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WHO’S NEWS

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Utilities, rent, food Scott Hambright, network administration supervisor for High Point Bank, was awarded the Kirby Award by Big Brothers Big Sisters of High Point for his four-year commitment to one little brother.

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With spiraling unemployment and the tough economy, local agencies that serve the poor are seeing one of their toughest years yet, with demand in some cases outweighing available resources. This three-part series examines the burdens of local charities during this tough holiday season and ways you can pitch in to help.

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No. 1 client desire: job. 2A

BY PAM HAYNES ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT – It isn’t unusual for partner agencies of the United Way of Greater High Point to experience inDON DAVIS JR. | HPE creased needs from the community during the holiday Patricia Shue sorts coats at the Salvation Army Center, W. Green Drive, before clients are admitted to pick through the selection. Shue has worked for the Salvation Army for 12 years. season.

Winter can exaggerate basic essential needs such as in 2008, Smith said. This year, an the ability to pay for utilities, rent average month brought in 200 and food, said Bobby Smith, presiphone calls. In October, the line redent of the organization. In his 13 ceived 249 calls – the most calls in TODAY: Nonprofits see inyears with the United Way, those one month thus far. He expects the creased demand three always have been the greatnumber of calls to be even greater est needs from for November and December.

MONDAY, TUESDAY: Many people in the “This call volume is one way I opportunities await to get community – esjudge the intensity of needs withinvolved pecially during in the community,” he said. “A the holidays. But person loses their job, develops a substance abuse problem, their people are coming to us for, like CRIES FOR HELP this year, the number of peolife crashes, and they call us.” rent and utility assistance,” said ple who exhibit Capt. Tony Perez of The SalvaIndividuals who call the line can Struggling those needs is be referred to more than one agen- tion Army. “People’s lights are through the beyond anything cy. Open Door Ministries, which about to be cut off. They’re about holidays he’s seen before. provides emergency shelter and to be evicted. Some are strug■■■ “The types of food for men, received the greatest gling more than ever before, and needs haven’t amount of referrals with 267, while they’re coming to us for help.” changed,” he said. “They’ve Smith isn’t sure how the needs the Emergency Assistance Prochanged in that they have inof hungry, homeless or jobless gram received 220 referrals. creased in sheer volume.”

The agencies receive funding members of the community will Most of the United Way’s 29 raised by the annual United Way be met this Christmas as fundpartner agencies have experiCampaign, which is expected to ex- ing seems to decrease. But that enced cuts in funding – from the perience a decline this year of about doesn’t make those needs any DON DAVIS JR. | HPE federal government and from do- United Way President Bobby Smith $300,000 due to a drop in annual pri- less important, he said. nors – while experiencing an in“We have record demands for vate and corporate donors. creased number of applications That means less funding for or- fewer resources than ever before,” Needy members of the commu- ganizations such as The Salvation he said. “If we don’t reach our camfor assistance.

“There is no stimulus money nity call the organization or its as- Army of High Point, which has ex- paign goal, it’s just compounding from the federal government for sistance phone line, United Way perienced an extreme increase in what is already a challenging year people who are in debt or behind 211, when they need help. the number of people applying for for our partner agencies.” on their utility bill,” he said. “So The call volume for the line usu- assistance for the first time. they call us.”

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Black ice threat emerges from weekend forecast ENTERPRISE STAFF REPORT

TRIAD – The possibilities for white snow falling from the sky this weekend seem slight, but black ice may form on road surfaces this morning.

Some forecasters called for the possibility of snow on Saturday, and the greatest chance of that was for a mix of snow and rain late Saturday afternoon or early evening, when temperatures dipped to the mid-30s, according to Ron Humble, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Raleigh.

The closest snow came to the Triad was in the mountains, at Cullowhee.

It would not be unusual for snow in the Triad this early in the year. The last snowfall on Dec. 5 was 1.2 inches in 2002, and the last snowfall on Dec. 6 was 1 inch in 1954.

So far this year, however, temperatures simply haven’t been cold enough, either in the air or on the ground. The ground temperature Friday at Piedmont Triad International Airport was 45 degrees, with only a decrease of several degrees by Saturday morning.

The state issued its first winterweather release Friday afternoon detailing how the $20 million budgeted this year for snow and ice removal and pre-treatment would be used.

The city of High Point also is ready for winter but didn’t make special plans for this weekend, according to Ken Sult, street superintendent.

“We always have folks on standby, but we don’t anticipate having people on-site,” Sult said Friday afternoon.

Saturday’s rain could lead to ice on roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, this morning, Humble said. The Saturday evening influx of cold air was expected to bring a low in the upper 20s Saturday night.

“People need to be very much aware of that,” Humble said.

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Danny Boles,56 Ola Burcham, 79 Walter Efird, 78 Gwendolyn Graves Virginia Kivett, 84 Edwin Rankin Jr., 94 Loyde Stewart, 82 Barbara Taylor, 67 Jeanette Walker, 74 Ronald Yokely, 67 Obituaries, 2-3A,2-4B,8B

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Assistance program folks say clients need jobs

BY PAM HAYNES ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

for Guilford County have declined steadily, though the decline has become less intense during the past five to six months, according to the N.C. Employment Security Commission. Unemployment rates only slightly increased from 11.1 percent in September to 11.2 percent in October for the county while High Point remained at 11 percent for both months. Surrounding Randolph and Davidson County also experienced minor increases in October while Forsyth County remained at 9.6 percent.

Even holiday employment was down this year, according to Robert Ware, who oversees the ESC office in Asheville.

“We’ve had a heavier loss than some parts of the state due to job losses in manufacturing,” Ware said. “The area is stabilizing in unemployment rates

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HIGH POINT – The majority of the needs in High Point could be fixed with the one thing that continues to slip away from the community, according to Bobby Smith, president of the United Way of Greater High Point.

“Our greatest need in the area is jobs, especially jobs with benefits,” he said.

“That probably solves 90 percent of the issues which cause someone to visit a United Way agency.”

Smith and the organization’s 29 partner agencies have seen an increased demand in most every need, particularly basic needs like utility, rent and food assistance, in the past two years. Those needs have risen along with area unemployment rates

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’Tis the season when need is greatest – for utilities, rent, food. 1A and manufacturing facility closures.

Losing a job has caused many peoples’ lives to spiral out of control, he said.

“Someone becomes unemployed, develops a substance abuse problem to cope, and handles the stress by physically abusing his family,” he said. “In that example, they need help from Alcohol and Drug Services, Consumer Credit and the Domestic Violence Shelter from Family Service of the Piedmont. It really impacts every agency.”

The situation has shown little to no improvement this year. Jobless rates

now, and that’s a hopeful sign.” Ware said December and January often are tumultuous for the unemployment rate as companies have scheduled to close operations at the end of the year, or employers ask employees to remain out of work as orders decline after Christmas.

Until then, the ESC works to find as many jobs for as many people as possible, and Smith continues to lead a group of agencies that have those in need knocking at their doors.

“We have a lot of good, quality folks with experience here,” Ware said. “I would encourage any employers that have labor needs to contact the ESC and let us assist you in filling those openings.” phaynes@hpe.com | 888-3617

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Jeanette Hughes Walker THOMASVILLE – Mrs. Jeanette Hughes Walker 74 of Thomasville died Friday at the Hinkle Hospice Home in Lexington. She was born March 1, 1935 in Thomasville. Mrs. Walker worked at Hanes Hosiery and the High Point Enterprise before retiring from Marlowe Van Loan Sales.

She was an avid bowler in the High Point Leagues and was the high scorer in 1984. In addition to bowling she enjoyed yard sales and the beach. She will be remembered as a good Christian woman who never met a stranger and had a good sense of humor.

Mrs. Walker is survived by her husband Bill R. Walker of the home, daughter Diane Solis of Liberty and step children William Walker Jr. and wife Ella of Randleman, Vickie Osborne and husband Larry of High Point, Keith Walker and wife Debbie of Trinity and David Walker of Randleman, 15 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Jeanette Hughes Walker will be held 3:00 pm Wednesday in the chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service , Archdale with the Reverend Doug Davis officiating.

The family will greet friends following the service.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be given to the Hinkle Hospice House, 345 Bryant Road, Lexington, NC 27293. Online condolences may be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale.

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Jay Sullivan, a fourth generation farmer near Mt. Olive who started raising pigs in the early 1990s, poses with 6-week-old pigs who’ll be shipped off to a finishing plant. His main buyer, Coharie Hog Farms, recently filed bankruptcy.

Eastern N.C. reeling from hog farm bankruptcies RALEIGH (AP) – On a recent camping trip with his son’s Cub Scout troop, Curtis Barwick ended a talk about his job managing contracts for the now-bankrupt Coharie Hog Farms with a desperate plea.

“I really don’t care if you eat the sausage or not,” Barwick told the scouts. “Just buy it.”

North Carolina’s hog industry needs all the customers it can get to bring it back, s Scouts included.

After two years of losses, Clinton-based Coharie and three

smaller North Carolina pork producers recently declared bankruptcy, causing scores of grain and hog farmers to lose once-stable contracts to raise hogs.

Many hog farmers fear that other companies could go under or greatly reduce their contracts, further damaging the hog-dependent Eastern North Carolina economy.

The average cost of raising a hog is now $20 more than the hog is worth at sale, thanks to high grain prices and weak demand,

said Don Butler, the president of the National Pork Producers Council, who works for Murphy-Brown, a Warsaw hog and turkey company.

“Everybody’s bleeding out of this,” said Jay Sullivan, a fourth-generation farmer with a 900-acre Sampson County farm raising hogs and growing grain.

“We’re going to need a little help.”

Sullivan raised 3,000 hogs a year for Coharie, but will have empty barns in January unless he can find another hog com-

LOTTERY

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In parades, Coble is second only to Santa MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

GREENSBORO – If Santa holds the record, then U.S. Rep. Howard Coble must be his closest challenger.

Who else would have ridden in so many holiday

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Were it not for conflicts his record would be even more impressive.

This year, he’ll do eight.

One year, he rode in 13.

“He’s in as many as he can schedule,” said Chris Beaman, the manager of Coble’s Greensboro office.

parades? “That’s probably true,” Coble said Friday.

“I don’t mind being second to Santa Claus .”

The 78-year-old Greensboro Republican, who’s been in Congress a quarter of a century, figures he’s participated in more than 200 yule parades.

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Governor sends callers to telephone sex line

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Oops! In an embarrassing blunder, Gov. Charlie Crist mistakenly directed parents of uninsured children to call a toll-free sex line.

People calling the governor’s office heard

an on-hold recording of Crist promoting the toll-free Florida KidCare line. Except two numbers were transposed.

Anyone calling the number Crist gave out was told to call another number. The recording

on that second phone number begins, “Hey there sexy guys” and says the caller can have a more graphic conversation with a woman for $2.99 a minute.

The Palm Beach Post discovered the mistake.

Crist quickly fixed it.

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pany to replace what was 35 percent of his income.

North Carolina has the second-largest hog industry in the country. The $2.2 billion in 2008 cash receipts was 22 percent of all cash receipts from farming in the state, according to the state’s Agriculture Department.

The industry’s problems are complicated, with blame attributed to the net effect of high grain prices, less consumer demand for pork and the emergence this April of H1N1, also known as swine flu.

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Loyde Stewart

STOKESDALE – Loyde Clayton Stewart, age 82 passed away Saturday, December 5, 2009 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 14, 1927 in Davidson Co. to the late Bernie Clifton and Lue Teague Stewart of the Gum Tree area. Loyde served in the Navy during WWII. Growing up during very hard times he learned to work and save for what you needed. This hard work continued as he wanted to start a furniture manufacturing business and asked ture, which he did. Eventuhis brother Clifton if he ally Spectrum Furniture wanted to join in on his ven- was sold out to his brother.

L.C. and his wife Jo bought a farm in Stokesdale, always loving the outdoors and working the land. L.C. and wife Jo moved their family to the farm in January of 1956. They raised tobacco, animals and gardened to be able to feed the family.

In 1967 without ever playing a round of golf, Dawn Acres Golf Club was opened.

He knew farming couldn’t last so his last venture turned out very successful, with long days and hard work Dawn Acres Golf Club has been rewarding for him.

In addition to his parents Mr. Stewart was preceded

in death by his loving wife, Josie Shields Stewart, son, Loyde Criss Stewart, and sister Pauline Eller.

Surviving are; a son, Randy Stewart and wife Sandy of Stokesdale, three daughters, Kay Harrell and husband Mike of Stokesdale, Diane Stack and husband Steve of Stokesdale, Dawn Stewart of Stokesdale, Brother Clifton Stewart and wife Tommie of Kernersville, sister, Peggy Lyda and husband BB of High Point, Five grandchildren, Charlie Stack and wife Mackenzie, Amy Jenkins and husband Randall, Criss Harrell, Scott

Harrell, and Ashley Troxler and husband Scott, Step granddaughter, Tammy Shearer and husband Curt, The twinkle in his eye great grandchildren, Chad and Chase Harrell, Ava Troxler, Marin Stack, and Charlie Jenkins step grandchildren, Brandon and Cassidy Shearer, a special sister in law, Marcie. A funeral service will be conducted 2:00 pm Tuesday, December 8, 2009

by Rev. Jerry Walker and Rev. Buford Smith at Hayworth-Miller Kernersville Chapel. Burial will follow in the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. The family will

receive friends from 5:30 8:00 pm Monday December 7, 2009 at Hayworth-Miller Kernersville Chapel. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Walnut Cove @ 235 North main Street P.O. Box 863, Walnut Cove, NC 270520863 or to the Stokesdale Fire Department @ 8401 US Hwy 158 Stokesdale, NC 27357.

Flowers will also be appreciated because he loved anything with a bloom. Special Thank You to his nurse Sherrilyn Dalton. You have been a blessing to the Stewart FamilyCondolences may be made at www.hayworthmiller.com.

Ola Burcham HIGH POINT – Mrs. Ola (Tiny) Cook Burcham, 79, longtime resident of High Point, died Friday, December 04, 2009 at her daughter’s residence.

She was born November 12, 1930 in Surry County, and had worked for Amos Hosiery Mill for 36 years.

Following her retirement from Amos Hosiery, she went to work part-time for Winn Dixie where she worked for five years. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nonnie Love Inman; her husband, Sammie Leroy Burcham; her brother, William Oliver Cook; and her companion, Max Matthews.

Survivors include her daughter, Kertrina (Tina) Saint and husband, Jim, of Orlando, FL; grandchildren, Jeremy Saint and wife, Samantha, of Archdale, Tyler Saint and Kyler Saint, both of Orlando, FL; great grandchildren, Seth, Colby, Cameron and Baby Saint; a very

special niece, Sherry Cook Simpson and husband, Tommy, of Trinity; and a half sister, Glenda Fay Inman, of Winston-Salem.

Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale officiated by Rev. James Capps. Interment will follow in Floral Garden Memorial Park Cemetery. The

family will receive friends Monday night from 6 until 8 at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to Hospice of the Comforter, 480 W. Central Pkwy, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714.

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Knox upset, tired; gets family visit in prison PERUGIA, Italy (AP) – Amanda Knox sought comfort from visiting family members Saturday on her first day in prison since being convicted of murdering her British roommate.

The family of victim Meredith Kercher said the verdict brought a measure of justice.

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according to family members and a lawyer who saw her. “Amanda like the rest is extremely disappointed, upset about the Knox decision,� Knox’s mother, Edda Mellas, said after the visit to the prison just outside Perugia. “We told her that she’s gonna get out of here. It’s gonna take a little longer.�

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ment they shared. Prosecutors said the Leeds University student was murdered the previous night. “Meredith still leaves a big hole in our lives and her presence is missed every time we meet up as a family,� John Kercher Jr., one of her brothers, told a press conference in Perugia.

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The accident happened about 1 p.m. as Brokaw was driving in the left lane of the northbound Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx.

Police and the Brokaws said a 1998 Ford Expedition swerved to avoid a spool of cable bouncing in the far right lane, which caused the driver of the SUV to lose control.

The Expedition overturned and then collided with the mail truck, police said. Suejas Estrada of the Bronx was thrown

from the Expedition and killed.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The BroBrokaw kaws said the out-of-control Expedition forced the mail truck into the couple’s lane.

The truck collided with Brokaw’s vehicle. Police said the mail truck’s 54year-old driver was taken to Westchester Medical Center with bumps and bruises. He was in stable condition Friday.

Brokaw, 69, and his wife, Meredith, said in a statement they were “greatly saddened by this loss of life.” Brokaw didn’t say in his statement where the couple was headed at the time.

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Twisted Sister guitarist recovers from surgery ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Twisted Sister guitarist Eddie Ojeda is recuperating from emergency back surgery that forced him to miss the band’s concert near Philadelphia.

Ojeda experienced intense pain that prevented him from standing or sitting, went to a hospital and had surgery to repair a ruptured disc, according to bandmate Jay Jay French. Dan McCafferty, who played guitar in singer Dee Snider’s solo band, was pressed into duty as a last-minute replacement at the Keswick Theater on Wednesday night.

French says Ojeda is feeling better and hopes to perform at the band’s S u n d a y Ojeda night concert at New York’s Nokia Theater. If he can’t, McCafferty will fill in there as well.

“I talked to him this morning, and he says he feels much better,” French said Friday. “They want to see if he can stand for two hours and play. He plans to try it.”

Ojeda’s absence forced some scrambling in the band.

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NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana got its earliest snowflakes ever as people across the South awakened to a dusting of powder.

Snow started falling in the region late Friday and continued into Saturday morning.

Snow also caused a few cancellations Saturday at Washington’s Dulles International Airport.

The National Weather Service says several Louisiana towns reported two to three inches.

Lines bus going from Denver to Billings, Mont., occurred about 1:40 a.m. Saturday.

He said after the tractor-trailer crashed in the northbound lanes, a second tractor-trailer driver stopped and activated its hazard flashers.

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Townsend said the driver of the tractor-trailer that crashed was taken to a hospital, but that person’s condition is unknown.

The crash was about four miles south of Casper on Interstate 25. Townsend said such crashes aren’t uncommon in the state.

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Man wanted in double homicides eludes police MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Police continued to ask the public for help Saturday as the search for a Wisconsin man wanted in the deaths of his two young daughters and their mothers stretched into its third day.

AuthoriAdair ties have released no new details on the slayings but continued to call 38-year-old Tyrone Adair armed and dangerous.

He has strong family ties to the Madison area, but so far has eluded capture. Police have warned law enforcement agencies nationwide to watch for him.

Obama to promote job ideas President is expected to lean toward new incentives for small businesses in Tuesday speech WASHINGTON (AP) – In his latest job creation effort, President Barack Obama is trying to find practical and politically feasible ways of spurring hiring among skittish employers.

Among the ideas expected in his economic speech Tuesday is an expanded program that gives people cash incentives to fix up their homes with energy-saving materials, senior administration officials have told The Associated Press.

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incentives for small businesses that hire new workers and new spending on roads, bridges and other public works, the officials said.

The president also is open to a federal infusion of money to cash-strapped state and local governments, considered among the quickest and most effective – though expensive – ways to stem layoffs.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the package and Obama’s speech were being developed.

The officials emphasized that Obama probably won’t mention in his speech every job idea he will eventually support, and that his address is meant only as one step in a debate that’s sure to keep going.

Obama said in his Saturday radio and Internet address that the country is emerging from an “economic storm� and that he’s working to put people back on the payroll after a painful recession. Two years of drastic job cuts all but ended in November, according to the latest figures.

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Careful decorating keeps holidays safe

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GUILFORD COUNTY – Taking just a few precautions with holiday decorations can keep the holiday season safe for everyone.

Candles and electrical lighting can be fire hazards, according to experts, and some decorations can be poisonous. “Never, never leave lit candles unattended,� said Leigha Shepler, Safe Kids Guilford County coordinator. “Don’t put candles on a tree or a natural wreath, or near curtains or drapes. Keep matches and lighters locked out of reach.�

In 2005, candles started more than 15,000 home fires in the United States. Candle fires are most frequent around Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

Battery-operated candle lights are a safe alternative.

Buying a fresh Christmas tree and keeping it watered at all times will cut the fire risk.

Do not put the tree within three feet of a fireplace, space heater, radiator or heat vent.

Parents should decorate the Christmas tree with children and pets in mind. Ornaments with small parts or metal hooks should be placed on high branches. Protruding branches should be trimmed at or below a child’s eye level.

Lights should be kept out of reach.

To prevent accidental poisoning, homeowners should keep alcohol out of reach of children. Many color additives for fireplace fires are toxic and should be stored out of reach. Artificial snow sprays also are harmful if inhaled. Holly berries, mistletoe berries, poinsettias, amaryllis, boxwood, Christmas rose, crown of thorns, English ivy and Jerusalem cherry all are potentially harmful if eaten.

Safe Kids recommends these other tree decorating precautions: • Never leave a lighted Christmas tree or other decorative display unattended.

Inspect lights for exposed or frayed wires, loose connections and broken sockets.

Do not overload extension cords or outlets and do not run an electrical cord under a rug. “Decorative lighting should be labeled with the seal of an independent testing lab,â€? Shepler said. “If it’s not labeled for outdoor use, don’t use it outdoors.â€? • Do not burn Christmas tree branches, treated wood or wrapping paper in a home fireplace.

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Dr. Martie Bell, associate professor of physical education, was recently elected to serve as a board member on the Executive Committee for the North Carolina College Conference of Professional Preparation in Physical Education and Health Education.

Former pastor writes history, receives award AT A GLANCE

BY PAM HAYNES ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT – Roy Cantrell found out a lot of things when he wrote a 250-year history of Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church.

For instance, many years ago, charges could be issued by one church member against another if one felt they had been wronged. In an old copy of the church’s minutes, Cantrell found a charge against a man who was accused of stealing a pile of manure from his neighbor.

Things are different now, of course, but he wrote the detailed history to document the church’s past and its beginnings, which are sometimes a disputed issue.

A retired pastor of the church who served there 20 years, Cantrell was appointed by its history committee to write “History, Heritage and Memories,� which spans 1756-2006.

After two years of researching and writing, Cantrell received a first-place award in the history writing contest from the North Carolina Baptist Convention on Nov. 11 for his work. Five hundred copies were published, thanks to a donation from a church member. “I was very proud of the award because it reflected the character of the community back then,� he said. “All I did was record what the peo-

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Roy Cantrell with his book. ple had done, and we got an award for that.�

The book begins with the inception of Abbotts Creek Baptist Church, which later split into two churches – Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church and Abbotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church. That’s where the debate begins. Members of each church question which church is the original and which church is a branch of the other, though the Primitive Baptist church stands on the original property.

The church split in the 1830s due to disagreements about Sunday school, missionaries and educated pastors. “That was the beginning of our mission emphasis,� he said. “We are a very mission-oriented church.�

The missionary church moved across the street, where it sits today. It sends members across the country and the seas to do

To receive a copy of “History, Heritage and Memories,� a history of Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church from 1756-2006, call the church at 869-8410. Copies are $30 a piece. The church is located at 2816 Abbotts Creek Church Road in High Point. missionary work each year.

The book contains photos of different activities over the years and theories about where the name “Abbotts� came from. The well-preserved minutes from its meetings served as the skeleton of the document, Cantrell said, while an old, weekly newsletter provided more information. The book won the award because its claims are well-documented, according to the NCBC. It serves as a history of the church and of the community, Cantrell said. Most of all, it told his former church members about their history and added to the history of High Point. “It really gave me a deep appreciation of the heritage we have, the community and the sacrifices the earlier members made to get us here,� he said. phaynes@hpe.com | 888-3617

Thomasville councilmen reflect on lengthy service “Some of the citizens see different. I think some of them were wanting to see new faces, new blood and new ideas.�

Burton, the secondever African-American to serve in the Thomasville Police Department in the 1960s, said he has been a part of several of the city’s accomplishments over the years.

While discussing accomplishments, he noted the city converting an old landfill to make the city-owned Winding Creek Golf Course and bringing the now-defunct Automotive Motors of Thomasville to the city. “Much has been ac-

BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

THOMASVILLE – George Burton and Ricky Murphy, Thomasville City Council’s longest-standing members, will see their terms come to an end Monday.

Burton, 66, and Murphy, 51, have served on the City Council 18 and 17 years respectively.

Burton and Murphy fell just short in their attempts to be re-elected last month. “I feel sad about leaving because I was interested in wanting to serve as long as I could and as long as my health would allow me,� Burton said.

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Murphy, who has chaired the city’s Public Services Committee, said “he will miss the service, being able to do something productive for the community.� “I may not miss all those long meetings, but the times you are able to help people and really see a direct impact in people’s lives, that’s very rewarding to be able to do that,� Murphy said.

Murphy said one of

his accomplishments while on City Council was striking a sewer agreement with the city of Trinity. “We are talking about the largest sewer customer in the history of the city of Thomasville at a time when God knows we needed them,� he said. “They are chipping in $500,000 a year to pay for our sewer plant, and it’s one of the most overlooked home runs that we’ve hit in forever. I was able to help negotiate that with the city of Trinity, sit down through a yearlong process and negotiate.� dignasiak@hpe.com | 888-3657

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HIGH POINT – Mrs. Virginia Hedrick Kivett, 84, died Friday at Pennybyrn at Maryfield where she was a resident.

Mrs. Kivett was born August 23, 1925 in High Point, a daughter of E. K. and Lela Lowder Hedrick. She retired from Guilford County after 46 years. She last worked at the Health Department in Vital Records.

Mrs. Kivett attended High Point High School and Brevard College.

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Surviving are two sons, Jeffrey Keith Kivett and John Craig Kivett and wife Joyce of High Point; three grandchildren Christopher Kivett and wife Kelly, Julie Kivett Whitt and husband Brandon, and John Brian Kivett and wife Kelly; four greatgrandchildren, Carson, Olivia, Kyler and John Kivett; and one sister, Phyllis Matthews of Greensboro.

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Gwendolyn Templeton Graves BURLINGTON – Gwendolyn Templeton Graves of Burlington, died at the Alamance Regional Medical Center on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 10:30.

A native of Cabarrus County, she was the wife of Don Graves and the daughter of the late Onlon Templeton and the late Constance Ferguson Templeton. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Front Street United Methodist Church where she volunteered and taught Sunday School.

She was a volunteer with the American Red Cross and the Alamance County Skilled Nursing Facility as well as a member of the Hearth and Home Club and the Homebuilders Club.

Other than her husband of the home, she is survived by one son, Glover Ray Stanford of Wilmington; five daughters, D. Suellen White and her husband Byron of Deland, FL, Cynthia S. Parker of Carolina Beach, Donna G. Walton and her husband Trey of Willow Spring, NC, Melody G. Graves, and April D. Graves, both of the home; four grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren; and one brother, Thurston Templeton.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death her brother, Frank Templeton and her sister Orpah Lyles.

A graveside service will be held at Alamance Memorial Park on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. by Rev. Byron White.

Memorials may be made to the Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.

Condolences may be sent to info@ richandthompson.com.

Danny Boles LEXINGTON – Mr. Danny Eugene Boles, 56, a resident of Lexington, died Friday December 4, 2009 at Lexington Memorial Hospital.

A lifelong resident of Davidson County, Danny was born March 14, 1953 a son of Kenneth Newbert and Betty Lee Spoone. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne. Danny was preceded in death by his parents. On June 29, 1991 he married Karen Stewart who survives of the home.

Also surviving is his sons; Patrick Lee Boles of Michigan, Matthew Lee Stewart of the home.

Four step-sons; Jeffrey Wooten and Chris Wooten of Carthage, NC and Chris Dykes and Michael Dykes of Michigan. Two daughters; Stacie Boles of Michigan and Elizabeth Lawrence and husband Christopher of Thomasville, seven grandchildren and a sister; Robin O’Ham and husband James of Thomasville.

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be 6 PM Tuesday December 8, 2009 at J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Thomasville.

The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home and other times at the home of James and Robin O’Ham 1303 Trinity St. Thomasville. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association 202 Center Port Dr. Suite 100 Greensboro, NC 27409. Online condolences may be sent to the Boles family at www.jcgreenandsons.com.

CHARLOTTE (AP) – The longest-serving mayor of North Carolina’s largest city says he’s ready to leave office, but politics might still be a part of his future.

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Barbara Taylor HIGH POINT – Mrs. Barbara Hardy Taylor, 67, of High Point died Friday, December 4, 2009 at her residence.

Born May 25, 1942 in Surry County, she was the daughter of the late John Byrd Eads and Della Meredith Melton. She had worked for Alma Desk, and retired from Dar-Ran Furniture. She enjoyed going to the YWCA for her water exercise classes, and was active in Relay for Life. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, James Steven “Stevie� Taylor on January 12, 1981.

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Taylor, who survives of the home. Also surviving

are three children, Mitzie Woods and husband, Jim, of Trinity, Michael Taylor and wife, Kathy, of Archdale, and Jeff Taylor and wife, Camille, of Trinity; six grandchildren, Amanda, Crystal, Alan, Erika, Zachary and

Ashley; and four great grandchildren, Austin, Matthew, Kenyon and Savanna. Other survivors include her brother, Charles Hardy, of Hickory; two sisters, Star Embler, of Thomasville and Bonnie Swink, of Sunset Beach; and a special cousin, Alice Reynolds.

Funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale officiated by Rev. Thurman Smith and Rev. Houston Tilley.

Interment will follow in Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Sunday night from 6 until 8 at the funeral home.

The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of the High Point Regional Hospital Cancer Center, and to Dr. Frizzell and his staff. Also, special thanks to Remy, Starla and Noella from Hospice of the Piedmont, and especially to Dr. Williford, for her many hugs, and nurse Ashley. Thanks to all for your care and support.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the High Point Regional Hospital Cancer Center, attn. Development, PO Box HP-5, High Point, NC 27261. Online condolences can be made at www. cumbyfuneral.com. Arrangements by Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale.

SPRING LAKE (AP) – The man set to take over as police chief in a North Carolina town that has gone for six months without one may be new on the job, but he’s not new to the area.

The Fayetteville Observer reports Saturday that Red Springs police Chief Troy McDuffie was introduced Thursday as the new chief for Spring Lake. He takes command Dec. 14.

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I’d vote for Hege, if I lived in Davidson County I’ve been reading with interest articles concerning Gerald Hege, the ex-sheriff of Davidson County.

And it seems to me, folks should get the facts before criticizing and labeling someone as a bad sheriff.

Maybe it was because he took out all the Playboy Magazines, or maybe because he painted the jail pink so the inmates would hate it so bad they would vow not to return back there again. Could it be because he put them in stripes so any escapee would immediately be recognized? Or putting them to work on the roads. He should be ashamed making those poor crooks work. And what about roadblocks? The very idea taking these drivers’ rights to drive drunk, traffic drugs, etc.

So he did a little Andy Griffith of Mayberry and allowed a deputy to go pay a bill while on duty, bought motorcycles for his men. What better way to use that money than to keep up the department.

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he hadn’t eaten was because every time he was served food, he threw the tray up against the wall.

There’s more, but I’m out of space.

“They,” and “they” know who “they” are, tried from the time he went into office to get something on ex-sheriff Hege. I hope he wins, and if I lived in Davidson County, he’d surely get my vote.

JO BRANHAM CALLAHAN Trinity

Hinson didn’t understand context of ‘facts’ Yes, my letter about H.R. 45 on Nov. 12 was the result of a nerve being struck by Cathy Brewer Hinson’s Nov. 6 letter.

I want to be very clear about that stricken nerve. It has absolutely nothing to do with gun rights or the loss of gun rights. It has to do with people (especially politicos and candidates) who misrepresent their opinions as

facts. I am acutely aware of the almost constant fear-mongering that is everywhere these days, particularly being espoused by hyper-partisan politicians and candidates.

In her Nov. 27 letter, Hinson referred me to http://www.snopes. com/politics/guns/blairholt. asp as the source of her “facts.” I am glad she did. It was the best source of entertainment I had all day. Upon reading it, however, I did get strangled and nearly squirt coffee out of my nose. The site contained an e-mail from some unidentified person, the content of which she used extensively as her “facts,” including the “termite approach” concept.

If she had fully read the rest of the content, she would have realized that Snopes.com refuted many of the “facts” she used almost verbatim.

That distorted e-mail was in fact the reason for Snopes.com to do the research.

Having a good appreciation for

irony, I realized that these “facts” were coming from the same person who has criticized many of our elected leaders of passing legislation that they didn’t read. Not a good start for any candidacy.

Here’s some advice. Rarely does fear-mongering work as a means of getting things to change in our great country. We are, as a whole, pretty much fearless. However, if you cause voters to be angry and indignant by distorting facts or insisting on being politicos instead of leaders, you can expect a pretty serious and immediate reaction. Don’t waste my time with opinions that are not factual or original.

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s City Councilman Mike Pugh so adeptly put it, “Homeownership plays a large part in stabilizing and revitalizing neighborhoods.”

Pugh was expressing his enthusiasm over High Point’s kick-starting the affordable housing effort in the city’s Southside community.

An introduction ceremony will be held Wednesday for the first phase of new affordable homes that have been built in the Vail Avenue/Cassell Street/Tryon Avenue area, an area of the Southside that most High Point residents rarely or never see. Located a few blocks west of the Elm Street corridor, the new housing – some for which real estate closings have been held and some still in the process – already have given the neighborhood a new look. The city has acquired about a dozen parcels in the area and has plans to purchase more property in the Southside for houses that range in price from about $90,000 to $135,000.

This effort follows other city endeavors in the area, especially a street-level drug initiative by High Point police, in conjunction with High Point Community Against Violence, that is credited with reducing violent crime in Southside.

We know the Southside revitalization effort will be successful – the High Point community has proven the process gets the job done with its results in the Macedonia and West End neighborhoods. Homeownership is a major factor in the success of such endeavors.

Realize that the revitalization effort in the Southside has been a long time coming but, once again, High Pointers working together for a common goal are showing just what can be accomplished. The High Point community can’t rest on its laurels, however, because while much has been done and the results are most encouraging, much more still needs to be done.

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sary to allow the press to start ack in the old days of the 1960s, a sports on time. That’s a lot of work in a copy editor at The Idaho Statesman was relatively short amount of time, responsible for getting as many game especially for the sports staff, stories in the Sunday paper as he could. which attempts to get the latest For much of each fall Saturday evening, he sports news into the paper before was on his own because Ray Giffin, a sports deadline. The pressure (stemming writer, and I as sports editor, usually were from an ever-ticking clock) someout covering games: particularly University OPINION times can be intense! of Idaho, Idaho State University, Boise Junior Enterprise staffers have heard College (now Boise State University) or College Tom complaints because obituaries of Idaho. don’t always appear only on 2B, On those Saturdays when our sports reporting Blount ■■■ the page set aside in every edition assignments permitted, Giffin and I would arfor obituaries. Part of the Enterrive in the office between 4 and 5 p.m. (Mountain time) for an hour or so to help sports copy editor prise sequencing process – basically the same types of information in the same positions in George Scott get a head start on the evening’s the paper on any given day – allows use of space chores. We’d edit as much copy as we could and on 3B, which faces 2B, when obituary volume send it to the composing room for football game requires “jumping” to another page. That somestories from the East, Midwest and for those times can be a problem on Saturdays, when teams in the Southeast that played day games 3B contains Gwyn Riddick’s garden column, before heding out to cover a game. Then, Scott Dear Abby and the Pet of the Week – a page put would pump those and other game stories (and together a day in advance. If there are any adstatistical summaries, in smaller type) from vertisements on the page, there’s often no room the East and Midwest into one page, put games in which to jump the obituaries. Because 2A stories from the Southeast and Southwest (as and 3A are put together later in the night shift, soon as The Associated Press and United Press that usually is the only space we have to use for International sent them) into another page, “extra” obituaries on heavy volume days. holding space on still another “inside” page for The Neighbors pages – Monday through stories and stats from games in the West. All Friday in the heart of the Local section – are this while finishing the outdoors page (a staple dedicated to local-local news and photos that for newspapers in that part of the country) and recognize as many achievements as possible by using still another inside page or more for nonfootball coverage (baseball, golf, racing, etc.). He folks from the greater High Point area. The good news: The volume of information that you send also would dummy the front page of the sports section so the composing room staff would know or bring in to us is staggering. Keep it coming!

The bad news: The reporter who handles all that where to flow in the stories that Giffin and I material and the copy editor who puts those would write or the wire services would send on pages together run out of space quickly and events of major interest from the Northwest. some stories and photos get “backed up.” Those Many a Saturday night when Giffin and I retwo people pump as much material into each turned from covering games and ask Scott how Neighbor’s page as they can, but they constantly things were going, he’d reply, “Same as always, fight the battle of trying to get a size 13 foot in a I’m trying to stuff 10 pounds of manure into a size 61⁄2 shoe. They aren’t “holding up” the story 5-pound bag.” Only he didn’t say manure.

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Common State’s Escheats Fund well is running dry sense and W hatred L

iberals sure think they know a lot about hatred.

They seem to dwell on the subject. One reason why liberals have this close relationship with hatred is because they lack common sense. Another reason is that they reap what they sow.

Most people would know that it’s inappropriate to make a blanket statement accusing Americans of hating Muslims just a few days after a terrorist attack was perpetrated by a Muslim extremist on American soil. Not Robert Healy. Surprise, surprise! Many responses to his recent column were ugly, and liberals were shocked by these responses. Shocked!

Where was this shock among liberals when Muslim extremists beheaded Nick Berg in Iraq?

Where was this shock when Daniel Pearl was beheaded by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Pakistan?

Where was this shock when Muslim extremists murdered, mutilated and hung the bodies of Blackwater employees on a bridge in Iraq?

Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced OPINION plans to move the trial of MohamMike med and four Hughes other terrorists to ■■■ New York City. A lack of common sense and the liberal relationship with hatred explains why this announcement was made only eight days after the Fort Hood terror attack. America’s response to this decision will most likely be ugly, and liberals will be shocked – again. This is another example of liberals creating chaos and then wondering where the hatred came from.

Just as with health care reform, cap-and-trade, and the stimulus package, there are ulterior motives behind this decision. This trial will not be about justice. The defendants have already admitted their guilt. They made a request last December to plead guilty before a military tribunal.

The Obama Administration’s callous attitude toward American justice alsow was displayed earlier this year when charges were dropped against the mastermind of the U.S.S. Cole attack.

The NYC trial will be a travesty of justice. There is no presumption of innocence, the defendants will never be released even if they’re never convicted, and there’s no legitimate reason not to hold military tribunals.

This administration will foolishly set a dangerous precedent giving foreign terrorists the legal rights of U.S. citizens – the same rights that many American patriots have fought and died for.

Liberals want to use this trial to prove that they’re right about America. They want to show the world how bad America has been over the years, especially during the Bush administration.

Scott Fenstermaker, a liberal lawyer involved in the NYC trial, recently said, “the way these men have been treated is contrary to the values of the United States.” Apparently these are the same liberal values that lead to honest people being accused of hatred, and that lead liberal politicians to put party politics ahead of national security.

I close with two thoughts.

First, if we’re going to make the mistake of treating terrorism as a legal matter, then let’s call it what it is – a hate crime. Second, liberal lawyer Lynne Stewart will finally be going to prison for giving aid to terrorists during the 1993 World Trade Center bombing trial – better late than never. Let’s hope someone is keeping a close eye on Fenstermaker and his ilk.

MIKE HUGHES is a Navy veteran who lives in Jamestown. His column appears here every other Sunday. To comment, visit www.hpe.com and click on local commentary. E-mail him at mrmike27282@ gmail.com.

hat should you do when the well upon which you depend appears to be drying up? Most of us immediately would institute conservation efforts to preserve a valued resource, but that doesn’t appear to be the course our state is taking.

North Carolina continues drawing more and more from the rapidly depleting Escheats Fund.

Following the centuries-old custom, unclaimed property reverted to the manor lord (later the government) if no claimant or heir was identified. In the modern scenario, any money, real estate or other property that is unclaimed reverts to the State Treasurer of North Carolina, where a genuine effort is made to find the rightful owner. If unsuccessful, the property is sold

and the proceeds are turned over to the Escheats Fund in perpetuity in the name of the rightful owner.

Our ConstituMY SPIN tion dictates these funds Tom can be spent to Campbell provide scholar■■■ ships to needy and worthy resident students at public colleges and universities in our state. Until recently, only the earnings from investments in the Escheats Fund have been allocated to The State Education Assistance Authority to make scholarship grants, but due to increased unemployment, a poor economy, lower investment returns and rising education costs, our legisla-

tors decided to begin tapping into the principal in a major way.

Scholarships in fiscal yearend 2006 amounted to around $50 million but, last year, that sum more than tripled, amounting to $169 million, with much of it coming from the corpus or principal in the Escheats Fund. Withdrawals are projected to be more than $185 million this year and the fund balance will be no more than $200 million by the 2011 fiscal year-end. If continued, this well of funds will dry up to have slightly more than $50 million the following year.

We applaud our lawmakers’ desire to help our students, and we certainly have compassion for the students needing help for higher education at this time but, at the rate we are going, there won’t

be any funds left for future generations. This is both poor stewardship and poor public policy.

It is an easy decision to give money from a fund where few are watching and where the taking doesn’t rob other state programs, but this draining must stop.

We’ve gone to the Escheats Fund well too often and it is almost dry. If our legislators wish to continue to give large scholarship sums to students, they should figure some other ways to fund them. A dry well benefits no one.

TOM CAMPBELL is former assistant North Carolina state treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of N.C. issues airing Sundays at 6:30 a.m. on WFMY-TV. Contact him at www. ncspin.com.

Focus on winning Will president’s half-hearted Afghanistan strategy produce victory?

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s many of you will recall, in previous writings I urged President Obama to do the right thing when it came to providing Gen. McChrystal with his requested troop increases in support of the war effort in Afghanistan. And during the early debate over troop levels, I even accepted the president’s request for reasonable time to meet with his advisers to discuss all options available to obtaining military victory in Afghanistan.

Tuesday night, I was pleased and encouraged to see that President Obama heeded the counsel of his generals on the matter of increased troop levels that are so critical to our OPINION continuing battle against terrorists and those who Michael house and support them.

Reagan He has called on us for ■■■ unity and support, and that is how we should respond.

Sadly, we are already seeing many members of the president’s own political party take exception to an increase in troop levels – many pushing for a retreat from the fight against those who took the lives of so many innocent victims on Sept.11, 2001, and who are continually plotting for the next great attack against Americans on our home soil and/or abroad. How did so many Democrats forget that fateful day – a mere eight years ago?

Today, the Taliban and al-Qaida are on notice that 30,000 more of America’s best and brightest military personnel are gearing up to take the fight against terror to the nearest town, village and even cave to track down and eradicate those who have done or desire to harm America and her interests.

But I do take exception to the fact that the Taliban and al-Qaida have also woken up to news that this massive American military surge, one that will increase our troop levels to close to 100,000, already has a publicized end date.

Yes, that is correct. Our enemy has been put on notice by the president himself that by July 2011, we will begin pulling back our troop commitments in Afghanistan. What makes this date even more disconcerting is the fact that it will take us several months to implement the 30,000-troop influx that is so central to this new security offensive – hopefully in time for the often-called “Spring fighting season” there.

This means we will begin leaving just a year after all the troops arrive – but conveniently in advance of the beginning of the 2012 election season.

Now I am not a general or even a military historian, but it doesn’t seem to me that it makes any sense to let your enemy know when you are coming and when you plan to leave. All they should need to know is what you plan to do: win. And our troops on the ground need to have the confidence that these decisions and timelines are based on sound military principles rather than political calculation.

Tuesday, President Obama had a golden opportunity to borrow a line from my father – one that would have brought the house down and instilled more confidence in the plan he appeared half-heartedly to support. All he had to do was announce: “We win – they lose.” But rather, the president’s message and demeanor presented more of a détente approach to American foreign policy, in a speech where he never once made victory our goal.

Gen. David Petraeus, leader of the Iraq surge and now head of U.S. Central Command, acknowledged after President Obama’s speech that there was “tension” between the desire to win the conflict and the desire to pull out quickly. Those desires are both real and understandable, but no one knows better than Gen. Petraeus how much meeting both can sometimes prove impossible.

Moving forward, the American people, Afghan President Karzai, and our NATO allies must now rise to the task before us. But even as I move to follow my president, I can only hope that it is this pattern, rather than political timelines, which he follows in the next two years.

To the men and women who now bravely go to serve, you have my deepest thanks, hopes, and prayers. You are the soul of this country, and your service will not go unmarked.

MIKE REAGAN, the elder son of the late President Ronald Reagan, is chairman and president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation (www.reaganlegacyfoundation.org). His column is distributed exclusively by: Cagle Cartoons, Inc., newspaper syndicate.

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It’s our greed ... and our stupidity

BY TOM KAK

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ecently, the Enterprise published a letter from one of its frequent contributors suggesting that because President Obama bowed to the emperor of Japan, our nation was headed for destruction. I would disagree with him.

I doubt even the fact that our last president sashayed around his Texas ranch holding hands with members of the Saudi royal family on at least two separate occasions contributed in any way to our economic problems of the past decade even though it may have contributed to the rise in the price of gas.

What has and is leading us toward the abyss is, quite simply, our greed. Or should I say our greed compounded by

so that a precious few may earn an extra penny at the expense of others.

(No wonder the writer of Timothy suggested the love of and buttressed by our stupidmoney is the root of all evil.) ity and our ability to lie to And those few lean back, ourselves about anything and their feet resting atop their everything. desks wrinkling the latest Where are the family farms report on unemployment and on which we built our nation how many jobs they have and which forged our charabolished, and dare to wonacter? Gobbled up by giant der why no one is buying the agribusinesses. shirts and toys and drugs and Where is our steel indusshoes and whatever else they try? Dismantled and shipped drag into the country. They overseas. wonder why thousands of peoWhere is our furniture ple have had their homes foreindustry? Sent to Asia with closed. They wonder why so the rest. many financial institutes are Our clothing industry? Our bankrupt. And we not only let auto industry?

Name any of the great indus- them ... we admire them and honor them and even worship tries where once our fathers them. Do we need any other and grandfathers used their skills to form and fashion our proof of our stupidity?

What can we do? I do not world; they are gone or going

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know. Perhaps it is not too late to demand that those we have elected to serve us in City Hall ... at our county commission ... in our state government ... in our Congress, actually do why they were elected to do: REPRESENT US! Not their political parties or those who slip an extra grand or two under the table just before a vote or some fool making millions by spewing lies on television and radio.

Represent us, should be our cry.

I wish I could shout this loud enough for even the morally deaf might hear.

For years many of us have dared to sing: This land is our land.

Now is the time to make those words ring true.

TOM KAK lives in High Point.

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Veterans Memorial to close temporarily

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Ronald Yokely WILSON – Mr. Ronald Eugene Yokely, 67, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Wilson Medical Center, Wilson, North Carolina.

He was the son of the late Clarence E. and Grayce Rivera Yokely and brother of the late Clarence W. Yokely, who passed away in June of 2009.

Ronald was born in High Point, North Carolina and was a graduate of William Penn High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society, Crown and Septer Club, the football, basketball and tennis teams. He was also a member of the William Penn Band and Symphony.

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DAVIDSON COUNTY –The Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Interstate 85 will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation.

The memorial, located at mile marker 100, will be closed until 5 p.m. Jan. 29 to replace trees and other plantings within the memorial. The rest area will remain open for motorists to access the facilities. Only access to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be affected.

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He received a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering in 1963 from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. While attending NC State, Ronald was a member of the Track Team, running the low hurdles, Marching

Band and Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the Engineering Council.

He also became a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Kappa Epislon Chapter.

Ronald began his professional career at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked on the Mercury and Gemini Projects. In 1966, he accepted a position with General Precision, (Link Group) at NASA in Houston, Texas. The Link Group was mainly involved in the Apollo Astronaut training. The program designed and built the Apollo and Lunar simulators where he was appointed as On Board Systems’ Supervisor for the training of the astronauts.

He was involved with the landings on the moon and the rescue of Apollo 13. In 1976, he accepted a position as President of Onyx Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland before starting his own company, Acumenics, Inc. Later, in 1992, he joined Booz, Allen & Hamilton in McLean, Virginia before becoming a Consultant for Small Businesses.

Surviving relatives include his loving wife, E. Joanne W. Yokely of Fayetteville, N.C.; two daughters, Rhonda (Jordan) Weinstock of Vienna, VA, and Rene’ (Fernando) Martinez of San Diego CA; four grandchildren, Andrew, Sean, Antonio, and Gabrielle; other relatives and many friends.

Memorial Service will

be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Memorial United Methodist Church, 1327 Cedrow Drive. Burial will follow at Carolina Biblical Gardens in Jamestown. Family visitation will be Tuesday at the church 1:30 to 2:00 p.m.

Haizlip Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Online condolences may be made at HYPERLINK “http://www.haizlipfuneralhome.com” www. haizlipfuneralhome.com.

The family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to all family and friends for their thoughts and prayers. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to Alzheimer’s Association, 122 N. Elm St., Suite 800, Greensboro, NC 27401.

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No deposit Poor, minorities struggle to access banks WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a million American households lost access to basic banking services like savings accounts last year, bank regulators say.

Those families are among 30 million households that have little or no access to such services, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Poor, minority and immigrant families are especially hard-hit.

In all, 25.6 percent of U.S.

households either lack bank accounts or use payday loans, check-cashing services and other costly alternatives to traditional banks, according to the survey.

The report is part of an FDIC effort to bring the so-called “unbanked” into the financial mainstream.

FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said access to a bank account gives households “an important first step toward achieving financial security.” Vulnerable families need the ability

to save for emergencies and borrow on affordable terms, she said in a statement.

“By better understanding this group — who they are and their reasons for being unbanked or underbanked — we will be better positioned to help them take that first step,” Bair said.

Households are considered “unbanked” if they report that no member has a checking or savings account. “Underbanked” households have bank accounts but still rely on costly, lightly regulated services like payday loans, check-cashing services and pawn shops.

The survey found that black, Hispanic and na-

tive American families are more likely to fall into these categories. Seventyone percent of unbanked households earn less than $30,000 a year, it found.

The Census Bureau conducted the survey in January 2009 on behalf of the FDIC. It is the most thorough survey on the subject, providing specific data for geographic areas and demographic groups.

“This is giving us a picture that we’ve never seen before,” said Barbara Ryan, the report’s lead writer.

Of the 1.3 million households that stopped having bank accounts in 2008, more than 31 percent said they closed them because of overdraft fees, service

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charges or high minimum balance rules. A slightly larger group, 34.1 percent, said they did not have enough money to need an account, the report says.

The survey also found: • 54 percent of black households, 44.5 percent of American Indian/Alaskan households and 43.3 percent of Hispanic households have limited access to banking.

• Households in the South are more likely to be unbanked or underbanked.

• About 28 percent of households headed by unmarried people are underbanked. For households with married couples, the number is 15.4 percent.

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Building business goes for the green

BY PAM HAYNES ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER

HIGH POINT - The housing market is tough, but the owners of Duke Brothers are bidding on one aspect to make their business stronger - energy efficient building.

The general contractors have been building residential and commercial property in High Point since 1988.

They felt the moment when buyers became hesitant to buy, must less build, a new house last year when the market took a dive. Luckily, Steve Duke, vice president of the company, had already set his sights on green building - the latest trend in home design.

“It really started with sealed crawl spaces,” said Duke, who now runs the company that his father began. “I learned there was some energy savings with that.”

Once he began using energy-efficient techniques in one area, he began using them in more and more places.

“There are a lot of contractors out there who are just now jumping on the green bandwagon because they feel they have to compete,” said Lisa Duke, Steve’s wife, who also helps him run the company along with his brother, Matt Duke. “My husband did it a long time ago because he felt it was the right thing to do.”

Once he became interested in building energy-efficient homes, he became a

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Occupation: Vice president of Duke Brothers Age: 40 Children: One son, 3 years old Certifications: Certified Energy Star partner and Certified Green Professional with the National Association of Home Builders Best business advice: Value education. Never stop learning about your line of work no matter what field you are in.

certified Energy Star partner and a Certified Green Professional with the National Association of Home Builders.

The company builds both green and non-green homes as Duke acknowledges that

an energy-efficient home can be more expensive, costing from 1 to 5 percent more than a typical home.

In the long run, however, he says it’s worth it.

His green homes include a higher-value insulation

that exceeds regular building codes.

“A lot of people become afraid when you talk about a tight (heavily insulated) house,” he said. “But that’s where a properly installed air conditioning system comes in. If you have good air flow, you’ll be fine.”

“It’s not that you’re building a better home,” he added. “It’s that you’re building a tighter, healthier home.”

The company has slowed its building in light of the current economy. It is focusing on remodeling and other projects while the market recovers.

But when it does recover, the Duke Brothers plan to continue with their green home buildings and continue to become energy efficient.

“With energy prices go-

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Duke Brothers, general contractors and residential and commercial property builders, is located at 3304 Quail Run Drive in High Point. The company can be reached by phone at 885-5731.

ing up and down and the constant fluctuation, we need to be building these houses as energy efficiently as we can,” he said. “Not only does that benefit the consumer when they buy the homes, but we’re also getting a healthier home and not something that is leaking air through the walls or windows.” phaynes@hpe.com | 888-3617

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its cable TV services and watch more video online.

It’s understandable why the strategy might seem dubious: Another media company, Time Warner Inc., just gave up on that and spun off its cable TV division.

Yet while Comcast seems to be taking a different approach — marrying entertainment content with the largest cable TV system in the nation — it and Time Warner have arrived at the same conclusion: The future is in content, and the pipes that carry it matter less.

That’s why Time Warner could jettison the business of selling subscription TV service and focus on the Warner Bros. movie studio, cable channels such as CNN and HBO and magazines such as People and Sports Illustrated.

Comcast’s hardwired delivery system serves a quarter of the nation’s pay TV households and isn’t about to be thrown overboard.

But Comcast has decided it must be much more than a cable TV provider.

Fed survey finds recovery gaining momentum WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic recovery gained traction in late fall as shoppers spent a bit more and factories bumped up production. That assessment Wednesday by the

Federal Reserve marked its most upbeat view since the economy tumbled into recession two years ago.

The Fed’s new snapshot of business barometers nationwide found that

conditions have generally improved since the last report in late October.

Eight of the Fed’s 12 regions surveyed reported some pickup in activity or improved conditions, the

Fed said. Those regions were: Boston, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas and San Francisco.

The four other regions — Philadelphia, Cleveland,

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The new report adds to evidence that the economy is rebounding after the worst recession since the 1930s.

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Repayment of TARP could help BoA land CEO NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bank of America Corp. has been having a tough time finding a new CEO willing to accept the restrictions that came as a condition of bailout funds.

But recruitment is sure to be easier now that the bank plans to pay back its $45 billion in aid in just a few days to free itself from government oversight and pay restraints.

The bank said in a statement Wednesday it will use available cash and raise $18.8 billion in capital to repay the money, which it received during the height of the credit crisis last year and after its purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. earlier this year.

Bank of America has been searching for a successor to CEO Ken Lewis since it announced in late September that he planned to retire on Dec. 31. But having accepted the Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, the bank has been under close oversight and had to answer to pay czar Kenneth Feinberg, which hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t made the job very attractive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It removes the stigma that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had as a company,â&#x20AC;? spokesman Bob Stickler said of the planned repayment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We become more attractive to a CEO candidate. Whether that means we get somebody external is impossible to

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The bank has said it was considering candidates from inside and outside the company. Stickler said a decision is expected â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the near future.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great news,â&#x20AC;? said Alan Villalon, senior research analyst at Minneapolis-based First American Funds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It removes some overhang so hopefully a CEO can come in with a clean slate.â&#x20AC;?

Villalon said the effort to repay TARP might be a signal that the bank is focused on luring an external candidate.

Banking analyst Bert Ely agreed that the restrictions put forth by federal pay czar Kenneth Feinberg have likely been an obstacle to finding the best possible CEO candidate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There could be someone saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to take this job unless you pay back the money and get out from under the pay czar,â&#x20AC;?

Ely said.

The Treasury Department said in a statement it was pleased that Bank of America planned to repay the TARP funds.

The bank has paid $2.54 billion to the government so far in dividends on the TARP money. BofA said it is not yet exercising its right to repurchase warrants that the government received in return for the

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Treasury said that the $45 billion repayment will release the bank from pay restrictions even though Treasury still holds Bank of America warrants.

Treasury has spent about $450 billion under the TARP program, including around $290 billion poured into banks. As of Oct. 31, nearly 50 financial companies have returned a total of $72.3 billion in bailout money. Other big banks, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley, repaid their bailout funds after they were given permission to do so by the government in June.

Treasury also made $6.79 billion in dividends from the TARP money and $2.90 billion selling warrants.

Bank of America received $25 billion as part of the initial round of bailouts when the credit crisis peaked last fall. It then received an additional $20 billion in January shortly after it acquired Merrill Lynch and it was learned that the Wall Street firm had billions of dollars in losses that Bank of America did not anticipate.

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While there’s no mass of job openings, people are still making mistakes that keep them from landing jobs. Any one mistake can keep you job hunting forever, but multiple ones could send you to your career grave. This column discusses four of the worst strategic blunders you can make.

SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS Many searches fall apart because of the unrealistic expectations that one or two opportunities will be enough to explore to advance at their company or land a new job.

“Moving up is like a sales funnel or sales process,” says Thomasina Tafur of Memphis’ Thomasina Tafur Consulting. “If your funnel isn’t full, there’s less likelihood you will find an opportunity.” In other words, you must conduct an expansive search and not give up too early.

REFERENCES Reference problems make it difficult for an employer to hire you.

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Anna Gregerson (from left), Doug Andrey and Diane Michlig meet weekly for their job success group in Silicon Valley, Calif. Gregerson shares her method of finding companies interested in mature workers. first problem, according to career coach Deborah Stephenson of New York City’s Phoenix Coaching Inc. “One employer pet peeve is the investment of time and energy chasing down references,” she reports. “It’s one more project. Playing phone tag can extend over days.”

Often, people don’t check with each reference. As a result, employers call contacts who are no longer at a company, don’t know the applicant, didn’t agree to be a reference or have discontinued telephone

numbers.

MATCHING Even more people don’t do the research to match themselves with companies with employees who are like them. Anna Gregerson of Los Gatos, Calif., who’s looking for a marketing job, has seen countless friends derail themselves this way. “Think about the difference between IBM and Google. If a job description calls for four to six years of experience, they don’t want you,” she states. “They want someone younger. Read it.”

She recommends this method for identifying your target customer so that you don’t waste jobhunting time and avoid age discrimination: • Scour job descriptions for clues. “Recent graduate” – “young,” as does a request for GPA or SAT score. “Passionate, seasoned” – “old.”

• Ferret out average age by reviewing company publications, including FAQ’s and press releases, list of company officers and LinkedIn. Note which companies

they left to get there and which ones they find afterward.

• Get the scoop from employees on Glassdoor. com.

FOLLOWING UP Almost everyone knows how not following up may bankrupt a search. However, methods of followup differ. Bonnie Coffey, speaker and trainer at Bonnie Coffey & Associates L.L.C., in Lincoln, Neb., advises asking at the end of an interview when the person expects

the position to be filled.

Follow up then. If you forget to ask, let three weeks pass. She considers contacting employers every two weeks, but not asking questions that require only a “yes” or “no” answer. Ask who, what, where, when and why, she suggests, such as: • When will you be making a final decision on this position?

• How long do you think it will be before a decision is made?

• What’s the time line for having someone on board for this position?

“There are gracious ways to follow up to complete the process,” Coffey concludes.

Joan Schramm of Momentum Coaching in Annapolis, Md., cautions against more than one follow-up after the thank-you note, if the employer doesn’t tell you to call again. In her opinion, that one call or e-mail occurs a week or ten days post-interview. “It’s sort of like dating,” she explains.

“If you don’t hear, they’re just not that in to you.”

Now, decide what to do so you don’t derail your job search.

DR. MILDRED L. CULP, Workwise Features, is an award-winning journalist. E-mail questions or comments to culp@workwise.net.

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AKC Christmas Weimaraner Pups. 5M, 3F. Parents on Site. $500. 336-345-1462

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MIXED BAG: Wake, State, Duke win; UNC loses in hoops. 4D

Sunday December 6, 2009

REFLECTIONS: One-time Andrews standout looks at W. Carolina career. 5D NOT MUCH GLITTER: Lowly Panthers, Bucs meet in Charlotte. 3D

Sports Editor: Mark McKinney mmckinney@hpe.com (336) 888-3556

Pirates earn Liberty GREENVILLE (AP) — Dominique Lindsay and Giavanni Ruffin each ran for two touchdowns while East Carolina’s defense hung in against Houston’s powerful offense to help the Pirates beat the No. 18 Cougars 38-32 in the Conference USA championship game Saturday.

Dwayne Harris also had a big day with 123 yards receiving and a 22-yard touchdown catch. He also had a 69yard kickoff return to set up East Carolina’s first touchdown to earn MVP honors, helping the Pirates (9-4) beat the mistake-prone Cougars (10-3) for their second straight league title that will send them back to the Liberty Bowl.

East Carolina is the first team to win consecutive C-USA titles since the league went to divisional play in 2005.

Case Keenum had a big day for Houston, completing 56 of 75 passes for title game-record 527 yards and five touchdowns. Most of those went to James Cleveland, who had 19 catches for another game-record of 241 yards to go with three scores.

But while Houston had stretches where it easily moved the ball, the Cougars repeatedly cost themselves with the kind of mistakes that East Carolina needed to hang around. Keenum threw three interceptions, including one in the end zone and a second while under pressure that Van

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AP

Game-saving play. East Carolina defensive back Travis Simmons (right) knocks the ball away from Houston receiver L.J. Castile (10) in the Pirate end zone. The deflection led to an interception that sealed the Pirates’ 38-32 victory in the Conference USA championship game Saturday in Greenville.

Eskridge returned 30 yards to Houston’s 7 to set up Lindsay’s score that gave East Carolina a 31-19 lead early in the fourth.

Houston also lost a fumble that East Carolina converted into a field goal, while Matt Hogan missed two extra-point attempts and had a third

blocked late in the game.

Then, after the Cougars defense stopped Lindsay on a fourth-and-1 to get the ball back with 1:47 to play, Keenum lofted a ball deep for L.J. Castile in the end zone that bounced off the shoulder pad of defender Travis Simmons and ricocheted to Eskridge for a game-

clinching interception with 42 seconds left.

The Pirates, meanwhile, turned in the kind of steady offensive performance they seemed unable to muster earlier this season.

Coach Skip Holtz had said his offense would have to do its part to help the defense, wheth-

er it meant moving the chains to keep Keenum on the sideline or getting into the end zone.

The Pirates did a little of all of that, with Patrick Pinkney throwing for 262 yards with no turnovers, Lindsay running for 75 yards and Ruffin running for 55 yards on seven carries.

Eagles claw Panthers ENTERPRISE STAFF REPORT

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Alabama running back Mark Ingram (22) dives into the end zone for a touchdown as Florida’s Major Wright hangs on during the first quarter of the SEC championship game Saturday. roy was 12 of 18 for 239 yards and a touchdown to show he’s no weak link, and No. 2 Alabama rekindled memories of Paul “Bear” Bryant with the convincing victory Saturday.

Alabama (13-0) moves on to Pasadena for the BCS championship game.

Tebow and the Gators (121) will likely settle for the Sugar Bowl, denied a shot

at their third national title in four years.

When it was over, there were a range of emotions.

Nick Saban, the no-nonsense, process-oriented coach who needed only three years to bring Alabama all the way back from a miserable era, looked totally out of character as he leaped up to bump shoulders with Ingram on the sideline.

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Winthrop pulled away in the second half for a 82-68 victory over High Point University men’s basketball team on Saturday at Winthrop Coliseum.

Nick Barbour and Eugene Harris each scored 17 points for the Panthers.

“They shot 18 percent on three pointers coming into this game and shot 64 percent tonight,” said HPU head coach Scott Cherry. “I give them a lot of credit, they made the shots they needed to make and won the game.

“I thought our guys went to the rim strong, Corey Law and Cruz Daniels both went to the rim strong, our guards went to the rim strong ... They made the shots they needed to make and we didn’t make the shots we needed to make.”

With the loss, High Point

is 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the Big South while Winthrop improved to 3-4 and 1-1 in the Big South.

Reggie Middleton hit a 3 to get the Eagles’ lead to nine (66-57) with just over three minutes to play.

The Panthers fought to get back within three points but Middleton was on fire, hitting a jumper, a three and a pair of free throws to get the Eagles back out in front by a score of 73-64. The Panthers tried to cut down Winthrop’s late lead and got three points from Law in the final minutes but couldn’t close.

Middleton scored a game-high 25 points on eight-of-13 shooting, including four-of-five from three-point range. Jones ended up with 13 for the Eagles.

High Point University closes out December with four-straight non-conference games on the road.

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Tide swamps Gators ATLANTA (AP) — Mark Ingram and Greg McElroy sliced up the fearsome Florida defense and Tim Tebow finally met his match, no matter how hard he tried to fire up his teammates.

With an emphatic 32-13 chomping of the Gators, the Crimson Tide again stands atop the Southeastern Conference. More important, Alabama is just one win away from an even bigger title — its first national championship since 1992, led by a coach who believes in “The Process” instead of the houndstooth.

Ingram, making a strong bid to claim the school’s first Heisman Trophy, rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns. McEl-

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efore the season started, I circled today’s Dallas at New York Giants game as a potential early-December showdown of NFC powerhouses.

I was half right.

The Cowboys enter with an 8-3 record and appear capable of a deep postseason run in an NFC that features a pair of juggernauts (New Orleans and Minnesota) followed by several run-of-the mill teams.

I did not expect the Giants to be running with that mill.

The Giants started an impressive 5-0 and

looked like the cream of the NFC crop.

But five losses in six games leaves the NFC’s New Yorkers 6-5 and in desperate need of a victory over their division rivals.

A stagnant ground game, inconsistent defense and lack of a proven big-play threat has proven a Giant headache.

Eli Manning, Madison Hedgecock and company are fortunate the NFC only offers a couple of superpowers this season. The race for the two NFC wild cards is wide open.

Still, the Giants must defeat Dallas to boost their sagging playoff hopes.

Win or lose today, the Giants face a pretty tough schedule the rest of the way.

The G-men play host to Philadelphia, visit Washington, entertain Carolina and play at Minnesota over the final four weeks.

It’ll likely take at least nine wins to make the playoffs in the NFC this season. So the Giants need a win over Dallas plus two more triumphs to punch their postseason ticket.

That’s no small task – even for Giants.

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East Carolina coach Skip Holtz says he hasn’t spoken with any other schools about coaching jobs.

Holtz’s Pirates beat No. 18 Houston 38-32 to win a second straight Conference USA championship Saturday.

Holtz said Saturday his focus is on what he has to do to keep the East Carolina program moving forward.

He declined to comment about any specific coaching vacancies.

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Cincinnati wide receiver Armon Binns (right) celebrates with teammate Orion Woodward after the Bearcats defeated Pittsburgh 45-44 for the Big East championship on Saturday.

Bearcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rally tops Pitt THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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PITTSBURGH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tony Pikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 29-yard touchdown pass to Armon Binns with 33 seconds remaining finished Cincinnatiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frantic comeback from a 21-point deficit and the Bearcats secured a BCS berth and their second consecutive Big East title.

Freshman Dion Lewisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; three touchdowns and 194 yards rushing carried Pitt (9-3, 5-2) to leads of 31-10, 38-24 and 44-38, only to have the Bearcats (12-0, 7-0) rally each time.

MONTANA 51, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 0 MISSOULA, Mont. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Andrew Selle threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and Montana took advantage of 10 Stephen F. Austin turnovers in a 51-0 victory in a Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal on Saturday.

Montana (13-0) will host a semifinal game against the winner of Saturday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contest between Appalachian State and Richmond.

VILLANOVA 46, NEW HAMPSHIRE 7

(6) BOISE STATE 42, N. MEX. STATE 7 BOISE, Idaho â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Doug Martin had four touchdown runs and Boise State finished unbeaten for the second consecutive season.

Kellen Moore threw for 272 yards and a score for the Broncos (13-0, 8-0 Western Athletic Conference), who finished 12-0 last year but were left out of the Bowl Championship Series. The Broncos will have to wait until Sunday night to see if they make it into one of the big-money bowls this season.

ARIZONA 21, (20) USC 17 LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Juron Criner stumbled into the end zone with a 36-yard touchdown pass from Nick Foles with 3:14 to play, and Arizona wrapped up its best regular season in a decade.

Foles passed for 239 yards for the Wildcats (8-4, 6-3 Pac-10), who finally beat USC for the first time in coach Mike Stoopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tenure by scoring the final TD in a defense-dominated game.

After beginning the season in search of their eighth straight Pac-10 title and BCS bowl berth, the Trojans are likely to finish in sixth place.

A victory over Arizona likely would have put them in the Holiday Bowl, but now they could be headed for a more humbling trip to San Diego for the Poinsettia Bowl.

(24) WEST VIRGINIA 24, RUTGERS 21 PISCATAWAY, N.J. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Noel Devine and Ryan Clarke each ran for a touchdown and JT Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; interception with 1:59 left sealed it for West Virginia.

In beating Rutgers for the 15th straight time, West Virginia (9-3, 5-2 Big East) earned a berth in the Gator Bowl, possibly against Florida State and former WVU coach Bobby Bowden in his final game.

VILLANOVA, Pa. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Angelo Babbaro ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns to lead Villanova to a 46-7 win over New Hampshire on Saturday in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals.

Villanova (12-1), which has won seven games in a row since a 28-24 loss to New Hampshire this season, advances to host William & Mary in the semifinals next weekend.

WILLIAM & MARY 24, S. ILLINOIS 3 CARBONDALE, Ill. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jonathan Grimes ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns in pacing William & Mary to a 24-3 victory over Southern Illinois on Saturday in a Football Championship Subdivision playoff quarterfinal.

R.J. Archer passed for 192 yards for the Tribe (11-2) in snapping the Salukisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 11-game winning streak, dating to a loss to Marshall in the season opener.

CHARLOTTE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jake Delhomme seemed surprised when reminded it was almost a year ago that Carolina and Tampa Bay met on Monday night holding identical 9-3 records with first place in the NFC South on the line. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was?â&#x20AC;? Delhomme said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wow.â&#x20AC;?

A lot has happened for these franchises since, little of it involving winning games. The downtrodden Buccaneers have gone 1-14, saw their coach fired, their roster overhauled, the offensive coordinator jettisoned and the defensive coordinator demoted.

Delhomme has thrown 24 interceptions and in-

jury-plagued Carolina has gone 6-9 since that victory on Dec. 8 vaulted them to the division title. While embattled coach John Fox has stubbornly stuck with Delhomme, a broken finger on his throwing hand will sideline him from Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rematch that provides no buzz this time around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crazy when you think about it,â&#x20AC;? Delhomme said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both teams sitting in a great spot for a Monday night football game and to really take control of the division or get the upper hand.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the NFL. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know any other way to put it.â&#x20AC;?

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in the division by unbeaten New Orleans, the Panthers (4-7) and Buccaneers (1-10) will spend the last month of the season evaluating who they plan to bring back in 2010.

For Tampa Bay, firstyear coach Raheem Morris sees progress. Morris, who fired offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski 10 days before the start of the season, took over the defensive playcalling from Jim Bates last week and Tampa Bay nearly pulled off the upset. It took Chris Redmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5-yard touchdown pass to Roddy White on fourth down with 23 seconds left for Atlanta to eke out a 20-17 win.

Colts, Saints shoot for 12-0 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Never in its long history has the NFL had two 11-0 teams. Never has it had an 0-6 club win its next five games.

It has them now.

The New Orleans Saints, fresh from a romp over New England that affirmed their power, and the Indianapolis Colts, the only team already into the playoffs, go for an even dozen victories without a blemish on Sunday. New Orleans heads to Washington, and must keep winning because Minnesota is right on its heels in the NFC. Indy, which clinched the AFC South last weekend, hosts the Titans â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the guys with the five successive wins after dropping their first six games.

A victory would give the Saints the NFC South crown. Their dynamic offense and ball-hawking defense were on display against the Patriots, who were overmatched, outmanned and even outcoached. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are going to talk about this game and maybe blow it out of proportion a little bit,â&#x20AC;? said sensational quarterback Drew Brees after throwing for 371 yards and five touchdowns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This game doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t entitle us to anything. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just another win in the win column.

If anything, you have the challenge of coming back on a short week and playing at Washington.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I mean when I say it gets tougher.â&#x20AC;?

Actually, things get tougher this week for

the Colts, not the Saints; Washington is 3-8 and ravaged by injuries. Indy will tie New Englandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record 21-game, regularseason winning streak if it handles Tennessee.

But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become quite a chore since Vince Young was elevated to starting quarterback and the Titans got healthy on defense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this point, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 5-6 and on a five-game winning streak, but at the same time, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anything to lose,â&#x20AC;? Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the attitude we have. We have five, and now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going for six.â&#x20AC;?

As impressive as the Titansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; turnaround has been, it pales in comparison to the Colts going for 21.

NCAA DIVISION II GRAND VALLEY 41, CARSON-NEWMAN 27 ALLENDALE, Mich. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brad Iciek passed for two touchdowns and P.T. Gates ran for two scores to lift Grand Valley State to a 41-27 win over Carson-Newman in an NCAA Division II national semifinal game Saturday.

Iciek threw to Ryan Bass for 7 yards and Blake Smolen for 29 yards. Gatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scoring runs were for 3 and 27 yards.

Justin Trumble kicked two field goals.

Jacob McGuckin had a 25-yard touchdown return on an interception for the Lakers (13-1).

Buck Wakefield scored all four touchdowns for Carson-Newman (113), three on rushes and one on a kickoff return.

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When the hunt was over, the bagged birds were put on the table in the bird shed. We all arrived back at the lodge to the unmistakable smell of salt marsh and oyster. Steve was steaming a bushel of Swansboro oysters and stacking them on the table. It was a feeding frenzy as we feasted on sweet North Carolina oysters, cocktail sauce, and saltine crackers. I realized as I shucked and ate my oysters, keeping my muddy “oyster shell hand” separate from my clean “cracker hand,” how this was just what Ruark was talking about. One of the best dinners of my life was eaten in that breezeway standing in clammy field boots.

Well-run preserves recreate that revered past and allow it to be recaptured in the modern world. Sure, it isn’t quite the same as the old days.

But the experience is as close as it gets today. Game preserves offer a place to get back to basics. You can fish in a pond, train the dogs and practice shooting in the offseason.

When the leaves turn and fall comes, you can get out in the fields and hunt with the expectation of finding enough birds for your dog to learn what it’s like to be a bird dog. Almost always, there are others around who love dogs, guns, fishing rods and the snap of the fall air as much as you.

We’re blessed with game preserves within easy driving distance to fit almost any budget, too. Obviously, the more money you spend, the better the facilities, but you can have a really great day outdoors at the low-end locations.

Here are a few of my favorites: Rimrock Preserve is just outside Statesville and is run by Ed Elam.

Ed has three fields for hunting and offers a 12-bird guided hunt for just over $100. Ed has quality dogs for bird hunts and also does pheasant tower shoots. Rimrock is a public preserve. You can just call and make arrangements to hunt or train.

DeWitt’s Outdoor Sports, in Ellerbe, is a game preserve with the emphasis on shooting. Chris DeWitt has a full sporting clays course as well as the game preserve. The hunts are moderately priced with

a two-person hunt costing around $350. Lodging and food are not available. DeWitt’s also has a nice duck hunt that closely replicates real duck hunting by having blinds on several ponds that the ducks shuttle between.

Beaver Pond Sporting Club is my favorite location. Beaver Pond is primarily a membership club. Members pay annual dues that range from $500 for a shooting membership to $5,500 for a full corporate membership. The facilities are available to the public, but membership is the best way to spend your money. Most memberships come with an allotment of birds and automatic invitation to the annual members’ dove hunt and pheasant drive.

At Beaver Pond, the emphasis is more club-like with monthly gettogethers, a bunkhouse and private bedrooms for overnight stays.

Members have lockers. Things like the impromptu oyster roast tend to happen with regularity. The fishing is great, the five stand is as good as I’ve seen, and the lodge is rustic, practical and spacious. There are accommodations for corporate events, with a large meeting room with real wood walls and ceiling.

Primland is the upper end of game preserves in our area as it harkens to the old exclusive clubs where the emphasis is on providing outdoor resort amenities of the highest level. Primland is located in the edge of Virginia near Meadows of Dan. Primland offers a spectacular lodge with dining, golf, shooting, hunting, horseback riding, four-wheeling and mountain biking. With five restaurants, multiple golf courses, a 26-room lodge, as well as cottages and cabins, Primland is a much more formal outdoor resort. While all the other locations mentioned are totally casual, Primland has a dress code.

DICK JONES IS a freelance writer living in High Point. He writes about hunting, fishing, dogs and shooting and gives informative and humorous speeches for groups and can emcee your outdoor. He can be reached at offtheporch52@yahoo.com or offtheporchmedia.com.

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MOTORSPORTS NOTES: Less than two weeks after the end of the season, TRG Motorsports is in search of a crew chief for the No. 71 Chevrolets scheduled to be driven by Bobby Labonte in 2010.

The team announced late this week that it has parted ways with Slugger Labbe.

“TRG Motorsports will, as planned, compete full time in 2010 with Bobby Labonte behind the wheel of the No. 71 with TaxSlayer. com on board for a good portion of the season, and is currently in negotiations with several top-level crew chiefs,” the team said in a statement.

A FoxSports.com report said Labbe is going to Richard Petty Motorsports to be the crew chief on the No. 98 cars of Paul Menard.

ANOTHER CHANGE Crew chief Rick Ren has left Kevin Harvick Inc. after guiding Ron Hornaday Jr. to two of the last three NASCAR Truck Series titles.

KHI said Ren, who also helped Hornaday finish second in the standings in 2008, left to pursue management opportunities within the sport.

Team owner Harvick indicated an announcement of Hornaday’s new crew chief could be made this week.

BLISS TO BALDWIN Mike Bliss, searching for a steady ride since being removed from James Finch’s Nationwide Series car late in the season, is the new driver of Tommy Baldwin’s No. 36 Toyotas in the Cup Series.

Bliss replaces Michael McDowell, who finishd out the season for Baldwin. McDowell will continue to represent the tem’s sponsor Wave Energy Drink.

SPARK PLUGS Car owner Rick Hendrick received NASCAR’s Bill France Award at Friday night’s Cup banquet in Las Vegas. . .Dale Earnhardt Jr. was voted the Cup Series’ “most popular driver” for the seventh straight year in balloting by fans. Dale Inman, who won eight Cup championships as a crew chief, was voted as the Buddy Shuman Award for lifetime contributions to the sport. MRN radio announcer Barney Hall received the National Motorsports Press Association’s Myers Brothers Award for his contributions to the sport. ... Put down Bobby Hamilton Jr. among current and former Cup drivers who are in the racetrack business. Hamilton will operate Highland Rim Speedway, a third-mile asphalt oval north of Nashville. gsmith@hpe.com | 888-3519

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n The Old Man and the Boy, Robert Ruark related stories about all sorts of outdoor endeavors. Most of those events ended around a table with those involved partaking in a meal to celebrate the day. One of his stories referred to coming in at the end of a long day and seeing the tiny gleaming fires of camp that promised recounting the day’s events with friends, the comfort of a fire, and good food.

Many of us have never experienced a SPORTS day such as the ones North Carolina’s Dick finest outdoor writer Jones reminisced about in ■■■ his writing. Evenings around old tobacco barns with fresh shucked oysters and the day’s bag of birds over the coals seem to be a thing of the past. Today, it’s almost impossible to find the quail Ruark referred to as “the gentleman’s bird” in its wild state. That wonderful hunting camp with the smell of cooking food, gun dogs, and Hoppes No. 9 is even more elusive.

For those who don’t know, a good game preserve is a haven of remembrance for those who long for the days of shooting birds with good friends. The good ones take you back to simpler days when shotguns, dogs, and the upcoming meal were primary subjects.

Last week, I showed up at Beaver Pond, where I’m a member. I sat on the bench with Steve Holding, also a member, and caught up on what was happening. There were a couple of hunts out in the fields and the hunters began to filter in. We went down to the bird barn to clean the birds brought in. When I came back, our host, Johnny Miller, was putting together a group to do a walk-up hunt for pheasant and chukar. Six guns and three dogs covered the field. I took my place as a dog handler and my lab, Larry, experienced his first pheasant drive. Right here, just 30 minutes from home, we had an organized pheasant drive similar to those in Iowa or Nebraska.

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Woods was caught up in allegations of extramarital affairs that brought made headlines around the world. McDowell was summoned to replace him in the Chevron World Challenge, which could turn into quite the bounty.

McDowell played a sixhole stretch at Sherwood in 6-under par Saturday on his way to a 6-under 66, giving him a share of the lead with Y.E. Yang (71) going into the final round of the $5.75 tournament.

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C-T CLASSIC ASHEBORO – Gant Shedden earned Most Outstanding Wrestler honors and Trinity took second as a team at the CourierTribune Classic on Saturday at Asheboro High.

Shedden, the 189-pounder, went 4-0, as did Cameron King at 171 and Nick Vetell at 152. All three earned all-tournament recognition. Other top performers for the Bulldogs included Tyler Myers at 112, Shane Stafford at 125, Joseph Anders at 130, Casey Bruce at 135, Alex Guerva at 140 and Jeremy Shives at 145.

Each wrestler finished the day 3-1.

Trinity opened pool play with wins over Asheboro (37-27) and Providence Grove (68-6). In the championship pool, the Bulldogs beat Northwest Cabarrus 36-33 before falling 39-30 to first-place Southwestern Randolph.

The Bulldogs return to action next Saturday as host of the Trinity Invitational.

BASKETBALL E. DAVIDSON, LEDFORD WALLBURG – The Ledford boys pulled out a 6457 victory over East Davidson late Friday night.

Dylan Smith, who led the Panthers with 25 points and 15 rebounds, hit several big baskets down the stretch to hold off a Golden Eagle team that had trailed by double digits before taking a lead early in the final quarter.

Daniel Lawson also had 13 points for Ledford (12), while Will Essick had eight.

East was paced by 14 points each from Blake Dodd and Taylor Warren.

WESTCHESTER, GASTON GASTONIA – Gaston Day picked up a 42-30 win over Westchester Country Day School’s girls on Friday.

Amber Hays had 16 points for the Wildcats (24), while Meghan Ingram added 10 points and eight steals.

BISHOP, EAST SURRY PILOT MOUNTAIN – Atticus Lum blocked a final shot attempt by East Surry in overtime as Bishop McGuinness’ boys won 55-53 on Friday night.

The Villains (3-2, 2-0 Northwest 1A/2A) led by nine at halftime before East (3-1, 2-1) rallied.

Aaron Toomey picked up 25 points and 10 rebounds for Bishop, Josh Rathburn had 14 points and Daniel McClurg tallied four points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.

Felton lifts Bobcats CHARLOTTE (AP) – Raymond Felton’s driving layup with 4.7 seconds left capped a late comeback and the Charlotte Bobcats bounced back from an embarrassing loss a night earlier to beat the slumping Philadelphia 76ers 106-105 on Saturday.

A night after the Bobcats lost to New Jersey to end the Nets’ record-worst NBA start at 0-18, they appeared ready to hand the Sixers their first win in more than two weeks.

But Boris Diaw hit a 3pointer and a scoop shot in a late run, and Felton rubbed off a screen on a drive and beat Samuel Dalembert to the basket for the go-ahead basket.

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Wake Forest’s C.J. Harris and Gary Clark (2) celebrate their upset victory over Gonzaga as Matt Bouldin (15) walks off the court in the second half of Saturday’s game in Spokane, Wash.

Ejection leads to elation for Wake SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Gonzaga forward Elias Harris is not sure why he was ejected late in the first half against Wake Forest.

What is sure is that No. 17 Gonzaga could not recover from the game-changing loss of its secondleading scorer and top rebounder, and fell 77-75 to Wake Forest on Saturday.

“My feeling is I did nothing wrong,” said Harris, who came in averaging 14 points and eight rebounds a game.

Harris said he and Wake Forest’s Chas McFarland were struggling for rebound position on C.J. Harris’ missed 3-pointer.

“I put one hand on his chest and went for the rebound and he fell,” Elias Harris said. “I didn’t know what happened.”

Wake Forest coach Dino Gaudio said he didn’t see the play.

“It was a big momentum swing for us,” Gaudio said. “I don’t feel good for the young man (Harris).

He’s a terrific kid.”

The referees whistled Elias Harris for a flagrant foul and ejected him from the game with Gonzaga (6-2) leading 31-22 with just more than two minutes left in the half.

C.J. Harris was awarded five free throws – three for the foul on his shot and two for the technical on Harris – and he sank four.

Wake Forest (5-2) also got the ball back, and Ari Stewart made a 3pointer to cut Gonzaga’s lead to 33-31. The Demon Deacons took a 34-33 lead at halftime on Stewart’s long 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Wake Forest, which shot just 31

percent in the first half, started making its shots. A 19-3 run early in the second, including consecutive 3-pointers by Stewart, gave the Deacons a 55-41 lead.

Stewart came off the bench to score 17, making all four of his 3pointers.

C.J. Harris led Wake Forest with 19 points. Al-Farouq Aminu was limited to nine points, eight below his average, because of foul trouble.

Gonzaga is 65-4 in the McCarthey Athletic Center since the building opened in 2004. This is the first meeting between the teams, who have signed to play four times.

“I would love three more years of this,” said C.J. Harris. “I love playing in places like this and getting a W.”

Wall, ’Cats knock off Tar Heels LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – John Wall wasn’t going to let anything stop him from playing North Carolina, not even the superstar point guard’s biggest fear: needles.

The Kentucky freshman bounced back from a bout with dehydration and a queasy encounter with an IV drip to finish with 16 points – including the clinching free throws with 4.3 seconds left – to lift the No. 5 Wildcats to a 68-66 victory over the 10th-ranked Tar Heels on Saturday.

Wall dominated at times while helping the Wildcats (8-0) build a 19-point first-half lead,then spent 20 anxious minutes in the training room after cramping up. It took a couple of bottles of Gatorade and a bit of teeth grinding by Wall to get back on the floor.

“I hate needles, I was back there having a fit,” Wall said.

So were his teammates, who almost let a big lead against the defending national champions get away in front of the largest crowd in Rupp Arena history.

Kentucky inched closer to becoming the first program to reach 2,000 victories thanks to some clutch free throw shooting by Wall and fellow freshman Eric Bledsoe.

The duo combined to make 5 of 6

GTCC 57, WAKE 53 RALEIGH – Guilford Technical Community College’s men held off Wake Tech 57-53 for a win in Saturday’s CarolinasVirginia Athletic Conference game.

The Titans (10-1, 5-0) got 13 points and nine assists from Chris Carter, while T.J. Holman had 10 points, seven rebounds and a key steal in the final minute to preserve the win.

GTCC returns to the court Wednesday at Rockingham.

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Kentucky’s John Wall (right) is hugged by teammate Ramon Harris during Saturday’s win over North Carolina in Lexington. Wall, a Raleigh native not offered a scholarship by the Tar Heels, scored 16 points. in the final 30 seconds after the Tar Heels pulled within 63-61.

“You guys are going to say I’m crazy, but I’m happy with the way it played out,” said coach John Calipari. “We let the other team come at us. We gave up way too

Duke bounces back DURHAM (AP) – Hardly anything fell for Kyle Singler – until Duke’s blowout became a close game again.

Singler scored 10 of his 17 points in the second half, and the sixth-ranked Blue Devils bounced back from their first loss by beating St. John’s 8071 on Saturday.

Nolan Smith added 16 points, Jon Scheyer added 15 on 4-of-14 shooting and Duke (7-1) had enough big bodies to clean up those misses, outrebounding the Red Storm 41-31. That helped the Blue Devils score 17 straight points in the first half, then produce anoth-

COVINGTON, Ga. – Davidson County Community College improved to 7-3 overall and won its opener in Region X conference play with a 71-68 decision at Oxford College on Saturday.

Kimani Hunt powered the Storm with 17 points and 15 rebounds, while Phillip Williams guided the offense with eight assists to go with just three turnovers.

Oxford had a chance to force overtime but saw its final shot attempt disrupted by A.J. Finney.

“Instead of hoping it wouldn’t go in, he made sure they missed,” praised Storm coach Matt Ridge.

DCCC visits the St. Andrews junior varsity team Monday.

er big run in the second and claim their NCAArecord 73rd straight nonconference victory at Cameron Indoor.

“We’re going to miss shots, but we don’t really want to focus too much on that, just because we know we’ve got guys that can rebound the ball,” Singler said.

“One of the reasons why we had such a big lead in the first half was, our bigs did such a great job rebounding our misses and getting them back in the basket.”

D.J. Kennedy had 18 points – all in the second half – to lead the Red Storm (6-1).

many (3s) but I’m proud of my guys. We did what we needed to do. We had just enough.”

The win pushed Kentucky’s victory total to 1,996, just ahead of UNC’s 1,991 in the teams’ pursuit to the 2,000-win mark.

Smith sparks State MILWAUKEE (AP) – Sidney Lowe’s halftime message to leading scorer Tracy Smith was simple but effective: play harder.

Lowe didn’t necessarily mean that Smith had to score more, although his two points on 1-for4 shooting certainly didn’t help as N.C. State fell behind 11 points to Marquette at halftime.

“I told him he wasn’t playing hard enough,” Lowe said. “Real simple, that’s what I told him, he wasn’t playing hard enough. But he can handle that.”

Smith led a second-half surge by the Wolfpack,

scoring 17 of his 19 points after halftime in a 77-73 victory over the Golden Eagles on Saturday.

“Coach told us we had to turn it up, just play hard,” Smith said.

“That’s what we did in the second half.”

Smith was 9 for 14 from the floor and had a team-high 11 rebounds.

Javier Gonzalez scored 15 and Dennis Horner added 13 for the Wolfpack (6-1), who shot 71.4 percent from the floor and went 4 for 4 from 3-point range in the second half to rebound from Tuesday’s surprising loss to Northwestern.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Derrio Green had a careerhigh 20 points to lead Charlotte past No. 20 Louisville 87-65 on Saturday night, the Cardinals’ worst home loss under coach Rick Pitino.

Freshman forward Chris Braswell added 21 points and 14 rebounds while Shamarr Bowden had 17 points for 49ers (6-1).

Samardo Samuels led Louisville (5-2) with 14 points and Mike Marra scored 11, but the Cardinals struggled to keep up with the hot-shooting 49ers while playing without injured guards Jerry Smith, Peyton Siva and Preston Knowles.

Charlotte made 10 of 24 3-pointers, outrebounded Louisville 49-35 and had little trouble holding off a pair of mild second-half surges by the Cardinals.

GA. TECH 79, SO. CAL 53 ATLANTA – Freshman Brian Oliver scored career-high 18 points and Gani Lawal added 13 to help Georgia Tech win its fifth straight game.

The Yellow Jackets (6-1) began the second half on a 23-8 run that doomed USC (2-4).

N.C. A&T 93, NORFOLK 84 NORFOLK, Va. – Tavarus Alston and Dwane Joshua scored 23 points apiece to lead North Carolina A&T past Norfolk State 93-84 in overtime in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

The Aggies (4-5) dropped the Spartans to 1-7.

MASON 57, UNCW 52 WILMINGTON – Ryan Pearson scored 14 points to lead George Mason over North CarolinaWilmington in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams as the Patriots (4-4) dropped the Seahawks to 3-5.

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t figures that some of Chris Collins’ most memorable moments at Western Carolina came in defeat.

The Catamounts football program went 8-37, after all, during his four-year career.

The Southern Conference school never turned the corner and lived up to his onfield expectations after Collins signed his scholarship deal out of T. Wingate Andrews High School.

“When I signed, the defense was ranked top 10, I believe, they were competing for a conference championship and I was expecting to win a conference championship,” Collins said by phone from Cullowhee late last week. “Things didn’t work out as planned, but I can’t say I wasn’t happy with SPORTS my time up here. I enjoyed my time. There were ups and Steve downs, but I learned a lot Hanf about myself and what I can ■■■ endure.”

Of all the losses the Catamounts endured, several made lasting impressions. Collins’ career ended in heartbreak with a nearmiss against bitter rival Appalachian State.

The Mountaineers’ 19-14 decision left Western with a 2-9 record this year.

Other defeats, though, were a bit easier to take in stride. Western was picked by some of the nation’s best teams to fill open dates in the schedule: two years ago it was games at Alabama and Georgia just three weeks apart. As a freshman, Collins and his teammates ended the season at Florida the year Chris Leak led the Gators to a national championship. Last fall, Western played at Florida State.

“I had pretty good games against Georgia and Alabama,” said Collins, who had a season-high eight solo stops against the Bulldogs that sophomore year. “I was pretty proud of those.”

It was the games Western was supposed to win – or at least be competitive in – that led to turmoil in the program. After a 1-10 campaign in 2007, head coach Kent Briggs was reassigned within the university and replaced by Dennis Wagner.

Collins continued to star at the hybrid defensive back position – lining up as a linebacker or defensive back depending on

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Chris Collins (10) looks over the Western Carolina defense during a game earlier this fall. the scheme – even as the losses mounted.

This year, Western opened 0-5 before breaking through against The Citadel on Homecoming.

“The wins and losses, a coaching change,” Collins began. “I feel like it helped me as a person, and with a better staff, the coaches helped me as a player and a person.”

Collins finished his senior season with a career-best 109 tackles, second on the Catamount squad behind Adrian McLeod and fourth in the SoCon. A tackles-per-game average of 9.91 was tied for 26th nationally, Collins had 12.5 tackles for loss to rank second in the league and his four quarterback sacks were good for an 11th-place tie in the SoCon. Those numbers landed Collins on the second-team all-conference list. As a junior, Collins also ranked second for the Catamounts with 92 tackles and a league-high six forced fumbles in 12 starts. He was second again for Western as a sophomore with 94 stops in 11 starts, when Collins was one of just four Catamounts – and the lone defensive player – to start every game. That breakout year came after Collins appeared in 10 games with eight tackles as a true freshman.

As for ending his career with all-conference honors, “It would have meant more if we’d be playing in the playoffs right now,” Collins said, “but it meant a lot to me and spoke a lot of my coaches and the guys on the team who did their job so I could do mine.”

Collins also did his job in the classroom.

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Sports script Monday T. Wingate Andrews High Point Central Southwest Guilford High Point Christian Wesleyan

East Davidson Glenn

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Basketball at SW Guilford, 6 Wrestling at Salisbury, 6 Swimming at NW Guilford, 7:30

Basketball at Grimsley, 6 Swimming at Trinity, 5

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Thursday

Wrestling at E. Forsyth, 7

Friday Basketball vs. Ragsdale, 6 Wrestling at Morehead tourney, 4 Basketball at W. Forsyth, 6 Swimming vs. Parkland, 5 Basketball at NE Guilford, 6 Wrestling at Morehead tourney, 6 Basketball at Northside Christian, 5:30

Saturday Wrestling at Morehead tourney, 9 a.m.

Wrestling at Trinity tourney, 9 a.m.

Wrestling vs. NE Guilford, 7:30 Swimming at Glenn, 5:30 Swimming at Salem, 4:30

Basketball vs. Calvary, 6

Basketball vs. Cary Academy, 6 Swimming vs. Cary Academy, 4 Basketball vs. Fayette- Basketball vs. Metroville Acad., 5:30 lina, 5:30 Swimming at Salem, 4:30 Wrestling at Army/Bull Basketball at W. Durham Inv., 9 a.m.

Stokes, 6:30

Swimming vs. N. Surry/ Basketball vs. WinTrack at Mt. Tabor, W. Stokes, 5 ston-Salem Prep, 6:30 4:30

Wrestling at Morehead tourney, 10 a.m.

Track at Liberty Univ.

Inv., 9:30 a.m.

Basketball vs. Wheat- Basketball at Randle- Wrestling vs. SW more, 6 man, 6 Randolph, 7:45

Basketball vs. N. Davidson, 6 Wrestling at NWG, 7:30 Swimming vs. SW Guilford, 5:30

Basketball at W. Forsyth, 6

Basketball at W. Davidson, 6

Basketball vs. SE Guilford, 6 Swimming at SW Guilford, 4 Basketball vs. Chatham Central, 6

Basketball vs. C. Davidson, 6 Swimming at Asheboro, 4 Basketball at Reagan, 6

Basketball at Trinity, 6 Wrestling at Piedmont High tourney, 9 a.m.

Basketball vs. Carver, Wrestling at Trinity 6 tourney, 9 a.m.

Wrestling vs. Thomas- Basketball at N. ville, 7 Davidson, 6

Wrestling vs. S. Guilford, 7:30

Trinity Basketball at E. Davidson, 6

Wrestling at S. Stokes tourney, 9 a.m.

Wrestling at Parkland, Basketball at Andrews, 6 Wrestling at MoreWrestling at Morehead head tourney, 9 a.m.

7 tourney, 6:30 Swimming at Frosh/ Swimming vs. NW Soph tourney, TBA Guilford, 5 Basketball vs. W. Basketball at AlbeDavidson, 6 marle, 6

Wrestling at Grimsley, Basketball vs. Smith, 6 Wrestling at Thomas- Wrestling at Randle7 ville, 7:30 man, 7 Track at Smith, 4:30 Wrestling at Ledford, 7

Wrestling at Asheboro, Basketball vs. E. 7:30 Davidson, 6 Swimming vs. Wheatmore, 5 Basketball vs. SW Wrestling vs. W. Mont- Basketball at SW Randolph, 6 gomery, 7 Randolph, 6

RALEIGH (AP) – At least for a game, Erik Cole and the Carolina Hurricanes played like contenders again.

Cole scored three goals and the Hurricanes held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 5-3 victory Saturday, ending their five-game skid. Carolina (6-17-5), which made the Eastern Conference finals last season, has the league’s worst record.

“It could have been four or five (goals) tonight,” Carolina coach Paul Maurice said of Cole, who missed 10 October games with a broken leg. “I think he has been skating much better. When he skates like that he’s a handful, and it opens up the ice for everybody.”

Cole’s sixth career hat trick was his first multigoal game for Carolina since he was reacquired from Edmonton on March 4.

“We’re still a little bit under fire,” Cole said.

“They weren’t just coming at us with three and four guys. They had four and five guys on every rush and pressed us back on our heels. When you’ve had things go wrong like we’ve had in the past, maybe it’s a little bit easier for something like that to creep back in.”

Ray Whitney had a goal and two assists for Carolina, which ended Vancouver’s three-game road winning streak. The loss was the Canucks’ first in six games against Eastern Conference opposition this season.

Carolina goalie Manny Legace stopped 33 shots while Vancouver’s Andrew Raycroft had 23 saves.

THIS WEEK’S COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULES

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Davidson County men at St. Andrews, Monday, 7 p.m.

High Point women vs. Campbell, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

HPU men at South Carolina St., Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

DCCC men at Pitt C.C., Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Guilford Tech men at Rockingham, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

GTCC women vs. Louisburg College, Friday, 5 p.m.

GTCC women at Brunswick C.C., Saturday, 1 p.m.

Basketball vs. AnBasketball at W. drews, 6 Guilford, 6 Swimming vs. Rags- Track at Smith, 4:45 dale, 4 Basketball vs. Greensboro Day, 5:30

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scholar-athlete at Andrews landed on the Academic All-SoCon team in 2007. He’s on course to graduate next December after completing an internship in the spring semester. Next fall, he’ll wrap up his last few credit hours while also serving as a student-coach for the Catamounts.

“It’s a great educational setting here,” Collins said. “Small classrooms, the teachers are hands-on, they know you by your name. I’ve learned a lot in my time up here and I plan on taking that into the real world sometime soon.”

Now 21, Collins said he’ll be torn between a job in his construction management field – overseeing job sites, planning and scheduling projects – and staying involved with football.

“Who knows, maybe someday I’ll be coaching somewhere,” Collins said. “My heart wants to go into coaching, but I have a good opportunity this spring with a construction company. I know it’s either one of those.”

No doubt Collins would have plenty of valuable insights to share, both from his time as a successful student-athlete in Derek Anderson’s successful Andrews program and as a standout student-athlete during difficult times at Western.

“My high school coaches are a tremendous part on me wanting to go into coaching,” Collins said. “An opportunity to help kids better themselves, teach them life lessons that football can teach.”

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Championship schedule for the N.C. High School Athletic Association football playoffs. All games set for Saturday except 2A.

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East New England N.Y. Jets Miami Buffalo

W 7 6 5 4

L 4 6 6 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .636 .500 .455 .333

PF 307 249 256 199

x-Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee Houston

W 11 6 5 5

L 0 5 6 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .545 .455 .455

PF 304 202 229 259

Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland

W 8 6 6 1

L 3 5 5 10

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .727 .545 .545 .091

PF 231 257 248 122

San Diego Denver Kansas City Oakland

W 8 7 3 3

L 3 4 8 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .727 .636 .273 .273

PF 312 196 183 115

Dallas Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Washington

W 8 7 6 3

L 3 4 5 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .727 .636 .545 .273

PF 255 293 272 170

New Orleans Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay

W 11 6 4 1

L 0 5 7 10

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .545 .364 .091

PF 407 272 199 181

Minnesota Green Bay Chicago Detroit

W 10 7 4 2

L 1 4 7 9

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .909 .636 .364 .182

PF 342 296 216 193

L 4 6 7 10

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .636 .455 .364 .091

PF 267 228 223 130

PA 202 208 275 261

Home 6-0-0 3-3-0 3-2-0 2-4-0

Away 1-4-0 3-3-0 2-4-0 2-4-0

AFC 5-3-0 5-5-0 3-4-0 2-7-0

NFC 2-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 2-1-0

Div 3-1-0 2-4-0 3-2-0 2-3-0

Home 5-0-0 4-1-0 3-2-0 2-4-0

Away 6-0-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 3-2-0

AFC 7-0-0 5-2-0 3-6-0 4-5-0

NFC 4-0-0 1-3-0 2-0-0 1-1-0

Div 4-0-0 2-2-0 2-3-0 1-4-0

Home 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-1-0 0-4-0

Away 4-1-0 2-3-0 2-4-0 1-6-0

AFC 6-3-0 6-4-0 4-4-0 1-6-0

NFC 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 0-4-0

Div 6-0-0 3-2-0 1-3-0 0-5-0

Home 4-2-0 4-2-0 1-4-0 2-4-0

Away 4-1-0 3-2-0 2-4-0 1-4-0

AFC 6-3-0 5-3-0 2-5-0 2-6-0

NFC 2-0-0 2-1-0 1-3-0 1-2-0

Div 5-1-0 2-1-0 1-3-0 1-4-0

Home 5-1-0 4-2-0 3-2-0 3-2-0

Away 3-2-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 0-6-0

NFC 6-2-0 6-2-0 4-3-0 2-7-0

AFC 2-1-0 1-2-0 2-2-0 1-1-0

Div 2-1-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 0-4-0

Home 6-0-0 5-0-0 2-3-0 1-5-0

Away 5-0-0 1-5-0 2-4-0 0-5-0

NFC 7-0-0 5-4-0 4-4-0 1-7-0

AFC 4-0-0 1-1-0 0-3-0 0-3-0

Div 3-0-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 0-3-0

Class 2A: Tarboro (14-1) vs.

Mountain Heritage (13-2), Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Home 6-0-0 4-2-0 3-2-0 2-4-0

Away 4-1-0 3-2-0 1-5-0 0-5-0

NFC 8-0-0 6-3-0 2-6-0 1-8-0

AFC 2-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-0

Div 5-0-0 3-2-0 1-2-0 0-5-0

Class 2AA: Reidsville (15-0) vs. Newton-Conover (141), 11 a.m.

Home 2-3-0 4-2-0 3-2-0 0-6-0

Away 5-1-0 1-4-0 1-5-0 1-4-0

NFC 5-2-0 4-3-0 3-6-0 1-8-0

AFC 2-2-0 1-3-0 1-1-0 0-2-0

Div 3-1-0 3-0-0 2-3-0 0-4-0

South PA 184 255 289 243

BB&T Field, Winston-Salem

North PA 174 188 204 279

Class 1A: Wallace-Rose Hill (13-2) vs. Mount Airy (150), 12 p.m.

West PA 219 189 282 258

Class 1AA: Southwest Onslow (15-0) vs. Albemarle (15-0), 4 p.m.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East PA 182 228 261 205

Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill

South PA 221 245 256 314

North PA 203 215 261 335

West W Arizona 7 San Francisco 5 Seattle 4 St. Louis 1 x-clinched division

PA 217 213 250 297

Thursday’s Result

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 8:20 p.m.

Today’s Games

Sunday, Dec. 13

St. Louis at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

New England at Miami, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Washington, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 4:15 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

Minnesota at Arizona, 8:20 p.m.

New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Miami at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Houston, 1 p.m.

Denver at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Carolina at New England, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Washington at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego at Dallas, 4:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m.

Monday’s Game

Clemson Boston Coll.

Florida St. Wake NC State Maryland

W 6 5 4 3 2 1

PA 169 196 278 254 315 222

Overall W L PF 8 4 381 8 4 309 6 6 358 5 7 316 5 7 364 2 10 256

FAR WEST

Ga. Tech Va. Tech Miami N. Carolina Duke Virginia

W 7 6 5 4 3 2

PA 180 127 215 158 239 216

Overall W L PF 10 2 420 9 3 377 10 3 380 8 4 292 5 7 302 3 9 232

0 7

0 6

PA 289 189 268 203 340 316

Saturday’s results Wake Forest 45, Duke 34 N.C. State 28, North Carolina 27 South Carolina 34, Clemson 17 Boston College 19, Maryland 17 Florida 37, Florida State 10 Miami 31, South Florida 10 Virginia Tech 42, Virginia 13 Georgia 30, Georgia Tech 24

ACC Championship Saturday, Dec. 5 At Tampa, Fla. Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, late

AP Top 25 fared No. 1 Florida (12-1) lost to No. 2 Alabama 32-13, SEC Championship. Next: TBD. No. 2 Alabama (13-0) beat No. 1 Florida 32-13, SEC Championship. Next: TBD. No. 3 Texas (12-0) vs. No. 21 Nebraska, Big 12 Championship. Next: TBD. No. 4 TCU (12-0) did not play. Next: TBD. No. 5 Cincinnati (12-0) beat No. 14 Pittsburgh 45-44. Next: TBD. No. 6 Boise State (13-0) beat New Mexico State 42-7. Next: TBD. No. 7 Oregon (10-2) beat No. 13 Oregon State 37-33, Thursday. Next: vs. No. 8 Ohio State, Rose Bowl, Jan. 1.

No. 8 Ohio State (10-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 7 Oregon, Rose Bowl, Jan. 1.

No. 9 Iowa (10-2) did not play. Next: TBD. No. 10 Penn State (10-2) did not play. Next: TBD. No. 11 Virginia Tech (9-3) did not play. Next: TBD. No. 12 Georgia Tech (10-2) vs. No. 25 Clemson, ACC Championship. Next: TBD. No. 13 Oregon State (8-4) lost to No. 11 Oregon 37-33, Thursday. Next: TBD. No. 14 Pittsburgh (9-3) lost to No. 5 Cincinnati 45-44. Next: TBD. No. 15 LSU (9-3) did not play. Next: vs.

TBD. No. 16 BYU (10-2) did not play. Next: vs.

TBD. No. 17 Miami (8-3) did not play. Next: vs.

TBD. No. 18 Houston (10-3) lost to East Carolina 38-32, Conference USA Championship. Next: TBD. No. 19 California (8-3) at Washington.

Next: TBD. No. 20 Southern Cal (8-4) lost to Arizona 21-17. Next: TBD. No. 21 Nebraska (9-3) vs. No. 3 Texas, Big 12 Championship. Next: TBD. No. 22 Oklahoma State (9-3) did not play.

Next: TBD. No. 23 Stanford (8-4) did not play. Next: TBD. No. 24 West Virginia (9-3) beat Rutgers 2421. Next: TBD. No. 25 Clemson (8-4) vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech, ACC Championship. Next: TBD.

Wednesday’s games

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Harvard at Boston College, 7 p.m.

VMI at Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m.

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NCAA FCS playoffs All Times EST Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 5 William & Mary 24, Southern Illinois 3 Montana 51, Stephen F. Austin 0 Villanova 46, New Hampshire 7 Appalachian State (10-2) Richmond (11-1)

Semifinals Dec. 11-12 Montana (13-0) vs. Appalachian StateRichmond winner, TBA Villanova (12-1) vs. William & Mary (11-2), TBA

Championship Friday, Dec. 18 At Finley Stadium/Davenport Field Chattanooga, Tenn.

Ala—FG Tiffin 48, 10:37.

Ala—Ingram 7 run (kick failed), 5:33.

Fla—FG Sturgis 48, :28.

Second Quarter Ala—FG Tiffin 34, 6:03.

Fla—Nelson 23 pass from Tebow (Sturgis kick), 4:31.

Ala—Ingram 3 run (Tiffin kick), 3:32.

Fla—FG Sturgis 32, 1:18.

Third Quarter Ala—Peek 17 pass from McElroy (Tiffin kick), 9:53.

Fourth Quarter Ala—Ingram 1 run (pass failed), 13:49.

A—75,514.

Fla Ala First downs 13 26 Rushes-yards 14-88 53-251 Passing 247 239 Comp-Att-Int 20-35-1 12-18-0 Return Yards 12 8 Punts-Avg. 4-48.8 2-41.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-51 1-5 Time of Possession 20:23 39:37

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Florida, Tebow 10-63, Demps 1-9, James 1-9, Rainey 2-7. Alabama, Ingram 28-113, Richardson 11-80, Upchurch 7-57, McElroy 4-10, Team 3-(minus 9).

PASSING—Florida, Tebow 20-35-1-247.

Alabama, McElroy 12-18-0-239.

RECEIVING—Florida, Hernandez 8-85, Nelson 4-53, Cooper 3-77, Thompson 2-22, James 1-9, Hines 1-4, Moody 1-(minus 3).

Alabama, Maze 5-96, Peek 3-39, Ingram 2-76, J.Jones 2-28.

No. 5 Cincinnati 45, No. 14 Pittsburgh 44 Cincinnati Pittsburgh

All Times EST Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 5 Grand Valley State 41, Carson-Newman 27 California, Pa. (11-3) vs. Northwest Missouri State (12-1), late

Championship Saturday, Dec. 12 At Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Ala. Grand Valley State (13-1) vs. California, Pa.-NW Missouri St. winner, 1 p.m.

NCAA D-III playoffs All Times EST Quarterfinals Saturday, Dec. 5 Mount Union 55, Albright 3 Wesley 12, Johns Hopkins 0 Wisconsin-Whitewater 31, Wittenberg 13 Linfield 31, St. Thomas, Minn. 20

Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 12 Mount Union (13-0) vs. Wesley (13-0), TBA Wisconsin-Whitewater (13-0) vs. Linfield (13-0), TBA

Championship Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl Saturday, Dec. 19 At Salem (Va.) Stadium Seminfinal winners, 11 a.m.

NAIA playoffs All Times EST Semifinals Saturday, Dec. 5 Sioux Falls 48, Saint Xavier 6 Lindenwood 42, Carroll, Mont. 35

Championship Saturday, Dec. 19 At Barron Stadium Rome, Ga. Sioux Falls (14-0) vs. Lindenwood (13-0), Noon

Saturday’s scores EAST

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45 44

Second Quarter Pitt—Baldwin 22 pass from Stull (Hutchins kick), 14:13.

Cin—FG Rogers 20, 11:12.

Pitt—Baldwin 40 pass from Stull (Hutchins kick), 10:28.

Pitt—FG Hutchins 33, 4:53.

Pitt—Stull 3 run (Hutchins kick), 1:26.

Cin—Gilyard 99 kickoff return (Rogers kick), 1:10.

Third Quarter Cin—Gilyard 68 pass from T.Pike (Rogers kick), 8:12.

Fourth Quarter Pitt—Lewis 15 run (Hutchins kick), 12:26.

Cin—Woods 8 pass from T.Pike (kick failed), 11:09.

Cin—Pead 1 run (Gilyard pass from T.Pike), 5:46.

Pitt—Lewis 5 run (run failed), 1:36.

Cin—Binns 29 pass from T.Pike (Rogers kick), :33.

A—63,387.

Cin Pitt First downs 20 23 Rushes-yards 18-69 55-193 Passing 302 176 Comp-Att-Int 22-44-3 13-21-2 Return Yards 38 86 Punts-Avg. 4-32.3 5-39.6 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 4-40 8-65 Time of Possession 20:53 39:07

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Cincinnati, Pead 9-76, Rogers 1-3, Ramsey 2-2, Collaros 1-0, Team 1-(minus 1), T.Pike 4-(minus 11). Pittsburgh, Lewis 47194, Graham 3-14, Hynoski 1-9, Stull 4-(minus 24).

PASSING—Cincinnati, T.Pike 22-44-3-302.

Pittsburgh, Stull 13-21-2-176.

RECEIVING—Cincinnati, Woods 7-61, Gilyard 5-118, Binns 5-104, Guidugli 3-17, Pead 2-2. Pittsburgh, Baldwin 6-113, Lewis 5-34, Shanahan 1-23, Byham 1-6.

East Carolina 38, No. 18 Houston 32 Houston East Carolina

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First Quarter Hou—Cleveland 57 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 5:00.

ECU—Lindsay 1 run (Hartman kick), 1:27.

Second Quarter Hou—Cleveland 4 pass from Keenum (kick failed), 13:04.

ECU—G.Ruffin 5 run (Hartman kick), 4:21.

Hou—Carrier 21 pass from Keenum (kick failed), :25.

Third Quarter

Wake Forest 77, No. 17 Gonzaga 75 WAKE FOREST (5-2) Aminu 4-11 0-2 9, McFarland 3-6 3-4 9, Smith 4-12 0-0 8, Harris 2-6 13-15 19, Williams 0-7 4-4 4, Clark 3-6 0-0 7, Stewart 6-9 1-2 17, Tucker 0-0 0-1 0, Weaver 1-3 0-0 2, Woods 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 24-63 21-28 77.

GONZAGA (6-2) Harris 1-2 0-0 2, Sacre 2-7 3-7 7, Goodson 3-8 1-1 8, Bouldin 6-12 8-10 22, Gray 2-6 7-11 11, Arop 4-8 0-0 9, Vilarino 0-0 0-0 0, Gibbs 0-0 0-0 0, Olynyk 1-3 2-5 4, Kong 4-5 0-0 12, Foster 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-51 21-34 75.

Halftime—Wake Forest 34-33. 3-Point Goals—Wake Forest 8-15 (Stewart 4-4, Harris 2-3, Aminu 1-1, Clark 1-2, McFarland 0-1, Smith 0-2, Williams 0-2), Gonzaga 8-18 (Kong 4-4, Bouldin 2-6, Arop 1-1, Goodson 1-3, Olynyk 0-1, Gray 0-3). Fouled Out—Aminu, McFarland, Olynyk. Rebounds—Wake Forest 42 (Smith 9), Gonzaga 36 (Arop, Sacre 9).

Assists—Wake Forest 12 (Smith 8), Gonzaga 13 (Bouldin 5). Total Fouls—Wake Forest 26, Gonzaga 20. Technicals—Goodson, Harris.

A—6,000.

No. 5 Kentucky 68, No. 10 N. Carolina 66 NORTH CAROLINA (7-2) Graves 4-10 1-2 13, Thompson 6-13 2-3 14, Davis 3-6 3-5 9, Ginyard 2-7 0-0 5, Drew II 3-9 0-0 6, Strickland 2-5 0-0 5, McDonald 00 0-0 0, Watts 0-0 0-0 0, Henson 0-3 1-2 1, D.Wear 1-1 0-0 3, T.Wear 0-3 0-0 0, Zeller 510 0-1 10. Totals 26-67 7-13 66.

KENTUCKY (8-0) Cousins 2-7 1-5 5, Patterson 8-12 2-2 19, Miller 3-7 0-0 8, Wall 5-10 5-7 16, Bledsoe 2-7 5-6 9, Dodson 3-7 1-2 9, Harris 1-2 0-0 2, Stevenson 0-0 0-0 0, Orton 0-2 0-0 0, Harrellson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-54 14-22 68.

Halftime—Kentucky 43-28. 3-Point Goals— North Carolina 7-20 (Graves 4-7, Strickland 1-1, D.Wear 1-1, Ginyard 1-4, Henson 0-1, T.Wear 0-1, Zeller 0-1, Drew II 0-4), Kentucky 6-16 (Miller 2-5, Dodson 2-6, Patterson 1-1, Wall 1-2, Bledsoe 0-2). Fouled Out—Ginyard.

Rebounds—North Carolina 37 (Davis 10), Kentucky 39 (Patterson 7). Assists—North Carolina 11 (Drew II 6), Kentucky 13 (Wall 7).

Total Fouls—North Carolina 18, Kentucky 17.

A—24,468.

No. 6 Duke 80, St. John’s 71

Fourth Quarter ECU—Lindsay 7 run (Hartman kick), 13:27.

Hou—Castile 6 pass from Keenum (Hogan kick), 10:02.

ECU—G.Ruffin 20 run (Hartman kick), 6:39.

Hou—Cleveland 24 pass from Keenum (kick blocked), 3:24.

A—33,048.

Hou ECU First downs 33 23 Rushes-yards 19-30 38-151 Passing 527 262 Comp-Att-Int 56-75-3 21-34-0 Return Yards 5 65 Punts-Avg. 4-48.8 3-47.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 3-25 5-25 Time of Possession 29:39 30:08

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Houston, Keenum 7-12, C.Sims 9-12, Beall 3-6. East Carolina, Lindsay 25-75, G.Ruffin 7-55, Pinkney 3-17, Harris 2-6, Team 1-(minus 2).

PASSING—Houston, Keenum 56-75-3527. East Carolina, Pinkney 21-34-0-262.

RECEIVING—Houston, Cleveland 19-241, Carrier 11-94, C.Sims 9-97, Edwards 7-36, Rodriguez 4-38, Beall 2-5, J.Johnson 2-4, Castile 1-6, E.Smith 1-6. East Carolina, Harris 9-123, Freeney 4-49, Lindsay 3-37, Bodenheimer 227, Gidrey 2-21, G.Ruffin 1-5.

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N.C. State 77, Marquette 73 N.C. STATE (6-1) Wood 2-5 0-0 5, T.Smith 9-14 1-3 19, Horner 4-8 4-6 13, Gonzalez 5-8 2-5 15, Williams 3-5 0-0 7, Howell 0-0 0-0 0, Painter 0-1 0-0 0, Degand 3-4 0-0 6, Davis 3-5 3-6 9, Mays 1-6 0-0 3. Totals 30-56 10-20 77.

MARQUETTE (6-2) Hayward 6-16 2-2 15, Butler 6-14 5-6 19, Johnson-Odom 3-6 2-4 11, Cubillan 2-6 0-0 5, Buycks 2-10 3-4 7, Acker 3-7 2-2 10, Fulce 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 25-66 14-18 73.

Halftime—Marquette 36-25.

3-Point Goals—N.C. State 7-12 (Gonzalez 3-5, Horner 1-1, Williams 1-1, Mays 1-2, Wood 1-3), Marquette 9-22 (Johnson-Odom 3-4, Butler 2-3, Acker 2-4, Cubillan 1-4, Hayward 1-4, Buycks 0-3). Fouled Out—JohnsonOdom. Rebounds—N.C. State 33 (T.Smith 11), Marquette 41 (Butler 12). Assists—N.C. State 22 (Gonzalez 7), Marquette 17 (Acker 7). Total Fouls—N.C. State 16, Marquette 18.

A—15,803.

Big South men

Miami Duke Ga. Tech N.C. State Va. Tech

W 0 0 0 0 0

Conf.

L 0 0 0 0 0

W 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

Conf.

L 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 .500 .500 .000 .000 .000

Overall W L 7 2 4 2 1 6 4 3 4 3 4 6 3 4 3 3 4 4 2 7

Pct. .778 .667 .143 .571 .571 .400 .429 .500 .500 .222

Friday’s games

Overall W L Pct. 8 0 1.000 7 1 .875 6 1 .857 6 1 .857 5 1 .833

Winthrop men 82, High Point 68 HIGH POINT (4-3) Law 5-8 1-1 11, Daniels 1-4 0-0 2, Barbour 6-14 2-5 17, Cox 1-8 2-2 4, Harris 6-11 0-0 17, Singleton 0-1 1-2 1, Campbell 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 3-3 0-0 6, Simms 2-4 0-0 6, Bridges 2-2 0-0 4.

Totals 26-56 6-10 68.

WINTHROP (3-4) Robinson 1-3 1-1 3, Valentine 2-3 0-1 4, Buechert 2-6 3-6 7, Burton 1-4 2-2 4, Jones 5-6 2-3 13, Gamble 3-3 2-2 10, Middleton 8-13 5-6 25, Morgan 1-1 1-2 3, Dreher 2-6 5-6 11, Corbin 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 26-51 21-29 82.

Halftime—Winthrop 38-33. 3-Point Goals— High Point 10-21 (Harris 5-10, Barbour 3-6, Simms 2-2, Campbell 0-1, Cox 0-2), Winthrop 9-14 (Middleton 4-5, Gamble 2-2, Dreher 2-4, Jones 1-1, Robinson 0-1, Burton 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—High Point 25 (Morris 6), Winthrop 35 (Middleton 6). Assists—High Point 15 (Cox 5), Winthrop 11 (Middleton 4).

Total Fouls—High Point 21, Winthrop 14. Technical—Middleton. A—2,028.

AP Men’s Top 25 Fared Saturday 1. Kansas (6-0) did not play. Next: at UCLA, Sunday.

2. Texas (6-0) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Monday.

3. Villanova (7-0) did not play. Next: vs.

Maryland, Sunday.

4. Purdue (7-0) beat Buffalo 101-65. Next: vs. Valparaiso, Wednesday.

5. Kentucky (8-0) beat No. 10 North Carolina 68-66. Next: at No. 14 Connecticut, Wednesday.

6. Duke (7-1) beat St. John’s 80-71. Next: vs. Gardner-Webb, Tuesday, Dec. 15.

7. West Virginia (5-0) did not play. Next: vs.

Duquesne, Wednesday, Dec. 9.

8. Syracuse (8-0) beat Maine 101-55. Next: at No. 13 Florida, Thursday.

9. Michigan State (6-2) did not play. Next: at The Citadel, Monday.

10. North Carolina (7-2) lost to No. 5 Kentucky 68-66. Next: vs. Presbyterian, Saturday.

11. Tennessee (6-1) did not play. Next: at Middle Tennessee, Friday, Dec. 11.

12. Washington (5-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Cal State Northridge, Sunday.

13. Florida (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 8 Syracuse, Thursday.

14. Connecticut (5-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Harvard, Sunday.

15. Ohio State (7-1) beat Eastern Michigan 111-60. Next: at No. 23 Butler, Saturday.

16. Georgetown (6-0) beat American 7346. Next: vs. No. 23 Butler, Tuesday.

17. Gonzaga (6-2) lost to Wake Forest 7775. Next: vs. Augustana, Ill., Wednesday.

18. Clemson (6-2) did not play. Next: vs.

South Carolina, Sunday.

19. Texas A&M (7-1) did not play. Next: vs.

North Texas, Monday.

20. Louisville (5-1) vs. Charlotte. Next: vs.

Western Carolina, Saturday.

21. Florida State (6-2) did not play. Next: vs. Florida International, Sunday.

22. Cincinnati (5-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Miami (Ohio), Thursday, Dec. 10.

23. Butler (5-2) vs. Valparaiso. Next: at No. 16 Georgetown, Tuesday.

24. UNLV (6-0) at Santa Clara. Next: vs.

Kansas State, Saturday.

25. Portland (5-2) did not play. Next: at Idaho, Sunday.

Saturday 1. Connecticut (7-0) did not play. Next: vs.

Hartford, Thursday.

2. Stanford (6-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 21 DePaul, Sunday, Dec. 13.

3. Ohio State (8-1) did not play. Next: vs.

Wisconsin, Sunday.

4. North Carolina (5-1) did not play. Next: vs. St. John’s, Sunday.

5. Notre Dame (7-0) did not play. Next: vs.

IPFW, Tuesday.

6. Tennessee (6-0) did not play. Next: vs.

No. 17 Texas, Sunday.

7. LSU (6-0) did not play. Next: vs. New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 13.

8. Baylor (7-1) beat Louisiana Tech 77-67.

Next: vs. Boston College, Sunday, Dec. 13.

9. Xavier (6-0) did not play. Next: vs. Cincinnati, Sunday.

10. Texas A&M (5-0) beat Southern Illinois 72-58. Next: vs. No. 20 California, Sunday.

11. Duke (6-1) did not play. Next: vs. Southern Cal, Sunday.

12. Florida State (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Alcorn State, Sunday.

13. Georgia (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech, Sunday.

14. Virginia (6-1) did not play. Next: vs.

James Madison, Sunday.

15. Arizona State (6-1) beat Pepperdine 62-52. Next: vs. North Dakota, Wednesday.

16. Vanderbilt (7-1) lost to Bowling Green 66-60. Next: vs. Western Kentucky, Sunday.

17. Texas (5-2) did not play. Next: at No. 6 Tennessee, Sunday.

18. Oklahoma (6-2) beat Arkansas 87-86, OT. Next: at Marist, Wednesday.

19. Pittsburgh (7-0) beat Western Michigan 89-65. Next: vs. Valparaiso, Tuesday.

20. California (4-2) beat Colorado State 7844. Next: vs. No. 10 Texas A&M, Sunday.

21. DePaul (6-2) beat Illinois-Chicago 6756. Next: vs. Loyola of Chicago, Sunday.

22. Michigan State (5-2) did not play. Next: vs. Indiana, Sunday.

23. Georgia Tech (5-1) did not play. Next: at No. 13 Georgia, Sunday.

24. Kansas (4-2) did not play. Next: vs.

Northern Colorado, Sunday.

25. Dayton (7-1) beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee 86-52. Next: vs. Wright State, Sunday.

Saturday’s games VMI 103, Charleston Southern 91 Winthrop 82, High Point 68 Radford 61, Presbyterian 57 Coastal Carolina 73, Liberty 58

Wednesday’s games High Point at South Carolina St., 7:30 p.m.

VMI at Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m.

Radford at Kansas, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)

Big South women All Times EDT Conf.

W L Gard.-Webb 0 0 Liberty 0 0 Coastal Caro. 0 0 Charleston S. 0 0 Winthrop 0 0 High Point 0 0 UNC-Ashe.

0 0 Radford 0 0 Presbyterian 0 0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Overall W L 8 1 6 1 6 2 4 3 3 4 2 4 2 5 1 5 0 10

Pct. .889 .857 .750 .571 .429 .333 .286 .167 .000

Charlotte 59, UNC Asheville 37 Radford 72, Southern Virginia 36 Gardner-Webb 57, East Carolina 45 Winthrop 62, USC Aiken 53 Liberty 86, Glenville State 45 Georgia State 58, Presbyterian 44 Coastal Carolina 49, Savannah State 35

Sunday’s games High Point at American University, 2 p.m.

Charleston Southern at Clemson, 4 p.m.

Tuesday’s game

All Times EDT Friday’s Games Toronto 109, Washington 107, OT New York 114, Atlanta 107 Memphis 98, Dallas 82 Cleveland 101, Chicago 87 New Jersey 97, Charlotte 91 Boston 105, Oklahoma City 87 New Orleans 98, Minnesota 89 Detroit 105, Milwaukee 96 Utah 96, Indiana 87 L.A. Lakers 108, Miami 107

Today’s Games

Monday’s Games Denver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Portland at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m.

Bobcats 106, 76ers 105 PHILADELPHIA (105) Young 7-18 1-4 17, Brand 6-14 2-4 14, Dalembert 1-3 2-2 4, Green 10-15 4-4 26, Iguodala 6-18 8-10 22, Carney 1-6 2-2 4, Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Kapono 6-13 0-0 14, Brezec 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 39-91 19-26 105.

CHARLOTTE (106) Wallace 9-18 5-6 24, Diaw 10-12 3-3 28, Chandler 3-4 1-1 7, Felton 6-11 5-5 18, Jackson 4-12 3-4 13, Murray 0-6 0-2 0, Mohammed 4-5 1-1 9, Brown 1-4 1-2 3, Graham 0-1 0-0 0, Henderson 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 38-78 21-26 106.

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3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 8-19 (Young 2-3, Green 2-4, Iguodala 2-4, Kapono 2-5, Carney 0-3), Charlotte 9-17 (Diaw 5-6, Jackson 2-5, Felton 1-1, Wallace 1-2, Murray 0-1, Henderson 0-2). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Philadelphia 55 (Iguodala, Young 11), Charlotte 49 (Wallace 14). Assists—Philadelphia 19 (Iguodala 7), Charlotte 24 (Felton 8). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 18, Charlotte 22.

A—13,352 (19,077).

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NHL GP 29 27 28 29 26

W L OT Pts GF GA 20 9 0 40 96 78 19 7 1 39 78 61 14 13 1 29 82 85 11 11 7 29 76 89 13 12 1 27 79 76

Northeast Division GP 29 26 26 29 28

Boston Buffalo Ottawa Montreal Toronto

W L OT Pts GF GA 15 9 5 35 76 72 16 8 2 34 73 59 13 9 4 30 77 81 13 14 2 28 73 86 8 13 7 23 78 102

Southeast Division GP 29 26 28 29 28

Washington Atlanta Tampa Bay Florida Carolina

W L OT Pts GF GA 18 5 6 42 108 82 15 8 3 33 87 73 11 9 8 30 74 82 11 13 5 27 80 100 6 17 5 17 67 103

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP 27 28 28 29 27

Chicago Nashville Detroit Columbus St. Louis

W 17 16 13 13 12

L OT Pts GF GA 7 3 37 83 63 10 2 34 70 75 10 5 31 80 81 11 5 31 89 105 10 5 29 70 73

Northwest Division Colorado Calgary Vancouver Edmonton Minnesota

GP 31 27 29 29 27

W L OT Pts GF GA 16 9 6 38 94 95 17 7 3 37 84 68 16 13 0 32 91 75 12 13 4 28 87 93 12 12 3 27 73 83

Pacific Division San Jose Los Angeles Dallas Phoenix Anaheim

GP 30 30 29 28 28

W L OT Pts GF GA 19 6 5 43 103 80 17 10 3 37 93 92 13 8 8 34 85 85 16 11 1 33 70 66 10 13 5 25 79 92

Friday’s Games New Jersey 3, Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 5, Anaheim 4, SO Montreal 5, Boston 1 Nashville 4, Chicago 1

Saturday’s Games Carolina 5, Vancouver 3 Edmonton 3, Dallas 2, SO St. Louis 5, Los Angeles 4, SO Atlanta 2, Florida 1, SO New Jersey 4, Detroit 3, SO Boston 7, Toronto 2 N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo 1 Colorado 3, Columbus 2 Washington 8, Philadelphia 2 Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 Chicago at Pittsburgh, late Minnesota at Nashville, late Calgary at San Jose, late Ottawa at Phoenix, late

Today’s Games Detroit at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Ottawa at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Hurricanes 5, Canucks 3 Vancouver Carolina

1 1

0 3

2 1

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3 5

First Period—1, Vancouver, Hansen 4 (H.Sedin), 12:02. 2, Carolina, Whitney 7 (Staal, A.Ward), 12:22.

Second Period—3, Carolina, Cole 4 (Whitney, Gleason), 3:55. 4, Carolina, Samsonov 4 (Ruutu, Cullen), 6:06. 5, Carolina, Cole 5 (Whitney, Staal), 18:59 (pp).

Third Period—6, Vancouver, Bernier 8 (Samuelsson, Wellwood), 10:07. 7, Vancouver, Burrows 9 (D.Sedin, H.Sedin), 14:45. 8, Carolina, Cole 6 (Pitkanen), 19:46 (en).

Shots on Goal—Vancouver 14-6-16—36.

Carolina 7-13-8—28.

Goalies—Vancouver, Raycroft. Carolina, Legace. A—14,990 (18,680). T—2:20.

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Class 3A: Eastern Alamance (14-1) vs. West Rowan (150), 11:30 a.m.

Class 4A: Harnett Central (15-0) vs. A.C. Reynolds (13-2), 3:30 p.m.

Class 4AA (3) Fayetteville Britt 39, (1) Wake-Rolesville 7 (1) Matthews Butler 38, (6) Clt. Independence 14 Class 4A (4) Asheville Reynolds 9, (2) Greensboro Dudley 8 (2) Harnett Central 17, (5) New Hanover 7 Class 3AA (1) South Johnston 33, (11) Southern Nash 32 (7) Belmont South Point 35, (12) Anson County 21 Class 3A (5) Eastern Alamance 24, (3) Havelock 6 (2) West Rowan 38, (4) Waynesville Tuscola 29 Class 2AA (3) Reidsville 26, (9) Kinston 0 (7) Newton-Conover 17, (8) Salisbury 10 Class 2A (6) Tarboro 28, (1) East Bladen 22 (2) Burnsville Mnt. Heritage 44, (9) Lexington 13 Class 1AA (1) Southwest Onslow 42, (2) Goldsboro 6 (1) Albemarle 31, (7) West Montgomery 0 Class 1A (4) Wallace-Rose Hill 46, (7) North Edgecombe 14 (1) Mt. Airy 27, (3) Robbinsville 26 Greg Chalmers, Australia Mathew Goggin, Australia Rod Pampling, Australia Andrew Tschudin, Australia Brad Kennedy, Australia Cameron Percy, Australia

70-72-72 73-71-71 74-71-70 73-70-72 75-70-70 74-75-66

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SOCCER

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Women’s College Cup All Times EST Quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 27 North Carolina 5, Wake Forest 2 Notre Dame 2, Florida State 0 Stanford 3, Boston College 1

GOLF

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Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh

Regional championship scores from late Friday:

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pittsburgh New Jersey N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders Philadelphia

Class 3AA: South Johnston (14-1) vs. Belmont South Point (13-2), 2:30 p.m.

Class 4AA: Fayetteville Britt (15-0) vs. Matthews Butler (14-0), 7:30 p.m.

HOCKEY

Saturday, Nov. 28 UCLA 2, Portland 1

Chevron Challenge

Semifinals Friday, Dec. 4 At College Station, Texas

Saturday At Sherwood Country Club Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Yardage: 7,027 yards; Par: 72 Purse: $5.75 million Third Round Graeme McDowell Y.E. Yang Lee Westwood Padraig Harrington Jim Furyk Ian Poulter Sean O’Hair Kenny Perry Stewart Cink Lucas Glover Zach Johnson Steve Stricker Mike Weir Camilo Villegas Martin Kaymer Justin Leonard Paul Casey Anthony Kim

Retief Goosen, So. Africa Robert Allenby, Australia Angel Cabrera, Argentina Ross Fisher, England Henrik Stenson, Sweden Tim Clark, South Africa Nick Watney, United States Luke Donald, England Robert Karlsson, Sweden Hunter Mahan, U.S. Richard Sterne, So. Africa

New Jersey at New York, 12 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 3 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Miami at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

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21

71-69-66 70-65-71 71-67-69 69-68-70 70-71-67 68-69-71 71-67-71 72-65-72 70-73-68 74-67-70 68-70-74 71-74-71 73-70-73 73-69-74 73-72-72 72-74-72 75-69-74 71-74-73

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Stanford 2, UCLA 1, OT North Carolina 1, Notre Dame 0

206 206 207 207 208 208 209 209 211 211 212 216 216 216 217 218 218 218

69-68-67 68-70-68 71-67-68 73-69-66 70-68-70 69-72-68 73-73-63 72-71-68 70-72-68 70-71-72 72-75-70

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Stanford vs. North Carolina, 1 p.m.

Men’s College Cup All Times EST Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 4 North Carolina 2, Drake 1 Virginia 3, Maryland 0

Saturday, Dec. 5 Akron 1, Tulsa 0 UCLA at Wake Forest, late

Semifinals Friday, Dec. 11 At Cary, N.C.

Championship Sunday, Dec. 13 At Cary, N.C. Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.

204 206 206 208 208 209 209 211 213 213 217

TRANSACTIONS

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BASEBALL National League

CINCINNATI REDS—Named Paul Lessard athletic trainer.

FOOTBALL National Football League

Australian Open Saturday At New South Wales Golf Club, Sydney Purse: $1.36 million Yardage: 6,921; Par: 72 Third Round a-amateur Adam Scott, Australia 68-66-67 Stuart Appleby, Australia 66-66-71 Nick O’Hern, Australia 69-68-71 James Nitties, Australia 67-72-70 Scott Strange, Australia 72-70-68 David Oh, United States 68-73-69 Richard Green, Australia 73-71-67 Jarrod Lyle, Australia 69-68-74 Michael Long, New Zealand 69-75-68 Michael Sim, Australia 71-70-71 Tim Wilkinson, New Zealand 73-67-72 Peter O’Malley, Australia 69-74-70 Chris Campbell, Australia 71-69-73 Bryce Molder, United States 70-72-72

Championship Sunday, Dec. 6 At College Station, Texas

North Carolina vs. Akron, 5 or 7:30 p.m.

Virginia vs. UCLA-Wake Forest winner, 5 or 7:30 p.m.

Saturday At Gary Player Country Club Sun City, South Africa Purse: $4.385 million Yardage: 7,590; Par: 72

Charlotte 106, Philadelphia 105 Utah at Minnesota, late Toronto at Chicago, late Denver at San Antonio, late Atlanta at Dallas, late Sacramento at Phoenix, late Houston at Portland, late Indiana at L.A. Clippers, late Orlando at Golden State, late

Philadelphia

28

Nedbank Challenge

Saturday’s Games

UNC Asheville 58, Gardner-Webb 56

Friday’s game

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

Wednesday’s game

NBA

Saturday’s games

All Times EDT

SOUTH

Coastal Caro.

Radford UNC-Ashe.

High Point VMI Liberty Winthrop Gard.-Webb Charleston S. Presbyterian

Charlotte

Campbell at High Point, 7 p.m.

All Times EDT

George Mason 76, High Point 57

ACC standings

Radford at North Carolina, 7 p.m.

Women’s Top 25 Fared

ST. JOHN’S (6-1) Evans 8-13 1-6 17, Burrell 1-2 0-0 2, Kennedy 5-10 5-5 18, Boothe 3-5 0-0 7, Horne 4-9 0-0 9, Lawrence 1-2 0-0 2, Hardy 3-8 0-0 7, Coker 2-2 1-2 5, Stith 0-1 0-0 0, Brownlee 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 29-57 7-13 71.

DUKE (7-1) Ma.Plumlee 1-3 2-2 4, Singler 6-18 4-7 17, Mi.Plumlee 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 5-11 4-5 16, Scheyer 4-14 5-5 15, Dawkins 1-5 0-0 2, Kelly 1-1 0-0 2, Thomas 5-7 1-1 11, Zoubek 4-5 3-4 11. Totals 28-65 19-24 80.

Halftime—Duke 40-24. 3-Point Goals—St. John’s 6-18 (Kennedy 3-6, Boothe 1-2, Horne 1-3, Hardy 1-5, Brownlee 0-2), Duke 5-17 (Smith 2-3, Scheyer 2-8, Singler 1-3, Dawkins 0-3). Fouled Out—Evans. Rebounds—St. John’s 31 (Coker, Evans 6), Duke 41 (Singler, Thomas 8). Assists—St. John’s 14 (Kennedy 9), Duke 15 (Scheyer 6). Total Fouls—St. John’s 19, Duke 12. A—9,314.

ECU—Harris 22 pass from Pinkney (Hartman kick), 12:03.

ECU—FG Hartman 37, 3:29.

Louisiana Tech 55, San Jose St. 20 Butler 28, Cent. Connecticut St. 23 Fresno St. 53, Illinois 52 Linfield 31, St. Thomas, Minn. 20 W. Texas A&M 31, Nebraska-Omaha 25

7 0

Pitt—Lewis 4 run (Hutchins kick), 7:27.

Cin—Ramsey 2 run (Rogers kick), 5:17.

West Virginia 24, Rutgers 21

MIDWEST

10 24

First Quarter

Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

NCAA D-II playoffs

7 7

.778 .750 .750 .714 .714 .714 .571

Monday’s game

First Quarter

COASTAL DIVISION Conf.

L PF 1 261 2 269 3 253 4 167 5 186 6 123

10 10

2 2 2 2 2 2 3

Virginia at Auburn, 8 p.m.

No. 2 Alabama 32, No. 1 Florida 13 3 9

7 6 6 5 5 5 4

Today’s games

Arizona 21, Southern Cal 17 Boise St. 42, New Mexico St. 7

Florida Alabama

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Florida International at Florida St., 1 p.m.

South Carolina at Clemson, 1 p.m.

Miami at Boston College, 3 p.m. (FSN) Georgia at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m.

Villanova vs. Maryland at Washington, D.C., 7:30 p.m. (MASN)

SOUTHWEST

PA 234 233 369 315 374 375

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kentucky 68, North Carolina 66 N.C. State 77, Marquette 73 Duke 80, St. John’s 71 Wake Forest 77, Gonzaga 75 Georgia Tech 79, USC 53

Texas Southern 30, Southern U. 25

All Times EDT ATLANTIC DIVISION

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Saturday’s games

Arizona at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

ACC standings Conf.

L PF 2 268 3 174 4 268 5 226 6 213 7 161

N. Carolina Clemson Florida St. Boston Coll.

Maryland Wake Forest Virginia

Monday, Dec. 14

Baltimore at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

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Q. Which head coach posted an NFL-record .736 winning percentage (106-36-6) in 10 seasons?

Thursday, Dec. 10

N.Y. Jets 19, Buffalo 13

TRIVIA QUESTION

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201 203 208 209 210 210 211 211 212 212 212 213 213 214

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Activated Evan Moore from the practice squad.

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HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS—Reassigned C MacGregor Sharp to Bakersfield (ECHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS—Assigned F Ryan White to Hamilton (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Claimed F Chris Bourque off waivers from Pittsburgh and assigned him to Hershey (AHL).

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Spain keeps Davis Cup BARCELONA, Spain (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Spain has won its second straight Davis Cup by capturing its doubles match against the Czech Republic.

Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco beat Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych 7-6 (7), 7-5, 6-2 on clay Saturday to give the Spaniards an insurmountable 3-0 lead.

Spain won its fourth title since 2000 and is the first country since Sweden in 1998 to successfully defend the trophy.

Verdasco helped Spain clinch the title for the second straight year. The ninth-ranked player won the deciding singles match in Argentina last year.

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materials and end-of-season award. Goals of the program are to promote character, salvation and self-esteem. Cost is $65 before Dec. 22 and $75 after. For info or to register, contact the church office at 476-6258 or visit www.richfork.com.

INDOOR SOCCER RICH FORK BAPTIST UPWARD PROGRAM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Upward Basketball and Cheerleading registration is being held through December at Rich Fork Baptist Church for boys and girls 4 years old and up through sixth grade. Each player receives uniform, car magnet, devotional book and end-of-season award, while cheerleaders receive uniform, pons, megaphone, devotional

GRUBB YMCA/MSL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Grubb Family YMCA and MSL Sports will be having a U10 to U18 coed indoor soccer league at Archdale-Trinity Middle School. All games will be on Sundays, beginning Jan. 3. Cost is $40. For info, contact Mike Sink at 687-3304 or 431-5314.

Deadline for registration is Dec. 19.

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WANT TO HELP? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Longtime High Point Enterprise sports writer and columnist Tom Berry, who died Aug. 30, left behind his wife, Sandy, and three daughters, Ashlyn, Rachel and Leah.

The High Point Enterprise has established a fund â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Tom Berry Special Fund â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at High Point Bank to assist the Berry family with medical bills and college funds. Contributions may be made to the Tom Berry Special Fund and mailed to High Point Bank, P.O. Box 2270, High Point, N.C. 27261. Contributions can

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REPORTING ITEMS The High Point Enterprise publishes announcements in the Calendar free of charge. Send info to sportsroom@hpe.com, call 888-3556 or fax to 888-3504.

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High Point’s Molly Clinard crosses toilet-paper finish line to complete The Molly Marathon in Cleveland, Ga.

Marathon of monotony Runner completes 26.2 miles on a quarter-mile track had been training since July to run in what would be her first marathon – the Richmond (Va.) hen Molly Clinard Marathon, held Nov. 14 – but decided to run a full she’d come down with flulike marathon – all 26.2 miles symptoms only a few days before – on a dinky quarter-mile track, the race. her husband Nolan thought she “I was definitely too sick to was crazy. go,” Molly says, “but I was so “If drudgery is what you disappointed that I made up want,” he explains, “there’s no my mind that in the next two better way to get or three weeks, it than to run I was going to a marathon on make an attempt a quarter-mile to run a maratrack. As long thon somewhere.” and arduous as So on Nov. 28 a marathon can – during a family be, at least there Thanksgiving are some things gathering in in a real maraCleveland, Ga., thon that’ll take where Nolan’s your mind off the parents live drudgery.”

– family memDo the math: bers hastily but SPECIAL | HPE Running 26.2 Part of an old T-shirt was enthusiastically miles on a quarused to make a runner’s bib organized The ter-mile track Molly Marathon for Molly. amounts to 104.8 at a small comlaps – over a period of several munity park in town. The event hours – running on the same may or may not be the only marcircle of asphalt and seeing the athon ever run on a quarter-mile same ol’ scenery lap after lap track, but it almost certainly is after lap. the only marathon in which the That’s drudgery. runners – well, OK, the runner But Molly had made up her – broke a strand of toilet paper mind. An avid runner, the at the finish line, rather than a 39-year-old High Point woman traditional tape.

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Molly Clinard walks with her husband, Nolan, after the run.

“Yeah, they made a finish line for me ... out of toilet paper,” Molly says with a laugh. “It was such a hoot. We had a lot of fun.”

Family members used an old T-shirt to make Molly a not-so-official-looking runner’s bib – she was number 00001, of course – and 13 of them accompanied her to the track, where they cheered, gave her high fives, provided water and snacks, and even took turns running laps with her to help minimize the monotony.

“They couldn’t have been more supportive,” Molly says.

Aside from her running companions, Molly only had one way to break up what she calls “the sheer monotony” of running all those laps around a quarter-mile track – running the other way.

“Sometimes I would turn around and run the other direction, just to change things up,” she says. “I think I turned around three times while I was running.”

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was – she wasn’t particularly pleased with it – but other family members marvel at the fact that she even finished the run.

“Though I myself have run a few marathons, I don’t believe I could force myself to complete an entire 26.2 miles alone on a 1/4mile track like (Molly) did,” says Mary Clinard Borge, Molly’s sister-in-law. “I told Molly that the real feat was overcoming the mental challenge of running all of those laps.”

For Molly, she not only accomplished her goal of completing a marathon before her 40th birthday, she did so with a team of family members on hand to help her celebrate.

“It was so much fun to have them there – a real family affair, if you will,” she says. “It was probably better than going to run the Richmond Marathon, because I wouldn’t have had them all there for that.” jtomlin@hpe.com | 888-3579

Good Friends of High Point, a local nonprofit organization whose resources help ease the financial burden of the less fortunate who are in crisis situations, will hold its 13th annual fundraising luncheon at noon Wednesday at the High Point Country Club.

Invited speakers include Sue Gamlin, Sara Kemm and Mary Powell DeLille.

Music will be provided by Keith Byrd.

Proceeds from the annual luncheon, which raised more than $30,000 at the 2008 luncheon, are allocated to The Community Clinic of High Point and the new Community Resource Network for financial assistance with medications, utilities, rent and other needs.

“There are so many deserving folks that are in need of critical help this year,” said Good Friends chairwoman Barbara Frye. “Our goal is to help a family with their immediate need so that they will then be empowered to help themselves.”

The cost per person for the luncheon is $15, and guests will also be asked to make a contribution on the day of the event.

Seating will begin at 11:30 a.m., and the luncheon will begin promptly at noon.

This year’s table centerpieces are Boxwood Kissing Ball poinsettias that will be sold during the luncheon. All money collected at the luncheon will go into the Good Friends Fund.

Reservations can be made in person at Simon Jewelers, 1345 N. Main St. Organizers will reserve tables of 10 for groups.

For more information, contact Frye at (336) 8990873.

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Your numbers are 3, 5, 11, 23, 31, 35, 44 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Interacting with others will broaden your outlook and help you realize you are not alone in the way you feel or in the things you want to pursue. You can push forward with a project. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make your plans in secret. The fewer people who know what you are up to, the less interference youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get and the more likely youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be to reach your goals. Emotional issues at home will leave you feeling in need of a change. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Pull in all the help you can get but make sure you work just as hard as everyone else. Taking part in a neighborhood or community event will lead to the possibility of a new romance if you are single or a connection that is business-oriented. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; CANCER (June 21-July 22): Memories can be wonderful things. You can find your way to the right path by relying on past experiences. You can establish a new set of rules that fit into your lifestyle and will satisfy the people you are interacting with. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Ups and downs can leave you feeling confused. Take a back seat until things settle down and you have a better idea what everyone else is doing. Going against the current is tiring and often leads nowhere. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave anything undone. Year-end is fast approaching. You may be stretched for time but clearing matters up now will be valuable later on. Do the things you enjoy instead of only doing for others. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Volunteering your services or offering help to your community will result in new friendships that can be very entertaining and inspiring. Include your family and friends and you can contribute as a leader. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): More people are counting on you than you realize. Stop being so meoriented. Finish the paperwork or chores, freeing up your time. Make your presence felt. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Idle time will not bode well. Make sure that you have enough to do. Travel, love and enjoying what life has to offer should be part of your agenda. What you share now will be the beginning of a new lifestyle. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give in to anyone testing your patience or questioning your beliefs. Someone will try to get you to take on responsibilities that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t belong to you. Feeling guilty is not a good reason to give in. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put someone you like at ease by being upfront about the way you feel and what your intentions are. Pay close attention to the response you get. You can make better choices if you clear up unfinished business. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Nothing will be clear-cut. You have to ask questions and find out what everyone around you is thinking and doing if you want to fit in and excel. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave anything to chance. Make changes at home that will please others. â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; ONE STAR: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best to avoid conflicts; work behind the scenes or read a good book. Two stars: You can accomplish but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rely on others for help. Three stars: If you focus, you will reach your goals. Four stars: You can pretty much do as you please, a good time to start new projects. Five stars: Nothing can stop you now.

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Hotel revives lobby Christmas display NEW ORLEANS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The historic Roosevelt Hotel is bringing back its famous Christmas lobby display, but with a new look.

The hotel recently reopened after a $145 million renovation to repair damage from Hurricane Katrina. The Christmas display, which runs Dec. 1-Jan. 4, includes 20 birch trees reaching to the 20foot ceiling, a canopy of white birch branches decorated with thousands of lights, along with 26 Douglas fir Christmas trees, trimmed with gold ornaments, bows and lights.

All the trees are flocked, which means their boughs are dusted with white to resemble snow.

Visitors will also find poinsettias and other holiday decorations throughout the lobby, along with weekday choir performances. The block-long lobby is open to the public and there is no charge to see the display.

The Christmas decorating tradition at the Roosevelt dates to the 1940s, when the hotel created an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Angel Hair Lobbyâ&#x20AC;? by

covering the ceiling with white angel hair, glowing lights and hanging ornaments, and filling the lobby with Christmas trees, toys, wrapped presents, elves and angels.

The custom was eventually stopped, then brought back in 1994 and continued until Hurricane Katrina closed the hotel.

The new Christmas display is â&#x20AC;&#x153;very charming and a bit more sophisticated now,â&#x20AC;? said sales and marketing director Mark Wilson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The lobby has been restored to its 1940s elegance and the Christmas decorations will compliment that.â&#x20AC;?

The hotel has also revived its Teddy Bear Tea tradition. Beginning on Dec. 5, there will be two seatings each day for guests and their children for a special tea party featuring childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menu items which may include some combination of hot chocolate, scones, pizza and petite sandwiches, as well as traditional tea, a cash bar and a menu for adults.

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For the past 13 years, The Compassionate Friends, a national self-help support organization for families grieving the death of a child, has sponsored a Worldwide Candle Lighting during the difficult holidays to honor the memory of all children â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no matter their age â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who died too young.

Dear Abby readers, whether or not they have been personally touched by such a tragedy, are invited to remember all children who have died by joining in the Worldwide Candle Lighting on Dec. 13. Although officially held for one hour at 7 p.m. local time, this has become an event where hundreds of services in memory of children are held throughout the day around the world.

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Norfolk exhibit taps into pirate craze

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ORFOLK, Va. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Growing up on Cape Cod, explorer Barry Clifford was fascinated by the romantic tale of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Samâ&#x20AC;? Bellamy. Sailing to Massachusetts to rendezvous with his mistress, the pirate encountered a norâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;easter that sent him, most of his crew, and tons of gold, silver and jewels to the oceanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bottom.

The lore launched Clifford on a life of treasure-hunting â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including the discovery in 1984 of the Whydah, Bellamyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treasure-laden threemaster, which sank off of Wellfleet, Mass., on April 26, 1717. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was looking for treasure, and I found it,â&#x20AC;?

Clifford, 64, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;More treasure than I could have ever imagined.

The whole bottom was layered with it.â&#x20AC;?

A sliver of Cliffordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discovery is on display through April 4, 2010, at Nauticus, a marine science museum perched on the Norfolk waterfront. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship,â&#x20AC;? organized by National Geographic, includes thousands of gold and silver coins and hundreds of other displays in a 16,000-square-foot interactive exhibition.

They include treasure chests, painstakingly restored cannons, pistols and swords, slabs of weathered timber from the shipwreck and a bell inscribed with the shipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cementing Cliffordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim that the Whydah is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only fully authenticated pirate ship to be discovered.

The Norfolk exhibit taps into a growing fascination with pirates.

Examples include the extraordinarily popular â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pirates of the Caribbeanâ&#x20AC;? franchise starring Johnny Depp and a growing re-enactor community as passionate as the Civil War fans who stage famous battles, munch on hardtack and dress in scratchy wool uniforms.

One popular Web forum, Ye Pirate Brethren, claims hundreds of members who discuss topic ranging from pirate wear (Pantalones and Stockings) to food (Grubniks & Schluessel).

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Underwater explorer Barry Clifford gestures as he answers questions about an exhibit of artifacts from the pirate ship Whydah at Nauticus in Norfolk, Va.

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Pirate exhibits through April 4.

PIRATE FESTIVALS: www.piratefestivals. com/ Another manifestation of the pirate craze is the pirate festival, with dozens held around the country. The Portland Pirate Festival in Oregon is awaiting Guinness World Record certification for the largest number of dressed-up pirates in one place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1,651 last September. Tampa, Fla., has one of the oldest pirate events, the Gasparilla Pirate Fest, which started in 1904 and typically attracts some 250,000 people, with the next event scheduled for Jan. 30. Pirates have become popular subjects for museums, too, with a permanent exhibit on Blackbeardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life at the North Carolina Maritime Museum and a proposal for a pirate museum in Atlanta under consideration.

International Talk Like a Pirate Day has grown from a joke be-

tween a couple of friends to a craze with apps for iPhones and Facebook.

For generalists, Michael Crichtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pirate Latitudes,â&#x20AC;? just published posthumously, also takes on the subject in a fictional setting.

The Nauticus display also arrives at a time when pirates are being redefined. It turns out, they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all bad, though they were far from good.

Clifford is among those who believe pirates have gotten some bad press over the centuries. He notes, for instance, that the so-called golden age of piracy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an era generally defined as from 1650 until 1720 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; offered opportunities to all in a period when birth and social standing often predestined a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life.

Fully one-third of pirates were of African origin, and many Indians were among pirate crews, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make no mistake, these people were outlaws but there were

few choices for them,â&#x20AC;?

Clifford said during a visit to Nauticus in November for the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening.

The former slave shipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original purpose is reflected in its name, which is based on the West African trading town of Ouidah (pronounced WIHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;-dah).

A new book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates,â&#x20AC;? casts pirates and piracy as downright progressive, politically and economically. They embraced democracy, for instance, and were quite tolerant of racial and sexual differences, as Deppâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jack Sparrow might suggest. They even created an early form of workerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compensation and health care.

Author Peter T. Leeson, himself hooked on piracy from an early age after a family trip to Disney World and a spin on the ride â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pirates of the Caribbean,â&#x20AC;? casts an economistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

eye on piracy and finds their business practices sound. They were no Robin Hoods, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quick to add. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The key thing to recognize is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not because pirates were inherently nice guys or progressive in their thinking,â&#x20AC;? Leeson said of crewfriendly initiatives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s profit maximizing and

thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why they did it.â&#x20AC;?

The Whydah was carrying the cargoes of 50 ships when it sank. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thousands and thousands of artifacts have yet to see the light of day,â&#x20AC;? Clifford said in an interview. Estimates put the haul of silver and gold at 5 to 10 tons plus a casket of egg-sized jewels, he said.

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Early snow buoys Colorado

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ENVER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Colorado landscape architect Bryan Harding skied about 50 days on Aspen-area mountains last year, using a free season pass that was a perk of his job. But then he was laid off in the bad economy.

Harding has since started his own landscaping company in Basalt, a small central Colorado town near Aspen. But he is considering visiting less expensive resorts this year. Harding and his fiancee, Kim Noah, havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t decided how many days theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ski this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year, it was how ever many days we can get in,â&#x20AC;? said Noah, 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how ever many we can afford,â&#x20AC;? said Harding, 30.

With the recessionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effects lingering, many Colorado ski resorts are adding value to their season passes, holding pass prices steady, or giving customers flexibility in booking lodging and paying for lift tickets to encourage mountain riders to visit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and not wait until the last minute to make plans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about discretionary income,â&#x20AC;? said Bob Bray, 74, a part-time instructor at Winter Park Resort. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You gotta pay for gas, tickets, equipment. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a job, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably not going to go as often. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But dedicated skiers will find a way.â&#x20AC;?

Resorts are helping.

Wolf Creek â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www. wolfcreekski.com â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in southwest Colorado has 14 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Local Appreciation Daysâ&#x20AC;? scheduled this season when a one-day lift ticket costs $31 for adults and $18 for seniors and kids. Telluride and Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort are expanding expert terrain, while resorts including Ski Cooper, Powderhorn and Sunlight Mountain are holding pass prices steady this season.

Several resorts say early pass sales were up, but that could be because ski areas are adding benefits.

Melanie Mills, president of the trade group Colorado Ski Country USA, said she is guessing skier visits could be slightly up this season, based on feedback from ski shows around the country.

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Mirror Lake and the surrounding Adirondack Mountains give Lake Placid, N.Y., its picturesque quality.

Lake Placid provides playground in both winter and summer

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AKE PLACID, N.Y. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jim Shea paused for more than a moment, almost unable to imagine the thought of Lake Placid without the legacy of hosting two Winter Olympic games, in 1932 and 1980. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d just be a sleepy little Adirondack town, just a small little Adirondack resort,â&#x20AC;? said Shea, an Olympic skier whose father helped bring the games back to Lake Placid for the second time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It certainly would not have grown like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grown. We have built our lives basically around the five Olympic rings.

It kind of put us on the map.â&#x20AC;?

Indeed.

Since Godfrey Dewey brought the 1932 Winter Games to Lake Placid and Sheaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Jack, became the home-grown star, winning two speedskating gold medals, Lake Placid has become a travel destination like no other.

The village, nestled in the High Peaks region of the Adirondack Mountains, was a pioneer American resort in popularizing snow and presenting winter attractions to the public. Yet unlike so many ski areas, Lake Placid began as a summer destination and remains so, with two-thirds of its tourism coming between Memorial Day and Columbus Day. But it was the 1932 Olympics that made Lake Placid famous around the world. And with the opening of Whiteface Mountain Ski Center in 1958, town leaders began dreaming of another taste of the Winter Games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The town was getting a little worn-out,â&#x20AC;? said James McKenna, president of the Lake Placid Essex County Visitors Bureau. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Getting the Games again would be the tool to get the venues and get the town, not only on the map, but to redo a lot of the hospitality facilities.â&#x20AC;?

McKenna said the momentum to bid for the 1980 Olympic Games began in the late 1960s and quickly reached high gear. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can remember putting Lake Placid stickers all over and telling people the Olympics were coming here, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d better get ready,â&#x20AC;? he said.

And the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite son, Jack Shea, the patriarch of the only family in Winter

LAKE PLACID, N.Y.: www.whiteface.com/ or www.lakeplacid.com/ or (800) 4475224. Lake Placid hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games.

Olympic history to have three generations of competitors helped deliver it. (Jim Shea competed in skiiing in 1968 at Innsbruck, Austria and his son, Jim Jr., won skeleton gold in 2002 at Salt Lake City just weeks after his grandfather died in a car crash.) As supervisor of the town of North Elba, which includes Lake Placid, Jack Shea was instrumental in persuading Olympic officials to award the 1980 Winter Games to his hometown.

It proved to be a bigger boon than anyone could have imagined for Lake Placid, which along with St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Innsbruck are the only places to twice host the Winter Olympics. Squaw Valley, Calif. (1960) and Salt Lake City are the only other U.S. locales to host the Games.

Up went a massive ski jumping complex with a sky deck for tourists, a new refrigerated track for bobsled, luge and skeleton outside the village at Mount Van Hoevenberg, and a new ice arena adjacent to the 1932 rink. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It created a recognition, a buzz about the village,â&#x20AC;? said Ed Weibrecht, owner of the stately Mirror Lake Inn at the north edge of the village. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It put us back into the international limelight. It was a tremendous marketing boost for the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the one change that probably came out of it more than anything else, though, was it became better rather than bigger,â&#x20AC;?

Weibrecht said.

And the Olympiad became one for the history books. Eric Heiden won five speedskating gold medals, all outdoors in world-record time, and the U.S. hockey teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miracle on Iceâ&#x20AC;? victory over the Soviet Union is considered a signature moment in sports in the 20th century.

Today the town has something for visitors in every season â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from hiking to mountain biking to tobogganing onto Mirror Lake to enjoying fall foliage. Top winter athletes

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train and compete at its Olympic venues, so thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often an ice show, ski jumping, bobsled, or luge to watch, and the largest annual event is the Ironman triathlon in July, which attracts upward of 2,500 participants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a region that appeals to singles, but I think our biggest appeal is the family because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so many other things for people to do â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ride the bobsled, ride the luge, watch skating indoors, skate outdoors on the Olympic oval,â&#x20AC;? Weibrecht said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cross-country skiing all over the place, either on the groomed trails or anywhere you want.

Snowshoeing. You name it, we have it.â&#x20AC;?

Over the past decade, Whiteface has invested more than $20 million in improvements, including a new kids campus. The mountain boasts 76 trails, 10 lifts and a vertical drop of 3,430 feet, highest of any ski resort east of the Rockies, and hosts World Cup events every year. In an average year, which usually begins in early December, 200,000 people, many from metropolitan New York City, will ski there.

Although it has had to endure its share of criticism â&#x20AC;&#x201C; icy conditions earned it the nickname â&#x20AC;&#x153;Icefaceâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; snowmaking technology has changed the landscape and Whiteface remains a signature destination for skiers.

Major improvements have also been made to its on-mountain restaurants and cafes, including the addition of a burrito bar in the Cloudspin Lounge.

The Veterans Memorial Highway, a Depression-era public works project under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt that opened in 1935, also allows visitors during the warm months to drive to within 300 feet of Whitefaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4,867-foot summit and experience some of the most breathtaking panoramas in the East. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What our research tells us, the attraction to the area is the Adirondacks, and with the Olympics that sort of allowed us to separate ourselves from the rest of the Adirondacks,â&#x20AC;?

McKenna said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without those Olympic Games, the hotels wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been retooled, the facilities wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been built.

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Season is hard on those who’ve had tragedy Q

uestion: My husband and I struggle around the holidays.

Everywhere we look we see images of happy children. We love kids, but we lost our young son several years ago and it’s sometimes hard to manage our emotions. Do you have any insight?

Dr. Dobson: I am so sorry for your loss. There are many others who have experienced similar tragedies. For you and the others who have lost a precious child, the entire month of December is filled with its own peculiar variety of sorrow. Cherubic faces and toys and televised cartoons only serve to intensify indescribable longings.

Hearing of your predicament, I’m reminded of a letter I received years ago from a man who has reason to understand this period of vulnerability. His words, written to the memory of his daughter, revealed a father’s broken heart of love. But the note also contained a certain sense of triumph and blessing. Apparently his little girl had suffered from an extended illness and together they had endured a long season of sor-

row. He wrote, “Bristol, now you are free!

I look forward to that day, according to God’s promises, when we will be joined together, completely whole and full of joy. I’m so happy that FOCUS you have your crown first.”

ON THE To this father I would FAMILY say, “Thank you, sir, for sharing this most Dr. James intimate note to your Dobson precious daughter. It ■■■ made us feel that we have walked a few steps down the lonely road you have trod.

Your indomitable spirit will strengthen and inspire others who harbor their own private sorrow during this season of celebration. There are millions who would identify with your travail, I’m sure.”

Because of what we celebrate at Christmas and later, Easter, death has no permanent victory over those who believe. The grave has lost its sting.

The trials and tribulations of this life are but momentary setbacks in light of

an eternity of joy and bliss. This is the true meaning of the season, and I pray that despite the unavoidable sadness of this broken world, that assurance might provide you with some measure of comfort.

Question: I’ve talked and talked to my husband about how I’m different from him and how I need him to be sensitive to my needs. Somehow, he just doesn’t “hear” it. I’ve also gotten mad at him about a hundred times. How can I get my feelings across to him?

Dr. Dobson: One very effective way to express your feelings is to paint a word picture. My good friends Gary Smalley and Dr. John Trent described this technique in their book, “The Language of Love.” In it, Gary told a story about his wife, who was very frustrated with him. Gary would come home from work and clam up. He had nothing to say all evening. Finally, Norma told him a story about a man who went to breakfast with some friends. He ate a big meal, and then he gathered up some crumbs and put them in a bag. Then he went to lunch

with some business associates and ate a big steak. Again, he put a few crumbs in a doggie bag to take with him. Then when he came home that night, he handed his wife the little bag of leftovers.

“That’s what you are doing to me,” said Norma. “All day the children and I wait to talk with you when you get home. But you don’t share yourself with us. After being gone all day, you hand us a doggie bag and turn on the television set.”

Gary said hearing that story was like being hit with a two-by-four. He apologized and began to work on opening himself to his wife and his family.

Try creating a graphic word picture to communicate your needs to your husband. It is far more effective at getting masculine attention than a torrent of hostile comments.

DR. DOBSON is founder and Chairman Emeritus of the nonprofit organization Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80995 (www.focusonthefamily.org). Questions and answers are excerpted from “Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide” and “Bringing Up Boys,” both published by Tyndale House.

Hair often will regrow on bald spots D

ear Dr. Donohue: I am writing to you about my grandson.

I am very worried about him. He has started to lose his hair in patches on his head. He has seen a dermatologist, who told him he has alopecia areata and that nothing can be done for it. Do you know of anything that can be done for my grandson? – W.G. Alopecia areata isn’t usually considered a health threat, but it produces great psychological distress. It affects about 1 percent of the population.

It can occur at any age, but it most often happens to people in their 20s and 30s. Men and women are equally affected. Oval bald patches occur on the scalp, and they vary in number and size. Around 80 percent have a single bald spot; a little more than 12 percent have two patches; the rest have more. A few people’s eyebrows are affected, and fewer still suffer from total baldness.

It’s an example of an illness where the immune system has initiated an attack on the body’s hair follicles. The reason has not yet been discovered.

Although the bald patches are upsetting, the prognosis for most is favorable.

About 80 percent see a regrowth of hair in a year.

It’s possible that the bald patches will reappear, however.

Knowing that the odds are in his favor, your grandson might choose not to undergo treatment. If he wants to speed hair regrowth, a number of options are open to him. Cortisone ointments or creams applied to the patch have fostered hair return for some. Injections of a cortisone drug into the bald skin are another approved treatment. Anthralin cream rubbed on the affected area and left on it for less than an hour also can coax hair growth. Minoxidil is another choice.

If your grandson wants more information, he should check out the National Alopecia Areata Foundation at its Web site, www.naaf.org.

Dear Dr. Donohue: About a year ago, a doctor told me he believed I had Leriche syndrome, but he didn’t say what it was. I’ve been to about six orthopedic surgeons, but I get

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the impression they don’t want to become involved. I have a sack behind the thigh just about the knee. I am at my wits’ end over this.

– J.C.

Leriche (luh-REESH) syndrome is a blockage of blood flow in the lower part of the aorta. The blockage is usually a cholesterol buildup. This compromises blood flow to the legs and leads to rapid fatigue in the hip, thigh and calf muscles along with pain. In men, it can produce impotence. It has nothing to do with the sack behind your thigh.

There’s another Leriche syndrome that affects bone, but I don’t think it applies to you.

One possibility for such a sack is a Baker’s cyst. It’s a bursa (a little disk affair that prevents friction from tendons rubbing on bone) that’s swollen with fluid.

Orthopedic doctors see Baker’s cysts routinely and deal with them effectively. Were they put off by your mentioning the possibility of Leriche syndrome?

Other plausible diagnoses include: a fatty tumor, a muscle tumor or an aneurysm (bulge) of an artery.

Some doctor has to give you a name for this. How about starting over? This time, consult a family doctor first. Everyone needs a family doctor.

Dear Dr. Donohue: The last time you wrote about gout, I sent you a letter about using cherry juice for it. My information comes from a doctor. A friend of mine came down with very painful gout in his knees. I told his daughter to give him cherry juice. In two days, he was pain-free. My brother got the same result from cherry juice. It’s worth a try. At least give your readers an option. – L.L. I have heard about the cherry juice treatment of gout before. I don’t doubt it worked for your friend and brother, but I’m not sure it works for all. If people want to try it, I’m not standing in their way.

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On Black Friday, (from left) Louise Evans, 17; Ffion Williams, 15; and Jessica Hill, all from Wales, shop at Macy’s in New York.

Mom objects to teen frenzy over holiday shopping

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EW YORK – When my teenager announced that he was spending Black Friday at a mall with a friend, I wasn’t happy.

“Don’t tell me you’ve bought into the shopping mentality!” I said (or maybe shrieked).

“Buy, buy, buy. Spend, spend, spend!” I added (or maybe ranted).

“That’s all our culture wants you to do. You’ve been brainwashed!”

I then reminded myself of my parenting pledge to lecture less but state my values more.

“I object to materialism,” I said softly and calmly. “I object to a culture that says you can never have enough stuff. I object to a mind-set that encourages you to go out and spend money on things you don’t need and can’t afford.”

Unfortunately, I couldn’t help but add: “You really don’t need more clothes. When I was a teenager, I had one pair of jeans for all of high school!”

As the words left my mouth, I got the eye roll and the turned head, and realized that I might as well have said, “And I walked five miles to school every day in the snow!”

It was not my proudest moment as a mother. I then embarked on several days of soul-searching.

How did my kid get caught up in this mentality? Sure, once in a while, we do a big shopping trip, but generally there is a reason – a special occasion, start of school, kids outgrew something, clothes look worn or dated. I set a budget, use coupons and make both my teenage son and his younger brother earn and spend their own money on things I object to paying for. Yet somehow I ended up with a mall rat on Black Friday.

On the other hand, I wonder if maybe I am out of touch with what’s normal for families in America. Lots of parents take their kids shopping on Black Friday for holiday gifts. And lots of teenagers spend every weekend at the mall. Our family is Jewish, so while we do give presents for Hanukkah, and even exchange a few gifts on Christmas with certain loved ones who celebrate that holiday, it’s never been quite as big a deal for us as it is for others, and maybe that’s part of why I didn’t like the idea of my son getting caught up in the shopping frenzy.

But I also worry that the generation coming up worries way too much about owning the latest gadget or the right brand-name sneaker. The recession makes me even less enthusiastic about the notion that it’s OK for kids to run out and buy things they don’t need.

After all, isn’t that how so many Americans ended up in debt?

Confused about whether my reaction was appropriate, I asked Jennifer Leigh, an adviser for mothers and teenage girls, for her thoughts. Leigh has a Web site, ParentingTeenGirls.com, and is the author of several books for parents and teenagers, including “True Listening” and “The Secrets Guys Wish You Knew About Love.”

“You stated your piece, stated your mind, and then you let him go,” she said. “I think that was a good approach. When parents try and force their own ideals down their children’s throats, their children end up choking on their parents’ dogma.”

She said that when we communicate our values, even if our kids don’t immediately do things our way, “it’s one more dot they can

connect in the growing-up process. ’That’s mom and dad’s dot. I heard it. It’s in my brain and now it’s there.”’

But Leigh cautioned against lecturing. “The minute you start ‘shoulding,’ the minute you tell a child they should do something, their psychological defenses come up. Now you’re passing judgment.

It’s one thing to say, ‘this is my value system.’ It’s another to say, ’this is what you should believe.’”

Leigh also had some interesting observations about teens getting caught up in the holiday shopping frenzy that made me see it less as a parenting failure and more as a cultural phenomenon. She even pointed out some positive aspects to it.

“It is the culture,” she said.

“Every ad on TV is holiday shopping, holiday gift-buying, buy this and that. Unless you’re raising an Amish child or you’ve locked them in the basement, they swim in a sea of consumerism.”

Leigh added that on a day off from school, teens hanging out with friends at the mall isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

For boys, she said, checking out stores with a pack of friends, hunting for bargains, and shopping for cool clothes is precisely what a modern-day hunter-gatherer does.

“He scores some great deals and gets to do what a guy is biologically programmed to do,” she said.

For girls, she said, a day of shopping with friends is not just about making purchases. “The way teen girls’ brains are wired, they need to be with other girls,” Leigh said.

“That’s why you see them textmessaging like crazy. They gossip and share secrets.” Neurologically, she said, this type of behavior floods the female teen brain with pleasure.

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Freeman - Mitchell Brandy Lynn Mitchell and Donald Thomas Freeman, both of High Point, NC, were united in marriage September 19, 2009, in The Atrium at Embassy Suites, Greensboro, NC. The Rev. Rodney Hedrick officiated at the 5:30 p.m. ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Charlie and Deborah Mitchell of Greensboro, NC. She is the granddaughter of Becky and Wayne Steed.

The groom is the son of Don and Jeanne Freeman of High Point, NC. He is the grandson of Eldon Freeman and the late Barbara Freeman, and Frances Combs and the late Lee R.C. Combs.

Escorted by her father, Charlie Mitchell, the bride was attended by her sister, Jessica Glenn, matron of honor.

Bridesmaids were Angela Freeman, sister Brandy Mitchell of the groom, Ashley Streva and Jennifer Weds Donald Freeman Humble.

The groom chose his father, Don Freeman, to serve as best man.

Groomsmen were Tyler Fryman, Lee Penland and Justin Bannister.

Flower girls were Blair and Lilly Riley. Ring bearers were Landon Whiteside and Vance Riley.

Guestbook registrar was Jennifer Goins.

The rehearsal dinner was given by the groomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents at Embassy Suites, the evening before the wedding.

The reception was given by the brideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents at Embassy Suites in Greensboro.

The bride is a graduate of Western Guilford High School and Leonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beauty School with a degree in Cosmetology. She is self-employed.

The groom is a graduate of Southern Guilford High School and Guilford Technical Community College. He received an Associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree with a concentration on Business Management. He is an Assistant Manager at Food Lion.

Following a honeymoon in Mexico, the couple resides in High Point, NC.

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Parrish - Connors Susan Anne Connors and Jason Carter Parrish, both of Greensboro, NC, were united in marriage September 4, 2009, at the Revolution Mill Studio in Greensboro, NC. The Rev. Tim Sessoms officiated at the 7:30 p.m. ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of John â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackâ&#x20AC;? Connors of Greensboro, NC, and the late Kathleen Connors.

The groom is the son of Billy and Susan Koontz of High Point, NC, and the late N.H. Parrish, Jr. He is the grandson of Mamie Carter of High Point, NC, and the late Willis Carter.

A rehearsal dinner was hosted by the groomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents on September 3, 2009, at The Mix in Greensboro, NC. A reception was held at Revolution Mill Studio, following the ceremony.

The bride is the president of Carolina Networks, Susan Connors Inc., Greensboro, NC. Weds Jason Parrish The groom is a graduate of T. Wingate Andrews High School and is employed by French Heritage in High Point, NC. Following a Mediterranean cruise, the couple resides in Greensboro, NC.

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Mr. and Mrs. Damron were married October 31, 1959, in Dillon, SC. Mrs. Damron is the former Martha Lou Fowler of Conway, SC. The couple have five children and 10 grandchildren.

Mr. Damron was born in Pikeville, KY. He retired CW2 with 20 years service with the 82nd Airborne Army. He retired from the City of High Point after 34 years.

Mrs. Damron was an Army housewife for 20 years. Upon moving to High Point, she became employed by Guilford County Schools.

Both are retired and enjoying time together.

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Hinson - Fowler Brandy Fowler and Chad Hinson, both of Trinity, NC, were united in marriage October 24, 2009, at Little Log Wedding Chapel in Gatlinburg, TN. Travis Tatum officiated at the noon ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Michael and Margie Foye of Trinity, NC. The groom is the son of Butch and Mary Hinson of Trinity, NC. The bride was escorted by her father, Michael Foye.

The groom chose Chase Fowler, son of the bride, to serve as best man.

The bride is a graduate of Trinity High School and Randolph Community College. She is employed at High Point Gastroenterology.

The groom is a graduate of Trinity High School He is employed by Akzo Nobel.

Following their honeymoon in Gatlinburg, TN, the couple resides in Trinity.

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There are alternatives to pet’s cancer surgery D

ear Dr. Fox: Koko is our 5-year-old boxer, and he was recently diagnosed with a mast-cell tumor, stage unknown. The vet recommended an operation. Koko has had it for at least two years. What would happen if we just left it? – P.B. (age 13), Wall, N.J. Dear P.B.: I am sorry to hear that Koko has a nasty and all-too-common type of cancer, especially in boxers. If left untreated, it may spread to various internal organs, if it has not done so already.

There are treatments other than surgery that may prove effective.

These include radiation and chemotherapy; using an extract of the vinca rose along with prednisone; giving oral antihistamines (since mast cells produce histamine); and applying anti-inflammatory/anti-cancer herbal oils and pastes to the tumor (making sure that the dog doesn’t lick them off), including essential oils of ginger, lemon and rosemary diluted in a carrier oil such as almond; and oral treatment with same, along with super-antioxidants such as skullcap and turmeric (that has anti-cancer properties).

New Chapter’s Zyflamend, containing herbal medicines, may help your dog, along with a teaspoon twice daily of good-quality fish oil and a whole-food, unprocessed diet.

Certain types of cancer afflict dogs more frequently than humans, a reflection in part of genetic/breed susceptibility. Viruses may play a role in some types of cancer, but most cancers are caused by multiple factors that trigger an inflammatory reaction in the body that feeds the cancer and can quickly exhaust the body. So anti-inflammatory phytochemicals and good nutrition are logical treatments.

It is paramount, when dealing with chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer, to make the patient as comfortable as possible (and that rules out any prolonged hospitalization), and focus on the quality of life rather than life extension at all costs. These same principles need to be applied to how we care for our species, many of whom fall victim, along with their families, to costly treatments, often with harmful side effects, and for whom death with dignity is normally denied.

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He had DOCTOR his usual exam, plus Dr. Michael the yearly Fox rabies ■■■ shot but no other at that time because of the bite. He is now due for his three-year multiplevaccine booster shot. I try to take him to the vet only once a year, unless there is a problem.

I would like to know what is best for my cat, and don’t understand exactly why certain shots are given. I know he needs to get the rabies shot every year because he’s an inside-outside cat (he was an outside stray when he adopted us). He weighs about 11 pounds and is still fairly active, but he’s slowing down some. – K.T., Sterling, Va. Dear K.T.: Your letter is one of the reasons I

keep writing this column, now going on more than 40 years. Veterinarians need to revise their vaccination protocols, profits notwithstanding.

Repeated vaccinations could put an older cat at risk, and the cat should have good immunity because of all the earlier shots.

No vaccination should be given to an already sick or injured animal. The rabies vaccination should not have been given during treatment for a bite wound. The other “core” vaccinations are good for three years so annual boosters are not advised. If in doubt, blood titer tests should be done to determine if revaccinations are needed. This is wise because no vaccine is without risk.

For readers with computers, check my Web site for dog- and cat-vaccination protocols and a review of vaccination risks. Allowing a cat to go outdoors increases the risk of viral infection from other cats, so greater vigilance and judicious use of a broader

spectrum of vaccinations is called for.

Dear Dr. Fox: Several weeks ago, I read one of your articles concerning a dog’s skin problem that you called “collie nose.” I have a cat with a similar problem, except it affects one of his front legs, near the paw.

The affected area is about one-inch long and maybe a half-inch wide.

The fur is off, and he constantly licks it. I have tried peroxide, Neosporin, Vaseline and even medicated powder. He immediately licks everything off. Do you have a solution as to how to cure this? – C.S., Mount Pleasant, S.C. Dear C.S.: Your cat’s skin disorder is most likely an eosinophilic granuloma, a cellular reaction to allergens in the cat’s diet or on the body as bites from fleas or other insects. Check first for fleas, then with a veterinarian, because your home treatments are not working and delay could simply make things worse.

Treatment with oral

steroids and doxycycline often helps, but the condition tends to recur and spread if the trigger factors are not identified. For starters, I would eliminate all cereals, dairy products and synthetic “natural flavorings” (MSG) common in many dry cat foods that can cause various health problems. Cats can improve dramatically with changes in diet.

Up to a teaspoon of good-quality fish oil (Nordic Naturals) daily in your cat’s food may also help.

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‘Trash day’ Timing can be used to obscure, hide ‘unfavorable’ news WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama entered the White House promising a new era of openness in government, but when it comes to bad news, his administration often uses one of the oldest tricks in the public relations playbook: putting it out when the fewest people are likely to notice.

Former White House environmental adviser Van Jones’ resignation over controversial comments hit the trifecta of below-the-radar timing: The White House announced the departure overnight on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, when few journalists were on duty and few Americans awake, much less paying attention to the news.

As with past administrations, Friday looks like a popular day to “take out the trash,” as presidential aides on the TV drama “The West Wing” matter-of-factly called it. Along with weekends, holidays and the dark of night, the final stretch of the work week, when many news consumers tune out, is a common time for the government to release news unlikely to benefit the president.

When he took office, Obama pledged in a memo to agency chiefs to create “an unprecedented level of openness in government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation and collaboration.” But as his predecessors demonstrated, openness is a relative thing. Bad news can be hidden in plain sight.

Among recent examples: On Friday, Nov. 13, the Obama administration announced it would put the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on trial in civilian court in New York. It also disclosed the resignation of the top White House lawyer, who had taken blame for some of the problems surround-

ing the administration’s planned closing of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The following Friday, Nov. 20, saw the Justice Department quietly notifying a court that it intended to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against a Blackwater Worldwide security guard involved in a 2007 Baghdad shooting that left 17 Iraqis dead. The court filing was sealed from public view and submitted without ceremony, in contrast to the Monday last December when the charges were announced. Then, the Justice Department held a noon news conference and put out a lengthy press release.

On previous Fridays, the White House acknowledged it may not be able to close the Guantanamo prison by January as the president promised, announced Obama was imposing punitive tariffs on car and light-truck tires from China, and disclosed that Obama had waived conflict-of-interest rules for several aides.

It all shows how timing can be used to obscure, if not totally hide, news that detracts from a president’s main message.

“It’s a time-honored practice where the president’s trying to talk about what he wants to talk about and push the subjects that maybe he doesn’t want to talk as much about into a time when people aren’t paying as much attention,” said Dee Dee Myers, press secretary during Clinton’s first two years in office and a consultant for “The West Wing” ‘’trash day” episode.

If Friday is a prime day to dump potentially unfavorable news in Washington, 5 p.m. is the witching hour.

The day before Halloween, the Obama administration slipped out news on several ongoing issues, much of it in late afternoon or evening. It included developments on warrantless wiretapping, terror interrogations, the CIA leak case, the reliability of the government’s stimulus job creation figures, lobbyists and other visitors to the White House, and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s failure to detect

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In this Aug. 29, 1973, file photo, special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox sits in his Washington office reading a court order that President Nixon produce tapes of the White House conversations on Watergate.

In an incident known as the “Saturday night massacre,” Cox was fired on President Nixon’s orders on a Saturday night in 1973, hours after Cox held a news conference to defy him. disgraced financier Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme for years.

“The president has taken and will continue to take wide-ranging and unprecedented steps to fulfill his campaign promise to give Americans firsthand access to information about their government at whitehouse. gov,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said, when asked whether dropping important news late on Fridays, when few news consumers are paying attention, squares with the president’s promise of transparency.

“The First Amendment to the Constitution ensures that the media is independently responsible for how and when that information is covered.”

Earnest noted that Obama is the first president to routinely release visitor logs, and that while the White House did decide to put them out on Fridays, it moved up the disclosure to Wednesday last week rather than do it the day after Thanksgiving. Of the Madoff example, he said the SEC is an independent agency and makes its own decisions about when to release information.

Obama is far from the only president to make major news at the tail end of, or outside, normal

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President George H.W. Bush granted Christmas Eve pardons in 1992 to former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and several others in the Iran-Contra arms scandal.

Fridays saw many Iran-Contra scandal developments during Ronald Reagan’s presidency, including the resignation of White House chief of staff Donald Regan. And Friday was a common day for President George W. Bush’s administration to release documents in a scandal over U.S. attorney firings.

The “trash day” episode of “The West Wing” was patterned on a Friday heading into the July 4 holiday weekend when the Clinton White House dumped several stories, Myers said.

In Obama’s case, releasing voluminous sets of documents and data late on Fridays, such as White House visitor records and stimulus job figures, isn’t “antitransparency” because they’re still making the documents available, she said.

“But yes, do you try to manage the flow of information to some degree at the White House? Of course. You’d be a fool not to,” Myers said.

LONDON (AP) — In a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publishers a way to build more solid “pay walls” around their online stories while still appearing in search results.

In an official blog post Tuesday, Google said it will let publishers limit the number of restricted articles that readers can get for free through its search engine.

The change could remove one significant hurdle publishers face as they contemplate charging readers online. Many newspapers are considering such fees because online advertising on free sites hasn’t offset the precipitous decline in print ad revenue that has come with the recession and competition from the Web. The Wall Street Journal is perhaps the best example of how the new tool could help.

The newspaper charges for access to most articles on its Web site, but its pay wall is “leaky.” Readers can grab the first sentence from a preview of the story, punch it in to Google and access the full story in the search results.

The Journal could simply block Google from indexing its stories, but that would cut traffic to its site significantly. Less traffic means less ad revenue.

The problem has infuriated executives at News Corp., which owns the Journal.

News Corp.

Chairman Rupert Murdoch told a conference organized by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday that media companies should charge for content and stop news aggregators such as Google from “feeding off the hard-earned efforts and investments of others.”

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Petroleum products, Cuba trade embargo spur questions THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

What do jet fuel, bubble gum and the bristles in your toothbrush have in common?

They all have ingredients that can be traced back to the same raw material. (Hint: It’s a liquid, it’s found underground and it’s often accused of being “crude.”)

They’re also part of the answer to one of the questions in this edition of “Ask AP,” a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers’ questions about the news.

If you have your own news-related question that you’d like to see answered by an AP reporter or editor, send it to newsquestions(at)ap.org, with “Ask AP” in the subject line. And please include your full name and hometown so they can be published with your question.

Q. With Russia, Venezuela and other countries now “flirting” with Cuba, why doesn’t the U.S. put an end to the embargo and other sanctions and fully open up to that country, in order to weaken Russia and Venezuela’s political power in the region?

Wouldn’t it be a smart move at this time?

Nanne Diesen Houston A. President-elect Barack Obama will have broad leeway over how to enforce the U.S. sanctions against Cuba once he takes office on Jan. 20.

But the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 says the embargo itself will stand as long as Fidel and Raul Castro are in power. Raul Castro succeeded his brother Fidel as president following his retirement in February.

For the embargo to end, Helms-Burton would first have to be repealed, then a majority in Congress would have to vote to eliminate the trade sanctions.

Obama has said he wants to maintain the embargo as leverage until Cuba frees all political prisoners, but he’s

declared he would “immediately” lift all restrictions on family travel and remittances. He has also expressed willingness to talk directly with Raul Castro.

But lessening or elimination of the U.S. sanctions wouldn’t necessarily weaken the influence of Russia and Venezuela in the region. That’s especially true of Venezuela, which provides Cuba with nearly 100,000 barrels of petroleum daily on highly preferential terms.

Anita Snow AP Chief of Bureau Havana Q. I am curious to learn exactly what’s made from a barrel of crude oil. What products — including waste products — come from oil once it’s been refined?

Rick Bodman Catawissa, Pa. A. When most people think of a barrel of oil, visions of gasoline and diesel tend to dance in their heads. Refiners use the fossil fuel to make those products, as well as kerosene, jet fuel and propane.

But petroleum — a Greek word meaning “rock oil” — can also be used to produce thousands of everyday items, including bubble gum, deodorant, tires, ammonia, surfboards, polyester, paint, carpet and crayons.

Grandpa’s heart valve?

It was made with oil.

Sarah Palin’s trendy eyeglasses? There’s oil in there somewhere.

Asphalt is partially made with oil, which is why many cities put paving projects on hold earlier this year when crude costs flirted with $150 per barrel.

The plastics industry uses an enormous amount of oil to make toys, shopping bags, sporks, shower

curtains, traffic lights and toothbrush bristles, among other items.

For more information on what oil can be turned into, and how it is processed, go here: http://tinyurl.com/6mq5nz Ernest Scheyder AP Energy Writer New York Q. Although some spam is something I can live with, recently it seems like my inbox is flooded with junk. Has the number of spammers increased, or have they just gotten better at bypassing barriers? Is the government doing anything to crack down on this invasion? Is there anything I can do about this besides changing e-mail addresses?

Janet Hart Brimfield, Ill.

A. Sadly, the amount of spam is still increasing year by year, and volumes are approaching 200 billion messages per day, according to Secure Computing Corp. There’s an annual boom in messages around the holidays, and you’re probably seeing that right now.

The federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 has had a minimal effect at best. It has led to charges against some high-profile spammers, but given how easy it is to set up as a spammer, this is a game of whack-a-mole.

As an individual user, it’s not easy to set up an efficient spam filter on your computer. However, today’s Web-based email services like Yahoo Mail and, in particular, Google’s Gmail, are very good at shunting spam away from the inbox.

You don’t need to give up your old e-mail address to use them, either.

You can set up the Webbased service to fetch your regular mail from its so-called POP server — check the “Options” or “Settings” menus to find out how to configure this.

Peter Svensson AP Technology Writer New York

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105 California prison city 109 “My Point...and I Do Have One” author 114 “Evil Woman” gp.

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70 Fen-__: banned diet aid 71 “Under Siege” star 72 Cockamamie 73 Fast food drinks

74 Apt company found in 23Across 78 Concrete section 79 Westernmost Aleutian island 80 Lesser of two evils, metaphorically 81 “Tadpole” actor Robert 82 Pinochle combination 83 “The Taming of the Shrew” setting 85 Female oracle 88 Comedy first baseman 89 Apt company found in 98Across 91 Pic, commercially 93 Everything before the last resort 95 It’s read often at conventions 97 “What’s the __?”

99 __’clock scholar 100 Bordeaux brother 101 Island south of Borneo 102 Part of the conspiracy 106 __ Valley: 1960 Winter Olympics site 107 “I’m __ here!”

108 Oscar __: deli brand 109 Fam. tree member 110 Really big show 111 Sign on for another tour 112 1950s-’60s Chief Justice Warren 113 Make laugh in a big way 117 “__ was saying ...”

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Dubai tower serves as reminder of excess DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When work began in 2004 to build the world’s tallest tower, Dubai’s confidence also was sky high with a host of mega-projects on the drawing board or rising from the sands.

That swagger seems positively old school these days. It’s been tripped up by a debt crunch that has humbled Dubai’s leaders and exposed the

shaky foundations of the city-state’s boom years — leaving the planned Jan. 4 opening of the iconic Burj Dubai with a double significance of hello and goodbye.

It will be both a debutante bash for a new architectural landmark and a farewell toast to Dubai’s age of excess.

The Burj Dubai — a steel-and-glass needle rising more than a half-mile

(800 meters) — may be the last completed work from Dubai’s time of the giants. Most other of the unfinished super-projects announced in recent years, such as a second palmshaped island or a tower to surpass the Burj Dubai, are either recession roadkill or being considered on a far smaller scale.

If they are still considered at all.

Dubai recently dropped what amounted to a financial bombshell — announcing its main governmentbacked development group, Dubai World, needed at least a six-month breather from creditors owed nearly $60 billion.

World markets had known a day of fiscal reckoning was creeping up on what was once the world’s fastest-growing city, swelling from about 700,000 in 1995 to more than 1.3 million today. But the depths of Dubai’s red ink seemed to surprise everyone, rattling stock exchanges from Hong Kong to New York and adding exclamation points to obits-in-progress on the death of Dubai’s

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A group of racing camels practice with the Burj Dubai seen in the background in Dubai in January 2007.

golden years.

The Burj Dubai gala is now a welcome diversion.

And one without a direct political sting: the building was developed by Emaar Properties, a state-backed

firm not linked to the current debt meltdown.

“This tower was conceived as a monument to Dubai’s place on the international stage,” said Christopher Davidson, a

professor at the University of Durham in Britain who has written extensively about the United Arab Emirates. “It’s now like a last hurrah to the boom years.”

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In this photo made on Dec. 1, conceptual artist Michael Tolson shows one of the pieces of mail he received at his home in the Polish Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh mystery letters revealed as art project

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ITTSBURGH – Two pieces of mail arrived at Michael Tolson’s house on Nov. 24.

Neither had a return address.

One contained a collage of paper scraps. The other, a small saucer with two messages: “Congratulations to Michael Tolson for everything you’ve achieved so far” on the front, “Well done, Michael + Lenka” on the back.

That night, he learned his neighbor had gotten odd mail.

Soon, he found other neighbors received weird letters, too.

It turns out, nearly every residence in the city’s Polish Hill neighborhood received letters – 620 in all – as part of a project by artists Michael

Crowe and Lenka Clayton.

Crowe and Clayton, both 32, say they want to write to everyone in the world. In April, the pair wrote 467 letters to homes and businesses in Cushendall, a small Irish village. The Polish Hill letters were their second undertaking.

They picked Polish Hill because they both happened to be in Pittsburgh and felt the size of the neighborhood suited their needs. Pictures of the letters can be seen on their Web site, mysteriousletters.blogspot.com.

Crowe lives in London. Clayton is from England, but moved to Pittsburgh in September with her husband after getting a “vision where I saw the word Pittsburgh written in yellow block fancy letters,” she said in an e-mail interview.

The artists said they hoped the letters might prompt curiosity and chatter among residents.

They have.

Last week, the Polish Hill Civic Association was flooded with people asking about the letters, said Leslie Clague, an association staffer.

Polish Hill was settled by Polish immigrants who came to work in the city’s steel mills in the late 1800s. The massive Immaculate Heart of Mary, where a Mass is still said in Polish on Sundays, dominates the hilly neighborhood about two miles northeast of downtown.

The neighborhood is still about half Polish and many of its residents are elderly, but is now also home to many artists.

Clague works in several

Christopher Walken comes to Broadway in new Martin McDonagh play NEW YORK (AP) – How’s this for an intriguing role?

Christopher Walken will play a man searching for his missing hand in “A Behanding in Spokane,” Martin McDonagh’s black comedy opening March 4 on Broadway.

Producer Robert Fox

says Walken will be joined

by Anthony Mackie, Sam Rockwell and Zoe Kazan in the play, which begins previews Feb. 15 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. John Crowley directs.

Walken won an Oscar for his role in “The Deer Hunter.” The 66-year-old actor has also appeared

in the films “Annie Hall,” “Pennies From Heaven,” “Wedding Crashers” and the musical version of “Hairspray.”

McDonagh is the author of the Tony-nominated plays “The Beauty Queen of Leenane (leen-AN’),” “The Lonesome West” and “The Pillowman.”

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media, including sculpture and drawing.

Tolson is a conceptual artist. He had suspected from the start that his two pieces were mail art, in which people send artistic creations through the mail.

Tolson thought the project showed the artists’ incredible vision. He plans to hang the saucer on his wall. He also appreciated that it got people in the neighborhood to talk more.

“We’re well aware not everyone will love the letters, but we’re also happy with the idea that neighbours chat about how awful the letters are, and so get together over a lovely old moan,” Clayton and Crowe wrote.

PARIS (AP) – On a gray, drizzly day just made for a Paris museum visit, workers at the city’s premier art institutions went on strike Wednesday, leaving tourists out in the cold and some residents worried about the image that France projects.

The Pompidou Center modern art museum and the Musee d’Orsay, with its famed paintings by the Impressionists, were closed Wednesday after workers angry over a government cost-cutting measure voted to strike.

Workers at the Louvre, the crown jewel of Paris museums, also voted to strike, but by midmorning parts of the sprawling complex had been opened to visitors. The museum reduced its euro9 ($13.50) to euro6 ($9.00) for the day.

Strikers are upset about a policy of not replacing half of retiring public servants, which they insist will prove catastrophic for the country’s national museums. They voted to continue the strike on Thursday.

Union officials said the towers of Notre Dame, the Arc de Triomphe, the sumptuous royal palace at Versailles west of Paris and the Rodin Museum, dedicated to French sculptor Auguste Rodin, were also affected by the strike.

Washington native Ali Dart was surprised to learn of the partial work stoppage at the Louvre and still hoped to be able to see museum’s star pieces – like the “Venus de Milo” statue and Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.”

“If we can’t see them, it’d really cramp our style,” said Dart, who was visiting the French capital for the first time.

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: Monday – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza or cereal and toast, juice or milk. Lunch: Macaroni and cheese or chicken fillet sandwich; choice of two: tossed salad, green beans, steamed carrots, pineapple tidbits, roll, milk.

Tuesday – Breakfast: Sausage biscuit or cereal and toast, juice or milk. Lunch: Taco or peanut butter and jelly; choice of two: tossed salad, oven roasted potatoes, pinto beans, chilled applesauce, milk.

Wednesday – Breakfast: Waffle sticks or cereal and toast, juice or milk. Lunch: Spaghetti or peanut butter and jelly; choice of two: tossed salad, sweet yellow corn, chilled pears, garlic toast, milk.

Thursday – Breakfast: Pancake sausage on a stick or cereal and toast, juice or milk.

Lunch: Corndog nuggets or peanut butter and jelly; choice of two: tossed salad,

mashed potatoes, vegetable soup, peach cobbler, milk.

Friday – Breakfast: Chicken biscuit or cereal and toast, juice or milk. Lunch: Cheese or pepperoni pizza or roasted barbecue chicken; choice of two: broccoli and cheese, bake potato, strawberries, raisins, milk.

MIDDLE SCHOOLS: Monday – Breakfast: Sausage biscuit or yogurt with Grahams or cereal and toast, juice or milk. Lunch: Chicken fillet sandwich or cheese or pepperoni pizza or turkey, ham and cheese deli sub; choice of two: baked beans, tossed salad, strawberries, milk.

Tuesday – Breakfast: Egg and cheese biscuit or poptarts or cereal and toast, juice or milk. Lunch: Chicken quesadilla or taco or chef salad; choice of two: pintos, oven roasted potatoes, french fries, applesauce, milk.

Wednesday – Breakfast: Ham biscuit or yogurt with Grahams or cereal and toast, juice or milk. Lunch: Spaghetti or cheese or pepperoni pizza or steak and cheese sub; choice of two: tossed salad, sweet yellow corn, sliced pears, garlic toast, milk.

Thursday – Breakfast: Bacon, egg and cheese biscuit or super donut or cereal and toast, juice or milk. Lunch: Nachos with chili or pork barbecue plate with roll or chef salad; choice of two: mashed potatoes, steamed carrots, french fries, fruit cocktail, milk.

Friday - Breakfast: Chicken biscuit or yogurt with Grahams or cereal and toast, juice or milk. Lunch: Buffalo bites or cheese or pepperoni pizza or turkey, ham and cheese deli sub; choice of two: carrot and celery sticks with dip, broccoli and cheese, baked apples, roll, milk.

New Gibson play ‘This’ deals with death

BY MICHAEL KUCHWARA AP DRAMA CRITIC

NEW YORK – There are a lot of subjects touched on in “This,” but, at its heart, Melissa James Gibson’s terrific new play examines how death can force one to embrace life.

The play centers around Jane, Gibson’s emotionally stymied heroine who has shut down following the death of her young husband and whose good friends are determined to lift her out of inaction.

“This,” which opened Wednesday at off-Broadway’s Playwrights Horizons, is a startling work, canny in the way it slowly draws you into the lives of five people creeping through middle-age.

The writing is intellectually quirky yet emotionally satisfying. And if you

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think the subject matter sounds maudlin, don’t worry. “This” is surprisingly tough-minded and funny, too.

Jane’s support circle include a married couple, Marrell and Tom, new parents who are sensing an unraveling of their relationship, and Alan, a quip-ready gay man who happens to be a mnemonist, a person with total recall. His talent proves particularly invaluable when Gibson starts wrapping up the plot.

Alan sounds as if he could be a total jerk, but he’s not, thanks to Gibson’s writing and to Glen Fitzgerald’s ingratiating performance – acting that doesn’t descend into caricature for easy laughs.

Davidson County Schools Monday – Breakfast: French toast sticks or cereal and toast, assorted fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch: Pizza or Asian chicken with rice or chicken soup with corn muffin or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or chef salad with crackers; choice of two: boxed raisins, dried cherries, garden salad, steamed carrots, Oriental vegetables, pineapple, fresh fruit, milk.

Tuesday – Breakfast: Goody bun or cereal and toast, assorted fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Hot dog with slaw and chili or beef teriyaki nuggets with roll or Ravioli with Texas toast or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or chef salad with crackers; choice of two: boxed raisins, dried cherries, garden salad, mashed potatoes, green beans, apricot cup, fresh fruit, milk.

Wednesday – Breakfast: Breakfast bagel or cereal and toast, assorted fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch: Chicken nuggets with roll or chicken pie with crust or chicken fajitas with taco shell or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or chef salad with crackers; choice of two: boxed raisins, dried cherries, garden salad, broccoli with shredded cheese, sweet potatoes, lettuce and tomato, strawberry smoothie, fresh fruit, milk.

Thursday – Breakfast: Cinnamon bun or cereal and toast, assorted fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch: Quesadillas or macaroni and cheese or rib-b-que sandwich or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or chef salad with crackers; choice of two: boxed raisins, dried cherries, garden salad, California vegetables, spinach, applesauce, cherry crisp, fresh fruit, milk.

Friday – Breakfast: Sausage biscuit or cereal and toast, assorted fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken filet or manager’s choice entree or chicken pomodoro with Texas toast or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or chef salad with crackers; choice of two: boxed raisins, dried cherries, garden salad, corn, french fries, lettuce and tomato, fruit cocktail, fresh fruit, milk.

MIDDLE SCHOOLS: Monday – Breakfast: French toast sticks or cereal and toast, assorted fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Pizza or Asian chicken with rice or chicken soup with corn muffin or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or chef salad with crackers; choice of two: boxed raisins, dried cherries, garden salad, steamed carrots, Oriental vegetables, pineapple, fresh fruit, milk.

Tuesday – Breakfast: Goody bun or cereal and toast, assorted fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Hot dog with slaw and chili or beef teriyaki nuggets with roll or Ravioli with Texas toast or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or chef salad with crackers; choice

of two: boxed raisins, dried cherries, garden salad, mashed potatoes, green beans, apricot cup, fresh fruit, milk.

Wednesday – Breakfast: Breakfast bagel or cereal and toast, assorted fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch: Chicken nuggets with roll or chicken pie with crust or chicken fajitas with taco shell or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or chef salad with crackers; choice of two: boxed raisins, dried cherries, garden salad, broccoli with shredded cheese, sweet potatoes, lettuce and tomato, strawberry smoothie, fresh fruit, milk.

Thursday – Breakfast: Cinnamon bun cereal and toast, assorted fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Quesadillas or macaroni and cheese or rib-b-que sandwich or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or chef salad with crackers; choice of two: boxed raisins, dried cherries, garden salad, California vegetables, spinach, applesauce, cherry crisp, fresh fruit, milk.

Friday – Breakfast: Sausage biscuit or cereal and toast, assorted fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken filet or manager’s choice entree or chicken pomodoro with Texas toast or peanut butter and jelly sandwich or chef salad with crackers; choice of two: boxed raisins, dried cherries, garden salad, corn, french fries, lettuce and tomato, fruit cocktail, fresh fruit, milk.

Randolph County Schools Monday – Breakfast: Sausage biscuit or cereal or poptart or muffin, fresh fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken taco or cheese stuffed sticks with marinara sauce; choice of two: shredded lettuce and tomato, carrot sticks with ranch, blackeyed peas, fruit cobbler, milk.

Tuesday – Breakfast: Maplebit pancakes or cereal or poptart or muffin, fresh fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Cheeseburger with lettuce and tomato and pickles or fish nuggets with roll; choice of two: corn on the cob, tater tots, cole slaw, pineapple tidbits, milk.

Wednesday – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza or cereal or poptart or muffin, fresh fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Meatloaf with roll or chicken nuggets with roll; choice of two: parsley potatoes, steamed cabbage, turnip greens, sliced pears, milk.

Thursday – Breakfast: Chicken biscuit or cereal or poptart or muffin, fresh fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Pizza or meat-

ball sub; choice of two: tossed salad, vegetable medley with cheese, applesauce, milk.

Friday – Breakfast: Eggs and sausage with toast or cereal or poptart or muffin, fresh fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Turkey/chicken pie with roll or corn dog nuggets; choice of two: mashed potatoes, green beans, sliced peaches, milk.

MIDDLE SCHOOLS: Monday – Breakfast: Chicken biscuit or breakfast pizza or sausage biscuit or sausage griddlecake or cereal or poptart or muffin, fresh fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: chicken nuggets with roll or country style steak with roll; choice of two: mashed potatoes, green beans, sliced peaches, milk.

Tuesday – Breakfast: Chicken biscuit or breakfast pizza or sausage biscuit or sausage griddlecake or cereal or poptart or muffin, fresh fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Toasted cheese sandwich or loaded baked potato with roll; choice of two:

tomato soup, carrot sticks with ranch, sherbet, milk.

Wednesday – Breakfast: Chicken biscuit or breakfast pizza or sausage biscuit or sausage griddlecake or cereal or poptart or muffin, fresh fruit, juice, milk. Lunch: Cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato and pickles or chicken tender wrap; choice of two: tater tots, baked beans, mixed fruit, milk.

Thursday – Breakfast: Chicken biscuit or breakfast pizza or sausage biscuit or sausage griddlecake or cereal or poptart or muffin, fresh fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch: Pizza or Hoagie with lettuce, tomato and pickles; choice of two: buttered corn, tossed salad, applesauce, milk.

Friday – Breakfast: Chicken biscuit or breakfast pizza or sausage biscuit or sausage griddlecake or cereal or poptart or muffin, fresh fruit, juice, milk.

Lunch: Lasagna with breadstick or cheese stuffed sticks with marinara sauce; choice of two: tossed salad, peas and carrots, sliced pears, milk.

Thomasville Schools ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Monday – Breakfast: Superdonut or graham crackers, fruit juice, milk. Lunch: Hot dog with chili or chili or chef salad; choice of two: cole slaw, potato wedges, pears, milk.

Tuesday – Breakfast: Sausage biscuit, fruit juice, milk.

Lunch: Macaroni and cheese with sliced ham or chef salad; choice of two: blackeyed peas, sweet potatoes, fresh fruit, juice, milk.

Wednesday – Breakfast: Creal with animal crackers, fruit juice, milk. Lunch: Pizza or chef salad; choice of two: tossed salad, seasoned corn, apricots, fresh fruit, milk.

Thursday – Breakfast: Pancake on a stick, fruit juice,

milk. Lunch: Oven fried chcken or chef salad; choice of two: creamed potatoes, green peas, fruit sherbet, fresh fruit milk.

Friday – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit juice, milk.

Lunch: Cheese burger or chef salad; choice of two: oven fried potatoes, fresh fruit, stewed apples, milk.

MIDDLE SCHOOL Monday – Breakfast: Superdonut or graham crackers, fruit juice, milk. Lunch: Hot dog with chili or chili or chef salad; choice of two: cole slaw, potato wedges, pears, milk.

Tuesday – Breakfast: Sausage biscuit, fruit juice, milk.

Lunch: Macaroni and cheese with sliced ham or chef sal-

ad; choice of two: blackeyed peas, sweet potatoes, fresh fruit, juice, milk.

Wednesday – Breakfast: Creal with animal crackers, fruit juice, milk. Lunch: Pizza or chef salad; choice of two: tossed salad, seasoned corn, apricots, fresh fruit, milk.

Thursday – Breakfast: Pancake on a stick, fruit juice, milk. Lunch: Oven fried chcken or chef salad; choice of two: creamed potatoes, green peas, fruit sherbet, fresh fruit milk.

Friday – Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit juice, milk.

Lunch: Cheeseburger or chef salad; choice of two: oven fried potatoes, fresh fruit, stewed apples, milk.

Earth art Visitors view “Hot Spot 2006” by Mona Hatoum at the Royal Academy of Arts in London last week. The art work is part of a new exhibition called “Earth: Art of a changing World,” which opened to the public on Dec. 3.

Perlman fiddles against polio NEW YORK (AP) – Itzhak Perlman was afflicted with polio when he was 4. Now, 60 years later he’s helping to rid the world of the disease.

The celebrated violinist performed Wednesday night with the New York Philharmonic in a special concert at Lincoln Center. The sponsor, Rotary International, is in the midst of a campaign to raise $200 million to fight the disease, which can cause paralysis or death.

With the development of vaccines, the number of cases has gone from 350,000 in 1988 to about 2,000 as of three years ago, according to World Health Organization figures.

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Poinsettias grown in cooler greenhouses save money DURHAM, N.H. (AP) – The 700 poinsettias lined up in a University of New Hampshire greenhouse are all red, but the technique used to grow them is a bit more green than usual.

Growing the perfect poinsettia has always been tricky. There’s a narrow window to get plants to the ideal size, shape and color in time for the Christmas season. In recent years, high fuel costs – for heating greenhouses and shipping plants – have also made the work more expensive.

With that in mind, researchers like those at UNH have been experimenting with “cold fin-

ish” techniques that would allow growers to drop the temperatures in their greenhouses and save on heating costs.

Though cooler temperatures slow plant growth and can require earlier planting, growers who cut back a few degrees late in the season still could save 20 to 40 percent on energy costs, depending on their location, said Roberto Lopez, an assistant professor and floriculture extension specialist at Purdue University in Indiana.

“We’ve done the math ... even if you have to start the crop a week early, or even two weeks, you still end up saving significant amounts,” he said.

And some of the varieties tested this year apparently don’t need the earlier start, said Brian Krug, UNH Cooperative Extension specialist.

For example, he said, a grower using natural gas to heat a 1/2-acre glass greenhouse in Toledo, Ohio, would spend about $18,200 to grow about 11,800 plants at the conventional temperature of 71 degrees versus $13,500 if the temperature were dropped 9 degrees late in the season.

A comparable greenhouse in New Hampshire, where oil heat is more common, would save about $7,300 off its $33,100 heating bill.

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University of New Hampshire assistant manager of the greenhouses, Dave Goudreault, talks passionately about the many different varieties of poinsettias grown at the university in Durham, N.H. Now in its fourth year, the University of New Hampshire MacFarlane Greenhouses and Thompson School Horticultural Facility hosted the popular Poinsettia Trials Open House last week.

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The centerpiece of the White House Christmas decor stands in the Blue Room: an 181⁄2-foot Douglas fir lit with environmentally sound lights, hundreds of ornaments from past administrations that were sent out for refurbishing, and gold ribbons and bows.

Mrs. Obama’s vegetable garden also makes an appearance at the gingerbread house.

More than 50,000 people are expected to attend 28 holiday parties and open houses at the White House.

Inspiration for the Obamas’ first Christmas in the White House came from the house itself. Reflecting on its Georgian style, first lady Michelle Obama chose traditional decorations to reflect the scale, architecture and color palette of each room.

Natural materials such as magnolia, hydrangea, honeysuckle vine and pepper berries decorate trees and wreaths in all the rooms on the State Floor, along with dried root materials from the first harvest of Mrs. Obama’s vegetable garden on the South Lawn.

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• Windows along the East Wing Colonnade feature 48-inch magnolia wreaths dressed in red and framed with bright green boxwood garlands.

• East Room: Four fireplaces are decorated with fresh garlands, blue hydrangea, seeded eucalyptus and beaded fruit.

Four 60-inch wreaths suspended with silk cord hang behind antique torchieres complementing mantel garlands.

• Grand Foyer: Two 15-foot Fraser fir trees on either side of the main doorway to the Blue Room were decorated with reflective iridescent glass balls and claret colored beaded glass branches.

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They are annual sales volangle and Wilmington has been named to the 2009 Top ume for the previous year, 500 list of remodeling firms total number of years in busiby Qualified Remodeler mag- ness, association membership, certified employees on staff, azine.

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nity service. Each company submittted a letter or audited statement from their CPA to verify their total volume of sales.

Re-Bath of the Triad, Triangle and Wilmington was ranked 85th on the QR 2009 Top 500.

“This ranking reflects our commitment to taking care of our customers and we’re thrilled to be ranked 85th of the top 500 in the country,” says Tim Koehler, president and owner of Re-Bath of the Triad, Triangle and Wilmington.

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Operation Ziploc is huge success H

undreds of thousands of military personnel are serving in far-off places defending the liberties we hold so dear – away from their families, friends, and the comforts of home.

To show these troops that they have not been forgotten and to help boost their morale, the High Point Regional Association of Realtors reached out to their association and also the community by asking them to help support our nation’s troops overseas by participating in the

3rd Annual Operation Ziploc Bag Project.

400 Ziploc bags containing items ranging from candy and snacks REAL ESTATE to socks and underwear were contribJeannene uted.

Poarch The High Point ■■■ Realtors Association received contributions from members of the Realtors Association and generous members

of the public. The bags will be sent over to the troops in time for Christmas.

The Realtors Association would also like to thank Fox 8 and The High Point Enterprise for their support in getting the message out about this worthwhile project and to Murrow Trucking for shipping the bags.

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Tips help buyers nab a good deal on shunned property A

re you a would-be homebuyer seeking an exceptional deal on a property in a prime neighborhood? If so, keeping an open mind to homes others have spurned could be a winning strategy for you, says Dorcas Helfant, a veteran real estate broker and a former president of the National Association of Realtors (www.realtor. org).

To illustrate, she tells about a management consultant who recently nabbed his dream house – a handsome colonial – for $34,000 less than its appraised value.

How did an open mind help the consultant realize his housing dream without breaking his budget? Because, unlike other buyers, he was willing to venture a bid on a house that had languished unsold for 18 months.

“At the beginning, the home’s owners had foolishly priced it way too high. By the time they brought the price down to reality, people had grown so suspicious of the place they wouldn’t even look at it,” Helfant says.

Unlike other house hunters, the consultant didn’t automatically spurn the colonial just because it had lingered on the market so long. Nor did he pass it by because of its unattractive photo on the Internet. After checking out the property thoroughly, he offered a bid below the owners’ latest list price and the place was his.

Smart home shoppers don’t summarily reject properties that have gone unsold for an extended period. Rather, they first investigate to determine if a place does indeed have a serious defect, such as a problematic floor plan, that’s hindered its sale. If not, they consider the home on its own merits.

“In at least two-thirds of all cases, the reason homes remain unsold is because their owners originally asked too much.

Then, months later – even after deep price cuts – they remain stigmatized,” says Leo Berard, charter president of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents (www.naeba.org) He recommends that bargain-minded purchasers take a close look at shopworn properties.

Here are a few other tips for people stalking a dream home at a bargain price: • Consider someone else’s clutter your opportunity.

Real estate agents often have a terrible time convincing their clients to clear through the clutter that packs their homes. In many cases, the agents simply can’t persuade people to part with their collections. For that reason, many homes hit the market in a cluttered condition – a definite turnoff to most potential buyers.

But savvy home shoppers realize it’s possible to get an excellent deal on a cluttered home – assuming they’re capable of looking beyond the accumulations to the property’s intrinsic

structure and floor plan.

Helfant estimates that at least 60 percent of the home-buying public can’t envision how different a cluttered home would look if all the sellers’ SMART MOVES belongings were hauled away.

Ellen If you can’t picture how Martin a home you’re consider■■■ ing would look without all the excess belongings, consider asking someone with clearer vision to stop by the place.

This could be an interior designer, a professional home stager or a friend whose opinion you trust.

“A crowded house can represent an excellent opportunity for you if you can see past all that junk. And remember, the sellers have to take their stuff with them when they move,” Helfant says.

• Don’t rule out a house with a highly personalized decor.

The home improvement shows ubiquitous on cable television are one reason more homeowners are now experimenting with eccentric wall colorings and unusual carpet hues. But the strawberry dining room or lime green kitchen that the owners fancy is likely to send many prospects away.

Real estate agents grow hoarse trying to persuade clients to repaint their walls in a light, neutral tone and replace odd-colored carpet with something neutral as well.

“Of course, people are free to paint their entire interior in Pepto-Bismol pink. But they shouldn’t expect buyers to want their house if they do something that eccentric,” Helfant says.

However, the flamboyantly decorated house does afford people a chance to obtain a property for a very favorable price.

“People with the ability to see the potential in this type of a house can really find a diamond in the rough,” Helfant says.

• Don’t judge a home solely on the basis of its photos.

Nowadays most homebuyers sift through lots of advertising, both online and print ads, before agreeing to visit particular properties. If they don’t like what they see in the pictures, they’ll boycott properties on that basis alone.

But some good-looking homes are simply not photogenic. Or possibly the photographers who take their pictures don’t know how to portray them well.

Either way, you could be the winner if you’re willing to visit a home that others won’t tour because of unfavorable photos, Helfant says.

“A wonderful and well-priced surprise could await you when you open the door to a house that others have missed,” she says.

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503 Old Tville......... 30493sf 3204E Kivett............ 2750-5000sf

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ABSOLUTE AUCTION 10:30 AM DECEMBER 12TH HOME and PERSONAL PROPERTY 3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH HOME ON A 2.91-ACRE LOT NEAR DELL BUSINESS PARK IN WINSTON-SALEM YOU SET THE PRICE! Located at 3225 Rigdewood Road From Exit 196 on I-40, go South on US 311 to First Exit. Turn Right on Ridgewood Road.

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The FHA will solicit comment for 30 days on the proposals, which it said are an effort to head off further losses.

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The FHA has insured nearly a quarter of all new loans made this year, and about 80 percent of that business is from first-time homebuyers.

Delinquencies on these mortgages, however are rising.

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1 + acre lot, over 3,000 finished heated sq. ft., plus full unfinished basement, all the extras.

Wendy Hill Realty Call 475-6800

6 Bedrooms, Plus 3 Home Offices Or 8 Bedrooms 19 Forest Dr Fairgrove Forest, Thomasville $1000. Cash to buyer at closing. 1.5 ac Landscaped, 3BR, 2Baths, Kitchen, Dining Room, Living Room with Fireplace, Den with Fireplace, Office. Carpet over Hardwood. Crown Molding thru out. Attached over sized double garage. Unattached 3 bay garage with storage attic. 2400sqft. $260,000.

HOME FOR SALE 1014 Hickory Chapel Road, 2br, Florida room, dining room, fireplace, garage, new heatpump, completely remodeled. Great for starter home or rental investment. $64,900

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336-870-5260

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- 1.1 Acre – Near Wesley Memorial Methodist – - Emerywood area “Tell your friends” -

$259,500. Owner Financing

1367 Blair Street, Thomasville Large 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, Fairgrove Schools, gas logs, large living room, large kitchen, large 2-car garage, large deck in back, and etc. Why rent when you can own this home for payments as low as $799 a mo. or $143K, just call today 336-442-8407.

Rick Robertson 336-905-9150

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OPEN TUES-SAT 11AM-5PM OPEN SUNDAY 1PM-5PM Directions: Eastchester to West Lexington, south on Hwy. 109, Community is on the left just past Ledford Middle School.

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DOWNTOWN HIGH POINT In UNIQUE MARKET SQUARE building. * Penthouse* 4 BR, 51⁄2 BA, 3 balconies, 4,100 sq. ft. 2 BR, 2 BA furnished with washer & dryer. Onsite security 24/7, parking space, rec room w/lap pool, walk to restaurants.

Incredible views. A beautiful and fun place to live or work. Will trade for other properties. Call Gina (336) 918-1482.

712 W. Parris Ave. High Point Avalon Subdivision This house shows like new! Built in 2005, 1660 sqft., 3bed 2.5 bath, like-new appliances,Living Room w/ Gas fireplace, 1 car garage spacious Loft area upstairs, Great Location. We’ll work with your situation! $165,000 Price Reduced! Will will match your down payment.

Visit www.crs-sell.com or call 336-790-8764

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821 Nance Avenue

3 bedroom, living room, kitchen, 2 full baths, central heating & air. Updated. BE ABLE TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS AS LOW AS $529.00 a month $95K. Call for details!

336-905-9150

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273 Sunset Lane, Thomasville

GET OUT OF TOWN! Immaculate brick home 3br/2ba/bsmt/carport tucked away on a deadend st. w/ room to roam on 11.56 acres. Spring-fed creek along back of property, fruit trees, grapevines, several garden spots, greenhouse, workshop, Updates include HW heater, windows, hi-eff heat pump, whole house generator, vinyl flooring & freshly painted rooms. Full bsmt w/workshop, fireplace, one bay garage. MH site on property may be leased for additional income. Horses welcome! Priced to sell @ $219,500-call today.

PATTERSON DANIEL REAL ESTATE - 472-2700 MORE INFO @ PattersonDaniel.com

Debra Murrow, Realtor New Home Consultant 336-499-0789

1210 N. Centennial

4 BR/3 BA 3 level Newly remodeled; walking distance to HPU, app 3100 sq ft; FP; New vinyl siding, new gas heat w/central air, roof, windows, kitchen cabinets, appliances, hardwood floors, carpet & plumbing Fenced in yard. No selller help with closing cost. Owner will pay closing cost.

MUST SEE! $114,900 Contact 336-802-0922

NOW LE LAB AVAI 678 Merry Hills Dr.-Davidson County 3 Bed 2 Bath 2 Car Garage. This beautiful 1900 sqft. home is well lacated in a well established neighborhood. It has a finished basement, Large Kitchen outlooking beautiful wooded area. Large deck with Jacuzzi. Gas or woodburning fireplace in the basement. We’ll work with your situation!

$195,000 Visit www.crs-sell.com or call 336-790-8764

25% BELOW TAX VALUE

505 Willow Drive, Thomasville

Recently updated brick home is nothing short of magnificent. Gourmet kitchen with granite counters and stainless appliances. Huge master suite with 2 walk-in closets & private deck. Elegant foyer & formal dining room. Marble, Tile and Hardwood floors. Crown moldings & two fireplaces.

Spacious closets & lots of storage.

Wendy Hill Realty Call 475-6800

Rick Robertson

Quality construction beginning at $169,900! Eight Flexible floorplans! - Three to seven bedrooms - 1939 square feet to 3571 square feet - Friendship/Ledford Schools - Low Davidson County Taxes - Basement lots Available MORE INFO @ PattersonDaniel.com Marketed Exclusively by Patterson Daniel Real Estate, Inc.

189 Game Trail, Thomasville

725-B West Main St., Jamestown Office Condo For Sale – Main St., Jamestown, 1400 Sq. Ft. 1st Floor, 3 Offices, Break Area, Storage, Plus 1/2 Bath, 2nd Floor 2 Offices, Another 1/2 Bath, Good Traffice Exposure, Divided so that you may rent Part of Offices.

Call: Donn Setliff (336) 669-0478 or Kim Setliff (336) 669-5108 (Owner is Realtor)

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Enjoy living in a quiet, distinctive neighborhood with no through traffic.

3 BR 2.5 BA, 2300 sq’, open floor plan, vaulted ceilings & lg. windows, Oak floors & carpeted BRs, marble tiled bathrooms, lg. large master bath with separate shower, double fire place in master BR & LR w. gas logs, kitchen w. granite counter tops, double oven, stereo system. 2 car garage, large patio overlooking a beautiful back yard. Low taxes. $329,000 $321,000 Visit www.forsalebyowner.com/22124271 or call 336.687.3959

LAND FOR SALE

3 bedroom/2 bath house for sale, Fairgrove Area, Thomasville.

Half basement, 2 stall garage, also detached garage.

Call 472-4611 for more information. $175,000.

5.9 Acres of privacy and seclusion with its own creek. Ready for your dream home, or you can renovate an existing home on the property. The property is located at 829 Hasty Hill Rd. between High Point and Thomasville. Davidson County Ledford Schools $59,000.

For Sale By Owner 515 Evergreen Trail Thomasville, NC 27360

336-869-0398 Call for appointment

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406 Sterling Ridge Dr

3930 Johnson St.

Beautiful home in the Trinity school district. 3br/2.5 bath, walk in closet, garden tub/w separate shower, hardwoods, gas logs and more. $177,500.

A Must See! Beautiful home set on 3 acres, New cabinets, corian countertops, hardwood, carpet, appliances, deck, roof. Home has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, formal living room, dining room, great room. $248,900.

Lamb’s Realty 442-5589

Contact us at Lamb’s Realty- 442-5589.

Greensboro.com 294-4949

398 NORTHBRIDGE DR. 3BR, 2BA, Home, 2 car garage, Nice Paved Patio Like new $169,900 OWNER 883-9031 OPEN HOUSE MOST SAT. & SUN. 2-4

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203 Crestwood ..........$735

3BR/1.5BA, carport. $675/mo. 211 Spencer St. Central H/A. Call 847-8421 3BR/1BA, Johnsontown Rd, T-ville. $550 mo, $550 dep. Refs & 1 yr lease. Call 336625-0101 3BR/2BA Goldfish Pond in Garden, Cent H/A. $895 472-0224 3BR brick house. 204 E. Guilford St. Thomasville. $560 mo. 704-847-9733.

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4 BEDROOMS 103 Roelee ....................$1000 3 BEDROOMS 700 Playground .............. $775 4380 Eugene ................. $750 603 Denny...................... $750 401 Liberty...................... $625 216 Kersey ..................... $600 1015 Montlieu ................. $575 1414 Madison ................. $525 205 Guilford ................... $495 1439 Madison................. $495 1100 Salem ..................... $495 205 Kendall .................... $495 843 Willow...................... $495 5693 Muddy Ck #2 ........ $475 920 Forest ..................... $450 707 Marlboro.................. $400 1005 Park ....................... $395 1215 & 19 Furlough ......... $375 1020A Asheboro............. $275 2 BEDROOMS 902-1A Belmont ............. $600 228 Hedgecock ............. $600 3911B Archdale............... $600 500 Forrest .................... $525 906 Beaumont ............... $475 314 Terrace Trace .......... $450 3613 Eastward #6 .......... $425 313 Wrightenberry.......... $425 320 Player...................... $425 2715-B Central ............... $425 215-B W. Colonial........... $400 600 WIllowbar ................ $400 283 Dorthy ..................... $400 304-B Kersey................. $395 913 Howard.................... $375 502 Lake ........................ $375 608 Wesley .................... $375 1418 Johnson ................. $375 1429 E Commerce ......... $375 415 A Whiteoak.............. $350 802 Hines ...................... $350 802 Barbee .................... $350 503 Hill St ....................... $350 3602-A Luck .................. $350 286 Dorthoy................... $300 1311 Bradshaw ...............$300 3600-A Luck .................. $295 1607A Lincoln................. $275 1508 A Wendell .............. $275 1223 A Franklin............... $270 1 BEDROOMS 3306A Archdale ............. $350 205 A&B Taylor .............. $285 911-A Park ...................... $250 Storage Bldgs. Avail.

COMMERCIAL SPACE 11246NMain 1200s.......... $850 227 Trindale 1000s ......... $700

KINLEY REALTY 336-434-4146

3 BEDROOMS 704 E Commerce ....... $375

212 Moffitt ....................$475 221-A Chestnut ...........$398 234 Willow Wood ....... $475

1108 Hickory Chapel Rd ...........................$375 1444 N Hamilton $385 313 Hobson.................$335 1506 Graves ................$485 1009 True Lane ...........$450 1015 True Lane............$450 100 Lawndale ..............$450 3228 Wellingford ....... $450

1609 Pershing..............$500

2 BEDROOMS 2600 Holleman.......... $498

1408 Carter ............ $265 702 E Commerce ....... $250

1316 B Vernon .............$250 1401 Madison ..............$350 905 Newell ..................$398 210 Willowood.............$380 1116B Richland........ $265 1430 Furlough ......... $215 106-D Thomas........ $395 2709 E. Kivett......... $398 224-C Stratford ...........$365 824-H Old Winston Rd ......................................$550 706-C Railroad ............$345 2618 Woodruff.............$460 231 Crestwood............$425 916 Westbrook............$590 1303 Vernon ................$275 1423 Cook ...................$420 1502 Larkin ..................$325 305-A Phillips...............$300 519-A Cross St ............ $215 706 E Commerce ....... $250

304-B Phillips...............$300 1407-A E. Commerce ......................................$325 1101 Carter St...............$350 1709-J E. Lexington ................................$375 705-B Chestnut...........$390 515-A E. Fairfield ......... $410 1110 Bridges.................$440 215-G Dorothy........ $360

1 BEDROOM 1600-A Long........... $325 904-B Richland ....... $198 620-17A N. Hamilton ................................ $310 1202 Cloverdale ..... $225 1602-C Long .......... $300 618-12A N. Hamilton ............................... $298 1003 #8 N. Main ..... $298 320G Richardson ....... $335

620-20B N. Hamilton ......................................$375

SECTION 8 2600 Holleman....... $498 1206 Vernon ........... $298 1423 Cook St.......... $420 900 Meredith ......... $298 614 Everette ........... $498 1500-B Hobart ....... $298 1761 Lamb .............. $498 1106 Grace ............. $425 406 Greer .............. $325

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4 BEDROOMS 3700 Innwood ........$1195 622 Dogwood ........ $895 3 BEDROOMS 501 Mendenhall ......$1150 800 S. Centennial ... $800 953 St. Ann .............$795 1728-B N. Hamilton ..$750 2705 Ingleside Dr ....$725

922 Forest ..............$675 217-B N. Rotary...... $650 1818 Albertson........ $650 813 Magnolia .......... $595 2415 Williams ......... $595 324 Louise ..............$575 726 Bridges.............$575 1135 Tabor...............$575 1604 W. Ward ........ $550 1020 South ............. $550 1010 Pegram .......... $550 2208-A Gable way .. $550

601 Willoubar.......... $550 1016 Grant .............. $525 919 Old Winston ..... $525 409 Centennial....... $500 2209-A Gable Way .. $500 2219 N. Centennial.. $495

912 Putnam .............$475 1606 Larkin............. $450 114 Greenview ........ $450 502 Everett ............ $450 1725 Lamb ............. $395 1305-A E. Green..... $395 2 BEDROOM

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Extra nice 3 or 4 BR, 21⁄ 2 new baths, hardwood flrs., new kitchen cabinets, lrg. rec. rm., fireplace, office, 2 carport, private entrance. Hwy 68 East, R on Cente nnial, L 1600 Grantham Dr. Call 882-9132 Need space in your garage?

Call The Classifieds Hasty/Ledford Rent to Own, 3br, 2ba, 1200 sf, $700 + dep. No pets. 336-317-1247

608 Woodrow Ave ...$425

205-A Tyson Ct...... $425 322 Walker............. $425 204 Hoskins ........... $425 1501-B Carolina ...... $425 321 Greer ............... $400 1206 Adams ........... $400 324 Walker............. $400 305 Allred............... $395 611-A Hendrix ......... $395 2905-B Esco .......... $395 1043-B Pegram ...... $395 908 E. Kearns ........ $395 1704 Whitehall ........ $385 601 Hickory Chapel..$375

620-A Scientific .......$375 601-B Everett ..........$375 2306-A Little ...........$375 501 Richardson .......$375 305 Barker ............. $350 1633-B Rotary ........ $350 406 Kennedy.......... $350 311-B Chestnut....... $350 3006 Oakcrest ....... $350 1705-A Rotary ........ $350 1711-A W. Rotary .... $350 511-B Everett.......... $350 1516-B Oneka......... $350 909-A Old Tville...... $325 4703 Alford ............ $325 308-A Allred ........... $325 1214-B Adams ........ $320 313-B Barker .......... $300 314-B W. Kearns .... $295 1116-B Grace .......... $295 1711-B Leonard ....... $285 1517 Olivia............... $280 1515 Olivia............... $280 402 Academy......... $300 1 BEDROOM 1123-C Adams ........ $495 1107-F Robin Hood .. $450 1107-C Robin Hood . $425

611 A W. Green........$375 611 B W. Green ...... $350 508 Jeanette...........$375 1106 Textile............. $325 309-B Chestnut ......$275 501-B Coltrane ........$270 1228 Tank............... $250 1317-A Tipton.......... $235 608-B Lake ............ $225 CONRAD REALTORS 512 N. Hamilton 885-4111

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RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL NEEDS Call CJP 884-4555 1 BEDROOM Chestnut Apts ................ $295 1213-C N. Main St........... $350 914 Proctor Dr ................ $325 2 BEDROOMS 140 C Kenilworth ....... $385 600-B Saunders ........ $250 1661W Lexington ........$675 318-A Coltrane .......... $425 1908 King St .............. $395 2404E Lexington ....... $550 117 Columbus ............ $495 3762 Pineview ........... $500 317-B Greenoak ........ $500 310 1-B Ardale ........... $545 3235 Wellingford ....... $525 2620 1-B Ingleside ......... $685

1700 Edmonson ........ $325 1210 Cloverdale ......... $395 206 Hedgecock ........ $350 607 Hedrick ...............$375 209 Motsinger........... $350

HP , 3BR/1B A, Brick Ranch. $500-$600, Ne w Floori ng, Cent Air, Gas Heat, Sec 8 ok. Call 210-4998

410-A Meredith ..........$250

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3 BEDROOMS 2505 Eight Oaks............. $750 1502 Whitehall ................ $795 1310 Forrest.................... $550 604 Parkwood................ $485 2512 Friends................... $450 804 Brentwood .............. $400 808 Brentwood .............. $400 929 Marlboro ................. $400 1605 Pershing ................ $450 2209-B Chambers ......... $475 1805 Whitehall ................ $500 904 Gordon.................... $500 909 Willoubar ................. $500 1013 Adams............. $415 2915 Central Av ......... $525 1706 Gavin St............. $400

2br/2ba Mobile Home,just remodeled, Private lot, North of HP, 4943 High Point Rd. Appliances, $450. mo, Dep. req’d,, Call 869-6194 / 905-0231 3BR Mobile Home on 1 acre. Randolph Co. Schools. Call 336475-0577 after 6pm It;s all in here today!!

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3 bedrooms, 2 bath home. Very good Wendover Hills NW neighborhood at 502 Birchwood St. at $750/mo.

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A Better Room 4U in town - HP within walking distance of stores, buses. 886-3210.

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Beautiful, 3bR/2 1⁄ 2 BA, Close to Golf Course. $1250mo, 454-1478

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AUCTION- Construction Equipment & Trucks, December 11, 8 a.m., Richmond, VA. 60 0+ Lots, Excavators, Dozers, Dumps & More. Accepting Items Daily. Motley’s Auction & Realty Group, 804-2323300, www.motleys.com, VAAL#16.

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Auction - Sat. Dec. 12th @ 10:00 am 323 John Ward Rd. Lexington, NC. 3 BR/ 1 Ba stick built home & a 3 BR / 1Ba single wide mobile home. Call to preview.

Byerly, Shoaf & Co., LLC (336) 248-2579 L i c . # 8 8 2 , Auctioneer: Reynolds Shoaf NCAL #7837. www.byerlyshoaf.com

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Estate Auction (DOT bought home – Ron & Nancy Smith moving) Mon. Dec. 7 12:Noon Rain date: Mon Dec 14

1451 Union Cross Rd Camper, 2 storage barns, slate top pool table, furniture, Old Silver dollars, g l a s s w a r e , collectibles, High-end Cameras/lenses, Compound bows, washer/dryer/mower s, Nice bookcases /books, Timberlake and so much more! peggauction.com 683,177 hits in October . . .

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336-996-4414 JC Pegg #5098 C O M M E R C I A L AUCTION- Saturday, December 12 at 10 a.m. 201 S. Central Avenue, Locust, NC. Selling Seized E q u i p m e n t & Inventory for the NC Department of Revenue for Unpaid Taxes. 3 Tire Stores, 3000+ New Tires, Tire Changing Equipment, Cabinet Shop, New Delta Woodworking E q u i p m e n t & V e h i c l e s . www.ClassicAuctions. com. 704-791-8825.

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R E A L E S T A T E AUCTION- 31 lots with long range mountain views an d a newly constructed home in Mountain Heritage Estates- Burnsville, NC, located near Asheville and The Blue Ridge Parkway.

7 lots sell absolute!

The 1,6004 Sq. Ft. Mountain Home has 3 b e d r o o m s a n d 2 1⁄ 2 baths. Auction on December 12. Go to www.woltz.com to see photos, property details, preview dates and auction terms, or call 800-551-3588 for a brochure. Woltz & Associates, Inc. (NC#7560) Real Estate Brokers & A u c t i o n e e r s , Roanoke, VA. It;s all in here today!!

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4 Adjoining plots, Floral Gardens. Certified value $2100. each.

Sell all for $4000. Call 886-4735 4 plots in Floral Garden, desirable section AA, valued at $9,900.

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1800 Sq. Ft. Davidson County, Conrad Realtors 336-885-4111

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4BR/3BA, Jamestown Den w/fireplace, DR, $1095 mo 472-0224

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2604 Triangle Lake ........ $350 Scientific................. $395 Woodside Apts.............. $450 1310 C Eaton Pl .............. $450 1011 Grant ...................... $400 1724C N Hamilton .......... $550 218 Avondale ................. $475 2206 E. Kivett ................ $375

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504-B Barker ......... $350 706 Kennedy.......... $350

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Rent to Own, 2br, new paint & carpet, Hwy. 64 & Hoover Hill area. $450. per mo.

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3701 Morris Farm ........... $745 4971 Brookdale .........$1100

Craven-Johnson Pollock 615 N. Hamilton St. 884-4555

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A-1 ROOMS. Clean, close to stores, buses, A/C. No deposit.

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Private extra nice. Quiet.

No alochol/drugs 108 Oakwood 887-2147

5363 Darr................$275 1827-B Johnson ............. $650

4 BEDROOMS 5505 Haworth Ct ......... $2000 309N Scientific............... $800

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525 Guilford ........... $400 2415A Francis......... $500 310-2-E Adale ........... $595

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1704 Long St .................. $450 1740G N Hamilton .......... $495

HOMES FOR RENT 212 Hedgecock 4BR/2BA Central H/A $850 280 Dorothy 3BR/2BA $700 Call 336-442-6789

2640 2D Ingleside $780

811 Aberdeen ......... $695 406 Sunset............. $650 213 W. State........... $600 1540 Beaucrest ...... $525 204 Prospect ......... $500 1420 Madison......... $500 16 Leonard ............. $495 419 Peace ...............$475 1114 Mill .................. $450 1707 W. Rotary ....... $450 505 Scientific.......... $450 1100 Wayside ......... $450 111 Chestnut ........... $450 1101 Blain ................ $450

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30,000 sq ft warehouse, loading docks, plenty of parking. Call dy or night 336-625-6076

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This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this news-paper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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$200/mo! 3bd 2ba!

Must See! 5%dn, 15yrs @8%! For listings 800-749-8106xB637 6 rooms 2 story, 1206 Ragan, NEEDS REPAIRS. $9,000. to see call 991-6811 8 unit apartment complex. 206 Kenilworth. $275,000 David Wilson CravenJohnson- Pollock Realtors 847-3690

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10 acre w/100yr old Home. Several Out Bldgs. 7 Stall Barn 12 mi S of High Point. $265K Boggs Realty 859-4994.

9.9 acre Horse Farm in Davidson Co. SW MH. 5 Stall Barn. 5 mi N of Denton. Cid Rd & 109. No Owner Fin. $80,000. 250-2620

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New 2 bedroom, 2 bath house with deck and porch on 2 acres of mountain woodland, $110,000.00, 336-449-4852

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OPEN 1-5 ANGUS RIDGE KERNERSVILLE 3BR 3.5BA (525426) Michele Johnston 9968512 From $300’s Open Fri-Sun 1-5. cbtr.com/ angusridge Directions: I-40W, exit 203 Hwy 66, South on Hwy 66, R Old Salem, L Angus Ridge.

OPEN 2-5 WEATHERSTONE TOWNHOMES 2BA . Hours Mon Sat 1-5 PM, Sun 2-5PM CC paid w/preferred lender. (550293) Lisa Pfefferkorn 996-8538 From $120’s Directions: 311 toward Winston-Salem, R @ High Point Rd exit, R Union Cross Roads

OPEN 1-5 BENJAMIN PARK CONDOMINIUMS GREENSBORO Open Wed -Sat 12-5 Sun 1-5 2BR (528850) Ashley Meredith 242-4964 Starting at $99,900 Directions: Wendover to Benjamin Parkway North. Bear right at fork, travel 1/2 mile. Benjamin Park on the right.

OPEN 2-4 2329 ROCKLAND CIRCLE ALDERBROOK PH 02A SEC 01 HIGH POINT 5BR 4BA (558977) Ronald Alt 558-5846 $298,000 Directions: Wendover or Hwy 68 to Skeet Club, R Kendale, R Alderbrook, 1st R Rockland Circle

OPEN 2-4 6315 HABERSHAM DRIVE ABINGTON KERNERSVILLE 4BR 2.5BA 1.3AC (562723) Sharon Young 996-8521 $249,900 Directions: Kerner Rd to Abington Dr, R Habersham. Last house on right.

Coldwell Banker Mortgage OPEN 2-4 3307 QUAKER RUN DRIVE QUAKER RUN GREENSBORO 3BR 2.5BA (558095) Jim Dorety 848-0343 $219,900 Directions: New Garden to Horsepen Creek to right on Quaker Run

OPEN 2-4 903 LONDONDERRY DRIVE WESTOVER PARK HIGH POINT 3BR 2.5BA (555955) Nancy Laney 885-8357 $147,500 Directions: West Lexington to Shadow Valley, right on Londonderry, house on right.

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808 HILLCREST DR EMERYWOOD HIGH POINT 3BR 3.5+BA $180,000 below Appraisal!

Majestic showplace on dbl lot. Gourmet kitchen.

Guest house w/addtl BR & BA.Tranquil outdoor pool. (561679) Carol Lowe 410-7151 $599,000

3316 DAIRY POINT DRIVE FRAZIER DOWNS HIGH POINT 4BR 2.5BA Short Sale. LR & Den! Fantastic Location! Hdwds, Tile, Jetted Tub, Huge Bedrooms on almost 1/2 Acre but convenient to W-S, GSO & HP.(561535) Tonja Schiltz 847-0016 $240,000

1504 BIRKDALE CT LAUREL OAK RANCH HIGH POINT 4BR 2.5BA Popular Laurel Oaks neighborhood! Covered front porch. Fenced bkyd w/patio. Bkfst area and formal DR. LR has corner FP w/gas logs. (561785) Linda Faircloth 410-7150 $164,900

High Point open until 5:00pm Mon.- Sun. Greensboro open until 5:00pm Mon.-Sun.

1505 STONEYBROOK DR HUNTINGSFORD CREST HIGH POINT 3BR 2BA Charming home in the heart of the Triad! Updated in 07. Bonus & playrm upstairs offer endless possibilities.

(561832) Susie Lentz 410-7149 $122,500

3904 VALENCIA DRIVE CHATFIELD GROVE JAMESTOWN 3BR 2.5BA Good location - just off Kivett Dr. Minutes to I-85, close to Hwy 311. Property is being sold in ‘AS-IS’ condition. (561597) John Petitto 659-3279 $121,900

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1000 CAROLYNDON HIGH POINT 7BR 4.5BA 4.3AC 7000+ sq.ft. of custom design recently totally renovated w/master bath addition: 7BRs, 4.5 Baths, 4.25 acres, must see to appreciate.

(561510) Nancy Laney 885-8357 $825,000

889-5300 Commercial Real Estate 410-6858 282-4414 Relocation 1-800-327-4398

Walk to New Elementary School Paved walking trails, sidewalks, pool, tennis, clubhouse

OPEN 2-4PM 305 Alison Lane • Archdale, Nc 27263

OPEN 1-5 REEDY FORK RANCH-OAKGATE GREENSBORO CALL FOR MONTHLY INCENTIVES

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From $170’s Sha McIntyre 558-8094

3BR 2.5BA 5 Plans Starting at $125,000 Dawn Allred 954-5442

Directions: 29N, R @ Reedy Fork/Summit exit. Continue on Reedy Fork Pkwy, R Turner Smith Rd & L Oakgate Dr

Directions: Hwy 29 N to R @ Reedy Fork Pkwy exit.Pass the pool on R, R Sycamore Glen Rd. Model 5838 Sycamore Glen Rd.

Open Today 2-4 2106 Mirus Court

OPEN 2-4pm 1381 Old Thomasville

BUILDER’S PERSONAL RESIDENCE Quality Brick/vinyl, 3BR/2.5BA huge Greatroom w/fireplace, spacious Kitchen w/Breakfast area, formal DR, 2 story Foyer, 2 car Garage, walk-in attic & much more! $209,900 DIRECTIONS: W. Wendover, L-Eastchester/68, R-Porsha (Carol Bay), R-Mirus

Look what this one has to offer!! 3 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths & 1 Half Bath.

2200 sq. ft living area,all on one level, huge basement with tons of potential.

Large rooms throughout the house. Permanent stairs to attic. 2 car attached garage on main level, 1 car garage on basement level, 40’ x 45’ 2 car detached garage. 20’ x 50’ storage building on back of property. Very solid built house. Come and check this one out.

Directions: 109 to Shady Grove Church Rd. Take Shady Grove until it dead ends into Old Thomasville, left onto Old Thomasville. Home will be on the right

272-0151

OPEN 2-4PM 811 Miriam Avenue • High Point, NC 27263 Cute Move-In Ready Bungalow! 3BR/1.5BA on beautifully landscapedlot. Recent metal roof, gutters, vinyl replacement windows and water heater. Comes with Home Warranty!

Directions: Hwy. 311 South, left on Fairfield, left on Allen Jay Rd., left on Miriam, house on right.

Keller Williams Realty Jenny Brewer 336-847-2197

Two Story Brick Colonial. 4 Bdrms. 2 1/2 Baths. Over 2000 Sf. Beautiful Established Neighborhood, In Archdale, Courtland Park. $205,500.

Directions: Hwy.3lls(Main St.) Thru Archdale, Over I-85 Bridge. Left At 3rd Stoplight, Tarheel Dr. Right On Wood.

Right On Courtland Lane. Left On Alison.

Beautiful home with vaulted ceilings in living room, kitchen and dining room! Gas log fireplace! Hardwood and tile floors! Large bedrooms and bonus room! Custom maple cabinets. Home has new paint & all appliances remian. Fenced back yard. Brick and vinyl exterior. Walk to Creekside Park and enjoy the walking trails, tennis courts, playgrounds, Archdale Recreation Center. Coming Soon- 18 hole golf course!!!

Directions: 311 South. Turn left on Suitts Rd. Turn left on Weant. Turn left on Powell Way Home is on the right.

Elite Real Estate Professionals Audrey Cole 336-215-3638

ONE BLOCK FROM High Point COUNTRY CLUB Stunning Home w/extensive woodwork & craftsmanship. All the bells & whistles!

Finished Basement w/Family Rm, Exercise Rm & Game Rm! Sunrm & Bdrm on Main. 7347+square feet! 5 Bdrms, 5 Full/3 Half Baths. $904,000 DIRECTIONS: Eastchester to Westchester, left on Country Club

Mariea Shean 336-687-9464

SINGLE FAMILY HOMES From $160’s

Tom Jackson 272-0151

VILLAS From $150’S

The Reserve At Rock Creek Build your own Windsor or Rock Creek home starting in the $130’s

Open Wed-Sun 1-5 Directions: I-85/1-40 East to Rock Creek Dairy Rd., L Rock Creek Dairy, R Reserve Pkway. Office in clubhouse

Tri County Real Estate Eddie Longbottom • 848-2566

OPEN 2-4PM 511 Powell Way • Archdale, NC 27263

Open Today 2-4 1101 Rockford Rd

Talisa Jones 601-4566

OPEN 2 - 4 707 NANCE AVENUE, HIGH POINT $75,000. Adorable 2 BR/1.5BA Gingerbread Cottage offering spacious living room, eat-in kitchen, large master bedroom & 2 decks. Come enjoy Homemade Gingerbread Cookies & Hot Apple Cider!

Directions: South on Main,L - Fairfield, L - Baker, R Nance. First home on left.

Laurie Edwards 906-0555

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