethe commissioner let this rule go thing. through. It’s ridiculous.” “I have nothing to Mickelson said he told PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem how he hide. This is ridiculous.” Del Moral says he felt at lunch. would answer quesFuryk sets his alarm on his cell phone, and he awoke at 7:23 a.m. to tions for U.S. investigafind out that his phone had lost pow- tors should he be summoned. er. He threw on some clothes and shoes, bolted out of his hotel room and rushed to Ridgewood, arriving at 7:35 a.m. The pro-am was a shotgun start that began at 7:30 a.m. Furyk was to start on the 11th hole, and he realized when he arrived that he had no chance of getting there on time.

Furyk oversleeps, disqualified at Barclays

Ochocinco tweets he’s sorry for tweeting ing, he apologized to the league and said he wouldn’t do it again. He also noted that it was the first time his tweeting had cost him money. The NFL adopted a policy last August allowing players to use social media networks, but not around game time. Players, coaches and football operations employees can use Twitter, Facebook and other social media up

to 90 minutes before kickoff, and again when traditional media interviews are finished after the game. They’re not allowed to use cell phones, computers or other electronic equipment during the restricted time. The flamboyant receiver has regularly tested the NFL’s restrictions during his 10-year career, resulting in an array of fines from the league.

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Business/finance

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

u

NYSE

6,696.12 +15.09

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last FtBcp pfE 5.60 FtBcp pfD 5.90 FtBcp pfA 5.69 FtBcp pfC 5.75 FtBcp pfB 5.70 Orbitz 5.03 AH Belo 7.16 OneBeacon15.68 LeeEnt 2.19 ConcMed n 6.84

Chg +2.55 +2.65 +2.40 +2.31 +2.10 +.56 +.76 +1.55 +.19 +.59

%Chg +83.6 +81.5 +72.9 +67.2 +58.3 +12.5 +11.9 +11.0 +9.5 +9.4

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

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AMEX

1,855.84 +9.02

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

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Last 2.31 2.31 3.99 5.98 3.67 3.33 7.57 7.48 2.30 2.50

Chg +.40 +.32 +.49 +.45 +.27 +.24 +.53 +.52 +.16 +.17

%Chg +20.9 +16.1 +14.0 +8.1 +7.9 +7.8 +7.5 +7.5 +7.5 +7.3

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg %Chg BrownShoe11.00 -1.80 -14.1 ProUMex n 24.00 -3.42 -12.5 Mesab 23.30 -2.36 -9.2 FstPfd pfA 6.91 -.60 -8.0 Dycom 7.85 -.66 -7.8 ChinaGreen10.37 -.85 -7.6 SwEBioFu237.40 -.57 -7.2 Raythn wt 7.62 -.54 -6.6 MS AIG45 17.38 -1.12 -6.1 ProUSSlv rs30.32 -1.96 -6.1

Name Last CAMAC n 2.56 HeraldNB 2.65 Kemet 2.52 AvalonHld 2.66 B&HO 4.25 BioTime wt 2.58 MercBcp 2.70 UQM Tech 2.15 FieldPnt 3.03 NewConcEn2.38

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 4902385 3.68 -.03 S&P500ETF2329105105.94 +.41 BkofAm 1535012 12.66 +.02 iShEMkts 848612 39.87 -.26 FordM 766703 11.32 +.08 SPDR Fncl 717481 13.55 +.04 GenElec 688207 14.57 ... iShR2K 601770 60.53 +.90 WellsFargo 544359 23.60 -.04 SprintNex 540556 3.96 +.01

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg GoldStr g 33037 4.60 +.26 VistaGold 25266 2.31 +.40 LibertyAcq 20398 9.98 -.04 KodiakO g 19025 2.59 +.08 VantageDrl 18750 1.27 -.07 Kemet 17987 2.52 -.16 CFCda g 17382 15.28 +.25 Taseko 16688 4.30 +.19 GrtBasG g 15166 2.14 +.07 NwGold g 15092 5.98 +.45

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

1,853 1,170 132 3,155 86 152 4,430,557,839

Chg %Chg -.31 -10.8 -.20 -7.0 -.16 -6.0 -.16 -5.7 -.25 -5.6 -.15 -5.5 -.15 -5.3 -.12 -5.3 -.16 -5.0 -.12 -4.8

DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

249 238 34 521 8 24 78,104,053

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REVIEW. 10,520 DowRETIREMENT Jones industrials Close: 10,060.06 Change: 19.61 (0.2%)

2,141.54 +17.78

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last AmbasInt rs 3.10 ColdwtrCrk 4.75 Somaxon 4.34 ICOPDig rs 2.08 FsFdNMI 2.75 CrwnMedia 2.05 Exceed wt 2.65 ChiJoJo rs 6.13 Ku6Media 3.66 GigaMed 2.22

Chg +1.75 +1.40 +.97 +.34 +.38 +.28 +.35 +.78 +.46 +.26

%Chg +129.6 +41.8 +28.8 +19.5 +16.0 +15.8 +15.2 +14.6 +14.4 +13.3

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last SkyPFrtJ n 4.79 CarverBcp 4.25 NthnTech 9.86 Zagg n 3.17 CantbryPk 7.55 Cyanotech 2.53 VocalT rs 29.56 ZoomTch s 4.09 Athersys 2.47 HSW Int rs 6.73

Chg -1.07 -.93 -1.69 -.52 -.94 -.30 -3.48 -.48 -.28 -.76

%Chg -18.3 -18.0 -14.6 -14.1 -11.0 -10.6 -10.5 -10.5 -10.2 -10.1

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE)

Name Vol (00) PwShs QQQ816285 Intel 606581 Microsoft 455668 Cisco 397888 ApldMatl 305622 Somaxon 300539 Comcast 253742 NewsCpA 228274 MicronT 224925 Dell Inc 213828

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

Last Chg 44.07 +.42 18.48 +.08 24.10 +.06 21.21 +.08 10.71 +.12 4.34 +.97 17.33 +.32 12.11 -.02 7.10 +.04 11.79 +.20

DIARY

1,682 968 119 2,769 14 196 1,972,466,022

52-Week High Low

11,258.01 4,812.87 408.57 7,743.74 1,994.20 2,535.28 1,219.80 852.90 12,847.91 745.95

10,220 9,920

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9,252.93 3,546.48 346.95 6,355.83 1,656.23 1,958.04 991.97 633.40 10,212.82 552.27

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Net Chg

10,060.06 4,091.82 387.26 6,696.12 1,855.84 2,141.54 1,055.33 723.62 11,056.58 604.86

+19.61 +9.31 -1.74 +15.09 +9.02 +17.78 +3.46 +5.37 +50.48 +9.27

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-3.53 -.19 -2.70 -6.80 +1.69 -5.62 -5.36 -.42 -4.26 -3.28

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Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

CI 137,039 LB 63,566 LG 61,323 IH 55,373 LG 53,952 WS 51,442 MA 48,436 LB 46,968 LB 46,671 LB 45,460 LV 39,482 FB 36,776 FV 36,687 LV 36,140 CI 33,800 CA 31,232 WS 30,154 LB 29,724 LB 29,636 MA 29,359 MA 28,516 LB 28,336 CI 28,027 CI 27,718 FB 26,227 FB 26,161 LG 25,891 LB 25,529 LV 15,923 LB 8,668 LB 4,057 GS 1,455 LV 1,126 SR 486 LG 174

+2.0 +12.3/B -4.4 +5.4/A -4.5 +2.5/D -0.7 +5.5/C -3.7 +9.1/A -3.0 +1.0/D -0.8 +9.8/A -4.1 +4.6/B -4.1 +4.7/B -4.4 +2.5/D -5.7 +1.3/D -3.4 +0.6/B -3.6 +1.6/A -2.7 +6.6/A +2.0 +12.0/B -0.9 +13.6/A -4.0 +3.6/C -3.8 +4.8/B -4.3 +5.5/A -1.1 +7.6/B -1.4 +6.4/C -4.1 +4.7/B +2.0 +11.8/B +1.8 +11.7/C -3.9 -2.5/C -3.2 +0.6/B -3.7 +10.3/A -4.1 +4.8/B -4.2 +4.1/B -3.7 +2.2/D -4.5 +3.8/C 0.0 +2.7/D -3.8 +1.5/C 0.0 +33.4/B -5.9 +1.6/D

11.52 26.21 25.59 46.43 56.38 31.12 15.28 97.46 96.84 24.11 88.74 35.64 30.01 23.64 11.52 2.04 24.02 30.97 26.22 16.13 28.37 97.47 11.52 12.42 25.37 13.43 67.18 96.84 20.12 28.60 33.49 10.44 2.80 15.66 13.91

+8.1/A -0.2/B +0.2/B +3.0/C +2.6/A +3.4/A +2.6/B -0.7/C -0.6/C -0.1/B -3.0/D +4.5/A +2.9/A -0.6/B +7.8/A +3.6/B +3.7/A +1.8/A -0.2/B +1.9/B +4.0/A -0.7/C +7.6/A +3.6/E +0.4/C +2.7/B +3.4/A -0.6/C -0.3/B +1.2/A -0.5/B +4.9/B -2.8/D +1.2/C -1.3/D

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Stock markets rebound from early losses

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Andrew VanDusen delivers a batch of cement for a new home under construction in Clarence, N.Y., Wednesday. Builders have sharply scaled back construction in the face of weak sales. The number of new homes up for sale at the end of July was unchanged at 210,000, the lowest level in about 40 years.

Latest reports add to worries

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s starting to feel like another recession. Businesses are ordering fewer goods. Home sales are the slowest in decades. Jobs are scarce, and unemployment claims are rising. Perhaps most worrisome, manufacturing activity, which had been one of the economy’s few bright spots, is faltering. “The odds of a double-dip are rising and uncomfortably high,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, referring to the possibility that the nation will tip back into recession. “Nothing else can go wrong. There is no cushion left.” On Wednesday, the government offered the latest dose of grim news about the economic recovery: Companies cut back last month on their investments in equipment and machines. And Americans bought new homes at the weakest pace in nearly half a century. Earlier this week came news that sales of previously occupied homes fell last month to the lowest level in 15 years. Unemployment remains near double digits because job growth in the private sector has slowed. The economy has grown for a full year now, and many experts believe the recession technically ended in July 2009. But the pace of expansion has slowed significantly in the past six months. Economists are predicting the government will announce Friday that the economy grew from April to June even more

slowly than previously thought, at an annual rate below 2 percent — weak for normal times and especially anemic right after a recession. Of course, for most Americans, the numbers are strictly academic. For Tim Reardon, a sales executive at a small Massachusetts company that installs kitchen counters and floors, August is shaping up to be the worst month of business in 11 years. His company cut a third of its staff and is placing factory orders a job at a time. “You definitely watch the pennies a little closer — everything from advertising to tools,” he said. “This is feeling like another recession.” For the average household, whether the economy is growing slightly or not at all may not matter much. Two gauges that matter more are the unemployment rate, which is stuck at 9.5 percent, and home values, which are down about 30 percent from their 2006 peak. “Who cares if it’s a second recession or a double-dip?” said William Dunkelberg, an economics professor at Temple University’s School of Business and Management and chief economist of the National Federation of Independent Business. “Either way, things are not going well.” Overall orders for big-ticket manufactured goods did rise for July, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. But that was only because demand for commercial aircraft surged by 76

percent. Taking out the volatile transportation category, orders for durable goods fell at the steepest rate since January. And business investment took its sharpest drop since the economic dark days of early 2009. The decline is particularly troubling because manufacturers had been helping to lead the economy on its comeback, filling orders for businesses that were rebuilding their stockrooms. “Take it away, throw in a relapse in housing and you don’t have much left,” said Paul Ashworth, senior U.S. economist at Capital Economics. Housing has never fully recovered from the recession. Builders have been forced to compete with foreclosed properties offered at sharply lower prices. Sales of new homes fell 12.4 percent in July from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual sales pace of 276,000, the government said. From 1983 through 2007, about 600,000 new homes were sold in an average year. The July pace was the slowest in at least 47 years. The past three months have been the worst on record. Weak housing sales mean fewer jobs in the construction industry, which normally powers economic recoveries. On average, each new home built creates the equivalent of three jobs for a year and generates about $90,000 in taxes, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

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NEW YORK (AP) — It was shaping up to be another crummy day on the stock market Wednesday until investors decided to start looking for beaten-down shares after four straight days of declines. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 102 points in the first hour of trading after the latest batch of weak reports renewed fears that the economy was slowing down. Sales of new homes fell to their lowest pace on record in July, and durable goods orders were also weak. But after four straight days of avoiding risk, traders began edging out of safe assets like Treasurys and back into stocks. The Dow ended with a gain of 19.61 points, or 0.2 percent, at 10,060.06. The back-and-forth trading pattern has been typical of the volatility seen on the market in recent weeks, which has been exacerbated by very low trading volumes as investors take summer vacations. “We rally, we sell off. We rally, we sell off,” said Sandy Mehta, principal and chief investment officer of Value Investment Principals. “It’s just the nature of the market right now.” Broader market barometers also rose. The Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 3.46, or 0.3 percent, to 1,055.33, while the Nasdaq rose 17.78, or 0.8 percent, to 2,141.54. About three stocks rose for every two that fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where consolidated volume came to a relatively low 4.4 billion shares, versus 4.5 billion shares the day before. Interest rates initially fell in the bond market following the disappointing economic data, but rose steadily throughout much of the day as traders exited some of their Treasury positions and became more willing to pick up riskier assets. Oil prices also rose, in another sign that traders are less concerned about finding safe assets. Crude rose more than $1 off its low for the day to settle at $72.52 a barrel. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell as low as 2.42 percent during morning trading before climbing back to 2.54 percent. That yield helps set interest rates on mortgages and other consumer loans. Overseas, Japanese shares fell again after the yen hit a new 15-year high against the dollar and a nine-year high against the euro. The high yen hurts profitability at major Japanese exporters. Japan’s Nikkei stock average fell 1.7 percent. European markets were also lower.

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Nation/world

Cartel blamed in massacre

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican drug cartel massacred 72 Central and South American migrants within 100 miles of the U.S. border that they were trying to reach, according to an Ecuadorean survivor who escaped and stumbled wounded to a highway checkpoint where he alerted marines, official said Wednesday. The marines fought the cartel gunmen at a ranch in the northern state of Tamaulipas on Tuesday, a battle that left one marine and three suspects dead. They found the bodies of 58 men and 14 women in a room, some piled on top of each other. The Ecuadorean migrant told investigators that his captors identified themselves as members of the Zetas drug gang, said Vice Adm. Jose Luis Vergara, a spokesman for the Mexican navy. Authorities believe the migrants were from Honduras, El Salvador, Brazil and Ecuador. It is the biggest massacre to date in Mexico’s drug war and the most horrifying example yet of the dangers faced by immigrants trying to get to the U.S. “It’s absolutely terrible and it demands the condemnation of all of our society,” said Alejandro Poire, the government’s security spokesman. Authorities did not say why the gang killed the migrants. Mexico’s drug cartels frequently kidnap migrants and threaten to kill them unless they pay fees for crossing their territory. Sometimes, gangs contact relatives of the migrants in the U.S. and demand they pay a ransom. The bodies were discovered Tuesday when marines manning a checkpoint were approached by a wounded man who said he had been attacked by gang gunmen at a nearby ranch. Officials said the man, Luis Fredy Lala Pomavilla, identified himself an illegal migrant from Ecuador and said he and other migrants had been kidnapped by an armed group and taken to the ranch in San Fernando, a town about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Brownsville, Texas. The scale of the massacre of migrants appeared to be unprecedented even by the gruesome standards of Mexican drug cartels. It was unclear if all 72 were killed at the same time — or why. A federal official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said investigators believe the victims were killed within recent days. The navy said it dispatched aircraft to check out the man’s report and when the gunmen saw the marines, they opened fire and tried to flee in a convoy of vehicles. One marine and three of the suspects were killed in the shootout. Navy personnel seized 21 assault rifles, shotguns and rifles, and detained a minor. The youth, who was apparently part of the gang, was handed over to civilian prosecutors. It was the third time this year that Mexican authorities have discovered large masses of corpses.

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An unidentified University of Texas at El Paso student walks past the boarded up door at Bell Hall on campus in El Paso, Texas. The door is where a stray bullet from a firefight in Juarez, Mexico ended up Saturday. There were no injuries on campus. Associated Press

Stray bullets are rattling El Paso EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The first bullets struck El Paso’s city hall at the end of a work day. The next ones hit a university building and closed a major highway. Shootouts in the drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border are sending bullets whizzing across the Rio Grande into one of the nation’s safest cities, where authorities worry it’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt or killed. At least eight bullets have been fired into El Paso in the last few weeks from the rising violence in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, one of the world’s most dangerous places. And all American police can do is shrug because they cannot legally intervene in a war in another country. The best they can do is warn people to stay inside. “There’s really not a lot you can do right now,” El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles said. “Those gun battles are breaking out everywhere, and some are breaking out right along the border.” Police say the rounds were not intentionally fired into the U.S. But wildly aimed gunfire has become common in Juarez, a sprawling city of shanty neighborhoods that once boomed with manufacturing plants. It’s ground zero in Mexico’s relentless drug war. More than 6,000 people have been killed there since 2008, when the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels started battling each other and Mexican authorities for control of the city and smuggling routes into the U.S. Nationwide, more than 28,000 people have been killed since President Felipe Calderon launched his offensive against the cartels shortly after

taking office in December 2006. Until now, communities on the U.S. side of the border have been largely shielded from the violence raging just across the river. But the recent incidents are the first time that live ammunition has landed in American territory. On Saturday, as gunmen and Mexican authorities exchanged gunfire in Juarez, police in El Paso shut down several miles of border highway. Border Patrol spokesman Doug Mosier said his agency asked for the closure — a first since the drug war erupted — “in the interest of public safety.” No one was injured on the U.S. side, but one bullet came across the Rio Grande, crashed through a window and lodged in an office door frame at the University of Texas at El Paso. Police are also investigating reports that another errant round shattered a window in a passing car. Witnesses at a nearby charity said at least one bullet hit their building, too. El Paso police spokesman Darrel Petry said authorities have only confirmed the single bullet found at the university, but it is possible that several other shots flew across the border. “As a local municipality, we are doing everything we can,” Petry said. “Looking where we’re at, the community we live in, that’s all we’ve got. It’s the reality of life here in El Paso for right now.” Officers say the types of bullets used in the drug war can travel more than a mile before falling to the ground. In Saturday’s shooting, the bullet that hit the campus building may

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Rfdtn: 500 Cleghorn Mill Rd., behind Shiloh Baptist Church Sat. 8:30A-until. Will sell items for one price or per item. Also have RCA 56" TV, cost $1,200 will sell for $500. Dealers welcomed. 248-3227

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Mini pincher or manchester terrier Male, black and brown. Found 8/13 in Spindale Call 286-8468 to identify

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0151 Garage/Estate Sales 2 FAMILY FC: 440 Flack Rd. (old entrance to Crowe's Park, end of road) Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Rain/shine! 2 FAMILY Spindale: 334 Missouri St. Sat. 7A-until Women's clothing, lots of household items, furniture and much more! BIG 2 FAMILY YARD SALE Gilkey 1949 Hwy 221N Fri. & Sat. 7A-? First time sellers! 4 FAMILY YARD SALE FC: 162 Toms Lake Road Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Furniture, glassware, tools, books, many other things

HUGE YARD SALE Rfdtn: 468 Edwards St. Fri. & Sat. 7A-til Something for everyone! MULTI FAMILY Rfdtn: 130 Owensby Rd. (64/74, off Darlington Rd.) Fri. & Sat. 8A-until A large variety! Rain or shine! Multi-family: Rfdtn., 384 Weeks Rd. off Cleghorn Mill. Sat. 7A-until. Old bottles, pictures, beanies, name brand clothes: girls 10-14, youth 0-3, boys 5-10, furn., Chevy Colorado 05 truck seats, pocketbooks, toys, movies, men/women clothes, exercise equip., charcoal grill, aquarium and more. Rain or Shine Big 3 family yard sale: FC, 546 Toms Lake Rd., turn at SDO fire dept. 221S, Sat. 7A-until YARD SALE Hwy 221 next to Fiddlesticks Fri. 5P-until & Sat. 7A-11A Tools and lots of goodies!

YARD SALE FC: 558 Old Wagy Rd. Fri. & Sat. 7A-until Girls clothes 10-12, toys, household and miscellaneous items

YARD SALE PKG. AVAILABLE 20 words for $20! Call 245-6431 for more details. Deadline is 1:30pm

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National framed art manufacturer needs an inside sales rep with sales exp., telephone and computer skills. Email resume to sales@boothframing.com or fax 828-863-1267

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have flown just under a mile before lodging in a door jam. Back in June, at least seven shots fired from Juarez flew more than half a mile before hitting City Hall. In some places, El Paso is separated from Juarez by little more than a few yards of riverbed. Andrew Kunert was napping Saturday when police started banging on his door at an apartment building just feet from the border. He said officers with high-powered rifles slung across their chests warned him to stay inside and away from windows until the shooting stopped. The rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire to the south is nothing new, but bullets coming north is a worrisome new development, Kunert said. “About once a week, you can hear gunfire,” he said. He worries about the children who live at the Old Fort Bliss apartment building and routinely play outside when gunmen are trading shots across the river. At the Rescue Mission of El Paso, kitchen manager Bill Cox said several bullets hit a pair of old silos on the charity’s property, which is down a hillside from the university campus. Volunteers and homeless people coming to the mission for food or other help could easily be in the line of fire, he said. “Someone can be walking down the street out here and be hit,” Cox said. In a letter to President Barack Obama after the City Hall shooting, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said it was “good fortune” that no one was injured and insisted the shooting was evidence of the need for more border security.

Skilled Trade

Wastewater Technician An area industrial manufacturer is seeking an experienced "Wastewater Technician" for hands on technical operation of a 1.3 MGD wastewater treatment facility. The technician will be part of a team performing daily wastewater operations including laboratory testing, minor maintenance and other environmental tasks. The operator must possess a thorough knowledge of biological, physical & chemical wastewater treatment methods and the ability to operate a personal computer. Special requirements: Three years working experience in a wastewater environment, current NC Wastewater Operator Certifications for Grade II Wastewater & Grade I Physical Chemical Treatment also a valid driver's license. Company offers starting pay of $17.54 per hour including a benefit package with medical/dental and life insurance, 401K & defined contribution retirement plan. Interested candidates should submit their resume to: Box C, PO Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043

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Skilled Trade

Help wanted for licensed massage therapist. Apply in person at business office at Lifestyle Wellness & Spa. Call 288-9282

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Trucking

Truck Service, Inc.

is hiring Part-Time & Casual CDL Drivers to join our fleet of Professional Drivers. If you still have the desire and ability to travel the country but don't have the need to work on a full-time basis, we have the opportunity for YOU!! ONLY PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS with 2 yrs. verifiable experience & clean driving record need to apply.

Call Truck Service at 828-245-1637 ext. 125 & talk to Rita.

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Part-time Employment

Experienced PT Manager for small apartment complex in Rutherfordton. Must live on site. Pay is apartment plus bonus. Fax resume to 704-919-5653

6B — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Thursday, August 26, 2010 FULL TIME EVENT COORDINATOR

for Carolina Event and Conference Center

Hospitality management degree or equivalent, two years conference center or hotel experience, evenings and weekends required. Ability to market, plan, coordinate and manage events from 5 to 500 including weddings and conferences. Experience working with volunteers preferred.

Email resume to heowen@ hospiceofrutherford.org ASAP

Immediate Openings Pinnacle Staffing has Immediate openings In our Forest City, NC Facility We are interviewing for the following positions: Heavy Industrial Assembly $8.50 per hour/40+hrs. per week Weekly Paychecks Insurance Available Overtime Required

Accepting Applications Today! Call 828-247-0440, ext. 123 Drug screen and Background Check required Pinnacle Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer E.O.E. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Conrad E. Iungerich; Conrad E. Iungerich, late of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the office of Ingersoll & Hicks, PLLC, Post Office Box 25167, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27114 on or before November 12, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment. This the 26th day of July, 2010. Charles Kenneth Cole, Executor Marc W. Ingersoll & Hicks, PLLC August 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2010 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of RITA ANDERSON aka MERITA JOSEPHINE ANDERSON of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said RITA ANDERSON aka MERITA JOSEPHINE ANDERSON to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of November, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 12th day of August, 2010. Stacie Hardin Du Vall, Executor 1141 Paddington Place Fayetteville, NC 28314

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BUGS Boston Terrier/Pug Mix Cute as a button $300 Call 828-625-1579 Free Puppies to loving homes Beagle mix/small Chihuahua. Great lap dogs. 828-429-2936 or Lisawasa@aol.com

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Swafford Auto Sales paying $250 and up for your junk vehicles You CallWe Haul 245-1054

3BR/2BA Gilkey community H/a, stove, refrig. No pets! Ref's. 828-437-6754

FREE STANDING BLDG 1800 sqft. Chimney Rock Rd. Rfdtn. $165K 828-287-0779

4BR/2BA 622 Morrow Motor Rd. $700/mo. 704-472-4666 or 704-472-3100

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WILL BUY YOUR JUNK CARS & TRUCKS Pick up at your convenience! Call 223-0277

Homes for Rent

3BR/1BA 122 Akers Landing, Ellenboro $500/mo. + $300 sec. dep. Call 864-576-9340

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Mobile Homes for Rent

Free puppies: Collie/red bone mix, 2 brown & 4 black/white, 6 wks. old. Save us from the pound. Call 288-0439

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Free to loving home sweet, adorable kittens, also available mature cats, spayed/neutered. 245-1871 leave message

3 Bedroom/2 Bath in quiet park. $375/mo. Call 287-8558

Call Jamie Fender (828) 286-4194

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Fairly New Huskey Riding Lawn Mower $600 Call 828-286-2958 Lve. message

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2 & 3 BR Close to downtown Rfdtn. D/w, stove, refrig., w/d hook up. No pets! 287-0733 Move In Specials: 1, 2, & 3BR Townhouse Apts. Water & sewer furnished. $150 dep. $375-$500/mo. Houses and apartments $285-$1,000/mo. Rentals Unlimited 828-245-7400 Very nice large remodeled 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhome Apts. Starting at $375/mo. Washer/dryer hookup and water included. Carriage House Apts.

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2BR/1BA Cent. h/a, lg. kitchen $425/mo. + dep. & ref's. No pets! Call 828-919-0000

on private lot in

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3BR/2BA SW in Rutherfordton RENT TO OWN!

Will Finance! No banks! Hurry! You pay no lot rent, insurance, taxes or interest! Neg. $99 week + dep.

704-806-6686

Bostic: Newer DW, 3BR/2BA, and bonus room, with large covered deck. Refrigerator, stove furnished. $500/mo. + deposit Call 828-280-7139

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12X16 Hair Salon Shampoo & styling chair, sink, dryer & a/c. You move! $5,500 429-2676

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1997 CBR 600F3 24K miles, Yoshimura full exhaust. Garage kept, needs someone to ride! $2,800 Call 704-300-6632 2003 Honda 750 A.C.E. $4,000 obo after 3pm 287-2495 2006 Suzuki GSXR 600. Extras. runs great. $3,200 obo. Call 828-289-8033

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Approximately 39 acres investment property

Kids Zone Christian Child Care has openings for ages 6 wks to 5. Low rates, we accept DSS vouchers. Open 6:30A -6:00P Mon-Fri. 245-0636

or 429-0109 or 429-3976

Westwood Play & Learn is now enrolling children from birth to 12 years of age. Located behind ICC. 287-5888

in Spindale with all utilities, an excellent natural source of water, artesian well. $195,000. Call 287-2640

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Collector of Affidavit of the estate of GEORGE THOMAS EAKETT of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said GEORGE THOMAS EAKETT to present them to the undersigned on or before the 12th day of November, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 12th day of August, 2010.

Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of DOROTHY G. BAILEY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said DOROTHY G. BAILEY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of November, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 5th day of August, 2010.

Sharon H. Eakett, Collector of Affidavit PO Box 364 Lake Lure, NC 28746

Larry W. Bailey, Administrator PO Box 133 Bostic, NC 28018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of SHELBY J. BUMGARNER of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said SHELBY J. BUMGARNER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of November, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 19th day of August, 2010.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of ROBERT L. HENSLEY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said ROBERT L. HENSLEY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of November 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 5th day of August, 2010.

Lisa B. Philbeck, Executor 1401 Tiney Road Ellenboro, NC 28040

Julia Hensley, Executor 811 N. Washington Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139

NORTH CAROLINA, RUTHERFORD COUNTY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 43 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Christopher A. Walker and Amara Walker to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated November 09, 2005, and recorded in Book 871, Page 136, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rutherford County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rutherford County, North Carolina, at 10:15AM on September 08, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 241 as shown on survey by R. L. Greene, PLS entitled “Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2A as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 115, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 114 through 118 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 241. Together with and subject to all easements restrictions and rights of ways of record and a non-exclusive appurtenant easement for ingress, egress and regress is conveyed over and upon all private subdivision roads for GreyRock at Lake Lure as shown on the above-described plats and the plats for Phase 1A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and to the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for GreyRock as recorded in Book 858, at Page 122 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry and also being recorded in Book 3827, Page 764 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Being a portion of that property conveyed to LR Buffalo Creek, LLC by deeds recorded in Deed Book 855, at Page 816 of the Rutherford County, NC registry and as recorded in Deed Book 3793, at Page 665 of the Buncombe County, NC Registry. Said property is commonly known as: Lot 241 Greyrock at Lake Lure, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Christopher A. Walker. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. ___________________________________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1001694NC /M Publication Dates: 08/26/2010 09/02/2010

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Nation/world Nation Today Chilean miners told to keep slim

COPIAPO, Chile (AP) — Just 35 inches (90 centimeters) around the waist — that’s how skinny Chile’s 33 trapped miners have been told they need to be to squeeze through the escape tunnel, the health minister said Wednesday. Dr. Jaime Manalich said rescuers are applying a holistic plan to support the miners’ well-being during the months it may take to carve out the tunnel, including exercise and other activities to keep them from gaining weight. “We’re working to determine a secure area where the miners can manage things. The space they’re in actually has about two kilometers of galleries to walk around in,” he said. “We hope to define a secure area where they can establish various places — one for resting and sleeping, one for diversion, one for food, another for work.” Establishing a daily and nightly routine is important, the minister said, adding that having fun also will be critical. The rescue team is creating an entertainment program “that includes singing, games of movement, playing cards. We want them to record songs, to make videos, to create works of theater for the family.”

Carter lands in North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Koreans welcomed Jimmy Carter back to Pyongyang with smiles, salutes and hearty handshakes Wednesday as the former American president arrived on a mission to bring home a Boston man jailed in the communist country since January. U.S. officials have billed Carter’s trip as a private humanitarian visit to try to negotiate the release of Aijalon Gomes, sentenced to eight years of hard labor in a North Korean prison for entering the country illegally from China. However, visits like Carter’s — and the journey ex-President Bill Clinton made a year ago to secure the release of two American journalists — serve as more than just rescue missions. They also offer an opportunity for unofficial diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea, analysts say.

Peace talks protest disrupted

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Dozens of men believed to be plainclothes Palestinian security personnel broke up a gathering of activists opposed to new Mideast peace talks on Wednesday, reflecting the Palestinian leadership’s sense of vulnerability as it prepares to launch negotiations with Israel next week. President Mahmoud Abbas has come under widespread criticism at home for caving in to U.S. pressure to join the negotiations without an Israeli pledge to freeze all construction on land claimed by Palestinians.

A man sits at the site of a bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday. A string of attacks targeting Iraqi security forces on Wednesday left several people dead and scores wounded, police and hospital officials said the day after the number of American soldiers in the country fell bellow 50,000. Associated Press

Attacks in Iraq kill 56 people BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombers and gunmen killed at least 56 Iraqis in more than two dozen attacks across the country Wednesday, mostly targeting security forces and rekindling memories of the days when insurgents ruled the streets. The attacks made August the deadliest month for Iraqi policemen and soldiers in two years, and came a day after the U.S. declared the number of U.S. troops had fallen to fewer than 50,000, their lowest level since the war began in 2003. Powerful blasts targeting security forces struck where they are supposed to be the safest, turning police stations into rubble and bringing down concrete walls erected to protect them from insurgents. “Where is the protection, where are the security troops?” said Abu Mohammed, an eyewitness to a car bombing near Baghdad’s Adan Square that killed two passers-by. “What is going on in the country?” Iraq’s foreign minister said insurgents are attempting to sow as much chaos as possible, as lawmakers struggle to form a new government and Americans withdraw troops. “Here you have a government paralysis, you have a political

vacuum ... you have the U.S. troop withdrawal,” Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said. “And, in such environment, these terrorist networks flourish.” But like most attacks here, they are met with outrage on the streets and condemnation from government officials. Authorities, however, are virtually powerless in the face of the insurgents’ threat. At least 265 security personnel — Iraqi military, police and police recruits, and bodyguards — have been killed from June through August, compared to 180 killed in the previous five months, according to an Associated Press count. In August, nearly 5 Iraqi security personnel on average have been killed every day so far. These numbers are considered a minimum, based on AP reporting. The actual number is likely higher, as many killings go unreported or uncounted. That rise in deaths coincided with the drawdown of U.S. troops. American officials said on Tuesday that the number of troops fell below 50,000 — a step toward a full withdrawal by the end of 2011. The scale and reach of Wednesday’s attacks in 14 cities

and towns underscored insurgent efforts to prove their might against security forces and political leaders charged with running and keeping stability in Iraq. “The insurgents hope to regain the initiative once the Americans are gone,” said John Pike, the director of the military information website GlobalSecurity.org. “The longer there’s a stalemate between the Shiite and Sunni politicians,” Pike said, “the greater the opportunity for the extremists to translate political violence into political influence.” The deadliest attack came in Kut, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, where a suicide bomber blew up a car inside a security barrier between a police station and the provincial government’s headquarters. Police and hospital officials said 19 people died, 15 of them policemen. An estimated 90 people were wounded. In northern Baghdad, a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in a parking lot behind a police station, killing 15 people, including six policemen. Police and hospital officials said another 58 were wounded in the explosion.

Plane crash kills 19 in Congo KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Police say 19 passengers have been killed in a plane crash in western Congo and that there are two survivors. Col. Joli Limengo, police chief of Bandundu province where the crash happened Wednesday, said that 19 bodies had been pulled from the wreckage. The plane operated by a local airliner was going from central Congo to Bandundu when it crashed. It was

due to then continue on to the capital of Kinshasa. Congo has one of the worst air safety records in the world. The Central African country’s safety regulations are notoriously lax. Few passable roads traverse Congo after decades of war and corrupt rule, forcing the country’s deeply impoverished people to rely on illmaintained planes and boats to move around.

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