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Foothills director gets national recognition

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By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

Testimony under way in Easley hearing

RUTHERFORDTON — Tim Will, executive director of Foothills Connect Business & Technology Center, has been selected for a national award that includes a $100,000 prize. He is one of the 10 winners of the 2009 Purpose Prize. Announcement of the award winners was made on Monday from San Francisco. The six-year, $17 million program honors entrepreneurs over 60 who

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are using their experience and passion to take on society’s biggest challenges. The Purpose Prize is now in its fourth year. The five $100,000 winners and five $50,000 winners were chosen from more than 1,200 nominees for their creative and effective work tackling a range of problems. Will, one of the five $100,000 winners, has announced that he will be Please see Director, Page 6

County jobless rate dips slightly

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SPORTS

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Delhomme’s status unclear after struggles

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Rutherford County’s Convenience Centers for solid waste disposal will change operating hours as of Nov. 1, closing one hour earlier each day and eliminating Sunday operations.

Waste center hours changing By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Daily Courier Staff Writer

RUTHERFORDTON — County convenience centers will no longer be open on Sundays beginning Nov. 1. And the hours of operation for the centers will also change that day — the same Sunday that Daylight Savings time takes effect.

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$30,000. “This represents a cost saving measure that will help keep the current cost of $100 household charge down as best we can,” County Manager John Condrey said. “The convenience centers will still be open 76 hours per week with the exception of the Hollis site, which is a small site and operates on a much reduced schedule. It will require some habit changes from people. I know I certainly went to the Henrietta site on Sunday afternoon many times

FOREST CITY — Rutherford County’s unemployment rate dropped by 0.7 percent in September, down to 14.3 percent. The decrease is welcome news in a battered economy, but not all officials said it was due to people finding jobs. “Part of it would be because people are running out of money,” said Don Brown, claims supervisor with the Employment Security Commission in Forest City. “We have regular unemployment benefits, two federal extensions and then you have the statewide extended benefits which kicked in when the state hit a certain percentage and we’re still there. What has happened is a lot of folks have gone through everything. Now, they’re starting to come off the rolls.”

The centers will close one hour earlier, making the hours Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The move will save the county about

AUTUMN COLOR ARRIVES

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High on Yellowtop Mountain in Sunshine, looking over to Cane Creek and Mount Mitchell in the far distance, the colors of autumn are painting a gorgeous picture of vibrant red, yellow, orange and golden colors. The peak colors will remain over the next two or three weeks across the mountains of Rutherford County.

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Dates set for fuel assistance applications By ALLISON FLYNN Daily Courier Staff Writer

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SPINDALE – The Rutherford County Department of Social Services will be accepting applications for fuel assistance Nov. 2-13. The Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is a federally funded program that provides a one-time cash payment to help eligibile families supplement their heating bills. Under this plan,

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LIEAP payments will be targeted toward all food assistance households active in the food stamp information system as of Sept. 30 and certified through October or later. “If all food stamp households are found eligible, they will automatically get a check,” said Kandi Bridges, income maintenance administrator. Other food and nutrition households that are ineligible for an automatic payment will receive a letter advising

them to come to the Rutherford County Department of Social Services to apply during the application period. Last year 2,684 households were assisted with an average payment of $205.78. The amounts of the checks are unknown until all the applications are taken. Checks are mailed out in February. In order to be eligible, families must meet an income test, be responsible for the Please see Fuel, Page 3

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One-stop voting ends on Saturday at 1 p.m. FOREST CITY — One-Stop Voting ends Saturday, Oct. 31, at 1 p.m. reports Debbie Bedford, director of elections. Anyone wishing to cast ballots for municipal candidates during One-Stop voting can do so at the Board of Elections, 298 Fairground Road, Spindale. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. If not registered to vote, citizens can register and vote on the same day, says Bedford. Municipalities holding elections are Bostic, Chimney Rock, Ellenboro, Forest City, Lake Lure, Spindale, Ruth and Rutherfordton. Only citizens living within town limits have an opportunity to vote. General election is Nov. 3 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at each town’s polling place. For more information, contact the Board of Elections at 287-6030 or visit www.rutherfordcountync.gov.

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Decked out in pink and sporting their ribbons, the residents and staff of Carolina House of Forest City enjoyed a day of showing their support for those residents who have battled with breast cancer as well as an employee who currently is undergoing treatment. After a party, complete with pink food, close to sixty pink balloons were released in honor of the enduring spirt and hope that is represented during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Rutherford Today Benefit Horse Show scheduled for Oct. 31

RUTHERFORDTON – A horse show is being held as a benefit for the Community Pet Center Oct. 31 at 9 a.m. at Squirrel’s Nest Farm. This show, organized by Sarah Lawing, is for her senior project. Contact Sarah at 447-3405 or Deana Gilliam at 429-0688 for more information or to received a list of classes. Rain date for

this event is Nov. 7. You may also visit the farm Web site at www. squirrelsnestfarm.com.

Habitat plans golf charity tournament FOREST CITY — Rutherford County golfers will swing their clubs for a great cause on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Rutherford County Habitat for Humanity’s first-ever charity golf tournament.

household’s heating bill, be a U.S. citizen or eligible alien and the household’s assets can not exceed $2,200. The income limit for a family of four is $2,022 and is determined by October income. You do not have to receive food assistance to be eligible for a LIEAP check. LIEAP is not a first come, first served program. You can apply any time during the application period; the department will be closed for Veteran’s Day Wednesday, Nov. 11. All eligible households will receive a check in early February.

For more information, contact Audrey Epley at Rutherford County Department of Social Services, 287-6165. If you do not live in Rutherford County, call 1-800-662-7030, Monday through Friday, Habitat is hosting the “Holes 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Houses” golf tournament at Rutherford County Department of Social Apple Valley Golf Course in Lake Services also provides financial help for households Lure to raise money for building who are in a heating and cooling-related emergenmaterials for Habitat houses for cy through the Crisis Intervention Program. the 2010 building season. For eligibility, households must meet an income The format for the tournament test, be in a heating or cooling-related emergency will be Captain’s Choice. There and must include a U.S. citizen or an eligible alien. will be a 9 a.m. shotgun start. To find out how to apply, contact Rutherford The price to play in the tournaCounty DSS at 288-4022 or 287-6299. ment is $75 per person. To register to golf, sponsor or donate, please call Shroyer at 245-0176.

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Lake Lure Mayor Proctor and Mayor Pro Tem Pitts representing over twenty years of service to the Town of Lake Lure believe Bob Keith (center) is the best choice for the next Mayor of Lake Lure, and Bill Beason (2nd fro left) and Mary Ann Nesbitt Doston are the best choice for town commissioner. These three candidates have demonstrated their dedication to serving Lake Lure with the community’s best interest, and are the logical choice for leading our community to be all that it can be.

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Our Views County benefits from Will’s win

im Will’s selection as a winner of the national Purpose Prize shines a very positive light on Rutherford County. Will, executive director of Foothills Connect, the business and technology center in Rutherfordton, was one of five from across the country to win the $100,000 prize. He plans to donate the money to Foothills Connect. (Disclosure: Publisher Jim Brown is chair of Foothills Connect’s board.) Will was cited for his work with the efforts to bring broadband to the county and the creation of farmfresh. org, the online produce website that has encouraged local residents to get back into farming. The Purpose Prize, now in its fourth year, is the nation’s only large-scale investment in social innovators in the second half of life. Will’s selection is testament to his ability to get involved in something, seeing its potential and then seeing it through to reality. Hats off to Tim Will.

Our readers’ views Says exercising right to vote is crucial To the editor: Dear Citizens and Registered Voters of Ellenboro, any town, or city: Representation for the people by the people is one of our most valuable rights as American Citizens. Election date is nearing for many towns and cities. We must seek and vote for candidates that are true, pure, noble, admirable, self-controlled, and exhibit faithfulness to their responsibilities with goodness, kindness, patience, peacefulness, and gentleness. Plus, the candidate must possess a true and honest commitment to the well being of all citizens. Hypocrisy, persecution, contention, malice, slanders, evilness and unequal treatment of the citizens is not to be emulated within any form of government, especially our town and city governments. Town and city governments need to be positive contributing role models of government and our society for our children, citizens, and America. Nor, should elected officials or we, the citizens, exhibit any of the above negative behaviors. We should all thank the new candidates that are running for any office because they are sacrificing and giving of themselves for the towns’ and cities’ people. The new candidates give us a choice. They are to be applauded for bravery; admired for possession of a true honest commitment to the well being of the citizens; and their willingness and resourcefulness to learn if he or she does not know something that either needs to be knowl-

edgeable of for the elected position. The North Carolina League of Municipalities/ The School of Government, sponsored by our state, offer classes for newly elected board members and mayors on appropriate governing of towns and cities. The School of Government /The NC League of Municipalities will have classes on the new legal requirements for “Ethic Training” for all town and city officials serving in office. This requirement of new legal “Ethics Training” is to be completed by 2011. Training is offered at various sites throughout North Carolina. Experience does not guarantee success. Experience does not guarantee the best interests of the towns, cities or citizens will be met. Experience does not guarantee all people using the services of towns or cities will be treated equally. My fellow citizens, you the voter, must decide who you want to represent you. All of us must utilize our wisdom and knowledge of the past, present and future. Plus, we must access the true character of each candidate. This is very important, for in some towns or cities, it is the councilmen and/or councilwomen or the aldermen and/or alderwomen that do all the voting on issues of the towns or cities. The future of our towns and cities are decided by the voting power of councilmen/women or aldermen/ women with the honorable mayors voting when there is a tie on issues that govern our towns or cities. The honorable mayors also have many important duties in governing our towns and cities. Please come out and exercise wisely, your right to vote for

the candidates You choose on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Kaye Hamrick Ellenboro

Says neighbor shows what kindness really is To the editor: I‘d like to tell you about my neighbor, Mike Kranich, and how lucky I am to have him living next door. As I am writing this letter, he is mowing my lawn for me. Not because he was asked to. Not for any other reason than to be a helpful and kind neighbor. When we bought this place six years ago, I was still walking and my mom was still fairly active. Since that time, my disability has deteriorated to the point that I can barely walk anymore, and my mom has aged to the point that heavy yard work is simply too much for her. Then suddenly, here came my next-door neighbor Mike. He took it upon himself to mow my lawn all summer this year. I’m honestly not sure how we would have handled our property this summer if not for his help. He enjoys being out on the mower, but I wonder if he really understands the huge impact that he’s had on our lives this year. What may be a small gesture to him has been life-changing to us, seriously. So if you know Mike Kranich and see him around, let him know what a great guy he is. I couldn’t have asked for a better neighbor as life’s challenges have grown so difficult for us this past year. And Mike, if you’re reading this, I can’t thank you enough. You’ve truly been a Godsend. Tara Wright Forest City

How the Wright Brothers ‘suddenly’ became famous The eyes of the world were on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as Wilbur and Orville Wright demonstrated that they had mastered the challenge of controlled powered flight. The year was… 1903? Wrong answer. Although the Wright Brothers and a few Outer Bankers had seen the Wright Brothers’ “First Flight,” most of the rest of the world put the stories of the Wright’s 1903 successful flights in the category of scores of other unproven claims that man had flown. So, what is the correct answer? According to East Carolina University history Professor Larry Tise, the year that most of the world came to believe the Wrights could really fly was 1908. Tise’s new book, “Conquering the Sky: The Secret Flights of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk,” explains why public

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recognition of the Wrights’ achievements came in 1908 and why it took so long. According to Tise, fame came very suddenly to the Wrights in 1908. Ironically, they became celebrities at the very moment they were doing their best to work in secret. In the spring of 1908 the Wrights came back to Kill Devil Hills to test and adjust their airplane in preparation for demonstrating to the U.S. Army the machine’s capabilities. Their contract with the Army provided that they would only be paid if the plane could carry a passenger, reach a speed of 40 miles per hour, and travel 125 miles. Similar demonstrations were planned in

Europe. The Wrights had long shunned publicity. They did not want anyone taking pictures of their airplane or learning how they controlled their machine in the air. They were worried that someone would steal their ideas, plans, and invention and claim credit for the breakthroughs the Wrights had achieved. The Wrights wanted recognition and the wealth that would come to anyone who could gain patent or other legal protection for “secret” knowledge that made flight possible. In 1903, the remoteness of the Kill Devil Hills had made it possible for the Wrights to work without attention. But things had changed by 1908. The presence nearby of an active telegraph station had made possible instant communication with the rest of the world. Also, the use of newly available gasoline engines to power small boats had made

it much simpler for visitors, including newspaper reporters, to reach the Wrights’ camp and temporary workshops. Not long after the Wrights arrived in April 1908, word slipped out that they were planning new flights. By the time they began flying in early May, reporters and locals were in position to telegraph reports to distant newspapers. Many of the reports were based on rumors and were wildly exaggerated. But they made they front pages of the New York and European papers. The Wrights were suddenly famous. On May 14, from a secluded area, a group of reporters observed the Wrights successfully complete two flights with a passenger aboard and then a longer (5 mile) flight. Although the longer flight ended in a crash, the eyewitness reports and a new photograph of the plane in flight proved to

the world that the Wrights’ accomplishments were real. Later, an article in Collier’s magazine described the experience of the reporters who had hidden all day in the sandy woods “along with the flies and busy ‘chiggers’ until there was just time to tramp back and catch the chug-chug home. Then, bedraggled and very sunburned, they tramped up to the little weather bureau and informed the world, waiting on the other side of various sounds and continents and oceans, that it was all right, the rumors true, and there was no doubt that a man could fly.” Tice’s smooth, clear writing and his storytelling talents made “Conquering the Sky” a special pleasure. D.G. Martin is hosting his final season of UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Sundays at 5 p.m. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www. unctv.org/ncbookwatch/

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Rock slide shuts down I-40 Obituaries

ASHEVILLE (AP) — Authorities estimate they will need up to three months to clear debris from a rock slide that has closed Interstate 40 in both directions at the North CarolinaTennessee state line. The Asheville CitizenTimes reported that three vehicles ran into the rocks within minutes of the slide, which occurred about 2 a.m. Sunday near mile marker 3 in Haywood County, west of Asheville. Highway Patrol troopers say one woman suffered injuries. A DOT spokeswoman said Monday the rock slide has created a 53-mile detour. Motorists traveling west to Tennessee should take I-40 West to I-240 West in Asheville to I-26 West. Follow I-26 West from Asheville to I-81 South in

Tennessee, back to I-40. Eastbound motorists will follow the reverse directions. Joel Setzer, a division engineer with the state Transportation Department, said the freeze and thaw of recent rains could have contributed to the slide. Setzer says geologists and geo-technical experts with the Transportation Department did a preliminary assessment and agreed with the engineers’ estimate of up to three months to clear the area. “An estimated 22,000 to 25,000 vehicles pass through this section of Interstate 40 daily, about half of which are commercial trucks,” Setzer said. The highway closure could hurt the area’s already struggling tourism industry, especially during the

Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, said Marla Tambellini, vice president of marketing for the Asheville Visitors Bureau. “It certainly couldn’t come at a worse time, not only because we’re still at the end of leaf season but also because the tourism industry has been hit (during the recession),” said Tambellini, who recalled the impact of a 1997 rock slide. The 1997 slide closed I-40 from July 1 until two lanes reopened Sept. 10. Derrick Cole and his wife, Amy, opened Applecover Inn Motel in Maggie Valley just days before that slide. During that closure, the motel would go three to four days without any visitors during what has since been one of the busiest times of the year.

Jose Vallecillo

Jose D. Vallecillo, 66, of 135 Providence Rd., Forest City, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville. He was a son of Jose Guerrero Vallecillo and Macedonia Lopez Vallecillo of Harlingen, Texas. He served in the Army, where he fought in the Vietnam War, and then served in the Air Force for 21 years and retired with the rank of Master Sergeant. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 45 years, Linda Morrow Vallecillo; three sons, James Scott Vallecillo of Rutherfordton, and Andrew Paul Vallecillo and Robert Christopher Vallecillo, both of Forest City; three brothers, Michael Vallecillo of Milford, Conn., Peter Vallecillo of San Antonio, Texas, and Alfonso Vallecillo of Harlingen; four sisters, Antonia Folley of Harlingen, Isabell Castillo of San Antonio, Texas, Herminia Dugger of Buda, Woman injured in accident Cyclist killed in Greensboro Texas, and Betty Martinez of FOREST CITY — A 48-year-old FOREST CITY — A bicyclist who particiHarlingen; and five grandMooresboro woman was taken to Rutherford pated in the 2009 Ride to the Rock here in Hospital Sunday morning after she wrecked August was killed Saturday night in Guilford children. Funeral services will be her vehicle off Old Mooresboro Road at about County while riding his bicycle. conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday 11 a.m. David Sherman of Greensboro was killed by at Harrelson Funeral Chapel. Lisa Baker Moore was driving south in her a hit-and-run driver and witnesses said the Interment will follow in the 1986 Oldsmobile when she ran off the right driver was in a Dodge Durango. Alexander Mills Cemetery side of the road, came back onto the road, The 55-year-old Sherman joined Rutherford with military honors accordand as the car was out of control, she ran off County native Duncan Chapman in the ed by Shaw AFB Honor the left side of the road, struck a ditch bank Hickory Nut Gorge Olympiad 2009 sponGuard. A rosary service and came to a stop. sored event. will be conducted at 6 p.m. Moore was taken to Rutherford Hospital Both competed in the Ride to the Rock, Wednesday and the family by Rutherford County EMS where she was Chimney Rock, where Sherman placed 10th will receive friends from 7 to treated in the emergency room. in his division. 9 p.m. on the same evening. The North Carolina Highway Patrol Memorials may be may charged her with exceeding a safe speed. According to the Greensboro Record, two to Disabled American witnesses saw a silver Dodge Durango rearVeterans, 124 Big Cedar Dr., end Sherman at 5:40 p.m. on Church Street Accident victim recuperating just north of N.C. 150, said Sgt. C.A. Webb of Rutherfordton, NC 28139. ELLENBORO — Dennis Putnam, 52, of the Highway Patrol. Online condolences www.harrelWebb Road, Ellenboro, injured in a moped Sherman died instantly. sonfuneralhome.com. accident Oct. 5 is continuing recuperation News of Sherman’s death spread through in Carolinas Medical Center Rehabilitation the local cycling community by Sunday, said Sandra Toney Center, Charlotte. Putnam underwent surMark Gatehouse, a longtime cyclist and Sandra Hyder Toney, gery at CMC on Oct. 6 and was later transGreensboro Velo Club officer. 59, of 221 Collett St., ferred to the rehabilitation center. He was “For the most part, motorists are pretty Rutherfordton, died Friday, struck by a Honda near the Webb Road, considerate,” he said, but driver inattentiveSouth Glenn Street and Henrietta Street ness is a major problem for cyclists — partic- Oct. 23, 2009, at her resiintersections on Oct. 5. Putnam was travelularly among drivers using their cell phones. dence. A native of Rutherford ing east on Webb Road and Kay Burnette Michelle Yelton of The McConnell County, she was a daughter was traveling west on Henrietta Road and GroupPublic Relations, Inc., Lake Lure and of the late Robert and Alma attempted to make the left turn and Putnam promoter of the Olympiad said the news of Dalton Hyder. was hit. He sustained several broken bones. Sherman’s death is tragic and very sad. She was a member of Second Baptist Church, a graduate of R-S Central High School, and a business college graduate. She worked at Mastercraft for 17 years. She is survived by her 25, of 136 Brown Lane; Sheriff’s Reports Arrests husband Cecil Toney; two charged with break or enter sons, Anthony Toney of n The Rutherford County n Kenneth Hugh a motor vehicle, misdemeanHuntersville, and Jason Sheriff’s Office responded to Humphries Jr., 34, of or larceny and injury to per- Toney of Charlotte; one sis228 E-911 calls Saturday and McDaniel Street, Forest sonal property; placed under ter, Barbara Fenton of Iowa; Sunday City; arrested on a warrant a $24,000 secured bond. three brothers, for failure to pay child sup(RCSD) Jim Hyder of Mobile, port; placed under a $1,000 Rutherfordton n Bobby Allen Terry, 30, Ala., Wayne Hyder of Holly secured bond. (FCPD) of 900 Dixon Road; charged Springs, and Hugh Hyder of n The Rutherfordton Police n Richard Charles Dysart, with common-law felony aid Grayson, Ga. Department responded to 29, of Old Henrietta Road, and abet and misdemeanor 47 E-911 calls Saturday and Funeral services will Henrietta; charged with laraid and abet larceny; placed Sunday. be conducted at 2 p.m. ceny; placed under a $100 under a $12,000 secured Wednesday at Second Baptist secured bond. (FCPD) bond. (RCSD) Spindale of Rutherfordton with Dr. n Summer Hope Shores, n Jason Ray Fite, 26, of Keith Stephenson and the n The Spindale Police 23, of Country Haven Drive, 590 DeWitt Owens Road; Rev. Brandon Wood offiDepartment responded to Cowpens, S.C.; charged charged with assault on a ciating. Interment will be 46 E-911 calls Saturday and with larceny; placed under female and assault by point- in the Rutherfordton City Sunday. a $1,000 secured bond. ing a gun; placed under a Cemetery. The family will (FCPD) 48-hour hold. (RCSD) receive friends Tuesday from n Joshua Jonathon Lake Lure 6 to 8 p.m. at McMahan’s Roberts, 22, of Maple Creek n The Lake Lure Police Funeral Home. 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Frances Megargle Frances Marie Megargle, 84, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, at Hospice House in Forest City. Born near Fort Washington, Pa., she grew up on Staten Island, N.Y. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Darneil “Neil” Megargle. She worked as a businesswoman in New Jersey and New York, including jobs at Wall Street in the 1940s, and later in administrative and supervisory roles at Sears, Newark, N.J., and Reader’s Digest, Ossining, N.Y. She and her husband moved to Florida in 1971, where they ran a dry cleaning and laundromat business with several locations in central Orlando, Fla. They later ran several other businesses. She also worked for SunTrust Bank for over 20 years. She was a parishioner of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Orlando. She is survived by a brother, James Burke of Orlando, and his family; a niece and two nephews, including Fr. Herbert Burke of Forest City. A memorial mass will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Forest City. Burial will take place at 7 p.m., Oct. 30, in the Woodlawn Memorial Park in Orlando.

Jose D. Vallecillo

Jose D. Vallecillo, age 66, of 135 Providence Road, Forest City, died October 24, 2009 at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville. He was born on June 21, 1943 to Jose Guerrero Vallecillo and Macedonia Lopez Vallecillo who reside in Harlingen, Texas. Jose served in the US Army where he fought in the Vietnam War and then served in the US Air Force for 21 years and retired with the rank of Master Sergeant. He had a love for music and enjoyed playing the guitar and dancing. He was preceded in death by one sister, Carmen Vallecillo. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 45 years, Linda Morrow Vallecillo; three sons, James Scott Vallecillo and his wife, Shelly, of Rutherfordton, Andrew Paul Vallecillo and his wife, Kim, of Forest City and Robert Christopher Vallecillo also of Forest City; three brothers, Michael Vallecillo of Milford, Connecticut, Peter Vallecillo of San Antonio, TX and Alfonso Vallecillo of Harlingen, TX; four sisters, Antonia Folley of Harlingen, Isabell Castillo of San Antonio, Herminia Dugger of Buda, TX and Betty Martinez of Harlingen; five grandchildren, Katie Alva, Jessica Lynn Lowery, Kevin Lowery, Joseph Vallecillo and Caleb Vallecillo. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, October 29, 2009, at Harrelson Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Alexander Mills Cemetery with military honors being accorded by the Shaw AFB Honor Guard. A Rosary Service will be conducted at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday and the family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. on the same evening. The family requests memorial donations be sent to the Disabled American Veterans, 124 Big Cedar Drive, Rutherfordton, NC 28139. Harrelson Funeral Home is serving the family. An online guest registry is available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com PAID OBIT

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Red Cross The following blood drives are scheduled: Oct. 22 — Corinth Baptist Church, 767 Pinehurst Rd., Ellenboro, 4 to 9 p.m., call Linda McCurry at 453-1775 for an appointment; Oct. 24 — Cliffside Masonic Lodge, Old Main St., 7:30 a.m. to noon; contact Wayne or Betty Millis at 245-7606 for an appointment, breakfast served; Oct. 26 — Red Cross Chapter, 838 Oakland Rd., Forest City, 2 to 6:30 p.m.; call 287-5916 for an appointment. Nov. 11 — Rutherford Hospital, noon to 4:30 p.m., contact Ginger Dancy at 286-5338 for an appointment; Nov. 14 — Goodes Creek Baptist Church, 7:30 a.m. to noon, call 657-4444 or 245-3513 for an appointment; Nov. 23 — East Middle School, 2:30 to 7:30 p.m., Shane O’Donnell at 245-3750 for an appointment; Nov. 30 — Red Cross Chapter House, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5916 for an appointment.

Health/education Natural alternatives: Peggy Rue of GAIA Herbs will provide a program about natural alternatives for the cold and flu season and immune health on Tuesday, Oct. 27, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at Plum Natural Market, 213 Oak Street Ext., Forest City. Free samples and demonstrations of products. Call 245-6842 to sign up. Free breast exams: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Community Clinic of Rutherford County will offer free breast exams Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. until noon. You do not have to be a current patient of the clinic. Call 245-0400 for an appointment. Diabetes awareness month: November is Diabetes awareness month. The Community Clinic of Rutherford County will offer free Hbg A1C checks during the month of November. This test checks your blood sugar level for 3 months at a time. You do not have to be a current patient of the clinic to have this test performed. Call 245-0400 for an appointment.

Meetings/other Annual meeting: Forest City Little League; Sunday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m., at Mooneyham Library, Forest City; election of officers will be held; all coaches, parents and interested parties urged to attend. Reception: In honor of David Penson, for 34 years of service on the Town of Bostic board; Monday, Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m., at Town Hall. Special meeting: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m., at Whitehouse Community Club; guest speaker, Steve Nanney, Litter and Recycling Officer.

Miscellaneous Arts Exhibits: Pottery by Cindy Streib and paintings by Fran Brooks are on display at the Visual Arts Gallery, 173 N. Main St., Rutherfordton. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Paintings by Evelyn Roberson are on display at the Norris Library, 132 N. Main St., Rutherfordton.

Fundraisers Haunted Farm fundraiser: Saturday, Oct. 31, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Black Pearls Farm; prize for best costume, one for a child and adult; donation of $5 for kids, $7 for adults, $20 per family; for more information visit www.blackpearlsfarm.com. Poor man’s supper: Thursday, Nov. 5, 4 to 7 p.m., Providence United Methodist Church; adults $5, children $3, under 6 free; proceeds will go to purchase a CoaguChek system (a blood testing machine) for Hospice.

giving the prize money to Foothills Connect because he feels that it is the organization, not him, that is being honored. “It’s humbling,” Will said. “I’ve read the biographies of some of the other people, and it’s like a lineup of Mother Teresa. It’s not an honor I deserve. It’s Foothills that deserves it. “There are a lot of organizations and people that have gone into these programs. There’s a lineup here, starting with E-Rutherford and Realize Rutherford and Leadership Rutherford. That’s what got us here. That’s what got us the money. “And county government, the school board, the school board’s IT department, R-S Central out there with Brandon Higgins, and Thomas Jefferson Classical Grammar and their third-grade classes, and Dr. Chris Burley and the Community Health Council, and ICC with Doris Crute and the FACT program, the help of Kim Alexander and now Ted Hamrick at the Small Business Center, my advisory council, the board of directors, the county commissioners, Chivous Bradley and dozens and dozens of farmers. “We did this regionally, with Polk County. So to say that I did this is ridiculous. I’ll accept this honor in the name of the people of Rutherford and Polk counties. That’s how it got done.” Alexandra Céspedes Kent, director of the Purpose Prize, explained why Will was selected. “Tim Will is a former telecommunications executive who saw an opportunity to connect his community’s agrarian past to a new digital future. Tim Will won the Purpose Prize for his innovative approach to solving important and timely issues: job creation in a depressed economy, environmental sustainability and the preservation of family farms. He is an inspiring role model for other adults who want to use their life and work experience to improve the lives of others. “We see The Purpose Prize as an investment in what Tim Will is going to do next because he is already planning his next big thing.” Will was nominated by Anna Levitsky, marketing and education

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Brown said some job seekers were hopeful that a third federal extension — currently being debated in the U.S. Senate — might come through, but there was no official word yet. Currituck County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate in September at 5 percent, while Scotland County won the unenviable title of highest rate at 16.5 percent. Neighboring Cleveland County had a rate of 14.3 percent, McDowell County saw 14.1 percent and Polk County had a rate of 8.2 percent. “The global and national recession continues to affect our state,” said ESC Chairman Moses Carey Jr. “While 76 counties across North

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myself. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation as we make this change.” Solid Waste Manager Don Baynard made the initial recommendation to the commissioners in July. The decision to change hours of operation came after lengthy studies at each of the county’s convenience

Religion Tent revival: Oct. 29, 30 and 31, 7 nightly, Alexander Mills, across from Alexander Sportsman Supply; speakers, Evanglist Chad Sisk, Evangelist Bobby Brown, and Chaplain Fred Williams Jr.; sponsored by Fellowship Holiness Church; free hot dogs. Revival: Oct. 28, 29 and 30, 7 nightly, New Life Christian Fellowship Church, East Main Street, Spindale; speaker, Bishop T.L. McCluney of Jerusalem Fellowship Church, Shelby.

“More than ever, the problems facing our communities, our country and our world call out for creative solutions,” said Marc Freedman, cofounder of the Purpose Prize and author of “Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life.” “Fortunately, Americans do not run out of ideas as we age, but rather combine creativity with past experience and personal passions to make an even greater impact. Purpose Prize winners epitomize not only the promising spirit of innovation that can occur later in life, but also how that can spark meaningful social change.” The Purpose Prize, according to a news release from the organization, is part of the Encore Careers campaign that aims to engage millions of baby boomers in encore careers – the combination of social impact, personal meaning and continued income in the second half of life – and to produce a windfall of human talent for the very public interest sectors that need experience and talent. The winners and 46 Purpose Prize Fellows of 2009 will be honored at a Summit on Innovation Oct. 30 through Nov. 1 at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business’ Center on Social Innovation, one of the leading academic centers focused on social entrepreneurship. The 300-plus attendees of the invitation-only event will hear a keynote address from Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Ellen Goodman. The Encore Careers campaign is run by Civic Ventures, a national think tank on boomers, work and social purpose. Funding for The Purpose Prize comes from The Atlantic Philanthropies and the John Templeton Foundation. Additional funding for the Summit comes from AARP, Erickson Companies, the New York Life Foundation, HewlettPackard Company and Legacy Works. The other $100,000 winners, their ages and their projects are: Elizabeth (68) and Stephen Alderman (68), Peter C. Alderman Foundation, Bedford, N.Y.; Judith Broder (69), The Soldiers Project, Studio City, Calif.; Don Coyhis (66), White Bison, Inc., Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Henry Liu (73), Freight Pipeline Co., Columbia, Mo. Contact Dale via e-mail at ldale@thedigitalcourier.com

Carolina experienced an unemployment rate decrease, we must remember that most of these same counties remain at a high rate. We’re encouraged by some recent job announcements, but we are also aware of some continued layoffs. The ESC continues to help job seekers connect with employers all across the state.” Some jobs have been posted locally with the Forest City ESC office. “We haven’t had any great number of jobs coming in with no one employer being hiring,” Brown said. “The people coming off the rolls is really all I can see. We do have some jobs on the computer and employers that have them are calling and giving them to us. Historically, we were receiving about 40 percent of available jobs state wide. Everyone doesn’t advertise with us although we don’t

charge the employers to register the jobs with us.” Brown also cautioned those looking for work to be ready to compromise. “We tell people one of the things you have to look at is how far are you willing to drive for a job and are you available to move,” Brown said. “Those are considerations families have to make sometimes and it isn’t something we can make a decision for them. We tell them, too, that when they go looking for a job they need to know what they need to pay their bills. If you’re used to working $12 to $15 an hour and you are looking at $7.25 an hour, it may not pay your bills, but it might be more money than they’re getting right now.”

centers – Green Hill, Gilkey, Colfax, Shiloh, Bill’s Creek, Danieltown, Avondale, Pea Ridge and Golden Valley. “I would point out that there is considerable traffic on Sundays,” Baynard wrote in an e-mail to Condrey during research of the plan. “It will take some time to educate and change the public’s habits and I expect the county will receive some complaints.” Baynard also pointed to crowd

research that showed the convenience centers received very little traffic during the final hour of operation on days from November to March. The county will save about $22,500 a year by closing on Sundays and about $8,000 for the approximately four month long Daylight Savings Time early closings.

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Benefit poor man’s supper: For Charlie Conner (triple bypass surgery patient); Friday, Nov. 6, begins at 4:30 p.m., Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church, 1938 Hwy. 221-A, Caroleen; take out plates available; call 657-9446. Poor man’s supper: Saturday, Nov. 14, 5 to 8 p.m., Hopewell United Methodist Church, Ellenboro; donations accepted; proceeds for Camp McCall.

coordinator at Foothills Connect. “I received an e-mail about this award,” Levitsky said, “and as I read through the guidelines, I realized Tim absolutely fits the bill for this. And so it sort of inspired me to go ahead and try to win it. And it turns out we did. So it was really kind of serendipitous. But, he’s perfect for it.” The Foothills Connect farm program has linked area farmers to Charlotte chefs using the Internet. “If you don’t have broadband, go get it,” Will said. “Don’t wait. It is passing you by already. Don’t wait. Go get it. But Tim Will couldn’t go get it. It is a big team of people And they’ve been working on it for years. “This effort started in 2000, so somebody has been working at this for nine years. I’ve only been here since 2006. I came here to be a school teacher. So it’s an honor, it’s definitely an honor. “I would love to be able to describe the way that somehow I deserve it, but it is the pain of a community that has struggled to dig themselves out of a hole that they didn’t put themselves in. They got put in. It’s not the other way around. These folks didn’t do anything wrong. It was done to them. They fight back. “You can only imagine my board of directors that sat there, and I told them, you have his huge market in Charlotte, and you’ve got these assets here, these thousands of acres of rural unused land and unemployed people, and 6,000 or more families that own between five and 20 acres of land, and if we can organize them, the only thing we are missing is the connectivity. And they went out and got that connectivity. Without that connectivity, none of this would have happened.” Will emphasized that when he goes to San Francisco to accept the award, he is only the representative of a large number of people who made the program possible. “Maybe I will take credit for being the ringmaster,” he said, “but I am not the star act. I’m not one of the dogs that jumps up on the horse’s back. “I will, with great honor, go to Stanford University and pick up that award in the name of the people of the foothills. And I will do everything I can to find dot.com philanthropists in the Silicon Valley that would be willing to support us so we can pull ourselves out of the muck. All we need is a little push.”

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UNC claims ACC preseason honors GREENSBORO (AP) — North Carolina’s best player is a major question mark. The Tar Heels still have enough talent to win the Atlantic Coast Conference. For the second straight year, coach Sylvia Hatchell’s team is the preseason pick to win the ACC’s women’s basketball title, despite the uncertain status of Jessica Breland, who’s been out since she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Hatchell said Monday during the ACC’s Operation Basketball media day that “if I had to make a decision right this minute,” Breland probably would be redshirted this season. The senior forward has undergone five months of chemotherapy to treat the disease that the coach believes was responsible for her chronic breathing problems for the past few years. The panel of 45 media members and school representatives who voted on the preseason awards were convinced Breland would be back at full strength this season: She was one of five players picked to the all-league team. One of the key story lines this season involves N.C. State, where former Tennessee star and Western Carolina coach Kellie Harper has the daunting task of replacing Kay Yow, who died in January after her inspirational, two-decade fight with breast cancer.

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East Rutherford’s Tyler Hamilton (3) catches some air as he advances the ball up field during the football game against Freedom Monday at East Rutherford High School.

Patriots edge Cavs By KEVIN CARVER Sports Reporter

FOREST CITY — Freedom defeated East Rutherford, 19-17, in a South Mountain Athletic Conference gridiron battle Monday night. The Cavaliers (3-6, 1-3) had their chances in the game, but were thwarted by penalties and turnovers which ended several scoring chances. A narrowly missed 39-yard field goal early in the game also loomed large in the final margin. Freedom (3-6, 1-3) also struggled with turnovers. Both teams had three fumbles and each had an interception. The Cavaliers drew first blood in the

game, scoring on a field goal late in the first period. The Patriots answered that with two scores of their own in the closing minutes of the opening period to take a 13-3 lead. East closed the gap to three with a score in the third quarter, but Freedom again answered. The Cavs scored with less than a minute remaining in the game, but failed on an onside kick attempt. East Rutherford now turns its attention to preparing for a battle with rival Shelby on Friday night. Please see Cavs, Page 8

McGwire joins Cards as hitting coach ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark McGwire is back in baseball, reunited with Tony La Russa as the St. Louis Cardinals’ hitting coach. La Russa agreed to return for a 15th year as manager Monday with a one-year contract, the first time he hasn’t had a multiyear deal with the team. All of his coaches will return except for Hal McRae, who will be replaced by the former star. “Mark is passionate about the game, passionate about the Cardinals,” chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. said. “Tony thinks he’ll be a great coach, and I think he’s got a lot to offer.” McGwire was not at the news conference at Busch Stadium, but La Russa and general manager John Mozeliak said there will be no effort to shield McGwire from questions about steroids. The team anticipated a telephone news conference with McGwire. “By no means is he trying to hide, and by no means are we trying to hide him,” Mozeliak said. McGwire hit a then-record 70 home runs in 1998 and retired with 583 homers and a .263 career average in 2001. He famously refused to answer questions about steroids use during a March 2005 congressional hearing, saying he wasn’t there to talk about the past.

East Rutherford’s Adrian Wilkins (21) rushes towards the front line of Freedom defenders during the Monday football game at East Rutherford High School. Garrett Byers/ Daily Courier

Please see Series, Page 9

Delhomme’s status is not yet decided

Local Sports Volleyball Class AA Playoffs Round 2: XXX at Chase

On TV 7:30 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basketball Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers. 8 p.m. (ESPN2) College Football East Carolina at Memphis. 10:30 p.m. (TNT) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers.

NEW YORK (AP) — They boast All-Stars all over the diamond, high-priced players decorated with coveted awards. They come loaded with October experience and shiny rings, expecting to win another World Series. Impressive team ... these Philadelphia Phillies. Hardly a bunch of slouches on the other side, either. Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees are a model of postseason success, eager to include Alex Rodriguez in a championship celebration. A pair of franchises separated by a 90-minute ride on the New Jersey Turnpike, with no real rivalry to speak of despite their century-long histories. That could change starting Wednesday night. Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and the defending champ Phils are set to dig in against CC Sabathia in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium. “I think the fact that we’re playing the Yankees and it’s close to Philadelphia and how the fans and the media react to it and how both cities look forward to it, that puts more icing on the cake,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Monday. “It does something for the game.” The Phillies worked out at Citizens Bank Park before hopping an Amtrak train for the hour-plus trip to Penn Station in Manhattan. Whether they ride back up next week will be decided later — none of the last five World Series has lasted more than five games. In the meantime, all aboard! How much of the country will tune into the all-Northeast matchup remains to be seen. The folks in Las Vegas already have taken a look — in spite of the Phillies’ credentials, the Yankees are heavy 2-to-1 favorites. Philadelphia is trying to become the NL’s first repeat champion since the 1975-76 Big Red Machine. The Yankees return to the Series for the first

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Carolina Panthers’ Jake Delhomme (17) looks up as he walks back to the huddle in the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Charlotte Sunday,

CHARLOTTE (AP) — For the first time in seven years, Jake Delhomme is in jeopardy of losing his starting job. After another abysmal performance Sunday left Carolina 2-4 and Delhomme with an NFL-high 13 interceptions, Panthers coach John Fox acknowledged he’s contemplating benching Delhomme in favor of either Matt Moore or A.J. Feeley. “I still believe Jake is our best quarterback. I have no reason to believe otherwise, truth be told,” Fox said Monday. “But collectively we’ll do whatever it takes for us to improve. What that is I can’t honestly tell you at this second.” A day earlier, Delhomme threw three interceptions, two which were badly overthrown and directly led to 14 Buffalo points in the Bills’ 20-9 win. The 34-year-old Delhomme, who received a lucrative contract extension in the offseason, can’t seem to snap out of the worst stretch of his career. It began when Delhomme threw five interceptions and lost a fumble against Arizona in the playoffs. Counting two lost fumbles this season, Delhomme has committed 15 turnovers and thrown only four touchdowns. His passer rating of 56.5 ranks 32nd in the league and Carolina’s minus-14 turnover margin is by far the worst in the NFL. Sunday’s loss ended Carolina’s two-game winning streak and left Delhomme seemingly stunned. He said he was “numb” and added it was a “crushing” Please see Panthers, Page 9

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Pirates battling Scoreboard Memphis tonight BASEBALL

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; East Carolina has traded its familiar routine for national TV exposure. The Pirates visit Memphis on Tuesday night, then wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play again until Nov. 5, when they host No. 5 Virginia Tech. Ten days later, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Sunday night game at Tulsa on Nov. 15. East Carolina coach Skip Holtz says he loves being the only game on TV, exposure a team canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get playing Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love the exposure,â&#x20AC;? East Carolina coach Skip Holtz said of being the only game on TV. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an exposure that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get on Saturday.â&#x20AC;? Memphis (2-5, 1-3 Conference USA) is coming off of a 36-16 loss to Southern Miss in which the Tigers had 11 penalties for 105 yards, allowed a punt return for a touchdown and a 78-yard kickoff return. The Pirates (5-3, 3-1) have won three straight in this series against Memphis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think East Carolina probably does the best job in the league of making you beat them,â&#x20AC;? Memphis coach Tommy West said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beat themselves. They wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make errors and beat themselves. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be solid, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be sound in what they do. So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to be the same way. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same thing we try to be.â&#x20AC;? Facing a Memphis defense that ranks 106th in the nation and allows 186.7 yards rushing per game, Holtz said his offensive lineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to create holes and move the chains could be the key for the Pirates to put points on the scoreboard. Running back Dominique Lindsay, however, hurt his left ankle in East Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 49-13 win over Rice on Oct. 17 and could be limited if available. Memphis knows the value of a healthy running back. The Tigers have gotten a boost since Curtis Steele returned from injury two games ago, running for 376 yards and three touchdowns.

Postseason Baseball DIVISION SERIES American League NEW YORK 3, MINNESOTA 0 New York 7, Minnesota 2 New York 4, Minnesota 3, 11 innings New York 4, Minnesota 1 LOS ANGELES 3, BOSTON 0 Los Angeles 5, Boston 0 Los Angeles 4, Boston 1 Los Angeles 7, Boston 6 National League LOS ANGELES 3, ST. LOUIS 0 Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 3 Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 2 Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 1 PHILADELPHIA 3, COLORADO 1 Philadelphia 5, Colorado 1 Colorado 5, Philadelphia 4 Philadelphia 6, Colorado 5 Philadelphia 5, Colorado 4

National League PHILADELPHIA 4, LOS ANGELES 1 Philadelphia 8, Los Angeles 6 Los Angeles 2, Philadelphia 1 Philadelphia 11, Los Angeles 0 Philadelphia 5, Los Angeles 4 Philadelphia 10, Los Angeles 4 WORLD SERIES PHILADELPHIA vs. NEW YORK Wednesday, Oct. 28: Philadelphia (Lee 7-4) at New York (Sabathia 19-8), 7:57 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29: Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31: New York at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1: New York at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m. If necessary: Monday, Nov. 2: New York at Philadelphia, 7:57 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4: Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5: Philadelphia at New York, 7:57 p.m.

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Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

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New Orleans Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay

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Minnesota Green Bay Chicago Detroit

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Arizona San Francisco Seattle St. Louis

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PA 143 119 99 96

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Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games New England 35, Tampa Bay 7 Pittsburgh 27, Minnesota 17 Houston 24, San Francisco 21 Indianapolis 42, St. Louis 6 San Diego 37, Kansas City 7 Green Bay 31, Cleveland 3 Buffalo 20, Carolina 9 N.Y. Jets 38, Oakland 0 Dallas 37, Atlanta 21 New Orleans 46, Miami 34 Cincinnati 45, Chicago 10 Arizona 24, N.Y. Giants 17 Open: Denver, Seattle, Detroit, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Tennessee Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Game Philadelphia at Washington, late Sunday, Nov. 1 St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Seattle at Dallas, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 1 p.m. Denver at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Houston at Buffalo, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m. Carolina at Arizona, 4:15 p.m. Open: New England, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Washington, Tampa Bay Monday, Nov. 2 Atlanta at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Pittsburgh 11 9 2 0 18 N.Y. Rangers 12 8 3 1 17 New Jersey 9 6 3 0 12 Philadelphia 9 5 3 1 11 N.Y. Islanders 10 1 4 5 7 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts Buffalo 8 6 1 1 13 Ottawa 9 5 2 2 12 Boston 10 5 4 1 11 Montreal 11 6 5 1 12 Toronto 8 0 7 1 1 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts Washington 10 6 2 2 14 Atlanta 8 4 3 1 9 Tampa Bay 9 3 3 3 9 Carolina 10 2 5 3 7 Florida 9 2 6 1 5

SOCCER Major League Soccer Playoffs At A Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE

Semifinals Columbus vs. Real Salt Lake Saturday, Oct. 31: Columbus at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5: Real Salt Lake at Columbus, 8 p.m. Chicago vs. New England Saturday, Oct. 31: Chicago at New England, 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7: New England at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE GF 37 46 26 31 22

GA 25 33 22 27 37

GF 26 30 30 30 15

GA 16 26 32 32 35

GF 37 28 24 24 19

GA 30 24 32 34 35

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Chicago 11 7 3 1 15 36 Columbus 10 6 4 0 12 33 St. Louis 9 4 4 1 9 24 Detroit 9 3 4 2 8 25 Nashville 10 3 6 1 7 18 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF Colorado 11 8 1 2 18 38 Calgary 10 7 2 1 15 41 Edmonton 11 6 4 1 13 38 Vancouver 11 6 5 0 12 31 Minnesota 11 3 8 0 6 23 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Los Angeles 12 8 4 0 16 44 San Jose 12 7 4 1 15 42 Dallas 11 5 2 4 14 37 Phoenix 10 6 4 0 12 26 Anaheim 9 3 5 1 7 22

GA 27 34 25 31 33 GA 26 33 33 28 35 GA 38 35 32 22 31

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games San Jose 4, Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles 6, Columbus 2 Vancouver 2, Edmonton 0 Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games N.Y. Rangers 5, Phoenix 2 Montreal 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 OT Chicago 3, Minnesota 1 Toronto at Anaheim, late Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Detroit at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games St. Louis at Carolina, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Columbus, 7 p.m. Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Dallas, 8 p.m. Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 0 0 .000 Charlotte 0 0 .000 Miami 0 0 .000 Orlando 0 0 .000 Washington 0 0 .000 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 0 0 .000 Cleveland 0 0 .000 Detroit 0 0 .000 Indiana 0 0 .000 Milwaukee 0 0 .000 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 0 0 .000 Houston 0 0 .000 Memphis 0 0 .000 New Orleans 0 0 .000 San Antonio 0 0 .000 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 0 0 .000 Minnesota 0 0 .000 Oklahoma City 0 0 .000 Portland 0 0 .000 Utah 0 0 .000 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 0 0 .000 L.A. Clippers 0 0 .000 L.A. Lakers 0 0 .000 Phoenix 0 0 .000 Sacramento 0 0 .000 Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Boston at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Houston at Portland, 10 p.m. L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Orlando, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m. New York at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Memphis, 8 p.m. New Jersey at Minnesota, 8 p.m. New Orleans at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Utah at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Championship Thursday, Nov. 12: TBD Saturday, Nov. 14: TBD MLS Cup Sunday, Nov. 22: at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup-TUMS Fast Relief 500 At Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Va. (Start position in parentheses) 1. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota 2. (15) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 3. (21) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet 4. (41) Kyle Busch, Toyota 5. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet 6. (23) Jamie McMurray, Ford 7. (1) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet 8. (4) Mark Martin, Chevrolet 9. (13) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet 10. (10) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet 11. (24) Brian Vickers, Toyota 12. (7) Joey Logano, Toyota 13. (8) Bobby Labonte, Ford 14. (32) Matt Kenseth, Ford 15. (22) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet 16. (5) David Reutimann, Toyota 17. (37) Kurt Busch, Dodge 18. (6) Casey Mears, Chevrolet 19. (19) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet 20. (29) Carl Edwards, Ford 21. (40) Elliott Sadler, Dodge 22. (14) David Ragan, Ford 23. (30) Paul Menard, Ford 24. (9) Reed Sorenson, Dodge 25. (20) Greg Biffle, Ford 26. (27) John Andretti, Chevrolet 27. (34) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota 28. (3) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet 29. (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet 30. (36) Michael Waltrip, Toyota 31. (18) Scott Speed, Toyota 32. (26) Kasey Kahne, Dodge 33. (11) David Stremme, Dodge 34. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge 35. (38) Sterling Marlin, Dodge 36. (31) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge 37. (33) Robby Gordon, Toyota 38. (28) Joe Nemechek, Toyota 39. (35) David Gilliland, Chevrolet 40. (39) Dave Blaney, Toyota 41. (42) Michael McDowell, Toyota 42. (43) Derrike Cope, Toyota 43. (25) Travis Kvapil, Dodge Average Speed of Race Winner: 73.633 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours 34 minutes 44 seconds. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 15 for 77 laps. Lead Changes: 21 among 12 drivers.

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Semifinals Los Angeles vs. Chivas USA Sunday, Nov. 1: Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8: Chivas USA at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Houston vs. Seattle Thursday, Oct. 29: Houston at Seattle, 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8: Seattle at Houston, 3 p.m.

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Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Johnson 6,098; 2. M.Martin 5,980; 3. J.Gordon 5,948; 4. T.Stewart 5,906; 5. J.Montoya 5,898; 6. Ku.Busch 5,858; 7. R.Newman 5,786; 8. G.Biffle 5,748; 9. D.Hamlin 5,746; 10. C.Edwards 5,685; 11. K.Kahne 5,659; 12. B.Vickers 5,568.

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The Cavs had the first shot at scoring after Lewis Wilkins recovered a Freedom fumble at the Patriots 10-yard line miway through the opening quarter. Tyler Hamilton ran for five yards and then two running plays for no gain, plus a 15-yard personal foul penalty backed the Cavs to the 22-yard line where Ryan Bailey attempted a 39-yard field goal that hit the crossbar and bounced away. Moments later, Tadjre Wilkins made a big defensive play for the Cavs when he tackled Freedomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Patrick Hill at the Patriotsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; one-yard line, forcing a punt that Hamilton secured at the Freedom 34-yard line. Hamilton then broke loose for what appeared to be a Cavaliersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; touchdown, but a holding penalty cancelled that score, but the Cavs got a first down at the Patriotsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 20. East advanced the ball to the 7-yard line before the drive stalled. Bailey then came for a 24-yard field goal. The kick was good and the Cavs led 3-0, with just over three minutes remaining in the first period. Freedom answered that score with two of its own. The first came after the an eight-play drive following the East Rutherford score. A 30-yard kick return by Philip Pearson sparked that march. Dean Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil got the touchdown on a 14-yard pass reception from Mike Helms. The point-after kick by Wesley Franklin was good for a 7-3 Patriotsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lead with less than a minute remaining in the opening period. East got the ball back at its own 42-yard line on a 34-yard return by Ray-Ray Wilkins. On the next play, Hamilton fumbled the ball and Pearson pounced on the ball at the Cavsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 35-yard line. Helms then dropped back and threw a 35-yard strike to Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil for a score. The PAT kick by Franking was missed, but the Patriots held a 13-3 advantage. Neither team was able to break through in the second period and the first half ended with the Patriots still leading 13-3. East Rutherford got a 20-yard touchdown run from Justin Barksdale in the third period and Bailey added the point after kick to make it 13-10 midway through quarter. Freedom then stretched its lead on a 23-yard scoring pass from Helms to Patrick Hill with eight minutes remaining in the final period. East got its final score with 20 seconds to play in the game on a one-yard run by Adrian Wilkins. Bailey hit the extra point. East then tried an onside kick, but Freedomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Michael Dumaine caught the kick and held on for Freedom. Mikhail Baxter completed 13 passes 253 yards passing for the Cavs. Helms completed 14 passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns. Adrian Wilkins had 13 carries for the Cavs for 98 yards.

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES American League NEW YORK 4, LOS ANGELES 2 New York 4, Los Angeles 1 New York 4, Los Angeles 3, 13 innings Los Angeles 5, New York 4, 11 innings New York 10, Los Angeles 1 Los Angeles 7, New York 6 New York 5, Los Angeles 2

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NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; CC Sabathia received a contract from the New York Yankees that matched his mountainous presence on the mound for one big reason: to lead them back to a World Series title. And, boy, has he delivered so far. Sabathia was picked MVP of the American League championship series on Sunday after two dominant performances in the Yankeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; six-game victory over the Los Angeles Angels. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a great feeling,â&#x20AC;? Sabathia said. The 6-foot-7, 290-pound lefty pitched eight innings of four-hit ball in cold, blustery conditions to win 4-1 in Game 1. He was equally overpowering in Game 4 in sunny Anaheim, giving up a run and five hits in eight innings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on three daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;CC has been the guy that Yankees have paid a lot of money for and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shown what he is capable to do,â&#x20AC;? closer Mariano Rivera said.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Miami Dolphins during an NFL football game in Miami Sunday. Associated Press

loss after Carolina outgained Buffalo 425-167. “Last night I was numb and right now, you watch the film — I’ve watched it three times already today — I think it’s more frustration,” Delhomme said Monday. Delhomme stood in front of his locker with Arizona game tape under his arm vowing to prepare to start as always. He said he met earlier in the day with the Fox, but declined to reveal details. “I think my confidence is high, but it’s easy to say it,” Delhomme said. “You’ve got to get it done. ... I’m not trying to play the victim. I’m the one pulling the trigger.” While Fox said he sees no difference in Delhomme’s arm strength or delivery, he hinted Delhomme’s psyche will play into his decision who starts in Sunday’s playoff rematch with the Cardinals. “We’ll do whatever it takes for us to start developing some confidence in that phase of the game,” Fox said. Trouble is, the Panthers have few good options behind Delhomme, who has been Carolina’s starter since Week 2 in 2003, when the relative unknown led the Panthers to a surprising trip to the Super Bowl. Moore started three games as an undrafted rookie in 2007 when Delhomme was recovering from reconstructive elbow surgery. Moore’s only appearSan Francisco benched Shaun ance since was when he completed 6 of 11 passes Hill after a terrible first half, for 63 yards and an interception after Delhomme and Smith threw three touchwas benched late in the season opener against downs to Vernon Davis to close Philadelphia. the gap. “I feel ready if needed,” Moore said. “But I think we’re 100 percent behind Jake.” Jets 38, Raiders 0 The Panthers signed the journeyman Feeley on Sept. 15 after Josh McCown was placed on injured At Oakland, Calif., Mark reserve with knee and ankle injuries. Feeley has Sanchez shook off the worst start of his young career by run- since been scrambling to learn the offense. “Do I think I can go out there and manage the ning for one touchdown and game and play? Yeah,” Feeley said. “Do I have a throwing for another, fellow rookie Shonn Greene ran for 144 grasp of the offense like the other guys? Obviously that’s not the case.” yards and two scores and the Delhomme still has the support of several teamJets snapped a three-game losmates. Many came to his defense, including left ing streak. tackle Jordan Gross, who is opposed to a QB change. Packers 31, Browns 3 “I’ve got faith in our backups, but that seems like At Cleveland, Aaron Rodgers a break-glass, pull-handle type of thing to do that,” threw three touchdown passes, Gross said. Ryan Grant rushed for 148 yards Fox has remained firmly behind Delhomme in in a laugher against the Browns, the past. As recently as a month ago he was asked who got over the flu but can’t if Delhomme was still the starter and replied, “Yes, shake other problems. with a capital Y.” It would have been underNow Fox’s tune has changed, and he brushed off standable if the Packers (4-2) questions Monday about keeping Delhomme twisthad overlooked an inferior oppo- ing before deciding on his future. nent with their eyes on Favre’s “I think we need to do what’s going to help us hyped return to Wisconsin with win,” Fox said. “If that’s Jake, I think he’ll underthe Vikings. But Rodgers and his stand that. If it’s not Jake, I think he’ll understand teammates took care of business that, too. Right now we’re not executing as well in against the Browns (1-6), who the passing game. I can’t say it’s all the quarterhave scored just four offensive back. But we have to get that better.” touchdowns and 72 points all season.

Vikings fall; Saints rally for win By The Associated Press

Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings gave one away — and are perfect no more. The New Orleans Saints are still undefeated, proving that no deficit is too large for their explosive offense to overcome. Three times Sunday, the Vikings were ready to take the lead and possibly put away the Pittsburgh Steelers. Even for Favre, three chances weren’t nearly enough to remain perfect against a defense that not only outplayed the Vikings but outscored them. LaMarr Woodley returned Favre’s fumble 77 yards for a touchdown and Keyaron Fox ran back an interception 82 yards for another score during the closing minutes, and the Steelers (5-2) turned three major defensive stands into a 27-17 victory Sunday to hand the Vikings (6-1) their first loss. “We had three chances,” Favre said. “It’s easy to look back now and say we should’ve done this or should’ve done that.” At Miami, Brees and the Saints (6-0) fell behind for the first time all season, then overcame a 21-point deficit to beat the Dolphins 46-34. The NFL’s highest-scoring team topped 40 points for the fourth time and outscored the Dolphins 22-0 in the fourth quarter. “There was no doubt on our sideline we would come back and win,” said Brees, who threw for 298 yards. “They had given us their best shot, and we had played about as bad as we could play. All we had to do was string together a few drives and gain the momentum back. We knew it was going to happen, and it did.” At Pittsburgh, the anticipated quarterback showdown between Favre and Ben Roethlisberger became a defensive duel. And the Super Bowl champion Steelers — No. 1 defensively the last two seasons — are tough to beat in any game that’s decided by defense. The Vikings conceded as much in the third quarter when, after failing to score from a half-yard out on three plays in which Adrian Peterson got the ball only once, they settled for a field goal that kept Pittsburgh in the lead at 13-10. “That’s the biggest point of the game,” safety Ryan Clark said. “You have the best running back in the world and you don’t give it to him. They’re saying they can’t beat us running, and that’s a major statement when you have the guy they have back there.” Brees had his worst day of the

season, with three interceptions, a lost fumble and five sacks. But he led touchdown drives of 82, 79 and 60 yards on successive possessions in the second half to put New Orleans ahead. Tracy Porter’s 54-yard interception return then sealed the win for the Saints, who are off to their best start since 1991 and are the only unbeaten team in the NFC. “It can be a season-defining win,” linebacker Scott Shanle said. Fading at the finish, the Dolphins (2-4) fell 2 1/2 games behind AFC East leader New England.

Patriots 35, Buccaneers 7 At Wembley, England, Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes and had more than 300 yards as the Patriots (5-2) beat the winless Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium in the NFL’s third regular-season game at the iconic London venue.

Cowboys 37, Falcons 21 At Arlington, Texas, Tony Romo and Miles Austin brought the Cowboys’ offense to life and the defense gave up little more than long drives at the start of each half as Dallas (4-2) roared out of its bye with its most impressive win of the season and first against a team with a winning record. The Falcons (4-2) came in looking to keep pace with the best start in franchise history. Matt Ryan started great, but couldn’t keep it up. His streak of 142 passes without a sack ended with takedowns on consecutive plays in the first quarter.

Bengals 45, Bears 10 At Cincinnati, Carson Palmer threw five touchdown passes — four in a dominant first half — and Cedric Benson ran for a career-high 189 yards and a touchdown against the team that let him go. The Bengals improved to 5-2 for the first time since 2005. Cincinnati scored on all five possessions in the first half and went up 31-0.

Texans 24, 49ers 21 At Houston, Steve Slaton scored two touchdowns and the Texans (4-3) built a big lead and held on for the win. The Texans led 21-0 at halftime then withstood a rally led by backup quarterback Alex Smith. Eugene Wilson’s interception on fourth down halted a last-gasp drive by the 49ers (3-3).

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Chargers 37, Chiefs 7 At Kansas City, Mo., Philip Rivers threw three touchdowns passes and LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 71 yards. Rivers was 18 for 30 for 268 yards and three TDs as the Chargers (3-3) won their third in a row in Kansas City for the first time since 1981.

time since 2003, having last won in 2000. Cliff Lee opens for the Phillies, hoping to continue their run that includes a five-game romp over Tampa Bay in last year’s World Series. At 16-4, Philadelphia has assembled the best record over a 20-game span by an NL team in postseason history. Manuel hasn’t shown any tendency to pitch around opposing sluggers, so Lee, Cole Hamels Colts 42, Rams 6 and Pedro Martinez figure to challenge Rodriguez At St. Louis, Peyton Manning from the get-go. A-Rod hit .438 with five home was 23 for 34 for 235 yards runs and 12 RBIs through the playoffs. This is his — ending his run of 300-yard first foray into baseball’s big event. games at five — and three It’s a power-packed matchup, marking the first touchdown passes, and the Colts’ time since 1926 the World Series pits the teams defense got its first score of the that finished 1-2 in the majors in home runs, year on rookie Jacob Lacey’s according to STATS LLC. Back then, Babe Ruth 35-yard interception return. and Yankees led with 121, followed by St. Louis Looking fresh coming off their with 90. bye, the Colts (6-0) won their This year, Mark Teixeira and the Yankees hit 244 15th straight regular-season and the Phillies tied with Texas at 224. game and set a franchise record Add in two homer-friendly parks, along with with their eighth straight road the teams that led their leagues in runs, and runs victory. could flow. Then again, everyone knows that pitching rules the postseason — neither Manuel nor Yankees manager Joe Girardi has announced Cardinals 24, Giants 17 his plans, though New York seems to be leanAt East Rutherford, N.J., Arizona erased some bad memo- ing toward a three-man rotation of Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Pettitte. ries in its last regular-season But what about Brad Lidge? A postseason star visit to Giants Stadium, forcing last year, the Phillies reliever was a bust this seafour turnovers and bewildering son. That is, until this October — he was the only Eli Manning with its blitzes. closer in the playoffs who did not give up a run. The Cardinals finished with a Also worth watching: the forecast. 3-15 record at the Meadowlands, After last year’s World Series ended with a game but this win lifted the defending suspended two days because of rain, more wet NFC champions into first place weather might be on the way. in the NFC West.

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Weather/State/Nation Weather The Daily Courier Weather Today

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Nation Today Teen arranged killing

NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man charged in the murder of a developmentally disabled Wal-Mart cashier who’d been flirting with his girlfriend pleaded guilty Monday to lesser charges, admitting he helped orchestrate the attack from his jail cell. Michael Robie, 19, who became enraged after being told of the advances by victim Christopher Gray, was captured on recorded telephone calls plotting to avenge them. Gray, who had attention deficit disorder and a low IQ, was stabbed to death in October 2008 after being lured to the home of Robie’s girlfriend, Amber Talbot.

Castro’s sister aided CIA

MIAMI (AP) — One of Fidel Castro’s sisters says in a memoir released Monday that she collaborated with the CIA against her brother, starting shortly after the United States’ failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961. Juanita Castro, 76, initially supported her brother’s 1959 overthrow of the Batista dictatorship but quickly grew disillusioned. In a Spanish-language memoir published by Santillana USA and co-written by journalist Maria Antonieta Collins, she says the wife of the Brazilian ambassador to Cuba persuaded her to meet a CIA officer during a trip to Mexico in 1961. By then, her house had already become a sanctuary for anticommunists, and Fidel Castro had warned her about getting involved with the “gusanos,” or worms, as those who opposed the revolution

were called. Castro said in the book, My Brothers Fidel and Raul. The Secret Story, that she traveled to Mexico City under the pretense of visiting her younger sister Enma. There she also secretly met a CIA officer who identified himself as “Enrique” at the elegant Camino Real hotel.

Mom pleads guilty ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman has pleaded guilty to one count of neglect in the death of her 25-year-old daughter who died from malnutrition. Prosecutors say Ermina Errico (ehr-REE’-koh) obsessively controlled her daughter’s life from birth, severely limited her food intake and forced her to wear plastic bags instead of clothes. Emily Errico was found dead from malnutrition and anorexia nervosa in January 2007.

Alabama judge cleared MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama judge has been cleared of charges accusing him of paddling and sexually abusing male inmates. Former Mobile County Circuit Judge Herman Thomas was found not guilty on seven counts Monday after more than a week of testimony. A judge threw out the remaining 14 charges. Defense attorneys say the 48-yearold Thomas was a prominent civic leader who became a victim of felons lying about him. Prosecutors say he brought 11 young male inmates to a private courthouse office and severely paddled their bare bottoms for sexual gratification.

Associated Press

Rebecca McGhee is handed papers during the state Board of Elections hearing, Monday in Raleigh. McGhee, a legal assistant who used to work on then-Gov. Mike Easley’s campaign books, says Easley told her to pay air travel invoices that were actually for Easley’s home repairs.

Witness: Campaign cash used for repairs RALEIGH (AP) — Former Gov. Mike Easley’s political ally testified Monday that scores of campaignrelated flights went unreported and he turned in false air travel invoices to get reimbursed by Easley’s campaign for repairs he arranged for the governor’s home. McQueen Campbell, the former trustee board chairman at North Carolina State University, told the State Board of Elections that Easley asked him in 2004 to take care of some water damages and other repairs at the governor’s home in Raleigh, which he rented to someone else while living in the Executive Mansion. Campbell, the first witness to the Board of Elections in its public hearing investigating The Mike Easley Committee and the state Democratic Party, testified he paid for the repairs, valued at about $11,000. Easley suggested Campbell would be reimbursed with campaign funds and to use some unreported flights to pay them, Campbell testified. “He asked if there were unbilled flights,” Campbell told elections board Chairman Larry Leake, who questioned Campbell as to what he believe Easley wanted him to do. Campbell responded: “For me to bill the campaign for unbilled flights to uncover those amounts.” Campbell said he filed two invoices through his aircraft company for undesignated flights, totaling a little more than $11,000. The campaign paid his company for them, according to campaign records. He also testified that he flew Easley around on his aircraft for eight years and listed the value of campaign-related flights over five years at $87,895. The unreported flights and alleged falsified repair payments through the campaign would appear to be campaign finance law violations. But Easley’s personal attorney, Thomas Hicks of Wilmington, challenged Campbell’s testimony under crossexamination. Hicks painted Easley as a busy chief executive who had little involvement in his day-to-day campaign finances and questioned why Campbell didn’t file invoices to seek reimbursements for actual flights that Campbell piloted between October 1999 and October 2004. “He never told you to file a false invoice to this committee, did he?” Hicks asked Campbell. “Not specifically, but I understood what he meant,” Campbell responded. During a break, Hicks told reporters that the ex-governor would have never authorized Campbell to submit a false invoice. “If I was doing work for somebody and spending money and had to pay for my gas and my insurance I’d sure send an invoice,” Hicks said. “The governor wouldn’t do anything intentionally to violate any of the election

law.” Later Monday, a legal assistant to Easley’s campaign treasurer testified Easley called her in 2005 and told to her to pay Campbell’s air travel invoices even though they lacked supporting information. “I told him that we normally require some additional backup and he said I should go ahead and pay the invoice,” said Rebecca McGhee, relying on a memorandum she wrote to then-treasurer Dave Horne. The board — three Democrats and two Republicans — could issue fines or reprimands, refer the case to a district attorney for criminal charges, or exonerate the party and The Mike Easley Committee. Easley didn’t appear at the hearing and Leake said the ex-governor wouldn’t be called to testify until at least Wednesday. Easley’s campaign committee, which handled millions of dollars, should have known that Campbell’s flights needed to be paid or pay him, said Bob Hall, executive director the campaign finance reform group Democracy North Carolina. “I don’t know if it can be explained away,” Hall said. As for the flights, Hall said, “they’re much more extensive than they thought of it before.” Leake said after Monday’s testimony that it was legal in 2005 for Easley to use campaign funds for nearly any purpose, including home repairs as long as it was reported accurately. Campbell, 38, testified he had known Easley for about 20 years and that he had provided flights to Easley’s campaign and for personal use going back to the late 1990s, when then-attorney general Easley was running for governor. Campbell, who stepped down from the N.C. State University trustee board this year after scrutiny grew over the hiring of former first lady Mary Easley at the school, said his records showed he flew Easley on 61 flight legs from October 1998 to November 2000, when he was elected governor. When asked if he knew the flights could have violated campaign laws limiting individual donations to $4,000 per election, Campbell said he believed the campaign would let him know if he needed to report something. Two well-connected Easley fundraisers — developers Lanny Wilson and Nick Garrett of Wilmington — also testified that Easley’s campaign urged them to write checks to the state Democratic Party as a way to help pay for expenses related to Easley’s gubernatorial bid. “My understanding is the money I was donating would be used by the Mike Easley campaign,” Garrett said. But Jim Cooney, a Democratic Party lawyer, tried to refute testimony that indicated the donations could have been used to get around the $4,000 giving limit to the Easley campaign.

Madoff associate dies

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man accused of making more than $7 billion off the investment schemes of jailed financial manager Bernard Madoff drowned after having a heart attack, authorities said Monday. Jeffry Picower, 67, was found around noon Sunday by his wife, Barbara, at the bottom of a pool at their oceanside mansion. “He’s at the bottom of the pool. It’s too deep. I can’t get him out,” she cried hysterically on the 911 call. “He must have collapsed ... I can’t get him out ... I don’t know how long he’s been there.” She eventually pulled him from the water with help from a housekeeper. He died a short time later at a nearby hospital. An autopsy conducted Monday found he suffered a heart attack and drowned, said Dr. Michael Bell.

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Business/finance

THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

6,960.09-106.71

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last AlliedCap 3.61 ION Geoph 4.44 AlldCap47 16.19 RadioShk 18.15 DB AgDS 38.48 ING 6.125 16.28 DoralFncl 3.39 ING 7.375 18.40 ING 6.20 16.27 ING 7.05 18.25

Chg +.88 +.90 +3.05 +2.49 +4.26 +1.58 +.32 +1.73 +1.50 +1.54

%Chg +32.2 +25.4 +23.2 +15.9 +12.4 +10.7 +10.4 +10.4 +10.2 +9.2

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg ING 14.10 -3.27 Symmetry 7.84 -1.72 EthanAl 14.03 -2.64 ExprsJet 3.30 -.59 GaGulf rs 17.14 -3.07 Synovus 2.49 -.43 CaptlTr 2.06 -.34 SwESPRet102.97 -.47 InterOil g 44.74 -6.00 GrayTvA 2.17 -.28

%Chg -18.8 -18.0 -15.8 -15.2 -15.2 -14.7 -14.2 -13.6 -11.8 -11.4

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 6293073 4.27 -.19 BkofAm 3728419 15.40 -.82 SPDR 2286573 106.91 -1.17 SPDR Fncl 1183035 14.71 -.39 DirFBear rs 990732 20.68 +1.31 GenElec 956539 15.01 -.19 iShEMkts 779567 40.25 -.51 iShR2K 671295 59.52 -.54 Pfizer 634393 17.12 -.13 FordM 602221 7.47 -.16 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

741 2,327 92 3,160 128 8 5,657,017,514

AMEX

1,802.41 -31.72

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last MagHRes 2.01 Protalix 9.66 NTS Rlty 4.34 NewConcEn5.59 AmLorain n 3.25 Sinovac 8.06 EVInsMA 14.56 PcEn pfD 82.00 PacGE pfA 27.41 TiensBio 4.51

Chg +.32 +1.22 +.44 +.44 +.24 +.57 +.86 +4.83 +1.36 +.22

%Chg +18.9 +14.5 +11.3 +8.5 +8.0 +7.6 +6.3 +6.3 +5.2 +5.1

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last ChMda wt 2.85 VirnetX 2.07 TravelCtrs 6.42 SeabGld g 22.39 ChinaMda 10.10 ChMda un 13.00 KeeganR g 4.19 Augusta g 3.07 FieldPnt 2.15 Ideation wt 2.50

Chg -.72 -.36 -1.00 -2.56 -1.14 -1.43 -.46 -.30 -.21 -.24

%Chg -20.2 -14.9 -13.5 -10.3 -10.1 -9.9 -9.9 -8.9 -8.9 -8.8

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Oilsands g 90734 1.36 -.14 CelSci 65873 1.33 +.02 NthgtM g 45911 2.72 -.05 NovaGld g 39014 4.58 -.39 GoldStr g 37462 3.35 -.24 Sinovac 32481 8.06 +.57 Rentech 30104 1.50 -.07 KodiakO g 27688 2.28 -.19 Taseko 27218 2.92 -.11 GrtBasG g 25912 1.50 -.06 DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

154 383 44 581 15 4 136,133,466

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NASDAQ

Close: 9,867.96 Change: -104.22 (-1.0%)

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last 012Smile 14.71 Sypris 2.87 IntrntGold 11.89 ReadgIntB 6.66 Parkrvsn 3.64 CllctUnv 6.75 BridgfdFds 9.26 GreenBcsh 4.66 ElronEl 6.99 Amertns pf 5.50

Chg +4.20 +.78 +2.85 +1.52 +.78 +1.25 +1.23 +.61 +.91 +.70

Name Last Chg PrivateB 11.98 -7.02 AtlasAir 28.35 -7.12 MagyarBc 3.77 -.83 FstFrnkln 6.35 -1.37 NthnStat 2.84 -.59 Sohu.cm 59.92-11.43 AutoCh wt 13.90 -2.40 WayneSvg 5.90 -.96 FCmtyCp 6.05 -.95 RadaElec 2.35 -.37

%Chg -36.9 -20.1 -18.0 -17.7 -17.2 -16.0 -14.7 -14.0 -13.6 -13.6

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Microsoft 1218847 28.68 +.66 PwShs QQQ1031329 42.99 -.14 Intel 622411 19.83 +.05 ETrade 614669 1.60 -.06 Cisco 453487 23.70 -.47 FifthThird 333576 9.52 -.82 Amazon 312710 124.64 +6.15 Oracle 279706 21.99 -.06 DryShips 268585 6.89 -.14 SanDisk 244979 24.01 +1.89 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

781 1,926 124 2,831 89 27 2,298,724,296

review.

10,119.47 4,094.39 395.11 7,241.39 1,887.23 2,190.64 1,101.35 717.75 11,403.02 625.30

9,960 9,800

10,500

%Chg +40.0 +37.3 +31.5 +29.6 +27.3 +22.7 +15.3 +15.1 +15.0 +14.6

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

10,120

Dow Jones industrials retirement

2,141.85 -12.62

52-Week High Low

10 DAYS

10,000 9,500

6,469.95 2,134.21 288.66 4,181.75 1,130.47 1,265.52 666.79 397.97 6,772.29 342.59

STOCK MARKET INDEXES Name

Last

Dow Industrials 9,867.96 -104.22 Dow Transportation 3,773.40 -31.55 Dow Utilities 372.71 -4.72 NYSE Composite 6,960.09 -106.71 Amex Market Value 1,802.41 -31.72 Nasdaq Composite 2,141.85 -12.62 S&P 500 1,066.95 -12.65 S&P MidCap 693.57 -7.76 Wilshire 5000 11,021.82 -139.05 Russell 2000 593.68 -7.18

9,000

YTD %Chg %Chg

-1.05 -.83 -1.25 -1.51 -1.73 -.59 -1.17 -1.11 -1.25 -1.20

+12.44 +6.68 +.53 +20.90 +28.97 +35.82 +18.12 +28.85 +21.29 +18.87

12-mo %Chg

+20.70 +12.14 +9.32 +33.94 +40.37 +42.23 +25.68 +44.50 +29.63 +32.40

MUTUAL FUNDS

8,500 8,000

Net Chg

Name

PIMCO TotRetIs American Funds GrthAmA m American Funds CapIncBuA m American Funds CpWldGrIA m TOCKS OF OCAL NTEREST Fidelity Contra Vanguard TotStIdx YTD YTD American Funds IncAmerA m Name Div Yld PE Last Chg%Chg Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg American Funds InvCoAmA m AT&T Inc 1.64 6.5 13 25.31 -.42 -11.2 LeggPlat 1.04 5.0 77 20.76 -.06 +36.7 Vanguard 500Inv Vanguard InstIdx Amazon ... ... 73 124.64 +6.15+143.1 Lowes .36 1.8 15 20.34 -.37 -5.5 American Funds EurPacGrA m ArvMerit ... ... ... 9.35 -.19+228.1 Microsoft .52 1.8 19 28.68 +.66 +47.5 Dodge & Cox Stock American Funds WAMutInvA m BB&T Cp .60 2.4 18 25.51 -.56 -7.1 PPG 2.16 3.7 26 58.21 -1.13 +37.2 Dodge & Cox IntlStk BkofAm .04 .3 ... 15.40 -.82 +9.4 ParkerHan 1.00 1.8 27 55.73 -1.13 +31.0 American Funds NewPerspA m BerkHa A ... ... 53100070.00-530.00 +3.6 Fidelity DivrIntl d Cisco ... ... 23 23.70 -.47 +45.4 ProgrssEn 2.48 6.7 13 37.23 -.45 -6.6 American Funds FnInvA m ... ... 62 27.70 +.21+109.5 American Funds BalA m Delhaize 2.01 2.8 ... 70.72 -.44 +12.3 RedHat Dell Inc ... ... 16 15.37 -.11 +50.1 RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 52.18 -1.21 +75.9 PIMCO TotRetAdm b DukeEngy .96 6.0 17 15.94 -.16 +6.2 SaraLee .44 3.8 22 11.50 +.02 +17.5 FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m American Funds BondA m ExxonMbl 1.68 2.3 12 73.23 -.34 -8.3 SonicAut ... ... ... 12.50 -.08+214.1 Fidelity GrowCo FamilyDlr .54 1.9 14 28.99 -.18 +11.2 SonocoP 1.08 3.8 20 28.08 -.52 +21.2 Vanguard Welltn Vanguard 500Adml FifthThird .04 .4 ... 9.52 -.82 +15.3 SpectraEn 1.00 5.1 14 19.69 -.31 +25.1 Vanguard TotStIAdm FCtzBA 1.20 .8 33 150.11 -6.89 -1.8 SpeedM .36 2.5 ... 14.48 -.21 -10.1 Vanguard TotIntl GenElec .40 2.7 14 15.01 -.19 -7.3 .36 1.6 74 22.97 -.40 +17.0 Vanguard InstPlus GoldmanS 1.40 .8 21 179.37 -.99+112.5 Timken Fidelity LowPriStk d 1.80 3.3 32 54.52 -1.18 -1.2 T Rowe Price EqtyInc Google ... ... 36 554.21 +.52 +80.1 UPS B KrispKrm ... ... ... 3.99 -.01+137.5 WalMart 1.09 2.2 15 49.84 -.60 -11.1 Hartford CapAprA m Pioneer PioneerA m Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the DWS-Scudder REstA m Hartford GrowthL m last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants.

Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

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Business Notes Kemet to expand SC operations

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Electronic capacitor manufacturer Kemet says it will expand operations in South Carolina, creating 113 new jobs. The state Department of Commerce said Monday the company’s expansion in Greenville County will include a new product line to make parts for electric drive vehicles and alternative energy markets. The jobs will be created within the next three years. Kemet CEO Per-Olof Loof says the investment will allow the company to meet growing demand from U.S customers, particularly in the electric drive vehicle industry. The company expects the facility to be completed in the next nine months.

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Caterpillar cuts 2,500 workers

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Caterpillar Inc. said Monday about 2,500 laid-off employees will be permanently cut from the company and 550 others will be brought back to work by the end of next year. The workers are among more than 22,000 laid off earlier this year as Caterpillar dramatically scaled back production due to weaker demand amid the global economic downturn. The Peoria, Ill.-based company has cut 16 percent of its work force, which now stands at just above 94,000. But last week Caterpillar, the world’s largest maker of mining and construction equipment, said it was seeing “encouraging signs” that a recovery may be under way, even as it reported a 53 percent decline in third-quarter earnings. On Monday, Caterpillar said it had started notifying the 2,500 employees of the permanent cuts, but would not provide a breakdown of their locations. It plans to offer them severance packages. Meanwhile, the company said about 550 other laid-off workers have returned to work or will return before the end of 2010.

Dodd wants freeze on credit rates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd, who is fighting for his political survival, proposed Monday an immediate interest rate freeze on the estimated 700 million credit cards in circulation. The legislation is unlikely to go anywhere in the Senate, where business-minded Democrats would join Republicans in casting the measure as draconian and unnecessary. Banks say that capping interest rates would cut their profits and force them to lend less money, which would reduce spending and worsen the economy.

Ford workers in Mo. reject pact

DETROIT (AP) — Autoworkers in Missouri have overwhelmingly rejected a new contract with Ford Motor Co. Ninety-two percent of workers at the Kansas City Assembly Plant voted against changes to their contract Sunday. The plant employs nearly 4,000 workers. Ford and the United Auto Workers union agreed to the changes to help lower Ford’s labor costs, but UAW members must ratify the changes.

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Dollar strengthens, stocks dip By TIM PARADIS AP Business Writer

NEW YORK — A strengthening dollar and worries about an overheated market pounded stocks on Monday. Stock indexes started the day higher but turned sharply lower at midmorning as interest rates rose and a rebound in the value of the dollar stalled a rally in commodities. Early gains in prices for oil and other commodities had pushed up shares of energy and materials companies. The sharp swings in currency and commodity markets sent the Dow Jones industrial average whipsawing in a 200-point range, surrendering an early advance for a loss of 104 points. Stocks have fallen in four of the last five days. “This is the tug of war that’s been going on for a while now,” said Samuel Dedio, portfolio manager at Artio Global Investors in New York, referring to sparring between the dollar and stocks. Oil gave up early gains to slide $1.82 to $78.68 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That hurt the shares of major oil companies such as ConocoPhillips. Changes in the dollar’s value against other currencies like the euro or Japanese yen frequently send commodity prices up or down. Since most commodities are priced in dollars they become more attractive to nonU.S. investors when the dollar is weak, and more expensive when the dollar is strong.

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Analysts also said some investors are looking to pocket gains after a stock market run that has stretched nearly eight months and brought share prices to their highest levels in a year last week. “I’m not sure that you need to have a good reason to see a reversal like this other than too much too fast,” said Harry Rady, chief executive of Rady Asset Management in San Diego, referring to the market’s rise from 12-year lows in early March. The Dow fell 104.22, or 1.1 percent, to 9,867.96. The index fell 109 Friday. The two-day slide is the first triple-digit loss for the Dow since June 15-16. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 12.65, or 1.2 percent, to 1,066.95. The index, which is the basis for many mutual funds, is down 2.8 percent from its recent peak a week ago. The Nasdaq fell 12.62, or 0.6 percent, to 2,141.85. About three stocks fell for every one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.4 billion shares compared with 1.3 billion Friday. Stocks fell Friday after a rise in the dollar hurt commodity prices. The Dow lost 0.2 percent last week, while the S&P 500 index fell 0.7 percent. Bond prices fell. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.57 percent from 3.49 percent late Friday. It was the first time since late August that the yield topped 3.50 percent.

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presidents have been reluctant to admit mistakes or offer apologies By JENNIFER LOVEN AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON — “I wish that we had come back with better news from Copenhagen,” President Barack Obama said a few weeks ago after an unsuccessful trip across the ocean to try to snag the 2016 Summer Olympics for Chicago. It wasn’t the kind of happy spin that politicians typically come up with after a failure. Call it a breath of fresh air or a turnoff. Either way, the man in the Oval Office is making a habit of confessing, apologizing, revealing and regretting. Don’t mistake it: Team Obama doesn’t miss many chances to try to put its actions in a favorable light. The president’s frank talk turns out to dovetail nicely with that effort. It’s a tool he uses to lessen negative fallout from bad news by pre-empting criticism and draining energy from controversy. Still, it’s also a genuine Obama personality trait, all the more notable because his predecessor, George W. Bush, was parodied for a reluctance even to utter the word “mistake.” When Bush was asked at a 2004 news conference to name his biggest error since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, he puffed out his cheeks, stammered and stalled, and then ventured: “I’m sure something will pop into my head.” If it did, he didn’t choose to share it. There is a long tradition of presidents and their aides taking a handsoff “mistakes were made” approach in the blame game. With Obama, though, it was apparent early on that “I was wrong” comes easier. Just days into Obama’s presidency, when former Sen. Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination to be Obama’s health secretary because of tax problems. Obama served up a round of “I

screwed up” apologies. He apologized again six weeks later for his wisecrack on NBC’s “Tonight” show that his lousy bowling score was “like the Special Olympics or something.” Before the show had even aired, Obama called Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver to say he was sorry. In July, it took Obama less than a day to turn contrite about his remark that police in Cambridge, Mass., had “acted stupidly” in arresting black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. The president didn’t go all the way to an apology, but did offer that he “could’ve calibrated those words differently.” Obama has offered a public critique of his own ability to make a clear case for overhauling the health care system. He’s said he needs to “step up my game” in that area. “That’s been a case where I have been humbled,” the president said last month. The president styles his willingness to admit mistakes as “part of the era of responsibility,” as he put it on the day of the Daschle debacle. Wayne Fields, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis who studies presidential rhetoric, said it’s not just “touchy-feeling confessionalism” but a reflection of Obama’s belief that progress happens incrementally, through trial and error. Fields said it represents a shift not just from Bush’s certainty but from a string of recent presidents. How it sits with the public may hinge on Obama’s political fortunes more generally, as was true for Bush’s no-apologies approach. When Bush “was high in the polls, people thought it was charming and when he wasn’t high in the polls it was evidence that he wasn’t up to the job,” said George Edwards, a Texas A&M University political science professor. Striking the right balance can be challenge, Fields said. “We want it both ways,” he said. “We want a leader that’s humble and certain. We want a leader who is learning but gets it right every time.” Obama’s candor includes not just

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President Barack Obama responds to questions during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington in July.

contrition but also coarse and casual language. When the health care debate turned ugly in August, Obama said there was “something about August going into September where everybody in Washington gets all wee-weed up.” (Just saying that got Washington “all wee-weed up” all over again.) Then there was Obama’s reference to Kanye West as a “jackass” after the rapper’s ill treatment of country singer Taylor Swift. Obama caught surprisingly little flak for cursing about West, in part because he thought his comment was off the record. But even Obama’s open admissions as a candidate that he had used drugs in his youth, a topic that has given many politicians fits, didn’t seem to hurt. Obama’s blunt talk about the country’s actions rather than his own conduct has generated more concern. Humbling America before the world is trickier territory, reflected in the more careful rhetoric Obama has used abroad. On Obama’s first trip through

Europe as president, he repeatedly said the United States deserved a big share of responsibility for a host of problems — not aggressively tackling climate change and financial excesses that sparked the global economic crisis, among others. “There have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive,” he said at a French town hall in April. In his speech to the Muslim world from Cairo in June, Obama said the U.S. deserves much of the blame for this “time of great tension between the United States and Muslims around the world.” He’s referred to past U.S. interrogation practices as torture and called the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, “a mess” that undermines American values. Admitting some degree of U.S. culpability may be necessary to gain other nations’ cooperation, Edwards said. But “it doesn’t mean Sean Hannity won’t go berserk at every opportunity,” he added, referring to the Fox commentator who regularly fans conservative flames against Obama.

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Reid: Public option is included By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON — Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short of claiming the 60 votes needed to pass a plan steeped in controversy. Reid, D-Nev., said individual states would have the choice of opting out of the program. His announcement was Associated Press cheered by liberal lawmakers, greeted less effusively by the A woman wears a medical mask as she waits in line White House and noted with with hundreds of others to receive a H1N1 swine flu a noncommittal response by vaccination in the City Industry, Calif., Monday. Democratic moderates whose votes will be pivotal. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, the only Republican to vote with Democrats on health care so far this year, issued a statement saying she was “deeply disappointed” in the approach the Democratic leader had chosen. Reid said, “While the public option is not a silver bullet, I believe it’s an important way to ensure competition and to level the playing field for patients n Health and Human Services with the insurance industry.” Secretary admits country needs milHe said a long-delayed Senate debate on President Barack lions of additional doses Obama’s call for an overhaul of the health care system WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday would begin as soon as the Congressional Budget Office the swine flu vaccine “is coming out the door as completes a mandatory assessfast as it comes off the production line.” But at the same time, she acknowledged delays in ment of the bill’s cost and impact getting a sufficient supply for all those demanding on coverage. Changes on the public option it. — and numerous other provi“We were relying on the manufacturers to give us sions in the measure — are postheir numbers and as soon as we got numbers we sible during a debate expected to put them out to the public. It does appear now that last for weeks. those numbers were overly rosy,” Sebelius said in Both the House and Senate are one interview. “We do have a vaccine that works,” struggling to complete work by she said. Sebelius said the immune response is year’s end on legislation extendworking faster than officials anticipated. Appearing Monday morning on nationally broad- ing coverage to millions who lack it, to ban insurance induscast news shows, she said officials now have a try practices such as denying supply of about 16.5 million doses of the vaccine, coverage because of pre-existing while conceding that’s millions of doses below the medical conditions and to slow amount needed. the rise in medical costs nationSebelius said she couldn’t predict just how wideally. spread the virus will be. Roughly a thousand peoAs in the Senate, attempts to ple have died from it so far in the United States. complete drafting a measure in But she also said officials do not believe there is yet the House have been delayed by any cause to close down schools and cease other internal Democratic divisions daily activities. on the details of a governmentPresident Barack Obama declared a health run option. Differences in bills emergency over the weekend to give hospitals and health professionals more leeway from federal regulations to respond to the illness. And on Sunday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Congress would be happy to provide additional support and money on a bipartisan basis, if the need arises. Said Sebelius: “If we had found the virus a little By ANDREW TAYLOR earlier we could have started a little earlier.” Associated Press Writer Asked what advice she would give to people who WASHINGTON — If Congress have waited futilely in line for shots, the secretary can’t stop itself from spending replied, “I want them to come back.” the nation into everlasting debt, “I hope that people aren’t discouraged,” she said. “I know it’s frustrating to wait in line and particu- give the controls to somebody else. larly if you end up with no vaccine. We wish this Who says? could have been smoother, that we had a larger A sizeable number of senators supply. We knew it would come in waves.” themselves. Sebelius sought to assure people that eventually An unpopular but must-pass there will be enough supplies “for everyone.” Dr. Anne Schuchat, who heads the Immunization vote next month to let the government borrow almost $1 triland Respiratory Diseases Division of the Centers lion has nine Senate Democrats for Disease Control and Prevention, said it’s hard saying enough is enough. Since to predict how long the H1N1 wave will continue, Congress and the president lack so even getting vaccinated a few months from now — when vaccine supplies are more plentiful — the will to tighten their belts, maybe a commission can put won’t be too late. “It wouldn’t be too late,” she said. “We don’t know them on a diet. The thinking is that it’ll take how long this increase will go on. ... We might see such a task force — whose another wave after the first of the year. I think it’s important for people to take steps to protect them- members would be drawn from Congress and the administration selves.” — to force people to roll up their Sebelius appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning sleeves, stop their political jabs, America,” CBS’s “The Early Show” and NBC’s and come up with a bipartisan “Today” show. Schuchat was interviewed on CNN.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada gestures while speaking on health care reform during a news conference Monday on Capitol Hill in Washington.

passed by the House and Senate would have to be reconciled before any legislation reached Obama’s desk. In an appearance at a Florida senior center during the day, Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested a new name for the same approach to ease the opposition. She suggested “the consumer option.” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., appearing at Pelosi’s side, used the term “competitive option.” Critics say that by any name, the approach amounts to a government takeover of the insurance industry. Senate Democratic officials say the bill Reid envisions would require most individuals to purchase insurance, with exemptions for those unable to find affordable coverage. Large businesses would not be required to provide insurance to their workers, but would face penalties of as much as $750 per employee if any qualified for federal subsidies to afford coverage on their own. The bill will also include a tax on high-cost insurance policies, despite opposition from organized labor, officials said. In a

gesture to critics of the plan, Reid decided to apply the new tax to family plans with total premiums of $23,000 a year. The Senate Finance Committee approved a tax beginning at $21,000 in total premiums. Nominally, the majority leader has spent the past two weeks melding bills passed earlier by the Senate’s Finance Committee and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. But in reality, he has had a virtual free hand to craft a new measure in consultations with senior members of the two panels and top White House aides. “I feel good about the consensus that was reached within our caucus and with the White House,” he said at his news conference. And we’re all optimistic about reform because of the unprecedented momentum that now exists.” Within minutes, the White House released a statement saying Obama was “pleased that the Senate has decided to include a public option for health coverage, in this case with an allowance for states to opt out.” Obama has long voiced support for such a plan but has also signaled it is not a requirement for a health care bill he would sign.

Spending commission proposed plan to try to keep the country from drowning in debt. “Everything would be on the table. Social Security is on the table. Medicare is on the table. Revenues are on the table,” said Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., who with Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., came up with the plan. “The key to it is that it has to be ... absolutely fair and bipartisan.” Conrad and Gregg are, respectively, the chairman and senior Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, one of the most partisan panels in all of Congress. That they’re willing to hold hands and leap when even the most timid attempts to cut spending or raise revenues start street fights on Capitol Hill says something about the degree of the problem. “When you’re dealing with something of this dimension

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Family members of a victim killed in Sunday’s suicide bombing grieve at his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday. Iraqi security forces blocked streets around the capital Monday and conducted intense searches at checkpoints as authorities investigated the massive security failure that allowed two truck bombs to strike what was supposed to be one of the city’s safest areas Associated Press

Iraqis angry after blasts kill 155

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis vented anger Monday at a major security lapse that allowed two suicide truck bombers to penetrate what was supposed to be one of Baghdad’s safest areas, killing 155 people including 24 children on a bus leaving a daycare center next to one of the government ministries targeted. Sunday’s twin suicide blasts in the heart of the capital struck the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad Provincial Administration, the worst attacks in more than two years. They raised fears about Iraq’s ability to protect itself as it prepares for January elections and the U.S. military withdrawal. The children who were killed were on a bus leaving a daycare center near the Justice Ministry when the attack occurred, said an official at the hospital where the bodies were brought. A police official confirmed the death toll and said the bus driver was also killed and six children injured. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. Baghdad’s top security officials brought reinforcements to guard government institutions Monday and blocked streets around the

capital, acting on intelligence suggesting such buildings could be the militants’ next target, Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, a spokesman for the city’s operations command center told The Associated Press. But those measures seemed insufficient to many angry Iraqis who fear more attacks and question the ability of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government to keep the country secure. “Al-Maliki is always on TV bragging that the situation is stable and security restored,” said Ahmed Mahmoud at Baghdad’s Yarmouk hospital after he found the remains of his brother. “Let him come and see this mass destruction.” Al-Maliki has staked his political reputation and re-election bid on his ability to bring peace to the country. As Iraqis grief turned into anger Monday, it was an ominous sign for his reelection bid. “This explosion made people furious,” said Ahmed Hassan, an employee at the Ministry of Education. “People will not reelect this government.” There have been no claims of responsibility, but massive car bombs have been the hallmark of Sunni insurgents seeking to

overthrow the country’s Shiitedominated government. It was the second deadly bombing targeting government offices in the area since August, when coordinated blasts against two ministries killed more than 100 people. The death toll rose to 155 on Monday as Baghdad residents buried the dead. About 500 people were injured, authorities said. The initial investigation suggested the vehicles, each packed with thousands of pounds of explosives, might have passed through some security checkpoints before hitting their destination, al-Moussawi said. Baghdad’s top security officials reviewed the footage taken by security cameras in the area of Sunday’s blasts, al-Moussawi said. The footage showed a 26-seat bus targeted the Justice Ministry, and a minibus, with up to 10 seats was detonated at the Provincial Administration. The interior and the engine of the first vehicle were heavily modified to accommodate 2,205 pounds (1,000 kilograms) of explosives, al-Moussawi said, adding the minibus carried 1,543 pounds (700 kilograms) of explosives.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran hinted Monday it could agree to ship some low-enriched uranium abroad for processing as reactor fuel as the world awaited its reply on a U.N.-drafted nuclear plan aimed at easing tensions with the West. But the step might not be enough to defuse the tensions, and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki also left open the possibility Iran may snub the proposal and instead seek to buy the nuclear fuel it needs for a research reactor that makes medical isotopes. The two-sided scenario presented by Mottaki appeared part of Iran’s strategy to drag out negotiations over its nuclear program and leave the West guessing about its decision expected later this week. But Iran has not closed the door on the U.N.backed concessions and has suggested there is room for some agreement on ways to keep tabs on its nuclear fuel and uranium enrichment. The latest message came as U.N. nuclear inspectors completed their second full day examining a stillunfinished enrichment lab that was top secret until just a month ago.

Ex-guerrilla just shy of victory MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A blunttalking former guerrilla fell just short of a firstround victory in Uruguay’s presidential election, according to results Monday, and his conservative opponents have united in hopes of leaping past him in a Nov. 29 runoff. Jose “Pepe” Mujica, the candidate of the governing leftist Broad Front coalition, got 47.5 percent of the votes Sunday, just below the majority needed to win outright. Conservative ex-president Luis Alberto LaCalle got 28.5 percent, and Pedro Bordaberry of the Colorado Party 17 percent with 99.9 percent of the votes counted, the electoral court said Monday. Bordaberry immediately endorsed Lacalle in hopes of keeping the leftist out of the presidency, but Mujica said his coalition will still have the edge against the combined center-right rivals.

Meteorite crater deemed a hoax ERIGA, Latvia (AP) — Scientists investigating a large crater initially believed to have been caused by a meteorite said a closer analysis Monday revealed it was a hoax. Experts in the Baltic country rushed to the site after reports that a metorite-like object had crashed late Sunday in the Mazsalaca region near the Estonian border. “This is not a real crater. It is artificial,” Uldis Nulle, a scientist said after inspecting the site.

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KABUL (AP) — Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday, including three DEA agents after a firefight with suspected Taliban drug traffickers. It was the deadliest day for the U.S. in Afghanistan in more than four years. The casualties also marked the Drug Enforcement Administration’s first deaths in Afghanistan since it began operations here in 2005. Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of opium — the raw ingredient in heroin — and the illicit drug trade is a major source of funding for insurgent groups. In the deadliest crash, a helicopter went down in the west of the country after leaving the scene of a firefight, killing 10 Americans — seven troops and the three DEA agents. Eleven American troops, one U.S. civilian and 14 Afghans were also injured. In a separate incident, two U.S. Marine helicopters — one UH-1 and an AH-1 Cobra — collided in flight before sunrise over the southern province of Helmand, killing four American troops and wounding two more, Marine spokesman Maj. Bill Pelletier said. It was the heaviest single-day loss of life since June 28, 2005, when 19 U.S. troops died, including 16 on an MH-47 Chinook helicopter that was shot down by insurgents. U.S. authorities have ruled out hostile fire in the collision but have not given a cause for the other fatal crash in the west. Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmedi claimed Taliban fighters shot down a helicopter in northwest Badghis province’s Darabam district. It was impossible to verify the claim and unclear if he was referring to the same incident. Military spokeswoman Elizabeth Mathias said hostile fire was unlikely because the troops were not receiving fire when the helicopter took off. NATO said the helicopter was returning from a joint operation that targeted insurgents involved in “narcotics trafficking in western Afghanistan.” “During the operation, insurgent forces engaged the joint force and more than a dozen enemy fighters were killed in the ensuing firefight,” a NATO statement said. U.S. forces also reported the death of two other American service members a day earlier: one in a bomb attack in the east, and another who died of wounds sustained in an insurgent attack in the same region. The deaths bring to at least 47 the number of U.S. service members who have been killed in October. This has been the deadliest year for international and U.S. forces since the 2001 invasion to oust the Taliban. Fighting spiked around the presidential vote in August, and 51 U.S. soldiers died that month — the deadliest for American forces in the eight-year war. The latest deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale conference on the future of the troubled war.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is still not reviewing reams of evidence collected in counterterrorism cases, and has fewer translators than it did a few years ago, an internal government watchdog said Monday. Glenn Fine, the Justice Department’s inspector general, issued a report Monday finding flaws in the FBI’s translation and evidence review efforts. FBI officials responded by saying the inspector general overstated the problem by doublecounting wiretap recordings that are shared with more than one bureau office. The 131-page report says that since 2003, the FBI has not reviewed about 47,000 hours of audio files in counterterrorism cases — the equivalent of a single recording running for five and a half years straight. The bureau says the real backlog is only about a tenth of that, or 4,770 hours — 200 days worth. In the most recent budget year, some 740 hours of recordings were not reviewed in the most important counterterrorism cases, the report said. FBI officials said the actual number is about

223 hours. “Not reviewing such material increases the risk that the FBI will not detect information in its possession that may be important to its counterterrorism and counterintelligence efforts,” the report said. Overall, the FBI did not review about 25 percent of the recordings it made for counterintelligence work, auditors found. The bureau reviewed virtually all of the wiretap evidence gathered in criminal cases, according to the report. There are more than 1 million hours of audio in counterintelligence cases still awaiting review, the report said. That’s the equivalent of more than 100 years of continuous recording. In a written response to the findings, FBI Deputy Director John Pistole said it would be a waste of time and resources to individually review all of the counterintelligence evidence it collects; instead, they use “advanced technology to assist in the identification” of the specific recordings that contain valuable evidence. While the FBI disputed some

of the inspector general’s calculations, it said it has taken steps to implement two dozen recommendations on how to improve its translation and review work. Other findings in the report suggest why it may be difficult for the bureau to process all of its wiretap evidence. Despite years of criticism for not having enough translators, the bureau actually lost translators in recent years. In late 2005, there were 1,338 linguists. A few years later there were 40 fewer. Also, the time it takes to hire a linguist is growing, not shrinking. In an odd twist, the FBI blames telemarketers for one problem cited in the report. The inspector general found in one instance the bureau had gathered wiretap evidence after an intelligence warrant had expired. In some cases, the bureau explained, the technology that allows them to listen to phone calls means they create a new phone number, which telemarketers can then call, creating new recordings even after a warrant has expired.

GAO critical of FDA’s drug review practices WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when follow-up studies showed they didn’t extend patients’ lives, say congressional investigators. A report due out Monday from the Government Accountability Office also shows that the FDA has never pulled a drug off the market due to a lack of required follow-up about its actual benefits — even when such information is more than a decade overdue. When pressed about that policy, agency officials said they have no plans to get more aggressive. The GAO says the FDA should do more to track whether drugs approved based on preliminary results actually have lived up to their promise.

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Dear Abby: I’m engaged to the man of my dreams (Jeff). Our wedding is two months away Only one thing bothers me. When the two of us eat alone together, Jeff throws his manners out the window. He kind of eats like a pig. He opens his mouth as wide as it will go and takes as big a bite as he can. Then, as he’s chewing he makes noises. I know Jeff knows better because he doesn’t eat like this when we’re out with his parents or having dinner with friends. The first time he did it I thought he was joking. The second time, I thought he was just really hungry. Now I realize this is the way he eats. . How do I tell him his eating behavior gets under my skin? I don’t want any children we have to learn these habits. Jeff has a tender heart, and I don’t want to hurt his feelings. -- Looking Askance Dear Looking: You are about two years late in telling your fiance how his eating habits affect you. If you can’t discuss something as basic as this, how are you going to discuss the challenging problems that will inevitably arise after the two of you are married? He eats this way in front of you because he thinks you don’t mind. So please level with him now -- before the wedding. It won’t hurt his feelings; it will set him straight.

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Dear Abby: I am 13, 5 feet 3, and weigh 90 pounds. I just started high school. My parents think I’m starving myself. They call me “disgusting,” “horrifying,” and my personal favorite -- “ugly.” My brother calls me “Skinny Bones Jones.” I do not starve myself, nor am I anorexic or bulimic. I just happen to get full from small portions rather quickly -- or I may not be hungry at the moment. At night I do some quick exercises and yoga positions so I won’t feel bloated from meals. Some of my friends have said they think I have become anorexic. Am I wrong in thinking I’m healthy? -- 90-Pound Girl. Dear Girl: When “everyone” starts telling us something we don’t want to hear, it may be time to pay attention. One sentence in your letter tells me that you may have an eating disorder -- it’s your comment about needing to exercise after eating because you feel bloated. You should be evaluated by a physician to be sure.

Can bilbery improve vision? Dear Dr. Gott: I’m sending you information on bilberry, which helped the World War II airmen flying their planes at night. I’ve been taking these pills since I read about them in an article in a magazine. It was about how the berry can help eyesight and night vision. I can now drive at night with no problem. The oncoming car headlights are no longer bothersome. I use bilberry with lutein. It is inexpensive, and I purchase mine at Wal-Mart. I know this will help a lot of people, so please let your readers know about this wonderful product. Dear Reader: Bilberries, also known as whortleberries, huckleberries or European blueberries, are commonly used in syrups, pies, cobblers and jams. The fruit extract is also used in wines as a coloring agent. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (www.ncca m.nih.gov), both the fruit and leaves have been used for almost 1,000 years in traditional European medicine. Historically, the fruit has been used to treat diarrhea, scurvy (vitamin C deficiency) and more. Today, it is popu-

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Because sensitivities to your surroundings are likely to be greatly increased, so will your successes. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Because you could be exceptionally fortunate with regard to end results, finalize that important matter. . SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Your talents will be in high gear, working on a project bigger than you’ve ever imagined. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Working on materially motivated projects is likely to be considered fun and games. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Friends or associates who are looking to you for guidance won’t be disappointed. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Give credence to your instincts, which are considered to be quite accurate by recipients. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Something nice might happen, owing to the goodness of a friend. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You’re in a good frame of mind to tackle a goal that up until now has been too challenging. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- What you conceive now can be put into action and come to pass sooner than you think. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Some changes might occur that won’t be precipitated by any influences under your control. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Don’t be afraid to team up with another, especially if it appears to be a good deal. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Conditions should be quite good at work so, focus on something meaningful to you personally. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Although you might not immediately recognize the value of what a new relationship could mean in your life, a new contact could prove to be fortunate .

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Study finds reports of Earth’s cooling erroneous By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON — Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book. Only one problem: It’s not true, according to an analysis of the numbers done by several independent statisticians for The Associated Press. The case that the Earth might be cooling partly stems from recent weather. Last year was cooler than previous years. It’s been a while since the super-hot years of 1998 and 2005. So is this a longer climate trend or just weather’s normal ups and downs? In a blind test, the AP gave temperature data to four independent statisticians and asked them to look for trends, without telling them what the numbers represented. The experts found no true temperature declines over time. “If you look at the data and sort of cherry-pick a microtrend within a bigger trend, that technique is particularly suspect,” said John Grego, a professor of statistics at the University of South Carolina. Yet the idea that things are cooling has been repeated in opinion columns, a BBC news story posted on the Drudge Report and in a new book by the authors of the best-seller “Freakonomics.” Last week, a poll by the Pew Research Center found that only 57 percent of Americans now believe there is strong scientific evidence for global warming, down from 77 percent in 2006.

Global warming skeptics base their claims on an unusually hot year in 1998. Since then, they say, temperatures have dropped — thus, a cooling trend. But it’s not that simple. Since 1998, temperatures have dipped, soared, fallen again and are now rising once more. Records kept

by the British meteorological office and satellite data used by climate skeptics still show 1998 as the hottest year. However, data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA show 2005 has topped 1998. Published peerreviewed scientific research generally cites temperatures measured by ground sensors, which are from NOAA, NASA and the British, more than the satellite data. The recent Internet chatter about cooling led NOAA’s climate data center to re-examine its temperature data. It found no cooling trend. “The last 10 years are the warmest 10-year period of the modern record,” said NOAA climate monitoring chief Deke Arndt. “Even if you analyze the trend during that 10 years, the trend is actually positive, which means warming.” The AP sent expert statisticians NOAA’s year-to-year ground temperature changes over 130 years and the 30 years of satellite-measured temperatures preferred by skeptics and gathered by scientists at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Statisticians who analyzed the data found a distinct decades-long upward trend in the numbers, but could not find a significant drop in the past 10 years in either data set. The ups and downs during the last decade repeat random variability in data as far back as 1880. Saying there’s a downward trend since 1998 is not scientifically legitimate, said David Peterson, a retired Duke University statistics professor and one of those analyzing the numbers. Identifying a downward trend is a case of “people coming at the data with preconceived notions,” said Peterson, author of the book “Why Did They Do That? An Introduction to Forensic Decision Analysis.” One prominent skeptic said that to find the cooling trend, the 30 years of satel-

lite temperatures must be used. The satellite data tends to be cooler than the ground data. And key is making sure 1998 is part of the trend, he added. It’s what happens within the past 10 years or so, not the overall average, that counts, contends Don Easterbrook, a Western Washington University geology professor and global warming skeptic. “I don’t argue with you that the 10-year average for the past 10 years is higher than the previous 10 years,” said Easterbrook, who has self-published some of his research. “We started the cooling trend after 1998. You’re going to get a different line depending on which year you choose. “Should not the actual temperature be higher now than it was in 1998?” Easterbrook asked. “We can play the numbers games.” That’s the problem, some of the statisticians said. Grego produced three charts to show how choosing a starting date can alter perceptions. Using the skeptics’ satellite data beginning in 1998, there is a “mild downward trend,” he said. But doing that is “deceptive.” The trend disappears if the

analysis starts in 1997. And it trends upward if you begin in 1999, he said. Apart from the conflicting data analyses is the eyebrow-raising new book title from Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, “Super Freakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance.” A line in the book says: “Then there’s this littlediscussed fact about global warming: While the drumbeat of doom has grown louder over the past several years, the average global temperature during that time has in fact decreased.” That led to a sharp rebuke from the Union of Concerned Scientists, which said the book mischaracterizes climate science with “distorted statistics.” Levitt, a University of Chicago economist, said he does not believe there is a cooling trend. He said the line was just an attempt to note the irony of a cool couple of years at a time of intense discussion of global warming. Levitt said he did not do any statistical analysis of temperatures, but “eyeballed” the numbers and noticed 2005 was hotter than the last couple of years. Levitt said the “cooling” reference in the book title refers more to ideas about trying to cool the Earth artificially. Statisticians say that in sizing up climate change, it’s important to look at moving averages of about 10 years. They compare the average of 1999-2008 to the average of 2000-2009. In all data sets, 10-year moving averages have been higher in the last five years than in any previous years. “To talk about global cooling at the end of the hottest decade the planet has experienced in many thousands of years is ridiculous,” said Ken Caldeira, a climate scientist at the Carnegie Institution at Stanford. Ben Santer, a climate scientist at the Department

of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Lab, called it “a concerted strategy to obfuscate and generate confusion in the minds of the public and policymakers” ahead of international climate talks in December in Copenhagen. President Barack Obama weighed in on the topic Friday at MIT. He said some opponents “make cynical claims that contradict the overwhelming scientific evidence when it comes to climate change — claims whose only purpose is to defeat or delay the change that we know is necessary.” Earlier this year, climate scientists in two peerreviewed publications statistically analyzed recent years’ temperatures against claims of cooling and found them not valid. “It pretty much depends on when you start,” wrote John Christy, the Alabama atmospheric scientist who collects the satellite data that skeptics use. He said in an e-mail that looking back 31 years, temperatures have gone up nearly three-quarters of a degree Fahrenheit (fourtenths of a degree Celsius). The last dozen years have been flat, and temperatures over the last eight years have declined a bit, he wrote. Oceans, which take longer to heat up and longer to cool, greatly influence short-term weather, causing temperatures to rise and fall temporarily on top of the overall steady warming trend, scientists say. The biggest example of that is El Nino. El Nino, a temporary warming of part of the Pacific Ocean, usually spikes global temperatures, scientists say. The two recent warm years, both 1998 and 2005, were El Nino years. The flip side of El Nino is La Nina, which lowers temperatures. A La Nina bloomed last year and temperatures slipped a bit, but 2008 was still the ninth hottest in 130 years of NOAA records.

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18 — The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, TUESDAY, October, 2009 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Virginia Lorinczi, of Rutherford County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of January, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

Having qualified as Co-Executor of the estate of PATRICIA BONDS of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said PATRICIA BONDS to present them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of January 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 6th day of October, 2009.

This the 27th day of October, 2009.

Dane Edward Wurster, Co-Executor PO Box 792 Forest City, NC 28043

Julia Barnett 283 Ive Bright Drive Forest City, NC 28043 John B. Crotts, Attorney 215 North Main Street Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Stealie A. Griffith, Co-Executor PO Box 792 Forest City, NC 28043

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 09-SP-329 UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by James Jackson, dated the 19th day of April, 2005, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County, North Carolina, in Book 837 at Page 166 and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale in the County Courthouse of Rutherford County, in the city of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, at 10:30 a.m. on the 10th day of November, 2009, all that certain parcel of land, more particularly described as follows: IMPROVEMENTS: House and lot/Condominium/or Lot LEGAL DESCRIPTION: All that certain parcel of land with the improvements thereon, lying and being situated in the County of RUTHERFORD, State of NC, to-wit: TRACT ONE: SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN COOL SPRINGS TOWNSHIP, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BOSTIC-FOREST CITY HIGHWAY, SAME BEING A PART OF THE CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND WHICH WAS CONVEYED TO JAMES D. CULBERTSON BY J. REID WASHBURN AND WIFE, AND BEING LOTS NUMBER 6, 11, AND 12 OF AN UNRECORDED PLAT OF SAID PROPERTY, SAME BEING DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN CENTER OF AN UNNAMED STREET, SAME ADJOINING THE BAILEY PROPERTY AND BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID PROPERTY; RUNS THENCE WITH THE WESTERN LINE OF SAME NORTH 24 EAST 349 FEET TO AN IRON PIN IN THE CENTER OF ANOTHER UNNAMED STREET, SAME BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT NUMBER 6, RUNS THENCE WITH CENTER OF SAID UNNAMED STREET, SOUTH 61 EAST 100 FEET TO A POINT, SAME BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT NUMBER 5 AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT NUMBER 6; RUNS THENCE WITH THE COMMON LINES BETWEEN LOTS NUMBERS 5 AND 6 SOUTH 24 DEGREES 24 MINUTES WEST 168 FEET TO AN IRON PIN, COMMON CORNER BETWEEN LOTS NUMBERS 5, 6, 11 AND 12; RUNS THENCE WITH THE COMMON LINE BETWEEN LOTS NUMBER 5 AND 11, SOUTH 64 EAST 100 FEET TO AN IRON PIN, COMMON CORNER BETWEEN LOTS NUMBER 5, 11, 4 AND 10; RUNS THENCE WITH THE COMMON LINE BETWEEN LOTS NUMBER 10 AND 11 SOUTH 24 WEST 187.5 FEET TO A POINT IN CENTER OF SAID UNNAMED STREET; SAME BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT NUMBER 11 AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT NUMBER 11 AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT NUMBER 10; NORTH 69 DEGREES 30 MINUTES WEST 200 FEET TO THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING. TRACT TWO: SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN COOL SPRINGS TOWNSHIP, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, NEAR THE TOWN OF BOSTIC AND BEING A PART OF THE LAND WHICH WAS CONVEYED BY JOHN REID WASHBURN AND WIFE TO JAMES D. CULBERTSON LYING TO THE WEST OF THE BOSTIC FOREST CITY HIGHWAY AND BEING DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN IN THE CENTER OF AN UNNAMED STREET, SAID POINT LYING NORTH 61 WEST 417-1/2 FEET FROM THE POINT WHERE THE CENTER OF SAID UNNAMED STREET INTERSECTS THE CENTER OF THE BOSTIC-FOREST CITY HIGHWAY; RUNS THENCE WITH THE CENTER OF SAID ROAD, NORTH 61 WEST 100 FEET TO A POINT, SAID POINT BEING EVIDENCED BY AN IRON PIN OFFSET IN THE SOUTHSIDE THEREOF, SAME BEING COMMON CORNER BETWEEN LOTS NUMBER 5 AND 6 OF SAID UNRECORDED PLAT OF SAID PROPERTY; RUNS THENCE WITH THE COMMON LINE BETWEEN SAID LOTS SOUTH 24 WEST 168 FEET TO AN IRON PIN, COMMON LINE BETWEEN LOTS NUMBER 5, 6, 12 AND 11; RUNS THENCE WITH THE COMMON LINE BETWEEN LOTS 5 AND 11, SOUTH64EAST 100 FEET TOAN IRON PIPE, COMMON CORNER BETWEEN LOTS NUMBER 4, 5, 10, 11; RUNS THENCE WITH THE COMMON LINE BETWEEN LOTS 4 AND 5, NORTH 24 EAST 161 FEET TO THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING. This is the same property conveyed to James Jackson and wife, Vickie M. Jackson by deed of Loyd Wayne Sheppard and wife, Sarah A. Sheppard, dated October 20, 1987 and recorded October 23, 1987 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rutherford County NC in Book 510, Page 263. Parcel Number: 16-05829 & 16-05828 Property Address: 176 Michael Street, Bostic, NC 28018. ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE STREET ADDRESS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY: 176 Michael Street, Bostic, NC 28018 Notice & Disclaimer: The listed street address may be incorrect and is stated hereby for informational and reference purposes only. The Substitute Trustee makes no certifications or warranties that said street address is accurate or correct. It is each potential bidder's duty to determine with his/her own title examination that said street address is correct and matches the above legal description. The above legal description describes the property being sold and shall be controlling. PRESENT RECORD OWNERS as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to posting the notice are James Jackson and Spouse, if any. Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. In the event that this sale is one of residential real property with less than 15 rental units, an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to NCGS §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. That upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of forty-five (45) cents per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308 (a)(1). This sale is also subject to any applicable county and/or state land transfer and/or revenue tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for such tax. The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS". Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the Deed of Trust/Security Instrument, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee of the holder of the note make any representation or 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, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, encumbrances of record, including prior Deeds of Trust. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or certified check made payable to the Substitute Trustee (no personal checks) for five percent (5%) of the purchase price or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, at the time of the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all remaining amounts are due immediately. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This the 16th day of October, 2009. The Caudle Law Firm, P.A., Substitute Trustee David R. Caudle President & Attorney at Law State Bar Number 6075 2101 Rexford Road, Suite 165W Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 http://www.caudlelawfirm.com

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of JOHN CARSON BURNS, JR. of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JOHN CARSON BURNS, JR. to present them to the undersigned on or before the 27th day of January, 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 27th day of October, 2009. Martha Burns Ogburn, Executor 6316 Woodleigh Oaks Dr. Charlotte, NC 28226

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RESOLUTION OF THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS CONCERNING THE COUNTING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS On October 13, 2009 the Rutherford County Board of Elections met at the Board of Elections Office, Spindale, North Carolina and adopted the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED by the Rutherford County Board of Elections that: 1. The Rutherford County Board of Elections shall meet at 2:00 PM on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the Board of Elections Office at 298 Fairground Rd. Spindale, NC to count absentee ballots. 2. Any voter of the county may attend this meeting and observe the count. 3. The results of the absentee ballot count will not be announced before 7:30 pm on that day. Syble T. Scruggs, Chairman Rutherford County Board of Elections

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NORTH CAROLINA RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 361 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CHAD BARBIERE AND NIKOLINA BARBIERE DATED October 13, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 865, PAGE 539, RUTHERFORD COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORP, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by CHAD BARBIERE AND NIKOLINA BARBIERE dated October 13, 2005 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 865, Page 539, RUTHERFORD County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of RUTHERFORD County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of RUTHERFORD and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 307 as shown on survey by R.L. Greene, PLS entitled “Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2B as recorded in Plat Book 26 at Page 119, said plat being one of a series of plats recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 119 through 123 of the Rutherford County, NC Registry, reference to said recorded plats being made for a more particular description of said Lot 307. 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 188 through 192; Plats for Phase 1B as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 25, at Pages 205 through 208 and Plats for Phase 2A as shown on plats recorded in Plat Book 26, at Pages 114 through 118 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. PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: Lot 307, Phase 2 Rolling Ridge Trail at Grey Rock Resort, Lake Lure, NC 28746 DATE OF SALE: November 4, 2009 TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: RUTHERFORD County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): Barbiere Capital, Inc. TERMS OF THE SALE: (1). This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2). The property is being sold "as is". Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3). The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4). At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5). 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. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. (6). An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.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. This the 7th day of October, 2009. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. _______________________________________ Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 KMA 97391821

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