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MANCHESTER, Vt. (AP) — Abe Lincoln was born in a log cabin but his son built himself a mansion. Robert Todd Lincoln, the president’s only child to survive to adulthood, built the Georgian Revival home, called Hildene, as a seasonal dream home for his wife Mary Harlan Lincoln and their children. See

BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com Hours after giving thanks with their families, Americans set out to take advantage of all the deals and steals at retailers — particularly big-box stores that capitalize on Black Friday sales to, as the name suggests, put them “back in the black” financially. With increasingly early shopping hours, consumers enjoyed a longer time span to shop into the wee hours of the morning (which also necessitated some employees to work on Thanksgiving). Leigh Anne Roberts of Sidney started shopping Thanksgiving night with her three daughters and husband. By Friday afternoon, she had completed a long list of purchases, including pajamas and outerwear, shoes, wrapping paper and a mattress pad. “It’s like a sport. We took some friends with us last night, and one said, ‘You’ve got it down to a science,’” said Roberts, who’s been perusing Black Friday sales for four years. At one store, Roberts said she became overwhelmed by the crowds and gave up. “I had things in the cart, but I didn’t buy them,” she said. “It was too nutty.” She started out at Target, arriving at 7:30 p.m. to nab a 50-inch TV

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Cyber Monday is time to shop local, save Monday will be observed nationwide as “Cyber Monday,” the largest online shopping day of the year, with many businesses offering specials. But local shoppers won’t have to look far for great bargains, because many Cyber Monday specials will be offered by local and area businesses. Links to these businesses may be found on the “Shop Local Page” on the Troy Daily News website at www. troydailynews. com. The websites for the Piqua Daily Call and Sidney Daily News also will feature links to businesses in their areas and may be accessed at www. dailycall.com and www.sidney dailynews.com, respectively. So for great “Cyber Monday” bargains in Shelby and Miami counties, check out the newspapers’ websites.

for $348. She then went to Old Navy, Walmart and Kohl’s, which she also ventured to the following day, on actual Black Friday. “I have a Chase credit card, and I turn all my points into Kohl’s cash,” Roberts explained, adding that according to her receipt, she saved $625 on her $250 purchase and earned $75 in Kohl’s cash. Alita Williams, acces-

sories and apparel manager at the Kohl’s location on West Main Street, said transactions have been completed faster and more efficiently this year thanks to the store’s redesign, featuring centralized registers. Kohl’s also has a new initiative, Dream Receipt Sweepstakes, in which one customer each day is selected to have all items

on their receipt paid for, with corporate announcing the winning time to all stores. The family that won on Black Friday, the first day of the sweepstakes, was nothing short of thrilled, Williams said. “They were ecstatic — ‘oh my gosh,’” Williams recalled. “It makes you feel so good to see them get so excited.”

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping. The president took his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to One More Page Books in Arlington, Va., on Saturday. The White House says Obama was promoting an effort called “small business Saturday” to encourage shoppers to patronize mom-and-pop businesses after Thanksgiving. At the store, Obama held up his BlackBerry, apparently looking up a book title as he spoke with the shop owner. He said “preparation” was the key to his shopping. The White House says Obama bought 15 children’s books.

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BY SHARON SEMANIE PIQUA For the Miami Valley Sunday News editorial@tdnpublishing.com find) along with Skylanders Giants, which What’s more exciting were introduced in October. than to see the “wow” fac- Furby is reportedly back tor in the eyes of children after a long hiatus and is who awaken Christmas predicted to be a pick for morning to find brightly- “top toy.” wrapped packages underThe TRA reports the neath the tree? It’s trying Skylanders Giants Video to determine what to place Game and Figures is big on inside those packages that Santa’s list. Users take a leaves many parents frus- Skylander action figure, trated as they search for place it on the Portal of that one new toy that made Power and Boom! The its way onto Santa’s “must Skylander will come to life have” list. in the video game. The Toy Retailers Remember Furby? The Association (TRA) has new Furby is back as a announced its Top Toys for high tech version. This Christmas 2012 List. In Furby has personality and previous years, favorites learns as a child plays with have included Elmo Live, it. You can feed and tickle Nintendo Wii, Zhu Zhu Furby and there‘s an Pets, Sing-a-Ma-Jigs or optional Furby app for LeapFrog LeapPad Explore iPhone, iPod, iTouch and OHIO COMMUNITY MEDIA PHOTO/MIKE ULLERY Tablets. iPad. The new Furby comes Joe Loeffler explains features on several of the mobile It’s time to move on. At in a range of colors — purphones available this Christmas season at the TCC the top of this year’s list ple, teal, black, orange, Verizon Store at East Ash Street and Looney Road in are Skylanders (which are Piqua. • See TOYS on A2 continuing to be a hard

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WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama and leaders of the lameduck Congress may be just weeks away from shaking hands on a deal to avert the dreaded “fiscal cliff.” So it’s natural to wonder: If they announce a bipartisan package promising to curb mushrooming federal deficits, will it be real? Both sides have struck cooperative tones since Obama’s re-election. Even so, he and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, the GOP’s pivotal bargainer, have spent most of the past two years in an acrid political climate in which both sides have fought stubbornly to protect their constituencies. Obama and top lawmakers could produce an agreement that takes a serious bite out of the government’s growing $16 trillion pile of debt and puts it on a true downward trajectory. Or they might reach an accord heading off massive tax increases and spending cuts that begin to bite in January — that’s the fiscal cliff while appearing to be getting tough on deficits through painful savings deferred until years from now, when their successors might revoke or dilute them.

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Thanksgiving steals sales from Black Friday BY LINDA A. JOHNSON their deals rolling as early as 8 p.m. on Turkey Day. Associated Press Online shopping also Thanksgiving shopping may have cut into the take took a noticeable bite out of at brick-and-mortar stores: Black Friday’s start to the IBM said online sales rose percent on holiday season, as the latest 17.4 survey found retail sales in Thanksgiving and 20.7 perstores fell slightly from last cent on Black Friday, compared with 2011. year. Yet ShopperTrak said Saturday’s report from retail technology company retail foot traffic increased ShopperTrak finds con- 3.5 percent, to more than sumers spent $11.2 billion 307.67 million store visits, at stores across the U.S. indicating at least some That is down 1.8 percent shoppers were browsing but not spending freely. from last year’s total. “Black Friday continues This year’s Friday results appear to have been to be an important day in tempered by hundreds of retail,� said ShopperTrak thousands of shoppers hit- founder Bill Martin. “This ting sales Thursday evening year, though, more retailers while still full of than last year began their deals on Thanksgiving dinner. doorbuster Retailers including Sears, Thursday, Thanksgiving Target and Wal-Mart got itself. So while foot traffic

did increase on Friday, those Thursday deals attracted some of the spending that’s usually meant for Friday.� The company estimated that shopper foot traffic rose the most in the Midwest, up 12.9 percent compared with last year. Traffic rose the least, 7.6 percent, in the Northeast, parts of which are still recovering from Superstorm Sandy. ShopperTrak, which counts foot traffic and its own proprietary sales numbers from 25,000 retail outlets across the U.S., had forecast Black Friday sales would grow 3.8 percent this year, to $11.4 billion. While consumer confidence has been improving, many people are still wor-

ried about the slow economic recovery, high unemployment and whether a gridlocked Congress can avert tax increases and government spending cuts — the so-called “fiscal cliff� set to occur automatically in January. And some would-be shoppers said they weren’t impressed with the discounts, or that there wasn’t enough inventory of the big door-busters. “As far as deals, they weren’t there,� said Tammy Stempel, 48, of Gladstone, Ore. “But businesses have to be successful, too. I’m hoping they extend the deals through December.� She was waiting in line outside an Ikea in Portland on Saturday to buy pots and pans for her 18-year-old

follow-up bill enacting actual changes in tax laws. The biggest clash has been over whether to raise income tax rates on earnings over $200,000 annually for individuals, $250,000 for families. Obama wants to let them rise next year to a top rate of 39.6 percent but has suggested he would compromise. Boehner and other Republicans oppose any increase above today’s top marginal rate of 35 percent. Instead, they advocate lower rates and eliminating or reducing unspecified deductions and tax credits. Settling that would resolve the toughest impediment to a deal. Raising money from higher rates, closing loopholes or a combination of the two would create real revenue for the government. The problem is many tax deductions and credits, such as for home mortgages and the value of employer-provided health insurance, are so popular that enacting

them into law over objections from the public and lobbyists would be extremely difficult. With the price tags of tax and spending laws typically measured over a decade, delaying the implementation date can distort the projected impact of a change on people and the government’s debt. Tax cuts written to expire in a certain year can put future lawmakers under political pressure to extend it. That is what Obama and Congress face today with the January expiration of tax cuts, including many enacted a decade ago under President George W. Bush. Even more questionable are assumptions that overhauling tax laws will boost economic activity and thus produce large new revenues for the government. .

a little help from her stuffed animal friends, affectionately known as Stuffy, Hallie, Lambie and Chilly. Calling all Ninja! Lord Garmadon is on a mission to collect all four Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu and, ultimately, rule the world. Can you stop him with this Lego Ninjago Set? LEGO is reportedly making it onto the top Christmas toy lists for 2012 thanks to new sets including Monster Fighters

and Lord of the Rings. Monster High Dolls are new for 2012. Venus McFlyTrap, Rochelle Goyle and Robecca Steam are the featured characters where freaky meets fabulous. Shoppers may also want to check out Lalaloopsy Sill Hair Star Harmony B. Sharp Interactive Dolls. This doll loves to sing, dance and put on shows. Watch her perform a new song with a Lalaloopsy twist. The Crayola Light Designer is a new creative toy for kids ages 6 to 15. Kids create designs that light up using a stylus to make LEDs light up on a conical surface. This toy is something rather new and has made it onto quite a few top toys lists. It offers something a bit different for preteen and teen girls for whom it can be tricky to find

daughter as a hint that it was time to move out. Stemple and her husband went shopping at two Targets, Michaels and other stores Friday, but failed to find any amazing deals, even on a flat-screen TV they wanted for themselves. Target, Best Buy and other stores near the Ikea seemed to have few customers, and traffic at the nearby Lloyd Center Mall also was light, even for a normal weekend. Many shoppers around the country were armed with iPads and smart phones, to check prices as well as buy. Online auction and shoppping site eBay reported more the 2.5 times the number of mobile transactions as last year.

Deal • Continued from A1 Historically, Congress and presidents have proven themselves capable of either. So before bargainers concoct a product, and assuming they can, here’s a checklist of how to assess their work:

Overall deficit cuts

But look for specifics. An agreement will have a greater chance of actually reducing deficits if it details how the savings would be divided between revenue increases and cuts in federal programs, averting future fights among lawmakers over that question. Better yet would be including a fast-track process for passing next year’s tax and spending bills if they meet the savings targets so they can whisk through Congress without the possibility of a Senate filibuster, in which 41 of the 100 senators could kill a measure they dislike. Another sign of sincerity: An enforcement mechanism that imposes savings automatically if lawmakers gridlock over details.

The House and Senate have four weeks until Christmas. Their leaders and the president want a deal before then. Bargainers are shooting for a framework setting future debtreduction targets, with detailed tax and spending changes to be approved next year but possibly some initial savings enacted immediately. Obama has suggested 10year savings totaling around $4.4 trillion. Taxes Passing a framework next month that sets deficitA deal that specifies cutting targets for each of where revenue would come the next 10 years would be from would lay important seen as a sign of seriousness. groundwork for next year’s

savings would come from entitlements, meaning those big, costly benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare. It also should say how much would come from discretionary spending, which covers federal agency budgets for everything from the military and national parks to food safety inspections and weather forecasts. Why the need for specificity? Because spending for entitlements occurs automatically, accounts for nearly two-thirds of federal spending and is the fastest growing part of the budget. Discretionary spending has been shackled by past budget deals and, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, is moving toward falling below 6 percent the Spending size of the economy by A serious agreement 2022, the lowest level in at should specify how much least 50 years.

Toys • Continued from A1 white and yellow. With a mind of its own, the new Hasbro Furby can learn from users’ behavior and develop its personality. The No. 1 learning tablet for kids — LeapFrog LeapPad2 Explorer Tablet — just got better. This second generation version table has updated specifications. It includes a touch screen, built-in camera and

even a video recorder. There’s also a LeapFrog LeapstersGS Explorer (ages 4-9 years). This game includes a built-in motion sensor for multi-sensory learning, built-in camera and video recorder, 300-plus games and downloadable apps. From the new Disney series is Disney Doc McStuffins Toys. A 6-yearold girl, Dottie Doc McStuffins, can fix toys with

a “cool� gift. Monopoly Millionaires is listed among the newest best sellers in the toys and games category. Best sellers in the tech world also include Apple iPods with the iPod Touch iPod Nano, iPod Classic iPod Shuffle and iPod accessories, certain to be a hit with any age. Parents may also want to consider purchasing an Apple iPad for themselves This is a revolutionary new device with innumerable uses. Thin, light and fully loaded, it’s hard to put down. Hottest video games for 2012 include Nintendo Wii with Wii MotionPlus, a Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3), a PlayStation Move Starter Bundle, Microsoft Xbox 360 (ready for Kinect), Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor with Kinect Adventures and Nintendo 3DS.

MIAMI COUNTY’S MOST WANTED Dylan Rehmert Date of birth: 3/14/92 Location: Vandalia Height: 5’9� Weight: 149 Hair color: Red Eye color: REHMERT Blue Wanted for: Theft

Jeffery Cooper Date of birth: 5/11/64 Location: Ludlow Falls Height: 5’11� Weight: 165 Hair color: Brown Eye COOPER color: Brown Wanted for: Passing bad checks

Theresa Owens Date of birth: 7/22/84 Location: Bradford Height: 5’6� Weight: 118 Hair color: Brown Eye OWENS color: Brown Wanted for: Criminal damaging/endangering

Erica Jones Date of birth: 6/7/83 Location: Troy Height: 5’4� Weight: 117 Hair color: Black Eye JONES color: Brown Wanted for: Failure to appear — Criminal tools

Del Gambrel Date of birth: 4/11/87 Location: Tipp City Height: 5’9� Weight: 160 Hair color: Blonde Eye color: GAMBREL Blue Wanted for: Theft • If you have information on any of these suspects, call the Miami County Sheriff’s office at 440-6085.

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the decade 1920-1930. The social events of the period as well as fashion, commerce, fads and transportation will be shared including antiques from the period. Light refreshments will be provided. • FREE SEMINAR: A free seminar on probate and estate law, administration and tax issues will be from 8 a.m. to noon in the Robinson Theater at Edison Community College. To register, contact Roger Luring at 3392627. • BOARD MEETING: The Miami County Park District will hold its next board meeting at 9 a.m. at the Lost Creek Reserve Cabin, 2645 E. State Route 41, east of Troy.

• SKATE-A-THON: The Troy High School Hockey Team and the Troy Bruins Community Youth Hockey program will host a skate-a-thon beneCalendar fit for the Michael Walter family. He is suffering CONTACT US from metastatic bone cancer. His son, Michael, is a senior on the THS hockey team. The public is invitCall Melody ed to support the cause by Vallieu at donating and/or skating 440-5265 to from 6:45-8:45 p.m. at list your free Hobart Arena. Donations will be accepted at the calendar door and skate rental is items.You available for $2.50. For can send more information, contact Sharon Morgan at 272your news by e-mail to 6774 or sharonggarvallieu@tdnpublishing.com. den@aol.com. • BREAKFAST SERVED: Breakfast will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, WEDNESDAY from 8- 11 a.m. All breakfasts are madeto-order and everything is a la carte. • RACHEL’S CHALLENGE: While • FAMILY QUEST: The Miami County her life was tragically cut short during Park District will have its monthly Family the Columbine High School shooting on Quest Day “Rock Hounds Fun with April 20, 1999, Rachel Joy Scotts’ shinFossilsâ€? program between 1-4 p.m. at ing example lives on. Come at 7 p.m. at Charleston Falls Preserve, 2535 Ross Miami East Junior High auditeria to hear Road, south of Tipp City. This series of the inspiring true story of one girl’s fun, family activities in the park is dream being fulfilled over a decade after designed for busy families; drop in anyher death. The program is free. For more time between 1-4 p.m. at your conveninformation, call 335-7070. ience. A roving naturalist will be on-site. • COMMISSION MEETING: The Participants can investigate real fossils Miami County Veterans Service and all different kinds of strange rocks. Commission will meet at 3 p.m. at 510 W. Water St., Suite 140, Troy. Dress for the weather and meet at the • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis falls. Pre-register for the program online at Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 www.miamicountyparks, email to regisp.m. at the Troy Country Club. John ter@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) Terwilliger will speak about the newly 335-6273, Ext. 104. For more information, created Troy High School Athletic Hall visit www.miamicountyparks.com. of Fame. For more information, contact • DIABETES TALK: A “Type 1 Talk,â€? a Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) group of type 1 diabetics, will meet from 418-1888. 2-4 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural • STORY HOUR: Story hours for Center. The meetings serve as times for children 3-5 and their caregiver will be those with type 1 and their loved ones to at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the get to know each other and discuss the Milton-Union Public Library. Programs many aspects of the disease in a friendly, will include puppet shows, stories and non-judgmental environment. For more crafts. information, contact Jennifer Runyon at • FULL MOON WALK: An Aullwood 397-7227. naturalist will lead a walk from 6:30-8 • BREAKFAST SET: American Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, will p.m. in the light of the Mad Buck Moon have an all-you-can-eat breakfast by the at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Sons of the American Legion from 8-11 Dayton. a.m. for $6. Items available will be eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, waffles, toast, biscuits, sausage gravy, french toast, hash NOV. 29 browns, fruit, cinnamon rolls and juices. • ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: The • MOM AND BABY: A Mom and American Legion Auxiliary, 377 N. 3rd Baby Get Together support group for St., Tipp City, will host an organizational breastfeeding mothers is offered weekmeeting of all young women under the ly on Thursdays at Upper Valley age of 18 eligible and interested in Medical Center. The meetings are 9:30 becoming junior members of the to 11 a.m. at the Farmhouse located American Legion Auxiliary at theTipp northwest of the main hospital City Post at 2 p.m. To be eligible you entrance. The meetings are facilitated must be a daughter, sister, granddaughby the lactation department. ter or great-granddaughter of a veteran Participants can meet other moms, who is a member of an American Legion share about being a new mother and or who plans to join, or a deceased vetlearn more about breastfeeding and eran who served during certain periods their babies. For more information, call of time, set by the United States (937) 440-4906. Congress. Step relatives are eligible • QUARTER AUCTION: The Piqua also. Optimist Club’s annual quarter auction • CANDLE DIPPING: Candle dipping fundraiser will be at 7 p.m. at Z’s will be offered beginning at 2:30 p.m. at Second Floor Lounge. Doors open at 6 Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. p.m. A limited supply of tickets are The cost is a general admission fee of available for $3 each, and must be $5 foe adults and $3 per child, plus $1 purchased in advance to enter the for each candle made. Call (937) 890quarter auction. They are available 7360 for reservations. from any Piqua Optimist member, or at John Bertke State Farm Insurance, MONDAY 520 N. Main St., Piqua. • TACO SALAD: The American Legion Auxiliary, Tipp City, will offer taco salad • BOOK LOVERS: Join the Troyfor $4 from 6-7:30 p.m. Euchre will start Miami County Book Lovers Anonymous at 7 p.m. adult book discussion group at 6 p.m. • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning disMembers will be reading and discussing covery walk for adults will be from 8-9:30 “The Devil All the Time,â€? by Donald Ray Pollock for the month of November. Light a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, refreshments will be provided. education coordinator, will lead walkers • CRAFTY LISTENERS: The Crafty as they experience the wonderful seaListeners, a group of women who get sonal changes taking place. Bring binoctogether on Mondays from 1-2:30 p.m., ulars. will meet at the Milton-Union Public Library. Participants listen to an audio NOV. 30 book and work on a project, such as needlework or making greeting cards. • TRAVEL ABROAD: Dr. Vivian • RESERVATION DEADLINE: Today Blevins will speak about the college’s is the last day for those 60 and older and Travel Abroad program and answer livin in the Miami East School District to register for the school’s annaul senior citquestions about the itinerary and logisizens’ Christmas dinner. The meal will be tics of the group’s upcoming trip to at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in the high school’s England at 7 p.m. in the college’s library. • ROWDY MEETING: The Fort Rowdy cafeteria. Parking will be in the ack of the building and enter through the back door. Gathering will have its “Gold Medallionâ€? ceremony at 7 p.m. in the Covington City For reservation, call 335-7070, Ext. 3001. • FRIDAY DINNER: The Covington Building. The event will honor the 2012 VFW Post No. 4235, 173 N. High St., volunteers. Covington, will offer dinner from 5-8 p.m. • TENDERLOIN SANDWICH: American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, For more information, call 753-1108. • SEAFOOD DINNER: The Pleasant will offer a tenderloin sandwich and fries Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner for $5 from 6-7:30 p.m. Road, Ludlow Falls, a three-piece fried fish dinner, 21-piece fried shrimp, or a TUESDAY fish/shrimp combo with french fries and coleslaw for $6 from 6-7:30 p.m. Frog • ANNUAL MEETING: The Elizabeth legs, when available, are $10. Township Historical Society will host its • HOLIDAY CONCERT: The annual membership meeting in the mul- Tippecanoe Community Band, directed tipurpose room of the Elizabeth by Gail Ahmed, will present its first free Township Community Center. Following concert of the Christmas season at 7:30 a short business meeting, a presentap.m. at Tipp City’s Zion Lutheran Church, tion will be made entitled “The corner of Main Street and 11 N. Third Roaring ’20s through the Carver’s Street. Enter at the north doors to the felEyes.â€? Sue Curtis, board member of lowship hall. Santa arrives in a real velvet the ETHS, will provide excerpts from suit. Light refreshments will be offered. the George Carver journals covering For more information, call 335-1178.

Family fares well at show For the Troy Daily News LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mark and Debi Bell of Casstown, along with grandsons Kodi and Kamron Paulus of West Milton, had a good showing at the 2012 North American Livestock Exposition. In the Junior Show, they won Grand Champion Polled Dorset Slick Sheared Ram and also Reserve Grand Champion Natural Colored Ewe. In the Open Show, the Polled Dorset Ram placed first, they had Reserve Grand Champion Natural Colored Fine Wool Ram, Reserve Grand Champion Natural Colored Fine Wool Ewe, Grand Champion Natural Colored Wool Ram and Supreme Champion Natural Colored Ram overall.

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the Open Class Wool Show, they won three first place, one second place and two third place awards.

Relay to kick off 2013 event The Relay For Life of Miami County community kickoff celebration will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Miami Valley Centre Mall community room adjacent to the food court. The 2013 event will be held May 3-4 at the Miami County Fairgrounds. “Peace, Love, Cure� is this year’s theme. “We are ready for teams and individuals to register and start fundraising so

PIQUA we may continue to fight back against cancer and celebrate more birthdays,� said event chair Joyce Kittel. Memorial luminaria will be available, and teams will have the opportunity to speak with committee members about the event. “Of course, we will be honoring our survivors

and caregivers and hearing from speakers,� Kittel said. Nicole Bolin, the 2013 event co-chair, added, “Everyone is invited to come to the kickoff and learn more about Relay For Life and how you can join the fight against cancer.� For more information, send an email relayjoycekittel@gmail.com or vist http://www.relayforlife.org/miamicounty.

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Women won this time, but men are voting’s X-factor WASHINGTON (AP) — Sorry, fellas, but President Barack Obama’s re-election makes it official: Women can overrule men at the ballot box. For the first time in research dating to 1952, a presidential candidate whom men chose decisively Republican Mitt Romney lost. More women voted for the other guy. It’s surprising it didn’t happen sooner because women have been voting in larger numbers than men for almost three decades, exit polls show. But men, who make up less than half the U.S. population, always have exercised power greater than their numbers and they aren’t about to stop now. When it comes to elections, males as a group are more influential because they show less party loyalty than women, who skew Democratic. Despite all the focus on candidates courting Hispanics or the working class, men are the nation’s ultimate swing voters; they’re why Republican George W. Bush became president and Republican John McCain didn’t. Their move away from Obama this year expanded the voting “gender gap.” It wasn’t enough to determine the outcome, but came close. So presidential hopefuls staring into the gender gap in 2016 might want to look beyond the usual controversies over “women’s issues” such as abortion or the polling fads such as “Wal-Mart moms.” Maybe it’s time to pause and consider the fickle male. Maybe it’s time to ask, “What do men want?” In the voting booth, that is. “I don’t think we fully understand it yet,” political scientist Christina Wolbrecht of the University of Notre Dame said about why men and women vote differently. But she said plenty of research on elections going back to the 1950s indicates it’s not because of issues such as equal pay, birth control coverage in health plans or Romney’s awkward reference to “binders full of women.” Paul Kellstedt has some ideas. A Texas A&M associate professor of political science, Kellstedt studies what American men and women want from their government and how that shifts over time. Like Wolbrecht, he noted that the sexes aren’t that different, at least when it comes to the issues. Studies have found that the opinions that separate liberals and conservatives, even on issues such as abortion, don’t divide the sexes much. Men and women are about as likely to fall on either side of those debates, and millions of each happily line up with each political party. But there has been a consistent thread of disagreement for decades over what role the government should play. It’s not a big gap, but it is statistically significant, about 4 percentage points or 5 points in many studies, Kellstedt said. As a group, women tend to like bigger government with more health and welfare programs; men lean toward smaller government that spends less, except on the military. Sort of the social safety net versus rugged individualism. Or Obama versus Romney. There are lots of possible reasons the genders see this differently. Besides women’s traditional role as family nurturers, they also live longer than men and so are more likely to rely on Social Security and Medicare. Women are more likely to be poor. They’re more likely to be single parents struggling to pay for child care, education and medical bills. Men may feel many social programs are expensive and won’t benefit them. “Women tend to believe that government has a role to play, that it should be a partner in their life,” said Democratic pollster Celinda Lake. “Men tend to think it’s been a good day when the government hasn’t done anything bad to you.”

THEY SAID IT “When decorations mix with a heat source, you need to be careful or else there’s trouble.” — Piqua Fire Chief Michael Rindler, speaking about fire safety during the holiday season. “Sometimes you are in 90 to 100 degrees, marching with only a few hours of sleep and carrying 150 pounds up and down hills — New York has a lot more hills than Ohio. It’s definitely harder than Coach Current’s two-a-days. Much. Much. Harder.” — West Point Academy Cadet Reed Pyers, comparing attending the army academy to playing football for Miami East football coach Max Current. “It was really neat, especially since it was our tree. It’s been fun driving through town and seeing it. I used to decorate it every year until it got too big. We hope everybody enjoys it.” — Bill Miller, who donated this year’s Christmas tree on display in downtown Troy along with wife Connie, after Friday’s tree lighting ceremony.

Record night nothing but smoke and mirrors When asked about a Division III college player who broke the NCAA single-game scoring record earlier this week, LeBron James unintentionally hit the nail on the head with an off-hand remark. Discussing how hard it is to even break 100 points in one game on a video game, James said, “You’ve got to mess with the rules and the users and all that stuff to get that.” Grinnell coach David Arseneault is just better at manipulating the system, spitting on the spirit of competition and cheating the game of basketball itself than King James. And Jack Taylor was the beneficiary of his “revolutionary system” Tuesday night, scoring 138 points against Faith Baptist Bible in a 179104 Pioneer victory by taking 108 shots — two-thirds of them 3-point attempts — and not even making half of them. This is nothing new for Arseneault’s Grinnell teams. According to an article on Deadspin.com by Barry Petchesky — also ripping Taylor’s record-breaking performance as a “sham” — a Pioneer has broken the NCAA Division III scoring record three times now. “In 1998, Jeff Clement went for 77 points and received a story in Sports Illustrated,” the article says.

Josh Brown Sunday Columnist “Last season Griffin Lentsch scored 89 points, and got a feature on ESPN.com. Today, Taylor’s 138-point game is everywhere.” And that’s the whole goal for Arseneault. Not winning games. Not teaching his players the game of basketball. It’s an abomination that only slightly resembles basketball in a concerted effort to break records and get media attention — and, in the process, move copies of his instructional books and videos (don’t Google them — it’s what he wants). Most coaches in high school and college use the teaching of their respective sports to also teach their players lessons about life in general, about how to be a man and a useful member of society. Arseneault, on the other hand, merely teaches his players how to cheat the system and get attention and fame for nothing of

substance. His team may as well be called the Grinnell Kardashians. Even so, some would say that 138 points in one basketball game is a remarkable feat — even if it was achieved rather dishonestly. Even NBA stars like James seem to think so and say they would love to watch the game. I won’t call it remarkable or give it any respect at all. Because I watched the game. Even before the game, the announcers admit that Arseneault and his team look for the weakest teams on their schedule and send out the “Bomb Squad” aiming for nothing more than records. And what does the “Bomb Squad” entail? Choosing one player on the team to shoot the ball all night long, no matter how open another player is. That player never leaves the offensive side of the floor, while the rest of the team plays full-court press defense in an effort to either force a quick turnover … or let the other team get an easy bucket just so they can get the ball back and bomb it to the lone guy on the other half of the court just waiting to sling up another 3pointer. That’s right. They allow the other team to score just so their player can keep scoring as fast as possible.

And so it was that Taylor took 108 of his team’s 136 shots in the game. He put up a disgusting 71 3point attempts — and only made 27. He made 52 shots altogether — a 48 percent night from the field. But the worst part of it all, aside from the mockery of the game that Arseneault thinks is a legitimate system? Faith Baptist — which isn’t even in the NCAA (it’s in Division II of the National Christian College Athletic Association) — didn’t even consider it a real game. For the Eagles, the game counted as an exhibition. Somehow, some way, Grinnell wormed this game’s way into being an official regular season contest. Barry Bonds probably thinks this record needs an asterisk beside it in the books. But in the end, Arseneault got everything he wanted. He’s an attention junkie, and ESPN loves giving attention to anything that’s easily sensationalized into a couple days’ worth of pieces to rerun over and over. I honestly hope LeBron finds time to watch the game. He won’t be calling anyone “Sir Jack” after he sees the way his sport is treated by these charlatans. TDN Sports Editor Josh Brown appears Sundays. These “Pioneers” should have stayed on the boat.

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Troy Junior High School TROY — Troy Junior High School staff has named honor students for the first grading period of the 2012-13 school year. • Principal’s list, 3.75 or higher GPA Seventh grade — Timothy Alvarez, Caitlin Ball, Westly Barcato, Laura Barth, Emily Becker, Adam Bilitzke, Shelby Bixler, Julia Black, Joel Blount, James Boezi, Kylee Brooks, Sierra Brown, Krishna Brucia, Nathaniel Cantrell, Tyler Carlisle, Himeno Chiba, Emily Clawson, Grant Clawson, Meredith Covault, Jacob Daniel, Rase Darrow, Dylan Davis, Jackson Davis, Joseph Dutton, Adam Falknor, Jason Ferris, Andrew Flamm, Jacqueline Fulker, Zoey Geuder, Morgan Gigandet, Liam Gillespie, Austin Glover, Hunter Greer, Jordan Guilbault, Sydney Hafer, Lanie Hagen, Dakota Hamman, Hannah Hargrove, Megan Hartley, Graham Harvey, Melanie Harvey, Maddison Heffner, Kaylee Hermann, Michael Hess, Alyse Holter, Paxon Hunter, Abigail Innes, Meaghann Joseph, Emma Kazmaier, Brooke Klopfenstein, Aislinn Klosterman, Travis Kroeker, Emily Lairmore, David Law, Kyra Leckrone, Alec Lewis, Jacob Macklin, Xander Magill, Kendra Magnuson, Andrew Magoteaux, Derek McDonagh, Hallie McGill, Matthew McGillivary, Molly Miller, Camryn Moeller, Leah Morris, Christine Moser, Megan Myers, Savannah Nelson, Joshua Niemi, Lauren Noll, Ally Orban, Joseph Pascale, Anoop Patel, Elizabeth Pedler, Ryan Pour, Zachary Reichelderfer, Kearston Riley, Bridgett Robbins, Christopher Robbins, Chekera Rogers, Madison Rougier, Elijah Sadler, Joah Schricker, Zachery

Schwausch, Emma Selby, Emma Shigley, Miu Shinozaki, Sydney Short, Hannah Simister, Anthony Simon, Olyvia Slebo, A’Leigha Smith, Alexus Smith, Andrew Smith, Ashley Smith, Jaclyn Smith, Jacob Smith, Levi Smith, Charlotte Snee, Hallie Snyder, Andrew Spayde, Riley Spraul, Slone Stammen, Kaitlin Stoeckmann, Deven Sturgeon, Dyllon Sutherland, Jacob Sweeney, Derek Szklany, Eric Taylor, Camille Thompson, Sophia Virgallito, Anna Walker, Chiharu Watanabe, Kalob Watkins, Shana Weidner, Olivia Westfall, Jacob Wheeler, Keiran Williams, Dana Wynkoop and Lauren Zaylskie. Eighth grade — Nicholas Alexander, Adam Al-Jarani, Michala Andrade, Nathaniel Balok, Zachary Barnthouse, Ashley Barr, Jessica Bigley, Troy Breisch, Emily Brinkman, William Brumfield, Ashley Bruns, Cameron Burch, Nathanel Cade, Shelby Campbell, Lauren Cardinal, Samantha Crotinger, Caitlyn Cusick, Alexa Dankworth, Zoyie Davidson, Joshua Dawkins, Ally Decker, Katie Demeo, Marshall Dunlap, Meghan Fiessinger, Landon Flory, Reagan Fonner, Logan Frantom, Monique Gagel, Collin Goltzene, Kyrianne Griffieth, Lillian Grogean, Briana Haber, Peyton Hampton, Maggie Hennessy, Montana Houshel, Katheryn Jackson, Luke Johnson, Chloe Johnston, Jackson Johnston, Rachel Kinder, Nanako Koike, Joshua Kraynek, Nikita Krishnan, Sophia Kuder, Emma Lavelle, Karlie Lehman, Connor Lewis, Elizabeth Lines, Holland Lively, Srividhya Madireddy, Keith Matthews, Derrin McCormick, Jessica McCulloch, Carlene McGuirk, Kirsten McMullen, Ricky McVety, Caitlin Mellieon, Alexandria Merle, Katherine

Minesinger, Justin Mittelstadt, Rachel Morgan, Hayata Nagata, Amber Newland, Connor Oaks, Paige Olberding, Katelyn Overla, Thomas Palsgrove, Oscar Paris, Morgan Peltier, Parker Pfenning, Maria Jose Poggi, Shruthi Prabaharasundar, Nicholas Prus, Madeline Ramsey, Alexander Randazzo, Austin Rank, Andrew Ray, Lydia Reedstrom, Carter Rehmert, Lauren Richardson, Cassandra Roache, Lauryn Rutan, Charles Ryan, Nihar Saksena, Brennin Scherpf, Taylor Schmitz, Marc Scordia, Amanda Setser, Hannah Severt, Kymberlee Seyfried, Cassie Sharits, Pete Sheehan, Miranda Silcott, Zane Small, Abby Smith, Jasmine Sprowl, Terrell Sprowl, Brett Stapleton, Megan Studebaker, Hanaka Suzuki, Zion Taylor, Evan Thurmond, Allison Tyre, Shota Watanabe, Rylie Wheeler, Trey Wiley and Haylee Wright. • Honor roll, 3.5-3.749 GPA Seventh grade — Nana Adachi, Andrew Bartley, Trent Bell, Brendan Benge, Isabella Burghardt, Alexander Church, Samuel Coleman, Jeremiah Cottrell, Reldon Crabtree, Nickolas Detrick, Daisy Feltner, Lauren Fiessinger, Karli Green, Makayla Hammel, Madison Harbaugh, Logan Hart, Stacey Hartman, Lauren Heckman, Austin Hoffman, Austin Kloeker, Nicole Leadaman, Nathaniel Leembruggen, Danielle McDonagh, Alexandra Mozer, Anthony Nave, Olivia Newman, Victoria Noon, Lico Ono, Kayleigh Otstot, Dipsha Patel, Jankie Patel, Andrew Schaefer, Cameron Schluter, Sophia Smith, Cynthia Stanley, Dylan Stoltz, Madison Stookey, Tabytha Studebaker, Jessica Sutherly, Austin Suthers, Wyatt Thurmond, Eric Trimble, Josiah Vietz, Evan Walkup, Jaclyn Watkins,

John Wehrkamp, Sarah Wilson, Matthew Wing and Joshua Witters. Eighth grade — Jacob Anderson, Jackson Armstrong, Alexis Barnthouse, Morgan Bowers, Alexandria Bristow, Shane Burns, Sydney Burton, Caroline Conard, Douglas Del Cid, Camron Earick, Cheyanne English, Jack Gates, Anish Gollamudi, Connor Goltzene, Kacey Gonzalez, Arianna Hammond, Timothy Hanna, Joshua Harrison, Rebecca Hatton, Kayla Hemm, Connor Hensley, Quentin Holder, Victoria Holland, Hope Jackson, Hannah Kirk, Ashley Kistler, Morgan Lemmon, Brandon Lewis, Logan Magoto, Noah Marsh, Cade Martin, Rachel Martin, Shelby Matthews, Millicent Mayo, Galilea Melendez-Esqueda, Dylan Miller, Audrey Neal, Cory Neff, Dane Nicholas, Keaton Pfeiffer, Madison Potts, Meredith Pruitt, Ryan Quinlan, Autumn Ramsey, Alyssa Rankin, Braydon Rinehart, Zachary Rose, Matthew Sanders, Dylan Sedam, Jason Shiltz, Sierra Simon, Harmanjot Singh, Davin Snyder, Taylor Staten, Jerika Svajda, Sean Terando, Kathrine Timmers, Megan Troy, Jenna Vent, Nicholas Wehrley and Britney Whitlock.

Miami East High School CASSTOWN — Miami East High School staff has

named honor students for the first grading period of the 2012-13 school year. • Freshman Blue card — Caitlin Justice, Emily Randall and Erin Redick. White card — Adam Bick, Lindsey Black, Kurt Brower, Jamie Hawkins, Caden Hellyer, Kelsey Kirchner, Lauren Koontz, Brandon Mack, Karson Mahaney, Grant McCalister, Stephanie Millhouse, Emma Monnin, Ciara Oiler, Katherine Runner, Caitlin Studebaker, Isabelle Weber and Michael Werling. Honor roll — Devyn Carson, Trent Church, Jeremy Clark, Melissa Coates, Hannah Davis, Emma DeWeese, Alyssa Eakins, Ryan Haney, Eliza Hershberger, Kley Karadak, Scot Kirby, Benjamin Marlow, Megan Pettit, Samantha Sands and Nathan Teeters. • Sophomores Blue card — Renee DeFord, Abigail Hawkins, Rachel Hawkins and Brooklynn Scott. White card — Matthew Amheiser, Caitlyn Bell, Casey Copeland, Madeline Davis, Haley Etherington, Randall Harbour, Adrianne Krites, Kara Nuss, Marley Roberts, Noah Tucker, Richard Werling, Jarrett Willoughby and Joseph Yager. Honor roll — Jessica Barlage, Noel Dalton, Michael Deeter, Seth Drake, Amy Hahn, Conner Hellyer, Anthony Hickman, Grant Hodge, Caleb Johnson, Steven Keyser,

Riann Kingrey, Megan Martin, Colton McKinney, Macklin Rose, Michael Speck, Derek Staten, Brittany Taylor and Michaela Welbaum. • Juniors Blue card — Marci Bowman, Angela Mack, Shelby Roach White Card: Jonathon Accurso, Samantha Cash, Samantha Denlinger, Katelyn Gardella, Chris Harleman, Dylan Kinnison, Cody Niswonger, Madelyn Parker, Samantha Skidmore, Abigail Smith, Benjamin Willenbrink and Stephanie Wolf. Honor roll — James Allen, Tahyler Allen, Erin Augustus, Kolin Bendickson, Trey Billing, Tanner Church, Michael Fellers, Justin Furrow, Shane Richardson, Kelly Rindler, Brady Smallenbarger, Macaleh Thompson, Caroline Wilson and Haley Young. • Seniors Blue card — Molly Green, Victoria Nuss and Dakota Potts. White card — Kayla Bombin, Christine Bowling, Ellie Bowman, Tucker Carrigan, Christopher Cron, Megan England, Amber Franics, Robert Hamilton, Kimberly Jay, Joshua Niswonger, Sarah Pyers and Sara Thompson. Honor roll — Lindsay Brookhart, Leah Dunivan, Morgan Jess, Zackary Martinez, Allison Millhouse, Hunter Murphy, Brooklyn Pearson, Seth Pemberton, Abigail Tamplin and Kere Utz.

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MARY BELLE CONLEY TIPP CITY — Mary Belle Conley, age 90, passed away on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at Englewood Manor. Mary Belle was born in 1922 in Bath County, Ky., moved to Tipp City, Ohio, during World War II and was married to James Conley for 27 years until his death in 1973. Mary Belle has four children, Mike Conley, West Union, Connie (Dan) Pentaudi, Florida, Kathy (Allen) Marshall, Englewood, and Vicki Murray, Tennessee; grandchildren, Scott Marshall, Justin Marshall (deceased), Kari Pentaudi, Kelly Pentaudi and Andrew Murray. Mary Belle owned and operated the Tea House on 2nd Street in Tipp City for 10 years from 1976-1986. She was

very active for many years in the Tipp City Senior Citizens and the First Baptist Church of Tipp City. In the arms of the angels, may she find some comfort there. Funeral service will be at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, at the First Baptist Church, 6533 S. TippCowlesville Road, Tipp City, Pastor Gary Boggs officiating, with burial to follow in Maple Hill Cemetery, Tipp City. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday prior to the service at the church. Arrangements have been entrusted to Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home, 327 Main St., Tipp City, OH 45371. Visit www.fringsandbayliff.com.

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‘Dallas’ star Larry Hagman dies in Texas at age 81 BY LYNN ELBER Associated Press J.R. Ewing was a business cheat, faithless husband and bottomless well of corruption. Yet with his sparkling grin, Larry Hagman masterfully created the charmingly loathsome oil baron and coaxed forth a Texas-size gusher of ratings on television’s longrunning and hugely successful nighttime soap, “Dallas.” Although he first gained fame as nice guy Major Tony Nelson on the fluffy 1965-70 NBC comedy “I Dream of Jeannie,” Hagman earned his greatest stardom with J.R. The CBS serial drama about the Ewing family and those in their orbit aired from April 1978 to May 1991, and broke viewing records with its “Who shot J.R.?” 1980 cliffhanger that left unclear if Hagman’s character was dead. The actor, who returned as J.R. in a new edition of “Dallas” this year, had a long history of health problems and died Friday due to complications from his battle with cancer, his family said. “Larry was back in his beloved hometown of Dallas, re-enacting the iconic role he loved the most. Larry’s family and closest friends had joined him in Dallas for the Thanksgiving holiday,” the family said in a statement that was provided to The Associated Press by Warner Bros., producer of the show. The 81-year-old actor was surrounded by friends and family before he passed peacefully, “just as he’d wished for,” the statement said.

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In this Oct. 9, 2008, file photo, actor Larry Hagman poses in front of the Southfork Ranch mansion in Parker, Texas made famous in the television show “Dallas.” Actor Larry Hagman, who for more than a decade played villainous patriarch J.R. Ewing in the TV soap Dallas, has died at the age of 81, his family said Saturday. Linda Gray, his onscreen wife and later exwife in the original series and the sequel, was among those with Hagman in his final moments in a Dallas hospital, said her publicist, Jeffrey Lane. “He brought joy to everyone he knew. He was creative, generous, funny, loving and talented, and I will miss him enormously. He was an original and lived life to the fullest,” the actress said. Years before “Dallas,” Hagman had gained TV fame on “I Dream of Jeannie,” in which he played an astronaut whose life is disrupted when he finds a comely genie, portrayed by Barbara Eden, and takes her home to live with him. Eden recalled late Friday shooting the series’ pilot “in the frigid cold” on a Malibu beach. “From that day, for five more years, Larry was the center of so many fun, wild and sometimes crazy times.

And in retrospect, memorable moments that will remain in my heart forever,” Eden said. Hagman also starred in two short-lived sitcoms, “The Good Life” (NBC, 1971-72) and “Here We Go Again” (ABC, 1973). His film work included wellregarded performances in “The Group,” ”Harry and Tonto” and “Primary Colors.” But it was Hagman’s masterful portrayal of J.R. that brought him the most fame. And the “Who shot J.R.?” story twist fueled international speculation and millions of dollars in betting-parlor wagers. It also helped give the series a place in ratings history. When the answer was revealed in a November 1980 episode, an average 41 million U.S. viewers tuned in to make “Dallas” one of the most-watched entertainment shows of all time, trailing only the “MASH” finale in 1983 with 50 million viewers.

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Major Robert Klenk of the Piqua Salvation Army and other personnel delegated food and supplies to various areas throughout New Jersey in aid of victims of Huricane Sandy.

‘Master of disaster’ oversees Sandy relief BY SHARON SEMANIE PIQUA For the Miami Valley Sunday News editorial@tdnpublishing.com Klenk also helped oversee the distribution of blankets As Hurricane Sandy bar- to sites such as senior citizen reled along the Atlantic high rises or other places coastline toward the without heat. At the incident command Northeast, leaving mass destruction and power out- center, Klenk and other ages in her wake several Salvation Army personnel weeks ago, Major Robert delegated food and supplies Klenk of the Piqua Salvation to various areas throughout Army was already enroute to New Jersey. Each day would New Jersey to serve as inci- begin at 7 a.m., when he dent commander for relief would manage crises from services for the entire the night before, receive a morning briefing from comGarden State. Klenk, affectionately mand staff and establish known as “the master of dis- priorities for the day. aster” by his wife, Kathleen, Salvation Army mobile feedspent two weeks overseeing ing units or global heating relief efforts for thousands of trucks were deployed at varNew Jersey residents dis- ious sites to distribute hot placed by the massive hurri- meals to those affected. “There were nine of us in cane on Oct. 29 and left without shelter, food, water and the command post and hunheat. A Philadelphia native, dreds out in the field,” Klenk made the 12-hour reflected Klenk, who often drive in a rented SUV worked 18-20 hours a day. through snow in “The first week I had to use Pennsylvania to reach New my cell phone as an alarm Jersey because all airports clock” due of lack of power. In addition to meal distriwere closed. Heavy snowfalls occurred as a result of the bution, Klenk and his staff massive hurricane, which also provided emotional and collided with two easterly spiritual support to those displaced by the storm. “We cold fronts. Klenk, who earned a (Salvation Army) sent indimaster’s degree in emer- viduals out with food trucks gency management from the to go and talk with people American Military who were grieving. We University, has extensive would listen to those who experience in national disas- lost all of their possessions ters, including hurricanes and, in many cases, that Katrina and Ike. He wasted (counseling) was more no time in assisting those appreciated than the food affected by the recent deadly itself. They (victims) just needed someone to say storm. “I was managing all of the ‘You’ll make it through.’” Klenk said collaboration Salvation Army relief efforts throughout New Jersey,” he has been key throughout the began. “At its peak (the) relief efforts with the Army was serving 20,000 Salvation Army working meals per day responding to with agencies such as the where the needs were, Red Cross, local food banks whether it be Atlantic City and others to meet needs or the northern Jersey shore. and avoid duplicate services. It (storm damage) was very He suggests that there will widespread and problematic. be thousands of individuals There are still individuals in need of long-term shelter who are without power two and that the Federal Emergency Management weeks after the storm.” Throughout his stay at Agency (FEMA) and state the Montclair Citadel, tem- are already working on porary headquarters for some transitioning plans to Salvation Army relief efforts, relocate those displaced to

perhaps a former military base. “It (disaster) has had a ripple effect,” he said. “There was damage to vacation spots where residents who provided services for certain industries will no longer have work. In other areas, those same service workers also lost their homes. A lot (of the recovery) will rely on individual flexibility to get back to normal.” The Salvation Army, he added, is aggressively working to adopt a multi-year plan to assist those victims whose needs are presently unmet. When asked what immediate assistance can be provided in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Klenk quickly responded, “We don’t need clothing or goods. Right now we need financial assistance to pay for peoples’ rent. We have had such an outpouring from around the country but, at some point, we need to help those with bills to pay. To assist with this effort, Klenk asked that donations be sent to the Salvation Army in Piqua and earmarked for Hurricane Sandy victims. “We have a very good reputation of making sure that donor intent is met,” he added. After an exhausting two weeks in New Jersey, Klenk candidly admits he’s glad to be home with family, heat and electricity. “It’s customary to have a replacement (as incident commander) after two weeks,” he said. “You begin to feel you are beyond making enlightened decisions. Sometimes you just need a new set of eyes.” When asked if New Jersey residents as well as others in neighboring states will survive Hurricane Sandy, he added, “I’m sure they will. They (East Coast residents) are resilient although this (type of storm) is new to them. It’s not a disaster they planned for, unlike ice storms or Nor’easters.”

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Library of Congress shows diaries from Civil War WASHINGTON (AP) — Letters and diaries from those who lived through the Civil War offer a new glimpse at the arguments that split the nation 150 years ago and some of the festering debates that survive today. The Library of Congress, which holds the largest collection of Civil War documents, pulled 200 items from its holdings to reveal both private and public thoughts from dozens of

famous and ordinary citizens who lived in the North and the South. Many are being shown for the first time. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, for one, was grappling with divided federal and state allegiances. He believed his greater allegiance was to his native Virginia, as he wrote to a friend about resigning his U.S. Army commission. “Sympathizing with you in the troubles that are

pressing so heavily upon our beloved country & entirely agreeing with you in your notions of allegiance, I have been unable to make up my mind to raise my hand against my native state, my relatives, my children & my home,” he wrote in 1861. “I have therefore resigned my commission in the Army.” Lee’s handwritten letter is among dozens of writings from individuals who experienced the war. They are featured in the new exhibit

“The Civil War in America” at the library in Washington until June 2013. Their voices also are being heard again in a new blog created for the exhibition. For a limited time in 2013, the extensive display will feature the original draft of President Abraham Lincoln’s preliminary Emancipation Proclamation and rarely shown copies of the Gettysburg Address. Beyond the generals and famous battles, though,

curators set out to tell a broader story about what Lincoln called “a people’s contest.” “This is a war that trickled down into almost every home,” said Civil War manuscript specialist Michelle Krowl. “Even people who may seem very far removed from the war are going to be impacted on some level. So it’s a very human story.” Curators laid out a chronological journey from before the first shots were

fired to the deep scars soldiers brought home in the end. While some still debate the root causes of the war, for Benjamin Tucker Tanner in 1860, the cause was clear, as he wrote from South Carolina in his diary. “The country seems to be bordering on a civil war all on account of slavery,” wrote the future minister. “I pray God to rule and overrule all to his own glory and the good of man.”

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Zoe White practices writing in cursive at St. Mark’s Lutheran School in Hacienda Heights, Calif., Oct. 18. Bucking a growing trend of eliminating cursive from elementary school curriculums or making it optional, California is among the states keeping longhand as a third-grade staple. cy and develop their own unique stamp of identity. The debate comes as 45 states move toward adopting national curriculum guidelines in 2014 for

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• HOCKEY: The Troy High School hockey team and the Troy Bruins Youth Hockey program are hosting a Skatea-thon benefit for the Michael Walter family. Walter is suffering from metastatic bone cancer. His son, Michael, is a senior on the THS hockey team. The public is invited to support the cause by donating and/or skating from 6:45-8:45 p.m. today at Hobart Arena. Donations accepted at the door and skate rental is available for $2.50. For more information contact Sharon Morgan at (937) 272-6774 or sharonggarden@aol.com. • BASKETBALL: The Tippecanoe basketball team will be honoring the 1973 SWBL champions on Jan. 19, 2013. The Red Devils face Versailles that night at 7:30 p.m. Any member of the team, cheerleaders or coaches needs to contact Dale Pittenger at dlpittenger@tippcity.k12.oh.us for more information. • LACROSSE: The Dayton Lacrosse Club will be holding a free informational seminar and clinic. Information to be covered at the seminar includes differences in boys and girls lacrosse, length of season and also it will include a question and answer session for parents, among other topics. The hands on clinic is for boys and girls grades K-12. The Dayton Lacrosse Club’s goal is to field teams in Miami County for 2013 and to educate parents and students about the sport. The event will be held at No Limit Sports Academy, which is located at 650 Olympic Drive in Troy, 2 p.m today. It will last between 60-90 minutes. RSVP is encouraged, but not necessary. RSVP to daytonlacrossetroy@gmail.com. Visit www.daytonlacrosse.org for more information. • SUBMIT-A-TIP: To submit an item to the Troy Daily News sports section, please contact Josh Brown at jbrown@tdnpublishing.com or Colin Foster at cfoster@tdnpublishing.com.

Emotional Saturday Tressel cheered by fans in return BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@tdnpublishing.com Jim Tressel’s return to Ohio Stadium was an emotional one. The Ohio State Buckeyes honored their former coach and his 2002 National Championship team after the first quarter of Saturday’s 26-21 PHOTO COURTESY OF LEE WOOLERY/SPEEDSHOT PHOTO victory over rival Michigan, and those Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel is carried off the former players hoisted a teary-eyed field by members of the 2002 National Championship Tressel onto their shoulders, drawing team Saturday in Columbus. an enormous ovation from the 105,

COLUMBUS 899 fans on hand. Odd, considering Tressel is largely responsible for the fact that this year’s undefeated Buckeyes — the first Ohio State team to do so since Tressel’s title team — are not eligible for a bowl game, the Big Ten title game and, most importantly, the BCS National Championship game despite being one of two unbeaten teams in

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WAPAKONETA — Troy and Wapakoneta played down to the wire Saturday night, but Wapak was able to come away with a narrow 41-38 victory. Reigning Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division Player of the Year Kristin Wood led the Trojans with 13 points, Todda Norris scored nine, Zechariah Bond had seven and Sierra Besecker added six in the loss. “It was a tight game the whole way,” Troy coach Nathan Kopp said. “The girls played hard, we just couldn’t make shots in key situations. “It was a two or three point game in the fourth, we just couldn’t hit the shots we needed to fall.” The Trojans (0-2) are back in action Wednesday, hosting Centerville at 7:30 p.m. Following that, Troy plays Miami East Saturday.

MIAMI COUNTY Covington 57, Fairlawn 47 SIDNEY — After trailing Covington by 13 points at the end of the first quarter, Fairlawn came back to be within by two by the end of the third quarter. But the Buccs closed out the game on a 18-10 run in the fourth to finish off the Jets by a score of 57-47 Saturday in Sidney. Cassidy Cain (20 points) and Heidi Snipes — who drained four 3s — (14) led the way for the Buccs in the win. Jessie Crowell added 10 as Covington improved to a 2-0 start under new coach Gene Gooding. Covington plays at Cross County Conference rival Bradford on Thursday.

Urban Meyer was already smiling before the reporter was done asking the final question of the postgame press conference. “If Ohio State is the last unbeaten team at the end of the season, should …” “Here it comes,” Meyer said with a knowing grin. “… Ohio State be No. 1 in the Associated Press poll?”

COLUMBUS Meyer deliberated for a few seconds. “I’m just trying to picture the headline here,” he said staring off into the distance. Then he snapped back to reality. “Enough headlines. I don’t need anymore.” The reality for his Buckeyes is a nice place to come back to. Ohio State finished only the sixth undefeated season in the team’s history, shutting out rival Michigan’s high-powered offense in the second half, doing all the little things right on special teams, getting a game-sealing interception by C.J. Barnett and killing the clock behind the clutch running of Carlos Hyde to earn a 26-21 victory over the Wolverines Saturday at Ohio Stadium in front of 105,899 fans — the largest crowd

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Covington — 57 Snipes 4-2-14, Cron 2-0-4, Flora 2-0-4, Cain 6-7-20, Crowell 4-0-10, McReynolds 2-1-5. Totals: 20-10-57. Fairlawn — 47 Slonkosky 6-2-15, Oates 1-0-3, Roe 33-9, Driskell 2-0-4, Cummings 6-2-14. Totals: 16-7-47. Score By Quarters Covington...............19 29 39 57 Fairlawn ...................6 21 37 47 3-point goals: Covington — Snipes (4), Crowell (2), Cain. Fairlawn — Slonkosky, Oates. Records: Covington 2-0. Fairlawn 01.

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No. 6 Florida beats rival Florida State Mike Gillislee ran for two touchdowns and the Gators beat their rivals to stay in the national title hunt. Florida regained the lead 23-20 on Gillislee’s 37-yard run with 11:01 left in the final period on the first play after Florida State’s EJ Manuel fumbled, his fourth turnover of the game. Gillislee finished with 140 yards rushing. See Page A10.

Brash boxer Camacho dies in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hector “Macho” Camacho was a brash fighter with a mean jab and an aggressive style, launching himself furiously against some of the biggest names in boxing. And his bad-boy persona was not entirely an act, with a history of legal scrapes that began in his teens and continued throughout his life.

The man who once starred at the pinnacle of boxing, winning several world titles, died Saturday after being ambushed in a parking lot back in the Puerto Rican town of Bayamon where he was born. Packets of cocaine were found were found in the car in which he was shot. Camacho, 50, left behind a reputation for flamboyance lead-

ing fans in cheers of “It’s Macho time!” before fights and for fearsome skills as one of the top fighters of his generation. “He excited boxing fans around the world with his inimitable style,” promoter Don King told The Associated Press. Camacho fought professionally for three decades, from his humble debut against David

Brown at New York’s Felt Forum in 1980 to an equally forgettable swansong against Saul Duran in Kissimmee, Florida, in 2010. In between, he fought some of the biggest stars spanning two eras, including Sugar Ray Leonard, Felix Trinidad, Oscar De La Hoya and Roberto Duran. “Hector was a fighter who

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The Ohio State defense combines to bring down Michigan’s Vincent Smith for a loss.

Notebook ■ CONTINUED FROM A9 the AP Top 25. Tressel lost his job in 2011 after failing to report that eight players — including then-star quarterback Terrelle Pryor — were trading memorabilia they’d earned playing for the Buckeyes for roughly $14,000 in tattoos and money. The NCAA nailed the Buckeyes with a one-year postseason ban, which they elected to take this year. They then went 6-7 last season and lost in the Gator Bowl to Florida before hiring Urban Meyer to take over this season. Ranked No. 4 entering their final game, the Buckeyes completed their undefeated season and still have a slim chance to be voted No. 1 in the final AP poll, but USC needed to defeat No. 1 Notre Dame — the only other unbeaten team left in the AP Top 25 — later Saturday night for that to even be possible. But even though he left in scandal and is the reason the Buckeyes won’t be playing for any titles this season, Tressel returned — and left — an Ohio State hero. • Selfless Seniors Saturday’s game ball went to someone that didn’t even see the field, out of action after suffering an injury. And deservedly so, said Meyer. “Our heart and soul of who we are as the 2012 football team, it’s John Simon,” Meyer said. “I had a bad feeling early in the week when I saw his knee. When they DQed him, it was like a possessed group on defense. I know why. Because out brother was down. And we presented him the game ball — which was deserving.” “It hurt to lose him,” said senior linebacker Etienne Sabino — who also fought his way back from injury this season. “He’s the heart and soul of the team. He puts it all on the line for himself and his teammates every day, so it was tough when we found out he couldn’t play. We got through it, though. I’m proud of our guys.” “When he told us he wasn’t going to play, we had to bring it in together as a team, like when Sabino got hurt,” sophomore linebacker Ryan Shazier said. “We had to win it for him.” But that’s just the way

the senior class was all season — and it has bled down to the rest of the team. “It’s been our motto the whole season — to win as many games as possible for the seniors,” junior receiver Corey Brown said. “We wanted to send them out the right way because they didn’t deserve this bowl ban but they never complained about it. They came every day and worked at practice, and that’s why coach Meyer calls them the most unselfish group.” • Kicking Michigan A 52-yard field goal to end the first half. Two more field goals in the second half — the only scores after the break — that proved to be the game-winners. It’s safe to say that Drew Basil kicked Michigan out of town. Basil’s four field goals in the game not only were a career high for the junior — they matched the Buckeyes’ season total from the previous 11 games. And even though the 52-yarder as time expired in the first half of the biggest game in his career to this point, Basil said he didn’t feel any extra weight on his shoulders. “I didn’t feel any pressure,” he said. “I just wanted to go out there and hit a solid ball. It (the 52-yarder) wasn’t my best shot, but it went through. Secretly, I had my Xbox controller out there maneuvering it.” • Looking Ahead Even though there’s no title shot in the Buckeyes’ immediate future, Meyer hopes the 12-0 run left the younger players on his team excited for what’s on the horizon. “I’m hoping the guys get that taste and want to do it again,” he said. “Because once you taste that, it tastes really good. And the foundation, I think, is strong. We’re going to lose some really good players, really good players and really good people — even the ones that weren’t the star players, the Zach Domicones, Stu Smiths and Taylor Rices of the world. And someone’s got to pick up the slack when they leave us.” Still, the present was pretty nice, too. “Very emotional time,” Meyer said. “Obviously, this is the state I grew up in. It really hasn’t sunk in yet (the 12-0 record). But to be with my wife and children on that field is something special.”

■ CONTINUED FROM A9 ever at Ohio Stadium to witness “The Game.” It was a fair question, though. Although not eligible for a shot at the BCS National Championship, the Big Ten Championship game or any bowl game, the fourth-ranked Buckeyes (12-0) took care of business in every game they’ve played in this season — which is something no other team in the AP Top 25 other than 11-0 No. 1 Notre Dame can say. Meyer’s answer was also fair. “I think this team could compete with any team in the United States of America as of now,” he said. “I didn’t say that several weeks ago because we couldn’t. I understand, but I’m not going to get into ‘whatifs’ and ‘can’t control what you can’t control. What if we would have done this, what if we would have done this.’ “We’re 12-0. I’m going to see to it when you walk into that Woody Hayes facility, this team will never be forgotten — because they deserve that.” After a back-and-forth first half, though, it became clear that Ohio State’s much-maligned defense — a unit which gave up 49 points to unranked Indiana in a 52-49 Week 7 victory and is ranked 35th in the FBS in points allowed — would have to come through. Ohio State made short work of the game’s first drive thanks to a 52-yard connection between sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller and Devin Smith that gave the Buckeyes first-andgoal from the 8. Hyde scored on a 3-yard run to put the Buckeyes up 7-0 before three minutes had even passed. No. 20 Michigan (8-4) evened things up five minutes later when Devin Gardner hit Roy Roundtree on a short out down the sideline on third-and-2 from its own 25. Roundtree slipped a couple of arm tackles and broke away for a 75yard touchdown. And after a 41-yard field goal by Ohio State’s Drew Basil, the Wolverines took their first lead of the game — aided by plenty of Buckeye mistakes. A roughing-the-punter foul would have given Michigan a first down on fourth-and-18 anyway, but Corey Brown muffed the punt and the Wolverines recovered, giving Michigan new life at the Ohio State 25. An incompletion on third-and-5 should have ended the new drive, but a roughing-the-passer call kept the ball in the Wolverines’ hands, Three plays later, Gardner scored on a 1-yard sneak to make it a 14-10 game early in the second quarter. Miller gave the edge back to the Buckeyes with a 14yard touchdown pass to Brown with 1:30 left in the half, but Denard Robinson — the second-leading rushing quarterback in NCAA history — had the answer. He took the ball to the right and was sandwiched between two Buckeye defenders — but instead of wrapping him up and hauling him down, they merely

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Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde picks up a big third down against Michigan Saturday at Ohio Stadium. hit him hard. Robinson stayed on his feet and took the ball 67 yards to make it 21-17 Michigan with 40 seconds left in the half. Basil added a 52-yard field goal as time expired to cut the lead to one heading to the locker room. At that point, Ohio State didn’t just have one head coach — and they all knew what needed to change in the second half. “My comment was, after I saw Denard Robinson sneak out of there for that long run, stop the quarterback run. That’s the input I had. Probably the same thing I think 107,000 people said, as well,” Meyer said. “But coach (Luke) Fickell and coach (Everett) Withers, running that defense, did a excellent job — I mean an excellent job — against some good athletes.” And it showed on the first possession of the second half. The Wolverines, faced with a fourth-and-3 from their own 48, elected to put Robinson in and go for it. But Ryan Shazier came flying in to plug the hole Robinson was headed for, stuffing him for a 2-yard loss. Hyde and Miller chewed up yards on the ensuing drive and Basil hit a 28-yard field goal to give the Buckeyes a 23-21 lead. Robinson had 124 yards on six first-half carries. He finished the game with 122 yards. And the Buckeye defense wasn’t done, either. After a punt by Ben Buchanan hit at the Michigan 3-yard line and bounced back into play instead of going in for a touchback, the Wolverines were pinned back at their own 8. Three plays later, Michael Bennett sacked Gardner and forced a fumble, and Travis Howard came up with the ball after a mad scramble for it, giving

Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller runs the ball Saturday. the Buckeyes first-and-goal from the 10. Basil hit his fourth field goal of the game, this one from 25, to make it a 26-21 game with 6:19 to play. On the next drive, Gardner overthrew a receiver on second-and-20 — right into the hand of Barnett, the fourth turnover of the game forced by Ohio State. And Hyde made sure it was Michigan’s last chance, too, breaking a 13-yard run up the middle on third-and-7 with three minutes to play then carrying the ball for another first down with 1:26 left, and Miller killed the clock — and any hopes Michigan had left. The Buckeye defense allowed 279 yards of offense in the game — only 60 of them coming after halftime. “At this point in time, Ohio State could go play

with anybody in America,” Meyer said. “I wouldn’t say that five weeks ago. But I think you’ve seen the growth, what we did today and the growth of our defense. We held one of the most dynamic players. We just ran the ball for I think 200 plus. We could play with anybody in America as of today.” And even though the Buckeyes won’t be playing anyone else this season, Meyer wants to make sure this year’s team’s accomplishments aren’t forgotten. “I imagine tonight there’s a lot of people in this great state very proud of their football team – their football team, no one else’s,” Meyer said. “This is the state of Ohio’s football team.” And the rest of the country is officially on notice for next season.

No. 6 Gators rally past No. 10 Seminoles TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Mike Gillislee ran for two touchdowns and the Gators beat their rivals to stay in the national title hunt. Florida regained the lead 23-20 on Gillislee’s 37-yard run with 11:01 left in the final period on the first play after Florida State’s EJ Manuel fumbled, his fourth turnover of the game. Gillislee finished with 140 yards rushing. No.1 Notre Dame 22, USC 13 LOS ANGELES — A late goal line stand by the Notre Dame defense allowed the Fighting Irish to punch their tickets to the BCS National Title game Saturday night. The Irish escaped with a 22-13 win over Southern California. Notre Dame run-

ning back Theo Riddick rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown in the win. No. 2 Alabama 49, Auburn 0 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — AJ McCarron passed for four touchdowns and Eddie Lacy rushed for 131 yards and two scores in the most lopsided Iron Bowl in 64 years. The Crimson Tide (10-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) clinched the Western Division title outright and a spot in the conference title game against No. 3 Georgia with the winner likely getting a national championship shot. None of that will come as easily as this one. Auburn (3-9, 0-8) completed the worst season for any team within two years of winning an Associated Press nation-

al title in what might have been the last game for embattled coach Gene Chizik. No. 3 Georgia 42, G-Tech 10 ATHENS, Ga. — Aaron Murray threw two touchdown passes, Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall each ran for a pair of TDs, and Georgia stayed right in the thick of the national championship race. The Bulldogs (11-1) extended the domination of the Yellow Jackets, beating their state rival for the 11th time in 12 meetings. This one was a laugher from the start as the home team scored just over a minute into the game, built a 28-3 halftime lead and was up 42-3 before Georgia Tech (66) scored its lone TD. Georgia will face No. 2

Alabama for the Southeastern Conference championship next Saturday. The winner of that contest will likely play in the BCS title game on Jan. 7. No. 5 Oregon 48, No. 16 Oregon State 24 CORVALLIS, Ore. — Kenjon Barner ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns despite leaving the game for a time with an injury and the Ducks kept alive their hopes for a spot in the Pac12 title game and even an outside chance at the national championship. No. 14 Oklahoma 51, No. 22 Ok. State 48 NORMAN, Okla. — Landry Jones threw for 500 yards and three touchdowns, and Brennan Clay scored on an 18-yard run in overtime to lift Oklahoma. The Sooners (9-2, 7-1 Big

12) never led during regulation, overcoming doubledigit deficits in both halves. Backup quarterback Blake Bell tied it with 4 seconds left on a 4-yard keeper on fourth-and-1. Joseph Randle ran for 113 yards and matched his career-high with four touchdowns for Oklahoma State (7-4, 5-3), which settled for Quinn Sharp’s 26-yard field goal in overtime. Pitt. 27, No. 21 Rutgers 6 PITTSBURGH — Tino Sunseri passed for 227 yards and two touchdowns in his final home game as Pittsburgh overwhelmed No. 21 Rutgers 27-6 on Saturday. UConn 23, No. 19 Louis. 20 3OT LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chad Christen’s 30-yard

field goal in the third overtime gave Connecticut a 2320 upset of No. 19 Louisville on Saturday. Blidi Wreh-Wilson set up the Huskies’ winning score by intercepting Teddy Bridgewater’s pass intended for DeVante Parker in the end zone. The Huskies ran three plays for 12 yards before Christen’s second OT kick gave Connecticut (5-6, 2-4 Big East Conference) its second straight win. No. 25 Utah State 45, Idaho 9 LOGAN, Utah — Chuckie Keeton passed for two touchdowns, Kerwynn Williams rushed for 110 yards and senior Will Davis returned an interception 59 yards for a touchdown as Utah State secured its first outright conference title in 76 years.

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Cavaliers fall to LeBron, Heat MIAMI (AP) — Ray Allen took a pass from LeBron James and made a 3-pointer with 18.2 seconds left, and the Miami Heat rallied from a sevenpoint deficit in the final 1:52 to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-108 on Saturday night. James finished with 30 points for the Heat, who remained perfect at home despite leading for only 2 minutes, 29 seconds. Chris Bosh scored 23 AP PHOTO points, Dwyane Wade Miami Heat forward LeBron James goes up for a shot added 18 and Allen finagainst Cleveland Cavaliers forward Alonzo Gee (33) ished with 17 — 15 in the and center Tyler Zeller (40) Saturday in Miami. fourth quarter — for the

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Heat, who lost Shane Battier in the third quarter to a sprained right knee. Cleveland had a good look at the lead, but Wade blocked Jeremy Pargo’s jumper with 3 seconds left, and Allen added one free throw to stretch the lead to two. Cleveland controlled the rebound with 0.6 seconds left, but never got anything near the rim. The Heat were down 108-101 with 1:58 left, then scored the final nine points. Of the nine Cleveland

players who logged minutes, everyone but Tyler Zeller scored at least 10 points. Pargo and Dion Waiters each scored 16 for Cleveland, which got 15 from Omri Casspi, 13 from Tristan Thompson, 12 from Alonzo Gee, 11 from Gibson, a 10-point, 15-rebound night from Anderson Varejao, and 10 more points from CJ Miles. Cleveland controlled virtually the entire game, and led by eight midway through the fourth. James and Allen made consecutive 3-pointers to start a

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Camacho ■ CONTINUED FROM A9 brought a lot of excitement to boxing,” said Ed Brophy, executive director of International the Boxing Hall of Fame. “He was a good champion. Roberto Duran is kind of in a class of his own, but Hector surely was an exciting fighter that gave his all to the sport.” Camacho’s family moved to New York when he was young and he grew up in Spanish Harlem, which at the time was rife with crime. Camacho landed in jail as a teenager before turning to boxing, which for many kids in his neighborhood provided an outlet for their aggression. “This is something I’ve done all my life, you know?” Camacho told The Associated Press after a workout in 2010. “A couple years back, when I was doing it, I was still enjoying it. The competition, to see myself perform. I know I’m at the age that some people can’t do this no more.” Former featherweight champion Juan Laporte, a friend since childhood, described Camacho as “like a little brother who was always getting into trouble,” but otherwise combined a friendly nature with a powerful jab. “He’s a good human being, a good hearted person,” Laporte said as he waited with other friends and members of the boxer’s family outside the hospital in San Juan after the shooting. “A lot of people think of him as a cocky person but that was his motto … Inside he was just a kid looking for something.” Laporte lamented that Camacho never found a mentor to guide him outside the boxing ring. “The people around him didn’t have the guts or strength to lead him in the right direction,” Laporte said. “There was no one strong enough to put a hand on his shoulder and tell him how to do it.” George Lozada, a longtime friend from New York who flew to Puerto Rico on Saturday, recalled that just hours after he was released from prison after serving a murder sentence, he received a call from Camacho, who was waiting outside his apartment in a black Porsche. “He said, ‘Come down, I’m taking you shopping,’” Lozada said, wiping away tears. “Because of him, man, I got what I got today,” he said, pointing to pictures on his smartphone of his 6year-old daughter. “Because of Hector, I stopped the drug scene … He’s helped so many people.” Drug, alcohol and other problems trailed Camacho himself after the prime of his boxing career. He was sentenced in 2007 to seven years in prison for the burglary of a computer store in Mississippi. While arresting him on the burglary charge in January 2005, police also found the drug ecstasy. A judge eventually suspended all but one year of the sentence and gave Camacho probation. He wound up serving two weeks in jail, though, after violating that probation.

Heat flurry, and a free throw by Wade with 3:09 left tied it at 101-all. But Varejao tipped in a rebound on the next Cleveland trip, Waiters hit two free throws after a clear-path foul against Mario Chalmers, and the Cavs seemed to have all but sealed it on a 3-pointer by Gibson for a 108-101 edge. The Cavs were thrilled. It was temporary, as the Heat found a way to survive and move to 6-0 at home, on a night where Cleveland went 14 for 31 from 3-point range.

Vick, McCoy out vs. Carolina

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Oakland Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer throws a pass during a game against the New Orleans Saints Nov. 18 in Oakland, Calif.

Palmer back in Cincy Former Bengals QB returns for 1st time since trade CINCINNATI (AP) — So many things had to happen for Carson Palmer to get out of Cincinnati. Another team that was a midseason contender had to find itself suddenly needing a quarterback. Oakland’s Jason Campbell broke his collarbone shortly before the trade deadline last season, setting a complex sequence in motion. Someone needed to have a high opinion of Palmer’s ability coming off a 4-12 season in Cincinnati. Raiders coach Hue Jackson knew him as well as anyone, having scouted him in high school. The price had to be high. The Raiders satisfied the requirement by offering a first-round pick and a

conditional secondrounder, persuading stubborn Bengals owner Mike Brown to reconsider. One thing left. The Bengals had to be certain that rookie Andy Dalton taken in the second round to replace Palmer was up to it. Dalton became the final piece in the very difficult fit. “It’s great to show that they had the confidence in me to do something like that,” Dalton said. Dalton is playing well again as the Bengals (5-5) brace for Palmer’s first return to town since the trade. They’ve played their best games of the season back to back, giving themselves a second chance to get into the playoff chase

on Sunday. He threw for 20 touchdowns as a rookie, when the Bengals reached the playoffs with a 9-7 mark. He’s already matched that total while completing a higher percentage of his throws. After 11 interceptions in the first eight games, he has none in the last two. “He’s done a lot more this year than he had last year,” offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said. “We’re giving him a lot more options at the line of scrimmage to make those changes. In the plays we don’t change, he’s done a good job of executing and not forcing the ball into the coverage. “Early in the season, he had 11 picks early and has-

n’t thrown one in two games knock on wood and his decision making has been outstanding.” By contrast, the Raiders (3-7) are all but out of it despite Palmer’s impressive season. He has thrown for 300 yards in each of the last three games, topping 3,000 yards for the season already. The problem is the Raiders have given up the most points in the NFL, forcing Palmer to throw a lot. “Teams have hit some big plays on them,” Dalton said. “They have given up a lot of points. Our big thing is we’ve just got to come out and play our game. “So for us, when we get our chances, we’ve got to hit them. That’s kind of going to be the emphasis.”

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Browns in search of rare win Cleveland has lost 16 of the last 17 games against loathed Steelers CLEVELAND (AP) — Upon taking over as Browns owner last summer, Jimmy Haslam said one of his first priorities was to revive the Cleveland-Pittsburgh rivalry. It’s been dead for years. Once the NFL’s equivalent to the Hatfields vs. McCoys in helmets and shoulder pads, the twotimes-per-season clash between the Steelers and Browns has lost its luster. Pittsburgh has dominated the matchup between the AFC North neighbors, winning 16 of the past 17 games and 22 of 24 heading into this week’s game. And while the Steelers might view the Baltimore Ravens as their most bitter foe, the folks in Cleveland still see the yellow and black as pure evil. “The first thing I heard from fans when I got in town is, ‘If you beat the

Steelers you don’t buy a steak for a long time,’” Browns rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden said. “I’m going to hold some of those people to that.” If Weeden wants to get some free meals, and if the Browns (2-8) truly intend to begin evening the score with the Steelers (6-4), this would be the time to start. Because of injuries, Pittsburgh is down to third-string quarterback Charlie Batch, who has been pressed into duty with both Ben Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich nursing injuries. The 37-year-old Batch has led the Steelers to victories before while filling in for Roethlisberger and knows he needs to hold things down. The Steelers trail firstplace Baltimore by two games and can’t afford to fall further behind.

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Dallas Cowboys’ Morris Claiborne (24) is unable to grab Cleveland Browns' Trent Richardson (33) on a run from scrimmage in the first half Nov. 18 in Arlington, Texas. “There’s a lot on the line because we’re still in the hunt for everything,” said Batch, whose previous start came on Christmas Eve last season. “At this point we still have a chance to win the division. We still have to keep up with everybody else at this point. We still can’t get ahead of ourselves. We

have to go up there and figure out a way, no matter what, to get this win.” Against Baltimore last week, the Steelers wore those hideous striped throwback uniforms. They went retro again this week by re-signing wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who last suited up in Pittsburgh’s colors in 2004.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia quarterback Michael Vick and running back LeSean McCoy have been ruled out for the Eagles’ game against Carolina on Monday night because of concussions. Coach Andy Reid announced the decisions Saturday. Eagles trainer Rick Burkholder said Vick is symptom-free, but McCoy has headaches and dizziness. Vick was injured against Dallas on Nov. 11 and didn’t play last week in the Eagles’ 31-6 loss to Washington, their sixth straight loss. McCoy was hurt in the fourth quarter against the Redskins. Rookies Nick Foles and Bryce Brown will start in place of Vick and McCoy. Foles will make his second career start at quarterback, and Brown his first NFL at tailback. Burkholder said Vick has advanced to phase three of the team’s fivephase concussion recovery protocol, which is separate from the NFL-mandated concussion program. “Every thing’s progressing as normal with him,” Burkholder said. “He reports no symptoms, no headache, no vision problems, no nauseu, no fatigue. He hasn’t reported any symptoms after he did his workout today.” Burkholder said Vick participated in moderate heart-rate exercise on a bike machine Saturday and was symptom-free afterward for the first time. Burkholder wouldn’t speculate whether Vick would be able to play against the Cowboys on Dec. 2. “I’m encouraged at the way he’s doing, but if he plays he plays, if he doesn’t he doesn’t,” Burkholder said. “But he’s going to be healthy before he plays.” Burkholder said he plans to move Vick into the fourth phase of the team’s rehab program Sunday. “If he doesn’t have any symptoms tonight we’ll start doing some throwing if he’s doing OK,” Burkholder said. “I’ll get a couple receivers he can throw to and do a little workout.” Burkholder said Vick hasn’t yet passed the separate impact test that compares brain function before and after a concussion. Until he passes that and is cleared by both an independent league-approved neurologist and the Eagles’ own concussion specialist, he can’t practice or play — even if he is in the fifth and final phase of the Eagles’ rehab protocol. “He’s still off in a few areas (on the impact test),” Burkholder said. “That’s not alarming to us. It happens. He won’t return to football practice until I can get him to do a little better on that impact test.”

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FOOTBALL National Football League All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 8 3 0 .727 407 244 4 6 0 .400 230 299 Buffalo 4 6 0 .400 187 205 Miami 4 7 0 .364 221 290 N.Y. Jets South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 10 1 0 .909 327 211 Indianapolis 6 4 0 .600 210 260 Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 219 311 1 9 0 .100 164 289 Jacksonville North W L T Pct PF PA 8 2 0 .800 267 206 Baltimore Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 217 190 Cincinnati 5 5 0 .500 248 237 Cleveland 2 8 0 .200 189 234 West W L T Pct PF PA 7 3 0 .700 301 212 Denver 4 6 0 .400 232 221 San Diego 3 7 0 .300 208 322 Oakland Kansas City 1 9 0 .100 152 284 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA 6 4 0 .600 267 216 N.Y. Giants 5 6 0 .455 295 285 Washington 5 6 0 .455 242 262 Dallas Philadelphia 3 7 0 .300 162 252 South W L T Pct PF PA 9 1 0 .900 270 193 Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 287 230 Tampa Bay New Orleans 5 5 0 .500 287 273 2 8 0 .200 184 243 Carolina North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 7 3 0 .700 263 207 Chicago 7 3 0 .700 249 165 6 4 0 .600 238 221 Minnesota 4 7 0 .364 267 280 Detroit West W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 7 2 1 .750 245 134 Seattle 6 4 0 .600 198 161 Arizona 4 6 0 .400 163 196 3 6 1 .350 174 237 St. Louis Thursday, Nov. 22 Houston 34, Detroit 31, OT Washington 38, Dallas 31 New England 49, N.Y. Jets 19 Sunday, Nov. 25 Denver at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m. Oakland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Seattle at Miami, 1 p.m. Baltimore at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. San Francisco at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26 Carolina at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29 New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Carolina at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Arizona at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Detroit, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Buffalo, 1 p.m. New England at Miami, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Denver, 4:05 p.m. Cleveland at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Cincinnati at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3 N.Y. Giants at Washington, 8:30 p.m. The AP Top 25 Fared College Football No. 1 Notre Dame (11-0) at Southern Cal. Next: TBD. No. 2 Alabama (11-1) beat Auburn 49-0. Next: vs. No. 3 Georgia in SEC championship, Saturday. No. 3 Georgia (11-1) beat Georgia Tech 42-10. Next vs. No. 2 Alabama in SEC championship, Saturday. No. 4 Ohio State (12-0) beat No. 20 Michigan 26-21. Next: Season completed. No. 5 Oregon (11-1) beat No. 16 Oregon State 48-24. Next: TBD. No. 6 Florida (11-1) beat No. 10 Florida State 37-26. Next: TBD. No. 7 Kansas State (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 18 Texas, Saturday. No. 8 LSU (9-2) beat Arkansas 2013, Friday. Next: TBD. No. 9 Texas A&M (9-2) vs. Missouri. Next: TBD. No. 10 Florida State (10-2) lost to No. 6 Florida 37-26. Next: vs. Georgia Tech in ACC championship, Saturday. No. 11 Stanford (10-2) beat No. 15 UCLA 35-17. Next: vs. UCLA in Pac-12 championship, Saturday. No. 12 Clemson (10-1) vs. No. 13 South Carolina. Next: TBD No. 13 South Carolina (9-2) at No. 12 Clemson. Next: TBD. No. 14 Oklahoma (9-2) beat No. 22 Oklahoma State 51-48, OT. Next: TBD. No. 15 UCLA (9-3) lost to No. 11 Stanford 35-17. Next: vs. Stanford in Pac-12 championship, Saturday. No. 16 Oregon State (8-3) lost to No. 5 Oregon 48-24. Next: vs. Nicholls State, Saturday. No. 17 Nebraska (10-2) beat Iowa 13-7, Friday. Next: vs. Wisconsin in Big Ten championship, Saturday. No. 18 Texas (8-3) lost to TCU 20-13, Thursday. Next at No. 7 Kansas State, Saturday. No. 19 Louisville (9-2) lost to UConn 23-20, 3OT. Next: at No. 21 Rutgers, Thursday. No. 20 Michigan (8-4) lost to No. 4 Ohio State 26-21. Next: TBD. No. 21 Rutgers (9-2) lost to Pittsburgh 27-6. Next: vs. No. 19 Louisville, Thursday. No. 22 Oklahoma State (7-4) lost to No. 14 Oklahoma 51-48, OT. Next: at Baylor, Saturday. No. 23 Kent State (11-1) beat Ohio 28-6, Friday. Next: vs. No. 24 Northern Illinois in MAC championship, Friday. No. 24 Northern Illinois (11-1) beat Eastern Michigan 49-7, Friday. Next: vs. No 23 Kent State in MAC championship, Friday. No. 25 Mississippi State (8-3) at Mississippi. Next: TBD. No. 25 Utah State (10-2) beat Idaho 45-9. Next: TBD. College Football Scores Saturday SOUTH Alabama 49, Auburn 0 Carson-Newman 38, Lenoir-Rhyne 35 Coastal Carolina 24, BethuneCookman 14

Florida 37, Florida St. 26 Georgia 42, Georgia Tech 10 Louisiana-Lafayette 52, South Alabama 30 Louisiana-Monroe 23, FIU 17, OT Memphis 42, Southern Miss. 24 Miami 52, Duke 45 Middle Tennessee 24, Troy 21 NC State 27, Boston College 10 North Carolina 45, Maryland 38 Southern U. 38, Grambling St. 33 Tennessee 37, Kentucky 17 UCF 49, UAB 24 UConn 23, Louisville 20, 3OT Valdosta St. 49, West Alabama 21 Vanderbilt 55, Wake Forest 21 Virginia Tech 17, Virginia 14 W. Kentucky 25, North Texas 24 Winston-Salem 37, Shippensburg 14 FAR WEST BYU 50, New Mexico St. 14 CSU-Pueblo 28, Indianapolis 7 Fresno St. 48, Air Force 15 Oregon 48, Oregon St. 24 San Diego St. 42, Wyoming 28 Utah St. 45, Idaho 9 MIDWEST Marian (Ind.) 45, St. Francis (Ind.) 34 Michigan St. 26, Minnesota 10 Minn. St.-Mankato 38, NW Missouri St. 35 Missouri Valley 10, Bethel (Tenn.) 7 Missouri Western 45, Henderson St. 21 Morningside 47, S. Oregon 44, OT Mount Union 55, Johns Hopkins 13 Northwestern 50, Illinois 14 Ohio St. 26, Michigan 21 Purdue 56, Indiana 35 S. Dakota St. 58, E. Illinois 10 St. Thomas (Minn.) 24, Elmhurst 17 St. Xavier 35, Cumberlands 21 W. Texas A&M 33, Ashland 28 Wis.-Oshkosh 37, Bethel (Minn.) 14 SOUTHWEST Baylor 52, Texas Tech 45, OT Houston 40, Tulane 17 Mary Hardin-Baylor 63, Franklin 17 Oklahoma 51, Oklahoma St. 48, OT SMU 35, Tulsa 27 UTSA 38, Texas St. 31 EAST Hobart 35, Wittenberg 10 Indiana (Pa.) 17, New Haven 14 Penn St. 24, Wisconsin 21, OT Pittsburgh 27, Rutgers 6 Stony Brook 20, Villanova 10 Wagner 31, Colgate 20 Wesley 56, Cortland St. 6 Widener 28, Salisbury 7 OHSAA Football State semifinals Pairings The regional final pairings below include the seeds and won-lost records of the qualifiers. Neutral sites were selected by the OHSAA. Home teams are listed first and appear at the top of the brackets at OHSAA.org. Division I State Semifinals, Sat., Nov. 24: Cin. Moeller 26, Pickerington N. 21 Tol. Whitmer 62, Mentor 34 Division I State Championship: Saturday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., Canton Fawcett Stadium Division II State Semifinals, Fri., Nov. 23: Tol. Cent. Cath. 20, Aurora 13 Trotwood-Madison 33, New Albany 32 Division II State Championship: Friday, Nov. 30, 7 p.m., Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium Division III State Semifinals, Sat., Nov. 24: Akr. SVSM 48, Dover 13 Bellevue 34, Day.Thurgood Marshall 33 Division III State Championship: Saturday, Dec. 1, 11 a.m., Canton Fawcett Stadium Division IV State Semifinals, Fri., Nov. 23: St. Clairsville 40, Creston Norwayne 27 Clarksville Clinton-Massie 45, Cols. Hartley 21 Division IV State Championship: Friday, Nov. 30, 3 p.m., Canton Fawcett Stadium Division V State Semifinals, Sat., Nov. 24: Coldwater 38, Findlay Liberty-Benton 0 Kirtland 41, Baltimore Liberty Union 7 Division V State Championship: Saturday, Dec. 1, 3 p.m., Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium Division VI State Semifinals, Fri., Nov. 23: Newark Cath. 38, Mogadore 21 Maria Stein Marion Local 34, McComb 28, 3OT Division VI State Championship: Friday, Nov. 30, 11 a.m., Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 8 3 .727 — 7 4 .636 1 Brooklyn Philadelphia 7 6 .538 2 Boston 7 6 .538 2 Toronto 3 10 .231 6 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 10 3 .769 — Atlanta 8 4 .667 1½ Charlotte 7 5 .583 2½ Orlando 5 7 .417 4½ Washington 0 11 .000 9 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 6 4 .600 — Chicago 5 6 .455 1½ Indiana 6 8 .429 2 Detroit 3 10 .231 4½ Cleveland 3 10 .231 4½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 9 2 .818 — San Antonio 10 3 .769 — Dallas 7 6 .538 3 Houston 6 7 .462 4 New Orleans 3 8 .273 6 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 10 4 .714 — Denver 7 6 .538 2½ Utah 7 6 .538 2½ Portland 6 6 .500 3 Minnesota 5 6 .455 3½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 8 5 .615 — Golden State 7 6 .538 1 L.A. Lakers 6 7 .462 2 Phoenix 6 7 .462 2 Sacramento 3 9 .250 4½ Friday's Games Atlanta 101, Charlotte 91 Orlando 108, Cleveland 104 Boston 108, Oklahoma City 100 Brooklyn 86, L.A. Clippers 76 Detroit 91, Toronto 90 Houston 131, New York 103 Memphis 106, L.A. Lakers 98 San Antonio 104, Indiana 97 Denver 102, Golden State 91 Phoenix 111, New Orleans 108, OT Utah 104, Sacramento 102

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Scores AND SCHEDULES

SPORTS ON TV TODAY AUTO RACING 10:30 a.m. SPEED — Formula One, Grand Prix of Brazil, at Sao Paulo CFL FOOTBALL 6 p.m. NBCSN — Playoffs, Grey Cup, teams TBD, at Toronto MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Old Spice Classic, championship game, teams TBD, at Orlando, Fla. 9 p.m. ESPN2 — DirecTV Classic, championship game, teams TBD, at Anaheim, Calif. 10 p.m. FSN — San Diego St. at Southern Cal NFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage FOX — Regional coverage, doubleheader 4 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage 4:25 p.m. FOX — Regional coverage, doubleheader game 8:20 p.m. NBC — Green Bay at N.Y. Giants SOCCER 8:15 a.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Liverpool at Swansea

MONDAY NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. TNT — New York at Brooklyn NFL FOOTBALL 8:30 p.m. ESPN — Carolina at Philadelphia

TUESDAY MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. NBCSN — Vermont at Harvard 7:15 p.m. ESPN2 — Minnesota at Florida St. 7:30 p.m. ESPN — NC State at Michigan 9:15 p.m. ESPN2 — Maryland at Northwestern 9:30 p.m. ESPN — North Carolina at Indiana

WEDNESDAY MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Virginia at Wisconsin NBCSN — George Washington at James Madison 7:30 p.m. ESPN — Michigan St. at Miami 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Georgia Tech at Illinois 9:30 p.m. ESPN — Ohio St. at Duke SOCCER 2:55 p.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, West Ham at Manchester United Portland 103, Minnesota 95 Saturday's Games Atlanta 104, L.A. Clippers 93 Oklahoma City 116, Philadelphia 109, OT Charlotte 108, Washington 106,2OT Miami 110, Cleveland 108 L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Chicago at Milwaukee, 9 p.m. Utah at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Minnesota at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 18, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: Pts Prv ...............................Record 1. Indiana (46) ...........3-0 1,602 1 2. Louisville (19) ........3-0 1,579 2 3. Ohio St. .................3-0 1,404 4 4. Michigan ................3-0 1,388 5 5. Duke ......................3-0 1,372 9 6. Syracuse................2-0 1,291 8 7. Florida....................3-0 1,203 10 8. Kentucky................2-1 1,166 3 9. North Carolina.......3-0 1,064 11 10. Arizona ................2-0 983 12 11. UCLA...................3-0 845 13 12. Kansas ................2-1 797 7 13. Missouri ...............3-0 794 14 14. Creighton.............3-0 721 15 15. Michigan St. ........2-1 692 21 16. NC State..............3-1 600 6 17. Gonzaga..............3-0 559 19 18. UNLV ...................2-0 556 18 19. Memphis..............2-0 548 17 20. Oklahoma St. ......4-0 449 — 21. UConn .................4-0 321 23 22. Cincinnati.............3-0 265 24 23. Colorado..............4-0 237 — 24. Baylor...................4-1 202 16 25. San Diego St.......2-1 98 25 Others receiving votes: Minnesota 93, Wisconsin 60, Pittsburgh 43, Notre Dame 40, Texas 25, Saint Joseph's 24, Florida St. 15, Alabama 13, Marquette 13, Wichita St. 13, Saint Mary's (Cal) 9, Kansas St. 7, Ohio 7, Xavier 7, New Mexico 6, Bucknell 5, Murray St. 4, N. Iowa 2, Tennessee 2, Maryland 1. USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 18, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: ...............................Record Pts Pvs 1. Indiana (26) ...........3-0 770 1 2. Louisville (5) ..........3-0 745 2 3. Ohio State .............3-0 666 4 4. Michigan ................3-0 643 5 5. Duke ......................3-0 642 9 6. Syracuse................2-0 603 8 7. Kentucky................2-1 547 3 8. Florida....................3-0 541 10 9. North Carolina.......3-0 488 11 10. Arizona ................2-0 482 12 11. Kansas ................2-1 458 7 12. Creighton.............3-0 390 13 13. UCLA...................3-0 377 14 14. Missouri ...............3-0 363 15 15. N.C. State ............3-1 323 6 16. Gonzaga..............3-0 305 19 17. Memphis..............2-0 288 16 18. UNLV ...................2-0 254 18 19. Michigan State ....2-1 239 22 20. Cincinnati.............3-0 117 24 21. Baylor...................4-1 116 17 22. Oklahoma State ..4-0 113 — 23. UConn .................4-0 101 — 24. Wisconsin ............2-1 79 20 25. San Diego State..2-1 77 23 Others receiving votes: Texas 61, Colorado 59, Notre Dame 31, Pittsburgh 28, Minnesota 23, Saint Mary's 18, New Mexico 16, Kansas State 15, Alabama 12, VCU 12, Florida

State 11, Marquette 11, Murray State 10, Bucknell 9, Maryland 9, Ohio 5, Tennessee 5, Stanford 4, Belmont 3, Saint Joseph's 3, Colorado State 2, South Alabama 1. Saturday's College Basketball Major Scores EAST Binghamton 76, Marywood 59 Cornell 84, Longwood 78 George Washington 80, Hofstra 56 Georgetown 72, Mount St. Mary's 50 Hartford 80, CCSU 77 Holy Cross 60, New Hampshire 50 IPFW 70, Dartmouth 66 NJIT 72, SC State 63 SOUTHWEST Fairleigh Dickinson 84, Prairie View 70 Jacksonville 71, Milwaukee 66 Navy 63, Delaware St. 53 St. Gregory's 73, Baker 66 Stephen F. Austin 57, Tulsa 41 TCU 76, UAB 73 Texas-Pan American 77, SIUEdwardsville 66 SOUTH Bridgewater (Va.) 78, College of NJ 68 Chattanooga 65, Kennesaw St. 51 Coppin St. 98, Cheyney 78 Cumberlands 102, Union (Tenn.) 72 E. Kentucky 68, Norfolk St. 44 Embry-Riddle 78, Brewton-Parker 73 FAU 58, American U. 55 FIU 87, Coastal Carolina 77 Francis Marion 132, St. Andrews 120 George Mason 48, Boston U. 45 Georgetown (Ky.) 100, Life 69 Hampden-Sydney 98, Emory & Henry 64 Indiana-East 84, Tenn. Wesleyan 81 Kentucky St. 68, St. Augustine's 65 Loyola NO 78, Webber 77 Miami 77, Detroit 62 Radford 74, The Citadel 61 Roanoke 86, Goucher 65 Savannah St. 39, W. Illinois 38 VMI 90, Elon 81 FAR WEST Boise St. 72, UC Santa Barbara 56 Cent. Michigan 54, Idaho St. 52 Florida A&M 69, Presbyterian 55 Jacksonville St. 54, NC A&T 50, OT N. Arizona 70, Campbell 62 MIDWEST Aurora 88, Iowa Wesleyan 82 Bradley 80, UT-Martin 57 Dayton 66, Manhattan 58 E. Illinois 64, Houston Baptist 44 Grand Valley St. 69, Cedarville 66, OT Ill.-Chicago 56, SE Missouri 45 Lake Erie 80, Slippery Rock 73, OT Loyola of Chicago 53, N. Illinois 46 Miami (Ohio) 76, James Madison 58 Missouri-St. Louis 90, Cent. Oklahoma 76 Notre Dame 69, St. Francis (Pa.) 52 Ohio 73, Richmond 48 TOURNAMENT Battle 4 Atlantis Fifth Place Minnesota 66, Stanford 63 Seventh Place Memphis 52, N. Iowa 47 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Fifth Place Alaska-Anchorage 83, Loyola Marymount 77 Seventh Place Texas St. 81, UC Riverside 69 Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic Third Place Nebraska-Omaha 68, Chicago St. 66 Women’s College Basketball Scores FAR WEST Arkansas 83, Hawaii 68 Florida 80, N. Iowa 63 NC State 72, Arizona St. 68 Portland St. 71, Butler 58 Saint Mary's (Cal) 70, Chattanooga

MIAMI VALLEY SUNDAY NEWS • WWW.TROYDAILYNEWS.COM 67 San Francisco 75, Boise St. 61 Santa Clara 82, Cleveland St. 71 Stephen F. Austin 76, CS Bakersfield 71 Utah 73, Weber St. 47 Washington St. 67, BYU 52 SOUTHWEST Green Bay 79, Richmond 48 Houston 67, Northwestern St. 51 James Madison 63, Wichita St. 58 Minnesota 59, Missouri 54 Navy 72, Jackson St. 48 S. Utah 76, New Orleans 47 SE Missouri 55, Texas-Pan American 54 MIDWEST Ashland 105, Urbana 72 Aurora 67, Rockford 49 Baker 92, Central Christian (Kan.) 39 Cardinal Stritch 66, Holy Cross (Ind.) 54 Concordia (St.P) 71, NebraskaKearney 51 Dubuque 63, Martin Luther 60 E. Illinois 89, Buffalo 73 Harvard 67, E. Michigan 63 Hillsdale 70, Ohio Mid-Western 59 IPFW 51, Coastal Carolina 46 Luther 75, Wis.-LaCrosse 60 Michigan 67, Boston U. 58 Michigan Tech 66, Wis.-Parkside 53 North Central (Ill.) 96, Benedictine (Ill.) 91 Northern St. (SD) 76, William Penn 73 Ohio Northern 78, Albion 54 Olivet 51, Manchester 28 Pitt.-Johnstown 65, Lake Erie 52 Saint Louis 55, W. Illinois 44 Sioux Falls 78, Dakota St. 64 Wis.-Stout 90, St. Scholastica 79 Wis.-Whitewater 83, Edgewood 39 SOUTH American U. 69, Elon 68 Appalachian St. 69, Campbell 54 Arizona 65, Texas Southern 59 Berry 103, LaGrange 99, OT Bethel (Tenn.) 62, Campbellsville 60 Catawba 59, Barton 53 Charleston Southern 82, Paine 70 Christian Brothers 62, Ark.Monticello 61 Coppin St. 80, Lincoln (Pa.) 61 East Carolina 54, Norfolk St. 46 Fayetteville St. 90, WV Wesleyan 79 Ferrum 72, E. Mennonite 66 Florida Gulf Coast 70, Hampton 59 Florida St. 73, Vanderbilt 59 Furman 73, Mercer 64 Gardner-Webb 76, Asbury 41 Georgia Tech 66, Milwaukee 57 Illinois St. 83, W. Kentucky 68 Kansas St. 67, Charlotte 63 Loyola NO 74, St.Thomas (Texas) 59 MVSU 72, Philander Smith 57 Marist 81, Wake Forest 66 Meredith 80, Emory & Henry 79 Middle Tennessee 72, LouisianaLafayette 45 North Carolina 85, La Salle 55 North Florida 64, Vermont 61 Presbyterian 49, NC Central 37 Savannah St. 58, Talladega 56 South Carolina 55, DePaul 46 Southern Miss. 68, McNeese St. 59, OT Syracuse 74, Virginia 73 Tennessee St. 57, Samford 40 Thomas More 58, Capital 55 EAST Akron 81, Providence 78 Albany (NY) 62, Dartmouth 49 Pittsburgh 58, Brown 57 Quinnipiac 76, Rhode Island 60 Siena 62, Binghamton 44 St. Anselm 53, Chestnut Hill 32 St. Joseph's (LI) 70, CCNY 49 VCU 74, Maine 58 TOURNAMENT Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Cla Third Place George Mason 76, Drake 70 Cal Classic Championship California 72, Georgetown 56 Third Place E. Washington 50, Cal St.-Fullerton 45 GSU Thanksgiving Tournament Championship Georgia St. 77, Florida A&M 58 Third Place Georgia Southern 71, Kent St. 47 Junkanoo Jam Championship Iowa St. 68, Illinois 50 Third Place Loyola Marymount 75, Tulsa 74 LIU Turkey Classic Championship Drexel 51, Colgate 33 Third Place UMKC 70, LIU Brooklyn 66 Lady Rebel Round-Up First Round Montana 69, UNLV 65, OT Villanova 53, Bowling Green 42 NAU Thanksgiving Tournament Championship Tulane 66, W. Michigan 48 Third Place Bradley 95, N. Arizona 83 Omni Hotels Classic Third Place Auburn 72, Texas A&M-CC 57 Pepperdine Thanksgiving Classic Championship Wyoming 72, Pepperdine 50 Third Place South Dakota 71, Seton Hall 55 Radisson Hotel Thanksgiving Tourname Championship Penn St. 85, CS Northridge 73 Third Place South Alabama 59, Detroit 56 SMU Hoops for the Cure Classic Third Place SIU-Edwardsville 49, Clemson 43 UM Thanksgiving Tournament Championship Miami 75, Radford 58 Third Place FAU 85, S. Illinois 81 UNM Thanksgiving Tournament Third Place North Texas 72, St. Bonaventure 71, 2OT

GOLF DP World Tour Championship Scores Saturday At Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course) Dubai, United Arab Emirates Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,675; Par: 72 Third Round Luke Donald..................65-68-66—199 Rory McIlory .................66-67-66—199 Charl Schwartzel ..........68-67-67—202 Louis Oosthuizen..........67-67-68—202 Joost Luiten...................69-68-67—204 Branden Grace .............69-65-70—204 Romain Wattel ..............70-68-67—205 George Coetzee...........71-67-67—205 Thongchai Jaidee.........68-69-68—205 Jamie Donaldson..........68-68-69—205

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McIlroy, Donald in lead at Dubai DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy sank a short birdie putt on the 18th hole Saturday to remain tied with Luke Donald as the world’s two top-ranked golfers pulled three shots clear of a star-studded field after the third round of the Dubai World Championship. The top-ranked McIlroy, who has already wrapped up the European and PGA Tour money titles, struggled early when he bogeyed the first hole and missed several makeable birdie putts. But he improved on the back nine, sinking a 30-foot eagle putt on 14 to go with three birdies for a 6-under 66. Donald also had a 66 and is tied with McIlory with a 17-under total of 199. “I’ve done a majority of my scoring this week on the back nine and that’s the way it went today,” McIlroy said. “Took me a few holes to adjust. But once I got comfortable, I started to hit some good shots and give myself opportunities for birdies.” Donald had his third consecutive bogey-free round and has now gone 100 holes at the Dubai tournament without one. If he wins Sunday without carding a bogey, he will match the feat of Sweden’s Jesper Parnevik, who won the 1995 Scandinavian Masters without dropping a shot. “I was, again, just trying to play solid golf, minimize mistakes,” said Donald, who won in Japan last week to overtake Tiger Woods for the No. 2 spot in the rankings. “I guess it’s a testament to how I play the game. I kind of keep the ball in front of me and, when I get in trouble, I’ve got a good short game to bail myself out.” South Africans Louis Oosthuizen (68) and Charl Schwartzel (67) are three shots back, while compatriot Branden Grace and Joostis Luiten of France are a further two shots behind. Seven others are six shots off the pace, including Scotsman Marc Warren, who started the day tied with McIlroy and Donald but had three bogeys on his first 12 holes to fall out of contention.

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Flyers beat Jaspers Dillard scores 20 in 66-58 victory DAYTON (AP) — Kevin Dillard scored 20 points and Vee Sanford had a career-high 19 to propel Dayton to a 66-58 victory against Manhattan on Saturday. Devin Oliver had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Flyers (4-1), his first double-double. George Beamon scored 19 and Emmy Andujar 12 for the Jaspers (1-3). Manhattan didn’t help its cause with 25 turnovers. After trailing 33-28 at the half, Andujar gave the Jaspers a 47-46 lead on a 3pointer with 7:26 to go, and Beamon’s jumper extended it to 51-48 at 5:55. Dillard’s 3-pointer at the 4:23 mark he scored seven points down the stretch put the Flyers ahead 54-51 at 4:23, and Dayton hit 8 of 10 free throws to seal it. Manhattan trailed by as many as 11 in the first half but closed 28-27 on Donovan Kates’ 3-pointer. Dillard’s 3-pointer gave Dayton the 33-28 advantage at the break.

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Wal-Mart and Target: A tale of 2 discounters Haves, have nots will spend very differently this year NEW YORK (AP) — This holiday season, the biggest discount chains in the U.S. will tell the tale of two very different shoppers: those that have and those that have not. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, on Thursday acknowledged that its low-income shoppers continue to struggle in the economy and issued an outlook for the fourth quarter which encompasses the holiday shopping period that falls below Wall Street estimates. On the same day, its smaller rival Target Corp., which caters to more affluent shoppers, said it expects results during the quarter to exceed the Street’s projections. The two discounters offer valuable insight into how Americans will spend November and in December, a period that’s traditionally the busiest shopping period of the year. Some merchants depend on the holiday shopping season for up to 40 percent of their annual sales, but economists watch the period closely to get a temperature reading on the overall mood of American consumers. The forecasts seem to confirm a trend that has taken shape during the economic downturn. Wellheeled shoppers spend more freely as the economy begins to show new signs of life, while consumers in the lower-income brackets continue to hold tight to their purse strings even as the housing and stock markets rebound. Wal-Mart and Target both are discounters, but they cater to different customers. Wal-Mart, which says its customers’ average household income ranges from $30,000 to $60,000, hammers its low-price message and focuses on stocking basics like tee shirts and underwear along with household goods. But Target, whose customers have a median household income of $64,000 a year, is known for carrying discounted designer clothes and home decor under the same roof as detergent and dishwashing liquid. Even the tone that the retailers struck on

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Sally Reinoehl, Valley View, Pa., looks to buy the floor Checkout lines extend into a walking path of a Target store, in Flint, Mich., Friday. display model of the Lighted Angel Pig Outdoor Shoppers crowded stores across the country on Black Friday looking for discount- Christmas Decoration at Kmart during Black Friday at The Schuylkill Mall in Frackville, Pa. ed prices. AP PHOTO/THE FLINT JOURNAL, LAUREN JUSTICE

Thursday was different. Charles Holley, Wal-Mart’s chief financial officer, told reporters during a call that the retailer’s customers still are worried about high unemployment and higher basic costs for things like gas. He said he also worries that they also will have some anxiety over big tax increases and spending cuts known as the “fiscal cliff” that will take effect in January unless Congress and the White House reach a budget deal by then. “Macroeconomic conditions continue to pressure our customers,” Holley said. Meanwhile, Gregg Steinhafel, Target’s chairman and president, told investors: “We feel good about our ability to deliver inspiring merchandise, most-wanted gifts, and unbeatable value, while also generating expected profitability.” The fortunes of the two retailers have changed during the economic downturn. Wal-Mart at first fared well during the slowdown as affluent shoppers traded down to its stores. But the company eventually began to lose some of its core lowincome shoppers in the process. The company, based in Bentonville, Ark., posted nine consecutive quarters of revenue declines in its U.S. namesake business as it moved away from its lowest prices strategy and got rid of thousands of basic items its core customers covet in an effort to de-clutter the stores. Wal-Mart’s namesake U.S. business, which began

The retailer is teaming up with luxury merchant Neiman Marcus to offer a limited collection spanning from fashion to sporting goods. More than 50 products from 24 designers, including Oscar de la Renta and Diane von Furstenberg will be available at both stores and on their websites starting Dec. 1 until they are sold out. Target is also bolstering its home area with names like Berkus, which Nate launched late last month. Target told investors Thursday that it hasn’t offered layaway like WalMart because its customers haven’t asked for it. Still, the retailer is playing up value. Target for the first time is matching prices that customers find on identical products at some online competitors this holiday season, including Walmart. com and Amazon.com. The price match program, which covers the period from Nov. 1 through Dec. 16, is an attempt to combat the “showrooming” trend in which shoppers use their smartphones while they’re in stores to browse for products at cheaper prices. Target’s customers may be a little more resilient than Wal-Mart’s to the economy’s woes, but Target officials said that the retailer expects shoppers to remain cautious “Our research with (customers) indicates they are continuing to shop with discipline, focusing on lists and budgets and occasionally splurging on more discretionary items,” said Target’s Tesija.

A TALE OF TWO DISCOUNTERS • TWO DISCOUNTERS: This holiday season, shoppers will see a tale of two discounters. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said it expects its fourthquarter profit to miss Wall Street estimates as shoppers grapple with an uncertain economy. Meanwhile, rival Target Corp. issued an outlook for the holiday shopping season that exceeds analysts' expectations. • BEHIND THE FORECASTS: Wal-Mart caters to a low income customer who has yet to benefit from any small improvements in the economy. Target's customers are more affluent. Wal-Mart caters to families with average household income that ranges from $30,000 to $60,000. Target says its customers' median household income is $64,000. • WHAT'S NEXT: The two retailers are bellwethers that offer valuable insight into how consumers will be spending during the busiest shopping period of the year.

Minneapolis, initially struggled during the economic slowdown. Its fashion-forward image hurt it during the downturn: People didn’t perceive Target as having the best prices. To combat that, the retailer expanded its food offerings and began to emphasize low prices in its advertising two things that put it in direct competition with Wal-Mart. It also started a 5 percent discount program for customers who use its branded credit or debit cards. But its focus on prices and groceries cost it some cachet, and its performance has been choppy. The latest results show that Target has found a balance between fashion and price. Target said Thursday that revenue at stores open at least a year rose 2.9 percent in the third quarter, roughly in line with Wall Street estimates. For the fourth quarter, which ends in January, Target said that it anticipates adjusted earnings of $1.64 to $1.74 per share. That beast the $1.51 per

re-emphasizing low prices and restocked shelves in 2010, reversed the decline last year. The business has recorded five consecutive quarters of gains in revenue at stores open at least a year, an indicator of a retailer’s health. But its momentum has slowed. Wal-Mart said Thursday that its namesake U.S. business had a 1.5 percent increase in revenue at stores open at least a year. But the gain is short of the 1.8 percent increase Wall Street expected. It’s also a slowdown in growth from the 2.2 percent gain the business posted in the second quarter and the 2.6 percent increase it had in the first quarter. Wal-Mart issued a fourth-quarter profit outlook that’s below analysts’ forecasts. For the quarter, it expects earnings per share to be between $1.53 and $1.58, below the $1.59 analysts expected. “It shows that its consumer is still struggling,” said Ken Perkins, president of Retail Metrics, a research company. Target, based in

share analysts expected. “Looking ahead, we are confident in our holiday merchandising and marketing plans,” Kathee Tesija, Target’s executive vice president of merchandising, told investors on Thursday. The difference between the two discounters is becoming more apparent during the holiday shopping season, as both discounters attempt to cater to lure different shoppers into stores. Wal-Mart last week said it will offer deeper discounts and a broader assortment of merchandise. The company also started its holiday layaway program a month earlier than a year ago and lowered its fees for the program from $15 to $5. The move seems to working. It has booked an additional $300 million in layaway business compared with a year ago. The company will record sales for layaway during the fourth quarter. Target, on the other hand, is trying to appeal to higher-end shoppers.

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Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

52-Week High Low 13,661.72 5,390.11 499.82 8,515.60 2,509.57 3,196.93 1,474.51 15,432.54 868.50 4,190.81

11,231.56 4,531.79 422.90 6,898.12 2,102.29 2,441.48 1,158.66 12,158.90 666.16 3,324.30

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+421.37 +160.49 -2.49 +293.96 +71.52 +113.72 +49.27 +519.20 +30.90 +148.86

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.9628 1.5937 .9975 .7762 82.43 13.0232 .9351

British pound expressed in U.S. dollars. All others show dollar in foreign currency.

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Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV IH 58,027 52.86 WS 46,012 36.50 LG 55,406 33.88 MA 57,416 18.00 LB 44,920 30.44 LV 40,202 31.02 LG 58,699 77.54 LG 12,177 73.00 HY 545 10.23 CA 41,736 2.18 LG 1,289 31.92 WS 779 44.95 CI 171,541 11.57 LV 4,237 14.47 LG 2,805 54.78 LB 58,926 130.39 LB 67,885 129.53 LB 46,918 129.54 LB 58,251 35.22 LB 74,938 35.21

Total Return/Rank 4-wk 12-mo 5-year +0.5 +17.0/A +1.1/C +1.4 +23.7/A -0.9/C +1.6 +24.7/A +0.9/C +0.3 +18.4/A +3.3/B +0.5 +22.8/C +0.9/C 0.0 +21.5/D +1.8/A +0.6 +21.3/B +2.4/B 0.0 +24.6/A -3.1/E -0.3 +19.0/A +7.1/D -1.7 +17.0/A +4.1/C +1.7 +20.6/C +1.7/C +0.1 +19.7/C -3.0/D +0.3 +11.6/A +8.4/A -0.3 +26.2/A 0.0/C +1.1 +21.2/B +1.5/C 0.0 +24.0/B +1.8/B 0.0 +24.0/B +1.8/B 0.0 +24.0/B +1.8/B 0.0 +23.8/B +2.3/A 0.0 +23.7/B +2.2/A

Pct Min Init Load Invt 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 4.00 2,500 4.25 1,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 NL 1,000,000 5.75 0 5.75 0 NL 10,000 NL 5,000,000 NL200,000,000 NL 10,000 NL 3,000

CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -Foreign Large Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

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Hi Lo PrcOtlk Atlanta 51 37 Clr Atlantic City 46 36 PCldy 44 34 .03 Cldy Boise Boston 45 43 PCldy Buffalo 37 31 MM Snow Clr Charleston,S.C.63 44 Charleston,W.Va.3331 Cldy Charlotte,N.C. 56 37 Clr Chicago 32 26 Cldy Cincinnati 35 28 Cldy 33 31 .02 Cldy Cleveland Columbus 33 31 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth60 37 Clr Dayton 31 28 Cldy Denver 61 30 PCldy Des Moines 38 18 Cldy Detroit 34 32 Cldy Grand Rapids 33 31 Cldy Honolulu 84 66 .02PCldy Houston 66 45 Clr Indianapolis 32 25 Cldy Jacksonville 66 48 Clr Kansas City 46 18 Clr Key West 73 65 PCldy Las Vegas 71 47 Clr Little Rock 50 30 Clr

Hi Lo Prc Otlk Los Angeles 86 50 PCldy Louisville 38 25 PCldy Memphis 48 32 Clr Miami Beach 75 58 Clr 30 24 PCldy Milwaukee Mpls-St Paul 30 11 PCldy Nashville 43 28 Clr New Orleans 59 50 Clr New York City 43 39 .01PCldy Oklahoma City 60 25 Clr Omaha 44 18 Cldy Orlando 73 44 Clr Philadelphia 44 39 PCldy Phoenix 85 62 Clr Pittsburgh 32 28 .03 Cldy St Louis 39 24 Clr St Petersburg 71 60 Clr Cldy Salt Lake City 53 28 San Antonio 67 52 Clr San Diego 71 51 Cldy San Francisco 67 49 PCldy Seattle 47 43 .04PCldy 41 39 .19 Cldy Spokane Syracuse 38 32 .04 Snow Tampa 73 53 Clr Topeka 50 22 Clr Tucson 84 62 Clr Washington,D.C.46 38 Cldy

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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................31 at 4:33 p.m. Low Yesterday..............................28 at 9:17 a.m. Normal High .....................................................47 Normal Low ......................................................32 Record High ........................................68 in 1931 Record Low...........................................3 in 1950

Precipitation 24 hours ending at 5 p.m................................0.0 Month to date ................................................0.79 Normal month to date ...................................2.71 Year to date .................................................28.82 Normal year to date ....................................37.25 Snowfall yesterday ........................................0.00

TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Sunday, Nov. 25, the 330th day of 2012. There are 36 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight: On Nov. 25, 1952, the play “The Mousetrap,” a murder mystery by Agatha Christie, first opened in London’s West End it is the longest continuously running show in history. On this date: In 1783, the British evacuated New York, their last military position in the United States during the Revolutionary War.

In 1908, the first issue of The Christian Science Monitor was published. In 1963, the body of President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery his widow, Jacqueline, lighted an “eternal flame” at the gravesite. In 1973, Greek President George Papadopoulos was ousted in a bloodless military coup. In 1986, the Iran-Contra affair erupted as President Ronald Reagan and Attorney

General Edwin Meese revealed that profits from secret arms sales to Iran had been diverted to Nicaraguan rebels. In 1999, five-year-old Elian Gonzalez was rescued by a pair of sport fishermen off the coast of Florida, setting off an international custody battle. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush signed legislation creating the Department of Homeland Security, and appointed Tom Ridge to be its head.

Immigrants struggle to cope in Sandy’s aftermath NEW YORK (AP) — Superstorm Sandy plunged some immigrants living illegally in the U.S. into darkness and even deeper into the shadows. Some of those who need help to get temporary housing and food are afraid to come forward because they risk deportation. And many have returned to damaged, powerless, moldy homes because they have no other place to stay. “My son has asthma and now he is worse. The house has this smell of humidity and sea water,” Mexican immigrant Miguel Alarcon Morales said while holding his 2-year-old son, Josias. “It is not safe to live there. I am starting to feel sick, too.” Advocates are stepping up their efforts to get help to immigrants in hard-hit areas, in some cases going to door to door. “If you are here illegally and you are at your home and see the National Guard and people in military uniform, going up and down, sure, you are going to be afraid,” said Gonzalo Mercado, executive director of El Centro del Inmigrante, a nonprofit that helps day laborers and their families

AP PHOTO/SETH WENIG

In this Nov. 14 photo, Mexican immigrant Maria Lucero stands in front of the home she rented that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy in the Midland Beach section of Staten Island, New York. After the storm, Lucero and her family moved in with friends, but Lucero says it is a temporary situation and will feel more at peace when they have their own home again. Superstorm Sandy has plunged many immigrants living illegally in the United States into darkness, and even deeper into the shadows. in Staten Island. “To not be informed means to be afraid. That is why we are here, to inform immigrants of resources available to them,” Mercado added. The New York City area is home to more than 2.3 million Hispanics, according

to census numbers, and some places hardest hit by the storm are known as landing spots for Mexican immigrants. Nonprofits that work in the area calculate at least 20,000 Mexicans in hard-hit Staten Island. Officials from the Mexican government have

visited shelters in New York and New Jersey looking for immigrants to help, informing them on how to obtain food stamps, financial assistance from FEMA or the Mexican government. More than 735 people have signed up to receive economic help from the gov-

ernment of President Felipe Calderon, but there is only $180,000 so far to distribute, said the Mexican consul in New York, Carlos Sada. As of this week, 66 checks had been written to victims of the hurricane, totaling $110,000. More than three weeks after Superstorm Sandy, the five members of the Morales family still live at their rental home in Staten Island, where floodwaters reached the second floor. Although the home has power now, there is no heat. The family uses only an electric heater. Because Morales’ children were born in the United States, he can apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency help, but he has been hesitant to do so. “When one has no legal documents, that person will always think that there can be repercussions,” said Morales, who lost his job at an ice cream store in New Jersey that closed after the storm. He now works parttime at a bakery. Asked whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement had conducted immigration enforcement in

the area in the aftermath of the storm, Luis Martinez, ICE’s spokesman in New York, said the agency has been conducting “limited street enforcement operations.” ICE director John Morton and deputy director Daniel Ragsdale visited New York and New Jersey at the beginning of the month “to survey efforts.” The agency will be “resuming normal enforcement activity, with continued emphasis on at-large criminal aliens, in the near future,” an ICE statement to The Associated Press said. Emilio Hector Gloria Fuentes, a 49-year-old immigrant from Morelos, said he is staying with some relatives in the home of a priest because they can’t return to the basement where they lived in Staten Island. Fuentes, who works in a pizzeria, is not eligible for FEMA help because of his immigration status. “I had my savings, in cash, in that basement. I lost them all,” he said. “A disaster like this is much worse for an undocumented person than for a United States citizen or someone with some money.”

Will U.S. role at climate talks change after storm? DOHA, Qatar (AP) — During a year with a monster storm and scorching heat waves, Americans have experienced the kind of freakish weather that many scientists say will occur more often on a warming planet. And as a re-elected president talks about global warming again, climate activists are cautiously optimistic that the U.S. will be more than a disinterested bystander when the U.N. climate talks resume Monday with a two-week conference in Qatar. “I think there will be expectations from countries to hear a new voice from

the United States,” said Jennifer Morgan, director of the climate and energy program at the World Resources Institute in Washington. The climate officials and environment ministers meeting in the Qatari capital of Doha will not come up with an answer to the global temperature rise that is already melting Arctic sea ice and permafrost, raising and acidifying the seas, and shifting rainfall patterns, which has an impact on floods and droughts. They will focus on side issues, like extending the Kyoto protocol an expiring emissions pact with a dwin-

dling number of members and ramping up climate financing for poor nations. They will also try to structure the talks for a new global climate deal that is supposed to be adopted in 2015, a process in which American leadership is considered crucial. Many were disappointed that Obama didn’t put more emphasis on climate change during his first term. He took some steps to rein in emissions of heat-trapping gases, such as sharply increasing fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks. But a climate bill that would have capped U.S. emissions

stalled in the Senate. “We need the U.S. to engage even more,” European Union Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard told The Associated Press. “Because that can change the dynamic of the talks.” The world tried to move forward without the U.S. after the Bush Administration abandoned the Kyoto Protocol, a 1997 pact limiting greenhouse emissions from industrialized nations. As that agreement expires this year, the climate curves are still pointing in the wrong direction. The concentration of

heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide has jumped 20 percent since 2000, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil, according to a U.N. report released this week. And each year, the gap between what researchers say must be done to reverse this trend, and what’s actually being done, gets wider. Bridging that gap, through clean technology and renewable energy, is not just up to the U.S., but to countries like India and China, whose carbon emissions are growing the fastest as their economies expand. But Obama raised hopes

of a more robust U.S. role in the talks when he called for a national “conversation” on climate change after winning re-election. The issue had been virtually absent in the presidential campaigning until Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast. The president still faces domestic political constraints, and there’s little hope of the U.S. increasing its voluntary pledge in the U.N. talks of cutting emissions by 17 percent by 2020, compared to 2005 levels. Still, just a signal that Washington has faith in the international process would go a long way, analysts said.

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‘O Chr istmas Tree! O Chr istmas Tree! Thy leaves are so unchanging ...’

LEFT: According to Roland Partin of Partin Tree Farm, people come from miles around for their Frazier fir trees.

Deck the halls

Find the perfect evergreen at cut-your-own tree farms BY KATHY ORDING Staff Writer kording@tdnpublishing.com

t’s time to go over the river and through the woods to pick out this year’s Christmas tree. Purists who shun the artificial and insist a natural tree is the way to go have several cut-your-own tree farms to choose from in Miami County. At Fulton Farms, families can peruse more than 20 acres of trees to find just the right one to hold this year’s tinsel and holly. The trees can be found off State Route 202, southeast of Troy and northeast of Tipp City, in a field just south of the farm market, 2393 State Route 202. “All of our trees are one price, regardless of size,” said Joyce Fulton. “The tree itself is $40. We do have a shaker and a bailer, and there is an extra charge for bailing.” She said workers try to make the tree-buying experience special, with free horse-drawn wagon rides through the trees available on Saturdays and Sundays. Also, Fulton said, “They have a fire. Sometimes they roast chestnuts. They try to make it memorable.” After buying a tree, Fulton said, families are encouraged to stop by the market, too. “The cafe is open to warm your toes with hot chocolate or hot cider,” she said. Fulton Farms is selling trees now through Dec. 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Despite a few dry years, including this summer’s drought, Fulton said their tree supply is plentiful, because they irrigate their trees. The dry weather has taken a toll on the trees at Valley View Farm, 4163 Walnut Grove Road in Bethel Township, owner Lucy Bailey said. “We have been extremely affected by the drought,” said Bailey, who said they have been tagging trees for regular customers since the first of November, and with a limited supply, the farm is sold out for this year. At Partin Tree Farm, 6705 Agenbroad Road, Tipp City, Louise Partin assures customers, “We have an assortment of Christmas trees this year.” She said dry weather has limited the supply of Frazier fir trees available, but the farm has plenty of spruce and Douglas fir

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Beverly Fulton takes time to prune several trees at Fulton Farms Tuesday in Troy. “Every tree has a home,” Fulton said. trees. All trees are $37. Partin Tree Farm also will have some wreaths for sale, she noted. Partin said this is the last year in business for she and her husband, Roland, who are retiring after 17 years in the Christmas tree business. “It’s been really neat,” she said. “We’ve had a lot of the same people over the years come back each year.” The following is a list of tree farms in Miami County: • Hahn’s Tree Farm, 4080 Monroe-Concord Road, Troy. • Kraft’s Christmas Tree Farm, 6780 S. Karns Road, northeast of West Milton, (937) 698-6221. • Partin Tree Farm, 6705 Agenbroad Road, Tipp City, (937) 846-1615. • Pinebrook Tree Farm, 9352 Pearson Road, West Milton. • Scent of Christmas, 8016 Walnut Grove Road, Troy, (937) 238-3992. • Valley View Farm, 4163 Walnut Grove Road, east of Troy, (937) 3393681. (All trees are sold out for this year.)

TIPS ON SELECTING A TREE • Measure the ceiling height in the room where the tree will be displayed. The trees in the field look small when the sky is the ceiling. Don’t overbuy. • Go to the farm prepared for a day in the country. Wear comfortable shoes and old clothes. Bring rain gear if the weather is threatening. The “cutter downers” and the “loader uppers” also should have gloves. • Saws are usually provided by the farm operator. Check ahead of time. • Some farms measure and price their trees individually, others sell them by the foot. Ask about the pricing policy before heading out in the field. • Head out to the field and select the tree that fits your predetermined needs. Check the trunk to be sure that it is sufficiently straight. Also check that the tree has a sufficiently long handle to accommodate your stand.

• In the fall of the year ALL conifers drop, or shed, a certain portion of their oldest needles. This is a normal part of the life cycle of the tree. Most farms provide shaking, or blowing, services so that you will depart with a perfectly clean tree. • Cutting the tree is easiest as a two-person project. The “cutter downer” usually lies on the ground, while the helper holds the bottom limbs up. While the cut is being made, the helper should tug on the tree lightly to ensure that the saw kerf remains open and the saw does not bind. The tugging force should be applied to the side of the tree opposite the cut. • Bring the tree to the processing area where it will be cleaned and netted. Netting makes transporting and handling the tree substantially easier.

RIGHT: Roland Partin walks through his tree farm, which provides a mixed selection of trees, including the blue spruce and Douglas fir.

BELOW: Levi and Kristi Karnehm shake up several of the canaan firs offered at Fulton Farms Tuesday.

• STAFF PHOTOS / ANTHONY WEBER •

— Ohio Christmas Tree Association

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NATURAL WANDERS

Goose bones and wishful weather thinking We were sitting around the breakfast table at my favorite country café. Carl, the restaurant’s owner, had just refreshed the coffee and joined us for a brief rest. Amid the usual banter and serious business of tucking into the joint’s excellent fare, we’d been swapping tales of our latest exploits. During the past couple of weeks, we’d each spent time afield — hunting, fishing or just relishing one of those pleasurable late-season rambles that has no stated purpose beyond healthy exercise and seeing a woods or old field we hadn’t visited lately. Everyone remarked on how they’d enjoyed the splendid weather. Roy, a Preble County dairy farmer and rabid walleye fisherman, pointed a sturdy finger my way. “You’re the outdoor expert … what do you make of this as to what lies ahead?” Nothing like wishful thinking to go along with your sausage and flapjacks. I understood the underlying hope was not only that such temperate conditions might continue, but that they’d already signaled a precursory tone for the coming winter.

spend an envious amount of time following his trio of jaunty beagles through the cottontail tangles. “Last winter was mild.” “Yeah,” piped up Charlie, who lives north of Lewisburg and allows me to fish the lovely little fork of Twin Creek that flows through his family’s pastoral farm. “What about this global warming?” Jim McGuire Ahh-h, good old global warmTroy Daily News Columnist ing. Somehow I just knew that would get invoked. The problem is, I’m not entirely on board with the science and data behind the Nature delivers a handful of notion. At best I’m ambivalent, a fine, sunshiny days in sort of global warming postulate November, and the next thing agnostic — especially when it you know, rampant optimism starts vying with common sense comes to sorting out cause and effect, manmade changes versus and the historical record. And yours truly gets called on a fluctuation of the natural cycle. I don’t think I’m being a to act as soothsayer. “I’m no expert,” I began. “All I Luddite about the whole matter. One thing I do know — while know about weather is what I read in the forecasts. I haven’t a the national outlook on global warming may be one of concern clue about long-range stuff. But remember, we’re still in autumn. bordering on consternation, Nice days happen in November. come late-November, with the Official winter is almost a month prospects of another Ohio winter staring them in the face, an away. A lot of seasonal change awful lot of my fellow Buckeyes can occur in a month.” “Well, what about last year?” are cheerful supporters. No snow? wondered Ed, who claims he’s No ice? retired but works more hours No sleet? than ever, and still manages to

No cold? No winter? No problem! However, I’m again the wrong fellow to look to for support on that viewpoint, seeing as how I like winter and wintry weather. Summer is my least favorite of the seasons — especially ones such as the hot and dry example we recently endured. I’ll take a blizzard over a heat wave any day. I shrugged noncommittally. “I don’t know how any of that plays into what’s ahead. And frankly, my track record for predicting tomorrow’s weather is abysmal — let alone weather months from now.” “So you’re as stumped as the rest of us?” said Carl, looking unfairly disappointed. “Yup,” I said, then added: “Of course, the answer might be as close as your refrigerator — providing you have leftovers of that Thanksgiving bird.” That got their attention. I related how, from at least as far back as the Fifteenth Century until recent years, goose bones were widely relied on for an accurate winter weather prediction. “Historians suspect the goose

was originally chosen because wild geese migrated in the fall … and folks probably thought such behavior indicated they knew what sort of winter lay in store.” “How did bones work?” asked Burt, who sells real estate in Indiana, and is a longtime member of our breakfasting coterie because he hopes the distance and state line might keep his wife from learning about the double rashers of bacon and waffles he regularly consumes. “The wishbone from a bird killed and cooked about this time of year was the key part,” I explained. “After being cleaned, it was placed away to dry. The bone’s dried coloration was the indicator. If it turned blue, black or purple, this foretold a cold, harsh winter. White meant a mild winter.” “Uh-huh,” said Burt. “So that’s a goose. But you’re suggesting using turkey.” “Hey,” I said, grinning. “I’m no oracle expert, either. Maybe a turkey wishbone will do the trick.” “Well,” said Carl, rising to head back to the kitchen. “You’re definitely an expert on one thing…”

CeeLo, other artists release holiday albums Here are The Associated Press’ reviews of selected holiday albums: • “CeeLo’s Magic Moment” (Atlantic Records) CeeLo Green is certainly having a pop culture moment, but he can’t sustain the magic throughout this uneven album of 14 Christmas cover songs. The opening track, “What Christmas Means To Me,” kicks things off with a flourish of horns and keyboards, but by the time Kermit the Frog appears for “All I Need Is Love” and Straight No Chaser joins him for “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” you’ll be hitting the skip button. In between there’s a decent duet with fellow “The Voice” judge Christina Aguilera on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and a rather bland rendition of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.” It’s when the beat slows and the instruments are mostly stripped away that CeeLo shines. His voice soars over piano and strings on “Mary, Did You Know?” and he does Joni Mitchell proud on “River.” All in all, a decent disc for the background music at a holiday party. Just keep the remote handy. — Rob Merrill, Associated Press • Lady Antebellum, “On This Winter’s Night” (Capitol Nashville) Lady Antebellum gave us a Christmas tease two years ago with “A Merry Little Christmas,” an EP that had only a handful of tracks. On their first fulllength holiday album, “On This Winter’s Night,” they show there’s more where that came from, offering plenty of holiday cheer with their trademark gorgeous harmonies, interwoven with beautiful renditions of holiday staples. The trio puts their unique stamp on songs like “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” turning Mariah

Carey’s upbeat classic into a lovely, soulful slow groove; do Donny Hathaway proud on “This Christmas”; and give an emotional, stirring version of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” There’s not a rendition on the album that disappoints. Lady Antebellum also offers an original song with the album’s title track: their voices meld together beautifully on this tune about the true meaning of Christmas. “On This Winter’s Night” is full of Christmas classics and deserves to become one in its own soul and much more. right. Sugarland’s Jennifer — Nekesa Mumbi Nettles is also impressive Moody, AP Music Writer on “Silent Night,” where she sings in Spanish. And • Various Artists, then there’s Carrie “NOW That’s What I Call Today’s Christmas” Underwood on “The First Noel.” Need I say more? (EMI/Capitol Records) — Mesfin Fekadu, AP Let’s keep it real listenMusic Writer ing to a Christmas album from one single artist can • Blake Shelton, be tiring. Sure, sometimes “Cheers, It’s Christmas” it’s magical. But most of (Warner Bros.) the time it isn’t. There’s nothing wrong That’s why “NOW That’s What I Call Today’s with Blake Shelton’s new Christmas” is so appealing. Christmas album, “Cheers, It’s Christmas.” True, some songs borrow It’s full of mellow, tastefrom singers’ full-length ful renditions of holiday Christmas albums, like Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe,” classics and packed with featured performers. His Mariah Carey’s “Oh wife Miranda Lambert Santa!” and Christina Aguilera’s decade-old jam appears on “Jingle Bell “Christmas Time.” But this Rock” and her trio Pistol album has new tunes, too, Annies lends a hand on “Blue Christmas.” Reba and overall, the 18-track McEntire shows up on set is an adventure. “Oklahoma Christmas” Carly Rae Jepson is and his former “The Voice” super cute on “Mittens,” cohort Xenia makes two Coldplay shines on appearances. Even pop “Christmas Lights” and the talented Sara Bareilles stars Kelly Clarkson Michael Buble make conis top-notch on “Love Is tributions. Christmas.” The earnestness reachWhat’s even better is OneRepublic on the warm es a peak with an appearance by Shelton’s mother, “Christmas Without You” Dorothy Shackleford, on and Grace Potter & the “Time For Me To Come Nocturnals on “Please Home.” Come Home for Christmas,” the soulful In fact, “Cheers, It’s 1960s number by Charles Christmas” has just about Brown. Potter’s got grit, everything you could want

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• A Laurie Berkner Christmas" (Two Tomatoes Records) If you have kids under the age of 5 in your house, this is probably the only Christmas album you need this year. Never let it be said that this mother doesn’t know her audience. There are 15 tracks here, including three originals. Every song is simple, melodic and sung with an infectious joy that the preschool set immediately appreciates. except a laugh. The best feature — chilShelton, the dren singing along, like • Rod Stewart recent Country “Santa’s Coming To My “Merry Christmas, Music Association’s House Tonight.” Baby” (Verve) entertainer of the There are also a few There’s not a dentist year award, is one of the funniest men office in America that won’t traditional holiday songs for kids like “Rudolph The be piping this album into in show business. Reindeer,” Red-Nosed its waiting room this holiYou see a glimpse “Frosty the Snowman” and day season. And that’s not a of it during his weekly “We Wish You A Merry good thing, considering it appearances on “The Christmas.” Each features comes from the man who Voice.” And you get the simple beats, a sing-song gave us “Stay With Me,” full, occasionally raunchy cadence, and even a muted ”Hot Legs” and “Young blast if you follow him on trombone or two. Hearts.” Twitter. The only clunker is a Rod Stewart’s first With a title like this, cover of the spiritual Christmas album is so safe, you’d expect a few lighter “Children Go Where I so tame and so unimaginamoments on the album. Send Thee.” Skip it and retive that it sounds like 100 Perhaps “The 12 cue the opening track and other Christmas albums (Drunken) Days of try not to smile when before it. There’s literally Christmas” or a naughty Berkner belts out: “I like not one truly memorable noel or two. (or even halfway engaging) those J-I-N, G-L-E, B-EYet it’s a completely double L-S bells!” arrangement on this disc, sober experience. — Rob Merrill, despite a roster of all-star Oh, well, maybe next Associated Press talent that lends a hand. time. Drenched in strings, — Chris Talbott, AP • Olivia Newton-John Music Writer leaning on jazz-combo and John Travolta, “This stylings or tranquil acoustic Christmas” (Universal guitars, this album starts • “Holidays Rule,” varioff with the sleep-inducing Music Enterprises) ous artists (Hear Music) Anyone who is a fan of The perfect soundtrack “Have Yourself A Merry “Grease” will be intrigued Little Christmas” and goes for your hipster holiday by the idea of John party, “Holidays Rule” fea- nowhere from there. Not Travolta and Olivia even Mary J. Blige can save tures classic Christmas Newton-John teaming up this rendition of “We Three tunes interpreted by indie for a new Christmas album: rockers such as the Shins, Kings,” and Michael Buble’s Danny Zuko and Sandy duet with Stewart on Rufus Wainwright, the Olsen are together again! “Winter Wonderland” Civil Wars and fun. “This Christmas” feadoesn’t exactly break new Paul McCartney offers tures holiday favorites like ground, either. a warm, jazzy take on “The “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” The one modestly interChristmas Song '”Winter Wonderland” and (Chestnuts Roasting on an esting track here is the title “Rockin’ Around the track, with an early ’70s Open Fire),” while the Christmas Tree,” while Jackson 5-style groove, Shins’ “Wonderful Barbra Streisand, Tony Christmastime” harkens to with an assist from CeeLo Bennett, Kenny G and Green and Trombone the Beach Boys’ sunny James Taylor also make Shorty. ” sound. Wainwright, with appearances. There’s also A humble suggestion: Sharon Van Etten, turns take the $15 or so that you an original song called “I in a sultry version of Think You Might Like It” would have spent to buy “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” written by John Farrar, the this disc, and donate it that makes listeners want songwriter who penned to cuddle by the fireplace. instead to a charity helping “You’re The One That I The party will be kick- the victims of Superstorm Sandy. THAT will give you Want” and “Hopelessly ing when guests hear “(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) the holiday feeling this disc Devoted” from “Grease.” The tune is upbeat and is utterly incapable of creThe Man With the Bag,” snappy but isn't nearly as ating. an upbeat, horn-and-har— Wayne Parry, good as its predecessors. It monica-tinged tune by Associated Press also probably won’t go Black Prairie featuring down in the books of holiday classics. Still, the album captures the chemistry between the two performers, will tickle “Grease” fans and it’s intended for a good cause. Proceeds go to NewtonJohn and Travolta’s respective charities: The Olivia Newton-John Cancer and PERSONAL SERVICE-you deserve it! Wellness Center and the Jett Travolta Foundation. — Alicia Rancilio, Associated Press Sallie Ford. Other highlights include “Senor Santa” by Y La Bamba, which sets holiday sentiments to the tune of “Mr. Sandman,” and Andrew Bird’s happy, fiddle-enhanced version of “Auld Lang Syne.” — Sandy Cohen, AP Entertainment Writer

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Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids BY DAVID CRARY Associated Press Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: To be a parent. A Kansas City, Mo., couple had their daughter taken into custody by the state two days after her birth because both parents were blind. A Chicago mother, because she is quadriplegic, endured an 18-month legal battle to keep custody of her young son. A California woman paid an advance fee to an adoption agency, then was told she might be unfit to adopt because she has cerebral palsy. Such cases are found nationwide, according to a new report by the National Council on Disability, an independent federal agency. The 445-page document is viewed by the disabilityrights community as by far the most comprehensive ever on the topic simultaneously an encyclopedic accounting of the status quo and an emotional plea for change. “Parents with disabilities continue to be the only distinct community that has to fight to retain and sometimes gain custody of their own children,” said autismrights activist Ari Ne’eman, a member of the council. “The need to correct this unfair bias could not be more urgent or clear.” The U.S. legal system is not adequately protecting the rights of parents with disabilities, the report says, citing child welfare laws in most states allowing courts to determine that a parent is unfit on the basis of a disability. Terminating parental rights on such grounds “clearly violates” the intent of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, the report contends. Child-welfare experts, responding to the report, said they shared its goals of expanding supports for disabled parents and striving to keep their families together. But they said removals of children from their parents notably in cases of significant intellectual disabilities are sometimes necessary even if wrenching. “At the end of the day, the child’s interest in having permanence and stability has to be the priority over the interests of their parents,” said Judith Schagrin, a veteran child-welfare administrator in Maryland. In the bulk of difficult cases, ensuring vital support for disabled parents may be all that’s needed to eliminate risks or lessen problems, many advocates say. The new report, titled “Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children,” estimates that 6.1 million U.S.

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In this Nov. 14 photo, Brooke Croteau, an assistant to Carrie Ann Lucas, a disabled mother of four disabled adopted children, helps Adrianne, age 13, one of Lucas’ children, into a vehicle as the family leaves their home in Windsor, Colo., to attend an adoption hearing. Anthony, age 11, the intellectually-disabled adopted son of Lucas, is pictured at right. children have disabled parents. It says these parents are more at risk than other parents of losing custody of their children, including removal rates as high as 80 percent for parents with psychiatric or intellectual disabilities. Parents with all types of disabilities physical or mental are more likely to lose custody of their children after divorce, have more difficulty accessing assistedreproductive treatments to bear children, and face significant barriers to adopting children, the report says. One of the cases it details involved Erika Johnson and Blake Sinnett of Kansas City, whose 2-day-old daughter, Mikaela, was taken into custody by Missouri authorities because both parents were blind. The action occurred after a hospital nurse reported that Johnson seemed to be having trouble with her first attempts at breast-feeding which Johnson said happens with many first-time mothers. During a 57-day legal battle, before the couple regained custody, they were allowed to visit Mikaela only two to three times a week, for an hour at a time, with a foster parent monitoring. Since then, the family has been left in peace, said Johnson, who tries to offer support to other disabled parents facing similar challenges. “Some parents just give up or don’t have the resources,” she said in a telephone interview. A Windsor, Colo., woman with disabilities says the prejudice she encountered prompted her to go to law school, to better defend her own rights and those of other disabled parents. Carrie Ann Lucas uses a power wheelchair and is reliant on a ventilator due to a form of muscular dystrophy. She is a single mother of four adopted children,

Carrie Ann Lucas, right, applies makeup for her daughter Adrianne, 13, at their home in Windsor, Colo. to prepare for a trip to an adoption hearing for her son, Anthony.

Anthony, 11, the intellectually-disabled son of Carrie Ann Lucas, gets a pinch on the cheek from his mother during a party held for newly-adopted children and their families on National Adoption Day at the Arapahoe County Justice Center in Centennial, Colo., on the day Anthony officially became her son. ages 22, 17, 13 and 11, all of whom also have disabilities, including two who use wheelchairs and three with intellectual disabilities. Lucas says she’s been the subject of several investigations by child welfare officials that she attributed to bias linked to her disabili-

Small toys, magnets put kids at risk, group says A consumer advocacy group has this advice for holiday shoppers: Beware of toys — like magnets, race cars and balloons — that could harm instead of entertain your children. The annual report, released Tuesday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, said new consumer protection laws have made toys manufactured these days much safer than the hundreds of hazardous children’s products that were recalled before the laws were enacted. But there are still toys on store shelves that appear to pose health hazards, because they are tiny enough to swallow, loud enough to deafen young ears or dangerous in some

other way, the Bostonbased group said. Of roughly 250 kinds of toys tested nationwide in 2012, the organization found seven violating state or federal safety standards. It also found four toys with potential violations and three that did not meet federal recommendations. Toys that violated the law included race cars and bowling and golfing games with parts small enough to pose choking hazards and warning labels too small to clearly read. The group also singled out balloons, which the law says should be sold to children 8 and older, but in some cases were targeted at 1- and 2-year-olds. Children can choke on deflated or broken balloons. Powerful magnet toys that break into small pieces also pose a choking danger, the group said.

biological niece, in 1999, after the girl was placed in foster care. At one point in a long procedural struggle, a social worker told a judge that “there was no way that handicapped woman could care for that handicapped child.” “We are nearly 13 years

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ties. “Each one of these referrals that gets accepted for investigation causes a great deal of stress, not only for me, but for my children,” Lucas wrote in an email. She said the investigations dated back to her first efforts to adopt Heather, her

later, and Heather is still doing very well,” Lucas wrote. As a lawyer, Lucas has represented many other parents with disabilities. “I have had parents with paralysis be threatened with removal of their children, deaf parents punished for using sign language with their hearing children, and blind parents told that a social worker can’t possibly fathom how they could parent a newborn,” Lucas said. “When families do need intervention, it is often because the services they need are not available outside a punitive social services case.” The lead author of the new report, disability-rights lawyer Robyn Powell, says her goal was to challenge presumptions that disabled people can’t be effective parents. “Of course there are going to be some parents with disabilities who would be lousy parents that’s the same with parents without disabilities,” she said. “If there is neglect, is it due to the disability? And can it be rectified by providing the necessary support?” Ella Callow, a lawyer with the National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families, said the report raises fundamental questions about America’s social priorities given that state and federal laws value both the well-being of children and the rights of disabled people. The ultimate goal, she said, would be to promote both values by expanding support for disabled parents. “If we really believe that families are the key unit on which society is built, then we have to enable these families to be healthy and functioning, even at public expense,” Callow said. “We know foster care isn’t a good place for children to be they do better with their own parents, at their own home.” Callow, who is based in Berkeley, Calif., said child welfare agencies need to provide more funding and specialized training with the aim of improving services for disabled parents. “Child welfare is so incredibly underfunded, and the workers are so incredibly overwhelmed, their attitude is, ‘Really, you want my attention on this?’” Callow said. “There’s a tendency to think these families aren’t the same as our families. But these children, when they lose their families, have the same type of grief.” Schagrin, the Maryland child-welfare official, said she found parts of the report troubling because they seemed to suggest children were sometimes removed from their families only on account of parental disabilities. “That’s not why they are taken away,” she said. “They are taken away because the disability has continued to the point where there’s an episode of maltreatment or neglect.”

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Tour opens door on Lincoln family life MANCHESTER, Vt. (AP) — Abe Lincoln was born in a log cabin but his son built himself a mansion. Robert Todd Lincoln, the president’s only child to survive to adulthood, built the Georgian Revival home, called Hildene, as a seasonal dream home for his wife Mary Harlan Lincoln and their children. But Hildene is no dusty museum. Located on 412 acres (167 hectares) between two spectacular mountain ranges, the homestead offers a feeling of warmth, family and hospitality along with the history lessons. The site is expecting a boost in interest thanks to the new Steven Spielberg movie “Lincoln,” which stars Daniel Day-Lewis as the former president and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as his son. The Hildene staff is looking forward to welcoming more visitors and teaching them about the place where Lincoln descendants lived until 1975, said Paula Maynard, press director and group tour leader. “I’ve been telling people for eight years, which is when I first got here, that this movie was coming, and we’d get to tell this part of the story,” Maynard says. “I think people stopped believing me. … But we expect visitation to grow from it, and it’s been growing anyway between 8 and 10 percent annually.” One frequently asked question is what Hildene means. Maynard says the word combines phrases that mean “hill and valley with a stream,” and that Robert Todd Lincoln apparently had the name in mind from the start of construction in 1903. Visitors also are curious about the relationship between Robert Todd Lincoln and his mother, Mary Todd Lincoln, whom he had committed to a hospital for mental illness. Decades later, in a bedroom that served as his quarters in later years when he suffered from arthritis, papers were found in a closet safe with medical documentation that validated his decision to hospitalize

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The Taft bedroom at the Robert Todd Lincoln mansion Hildene in Manchester, Vt. her. Before she died, the two were reconciled. Before building Hildene, Robert Todd Lincoln had served in Washington as secretary of war for President James Garfield and overseas as the United States’ ambassador to Great Britain for President Benjamin Harrison. But Robert Todd Lincoln apparently had wanted to live in Vermont for many years. His law partner Edward Isham was born in Bennington and bought a home in Manchester 15 years before Hildene was completed. After Lincoln became chairman of Pullman Company in 1897, at the time one of the country’s biggest companies, he could afford to build the house of his dreams. Maynard says, however, that the Lincolns “were not lavish and always wanted simple elegance. The Lincolns’ main social life was in Chicago. They lived there half the year and here half the year. When they came to Vermont, it was for the same reasons we do for a getaway.” Music from the home’s 1,000pipe organ draws visitors in at the first step into the entry

• HILDENE: 1005 Hildene Road, Manchester, Vt.; http://www.hildene.org/ or 800578-1788, Open daily for selfguided tours 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. except Thanksgiving, Dec. 24, Christmas and Easter. Adults, $16; youths, $5; children under 6, free. Guided tours are an additional $5, but reservations must be made in advance November-May. • WELCOME IN WINTER: Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are allowed on the grounds, weather permitting. The home is decorated as Christmas Eve 1912 with Victorian ornaments and holiday music playing from the pipe organ from Dec. 1Jan. 2. • GETTING THERE: Manchester, Vt., is about 200 miles (322 kilometers) from New York City, 160 miles (257 kilometers) from Boston, 100 miles (161 kilometers) from Burlington, Vt., and 60 miles (97 kilometers) from Albany, N.Y.

another comfortable room that would probably be the hub of the house if it were lived in now. The tour also includes a look at the Victorian-style master suite, the guest room where President William Howard Taft stayed and an office with an early predecessor to the copying machine. A luxury Pullman Sunbeam travel train car sits along the winding driveway. Also located on the estate is an observatory with telescope, an agricultural center and The interior of the Pullman car owned by Robert Todd Lincoln at many trails that can be used by the Robert Todd Lincoln mansion Hildene in Manchester, Vt. day hikers, picnickers and, in the winter, snowshoers and The walls, for example, were cross-country skiers. foyer. The parlor, which looks out onto a beautiful east-facing made to look like mahogany but Throughout the year there are programs on topics such as patio and garden with vistas of were really made of poplar. composting and butterfly gar“Robert was like his dad, he the Taconic and Green counted his pennies,” Maynard dens. Mountains, could easily be the During the holiday season, said. gathering spot for a modern The kitchen includes the lat- the home is decorated as if it martini party, book club meetwere Christmas Eve 1912. That ing or holiday meal. Like much est in 20th-century gadgetry was a year Robert Todd Lincoln and is next to a lovely dining of the 8,000-square-foot home (almost 750 square meters), the room with a table that could sit was being heavily courted to about 12 but no more for a for- run for president, said room’s traditional yet tasteful Maynard. mal meal. Across the hall was decor seems grand but not He chose to stay home. the servants’ dining room, showy very New England.

Civil War Trust, Virginia preserving Gaines’ Mill battlefield RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Civil War Trust has teamed up with the state to complete a $3.2 million campaign protecting 285 acres at Gaines’ Mill, where Gen. Robert E. Lee had his first major victory as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. The preservation greatly expands the number of protected acres at Gaines’ Mill, the bloodiest chapter in the Seven Days’ Battles, making it a “monumental achievement” in the trust’s history, president James Lighthizer said. “Prior to this, only 65 acres of this crucial battlefield had been protected,” he said in a statement prepared for the formal announcement. “With just one

purchase, we have more than quintupled the amount of land at Gaines’ Mill preserved forever.” The entire 285 acres are within the boundary of the Richmond National Battlefield Park, so the trust will turn over the property to the National Park Service for long-term stewardship and interpretation for visitors. The preservation was completed with a $1.5 million transportation enhancement matching grant from the state. The property’s historic significance and the looming prospect of development made it an ideal candidate for the funding, said Sean T. Connaughton, Virginia’s secretary of transportation. “The commonwealth of

Virginia is committed to making the permanent protection of historic and scenic landscapes like this one an important part of the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War,” Connaughton said in a statement. Gaines’ Mill is full of history from Lee’s powerful assault against Union lines just outside the capital of the Confederacy to the use of observation balloons by both sides, a first. The battle was fought on June 27, 1862, and was the second of the Seven Days’ Battles in which the Confederates sought to blunt federal forces that moved up the Virginia Peninsula with their sights set on

Richmond. Historians believe Lee unleashed upwards of 32,000 men in 16 brigades, far overshadowing the 12,500-man Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg. The 15,500 casualties made it the second bloodiest battle of the war to that point, topped only by Shiloh, Tenn., 2 months earlier. In its 1993 study, the Civil War sites Advisory Commission rated Gaines’ Mill a Priority I, Class A designation. That made it one of the 11 top candidates for preservation in the U.S. A group of prominent Richmond residents purchased 60 acres of the battlefield nearly a century ago. The land was donated to the state and ulti-

mately the National Park Service. The trust’s campaign to raise $3.2 million for the 285 acres was launched in 2011. “The inclusion of this truly historical land will be a tremendous boon the park,” Superintendent Dave Ruth said. “For the first time, visitors will be able to retrace the dramatic Confederate Charge of June 27, 1862 by many accounts, Robert E. Lee’s largest assault of the war.” The Civil War Trust is the largest nonprofit battlefield preservation organization in the nation. It has preserved more than 34,000 acres of battlefield in 20 states, more than half of that in Virginia.

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For Ang Lee, all movies are a leap of faith NEW YORK (AP) — Is there anything Ang Lee can’t do? The pithy answer might be: Large, angry, green men. Yes, Lee’s “Hulk” was not well received. But in his incredibly varied filmography, Lee has steadily steered films that could very well have turned disastrous into box-office hits and Oscar bait. Combining martial arts with drama? “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” became the highest grossing foreign language film ever, more than double any previous foreign film. A film about gay cowboys? “Brokeback Mountain” went on to be nominated for eight Oscars, winning three including best director. Few filmmakers have been so drawn to such delicate material where even slight shifts in tone or execution could mean the difference between a hit or a flop. That couldn’t be truer for Lee’s new film, “Life of Pi,” a supreme balancing act for a filmmaker

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This film image released by 20th Century Fox shows director Ang Lee on the set of “Life of Pi.” accustomed to working on tightropes. In an interview the day after “Life of Pi” premiered at the New York Film Festival in September, Lee sat down with obvious relief. Asked how he was doing, Lee

exhaled: “Better than I thought.” The first screening had gone well: the 3-D “Life of Pi” was greeted as a success and immediately added to the Oscar race. For even Lee, knowing which side of the sword a film of his will fall

isn’t clear until the first audience sees it. “I’ve been holding this anxiety for a long time. It’s an expensive movie,” says Lee. “It’s really like the irrational number of pi. For a long time it felt that way not making sense.” “Life of Pi,” which 20th Century Fox will release Wednesday, contains, Lee says, “all the no’s” of filmmaking: kid actors, live animals and oceans of water. It’s adapted from Yann Martel’s best-selling 2001 novel, in which a deadly shipwreck maroons a boy (Suraj Sharma) on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. Not only does filming such a tale involve considerable challenges, the story is ultimately a spiritual journey and matters of God and faith are far from typical blockbuster fodder. For those reasons and others, the project went through several previously attached directors, including Alfonso Cuaron, M. Night Shyamalan and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

Lee, then, was a kind of savior, one of few directors capable of corralling all the difficult elements of “Life of Pi.” His imprimatur helps carry it, given that the cast is one of unknowns (Sharma, only 17 when cast, hadn’t previously acted), digital creations (a combination of real tigers and digital effects were used) and international actors (Irrfan Khan, Gerard Depardieu). Elizabeth Gabler, president of Fox 2000 Pictures, calls the film — whose budget exceeded $100 million — a huge gamble. The international cast and the PG-13 rating, Gabler says, will hopefully make “Life of Pi” ”an international adventure for people of all ages.” “Why do I dare, a Chinese director, do Jane Austen when I still speak pidgin English?” Lee says, referring to his 1995 film “Sense and Sensibility.” ”It’s still a leap of faith, you’re taking a risk. Every movie is unknown. If it’s known, then no studio would lose money.”

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‘Hitchcock’ is lightweight but fun study BY DAVID GERMAIN AP Film Reviewer The man who made “Psycho” was no lightweight, though he kind of comes off that way in “Hitchcock.” Starring Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock and Helen Mirren as his wife and collaborator, Alma, “Hitchcock” puts a featherlight yet entertaining touch on the behind-thescenes struggle to make the mother of all slasher films. Hitchcock’s very dark side gets superficial treatment as the film offers the cinematic equivalent of psychobabble to explore the director’s notorious gluttony, sexual repression and idolization of his leading ladies. Though shallow, “Hitchcock” has a playful quality that often makes it good fun, its spirit of whimsy a wink that the filmmakers know they’re riffing on Hitchcock’s merrily macabre persona and not examining the man with any great depth or insight. “Hitchcock” is a promising move into dramatic filmmaking for director Sacha Gervasi after his 2009 documentary “Anvil: The Story of Anvil,” a chronicle of heavy-metal wannabes who never quite made it. With screenwriter John J. McLaughlin adapting Stephen Rebello’s book “Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho,” Gervasi spins a nimble tale of a genteel yet volatile genius turning water into wine as

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This film image released by Fox Searchlight shows Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock in “Hitchcock.” Hitchcock transforms a tawdry story inspired by murderer Ed Gein into high art and one of the scariest movies ever. Fresh off a big success with 1959’s “North by Northwest,” Hopkins’ Hitchcock lapses into the sort of funk that repeated itself throughout his career as he floundered about in search of his next film. He defies the expectations of Paramount executives and his own colleagues, Alma included, when he settles on Robert Bloch’s novel “Psycho,” the Gein-influenced story of Norman Bates, a soft-spo-

ken mama’s boy whose creepy double life leads to multiple murders. Alma thinks it’s a cheap story that’s beneath her husband. Hitchcock thinks the spare tale its savage violence told with subtle suggestiveness to mollify Hollywood’s puritanical censors can leave fans screaming in their seats. “Hitchcock” strains to play up marital strife between the two as Alma feels tempted by a writing colleague (Danny Huston), while Alfred’s frustrated fancies continue over his long string of Hitchcock blondes in this case,

“Psycho” co-stars Janet Leigh (Scarlett Johansson) and Vera Miles (Jessica Biel) the latter standing with Grace Kelly among his greatest fixations. The film also strays into Freudian fantasies as the specter of Gein himself (Michael Wincott) pops up to help Hitchcock work through his issues. These moments are clunky devices that offer no understanding of Hitchcock and his demons; at best, they’re good for a chuckle here and there. And while the filmmaker-at-work moments are

similarly frivolous, it’s wicked fun watching Hopkins’ Hitchcock as cruel taskmaster, using whatever figurative cattle prods he can find to trick or cajole what he wants out of his actors. Hopkins is padded to match Hitchcock’s portly silhouette, yet the jowly prosthetics applied to his face are a bit distracting and unrealistic. They don’t make Hopkins look much more like Hitchcock; they just make him look like Anthony Hopkins with prosthetics on his face. Still, the spirit of

Hitchcock comes through in Hopkins’ sly performance, and he captures the measured cadence of the filmmaker’s speech even though he doesn’t sound much like Hitchcock, either. Mirren has the easier task in inhabiting Alma, bringing fierce intelligence to Hitchcock’s wife without the handicap of playing someone whose image, voice and mannerisms the audience knows so well. The supporting players are there just for the joy of it, though Johansson turns out to be surprisingly good casting as Leigh, physically resembling the actress whose “Psycho” character gets snuffed in the famous shower scene and also doing a nice impersonation of Leigh’s speaking style and demeanor. Likewise, James D’Arcy is an eerie dead ringer as jittery Anthony Perkins, who played the killer Norman. Behind horn-rimmed glasses and a stiff hairdo, Toni Collette is a delight as Hitchcock’s assistant, putting great heart and humor into her handful of scenes. If “Hitchcock” ultimately feels inconsequential, it always aims to please, and for the most part, it does. As Alma says at one point, even “Psycho,” after all, was just a movie. “Hitchcock,” a Fox Searchlight release, is rated PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content and thematic material. Running time: 98 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

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‘Guardians’ a lively 3-D storybook spree ly voiced by Alec Baldwin, sports a distinctive Russian accent not inappropriate to the proximity of that country to his palatial mountainside workshop. Also gathering here are the rangy and rascally E. Aster Bunnymund (an excellent Hugh Jackman), the hummingbird-like Tooth (or Tooth Fairy, delightfully rendered by Isla Fisher), the mute and tubby spinner of gold Sandman and, ultimately, Jack (a fine Chris Pine), who has wandered the globe alone for centuries and feels woefully unrecognized compared to the others because he has no special day or occasion to make an imprint on the lives of children. All the same, Jack is hard-pressed by North to join in the battle against Pitch (as in pitch black), a diabolical figure (plausibly acted by Jude Law) who, after a long absence, has returned to throw Earth into darkness and provide much-needed nightmares to

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advance of the Nov. 21 commercial bow. Based on the book series LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Guardians of Childhood” A very odd assortment of by William Joyce, as well as mythical childhood figures, on the author’s short film some of them afflicted with “The Man in the Moon,” the severe emotional insecuriscript by David Lindsayties and inferiority complex- Abaire (Robots, Rabbit es, are thrown together as Hole) plays fast and loose an unlikely set of action with these legendary fixheroes in “The Rise of the tures of childhood, attachGuardians,” an attractively ing to them all sorts of neudesigned but overly busy roses, feelings of inadequaand derivative mishmash of cy and the sense, or threat, kid-friendly elements. of being ignored. Some A sort of Justice League might find this tack delightor Avengers equivalent fully mischievous, but it’s made up of the fearsome just as easy to reject as team of Santa Claus, the ridiculous the notion that Easter Bunny, the Tooth Jack Frost a free spirit very Fairy, the Sandman and much like Peter Pan who Jack Frost, this final can fly around anywhere he DreamWorks Animation wants suffers from an emoproduction set to be distrib- tional trauma he suffered uted by Paramount will hundreds of years earlier. play in a predictably agreePerhaps the most readily able and profitable fashion amusing of the gang is to small fry but will skew Santa, or, as he is more geoyoung despite the presence graphically named here, of an excellent voice cast. North. A muscular powerThe world premiere took house rather than a fatso, place Oct. 10 at the Mill North has heavily tatted Valley Film Festival in forearms and, as wonderful-

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NEW YORK (AP) — AC/DC is finally releasing its music digitally on iTunes. Columbia Records of fun that gently undercuts and Apple announced kids everywhere. As with the treacle sincerity of cerJack, Pitch’s re-emergence Monday that the classic feels arbitrary and generic, tain obligatory kid-pander- rock band’s music will be while the tall, sneering and ing moments. available at the iTunes Composer Alexandre stubby-toothed figure bears Store worldwide. far too close a resemblance Desplat really gets a workSixteen studio albums to Harry Potter’s Voldemort, out here, dexterously blanwill be released, including keting the film with everas do his minions, black “High Voltage” and “Back in steeds that disintegrate into changing tempos and motifs Black.” to suit the moment and profragments and flash Silvio Pietroluongo, pel the action. At least 10 through the sky almost Billboard’s director of identically to Death Eaters. percent of the 97-minute charts, said AC/DC’s decirunning time is devoted to So while Jack tries to sort sion isn’t shocking. out his issues of neglect and the end credits. “It’s something that I “The Rise of the struggles over whether to think artists realize they Guardians,” a Paramount/ need to do in order to get join the others, the battle against the lord of the night Dreamworks release, is their music into the hands rated PG for thematic elecommences. of their fans and to make Director Peter Ramsey, a ments and some mildly more money,” he said. scary action. 97 minutes. longtime storyboard artist making his feature directoTroy Civic Theatre Presents rial debut after beginning with the 2009 telefilm “Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space,” never misses SCHEDULE FRI 11/23 THRU SUN 11/25 ONLY Presented Through Special Arrangement RISE OF THE TWILIGHT SAGA: a chance to throw in one With Music Theatre International (MTI) GUARDIANS 3-D ONLY BREAKING DAWN PT 2 (PG) 1:50 7:05 (PG-13) more roller-coaster-like Sponsored By LIFE OF PI 3-D ONLY 10:40 12:25 1:30 3:20 4:40 visual ride to pump up the (PG) 11:55 6:45 6:15 7:35 9:20 10:30 RISE OF THE LINCOLN (PG-13) Nov. 30 • Dec. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14 & 15 3(equals)D experience. But GUARDIANS 2-D ONLY 11:40 3:05 6:30 9:50 Curtain: Fri. & Sat. 8pm • Sun. 4pm (PG) 11:10 4:20 9:40 SKYFALL (PG-13) the characters and settings LIFE OF PI 2-D ONLY 12:10 3:30 6:55 10:20 (PG) 3:40 10:10 WRECK IT RALPH 3-D Call 339-7700 are attractively designed, RED DAWN (PG-13) ONLY (PG) 10:55 7:20 10:00 For Ticket Reservations and the vocal performances 11:25 2:15 5:00 7:50 10:40 WRECK IT RALPH 2-D ONLY (PG) 1:40 4:30 have real color and a sense TCT at the Barn in the Park Across from Hobart Arena

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DATES TO REMEMBER TODAY • DivorceCare seminar and support group will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. at Piqua Assembly of God Church, 8440 King Arthur Drive, Piqua. Child care provided through the sixth-grade. • COSA, an anonymous 12step recovery program for friends and family members whose lives have been affected by another person’s compulsive sexual behavior, will meet in the evening in Tipp City. For more information, call 463-2001. • AA, Piqua Breakfast Group will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Westminter Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. The discussion meeting is open. • AA, Troy Trinity Group meets at 7 p.m. for open discussion in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. • AA, open meeting, 6 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. Alley entrance, upstairs. • AA, Living Sober meeting, open to all who have an interest in a sober lifestyle, 7:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. • Narcotics Anonymous, Winner’s Group, will meet at 5 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave., Troy. Open discussion . • Narcotics Anonymous, Poison Free, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 202 W. Fourth St., third floor, Greenville. • Narcotics Anonymous, Never Alone, Never Again, 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 212 N. Main St., Sidney • Teen Talk, where teens share their everyday issues through communication, will meet at 6 p.m. at the Troy View Church of God, 1879 Staunton Road, Troy. • Singles Night at The Avenue will be from 6-10 p.m. at the Main Campus Avenue, Ginghamsburg Church, 6759 S. County Road 25A, Troy. Each week, cards, noncompetitive volleyball, free line dances and free ballroom dance lessons. Child care for children birth through fifth grade is offered from 5:45-7:45 p.m. each night in the Main Campus building. For more information, call 667-1069, Ext. 21.

MONDAY • Christian 12 step meetings, “Walking in Freedom,” are offered at 7 p.m. at Open Arms Church, 4075 Tipp Cowlesville Road, Tipp City. • An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs. • An evening grief support group meets the second and fourth Monday evenings at 7 p.m. at the Generations of Life Center, second floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. The support group is open to any grieving adult in the greater Miami County area and there is no participation fee. Sessions are facilitated by trained bereavement staff. Call 573-2100 for details or visit the website at homc.org. • AA, Big Book discussion meeting will be at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy, in the 12 Step Room. The discussion is open to the public. • AA, Green & Growing will meet at 8 p.m. The closed discussion meeting (attendees must have a desire to stop drinking) will be at Troy View Church of God, 1879 Old Staunton Road, Troy. • AA, There Is A Solution Group will meet at 8 p.m. in Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church, County Road 25-A, Ginghamsburg. The discussion group is closed (participants must have a desire to stop drinking). • AA, West Milton open discussion, 7:30 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, rear entrance, 1209 S. Miami St. Non-smoking, handicap accessible. • Al-Anon, Serenity Seekers will meet at 8 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. The discussion meeting is open. A beginner’s meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. • Alternatives: Anger/Rage Control Group for adult males, 7-9 p.m., Miami County Shelter, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues. • Mind Over Weight Total Fitness, 6-7 p.m., 213 E. Franklin St., Troy. Other days and times available. For more information, call 339-2699.

will be from 9-10 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441. • Women’s Anger/Rage Group will meet from 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues. Call 339-6761 for more information. • Narcotics Anonymous, Just For Tuesday, will meet at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Ave., Troy. This is an open discussion. • Narcotics Anonymous, Unity Group, 7 p.m., Freedom Life Ministries Church, 9101 N. County Road 25-A, Piqua. Open discussion. • Public bingo, license No. 010528, will begin with early birds at 7 p.m. and regular bingo at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge No. 833, 17 W. Franklin St., Troy. Use the Cherry Street entrance. Doors open at 5 p.m. Instant tickets also will be available. • Public bingo — paper and computer — will be offered by the Tipp City Lumber Baseball organization from 7-10 p.m. at the West Milton Eagles, 2270 S. Miami St., West Milton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and concessions will be available. Proceeds will benefit the sponsorship of five Little League baseball teams. For more information, call 543-9959. • The Knitting Group meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Bradford Public Libary, 138 E. Main St., Bradford. All knitters are welcome or residents can come to learn. • DivorceCare will be every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Troy Church of the Nazarene, State Route 55 and Barnhart Road, Troy. The group is open to men and women. For more information, call Patty at 440-1269 or Debbie at 335-8397. • Christian 12-Step, 7-8:30 p.m. at Ginghamsburg South Campus, ARK, 7695 S. County Road 25-A, one mile south of the main campus.

and Tradition meeting, in the 12 Step Room, Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. • AA, open discussion, 8 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, Piqua. Use the alley entrance, upstairs. • Al-Anon, Trinity Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. • Men’s Anger/Rage Group will meet from 6-8 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Issues addressed are physical, verbal and emotional violence toward family members and other persons, how to express feelings, how to communicate instead of confronting and how to act nonviolently with stress and anger issues. Call 339-6761 for more information. • A Domestic Violence Support Group for Women will meet from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16. E. Franklin St., Troy. Support for battered women who want to break free from partner violence is offered. There is no charge for the program. For more information, call 339-6761. • Narcotics Anonymous, Inspiring Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. • Children’s Creative Play Group will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. School-age children will learn appropriate social interactions and free expression through unique play therapy. There is no charge for this program. More information is available by calling 339-6761. • Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Spirit of Recovery, Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy. TUESDAY • Overeaters Anonymous will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Mount Calvary • Deep water aerobics will be Lutheran Church, 9100 N. Main St., offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln State Route 48, between Meijer Community Center, 110 Ash St., and Samaritan North. For other Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lccmeetings or information, call 252troy.com for more information and 6766 or (800) 589-6262, or visit the programs. Web site at www.region5oa.org. • A teen support group for any • Miami Valley Women’s Center, grieving teens, ages 12-18 years in 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber the greater Miami County area is Heights, offers free pregnancy testoffered from 6-7:30 p.m. on the secing, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more ond and fourth Tuesday evenings at information, call 236-2273. the Generations of Life Center, sec• A Pilates Beginners group ond floor, 550 Summit Ave., Troy. matwork class will be from 5:30WEDNESDAY There is no participation fee. 6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Sessions are facilitated by trained Tipp City. For more information, call • Skyview Wesleyan Church, bereavement staff and volunteers. Tipp-Monroe Community Services Crafts, sharing time and other grief 6995 Peters Road, Tipp City, will at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669support activities are preceded by a offer a free dinner at 6:15 p.m. 2441. Bible study will begin at 7 p.m. light meal. • Safe People, 7-8:30 p.m., • An arthritis aquatic class will • Quilting and crafts is offered from 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Ginghamsburg Church, SC/DC 104. Find guidance for making safe Lincoln Community Center, Troy. at the Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. choices in relationships, from Call 335-2715 or visit First St., Tipp City. Call 667-8865 friendships to co-workers, family or www.lcctroy.com for more informafor more information. romance. Learn to identify nurturtion and programs. • The Blue Star Mothers of • The “Sit and Knit” group meets ing people as well as those who America meet from 7-9 p.m. the should be avoided. Call Roberta from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at third Tuesday at the Miami County Bogle at 667-4678 for more inforTippecanoe Weaver and Fibers Red Cross, 1314 Barnhart Road, mation. Too, 17 N. 2nd St., Tipp City. All Troy. Meetings are open to any • Boundaries, 7-8:30 p.m., mother of a member of the military, knitters are invited to attend. For Ginghamsburg Church, ARK 200. guard or reserve or mothers of vet- more information, call 667-5358. A 12-week video series using •The Milton-Union Senior erans. For more information, e-mail Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud Citizens will meet the second and at and Dr. John Townsend. Offers fourth Wednesday 1 p.m. at 435 SpiritofFreedomOH1@yahoo.com practical help and encouragement Hamilton St., West Milton. Those or by call (937) 307-9219. to all who seek a healthy, balanced interested in becoming members • Mothers of Preschoolers, a life and practice in being able to are invited to attend. Bingo and group of moms who meet to say no. For more information, call unwind and socialize while listening cards follow the meetings. Linda Richards at 667-4678. • Grandma’s Kitchen, a hometo information from speakers, meet • The Troy Lions Club will meet cooked meal prepared by volunthe second and fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. the second and fourth teers, is offered every Wednesday from 6:15-8:30 p.m. Single, marfrom 5-6:30 p.m. in the activity cen- Wednesday at the Troy-Hayner ried, working or stay-at-home Cultural Center. For more informater of Hoffman United Methodist moms are invited. Children (under tion, call 335-1923. Church, 201 S. Main St., West 5) are cared for in MOPPETS. For • A free employment networking more information, contact Michelle Milton, one block west of State group will be offered from 8-9 a.m. Route 48. The meal, which Lutz at 440-9417 or Andrea each Wednesday at Job and includes a main course, salad, Stapleton at 339-8074. dessert and drink, for a suggested Family Services, 2040 N. County • The Miami Shelby Chapter of Road 25-A, Troy. The group will donation of $6 per person, or $3 the Barbershop Harmony Society offer tools to tap into unadvertised for a children’s meal. The meal is will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Greene jobs, assistance to improve personnot provided on the weeks of Street United Methodist Church, al presentation skills and resume 415 W. Greene St., Piqua. All men Thanksgiving, Christmas or New writing. For more information, call Year’s. interested in singing are welcome • The Kiwanis Club will meet at Steven Kiefer at 570-2688 or Justin and visitors always are welcome. Sommer at 440-3465. For more information, call 778-1586 noon at the Troy Country Club, 1830 Peters Road, Troy. Non-memor visit the group’s Web site at THURSDAY bers of Kiwanis are invited to come www.melodymenchorus.org. meet friends and have lunch. For • Divorce Care, 7 p.m. at • Deep water aerobics will be more information, contact Bobby Richards Chapel, 831 McKaig offered from 6-7 p.m. at Lincoln Ave., Troy. Video/small group class Phillips, vice president, at 335Community Center, 110 Ash St., 6989. designed to help separated or Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit • The Troy American Legion divorced people. For more informawww.lcctroy.com for more informaPost No. 43 euchre parties will tion, call 335-8814. tion and programs. begin at 7:30 p.m. For more infor• AA, women’s meeting, 8-9 • An open parent-support group mation, call 339-1564. p.m., Dettmer’s Daniel Dining will be at 7 p.m. at Corinn’s Way • The Toastmasters will meet Room. Inc., 306 S. Dorset Road, Troy. • AA Tuesday night meeting, 7 every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at • Parents are invited to attend p.m., Troy Church of the Brethren, American Honda to develop to help 1431 W. Main St., Troy. participants practice their speaking the Corinn’s Way Inc. parent sup• AA, The Best Is Yet To Come skills in a comfortable environment. port group from 7-8:30 p.m. each Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the Thursday. The meetings are open Contact Eric Lutz at 332-3285 for 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal more information. discussion. Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. • Tipp City Seniors gather to • AA, Pioneer Group open disThe discussion is open. play cards prior to lunch every cussion will meet at 9:30 a.m. • AA, Tipp City Group, Zion Enter down the basement steps on Thursday at 10 a.m. at 320 S. First Lutheran Church, Main and Third St., Tipp City. At noon will be a the north side of The United streets at 8 p.m. This is a closed carry-in lunch and participants Church Of Christ on North Pearl discussion (participants must have Street in Covington. The group also should bring a covered dish and a desire to stop drinking). table service. On the third meets at 8:30 p.m. Monday night • Al-Anon, 8:30 p.m. Sidney Thursday, Senior Independence and is wheelchair accessible. Group, Presbyterian Church, cor• AA, Serenity Island Group will offers blood pressure and blood ner North and Miami streets, sugar testing before lunch. For meet at 8 p.m. in the Westminster Sidney. Presbyterian Church, corner of Ash more information, call 667-8865. • AA, 7 p.m. at Troy Church of • Best is Yet to Come open AA and Caldwell streets, Piqua. The the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., meeting, 11 a.m., Trinity Episcopal discussion is open. Troy. Open discussion. Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. • AA, 12 & 12 will meet at 8 • An Intermediate Pilates class p.m. for closed discussion, Step • AA, Tri-City Group meeting will

• TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 11 N. Third St., Tipp City. New members welcome. For more information, call 335-9721. • Troy Noon Optimist Club will meet at noon at the Tin Roof restaurant. Guests welcome. For more information, call 478-1401. • Weight Watchers, Westminster Presbyterian, Piqua, weigh-in is at 5 and meeting at 5:30 p.m. • Parenting Education Groups will meet from 6-8 p.m. at the Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, 16 E. Franklin St., Troy. Learn new and age-appropriate ways to parent children. Call 3396761 for more information. There is no charge for this program. • Narcotics Anonymous, Hug A Miracle, will meet at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy, use back door. • Narcotics Anonymous, Inspiring Hope, 12:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. • Sanctuary, for women who have been affected by sexual abuse, location not made public. Must currently be in therapy. For more information, call Amy Johns at 667-1069, Ext. 430 • Miami Valley Women’s Center, 7049-A Taylorsville Road, Huber Heights, offers free pregnancy testing, noon to 4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. For more information, call 236-2273. • Pilates for Beginners, 8:309:30 a.m. and 5:30-6:30 p.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441. • Next Step at Noon, noon to 1 p.m. at Ginghamsburg South Campus, ARK, 7695 S. County Road 25-A, one mile south of the main campus.

take place 8:30-9:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of the former Dettmer Hospital. The lead meeting is open. For more information, call 3359079. • AA, Spirituality Group will meet at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Troy. The discussion is open. • Health Partners Free Clinic will offer a free clinic on Thursday night at the clinic, 1300 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Registration will be from 5:30-7 p.m. No appointment is necessary. The clinic does not accept medical emergencies, but can refer patients to other doctors and can prescribe medication. Call 3320894 for more information. • Narcotics Anonymous, NAIOU, 7:30 p.m., Church of the Brethren, 1431 W. Main St., Troy. • Preschool story hours will be from 10-11 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. at the Bradford Public Library, 138 E. Main St., Bradford. • Weight Watchers, 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, Tipp City. For more information, call 552-7082.

FRIDAY • An arthritis aquatic class will be offered from 8-9 or 9-10 a.m. at Lincoln Community Center, Troy. Call 335-2715 or visit www.lcctroy.com for more information and programs. • AA, Troy Friday Morning Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the 12 Step Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. The discussion is open. • AA, open discussion, 8 p.m. in the Salvation Army, 129 South Wayne St., Piqua. Use parking lot entrance, held in gym. • Narcotics Anonymous, Clean and Free, 8 p.m., Dettmer Hospital, 3130 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. Open discussion. Fellowship from 7-8 p.m. • A Pilates Intermediate group matwork class will be held from 910 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 6672441. • Weight Watchers, 1431 W. Main St., Church of the Bretheren, Troy, at 10 a.m. For more information, call (800) 374-9191. • A singles dance is offered every Friday from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Christopher Club, Dixie Highway, Kettering, sponsored by Group Interaction. The dance is $6. For more information, call 640-3015 or visit www.groupia.org. • Christian Worship Center, 3537 S. Elm Tree Road, Christiansburg, hosts a Friday Night Bluegrass Jam beginning at 7 p.m. each Friday. Homemade meals are available beginning at 6:30 p.m. Participants may bring instruments and join in. A small donation is requested at the door. For more information or directions, call 857-9090 or 631-2624.

SATURDAY • Weight Watchers, 1431 W. Main St., Church of the Bretheren, Troy, at 10 a.m. For more information, call (800) 374-9191. • Recovery Too Al-Anon meetings are offered at 8:30 p.m. at Ginghamsburg Church, main campus, Room 117, S. County Road 25-A, Tipp City. • AA, Men’s Meeting will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the new First Lutheran Church, corner of Washington Road and State Route 41. The meeting is closed (members must have a desire to stop drinking). • AA, Troy Winners Group will meet at 8:30 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy for discussion. The meeting is open. • AA, Troy Beginners Group meets at 7 p.m. in the 12 Step Room at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 1550 Henley Road, Troy. This is an open discussion meeting. • Weight Watchers, Westminster Presbyterian, Piqua, meeting at 9 a.m., weigh-in at 9:30 a.m. • Pilates for Beginners (Introduction), 9:15-10:15 a.m. at 27 1/2 E. Main St., Tipp City. For more information, call Tipp-Monroe Community Services at 667-8631 or Celeste at 669-2441. • Narcotics Anonymous, Saturday Night Live, 8 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 120 W. Water St., Sidney. • Relapse Prevention Group, 5:30-6:45 p.m. at The Avenue, Room 504, at Ginghamsburg Main Campus, 6759 S. County Road 25A. • The Next Step, a worship celebration for people on the road to recovery, 7 p.m. at Ginghamsburg Main Campus Sanctuary, 6759 S. County Road 25-A. • Yoga classes will be offered from 10-11 a.m. at the First United Church of Christ, Troy. The public is invited.

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This book cover image released shows “The Forgotten,” by David Baldacci.

Baldacci back with thriller BY JEFF AYERS AP Book Reviewer “The Forgotten” (Grand Central Publishing), by David Baldacci: David Baldacci brings back Army Special Agent John Puller in “The Forgotten,” a follow-up to 2011’s “Zero Day.” In this new thriller, Puller receives a letter from his aunt that propels him into a conspiracy. Paradise, Fla., is a picturesque setting, and from all appearances, the town seems to be the perfect place to live. Puller arrives to visit his aunt, but discovers she has died. He believes she was murdered, but the local police aren’t interested in his opinion. In his search for the truth, Puller must endure the wrath of both law enforcement and the people who knew his aunt. The town of Paradise might have a name that invokes thoughts of Utopia, but the beauty masks a devastating secret. Baldacci is a master when it comes to writing about small-town conspiracies and a lone hero who fights against all odds to clean up corruption. The narrative moves slowly, so the reader has a chance to solve the case along with Puller. It might seem straightforward, but the final reveal will surprise even hardcore thriller junkies.

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Roth retires but Wolfe, Wouk among authors past 80 NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Roth, 79 and looking fit in recent photographs, has said that after looking back on his long and prolific career he decided he had written enough. The novel “Nemesis,” published in 2010, apparently will be his last. Other authors, some of them years older, are carrying on. Elmore Leonard, winner this year of an honorary National Book Award, is 87 and says the prize inspired him to write more novels. The winner of the National Book Award for poetry, David Ferry, is 88. Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, 81, had a novel out in the spring and has said she’s working on a new one. Tom Wolfe’s “Back to Blood” came out this fall and he has more fiction and nonfiction planned. “Being an octogenarian is just a hobby of mine,” Wolfe, 81, says with a laugh, “something I do at night.” Just this fall, new works came out from 97-year-old novelist Herman Wouk, 93year-old poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and 90-year-old historian Bernard Bailyn. Author-playwright A.E. Hotchner, 92, has a book of essays about aging due in February. The first novel in more than 30 years by James Salter, 87, will be published in April. The first novel by William Gass, 88, since 1995, is expected in March. “I think that the barriers have pretty well fallen,” says Hotchner, whose career dates back to adapting the stories of his friend Ernest Hemingway for 1950s television productions. “When Hemingway died, he was 61 and he really looked old. Writers used to fade out by

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This May 15, 2000, file photo, shows author Herman Wouk in Palm Springs, Calif. In fall 2012, new works came out from 97-year-old novelist Wouk, 93-year-old poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and 90-year-old historian Bernard Bailyn. Wouk's editor, Jonathan Karp, says that Wouk has always taken good care of himself. AP PHOTO/ED BETZ, FILE

This March 30, 2005, file photo shows author James Salter at his home in live a very short life. Or you Bridgehampton, N.Y. The first novel in more than 30 years by Salter, 87, will be pub- can be more careful, not that you baby yourself, but that lished in April 2013. some moderation is necesthe time they were 70. A sary.” phenomenon like Herman Wouk’s editor, Jonathan Wouk was virtually unheard Karp, says that Wouk has of.” always taken good care of Hotchner and others say himself. The author’s first that thanks to better medbook came out more than 60 ical care and cleaner living, years ago, but his lifestyle creative expectancy has has remained steady work, never been higher. family and religious faith, Nathaniel Hawthorne was studying the Torah daily. just 59 when he died, in The author of such favorites 1864, and had described as “The Caine Munity” and himself as “wrinkled with “The Winds of War” keeps up time and trouble.” Some of with modern trends, workthe greatest 20th century ing in Skype and text mesauthors, from F. Scott sages for his latest, “The Fitzgerald to John Steinbeck Lawgiver.” to William Faulkner, were “He has such vitality,” heavy drinkers and never Karp says. “I was on the made it to 70. Gass likes to phone with him the other joke that authors now live AP PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER, FILE day discussing our publishlonger because of “better This May 29 file photo shows author Toni Morrison ing campaign for about an booze.” receiving a Medal of Freedom award during a ceremo- hour and he finally ended “During the 1950s, the ny in the East Room of the White House in Washington. the conversation because his academic world was full of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, 81, had a novel out in the personal trainer had just people who drank too much,” spring and has said she's working on a new one. arrived.” Gass says. “The parties were Gass says that he had “Ernest (Hemingway) is your determination,” heart problems a few years cocktail parties and pretty potent. Now, there are din- said that life is like a bank Hotchner says. “You can ago and may well have died account and how you use it withdraw it in a hurry and without receiving stents, a ners with nice wines.”

procedure unavailable before the 1980s. The author of “Omensetter’s Luck” and other books didn’t simply recover, but had the mental and physical power to expand a short work of fiction into his new novel, “Middle C.” Salter’s upcoming novel is called “All That Is,” the story of a book editor and his romances that retains the themes of erotic exhilaration and emotional distance of such previous works as “A Sport and a Pastime” and “Light Years.” He has worked through much of his 80s on “All That Is,” aware that at a certain age the mind does not quicken or expand, but also compelled by nature to continue. “You can’t stop writing,” says Salter, who notes that Roth is reportedly in active correspondence with his biographer, Blake Bailey. “Even if you say you’re not writing books anymore, you’re making notes, perhaps writing in your journal.”

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Sunday, November 25, 2012

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNIVERSARY

ENGAGEMENT

Crabtrees celebrate 25 years

Hudelson, Walters engaged

TROY — Melvin and Jamie (Kinsinger) Crabtree of Troy are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. They were married Dec. 5, 1987, at First United Church of Christ. Their children include Amanda DeMedeiros (Marcos) of Florida, Nicole Crabtree Buck (Nolan) of Piqua, Melvin (Buddy) Crabtree Jr. (Danielle Jenkins) of Florida, and Reldon (Corey) Crabtree, at home. They have two grandchildren, Camryn and Vinicius of Florida. Melvin has worked in

MARRIAGE

PIQUA — Melissa Ann Hudelson of Piqua and Nathaniel Bradley Walters of Troy announce their engagement and plans to marry. She is the daughter of Dennis and Anna Hudelson of Piqua. He is the son of Larrell Bradley Walters of Troy the tool and die business and Patricia Ann Walters since 1986. He is currently of Piqua. working at DRT. The bride-elect is a Jamie is a stay-at-home graduate of Piqua High housewife and mother. School, Class of 2000, and received a bachelor of arts degree in graphic design from Wilmington College in 2004. She is an office LICENSES assistant at OSU Extension Office, Miami

Robert Lloyd Gore, 55, of 2516 Saint Andrews Drive, Troy, to Colleen P. Phipps, 52, of same address. Kevin Michael Liming, 54, of 308 Gordon St., Piqua, to April Dawn Boyer, 33, of same address. Randolph Duwaine Fries, 55, of 1307 Garbry Road, Piqua, to Jamie Sue Widney Hanlon, 52, of same address. Martin Leon Kerg, 51, of 351 Robin Hood Lane, Troy, to Alison Ann Grubb, 40, of same address. Benjamin James

Stelzer, 38, of 125 Bevonne Court, Apt. B, West Milton, to Jennifer Ann Clawson, 34, of same address. Michael Ryan Miller, 25, of 5444 Versailles Road, Piqua, to Niki Rae Dye, 24, of same address. Christopher William Bogan, 26, of 415 N. Fourth St., Tipp City, to Andrea Nicole Baker, 26, of same address. Jeffery Allen Wagner, 26, of 24 E. West St., Troy, to Heather Michelle Patrick, 23, of same address.

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In this Sept. 12 file photo, gas station attendant Youssouf Soukouna, 42, pumps gas into a vehicle at a LukOil station in Newark, N.J.

Tips for saving on pump prices County. Her fiance is a graduate of Troy High School, Class of 2000, and received a bachelor of science degree in computer science from Bowling Green State University in 2004. He is coordinator of client services at Edison Community College. The couple plan a November 2013 wedding.

ANNOUNCEMENT POLICY Couples celebrating anniversaries, weddings or engagements wishing to have their announcements in the Troy Daily News may pick up information forms at the newspaper office, 224 S. Market St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Troy Daily News announcement forms must be filled out completely in order to be published. Information also may be sent by e-mail to editorial@tdnpublishing.com (subject line: engagement, wedding, etc.) or filled out on the form provided at www.troydailynews.com. A glossy black-and-white or good quality color photo is requested. The Troy Daily News reserves the right to judge whether photo quality is acceptable for reproduction. Couples celebrating anniversaries may submit a wedding photo and a recent photo for publication. Photos may be picked up at the newspaper office after they are used or returned by mail if they are accompanied by a selfaddressed, stamped envelope.

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Rate on 30-year loans hits record 3.31 percent WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell to fresh record lows this week, a trend that is boosting home sales and aiding the housing recovery. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) said Wednesday that the average rate on the 30year loan dipped to 3.31 percent, the lowest on records dating back to 1971. That’s down from 3.34 percent last week, the previous record low. The average on the 15-year fixed mortgage also dropped to 2.63 percent. That’s down from 2.65 percent last week and also a new record. The average rate on the 30-year loan has been below 4 percent all year. It has fallen further since the Federal Reserve started buying mortgage bonds in September to encourage more borrowing and spending. Home sales and construction are rising, providing a much-needed boost to the economy. Home prices are also increasing, which makes consumers feel wealthier and more likely to spend. Lower rates have also persuaded more people to refinance. That usually leads to lower monthly mortgage payments and more spending. Consumer spending drives nearly 70 percent of economic activity. Still, the housing market has a long way to a full recovery. And many people are unable to take advantage of the low rates, either because they can’t qualify for stricter lending rules or they can’t afford the larger down payments that many banks require. To calculate average mortgage rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country on Monday through Wednesday of each week. The average doesn’t include extra fees, known as points, which most borrowers must pay to get the lowest rates. One point equals 1 percent of the loan amount. The average fee for 30-year loans was 0.7 point, unchanged from last week. The fee for 15year loans also remained at 0.7 point. The average rate on a one-year adjustablerate mortgage ticked up to 2.56 percent from 2.55 percent. The fee for one-year adjustablerate loans rose two-tenths to 0.5 point. The average rate on a five-year adjustablerate mortgage 2.74 percent, the same as the previous week. The fee was unchanged at 0.6 point.

BY MARY CAROL GARRITY Scripps Howard News Service If you want your holiday displays to be stunning and sophisticated, add a little silver. Silver has become my gold standard when I want to craft richly appointed holiday displays, whether it’s a little treatment for a side table or a knock-it-out-ofthe-park look for my dining room. Why? Because silver looks perfect with everything. Platinum is one of my new favorite colors for the holidays because it has all the sparkling glory of silver, yet has a slightly warmer tone. I am pairing platinum with champagne, a whispery soft shade of gold, to create a dynamic duo that transports the look of everything it touches. You can showcase these two metallic marvels all by themselves or you can bring in a third color for added interest. I have paired them with all shades of brown, red, green and blue, and all looked good. Whatever colors you have in your home and whatever the style of the holiday decor, it will look marvelous with the addition of platinum and champagne. Depending on what kind of feel you want for the holidays, you can completely saturate your spaces in platinum and champagne or just add them as an accent. Thread some gilded platinum and champagne picks through the greenery on your mantel, where it will reflect the glow of your fire. Weave platinum and champagne garland around the arms of a chandelier over a dining table to give it a bit of sparkle. Insert gilded picks into your Christmas tree for added star quality —your tree will positively glow when these picks are lit up by hundreds of twinkling lights. You may not think of blue as a natural for holiday decor, but I am convinced

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If you want holiday displays to be stunning and sophisticated, add a little silver. that blue, in all its many captivating shades, is a color for all seasons. People tease me because I have such a deep admiration for this color, but it really looks sensational everywhere you put it, including holiday displays. There is nothing more pristine than a landscape

covered in a fresh blanket of snow, glistening in the light of the morning sun. That’s the feeling I get from the color combination white and silver. White accents are placid and serene, and the addition of sparkling silver makes it feel vivid and alive. Just because it’s a bit fancy doesn’t mean silver

doesn’t look sensational in a more earthy, rustic setting. Twist together bronze and silver to provide a backdrop for a display of birds or greens. The column has been adapted from Mary Carol Garrity’s blog at www. nellhills.com.

HOUSE HUNTING

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Dian Hymer For the Miami Valley Sunday News bad global news — the catastrophic earthquake in Japan, Greece on the edge of bankruptcy, problems in the eurozone, and a stuck-in-the-mud unemployment rate — had been absorbed and digested by consumers. Buyers began to believe that home prices

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Makeover results in home, sweet home George and John run a really cool business designing and making mascots — you know, the kind that run around at football games or cheer at highschool track meets. Their home-based enterprise had really taken off, and it was time for them to reclaim their living room and dining area by moving the business out of the house and into its own off-site building. While loaded with charm and character, George and John’s home is also lacking in space. The living room is cozy, but the dining room is downright tiny. However, that wasn’t the only challenge. George loves the traditional look of stained glass, old stonework and thick wooden trim. John, on the other hand, is modern through and through. About the only thing these two agreed on was that the original light hardwood floor had to be darkened. Otherwise, there was no consensus on a design strategy that would please both of these guys. We began by taking down the old ceiling, and opening up the archway between the living and dining areas. I decided to keep the fireplace in a nod to tradition, but to please John’s modern tastes we gave it an update. A crisp white paneled facing covers up most of the old stonework, and what is left was painted white to blend it into the new mantel. Built-in shelving flanks the fireplace and provides a much-needed place to house books and collectibles. A new, wideplank dark hardwood floor was installed throughout the entire space. A clean white ceiling with recessed lighting and a fresh coat of white paint on the existing crown mold-

pedestal table, along with a couple of white chairs with nailhead trim, combine to create an exclusive table for four, or more. The entire area is done in crisp black-and-white paisley wallpaper, which is a fresh take on an old tradition. Finally, to finish off this space, we replaced the original wooden stair rail with a custom-made black steel railing. The spindle ”tuning fork” design was actually inspired by the lines of the old stained-glass windows in the living room. A burst of red accessories and another gorgeous chandelier over the table complete the look, and we now have a tiny space that sends out a great big welcome. George and John were looking for old juxtaposed with new, and traditional alongside contemporary. This renovation delivers SHNS PHOTO COURTESY HGTV the goods, with a clean George and John reclaimed their newly redesigned living and dining areas and now have the perfect place for overall look and many relaxing or entertaining friends. great design features that ing give way to charcoalcapitalize on this home’s gray walls in the living Old World charm. The room. An ivory sofa in front original stone of the fireof the window is a cozy place peeks out from a place to curl up, while two fresh new facing; an Old armless easy chairs covWorld pattern inspires ered in a bold black-andmodern new wallpaper white check are punched and crystal light fixtures up with the addition of red are at once new and remicushions. niscent of days gone by. I chose a padded square It’s a huge transformaleather ottoman-style coftion, but in the end George fee table and a funky twoand John were thrilled. door ivory cabinet to comThey’ve reclaimed their plete the living-room furnewly redesigned living nishings, with everything and dining areas and now positioned on a naturalhave the perfect place for hued sisal area rug. New relaxing or entertaining floor-to-ceiling draperies friends. pull in the colors of the As for me, my crew conwalls, the rug and the spired to have them make sofa, and yellow figures as a Candice mascot, so you a prominent accent. The may be seeing her filling same palette is repeated in on future episodes. in the sofa cushions. A After all, if I have a doucrystal ceiling fixture and George and John's living room is cozy, but the dining room is downright tiny. ble, I might as well take a two modern sconces atop vacation and let her do the fireplace mantel pro- positioned over some real- dining nook. I’m sure that seemed to get by widening some of the work! vide more soft lighting, ly fun artwork. it’s in the running as the out that archway between which is complemented by Interior decorator The biggest challenge world’s smallest dining the two spaces. Curved a corner-table lamp and at George and John’s room, but it’s surprising black banquette seating Candice Olson is host of picture lighting that is house was probably the how much more space we and a custom round HGTV’s ”Candice Tells All.”

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holidays. If you travel during the holidays, this might be a perfect were bottoming; there were years’ time to have your house on the worth of pent-up demand. market. You won’t be inconveSellers in some areas who sold at nienced by showing activity and the end of last year presented their open houses. homes well and priced them right Depending on weather condifor the market. Some received mul- tions, which can put a damper on tiple offers, although this didn’t showing activity, early in the year always result in a higher price. before the spring season is often a Many were sold and closed by the good time for sellers, particularly end of the year. when interest rates are at historic The dynamic that contributed to lows, buyers are out in force and this seemingly unusual phenomemost sellers are waiting until April non was a high demand from buyor May to bring their homes on the ers who’d been waiting for years for market. the right time to buy and a paucity Some sellers are inclined to wait of homes listed for sale at that time. until spring to sell because they HOUSE HUNTING TIP: Most think that the improved housing sellers aren’t inclined to sell their market will result in a higher sale homes during the late fall and win- price. There’s no way to know. ter months, so they wait until Hopefully, prices will be higher spring. But then they are confront- then. But in most areas it will be ed with more sellers bringing their only marginally higher. homes on the market. Buyers have THE CLOSING: If you and a choice. You aren’t the only game your home are ready for sale, and in town. the weather isn’t slowing the marSome sellers worry about the ket down, go for it..”

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Common sense a key tool in repairing older homes Rather than replacing or sintering an individual joist, there are other solutions to add support for the floor system: 1. A steel angle iron can be installed to the Q: The home I’m trying to sell was built around 1913 and has the usual side of the joist higher up against the bottom amenities associated with an older home. of the floor and away from wiring and ducts. The buyers’ home inspector discovered 2. Solid wood bridging can be installed on problems I already knew existed. In fact, either side of the notch and away from any most of the problems were in the discloelectrical wiring running through the existing sure I gave to my agent. The home floor joist. If there are heat ducts between the inspector’s report included mention of a joists, bridging cannot be used, but you could single floor joist that had been cut for a secure a brace across the bottom of the plumbing pipe under the bathroom. To notched joist and attach it to two other joists, repair the joist, some of the ductwork one on either side, to share some of the load. and wiring will have to be removed and An example of a brace would be a 6-foot-long will cost more than $700. This home is 2- by 6-inch board fastened to a 6-foot-long 2close to 100 years old and I have never by 8-inch board, creating an “L”-shaped brace. had a problem with the floors in the You then secure the L-brace, with the 2- by 8bathroom. What are my options? inch side vertical to the floor joists, using glue A: I have often inspected older homes with and wood screws. a cut or notched floor joist either under the 3. Jack posts are cheap and easy to install. bathtub drain or the larger drain for the toiThe steel telescoping posts are set to the proplet. My recommendation to the client will er height so that they support the joists on depend on the size of the joist that has been either side of the notch. The top of the jack cut, how big a notch was made and the locapost is a plate and threaded screw that allows tion of the notch. you to snug the post tightly against the joist. If the notch is close to a support beam or 4. Do nothing if there is no visible damage wall of the foundation, it is unlikely there will after 100 years of use. be any movement of the floor above. If the I am perplexed by the fact that some home joist is notched away from a supporting wall inspectors cannot offer simple solutions to or beam, then there could be some deflection of the floor above. In a home close to 100 years problems they perceive to be “major.” The old that has yet to have a problem, I see little inspector should have discussed ideas for need to address a problem that does not exist. making the repairs to the client and, if allowed, to you and the agent. At the least, he Before making expensive repairs, contact should know why it is a “defect.” an experienced carpenter to inspect the joist. A lot of home inspectors have served in a trade or a union specific to one field of construction or they may be an engineer or an architect, but, in my opinion, field experience 1026 W. MAIN STREET - TROY in all the trades is the most important factor in selecting a home inspector. According to Mike Holmes of the hit HGTV show “Holmes on Homes,” a general contractor, homebuilder and remodeling contractor make the best home inspectors. I agree. For more information on hiring a qualified home inspector, go to Mike’s Web page at http://mikeholmesinspections.com/services/ pre-purchase-inspection. ONE ADDRESS THOUSANDS of HOMES BY DWIGHT BARNETT Scripps Howard News Service

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Windows darken as sun strikes Decorate the ceiling BY CAROLYN SAID San Francisco Chronicle

At first glance, the big windows in the W Hotel’s lobby look unremarkable. Then the sun strikes them — and the glass slowly darkens to block the glare and heat. The windows are made of Dynamic View Glass, created by View Inc. (www.viewglass.com), and represent a step forward for sustainable building. By letting users regulate how much light and heat enters a structure, they reduce energy use and eliminate the need for screens or blinds, the company said. After five years of research and development, View launched the windows this month, describing the windows as a way to sheathe buildings in a “smart envelope.� “This is about energy efficiency, views and natural light,� said View CEO Rao Mulpuri. “It’s a building designer’s dream to be able to change the condition of a window as the outside world changes to maintain a comfortable level of light and temperature inside. “Views and light make people happier and more productive, but today (without smart-glass technology) more glass means more energy consumption.�

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View, formerly Soladigm, will jostle with other “smart-glass� makers in an emerging market that, though tiny now, could hit $700 million a year by 2020, according to Pike Research. Its biggest competitor is SAGE Electrochromics, a Minnesota firm acquired by French industrial giant Saint-Gobain this year. “Smart glass transforms glass from a passive building technology to an active one,� said Eric Bloom, a senior research analyst with Pike Research and author of a recent study on the smart-glass industry. “It’s the first innovation in the glazing industry in over 100 years.� The basic concept of smart glass is familiar to anyone who has worn transitional eyeglasses that automatically tint to sunglasses in the daylight. But the breakthrough by View and SAGE is to apply that idea to much larger pieces of glass — 5 feet by 10 feet — and to provide programmable controls. Both include GPS positioning to predict the sun’s angle and intensity throughout the day. Eyeglasses use a photochromic technique that directly responds to light; the smartglass products are electrochromic, allowing them to be

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controlled based on a range of conditions. Bloom said cost and longterm durability are roadblocks the industry must address. “The life-cycle performance of the glass over time is a real concern,� he said. “Because it’s a new technology, no one has data on whether it will perform at the same level 10 years down the road.� As for cost, “smart glass represents a considerable premium of energy-efficient (double- and triple-paned) glass, which itself is a premium and can take 10 to 15 years to pay off in energy-efficiency gains,� Bloom said. Mulpuri said View Glass installation costs for commercial buildings work out to about 50 percent more than regular glass, but the savings in air conditioning and window treatments mitigate the expense. For residential use, it might be double the cost of conventional glass. With regular windows, “the sun’s radiant heat cooks the building,� he said. “If your car windows are rolled up, even if it’s relatively comfortable outside, the inside of the car gets incredibly hot and uncomfortable. It’s the same thing in a building. They use massive air conditioning to suck all that heat out; it’s very inefficient.�

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BY ROSEMARY SADEZ FRIEDMANN Scripps Howard News Service Many people don’t even consider the ceiling when designing homes. And we generally don’t address it other than in terms of putting lights and fans there. So perhaps it is time to talk about decorating the ceiling. It is, after all, the fifth wall. Let’s start with color. The “standard� that many put on the ceiling is white, and that is fine. Actually, light tones on the ceiling create a feeling of height in the room. In contrast, tones that are a little darker will create warmth and coziness. Family rooms, including dens, are perfect for darker colors. Bedrooms benefit from darker ceilings, also, particularly master bedrooms. Having said that, generally speaking, we consider the ceiling only when choosing lights and fans, we should choose those items with design in mind. The fan, for example, should reflect the decor you have elsewhere in the room rather than just having it as a utilitarian piece. If the room is tropical, go for a fan that looks tropical, perhaps with bamboo blades. If the decor is ultra contemporary, the fan should be as well. And there are many choices available out there, so the ceiling (think sky) is the limit. Textured ceilings are interesting. There are panels for ceilings that come in textured patterns and can be applied to the ceiling rather easily. Another well-used idea is to put molding on the ceiling and paint either the molding or the ceiling inside the molding a contrasting color. Consider stenciling the ceiling. Create your own or purchase a kit or have a painter come and do the job for you. It was customary to put wallpaper on the ceiling, but that faded from the design scene. Or did it? Well, yes, for a while, but it is back in vogue. Though not as popular as it used to be, wallpapering the ceiling is making a comeback. Certain formal rooms, such as dining rooms, do well with fabric on the ceiling. Master bedrooms work with fabric ceilings, too. It can be draped for a tent effect or clustered close to the ceiling for an interesting, warm look.

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ANTIQUES: Smith & Whirlitzer old typewriter; antique Motora console TV & radio; secretary; 1917 Ohio license plates; 18611866 Ohio Civil War roster; WW2 books; butter churn; apple butter paddle; ration stamps with holder; Marx windup Army tank; 1950 Chevrolet collectors PU truck 1/25 scale; meat saws; antique fire extinguisher; coal miners lanterns; cookie cutters; model T coils; Pathe record player; levels; kitchen hutch and base cab; board games; older toys; Jim Beam bottles; cigar boxes; 2 Rainbow sweepers with attachments; oak server oven 100 years old in excellent condition; antique china cabinet; old radios; Kirby sweeper with attachments; milk can and more! AQUABOT INDUSTRIAL MODEL 21 SWIMMING POOL ROBOT NEW TOYS – SUGGESTED GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS LARGE BUSINESS COMPUTER WITH SAVION PRINTER AND BELL & HOWELL 8MM PROJECTOR WITH ORIGINAL PAPERWORK FURNITURE: Bedroom suite – full size bed, dresser, hutch, desk in excellent shape; 17 – 6” hurricane vases; snack trays; pictures and frames; oval tables; hospital bed; bedroom chair; bookcases; dresser; mirror; chest; 4 dr chest; beveled mirror; 2 Lazy boy recliners; chairs; TV cabs; Sharp 29” TV; DVD players; lamps; fireplace utensils; medicine cabinet; Home Interiors; brass plant stand; CD cab; hall tree; couch; brass table; maple end tables; step stools; lamp shades; Westminster Chimes Grandfather clock quartz; CVR cabinets; small cabinet; maple Tell City dinette set with table, 6 chairs, hutch; JC Penney sewing machine in cab; Thomas organ with bench and music; full size mattress and box springs; 2 & 4 dr file cabinets; fans; computer desk; loveseat; TVs; maple coffee table; plant stands; folding table; bumper pool table; tables; Bentwood rocker; oak chairs; ping pong table; area rugs and runners; Springer chairs – metal; kidney shape dressing table; stack chairs; new toilet in box; picnic table and more! COLLECTIBLES: Coca Cola collectibles – ornaments, bottles, toys, die cast, trays, dishes; older Fisher Price toys; WWII set of encyclopedias; brass bells; small popcorn maker on wheels – toy size; Star Trek movies; wooden figurines; metal lunch boxes; records – 33 and 45s; Star Trek collectibles; Indian collection; small coin collection; rooster cookie jars; copper tea kettle collections; ceramic rooster collection and jewelry; dolls; tins; doll clothes and cases; babies; Snoopy items; comics; 1960 puzzles; coloring boos; Soakys Etch a Sketch; Deputy Dog; pencil box; early marumettes; old board games; squirt guns; large Charlie Brown; Aura Adams family house; older toys and train items; boxes Plasticville telephone planter; Christmas items; Army clothes; old jars and bottles; plants; CI match holder book; other CI items; older poker chips; kitchen items and chalkware; Bakelite lamps; baseball with boxes; Memory lane new clock; salt & pepper shaker collection. HOUSEHOLD ITEMS: Yarn; small appliances; dishes; cups; mugs; glasses; glassware; flatware; stuffed animals; wine rack; Pepsi can airplane; lighted picture with sound; knick knacks; lots of miscellaneous; bath sets; bedding; linens; paper shredder; candles and candle holders; pots & pans; baskets; artificial flowers; wood baskets; quilts; misting fountain; VCR tapes and movies; cassettes; 8 tracks; vases; Cabbage Patch dolls & figurines; telephones; Avon; exercise equipment; new coats – purses – shoes – clothing – lots of new tag items; fiber optic trees; Christmas dishes; glasses; ornaments; decorations; ornaments – some old; books; anniversary clock; wall clocks; dollies; luggage; walkers; transfer bench wheel chairs; medical supplies; canes; grabbers; electric broom; mops; broom; buffer; microwave cart; wood blinds; bird feeders; drop clothes; painting supplies; Igloo coolers; heavy duty extension cords; razors; wicker shelf; electric typewriter; stereo; car speakers; gold balls, bag, carts; jewelry making kit; pressure cookers; log holders; step ladders; air purifier; fishing poles, reels, equipment, clothing; chair hair dryer; tomato cages; gas cans; cement frog and other law items; 8 ft alum ladder; pet cage; Noritake Chine and more! APPLIANCES: GE microwave; Maytag portable dishwasher ; Roper 30” electric stove; microwave cart; Sears automatic washer & dryer.

Garage: 2013 Dixie Chopper 2760 (commercial mower w/ approx. 50 hours and sold w/ owners confirmation), Bolens 1800 w/ snow plow (needs wiring work), 8 H.P. air compressor, Craftsman gas edger, lawn sprayer, lawn roller, 2 push mowers (1 self-propelled) antique seeders and push plows, Honda 3500 SX generator, metal cabinets, bench grinder and vise, hand tools, hand power tools, few air tools, new mower jack, “Kansas City Jack”, organizers, lawn tools, Mantis tiller, open 3 motorcycle trailer, etc.

Owners: Herb Waldheim

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LOCATION: A. B. Graham Center, 9025 St. Rt. 36, Conover, Ohio DIRECTIONS: Exit 82 off I-75, go east 9 miles on St. Rt. 36 to Conover (Old School House)

West of WEST MILTON, OH

TRUCK – MOWERS – TOOLS – ANTIQUES – DECOYS – FURNITURE -CUSHMAN HUSKY SCOOTER - BOATS

At 8721 W. Emerick Rd, which runs west from Rt 48 in the south end of West Milton or one quarter mile east of Rangeline Rd. Auction site is back lane to the north.

TERMS: Cash or Check with Proper I.D. Not Responsible for Accidents. Any Statements Made Day of Sale Supersede Statements Hereon.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 • 9:30 AM ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Empire secretary; oak drop leaf table; 5 shelf wall cupboard; dresser w/ mirror & armoire; waterfall cedar chest; high back pump organ; Victrola & records; H&B nickel oil lamp; 2 treadle sewing machines; lg old country cook stove; dinner bell; cherry pitter; apple pealer; granite plates; 10 gal milk can; Sander’s & other milk bottles, half & qtr pints; cream jar; slant front jars; sealing wax crocks; crock & jugs; corn jobber; corn husking pegs; Little Mother sewing machine; carom board; Marx tin train; Tru-Scale tractor; Structo dump truck, Western Auto semi-truck; Buddy L mail truck; Police Jeep; Tonka camper; Tinker Toys; dolls incl suit case of Barbies; Davey Crockett marionette; Buck Jones guitar; Conn saxophone; xylophone; books; annuals; fur & other old coats (6); United Grand Canyon 5 Cent pin ball machine; etc. FURNITURE & HH GOODS: Fr. provincial bedroom suite w/ twin beds; blond bedroom suite; hall tree; flat top trunk; sectional couch; 1950’s era radio; 35 mm camera; projector; all types of records; wheel chair; chest freezer; wringer washer; bird cage; Revere cookware; kitchen items; china & glassware; etc; OUTDOOR ITEMS: Evinrude 6 HP outboard motor; Sears Ted Williams 7.5 HP outboard motor; Savage Model 220, 20 ga & Marlin 16 ga shotguns; BB gun; windmill frame; well pump & jack; old locks; misc tools. NOTE: Drive back the country lane. There are barns for cover, parking & more items to be added. The old farm house may yield more than listed, so plan to be with us.

Go to www.auctionzip.com for photos and details. TERMS: Cash or local check with proper ID. $50 bank penalty plus $19 fees and subject to prosecution on all returned checks.

OWNERS: MULTI-FAMILIES

Don Spitler, Owner

AUCTIONEER

JERRY STICHTER

H AV E N A R – B A I R - B AY M A N AU C T I O N EE R S “Have Gavel – Will Travel” Mike Havenar, Rick Bair, Tony Bayman (937) 606-4743 www.auctionzip.com (Auctioneer #4544)

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TRUCK, MOWERS, SCOOTER, TOOLS, BOATS: 1968 Half Ton Chevy Pick-up Truck w/Lift Gate; 1958 Cushman Husky Motor Scooter; John Deere 70 Lawn Tractor w/Snow Blade; Craftsman Riding Mower 15.5 Hp. w/42” Deck; Huskee 13 Hp. Riding Mower w/38” Deck; John Deere 68 Riding Mower; Ariens RT 7020 Rear Mount Tiller; Toro Snowmaster 14; Toro Push Mowers, 5 Hp. Generator; A.S.I. Imperial Open Bow Boat w/55 Hp. Evinrude Motor and Boat Trailer; Mariner-Holiday Boat w/35 Hp. Johnson Motor w/Trailer; Mark V Series B Big Four Tire Changer; Atlas Metal Lathe; Mantis Tiller; Sears Heater 8500 btu; Craftsman 8 ½” Miter Saw; Rockwell 10” Band Saw; Oak Machinist Tool Box; Large Grinder on Stand; Snap-on Air Hammer; Black Hawk Jack Stands; Roto Zip; Craftsman Drill Press; 30 Gallon Air Powered Grease Gun; Sun Tune Up Tester; Campbell Hausfield Air Compressor 60 Gallon 6Hp; Air Compressor 20 Gallon 4 Hp.; Jasper Motor Lift; 3 Floor Jacks; Makita Reciprocating Saw; Bosco Nailer; Porter Cable Nailer; Robi Belt Sander; Air Bumper Jack; Chain Saws; Shop Vac; Refrigerator Cart; Car Parts; Auto Manuals; Valve Grinder; Thor Valve Grinder; Craftsman Tool Box; 3 Power Saws; Drills; Hand Tools; Yard Tools; 8’ Aluminum Ladder; Hay Wagon. ANTIQUES, FURNITURE, COLLECTOR ITEMS: Cushman Husky Motor Scooter; Antique Car Parts; 33 Decoys; Old Model 100 RCA Speaker; 5 Sleds; 2 Cast Iron Post; Barbie Dolls; Small Manchester Pot Belly Stove; Clermont Pot Belly Stove (as-is); 2 Wool Orr Felt Blankets; Household Items; 22 Books of Stamps – Postal Commemorative; Gun Cabinet; Nice Desk; Dresser w/Mirror; Oak Dresser.

Duke Building – Miami County Fairgrounds, Troy, Ohio (From I-75 take St Rt 41 East (Main St) to Elm Street and turn left. Go to North end of Fairgrounds)

Furniture & Appliances: Dining room table/chairs and hutch, Empire dresser, pair of single beds, deacon bench, matching couch and chair (like new), recliners, rockers, misc. tables, lamps, mirrors, T.V. and stand, cedar chest, chest type freezer, refrigerator, handmade corner cabinet and pantry type cabinet, misc. pieces.

Misc: 8 Lladros, several nicer portable sewing machines including Singer “the Professional” (10 stitch pattern), Kenmore 150 digital, Singer Ultralock 14 (U64A - Surge), Simplicity Surge Pro SW432, misc. material, patterns and such, misc. dishes, pots, pans, bedding, canning jars, file cabinet, crocks, older Schwinn exercise bike, treadmill, misc. household and garage items.

Saturday, December 1, 2012 9:30 A.M.

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