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Former employee sues PHA again By Jennifer Lin

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She was Woman No. 3 — the last employee to settle a sexual harassment complaint against the deposed executive director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, Carl R. Greene. Since 2008, Moneke Thomas, 38, has been silent, sworn by PHA’s law-

Moneke Thomas, 38, was the last woman to settle a sexual harassment complaint — in 2008. But she says Carl R. Greene and PHA continued to inflict emotional distress. yers not to discuss terms of her $350,000 settlement. And while she continues to abide by that agreement, Thomas has taken the unusual step of suing PHA

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Some areas lose as Center City rises

Clymer, a state panel chair, lambasted Ackerman over intervening in contracts and suspending six workers. By William K. Marimow and Martha Woodall INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS

A five-year survey locates growth in wealth, poverty. By Michael Matza, John Duchneskie, and Dylan Purcell

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Drive west to east across Philadelphia on Poplar Street, and the range of income disparities is startling — from the caved-in porches and ramshackle rowhouses at 39th Street, to Portrait of homes worthy the Suburbs of Architectural Digest, with ¢ The rich get touches like anricher, the poor gled geometric get poorer, and the middle class windows and double-wide takes a hit. A8. front doors, near Fourth Street. Such is the magnetic force field of Center City’s dynamism, where close-in neighborhoods have thrived as more distant ones are plagued by worsening blight. And it is true not just of Philadelphia, but also of the eightcounty region. According to the Census Bureau’s American Community SurSee CENSUS on A8

House ire is unlikely to sink tax-cut deal By David Lightman and Kevin G. Hall

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WASHINGTON — The $858 billion tax-cut deal moving through Congress will jolt life into the economy over the Analysis next two years but faces one more major hurdle first — passing the House, where Democrats are angry about its estate tax and Republicans are upset over its mammoth deficit spending. The Senate was expected to pass the deal overwhelmingly early Wednesday, drawing a breath of bipartisan support previously unseen during Barack Obama’s presidency. Next stop is the House, which could vote as soon as Wednesday and where eventual passage is expected despite reservations on all sides. Although some analysts are more doubtful, one forecaster figures the deal should boost ecoSee TAXES on A15

leaves and dirt in front of her garage, and overturned flower pots. The complaint never names Greene as the perpetrator of those acts. But Thomas said she believes he was behind it. “He will do everything in his power to prevent me from talking,” Thomas said in an interview at the ofSee LAWSUIT on A18

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again — this time accusing Greene of intimidating her even after she left in 2008. In a lawsuit filed in Common Pleas Court on Oct. 28, Thomas

charges Greene and PHA with inflicting emotional distress as a way of keeping her quiet and deterring other women from taking similar action. Thomas alleges that former and current PHA employees followed her. She also claims that over the course of the last year, someone tampered with her mail, dumped

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Cliff Lee, pitching for the Phillies in Game 1 of the 2009 World Series, is returning to a city he loves.

Ruben Amaro Jr., the team’s GM, was the driving force behind the move. More in Sports, Section C.

Happy Reunion We already knew how most concerned parties felt about the trade that sent Cliff Lee from Philadelphia to Seattle last year. Lee was stunned by it. Phillies fans hated it. Phillies players were confused and dismayed by it. Manager Charlie Manuel didn’t much care for it but went along because, well, what other choice did he have? Now we know that one other person regretted the whole thing, too: Ruben Amaro Jr., the man who made the trade in the first place. That is the one thing we truly learned

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from the stunning turn of events that unfolded Monday night and that will have profound impacts on both leagues next season. With everything that transpired over the last year — Roy Halladay’s fantastic season, the trade that brought Roy Oswalt, the fourth consecutive division title and third trip to the National League championship series — the Lee deal remained stuck in Philliedom’s collective craw. And yes, that included Amaro, who made the calculation that the Halladay See LEE on A19

A day after the Philadelphia School District suspended several senior managers, the chairman of the state House Education Committee on Tuesday assailed the decision to remove them and criticized School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman’s administration for “making up the rules and regulations” on awarding contracts. “That is absolutely wrong,” said State Rep. Paul Clymer (R., Bucks), who has the power to conduct hearings on school operations. “These deals made behind closed doors are going to be history.” Clymer’s blistering comments were in response to Ackerman’s decision to push aside a Newtown company that had been selected to work on a $7.5 million project to install surveillance cameras at 19 persistently dangerous schools and instead to award the no-bid emergency contract to IBS Communications Inc., a small minority-owned firm based in Mount Airy. “What has happened,” Clymer said, “is pushing education and the image of the Philadelphia School District downward. It’s just horrendous. For a school system that comes in here year in and year out wanting more funding, this is really so wrong. It’s outrageous.” Six district employees — including two senior vice presidents — were suspended Monday with pay pending the outcome of an internal See ACKERMAN on A19

Venerable club inducts first female leader. Gentlemen, charge your glasses!

A barrier falls at the Union League By Melissa Dribben

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Obituaries B5 Rally ……C10 Social Circuit D4 Stocks …E4 Television D7

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Joan Carter (right) accepts a toast from husband John Aglialoro. She is the first female president in the Union League’s 148-year history.

Beneath an opulent crystal chandelier and with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln looking over her shoulder, Joan Carter, a former high school German teacher turned corporate magnate, Tuesday became the 67th president of the Union League, the first woman to hold the post in the club’s 148-year history. More than 200 members attended the induction ceremony to witness history — and indulge in the two-hour luncheon of Champagne, braised short ribs, and cherry tart tatin with star anise ice cream. As outgoing president John Zook handed Carter the gavel, the crowd rose, cheering, “Brava!” In 1986, Carter was one of the first five female members of the venerable institution, founded in 1862 as a patriotic society to support the Union and President Lincoln’s policies. For years, bowtied captains of industry and cigar-smoking scions met in its stately rooms to socialize and nurture business connections. While Carter’s election — by an unusual See CARTER on A18

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Best of the Bl gs In the Blogosphere “An American in full,” by Jonathan Alter (www.thedailybeast.com): … [Richard Holbrooke] was

arguably the last of a dying breed — an immensely vital, passionate, larger-than-life American; more loyal to his superiors than critics claimed, always his own, self-created man. He was the kind of ambitious and voracious character who helped build this country and kept it strong … a Theodore Roosevelt for our times. We live in a washed-out PC world where nobody in government wants to say the wrong thing, so they say nothing at all. Holbrooke, by contrast, was all bright colors even when forced into diplo-speak. For all his legendary sensitivity to criticism, he seemed unfazed by jealousy and resentment. … He was a big man with a big engine and big things to do, no matter what the hell anyone else thought. The largeness of spirit was infectious. Exposure to Holbrooke and his accomplished wife, Kati Marton, both children of immigrants, could make even the most materialistic banker or apathetic slacker feel engaged in the serious business of trying to fix at least a little corner of the globe. From the time he was a cocky young development officer in South Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, Holbrooke made his presence felt, from staffing the Paris peace talks in 1968 to mastering the nuances of Afghan agriculture in 2010. In between, he helped smooth the integration of West and East Germany, charmed Sen. Jesse Helms enough to keep the U.N. solvent, and organized businesses to combat AIDS, to mention only a few of his victories. “Everywhere he put his foot down, he left a monstrous footprint,” his friend Mort Janklow said. … Richard Holbrooke was a proud specimen of our national character — relentless, expansive, and sensibly patriotic. An American in full, who served his country long and well.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

“I’ll jump over this table and punch you out!” Marge Tartaglione

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Marge Tartaglione, above, is a ward

leader — and elections supervisor. Her election-official daughter Renee, at right with her husband, Carlos Matos, has faced ethics questions, and Matos has been jailed on corruption charges.

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Tartaglione Show is a hit The family’s entertainment value spans decades and generations.

In so many ways, the Tartagliones are the gift that keeps on giving. Momma Marge is one of my favorite fictional characters — her name, voice and behavior straight out of The Simpsons — except that she oversees the City Commissioners Office, the people who oversee Philadelphia’s elections. Tartaglione, 77, has been in office since 1975, the Ford administration, before cable, in what shouldn’t be an elected position in the first place. She’s a ward leader, part of the election process she’s charged with supervising. The whole office reeks of conflict, patronage, entitlement, and nicotine, and it’s long been as much a circus as an office. For 26 years, daughter Renee was the deputy commissioner, landing her job the old-fashioned way: She inherited it. Renee recently “retired” from her $69,400 job so she could “do the things I want to do when I want to do them.” Odd, because it appears she was already doing precisely that. Renee’s “retirement” came only after a 14-month Board of Ethics investigation determined she had ordered 2,000 ballots that deliberately misled voters about State Rep. Angel Cruz, husband Carlos Matos’ rival. In the 180th District May primary, Cruz beat Tartaglione-supported Jonathan Ramos by 124 votes in an election that by any standard might be described as hinky. The Ethics Board found that Tartaglione collected “street money” six times from

Beasts of the Northeast. In that match, which started with name-calling and differing opinions on city politics, Joan allegedly said to Marge: “You’re nothing but a has-been.” The most amazing aspect of this statement is that, three the city’s Democratic Party decades later, they’re both for Momma and Hubby, and still in office. also served as a substitute Of course, that’s not withward leader on Matos’ behalf, out being crowned Retirees all in violation of the Home for a Day (trademark pendRule Charter. ing) to collect DROP payouts, Matos has been on the Dem- almost $300,000 for Marge, alocratic Party payroll ever most $275,000 for Joan. Electsince his 2009 release from ed office: It pays! the slammer on corruption Marge has seen many relacharges. In his trial, Matos tives elected or hired by the was heard boasting of a city city and state government. councilman: “He’s my bitch.” That’s one of many things to The city was Atlantic City, love about our country. Amerinot Philadelphia. But I di- ca was founded as a reaction gress. to an entrenched monarchy After the Ethics Board in- only to then create so many vestigation, Renee admitted political dynasties of its own. to nine violations and agreed Think of the Tartagliones as to a $2,700 fine. She will still our own House of Windsor, collect almost $51,000 in annu- our Kennedys with attitude. al pension. Then again, maybe not. When asked if, given After Renee retired, The InRenee’s actions, the integrity quirer’s City Hall reporters of the City Commissioners Of- phoned top officials to get fice had been corrupted, their reaction about the state Momma Marge answered by of the city’s Board of Electhreatening Philadelphia tions. They were met with the Weekly’s Aaron Kase, “I’ll Silence of the Lambs. Or jump over this table and sheep. punch you out!” Democratic Boss Bob Even with a half-century on Brady? Declined to comment. Kase, she probably could. Republican leader Michael Marge has had so many Meehan? Ditto. fights with so many people — Mayor Nutter? “The mayor many of them physical — that needs some kind of indication HBO could feature her on its from Council that we can boxing specials and charge ex- move forward,” said his tra. spokesman, Mark McDonald. Would that the famed TartaThe 17 wise members of glione vs. Krajewski bout of City Council? Silence, deafenSept. 4, 1980, in the ladies’ ing silence. room of Master Restaurant, On Friday, District Attorney had been filmed. Dub it the Seth Williams, who cam-

paigned to be more proactive than his predecessor about municipal corruption, issued a tepid statement: “We will be considering whether the matter merits additional consideration, although it appears that the only possible violations are those of the city code, and in this instance, summary violations.” How many new ways and new days must we endure before city government improves? When I spoke to the district attorney Tuesday, he was more specific. “I look forward in the winter to making public the creation of a public integrity task force,” Williams said. He doesn’t believe now’s a good time, it being “the 12 days of Christmas” with so much excitement about “the Phillies’ signing Cliff Lee,” and this kind of announcement being better left to January’s chill. “We don’t go into depth about our investigations of a department. Those types of things are generally done on a stealth basis,” Williams said, but he added that “we’re actively investigating and, at the appropriate time, when it’s thoroughly completed, we’ll see if prosecution is merited.” Fittingly, we’ll give Marge Tartaglione the last word. “Let me tell you something,” she once said of the City Commissioners Office she’s run for 35 years. “This department is unique.” Contact columnist Karen Heller at kheller@phillynews.com or 215-854-2586.

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Leaked memos show Mubarak’s son not a shoo-in By Maggie Michael ASSOCIATED PRESS

CAIRO, Egypt — American diplomats believe Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would have a tough time persuading power brokers in the military to accept his son as his successor, according to leaked U.S. Embassy memos. The documents, released by the WikiLeaks website Tuesday, conclude that Mubarak might be able to install his son if he does so before his death and steps aside. If the elder Mubarak dies in office,

Hosni Mubarak,

82, the Egyptian leader, has never appointed a vice president. however, the succession scenario becomes “messier,” with no guarantee of military support for his son but also few other clear alternatives, the memos say.

It is Egypt’s most intriguing question: Who will succeed the 82-yearold Mubarak? He is widely believed to be grooming his son Gamal for the role. A presidential election will be held next year, and it is still not certain if the elder Mubarak will run again. One of the internal diplomatic messages described the military as the “key stumbling block” for a Gamal candidacy. “Gamal didn’t serve as a military officer and we believe he didn’t complete his compulsory

service,” said the memo, written by former U.S. Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone and dated May 14, 2007. “His power base is his father, and so while he could conceivably be installed prior to Mubarak’s death, the task would become far more difficult … once the pharaoh has departed the scene,” he added, relying on the opinions of observers who were not identified. Gamal, at 46 the younger of the president’s two sons, is a Western-

Assange’s release is delayed

A judge granted bail, but he will remain in British custody during a Swedish challenge. By David Stringer ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — A British judge ordered Julian Assange released on 200,000 pounds ($316,000) bail Tuesday, but the WikiLeaks founder will remain in custody for at least two days after Swedish prosecutors challenged that decision. Assange has spent a week in a British jail after his surrender to British police over a Swedish sex-crimes warrant. He denies any wrongdoing and has refused to voluntarily surrender to Sweden’s request to extradite him for questioning — arguing that he could be questioned from Britain. In a day of courtroom drama, the 39-year-old Australian was first told by a judge that he would be freed, then less than two hours later was informed that he had at least an additional 48 hours in custody. Britain’s High Court will hear the Swedish appeal, but it wasn’t clear when. “They clearly will not spare any expense to keep Mr. Assange in jail,” his attorney Mark Stephens said. “This is really turning into a show trial.” Lawyer Gemma Lindfield, acting for Sweden, had asked

by two women for separate incidents in August in Stockholm. She said one had accused him of pinning her down and refusing to use a condom. A second woman said Assange had sex with her without a condom while she was asleep. In Sweden, a person who has sex with an unconscious, drunk, or sleeping person can be convicted of rape and face up to six years in prison. Assange has not been charged in Sweden. His lawyers say the allegations stem from a dispute over “consenPETER MACDIARMID / Getty Images sual but unprotected sex” and argue that he has offered to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arriving at a London court make himself available for Tuesday. He will stay in custody for at least two more days. questioning via video link or the court to deny Assange bail, es against two women,” Lind- in person in the United Kingarguing Tuesday that the alle- field told the court Tuesday. dom, where Scotland Yard gations against him were seriCelebrity supporters in the has facilities for foreign prosous, that he had only weak ties court — including socialite ecutors to quiz people. to Britain, and that he had “the Jemima Khan and actress BiSeveral wealthy supporters means and ability to abscond.” anca Jagger — and hundreds — including filmmaker MichaReminding the court that it of pro-WikiLeaks demonstra- el Moore — have put up a total had already labeled Assange tors outside the building of $380,000 as a guarantee for “a flight risk,” she argued cheered at District Judge Assange, his attorneys said. that “nothing has changed Howard Riddle’s decision to Vaughan Smith, founder of since last week to allay the grant Assange bail. the Frontline Club — a restaucourt’s fears in this regard.” Under the ruling, Assange rant and forum for journalists She also rejected attempts must wear an electronic tag, — told the court Tuesday that to link Assange’s case with live at a specific address in Assange was misunderstood. the work of WikiLeaks — southern England, report to Under terms of bail, Assange which last month angered police every evening, and ob- would be ordered to live at ElU.S. officials by beginning to serve two four-hour curfews lingham Hall, Smith’s 10-bedpublish its trove of 250,000 each day in addition to put- room country mansion in Sufsecret U.S. diplomatic cables. ting up the bond. folk, southeastern England. “This is not a case about Lindfield has said Assange Assange’s next court appearWikiLeaks, rather a case is accused of rape, molesta- ance was set for Jan. 11, ahead about alleged serious offens- tion, and unlawful coercion of a full hearing Feb. 7 and 8.

trained banker-turned-politician who has risen up in the ranks of the ruling party since 2002. He heads the party’s powerful policy committee and was appointed its assistant chairman in 2006. Mubarak never appointed a vice president, further complicating the question of who will succeed him. He was vice president when Muslim extremists gunned down President Anwar el-Sadat during a military parade in Cairo in 1981. Mubarak then became president and has held the office ever since.

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N. Korean nuclear ability seen to far outpace Iran’s By David E. Sanger and William J. Broad

wares. Hecker said he was attractive to other nations, shipped 19 advanced missiles main nuclear complex. tion of the new facility only “stunned” that North Korea saying that “a critical ele- to Iran five years ago and The area is under intense confirmed what has long apNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE had succeeded in building the ment” of U.S. strategy must that other technology has scrutiny from U.S. satellites, peared in intelligence reports. WASHINGTON — The Oba- plant so quickly. now be “to ensure that the passed through the Beijing but the new plant was built in“The surprise is that they ma administration has concludGary Samore, President Oba- North Koreans don’t sell to airport on its way to Iran. side an old structure — and sat- have succeeded in technoloed that North Korea’s new ma’s chief nuclear adviser, said the Middle East.” American, South Korean, ellites cannot see through the gies that are still driving the plant to enrich nuclear fuel Friday for the first time that But that has been attempt- and Chinese officials have ac- roof. Officials have said that Iranians crazy,” one senior ofuses technology that is “signifi- “the North Korean program ap- ed before, and efforts to halt knowledged in recent days they have few human spies in ficial said. cantly more advanced” than pears to be much more ad- shipments have been spotty that despite their intense fo- North Korea with access to the They caution it’s not clear what Iran has struggled over vanced and efficient than the at best. According to secret cus on the North’s efforts to most sensitive facilities. North Korea can get the new two decades to assemble, ac- Iranian program, which is run- State Department cables obtain uranium-enrichment But U.S. intelligence offi- facility running. Hecker was givcording to administration and ning into problems.” made public by WikiLeaks, technology, they all missed cials note that they have docu- en a quick, carefully limited intelligence officials. He noted that new North the United States believes the assembly of the plant at mented North Korea’s efforts view, and could not confirm the In carefully worded public Korean centrifuges could be that North Korea successfully Yongbyon, North Korea’s for years and that the revela- centrifuges were running. comments in recent days, senior American and South Korean officials have also argued that the new plant, a facility ALL DOWN OR DOWN ALTERNATIVE COMFORTERS YOUR CHOICE KITCHENAID ARCHITECT shown to a Stanford University Reg. $110-$960. Sale 54.99-479.99. Calvin Klein, our Charter Club, Martha Stewart Reg. 139.99. New & only at Macy’s. 14-cup coffee maker, #KCM222CS; countertop expert last month, could not Collection and more. Cotton or polyester microfiber covers. ★ WebID 483373 oven, #KCO222CS or 4-slice auto-lift toaster, #KMT423CS ★ WebID 476394 have been constructed so quickMacy’s Card/savings pass discount doesn’t apply. ly unless there was a sophisticated network of other secret sites — and perhaps a fully running uranium-enrichment plant — elsewhere in the country. U.S. officials said the thousands of centrifuges in the plant appeared to be an advanced type known as the P-2, a Pakistani design that was sold on the global nuclear black market. The centrifuges spin incredibly fast to enrich uranium, which can fuel reactors or bombs. These conclusions suggest that North Korea has evaded the many layers of economic sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council and America’s allies in Asia. The conclusions also complicate the task for U.S. diplomats who have been struggling for weeks to fashion a plan to contain North Korea’s nuclear advances. North Korea already has the fuel for six to a dozen weapons and has conducted two nuclear tests, a capability it developed from harvesting plutonium from a recently shuttered nuclear reactor. The uranium-enrichment facility could give the country another pathway to increasing its nuclear arsenal. U.S. officials said that was not their main concern. Instead, they are worried the real intent of showing off the new capability to Stanford expert Siegfried S. Hecker, a former director of Los AlamHOURS MAY VARY BY STORE. VISIT MACYS.COM AND CLICK ON STORES FOR LOCAL INFORMATION. os National Laboratory, was to advertise North Korea’s

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Teen marijuana use rises; ‘mixed messages’ blamed By Anna Edney and Molly Peterson

2.8 percent, and eighth-grade use reached 1.2 percent from BLOOMBERG NEWS 1 percent, according to the Marijuana use rose this poll from the National Instiyear among eighth, 10th, and tutes of Health. 12th graders, and is now more Efforts to legalize marijuacommon than cigarette smok- na for medical purposes have ing with high school seniors, a sent “mixed messages” to government survey found. youths and made it harder for Daily marijuana use among parents to discourage drug seniors climbed to 6.1 percent use, said Gil Kerlikowske, diin 2010 from 5.2 percent in rector of the separate White 2009, sophomore use in- House Office of National creased to 3.3 percent from Drug Control Policy.

“Calling smoked marijuana ‘medicine’ is absolutely incorrect and it sends a terrible message,” he told reporters Tuesday in Washington. “We know that the earlier someone starts, the greater difficulties they are going to have.” In January, New Jersey became the 14th state to legalize medical marijuana; Arizona followed last month. The survey found that more than 21 percent of 12th grad-

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But the survey also found “a significant increase” in the use of the psychoactive stimulant ecstasy, with 2.4 percent of eighth graders reporting taking the drug in the last year, up from 1.3 percent. Use among 10th graders rose to 4.7 percent from 3.7 percent. And reductions in cigarette smoking stalled in all three grades after “several years of marked improvement on most measures,” the NIDA said.

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BERLIN — The German Interior Ministry ordered simultaneous raids in three states Tuesday against what it called networks suspected of seeking the imposition of an Islamic state. There was no indication any arrests were made, and the raids appeared mainly to be searches for evidence. But the action signaled growing concern among officials over the extremist messages of some Islamic groups. The raids, in Bremen, Lower Saxony, and North RhineWestphalia, were not linked to a recent terror alert reportedly inspired by phone calls from a man who said he wanted to quit working with extremists and who warned of a pending Mumbai-style attack, the Interior Ministry said. It said the raids were directed at two so-called Salafist groups — Invitation to Paradise, in the cities of Brunswick and Moenchengladbach, and the Islamic Culture Center of Bremen, on the North Sea coast. The two work closely together and share the same ideology. Authorities are seeking to outlaw both. The raids appeared to represent a departure for the authorities in dealing with extremist Muslim groups.

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They were conducted under the authority of postwar laws that were enacted with an eye to thwarting attempts to overthrow the state or Constitution by neo-Nazis or other right-wing extremist groups. German intelligence, on the other hand, had focused on individual Muslim extremists rather than groups. The ministry’s statement emphasized this shift in approach. “For a well-fortified democracy, it is necessary and demanded, without waiting for the jihad to occur in the form of armed struggle, to take action against anti-constitutional organizations.” The statement said the groups were suspected of opposing constitutional order by seeking to “overthrow it in favor of an Islamic theocracy.” The best-known figure in the groups is Pierre Vogel, a former boxer and convert to Islam.

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“They do have the aim to change Germany and make it Islamic, but there is no evidence that they were or are involved in any terrorism,” a senior German security official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation has not concluded. The Interior Ministry statement, signed by spokesman Stefan Paris, said one of the leaders of Invitation to Paradise had called for the imposition of sharia law, adding that the raids had been carried out under Germany’s laws of association. Dozens of private homes were searched Tuesday, as well as religious schools and a store belonging to Invitation to Paradise that sells face-covering veils for women and caftans for men, the Associated Press reported, quoting a security official. The police said they seized evidence during the raids, but they would not comment further. German intelligence authorities have said they regard Salafist institutions as a potential source of terrorism. But Salafists are divided into several schools, including one that believes Muslims should remain politically disengaged.

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Berlusconi wins confidence votes, but hurdles ahead By Rachel Donadio

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ROME — Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi narrowly survived two confidence votes Tuesday, avoiding the collapse of his government but prolonging Italy’s political agony. He said he would work to broaden his untenable razorthin majority, a tall order when he seems at the weakest in his political career and as investors are eyeing Italy with increasing concern. “This country doesn’t need early elections,” a tired Berlusconi, 74, said after the vote. The atmosphere Tuesday was highly charged as the worst clashes in years erupted in Rome. Tens of thousands marched through Rome, protesting a pending university overhaul and calling on Berlusconi to step down. Nearly 100 people were wounded when protesters skirmished violently with police, set vehicles ablaze, detonated small explosives, and smashed shop windows. More than 40 civilians and 57 police officers were wounded, the police said. Berlusconi, who brought personality-driven politics to a nation once known for its revolving-door governments, proved yet again that his country’s fate was entwined with his own. In spite of the victory, both were plunged into political uncertainty. With a three-vote majority, and with a breakaway group from his coalition voting against him, Berlusco-

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ni no longer has the margin to govern. It is an open question whether he can broaden his majority through new alliances. “He’s not a winner; he’s a survivor,” said Massimo Franco, a political columnist for Corriere della Sera. “He must either find a new majority or go to elections.” In many ways, the confidence vote was a face-saving maneuver, allowing Berlusconi to claim victory and face reality tomorrow. “This is a vote which allows Berlusconi to dictate the agenda for the next few weeks” — then decide whether to go to early elections, Franco said. While political chaos is nothing new to Italy, this time the stakes are far higher since markets are intensely focused on Italy’s high debt and slow growth. Berlusconi on Tuesday reiterated that fear of speculators was a reason for him to stay in power. “The big question mark is which is the lesser evil: continuing like this, with a sort of nondecision-making government, or going to elections to create a stronger government?” Franco said. “What is more dangerous for financial speculation?” Economists say Italy needs significant structural changes and cost-cutting to stimulate growth and reduce its debt, which is projected at 118 percent of gross domestic product for 2011, the second-highest in the 16-member eurozone after Greece. Just two years ago, Berlusconi won national elections

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BAGHDAD — The head of a Sunni-backed political bloc will join the Shiite-led government being assembled by his top rival, a spokeswoman with a huge majority, after said Tuesday, possibly ending spending two years in the op- months of tortuous, postelecposition. His return seemed tion dealmaking. to cement the firm grip he The breakthrough cements has held on the country’s poli- what the Obama administratics for the better part of 15 tion has been pushing for as years and its media for even U.S. troops prepare to leave longer. Iraq by the end of 2011: an Tuesday, he squeaked by inclusive government that diswith three votes in the lower tributes power among Shiites house — 314 in favor, 311 as well as the minority Sunnis against, and two abstentions. and Kurds to forge stability He also won a confidence mo- after seven years of war. tion in the Senate. Former Prime Minister At a news conference after Ayad Allawi, a Shiite with subthe vote, he said President stantial Sunni backing, had Obama and German Chancel- held out for months, insisting lor Angela Merkel both gov- he or one of his allies should erned without wide majorities be the next prime minister in both houses. Yet unlike since his secular Iraqiya bloc those leaders, Berlusconi’s narrowly won more seats problems are more within his than any other alliance in the own fragile and ideologically March parliamentary eleccenter-right coalition, which tion. began falling apart last spring. He had long said he would In July, he split with a cru- refuse to join a government cial ally, Gianfranco Fini, a led by Shiite Prime Minister neo-Fascist-turned-moderate, Nouri al-Maliki, whom many losing his majority. Fini Sunnis view with suspicion. formed a breakaway group But after what appeared to with enough backing to take on Berlusconi but not enough to succeed him. After the vote, Fini acknowledged his group’s defeat but added that “it will be clear in a few weeks that Berlusconi can’t say he has won.” Berlusconi during the vote in the lower house. “He’s not a winner; he’s a survivor,” an observer said.

Prodigal son’s D.C. burden Emanuel endures harsh grilling on Chicago residency. By Monica Davey

nition of the word reside, one NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE of the challengers asked? (To CHICAGO — Rahm Eman- that, Emanuel was required uel’s campaign to become may- to read a dictionary definition or of this city has looked like a of the word into the record.) perfectly orchestrated political Did Emanuel have any photoplay: cheerful morning hand- graphs to prove that some of shakings at train stops, tours of his family’s prized belongneighborhoods, pronounce- ings, such as his wife’s wedments on schools and police. ding dress, were really in storThen came Tuesday. age in Chicago? (No, EmanEmanuel, the former White uel told that challenger, who House chief of staff and a vet- wore an “INDICT RAHM” buteran of campaign imagery ton on his shirt and asked and messaging, found himself Emanuel what he might know sitting in a packed basement about blackmail and bribery.) meeting room, required to anEmanuel, who is known for swer — under oath — a long his sharp tongue and his impaday of fierce, pointed, person- tience with questions he does al, sometimes peculiar ques- not care for, mainly offered tions from Chicagoans who controlled, quiet (sometimes believe he should not be al- barely audible) responses. He lowed to run for mayor. had gone to the White House The central debate at this because the president had hearing: whether Emanuel, asked him to, he said again who served President Obama and again (to impatient moans in Washington until this fall, from some). He viewed his is eligible to run for mayor in time there as a matter of naFebruary’s election, since the tional service. He had always post requires candidates to planned to come home. be residents of the city for a Although the hearing had, full year before Election Day. at times, a carnival-like feel, The hearing was presided the matter may carry signifiover by an election board offi- cant consequences for Emancial and conducted in a format uel’s political aspirations. similar to that of a trial (objecHis lawyers contend that tions and all), but it often did Emanuel, who was born in not look like one. Some among Chicago, represented a North the 30 Chicagoans who have Side congressional district filed formal challenges to his and owns a home in a leafy candidacy groaned loudly at Chicago neighborhood, never some of his comments (“yeah, gave up his legal residency right!”), shot homemade videos when he went to work at the of the proceedings, and were White House. Emanuel’s critpermitted to pose their own, ics say he gave up that resinot-always-lawyerly, often me- dency when he rented out his andering questions. house, lived elsewhere but Did Emanuel know the defi- for a handful of visits (when

he stayed in hotels), and filed Illinois income tax returns from 2009 as only a part-time resident of the state. (He recently filed amended forms as a full-year resident.) But for all the back-andforth Tuesday over the legal significance of Emanuel’s tax returns, city stickers, car registrations, leases, and driver’s licenses, there seemed to be a larger, nonlegal subtext to the proceeding. Some Chicagoans argue that Emanuel, who finds himself in a fairly wide field of candidates to replace Mayor Richard M. Daley next year, is a bit of a carpetbagger — not a true Chicagoan in the way Daley is. Emanuel seemed to look for opportunities to assert his Chicago credentials. He offered a native’s description of where he had once bought a city sticker, required to be on the cars of all residents: the currency exchange near the Beans and Bagels shop beside an El stop. Among those expected to be called to this hearing, which may last several days: Rob Halpin, the tenant who rented Emanuel’s home and declined to move out when Emanuel returned (and who briefly flirted with a mayoral bid of his own). After the proceedings, a hearing officer is expected to make a recommendation to Chicago’s election board, which will decide whether Emanuel’s name appears on the ballot. The issue is all but certain not to end there. Any outcome is expected to be challenged in court.

be a warm 90-minute meeting between the two Tuesday, Iraqiya spokeswoman Maysoun al-Damlouji said Allawi agreed to join the government as head of a newly created council to oversee security and foreign-policy issues. Allawi’s turnabout essentially gives him veto power over many of Maliki’s priorities. He will also earn the same salary as Maliki. The prime minister’s current salary is believed to be $360,000 a year. The détente came after intense lobbying by Vice President Biden. It was one of the last major hurdles Iraq’s leaders wanted to clear before announcing the new government within a constitutionally required negotiation period that ends Dec. 25. Aides said Maliki was now expected to announce the new cabinet Dec. 23. Parliament must then approve it. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Allawi said strategic and national security affairs were the top topics, but he did not explicitly confirm he had accepted a post in Maliki’s cabinet. “We reached a joint vision,” Allawi said. “Each of us has an experience that complements the other.” Maliki said the meeting focused on building a strong Iraq. “There are great challenges, and we have the ability to confront all these chal-

lenges,” he said. Damlouji said Allawi expected to have broad powers as head of the National Council for Strategic Policies, a 20-member body that will serve as a counterbalance to Maliki’s major security and foreign-policy decisions. Parliament is to meet Saturday to discuss the creation of the new council and its powers. A second aide to Allawi said 80 percent of the new council would have to approve the policies it oversees before they are enacted. Last month, Allawi told CNN he would not join a Maliki government and described power-sharing efforts as dead. His comments came after Maliki cobbled together enough support from Shiite allies, including Iranian-influenced religious hard-liners, to remain as prime minister even though his own grouping fell short of finishing on top in the March 7 vote. The election’s failure to yield a clear winner threw Iraq into political chaos and stoked Sunni insurgents’ hopes that they could use violence to return the country to the brink of civil war. With a wary eye on the planned departure of American troops at the end of 2011, U.S. officials since have been pushing Iraqi leaders to broker a compromise.

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Some 611 corridor middle-class towns struggling By Jeremy Roebuck, Dylan Purcell, and John Duchneskie

The data — an aggregation of information spanning 2005 to 2009 — paints a portrait of the region that is at times ho-hum and at others surprising: By and large, the rich got richer or held their own since the 2000 census; the poor mostly got poorer. And in the solidly middle-class townships along 611’s northern stretch, median household income suffered. According to the data: 8 Many of the more affluent suburbs grew more so. Chester County’s Birmingham Township maintained its distinction of having the highest median household income ($163,929) of the 238 municipalities in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties. As a whole, Chester County boroughs and townships held eight of the top 10 spots in the ranking, and most grew in

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Growing up in Jenkintown in the 1970s, Kate Pettit could easily cross Old York Road, from her mother’s fabric store to a friend’s house, on foot. Those days, however, are gone. Mom-and-pop shops like her mother’s have been replaced by big-box retailers. And Jenkintown’s main street has turned into a trafficclogged artery better known as Route 611. “A customer was in here just this morning saying she felt like she lived in the city,” said Pettit, who manages a toy store in downtown Jenkintown. A changing Jenkintown, along with other parts of Philadelphia’s suburbs, is reflected in data released Tuesday as part of the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey.

wealth. 8 Delaware County’s poorest municipalities continued to show declines in income levels compared with 2000. Chester City — with a median income of $25,000 — maintained its position on the bottom of the list. Clifton Heights, Darby, and Collingdale also saw declines. All also showed an increase in poverty. 8 Large population centers like Lower Merion (median household income of $112,100), and Newtown Township, Bucks County ($104,763), held steady compared with 2000 or exhibited slight gains. But along 611, many municipalities saw an undeniable decline. Cheltenham slipped 10 percent in median household income — from about $79,443 in 2000 to $71,516 in the latest data, with numbers adjusted for inflation. Jenkintown saw a similar drop-off from 2000’s

Highest income

Somerton

Bustleton Northeast Philadelphia

Chestnut Hill

MILES

$110,391

Fox Chase/ Cedarbrook/ 0 2 Burholme Stenton East West Mount Airy Oak Lane Oak Lane/ East East West Oxford Oak Lane Germantown Mount Circle/ Airy Castor Lawncrest Logan/ VE Ogontz/ Olney . Germantown Fern Rock

Chestnut Hill

Rhawnhurst

N OW NT MA GER

Roxborough

Mayfair

East Falls

Tioga/Nicetown

–35%

Wynnefield

Overbrook

West Philadelphia/ Mantua Parkside

Southwest Center City

+61%

Kingsessing

Grays Ferry

Southwest Phila.

Fairmount/ Spring Garden

+148%

Lowest income

Fairhill

Queen Village/ Pennsport 76

$17,754

Highest pct. of people living in poverty

Fairhill

63%

Income is adjusted to 2009 dollars.

Large increase

+16% to +61%

Small increase

+6% to +15%

Flat

–5% to +5%

Small decrease –14% to –6%

South Phila./ East Eastwick

Mayfair

Percentage change in average household income from 1999 to the 2005-2009 five-year period, by neighborhood

Point Bella Vista/ Breeze Southwark

South Phila./ West

Biggest increase in people living in poverty

Kensington Port Richmond North Phila./ East

Northern Liberties/ MARKET ST Fishtown . Powelton Center Center West Phila./ University City/ Cobbs Creek City/ City West East Largest gain S.W. Center City

in income

Holmesburg

Tacony/ Wissinoming

Fairhill

Fairmount North Phila./ Park West

Frankford

Torresdale

Bridesburg

Allegheny West BROAD S

Tioga/ Hunting Juniata Park/ Nicetown Park Feltonville

Manayunk

Largest decline in income

Large decrease –35% to –15%

■ To find statistics on neighborhoods in Philadelphia or municipalities in the suburbs, go to www.philly.com/census

Income in the Pa. Suburbs

Highest Median Income

Figures are adjusted to 2009 dollars.

Largest Increases in Median Income

Municipality

County

Income

1. Birmingham

Chester

$163,929

Municipality

County

1999

1. West Marlborough Chester

$67,303

2005-09 Pct. chg. +41%

$94,583 +27%

2. Upper Uwchlan Chester

$155,167

2. Lower Oxford

Chester

$64,063

$81,250

3. Rose Valley

$148,611

3. Upper Uwchlan

Chester

$124,495

$155,167

+25%

4. Upper Makefield Bucks

$145,438

4. Londonderry

Chester

$70,479

$87,639

+24%

5. Pocopson

$145,417

5. Modena

Chester

$46,503

$57,721

+24%

Delaware Chester

SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau; Inquirer analysis by JOHN DUCHNESKIE and DYLAN PURCELL

III, a Montgomery County commissioner and chairman of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, argued that middle-class families have taken some of the hardest hits. “The recession has been with us for three years, now,” he said. “It’s hurt at all income levels — but it has hurt people unequally.” For Pettit, who owned a bridal business before turning her Jenkintown storefront into toy shop, that has meant adapting to meet both her customers’ income levels and their stage in life. “I was sewing their wedding gowns five years ago,” she said. “Now I’m selling their children their first toys.” Contact staff writer Jeremy Roebuck at 610-313-8212 or jroebuck@phillynews.com.

Center City star beams onto neighboring areas

Changes in Income in Philadelphia

Household income in Center City and its adjacent neighborhoods grew from 1999, but in every other neighborhood income levels fell or were flat, according to estimates from the time period covering 2005 through 2009 released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data are the first look at social and economic characteristics at the neighborhood level in the city since the 2000 census.

$61,459 to $55,723. Abington fared better, declining only 3 percent. Those numbers don’t necessarily mean that residents are earning less, said Michael J. Swavola, who has served on Cheltenham’s Board of Commissioners for nearly two decades. Instead, they may reflect a new type of resident in the boroughs and townships along the corridor, he said — largely younger, in earlier stages of their careers and more closely tied to Philadelphia’s urban life, he said. “We’re getting new and young families in our area that may not be as socioeconomically elevated as the people we had before,” he said. Some of people who first came to the area seeking refuge from city life have moved further out, he said. Still, the effects of the recession can’t be ignored. Joseph M. Hoeffel

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CENSUS from A1 vey — which offers the first look since 2000 at the nation’s smallest towns — pockets of wealth grew deeper in the farthest reaches of Chester, Gloucester, and Burlington Counties, where farmland gave way to new, expensive houses. But in the poorest parts of Delaware County, incomes have eroded since 2000, according to the survey, which aggregates five years of interviews, from 2005 to 2009. In Chester City, which had the Pennsylvania suburbs’ lowest median household income — $24,978 over the five years — purchasing power declined 25 percent from a decade ago. Households in Bridgeport, Montgomery County, also saw income drop by 25 percent, but median income was higher than Chester’s, at $35,769. Households in Hulmeville, Bucks County, took a hit, down 20 percent to $57,292, while Doylestown dipped slightly from $104,561 to $99,052. In Philadelphia, neighborhoods contiguous to Center City, encompassing 20 percent of the city’s population, showed dramatic income growth since 2000, but for eight of 10 city dwellers farther from the hub, incomes fell or were at best flat. Southwest Center City, including the south-of-South-Street area nicknamed “So-So,” posted the largest income growth — up 61 percent for the five-year snapshot. Income was soundly up as well in Northern Liberties, Bella Vista, and Queen Village/Pennsport, while University City and Fairmount/Spring Garden also benefited. But household income in Tioga/ Nicetown in North Philadelphia showed the greatest decline — down 35 percent. Fairhill, in the rundown center of North Philadelphia, had the lowest average household income, $17,754. With 63 percent of its residents living in poverty, it is the city’s poorest neighborhood.

For the city as a whole, median household income fell overall. Adjusted to 2009 dollars, it was $39,579 in 2000. In the 2005-09 survey, it was $36,669, for a decrease of about 7 percent. Terry Bellamy, 42, a customer at Floyd & Diann’s Tires & Wheels, 27th and Poplar Streets, is familiar with the city’s extremes. “Money’s tight everywhere. But it’s flowing better down that end,” he said, pointing east toward the end of Poplar that plunges into Northern Liberties near the Standard Tap Room, a popular hangout. Another tire shop customer, Vanessa Jackson, 59, lives in Northeast Philadelphia, off Cottman Avenue, where incomes at best have remained flat since 2000. She and Bellamy, her mechanic, had come a long way to get a good deal on badly needed tires, which Jackson said she could only afford because her son was paying. Surviving on disability payments since 2004 because of severe carpal tunnel syndrome, Jackson, a former data-entry clerk, has watched her spending power erode. “I know a lot of people who lost cars” because of the bad economy, she said, “and a couple who lost houses.” The annual American Community Survey is designed to replace the “long form” of the once-a-decade census, to give the public and policy-makers a more current picture of the country. Nationally, the survey found that the Washington metropolitan area was the nation’s wealthiest over the 2005-09 period. Among the nation’s poorest people were those living on Indian reservations. On Tuesday, the population results from the 2010 census, will be released, as required by law, to allow for congressional reapportionment. Contact staff writer Michael Matza at 215-854-2541 or mmatza@phillynews.com.

Incomes drop in Willingboro, other S. Jersey areas By Edward Colimore, Dylan Purcell, and John Duchneskie INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS

Ask longtime residents and business owners in middle-class Willingboro why household incomes there have dropped over the decade, and they rattle off a list of reasons. “There were families with two people working, and now there’s only one with a job,” said Joyce Stout as she had lunch at a McDonald’s on Beverly-Rancocas Road. “There are also more retired people here now, and they’re living on fixed incomes,“ added her husband, Don. Keith Tum Suden knows the jobloss problem firsthand. His wife was laid off from her job as a nurse and teacher, and his son was laid off from his Willingboro Township job. “The economy has been bad,” Tum

Suden said as he put groceries in his car at the Country Club Plaza. Willingboro is one of several South Jersey communities that saw median household incomes drop since 2000, according to estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, released Tuesday. The new data are an aggregation of interviews done between 2005 and 2009, a five-year period straddling the recession. Among the 10 municipalities with the biggest income drops in addition to Willingboro were Edgewater Park, Palmyra Borough, Woodland Township, and Maple Shade. At the same time, some communities saw gains, especially in the edges of the three-county region — in northeastern Burlington County and southern Gloucester County,

which enjoyed a building boom during the decade. They were also among the wealthiest — with median income in South Harrison, for instance, at nearly $120,000 and Woolwich at $109,500. Riverton, in Burlington County, moved up 20 spots in the ranking as the median household income rose from $75,921 to $90,223. “We have a population where the majority are at good points in their careers,” said Borough Councilwoman Suzanne Cairns Wells, a stay-at-home mother of two. “Riverton tends to be a stable community. People move here and stay awhile.” Wells said the period surveyed also coincided with the start of service by the River LINE Light Rail system, making the borough more attractive to commuting professionals. At the same time, the poorest

places stayed poor — and about half of those became poorer. Among the 10 with the lowest incomes in the 2000 Census, seven were in Camden County, and since then only Brooklawn Borough has climbed out of the bottom 10. There, median income in 2000 was $50,977 and rose to an estimated $56,706. Camden City retained its spot with the lowest household income — $30,150 in 2000. It dropped to $25,418 over the period examined by the survey. Contributing to Willingboro’s problems were the homeowners who fell behind on loans, leading to defaults and foreclosures. Median income remains at $65,000, though down from $78,000 in the 2000 Census. And the percentage of people in poverty climbed from 6 percent to

9 percent. “There are a lot of people in my church who are hurting right now,” said Tum Suden, 54, whose brother Gary is pastor of First Baptist Church of Willingboro. “We’d like to start a food bank.” At the Willingboro Florist at the Country Club Plaza, owner Candace Davis said customers have told her of “husbands being laid off and jobs lost after many years of service.” Unemployment, said optician Barbara Gray of Clarity Optics at the plaza, “is a big, big issue.” Contact staff writer Edward Colimore at 856-779-3833 or ecolimore@phillynews.com. Inquirer staff writer Rita Giordano contributed to this article.

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An al-Qaeda claim on bomber’s target The terror group said the botched Sweden attack was aimed at an offending newspaper. By Gregory Katz ASSOCIATED PRESS

LUTON, England — A website affiliated with al-Qaeda said Tuesday the suicide bomber behind the blasts that shook central Stockholm was targeting a newspaper linked to cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad but his bombs prematurely exploded. Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, an Iraqi-born Swede who spent much of the last decade in Britain, died in the botched attack on a busy shopping street late Saturday, terrifying Christmas shoppers. A writer on the Shumokh al-Islam website wrote that one of the bomber’s six gas cylinders in his car exploded prematurely. The writer said the bomber then tried to escape but one of the bombs strapped to his body also exploded too soon. Neither the writer nor the newspaper was named. Several Swedish papers published the cartoons, but Swedish police have declined to say whether any newspapers were the actual target. Some Swedish investigators have speculated that Abdaly possibly intended to set off a blast inside a crowded department store near where he fell or a train station. The plot has put back into the spotlight the English town of Luton, north of London, where Abdaly, 28, studied at the University of Bedfordshire, then known as the University of Luton. He graduated in 2004 with a degree in sports therapy. On July 7, 2005, four bombers gathered in Luton before taking a train to London and blowing themselves up on the transit system. Last year, the town was also the site of a small but widely covered protest in which a

handful of Islamists picketed a homecoming parade for British soldiers returning from Iraq, holding up signs accusing the men of being “butchers” and “baby-killers.” A university official defended the campus, saying it was not a center of radicalism. “We haven’t had any cases of extremist activities on campus while I’ve been vice chancellor,” said Les Ebdon, who has had the role since 2003. Embarrassed officials at the Luton Islamic Center defended their decision not to report Abdaly to police even though they said his extremist views had prompted worshipers to confront him. Farasat Latif, the mosque secretary, said officials would have told police about Abdaly had he shown signs of violence or instability. “It’s a judgment call,” Latif said. “You have to give them space to express their views. We don’t stop people coming to our mosques because they have beliefs that are unsavory.” He said that mosque officials had to gauge an individual’s level of anger before reporting him or her to authorities. “If they think it’s OK to kill individual civilians, you have to call the police,” he said. “But he never showed violent tendencies — just harsh criticism of the Muslim heads of states, like in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, for being too pally pally with the United States while America is decimating Iraq.” Inspire FM, a local radio station favored by the Muslim community, has been overwhelmed by callers worried that the attack in Sweden is further dividing Luton, where a number of interfaith community groups are trying to keep tensions under control. “People have been working hard to build bridges and then one individual does this and it all goes down the drain,” said Faiz Nabi, a station manager.

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JERUSALEM — Israel barred a group of Palestinian firefighters who helped battle the country’s worst wildfire from attending a ceremony in their honor Tuesday, the latest embarrassments over Israel’s handling of the blaze. Eleven Palestinians were invited to attend the event in northern Israel, where the fire raged earlier this month. Israeli Arab lawmaker Ahmad Tibi, one of the event’s organizers, said the fete was called off when three of the Palestinians were refused entry. Palestinian fire chief Ahmed Rizek said his permit arrived too late for him to attend. Palestinians need permits to enter Israel from the West Bank. But the Israeli military said the slight was unintentional. “The delay in handing out the permits occurred because of a technical error in coordination between the two sides,” a military spokesman, Maj. Guy Inbar, said, adding that he “regretted the incident.” By Tuesday evening, all per-

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TAXES from A1 nomic growth by as much as a full percentage point in 2011 and lower the jobless rate, now 9.8 percent, to as low as 8.7 percent by year’s end. The plan, negotiated by White House and GOP officials, would extend all Bushera tax cuts, first enacted in 2001 and 2003, for two years. It also would cut the Social Security payroll tax for workers by 2 percentage points next year and provide 13 months of jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. And it would tax individual estates of more than $5 million at a 35 percent rate. Leading economists have blessed the deal on grounds that it will juice up the moribund U.S. economy — but just how much is debatable. “The package would result in real GDP growth in 2011 of about 4 percent, and before the package we were expecting growth of about 3 percent,” said Augustine Faucher, a director at economic forecaster Moody’s Analytics. Growth that strong would boost payrolls by 2.6 million jobs — twice as many as Moody’s projected before the deal — and lower the jobless rate to 8.7 percent by year’s end instead of it staying stuck at 9.8 percent, Moody’s calculates. The Moody’s projection is optimistic. Other forecasters are less upbeat, particularly about bringing down the unemployment rate. “Unfortunately, I’m of the view that unemployment stays sticky, at a higher level, for a longer period of time,” said John Silvia, the chief economist for Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, N.C. “That’s truly a challenge for policymakers.” The deal’s $858 billion price tag is a downside — it’s larger

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than the controversial $814 billion economic stimulus that Congress approved last year. It would send federal budget deficits soaring beyond last year’s $1.29 trillion. That could lead investors in U.S. government bonds to demand higher returns because U.S. debt is worrisomely high, sending interest rates up and crimping the economy anew, but few experts consider that threat imminent. Although the deal’s positive impact on the economy is a key selling point, many House lawmakers still want to be convinced. Many Democrats are incensed about the estate-tax provision, and economists agree that it would have no effect on the economy’s recovery. House Democratic leaders say that plan alone would add $25 billion to the deficit while providing tax relief to 6,600 of the country’s wealthiest estates. Rep. Robert Scott (D., Va.) called it

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No Supreme Court decision has authorized Congress to WASHINGTON — The Jus- “compel an individual to intice Department said Tuesday voluntarily enter the stream that it would appeal a federal of commerce by purchasing a judge’s ruling declaring part commodity in the private marof President Obama’s health- ket,” he wrote. care overhaul unconstitutionThe judge left the rest of al, but it rejected suggestions the law intact. to take the appeal straight to Justice Department lawthe Supreme Court. yers in court papers called Virginia Attorney General the mandate to buy insurance Ken Cuccinelli, who brought the cornerstone of the overthe suit decided Monday by haul, because it would push U.S. District Judge Henry E. younger, healthier people, Hudson in Richmond, urged who often don’t buy insurthe administration to ask the ance, into the insurance pool. high court to directly accept The law bars insurers from an appeal, as did Virginia Gov. denying coverage to people Robert McDonnell. Both elect- who are sick or from imposed officials are Republicans. ing lifetime limits on costs, McDonnell said Tuesday and without the money generthat bypassing the normal ap- ated by requiring even peals process would provide healthy people to buy insurcertainty more quickly for ance, the health-insurance states and businesses. But market would face extinction, such a course would be high- the government argued. ly unusual, and the Justice U.S. lawyers argued that Department rejected it. the mandate fell under Con“The department believes gress’ power to regulate interthis case should follow the or- state commerce as the mardinary course of allowing the ket is forced to absorb $43 courts of appeals to hear it billion in unpaid medical bills first so the issues and argu- each year. ments can be fully developed Through the mandate and before the Supreme Court de- expansions of Medicaid and cides whether to consider it,” employer-based coverage, the spokeswoman Tracy Schmal- law will provide 32 million er said by e-mail. more people with coverage She said the department by 2019, according to the nonwould appeal the ruling to an partisan Congressional Budappeals court in Richmond. get Office. Hudson ruled that a central The mandate is set to take provision of the law — the re- effect in 2014. quirement for nearly everyThe ruling by the Republione to carry health insurance can-appointed judge was a — was unconstitutional. setback for the administraThe ruling is the govern- tion, but not a surprise. Two ment’s first loss out of three other federal judges, both rulings so far in federal Democratic appointees, have courts that have considered found the law constitutional. challenges to the law. White House press secretary A federal court in Florida Robert Gibbs insisted Tuesday on Thursday will begin hear- the negative ruling would have ing oral arguments in a simi- “no practical impact at all as lar constitutional challenge to states move forward in implethe law by 20 state attorneys menting” the law. general, including PennsylvaOfficials from all but a handnia’s Tom Corbett, now gover- ful of states are expected to nor-elect. meet later this week with the Constitutional scholars said Health and Human Services that unless Congress changed Department to discuss setting the law, its ultimate fate prob- up state-based insurance marably would be determined by ketplaces, called exchanges, rethe Supreme Court. quired by the law. In his 42-page opinion, HudThese include officials from son said the “unchecked ex- many of the 20 states that are pansion” of congressional simultaneously suing to overpower represented by the in- turn the law. surance requirement “would invite unbridled exercise of This article includes information federal police powers.” from the Associated Press. BLOOMBERG NEWS

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Holbrooke had served in ‘not an easy job’ The late special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan will be hard to replace, analysts said. By Nahal Toosi

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The late U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke’s tenacity and powerful backing in Washington allowed him to weave together once-separate diplomatic efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Replacing him will be difficult, international-affairs experts said Tuesday. Holbrooke, 69, who died Monday in Washington after surgery for a tear in his aorta, had extensive experience in major posts, including Vietnam, Germany, and the former Yugoslavia.

“The office was created essentially for him and built by him to try to enable diplomatic and civilian side efforts to connect what had been two stove-piped policies under the last administration,” said Daniel Markey, a South Asia expert with the Council on Foreign Relations. “Ambassador Holbrooke was playing a multilayered game. This is not an easy job.” Said Michael Corgan, a professor of international relations at Boston University: “When he spoke to the powerful in the region it was clear he had the ear of those to

whom he spoke because he had the ear of the powers in Washington. There is no one on the horizon to replace him in this role.” In Afghanistan, Holbrooke was the civilian point man for the Obama administration’s push to shift more responsibility to Afghan troops and the Afghan government so that U.S. troops could withdraw. In Pakistan, Holbrooke tried to improve the U.S. image through humanitarian aid but could not fully persuade the military and government to eradicate safe havens for Taliban and al-Qaeda fighting allied troops across the border in Afghanistan. He seemed to have reached a comfort level with Paki-

stan’s civilian leaders, and his death could mean that the United States will have to rely more on its military-to-military contacts in the coming months to press its agenda in Islamabad, analysts said. His efforts in Kabul faltered in part because he had a frosty relationship with President Hamid Karzai. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs indicated Tuesday that President Obama would eventually fill Holbrooke’s post as special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, though he said those discussions had not begun. Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan issued statements of condolence Tuesday. The praise appeared more

effusive on the Pakistani side. President Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, both called him a “personal friend.” Karzai issued a brief statement calling the envoy’s death “a big loss for the American people.” Holbrooke had pushed Karzai to root out the corruption that has made his government unpopular with the Afghan people and helped fuel the resurgence of the Taliban. Holbrooke’s headstrong style angered Karzai, who complained privately that the American did not understand Afghan culture. It fell to Sen. John Kerry — and not Holbrooke — to per-

suade the Afghan president to agree to a runoff after the fraud-marred presidential election last year. “I regret his death, but he had trouble here,” said Farooq-e-Azam, who fought along with other U.S.-backed fighters against the Soviets. “He was not able to do well here. He could not find a language with the president.” For now, Holbrooke’s death leaves Ambassador Karl Eikenberry essentially alone in conducting U.S. diplomacy with Karzai’s government, and Eikenberry’s relationship with Karzai is strained by his blunt assessments of the Afghan leader, revealed in leaked cables posted by WikiLeaks.

EU judge in Kosovo hears case of organ-trafficking By Nebi Qena

The seven men have pleaded not guilty to charges ranging PRISTINA, Kosovo — A from trafficking in persons to prosecutor charged in court unlawful practices of medicine Tuesday that seven Kosovans and abuse of power. None is in on trial in Pristina were part custody. Two other suspects, a of an elaborate international Turkish and an Israeli national, network that traded in the or- remain at large. gans of people living in exTuesday’s session was adtreme poverty. European Union prosecutor journed until Jan. 6 to give the Jonathan Ratel told the crowd- prosecution more time to proed court that the men, includ- vide additional documents. The prosecution has alleged ing a former senior Health Ministry official, promised poor that Kosovo surgeon Lutfi Derpeople from Moldova, Kazakh- vishi is the ringleader of the stan, Russia, and Turkey up to group. The Belgrade newspa$20,000 for their organs. per Blic reported that Dervishi Those who received the or- was also linked to the Kosovo gans — including patients from Liberation Army’s alleged kidCanada, Germany, Poland, and napping and killing of Serb ciIsrael — paid from $110,000 to vilians for their organs. $137,000 for them, Ratel said. According to the indictment, The victims, however, were nevDervishi attended a medical er paid. The prosecutor, who serves conference in Turkey in 2006 in Kosovo as part of the EU’s and asked for someone who rule-of-law mission, alleged could perform organ transthat what he called an organ- plants. He was contacted by Dr. harvesting ring recruited Yusuf Sonmez six months later. about 20 foreign nationals Dervishi and Sonmez then carwith false promises of pay- ried out operations in a private ments in 2008. Pristina clinic. The clinic was ASSOCIATED PRESS

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A gloomier war assessment By Elisabeth Bumiller

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WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepares to release a review of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan that will declare progress in the nineyear-old war there, two new classified intelligence reports offer a more negative assessment and say there is a limited chance of success unless Pakistan hunts down insurgents operating from havens on its Afghan border. The reports, one on Afghanistan and one on Pakistan, say that although there have been gains for the United States and NATO in the war, the unwillingness of Pakistan to shut down extremist sanctuaries in its lawless tribal region remains a serious obstacle. U.S. military commanders say insurgents freely cross from Pakistan into Afghanistan to plant bombs and fight U.S. troops and then return to Pakistan for rest and resupply. The findings in the reports, called National Intelligence Estimates, represent the consensus view of the United States’ 16 intelligence agencies, as opposed to the military, and were provided last week to some members of the Senate and House intelligence committees. U.S. military commanders and senior Pentagon officials have already criticized the reports as out of date and say that the cutoff date for the Afghan report, Oct. 1, does not allow it to take into account what the military cites as tactical gains in Kandahar and Helmand provinces in the south in the six weeks since. Pentagon and military officials also say the reports were written by deskbound Washington analysts who have spent limited time, if any, in Afghanistan. Both sides have found some areas of agreement in the period leading up to Oba-

New Details on Afghan Attack A suicide bomb attack that killed six American soldiers Sunday in Afghanistan used enough explosives to bring down the building the soldiers were in, their commander said Tuesday. The soldiers were from the 101st Airborne Division based at Fort Campbell, Ky. Maj. Gen. John Campbell said from Afghanistan that 11 soldiers were hurt in the attack but that many were able to return to duty. ma’s review, which will be made public Thursday. The intelligence reports, which rely heavily on assessments from the CIA and the Defense Intelligence Agency, conclude that CIA drone strikes on leaders of al-Qaeda in the tribal regions of Pakistan have had an impact and that security has improved in the parts of Helmand and Kandahar provinces in southern Afghanistan where the United States has built up its troop presence. For their part, U.S. commanders and Pentagon officials say they do not yet know if the war can be won without more cooperation from Pakistan. But after years and billions spent trying to win the support of the Pakistanis, they are now proceeding on the assumption that there will be limited help from them. U.S. commanders and officials say the havens for insurgents in Pakistan are a major impediment to military operations. “I’m not going to make any bones about it: They’ve got sanctuaries and they go back and forth across the border,” Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, the commander of NATO forces in eastern Afghanistan, said

He said the attack vehicle, a minibus, was loaded with an estimated 1,000 pounds of explosives. Campbell said the outpost was in Kandahar province, the Taliban’s homeland where the military has launched offensives. A NATO spokesman said several suspects had been arrested for the bombing. None of the soldiers killed in the attack was from the Philadelphia region. — Associated Pess last week in Kumar province of Afghanistan. “They’re financed better, they’re better trained, they’re the ones who bring in the higher-end IEDs.” Campbell was referring to improvised explosive devices, the military’s name for the insurgent-made bombs, the leading cause of U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan. U.S. commanders say their plan in the next few years is to kill large numbers of insurgents in the border region — the military refers to it as “degrading the Taliban” — and at the same time build up the Afghan National Army to the point that Afghans can at least contain an insurgency still supported by Pakistan. (U.S. officials say Pakistan supports the insurgents as a proxy force in Afghanistan, preparing for the day the Americans leave.) “That is not the optimal solution, obviously,” said Bruce Riedel, a former CIA official and now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, who led a White House review of Afghan strategy last year that resulted in Obama’s sending the additional forces. “But we have to deal with the world we have, not the world we’d like.”

managed by Dervishi’s son, Arban, who was also indicted along with two doctors and two anesthesiologists. The indictment said an Israeli citizen, Moshe Harel, was involved in identifying, recruiting, and transporting victims. Sonmez and Harel are wanted by Interpol, and Sonmez is the subject of several criminal proceedings in other countries for removal of organs. Police discovered the network in November 2008, when a Turkish man, Yilmaz Altun, appeared exhausted at Pristina airport while waiting to board a flight home. When questioned by police, he said he had donated his kidney to an Israeli recipient. Kosovo law forbids the removal and transplant of organs. Altun identified Sonmez and Harel from photos, according to the indictment. On searching the doctors’ clinic, police found an Israeli citizen in postoperative care and a human kidney. They seized medical and business records, computer files, and medications.

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Rescuers carry injured survivors of a fire in Ashulia, about 15 miles north of Bangladesh’s

capital, Dhaka. Witnesses said that many of the victims died jumping from the 10-story factory.

Fire at big garment factory in Bangladesh kills dozens By Julhas Alam

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DHAKA, Bangladesh — Dozens of people were killed after a devastating blaze raced through a garment factory that supplies major multinationals such as Gap and J.C. Penney near Bangladesh’s capital Tuesday. Many of the dead included trapped workers who jumped from the building engulfed by flames, witnesses at the scene said. Fire official Golam Mostafa said the fire started in a 10-story factory owned by local business giant Ha-Meem Group in the Ashulia industrial zone, just outside Dhaka. It was not clear what caused the blaze, and the government ordered an investigation. Interior Minister Shahara Khatun said after visiting the site that her ministry would probe whether it was related to recent violent protests at textile factories over wages. Monir Hossain, a local journalist at the scene, said that the blaze broke out on the two upper floors during a lunch break. A gate on a stairwell was locked, trapping people inside the factory, which mainly produces T-shirts for

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Firefighters battle the flames

as the building burns. About 13,000 people worked at the factory in shifts each day. international brands, he quoted witnesses as saying. Another journalist, Rafiqul Islam, said he saw at least 25 bodies being loaded onto ambulances. Diganta television reported at least 27 people died and more than 100 were injured. ATN News also said rescuers recovered 27 bodies. Officials predicted the death toll would rise, Islam said.

A witness named Kader said he saw 50 to 60 people jumping off the 10th floor to escape the fire, according to Associated Press Television News. Kader, like many Bangladeshis, uses one name. About 13,000 people work at the factory on shifts each day, though most were outside buying lunch when the fire started, Islam said. Soldiers and police cordoned off the building as firefighters continued their search. By Tuesday evening, the fire was under control, said the fire department’s deputy director, Abdur Rashid. The company and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association announced they would provide $1,370 in compensation to each family of the dead and pay for the treatment of the injured. Bangladesh has about 4,000 garment factories that export more than $10 billion worth of products a year, mainly to the United States and Europe. Customers include Wal-Mart, Tesco, H&M, Zara, Carrefour, Gap, Metro, J.C. Penney, Marks & Spencer, Kohl’s, Levi Strauss, and Tommy Hilfiger.

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Union League installs its first female president

CARTER from A1 unanimous vote — marks a significant milestone, the past dies hard. One traditional toast began, “Gentlemen, charge your glasses!” even though half GRACE KASSAB / Associated Press the celebrators were women. Carter, 67, and her husMuntadhar al-Zeidi, attending band, John Aglialoro (also a a book-signing in Beirut, member), cofounded UM says he is suing Iraq’s prime Holdings Ltd. in 1973. The priminister in a Swiss court. vate-equity investment firm has owned more than 40 businesses, from renal dialysis companies to a small airline. Carter is president of UM, vice chairman of CYBEX BEIRUT, Lebanon — The board of directors, a board Iraqi journalist who threw his member of the Penn Mutual shoes at President George W. Life Insurance Co., and a Bush says he is suing Iraq’s former chairman of the board prime minister in a Swiss of directors of the Federal Recourt for his detention and al- serve Bank of Philadelphia. leged torture during the nine In introductory remarks, months he spent in custody. Carter’s friend and fellow Muntadhar al-Zeidi spoke league member, New Jersey Tuesday during the signing in State Sen. Diane Allen, reBeirut of his new book, The called that the club was once Last Salute to President Bush. not so enthusiastic to have The book also tells the story women in its midst. of Iraqi suffering, starting “Some places were still offwith the 1991 Gulf War. limits,” Allen recalled, includThe book is a journal chron- ing the billiard room and the icling the moments leading card room. “Joan, with her up to the famous Baghdad great business sense, realized news conference Dec. 14, that if we can’t use the whole 2008, when Zeidi shot to fame league, we shouldn’t pay the after hurling his shoe at Bush whole price.” and calling him a dog. Carter drafted a letter, The signing was timed to which the other women coincide with the second anni- signed, suggesting their dues versary of the shoe-throwing should be prorated. incident, which became one The tactic worked, and of the iconic images of the equal access was granted. Iraq war. — AP One member after another Tuesday hailed Carter’s election as a boon for the league. “The celebration is about Joan Carter,” said Ed Turzanski, “not because she’s a lady but because she’s the best posMADRID, Spain — The sible person for the job.” Spanish government has Turzanski, 51, said he had asked parliament to extend been a guest at the league for an airport emergency mea- 15 years before joining in sure that will keep the coun- 2004. A senior fellow at the try’s air traffic control under Foreign Policy Research Instimilitary control over the busy tute, a professor of political Christmas holiday period. history at La Salle University, Deputy Prime Minister Al- and a member of the CIA unfredo Perez Rubalcaba said der President Ronald Reagan, Tuesday the government Turzanski is contributing to a wanted Parliament to ap- book about the history of the prove an extension of a previ- Union League, to be pubous decree until Jan. 15. lished in 2012 on the club’s The measure first came 150th anniversary. into force Dec. 4, after air traf“I’m writing the final chapfic controllers staged a ter, 1970 to the present. It’s a 24-hour wildcat strike that period of firsts. The first Afriforced the closure of Spain’s can American member [in the airports and left 600,000 trav- early 1970s]. The first women, elers stranded. in 1986. The first Democratic The measure put the mili- president. The first Catholic tary in charge of air traffic president. And now the first control and ordered control- female president.” lers back to work or face possible jail. — AP

Chavez seeks special powers

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday asked legislators to grant him special powers to enact laws by decree for one year, just before a new legislature takes office with a larger contingent of opposition lawmakers. The measure would give the president the ability to bypass the National Assembly for the fourth time since he was first elected almost 12 years ago. Vice President Elias Jaua made the request on Chavez’s behalf, saying the president would use the authorization to ensure fast-track approval of laws aimed at helping the nation recover from severe flooding and mudslides that left thousands homeless and in government shelters. It is expected to win easy approval. — AP

Elsewhere:

Roadside bombs struck crowds of Iraqi pilgrims Tuesday as they prepared to mark the year’s most solemn Shiite religious ceremony, killing three people and wounding at least 31, police said. The two explosions went off in the late afternoon in Sunni Muslim areas in the capital. A senior U.S. diplomat said that the release of secret diplomatic memos by WikiLeaks had not hurt critical ties with Yemen’s government and that security aid to the antiterror ally was being coordinated with the country’s leaders. The United States is set to double its military aid to Yemen to $250 million next year to help fight an al-Qaeda offshoot.

Lawsuit

Continued from A1 fice of her attorney, Joanne Rathgeber of Hill Wallack in Yardley. Nichole Tillman, a spokeswoman for PHA, declined comment. A lawyer for Greene in other matters, Clifford Haines, said the former executive director had not been officially notified of the complaint. “Carl Greene has not been served, nor have I,” Haines said. “We can’t comment on a lawsuit that we know nothing about.” Rathgeber said of Greene, “He has not been served because we can’t find him.” She said she attempted three times to notify Greene by hand-delivering a notice via courier at his home in the Naval Square development in southwest Center City. “There’s no one there,” she said. “Every address we have for him is no good.” Greene, who has denied any wrongdoing in previous harassment complaints, has been in seclusion at an undisclosed location and is seeking help for stress-related maladies. His troubles began with the disclosure in August of financial problems. Greene’s mortgage company foreclosed on his $615,000 luxury townhouse, while the IRS placed a $52,000 lien on his property. Both matters were later resolved. But his career didn’t start to unravel until the PHA board discovered that the agency had secretly paid $648,000 to settle three sexual harassment complaints against Greene in the last six years. Greene was fired by the PHA commissioners in September.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

A winter blast targets Northeast

BUFFALO — Hoods were up and heads were down as a storm that plagued the Midwest for days plodded eastward Tuesday with knifing winds and blowing snow, stranding dozens of motorists on a southern Ontario highway and giving much of the Northeastern United States its first real taste of winter. The storm brought bonechilling cold, and more snow was expected or already falling Tuesday in parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The frigid air stretched into the Deep South, where hardfreeze warnings were in effect in much of Florida. CHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer Joan Carter takes the gavel from the man she succeeded as Union League president, John About 300 people spent a Zook. Carter cofounded UM Holdings Ltd. with her husband in 1973. frigid night hunkered down in their cars on a highway The impetus to widen the burgh, the only child of a said, “I wouldn’t have heard near Sarnia, Ontario, about league’s reach is in part an schoolteacher and a business- them in a million years.” 65 miles northeast of Detroit. attempt at self-preservation, man. After graduating from For the ceremony, Carter They were rescued by buses since hard economic times the College of Wooster in wore a platinum and pearl and military helicopters Tueshave forced other city clubs 1965 with a music degree, she Mikimoto brooch she had day, Canadian officials said. to fold. There were once 226 taught high school German bought in Japan years ago for Ontario Community Safety Union Leagues in the coun- and nursery school, until she her mother. “I think of her,” Minister Jim Bradley said he try; now there are three. met her husband and began she said, “whenever I wear had no reports of injuries. According to the National building their company. it.” The storm that has been Club Association, the average Carter’s 24-year rise to the Carter said she plans to ex- crawling across the Midwest cost to join a club is $5,000 to presidency is about average, pand the club’s membership since Friday night caused doz$6,000, and dues average said James Straw, a member beyond the current 3,200, ens of accidents, stranded $2,500 per year. Philadel- since 1979 and league presi- gradually eliminate outside more than 100 motorists in Inphia’s league charges a dent from 1999 to 2000. catering, and usher in a his- diana, and collapsed the $3,600 initiation fee and “In terms of process and torical center next spring that domed roof of an NFL stadi$4,000 annual dues. evolution, there are those will allow the public to view um. At least 16 people have “A lot of the private clubs who wanted to speed up the the club’s formidable collec- died because of the storm, around the country had re- process and others throwing tion of Civil War documents. which dumped nearly 2 feet strictive admission policies the anchor off the transom of Joining in the applause, Fre- of snow in parts of Minnesota until the 1980s,” said Susanne the boat.” derick Haab, chairman of the and Wisconsin. — AP Wegrzyn, president of the NaIn her remarks, Carter said nominating committee, said, tional Club Association, in that although being in such a “It’s historic.” Washington. “As the culture small minority was awkward Haab, chairman of F.C. was changing, the clubs beat first, she had never felt un- Haab Co., an oil and heating gan to change as well.” welcome. firm, said he wondered how Local governments pres“The league has absolutely his father, a member of the sured clubs to diversify, by enriched my life,” she said. At league’s old guard, might WASHINGTON — Senate threatening to remove their receptions honoring recipi- view this change. Democratic leader Harry tax-exempt status. ents of the league’s highest “I don’t know what he’d Reid said Tuesday that he Today, said Wegrzyn, awards, she said, she has met think,” Haab said. “But I would press ahead on a among the organization’s Supreme Court Justices Anto- think it’s terrific.” U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty, clubs, 20 percent of members nin Scalia and Clarence ThoPresident Obama’s top forand 6 percent of presidents mas, Gen. David Petraeus Contact staff writer Melissa eign-policy priority, despite are women. and Laura Bush. If she had Dribben at 215-854-2590 or strong opposition from some Carter grew up in Pitts- never joined the league, she mdribben@phillynews.com. Republican lawmakers.

Reid vows a push for nuclear treaty

The complaint by Thomas I’d sit in my car hyperventilatShe said she also encounis part of the legal fallout. ing,” she said. “I’d have to tell tered PHA employees at unTwo additional women have myself to take a deep breath. likely places, including her filed new complaints about I was afraid and very dis- church in Pennsauken. Thotheir treatment by the former traught.” mas said that after leaving executive director: one in fedThomas, who grew up in PHA, she was working witheral court, and one with the Bristol, graduated from Rut- out pay for a lawyer with a Pennsylvania Human Rela- gers University before earn- solo practice in Camden Countions Commission. ing a master’s degree in crimi- ty. While she was there one And yet another former nal justice from St. Joseph’s day in April 2009, the attoremployee, designer Eliza- University. ney got a call from a PHA beth Helms, has a pending A single mother of an manager who said he wanted sexual harassment com- adult son, Thomas did two to drive out during his lunch plaint with federal and state stints at PHA. She joined the break to talk to the attorney agencies. Helms refuses to agency in 2001 as a program about an unspecified issue. settle if it means remaining manager in the Section 8 de“My heart jumped,” she silent, said her attorney, partment, but left to go to said. “I became very fearful. I John M. Elliott. Cooley Law School in Lan- felt it had something to do Thomas is limited in what sing, Mich. with being continually hashe can discuss about her After graduation, she went rassed by Carl Greene.” time at PHA, Rathgeber said. to work for the New Jersey Other women — including Indeed, what is known about Attorney General’s Office as Helms and another former her 2008 harassment com- an attorney’s assistant and re- employee, Rachel Roberts — plaint has come turned to PHA in have made similar allegations from documents as2006 in the admis- of being followed by PHA emsembled by PHA’s sions department, ployees after filing sexual haboard to justify its assigning families rassment complaints against termination of to public housing Greene. Helms believes she Greene. units. was followed by PHA police The board report“I had turned officers, Elliott said. ed in August that in them down a couIn her lawsuit, Thomas her complaint, the ple of times before, claims that PHA showed “informer senior manbut thought it was a tentional and/or deliberate inagement specialist Carl R. Greene, good opportunity,” difference” by failing to adealleged that Greene former PHA Thomas said. “The quately discipline Greene. made unwanted ad- director, is in agency had im- She is seeking damages of vances after a work- seclusion. proved.” $600,000. related dinner. Tho“Initially it was a Since leaving PHA, Thomas mas claimed that he good environment,” said, she had difficulty findcontinued to ask her out and Thomas said. “And then it ing new work. She said she to interact inappropriately at turned into a hostile one.” believes that PHA was not givwork. She resigned on March 4, ing her good references. According to the board’s re- 2008, and filed complaints “He tried his best to deport, Thomas said Greene re- against Greene with the stroy my career,” Thomas taliated by taking away work Equal Employment Opportu- said. “He destroyed my inner and suggesting that she work nity Commission and the self. I broke down. I became in undesirable locations at Pennsylvania Human Rela- depressed, requiring treatpublic housing projects. She tions Commission. The mat- ment.” also claimed that he threat- ter was settled in June 2008 With Greene gone from ened her by saying he would with PHA denying the accusa- PHA, Thomas said, “I’m so retell a worker whom she had tions. lieved right now. I don’t feel laid off where she lived. In August 2008, Thomas danger anymore.” The board reported that the said she recognized a former “I’m trying to get my life complaint was settled for PHA housing inspector follow- back,” she added, “because $350,000, including back wag- ing her in a black Nissan Max- two years were taken away es, damages, and attorney ima. She said she saw him on from me.” fees. three other occasions over 16 In an interview, Thomas months — once at the en- Contact staff writer Jennifer Lin said she feared Greene’s trance of the gated communi- at 215-854-5659 or wrath. “Before going to work, ty where she lived. jlin@phillynews.com.

The White House has signaled that Obama would delay his holiday vacation to ensure ratification of the treaty that would limit both nations’ nuclear warheads and establish a system for verification. Congress is struggling to complete several top pieces of legislation. Reid (D., Nev.) told reporters, “We are not going to walk away from any of the work that we have to do.” He said he would move for a vote on the treaty and was confident he had the numbers to ratify it. Jim Manley, a spokesman for Reid, had said earlier that the Senate could begin debate as early as Wednesday. — AP

Murphy puts up ‘don’t ask’ repeal

WASHINGTON — Repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” will move as separate House legislation. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D., Pa.), an Iraq war veteran, Tuesday introduced the bill, and a version is expected in the Senate. The Senate last week failed by three votes to cut off extended debate on legislation that included the repeal. It was not clear when — or if — Murphy’s bill to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military would be considered by the full House. Lawmakers hope to wrap up the 111th Congress by the end of this week, and the tax-cut and government-funding measures are pending. Murphy’s bill is expected to draw strong support. The House in May voted to back repeal as part of a broader defense bill. And supporters of the measure feel some urgency — Murphy lost his seat in the November election, and next month, Republicans will control the House. — McClatchy Newspapers

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Commentary By Phil Sheridan

Lee’s return scary thought for opponents

LEE from A1 mid-1950s, the Koufax-led trade with Toronto left the or- Dodgers, the 1971 Baltimore ganization needing prospects Orioles, those Maddux-led Atmore than it needed another lanta staffs. This foursome major-league ace. will have its opportunity to The whole thing was best settle that debate over the summed up by Bobby Cox, next couple years. who managed a for-the-ages The Phillies won a World rotation in Atlanta to 14 con- Series just two years ago with secutive division titles. Last Hamels, Jamie Moyer, Brett March, as he prepped for his Myers and Joe Blanton as final season before retire- their top four. This influx of ment, Cox recalled his reac- elite pitchers is unprecedenttion to news that the Phillies ed. It would be as if the 1980 had acquired Halladay. Phillies added John Candelar“Holy [spit],” Cox said (or ia, LaMarr Hoyt, and Ron something that rhymed with Guidry to help Steve Carlton “spit”). repeat. Then he heard the second By accentuating pitching, half of the equation, that Ama- Amaro hedges his bets in a DAVID GUTTENFELDER / Associated Press ro had flipped Lee to faraway very smart way. If the Phillies’ lineup rebounds from a Japanese officials bow at a mass grave site on Iwo Jima, where the remains of Japanese soldiers from WWII have been discovered. Seattle. “I was relieved,” Cox said, relatively down 2010 season, figuring that Halladay for Lee this team will be nearly imwas “kind of a trade-off.” possible to stop. And if the It is not a good thing when lineup isn’t back to prior stanyour rivals are relieved by dards, the pitching is still your personnel moves. And strong enough to keep the the Braves did indeed make a Phillies in contention. That project began in July On Iwo Jima, he vowed That fourth ace, however and took a big step forward in run at the Phillies before setto recover the 12,000 October, when two mass tling for a wild-card berth the rotation develops, is going to start oppograves that may hold the re- and one final postbodies of countrymen site a bunch of mains of more than 2,000 Jap- season appearEven if the missing since 1945. very mediocre anese soldiers were discov- ance under Cox. Phils struggle fourth or fifth And now? If ered by search teams. starters. That’s a By Eric Talmadge Working from documents you’re in the NL to hit, their ASSOCIATED PRESS win a week. provided by the U.S. National East, it is “Holy It is always IOTO, Japan — In a rare Archives and Records Admin- spit” time again, pitching should risky to commit visit to Iwo Jima, Japan’s istration, the Japanese teams with no relief in keep them in big money over prime minister offered found sites listed as “enemy sight this time. contention. The Phillies the long term to prayers Tuesday at two recemeteries” near a runway at pitchers. But this cently discovered mass the military outpost and at have the rotation that Cox dreaded last Decem- crew is as remarkable for its graves and vowed to find the the foot of Suribachi. more than 12,000 fallen sol“Many troops will be return- ber — Halladay, Lee and Cole mental toughness, long track diers whose bodies have yet ing home now that these Hamels — plus Oswalt. They record of consistent excelto be recovered from the remass graves have been immediately became prohibi- lence, and big-game poise as mote island where some of found,” said lawmaker Yoshi- tive favorites to win their for sheer talent. There is no World War II’s fiercest fighttaka Shindo, whose grandfa- fifth division title in a row. Barry Zito or Carl Pavano or ing took place. ther was commanding officer That isn’t quite the Braves’ Kevin Brown in this group. Injuries are always a risk, Kneeling in a deep pit with The bones of Japanese soldiers lie on sheets as the mass grave of Japanese troops on Iwo streak with Maddux, Glavine especially with pitchers. dozens of remains spread out is exhumed. Workers found 20 sets of remains Tuesday. Jima. “I prayed they will rest and Smoltz, but it’s a start. Really, it’s “Holy spit” time These guys are practically fabefore him, Naoto Kan in peace. But Ioto’s battle is clasped his hands in prayer was the site of one of the It has been generally ig- not over until all of the bodies all over baseball. The San natical about taking care of Francisco Giants, who beat themselves. That doesn’t elimand then helped searchers ex- most fateful and iconic bat- nored since the war, has been are recovered.” hume a badly decayed set of tles in the Pacific. left largely untouched, and is Yukihiko Akutsu, a special the Phillies for the pennant inate the risk, but it’s the best bones swathed in a faded For many Americans, an As- now uninhabited except for a adviser to the prime minister with pitching and more pitch- you can do. Bobby Cox and a couple milgreen body bag. Workers said sociated Press photo of U.S. few hundred troops at a small who heads the search mis- ing, now have an even toughit was one of more than 20 Marines and a Navy corps- Japanese military outpost. sion, said that the main site er road to repeating as cham- lion Phillies fans were right. found on Tuesday alone. man raising the flag atop Kan is only the second prime was estimated to have 2,000 pions. With one move, Amaro If the Phillies hadn’t traded “We will examine every Mount Suribachi has become minister to visit the island. Ju- bodies. Digging was complet- weakened two of the four Lee last December, they probgrain of sand,” Kan said. “It is one of the enduring symbols nichiro Koizumi was the first, ed this week at the Suribachi teams that were in the Ameri- ably would have beaten the hard to imagine from the beau- of the war, and of American five years ago. site, with 152 remains found. can League playoffs this year. Giants and whomever won The Rangers wouldn’t have the AL title (no Lee, no Rangty of the island today what hap- sacrifice and bravery. More But Kan’s government, in- The full excavation effort was pened here 65 years ago.” Medals of Honor — 27, includ- spired in part by the success in expected to take several more won the pennant without Lee. ers). There would probably Kan said that he had wanting nearly a third of all given Japan of the 2006 Clint East- months, but Akutsu said that And the Yankees made Lee have been another parade ed to visit the island since the to Marines during World War wood movie Letters From Iwo the teams had already found their No. 1 priority as they down Broad Street. That’s the simplest explanadiscovery in August of the II — were awarded for valor Jima and concerned that time more than 300 remains in the continually compete with the Red Sox — who merely added tion for Amaro’s stunning remass graves. on Iwo Jima than any other is running out, has made a two areas. Now known in Japan as single campaign. strong effort to bring closure Akutsu said the govern- Carl Crawford and Adrian acquisition of Lee — a move Ioto — that was what the isIn Japan, however, Iwo on Iwo Jima by stepping up ment would notify Washing- Gonzalez to their lineup this that had Philadelphia and all land was called by residents Jima is seen by most as just the civilian-run mission to re- ton if any American remains off-season. Catcher Russell of baseball thinking the same Martin is a nice pickup but thing. before the war — Iwo Jima one of many bloody defeats. cover all of the Japanese dead. were exhumed. hardly registers on the SteinHoly spit. brenner scale that measures seismic activity in the Yan- Follow columnist Phil Sheridan kees/Sox rivalry. on Twitter: @SheridanScribe. This projected rotation al- Read his blog at ready has people scouring http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs baseball history for better /philabuster or his recent ACKERMAN from A1 ones. There are a few con- columns at and that it was completed on ing the rights of individuals” the paper it’s written on.” investigation. time and on budget. The firm who believe their public emBased on his conversation tenders: Cleveland in the http://go.philly.com/philsheridan. 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Balancing history

ith a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday near the Liberty Bell Center on Independence Mall, Philadelphia debuts an extraordinary exhibit that should surprise and challenge the many visitors who come to the city to experience the story of our nation’s founding. At the “President’s House: Freedom and Slavery in Making a New Nation,” visitors will see the partial walls, window frame, fireplace, and other outlines of a colonial house that stood at Sixth and Market Streets. But it’s the retelling of what happened within those walls that will make for an extraordinary visit. The former Robert Morris mansion is where the slaveholding George Washington and the antislavery John Adams lived and conducted their presidencies in the 1790s. Washington quartered nine enslaved Africans who served his household — a small contingent from among 300 slaves owned by the man revered as the father of his country. So, the story told by the President’s House exhibit will be unlike any operated by the National Park Service — a narrative that delves into the bitter irony of slaveholding Founding Fathers, who crafted a Constitution that denied the promise of freedom to blacks. But it’s also a story of hope. Martha Washington’s personal servant, Oney Judge, escaped to freedom from this same mansion.

History is what its writers say it is, which is why the story behind the President’s House exhibit is compelling. How fitting, then, that the first federal commemoration of slavery be set in Philadelphia, where the nation’s fundamental freedoms were enshrined. Moreover, the President’s House project offers a dramatic contemporary story line that hints at racial divisions yet to be healed. The exhibit’s original plans didn’t include as much of an emphasis on slavery. It became a memorial to Washington’s slaves only at the insistence of groups such as the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition, led by local attorney Michael Coard, which deserve much of the credit for prompting a redesign of the President’s House to assure that the slaves’ story is told. Playing an equally pivotal role, then-Mayor John F. Street prompted the first major public exposure of the interplay of slavery and the nation’s founding with his order for a 2007 archaeological excavation, a dig that was viewed by an estimated 300,000 people. It’s inevitable there will be disputes as to whether the exhibit achieves the right balance. But there can be no doubt that the President’s House opens a unique window on the quest for freedom.

Nation’s loss L

ongtime U.S. diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke was a towering figure in foreign policy whose skill in resolving conflicts will be missed acutely. Holbrooke died Monday at age 69 from complications from surgery to repair a torn aorta. At the time of his death, he was serving as President Obama’s chief envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Beginning with Vietnam in the 1970s, Holbrooke served four Democratic presidents over 40 years to help establish national-security strategy. His greatest achievement was brokering the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords, which ended the war in Bosnia. He accepted the most difficult jobs, and thus seemed a natural choice by Obama to negotiate the complex challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Holbrooke spent the last two years trying to persuade allies to promote economic development there. Sen. Bob Casey (D., Pa.), chairman of the Senate subcommittee on foreign relations for South Asia, called Holbrooke “tirelessly dedicated to the security of the United States and its allies.” His passing also highlights the uncertainty about our nation’s unfinished work in Afghanistan. Fostering a viable central government and economy in Afghanistan has been much more elusive than military success.

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No reason to rush a final judgment Someone once said that though the death penalty has never been proven to prevent crime, it at least prevents one person from committing a crime. Unfortunately, that does not balance the scales when innocent people are executed (“Head opposes execution; the heart can be trickier,” Sunday). From a practical point of view, it is more expensive to sentence a criminal to death than incarcerate him for life. Execution is quick, one hopes painless, and certainly final, which doesn’t exact the revenge victims would like. Life in a maximumsecurity prison is a harsher penalty. Though the claim we are a Christian nation may be moot, there is no doubt that many of our citizens believe in heaven and hell, as described in the Bible. If that is the case, who are we to usurp the Creator? Eternity is a long time, so there is no hurry for judgment to be rendered and penalties assessed. Ralph D. Bloch Warrington ralphdbloch@yahoo.com

But the liberal-socialist moniker was applied to Obama based on his own words and voting record. Political expedience is a means to an end and should not be confused with a change in one’s nature. Daniel Shaw Richboro

Help publicize good sportsmanship Please refrain from making DeSean Jackson larger than life on the front page of the paper (“Eagles dump Dallas,” Monday). Also, please don’t publish pictures of him dancing backward into the end zone. He is not an appropriate role model for our young people. Those who practice good sportsmanship and responsibility are role models. Perhaps Jackson could take lessons from Coach Derrick Williams and the North Philly Blackhawks, a football team for preteen boys (“Return of a team that went all the way,” Monday). Congratulations to the Pop Warner champions!

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until his untimely death on an end to the Afghanistan war. And without economic and political stability in Afghanistan, U.S. involvement seems destined to drag on. Obama and NATO have agreed to extend the military presence there until 2014. Holbrooke also fought hard to secure economic aid for Pakistan, knowing that its stability is vital to efforts to rout Islamist insurgents from the border region. Holbrooke was a larger-thanlife figure on the world stage. His passing leaves a void at a critical moment in U.S. foreign policy.

Mural support

he city’s renowned Mural Arts Program is engaging in a cover-up — for a good cause. Mural officials recently draped a banner over the iconic Common Threads mural by Meg Saligman at Broad and Spring Garden Streets, for the first time using artwork as a temporary fund-raising billboard. Let’s keep the emphasis on “temporary.” The banner across the mural showing Philadelphia high schoolers in classical attire makes a pitch for donations to “preserve this mural.” Saligman is renovating the mural, but funding for the project has fallen short by $20,000. So, Mural Arts director Jane Golden says the program is trying the banner. Initial plans were to keep the banner up through winter in

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the hope that it would raise enough money for the renovation. With the mural partially obscured, the message is in-yourface clear: Without financial support — much of it from the private sector — the city’s mural program wouldn’t be the robust success that it’s become in the last 25 years. More pointedly, the banner drives home the idea that, without repairs, the city’s 2,600 outdoor murals could fade away. Point taken. But the sooner this banner is removed, the better. It could violate outdoor-advertising rules. So it’s good that Golden said Tuesday that the banner will come down after the holidays. Of course, Mural Arts supporters can assure that no more banners are needed to raise funds — by showing their generosity.

So Rep. Joe Pitts (R., Pa.) and his allies are salivating at the opportunity to curtail abortion rights (“Abortion foe set for key House post,” Sunday). Pitts will do this because “the protection of the sanctity of innocent human life” is “the cornerstone of his service in the House.” Does Pitts realize that children without adequate food, housing, education, and access to health care are innocent life? Does he realize that the Iraqi and Afghan civilian victims of our military incursions are innocent life? Does he realize that the unemployed, whose benefits were held hostage to continued financial breaks for the super-rich, are innocent life? Being antiabortion is one thing; being pro-life is quite another. Life is life, from womb to tomb. If Pitts expends his energy and newly bestowed power exclusively on the issue of abortion, he most certainly will not be considered pro-life. Marie Conn Hatboro mconn56@yahoo.com

Obama’s move is about survival The editorial “A socialist he’s not” (Sunday) would have us believe that President Obama’s compromise on the tax-cut deal is proof, along with his compromises on health care and Afghanistan, that he is a centrist. That is like telling us that the Russians and Chinese are moderates because they have made compromises toward state-controlled capitalism. For Obama, this is about survival. Bill Clinton “survived” a GOP takeover of the House by moving to the center. And so, to survive politically, Obama will move there, too.

Rebecca Betz Philadelphia becbetz@gmail.com

Holiday wishes If you could grant a holiday wish for the nation, for Pennsylvania or New Jersey, for Philadelphia or the region, what would it be? Why? Tell us in about 100 words and we’ll publish the responses on the Editorial Page on Dec. 25. Send responses to inquirer.letters@phillynews.co m, with “Holiday Wish” in the subject line, by Dec. 20.

Award contracts to lowest bidder As a white male contractor, I take great offense at the fiasco that is going on in the Philadelphia School District in the name of diversity (“Firm lost district job despite vow of diversity,” Sunday). Any contract for work, whether for the school district or any other public entity, should be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder, regardless of ethnicity. This is public tax money being spent. Any emergency work should be awarded on the same basis to prequalified firms. There is no reason minority-owned firms cannot compete on the same basis as other firms, and it is an insult to the minority firms to make people think that they need preferential treatment. The bottom line is to get the best job for the lowest price.

Mike Krakovitz Drexel Hill mike@mksremodeling.com

Welcome home to Cliff Lee

My 78-year-old mother has borne a grudge against the Phillies ever since they traded away Cliff Lee. “All he did,” I agreed, “was go undefeated in the postseason and win both games he pitched in the World Series. Why in the world would the Phillies want to keep him?” While it would have been sweet revenge for Lee to get his championship ring this year, he’ll only have to wait one more to earn it as an indispensable member of the 2011 World Series champions, the Phillies. Welcome home, Cliff. Wade Petrilak Warminster

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Merit pay, competition don’t work for teachers I commend The Inquirer for welcoming the New Jersey Education Association’s proposal for streamlining tenure (“Firing bad teachers,” Monday). Unlike Gov. Christie, who scorns anything from the NJEA, The Inquirer can recognize a competent, reasonable proposal when it sees one. Christie should take help and good ideas from wherever he can, instead of scorning them as different — he seems incapable of understanding the difference between governing and bullying. Unfortunately, my compliment ends there, as the Editorial Board blunders by then calling for merit pay. As a recent, comprehensive study by Vanderbilt University concluded, merit pay is ineffective. This shouldn’t be surprising because merit pay works on a theory of competition. Yet, not only are teachers not motivated by competition, but competition is counterproductive. Good teaching and, by extension, good schools are products of cooperation. Vanderbilt’s study found that teachers worked just as hard without the merit pay. Further, the means of judging “effective” teachers under these schemes falls on standardized test scores that are susceptible to manipulation, errors in grading, and fluctuations due to students’ random guessing. Why use such a clumsy instrument to assess such a delicate art? It seems the Editorial Board is either profoundly ignorant of research or profoundly stubborn.

Kevin W. Parker Philadelphia

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A little-discussed cure for ailing home prices More immigration could prop up real estate demand. By Adam Ozimek

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is already high. But that shouldn’t be a problem for several reasons. First, research has generally shown that immigration has at the most a small negative impact on wages and employment among high school dropouts, and a positive effect for everyone else. The downside could be mitigated by policies encouraging skilled as well as unskilled immigrants to enter the country. In addition, recent research indicates that immigration heads off outsourcing, increasing wages and employment for everyone. Second, even if immigration does have a negative effect on wages and employment among high school dropouts, the impact on house prices and rents will be of “an order of magnitude bigger than that found in labor markets,” according to Saiz. This suggests that the beneficial economic impacts of rising house prices, along with other positive effects such as new consumption, are likely to offset the minor negative consequences for labor markets. Finally, because the worst housing markets are in places that typically experience the highest immigration — such as California, Florida, and Arizona — admitting more immigrants will have the greatest benefit in the markets that need it most. Everyone, including renters, has an interest in stopping the downward spiral of house prices. Low house prices mean taxpayers foot a larger bill for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They also lead to more foreclosures, which are blighting neighborhoods and draining public services nationwide. Improving the housing market would help the economy recover, and the best tool we have for achieving that is immigration. Adam Ozimek is an associate at the Econsult/Fairmount Group, an economic consulting firm in Philadelphia. He can be reached at ozimek@econsult.com.

Making college more conceivable

By John J. Rooney

ack when I was in high school, none of my friends were going to college. It wasn’t the thing to do in Swampoodle, the North Philadelphia rowhouse neighborhood where I grew up during the Depression. The thing to do was find a job and make some money so you could help your family, buy nicer clothes, and maybe even get a used car. Teachers and clergy decried the low rate of college enrollment in the community, but it wasn’t part of the culture among its working-class Irish and Italian Americans. Later, their children and grandchildren would attend college at the same rate as other Americans. But at the time, I felt that going to college was going against the expectations of the neighborhood that was so much a part of my life. A recent report by the Philadelphiabased OMG Center for Collaborative Learning noted that African American and Hispanic students in the region are attending college at rates well below that of whites. Educators and city officials are concerned about the discrepancy, and I share their concern. However, just as attitudes toward higher education have changed in other ethnic groups, there is clear evidence that they are changing in the African American and Hispanic communities. I have seen it in the increased presence of students from these groups in undergraduate and graduate programs at La Salle University, where I have been a faculty member for many years. And I have seen it documented in a recent Pew Research Center report, which showed that the greatest increases in college attendance over the last several years were among Hispanic and African American students. Yet the attitude toward college is changing more slowly among boys than it is among girls, and we find more young women than men attaining a higher education. At one

time, the opposite was true due to societal restrictions on the kinds of positions considered suitable for women. Today, the constraints on boys are mostly self-imposed. Many young men still believe college is not even worth thinking about, or that it is appro-

Some minority communities must overcome the idea that higher education is not an option for them. priate only for those interested in business or science and technology. They ignore or are unaware of opportunities for careers in education, social services, the health professions, and other areas, including careers that don’t exist yet but are sure to develop in the future. As with other ethnic groups where the prevailing cultural attitude toward college has changed, they will need help making the transition. Improved high school preparation, remedial programs, educational and career counseling, and financial aid are all valuable. Most important, however, is a change in perspective among urban youths. Once they can see themselves succeeding in one of the many careers available to college graduates, they will work out the means to use their talents and accomplish these goals. College requires a major investment of time and effort. The realization that this investment will pay rich dividends in the future is crucial for minorities who are still underrepresented in higher education. John J. Rooney is a professor emeritus of psychology at La Salle University and the coauthor, with John F. Reardon, of “Preparing for College: Practical Advice for Students and Their Families” (Ferguson, 2009). He can be reached at rooney@lasalle.edu.

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For richer, but not poorer Marriage is quickly vanishing from the working class, where rates of divorce and births out of wedlock have soared. By Charles A. Donovan

mid reports of continuing declines in home prices, it’s safe to say that government policies designed to prop up those prices have failed. More than 14 percent of home mortgages are delinquent or in foreclosure, and 23 percent of homeowners owe more on their homes than they’re worth. At this point, it may seem as if we have to let prices fall until they find a bottom. But we haven’t yet tried one of the easiest and least costly options for helping the housing market: more immigration. The market’s biggest problem is the surprisingly simple fact that we have too many houses and not enough households. Over the past 10 years, a lot of new houses were built. And, from 2000 to 2005, we had the household growth to match. More recently, however, household growth has slowed dramatically, leaving us with as many as three million fewer new households than prior growth rates created. The main explanation for this drop in household growth, in fact, is slowing immigration. The resulting disparity left us with three million additional vacant housing units. Where does this leave us in terms of stabilizing house prices? As anyone taking Economics 101 learns, prices are determined by supply and demand. To make house prices higher, you have to either decrease supply or increase demand. The supply side of the equation has been doing its part, as evidenced by the dismal state of the construction industry. There were fewer housing starts in 2009 than in any year since the end of World War II. New-home permits, another measure of supply, dropped to 583,000 in 2009, compared with 2.16 million in 2005 and an average of 1.32 million in the 1990s. Production can only contract so much, and the more the housing industry slows, the worse unemployment gets. That further dampens housing demand, creating a vicious cycle. All of this leaves us with demand. The government tried to increase demand for houses with an $8,000 tax credit for firsttime home buyers and a $6,500 credit for repeat buyers. Unfortunately, this didn’t appear to have a lasting impact on prices. Instead, it just shifted demand to the near term. Fortunately, though, there is the untapped option of allowing more legal immigration. New immigrants need places to live, and, whether they buy or rent, more housing demand decreases vacancies and increases prices. Some may object that immigrants won’t buy houses, but the evidence suggests otherwise. We know immigrants buy homes because immigrants made up nearly a third of the growth in American homeownership between 2001 and 2007. University of Pennsylvania economist Albert Saiz has estimated that an influx of immigrants equal to 1 percent of the country’s population will raise house prices by an equivalent proportion. One potential drawback of this approach is that it would bring more job seekers into the country at a time when unemployment

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ritain’s Prince William and his betrothed, Kate Middleton, will marry in April at Westminster Abbey, and people around the world will tune in to a rite as old as spring itself. Lovers of Shakespeare have noted parallels with Henry V: The young Prince William served his nation in arms overseas, and his beloved’s name is Kate. Shakespeare’s wooing Harry pleads with a demure Kate, daughter of the French king, for a kiss. Attempting to persuade her that it’s appropriate, he says, “We are the makers of manners, Kate.” But if there ever were a time when the manners of a nation’s upper classes shaped those of the people, that time is not now — at least not here in the United States, where a report from the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia finds that marriage is disappearing from Middle America. A shocking “marriage gap” has opened between the broad middle and the upper crust since the early 1970s, project director W. Bradford Wilcox writes in the study, “When Marriage Disappears.” Wilcox found that Americans with a high school education but no college degree are more likely to become single parents. If they are married, they are less likely to describe themselves as “very happy” and more likely to divorce. Using survey data and correlating earnings with education levels, he concludes that marital indicators are improving for better-off Americans and declining, sometimes sharply, for those of moderate means. Take divorce. By the 1990s, the divorce rate for highly educated Americans dropped from 22 percent to 19 percent. But for those with only a high school diploma, the divorce rate rose from 34 percent to 42 percent — three points shy of the rate among Americans without a high school diploma. Then there’s childbearing. By 2008, just 6 percent of the babies of college-educated mothers were born out of wedlock. Among mothers with only a high school diploma, the rate was 44 percent. Among those who didn’t finish high school, it was 54 percent. What Wilcox calls “the retreat from marriage” proceeded during a deep recession and jobless economic recovery. Study after study shows that decisions to marry reinforce male responsibility and promote work. But the dearth of well-paying jobs in Middle

America has had an impact. The marriage habit can rust, too. We’re in uncharted territory, statistically speaking. The Pew Research Center reports that nearly 40 percent of Americans think marriage is obsolete — gone the way of the horse and buggy. But the horse and buggy gave way to superior vehicles. What will replace marriage? Marriage’s obsolescence wasn’t planned. That doesn’t mean it has neither cause nor cure. And a nation that wants to prosper, and see the next generation prosper, must assess those causes and cure as many as possible. We need a sort of Marshall Plan to restore marriage to reduce the extraordinary public expenses that come with fractured families, as well as to increase the number of children who enjoy the benefits that come with being raised by married parents. “When Marriage Disappears” also notes that religious attendance is fading in the American middle, supporting the adage that “The family that prays together, stays together.” Will and Kate’s nuptials will occur in an ancient sanctuary. But marriages that begin in other ways can endure, too, and impart lessons in persistence and faith. Laura Hillenbrand’s new book, Unbroken, tells the story of Louis Zamperini, a World War II aviator who was lost at sea for 47 days, tortured in captivity, and bedeviled by depression and alcoholism. Restarting a life interrupted and nearly ended by war, Zamperini didn’t hesitate — couldn’t wait — to propose to the lovely Cynthia Applewhite when chance brought her into view. Cynthia pledged to help Louis forget his trials. Worried the past ultimately would consume him, he told her, “If you love me enough, I’ll have to forget it. How much can you love me?” Economics, welfare policy, and cultural norms all count. But so does character. Previous generations had less wealth, but perhaps they expected more of themselves. Their society expected more of them, too. As a result, they rose to many an occasion. Will and Kate begin with all the advantages of youth, health, wealth, and privilege. Millions of others look upon the prospect of marriage with pasts they might prefer to forget. In the end, every couple is made up of a man and a woman who ask one another, “How much can you love me?” Overcoming marriage’s disappearing act will require the most generous answer to that query — the kind of love that can make forgetting, and forgiving, possible. Charles A. Donovan is a senior research fellow at the DeVos Center on Religion and Civil Society at the Heritage Foundation. This was distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.

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City of Brotherly Like A survey of suburbanites finds a fondness — at arm’s length. By Kathy Boccella

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Remember that slogan about Philadelphia being better if you spend the night? Suburbanites would disagree. According to a new Pew Charitable Trusts poll, many residents of the Philadelphia suburbs think the city is a nice place to visit, but they don’t want to live there. Aside from that, the survey of 801 people from seven suburban counties — Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester — found mostly positive views of the nation’s sixth-largest city. Suburban residents reported seeing a strong link between Phil-

adelphia’s future and that of their own communities, and a majority say the city is headed in the right direction. Overwhelmingly, suburbanites think the city will improve in the next five years. Even more respondents, 81 percent, gave the city high marks as a place to visit, citing its historical sites and landmarks, arts and culture, spectator sports, food and restaurants, and shopping. “To know the city is to like it,” said Larry Eichel, project director of Pew’s Philadelphia Research Initiative. But that’s where the lovefest ends. Only 39 percent rated PhiladelSee POLL on B4

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and cafes are among what suburban respondents to the survey said they liked about Philadelphia.

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No direction home, GPS’s fate unknown Thinking of buying your sweetie a GPS for Christmas? Imagine the look on his face as he plays with this big-boy toy. Imagine her no longer showing up late for important dates thanks to that friendly, mellifluous minder. Whatever you do, prepare for all this directional bliss to be fleeting. If you live in the suburbs, it’s quite likely your nifty gift will be stolen. Car stereos are so 1990s. And, thanks to debit cards, loose change has gone the

way of the eight-track. Police say most car thieves trolling the 610 area code today are drug addicts. They know a solid score when they see it suction-cupped to the windshield. “Almost everybody has them now,” says Upper Moreland Township Police Chief Thomas Nestel. “GPS is the new radio and much easier to steal.” That’s because car owners practically invite the intrusion. Perhaps you remember Nestel’s 15 minutes of fame this fall after he dared to

W. Chester rowhouse vote set

The Council is to decide Wednesday on letting a church demolish them. By Kathleen Brady Shea INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

A dispute over razing two historic West Chester rowhouses has intensified as a church’s expansion proposal approaches a vote. West Chester Borough Council briefly discussed the issue of whether the First Presbyterian Church of West Chester should be permitted to demolish two contiguous homes it owns in the 100 block of West Miner Street at a Tuesday night work session. More discussion and a vote are scheduled for Wednesday evening.

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propose fining suburbanites for not locking their cars. The ordinance was quickly scuttled as Nestel drowned in hate mail calling him a “fascist pig.” His warning led to a temporary decline in car thefts, but the details of each case remain the same. “People,” he sighs, “are still putting the bait out there.”

A GPS in every car?

I put hundreds of miles on my Prius See STEAL on B4

Cold wheels

Bob Adams, an attorney for the church and a parishioner, said he believed he had made all the salient arguments previously. “We merit approval on the basis of the ordinances,” he said. Councilman James A. Jones said the application had proved to be a “difficult” one, and he planned to introduce a motion Wednesday evening “to deny approval.” He said he would elaborate on his reasons then. The church has said it has outgrown its Greek Revival building at Darlington and Miner Streets and cannot continue its mission without enlarging its footprint from 44,000 to 62,000 square feet. Neighbors in this crowded section of town See CHURCH on B7

Inside Council hears complaints about police conduct. B2. Foxwoods delivers its pitch

Midday holdups near Temple

It will learn Thursday whether the gaming board is persuaded. B2.

Police increase patrols after three stickups on Monday. B3.

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A bicyclist adjusts her scarf at a traffic light

in Philadelphia on a subfreezing Tuesday. The frigid conditions will persist Wednesday.

A bill to turn the city’s businesstax structure on its head is dead for now, as its Council sponsors agreed Tuesday to instead work with the Nutter administration in the hope of preserving at least some of their ideas. A critical Council committee hearing scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed indefinitely, and Mayor Nutter has scheduled an afternoon news conference instead. In a letter to City Council members Bill Green and Maria Quiñones Sánchez Tuesday, Nutter’s chief of staff, Clay Armbrister, outlined the areas of agreement that the two camps would collaborate on. Those include finding a way to exempt the first $100,000 of a company’s sales from taxes and close loopholes that allow national corporations and out-of-town companies to avoid paying city business privilege taxes even as they do business in Philadelphia. Green and Sánchez had hoped to vote the bill out of committee today. Green would not comment. Sánchez could not be reached. The Council members proposed a radical detour from the city’s chosen tax-reform path. The current tax-cutting schedule would eliminate the gross-receipts tax — levied on a company’s sales, even if it is not profitable — by 2022. The current rate is $1.42 per $1,000 of sales. The schedule now in place would also reduce the current 6.45 percent tax on net income — a company’s profits — to 6 percent over the same period. Businesses and reformers have argued that the net-income tax targets firms better able to pay. Green and Sánchez want to flip that formula, arguing that their proposal would shift a large chunk of the tax burden to companies based outside the city while attracting healthy, profitable companies here. See TAX on B7

Ex-officer found guilty of sex assault He abused the girl for years, the jury ruled, from age 12. By Joseph A. Slobodzian INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

In 23 years as a Philadelphia police officer, Tyrone Wiggins garnered awards for valor, was shot making an arrest, and taught karate to thousands of children and adults as an eighthdegree black-belt sensei at his own school. On Tuesday, a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury decided that Wiggins, 51, had a far darker side. It found him guilty of sexually as- Tyrone saulting a female stu- Wiggins is dent for six years, facing up starting when she to 40 years. was 12. The panel of seven women and five men deliberated almost two days before convicting Wiggins of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, statutory sexual assault, and corrupting a minor. Wiggins was acquitted of rape. Assistant District Attorney Mark Cipolletti explained that the rape count was “age-specific”: The jury would have had to find that he had vaginal intercourse with the victim before she was 13. See WIGGINS on B4

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Foxwoods group submits data in bid to keep license

Pa. gaming board to consider action this week. Documents must show the casino plan is viable. By Jennifer Lin

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The Foxwoods Casino investor group has given state regulators a stack of petitions and documents to bolster its case for keeping its slots license when the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board takes up the matter Thursday. The seven commissioners are expected to consider at

board spokesman, said the documents that were received by last Friday’s deadline included a petition to their regular meeting a mo- change the ownership structure, a request for more time tion to revoke the license. In November, the board or- to open a slots parlor, and a dered the Foxwoods group — petition to approve modifications to the project design. Philadelphia Entertainment Also among the documents & Development Partners — to were at least 22 exhibits, inproduce evidence that it cluding loan information, could finance and build a casi- partnership agreements, a no with a new partner, Har- management agreement, and rah’s Entertainment. various debt and finance-reDoug Harbach, a gaming lated documents.

News in Brief Identity thief gets more than 10 years in prison

An identity thief from Ohio, who stole hundreds of credit-card numbers to buy goods for resale and to rent rooms at a hotel near Philadelphia, was sentenced Tuesday to more than 10 years in federal prison, authorities said. Ibrahim Fofana, 25, of Columbus, accumulated over 500 numbers that belonged to others. With two codefendants, Fofana recorded those numbers onto the magnetic strips of credit, debit, and gift cards. The cards then were given to runners who bought merchandise to resell on the street, according to court documents. Fofana was captured in April 2009 at an Upper Darby hotel where he had used one of the account numbers to book rooms. Fofana pleaded guilty in September to numerous counts of credit-card fraud and conspiracy. He was ordered to pay $10,178 restitution in addition to serving time, said U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger. — Sam Wood

Police ID man shot to death in East Germantown

A man who was shot and killed early Monday in a rowhouse in East Germantown was identified as a neighborhood resident. Police said Kahlith Bundy, 19, lived on East Collom Street. He was shot once in the head about 3:30 a.m. Monday in a home on the first block of East Collom. No arrests have been reported in the killing, which, police said, apparently grew out of an argument. — Inquirer staff

Drug-gang hit man to pay $27,000 victim expenses

Juan “Two-Face” Rivera-Velez, a convicted hit man for one of Camden’s largest drug operations, was ordered Tuesday to pay restitution of more than $27,000 in connection with the shootings of two men he considered threats to the organization. U.S. District Judge Joseph Irenas in Camden ordered Rivera-Velez to pay $15,768 in medical expenses to Rafael Colon-Rodriguez, who survived after being shot in the face in 2003. The judge also ordered him to pay $12,000 for the funeral and burial of rival drug dealer Miguel Batista, killed in 1996. Rivera-Velez, known as “Two-Face” because of his severe facial disfigurement from a flaming car accident, was an enforcer for former drug kingpin Raymond Morales, who distributed hundreds of kilos of cocaine from 1992 to 2004. Morales cooperated with prosecutors and testified against Rivera-Velez, who is serving two life sentences. Morales also is serving a lengthy prison sentence. — Barbara Boyer

Rendell says U.S. needs an infrastructure bank

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Gov. Rendell says the United States needs an infrastructure bank like that in South Carolina to help pay for billions in road, waterway, dam, and other needs nationwide. Rendell was in Charleston on Tuesday, speaking on behalf of Building America’s Future, the bipartisan group he formed with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. South Carolina’s infrastructure bank was created in 1997 to leverage limited state funding into larger amounts through borrowing for costly highway and bridge projects. Rendell said that Congress must provide more money for the nation’s crumbling infrastructure and that Americans, even in a tough economy, are willing to pay for such improvements. — AP

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The gaming board’s enforcement staff now must pore over the materials in order to make a recommendation on revocation to the board. Whether that can be accomplished by Thursday’s 9 a.m. hearing remains to be seen. “I cannot speculate on what the board will do,” Harbach said. “It will, however, consider the motion on the floor.” The deal with Las Vegasbased Harrah’s Entertainment — which last month

changed its name to Caesars Entertainment — marks the third attempt by the Foxwoods group to launch a casino on South Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia. The original partner, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut, fell on hard times during the recession and was unable to get financing for the project. In April, Las Vegas gaming mogul Steve Wynn abruptly dropped out of a deal.

To build a gaming hall, Foxwoods and Caesars must raise $75 million in equity and $200 million in debt. According to sources, two private-equity firms with large stakes in Caesars — Apollo Management and TPG Capital — have agreed to cover most of the debt portion of the deal. Contact staff writer Jennifer Lin at 215-854-5659 or jlin@phillynews.com.

An earful on police conduct

Another inmate was released by mistake. Paperwork was unread, one official said. By Mari A. Schaefer

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Two Delaware County jail employees have been suspended after a prisoner was prematurely released last week when they failed to finish reading the bail conditions for the inmate, officials said. At least seven inmates at the George Hill Correctional Facility in Thornbury Township have been mistakenly released this year through paperwork errors or confusion over identities. Officials have acknowledged problems with procedures and paperwork. Christianus Felten, 42, of Upper Darby, is again behind bars after spending a night out. Felten, in jail awaiting trial in an alleged burglary, was approved for electronic homemonitoring after his bail was reduced at a preliminary hearing Dec. 7, according to Robert DiOrio, solicitor for the Delaware County Prison Board. Felten was freed when two jail employees — an intake clerk and a sergeant — did not confirm his eligibility for release with the bail office and released Felten before final approval for home-monitoring, according to officials. “That portion of the paperwork was not read by the officials on duty,” said DiOrio. The jail has been run since January 2009 by Community Education Centers, a private New Jersey company. County Executive Marianne Grace said the county was not happy with the news of another release. CEC has made a number of changes, she said, and continues to work at “refining their procedures.” In August, intake and release procedures were changed and extra staff added in efforts to prevent further erroneous releases. There have been at least 3,000 discharges since then, county officials said. In an e-mail statement, the company said it was “using this experience during this transition phase in order to continue to improve procedures at the facility.” In October, the state Department of Corrections inspected the facility and reported it was in “complete compliance” with the state’s minimum requirements on policies and procedures, according to spokeswoman Susan McNaughton. The next inspection for the jail is scheduled for 2012. The state, she said, does not track erroneous releases from county prisons. The error involving Felten, who was arrested Nov. 13 and charged with burglary, was discovered when a person at the residence he was released to contacted the jail to ask about home-monitoring for Felton. He was then returned to the jail. The two employees had recently volunteered for the newly created positions, DiOrio said. He did not know whether they were suspended with or without pay. “The performance of this unit should be flawless,” said DiOrio, “and they are going to try and make it so.” Contact staff writer Mari A. Schaefer at 610-892-9149 or mschaefer@phillynews.com.

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Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey said: “This has been a very challenging time for the

Philadelphia police.” Fifteen officers have been arrested since March 2009.

Witnesses include a victim’s survivors By Kia Gregory

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More than two dozen people testified Tuesday during a City Council hearing about police conduct on a force that has seen 15 officers arrested since March 2009. The witnesses in the six-hour hearing before Council’s Committee on Public Safety included police officials such as Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey and grieving parents Timothy and Pamela Goode, relatives of former Mayor W. Wilson Goode whose 24-year-old son was shot and killed two years ago by a police officer. Pamela Goode testified that in March 2008, as her son Timothy Jerome “Tee” Goode ran from police in Germantown, Officer Anthony Avery shot him twice in the back, killing him. Police at the time said that the shooting was in self-defense and that Timothy Jerome Goode had trained his gun on undercover narcotics officers. Pamela Goode, a school district employee for 18 years, with her husband, a labor foreman at the Philadelphia Housing Authority, at her side, testified that their son “never gave us a day of trouble, not one,” and that they had raised him to be a “respectful young man.” “Whatever it was,” she said of her son’s actions that night, “it didn’t justify shooting him in the back. My heart will never be the same.” “I want to see Anthony Avery behind bars where he belongs,” she continued, with Ramsey, who had testified earlier, sitting behind her. “If the shoe was on the other foot, I wouldn’t be here right now. I’d be visiting my son in jail.” Council members Donna Reed Miller and Curtis Jones Jr. had called the hearing. Jones called the current climate between police and the community an urgent matter. Miller said the committee would review the notes from the hearing and determine next steps, which will include more public meetings. According to police, there were 725 civilian complaints against police officers between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30. Last year, there were 697 complaints. Every witness acknowledged that there are plenty of good officers on the city’s 6,500-plus police force, who do hard and dangerous work. But several asked for more transparency in police investigations and their disposition, for an end to stop-andfrisk, and for more officers to be reprimanded, fired, and convicted in cases of police misconduct. Since March 2009, 15 officers have been arrested, including two on murder charges stemming from off-duty shootings. One officer was fired this year after admitting that he fabricated a story about being shot; the officer had shoe himself. In September, three police officers were arrested on federal charges of robbing a drug dealer. And Kenneth Crockett, on the force 26 years, was charged with stealing $825 from a Northeast Philadelphia bar. The department also has faced a string of tragedies, with five officers killed in the line of duty since 2008. Ramsey noted that just last week, an officer was shot in the shoulder during a foot chase in North Philadelphia. “This has been a very challenging time for the Philadelphia police,” he said. “The

vast majority of our officers do their jobs very well, but we’re here today to discuss the few officers who unfortunately because of their actions discredit the department.” Ramsey said he was looking to implement thorough background checks on recruits, including interviewing family members, neighbors, and friends, and possibly polygraph tests. He has also asked the Civil Service Commission to raise the recruitment age from 19 to 21 and to require that recruits have at least three years of driving experience and an associate degree or 60 college credits, with a minimum gradepoint average of 2.0. The goal, he said, is to obtain respectful, professional, high-quality officers. Ramsey pointed to 38 people added to the Internal Affairs bureau to investigate complaints more quickly; a task force involving the bureau, the FBI, and the District Attorney’s Office to investigate police misconduct; increased community meetings; and enhanced officer training on “scenario-driven” ethics. “It’s putting officers in situations where they have to use their heads,” Ramsey said. “They have to think, they have to take a deep breath and step back in order to de-escalate a situation. That probably is the most important thing we’re doing right now.” Ramsey also said the department was making it easier to file complaints. There is now a hotline that goes straight to his office for people to anonymously report police misconduct. People can also file a complaint online at phillypolice.com, and forms will be available at city agencies, such as libraries and recreation centers, he said. Also testifying at the hearing were representatives from the Police Advisory Commission, Town Watch, the ACLU, community organizations, clergy, and several people who said they had been cursed at, harassed, or beaten by police officers. Abdus Sabur, gray-haired in a suit and bow tie, appeared on behalf of his son, 29-year-old Askia Sabur. At the start of the Labor Day weekend, Askia Sabur was arrested outside a Chinese takeout in West Philadelphia by baton-wielding police officers, an incident caught on videotape and posted on YouTube. Sabur faced two counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrests, and related offenses. One case has been dismissed because one of the officers involved, Jimmy Leocal, had been repeatedly unable to testify because of an ongoing investigation by the District’s Attorney’s Office. The other officer, Donyule Williams, had been cleared of wrongdoing by the District Attorney’s Office, and his case against Sabur is headed to trial. Sabur, who received a broken arm and a gash to the back of the head during the arrest, has maintained that police had no cause to arrest him. He said that he was waiting for his food when Williams told him to clear the corner and that the officers used excessive force. “If any one of you have sons,” Abdus Sabur testified, his voice quaking as he turned toward Ramsey and officers with him, “and your sons are beaten down by those supposed to protect, tell me how you’d feel. You people beat my child down and think he’s supposed to accept it.” Contact staff writer Kia Gregory at 215-854-2601 or kgregory@phillynews.com.

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School stunned by sixth grader’s shooting Katie Urban attended Stetson Middle School in Chester County. She was fatally shot at home. INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Instead of helping her prepare for a solo singing performance Saturday, a Chester County couple was grieving the loss of their 11-year-old daughter as police investigated her shooting death. The West Chester Area School District posted memorial service information on its website Tu e s d a y for Katherine “Katie” Jane Kolinger Urban, a sixth grader at G.A. Stetson Middle School who enjoyed soccer and music. She was the daughter of Paul Barry Urban Jr. and Jane Lantz Urban. Authorities say she was the victim of an apparent acciden-

General Assembly reserve fund still showing a surplus The account, which critics call a “slush fund,” has fallen lately, to one lawmaker’s approval. By Tom Barnes

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE

HARRISBURG — The General Assembly’s reserve account, dubbed a “slush fund” by some legislative critics, has been reduced but remains robust. According to an audit of legislative finances released Tuesday, the reserve fund ended fiscal 2010 on June 30 with a $188 million surplus, down $13 million, or 6 percent, from a year earlier, said State Rep. Josh Shapiro (D., Montgomery). He chairs the bipartisan Legislative Audit Advisory Commission, which hires accountants to do the annual audit. Shapiro noted, approvingly, that the size of the reserve fund has been gradually dropping, from $230 million two years ago to $201 million last year, and now to $188 million. The reserve fund has been defended by legislative leaders as necessary for keeping themselves and their staff on the payroll if a state budget isn’t ready by the annual deadline of July 1. That happened in 2009, when the new state budget was more than 100 days late. But some General Assembly critics think a kitty of $200 million or so is too large, especially when legislators will need to find ways to cut state spending. A deficit of at least $3 billion is being forecast for the fiscal year that starts July 1, and many agencies are facing budget cuts. “We are in extraordinary fiscal times in Pennsylvania,’’ Shapiro said. “We need to find every dollar in state government to save.’’ A year ago, he noted, the audit commission had recommended drastically reducing or even eliminating the reserve fund, but that has not

happened. Without some amount of reserve, legislative leaders fear that whoever is governor would have an edge in budget deliberations, because legislators won’t have their own independent budget expertise. Sen. Pat Browne (R., Lehigh), another audit panel member, said he thinks the legislature should maintain a three-month reserve in case of a budget stalemate. At about $40 million per month in legislative spending, he said, that would necessitate a reserve fund of $120 million. He said that amount is “based on history,” when there have been cases of a budget being two or three months late. Shapiro said he could agree to completely eliminating the surplus, but if that is done, some emergency spending authority should be given to the House speaker and the Senate president pro tem in case of a budget stalemate that goes beyond July 1. The audit panel also said Tuesday that there was a slight reduction in funds spent by the state House, Senate, and legislative agencies in fiscal 2009-10. A total of $318 million went for staff salaries and benefits, paper, printing, and other office expenses; that was down from $327 million spent in fiscal 2008-09. The annual spending has been even higher than that in the past. The complete audit report will be available in a couple of days on a House Web site: www.pahouse.com/shapiro.

Partridge said she was particularly known for her participation in stringed instruments and chorus. In addition to school programs, she was a member of the Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus, he said. “She was so energetic in her musical pursuits that she pushed her music teacher to explore additional performance material last year, and he came away being thrilled with what they accomplished,” Partridge said. He said Tuesday that more than two dozen students had availed themselves of counseling services the district offered after the girl’s death. Katie Urban was in her first year at G.A. Stetson Middle School after attending Sarah Starkweather Elementary School, he said.

3 Temple students robbed at midday The university added patrols and urged those on foot to stick together, use caution. INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

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Swarthmore, according to the funeral home. The family has requested donations in Katie Urban’s memory to the West Chester United Soccer Club in Westtown Township, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, or the Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus in Kennett Square. Contact staff writer Kathleen Brady Shea at 610-696-3815 or kbrady@phillynews.com.

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Police have beefed up security around Temple University after three students were robbed at gunpoint this week, officials said. “We’re working with the Philadelphia police to increase patrols,” said Ray Betzner, a spokesman for the university. Three students were robbed in less than an hour within a few blocks of one another midday Monday, near several of the school’s dormitories. At least one of the robberies was committed by two men, Betzner said. The first stickup occurred around 12:30 p.m. on the 1500 block of West Dauphin Street, the second at 1 p.m. on the 1300 block of West Dauphin, and the third around 1:15 p.m. on the 1500 block of West Norris Street. The students all told police a man brandished a silver handgun and demanded money. No one was injured. One robber was described as a 5-foot-10 to 6-foot African American man with a light complexion and a beard. He was wearing a puffy vest over a gray hooded sweatshirt. The other man was described as about 5-foot-5, with a darker complexion and a puffy jacket. The descriptions were given by students who were robbed in separate incidents, Betzner said. In addition to the increased police presence, Temple sent Inquirer staff writer Angela out e-mails to students, faculCouloumbis contributed to this ty, and staff on Monday, article. Contact her at Betzner said, asking people to 717-787-5934 or use caution. acouloumbis@phillynews.com. Betzner said that students should try to walk with friends and avoid dark walkways or “shortcuts” in favor of better-lighted main streets. He also recommended that students stay aware of their surroundings by not talking ing served [with a grand jury on cell phones or listening to By Jeremy Roebuck INQUIRER STAFF WRITER subpoena] and after being music. Montgomery County’s served.” Students can also take adBoard of Commissioners apOn Dec. 3, Ferman an- vantage of the campus’s onproved a $14 million budget nounced that her office had campus transportation sysrequest from the district attor- launched a grand jury investi- tem, the Owloop. Information ney Tuesday despite concerns gation targeting the two com- can be found online at surrounding a criminal probe missioners after they were re- www.temple.edu/safety. involving two of the panel’s portedly overheard deciding Anyone with information or members. county business during week- who sees anything suspicious Commissioner Joseph M. ly breakfasts at an East Norri- is being asked to call 911. StuHoeffel III asked Monday ton diner. Such discussions, dents can also dial 1-1234 whether he could vote ethical- as alleged, would constitute a from a campus phone or ly on funding a department violation of Pennsylvania’s 215-204-1234 from a non-camthat was investigating him Sunshine Act. pus phone. and fellow Commissioner Hoeffel and Matthews have James R. Matthews over al- denied that any improper talk Contact staff writer Allison Steele leged open-meeting-law viola- occurred. But Hoeffel has at 215-854-2641 or tions. He recused himself used the budget issue to ques- asteele@phillynews.com. from Tuesday’s vote, citing tion whether Ferman’s office conflicts of interest. should be leading the investiMatthews, however, saw no gation. He has called for an problem deciding on the 2011 outside agency — such as the funding for District Attorney Attorney General’s Office — Risa Vetri Ferman’s depart- to take over, to avoid conflicts ment. His vote gave the three- of interest. member board the quorum it The commissioners also apneeded to exempt her from proved requests waiving the mandated countywide budget mandated cuts from 11 other Just go to philly.com/monster cuts. county departments during “With all respect to Joe, Tuesday’s meeting. that’s his feeling and I have mine,” Matthews said. “I’m to- Contact staff writer Jeremy tally consistent in my posi- Roebuck at 610-313-8212 or tion on this issue prior to be- jroebuck@phillynews.com.

“Several parents reported that their children were quite upset by the tragedy and looked to their peers for support in getting through this,” Partridge said. A viewing is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Danjolell Memorial Homes & Crematory in Broomall, 2811 West Chester Pike, Broomall. A memorial service is to be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, 727 Harvard Ave.,

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said Katie Urban had been scheduled to perform at Christmas vespers the day after she died. She was one of tal shooting by her 14-year- six students selected in Noold brother at the family’s vember to sing solo portions Westtown Township home in of a traditional Moravian the 500 block of Coventry hymn, “Morning Star,” said Lane at 3:26 p.m. Friday. Zerkle, who described the auWesttown-East Goshen dition process in October as Township Regional Police competitive. have released few details, Singers must also have a such as whose gun was in- connection to Moravian, Zervolved and why it was loaded, kle said. Katie Urban’s mothsaying that the shooting re- er and her grandfather both mained under investigation. attended the college. An update on the probe is ex“Katie was a beloved and pected later this week, police very outgoing young girl, with said Tuesday. a long list of friends gained “She was a lovely and kind through school and extracurgirl with a sweet voice,” said ricular activities such as socPaula R. Zerkle, a music pro- cer, Girl Scouts, and a chilfessor at Moravian College in dren’s chorus,” said Robert Bethlehem. Partridge, a spokesman for Zerkle, who heads the col- the West Chester Area School lege’s choral music program, District.

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Ex-Phila. officer found guilty of girl’s sex abuse He labeled her sexual allegations revenge because he told officials about her alleged drug use when she applied to the Police Academy. Cipolletti said Wiggins’ drug accusations — including what the prosecutor called a scripted audiotape in which Wiggins elicited incriminating information from the victim — were desperate efforts to control a woman he felt was drifting away. With no DNA or other forensic evidence, the jury had to weigh the credibility of Wiggins, a polished and poised man with a commanding presence, and the victim, a softspoken woman who barely looked at her former mentor without breaking down. Cipolletti said Wiggins targeted her when she was 10 and her parents had enrolled her and her brother in his karate class at the Olney Recreation Center. The prosecutor described a two-year “grooming process” during which Wiggins insinuated himself into her family and became a self-described “godfather” to the girl and her brother. Several days after showing her a pornographic video, the victim testified, Wiggins drove her in his van to Fairmount Park. There, she said, Wiggins exposed himself and had her perform a sex act on him. Within a year, she said, they had begun intercourse. “He told me I was his girlfriend and he was in love with me,” she said. “He told others I was his daughter.” Contact staff writer Joseph A. Slobodzian at 215-854-2985 or jslobodzian@phillynews.com.

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Suburban poll: Philadelphia is a nice place to visit, but … POLL from B1 phia a good or excellent place to live, while 56 percent ranked it fair or poor. Fewer than half said they would recommend a move to someone thinking of relocating to the city. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. David Elesh, an associate professor of urban sociology at Temple University, said he expected that number would rise as more suburbanites traded in their two-story colonials for city townhouses or condos. In fact, the city’s growth since 2003 is partly the result of “suburbanites who’d rather live in the city.” “This is not something that is at all characteristic of Philadelphia,” he said. “We’re seeing this in all big cities.” While many of those shedding the McMansions may be baby boomers, younger people increasingly are moving into city digs as well, and Philadelphia “has been more successful at keeping these people than they have in the past,” Elesh added. Even urban universities such as Temple, New York University, and Columbia have seen applications grow faster than suburban colleges, Elesh said. A new survey from the nonprofit Campus Philly found that more nonnative college graduates are remaining in the area after finishing school. What suburbanites think about the city is important, Eichel said, because they are customers for its attractions, many work there, and their attitudes can influence how suburban political leaders feel about working with city

WIGGINS from B1 Wiggins, who retired from the department one day before his November 2009 arrest, showed no reaction to the verdict, nor did his wife. However, the victim, now 25 and a Philadelphia police officer, began crying as soon as the first guilty sounded. By the end, her shoulders shook. Afterward, she disappeared with a friend into an anteroom, and loud sobs could be heard for about 10 minutes. Later, she spoke briefly with reporters, thanking the jury, the Police Department, and others who believed her. “I want to tell anyone who is a potential victim to come forward,” she said. “There is hope, and there is someone who will believe you.” Judge Sandy L.V. Byrd immediately revoked Wiggins’ bail and ordered him taken into custody pending sentencing March 25. Defense attorney Scott P. Sigman said he would file appeal motions. Wiggins could be sentenced to up to 40 years in prison. Sigman said he would focus his arguments on Wiggins’ reputation as a police officer and karate instructor. “He took a bullet serving the City of Philadelphia,” Sigman said. “He taught thousands of people karate and turned out 216 black belts, and not one other student ever complained about him.” Wiggins had testified in his own defense, denying ever touching the victim. He said he felt betrayed by someone he had mentored, but who became increasingly troubled and involved with drugs.

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Spectators take a gander at the Comcast Center’s Holiday Spectacular. Despite good feelings, suburbanites expressed less pride in being identified with Philadelphia than in past surveys. leaders. The Pew poll noted that the wealthy, the young, and commuters gave the city higher ratings, while low-income suburbanites, the elderly, and those who rarely or never visit had more negative feelings. Those with frequent contact with the city were more likely to have a positive impression. That may be because people who shun the city “are reliant on what the media presents,” Elesh said. “Anyone who watches the 11 o’clock news — where if it bleeds, it leads — is going to get a very different impression of the city.” Asked to name the best thing about living near Philadelphia, respondents cited en-

tertainment, culture, restaurants, history, and sports. Asked the worst thing, crime, traffic, and congestion got the most mentions. Despite the good feelings, suburban residents expressed less pride in being identified with Philadelphia than in past surveys. Sixty percent said they were very proud to be associated with the city, compared with an average of 69 percent between 1998 and 2000. They also reported coming to the city less often — 42 percent visited more than once a month, compared with an average of 48 percent a decade ago. Bill Clinton, an Upper Providence councilman and a member of the First Suburbs Project, said he was not sur-

prised by the findings but disagreed with them. “I think Philadelphia is a very exciting place to live. I have a daughter who lives there and know others that are retiring and moving into the city,” he said, adding that he had not relocated because was committed to his community and working to improve the entire region through First Suburbs, which aims to revitalize inner-ring and older towns. “We’re a metropolitan region, and we cannot succeed without a vibrant core,” Clinton said. Contact staff writer Kathy Boccella at kboccella@phillynews.com or 610-313-8123.

Commentary By Monica Yant Kinney

GPS units beckon thieves throughout the suburbs STEAL from B1 hybrid each month, but apparently I’m a Luddite for still relying on a fat five-county map of the Philadelphia region and a more slender spiral guide to South Jersey. Like Uggs, Rollerblading, cosmos, and spray-tanning, GPS is a trend I have missed. From 2000 and 2005, just two million GPS units were sold in the United States, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. But in the last five years, prices fell and sales jumped to 50 million. By the end of 2011, half of all households will own one of the gadgets. Today, AAA, the arbiter of all things automotive, contends that GPS devices are the No. 1 item pilfered from cars. What Charmin is to toilet tissue Garmin is to navigation, if the brand name’s daily appearance in crime reports is any indication. GPS owners also drive in style. One Haverford Township resident recently reported being rudely relieved of two prized possessions:

“A Garmin GPS Versace sunglasses.”

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for sale in flea markets or traded at a fraction of the value for drug money. Says Haverford Police Sgt. Without a trace Shant Bedrossian: “They’ll In one brazen week this take a $200 GPS unit and be month, five of eight car thefts happy to get $10 just to satisin Haddonfield involved fy their addiction.” Garmin GPS. GPS thefts hardly seem like “It’s not just a Jersey a major crime, but Philadelthing,” Lower Makefield Po- phia cops have been conlice Chief Kenneth Coluzzi cerned enough to print safety says when I ask if my neigh- guides for would-be buyers at bors are alone in their suffer- big-box stores. ing. “They’re the hot item for His affluent Bucks County the holidays,” explains Sgt. suburb has logged more than Joe Cela. The fliers advise drivers 300 car thefts in the last two years, and “at least half of never to program a GPS with their home address and althem targeted GPS.” Easttown Township Police ways to hide the device when parking for the night. To fully Chief David Obzud says the protect the investment, best thefts hit home in rural Chesto travel with paper towels ter County, where residents and Windex. rely on GPS to travel back “People remove the GPS roads and shortcuts. “It’s a from the window, but the sucgreat convenience,” he notes. tion-cup mark is still visible,” “When they’re gone, they’re Cela explains. “You have to gone.” wipe that off, too.” Philadelphia police recently busted a Frankford pawnshop Reach me at where a career criminal alleg- myant@phillynews.com or edly dropped off seven 215-854-4670. Visit my Web Garmins in 14 days. But many page and connect on Facebook of the stolen gadgets wind up and Twitter at philly.com/kinney.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

BAKER

JOSEPH G., on December 14, 2010, of Havertown, PA. Beloved husband of the late Dolores A. (nee Johnson). Dear father of Michael (Connie), Timothy (Patricia), Mary Jane (Sharon), William (Melissa), Joanne Pifer (John), Pete Bannon, and the late Patrick and David Baker. Also survived by 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson. Dear brother of Elizabeth Rodgers, John Baker, and the late Anne Danatone. Relatives and friends are invited to his Viewing Friday Eve. 7 to 9 P.M. and Saturday 8:30 to 9:30 A.M. THE DONOHUE FUNERAL HOME, 8401 WEST CHESTER PIKE (cor. LYNN BLVD.), UPPER DARBY PA 19082, 610449-0300 and to his Funeral Mass, Saturday 10 A.M. Sacred Heart Church, 105 Wilson Ave., Havertown. Int. SS Peter and Paul Cem. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory to Muscular Dystrophy Assoc., 17 Bishop Hollow Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073. Online condolences at: www.donohuefuneralhome.com

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MARGARET M. (nee Siegel) on Dec. 12, 2010. of Southampton, formerly of Olney. Wife of the late Thomas. Mother of Diane Guinan (Karl), Nancy Hager ( Terry) and the late Thomas Becker, Jr.. Sister of Ann Gibson. Also survived by 11 Grandchildren and 7 Great Grandchildren. Family will receive friends Sun 6 to 8 P.M. and Mon 9 to 9:30 A.M. at JAMES J. MC GHEE FUNERAL HOME 2nd St. Pk. and Belmont Ave. Southampton Pa. Funeral Mass 10 A.M. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church 2nd St. Pike Southampton. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

BUCCI

JOSEPH L. "JOE BU TCH " on Dec. 8, 2010 of Sharon Hill, PA. Husband of the late Helen (nee Souser) Bucci and son of the late Ralph and Anna (nee DiBenedetto) Bucci. Predeceased by his brother and sisters Louis J. Bucci, Florence Sinise, Minnie Bucci, and Rita Garofoli, survived by his brother Ernie R. Bucci, and his sisters Julia Shelton, Anna Duggan, Dee DeFeo and Rachel Magid, also many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing Wed. evening 7-9 P.M. and Thurs. morning 8-9:15 A.M. at D’ANJOLELL MEMORIAL HOME OF BROOMALL, 2811 West Chester Pike Broomall, PA. Funeral Mass 10 A.M. Holy Spirit Church of Sharon Hill, PA. Interment SS Peter & Paul Cem. www.danjolell.com

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DORIS M. (nee Murphy), 85, of Broomall, on Mon., Dec. 13, 2010 at Hickory House. Daughter of the late Lawrence and Agnes (nee Park) Murphy. Beloved wife of Alexander Bulack; devoted mother of Bob and Steven Bulack and loving grandmother of 8. Service at 10 A.M. on Fri., Dec. 17, Windsor Baptist Church, 213 Little Conestoga Rd., Uwchland. Int. Edgewood Memorial Park, Glen J. Mills. Arrs. by J AMES TERRY F.H. , Downingtown.

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GRACE M., 99, on Dec. 13, 2010. Wife of the late Henry R. Mother of Henry J. Buxbaum and Paula Golden, grandmother of 3, great grandmother of 3. Also survived by brother Thomas Barbieri. Funeral Mass 10:30 A.M., Fri, Dec. 17, at Immaculate Conception Church, 5201 Bristol-Emilie Rd., Levittown. Receiving friends 6-8 P.M. Thurs. at the SHELLY FUNERAL HOME, 1460 Easton Rd, Warrington. Inte rm e n t Whitemarsh Memorial Park. Memorials to Immaculate Conception Church.

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GEORGE L., on Dec. 12, 2010, age 96 yrs., formerly of Glenside. Husband of the late Catherine C. (nee Curry). Father of George J., James W., and Charles K. Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to his Funeral Mass Fri. 10:00 A.M. at St. Luke The Evangelist Church 2316 Fairhill Ave. (at Easton Rd.) Glenside, Pa. 19038. Int. Private. No Viewing. Donations to Catholic Charities Appeal, 222 N. 17th St., Phila.,Pa. 19103 would be appreciated. www.mayfuneralhome.com

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GEORGE C., age 57, on Dec. 13, 2010 of Upper Darby, PA. Beloved husband of Cynthia A. (nee Urie). Loving father of George (Jen), Alessandra (Bob) Steele and Christina Caroulis. Son of Charles and the late Elizabeth (nee Patterson) Caroulis; also survived by numerous brothers and sisters. Friends may visit the family Thursday 7-9 P.M. at T H E DONOHUE FUNERAL HOME, 8401 WEST CHESTER PIKE (cor. LYNN BLVD.), UPPER DARBY PA, 610-449-0300 and are invited to his Funeral Mass Friday 9:30 A.M., St. Laurence Church, 8245 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, PA. Int. SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Springfield, PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of George to the American Cancer Society, 1615 West Chester Pike, Suite 102, West Chester, PA 19382. Online condolences at: www.donohuefuneralhome.com

CHARLES H., III, 41, of Drexel Hill, on Dec. 9, 2010. Husband of Natalie K. Rossi; son of Charles Jr. and Mabel (nee Berry) Brabazon. Father of Charles IV, Gavin and Ethan; brother of Dawn Brabazon and Carolyn Finley. Visitation Friday Eve. 6 to 9 P.M. at THE CAVANAGH FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 301 Chester Pike, Norwood and Saturday from 9 A.M. until Funeral Mass at 10 A.M. at St. Barnabas Church, 6300 Buist Ave., Phila. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Charles Brabazon Memorial WILLIAM A. January 19, 1931 Fund c/o PNC Bank, 1111 to December 13, 2010. Husband Market St., Phila., PA 19107. of Jean, he loved her so. Loved by many, missed by all.

BROWN

JOHN S. on December 11, 2010. Beloved brother of Phyllis (late Frank) Albano, Marie (late Tony) Regalbuto, Veronica (Gus) Ober, Rosemary (Joseph) DiLeonardo and Richard Brown (Mary Ann Abbott); also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to his Viewing and Funeral on FRIDAY morning from 9 to 10 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church, 3rd and Reed Sts. Funeral Mass to follow Viewing at 10 A.M. Int. SS. Peter and Paul Cem. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to American Heart Association, Memorial Fulfillment Center, 5455 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214.

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ELIZABETH T., age 83. On Dec. 13, 2010 of Barnegat, NJ, formerly Ambler, PA. Daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Hansel) Boyle. Mother of Andrew Hardiman (Terry), Christopher Hardiman (Angel). Grandmother of Andrew, Kristin, Gregory. Great-grandmother of Taylor, Jordan, Ana, Christian, Nicolas, Sofia. Many nieces, nephews. Pre-dec. by her first husband John P. Hardiman, Sr., her second husband Bernard V. DeFont, a son John P. Hardiman, Jr., 2 brothers, 1 sister. Relatives and friends are invited to her Funeral Mass Fri. Dec. 17, 2010 at 10 A.M. at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 259 Forest Ave., Ambler. Visitation 9-10 A.M. at Church. Int. Holy Sepulchre Cem. Memorial donations in her name can be sent to SPCA, 19 East Ridge Pike, Conshohocken, PA 19428. Condolences may be made at www.ciavarellifuneralhomes.com.

DIEDEL

Robert J. on Dec. 13, 2010. Age 79, of Mt. Laurel, NJ, formerly of the Olney section of Philadelphia. Beloved son of the late Walter and Marie (Liebsch) Diedel. Dear brother of Dorothy Ruger, the late Marion Bailey and the late Walter Diedel. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Mr. Diedel served in the Army, specializing in security. He then worked for 42 years for ITE Circuit Breakers in Philadelphia. Relatives and friends are invited to the viewing 7-8 P.M. Friday at the B R A D L E Y FUNERAL HOME, Rt. 73 & Evesham Rd., Marlton. Funeral Service 8 P.M. Friday at the Funeral Home. Int. private.

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FRANCES R., on Dec. 13, 2010, of SW Phila. Wife of the late Richard. Loving sister of Lucy (Louis) Passione. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing and Funeral Thurs. 9 to 9:45 A.M. at St. Barnabas Church, 63rd & Buist Ave. Funeral Mass 10 A.M. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Arrs. D’ANJOLELLSTIGALE Memorial Home & Cremation Services of Aston 610-497-5505. Condolences can be made at www.danjolell.com

R I T A C. (nee Trunk), 90, of Palmetto, FL and formerly the Philadelphia area unexpectedly passed away on December 6, 2010. Dear wife of the late Frank J Gallo; beloved mother of Anthony (Suzanne), Frank (Madeline) and Ritann (June); cherished sister of Mildred Keyes, Jenny Kulp, and the late Palma Palermo, Louis, Carmen, Tony Trunk and Joseph Tronco; also survived by 5 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and many wonderful nieces, nephews and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Sunday, December 19, 2010, starting 2:30 P.M., followed by a Memorial Mass, 3 P.M. at Corpus Christi Church, 900 Supplee Road, Lansdale,PA 19454. Donations in Rita’s name may be made to a local charity of one’s choice. Online condolences may be made to: www.robersonfh.com

ROBERT ALLEN, on Thurs., December 9, 2010, peacefully in the presence of his family at University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Devoted husband of Ana, loving father of Christine Fenstermacher (Joseph Fenstermacher) and Robert Hamilton (Christine Walker). He is survived by 3 grandchildren, John, Hannah, and Sarah Fenstermacher. Previously married to Mary Ann Ford (deceased) he is also survived by daughters Donna Morris and Laura McGinley, grandchildren Michael, Jessica and Matthew Martin, and great grandchild Jayden Perez. Avid lifelong outdoorsman, served his country in the U.S. Army’s 3rd Armored Division. In 1980, during the Mariel Boat Lift, captained the Sandra Lee from Key West, FL to Mariel Harbor Cuba in order to bring his wife’s parents to the United States. The majority of his professional career was spent in property management serving financial institutions and the U.S. Government. Devoted his life to his family’s happiness and well-being. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 12 Noon in the Club House at Wild Cherry Knoll, 2657 Terrwood Drive West, Macungie, PA 18062. In lieu of flowers please send contributions to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. www.delvalcremation.com

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FITZPATRICK ETHEL M., of Camden, age 78 years, on December 10, 2010. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Funeral Service Friday 6 P.M. Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 12th and Penn Sts., Camden. Viewing 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. Int. Harleigh Cemetery, Camden. Professional services directed by CARL MILLER FUNERAL HOME, Camden and Lawnside.

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HENRY J. "HARRY", former employee of Wachovia Bank, suddenly on Dec. 13, 2010. Dear brother of Patricia Tucker, Betty Alkins (Lou) and Shannon Mantione (Joe). Uncle of Mark, Michelle and Dan. Relatives and friends are invited to his funeral service Friday 10:30 A.M. at WETZEL AND SON FUNERAL HOME, 501 N. Easton Rd, Willow Grove, where friends may call after 9 A.M. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cem. Donations may be made in his memory to the Sunshine Foundation, 1041 Mill HELEN (nee Hoffman), on Dec. Creek Drive, Feasterville, PA 10, 2010 of Ventnor, NJ and 19053. www.wetzelandson.com Scottsdale, AZ. Wife of the late Harry Dries. Devoted mother of Alan (Jean) Dries and Diane Cohen. Sister of Mitzi Isaacson RUDOLPH, Dec. 13, 2010, of and the late Stanley Hoffman. Charleston, WV, formerly of Beloved grandmother of Larry, Drexel Hill. Husband of (Cindi). Arthur (Sue), David Suzanne (nee Erlich). Father of (Sarah), Gregory (Nancy), Michele Grinberg and her Jonathan and Laura; loving spouse, James Withrow and the great grandmother of Nick, late Mark Grinberg. Brother of Jake, Matthew, Harrison, Blanche Abrahams. He is also Sophie, Ben, Grant, Kendall and survived by his nieces and Lily. Relatives and friends are nephews whom he loved very invited to Graveside Services much: Marilyn Coopersmith, Friday, 12 Noon Roosevelt Estheranne and her spouse Dr. Memorial Park (Section B8) Myron Goldberg and their Trevose, PA. Family will be at children and Ralph (Harriet) the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alan and her spouse Dr. Ron Dries. Contributions in her Wygonik and their children, memory may be made to and Terry and Anita Steen and Hospice of the Valley, 1510 their children, Carol and East Flower St. Phoenix, AZ Howard Weiner and their 85014 Attention: Patient Care. children. Relatives and friends www.levinefuneral.com are invited to Funeral Services Thursday, 11:00 A.M. precisely, at G O L D S T E I N S ’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL SACKS, 6410 N Broad St. Int. Mt. Sharon Cem. Family will return to the residence of Essie and Dr. Myron Goldberg. in Rudolph’s PAMELA WELLS, of The Hill at Contributions Whitemarsh, on Dec. 11, 2010. memory may be made to a Wife of the late Robert M. charity of the donors choice. www.goldsteinsfuneral.com Dudley, mother of Robert M. Dudley, Jr. and Linda Dudley Mutch, grandsons Carson, Andy and Robbie and a brother Stephen Wells. Relatives and friends are invited to Memorial Services Friday 1 P.M. at The Church of St. Martin-in-the Fields, 8000 St. Martins La., WILLIAM R. on Dec. 14, 2010, Chestnut Hill, PA 19118. In lieu of W. Collingswood, NJ. Age 70 of flowers memorials in her yrs. Beloved husband of the name may be sent to Chestnut late Irma M. Hagerty. Dear Hill Academy, Music and father of Dorcas J. Hagerty, Performing Arts Dept., 500 W. Carol A. (Michael) Lerned and Willow Grove Ave., Phila. PA Peggy (John Fitzpatrick) 19118 or The Amy Wells Hagerty. Loving grandfather Unlimited Possibilities Fund, of Sarah (Gabriel) and Heather St. Mary’s Healthcare for Kids, and great grandfather of 29-01 216 St., Bayside, NY Marcus, Alexia and Asa. 11360 or above named Church. Companion to Mary Blair. Also CRAFT OF ERDENHEIM survived by 3 brothers, 3 sisters and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Service Saturday 10 A.M. at FOSTERSadie Lucille passed away on WARNE FUNERAL HOME, 820 Wed. Dec. 8, 2010. Viewing will Haddon Ave., Collingswood, be held Sat., Dec. 18, 2010, 8:30 NJ. Int. Lakeview Mem. Park, Viewing A.M. at First Presbyterian Cinnaminson, NJ. Church, 21st & Walnut Street, Friday Eve. 7 to 9 P.M. at Phila., PA 19121. Service at 9:30 Funeral home. www.fosterwarnefuneralhome.com A.M. Interment Ivy Hill Cem.

MICHAEL, J., on Dec. 13, 2010, of Norwood, age 67. Beloved husband of Mary (nee Ciminera). Beloved father of Maureen, Denise, Mary and Michael. Brother of Betty, Rosemary and of the late Edward. Also survived by 3 grandchildren: Nicholas, Alexandra and Eamon. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Funeral Saturday after 10 A.M. at the Church of St. Gabriels, Mohawk Ave., Norwood, followed by his Funeral Mass at 11 A.M. Friends may call St. Gabriels Church Friday Eve. from 6 to 9 P.M. Interment SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Norwood Athletic Club, PO Box 62, Norwood, PA 19074 or Hibernian Hunger Project, Attn: Bob Gessler, 2212 E. Norris St., Phila., PA 19125. www.cavanaghfuneralhome.com

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MARY ELIZABETH "BETTY", (nee MacFadden), December 12, 2010, age 87 of Huntingdon Valley. Wife of the late Henry W. Hallowell II. Beloved mother of Henry W. Hallowell 3rd "Hank" and his wife Allison (nee Foster). Devoted grandmother of Rebecca S., Courtney F. and Taylor W. Relatives and friends are invited to the Memorial Service Monday 2:00 P.M. at the Bryn Athyn Cathedral, Huntingdon Pike & Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn. Interment private. Memorial gifts may be made to the charity of your choice. Arrangements by the JOHN E. STILES FUNERAL HOME

HUNT

CLIFFORD J., 84, of Middlebrook, VA, on Fri. Dec. 3, 2010 at home. Born in Phila, PA, son of the late Raymond G. Hunt and Hazel (Redner) Hinkle. Survived by his wife of 38 years, Laura (Martin) Hunt; son and daughter in law, Stephen (Susan) Hunt; ex-wife, Dolores (Grassell) Hunt. Services to be held in Bucks Co., PA. Friends may contact Stephen Hunt at: hiddenhorse4@verizon.net. charltonandgroomefuneralhome.com

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GARVIN

KIMBERLY M., Dec. 12, 2010. Age 41. Beloved mother of Kelly Lee. Loving daughter of George P. and Sandra C. (nee Saxton). Cherished sister of George III (Lori-Ann), Faith (Joseph) Buccello and Daniel. Dear Aunt of George IV, Emily Rose and Carter. Also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins. Relatives, friends and employees of Janney Montgomery Scott are invited to offer condolences to her family Fri. eve. 6 -8 P.M. at M U LL IG A N FUNERAL HOME, T.J. FLUEHR, F.D., 11010 Knights Rd. Religious service 8 P.M. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Kelly Karusky @ Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, c/o Maryanne McGovern, 1801 Market St. Phila., PA 19103. www.mulliganfuneralhome.com

M A R Y H. (nee Onufer), 99, formerly of Mayfair, on Dec. 14, 2010. Wife of the late Anthony Kolsun, mother of Dorothy (the late William) Henrich, Joan (Robert) DiJoseph and Margaret (Edward) McDermott; also survived by 8 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. Funeral Mass will be 10 A.M., Fri. from St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Valleybrook Rd., Chester Heights where friends may call after 9:30. Interment private. Arrangements by TOPPITZER FUNERAL HOME Drexel Hill

LORENZON

SYLVIA (nee Bosco), 97, formerly of Phila. died Dec. 9, 2010 in Lancaster. Wife of the late Reno V. Lorenzon of Chestnut Hill. Survived by her daughters Gloria (Edward) Shelmerdine, Linda (James) Kopf, Susan (Hansell) Wade. Also survived by grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. A Memorial Service will be held Sat., Dec. 18th, 2 P.M. in Lancaster. A Memorial Service with interment will be held Sat., April 2, 2011, 11 A.M. at the Ivy Hill Cemetery Chapel in Phila. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her memory be made to the Brunner Foundation Nursing Edu. Fund, Attn: June Draude, Willow Valley Retirement Community, 600 Willow Valley Sq., Lancaster, PA 17602. (Jacob F. Ruth)

MAKSIN

JOSEPH J., SR., on December 13, 2010, of Turnersville, formerly of Bellmawr. Age 82. Beloved husband of 61 years to Eleanor (nee Reice). Devoted father of Steven, Bruce and Joseph, Jr. Loving grandfather of eight and great grandfather of one. Dear brother of Andrew Maksin and Loretta Bush. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mr. Maksin proudly served as a radio operator with the U.S. Coast Guard during WW II. He was the CEO of Maksin Management Corp. and the founder of Bellmawr Purple Eagles Football League. There will be a visitation from 10:30 to 11:30 A.M. Friday morning at Church of the Holy Family, 226 Hurffville Rd., Sewell, NJ. Funeral Mass 11:30 A.M. in the Church. Interment New St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in memory of Mr. Maksin to Cathedral Kitchen, 1514 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08105-1712. Family and friends may share memories at www.GardnerFuneralHome.com

MANEELY

J A M E S , on December 14. Father of James Maneely, brother of the late Mary Radziszewski, Dorothy Palanta, Marcia Hopkins, Lewis and Edward Maneely. Also survived by 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to his Viewing Thursday, 6-8 P.M. at the NULTY FUNERAL HOME, 4292 Frankford Ave., Phila., PA 19124. Funeral procession will leave funeral home at 8:30 A.M. Friday for Interment 10 A.M. at Washington’s Crossing National Cemetery.

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DORIS C. (nee Lyons) Dec. 11, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Frank. Loving mother of Doris C. (Jack) Brennan, Susan E. McDowell (Meisenzahl) and the late Lisa E. Nana to John, Ken, Kevin (Jessica) and Bob. Dear sister of Joan Rutter. Relatives and friends are invited to her Viewing Fri. eve 7-9 P.M. and Sat. 8:30 - 9:15 A.M, at the BURNS FUNERAL HOME, 9708 Frankford Ave. (So. of Grant Ave.) followed by her Funeral Mass 10 A.M. St. Jerome Church. Interment Resurrection Cem. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory to Hernando Hospice, 12754 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34613. www.burnsfuneralhome.com

OBITUARIES

O’MARA

DAWN M. (nee Juliano), of Sewell, died peacefully in her home on Dec. 8, 2010. She was 61 years old. She is survived by her partner, Stephen Steele, her immediate family, John O’Mara, Dawn Marie (Michael) Clancy, Anne (Matthew) Clancy, David O’Mara, her grandson Andrew Clancy and her brothers, Tony (Dyann) Juliano and Mark Juliano. She is also survived by an aunt and uncle, cousins, nieces, nephews and many dear friends. Services to be arranged privately by the family. Please send donations to Samaritan Hospice, Suite 300, 5 Eves Dr., Marlton, NJ 08053.

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MELINSON

STANLEY G., passed away Dec. 12, 2010 surrounded by his loved ones. Stanley is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 40 years, Mary (nee Bollendorf) and their daughter Eileen. Loving father of Joanne (Sean Magee), Dennis (Kim Powell), and John. Cherished granddaughters Sarah Kelly and Larisa and Fiona Melinson. Stan is also survived by Barbara (Weisback) Melinson, his siblings James Melinson (Monica) Dennis Melinson (Maryann), Mary Lou Hoelscher and Peggy Sweeney (Lou Rymalowicz), his brother in law Bill Bollendorf and several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to call Wed. 10 A.M. BURNS FUNERAL HOME, 9708 Frankford Ave. (So. of Grant Ave.) followed by his Funeral Mass 12 Noon St. Katherine Siena Church. Int. Our Lady of Grace Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions to SPIN, 10521 Drummond Rd., Phila., PA 19154 in his memory would be appreciated.

MERKEL

K E N N E T H F., suddenly on December 13, 2010 at his residence in Gilbertsville, he was formerly of Philadelphia. He was 57 years old. Beloved brother of Donald F. (Sharyn) Merkel. Jr., Pam A. (Ron) Wos and Elaine B. (Joe) Laskowski; also survived by 3 nephews, a niece and many great nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to call Friday, 1:30 to 3 P.M., TOMLINSON FUNERAL HOME, P.C. 2207 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA 19020 followed by services at 3 P.M. Interment private. Memorials in Kenneth’s name may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1 Reed St., #200, Phila., PA 19147-5593 or the the American Heart Association, 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd., #700, Phila., PA 19103.

MILLER

DOLORES L. (nee Riotte), 78, of North Wildwood, NJ, passed away peacefully December 10, 2010. Born in Phila., PA the only child to the late Paul and Loretta Riotte. Dolores has been a North Wildwood resident for 16 years though she spent many happy and fun summers there all her life. Predeceased by her husband, friend and life companion, George W. Huber. Survived by her children, Paul (Bev) , Ed (Shirley), Dolores (John), Jerry (Mitzie), Glenn, Susan (John), Matt, Fran (Nick), beloved Nana to 23 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Will be greatly missed by all of her family and many friends. Member of John W. Hallahan Alumnae Association, which she proudly supported until her passing. She was also a member of the Wildwood Women of the Moose. Relatives and friends are invited to celebrate her life Friday, December 17, 2010, at IN G E R SO L L -G R E E N W O O D FUNERAL HOME, 1201 Central Ave., North Wildwood, NJ. Family will receive guests at 10 A.M. with a service at 11 A.M. In lieu of flowers donations in her name may be made to John W. Hallahan Alumnae Fund, 311 N. 19th St., Room 210, Phila., PA 19103-1102.

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PATRICK, age 90 of Southampton PA, peacefully at home on Dec. 10, 2010 surrounded by his family. Born in Annagher Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, he was the devoted husband of the late Bridget (nee Coyle), much loved father of Kate O’Neill, Theresa Mackey (Stan) and the late Ann Larson (Bob). Grandfather of Todd Michael McClafferty. Brother of the late Owen, John, Bridget, Jimmy O’Neill and Sara Gervin. Sadly missed by sisters-in-law Mollie O’Neill and Roseleen Coyle. He will also be missed by over 50 nieces and nephews world-wide. Pat arrived in Southampton in 1954 and was granted citizenship in 1964. He enjoyed living in the same home he built for his family when the area was known as Davisville, PA. He was a faithful employee of Our Lady of Good Counsel for over 42 yrs., a member of the Cyrenean Society and served as an usher every Sunday sharing his wonderful sense of humor with the congregation. He also was a school bus driver for over thirty yrs., winning many safety awards. Pat was a long time member of the Phila. and New York Tyrone Society and rarely missed marching in the annual New York St. Patrick’s Day parade. His renowned fishing expeditions included trips from the rivers of Montana to the lakes of Canada. He especially enjoyed traveling to Quebec which he did for 35 yrs. with his fishing buddies. He also fished salmon rivers the length of Ireland including the Eaney in Donegal, the Moy in Mayo and the Cashen in Kerry. Pat was proud to be the oldest member of Coalisland Na Fianna Gaelic Football Club. He was a lifelong supporter of his native County Tyrone and was delighted to be present when they won their first All Ireland Gaelic Football title in 2003 in the final against their neighboring county Armagh. He also attended Croke Park in Dublin in 2005 and 2008 for Tyrone’s two subsequent All Ireland wins. When visiting Ireland each year he also indulged in his other favorite pastime, his love of tractors. He worked with tractors from an early age on the family farm in Annagher and in recent times enjoyed restoring many vintage tractors to their former glory. Most notably a 1941 Ford Ferguson which he enjoyed driving in the annual 4th of July parade in Southampton. Pat was also very proud of the fact that he remained a life long member of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association, from joining at the age of 14, for over 75 years until the time of his death. He loved his annual trips to his birth place in Coalisland, which he made for over 30 years. He enjoyed visiting his wide circle of relatives, friends and acquaintances. He will be missed by all who enjoyed his company, good humor and friendship. Go ndeana trocaire ar a anam (May God have mercy on his soul). Family will receive friends Sat. 10:30-12 Noon at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 2nd St. Pike, Southampton. Funeral Mass 12 Noon. Int. St. John Neumann Cem. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Boys Town 14100 Crawford St. Boys Town, NE 68010. (Arr. by JAMES J. McGHEE FUNERAL HOME, Southampton, PA )

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Lester Lishon III; ran transport firms By Sally A. Downey

blind date. They married in 1957. Lester J. “Jack” Lishon III, Mr. Lishon worked for Tide75, formerly of Downingtown, water Express, a family truckpresident of an auto-trans- ing firm in Milford, Del., beporter company who also as- fore joining Nu-Car Carriers sisted the homeless, died Sat- in 1968. urday, Dec. 11, of complicaHe obtained a pilot’s litions of dementia at Shannon- cense in the mid-1960s and dell, a retirement community flew his own planes for the in Audubon. next 20 years. His last plane, From 1974 until 1986, Mr. a Cessna Skylane 182, was his Lishon was president of Nu- pride and joy, his son said. Car Carriers, Mr. Lishon was a former his family’s president of the Jaycees of firm in Bryn Milford, Del., and later a volMawr. Nu-Car, unteer with His Mission in founded i n Kennett Square, which pro1945 in Ches- vides services to the hometer, became the less and seeks permanent livlargest trans- ing arrangements for them. porter of cars Mr. Lishon would find donafor Ford Motor tions for household items. If Co. on the East he could not, he either bought Lester J. Coast. them himself or took them Lishon III After Mr. Lis- from home, his son said. “My hon became mother would go looking for president, the firm expanded food in the kitchen cabinet or to deliver Hondas, Toyotas, would go to turn on a lamp, and Jaguars from East Coast only to find that my father ports. When the firm was sold had given it to the mission.” in 1986, it had a fleet of more In addition to his wife and than 1,200 tractor-trailers. son, Mr. Lishon is survived by In the 1990s, Mr. Lishon a daughter, Kim; a sister; and joined with his son, Les, in four grandchildren. the operation of Reifsneider A life celebration will be at Transportation. They trans- noon followed by a memorial formed what was a sludge service at 1 p.m. Thursday, hauler into an environmental Dec. 16, at Boyd-Horrox Fuservices company, cleaning neral Home, 200 W. Germanup and legally transporting town Pike, East Norriton. and disposing of industrial Burial will be in Valley Forge wastes, his son said. Memorial Gardens, King of Mr. Lishon grew up in New- Prussia. town Square and graduated Donations may be made to from Hatch Preparatory His Mission, 342 Birch St., School in Newport, R.I. For Kennett Square, Pa. 18348. three years he attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Contact staff writer Sally A. While there, he met his future Downey at 215-854-2913 or wife, Marjorie Swisher, on a sdowney@phillynews.com. INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

JOHN D. "DAVE" PARKER, 58, of Jenkintown, PA died Sunday Dec. 12, 2010. He was born May 30, 1952 in Windber, he was a son of John A. Parker, of Orangeville, and the late Kathryn Manges Parker. Dave worked for PECO which is now Exelon, in Philadelphia. In addition to his father he is survived by his beloved fiancee’ Pam Pearson, of Berwick, 3 daughters, Karen Wurster (Ed), of Glenside, Stefanie O’Gara (Terrence), of Oreland, Sarah Stein (Hans), of Great Mills, MD, 3 granddaughters, Joelle and Alice Stein, Shealyn O’Gara, 3 future step children, a brother Robert W. Parker (Leslie), of McCleanville, NC, and a sister Linda Ann Harbison (Bill) of Glenside. A memorial service will be held Friday morning Dec. 17, 2010 at 11 A.M. from the JAMES L. HINCKLEY JR. FUNERAL HOME , 1024 Market St. Berwick. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Visitation for friends will be held Friday morning from 9:30 A.M. until the time of the service at the Funeral Home. Contributions in his memory may be made to The American Cancer Soc. 1948 E. 3rd St., #A, Williamsport, PA 17701-3945.

PERACCHIA

JOANNE “Jenny” (nee DeViato) on Dec. 14, 2010 of Phila. Wife of the late Victor Sr. Survived by her son Victor Jr. (Susan), her daughters Lisa A. (Nicholas) Castellante and Anna Marie (Stephen) McKeever, her 5 grandchildren and her 2 great-grandchildren, also her sisters Lorraine Pospichil and Margaret Martino. Relatives and friends are invited to her Visitation on Friday Dec. 17th at 9 A.M. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 819 Cathedral Road, Andorra-Phila. 19128 Funeral Mass 10 A.M. Int. SS. Peter and Paul Cem. Contributions may be made in Jenny’s memory to Hospice Compassus, 711 N. York Rd., 2nd Fl, Willow Grove, PA 19090. Arr by: D’ANJOLELL MEMORIAL HOMES www.danjolell.com

PINKSTON

WALTER W. of Phila., on Dec. 13, 2010. Walter was a Veteran of WWII, having served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Yorktown. He was also a truck driver for 35 yrs for Phila. Electric Co. Beloved husband of Victoria A. (nee Kapral) and loving father of Victoria M. Cooper (the late Harry S.), Rita S. Lopez (the late Walter C.) and Walter J. (Cass). Grandfather of Kim, Brian, Melissa and Jeremy and great grandfather of 7. Relatives and friends are invited to Walter’s Life Celebration from 9 to 10 A.M., Friday, Dec. 17th at JOHN F. GIVNISH OF ACADEMY RD., 10975 Academy Rd., Phila. and his Funeral Service at 10 A.M. Interment will follow in Greenmount Cemetery. 1-877-GIVNISH www.lifecelebration.com

REALE

DOROTHEA R. (nee Lord), Dec. 13, 2010. Beloved mother of Donna Gallagher and the late Thomas; survived by 7 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, her sisters Rose and Jean, and her brother Robert; dear companion of Peter LaBuda. Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing Thursday 11 A.M., B U R N S FUNERAL HOME, 9708 Frankford Ave. (so. of Grant Ave.) followed by her Service 11 A.M. Interment private.

SAUNDERS

JOHN W. "JACK" on Dec. 13, 2010, age 76. Beloved husband of Deanna (nee Bant). Devoted father of Jack (Kathy) and David (Diane). Loving brother of William, Thomas, Michael, the late James and the late Delores Whitley. Dear grandpop of Lisa Campellone (Michael), Jason, Anthony, Colin and Marissa. Great grandfather of Anthony, Jr. Relatives, friends, Teamsters Local #107 and members of the Bensalem Country Club are invited to his Funeral Friday 9:45 to 10:45 A.M. at the FLUEHR FUNERAL HOME, 864 Bristol Pike (Route 13), Bensalem. Funeral Mass Christ the King Church 11:30 A.M. Int. Washington Crossing National Cemetery. Viewing Thurs. Eve 7-9 P.M. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Jack’s memory to Deborah Hospital Foundation, 212 Trenton Rd., Brown Mills, NJ 08015 would be appreciated.

TONGUE

LORRAINE C. (nee. Adamczyk) Dec. 10, 2010. Beloved mother of Paul, Kenneth, Donna (Paul) Crimley, Kimberly (Joe) Hritz and Frankie. Relatives and friends invited to Viewing Sat. 8 A.M. THE TOMASZEWSKI FUNERAL HOME, 2728-30 E. Allegheny Ave...215-739-6624 (Alleg. Exit I-95, cor. Salmon St.). Funeral Mass 10 A.M. St. Adalbert R.C. Church. Int. Holy Reedemer Cemetery.

WALKER

MARGARET T. (nee Cassell) Dec. 14, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Thomas A. Loving mother of Terry (Michael) Smith and Thomas (Patricia). Also survived by 5 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Viewing Fri. 9:30 A.M. from THE EDWARD J. PETNER FUNERAL HOME (Family Owned and Operated), 6421 Frankford Ave. at Levick St. Mass of Christian Burial 11:15 A.M. St. Matthew Church. Int. St. Dominic Cem. No viewing Thurs. Eve. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Margaret’s memory to Vitas Hospice, 1740 Walton Rd., Suite 100, Blue Bell, PA 19422.

ZUBAR

THEODORE "TED" on Dec. 13, 2010. Beloved husband of Sylvia (nee Serot). Father of Nina (Bill) Demko and the late Irvin Zubar; father in law of Carole Zubar. Brother of Sophia Gelbstein. Grandfather of Nanci (Jay) Schindler, Ilana (Greg) Cumbey and Brooke (Adam) Stromfeld. Great grandfather of Zachary, Joshua Harlan, Justin, Jordan and Allie. Relatives and friends are invited to Services Thurs. 11 A.M. at JOSEPH LEVINE AND SONS MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 4737 Street Road, Trevose. Int. Shalom Memorial Park. Shiva will be observed at the residence of Nina and Bill Demko. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Congregation Ner Zedek-Ezreth Israel-Beth Uziel, 7520 Bustleton Ave., Phila. PA 19152, Congregation Beth Israel, 2501 Shore Rd., Northfield, NJ 08225 or Woman’s American Ort., Oceanview Chapter, c/o Taroff, 603 N. Cambridge Ave., Ventor, NJ 08406. www.levinefuneral.com

REV. TRAVIS, DOD, Dec. 12, 2010. Survived by devoted wife Cassandra, 3 daughters Kimberly, Traves’, Tamisha, 5 grandchildren, one sister In Memoriams Deborah. Service Sat. Dec. 18, 2010, 10:30 A.M. at Bethel 12/15/1948 – 12/12/2009 Deliverance International Happy Birthday Charlie Church, 2929 W. Cheltenham Ave. Viewing 9 to 10:30 A.M. In the hearts of those who loved you, Interment Chelten Hills Cem. You will always be there. SHEFFIELD FUNERAL HOME Love always, Barbara, Brenda, and Sharon CONNIE J., age 73 of Berwyn, PA passed away on December 13, 2010. Loving Mother of Alexandra "Al" Nardone and Christine (Raymond) Novak. Grandmother of Christopher, Jake, and Peter Novak. Sister of Barbara Marsden and Aunt of Audrey Dorrian and Julie Marsden. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass Fri., Dec. 17, 2010 at 10:30 A . M . from St. Monica Church, 63 Main Ave. Berwyn PA 19312. A visitation will be held on Friday morning 9:1510:15 A.M. in the Church. Int. private. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Ave. 5th Fl., Norwalk, CT 06851.

Mabel Smith, 90, first woman in Montco FOP By Sally A. Downey

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ity to keep her cool, Mrs. Smith told the paper. “No matter what the public does,” she explained, “you must never lose control.” Mrs. Smith said she normally worked the 8 a.m.-to-4 p.m. shift and then prepared a hot meal for her husband and four children. She grew up with seven siblings in Horsham Township, which was then a farming community. After graduating from Ambler High School, she was a secretary for an insurance agency and for Whitemarsh Memorial Park cemetery, where her father worked. After retiring from the Horsham Police Department in 1980, Mrs. Smith was secretary to the pastor of Prospectville United Methodist Church for several years. She enjoyed sewing and gardening. Mrs. Smith’s husband of 49 years, Edward Smith, died in 1992. She is survived by daughters Barbara Jean Card, Doris Nonnenman, and Betty Westover; a son, Edward Jr.; two brothers; 11 grandchildren; and 16 greatgrandchildren. A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at Huff & Lakjer Funeral Home, 701 Derstine Ave., Lansdale. Friends may call at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville.

Mabel Harrar Smith, 90, of Prospectville, the first female member of the Fraternal Order of Police in Montgomery County, died Sunday, Dec. 12, at Abington Hospice in Warminster. In 1952, Mrs. Smith became a crossing guard in Horsham. Seven years later, the police chief asked her to join the Horsham Township Police Department to help handle paperwork. Twice in the 1960s, Mrs. Smith tried to join the FOP Mabel but was turned H. Smith down because she was assigned to clerical duty. Eventually, in 1969, the FOP allowed her to join its ranks after recognizing that her job included hands-on police work requiring her to respond when women were arrested or children were involved. The Inquirer reported in 1970 that her entrance into the union drew no opposition from the 550 men in the Montgomery County FOP Lodge. Because she was a dispatcher, her voice was familiar to the officers. They knew she was reliable and they all voted her in, Donald S. Cassel, FOP financial secretary, said Contact staff writer Sally A. at the time. Downey at 215-854-2913 or The men respected her abil- sdowney@phillynews.com.

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peared with many of the world’s leading orchestras, Concert pianist, 82 among them the New York Jacob Lateiner, 82, a concert and Berlin Philharmonics, pianist renowned for his inter- the Boston and Chicago Sympretations of Beethoven and of phonies, and the Cleveland 20th-century music, died Sun- and Philadelphia Orchestras. As a chamber musician, he day. He lived in Manhattan. His death was confirmed by performed frequently with the Juilliard School, where Mr. the violinist Jascha Heifetz Lateiner had taught from 1966 and the cellist Gregor Piatiguntil his retirement last year. orsky. Jacob Lateiner was born in He was also a longtime faculty member of Mannes College Havana in 1928 to Jewish parents who had come from Pothe New School for Music. Mr. Lateiner, who made his land. A gifted pianist as a debut as a teenager in the child, he was admitted to the 1940s, was a member of the Curtis Institute of Music in cohort of young American pia- Philadelphia when he was nists — or YAPs, as they were about 12. In 1944, at 16, Mr. Lateiner known to the classical-music trade — that included Eugene made his debut with the PhilaIstomin, Gary Graffman, delphia Orchestra, performClaude Frank, and Leon ing Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto. Fleisher. — N.Y. Times News Service As a soloist, Mr. Lateiner ap-

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Weather Report

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Wednesday’s Forecast

An area of low pressure off the New England coast will continue to usher in a frigid northwesterly flow. Wednesday will be very cold. Temperatures will stay in the low 30s, but it will feel more like the teens because of a brisk wind. Cold again Thursday.

Wednesday’s Highs and Lows

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HIGH

36 21

Windy and cold, highs in the low 30s

25/16

LOW

39 27

Sunny and cold, highs in the mid 30s

Sun/Moon

Saturday

Not as cold, highs near 40

Sun rises 7:15 a.m., sets 4:36 p.m. Moon rises 12:40 p.m., sets 1:31 a.m.

HIGH

39 28

30/18

28/17

32/18

Lancaster 31/18

Philadelphia

Wilmington

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Asbury Park 30/18

31/19

31/21

Vineland 32/19

Baltimore

Atlantic City 32/22

33/19

Water Temp

Dover

32/20

Last

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New

Jan. 4

First

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Air Quality

The worst pollutant in the region Tuesday was ozone, produced mainly by motor vehicles and power plants. Good (G) . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-50 Carbon monoxide . . . .CO Moderate (M) . . . . . . . 51-100 Nitrogen dioxide . . . . .NO Unhealthful (U). . . . . 101-200 Particulates . . . . . . . . . PA Very Unhealthful (V) . 201-300 Sulfur dioxide . . . . . . .SO Hazardous (H) . . . . . 301-400 Ozone . . . . . . . . . . . . . OZ At a Pollution Standard Index rating of 100, the general population begins to experience irritation and other unhealthful effects.

Tuesday’s Pollution Standard Index

Marine Forecast

cold. High 20. Becoming partly cloudy Wednesday night. Low 11. Partly cloudy and cold Thursday. High 26.

Wind northwest at 20-25 knots. Visibility 5-7 miles. Waves 4-6 feet.

Ozone forecast available daily at 1-800-872-7261 and at www.dvrpc.org.

Delaware Bay Partly cloudy. Wind west at 20-25 knots. Visibility 7-10 miles. Waves around 2 feet.

Pollen and mold spore data counts have ended. Counts will resume at the beginning of the spring season in March.

Poconos Mostly cloudy, breezy and

Jersey Shore Partly to mostly cloudy, windy

and cold. High 32. Partly cloudy Wednesday night. Low 22. Partly cloudy Thursday. High 35.

Delaware Partly cloudy, breezy and cold. High 32. Partly cloudy Wednesday night. Low 20. Partly cloudy Thursday. High 35.

33/25

Manasquan to Cape Henlopen Mostly cloudy.

Cape Henlopen to Virginia Beach Partly cloudy. Wind northwest at 25-30 knots. Visibility 7-10 miles. Waves 4-7 feet.

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Tuesday

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Temperatures

High Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 (4:00 p.m.) Record high for Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 (1881) 3 p.m. humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35% Low Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 (4:00 a.m.) Record low for Tuesday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 (1960) Normal high/low. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45/31 High/low same date last year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50/36 Season heating degree days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,108 Last season heating degree days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,040 Normal season heating degree days . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,211

Tuesday’s barometer

6 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.57 rising Noon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.62 steady 6 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.72 rising

Daylight sky conditions Tuesday 80% clouds with 20% sunshine

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Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00 in. Month through Tuesday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.10 in. Year through Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.32 in. Normal through Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.21 in. Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11 in.

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35 25

Chance of snow, highs in the upper 30s

LOW

37 25

Windy and cold, highs in the mid 30s

Breezy and chilly, highs in the upper 30s

National Forecast Seattle 43/35 Portland 44/36

Weather at noon Wednesday and forecast high/low temperatures

seph Church in Ambler. He enjoyed golf, reading, and Company executive, 78 watching TV westerns. John E. Chester, 78, of AmHe and his wife met at a bler, an executive for a church dance and married former surgical-supply com- in 1952. pany in Fort Washington, In addition to her, he is died Thursday, Dec. 9, of survived by sons John E. heart problems at Abington III, Kevin S., and Stephen; Memorial Hospital. three grandchildren; two Mr. Chester started out brothers; and two sisters. A selling surgical instruments brother, Alan, died earlier. i n t h e A viewing from 8 to 9:30 mid-1950s. a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, at He was on the Emil J. Ciavarelli Family ing the music that visitors By Claudia Vargas the road for a Funeral Home, 951 E. Butler INQUIRER STAFF WRITER hear throughout the park, variety o f Pike, Ambler, will be followed Paul J. Tuliano III, 26, of spokeswoman Angel Aristone firms a n d , at 10 a.m. by a Funeral Mass Browns Mills, entertainment said. over t h e at St. Joseph Roman Catholic supervisor at Six Flags Great Mr. Tuliano also coordinatyears, moved Church, 16 S. Spring Garden Adventure in Jackson, who ed the music for light shows, up to corpo- St., Ambler. could combine music and parades, and other park rate president Interment will be in St. shows for just about any age events. He was the “go-to guy John E. of the former John Neumann Cemetery, group, died in a car accident for anything sound-related,” Chester Pilling Co. in Chalfont. Friday, Dec. 10, in Plumstead, Aristone said, adding that Mr. Fort WashingOcean County. Tuliano was “very creative ton. William C. Grant Jr. By the time he was in the and talented.” The company was sold in History teacher, 68 sixth grade, Mr. Tuliano In addition to his Six Flags 1993 to become Teleflex. knew what his talents were job, which his father said he Six years ago, Mr. Chester William C. Grant Jr., 68, of and capitalized on them loved so much that he went in finally retired after doing conGlassboro, a former high right away. on his days off, Mr. Tuliano sulting work for a variety of school history teacher in “He had a keen ear for mu- worked part time for a few companies from 1993 to 2004, the Philadelphia School Dissic … he knew how to read production companies in the said his wife, the former trict, died of heart failure people,” said his father, area. He helped with the au- Arden Fuller. Friday, Dec. 10, at home. Paul Tuliano Jr., Hainesport dio for concerts and other Mr. Chester was born in After graduating from MillTownship administrator. shows in Atlantic City and New York City and graduated ersville University in 1965, Mr. Tuliano became “PJ the Philadelphia. DJ” and would serve as disc All his hard work had paid in 1950 from Cardinal Hayes Mr. Grant started teaching jockey at school dances at off. At the start of the sum- High School in the Bronx, history at Strawberry ManHainesport Township School mer, he purchased his first where he was a champion sion High School. He later transferred to Uniand Rancocas Valley Regional home. With a deck facing a swimmer. He enlisted in the Navy in versity City High School, High School, where he gradu- lake, his Browns Mills house ated in 2002. was the perfect place to host 1951 and served during the where he retired from teachKorean War, his wife said. He ing in 1995. At Rancocas Valley, Mr. Tu- his friends, his father said. Mr. Grant “really cared liano was in ROTC and was “They would sit out on the was discharged in 1955 at the an audiovisual aide. deck, have a beer or two, and rank of medical corpsman sec- about his students” and made history fun for them, said DoAs a college student, Mr. Tu- do whatever 26-year-olds do,” ond class. liano started his own DJ en- the elder Tuliano said. He earned an associate delores Murzyn, a longtime terprise, Studio 44. He attractIn addition to his father, gree in general studies from friend. ed a good deal of business by Mr. Tuliano is survived by his Queens College, his wife said. A world-history buff, Mr. just handing out business mother, Carol Tuliano, and Further studies were inter- Grant traveled quite a bit cards, his father said. grandparents Paul J. Tuliano rupted by a business transfer after retirement. He espeMr. Tuliano started taking Sr. and Karl and Olga Men- to the South. cially enjoyed cruises, classes at Rutgers-Camden singer. Subsequent moves for sub- Murzyn said. but transferred to Richard A viewing will be held from Mr. Grant was born in Philsidiaries of Bristol-Myers Stockton College of New Jer- 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. Squibb, the pharmaceutical adelphia and raised in Havsey in Pomona and graduat- 15, at the Lankenau Funeral company, took the family to ertown. He graduated from ed with a bachelor’s degree Home, 31 Elizabeth St., PemIndiana and California, Havertown High School in in hotel management in berton Borough. where — for five years end- 1961. 2006. The Liturgy of Christian He moved to Glassboro in ing in 1987 — he was a corThat spring, Mr. Tuliano be- Burial will be said at 10 a.m. 1999. gan working at Six Flags as a Thursday, Dec. 16, at St. Ann’s porate vice president in the Mr. Grant has no survivors. seasonal employee. He was Church, 22A Trenton Rd., firm’s dental division. On return to the PhiladelFriends may call from 10 to hired as a full-time staffer af- Browns Mills. ter graduation and quickly Interment will be in Odd phia area, Mr. Chester be- 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at moved up the ranks. Fellows Cemetery, Pember- came president of Pilling. Toppitzer Funeral Home at He made the firm profitable Arlington Cemetery, 2900 Most recently, he was work- ton Township. before its sale, his wife State Rd., Drexel Hill. A funering as an entertainment susaid. al will follow at 11 a.m. pervisor focusing on the au- Contact staff writer Claudia diovisual aspects of the park. Vargas at 856-779-3917 or Mr. Chester was a memInterment will be in ArlingHe was responsible for choos- cvargas@phillynews.com. ber for 23 years of St. Jo- ton Cemetery, Drexel Hill.

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Tuesday Wednesday 84/66/s 86/70/s 34/23/pc 37/29/rs 57/42/sh 53/40/sh 75/68/pc 75/60/pc 61/48/pc 66/44/s 91/77/t 92/78/pc 84/79/s 87/77/s 25/10/pc 25/11/s 32/27/c 28/22/sn 66/61/r 56/51/sh 34/25/pc 37/28/rs 88/63/s 85/61/s 66/52/s 69/49/s 28/27/pc 31/25/pc 41/28/pc 44/35/pc 64/59/s 70/51/s 75/68/pc 77/69/sh 57/42/s 65/47/s 72/61/t 67/57/t 32/32/s 54/27/s

Thursday 86/71/s 38/31/rs 48/39/sh 68/60/sh 68/43/s 90/78/t 86/76/pc 36/18/pc 29/21/pc 61/55/sh 40/30/rs 86/63/s 72/51/s 35/28/rs 36/24/rs 77/57/s 71/60/sh 71/52/s 68/59/t 55/26/s

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Council to vote on razing rowhouses CHURCH from B1 contend the proposed building would be an out-of-scale eyesore that would aggravate parking problems. The block is often showcased in historic walking tours. In August, the borough Planning Commission denied the church’s request, citing mainly parking; in October, a law firm hired by the church hinted at a lawsuit exposing residents to “a multimilliondollar liability” if the application were denied. The following month, in a sermon to parishioners posted on the church website, the Rev. Greg Stovell struck a more conciliatory tone. “A great and godly group is leading us not only in expansion but also in planning new ways to outreach, listening to the voices of the neighbors and everyone here,” he said. The same month, “Preservation Pennsylvania,” a nonprofit, listed the rowhouses, which are located just outside of the borough’s protected Historic Architectural Review Board district, on its annual “endangered” historic properties list.

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That designation, like the homes’ inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, would not prevent their demolition. The controversy dates to 2006, shortly after the church bought the two rowhouses and promised to save them. Those plans ran afoul of borough ordinances, particularly over parking, and a protracted battle ensued. The church threatened to sue under the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act if the borough did not change the ordinances, which it did, resulting in less-stringent parking requirements. Adams has said it was regrettable the church promised to save the buildings during the last go-round. If the church had received the relief it sought in 2006, the buildings would have been preserved; now, doing so would be cost-prohibitive, he said. Contact staff writer Kathleen Brady Shea at 610-696-3815 or kbrady@phillynews.com.

every transaction of that company in the city. But the bill would hurt certain industries while helping Continued from B1 others, which raised concerns They would nearly quadruple about certain job losses offset the gross-receipts tax over by only theoretical job gains. five years and eliminate the Nutter, City Controller Alan net-income tax. Butkovitz and the Greater Of the $368 million in busi- Philadelphia Chamber of ness-privilege taxes collected Commerce worked against in the last fiscal year, about the measure. 75 percent was taken from The hospitality industry in company profits, or net in- particular opposed the bill for come, and 25 percent from the extra taxes it would pay, sales, or gross receipts. though the hearings revealed Over two days of hearings that only out-of-town hotel Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, accoun- companies would take a hit. tants testified that non-PhilaIt did not help the bill’s delphia corporate entities can case that law firms would benlegally shift their profits out efit most. of Philadelphia and circumvent the net-income tax. The Contact staff writer Jeff Shields gross-receipts tax, on the oth- at 215-854-4565 or er hand, raises revenue from jshields@phillynews.com.

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TRENTON — Police and firefighters whose contracts expire before Jan. 1 will not be subject to a 2 percent cap on salaries reached through arbitration that was approved by the Legislature on Monday. At the Post House, Dorothy L. Bullock School third graders sing. Standing are (from left) Dawn That could create a loopHarrison, Sonia Bichay, and Norma Harrison. Literacy coach Steve Hempel is at center. hole for a significant number of public employee contracts that have expired or will expire before the end of the year, said Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R., Monmouth), a sponsor of the arbiThird graders from the tration revision, which was Gifted and Talented the result of a compromise beProgram at the Dorothy tween Republican Gov. ChrisL. Bullock School in tie and Democratic legislative Glassboro entertained leaders. “A significant percentage of seniors at the Post House municipalities and property assisted-living complex taxpayers will conceivably Tuesday with crafts, see no benefit from the 2 persongs, and reading. cent cap until we’re two or three years into the 31/2-year window,” O’Scanlon said. “I hope the arbitrators who are going to award these conStaff photographs tracts pay attention to the curby rent cap laws and to the dire April Saul times municipalities and property taxpayers find themselves in and design reasonColleen Keating, 8, tries to guide Darrias Downes, 3, in able, conservative contracts a holiday arts-and-crafts project. that don’t blow massive holes in municipal budgets.” O’Scanlon introduced a bill Tuesday to make the salary arbitration cap retroactive, but the Christie administration and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D., Essex) seemed disinclined to act immediately. “We always welcome ideas from the other party, but the fact is we worked with the govBy Maya Rao pected early next year. benefits online. INQUIRER STAFF WRITER As lawmakers in Trenton Other bills released by the ernor to hash out a commonTRENTON — New Jersey discussed unemployment, As- panel would give tax breaks sense compromise that will benlawmakers continued to tack- sembly Minority Leader Alex to companies offering paid in- efit taxpayers throughout this le the economy Tuesday, ad- DeCroce told business lead- ternships and would establish state,” Oliver said. “This cap is vancing proposals aimed at ers in Iselin on Tuesday that a “closing fund” for projects a big change, and I want to keeping and creating jobs. one way to prop up New Jer- that benefit New Jersey but make sure it’s done right and Among the bills moved for- sey’s depleted unemployment require additional money as respects our police and firefighward by the Senate Budget fund would be to reduce job- an incentive to locate or re- ters. A cap that is instantly rushed into place without propand Appropriations Commit- less benefits. main in the state. er planning and instruction is a tee was a measure allowing The residents collecting Republicans spoke against out-of-work residents to re- $550 per week have little in- the closing-fund proposal, recipe for disaster, and I will ceive 24 hours a week of job centive to look for a job, the with Sen. Kevin O’Toole (R., not allow that to happen. This training while on unemploy- Morris County Republican Passaic) saying the state is too important and it will be done the right way.” ment benefits, modeled after told the Business and Indus- didn’t have the money. Christie spokesman Kevin a program in Georgia. try Association. And the GOP questioned Roberts said the administration Sen. Linda Greenstein (D., Senate President Stephen Middlesex), a sponsor, said Sweeney (D., Gloucester) dis- why the Assembly and Senate supported the compromise legthe bill, which appropriates agreed, saying people in the budget committees — domi- islation in its current form. “There were obviously ele$10 million for the program, construction trades, where nated by Democrats — would help get people off the unemployment is around 50 weren’t considering various ments in the final version of unemployment rolls and en- percent, would “go to work Republican-led economic-de- the bill that do not contain velopment initiatives. some of the original reforms sure the solvency of the unem- tomorrow.” we sought that were a prodployment trust fund. The state’s unemployment uct of compromise,” Roberts But Eric Richard, a repre- rate overall is 9.2 percent, 0.4 Contact staff writer Maya Rao at said. sentative of the AFL-CIO, percent below the national av- 856-779-3220 or mrao@phillynews.com. voiced concern that some erage. Contact staff writer Adrienne Lu businesses could use particiBusiness owners face an auat 609-989-8990 or pants as free labor rather tomatic unemployment-tax in- This article contains information alu@phillynews.com. than provide real training crease in July. 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There’s a new points leader in the NHL. The Flyers ended the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 12-game winning streak and took over first place in the Atlantic Division — and in the league — with a workmanlike 3-2 victory Tuesday night before a roaring sellout

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Being a 16-point underdog proved to be no problem for the Drexel Dragons and their defense Tuesday night. Drexel (7-1) got 20 points from Gerald Colds and 10 rebounds each from Daryl McCoy and Samme Givens upset 20th-ranked Drexel 52 to Louisville, 52-46, at the Louisville 46 new KFC Yum Center. Louisville suffered its first loss of the season after eight wins, its best start in 15 years, but Drexel annihilated the Cardinals on the boards, outrebounding them by 46-26. “We thought we had a chance,” Drexel coach Bruiser Flint said. “We thought that we matched up really well with them and we had to do the things we usually do, like rebounding well to win the game. It’s big for our program to go on the road and beat a team that is this good. You’ve got to come into these games and feel like you can win.” After a seesaw battle for 30 minutes, Drexel grabbed the lead for good with eight minutes left, thanks entirely to its defense. Time and again in the final minutes, McCoy and Givens came away with defensive rebounds, See DREXEL on C6

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NEWARK, N.J. — Midway through the fourth quarter, before walking to his team’s bench for a time-out, 76ers swingman Andre Iguodala approached the referee and asked for the game ball. The referee, pausing in confusion, eventually handed him the ball. Iguodala gripped it between his palms as if its merit as an 76ers 82 assessing NBA basketball. A second Nets 77 later, he returned it to the Next: Clippers referee and jogged toat Sixers, ward the Sixers’ bench. Wednesday, On Tuesday night in the 7 p.m. Prudential Center, neither TV: CSN team had a particularly good grip on the basketball, and neither team looked particularly adept offensively, but as Iguodala said after his team’s 82-77 victory over the New Jersey Nets, somebody had to win. And it just happened to be the Sixers. “It just wasn’t a good game,” said Iguodala, whose 2-for-9 shooting was hardly the exception. “It was an ugly game of basketball. Neither team did anything to get better, but somebody had to win, and it just happened to be us.” Jrue Holiday scored 19 points for the Sixers, See SIXERS on C9

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Few people thought that the Phillies were in the bidding for the services of the most coveted pitcher on the free-agent market. That thinking, along with the landscape of the entire National League, changed drastically on Monday. That’s when general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. got on an airplane and met with Cliff Lee and his agent, Darek Braunecker, presumably in the pitcher’s home state of Arkansas. By the time the day was over, the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers, the teams tabbed as the favorites to land Lee, were being told that the 32-year-old lefthander was rejoining the Phillies. A baseball source said the announcement will become official Wednesday after Lee passes a physical. The Phillies, with the exception of a brief comment from manager Charlie Manuel at a public appearance, remained mostly silent about the 11th-hour coup pulled off by Amaro. “It’s a big deal for us,” Manuel said Tuesday as he arrived at the Coatesville Veterans Administration Medical Center for See PHILLIES on C5

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ship since 2008. But when thinking about the Let’s face it. At this stage of Phils’ four horses, it might be the off-season, the Phillies’ rota- wise to hold yours. tion, lifted from intimidating to After all, while pitching may awe-inspiring by the unexpected be 90 percent of the game, great return of Cliff Lee, looks like the pitching doesn’t always guaranmound version of tee a championship Murderers’ Row. parade. The deck is Cy Young Award Think about the winner Lee, Cy stacked in the Braves, who suppleYoung Award winmented the terrific ner Roy Halladay, Phils’ favor, but troika of Greg MadNL Championship great pitching dux, Tom Glavine, Series MVP Roy Osand John Smoltz walt, and World Se- doesn’t always with talents such as ries MVP Cole Steve Avery, Denny guarantee a Hamels are a formiand Kevin championship. Neagle, dable foursome no Millwood throughmatter the identity out the 1990s and beof the rotation’s fifth wheel. yond. Bobby Cox’s teams won 14 Given good health and good consecutive division titles but fortune, it’s already difficult to just one World Series, in 1995. envision a scenario in which the The ’54 Cleveland Indians, who ’11 Phils don’t advance to their won 111 games with a rotation of fifth straight postseason and per- Bob Feller, Early Wynn, Bob LemSee PITCHING on C5 haps a second World Champion-

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It’s been a bad weekend for a lot of people and not just Yankees fans. Folks who root for the Redskins, Vikings, Lions, Cowboys, Panthers, Bills, Bengals, Browns, and Broncos are crying in their beer, too. Those nine teams have been eliminated from playoff contention as the NFL heads into Week 15. On the verge of elimination are Houston (5-8), Tennessee (5-8), and Arizona (4-9). The Texans are at the Titans on Sunday, so at least one will go. The Cardinals are at Carolina and may live another week. San Francisco, also 5-8, is in embarrassing contention since the 49ers trail first-place St. Louis and Seattle by only one game in the hideous NFC West with three remaining. Only New England (11-2) has secured a playoff berth.

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Ho, ho, ho, New York: With Cliff Lee wrapped up and under the tree for Phillies fans, spirits are bright for greeting the season.

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The Minnesota Vikings, newly eliminated from playoff contention, will cast their lot for the rest of the season with — are you ready for this? — Brett Favre. So thin are the Vikes at quarterback, interim coach Leslie Frazier said Tuesday that the team hopes to have Favre SIDELINE back this season — and The weather forecast for possibly this week. East Rutherford, N.J., on Favre’s NFL-record Sunday is a high of 36 with streak of starting 297 snow flurries as the tempconsecutive games ended erature heads down to 26. when a sprained Football weather! throwing shoulder and And the numb right hand kept Giants, led him out of Monday’s by backs game against the New Brandon York Giants. Jacobs Favre was upbeat and Tuesday. Ahmad “I’ve had several Bradshaw, people say, ‘I’d hate for are well the streak to end like prepared this,’ ” he said. “End like for cold what? It’s been a great weather. Brandon Jacobs run.” “We love will run against Frazier said Tuesday to run the the Eagles. that an ultrasound on ball, and I Favre’s neck and think that’s what our shoulder showed no offense is made of,” Jacobs nerve damage. He said told Newsday’s Neil Best. that the 41-year-old “We have a line that wants quarterback’s pain was to run the ball, and that’s what we do best. When we subsiding and that his get that going, it’s going to recovery was “headed in be awfully hard to beat us.” the right direction.” Backup Tarvaris Jackson has a turf-toe injury, and his availability for Monday night’s game against Chicago is in doubt. He also was 12 for 22 with an interception in the Vikes’ punchless 21-3 loss to the Giants on Monday night.

For the record Baltimore’s Derrick Mason has 53 catches this year and on Monday became the seventh player in NFL history to have at least 50 in 11 consecutive seasons. West Chester East grad Matt Schaub became Houston’s all-time passing leader on Monday night. He has 13,535 yards and surpassed David Carr (13,391 yards).

Quotable James Hall, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams, on the possibility of concussions from knocking heads all day: “It’s not a tickling contest. I’m not looking for any protection.” Contact staff writer Don McKee at dmckee@phillynews.com. This article contains information from the Associated Press.

It’s official. Somewhere along the way, Philly shifted into some bizzaro alternate universe. That’s the only possible explanation for what’s going on with the baseball team. Up is down and left is right and the Phillies — once mocked as one of the worst franchises in pro sports — are envied. In the past, the Fightin’s would press their noses up against the championship store window and look inside, but they rarely shopped there. The locals were always told hope was too expensive and well out of reach. It was for other teams with other fans. No longer. The meek have become mighty. In the last three seasons the Phils won a World Series and reached another. They played in three straight National League Championship Series and acquired three of the best pitchers in baseball — Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, and Roy Oswalt. Even more remarkable: The Fightin’s somehow obtained one of those guys twice. Lee is back. It’s stunning and wonderful and embarrassing in a way. How can Philly be so fortunate? This is a town that was conditioned to expect the worst. That’s changed. The Phils have joined the Yankees and the Red Sox as baseball’s premier organizations. They are elite. It is a fact and it is staggering. Nearly one year to the day after Lee was traded to the Mariners to restock the farm system or save money or whatever reason/excuse you actually believe, the Phils have returned him to the Fightin’s flock. As if that wasn’t enough to make the fans strut, Lee’s new contract — reported to be a five-year deal worth $120 million guaranteed — is

Online Sports Poll Who will lead the Phillies in wins this season? 1. Roy Halladay 2. Cliff Lee 3. Roy Oswalt 4. Cole Hamels 5. Someone else

Go to www.philly.com/inquirer/sports to be heard supposedly less than what was offered by the Rangers and Yankees. Money can buy you a lot in Texas — most natives opt for the homogenous McMansion/plastic trophy-wife starter kit — but it can’t buy you a team that’s the odds-on favorite in Las Vegas to win it all next season (9-5 odds). As for New York, Yanks fans might not want to spit on anyone else’s wife. People tend to remember that sort of thing. Ruben Amaro Jr. took a lot of heat for trading Lee. The general manager has atoned for that perceived sin against the city by pulling off a genuine coup. After he was shipped to Seattle, Lee said he was in “shock” and added, “I was thinking I was going to sign an extension with the Phillies.” He sounded betrayed. A year ago, the idea of the two sides reconciling seemed implausible. Even a few days ago it felt improbable. The reunion came out of nowhere.

Earlier this week, the Phils sent out an electronic holiday greeting. At the time, there wasn’t any real reason for the fans to be merry. Jayson Werth walked. The winter meetings were uneventful. There were rumors about a Zach Greinke trade, but that turned out to be a Twitter prank started by someone impersonating Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman. It got to the point where some people were genuinely disappointed when Jeff Francoeur didn’t sign here. That’s how low the expectations were for a little while. It was as though the Phils hung stockings for the fans, only they did so without care and without bothering to place anything substantial inside. Until now. Lee has been wrapped in a nice new contract and delivered to Fightin’s fans just in time for the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Clark Griswold’s boss was abducted. Philly has wasted no time

rejoicing. Less than 24 hours after the news broke, six of the top 10 Twitter trends in the United States were Phillies related. The old H2O staff nickname has already been replaced by countless candidates submitted from various, giddy fans: R2C2, Mount Whiffmore, Phantastic Four (via phlsportsfan.com), and my personal favorite, courtesy of the incomparable zoowithroy.com, Phour Loko. One overjoyed Phils fan passed along a Photoshopped portrait. It featured what appeared to be a reimagined nativity scene. The usual cast of characters was replaced by Amaro, Lee, Halladay, Oswalt, and Cole Hamels. The Internet also buzzed with new holiday greetings like Merry Cliffmas and reworked song lyrics. The best of the latter was dreamed up by Mister Tug from TheFightins.com, may the site rest in peace: “Wake me up bephour you no, no.” One town’s pleasure is another’s pain. Not far from here, the City that Never Sleeps is restless for reasons the Chairman of the Board never envisioned. This off-season, the Yankees — once without peer — were beaten to Werth and Carl Crawford. Then Lee took less money to sign with a franchise barely 100 miles south of the Bronx. The cruel lesson for New Yorkers is that the Evil Empire can’t buy every player it wants. Not anymore. That has to be tough for Yankees fans to accept. Trading pride for jealousy can’t be easy. Contact columnist John Gonzalez at 215-854-2813 or gonzalez@phillynews.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/gonzophilly

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I was going to ask you about the lame new Big Ten division names — until the Phils made big news. Cliff Lee is back. I know it’s only December, but it’s never too early for Philly to get carried away. This clearly makes the Fightin’s the favorites to win it all. Right?

For a Philadelphian, this is way too much good news to process. I can’t help but think that something will go wrong, that something has to go wrong. A few sore arms. A historically punchless month or two. A clubhouse mutiny. It’s so much easier to be pessimistic.

From: Fitzpatrick, Frank To: Fox, Ashley; Gonzalez, John Subject: Fightin’ favorites?

It’s hard to imagine that rotation coming up short. It looks astounding on paper, but remember, for all those great starting staffs the Braves had in the ’90s, they won just one World Series.

YouTalkin’ToMe? I’m floored they got Lee back. Who would’ve thought 10 years ago that in 2010, one of the best players in baseball would spurn a more lucrative offer from the New York Yankees because he wanted to play in Philadelphia, because the Phillies have emerged as one of the best franchises in baseball. Think about it. From: Fitzpatrick, Frank To: Fox, Ashley; Gonzalez, John

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And for all of Citizens Bank Park’s existence,

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knuckleheads like me have been insisting the Phils would never be able to lure top-flight pitchers to the bandbox ballpark. Once again, it’s been proven that I know absolutely nothing. From: Gonzalez, John To: Fox, Ashley; Fitzpatrick, Frank Subject: Fightin’ favorites?

That’s the craziest part here — not Frank being a knucklehead but the idea of the Phils going from a team that mashed its way to wins to a team that now has four No. 1 starters. And all in two years.

From: Fox, Ashley To: Gonzalez, John; Fitzpatrick, Frank Subject: Fightin’ favorites?

I bought tickets to a game last year and got stuck watching Kyle Kendrick. Just think, when you buy tickets now — if you can — you will have an 80 percent chance of getting to see a true No. 1. Talk about a return on an investment.

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For once, we take a bite out of the Big Apple

Philadelphia, unlike wasteremoval companies up and down the Eastern seaboard, doesn’t get many opportunities to dump on New York. In the centuries-old battle between the two great misanthropic metropolises of the East, we’ve typically been the ones who ended up with egg-cream on our faces. After all, no matter how gussied up the Avenue of the Arts gets, Broad Street is never going to be Broadway. New York has so many feathers in its cap, it resembles a pimp. Philly’s feathers? Well, have you seen a Mummers Parade? It wasn’t always that way. Once, not long after freeagent Ben Franklin abandoned Boston for Philly, we were No. 1. North America’s most important city in the 18th and early 19th centuries, we wore our significance modestly, befitting our Quaker roots. That humility became a hindrance in comparison with New York’s unalloyed brashness. While William Penn was making nice and signing treaties with the local Native Americans, New York’s founders were taking them to the cleaners, steal-

ing Manhattan island for $24 in beads. Soon they’d turn their eyes on Philadelphia and before we knew it the chop shop to the north had stripped us down like a stolen ’08 Camry. The argument can be made that the Big Apple was pollinated as much by greed and arrogance as by foresight and geographical fortune. I give you J.P. Morgan and Donald Trump. Philadelphia, meanwhile, liked to lay low. And it cost us. As New York, like some civic Andy Reid, grew bigger and richer, we eventually got left in its grimy wake. It usurped our Colonial-era glory, not to mention our banks, advertising agencies and publishing industry. That’s why it was so sweet on Tuesday when we stole Cliff Lee out from under the Yankees’ stuck-in-the-air noses. The much-sought-after pitcher rejected a bigger deal from the pinstriped pashas in New York. He decided he wanted to play here. Here. In Philly. Philly wasn’t a bargaining chip. It wasn’t a last resort.

It wasn’t a consolation prize. It was the destination of choice for baseball’s highestprofile free agent. In what was a fitting response for the saliva some Yankees fan purportedly projected toward his wife during the ’09 World Series, Lee had spat back at New York. Perhaps there’s a pattern developing here. When we need to thumb our noses at New York, maybe all we need is a lefthanded pitcher. Thirty years ago, we won another skirmish when one of that breed struck a memorable blow for Philadelphia. At the Oct. 22, 1980, championship parade for the Phillies, Tug McGraw, his ego bruised when he was traded here by the Mets, held up a Daily News headline that boldly proclaimed “WE WIN!” and delighted a crowd gathered at JFK Stadium. “All through baseball history,” McGraw began, “Philadelphia has had to take a backseat to New York City. Well, New York City can take this world championship and stick it because we’re number one!” Philadelphia loved it. It wasn’t much, but

at least, and at last, we’d fought back. Lee’s signing might not have been as dramatic, but it was just as sweet. To be honest, it felt so good because we’ve developed an enormous inferiority complex over the years. Sandwiched by two of the world’s most important cities, New York and Washington, we got devoured. New York had the money and sex appeal. Washington had the power. Philadelphia had cheesesteaks, unruly fans and a lot of “used to be.” It would be nice if the factories and the jobs and the prestige returned here, too. New York has so many banks and ad agencies and publishers. Couldn’t it spare a few? That won’t happen, of course. But for some reason it doesn’t hurt as much today. We’ve got Lee. And thanks to him we’ve got a little more swagger in our Mummers strut. Contact staff writer Frank Fitzpatrick at 215-854-5068 or at ffitzpatrick@phillynews.com.

talks to reporters during the baseball general managers meeting in Florida.

CC’s an ace for any rotation; Phil Hughes, my God, this guy’s done nothing but rocket through. Here’s a guy people were talking about potentially starting the All-Star Game [in 2010].” But Cashman, who said all the fixes might not take place this winter, acknowledged the obvious. “We will look to plug the holes that remain in this rotation,” Cashman said. “It’s certainly not impossible. I have the makings of a terrific rotation as it is. … “Is it perfect? No. Can it be improved upon? Yes. Are we up for that? Yes.” He said he figures teams and agents probably “sense blood in the water,” with the Yankees having missed out on Lee, and was careful not to give off an air of desperation. The next-best free-agent pitcher is Carl Pavano — there’s about zero chance of a reunion there — and frontend pitchers such as the Mariners’ Felix Hernandez and the Marlins’ Josh Johnson aren’t thought to be available. The Royals’ Zack Greinke is available, but the Yankees don’t think he’d be a good fit in New York. Cashman mentioned minorleague pitchers Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances, and Andrew Brackman as examples of the pitching-rich farm system, but none are quite majorleague ready. “We have a great situation here,” Cashman said. “We have a terrific future and a tremendous present.” But the Yankees, who also are in the market for a lefthanded reliever — they could use a righthander, as well — will have to get creative, put in this position as a result of a rare rebuke by a top free agent. “I’m not angry,” Cashman said. “Cliff made a difficult decision I’m sure was not easy. I appreciate being able to participate in the process. Unfortunately, we were not able to pull him out and bring him here. We move forward.”

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Recruiting battle: Phils 1, Yanks 0 the Cleveland staff of the mid-1950s, and the Los Angeles Dodgers staff of the ’60s, and some Yankees staffs of various ages. As a sobering observation, Giants fans could remind people that the Phillies were not even in the World Series this year. The Giants were a delightful surprise put together late in the season, and they deserved their championship. But that is ancient history now that the Phillies have parlayed attendance, cable, and other income to snatch Lee from the Yankees and the Rangers. The Yanks apparently were offering a seven-year contract while the Phillies swooped in with a front-ended, five-year contract for a pitcher who will turn 33 in August. The Yankees, who had dreamed of throwing CC Sabathia and Lee as twin aces, always expect to get their man. Big Bronx bucks are almost always enough to bring anybody to the Bronx. Some of them thrive, but there is a whole history of players who have not thrived

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It is going to take a while to think about the Phillies as the overlords of baseball, the team that can outspend and out-recruit all the others. But that day is here. With their midnight strike to acquire Cliff Lee, the Phillies have assembled a pitching staff — Cole Hamels as No. 4? — that really should win the World Series next fall. Yankees fans, who must wonder if New York bumptiousness in management and in the stands turned off Lee and his wife, always embrace the awesome responsibility of front-runner. Now, Phillies fans will learn to live with it. Remember when Phils fans had a surly underdog mentality every time the Mets and their raffish fans came to town and took over their ballpark? Ha! That era is long gone, on both sides. The Phillies have assembled one of the great pitching staffs in history, just going by the credentials of Roy Halladay, Lee, Roy Oswalt, and Hamels. This staff is competing with the great Atlanta staff of the past generation,

NEW YORK — The Yankees are not, Brian Cashman insisted, in panic mode. He used another “p” word instead. “Our Plan B is patience,” Cashman said early Tuesday afternoon on a conference call. Cliff Lee stunned much of baseball late Monday, forgoing more money from both the Rangers and Yankees to sign a five-year deal worth a reported $120 million with the Phillies. The Yankees, prepared to spend in excess of $150 million on Lee, can now spread the wealth — and they need rotation and bullpen help — though Cashman said he would be cautious, both in the trade and free-agent markets. His message to disappointed Yankees fans was: “We’re not down and out at all.” One team official said while there was disappointment in not getting Lee, it was still “very early” in the off-season and the Yankees are “sitting here with some of the best prospects in baseball and the most money.” He added: “I think there’s a lot of opportunities coming our way.” Exactly what those might be — and how he would prioritize his needs — Cashman didn’t say, though the area most in need of an upgrade is the starting rotation. Cashman said, even without Lee, the unit was a good one, mentioning CC Sabathia, Phil Hughes’ growth, Ivan Nova’s potential and, yes, A.J. Burnett, who is coming off a career-worst season. The return of Andy Pettitte, whose leverage increased dramatically with Lee choosing the Phillies, becomes even more critical. The 38-year-old called Cashman during last week’s winter meetings, but the two haven’t spoken since and Pettitte hasn’t made a decision, though friends have said he has received his family’s blessing to return for one final season and is leaning that way. “He’s in the position where he has to decide if he wants to play or not,” Cashman said. “That has to come first.” As currently constituted, does Cashman believe his rotation is championship-caliber? “I think so,” he said. “I think A.J. Burnett’s going to turn it around for us. I don’t think you’re going to see him have another year like that.

in New York, for one reason or another. It’s not for everybody. And presumably not for Cliff Lee from Arkansas. Everybody will play down the incident in the American League Championship Series when a lout or three accosted Lee’s wife among the travel party of the Texas Rangers. Lee assured everybody it was not an issue, which does not mean they forgot about it. They could have used the Yankees to raise the tide to float his humble little skiff to Philadelphia. It is even possible that Lee observed the way that the Yankees’ management whacked away at their captain, Derek Jeter, with leaked challenges to go look elsewhere as a free agent. That gibe did not sound like New York general manager Brian Cashman but rather somebody higher up in the Yankees hierarchy, channeling the Boss. Cashman was complimentary toward Lee on Tuesday, although he did note that Lee had not personally informed him of his decision — “but that’s fine,” Cashman said. He added that he was pre-

pared to “climb down the mountain and get a new trail,” and he praised his starters, with or without Andy Pettitte, who might retire. Now the Yankees must pick through the leavings at the end of the free-agent season. It’s just like holiday shopping. But they have as much as $20 million a season to play with, and they will think of something. Frankly, this setback will be good for Yankees players and fans, force them to be creative, see how the other side feels. All eyes are on the Phillies now. Lee pitched for four teams in the past two seasons and maybe was tired of orienting himself, learning new player parking lots and new gate attendants and new routes to new ballparks. He had a trial run with the Phillies at the end of 2009 — he did not get a ring — and chose the Phillies over the Yankees as the best way to get one. George Vecsey is a columnist for the New York Times.

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Cliff Lee’s last pitch to the Texas Rangers was too much. Though the Rangers really wanted to keep the ace who helped them get to their first World Series, they weren’t willing to guarantee a seventh year on an already extended contract offer. “There was a lot of back and forth. There was a point at which they said if you will do ‘X,’ we would agree to terms,” Rangers managing partner Chuck Greenberg said Tuesday. “Those terms went beyond the parameters that we were comfortable with, specifically in years.” So after having the pitcher for half a season, the American League champions will have to figure out life after Lee, and who can fill the void at the top of their rotation. Instead of staying with Texas or joining the New York Yankees, who were willing to go to seven years, the 32-year-old Lee is returning to the Phillies for a $120 million, five-year deal. “I was under the impression that it was between us and the Yankees,” Rangers team president Nolan Ryan said. So was just about everyone else until late Monday. After finding out that the Phillies also were talking to Lee, the Rangers refused to go beyond a six-year deal that was among several options they already had offered the lefthander. “We went as far as we were comfortable going, probably past what we were comfortable doing,” general manager Jon Daniels said. “We’re ready to move on,” he said. “We’ve talked about a number of different options internally. We’ve had a num-

ber of different discussions with agents and other clubs.” Daniels wouldn’t get into specifics, but the Rangers could try to acquire 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke from Kansas City or Matt Garza from Tampa Bay. Another possible option is moving AL rookie of the year Neftali Feliz, the hard-throwing righthander who set a rookie record with 40 saves, into the rotation with lefthander C.J. Wilson, another former closerturned-starter who won 15 games, and Colby Lewis. Other internal possibilities include Alexi Ogando, Derek Holland, and Michael Kirkman. “No decision has been made now, other than we’re going to look at it,” Daniels said. “We can’t ignore that our best options might be here in-house.” The Rangers also could try to get better by bolstering the offense led by AL MVP Josh Hamilton, who led the majors with a .359 batting average. “We have all our financial resources available to us, have all our prospects available,” Greenberg said. “While we’re disappointed we don’t have Cliff, we have a great sense of anticipation about how we’re going to be able to deploy those resources to keep getting better, get back where we were, and take the next step.” Lee helped the Rangers reach the first World Series in their 50-season history. He won the opening and clinching games against Tampa Bay in the AL division series for Texas’ first-ever postseason series victory, then beat the Yankees on the road in the AL Championship Series. But he lost both World Series starts against San Francisco, including the Game 5 clincher for the Giants. The Rangers can get reacquainted with Lee this season when they visit Citizens Bank Park from May 20 to 22 for an interleague series with the Phillies.

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A lot went into Cliff Lee’s decision to return to the Phillies. He led the team to the 2009 World Series before a startling trade.

He’s ‘going to bring a spark’ Here is some chatter about the Phillies signing Cliff Lee:

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You got to look at it as a plus. Any time you sign a guy to that type of money it shows your belief and your faith and your confidence in him. I think he’s definitely going to bring a spark.

Brian Cashman, Yankees general manager

He really liked Philadelphia. I remember hearing that. The word on the street

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was that it stunned him, that he really liked that environment. The fact that he’s going to Philadelphia proves how much he really enjoyed Philly.

mate the frequency players take less money to go someplace where they’re comfortable. I know nobody want to hear this because it doesn’t suit their prejudices, but in fact there’s a whole slew of Omar Minaya, considerations: what the former Mets general manager schools are like, who your That’s the most I’ve ever friends are, who your wife’s seen a player walk away friends are, pennant-winning from. It’s unprecedented. chances, farm system. There’s a whole bunch of Scott Boras, things people consider. So I’m player agent not surprised in the slightest The four primary factors that he chose someplace that [for signing] are winning, fam- offered him less money than ily, the geographical and eco- another. I think that happens nomics. Maybe 30 percent of quite frequently in this sport, the players are where the fo- more than people care to cus is primarily economic. know.” The vast majority want to meld those four factors. Only Mitch Williams, about 20, 25 percent of play- former Phillies pitcher ers take the biggest deal. Ownership here finally figThey often take the second- ured out that if you put a winary offer. ning product on the field, people will come and come in Gene Orza, droves.

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Not so fast. When everybody knows the future, be careful. Last month, everybody in the Ballpark in Texas as the World Series ended was almost certain they knew what uniforms Cliff Lee, Carl Crawford and Jayson Werth were going to be wearing after they signed the biggest free agent contracts of the off-season: Yankees, Angels and Red Sox, respectively. And Lee to New York was a lock. Instead, it’s turned out to be the Phillies, Red Sox and Nationals that get to hold the holiday news conferences and toast themselves. Everybody, as is so often the case in baseball, was dead wrong, just as they (we) were wrong about a Ranger-Giants Series. No one saw it coming. These days, that seems to be the new norm. — Staff writer Jeff McLane, Associated Press, New York Times, Bloomberg News

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DALLAS — The Rangers suffered a significant hit when they lost Cliff Lee late Monday night. But did they win a little something in the process? Lee stunned the Rangers and, undoubtedly, the New York Yankees on Monday when he agreed to what is reportedly a five-year deal to return to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees, shut out for eight innings by Lee in Game 3 of the ALCS and beaten by him twice as a Phillie in the 2009 World Series, offered him seven years. The Rangers went to the mat as well, offering a sixyear deal with a vesting option for a seventh. But Lee called the Rangers late Monday to tell them he was going back to the National League. The fact that he’s not settling into pinstripes has to be considered a small victory for the Rangers … and all the other AL contenders. Until Monday — until fairly late Monday really — the entire focus had been on the Yankees and Rangers, although a “mystery third team” in the bidding had not been identified. “That definitely was the conventional wisdom, that it was between us and the Yankees,” Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said. “And that was certainly our expectation for a time. “Cliff called me tonight and kind of walked through the decision. He feels he has kind

of a unique opportunity to be part of that rotation. We made a real offer, a substantial offer. People talk about things not being about the money, but I think this is one case where it really wasn’t about the money.” Daniels said the Rangers have been prepared for some time to move forward without Lee. That was mostly with the notion that the Yankees and their seemingly limitless payroll would land the 32-yearold lefthander. Instead, he goes to the National League, which means that New York isn’t nearly as scary as it would have been had the Yankees been able to stack Lee next to CC Sabathia in its rotation. “You’re not going to see us make a panic reactionary move,” Daniels said. “We certainly knew it was a possibility that we wouldn’t get him. We still really like our club. “Would we like it better with Cliff? Of course we would. But the off-season is just getting under way.” Without Lee, C.J. Wilson and Colby Lewis figure to be the top two starters in manager Ron Washington’s rotation. That’s not bad. It was good enough to win the AL West in 2010 because the Rangers had the division all but locked up before swinging the July trade that sent Justin Smoak to Seattle for Lee. Lee did his best work for Texas in the postseason, beating Tampa Bay and the Rays’ ace David Price in Games 1

and 5, then shutting down New York in Yankee Stadium in Game 3. But he was roughed up by San Francisco and outpitched by the Giants’ Tim Lincecum in the World Series in Games 1 and 5 as the Rangers fell short of their goal. There is no question the Rangers need to upgrade their rotation before the season begins, but there are ways to go about it. Trading for Kansas City’s Zack Greinke is one, although the Royals will be seeking an expensive package of prospects. I like the idea of finding a way to get Matt Garza from the cash-strapped Tampa Bay franchise. But those are things that will play out over the next few days and weeks. For now, the Cliff Lee Era in Arlington is over. He was an expensive but worthwhile rental. Even if the Rangers did not get World Series rings, they and their fans got their first real taste of postseason success. Lee was their most important player in providing that success, and if that cost the team Smoak, so be it. Meanwhile the Phillies move forward with an unreal rotation of Lee, Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt. That’s not the Rangers’ problem, at least not until late October. Now they have to look for a new and creative way to get back there. Tim Cowlishaw is a columnist for the Dallas Morning News.

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Strong-arm tactics don’t always pan out PITCHING from C1 on (all Hall of Famers), and Mike Garcia were swept in that year’s World Series by the New York Giants. The 1966 Dodgers, who also had three Hall of Famers in their rotation — Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, and Don Sutton — plus Claude Osteen were also swept in the World Series, by the youthful Baltimore Orioles. And the ’71 Orioles, whose rotation featured a likely-never-tobe-duplicated four 20-game winners in Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson, lost in a seven-game Series to the pitching-challenged Pittsburgh Pirates. If nothing else, though, the Phils rotation at this point is a jaw-dropping collection of talent. It’s certainly, on paper anyway, one of the most star-studded in baseball history. Is it the best? Well, it’s way to early to make that pitch. But here are a few of the other rotations that could make a case for the title of best rotation ever:

Carl Mays (18-13, 2.36), and Dutch Leonard (18-12, 2.36). Boston went on to beat Brooklyn in five games in the World Series.

The 1973 Athletics. Ken

Holtzman (21-13, 2.97), Vida Blue (20-9, 3.28), and Catfish Hunter (21-5, 3.34) were mainstays of the A’s three straight world championships, ’72-’74. But in ’73, the fourth and fifth starters, Blue Moon Odom (5-12, 4.49) and Dave Hamilton (6-4, 4.39) weren’t much.

The 1969 Mets. This rotation

Despite high-class hurlers such as Sandy Koufax, the Dodgers

were swept in ’66. Babe Ruth (left) led the Bosox staff in 1916.

The 1998 Braves. Maddux 15-11, 3.62; Avery, 18-6, 2.94; and Lemon (23-7, 2.72), and Feller the inexperienced Orioles in only an eight-man pitching

(18-9, 2.27 ERA), Glavine (20-6, 2.47), Smoltz (17-3, 2.90), Neagle (16-11, 3.55), and Millwood (17-8, 4.08) combined for 88 victories, an astounding total in that age of overused bullpens. The first three are probable Hall of Famers. Pitching carried Atlanta to 106 victories and an 18-game margin over runner-up New York. They beat the Cubs in the NLDS but couldn’t get past San Diego in a six-game NLCS.

The 1993 Braves. Basically

the same as the ’98 rotation but with Avery and Pete Smith instead of Neagle and Millwood. That year Maddux went 20-10, 2.36; Glavine, 22-6, 3.20; Smoltz,

Smith, 4-8, 4.37. Atlanta won 104 games, edged out the Giants in the NL West but lost to the Phils in a six-game NLCS.

The 1971 Orioles. We’ll likely

never again see four 20-game winners on the same staff. McNally won 21 and the other three 20 each. They threw 70 complete games and 12 shutouts. But in the Series they were outpitched by an unheralded Pirates staff that included Steve Blass, Nelson Briles, and Bruce Kison, and Baltimore fell in seven games.

The 1954 Indians. Wynn

(23-11, 2.73), Garcia (19-8, 2.64),

(13-3, 3.09) combined for 78 of their record 111 victories. But the Giants (remember Willie Mays’ catch and Dusty Rhodes’ homer?) swept them in four straight in the World Series.

The 1966 Dodgers. Not many

opponents enjoyed playing the Dodgers, whose success, with an anemic lineup, was as much a by-product of their pitching as any club in history. Koufax (27-9, 1.73) threw 100 m.p.h. Drysdale (13-16, 3.42) threw at you. Osteen (17-14, 2.85) threw as well as any NL lefty, and Sutton (12-12, 2.96) threw whatever he thought he could get away with. Heavily favored against

the Series, they somehow were swept in what would be Koufax’s final season.

staff and a truncated rotation. But the A’s top four starters were pretty darn good. None had an ERA above 2.01. Jack The 1927 Yankees. Waite Coombs went 31-9 with a 1.30 Hoyt (22-7, 2.63), Urban ERA. Chief Bender was 23-5, Shocker (18-6, 2.84), Herb 1.58. Eddie Plank went 16-10, Pennock (19-8, 3.00), and 2.01. And Cy Morgan was Dutch Reuther (13-6 3.38). 18-12, 1.55. Plank and Bender Were they great pitchers? Or would be Hall of Famers. Philwere they aided by the Yanks’ adelphia went 102-48 and Murderers’ Row lineup? It’s beat the Cubs for the franoften hard to make that dis- chise’s — and the city’s — tinction. But unlike most of first world championship. the other rotations in this list, they got the Yankees a world The 1916 Red Sox. Any rotachampionship that year. tion led by Babe Ruth has to get some consideration. Ruth The 1910 Athletics. Back then, (23-12, 1.75 ERA) was followed Connie Mack’s club needed by Ernie Shore (16-10, 2.63),

Move makes Phils 9-5 World Series favorites BLOOMBERG NEWS

The Phillies moved past the New York Yankees to become bookmakers’ favorites to win the 2011 World Series after reports said that free-agent lefthander Cliff Lee had agreed to a deal with the team. The odds on the Phillies’ winning the championship shifted overnight to 9-5 from 6-1, making them the lone favorite, said Jeff Sherman, the assistant general manager at the Las Vegas Hil-

ton’s sports book. The Yankees’ odds widened to 6-1 (the same as the Boston Red Sox’) from 5-2. “The Lee news drastically changed the landscape of the World Series odds,” Sherman said in a telephone interview. “The Phillies have become the favorite at better than two to one, followed by two teams at 6-1 and then no one else better than 15-1.” At those odds, a winning $5 bet on the Phillies would yield a payout of $9.

The Contracts for the Four Aces Roy Halladay He is entering the first year of a three-year, $60 million contract extension he signed with the Phillies after being traded from Toronto Dec. 16, 2009. He will be paid $20 million in each of the next three seasons, and there is a $20 million vesting option for 2014. The option becomes guaranteed if Halladay pitches 225 innings in 2013 or a combined 415 innings in 2012 and 2013 and he is not on the disabled list at the end of the season.

Cliff Lee He agreed to a five-year, $120 million deal Monday night. The deal includes a $27.5 million vesting option in 2016 that becomes guaranteed if Lee pitches 200 innings in 2015 or a combined 400 innings in 2014-15. There is a $12.5 million buyout, and Lee has a limited no-trade clause.

Roy Oswalt He is entering the final year of a five-year contract extension he signed with the Houston Astros in August 2006. He will make $16 million in 2011, and there is a club option for $16 million with a $2 million buyout in 2012. Oswalt may opt out of the 2012 option for a reduced buyout figure, and he has a full no-trade clause.

Cole Hamels He is entering the final year of a three-year, $20.5 million contract extension he signed Jan. 18, 2009. He will make $9.5 million in 2011 and is eligible for salary arbitration after the season. SOURCE: Cot’s Contracts

The odds on the Yankees dropped when it became clear that Lee would not sign with New York, Sherman said. The news also moved the Texas Rangers’ odds to 20-1 from 15-1. The Antigua-based gambling website Bodog.com is offering wagers on whether Lee will win more or fewer than 17 games and whether the Phillies will win more or fewer than 96 games. Last season, the Phils were 97-65, the best record in the National League.

looks better on paper. That’s because its biggest name historically, Nolan Ryan, was just an erratic spot-starter and reliever that year. The regular rotation was Tom Seaver (25-7, 2.21), Jerry Koosman (17-9, 2.28), Gary Gentry (13-12, 3.43), and a couple of journeymen, Don Cardwell (8-10, 3.01) and Jim McAndrew (6-7, 3.47). The Mets rode that pitching to their first world championship, beating the favored Orioles in five games.

The 2003 Athletics. This

staff would soon be victimized by the financial necessities of Money Ball. Young and talented, they were more promising than widely known that season. But in retrospect, it’s an intriguing rotation: Tim Hudson (16-7, 2.70), Barry Zito (14-12, 3.30), Mark Mulder (15-9, 3.13), Ted Lily (12-10, 4.34), and Rich Harden (5-4, 4.46). The A’s won 96 games and the AL West but lost to the Red Sox in the ALDS. Contact staff writer Frank Fitzpatrick at 215-854-5068 or at ffitzpatrick@ph8illynews.com.

Instant Poll Results of Tuesday’s Philly.com sports poll on Cliff Lee’s return to the Phillies: What was the Phillies’ boldest move of the last year? Out of 8,411 responses

14% 8% 6% 72%

Trading four prospects to Toronto for Roy Halladay (1,234 votes) Trading Cliff Lee to Seattle for three prospects (661 votes) Trading J.A. Happ and two prospects to Houston for Roy Oswalt (477 votes) Signing Cliff Lee as a free agent (6,039 votes)

The Phillies’ $70 million quartet PHILLIES from C1 a team event. Not surprisingly, Lee’s decision to sign a five-year deal worth a reported $120 million with the Phillies was greeted with great happiness across the region, but not so much in other cities with big-league baseball teams. “There’s no question it’s the preeminent starting rotation in baseball right now,” said Ed Wade, the Houston Astros’ general manager. “The ability to add [Roy] Halladay followed by [Roy] Oswalt and followed by [Cliff] Lee, that’s as significant as it can get. Our team went into Philadelphia and won four straight last year, but it’s going to be tough to stretch that streak to seven out of the gate.” Wade’s Astros will be the first team to face the Phillies’ star-studded rotation, which also includes Cole Hamels, when the teams meet on opening day, April 1 at Citizens Bank Park. “It’s a huge commitment on the part of that organization to be able to do that,” Wade said. Since 2001, the Phillies’ payroll has climbed from $41 million to about $142 million last

season. With the addition of Lee, the Phillies’ payroll figures to easily soar past $160 million next season. In slightly more than two years since replacing Pat Gillick as general manager, Amaro has acquired Lee from the Cleveland Indians, Halladay from Toronto, Oswalt from Houston, and Lee again as a free agent. That’s a remarkable stockpile of pitching additions, not to mention a major investment. Full details of Lee’s contract have not emerged, but if you take the $24 million average annual value of his deal and add it to the 2011 salaries of Halladay, Oswalt, and Hamels, the Phillies will pay their four aces $69.5 million next season. That’s more than the payroll of nine bigleague teams from last season and nearly as much as the Phillies’ payroll in 2003, the year they made their first big free-agent acquisition by signing first baseman Jim Thome. Halladay, reached Tuesday through his agent, Greg Landry, told ESPN.com that he’s looking forward to pitching with Lee and is “totally excit-

ed and pumped up” about the newest addition to the staff. “Roy used the word overjoyed,” Landry said. Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins told ESPN Radio that he learned about the Lee signing in a text message from his mother late Monday night. Then he sent a text message to Amaro with his reaction. “I said, ‘Wow,’ ” Rollins said. “I picked up my phone and texted Ruben and said, ‘Boy, you’re sneaky.’ ” Some of the Phillies’ division rivals tried to downplay the addition of Lee to what was already one of the best starting rotations in baseball. “To some extent, the fact that they signed someone to a five-year deal may change what they’re able to do in years when we might be more active,” first-year Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told reporters in New York. “We used to have a hard time getting free agents to come here, so it seems to have changed 180 degrees,” Phillies chairman Bill Giles told the Associated Press. “The ballpark has changed everything about the Phillies because we have the revenue,

we have the fans.” Skeptics regarding the Lee signing — they are in the vast minority — point out that the Phillies’ downfall during the 2010 season in general and the National League Championship Series against San Francisco in particular was a sputtering offense built around players who have all reached age 30 or beyond. “I guess I don’t agree with that premise,” Wade said. “I still see the Phillies as a pretty balanced team with a formidable offense. Even without Jayson Werth, they have an offense that can beat you in a lot of different ways. They have power and they have speed. When you have Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Shane Victorino, those are some pretty good weapons you can roll out against anybody. I don’t think they’re going to start playing small ball.” And when you have Halladay, Lee, Oswalt, and Hamels, chances are you’re going to win quite a few baseball games. Contact staff writer Bob Brookover at 215-854-2577 or bbrookover@phillynews.com.

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Classic game will return to TV after 50 years A replay of Game 7 of the ’60 Series stirs a fan’s childhood memories. By Frank Fitzpatrick

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Guilt’s half-life is longer than plutonium’s. I know this because 50 years after I tricked my mother into letting me miss school to watch Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, I still feel a need to be punished. The long-suppressed remorse resurfaced recently when film of that memorable game was discovered, and the MLB Network decided it would air the historic game. That telecast, by the way, with Mel Allen and Bob Prince behind the mikes, will be on Wednesday at 8 p.m. While every baseball fan probably has seen footage of a gleeful Bill Mazeroski leaping around the bases after hitting the ultimate dramatic walk-off homer, no one had seen the game in its entirety since the day it was played, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1960. Networks back then didn’t keep duplicates of the events they televised. Film was expensive, and they reused it whenever possible. But Pirates owner Bing Crosby, in Europe at the time, had requested a copy be made. A half-century later, someone found the forgotten canisters in the late crooner’s wine cellar. As much as I’m looking forward to seeing Mazeroski’s winning waltz, the badbounce grounder that struck Tony Kubek in the throat, and Hal Smith’s nearly-asdramatic home run, Wednesday night’s replay won’t be easy to watch. I was an 11-year-old sixth grader at St. Pius X School in Broomall then. I was also, like every other kid I knew, a baseball fanatic. We played it whenever possible, studied and restudied newspaper box scores, collected, traded and tossed baseball cards. The game consumed our little lives. Nothing was as all-consuming as the World Series. But because all the games were played during the day, following them at school was impossible. Sometimes, a brave youngster would smuggle a transistor radio with an earphone into class. But, given the eyes and backhands of the Immaculate Heart of Mary nuns who taught us, that was risky. Once in a while, if the sisters were feeling charitable, they’d let us listen to an inning or two. But not Sister Domenica. With nearly 100 kids to control in a combined sixth and seventh grades class, she was all business. And that business left no time for baseball. That year’s World Series was compelling. The favored Yankees had clobbered the

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Fans rush onto the field toward Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski as he comes home on his ninth-inning home run to win the World Series over the Yankees in seven games. Pirates in three games. But the Pirates had eked out three wins. Now everything would be determined in a Game 7 at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field. The Yankees’ presence in the Series was an autumnal given, like the falling of the leaves or the debut of the new models from Detroit. In the 16 seasons from 1949 through 1964, the Bronx Bombers had missed it just twice — in 1954 and 1959. Since most of us in Philadelphia and its environs were National League fans, we wanted nothing more each season than for someone to beat the hated Yankees. And now the Pirates had a chance. I had to see it. The only way that was going to happen, though, was if I could find a way to skip school. I wasn’t bold enough to play hooky. And feigning an illness wasn’t easy with my mother and her ubiquitous thermometer. Unless … In those days, the first things my mother did when we said we weren’t feeling well was to stick a clammy thermometer in our mouths. The magic number was 100. If the red line reached that far, we went back to bed and stayed there with a vaporizer full of Vicks until it subsided. I didn’t have a fever. I did, however, have a solution. My twin bed in the room I shared with my younger brother happened to sit atop a heating duct. Since my for-

ever-chilled mother liked the house temperature to approximate sub-Saharan Africa’s, it was constantly blowing out hot air, even in so typically benign a month as October. That morning, I put my plan into action. When my mother awakened us, I told her my throat hurt. I was sucking on mercury and glass before you could say Elroy Face. With three kids, and a ’50s husband, Mom was perpetually busy; she couldn’t linger. When she left the room, I removed the thermometer and dipped it down toward the air vent. At first, I overdid it. My initial reading was a searing 105. Mom would have had me in an emergency room as soon as she picked herself off the floor. But with time and more careful shepherding, I got it down to a reasonable 101. “That’s funny,” my mother said when examining it, “your forehead doesn’t feel warm at all. Well, you’d better stay in bed.” That meant just that. If we were too sick to go to school, we were too sick to go downstairs, where the big TV was. Fortunately, we had one of those clunky portables in my parents’ room, though neither my mother nor I was strong enough to move it. “Mom, can I stay in your bedroom?” She agreed. Now I was set. I recall the guilt washing over me even then. The

game was astonishing. All these years later, I can still see Kubek writhing on the infield dirt, still see a vainly hopeful Yogi Berra retreating toward the stadium wall as Mazeroski’s ninth-inning homer just cleared. I remember the autumn darkness as I ran to the window to see if anyone else was celebrating the Yankees’ demise. And then my father walked in. Here I was out of bed, rosy of cheek, and caught in the act. I knew he’d have been listening on the radio. And, as a lifelong A’s fan who still pulled for the American League in the Series, he must have been disappointed. How would he react? Would my butt suddenly be as red as the face of Ralph Terry, the Yankees’ pitcher who’d surrendered Mazeroski’s homer? Strangely, he wasn’t mad. In fact, from the look on his face, it seemed clear he knew exactly why I was in his bed, what I’d done, and why. At some level, though he never said it, he appeared to approve. “Great game, wasn’t it?” he said. I feel great today. I’m going to watch the Pirates beat New York in my alwayschilly family room. Maybe I’ll turn on the fire and think of my parents. And hope they forgave me. Contact staff writer Frank Fitzpatrick at 215-854-5068 or at ffitzpatrick@phillynews.com.

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Using the money they would have spent to acquire ace Cliff Lee, the New York Yankees reportedly agreed to a contract with catcher Russell Martin, MLB.com reported Tuesday. Terms were not available for the deal, which is pending a physical exam. The Los Angeles Dodgers refused this month to meet Martin’s demand for a guaranteed $5 million contract. Martin, 27, played 97 games in 2010, then missed the rest of the season with a broken right hip. In 2007 and 2008, he ranked among the best catchers in the National League. A back-to-back all-star, he had a .286 batting average, .380 onbase percentage, and 32 home runs in those two seasons. But in ’09, his batting average slipped to .250. The Yankees are expected to have veteran Jorge Posada as a full-time designated hitter, while Austin Romine, Francisco Cervelli, and prospect Jesus Montero are expected to compete for playing time at catcher in spring training, according to

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MLB.com. The Yankees also finalized their $30 million, two-year contract with Mariano Rivera. The 41-year-old closer receives $15 million in each of the next two seasons, with $1.5 million each year deferred with no interest.

a club option for 2017. The deal reportedly is worth $51 million. The 23-year-old Bruce established himself as one of the NL’s premier rightfielders while helping the Reds win the NL Central title. He hit .281 with 25 home runs.

Pittsburgh Pirates signed first baseman Lyle Overbay and outfielder Matt Diaz. Overbay, 33, who hit 20 home runs last season for Toronto, signed a one-year deal worth about $5 million, while Diaz, 32, who hit .250 for Atlanta last season, signed a $4.25 million, two-year contract with a signing bonus of $250,000. The additions likely will allow the Pirates to trade Ryan Doumit, who is primarily a catcher but also has played in the outfield. He is due $5.1 million in 2011.

ger Hideki Matsui finalized a one-year contract after he passed a physical. The sides had agreed to terms during the weekend. The 36-year-old Matsui batted .274 with 21 home runs and 84 RBIs last season with the Los Angeles Angels, the Athletics’ AL West rival. He spent his first seven majorleague seasons with the New York Yankees and was MVP of the 2009 World Series.

Matsui officially an Athletic. Bucs sign Overbay, Diaz. The Oakland and free-agent slug-

Reds, Bruce have deal. Cincinnati general manager Walt Jocketty officially announced that the Reds and outfielder Jay Bruce had reached agreement on a six-year contract through the 2016 season, with

agreed to a non-guaranteed, minor-league contract with Washington. Stairs holds the career record with 23 pinch-hit homers, 15 more than any other active player. He has played for 12 big-league teams and homered for 11, both tied for the career record. In 18 major-league seasons, he has a .264 batting average, 265 homers and 897 RBIs.

Cards, catcher reach deal.

Free-agent catcher Gerald Laird and the St. Louis Cardinals have an agreement on a $1 million, one-year contract. The 31-year-old Laird hit .207 with five home runs and 25 RBIs last season in a parttime role with Detroit. He’s expected to be a backup to Yadier Molina.

Figaro heads to Japan. The Navarro returns to L.A. FreeDetroit Tigers sold the contract of pitcher Alfredo Figaro, 26, to the Orix Buffaloes of the Japanese Baseball League.

Stairs invited to Nats’ camp.

Pinch-hitter Matt Stairs, who will turn 43 in February,

agent catcher Dioner Navarro agreed to a $1 million, oneyear contract with the Dodgers, bringing him back for a second stint in Los Angeles. Navarro played for the Dodgers for parts of two seasons before being traded to Tampa Bay in June 2006.

Baylor 65, Tennessee 54 — Brittney Griner and the No. 2 Bears (10-1) were too big of an obstacle for the No. 6 Vols (9-2). Griner had 21 points, nine blocks, and disrupted nearly everything the Vols wanted to do, lifting Baylor to a win in Waco, Texas. Ohio State 87, South Carolina Upstate 55 — Jantel Lavender scored 33 points to help the No. 11 Buckeyes (8-1) cruise past the Spartans (3-4) in Columbus, Ohio.

UConn adds 7-footer. Fourth-

ranked Connecticut just got bigger. The Huskies added 7-foot-1 center Enosch Wolf to the men’s basketball roster. Wolf, from Goettingen, Germany, committed to the Huskies in July. He graduated high school in Germany but had been taking classes and playing basketball this fall at Wilbraham and Monson Academy, a prep school in Wilbraham, Mass. UConn said Wolf was eligible to begin practice on Sunday and to play on Monday when the Huskies host Coppin State at the XL Center.

Charlotte dismisses Spears.

Charlotte coach Alan Major dismissed top scorer Shamari Spears from the team, a little over two weeks after he was suspended for the third time

in two seasons for violating unspecified rules. The first-year coach shed little light on the decision in a school news release, other than to say it came after “much consideration.” Spears, a second-team all-Atlantic Ten preseason selection, was averaging 17 points and 3.2 rebounds.

Freshman of the week. Penn

State guard Maggie Lucas took home her fourth-straight Big Ten Freshman of the Week award. Lucas averaged 21.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals in a pair of wins for the Lions.

Tuesday’s Scores Men EAST American U. 66, UMBC 53 Montclair St. 67, Vaughn 42 Rutgers 79, Fairleigh Dickinson 65 St. Francis, NY 69, Dartmouth 61 SOUTH Drexel 52, Louisville 46 Jackson St. 80, Spring Hill 32 Mississippi St. 67, Alabama St. 46 Oakland, Mich. 89, Tennessee 82 Tulane 57, New Orleans 53 MIDWEST Cincinnati 99, Georgia Southern 54 DePaul 61, Wis.-Milwaukee 47 Michigan 64, N.C. Central 44 N. Illinois 80, Ill.-Chicago 78 North Dakota 74, Mayville St. 57 Wright St. 53, Cent. Michigan 49 SOUTHWEST Louisiana Tech 80, Houston Baptist 57 Texas 70, North Florida 48 FAR WEST S. Utah 68, Okla. Panhandle St. 51 St.Mary's, Calif. 75, UC Riverside 56 Wyoming 55, Denver 43 Santa Clara at Pacific

Women Harcum 82, Manor 68 Stockton 63, Ramapo 50 SOUTH Alabama A&M 75, Minnesota 68 Campbell 67, N.C. Central 61 Georgia Southern 54, Stetson 49 LSU 77, Texas Southern 47 McNeese St. 60, Louisiana-Monroe 41 Savannah St. 57, Alabama St. 45 South Florida 63, Wake Forest 54 MIDWEST Ohio St. 87, S.C.-Upstate 55 UC Davis 78, Wichita St. 66 Wright St. 75, S. Illinois 53 SOUTHWEST Ark.-Little Rock 72, St.Mary's, Calif. 60 Baylor 65, Tennessee 54 FAR WEST Denver 56, N. Colorado 45 Oregon St. 62, Weber St. 55

Las Vegas Line By Keith Glantz and Russell Culver

College Basketball Favorite Line Underdog UCF 161/2 La.-Lafayette MINNESOTA 131/2 Akron SOUTH FLORIDA 15 Auburn UTEP 20 La.-Monroe UNLV 161/2 UC Santa Barbara WAKE FOREST 161/2 UNC Greensboro MONTANA 7 Oregon St. Home team in CAPITALS.

Drexel goes on road and upsets Louisville DREXEL from C1 denying the Cardinals a second shot. Louisville scored only four points in the final eight minutes against Drexel’s relentless middle men. Meanwhile, Colds, who entered the game shooting under 50 percent from the foul line, hit 6 of 7 free throws to seal the game in the final three minutes. The Dragons shot only 48 percent from the line, hitting 12 of 25 shots, and 38.6 percent from the field (17 for 44), but they held Louisville’s shooters to 31.9 percent from the field (15 for 47). “It’s a big win for us because they are a nationally ranked team and this is their first loss in the new arena,” Colds said. “It’s big for our conference, too. We came in here with one loss [to Rhode Island], a loss we didn’t feel like we should have, so we came in here and decided we were going to win this one and got it.” Preston Knowles and Peyton Siva led Louisville with 13 points each. Although the teams combined for 21 turnovers in the first half, Drexel built a 16-9 lead midway through on a 7-0 run that Colds fueled with a pair of threes. The Dragons set the tone in the first half, outrebounding the Cards by 20-9. Louisville’s defense forced four straight turnovers — the Cardinals scored 12 points off them in the first half — and reclaimed the lead with an 8-0 run. Rick Pitino’s team moved ahead, 21-17, with three minutes left in the half. But Drexel continued to hold the Cards down and regained the lead at 22-21 with 1 minute, 59 seconds left. The Dragons led, 25-23, at the break after Chris Fouch (10 points) buried a three with two seconds left.

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Louisville’s Peyton Siva finds

his path to the basket blocked by Drexel’s Gerald Colds (11) and Frantz Massenat.

Drexel 52, Louisville 46 Drexel Louisville

25 27 – 52 23 23 – 46 FG FT Reb DREXEL Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts McCoy 21 1-2 1-4 4-10 1 4 3 Givens 29 4-7 0-4 5-10 2 4 8 Massenat 26 1-4 2-4 1-6 4 3 4 Colds 27 5-14 7-10 1-5 0 4 20 Thomas 32 1-3 0-1 1-2 4 3 3 Formbor 6 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 Fouch 35 3-10 2-2 1-5 0 2 10 Ruffin 24 1-3 0-0 0-6 0 5 2 Totals 200 17-44 12-25 14-46 11 26 52 Percentages: FG .386, FT .480. 3-Point Goals: 6-16, .375 (Colds 3-7, Fouch 2-6, Thomas 1-1, Massenat 0-2). Team Rebounds: 1. Blocked Shots: 3 (Givens 2, McCoy). Turnovers: 22 (Thomas 6, Massenat 4, Colds 3, Ruffin 3, Givens 2, Fouch 2, McCoy 2). Steals: 4 (Givens 2, Massenat, Colds). Technical Fouls: None. FG FT Reb LOUISVILLE Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Buckles 25 0-4 1-2 2-6 1 0 1 Marra 17 0-2 2-4 0-0 1 0 2 Jennings 20 1-4 0-2 1-2 0 4 2 Knowles 30 5-14 1-3 0-1 1 3 13 Siva 30 3-9 6-10 1-3 2 3 13 Goode 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 C Smith 12 3-5 0-0 0-3 0 0 7 Dieng 15 2-2 1-1 0-3 0 3 5 Kuric 25 1-5 0-0 1-3 2 2 2 Justice 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 Van Treese 12 0-1 1-3 2-4 0 3 1 Totals 200 15-47 12-25 7-26 8 20 46 Percentages: FG .319, FT .480. 3-Point Goals: 4-16, .250 (Knowles 2-6, C. Smith 1-1, Siva 1-4, Buckles 0-1, Marra 0-2, Kuric 0-2). Team Rebounds: 1. Blocked Shots: 7 (Dieng 4, Jennings 3). Turnovers: 12 (Siva 4, Knowles 3, Buckles 2, Marra, C. Smith, Van Treese). Steals: 11 (Knowles 4, Siva 4, Buckles, C. Smith, Jennings). Technical Fouls: None. A: 20,912. Officials: Ed Hightower, Michael Stephens, Todd Williams.

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Josh Wilson (center) is snowed under by Baltimore teammates

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Sideline antics by Jets’ staff prompt review

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said by e-mail on Tuesday that Ray Anderson, the league’s football-operations executive, is “reviewing sideline protocols from a leaguewide perspective.” The review comes in the wake of an incident in Sunday’s Jets-Dolphins game, where New York assistant Sal Alosi tripped a Miami player sprinting downfield on punt coverage. In a statement issued Monday by the Jets, special-teams coach Mike Westhoff denied he instructed anyone to stand along the sideline to obstruct the opposition. “No. 1, I did not instruct anyone,” said Westhoff, whose team plays at Pittsburgh on Sunday. “No. 2, I was not aware. With all of the people on the sidelines, it would be inconsequential and I would not be involved in any way, shape or form.” The questions arose because five Jets assistants appeared to stand in a human wall along the sideline.

veteran has 252 career receptions, 20 for touchdowns.

Skins cut holder. The Red-

skins cut Hunter Smith, the holder who mishandled an extra point attempt in the 17-16 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday. Sam Paulescu was signed to take over as both punter and holder.

Injury report. Tampa Bay

placed defensive tackle Gerald McCoy (torn left bicep) and linebacker Quincy Black (broken left forearm) on injured reserve. … Steelers tight end Heath Miller passed his post-concussion neurological tests and returned to practice Wednesday. Miller sustained the concussion Dec. 5 on a hit by Ravens linebacker Jameel McClain. … Tennessee placed starting center Eugene Amano on injured reserve because of a neck injury. Fernando Velasco likely will replace him the rest of the season. … Buffalo placed receiver Lee Evans on season-ending injured reserve on Tuesday, two days after sustaining a sprained anVikings to play outdoors. The kle in Buffalo’s win over roof of the Metrodome in Min- Cleveland. The Bills also neapolis won’t be repaired in placed tight end Shawn Neltime for the visit of the Chica- son on the Reserve, Non-Footgo Bears in six days, forcing ball Injury/Illness list bethe Minnesota Vikings to host cause of migraine headaches. the game at the University of … Minnesota’s TCF Bank StadiSeattle placed wide receivum. er Deon Butler, the former The announcement was Penn State star, on injured remade in an e-mail from the serve with a broken right leg Metrodome owner, the Metro- and signed offensive lineman politan Sports Facilities Com- Paul Fanaika off the Clevemission. land Browns’ practice squad. Scott Ellison, assistant ath- Fanaika was a seventh-round letic director for facilities at pick of the Eagles in 2009. the University of Minnesota, said workers began removing Jurisprudence. Rookie cornersnow from the outdoor stadi- back Perrish Cox of the Denum on Tuesday morning. Elli- ver Broncos could face up to son said the Vikings have life in prison if convicted of agreed to pick up all costs for sexual assault charges filed snow removal, as well as by prosecutors last week. The game-day expenses. charges are Class 3 and Class 4 felonies, which carry a senSerious consequences. Thom tence of two years to life beMayer, medical director for cause they involve a helpless the NFL Players Association, victim. said there could be about a quarter of a million more MONDAY snaps — and therefore more Giants 21, Vikings 3 collisions and more injuries — if the league moves to an N.Y. Giants 0 14 7 0 – 21 Minnesota 3 0 0 0 – 3 18-game regular season. Mayer spoke at Tuesday’s First quarter Min–FG Longwell 21, 5:25. meeting of the union’s Mack- Second quarter ey-White Traumatic Brain In- NYG–Jacobs 1 run (Tynes kick), 8:11. 6 pass from Manning (Tynes kick), jury Committee in Washing- NYG–Boss :03. Third quarter ton.

Retirees lose in court. A feder-

al judge in San Francisco tossed out a lawsuit by several retired NFL players who are dissatisfied with a $26 million settlement between the NFLPA and about 2,000 retirees.

Miami signs Curtis. The Dol-

phins placed tackle Vernon Carey (knee) on injured reserve and signed former Eagles’ receiver Kevin Curtis. Curtis played in only three games last year because of a left knee injury and hasn’t played this season while recovering from a bout with testicular cancer. The eight-year

NYG–Bradshaw 48 run (Tynes kick), 2:46. A: 45,910. NYG Min First downs 21 10 Total Net Yards 395 164 Rushes-yards 28-213 22-61 Passing 182 103 Punt Returns 3-14 5-90 Kickoff Returns 1-19 4-123 Interceptions Ret. 1-1 2-10 Comp-Att-Int 22-37-2 17-35-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-5 4-23 Punts 7-46.3 10-45.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 7-55 10-71 Time of Possession 32:42 27:18 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing: N.Y. Giants, Jacobs 14-116, Bradshaw 11-103, Ware 3-(minus 6). Minnesota, Peterson 14-26, Webb 1-16, Gerhart 3-11, Jackson 4-8. Passing: N.Y. Giants, Manning 22-37-2-187. Minnesota, Jackson 15-30-1-118, Webb 2-5-0-8. Receiving: N.Y. Giants, Nicks 7-96, Bradshaw 5-12, Boss 4-23, Pascoe 2-21, Smith 1-12, Ware 1-12, Hagan 1-10, Manningham 1-1. Minnesota, Rice 5-60, Berrian 5-30, Lewis 2-13, Shiancoe 1-7, Booker 1-6, Kleinsasser 1-6, Camarillo 1-3, Gerhart 1-1. Missed Field Goals: None.

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tany Lions conduct nearly a week of practices at the Phillies’ facility in Clearwater, Fla. Practices in Clearwater will begin Sunday and last through Dec. 24, when players and coaches will move

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First quarter Bal–McGahee 1 run (Cundiff kick), 3:17. Second quarter Bal–Mason 9 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick), 5:23. Bal–Mason 26 pass from Flacco (Cundiff kick), 1:37. Hou–Johnson 46 pass from Schaub (Rackers kick), :42. Third quarter Bal–D.Reed 103 kickoff return (Cundiff kick), 14:45. Hou–FG Rackers 24, 7:08. Hou–FG Rackers 42, :36. Fourth quarter Hou–Jones 7 pass from Schaub (Rackers kick), 6:00. Hou–Johnson 5 pass from Schaub (Jones pass from Schaub), :21. Overtime Bal–Wilson 12 interception return, 11:55. A: 71,113. Bal Hou First downs 19 28 Total Net Yards 253 489 Rushes-yards 24-63 22-111 Passing 190 378 Punt Returns 2-24 4-16 Kickoff Returns 6-233 2-41 Interceptions Ret. 2-13 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 22-33-0 31-62-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-45 2-15 Punts 7-45.4 4-46.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 3-15 8-51 Time of Possession 31:18 31:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing: Baltimore, Rice 19-54, McGahee 4-7, L.McClain 1-2. Houston, Foster 20-100, Schaub 1-8, Ward 1-3. Passing: Baltimore, Flacco 22-33-0-235. Houston, Schaub 31-62-2-393. Receiving: Baltimore, Rice 8-66, Mason 6-78, Boldin 3-41, Houshmandzadeh 2-23, L.McClain 2-20, Dickson 1-7. Houston, Johnson 9-140, Daniels 5-91, Walter 5-57, Jones 5-52, Foster 4-25, D.Anderson 3-28. Missed Field Goals: Houston, Rackers 52 (SH).

about 20 miles east to the team hotel in Tampa. The Outback Bowl against Florida will be played Jan. 1 at Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ¢ More college football, D11.

Two days after DeSean Jackson jaunted for 210 receiving yards and taunted the Cowboys along the way, the wide receiver said the Eagles are “going to have to do something” about a new contract during an appearance on the T.Ocho Show. Jackson spoke with Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco — co-hosts of the Versus show and teammates with the Bengals — during a taped segment via satellite Tuesday afternoon. The episode was aired later that evening, and Jackson spoke about, among other things, his contract situation, which has increasingly become a hot topic. The 24-year-old, who is in the third year of a four-year contract he signed as a rookie, said that the Eagles and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, have talked recently about an extension. Eagles general manager Joe Banner had no comment, although team sources have said that Jackson will eventually be compensated. “It is what it is, but they’re going to have to do something,” Jackson said on the show. “Because the way I’m out there putting it in, something’s got to happen, baby.” Under normal circumstances, Jackson, one of the most electrifying players in the NFL, would have had an ex-

Results of Tuesday’s Philly.com sports poll: What was DeSean Jackson’s most outrageous antic against the Cowboys? Out of 846 responses His infuriating tweets last season. (33 votes) When he dropped the ball at the 1-yard line in a 2008 game. (648 votes) His flop into the end zone on Sunday night. (165 votes)

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tension by now. He needs just 28 yards receiving to eclipse 1,000 yards for the second straight season. He signed a four-year, $3.4 million contract with a $1.3 million signing bonus in 2008. He’s earning a $480,000 base salary this season and slated to get $565,000 next year. The holdup is a new rule in the collectivebargaining agreement that limits pay increases to 30 percent and a possible work stoppage in March that has caused teams to suspend many contract negotiations. “We’re just seeing how it can go now,” Jackson said on the show. “The 30 percent rule, the CBA … and us being locked out, there’s a lot of ins and outs that go into it.” Owens and Ochocinco are also represented by Rosenhaus and have previously been embroiled in bitter contract disputes. Owens’ unhappiness over his deal with the Eagles eventually led to a

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Lions to train in Phils’ facility Penn State will get ready for the Outback Bowl in Florida at the spring training home of the Phillies. Coach Joe Paterno accepted Phillies president David Montgomery’s offer over the weekend to have the Nit-

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parting of ways with the team. He signed a one-year deal with Cincinnati before this season. “T.O., man, I’m going to set the bar for you,” Jackson said on the show. “I’m going to try and get the most I can. I’m going to set it high for you, and I’m going to set it high for everybody else, too.” Owens replied, “I wish you the best.” Jackson’s big night in Dallas included a scintillating 91-yard touchdown catch and run that broke a 20-20 tie in the fourth quarter and led to an Eagles’ victory. His backward splash into the end zone, however, resulted in an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, brought about a lecture from coach Andy Reid and drew criticism across the league. Contact staff writer Jeff McLane at 215-854-4745 or jmclane@phillynews.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Jeff_McLane.

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It’s not quite the Cliff Lee signing, but the Eagles brought back a key piece from their 2004 NFC championship team when they signed defensive end Derrick Burgess on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Burgess will replace Brandon Graham on the Eagles’ 53-man roster. The rookie defensive end was officially placed on injured reserve after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Sunday against the Cowboys. Burgess hasn’t played since last season when he was in New England. He spent this past training camp with the Patriots but was cut just before the season. The Eagles worked out Burgess in the morning and signed him to a two-year contract in the afternoon. In his first go-around with the organization, Burgess was selected by the Eagles in the third round of the 2001 draft and recorded six sacks

Read “Birds’ Eye View,” by Jeff McLane and Jonathan Tamari, at www.philly.com/eagles as a rookie. He suffered a broken leg in the first game of the 2002 season, however, and missed all of 2003 with a torn ACL. He came back in 2004 and was great in the playoffs, sacking current Eagles quarterback Michael Vick twice in the NFC championship and notching the Eagles’ only sack of New England’s Tom Brady in Super Bowl XXXIX. That postseason performance essentially led to the Raiders signing him to a big free-agent contract. He delivered in his first two seasons in Oakland, recording 27 sacks and securing two Pro Bowl nods. His production slipped the following two years, though, and he spent 2009 in New England and was cut on

Sept. 4 of this year. In 101 career games, the 6-foot-2, 255-pound Burgess has 52 sacks. He will be expected to provide a boost to an Eagles pass rush that lost Graham for the season and has produced only seven sacks in the last four games. Pro Bowl end Trent Cole has recorded zero sacks in four of his last five games. Burgess will compete with reserves Darryl Tapp and rookie Daniel Te’o-Nesheim for time behind starters Juqua Parker and Cole.

Eagles most watched The Eagles’ 30-27 victory over the Cowboys was the most-watched Sunday Night Football broadcast in the fiveyear history of the NBC10 show. The game attracted 25.73 million viewers. Contact staff writer Jeff McLane at 215-854-4745 or jmclane@phillynews.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Jeff_McLane.

Vick visits charter school By Jeff McLane

ond year of a two-year contract, is penciled in as the Michael Vick spent Tuesday starting QB next season. NFL morning at Boys’ Latin of Phil- labor unrest has put almost adelphia Charter School all contract negotiations on speaking out against dogfight- hold. The Eagles may be willing and discussing his jour- ing to give Vick a long-term ney back to the NFL. deal, but more than likely Almost every answer the Ea- they will use their franchise gles quarterback gave drew ap- tag to keep him in the fold for plause. But Vick drew the loud- another season. est response when a student “We don’t even know if asked whether he would be an we’re going to have a season Eagle next season. next year,” Vick said later in “I would hope so,” Vick said front of cameras. “So I’m just as most of the assembly erupt- enjoying this season and taked into cheers. “A lot of ing it one game at a time, enthings have to happen. A lot joying the locker room, and of things have to take place. enjoying the guys.” … But hopefully I’m a PhilaVick spent most of his apdelphia Eagle next season.” pearance lecturing the stuIndeed, a lot has to happen dents on the wrongs of dogbefore Vick, who is in the sec- fighting and citing his misINQUIRER STAFF WRITER

takes as examples. At one point, he asked the students to raise their hands if they knew people involved in dogfighting. Almost every student raised his hand. “Dogfighting is prominent all across the country, and I know it goes on in a lot of different urban areas,” Vick said. “A lot of kids have probably seen it happening before. Hopefully, they’re not involved in it, and hopefully they take away from what happened in my situation and avoid it at all costs.” Contact staff writer Jeff McLane at 215-854-4745 or jmclane@phillynews.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Jeff_McLane.

Owls begin search for coach By Kevin Tatum

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Temple announced Tuesday night that it will launch a national search for a new football coach after losing Al Golden to Miami on Sunday. The university was expected to consider Mark D’Onofrio, Golden’s defensive coordinator and longtime friend, seriously for the position. But it appears that D’Onofrio is following Golden to the Hurricanes. Golden did not name his as-

sistants on Monday at his news conference in Miami. Over the last two seasons under Golden and his staff, the Owls enjoyed their biggest success since 1979 and tied a school record with 17 combined wins over two seasons. Temple finished 8-4 this fall but was denied a bowl bid. The Owls played UCLA in the EagleBank Bowl last season, losing by 30-21 in the school’s first postseason appearance in 30 years. “Temple is firmly commit-

ted to finding the best possible person to continue the success it has experienced over the past two seasons, and lead it to even greater heights,” Temple athletic director Bill Bradshaw said in a statement. “Our goal is to find the right person to continue this success on the gridiron while also maintaining excellence in the classroom.” Contact staff writer Kevin Tatum at 215-854-2583 or ktatum@phillynews.com.

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Walker to have hip surgery

sidelined four to six weeks, Holmgren said. On Monday, the Flyers placed Ian Laperriere (post-concussion syndrome) on the Matt Walker, the Flyers’ hard- long-term injured list to free luck defenseman, will under- salary-cap space for Leighton go surgery Thursday to re- to rejoin the team. When playpair his left hip, general man- ers are on the long-term list, ager Paul Holmgren said before their salary-cap hits do not Tuesday’s game. count. Walker, 30, had surgery on Holmgren said he does not the other hip Oct. 20. expect Laperriere to play Holmgren said the latest injuagain this season. ry could have occurred “back Recovering from back sura while.” He wasn’t sure gery, Leighton was visiting whether it happened during with a doctor during TuesWalker’s weekend conditioning stint with the AHL’s Ad- day’s game against Pittsburgh. He was expected to be irondack Phantoms. Acquired in a trade that activated after the game, sent Simon Gagne to Tampa Holmgren said. Bay on July 19, Walker has not played for the Flyers this Carcillo contributes Winger Dan Carcillo is turnseason. Walker went on the injured- ing into a “swing” player, reserve list, opening a roster someone who is used on two spot for goalie Michael Leight- types of lines. on. The defenseman will be When he’s playing on Mike

Hold the waffles: Leafs back on track

Toronto scored four times Tuesday, their Edmonton-born captain Dion Phaneuf got his first goal of the season, and not one waffle hit the ice. The Maple Leafs opened their Tuesday’s Western Canada road trip in Game Edmonton with a convincing 4-1 win over the Oilers. The Leafs had everything they lacked the last time the two teams met on Dec. 2 when the Oilers got an easy 5-0 win. That loss was followed by others which led to an angry Leafs fan tossing a waffle onto the ice at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto last week. Kris Versteeg, Mikhail Grabovski, and Phil Kessel also scored for the Leafs.

Carlyle sticking with Ducks

The Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday extended coach Randy Carlyle’s contract through the 2011-12 season. The Ducks also gave a one-year extension to David McNab, senior vice president of hockey operations. Carlyle is 235-152-56 since taking over the Ducks on Aug. 1, 2005, with the most victories and highest winning percentage in franchise history. He led Anaheim to its only Stanley Cup championship in 2007 and the postseason in each of Carlyle’s first four seasons before missing the playoffs last season.

Richards’ line, he is counted on to provide offense. When he’s on the fourth line, the Flyers depend on him more for his checking. Either way, he provides noticeable energy with his hellbent style. “It doesn’t bother me,” he said, referring to his different roles. “I try to pride myself on being a complete player, and if that calls for me to do different things on different nights with different guys, [so be it]. We have a great lineup, and it doesn’t really change the way I play.” Heading into the game, the Flyers were 12-2-2 with Carcillo in the lineup and 7-5-3 without him. A coincidence? “I don’t know,” he said, smiling. “I guess it is what it is.” Carcillo said he had extra incentive facing Pittsburgh because it was the team that

selected him in the third round of the 2003 draft.

Numbing numbers

During the 12-game winning streak they took into Tuesday, the Penguins had the lead for 489 minutes, 14 seconds and trailed for just 28:53.

Breakaways

Staying with the hot goalie, coach Peter Laviolette gave Brian Boucher his third consecutive start on Tuesday. Look for Sergei Bobrovsky to get the nod Wednesday in Montreal. … Entering Tuesday, the Flyers had outscored their opponents, 39-19, in the second period this season. … Laviolette scrambled his lines early in Tuesday’s game. … Wednesday’s 7:30 p.m. game in Montreal will be televised on the Comcast Network and broadcast on WPHT-AM (1210). — Sam Carchidi

Devils put Rolston on waivers

Veteran left winger Brian Rolston was placed on waivers by the struggling New Jersey Devils. If Rolston is not claimed by Wednesday at noon, the Devils can either assign him to their AHL team at Albany, N.Y., or keep him on the roster for a game against the Phoenix Coyotes later that night.

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Look out, Barker’s Beauty: The Caps’ Alex Ovechkin could

be making passes on “The Price is Right” Monday.

Come on down!

The time is right for NHL stars Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin to put aside their rivalry in a bid to promote the Winter Classic. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals captains will appear together on the game show The Price Is Right on Monday. With retired ex-Flyer Jeremy Roenick, they’ll introduce an NHL-themed showcase that includes a trip to Pittsburgh for their teams’ New Year’s Day meeting outdoors at Heinz Field. — Wire reports

Maple Leafs 4, Oilers 1 Toronto Edmonton

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First period: 1, Toronto, Phaneuf 1 (Kessel, Armstrong), 5:55. 2, Edmonton, Eberle 7 (Gagner, Whitney), 11:45. Penalties: Armstrong, Tor (roughing), 2:01. Second period: 3, Toronto, Grabovski 9 (MacArthur, Lebda), 8:28 (pp). 4, Toronto, Versteeg 10 (Schenn, Brent), 17:38. Penalties: Brule, Edm (elbowing), 2:42; Stortini, Edm (kneeing), 6:38; Orr, Tor, major (fighting), 12:19; Stortini, Edm, major (fighting), 12:19; MacIntyre, Edm (roughing), 12:29; Edmonton bench, served by Brule (too many men), 14:40. Third period: 5, Toronto, Kessel 12 (Versteeg, Bozak), 9:47 (pp). Penalties: Phaneuf, Tor (unsportsmanlike conduct), 6:16; Paajarvi, Edm (holding), 8:49; Orr, Tor, misconduct, 11:35; MacIntyre, Edm, misconduct, 11:35; Versteeg, Tor (elbowing), 15:36; Toronto bench, served by Kessel (too many men), 19:30. Shots on Goal: Toronto 12-13-9–34. Edmonton 12-3-9–24. Power-play opportunities: Toronto 2 of 5; Edmonton 0 of 4. Goalies: Toronto, Giguere 8-6-2 (24 shots-23 saves). Edmonton, Khabibulin 7-11-2 (34-30). A: 16,839 (16,839). T: 2:22. Referees: Eric Furlatt, Francis Charron. Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Anthony Sericolo.

MONDAY

Avalanche 7, Blackhawks 5 Chicago Colorado

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First period: 1, Colorado, Yip 7 (Porter, Stastny), :48. 2, Chicago, Brouwer 7 (Kopecky, Toews), 5:28 (pp). 3, Colorado, Stastny 13 (Yip), 6:25. 4, Chicago, Skille 4 (Toews, Stalberg), 15:24. 5, Colorado, McLeod 3 (Dupuis, O'Reilly), 15:47. 6, Chicago, Bickell 7 (Brouwer, Dowell), 18:17. Penalties: Shattenkirk, Col (cross-checking), 4:54; Scott, Chi, major (fighting), 18:18; Koci, Col, major (fighting), 18:18. Second period: 7, Colorado, Duchene 10 (Mauldin), :40. 8, Chicago, Morin 2, 19:09. Penalties: Yip, Col (hooking), 8:38; Morin, Chi (hooking), 14:55; Jones, Col (high-sticking), 16:15. Third period: 9, Chicago, Brouwer 8 (Keith, Sharp), 11:43 (pp). 10, Colorado, Fleischmann 6 (Jones, Duchene), 17:36. 11, Colorado, Duchene 11 (Fleischmann), 18:36. 12, Colorado, O'Reilly 3 (Fleischmann, Stastny), 19:37 (en). Penalties: Fleischmann, Col (interference), 2:27; Sharp, Chi (cross-checking), 7:41; Colorado bench, served by Porter (too many men), 11:03. Shots on Goal: Chicago 14-10-10–34. Colorado 8-12-10–30. Power-play opportunities: Chicago 2 of 5; Colorado 0 of 2. Goalies: Chicago, Turco (10 shots-6 saves), Crawford 8-5-1 (0:40 second, 19-17). Colorado, Anderson 7-4-2 (34-29). A: 15,924 (18,007). T: 2:31. Referees: Chris Rooney, Don Van Massenhoven. Linesmen: Don Henderson, Mark Shewchyk. MONDAY

Flames 3, Blue Jackets 2 Columbus Calgary

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First period: 1, Calgary, Iginla 13 (Backlund, Giordano), 2:20. 2, Calgary, Morrison 5 (Hagman, Babchuk), 4:25. Penalties: Pahlsson, Clm (holding), 11:30. Second period: 3, Columbus, Vermette 9 (Murray, Commodore), 18:45 (sh). Penalties: Tyutin, Clm (elbowing), 12:20; Sestito, Clm (hooking), 17:43. Third period: 4, Columbus, Nash 17 (Russell, Vermette), 15:41 (pp). Penalties: Pardy, Cal (hooking), 15:13. Overtime: 5, Calgary, Iginla 14 (Tanguay, Sarich), 3:49. Penalties: None. Shots on Goal: Columbus 6-9-9-0–24. Calgary 11-6-5-3–25. Power-play opportunities: Columbus 1 of 1; Calgary 0 of 3. Goalies: Columbus, Mason (4 shots-2 saves), Garon 7-3-1 (4:25 first, 21-20). Calgary, Kiprusoff 11-14-1 (24-22). A: 19,289 (19,289). T: 2:22. Referees: Eric Furlatt, Tim Peel. Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Anthony Sericolo.

NHL Scoring Leaders Not including Tuesday’s games GP G Sidney Crosby, Pit ...............31 26 Steven Stamkos, TB ............30 24 Martin STL, TB .....................30 11 Daniel Sedin, Van ................28 16

A PTS 25 51 20 44 26 37 20 36

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Scott Hartnell takes down the Penguins’ Matt Cooke during the first period of the Flyers’ 3-2 win over Pittsburgh.

Flyers stop streaking Penguins

Standings Eastern Conference ATLANTIC W FLYERS 20 Pittsburgh 21 N.Y. Rangers 18 New Jersey 8 N.Y. Islanders 5 NORTHEAST Montreal 18 Boston 16 Ottawa 13 Buffalo 12 Toronto 12 SOUTHEAST Washington 18 Atlanta 17 Tampa Bay 16 Carolina 12 Florida 13

L 7 9 13 19 18

OL Pts Gls 5 45 108 2 44 101 1 37 96 2 18 53 5 15 59

Op 78 74 83 88 98

10 8 16 14 14

2 4 3 4 4

38 36 29 28 28

78 81 71 78 69

61 56 96 84 87

11 11 10 12 15

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39 37 36 28 26

98 92 99 91 94 106 78 87 71 72

Western Conference CENTRAL W L OL Pts Gls Detroit 19 7 3 41 96 Nashville 15 8 6 36 76 Chicago 16 13 3 35 101 Columbus 16 11 2 34 76 St. Louis 14 9 5 33 72 NORTHWEST Vancouver 16 8 4 36 91 Colorado 16 10 4 36 108 Minnesota 13 12 4 30 71 Calgary 13 15 3 29 84 Edmonton 11 14 5 27 78 PACIFIC Dallas 18 10 2 38 86 Anaheim 16 13 4 36 87 Los Angeles 17 10 1 35 78 San Jose 15 10 5 35 90 Phoenix 14 8 6 34 81 Two points for a win, one point an overtime loss. TUESDAY’S RESULTS

Op 78 70 96 79 75 74 95 86 91 105 82 98 65 87 77 for

FLYERS 3, Pittsburgh 2 Toronto 4, Edmonton 1 MONDAY’S RESULTS Dallas 3, San Jose 2, SO Los Angeles 5, Detroit 0 Atlanta 4, Ottawa 3, OT Nashville 5, N.Y. Islanders 0 Colorado 7, Chicago 5 Calgary 3, Columbus 2, OT WEDNESDAY’S GAMES FLYERS at Montreal, 7:30 Boston at Buffalo, 7 Phoenix at New Jersey, 7 N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 Anaheim at Washington, 7 St. Louis at Detroit, 7:30 Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:30 Carolina at Florida, 7:30 San Jose at Nashville, 8 Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 Columbus at Vancouver, 10 THURSDAY’S GAMES Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 7 Phoenix at N.Y. Rangers, 7 Carolina at Atlanta, 7 Boston at Montreal, 7 Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 Ottawa at Minnesota, 8 San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 Toronto at Calgary, 9:30 Columbus at Edmonton, 9:30

NHL Calendar Jan. 1: NHL Winter Classic. Washington at Pittsburgh (Heinz Field). Jan. 30: All-Star Game, Raleigh, N.C. April 10 : Regular-season ends. April 13 : Stanley Cup playoffs begin.

FLYERS from C1 the season. “It was a playoff atmosphere in here tonight,” he said after the Flyers reached the 20-win mark on their earliest date since 1986. “You could just feel the intensity out there, and we played a solid game. … I think we controlled the game five-on-five.” The Flyers outshot the Penguins, 37-23. Pittsburgh managed just 14 shots in evenstrength situations. “The only chances they really had were on the power play,” goalie Brian Boucher said. “And we had a huge [penalty] kill at the end. The guys had a couple of big blocks and forced shots wide.” It was Pittsburgh’s first regulation loss since a 7-4 defeat by Boston on Nov. 10. The Pens had been on a 14-0-1 run and were trying to set a franchise record with an eighth straight road win. Instead, the Flyers, who are one point ahead of the Penguins, extended their run to 8-1-3 and their points streak to six games. The Flyers dictated the pace early and improved to 20-7-5. They were 15-16-1 at the same point last season. “With the playoff run and all the rest of that, it was a great learning experience for a lot of our guys in here — and we’ve been able to carry it over into the season,” Pronger said. “We got off to a lot better start, and we continue to push ourselves to get better. That’s what it’s going to take for us to go all the way.” Evgeni Malkin, who had missed the previous four games with a knee injury, scored a pair of power-play goals for Pittsburgh, which had a six-on-four late in the game but was stymied by the Flyers’ penalty killers. A sensational goal by the much-maligned Nik Zherdev gave the Flyers a 2-1 lead with 7:32 left in the second period. James van Riemsdyk hit Zherdev with a pass in the neutral zone, and the speedy winger raced into the Penguins’ end and undressed defenseman Brooks Orpik with a gorgeous move in the left circle. Zherdev circled to his right and fired a shot from the low slot over the right shoulder of Fleury for his 10th goal. Zherdev, who spent most of the night on a line with Jeff Carter and van Riemsdyk, had been a healthy scratch in the Flyers’ previous game, a 2-1 overtime win in Boston on Saturday. He played Tuesday instead of Jody Shelley, who began a two-game suspension. During their previous 12 games — all wins — the Penguins had never trailed heading into the third period. Malkin tied it 3:18 into the final period. Just because they took a long winning streak into the game, the Penguins weren’t an overconfident team. “Every game against Philadelphia is always intense, and there’s always a little bit of something extra, especially with the way the two teams are now,” Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby said before the game. Crosby extended his points streak to 19 games with a pair of assists. “Both teams bring out the best in each other.”

Flyers 3, Penguins 2 Pittsburgh FLYERS

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First period: 1, FLYERS, Giroux 15 (Briere, Hartnell), 12:32. Penalties: None. Second period: 2, Pittsburgh, Malkin 9 (Goligoski, Crosby), 8:23 (pp). 3, FLYERS, Zherdev 10 (van Riemsdyk, O'Donnell), 12:28. Penalties: Nodl, Phi (high-sticking), :29; Cooke, Pit (roughing), 1:52; Briere, Phi (hooking), 7:13; Conner, Pit (holding), 8:32; Engelland, Pit (hooking), 13:14; Michalek, Pit (holding), 18:15. Third period: 4, Pittsburgh, Malkin 10 (Crosby, Letang), 3:18 (pp). 5, FLYERS, Hartnell 8 (Pronger, Timonen), 9:54 (pp). Penalties: Talbot, Pit (interference), 1:41; Briere, Phi (holding stick), 1:41; Carle, Phi (high-sticking), 2:59; Rupp, Pit (tripping), 6:14; Malkin, Pit (interference), 9:06; Powe, Phi (goaltender interference), 17:34. Shots on goal: Pittsburgh 7-11-5–23. FLYERS 12-11-14–37. Power-play opportunities: Pittsburgh 2 of 4; FLYERS 1 of 6. Goalies: Pittsburgh, Fleury 14-7-1 (37 shots-34 saves). FLYERS, Boucher 6-3-2 (23-21). A: 19,824 (19,537). T: 2:26. Referees: Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman. Linesmen: Derek Amell, Pierre Champoux.

Flyers Statistics Not including Tuesday’s game. SCORING GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP

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Brian Boucher raises his glove hand after the

Flyers defeated the Penguins. The goalie stopped 21 of 23 shots on the way to picking up his sixth win of the season. The Flyers are 3-1 against the Penguins — with all three wins by 3-2 scores. “We get to enjoy it for about three minutes and then move on and start thinking about Montreal,” said coach Peter Laviolette, referring to the Flyers’ rested opponent on Wednesday at the Bell Centre. Contact staff writer Sam Carchidi at 215-854-5181 or scarchidi@phillynews.com. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BroadStBull.

Read The Inquirer’s Flyers blog, “Broad Street Bull,” by Sam Carchidi at http://go.philly.com/bsb.

18 Mike Richards ...31 28 Claude Giroux ...31 17 Jeff Carter...........31 48 Danny Briere .....28 22 Ville Leino ...........31 19 Scott Hartnell ....31 25 Matt Carle ...........31 20 Chris Pronger .....29 44 Kimmo Timonen 31 15 Andreas Nodl ....22 21 J. van Riemsdyk.27 41 Andrej Meszaros 30 36 Darroll Powe.......31 93 Nikolay Zherdev .28 11 Blair Betts ..........31 5 Braydon Coburn 31 6 Sean O'Donnell .31 45 Jody Shelley ......31 13 Dan Carcillo .......16 26 Danny Syvret .......6 47 Eric Wellwood ....3 3 Oskars Bartulis .....3 GOALTENDERS W 33 Brian Boucher ..5 35 S. Bobrovsky...14

11 19 30 10 29 2 14 14 28 5 16 6 12 12 24 8 24 3 16 7 23 15 51 4 7 16 23 14 10 2 7 13 20 15 76 0 1 13 14 12 8 0 4 10 14 4 22 3 1 13 14 7 16 0 7 5 12 9 4 1 5 7 12 7 10 0 1 10 11 18 8 0 3 7 10 3 19 0 9 1 10 2 10 0 3 6 9 5 6 0 1 7 8 8 28 0 0 5 5 17 30 0 1 2 3 2 73 0 1 1 2 -3 41 0 1 1 2 -3 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 L T GA AVG. SO SV% 3 2 22 2.23 0 .919 4 3 49 2.29 0 .922

Montreal Statistics SCORING

14 Tomas Plekanec 29 13 M. Cammalleri ....29 46 Andrei Kostitsyn.30 21 Brian Gionta ......30 15 Jeff Halpern ........30 57 Benoit Pouliot .....30 44 Roman Hamrlik .28 52 Mathieu Darche..24 11 Scott Gomez .....28 6 Jaroslav Spacek.30 76 P.K. Subban ......27 26 Josh Gorges .....30 40 Maxim Lapierre .30 81 Lars Eller ...........29 32 Travis Moen........30 79 Markov RES ........7 45 Alexandre Picard22 75 Hal Gill ................30 94 Tom Pyatt ..........28 68 Yannick Weber .....6 17 Dustin Boyd .......10 GOALTENDERS W 31 Carey Price .....17 35 Alex Auld ..........1

A PTS +/- PIM PP

9 17 26 7 24 1 10 11 21 5 20 4 9 11 20 9 12 3 9 9 18 3 6 2 6 10 16 11 19 0 7 9 16 7 14 1 3 12 15 9 28 1 5 5 10 8 6 2 4 5 9 -2 6 2 1 8 9 6 20 0 1 8 9 2 29 1 1 6 7 -2 16 1 4 3 7 -4 59 0 2 4 6 1 18 0 3 3 6 2 49 0 1 2 3 2 4 0 1 2 3 8 4 0 0 2 2 -4 17 0 1 1 2 -4 2 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 -6 2 0 L T GA AVG. SO SV% 8 2 53 1.96 4 .935 2 0 6 2.01 0 .941

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Bobcats 97, Raptors 91 Toronto Charlotte

29 24 19 19 – 91 20 27 25 25 – 97 FG FT Reb TORONTO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Weems 36:19 4-13 0-0 0-4 2 4 9 Johnson 35:55 5-9 2-4 7-12 1 5 12 Bargnani 27:51 4-14 3-5 4-8 2 3 12 Bayless 34:34 6-14 3-4 2-3 9 1 17 DeRozan 34:04 7-14 0-3 2-5 2 2 14 Davis 25:03 3-5 0-0 4-6 1 5 6 Barbosa 21:47 4-11 1-2 0-1 3 1 12 Kleiza 19:10 3-9 2-3 1-4 0 2 9 Wright 2:48 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Dorsey 2:30 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240:01 36-89 11-21 20-43 21 23 91 Percentages: FG .404, FT .524. 3-Point Goals: 8-26, .308 (Barbosa 3-7, Bayless 2-5, Weems 1-3, Bargnani 1-4, Kleiza 1-4, DeRozan 0-3). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 19 (28 Pts). Blocked Shots: 6 (Johnson 2, Barbosa, Bargnani, Davis, Kleiza). Turnovers: 18 (Bargnani 4, Bayless 4, DeRozan 2, Kleiza 2, Wright 2, Barbosa, Davis, Johnson, Weems). Steals: 8 (Weems 3, Johnson 2, Barbosa, Bayless, DeRozan). Technical Fouls: None. FG FT Reb CHARLOTTE Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Wallace 44:41 5-7 6-10 0-4 3 1 16 Diaw 34:43 4-10 1-2 2-7 5 4 9 Mohammed19:15 8-11 2-5 2-8 1 2 18 Augustin 34:57 4-12 3-4 2-3 7 1 12 Jackson 25:10 3-8 1-2 0-4 4 6 7 Thomas 21:15 6-12 2-3 1-7 0 3 14 KBrown 18:43 5-8 0-0 3-6 0 2 10 Livingston 13:03 2-3 2-2 0-2 1 0 6 McGuire 12:46 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 2 0 Henderson 3:19 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Carroll 8:37 2-2 1-1 0-0 2 0 5 DBrown 3:32 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240:01 39-75 18-29 11-43 24 21 97 Percentages: FG .520, FT .621. 3-Point Goals: 1-6, .167 (Augustin 1-2, Diaw 0-2, Jackson 0-2). Team Rebounds: 15. Team Turnovers: 15 (22 Pts). Blocked Shots: 13 (Wallace 4, K.Brown 2, Thomas 2, Augustin, Diaw, Jackson, McGuire, Mohammed). Turnovers: 15 (Diaw 4, Mohammed 3, Jackson 2, Wallace 2, Augustin, D.Brown, Henderson, Thomas). Steals: 11 (Diaw 4, Wallace 2, Augustin, K.Brown, Jackson, Livingston, Thomas). Technical Fouls: Jackson, 7:21 second. A: 12,482 (19,077). T: 2:24. Officials: Ed Malloy, Mark Ayotte, Michael Smith.

NBAReport

22 35 35 11 – 103 24 22 24 19 – 89 FG FT Reb L.A. LAKERS Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Artest 25:31 4-8 2-3 0-1 2 1 10 Odom 36:46 6-8 6-7 2-10 2 3 18 Gasol 30:40 6-11 4-6 5-9 7 2 16 Fisher 25:31 3-7 0-0 0-1 3 1 6 Bryant 23:47 7-13 6-10 0-5 4 3 24 Bynum 17:29 1-5 5-8 2-4 1 0 7 Walton 8:53 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Barnes 22:29 1-5 2-2 2-6 3 5 4 Blake 22:29 0-3 0-0 1-5 1 3 0 Brown 24:13 6-13 2-2 0-3 0 1 16 Caracter 2:12 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 2 Totals 240:00 34-75 29-40 12-45 23 19 103 Percentages: FG .453, FT .725. 3-Point Goals: 6-21, .286 (Bryant 4-6, Brown 2-6, Artest 0-1, Odom 0-1, Blake 0-2, Fisher 0-2, Barnes 0-3). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 12 (10 Pts). Blocked Shots: 3 (Bynum 2, Odom). Turnovers: 10 (Gasol 3, Artest, Barnes, Brown, Bryant, Bynum, Odom, Walton). Steals: 7 (Blake 2, Artest, Bryant, Fisher, Gasol, Odom). Technical Fouls: None. FG FT Reb WASHINGTN Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Thornton 26:59 3-9 5-8 1-2 2 4 11 Yi 5:06 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 1 2 McGee 28:59 6-8 0-0 6-9 0 3 12 Hinrich 35:34 3-10 1-2 1-5 4 4 7 Arenas 35:23 5-15 0-0 0-2 10 3 11 Armstrong 12:02 2-6 0-0 0-5 1 4 4 Booker 34:29 4-7 1-1 4-9 0 2 9 Young 31:55 9-21 3-3 0-1 2 2 21 Seraphin 15:24 2-6 2-2 6-9 0 2 6 Martin 14:09 2-7 0-0 1-2 0 3 6 Totals 240:00 37-91 12-16 19-46 19 28 89 Percentages: FG .407, FT .750. 3-Point Goals: 3-19, .158 (Martin 2-6, Arenas 1-7, Hinrich 0-2, Young 0-4). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 10 (22 Pts). Blocked Shots: 4 (McGee 2, Arenas, Seraphin). Turnovers: 10 (Hinrich 3, McGee 2, Young 2, Arenas, Armstrong, Seraphin). Steals: 9 (McGee 3, Young 2, Arenas, Booker, Martin, Thornton). Technical Fouls: None. A: 16,513 (20,173). T: 2:18. Officials: Greg Willard, Nick Buchert, David Jones.

Pistons 103, Hawks 80 Atlanta Detroit

19 18 24 19 – 80 28 21 15 39 – 103 FG FT Reb ATLANTA Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Williams 30:04 1-4 3-4 0-5 3 2 6 Smith 37:12 8-17 8-12 0-4 2 0 26 Horford 42:58 7-14 3-4 1-12 1 2 17 Bibby 25:43 6-11 0-0 1-2 6 4 14 Evans 13:56 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 3 JaCrawford 30:59 1-6 0-0 0-0 4 0 2 Wilkins 32:05 2-5 0-0 1-2 1 2 4 Pachulia 11:07 0-2 0-0 0-3 0 2 0 Teague 5:17 2-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 4 Powell 10:39 2-4 0-0 0-2 0 2 4 Totals 240:00 30-68 14-20 3-31 17 18 80 Percentages: FG .441, FT .700. 3-Point Goals: 6-14, .429 (Bibby 2-3, Smith 2-3, Evans 1-2, Williams 1-3, Horford 0-1, Ja.Crawford 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 16 (21 Pts). Blocked Shots: 1 (Pachulia). Turnovers: 14 (Ja.Crawford 5, Horford 3, Bibby 2, Powell 2, Smith 2). Steals: 6 (Wilkins 3, Smith 2, Horford). Technical Fouls: None. FG FT Reb DETROIT Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Prince 27:22 4-7 1-2 0-5 4 1 10 Monroe 20:32 2-3 1-2 1-7 0 3 5 Wallace 27:20 1-4 0-0 3-5 2 1 2 Stuckey 37:07 4-9 8-8 3-3 10 2 16 Hamilton 32:06 9-20 4-4 0-2 3 2 24 Villanueva 27:48 10-17 0-0 1-11 0 3 23 McGrady 25:41 5-9 2-2 0-6 3 2 16 Gordon 21:44 1-6 0-0 1-1 3 0 2 Wilcox 20:20 1-3 3-3 1-3 1 1 5 Totals 240:00 37-78 19-21 10-43 26 15 103 Percentages: FG .474, FT .905. 3-Point Goals: 10-22, .455 (McGrady 4-6, Villanueva 3-7, Hamilton 2-4, Prince 1-1, Stuckey 0-1, Gordon 0-3). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 12 (17 Pts). Blocked Shots: 6 (Wallace 2, McGrady, Monroe, Prince, Villanueva). Turnovers: 12 (Stuckey 4, Hamilton 2, Gordon, McGrady, Monroe, Prince, Wallace, Wilcox). Steals: 9 (Villanueva 3, Stuckey 2, Wallace 2, Hamilton, McGrady). Technical Fouls: None. A: 12,526 (22,076). T: 2:17. Officials: Derrick Stafford, Bennie Adams, Brent Barnaky.

Rockets 118, Kings 105 Sacramento Houston

30 18 24 33 – 105 27 31 33 27 – 118 FG FT Reb SACRAMNTO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Greene 25:03 1-4 2-2 1-5 2 1 5 Thompson 31:40 5-10 5-5 1-10 0 3 15 Cousins 26:06 8-15 1-2 2-7 2 2 17 Udrih 28:48 5-8 0-0 0-2 6 2 10 Head 20:16 4-11 2-2 1-2 3 1 11 Landry 28:45 6-10 5-9 3-5 0 1 17 Casspi 22:57 3-6 2-2 1-5 0 2 10 Garcia 25:44 5-7 0-0 0-1 2 3 10 Jeter 21:24 4-7 0-0 0-2 6 2 8 Dalembert 9:17 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 2 Totals 240:00 42-80 17-22 10-41 21 18 105 Percentages: FG .525, FT .773. 3-Point Goals: 4-11, .364 (Casspi 2-2, Greene 1-1, Head 1-4, Garcia 0-1, Jeter 0-1, Thompson 0-1, Udrih 0-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 18 (23 Pts). Blocked Shots: 6 (Landry 3, Cousins, Dalembert, Garcia). Turnovers: 18 (Head 4, Casspi 3, Jeter 3, Udrih 3, Thompson 2, Garcia, Greene, Landry). Steals: 5 (Udrih 3, Jeter 2). Technical Fouls: Cousins, 3:16 second. FG FT Reb HOUSTON Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Battier 22:21 1-6 0-0 0-5 1 1 3 Scola 28:56 10-19 3-4 5-10 3 4 23 Hayes 23:58 5-6 1-1 2-4 3 3 11 Lowry 28:14 4-7 2-4 2-4 9 1 12 Martin 23:54 5-15 2-2 0-3 2 3 14 Budinger 25:39 7-10 1-2 0-4 1 1 18 Hill 22:53 4-8 5-5 3-5 1 6 13 Lee 24:06 5-10 1-2 0-2 1 0 11 Miller 15:36 2-4 1-1 0-2 4 0 7 Smith 19:46 3-5 0-0 2-3 6 1 6 Jeffries 4:37 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240:00 46-92 16-21 14-42 31 20 118 Percentages: FG .500, FT .762. 3-Point Goals: 10-23, .435 (Budinger 3-4, Lowry 2-4, Miller 2-4, Martin 2-5, Battier 1-4, Jeffries 0-1, Smith 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 11 (22 Pts). Blocked Shots: 4 (Hayes 2, Battier, Scola). Turnovers: 11 (Martin 3, Hill 2, Lowry 2, Budinger, Hayes, Scola, Smith). Steals: 11 (Lowry 3, Battier 2, Lee 2, Hayes, Hill, Miller, Smith). Technical Fouls: None. A: 13,414 (18,043). T: 2:07. Officials: Monty McCutchen, JT Orr, Tom Washington.

Standings Eastern Conference ATLANTIC Boston New York 76ERS Toronto New Jersey SOUTHEAST Miami Orlando Atlanta Charlotte Washington CENTRAL Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland

W 19 16 9 9 6 W 18 16 16 9 6 W 15 11 10 8 7

L 4 9 15 16 19 L 8 9 10 15 17 L 8 12 13 18 17

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The Lakers’ Kobe Bryant is fouled by Washington’s Al

Thornton. Bryant scored 24 points in Los Angeles’ win.

Bryant leads Lakers past Wizards

Kobe Bryant took over the game by scoring 16 of his 24 points in the third quarter, and Andrew Bynum added seven points in his season debut Tuesday night as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers beat the undermanned Washington Wizards, 103-89. Bryant scored 12 consecutive Lakers points during a 17-2 third-quarter run that put the game away. The Lakers won for the fifth time in six games, including three of the first four on their Tuesday’s seven-game East Coast trip. Bryant’s hot streak came shortly Games after a dubious NBA hat trick. Fouled while attempting a three-pointer, he missed all three free throws to the boos and laughter of the Verizon Center crowd. Wizards forward Yi Jianlian sprained his right knee in the first quarter and did not return.

Elsewhere: Luis Scola had 23 points and 10 rebounds in

three quarters, and the Houston Rockets beat visiting Sacramento, 118-105. The Kings played without Tyreke Evans, who sat out with a sore left foot. … Nazr Mohammed collected 18 points and eight rebounds, and Charlotte overcame Stephen Jackson’s poor night to beat the visiting Toronto Raptors, 97-91. Jackson was held to seven points before fouling out. Tyrus Thomas hit the go-ahead jumper with a little more than a minute remaining, and Matt Carroll, playing for Jackson, hit a cutting Boris Diaw for a half-hook on Charlotte’s next possession to make it 93-89. … Richard Hamilton scored 24 points and Detroit ended a four-game losing streak by beating Atlanta, 103-80, in Auburn Hills, Mich. … Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points, and Denver pulled away in the final five minutes to beat the visiting Orlando Magic, 111-94, despite J.J. Redick’s career-high 29 points.

Report: Williams going from Nets to Rockets

Houston will acquire swingman Terrence Williams from New Jersey in a three-team trade that gives the Nets two more first-round draft picks for potential use in a Carmelo Anthony deal, a person with knowledge of the trade said. The Nets would receive the Rockets’ first-round draft pick in 2012, the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round pick in 2011, and current Lakers shooting guard Sasha Vujacic, the person told the Associated Press. The person was granted anonymity because no formal announcement had been made about the trade, which can’t be completed until Wednesday. The Lakers get veteran Joe Smith in the trade, first reported by Yahoo.com. Williams was inactive for Tuesday’s loss to the 76ers, and posted a farewell message on his Twitter page.

Chicago is without Rose

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is listed as day-to-day after suffering multiple injuries in a win over the Indiana Pacers. Rose had a sprained right wrist, a bruised right elbow, and a sore right hip after Monday’s game. — Wire reports

Nuggets 111, Magic 94 Orlando Denver

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FG FT Reb ORLANDO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Bass 26:33 5-11 0-0 0-3 0 1 10 Lewis 33:07 2-9 2-2 1-2 1 4 8 Howard 37:20 9-15 3-5 4-14 1 4 21 Nelson 37:28 1-10 2-2 1-3 8 2 4 VCarter 32:01 6-15 4-4 0-2 2 5 18 Gortat 25:01 1-3 0-0 1-3 2 4 2 Redick 37:58 9-12 5-7 0-5 2 3 29 JWilliams 10:32 1-3 0-0 0-2 4 0 2 Totals 240:00 34-78 16-20 7-34 20 23 94 Percentages: FG .436, FT .800. 3-Point Goals: 10-27, .370 (Redick 6-9, V.Carter 2-4, Lewis 2-7, Howard 0-1, J.Williams 0-2, Nelson 0-4). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 13 (14 Pts). Blocked Shots: 6 (Gortat 2, Howard 2, V.Carter, Lewis). Turnovers: 13 (Howard 4, Nelson 4, Bass 2, Gortat, Redick, J.Williams). Steals: 7 (V.Carter 2, Gortat 2, Lewis, Nelson, Redick). Technical Fouls: V.Carter, 1:30 first; Howard, 4:47 fourth; Coach Van Gundy, 3:09 fourth. FG FT Reb DENVER Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Anthony 37:54 14-21 7-11 1-11 2 2 35 SWilliams 21:17 1-3 0-0 1-1 0 3 2 Nene 34:14 4-7 2-2 3-10 2 1 10 Lawson 33:32 6-12 3-3 0-3 6 2 16 Afflalo 38:41 6-10 0-0 1-4 4 2 15 Harrington 29:29 4-10 0-0 0-7 3 2 12 Smith 20:45 6-13 2-3 1-2 2 2 16 Ely 7:44 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 ACarter 15:14 2-4 0-0 0-1 4 0 5 Forbes 1:10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240:00 43-80 14-19 7-40 24 15 111 Percentages: FG .538, FT .737. 3-Point Goals: 11-26, .423 (Harrington 4-10, Afflalo 3-4, Smith 2-4, A.Carter 1-2, Lawson 1-4, Anthony 0-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 15 (15 Pts). Blocked Shots: 2 (S.Williams 2). Turnovers: 14 (Anthony 6, Nene 3, Lawson 2, A.Carter, Ely, Smith). Steals: 5 (Afflalo, A.Carter, Nene, Lawson, Smith). Technical Fouls: Nene, 4:47 fourth; Coach Karl, 4:21 fourth; Smith, 11:02 fourth. A: 16,247 (19,155). T: 2:14. Officials: Steve Javie, Kevin Fehr, Kane Fitzgerald.

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Jazz 108, Warriors 95 Golden State Utah

23 23 24 25 – 95 20 23 31 34 – 108 FG FT Reb GOLDEN ST. Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts DWright 37:00 8-17 0-0 2-6 3 3 20 Lee 40:34 3-15 12-14 5-12 2 3 18 Biedrins 27:53 4-10 0-2 7-12 2 4 8 Ellis 40:09 7-16 0-2 0-4 5 5 16 RWilliams 38:04 7-12 1-3 1-5 6 4 19 Amundson 7:39 0-3 0-2 1-2 0 1 0 Radmanvic 17:17 2-4 0-0 2-4 0 0 5 Law 15:12 1-2 6-6 0-1 0 1 8 CBell 5:09 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Gadzuric 8:44 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 Lin 1:21 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Udoh 1:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240:02 32-81 20-31 18-46 18 23 95 Percentages: FG .395, FT .645. 3-Point Goals: 11-25, .440 (R.Williams 4-6, D.Wright 4-9, Ellis 2-6, Radmanovic 1-3, C.Bell 0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 19 (18 Pts). Blocked Shots: 1 (Ellis). Turnovers: 19 (Ellis 7, Lee 4, Radmanovic 3, D.Wright 2, Biedrins, Law, R.Williams). Steals: 8 (Ellis 4, Radmanovic 2, R.Williams 2). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 4:51 fourth; Ellis, 4:28 fourth. FG FT Reb UTAH Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Kirilenko 37:17 4-6 4-4 1-4 4 1 12 Millsap 32:28 7-14 2-3 3-8 0 3 16 Jefferson 33:50 4-13 5-5 1-8 2 2 13 DWilliams 34:33 8-16 10-11 1-6 10 2 30 Hayward 10:52 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 4 1 Price 19:56 1-6 1-2 0-0 0 2 3 Miles 27:58 9-14 0-1 1-6 2 4 20 Fesenko 14:10 1-1 0-0 1-4 2 4 2 Evans 9:21 4-4 1-1 1-3 1 0 9 Watson 19:35 1-4 0-0 1-1 5 2 2 Totals 240:00 39-79 24-29 10-40 26 24 108 Percentages: FG .494, FT .828. 3-Point Goals: 6-17, .353 (D.Williams 4-8, Miles 2-6, Price 0-3). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 16 (19 Pts). Blocked Shots: 8 (Jefferson 6, Kirilenko, Miles). Turnovers: 16 (Miles 3, D.Williams 3, Hayward 2, Watson 2, Evans, Fesenko, Jefferson, Kirilenko, Millsap, Price). Steals: 12 (Kirilenko 4, Miles 2, Millsap 2, Jefferson, Price, Watson, D.Williams). Technical Fouls: None. A: NA (19,911). T: 2:14. Officials: Dick Bavetta, Tony Brothers, Kevin Cutler.

76ers Notes Pct. .826 .640 .375 .360 .240 Pct. .692 .640 .615 .375 .261 Pct. .652 .478 .435 .308 .292

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SOUTHWEST W L Pct. GB San Antonio 20 3 .870 – Dallas 19 5 .792 11/2 N. Orleans 14 10 .583 61/2 Memphis 11 14 .440 10 Houston 10 14 .417 101/2 NORTHWEST W L Pct. GB Utah 18 8 .692 – Okla. City 17 8 .680 1/2 Denver 15 9 .625 2 Portland 12 13 .480 51/2 Minnesota 6 18 .250 11 PACIFIC W L Pct. GB L.A. Lakers 18 7 .720 – Phoenix 11 12 .478 6 Golden State 8 16 .333 91/2 Sacramento 5 17 .227 111/2 L.A. Clippers 5 20 .200 13 TUESDAY’S RESULTS 76ERS 82, New Jersey 77 Charlotte 97, Toronto 91 L.A. Lakers 103, Washington 89 Detroit 103, Atlanta 80 Houston 118, Sacramento 105 Denver 111, Orlando 94 Minnesota at Golden State MONDAY’S RESULTS Miami 96, New Orleans 84 Chicago 92, Indiana 73 Memphis 86, Portland 73 Milwaukee 103, Dallas 99 Utah 108, Golden State 95 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES L.A. Clippers at 76ERS, 7 L.A. Lakers at Indiana, 7 Boston at New York, 7 Chicago at Toronto, 7 Cleveland at Miami, 7:30 Charlotte at Memphis, 8 Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:30 Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 Portland at Dallas, 9:30

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Summer work helped Williams NEWARK, N.J. — Once you learn the identity of Lou Williams’ shooting partner over the summer, it’s no surprise that his outside shot has looked so smooth. Williams spent the summer with teammate Jodie Meeks, and the pair often shot for hours each day in Atlanta — their hometown. Before Tuesday night’s game against the New Jersey Nets, Williams and Meeks were seated a few lockers apart. Williams was asked how much time he dedicated to his outside shot this past summer. “A lot,” he said, then turned to Meeks. “How much did we do?” Williams asked his teammate. “We shot a lot. Every day, 21/2 hours, getting it in.” Entering the game, Williams was shooting 37.7 percent from beyond the arc, an improvement over his career average of 32.9 percent. In recent weeks, Williams also has stopped using the pump fake, which earned him many earlyseason free throws but also seemed to throw off the timing of his shots. Sixers coach Doug Collins called Williams’ penchant for pump-faking a “very bad habit” and said he thought the habit started in earnest during an early-season game in New York against the Knicks. In that game, Williams was 12 for 14 from the free-throw line. “Teams are staying down now, so it’s time to be aggressive again and not try to play trick basketball and shoot a bunch of free throws,” Williams explained. “It was time to get aggressive and start at-

tacking.” Williams had scored 19 points, 16 points, and 17 points in the team’s three previous games. In that period, he was 7 for 14 from beyond the arc. Asked whether this season’s performance is the best he has felt about his perimeter game, Williams said: “You could say that. I put a large amount of time on it, more than I ever had before.”

Trade in the works

Just before Tuesday’s game, news broke of a potential three-team trade involving the Nets, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Houston Rockets. The trade, which was in the advanced stages according to Yahoo Sports, had the Nets sending guard Terrence Williams to the Rockets and veteran forward Joe Smith to the Lakers, with the Lakers sending guard Sasha Vujacic and a 2011 first-round pick to the Nets and the Rockets sending a 2012 first-round pick to New Jersey.

On Cliff Lee Asked about the Phillies’ blockbuster deal with lefthander Cliff Lee, Collins smiled and said, “The rich get richer.” — Kate Fagan

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NBA Favorite Line 76ERS 6 Chicago 11/2 Boston 3 L.A. Lakers 5 MIAMI 17 OKLAHOMA CITY 8 NEW ORLEANS 12 MEMPHIS 6 SAN ANTONIO 9 PHOENIX 8 DALLAS 7 Home team in CAPITALS.

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Sixers beat New Jersey for second win on road SIXERS from C1 who improved to 9-15 with their second road win. The Nets, led by Brook Lopez with 16 points, dropped to 6-19. Despite shooting only 40.5 percent from the floor, being outrebounded, 51-36, and getting a contribution of only 10 points from their usually potent bench, the Sixers took the lead only 2 minutes, 43 seconds into the game and never relinquished it. Sixers coach Doug Collins said he loosened his tie when New Jersey’s Travis Outlaw capped a 6-0 run by nailing a three-pointer with 34.6 seconds remaining to cut the Nets’ deficit to 78-75. “When Outlaw’s shot went in, I went, ‘Oh no,’ ” Collins said. “We did just enough to win the game. … We still make way too many mistakes at the end of the game, and I told our guys after the game, ‘We won the game, but …’ ” In the final 3:11, the Sixers committed three turnovers. “I think we’ve seen it before, and we saw a glimpse of it down the stretch, but I think the fact we were able to pull together and seal it up, that felt good,” said Sixers center Spencer Hawes, who scored 18 points. “We’ve been in this position many times and didn’t finish it, so it’s a step forward to finish the game, but against some other teams we may have folded, so we’re glad we got this win,” said power forward Elton Brand, who scored 15 points.

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Despite a double-team by the Nets’ Derrick Favors and Johan Petro (right), the 76ers’ Thaddeus Young puts up a shot. The Sixers’ bench scored zero points in the second half and finished the night 4 for 16 from the floor. “We had a really good grip on the game, and then when I went to my bench, we just had no juice at all,” Collins said. The Nets had even less, shooting 34.1 percent. “We got away with it, and I told them, I have to teach maybe more in winning than in losing, because in losing everybody’s nerves are frayed,” Collins said. Yes, the Sixers regressed a little bit on Tuesday night. Their offense was a little sloppier, their execution a little less precise, and their flow a little less fluid. But, imagine this, the Sixers still won. Contact staff writer Kate Fagan at 856-779-3844 or kfagan@phillynews.com.

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Jersey’s Jordan Farmar from scoring in the second quarter on Tuesday night.

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FG FT Reb 76ERS Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Iguodala 40:18 2-9 3-4 0-5 4 1 8 Brand 37:56 7-14 1-2 1-4 1 3 15 Hawes 24:15 8-11 0-0 1-5 4 5 18 Holiday 36:32 5-11 7-7 1-4 5 4 19 Meeks 35:40 4-13 3-4 0-3 4 1 12 Battie 13:09 2-3 0-0 1-4 0 2 4 Turner 15:13 0-3 0-0 0-6 0 1 0 Young 18:13 1-4 0-0 1-5 1 0 2 Speights 5:47 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 LWilliams 12:57 0-5 2-2 0-0 0 1 2 Totals 240:00 30-74 16-19 5-36 20 20 82 Percentages: FG .405, FT .842. 3-Point Goals: 6-16, .375 (Hawes 2-3, Holiday 2-3, Iguodala 1-3, Meeks 1-6, L.Williams 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 14 (15 Pts). Blocked Shots: 4 (Hawes 2, Iguodala 2). Turnovers: 12 (Holiday 5, Hawes 2, Iguodala 2, Battie, Brand, Turner). Steals: 3 (Brand, Holiday, Iguodala). Technical Fouls: None. FG FT Reb NEW JERSEY Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Ross 16:23 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 Humphries 21:25 1-10 0-0 7-13 1 2 2 Lopez 34:57 6-11 4-4 3-5 1 2 16 Harris 33:18 4-11 5-8 0-1 6 2 14 Graham 33:07 3-7 0-0 0-2 0 2 6 Morrow 0:33 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Outlaw 33:45 6-17 0-0 2-7 2 1 14 Farmar 20:19 3-10 3-4 0-3 2 2 10 Favors 27:06 3-6 4-7 5-13 0 5 10 Petro 11:40 0-1 0-0 0-3 0 0 0 Uzoh 7:27 2-9 1-1 2-3 1 1 5 Totals 240:00 28-82 17-24 19-51 13 18 77 Percentages: FG .341, FT .708. 3-Point Goals: 4-13, .308 (Outlaw 2-6, Harris 1-2, Farmar 1-3, Graham 0-1, Uzoh 0-1). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 14 (13 Pts). Blocked Shots: 5 (Outlaw 2, Favors, Humphries, Petro). Turnovers: 11 (Harris 3, Lopez 3, Farmar, Favors, Graham, Humphries, Outlaw). Steals: 6 (Graham 3, Lopez 2, Outlaw). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 5:26 first; Graham, 6:43 third. A: 10,151 (18,500). T: 2:16. Officials: Bill Kennedy, Leroy Richardson, Gary Zielinski.

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Penn Charter comes alive and chugs past Engineers Brianna Butler’s 16 points led the way for the slow-starting Quakers in a 61-53 win.

Williams leads St. Joe’s Prep past GA, 74-56 By Chris Melchiorre FOR THE INQUIRER

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Penn Charter, which some observers think could wrest the Inter-Ac League girls’ basketball championship from longtime titleholder Germantown Academy, was forced to overcome a slow start against another highly respected team Tuesday before scoring a 61-53 home victory over Engineering & Science. Trailing by 23-19 at halftime, the Quakers took the lead for the first time at 26-25 with a little more than three minutes gone in the third quarter. They then outscored the Engineers, 14-7, over the remainder of the quarter. Penn Charter is ranked No. 10 in Southeastern Pennsylvania by The Inquirer. In earning their fourth straight win of the season, the Quakers received double-figure scoring from Brianna Butler (16), Aleesha Powell (13), Kendall Stokes (13), and Dianna Thomas-Painter (11). That was more than enough to offset the combination of Engineering & Science’s Brittany Hrynko and Monique Whaley-Briggs. The DePaul-bound Hrynko pumped in 28 points on a variety of shots, and Whaley-Briggs added 17. “We came out of the gate a little slow,” Quakers coach Diana Caramanico said. After an early 3-2 lead, the Quakers found themselves behind, 12-8, after one quarter. “Not every game starts perfectly,” the coach added. “We did pick it up.” The Quakers tied it at 16 midway through the second quarter but fell behind again, trailing by four at halftime. Powell gave Penn Charter the lead for the first time when she hit a layup with 4 minutes, 56 seconds left in the third quarter. “We weren’t playing with very much intensity early on,” Powell said. “We knew this was going to be a close game.”

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Penn Charter’s Aleesha Powell pursues Engineering & Science’s Brittany Hrynko as she makes her way upcourt. Hrynko scored 28 points. Powell finished with 13.

The win was a good tune-up for the Quakers, who will face two more tough opponents this weekend in the Make-aWish Foundation tournament at Germantown Academy. They will play Peddie School on Friday and Archbishop Ryan on Saturday. The loss was the first for the Engineers after two wins. “We scheduled this game because we knew it would be a good test for us,” Engineers coach Dave Hargrove said. “Penn Charter is a very good team. They got away from us in that third quarter. “We’ll have to get back on track because we have a couple of Public

League games coming up.” The Engineers also will have another big nonleague matchup with Mount St. Joseph on Saturday. The Magic are ranked No. 3 by The Inquirer. “We have to do a better job on defense,” Hrynko said. “We weren’t playing together. It was a good test for us.” Engineering & Science Penn Charter

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E&S: Brittany Hrynko 28, Monique Whaley-Briggs 17, Aaliyah Worley 2, Dahne Brown-Boyer 3, Eunique Faust 3. PC: Kendall Stokes 13, Mary Kate O’Brien 5, Brianna Butler 16, Aleesha Powell 13, Danielle Sienko 3, Dianna Thomas-Palmer 11.

Contact staff writer Don Beideman at 267-815-0733 or dbeideman@phillynews.com.

Late putback helps Gratz beat Vaux By Joe Fite

Andrew Moye was in the right place at the right time for Simon Gratz in a nonleague basketball game Tuesday. Moye put a missed free throw back into a basket with 15 seconds left and the Bulldogs held on to beat visiting Vaux, 49-47. Gratz (2-0) came back from a 38-29 third-quarter deficit to tie the game, 47-47. With 15 seconds left, Tyrek Gary shot the front end of a one-and-one, but the ball missed the mark. Moye’s basket capped a 20-9 scoring fourth-quarter scoring run for the Bulldogs. Anthony Sam dropped in 17 points and sparked Bishop Shanahan to a 68-63 win over visiting Academy Park. Alonzo Carmelo paced a balanced Overbrook offense with 13 points and 10 rebounds and the Panthers went on to beat visiting Paul Robeson, 59-51. Leibel Greenberg collected 17 points and boosted Kohelet Yeshiva to a 53-45 win over visiting Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. Malik Garner scored 26 points as Chestnut Hill Acad-

emy beat visiting Valley Forge, 59-50. Steve Kohlbrenner, who scored 19 points, hit a pair of threes over that stretch and Kyle Koehler nailed a trio of threes, finishing with 18 points. Jack Kinniry missed only one of seven shots from the field and scored 13 points to lead Jenkintown past host New Hope-Solebury, 38-29. Billy Dahm struck for 23 points and helped Springfield (Montgomery County) beat visiting Bristol, 65-55. Lamont McLaurin accounted for 12 points and Cheltenham beat visiting Souderton, 57-47. P.J. Gallo chipped in with 16 points and helped Council Rock South beat host Conwell-Egan, 50-40. Reggie Charles dropped in 17 points for Father Judge in a 70-59 win over host Central Bucks South. Malik Starks scored 31 points to give Olney a 59-48 win over Sayre and Trojans coach Jermaine Snell his first career victory. Keith Richardson recorded a triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists and led Washington

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Tuesday’s Results Swimming BOYS Friends Select 57, Barrack Hebrew 36 Germantown Academy 125, Malvern Prep 58 Haverford School 99, Episcopal Academy 88 GIRLS Notre Dame 99, Merion Mercy 71 Friends Select 86, Barrack Hebrew 65

Wrestling NONLEAGUE Chestnut Hill 39, Germantown Friends 27 Penn Charter 45, Academy of New Church 24 Westtown 78, Sanford (Del.) 6 Haverford School 54, St. Joseph's Prep 19

Bowling CATHOLIC LEAGUE BOYS La Salle 3, Cardinal O'Hara 1 Roman Catholic 4, Monsignor Bonner 0 Father Judge 4, Lansdale Catholic 0 St. Joseph's Prep 4, Conwell-Egan 0

Ice Hockey Germantown Ac. 3, Academy of New Church 2

Squash BOYS Episcopal Academy 9, Penn Charter 0 Germantown Friends 5, Haverford School 2 GIRLS Episcopal Academy 9, Springside 0 Baldwin 9, Agnes Irwin 0

Boys’ Basketball Boxes Glen Mills Tournament Central 0 14 10 18 — 42 Glen Mills 13 15 12 14 — 54 C: Bennett 10, Bivings 9, Eddy 2, Johnson 4, Marshall 2, Montgomery 2, Potter 11, Torlas 2. GM: Kadeem Coates 4, Devonte Glasper 4, Rahem Harvey 8, Demetri Jones 13, Austen King 5, Stefron Poole 13, Sean Puriefoy 7. Bicentennial League Constitution Morrisville 9 13 17 21 — 60 Calvary Christian 12 10 10 5 — 37 M: Errick Lewis 3, Rickey Melendez 19, Tyler Quill 6, Frank Ramble 14, Allen Rawls 2, Kris Shaw 16. CC: Josh Bair 2, Seth Heinicke 17, Josh Medvic 6, Jerry Peralte 4, Trevor Phillippi 8. Central League Radnor Haverford High

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Speedy Morris wasn’t expecting much out of his St. Joseph’s Prep basketball team Tuesday night at Philadelphia University. In the second game of the season, all the veteran coach was looking for was progress. And with each quarter, he saw it. Morris’ Hawks grew stronger and more confident as their lead grew larger and larger. The result was a 74-56 victory over Germantown Academy. “It was a good win,” Morris said. “We played a lot better today than we did in our opener [a 53-43 win over Penn Charter]. We did a lot of good things, but we’re still a work in progress.” Gene Williams paced the Hawks (2-0) with 19 points. The forward played especially well in a decisive third quarter that ended with the Prep ahead by 55-37. Williams scored 10 points in the third period, helping expand a 10-point halftime lead into an 18-point advantage that GA could not overcome. “It was a good win,” Williams said. “We stuck to the game plan. GA was a good team, but we were able to come out and play our game and it worked out really well tonight.” Aiding Williams was a strong second half by Mike Overton (14 points), who hit 3 of 4 free throws in the fourth quarter to help keep Germantown Academy at bay. “Both teams started out really slow; the first five min-

utes were not good at all,” Morris said. “But we picked it up. And in the third quarter, we really played well.” The game was scoreless until Germantown Academy’s Jimmy Hammer went to the line and hit two free throws with 4 minutes, 44 seconds left in the first quarter. That was GA‘s only advantage of the night. The Hawks went on a 13-4 run and ended the first quarter ahead by 15-6. Similarly, GA (1-3) came out strong in the second quarter, cutting the lead to three when Hammer, who led all players with 21 points, hit a jump shot, making the score 21-18 with a little less than five minutes left in the half. But the Hawks once again went on a run, finishing the second quarter on a 13-5 spree and taking a 34-24 edge into halftime. “It’s only two games. We have a long way to go,” Morris said. “We have some tough games coming up. We just have to keep getting better. At this stage, we still have a lot of improving to do.” A bright spot for GA was a strong performance off the bench by forward Greg Dotson, who scored 11 points and helped keep the game close through most of the second quarter. Germantown Academy 6 18 13 19 – 56 St. Joseph’s Prep 15 19 21 19 – 74 GA: Greg Guers 2, Nick Lindner 4, Jimmy Hammer 21, Beau Jones 9, James Drury 6, Connor Crump 1, Joe Taylor 2, Greg Dotson 11. SJP: Steve Vasturia 16, Mike Fee 11, Gene Williams 19, Mike Overton 14, Matt Stahl 3, Kevin Oberlies 6, Mike Levy 5.

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past visiting FitzSimons, 69-58. Public. Lijah Lewis scored 14 points as Roxborough got past host Furness, 35-33, in a Division B game. In other Division B games: University City used a 19-13 fourth quarter and 15 points from Diante Lunsford to beat visiting Franklin Learning Center, 48-42. Maurice Watson notched 11 of his 33 points down the stretch and boosted Boys’ Latin past host West Philadelphia, 74-68. Eric Cottman came through with 25 points and lifted Mastery Charter South to a 57-50 win over host Mastbaum. Darien Walker converted 10 of 12 free-throw attempts, including 5 of 6 in the final quarter, and scored 19 points to lead Ben Franklin past visiting Swenson, 51-44. Central. Pierre Charles scored 13 points and Conor Walsh drained three free throws late in the fourth quarter to give Haverford High a 41-39 win over visiting Radnor. Ian Campbell drained fourthree pointers and scored 20 points to lead Penncrest past

host Conestoga, 44-37. Marquis Baker scored eight of his 15 points in the first quarter and sparked Harriton to a 54-43 win over host Garnet Valley. Pioneer Athletic. SpringFord got 17 points from Steve Joyce and beat host Boyertown, 63-57. Billy Malescio notched 20 points as Pope John Paul II (3-0) remained undefeated with a 55-45 win over visiting Phoenixville.

Wrestling Steve Miller pinned in 42 seconds at 152 pounds and helped Penn Charter beat visiting Academy of the New Church, 45-24, in a nonleague match. Jordan Bang recorded a pin in 39 seconds at 103 pounds to clinch Chestnut Hill Academy’s 39-27 win over host Germantown Friends. Chris Dibble picked up a 5-3 decision at 285 pounds for Haverford School in a 54-19 win over host St. Joseph’s Prep. Contact Joe Fite at rallysports@phillynews.com.

R: Cameron Dunsen 11, Eric Eichenger 3, Rob McCurdy 8, Peter Wallace 9, Connor Walsh 8. HH: Pierre Charles 13, Eric Falasco 8, Kevin Gladstone 2, Miles Mansell 5, Patrick Morgan 6, Greg Rotzell 4, Conor Walsh 3. Strath Haven 8 17 10 15 — 50 Lower Merion 22 15 13 16 — 66 SH: Jacob Enterlin 6, Chazz Fisher 9, Chris Keenan 14, Christian Martin 2, Omar Randall 16, Joseph Raymond 3. LM: Mike Buchwald 12, Luke Chambers 2, Yohanny Dalembert 2, Chris Forrester 2, Eric Green 9, Darius Hall 7, B.J. Johnson 11, Matt McKenna 8, Mike Robbins 13. Springfield (D) 13 15 7 8 — 43 Ridley 13 10 16 17 — 56 S: Steve Baker 6, Devinney 2, Zack DeVito 15, Brendan McNamee 8, Rutecki 2, Washington 10. R: Apakian 3, Sean Church 16, Dawson 2, Donkin 7, Kevin Garling 17, Tom Manning 7, Staiber 4. Penncrest 8 13 14 9 — 44 Conestoga 8 9 8 12 — 37 P: Andy Ayars 6, Ian Campbell 20, Ben Davis 8, Alex Graham 8, Al Mercer 2. C: Harry Beimer 5, Sam Bevan 3, Dexter Bridge 13, Jon Lopes 2, Jared Seltzer 7, Danny Shine 4, Brandon Thompson 3. Marple Newtown 8 11 3 14 — 36 Upper Darby 11 12 17 9 — 49 MN: Andrew Brandt 5, Dave DiPasqua 2, Ryan Everly 5, Kurt Johnson 8, Joe Kelly 5, Christian Massey 2, Pat McGee 8, Brad Standen 1. UD: Terrence Bridges 7, Copeland 2, Everett 3, Harris 8, Brandon Hashim 12, Ross 9, Walls 8.

Harriton 20 17 14 3 — 54 Garnet Valley 12 15 11 5 — 43 H: Michael Allen 6, Marquis Baker 15, Andre Dixon 2, Adam Heller 2, Ryan Kelley 10, Samir Muhammad 6, Matt Sherman 13. GV: David Areas 10, Blair 4, Kelly 4, Padden 7, Raucci 5, Joe Schiavo 7, Noah Scott 6. Friends Schools League Friends Select 10 12 10 8 — 40 Westtown 20 18 20 19 — 77 FS: Ben Holl 5, Alex Hughes 4, Brett Nagle 17, Craig Presant 14. W: Eli Abrams 5, Lenny Klein 21, Sean Loerzel 7, Peter McCloskey 3, Jamie Moon 3, Daniel Ochefu 14, Floyd Preito 13, Alden Tyler 3, Yilret Yiljep 8. Pioneer Athletic Conference Owen J. Roberts 1 21 12 11 — 45 Methacton 21 12 8 20 — 61 OJR: Mark Henry 14, Sean Kent 5, Ryan Kent 8, Tyler McGrath 4, Ryan Megay 7, Miller 2, Sorber 5. M: Evan Galloway 7, Mike Handley 4, Andrew Hart 2, Ryan Herber 5, Scott Markle 17, Ryan McKee 16, Brian Miller 10. Phoenixville 13 10 8 14 — 45 Pope John Paul II 13 5 14 23 — 55 P: Marcus Howell 10, Mike Jones 8, Jordan Kelly 8, Rasheed Lawson 8, Jake Lynch 6, Riggins 5. PJPI: Dave Cotellese 4, Jeff Evans 3, Jake Gribb 9, Billy Malescio 20, Paul Mills 19. Spring-Ford 13 15 18 17 — 63 Boyertown 5 17 13 22 — 57 S: Darryl Branch 2, Josh Dishman 4, Steve Joyce 17, Andrew Keys 13, Matt Lacy 1, Zameer McDowell 14, Ryan O'Hara 3, Andrew Scanlan 9.

Cullura, Bristol down Plumstead Christian By Mike Gibson FOR THE INQUIRER

Bristol’s free-throw shooting turned out to be the difference in Tuesday’s 40-32 Bicentennial League basketball win over visiting Plumstead Christian. The Warriors, who were led by Nicole Cullura’s 16 points, made 12 of their 17 free throws, while the Panthers got the the line 11 times, making four. Morgan Cullen added 14 points for the Warriors. Public. Stephanie Kates drilled a three-pointer with three seconds left in regulation and Jill Geidemann made a pair of free throws in the final minute to give Philadelphia Academy Charter a 58-56 win over Community Academy of Philadelphia. Catholic Academies. Mary Jo Horgan scored 12 of her game-high 20 points in the first quarter to help Mount St. Joseph off to a 33-3 start in a 68-30 win at Merion Mercy. Nonleague. Isabella Ross had 15 points and pulled down 14 rebounds for Neumann-Goretti in its 44-35 win at Central.

B: Scott Dennin 15, Tyler Moser 4, Dylan Pasik 17, Quin Shalaway 2, Trey Werley 9, Kale Wrigley 10. Public League Division B Mastery Charter South 14 15 18 10 — 57 Mastbaum 6 15 12 17 — 50 MCS: D. Benson 2, Eric Cottman 25, Eddie Egerton 4, Maurice Haywood 1, Khalil Newsome 15, Steven Scott 4, Hasaan Simmons 6. M: Andre Bryant 4, George Carter 2, David Garcia 3, Trequan Glenn 3, Eric Jarvis 6, Trevon Johnson 5, Sean McCall 8, Tookes 5, Stanley Whittaker 14. Franklin Towne Charter 4 3 6 6 — 19 Dobbins 22 13 20 4 — 59 FTC: Jammall Dawkins 5, Angel Lazu 2, Bobby Lopez 2, Brandon McGuire 4, George Shank 4, Thomas Whitfield 2. D: Daquan Brown 2, Dorsey Cottman 2, Zahir Firby 5, Basir Fulmoer 9, Lamar Harrison 6, Dillon Hood 2, Dequan Jackson 3, Fred Jones 9, Kevin Norris 2, Marquell Tate 5, Jerrell Wright 14. Swenson 10 9 15 10 — 44 Ben Franklin 10 14 9 18 — 51 S: Da'Quan Ballenger 6, Dervin Buckery 2, Jay Hardy 15, Haneef Muhammad 13, D'Andre Parmley 2, Jalen Thomas 1, Tillery 3, Ward 2. BF: Kasheem Johnson 13, Sharif Saunders 14, Darien Walker 19, Tevin Whitehead 5. Roxborough 7 6 9 13 — 35 Furness 7 4 10 12 — 33 R: Akano 1, Aswad Hinton 3, Dwayne Holland 4, Lijah Lewis 14, Striven 10, Williams 3. F: Daquan Bohannan 1, Lashan Byrd 5, Tyriek Gilliard 1, Malakiah Hunter 22, Montriel Stokes 4.

Upper Dublin’s Taylor Bryant scored 17 points in a 52-48 win at Lansdale Catholic, who got 16 points from Shea Wassel.

Volleyball

Shelbey Manthorpe of Merion Mercy Academy was named Gatorade Pennsylvania player of the year, the third such player from the school to be honored. The award recognizes both academic and athletic excellence. The Seton Hall-bound Manthorpe, a 6-foot-1 senior setter, recorded 972 assists and 280 kills in leading the Golden Bears to a 40-0 record and a state title.

Field Hockey Mount St. Joseph was the lone Southeastern Pennsylvania field hockey team among the nation’s top 50 in the final rankings released by topofthecircle.com. The Magic, who lost to Cocalico in the PIAA state Class AAA semifinals, finished No. 20. Emmaus was top-ranked in the nation.

Boys' Latin 22 9 33 10 — 74 West Philadelphia 27 8 21 12 — 68 BL: Therence Brown 3, Yamir Greenlee 8, Kwahlil Coleman Jones 10, Carlos Taylor 14, Maurice Watson 33, Ralik Wise 4, Rafhan Wooten-Miller 2. WP: Terrell Daye 28, Cameron Estrada 2, Lemier Mitchell 10, Lawrence Richardson 7, Desmonn Sams 5, Montrell Smith 10, Donte Watkins 6. Germantown 8 15 14 21 — 58 Phila. Electrical 17 12 20 23 — 72 G: Christopher Bailey 10, Rasahn Brinkley 1, Kaneeayl Davis 8, Tahron Fitzhugh 5, Shaquille Graham 3, Wonye McFarland 16, Will Parks 15. PE: Hakeem Baxter 6, Emmanuel Brown 8, Devante Chance 13, David George 5, Dyshon Pack 6, Marcus Smith 2, Khaleem Taylor 1, Carrington Ward 26, Jai Williams 5. Franklin Learning Center 16 7 6 13 — 42 University City 9 10 10 19 — 48 FLC: Deion Boyer 3, George Ellis 6, Turhan Griffin 12, Aahmid Mink 4, Derrick Mitchell 14, Steed 3. UC: Jah-son Abraham 4, Gary Gordon 4, Parrish Grantham 6, Diante Lunsford 15, Martez Lyles 10, Miller 3, Derek Williams 6. Engineering & Science 10 5 24 19 — 58 Bok 9 9 16 8 — 42 E&S: Brandon Brown 14, Dijon Eggleton 13, Ernest Morris 3, Kenneth Murphy 5, Nadir Stukes 7, Akeem White 16. B: Bennett 5, Marquise Brown 4, Dessus 5, Martin 12, McLean 5, Moore 4, Jihad Ward 7.

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Tri-County League Woodlynde 14 9 9 9 — 41 Perkiomen School 25 25 12 5 — 67 W: Brian Chamberlain 2, Trey Dixon 1, C.K. Etherington 8, NIck Johnston 20, Ben Ludwig 8, Jon Schwartz 2. PS: Bruce Brittingham 24, Colin Cameron 14, Sam Cox 1, Eric Fanning 16, Francisco Han 3, Charles Lin 3, Jorges Montes 2, John Williams 4. Nonleague Kensington 13 8 17 17 — 55 Masterman 7 24 15 15 — 61 K: Roberto Baldonado 2, Angel Castro 2, Elijah Ingram 9, Marcellus Johnson 7, Malik Mitchum 3, Jaleel Robinson 4, Julius VanGuine 9, Bruce White 19. M: Gary Bryant 7, Malcolm Carrington 2, Jack Christmas 3, Augustin Legido 2, Terrell Skipper 15, Nate Smith 7, Mike Sturdivant 16, Harry Taggart 5, Troy Wynn 4. FitzSimons 16 9 17 16 — 58 Washington 12 14 24 19 — 69 F: Nature Boyer 6, Jack Burris 8, Mike Majett 10, Raheem Nesmith 2, Greg Sharp 8, Richard Williams 20, Ramel Wright 4. W: Kawaun Chavis 24, Nafeece Edwards 7, Courtland Gilliam 8, Darnell Green 11, Deya Mhiesen 2, Keith Richardson 17. Rush 14 10 12 16 — 52 Science Leadership 18 15 22 16 — 71 R: Anthony Galdo 6, John Kinning-Graves 14, Benjamin Lamborn 14, William Madden 2, Syr Munor 15, Nicholas Skidmore 1. SL: Nadif Bracey 10, Roger Bracy 2, Tyler Hankinson 13, Mustapha Idriss 12, Tajh Jenkins 2, Sam Kabangai 16, Jarred Luckey 2, Sterling Perry 10, Sam Sirochman 4. Paul Robeson 11 14 11 15 — 51 Overbrook 6 15 14 24 — 59 PR: Dejuan Buttler 1, Leonard Chester 6, Nate Hargust 15, Marquise Richards 25, Washington 4. O: Alonzo Carmelo 13, Brandon Fulton 12, Dante Glover 8, Matthew Gregory 1, Samir Hill 12, Raymond Mills 2, Corey Watkins 11. Valley Forge 17 15 12 6 — 50 Chestnut Hill 13 15 18 13 — 59 VF: Terrace Bourne 8, William Boyer 10, Mike Krispel 2, Lawrence Livers 26, Thomas Moyer 4. CH: Bill Dooley 5, Malik Garner 26, Mike Hayes 5, Bobby Keyes 4, Luke Mulvaney 19. Sayre 3 7 19 19 — 48 Olney 11 9 21 18 — 59 S: Brookins 5, Robert Butler 2, Domineic Johnson 3, Shymear Northington 3, Lamar Reddick 10, Hakim Williams 20, Javonnta Zimmerman 5. O: Jaree Cooper 15, Fred Frazier 2, Lafayette Jeffers 3, Khalil Jordan 3, Tevin Murray-Loach 2, Kyle Smith 1, Malik Starks 31, Chris Wormley 2. Community Ac. of Phila. 4 0 7 2 — 13 Bishop McDevitt 22 17 6 11 — 56 CAoP: Cusek 3, Harris 1, Johnson 3, Macio 2, McCoy 4. BM: Kymere Carlton 2, Markeise Chandler 5, Carl Garner 10, Daniel Hanagan 4, Brahieme Jackson 10, Ryan Leaks 2, Kenyatta Long 1, Shedwick Phanor 8, Gerald Scott 4, Imouo Udo-Utan 2, Diamir Williams 8. Vaux 8 12 18 9 — 47 Simon Gratz 8 15 6 20 — 49 V: James Butler 8, Rysheed Jordan 14, Marquis Revere 2, Kyseem Roberts 1, Fahquil Robinson 2, Jaleel Williams 7, Shawn Williams 13. SG: Daquan Bryant 2, Nigel Caldwell 4, Tyrek Gary 3, Bruce Hanner 5, Andrew Moye 18, Jon Owens 2, Devon Walker 4, Aquil Younger 11. Palumbo 20 14 21 7 — 62 GAMP 0 3 16 7 — 26 P: Vincent Christopher 4, Demetrius Davenport 13, Salif Diarra 2, Tyler Dickinson 11, Calvin Francis 3, Maurice Harris 4, Kevin Hayes 3, Diaa Sawan 2, Sharif Smith 5, Jameal Tucker 10, Denzel Williams 5. G: Devon Ford 3, Derrick Ford 7, Tobias Stokes 13, Jeff Williford 3. Carroll 11 5 12 20 — 48 Hope Charter 18 11 12 19 — 60 C: Jahid Brown 6, Jamier Cross 21, Porter Grant 5, Joe Gratz 3, Jeremy Irby 3, Dionte Lockwood 7, Marc Price 3. HC: Frank Briggs 4, Kaseem Butts 9, Nafee Hardy 24, Donavin Mosely 5, Donta Reynolds 6, Jalil Shafi 7, Dante Taylor-Mills 5. Barrack Hebrew 3 4 9 14 — 30 Germantown Friends 11 10 11 21 — 53 BH: Dan Gabbay 13, Ron Gabbay 7, Yakir Gola 1, Eric Henzel 2, Eliyahu Korn 5, Daniel Saltz 2. GF: Steve Bonitatibus 2, Henry Bushnell 4, Tyler Clausen-Wolf 7, Clay Fairbanks 6, Zach Greene 5, Sam Hill-Cristol 10, Gilman Myran 7, Will Randall 3, Nick Rittler 3, Jesse Smith 6. Jenkintown 9 7 6 16 — 38 New Hope-Solebury 7 7 4 11 — 29 J: Andrew DiValentino 2, Sam Dorshimer 9, Kevin Hull 2, Jack Kinniry 13, Isaac Schaphorst 12. NH: Mike Campion 6, Leo Massimino 3, Zach Miller 3, Matt Wilson 17. Octorara 10 13 11 21 — 55 Devon Prep 12 11 23 18 — 64 O: James Brown 5, Lamont Clark 12, Charles Cooper 19, Conor Kasabo 2, Mike Navarro 3, Dequan Newton 14. DP: Duncan Becker 8, Matt Burke 9, Kyle Koehler 18, Steve Kohlbrenner 19, John Laprise 3, Alex Sidor 2, Terrence Walsh 5. Renaissance Academy 15 0 3 4 — 22 MaST Charter 25 7 22 12 — 66 RA: Allen 2, Ellis 4, Geronimo 2, Jesse 6, Malone 2, Moore 2, Waller 4. MC: Allendorf 2, Hocker 7, Devin Jackson 2, McGrath 8, Jamear Seals 11, Andrew Torres 18, Anthony Vazquez 6, Eric Williams 5, Rasheed Young 7. Princeton Day 7 13 15 18 — 53 Solebury School 15 19 16 17 — 67 PD: Chris Bonnaig 11, D. Cole 3, B. Minor 8, Davon Reed 27, A.J. Rubin 2, Robbie Smukler 2. SS: Blake Bozeman 20, Julian Copeland 6, Mark Granville 2, D'Andre Hogan 9, Danny Paulson 3, Jeremy Schulkin 6, Phil Walker 21. Maritime Academy 12 2 7 5 — 26 Audenried 16 6 30 20 — 72 MA: Denzel Frazier 4, Edgar Quinones 3, Zaire Redding 6, Montel Roberson 2, Jeremy Smith 5, Tevin Williams 6. A: Lamont Bligen 5, Syeem Byrd 2, Randy Chhun 6, Lynelle Flowers 2, Kylil Harris 6, Daquan Jones 11, Jamir Leach 4, Juawan Mason 8, Kasim Munson 2, Qaadir Nock 15, Shiheem Spencer 5, Davon Stanley 4, Maurice Wiltbanks 2. Father Judge 21 17 12 20 — 70 Central Bucks South 12 10 14 23 — 59 FJ: Reggie Charles 17, Steve Griffin 15, Brian Hennessey 2, Joe Kehoe 14, Seamus Radtke 10, Zack Schweizer 3, Nick Sullivan 6, Brett Zanneo 3. CBS: James Delgato 14, Matt Johns 4, Dave Knox 4, Kevin Raymond 2, Will Sasser 6, Steve Schneider 21, John Staman 8. Bristol 11 21 11 12 — 55 Springfield (M) 20 13 18 14 — 65 B: Unique Barnes 4, Thomas Bradley 29, Sean Coughlin 2, Eric DeShields 4, Devon Devine 1, Dimitri McCoy 7, Trevon Stokley 8. S(: Nick Barraclough 7, Billy Dahm 23, Jordan Greene 16, Ryan Lightcap 7, Max Vido 2, Tyler Williams 10. Souderton 14 8 10 15 — 47 Cheltenham 9 16 10 22 — 57 S: Ryan Connolly 9, Dan Falenki 2, Ray Janifer 1, John Kanas 9, Luke Moyer 10, Anthony Sergio 7, Mark Wonderling 9. C: Travis Bennett 10, Kareek Best 7, Jarrell Haywood 2, Aaron McGlawn 7, Lamont McLaurin 12, Nafis Walker 11, Toyon Wynder 6, Avery Young 2. Haverford School 8 7 9 23 — 47 Monsignor Bonner 7 10 16 26 — 59 HS: Andrew Acker 19, Conor Kelly 3, Brendan Purcell 5, Sema'j Reed 8, Zach Thomas 9, Darren Watson 3. MB: Billy Cassidy 15, Josh Hoho 13, Joe McGinn 7, Nick Ransone 2, Scott Slade 12, Craig Slade 8, Brandon Watts 2. Central Bucks East 14 13 5 7 — 39 Upper Dublin 11 11 11 12 — 45 CBE: D.J. Beausejour 10, Liam Gallagher 3, Tim Hughes 2, Lou Pannella 4, Scott Shields 4, Matt Stauffer 4, Steve Topley 12. UD: John Decamara 5, Andrew Derr 2, Darrell Harrison 14, David Lerman 2, Khalil Owens 14, Ed Petrosky 5, Briyon Turner 2, Jared Zarwin 1. Gospel of Grace 7 12 12 5 — 36 Interboro 16 16 10 20 — 62 GoG: Gibson 3, Kelly 2, J. Kelly 2, Morrison 10, Prather 1, Turk 5, Chris Watkins 11, Wims 2. I: Justin Aikens 1, Ryan Bailey 9, Vince Carnevale 11, Bill Dougherty 6, Shawn Frampton 2, Helmendollar 7, Christian Irons 10, Chris Long 4, Alex Lynn 6, Martino 4, Austin Quiah 2. Pa. School for Deaf 8 9 11 17 — 45 Kohelet Yeshiva 17 9 21 6 — 53 PSD: Booker Bates 5, Zakee Bess 2, Mark Gonzalez 16, Harold Ramirez 4, Hiram Ramos 18. KY: Leon Aboudi 6, Uri Eckmann 4, Zach Greenberg 8, Leibel Greenberg 17, Jake Marcus 15, Rocky Seftel 3. Germantown Academy 6 18 13 19 — 56 St. Joseph's Prep 15 19 21 19 — 74 GA: Connor Crump 1, Greg Dotson 11, James Drury 6, Greg Guers 2, Jimmy Hammer 21, Beau Jones 9, Nick Lindner 4, Joe Taylor 2. SJP: Mike Fee 9, Mike Levy 5, Kevin Oberlies 6, Miles Overton 17, Matt Stahl 3, Steve Vasturia 16, Gene Williams 18. Daniel Boone 14 11 13 13 — 51 Perkiomen Valley 14 15 16 20 — 65

RALLY DB: Brandon Bailey 7, John Davis 5, Jordan Davis 4, Seth Lacey 2, Jarrod McIloce 2, Kevin Riccio 21, Robert Smith 2, Jontil Swift 8. PV: Nick Balestra 2, Brett Davis 4, Andrew Kenney 9, Erik Ragusa 8, Ian Rykaczewski 8, Jake Schlichter 8, Chris Stewart 15, Terrance Thinna 8, Marcus Williams 3. Life Center 21 27 23 21 — 92 New Beginnings 17 15 17 23 — 72 LC: Kyle Clarke 4, Rashawn Cunningham 3, Jamie Dale 4, Andre Horne 12, John Johnson 20, Jayson Johnson 11, Matt Johnson 7, B.J. Odita 5, LaQuinton Ross 26. NB: Anding 9, Cottman 19, Jackson 14, Shaw 2, Thompson 3, Triggs 11, Witmer 14. Wissahickon 10 13 14 12 — 49 North Penn 13 10 11 16 — 50 W: Kyle Garrett 4, Jabari Kibler 4, Tanoh Kpassagnon 1, Anthony McKie 8, Jordan Reed 22, Mike Scheier 10. NP: Sean Brooks 6, Wes Brooks 3, Taylor Koffke 12, Matt Possanza 20, Tom Scott 4, Dexter Shy 3, Connor Silhanek 2. Pequea Valley 17 9 12 15 — 53 Oxford 12 20 15 13 — 60 PV: Andrew Beiler 6, Brandon Dunbar 6, Zach Ness 10, Tyler Schmitt 8, Zach Stoltzfus 10, Chad Tyson 13. O: Kai Bey 12, Jordan Boykins 2, DeQuan Gray 16, Tevon Rochester 6, Thomas Sanchez 9, Loevele Summerville 15. Council Rock South 11 13 9 17 — 50 Conwell-Egan 15 6 4 15 — 40 CRS: Christian Crane 8, Zach Fitzgerald 10, P.J. Gallo 16, Pat Silverthorn 5, Justin Thomas 11. C: Kyle Bonner 4, Jamal Nwaniemeka 14, Dylan Pease 2, Matt Petrizzi 12, Carlton Whitehead 8. Christian Academy 12 7 10 16 — 45 Calvary Christian (N.J.) 4 11 19 13 — 47 CA: Andrew Boykin 10, Mike Evans 14, Chad Gisel 2, Trevin Jones 6, William Norris 6, Andrew Wisneski 2, Adam Zahner 5. CC: Fausak 17, Manning 18, Rafton 2, Stevens 8, Sweetman 2. Kennett 8 11 10 19 — 48 West Chester East 11 18 10 18 — 57 K: William Garrett 4, Spencer Hyland 12, Kenshi Kobayashi 12, Maalik Rochester 11, Brock Sheets 8, Samuel Tavoni 1. WCE: Eddie Anderson 15, Mike Brown 9, Terrelle Green 4, Marcus Lauria 2, Nick Scotese 5, Matt Smith 4, Amari Taylor 18. Lancaster McCaskey 20 17 13 15 — 65 Chester 21 18 14 26 — 79 LM: Diante Cherry 11, Calvert Gantz 10, Blaise Glover 4, Tyler Martin 18, Brian Newsome 9, Shaki Staten 6, Aaron Swinton 7. C: Tymier Butler 4, Lamon Church 20, Anthony Davis 1, Rondae Jefferson 13, Maurice Nelson 14, Kareem Robinson 2, DeQuann Walker 5, Ikeam Watkins 7, Erikk Wright 13. Pennridge 18 13 13 19 — 63 William Tennent 10 9 16 12 — 47 P: Tim Abruzzo 17, Rocky Ferrier 4, Mike Guldin 22, Andrew Lyons 9, Kyle Peters 7, Schaffer 4. WT: Shakat Kofa 8, Jack Rauchut 22, Mike Wasserleben 5, Cole Weber 8, Tyler Wuensche 4. Lower Moreland 8 19 26 20 — 73 Upper Moreland 16 11 14 16 — 57 LM: Ryan Abel 32, Jake Cohen 2, Shaun Levine 15, Jared Licht 2, Mike Mangan 4, Tom Parisse 16, Dimitri Zoubroulis 2. UM: Dave Driscoll 6, Joe Green 4, Matt Kohn 9, Scott Smith 5, Josh Villanueva 10, Matt Worley 23. Downingtown West 9 11 12 11 — 43 West Chester Rustin 13 16 8 16 — 53 DW: Andrew Bargman 2, Tony Calamarro 5, JaShawn Fontanez 20, Matt Maguire 7, Greg Martin 3, Mark Nelson 3, Jimmy Scott 3. WCR: Blake 16, Butcher 5, Ryan Malloy 3, Dan Myers 2, Nash 20, Ethan Ridgeway 3, Taylor 4. Academy Park 12 14 19 18 — 63 Bishop Shanahan 16 14 21 17 — 68 AP: Tarran Hamm 7, Taje Johnson 2, Solomon Olabode 4, Derrick Robinson 3, Zaire Robinson 15, Faheem Sims 6, Cyrie Spencer 2, Jordan Tucker 24. BS: Matt Bray 4, Ryan Conrad 11, Tom Henshey 10, Mike Ibarguen 18, Sean McGuire 2, Josh Redmond 6, Anthony Sam 17. Truman 5 8 14 12 — 39 Norristown 14 20 20 10 — 64 T: Dequan Ashley 2, Merdic Green 10, Dan Harris 2, Mike McGuire 10, Mike Mintah 1, Lakscman Samaroo 1, Lamont Waters 13. N: Marquis Bryant 2, Bernard Gordon 2, Jahbri Hargrove 6, Najee Harris 4, Rasheed Johnson 6, Aaron Webb 23, Tyreese White 15, Maleek Williams 6.

Girls’ Basketball Boxes Bicentennial League Plumstead Christian 7 7 3 15 — 32 Bristol 10 6 6 18 — 40 PC: Hope Caracappa 5, Alex Petrie 12, Keri Roberts 13, Kayla Roberts 2, Tori Roberts . B: Taylor Cullen 4, Morgan Cullen 14, Nicole Cullura 16, Regina Kerluah 2, Danielle Reilly 4. Jenkintown 1 6 5 2 — 14 Morrisville 10 2 16 12 — 40 J: Jessica Brogan 2, Sarah Flood 6, Madison Kimball 2, Sarah Ross 2, Emily Smith 2. M: Jah'mirra Chambers 10, Michelle Evans 8, Cassandra Gainey 4, Crosby Knott 4, Kievanna Lacey 6, Staci Ramagli 8. Catholic Academies Mount St. Joseph 33 14 10 11 — 68 Merion Mercy 3 8 4 15 — 30 MSJ: Ann Burgoyne 4, Bridget Higgins 6, Mary Jo Horgan 20, Kelsey Jones 5, Maddie Kohler 3, Meg McCabe 4, Cailin Schmeer 14, Steph Smith 12. MM: Meg Andruszko 4, Julianne D'Orazio 3, Maggie DeVlieger 3, Catherine Moretto 6, Christina O'Shea 5, Martha Pannepacker 5, Taylor Regester 2, Courtney Whelan 2. St. Basil 7 7 14 10 — 38 Villa Joseph Marie 7 5 5 10 — 27 SB: Annie Buckley 8, Annisa Flores 2, Jill Force 2, Jill Lynch 8, Jackie Thompson 12, Colie Woodill 6. VJM: Gorrell 2, Megan Ledwith 10, Newell 11, Shaw 4. Central League Lower Merion 12 13 18 12 — 55 Strath Haven 9 5 19 5 — 38 LM: Baer 2, Hall 8, Jones 17, Porter 4, Swartz 16, A. Torres 6, C. Torres 2. SH: Hart Clements 5, Catherine Doyle 4, Shannon Dunn 7, Gabby George 1, Jamie Morris 9, Bridget Scott 12. Garnet Valley 16 15 14 14 — 59 Harriton 12 6 7 2 — 27 GV: Alaina Bradley 2, Chelsea Brown 9, Allyson Heavens 7, Missy Koscinski 8, Lachman 2, Natalie Lang 4, Emily Mallon 2, Coley Ricci 15, Gina Ricci 4, Leah Snyder 4, Alexa Spennato 1, Stroup 1. H: Rachel Ayella-Silver 1, Shelby Ginsburg 3, Ali Grady 4, Betsy Hurtado 5, Katie Melvin 6, Sabrina Tabasso 8. Ridley 10 2 13 11 — 36 Springfield (D) 11 7 19 14 — 51 R: Chelsey Benedek 2, Barb Dodds 2, Megan Jarrell 9, Michelle Rhine 12, Marykate Rumbaugh 4, Kelsey York 7. S: Kelsi Chazin 14, Meghan Dickinson 4, Tori Grossi 10, Olivia Kane 13, Alex Poplawski 8, Nicole Ward 2. Conestoga 14 9 10 4 — 37 Penncrest 10 13 4 7 — 34 C: Tracy Cook 2, Ali Grundy 4, Taylor Kenan 12, Trish Kovach 5, MacKenzie Orr 8, Maddy Tessier-Kay 6. P: Mackenzie Baxter 2, Charlotte Beebe 8, Liz Chiocco 7, Patrice Coleman 6, Lauren Huggins 3, Megan O'Brien 8. Haverford High 13 14 11 10 — 48 Radnor 8 11 24 14 — 57 HH: Chelci Asbury 7, Jaclyn Gantz 19, Katrina Geiger 2, Dana Janney 2, Maura O'Connell 2, Caroline Price 2, Jill Root 14. R: Jesse Cunilio 5, Leah Gallagher 2, Chandler Lally 28, Hannah Rose Nussbaum 3, Jackie Price 8, Lindsay Price 6, Taylor Quinn 5. Upper Darby 6 15 20 11 — 52 Marple Newtown 9 13 8 6 — 36 UD: Rudee Abello 6, Katie Fitzpatrick 14, Siamya Mace 1, Bryonna Mack 10, Tyra Polite 11, Eyram Tsikata 5, Dominique Williams 5. MN: Maiya Brown 3, Madison Collins 6, Sophia Deliopoulos 2, Melissa Levy 10, Denise McKeown 11, Suzanna Talento 4. Friends Schools League Westtown 8 13 1 7 — 29 Friends Select 9 8 10 9 — 36 W: Meredith Connor 14, Katira Dobbins 7, Lauren Losak 4, Jordan Weir 4. FS: Drew Colman 3, Grace Finkbiner 9, Gabby Gibson 2, Shannon Griffin 10, Wylie Wilson 12. George School 2 7 4 10 5 — 28 Abington Friends 6 5 4 8 3 — 26 GS: Becca Hayden 3, Steph Heys 12, Jaye Plumb 8, Laety Walendom 5. AF: Bianca Adams 4, Kelsey Clark 5, Emily Delaney 6, Brittany Garrison 2, Maria Saverese 9. Inter-Ac League Baldwin 1 0 6 10 — 17 Germantown Academy 27 7 11 8 — 53 B: Kaylah Kleczha 1, Sloan Warren 16. GA: Dempsey Cooper 6, Alexa Gallagher 11, Jaryn Garner 7, Dana Lotito 8, Megan McCloskey 2, Kiernan McCloskey 4, Monica Schacker 7, Fran Sweeney 4, Angela Upright 4. Springside 12 15 17 14 — 58 Agnes Irwin 12 11 9 19 — 51 S: Michelle Boggs 12, Sidney Epps 15, Erin Gardner 4, Alexis Giovinazzo 4, Aly Markey 1, Gianna Pownall 7, Elana Roadcloud 13, Julia Schumacher 2. AI: Nancy Cockman 2, Kelly Crosby 4, Amanda

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Crowley 10, Faith DeVlieger 5, Katey Duffy 8, Emily Wetz 13, Shannan Williford 9. Pioneer Athletic Conference Methacton 5 12 5 21 — 43 Owen J. Roberts 9 6 9 10 — 34 M: Jenny Bishop 2, Jenna Carroll 1, Kelly Glatthorn 3, Maddy Parker 21, Alivia Reiche 2, Kara Steinke 10, Kelsey Watson 4. OJR: Bri Benton 8, Caroline DeAngelo 2, Marielle Derstine 2, Haley Halteman 6, Anna Janisch 12, Julia Sbat 4. Pottsgrove 5 11 15 12 — 43 Upper Perkiomen 9 10 8 12 — 39 P: Jackie Bealer 10, Morgan Coddington 4, Brandi Dickinson 11, Marisa Kinneer 10, Celeste Miller 4, Amelia Stockman 4. UP: Stacey Auckland 8, Holly Crossin 10, Kim Kachmar 4, Rachel Keeney 8, Jackie Krempasky 2, Amber Roland 7. Boyertown 9 5 6 15 — 35 Spring-Ford 7 12 13 4 — 36 B: Kaitlyn Eisenhard 8, Kelly Furman 6, Brooke Mullen 7, Sherrine Saber 3, Krista Schauder 2, Jess Schlesman 5, Kaley Snyder 4. S: Sammi Haas 2, Courtney Hinnant 1, Nikki Lynch 4, Brittany Moore 4, Sarah Payonk 4, Sammy Stipa 1, Mariah Traywick 9, Meg Yates 11. Pope John Paul II 14 7 8 11 — 40 Phoenixville 9 5 12 10 — 36 PJPI: Taylor Bearden 12, Jenna Bergen 7, Devin Casey 14, Michaela Holleran 3, Liz McKeon 2, Devin Raugh 2. P: Gianna Bliss 9, Chandler DiFebbo 8, Kristen Habbel 3, Amy Hennessy 4, Amber Keys 3, Annie Rubino 2, Mary Sinnott 4, Gabby Stokes 3. Nonleague Neumann-Goretti 10 10 10 14 — 44 Central 11 8 5 11 — 35 N: Crowley 3, Fiocca 7, Kike 14, Nicholsen 4, Sciascia 12, Vassallo 4. C: Najah Jacobs 15, Melissa Livingston 2, Isabella Ross 15, Brittany Wilson 3. Paul Robeson 6 6 20 12 — 44 Kensington 3 4 13 4 — 24 PR: Delorme 4, Gainey 3, Miller 2, Tiffany Then 18, Crystal Weems 4, Wharton 2, Brandi White 2, Chanelle Williams 9. K: Sharniece Carney 9, Tahlia Smith 8, Lixia Tapia 2, Joshlyn Walker 5. Engineering & Science 12 11 9 21 — 53 Penn Charter 8 11 21 21 — 61 E&S: Dahne Brown-Boyer 3, Eunique Faust 3, Brittany Hrynko 28, Monique Whaley-Briggs 17, Aaliyah Worley 2. PC: Brianna Butler 16, MaryKate O'Brien 5, Aleesha Powell 13, Danielle Sienko 3, Kendall Stokes 13, Dianna Thomas 11. Barrack Hebrew 16 4 11 15 — 46 Germantown Friends 8 6 8 8 — 30 BH: Caroline Batoff 2, Sivan Ben-Maimon 6, Freedman 1, Gracie Gottlieb 4, Jackie Khurtosky 8, Dara Mellits 2, Tamara Moskowitz 13, Sophia Shoulson 8, Davida Vogel 2. GF: Lucy Guida 4, Julya Loder 10, Sophie Mercuris 4, Caroline Myran 4, Ava Samuel 4, Katherine Walden 4. Pa. School for Deaf 2 2 1 6 — 11 Kohelet Yeshiva 10 8 13 6 — 37 PSD: Brianna Bruce 4, Selena Ramos 1, Jackie Robinson 2, Shermaine Simpson 4. KY: Kaila Blumenthal 2, Adi Cohen 3, Shoshana Halpern 2, Tali Jacobson 2, Dalia Kirzner 8, Jenny Morris 5, Aviva Rosen 3, Sophie Rubin 10, Tamara Weg 2. Avon Grove 23 11 10 19 — 63 Interboro 7 13 5 8 — 33 AG: Samantha Caligiuri 8, Hannah Day 2, Brittany Farra 4, Meghan Garvey 11, Andrea Herpen 5, Jasmine Jones 20, Maya Turner 13. I: Kelsey Allen 3, Olivia Encarnacion 5, Nicole Hallinan 3, Sam Luglio 2, Lauren Munro 18, Shawna Nelling 2. Downingtown East 10 13 6 8 — 37 Villa Maria 7 16 15 10 — 48 DE: Noelle Alicea 12, Kelly Devlin 10, Kaitlyn Dougherty 5, Melissa Hummel 1, Michelle kolonawski 6, Rachel Sykes 3. VM: Brooke Angelos 10, Kelly Anthony 2, Maria Ferrari 12, lauren Martinelli 4, Lisa Mirarchi 8, Kellie O'Rourke 11, Kristin Walhein 1. Life Center 8 21 11 13 — 53 Girard College 6 15 8 15 — 44 LC: Bradnanska 11, Elizabeth Harrison 15, Sara Janackova 5, Nicole Maticka 18, Ariel Moore 4. GC: Christine Blye 9, Cook 9, Jodi Marshall 3, Shaquira McCottry 11, Moncreiffe 8, Joyce Randolph 4. Sun Valley 18 14 20 9 — 61 Penn Wood 12 10 10 19 — 51 SV: Alie Alkins 14, Stephanie Brown 5, Jenna Crowley 24, Gia DeAngelo 9, Amanda Gummel 2, Katie Maloney 7. PW: Buck 15, Dent 17, Holmes 8, Kannah 2, Marshall 3, Osborne 2, Peterson 4. Central Bucks West 8 13 7 10 — 38 Neshaminy 14 15 14 13 — 56 CBW: Calypso Carty 2, Samantha Colloi 6, Jen Fabian 14, Maggie Gratz 1, Alexis Haug 2, Caitlynn Mautz 9, Amanda Parker 4. N: Shannon Barlow 7, Jade Kent 2, Amanda Lally 15, Amy Paulits 6, Lori Paulits 8, Megan Schafer 11, Jen Slivka 7. Notre Dame 15 16 5 17 — 53 Gwynedd-Mercy 9 10 7 6 — 32 ND: Molly Borgese 13, Kristen Carr 2, Katie Dugan 2, Emily Faught 2, Erika Ferro 1, Kathleen Fitzpatrick 4, Katie Gerzabek 3, Morgan Jennings 4, Megan McGurk 13, Colleen Olinger 9. G: Erin Casey 4, Alyssa D'Alonzo 4, Kelly Donoghue 2, Jenna Hopkins 3, Shannon O'Brien 3, Morgan Pizzo 4, Morgan Sheridan 5, Caroline Shimrock 2, Taylor Sweeney 3, Liz Wojtko 2. Upper Moreland 4 7 10 6 — 27 Lower Moreland 6 10 8 9 — 33 UM: Katie Costello 4, Erin Dixon 8, Amanda Getz 4, Karli Lynch 6, Danielle McDonnell 2, Lindsay Walder 3. LM: LaSell Campbell 5, Colleen Hagan 6, Stefania Incollingo 9, Rachel Metz 2, Ali Morganstein 9, Brittany Wilson 2. Upper Dublin 7 10 19 16 — 52 Lansdale Catholic 9 11 14 14 — 48 UD: Taylor Bryant 17, Megan Deetscreek 3, Curtrena Goff 10, Sarah Hallowell 4, Larissa Leyes 3, Jen Myers 7, Lauren Rothfeld 6, Tori Waters 2. LC: Brokans 9, Dutkiewicz 5, Greenhalgh 3, McCarron 8, Sczezpaniak 6, Wassel 17. Bishop McDevitt 2 1 2 6 — 11 Wissahickon 6 18 17 7 — 48 BM: Chelsea Burrough 11. W: Casey Bill 8, Meredith Byrne 6, Earland 6, Eskridge 2, Shannon Howard 5, Alex Schaefer 6, Kim Schwemmer 3, Rachel Stone 6, Weiss 6. W.C. Henderson 8 10 12 8 — 38 Unionville 12 15 8 11 — 46 WH: Anderson 4, Jenna Cullinan 7, Feairheller 2, Katie Stec 5, Emily Torrance 16, Wade 4. U: Corrinne Blue 2, Bella Gallo 1, Alsion Lewis 6, Kelsey McDonald 7, Moira McEvoy 6, Susie Pancoast 9, Cami Redfern 13, Emily Winn 2. Octorara 10 14 12 7 — 43 Academy Park 12 16 13 14 — 55 O: Taylor Bond 8, Sarah Forman 5, Danielle Murray 15, Tyisha White 15. AP: Abriana Heant 2, Brianna Macauley 18, Kayla Peay 2, Moriah Smith 7, Montana Street 9, Mercades Vaughn 17. Christian Academy 4 8 3 8 — 23 Calvary Academy (N.J.) 11 18 6 5 — 40 CA: Ciera Boyce 4, Anyae Cardwell 3, Jasmine Geathers 3, Bria McCullough 6, Justine Pedro 2, Porche Welch 2, Jimmia Williams 3. CA: Bals 1, Brown 5, Amanda Dascoli 11, Dvarak 10, Kelly 2, Sampson 1, Santos 8, Silverstein 2. St. Hubert 12 6 9 15 — 42 Central Bucks East 5 12 16 6 — 39 SH: Eireann Anastasi 21, Ashley Bieringer 6, Megan Decker 7, Amanda Linder 3, Kacy Peyton 3, Alicia Quigley 2. CBE: Shaun Kane 7, Lindsey Kelly 8, Courtney McManus 11, Melissa Remmey 8, Lexi Scrivano 1, Karoline White 4. Perkiomen Valley 13 5 5 6 — 29 Daniel Boone 9 14 8 16 — 47 PV: Jess Boyle 3, Erin Hamm 5, Tori Marcavage 4, Sam Pagel 10, Ali Zajac 7. DB: Baro 6, Goodrich 2, Alana Greene 13, Hampton 2, Hughes 4, Hultz 2, Aly York 18. Oxford 2 7 12 16 — 37 Pequea Valley 5 5 6 10 — 26 O: Naya Delancey 16, Jazmine Johnson 3, Kempf 2, Liz Peabody 6, Reinhardt 8, Stone 2. PV: Ferris 16, Hook 2, Hovis 4, Wallace 4. Norristown 8 17 18 19 — 62 Truman 13 6 9 16 — 44 N: Stephanie DiNolfi 3, Sierra Gordon 3, India Grady 12, Nicole Graham 9, Brianna Kennedy 1, Sydney Morse 17, Precious Tempson 17. T: Nieyana Broolts 10, Elisha Dupree 5, Wohnique Harris 12, Khristaijan Jackson 3, Shannon McDuffie 12, Angelica Mena 2. Kennett 6 4 13 4 — 27 Coatesville 19 15 8 8 — 50 K: Tarayja Brooks 1, Taylor DeVoe 4, Sophie duPhily 2, Kristina Gallivan 3, Victoria Kolman 5, Stephanie Maciag 1, Alessandra Piscitelli 6, Shannon Turner 1, Rebecca Welcher 4. C: Chimeera Boggs 5, Elisa Gaffney 11, Asia Graham 2, Terren Jackson 2, Saaleha Johnson 2, Autumn Smith 5, Nicole Southcott 2, Samira Strand 6, Hannah Timmons 14, Wilson 1. Bishop Shanahan 16 15 15 23 — 69 Pottstown 7 4 10 9 — 30 BS: Robin Burg 7, Grace Capuzzi 14, Michele Corry 6, Kelly Haggerty 3, Kelly Harlan 6, Erica Keen 2, Caroline Kuchinsky 4, Christine Lawrence 6, Jordan Ogden 9, Brittany Stanko 8, Truitt 4. P: Daesha Collins 11, Jarissma Mauras 4, Miller 2, Alicia Rosenberger 9, Sidney Sanford 2, White 2.

SportsInBrief No bodysuits, no new records

Juris Lavrikovs, communications director for the European branch of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex For the first time in Association, said the commore than a century, the ments were “very unfortuswimming season may end nate and have left people without a single world deeply offended. … We are talking about a very basic record. Swimming governing human right that is being body FINA outlawed the violated.” bodysuits that helped reBlatter had been asked if write the record books in he could foresee any cultur2008 and 2009. As a result, al problems with the tourmost swimmers are no nament being held in Qalonger near their best tar. times. “I’d say they [gay fans] The 2010 record book should refrain from any has already been closed on sexual activities,” he said, long-course events without smiling. a single entry. This week’s 8 Argentina has surpassed short-course world champi- neighboring Brazil as the onships in Dubai represent world’s largest exporter of the last chance for a new soccer players — a trend mark. that some are saying may “If you see one this not be a good thing for the week, it’s going to be a pret- South American country’s ty special performance, so domestic game. take note,” said U.S. womPlayers had become asen’s coach Teri McKeever. sets to be sold off to repay Of the 32 long-course club debts, one agent said. world records, all but four The growing exodus of Arof them were set in 2009 — gentina’s best young playand only one — Grant Hack- ers to Europe is leaving a e t t ’s m a r k i n t h e void in the local game. 1,500-meter freestyle from “The reality today is that 2001 — came before 2008. a player is a major asset, In the shorter 25-meter bringing in more revenue pool, all but 10 of the 42 than television, ticket world marks were set in sales, merchandising, li2009. censing,” Gerardo Molina, an NASCAR: According to a agent for Euroamericas Sports Marketing, told Reutweet by Ramsey Poston, a ters. NASCAR official, the orgaArgentina, which has pronization is changing the required dress code for visi- duced some of the world’s tors in the pits at races top players including Lionel next season: “Another fan Messi of Barcelona and friendly move — NASCAR Manchester City’s Carlos dress code in garage & Tevez, sold close to 1,800 cold pits now includes: players between 2009 and shorts, short sleeve/sleeve- 2010 compared with Braless shirts & open-toed zil’s 1,440, according to figshoes.” The rule will not ap- ures compiled by Molina’s ply to hot pits. In previous company. years, the policy required everyone to wear long ARENA FOOTBALL: The pants, close-toed shoes, Philadelphia Soul signed and shirts that fully cov- wide receiver, Randy Hymes for the 2011 season. ered the shoulders. Hymes, who will be enterSOCCER: A leading interna- ing his third AFL season, tional gay rights group de- also spent five seasons in manded an official apology the NFL, with the Jaguars from FIFA following Sepp and Vikings. Blatter’s comment about homosexual fans traveling to COLLEGES: Philadelphia Qatar for the 2022 World University hired Lance Lee as the new men’s and womCup. The president of the en’s tennis coach effective world soccer governing immediately. body said Monday that gay Lee served as director of fans “should refrain from tennis at the Arthur Ashe any sexual activities” dur- Youth Tennis and Educaing the World Cup in Qatar, tion Center since 2007 and where homosexual behav- played tennis for Hampton ior is illegal. University. — Wire reports

Scoreboard Transactions Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati Reds: Agreed to terms with OF Jay Bruce on a six-year contract. Los Angeles Dodgers: Agreed to terms with C Dioner Navarro on a one-year contract. Pittsburgh Pirates: Agreed to terms with 1B Lyle Overbay on a one-year contract. St. Louis Cardinals: Agreed to terms with C Gerald Laird on a one-year contract. Washington Nationals: Agreed to terms with OF/1B Matt Stairs on a minor league contract. AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit Tigers: Released RHP Alfredo Figaro and sold his contract to Orix (Japanese Pacific League). New York Yankees: Agreed to terms with RHP Mariano Rivera on a two-year contract. Oakland Athletics: Agreed to terms with DH/ OF Hideki Matsui on a one-year contract. Tampa Bay Rays: Named Steve Watson pitching coach of Charlotte (FSL) and Neil Allen pitching coach of Durham (IL).

Basketball Memphis Grizzlies: Assigned F DeMarre Carroll to Dakota (NBADL).

Football EAGLES: Signed DE Derrick Burgess. Buffalo Bills: Placed WR Lee Evans on injured reserve and TE Shawn Nelson on the reserve, non-football injury/illness list. Signed G Colin Brown and T Erik Pears. Signed WR Bobby Williams to the practice squad. Released OL Marc Dile from the practice squad. Carolina Panthers: Placed G Travelle Wharton, DE Everette Brown and LB Jason Williams on injured reserve. Signed DT Corvey Irvin and CB R.J. Stanford from the practice squad. Signed DT Tommie Duhart to the practice squad. Cleveland Browns: Signed DB Coye Francies. Waived DB Eric King. Signed LB Eric Bakhtiari to the practice squad. Miami Dolphins: Placed OT Vernon Carey on injured reserve. Signed WR Kevin Curtis. Minnesota Vikings: Placed CB Chris Cook on injured reserve. Signed OT Thomas Welch from the practice squad. Seattle Seahawks: Placed WR Deon Butler on injured reserve. Signed G Paul Fanaika from Cleveland's practice squad. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Placed DT Gerald McCoy and LB Quincy Black on injured reserve. Signed DE George Johnson and LB Tyrone McKenzie from the practice squad. Washington Redskins: Released P Hunter Smith. Signed P Sam Paulescu.

Ice Hockey Anaheim Ducks: Signed senior vice president of hockey operations David McNab and coach Randy Carlyle to a contract extension through the 2011-12 season. Carolina Hurricanes: Recalled D Bryan Rodney from Charlotte (AHL) on an emergency basis. New Jersey Devils: Placed LW Brian Rolston on waivers. Recalled C Tim Sestito from Albany (AHL). New York Islanders: Returned D Dylan Reese and R Rhett Rakhshani to Bridgeport (AHL). Vancouver Canucks: Assigned F Guillaume Desbiens to Manitoba (AHL).

College Connecticut: Added freshman C Enosch Wolf to the men’s basketball roster. Delaware: Named Rolf van de Kerkhof field hockey coach. Philadelphia: Named Lance Lee men’s and women’s tennis coach. Princeton: Named Colin Ambler assistant men’s lacrosse coach.

Local Golf FDS Winter Tour LULU C.C. Par 71; better-ball format. John Spina, Phila. Cricket; Bill Sautter, Phila. Cricket ……………………………………68 Conrad VonBorsig, Swarthmore; Glenn Berger, Pinecrest ……………………………68 Andy Watters, LuLu; Bob Loftus, Overbrook ………………………………………………71 Ben Debski, Hidden Creek; Mark Parson, Hidden Creek ……………………………73 Jamie Shaffer, Links; Dave Roberts, Cedarbrook …………………………………74 Dan Malley, Paxon Hollow; Jeff Herb, Edgmont …………………………………74 Joe Kogelman, St. Davids; Steve Ashworth, Paxon Hollow ………………………………74

Atlantic Winter League WOODCREST C.C. Par 72. Open Division J.C Boggs, Stone Harbor …………………73 Greg Farrow, Deerwood ……………………78 John Appleget, Wildwood …………………78 Quentin Griffith, Pennsauken ………………78 Matt Deckert, Pennsauken …………………80 Tom DiCinti, Centerton ……………………80 Art Robidoux, Ocean ……………………80 Archie Struthers, Twisted Dune ……………80 Amateur Division, Net Chris Dunham, Juniata ……………………72 Dan Schwitter, J.F. Byrne ………………74 Randy Broadbent, Centerton ………………76 Ruben Guerrero, Deerwood ………………77 Joe Lobascio, Pennsauken ………………77 Archie Struthers, Twisted Dune ……………77 Tom DiCinti, Centerton ……………………79 Tom Faro, J.F. Byrne ……………………79 Senior Division, Net John Bada, White Oaks ……………………69 Bud Pirollo, Wedgwood ……………………71 Bob Proto, Little Mill ………………………72 Bruce Schaffer, Pitman …………………72 Al Turse, Centerton …………………………72 Naz Gagliardi, Bensalem …………………73 Ed Witczak, Moorestown Field ……………74 Greg Gaul, Merion ………………………74 Jon Mabry, Moorestown Field ……………74 Ray Rose, Links ……………………………74

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College Football

Auburn leads list of all-America selections ASSOCIATED PRESS

No. 1 Auburn will have an all-American anchoring each side of the ball when the Tigers play for the national championship. Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton and defensive tackle Nick Fairley were voted to the Associated Press allAmerica team along with Oregon running back LaMichael James, whose team will face Auburn in the Bowl Championship Series title game in Glendale, Ariz., on Jan. 10. Auburn is one of five teams with two players on the first team. Wisconsin had two players from its offensive line: Outland Trophy winning tackle Gabe Carimi and guard John Moffitt. Oklahoma State, with the nation’s No. 1 offense, placed wide receiver Justin Blackmon and running back Kendall Hunter on the first team. Not to be outdone, rival Oklahoma, which edged out the Cowboys for the Big Twelve South title, had receiver Ryan Broyles and safety Quinton Carter on the team. Big Twelve North champion Nebraska also had two allAmericans: cornerback Prince Amukamara and kicker Alex Henery. But no team had two more dominant players this season than Auburn. Newton, in his first season with the Tigers after transferring from junior college, became the first quarterback in Southeastern Conference history to reach 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in the same season. He also accounted for 49 touchdowns (28 passing, 20 rushing and one receiving). Fairley is a 295-pound junior who led Auburn with 101/2 sacks and 21 tackles for loss, blossoming into one of the best defensive tackles in the country after starting just two games in 2009. Both of Auburn’s all-Americans drew some negative attention this season. The NCAA investigated Newton’s recruitment and determined that his father tried to get Mississippi State to pay for his son to play for the Bulldogs. Newton was allowed to keep playing. Fairley drew criticism for being a dirty player, especially after he hit Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray in the back with his helmet.

Iowa to review drug-testing.

The University of Iowa says it’s reviewing its drug-testing policies for student-athletes in the wake of star receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos’ arrest last week on drug charges. Iowa athletic director Gary Barta says some “flaws and inconsistencies” have been found in the policies and that some athletes likely have gotten around drug tests. Barta says officials haven’t found any more football players cheating a drug test but are double-checking their drug-testing protocols and procedures.

More honors for Wisniewski.

Colleges

Penn State guard Stefen Wisniewski has added three allAmerica selections to his American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) accolade. The senior standout has been named a second-team all-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, CBSsports.com and Rivals.com. Wisniewski previously was selected to the AFCA all-America team.

Football

5-year deal for Florida coach.

FCS SEMIFINALS Villanova at Eastern Washington, 8 Friday Georgia Southern at Delaware, noon Saturday DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday in Florence, Ala. Delta State vs. Minn.-Duluth, 11 a.m. DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday in Salem, Va. AMOS ALONZO STAGG BOWL Mount Union vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 3:30

Parx Cancels Parx Racing, formerly known as Philadelphia Park, canceled Tuesday’s live racing card because of the extreme cold and winds.

Will Muschamp has agreed to a five-year contract worth $13.5 million to replace Urban Meyer as Florida’s coach. Muschamp, who was formally introduced on Tuesday, says he plans to hire his staff after the Outback Bowl and intends to install a pro-style offense, welcome news for Florida fans who groaned about the spread all season. Muschamp made $900,000 as Mack Brown’s heir apparent at Texas. The Gators lured Muschamp away Saturday, giving him one of the most prestigious jobs in the country despite not having any head coaching experience.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

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ON PAGE ONE HARSH WORDS

Pa. lawmaker raps schools on contracts A day after the suspension of six employees, the Ackerman administration was accused of “making up the rules.”

‘BRAVA!’

Union League gets first female leader Joan Carter, a former high school teacher, on Tuesday became the 148-year-old institution’s 67th president.

NATION & WORLD COURTROOM DRAMA

Assange gets bail, but release delayed The WikiLeaks founder will remain in British custody for at least two days after Sweden challenged his freedom. A3.

LIGHTING UP

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Car GPS units are target for thieves

High school seniors’ use of the drug is now more common than cigarette smoking, a government survey found. A5.

SUBURBAN VIEW OF CITY

Survey has mostly positive views

FOXWOODS CASINO

Local group trying to keep license

A new poll says many suburban residents think the city is a nice place to visit, but they don’t want to live there.

POINT MAN

Holbrooke is seen as tough to replace

The local investor group gave Pa. state regulators documents to bolster its case prior to Thursday’s meeting.

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Marijuana use rises among teens

EDITORIALS

Adam Ozimek says that while other ideas have failed to boost the real estate market, we’ve avoided one of the easiest, least costly options. A21.

Is immigration an Rx for housing?

COMMENTARY

On Wednesday, Philadelphia opens an extraordinary “President’s House” exhibit that should surprise and challenge city visitors. A20.

The nation’s past and city’s present

OPINION

Lake-effect snow bands blow off Lake Erie in Buffalo. While the Midwest has suffered for days, much of the East Coast was getting its first real taste of winter Tuesday, with freeze warnings hitting Florida.

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Control of queue creates conflicts

Netflix, the 11-year-old online video subscription rental service, has generated some complications capable of straining healthy family relations. We are talking about queue quarrels. D1.

FASHION

Jewelry line offers pizzazz minus price

Michael Vick’s fiancee, Kijafa Frink, and her business partner offer bodacious rings, glittering hoop earrings, and layered necklaces that scream star power without punishing your pocketbook. D1.

SIDESHOW

Stars take their lumps for art

Hugh Jackman slid face-first into a studio light rigging in Australia, while Usher got kicked in the nose by a dancing fan in New York. D7.

TV Tonight

The Sing-Off The five finalist groups sing “With a Little Help From My Friends,” then each does a medley from a single artist. 8 p.m., NBC10

Psych: Henry wonders what his life would have been like if he hadn’t gone back to Santa Barbara. 10 p.m., USA

TEAM

LAKERS 7:00 CSN

FRIDAY DEC. 17

NBA

SUNDAY DEC. 19

GIANTS 1:00 FOX

MONDAY DEC. 20

PANTHERS 7:00 CSN

TUESDAY DEC. 21

BULLS 8:00 CSN

¢ Bruins at Canadiens, 7 p.m. (NHL Network) ¢ Sharks at Stars, 8:30 p.m. (TCN)

NHL

¢ 49ers at Chargers, 8 p.m. (NFL Network; 97.5-FM)

TV/Radio NFL

THURSDAY

¢ Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack, 12:45 p.m., Chester

Horse Racing

MAGIC 7:00 CSN

RANGERS 1:00 CSN

SATURDAY DEC. 18

SPORTS CALENDAR

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY DEC. 15 DEC. 16

CANADIENS 7:30 TCN

CLIPPERS 7:00 CSN

Home game

Sports Blogs

Deep Sixer: 76ers coach Doug Collins on the Cliff Lee signing: The rich get richer. www.philly.com/philly/ sports/blogs

WEDNESDAY

Women’s Volleyball

¢ European PGA: South African Open, 9:30 a.m.

¢ Hawks at Celtics, 8 p.m. (TNT) ¢ Spurs at Nuggets, 10:30 p.m. (TNT; ESPN-AM 950)

¢ Clippers at 76ers, 7 p.m. (CSN; WIP-AM 610) ¢ Celtics at Knicks, 7 p.m. (ESPN) ¢ Trail Blazers at Mavericks, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

TV/Radio NBA

NHL

¢ Parx Racing, 12:25 p.m., Bensalem

Local Events Horse Racing

¢ Lew Wallace (Ind.) vs. Simeon (Ill.) in Chicago, 7 p.m. (ESPN) ¢ Findlay Prep (Nev.) at Yates (Texas), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

High School Basketball

Golf on Golf Channel unless noted

¢ Flyers at Canadiens, 7:30 p.m. (TCN; WPHT-AM 1210) ¢ Rangers at Penguins, 7 p.m. (Versus)

¢ NCAA Division I semifinal: Penn State vs. Texas, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) ¢ NCAA Division I semifinal: California vs. Southern Cal, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

College Basketball

¢ UNC-Greensboro at Wake Forest, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) ¢ Auburn at South Carolina, 9 p.m. (ESPNU)

Local Events NBA

¢ 76ers vs. Clippers, 7 p.m., Wells Fargo Center

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With the Phillies’ addition of free-agent lefthander Cliff Lee, they became the favorites to win the 2011 World Series. Las Vegas bookmakers improved their odds from 6-1 to 9-5 overnight.

BUSINESS

CRIMINAL CHARGES

U.S. accuses man of mortgage fraud

The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against the operator of a local mortgage foreclosure rescue scheme involving $31 million in fraudulent loans. E1.

ADVERTISING

They hawk goods on Phila. turf

Why are two New York — hated New York — sports icons greeting Philadelphia fans on an I-95 billboard? E1.

WEATHER

Here’s a look at the weather through early Thursday morning. Full report, Section B.

6 a.m.

Partly cloudy, 22

9 a.m.

Partly cloudy, 26

Noon

Partly cloudy, 30

3 p.m.

Partly cloudy, 31

6 p.m.

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9 p.m.

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Who’s your queue-keeper?

A family’s Netflix movie wish list can be a battleground, pitting kiddie flicks vs. Dad’s war picks vs. rom-coms for Mom.

By Molly Baker

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or a time, movie buffs thought Netflix solved all of their problems. There was no more schlepping to the video store, no more late fees, and no more racking the brain to remember the title of that movie you wanted to see — It’s with what’s-his-name! People were even relieved of the responsibilities of recommending films to friends. They could just say, “Netflix it.” But the 11-year-old online video subscription rental service seems to have generated a new set of complications capable of straining perfectly healthy family relations.

We are talking, of course, about queue quarrels. For people unfamiliar with the ways of the red-sleeved mailer, every household with a Netflix account has a queue — a virtual wish list of movies — that establishes the next DVD to be mailed once a viewer sends back the current title. With only one queue and one password in a house of multiple viewers and divergent tastes, what results is often a power struggle, sometimes with unfair tactics, to control what is watched. Passwords are changed surreptitiously. Spouses are banned from adding titles. See NETFLIX on D2

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She can’t give a bargain a pass Kijafa Frink, Michael Vick’s fiancee, invests in a jewelry line catering to canny shoppers.

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For roommates Jeff Barrett (left) and Stephen Lyons, being dateless makes it the season of stress. “Things become very tense around the mistletoe,” says Lyons.

The big chill for singles: Going solo to the holiday bash

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wo years ago, Fishtown roommates Jeff Barrett, 36, and Stephen Lyons, 37, were filled with optimism for the holiday season. “We were both going into the holidays with dating situations,” said Barrett, a musician, theater director, and set designer, “but they both

fell apart just before Christmas.” Barrett’s would-be girlfriend was called to the church, and decided to join a convent. Lyons’ date received a more mundane, but equally persuasive call — from an ex-boyfriend. For single people, December and its serial celebrations can be an especially fraught time. Whether it’s showing up dateless at the See SINGLE on D3

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o what if Kijafa Frink is engaged to Eagles star quarterback Michael Vick? In her heart she’s just a North Philly girl who knows that when it comes to accessories — and Christmas presents — a woman may want high fashion, but she needs a bargain. Hence the reason Frink first invested in a line of chunky silver and gold costume jewelry called Pink Elephant. These bodacious rings, glittering hoop earrings, and layered necklaces scream star power. Label worshipers certainly will recognize that Pink Elephant is influenced by runway pieces: Think the Balenciaga charm necklace, Marni’s massive turquoise rings, or Lanvin’s metal belts. Frink told me over a recent lunch at Del Frisco’s that other designers, especially Alexander McQueen and

M I R R O R, MIRROR ELIZABETH WELLINGTON Betsey Johnson, serve as inspiration for the line. “But our goal is to give women a sophisticated look while bringing the price down.” Of the approximately 60 pieces available online, a silver and black sunburst ring retails for $7, and a golden spiked necklace is $15. Prices top out at $60. That means I can light up an all-black New Year’s Eve ensemble just like the fashion greats: Designers Coco Chanel and Elsa See MIRROR, MIRROR on D2

Kijafa Frink wears jewelry from the Pink Elephant collection, aimed, she says, at giving women “a sophisticated look while bringing the price down.” About 60 pieces are online, with prices topping out at $60. DAVID M WARREN / Staff Photographer

Reverse Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions rarely stick, especially the perennial devotion-to-the-gym. So why not try something different this year, and make resolutions for other people? Like your teen vowing to keep a spotless room. Or your partner resolving to finish all home-improvement projects — without being asked. Better yet, let yourself fantasize. Maybe that stranger on the train should ask you out (or finally buy deodorant). Send us your resolutions for other people by Thursday to crubin@phillynews.com with your name and town. Beats stressing about eating doughnuts in 2011, doesn’t it? ADVERTISEMENT

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Scoring points with the frugally fashionable MIRROR, MIRROR from D1 Schiaparelli or Vogue editor Diana Vreeland never went out on the town without some sort of glittering conversation piece. Even before Frink (her full name is Cherry Kijafa — she was named after the wine) became Vick’s fiancee, she was a slave to fashion. As a teenager, Frink liked shopping for the latest styles. During her high school years, she took classes at Fleisher Art Memorial studying painting, sculpture, and photography. But Frink’s fashion interests always leaned toward the bold and avantgarde. That’s evident in her funky, tieup Christian Louboutins, unbelievably long eyelashes, straight backlength hair, and shiny Minx nails. In 2001, Frink, For more on now 30, met Vick Pink Elephant when she was a and Kijafa Frink, sophomore at www.philly.com/ Hampton Universeejewelry sity and Vick was playing football at Virginia Tech. As the two eventually became serious, Vick’s income gave Frink the chance to shop for all of her favorites, McQueen and Diane von Furstenberg among them. Yet although Vick is a major football star, the jail time he did for dog fighting and his bankruptcy issues made Frink realize that her lifestyle had to change. “I had to cut back,” she said, reflecting on the 18 months Vick spent in jail. She doesn’t make excuses for Vick’s behavior, which created a hard time for her and the couple’s two daughters, Jada, 6, and London, 3. “I realized I needed to do something for myself. I needed my own business.” A little over a year ago, Frink met New York-based fashion entrepreneur Blair Sandlain, 25, who in 2007 opened Pink Elephant, first as a bricks-and-mortar clothing boutique in Detroit, Sandlain’s hometown. A tough economy forced her to close the boutique and open an online jewelry business at www.pnkelephant.com. At the time, she wasn’t designing the pieces, instead buying them wholesale from China. Frink saw Sandlain’s jewelry

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From the Pink Elephant jewelry line, for which Kijafa Frink has been an

investor and, lately, a designer: a gold metal-link necklace, left; leather and gold pyramid bracelet, top; silver and gold gladiator bracelets, above. when she was picking up an outfit from mutual friend and designer Marco Hall, and she bought a few pieces. The women became friends, and Frink eventually asked if she could invest in the line. Frink joined the company in April. “Even though [Kijafa] can afford the higher-end accessories and items, she’s been the girl who has had to sacrifice the jeans for the shirt or wear the same jeans over and over again with different shirts,” Sandlain said. “This is where we

share a common ground.” The two will not disclose Frink’s investment; suffice it to say that the cash infusion has helped Pink Elephant purchase more inventory. Hits on the website, Sandlain said, have increased from about 2,000 to 15,000 a month. And because Frink has so many Philadelphia connections — she’s spent the last several months showing off the pieces at in-store trunk shows — Sandlain estimates that 30 percent of the company’s sales are coming from Philadelphia.

Frink and Sandlain also have been interviewed for Inside Edition and Essence magazine. “I’m so grateful for what Kijafa has brought to the company,” Sandlain said, noting that Frink’s love connection to the NFL’s star penitent has brought new attention to the company. Even more exciting, they say, is their new line, Elephant, which includes 20 new pieces the two designed themselves. Frink says her aesthetic is more sweet-girl-next-door

while Sandlain’s is edgy rock-and- roll. “We make a good team,” Frink said. Ultimately, the two want to create a lifestyle brand much like Kimora Lee Simmons’ Baby Phat, but in the meantime, they are looking to open a store in town. Maybe on South Street? “I believe in the brand,” Frink said. “I believe in our product.” Contact fashion writer Elizabeth Wellington at 215-854-2704 or ewellington@phillynews.com. Follow her on Twitter at ewellingtonphl.

Netflix

NETFLIX from D1 Will it be The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Matrix: Reloaded? Or will it be a When Harry Met SallyBridget Jones’s Diary-Sweet Home Alabama-fest? Amanda DeForest controls the Netflix queue in her family, and she likes to pepper the list with the “goofy” and “lighthearted” movies she’s into now. But after a disappointing Friday night with Hot Tub Time Machine, her husband decided to take a stand. “That’s when we started getting all of these war movies,” she explains. “We just watched Flags of Our Fathers and we now have Defiance. He put a whole bunch of them on there — Brothers, The Hurt Locker, Ninja Assassin. Some of them I sent back without even watching them.” The couple, avowed movie fans, joined Netflix in 2002, making them early adopters of the subscription service that launched in 1999. Netflix has more than 17 million members and 100,000 available titles. The company estimates its members collectively add more than 2 million titles to their queues every day to be mailed or streamed. For her part, DeForest logs on two to three times a week. “I like to see what is new and see what’s coming up next on my queue.” Soon, the postal service will be delivering the feel-good romantic comedy

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Let the debate begin: Looking over Netflix options are the Baumholtz family of Wynnewood, (from left) Matthew, dad Eric, Lauren, and mom Stacey; and Phil Barnett and son Tom of Wayne. Tom’s the family computer guy, so he’s in charge of the queue. When in Rome to the couple’s Moorestown mailbox. “I try to be fair — so I got The Last Airbender right next to it,” she says. “I don’t really want to see that at all, but I know he does.” Tales of families feuding over the queue have even reached Netflix headquarters. “Sure, you hear about husbands or wives loading up the queue with action or romantic comedies,” says spokesman Steve Swasey. As for the Netflix executive’s own family queue? “We always have a robust discussion over what to watch.” For Eric Baumholtz of Wynnewood, Netflix is not a democracy. “In my house, it is definitely my queue,” he says. The family of four has been on the threemovie-at-a-time plan since joining Netflix this year. “That way,

I get a movie and my daughter and my son can each have one out — but they have to go through me to get it.” Second only to convenience, the queue is likely what members like most about Netflix. They add titles, remove titles, rearrange titles, and look up Netflix’s suggested titles. In addition to looking at what movies are coming up, some fans like to look at what movies have gone before. “For me, watching a movie is kind of like a marker in time,” says DeForest. “Sometimes I like to look at the list of every movie I’ve taken out — and I’ll see one and think, wow, that was three years ago?” Others credit Netflix and its queue system for changing more than just their viewing habits. “Netflix has actually

changed the way I talk to people about movies,” explains Jabin White of Villanova. “Now a movie will come up and I’ll say, ‘You have to add that to your queue.’ And I don’t even know if that person is a Netflix subscriber. ‘The queue’ is now part of the vernacular.” White has 150 movies in his DVD queue and 27 more in his instant queue — movies that are available for instant streaming via computer or Internet-enabled television — and both reflect his eclectic tastes. “I’ll go from watching a bunch of immature comedies to a run of violent action thrillers or military movies,” he says. As for his wife, “She likes a lot of the period pieces. She’ll watch anything with Alan Rickman or Helena Bonham Cart-

er. I just can’t stomach it.” For the Barnett family of Wayne, there is no husbandwife bickering over the movies. Resident controller of the Netflix queue? Their 11-year-old son, Tom. He manages the family wish list from his laptop or his mother’s computer, and sometimes from the Netflix app on his iPod Touch. “I’m kind of the person who handles computers in this family, so I’m pretty much in charge of the queue. Sometimes they tell me what they want, and then I add it to the list,” the sixth grader explains. Dad has a few Alfred Hitchcock movies making their way up the list, and Tom has helped his older sister add episodes of Monk and Psych. As for Mom, she was waiting for Grey Gardens to arrive in the mail. “Well, imagine my

surprise when Monty Python and the Holy Grail showed up instead,” she says. That’s just the kind of disorder Sharon Merhige worried about when she reluctantly handed over control of her family’s movie queue last year. “I was looking to downsize my to-do list, so I gave the Netflix queue to my husband,” she says. But Merhige, of Strafford, still reads movie reviews every Friday and jots down titles of those she’d like to see. She gives the list to her husband for the actual data entry and management. “I’m too controlling to give up the queue completely,” she admits. “Let’s just say, I know the password.” Recently, the couple and their two sons watched The Blind Side, and Merhige went on the queue to make sure it wasn’t some “sci-fi or total man-movie coming next.” She also reorders the queue when her husband travels so she can catch Valentine’s Day, Letters to Juliet, and Young Victoria. She concedes that during the holidays she’ll have little time for movies and will let him load up the queue “with all of his crap, I mean boy-movies — Lord of the Rings, Star Trek.” “I knew there would be a downside to my giving up a little control. I knew I was setting myself up for problems.” Like the time Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino arrived instead of the British period piece Brideshead Revisited. “I’m not sure that was really an accidental mix-up.”

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LOVE

COURTNEY HARRIS & ADAM JACKSON

KELLIE PATRICK GATES

September 10, 2010, in Bryn Mawr

BEHIND THE SCENES Officiant

Rev. Peter Vanderveen of Church of the Redeemer, Bryn Mawr

Venues

Church of the Redeemer and Hotel du Pont, Wilmington, Del.

Catering

Hotel du Pont

Photography

Tony and Sal Baiada of Baiada Photography, Media

Videography

Bruce Garner of Clair Pruett, Greenville, Del.

Music

Harpist Alisa Coffey, Philadelphia; Dynasty Orchestra, with Dynasty Entertainment, Manalapan, N.J.

Flowers

Passion for Petals, Exton

Dress

Reem Acra, New York

Invitations

Vera Wang from Invitations by Design, Exton

DO YOU HAVE T H E DAT E ? Tell us in a short e-mail – at least six weeks before your ceremony – why we should feature your love story. Send it to weddings@phillynews.com. Unfortunately, we can’t personally respond to all submissions. If your story is chosen, you will be contacted in the weeks before your wedding.

Hello there In summer of 2006, Courtney’s parents, Renee and Don, were selling their home in West Chester and buying a new one under construction in Chester Springs. Courtney, excited to get a glimpse of the place they would all live, told her mother and father she would meet them on site for the walk-through. She drove straight from her job as a bridal show production manager in Phoenixville, and arrived first. Adam was the construction manager. “We met on the driveway,” Courtney said. The Harris family continued meeting with Adam at every step toward a finished house. And after they moved in, it was Adam who came by to touch up paint or add a piece of molding where Courtney or her mother, Renee, thought one would look nice. Renee wanted to thank Adam for all he had done, so she invited him to dinner — an Italian feast. “It was very unusual,” Adam said. So why did he accept? “I don’t know,” he said. “They were just very nice, very understanding of circumstances, and easy to work with.” Even when there was no more work for him at the Harris place, Adam was always in the development, working on other homes. Renee would see him working late, through the uncurtained windows of unfinished houses. She knew he had a long drive back to New Holland, Lancaster County, where he lived with his parents, Roger and Karen. More dinner invitations followed. “I think she fell in love with him before I did,” Courtney said.

But that wouldn’t take too long, either. Right from the beginning, “I knew I liked her,” Adam said. “But I didn’t know all the details. As I learned more over [the next] two months, I finally asked her out.” After one dinner in December, Adam asked Courtney to have a drink with him at Iron Hill Brewery in West Chester.

How does forever sound? In early December 2009, Adam, who is now 28, suggested to Courtney, now 27, that they get tickets to see the Princess Diana exhibition at the Constitution Center and spend the day in the city. Courtney knew this day was about her — Adam couldn’t care less about the princess exhibition. What she didn’t know was why Adam was hugging her sort of sideways. And why at dinner, he wouldn’t check his coat. There was a ring box in his pocket, that’s why! The weather turned slushy and cold, so popping the question outside a pretty building or landmark was out. But Adam wasn’t about to rush things — he knew the right moment would come eventually. Adam found a quiet spot beneath the Ritz-Carlton’s rotunda, but a noisy group of friends invaded. Dinner was at a steak house where the meat sizzles tableside, and their table was in the middle of the waitstaff’s paths — no room to kneel. The ring was still in Adam’s pocket when he and Courtney sat down on the couch at the house Adam had helped build. Renee and Don were sleeping. “He got down on one knee at

my parents’ house, right where we first met, and proposed,” Courtney said.

At home

The couple live in Chester Springs.

At work

Adam is now a construction manager for Orleans Homes. Courtney is an accounts manager and wellness coordinator for Gallagher Benefit Services.

It was so them

The couple wed at the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr on the wedding day of Courtney’s late paternal grandparents, Martha and Harland. Martha had lived with the Harrises when Courtney was growing up, and they were very close. Courtney’s something old: Martha’s wedding and engagement rings, a wedding-day gift from Courtney’s parents. It was really important to Adam that his nieces and nephews have a role in the wedding. Twins Zachary and Emily, 3, were the ring bearer and flower girl. Their big sister Katelyn, 11, was a junior bridesmaid, and big brother Jacob, 9, a junior groomsman. The reception for 175 was held at the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington.

This didn’t happen at rehearsal

“We got about three blocks from the hotel where the reception was, and our rental limousine — a vintage Rolls — broke down,” Adam said. “All the groomsmen were in the party bus behind us.

They got out, I got out, and we all started pushing.” Said Courtney: “It was one of the funniest, best parts of the whole day, seeing the guys filing off the bus.” The bride’s offer to help push was declined. Within a few yards, the driver got the engine running, and, with the car moving, the groom jumped back in.

Awestruck

Adam remembers the moment the church doors opened. The love of his life was walking toward him. His brothers were standing next to him. His parents, sister, and sister-in-law were in the front pew. “It was one of the biggest moments in my life,” he said. During the ceremony, the minister had the couple kneel. The bridal party made a circle around them, and everyone put a hand on Courtney or Adam and said a prayer. Courtney couldn’t help but peek. “Looking up, I could see all my bridesmaids, the groomsmen, and Adam,” she said, and it was the most amazing feeling to be surrounded in the circle and beyond it by everyone she loves.

Discretionary spending

A bargain: Courtney found a flower girl dress she loved in a magazine, but she did not love the $800 price tag. Her mother and her mother’s friend collaborated on a replica. Cost of materials: $70. The splurge: Choosing a band instead of a DJ. “Music can make or break any party,” said the bride.

The getaway

Eleven days in Hawaii.

Being solo for the holidays is a big chill for singles

SINGLE from D1 office party, standing solo while others are locked in the traditional New Year’s Eve kiss, watching an endless stream of Kay Jewelers commercials, or facing a barrage of questions during Christmas dinner, the holidays can present plenty of lessthan-merry moments. Barrett believes it’s a necessity for him to have a New Year’s date, so he starts “going nuts a week or two before.” Lyons, a musician and actor who finds himself single again this winter, agreed. “Things become very tense around the mistletoe.” In fact, 48 percent of singles deem finding dates for holiday parties more stressful than shopping for presents, according to a recent member survey by the dating website Match.com. Whether it’s a dinner party or a family get-together, arriving solo at an event packed with twosomes brings challenges. “When I’m with my family, everybody’s married and everybody has kids, and it’s like I don’t fit in there,” said Jennifer Pour, 40, of South Philadelphia. “When you’re in a situation like that, it feels very obvious, and uncomfortable a little bit.” For Dan McQuade, 27, a Web editor and blogger who lives in Center City, it’s the palpable focus on romance that has created some disconcerting moments. “You’re out with a

bunch of friends and some people will have left, and you’ll look around, and it’s you and three couples,” said McQuade. “I don’t know if I’ll get over being the third, fifth, or seventh wheel.” Worse still, said Barrett, is being excluded outright — as when a close friend told him he wasn’t welcome at a couples-only New Year’s Eve party because he didn’t have a date. Yvonne Lee, 37, of Society Hill, a magazine editor, is single by choice (“I’m really commitment-phobic,” she said), and the holiday traditions among her Korean American relatives include interrogating the family singletons. “The reason why people tend to ask a lot of questions around the holidays is because they gather,” she said. “Naturally, when everyone’s eating and talking, they’re going to ask you about your life — and, because they’re Asian, they’re going to ask probing questions. “They always talk to you like they feel sorry for you. It’s almost like they don’t really believe that you can have a fulfilling life on your own, because so many first-generation Korean Americans follow the status quo.” And yet, the status quo in the United States has changed. According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center in association with Time magazine, just 52 percent of U.S. adults

were married in 2008, down from 72 percent in 1960. (The difference is most pronounced among young people: 26 percent of people in their 20s were married in 2008, compared with 68 percent in 1960.) And 39 percent of adults surveyed consider marriage altogether obsolete. However, perceptions have not changed to align with reality, according to Philadelphia clinical psycholo-

people represented in popular culture in the run-up to Christmas. Watch TV, singles say, and the couples bias is unmistakable. “Every commercial you see is about buying gifts for your loved ones, especially diamonds,” said Suzanne Smith, 32, a human resources professional who lives in Fishtown. “Mediawise, it’s in your face, in movies and commercials. It’s much more couples- and families-based.” Likewise, the idealization of holiday traditions can cast a pall over Whether a dinner singles’ makeshift substitutions. or a family “Two dudes picking out a tree,” Lyons said, shaking his head as he get-together, recounted sharing the holiday with arriving alone at an his roommate. “That’s one of the lonely things about Christmas — all event packed with the traditions you’d like to do with twosomes brings someone.” Those who view the new year as a challenges. time of self-assessment can find the season especially poignant. gist Judith Coché. “I try not to compare myself to “We haven’t caught up with some of other people my age, but it’s hard our own statistics,” she said. “Our cul- when you’re not on the same time ture is still geared toward looking at line as other people,” Smith said. marriage as the norm. There seems Yet avoiding those comparisons, to be a real preference for celebrating say experts, is vital to enjoying the that, ‘Oh, it’s so great to be married.’ season as a single. Well, it’s actually pretty great to be “It’s a very long life and most of single and to have time to yourself, us spend periods of it single and and to be able to pursue your own periods of it married,” said Judith activities. We rarely hear people extol- Sills, a Philadelphia clinical psycholling how important that is.” ogist and the author of Getting NaNeither do we see many single ked Again, a book about dating for

older women. “There are joys in each period and there are strains in each period. Try to view this period for what it is: an episode in your life that comes with its own emotional package, and not necessarily a permanent state.” That may be a tall order, but there are simpler steps you can take. “Come up with an answer to the question, ‘Why aren’t you married?’ ” Sills suggested. “You’ll feel less anxious when you’re prepared.” That answer could range from aggressive (“I don’t know. Why do you ask such rude questions?”) to genuine (“It makes me uncomfortable when you ask me that”). Couples can help alleviate singles’ stress by including them with or without a date, or offering them a ride to a party so they don’t have to show up alone. “I always appreciate it when people invite me over, and I think it’s nice if they say, ‘Bring a friend,’ especially if you don’t know them too well,” Pour said. And remember, said Sills, the holiday season may be rife with social land mines, but it’s also rich with opportunities. “When you’re single, as fraught as that is with various emotional complexities, it’s also a very romantic state of life, full of possibility,” Sills said. “Your married sister knows who she’s going to meet at the party, and that would be no one. You don’t know.”

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A look at the social events, galas, functions and fund-raisers in the area. BY

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Power breakfast

Nearly 700 guests attended the Urban Affairs Coalition’s 41st Anniversary Breakfast Nov. 19 at the Crystal Tea Room. The breakfast honored Leroy Edwards, owner of Abstract Printing; Linda Burnette, founder and president of the Youth Sharmain Matlock-Turner and Outreach Adolescent Donn Scott of the Urban Community Awareness Affairs Coalition at the 41st Program; and the late Anniversary Breakfast. Charles W. Bowser Sr., founder and first executive director of the Philadelphia Urban Coalition. The benefit, chaired by Lorina Marshall-Blake and Bernard Smalley, raised $260,000 for the coalition.

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Gov.-elect Tom Corbett (left), Susan Corbett, and David Cohen at the Pennsylvania Society Dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

Tradition!

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Ameenah Young (left), president and CEO of the Convention Center; Councilwoman Marian Tasco; Lorina MarshallBlake, event cochair and coalition board member.

Carol Fitzgerald (left), executive director of the Pennsylva-

nia Society, with Gov. and Midge Rendell and Melissa Fitzgerald. The 112th annual dinner was attended by 1,575.

From left, E. Steven Collins of Radio One; Michael Rashid of the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies; and Denis O’Brien, president and CEO of Peco.

From left, Sen. Arlen Specter, Joan Specter, H.F. “Gerry”

The Pennsylvania Society held its 112th annual dinner Saturday at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. The Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement was presented posthumously to former Gov. Robert P. Casey, whose wife, Ellen, and son, Sen. Bob Casey, accepted on his behalf. Among the 1,575 movers and shakers who attended the black-tie evening were Gov. and Midge Rendell; Gov.-elect Tom Corbett and his wife, Susan; Mayor Nutter and his wife, Lisa; former Gov. Tom Ridge; former Gov. Dick Thornburgh; Sen. Arlen Specter; Sen.-elect Pat Toomey; H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest; and Chris Chris Matthews (left) of MSNBC Matthews of MSNBC. and David F. Girard-diCarlo, Pennsylvania Society Pennsylvania Society president, president David F. at the President’s Reception. Girard-diCarlo led the program, which included a video tribute to Casey that was introduced by Msgr. Joseph G. Quinn of Fordham University and a performance of three of the Caseys’ favorite songs — “How Deep Is the Ocean,” “All I Ask of You,” and “You Make Me Feel So Young” — by the Hank Lane Trio. “Social Circuit” appears in Style & Soul. Contact Caroline Stewart at 215-854-5747 or at socialcircuit@phillynews.com

Lenfest, and Marguerite Lenfest at the President’s Reception.

JEREMY MESSLER

Beau Biden (center), honored as Stroke Survivor of the

Year, talks with Joseph Greco (right) and other guests.

Beau Biden honored

The Delaware Valley Stroke Council celebrated its 15th anniversary at a black-tie dinner held Nov. 13 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The annual Stars for Stroke Gala honored Delaware Attorney General Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III, Vice President Biden’s son, who suffered a stroke in May. Also honored were Dr. Emil Matarese of St. Mary’s Medical Center, who received Dr. Emil Matarese, honored as Physician of the Physician of the Year award; Year at the gala. Don Rosenblit, who was Superstar of the Year; and CARF Stroke Certified Rehabilitation Hospitals. The gala’s 250 guests raised $150,000 for the Stroke Council.

Marie O’Connor (left) and husband Patrick O’Connor of Cozen O’Connor and Judy Colins and her husband James Colins, also of Cozen O’Connor.

Sen. Bob Casey (left), with his wife, Terese, and mother, Ellen, and Sen.-elect Pat Toomey and his wife, Kris. Casey’s late father, Gov. Robert P. Casey, was honored at the dinner.

Don Rosenblit (left), honored as Superstar of the Year;

Toby Mazer, event cochair; Hallie Biden, wife of Beau Biden; and Dr. Robert Rosenwasser, Biden’s physician.

A gubernatorial trio: Gov. Rendell is flanked by former Gov. Tom Ridge (left) and former Gov. Dick Thornburgh.

A sporting life

Michael Barkann of Comcast SportsNet was honored at the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the ALS Association’s Annual Luncheon held Nov. 19 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The luncheon for 475 guests featured a roast by Barkann’s friends, including Gov. Rendell, Phillies president David Montgomery, and John DeBella of WMGK-FM. Phillies Charities presented ALS with a gift of $801,615 that was raised by the Phillies at the team’s annual autograph party and sports memorabilia auction, Phillies Phestival, in May. The luncheon raised $250,000 for ALS.

RODNEY ATIENZA

State Rep. Josh Shapiro stands behind Mike Kilpatric

(left), an ALS patient; Wes Rose, an ALS patient; and his father, Ray Rose.

David Montgomery (left), Phillies

general partner and president, with his wife, Lyn, and Jerry Clothier.

Luncheon honoree Michael Barkann with (from left) event cochairs Suzanne Bruce; Barkann’s wife Ellen; and Ellen Brosso at the ALS Association Annual Luncheon.

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Review Music

Cellist excels in a recital By David Patrick Stearns

and Britten were in states of high metamorphosis: The The best-of-the-year lists al- former was a young composready have been written, but er departing decisively but the Monday recital by cellist carefully from the lingua franAlisa Weilerstein definitely ca of his day, while the latter, belongs on one, no matter in middle age, was seeking where it falls in the calendar what would be his more ausyear. A frequent concerto tere late style. In the Beethoven (which is presence here, Weilerstein returned in a Philadelphia weighted more toward pianist Chamber Music Society recit- than cellist), Barnatan projectal at the Perelman Theater — ed much of the novelty that one not as consistently fine 18th-century audiences must as her 2008 appearance at Re- have felt, with key and regisform Congregation Keneseth ter changes ambushing you Israel in Elkins Park, but with from the side door. That qualigreater successes in unex- ty became the key to Britten’s work: Though its compositionpected places. The second half had the fun al floor plan is traditional, stuff: Stravinsky’s amiable you kept hearing certain patSuite Italienne adapted from terns familiar from his past his ballet Pulcinella, and Rach- works being fearlessly splinmaninoff’s plush, soulful Cel- tered, scattered, and transformed. lo Sonata in G minor. Few The atmospheric sensuality Rachmaninoff performances achieve pianist Inon Barna- of Britten’s great opera Peter tan’s sense of weight while Grimes is far away in this 1961 Cello Sonata. Though celnot covering up the cellist. list Mstislav Rostropovich’s Neither piece, however, felt technical prowess had an imfully digested — which was pact on the pieces written for anything but the case with him, Britten gave him greater the first half’s Beethoven Cel- comprehension challenges, lo Sonata in G minor (Op. 5 not unlike the intriguingly No. 2) and the Britten Cello veiled manner of ShostakovSonata in C (Op. 65). ich, though with less irony The two are hard to discuss and dark humor to keep the separately. Both Beethoven listener hooked. INQUIRER MUSIC CRITIC

The Weilerstein/Barnatan performance turned a bright light on every moment of the ultra-serious piece, especially revealing Britten’s staggering ingenuity. You could still wonder about the music’s message (or messages, since it’s dense) but do so knowing that the performers had thoroughly come to terms with the piece on every possible level. With so little sense of falling back on received wisdom, the Beethoven and Britten performances felt like premieres, which made other parts of the concert suffer in comparison. Weilerstein’s use of vibrato felt indiscriminate in the Rachmaninoff, which isn’t like her, or in keeping with European trends that question the presence of vibrato in most any repertoire. In the Stravinsky, Barnatan was merely charming. With luck, Beethoven and Britten will be part of Weilerstein’s new recording agreement with Decca. Isn’t it nice to know that performances by her and Barnatan need not live only in one’s memory? Contact music critic David Patrick Stearns at dstearns@phillynews.com.

He finds wife’s gift custom bizarre Question: I am recently married and have a holiday dilemma: My wife just bought an expensive perfume, came home, placed the perfume in front of me, and instructed me to wrap it up and put it under the tree for her on Christmas. I thought she was joking, but she was serious. I am from a family that takes pleasure in coming up with gifts that bring surprise and joy. Her family members go out shopping together, tell one another what to buy, and then go through the checkout line together after carefully determining who will be responsible for paying. Please help me find a happy medium before I explode and say something that will offend her and my in-laws. Answer: It couldn’t be more obvious that you find your inlaws’ tradition repellent if you typed out “I find my inlaws’ tradition repellent.” It’s not a spouse’s place to judge or change her — it’s to find the good in her. The family that produced her tradition also produced her.

So, figure out the lovable part of her that explains why she embraces this tradition. Her pragmatism, say, or her childlike contradictions. Her loyalty to family. Her gift for unwitting absurdist humor. Tell her you’ll play her way, but you’d also like to keep your way alive, too. You can decide how you do that in a civil conversation made possible by your not going up in judgmental smoke. Question: We have two adult children, both married, no children of their own. Neither holds Christmas in high enough esteem to attend church services. They enjoy the parties and gifts, however. Recently, especially in light of the fact that my husband and I have been laid off, I wonder why we are getting them gifts year after year (with low response from them) when they don’t seem to be able to respect the day for what it really is. Our daughter lives within easy driving distance, yet they cannot even bring themselves to visit us on that day, and yes,

they have been invited. Am I being too judgmental? Answer: Yes, if for no other reason than judging isn’t even necessary. You’ve just been laid off; you have all the grounds you need to skip buying gifts for your adult children. Many adults stop buying one another gifts anyway, just because they’re all adults and don’t need things under the tree as proof that somebody cares. (If it’s fun for them all, then, of course, said adults are free to indulge away.) Maybe this rationale won’t apply next year, and unemployment — I do hope — won’t be an issue anymore. But even then, there’s still no need to base your buying decisions on whether they “respect the day for what it really is.” They don’t respond well to the gifts and they don’t accept your invitations, so, there you have it — all the evidence you need that it’s time for a different approach. E-mail Carolyn at tellme@washpost.com, follow her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/carolyn.hax, or chat with her online at noon Eastern time each Friday at www.washingtonpost.com.

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At Kimmel, parenting to the oldies By Howard Shapiro

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We will, we will rock you! — that’s the anthem of the classic rock band Queen, but it’s also one of several anthems in Parenting 101, the frisky, clever revue that has settled into the bottom floor of the Kimmel Center for a long run. But in Parenting 101, the song has a specific meaning. A set of new parents sing it in a baby’s bedroom. And it’s 4 a.m.

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Parenting 101 takes popular and show tunes of past decades and sets them to lyrics about family life. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” starts off the proceedings, in a hospital maternity ward: “Ohhh, God, where does the pain go?” belts the mom-to-be

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gin to recall your own landmark parenting moments. (Some of them, frankly, I could have done without recalling; I laughed while at the show, but have been thinking with some regret about them in the last few days.) Nancy Holson and Jay Falzone wrote the book and lyrics for the show, and some of the songs — how about “It’s my potty and I’ll try if I want to” — would be funny on paper, without being performed. Falzone also nicely choreographed the show. This time, Parenting 101 is delivered by its four performers with the backup of a prerecorded band. This makes the music more lush, but it also drains some of the excite-

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ment you expect in a live revue — and challenges the performers by imposing a rigidity on musical pieces that are statements as much as songs. You can’t make those points through music and still be in the moment with an audience, though, if the band-in-adigital-box is already on to the next musical bar.

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This is not to say that Craig Hanson, Nicole Nicastro, Patrice Seibel, and Stuart Williams are rote in their deliveries. All have fine voices, and are game to play parents and kids in a freewheeling fashion, though they do best when they rein it in a bit — particularly Williams, who has the annoying habit of looking past the audience, as if another audience sat behind the back wall. The four are able to make you relive that time when you wanted to run onto the soccer field and scream at the coach, or run from the car and scream at the state for granting learners’ permits at age 16. In retrospect, and particularly in the joyful telling of Parenting 101, it all goes by way too fast. Contact staff writer Howard Shapiro at 215-854-5727 or hshapiro@phillynews.com. Read his recent work at http://go.philly.com/howardshapiro. Follow him on Twitter at #philastage.

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AGE OF THE DAWN TREADER IN DIGITAL H THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOY3D (PG) AGE OF THE DAWN TREADER IN DIGITAL (1:10 2:20 4:00 5:20) 6:40 8:00 9:20 10:35 PM 3D (PG) H THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE (1:20 4:10) 7:00 9:50 PM VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) H THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE (1:40 4:30) 7:10 10:00 PM VOYAGE OF THE DAWN H THE TOURIST (PG-13) TREADER (PG) DP (1:50 4:50) 7:30 10:20 PM (2:10 5:00) 7:50 10:30 PM THE WARRIOR’S WAY (R) H THE TOURIST (PG-13) (1:50 4:40) 7:30 10:20 PM (2:05 5:25) 7:55 10:15 PM BURLESQUE (PG-13) BURLESQUE (PG-13) DP (1:00 3:45) 6:40 9:30 PM (1:45 4:40) 7:50 10:30 PM LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (R) FASTER (R) (2:30 5:10) 8:00 10:40 PM (4:45) 9:50 PM TANGLED (PG) LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (R) (2:20 4:50) 7:15 PM (1:30 4:20) 6:55 9:40 PM H TANGLED IN DISNEY DIGITAL TANGLED (PG) 3D (PG) (1:20 3:50) 7:00 9:30 PM (1:30 4:00) 6:30 9:15 PM H TANGLED IN DISNEY DIGITAL HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HAL3D (PG) LOWS - PART 1 (PG-13) (1:55 4:55) 7:40 10:10 PM (12:50 3:50) 6:50 10:00 PM HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HAL- UNSTOPPABLE (PG-13) LOWS - PART 1 (PG-13) (1:40 4:30) 7:40 10:10 PM (1:00 2:00 5:00 5:30) 8:30 9:55 PM MORNING GLORY (PG-13) UNSTOPPABLE (PG-13) 9:40 PM (2:10 5:10) 8:10 10:40 PM 127 HOURS (R) DUE DATE (R) (2:00 4:20) 6:45 9:20 PM (2:30) 7:25 PM MEGAMIND (PG) (1:05 3:30) 6:30 9:25 PM AGE OF THE DAWN TREADER IN DIGITAL 3D (PG) (1:15 1:45 4:00 4:30) 6:45 7:15 9:25 9:55 PM H THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) (2:15 5:00) 7:45 10:25 PM H THE TOURIST (PG-13) (2:05 4:50) 7:35 10:10 PM BURLESQUE (PG-13) DP (1:20 4:40) 7:20 10:00 PM LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (R) (1:10 3:45) 7:30 10:05 PM TANGLED (PG) (3:20 5:40) 10:30 PM TANGLED (PG) OC (1:00) 8:00 PM H TANGLED IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) (1:30 4:10) 7:00 9:35 PM HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 1 (PG-13) (12:55 1:50 4:05 5:10) 7:10 8:20 10:15 PM UNSTOPPABLE (PG-13) (2:20 5:20) 7:50 10:20 PM MEGAMIND (PG) (2:00 4:20) 6:55 9:15 PM

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UA EAST WHITELAND STADIUM 9

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TANGLED IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) 5:30 8:05 PM HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 1 (PG-13) 5:00 8:10 PM

UA KING OF PRUSSIA STADIUM 16 Located on Mall Blvd. across from The Plaza King of Prussia 1-800-FANDANGO #(644)

TRON LEGACY: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE Advance Tickets Now on Sale. H THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER IN DIGITAL 3D (PG) 824 W. Lancaster Ave. Bryn Mawr 610-527-9898 (1:30 2:20 4:30 5:10) 7:30 8:10 10:30 PM www.BrynMawrFilm.org Shows Vary Daily H THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) INSIDE JOB (PG-13) 2:00 5:30 8:00 PM THE SOCIAL NETWORK (PG-13) 5:00 PM (12:50 3:50) 6:50 9:50 PM H THE TOURIST (PG-13) YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER (R) 2:00 PM (2:10 5:00) 7:50 10:40 PM A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A UNIQUE TAKE BLACK SWAN (R) ON A HOLIDAY CLASSIC (NR) 7:30 PM (1:20 2:00 4:00 4:40) 6:40 7:20 9:20 10:00 PM THE WARRIOR’S WAY (R) 9:30 PM BURLESQUE (PG-13) (12:40 3:20) 6:20 9:10 PM LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (R) (3:30) 9:55 PM LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (R) OC,OC/DVS (12:45) 6:55 PM TANGLED (PG) 157 Bala Ave. - Off City Line Ave. 222-FILM #(588) (1:10 4:10) 7:00 PM H TANGLED IN DISNEY DIGITAL BURLESQUE (PG-13) 4:00 7:00 PM 3D (PG) LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (R) (1:50 4:50) 7:40 10:05 PM 4:15 7:15 PM HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALMORNING GLORY (PG-13) LOWS - PART 1 (PG-13) 4:30 7:30 PM (12:00 3:10) 6:30 9:40 PM UNSTOPPABLE (PG-13) (1:40 4:20) 7:15 9:45 PM 127 HOURS (R) DP (12:10 2:40 5:15) 7:45 10:10 PM DUE DATE (R) (12:15 2:50 5:20) 7:55 10:25 PM H MEGAMIND 3D (PG) (12:20 3:00 5:30) 8:00 10:15 PM

BALA THEATRE

UA IMAX Located on Mall Blvd. across from THE TOURIST (PG-13) 12:15 2:40 5:10 7:30 9:55 PM BURLESQUE (PG-13) 1:20 4:00 7:10 9:45 PM FASTER (R) 2:35 5:00 9:50 PM LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (R) 12:00 2:30 5:00 7:35 10:05 PM TANGLED IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) 11:55 AM 12:30 2:15 2:50 4:30 5:05 6:50 7:20 9:10 9:40 PM THE NEXT THREE DAYS (PG-13) 1:00 3:50 6:40 9:30 PM TODAY’S SPECIAL (R) 12:40 3:00 5:25 7:45 10:00 PM MORNING GLORY (PG-13) 12:10 7:25 PM DUE DATE (R) 4:10 9:20 PM FAIR GAME (PG-13) 12:20 2:45 5:10 7:40 10:05 PM HEREAFTER (PG-13) 1:10 6:30 PM

The Plaza King of Prussia 1-800-FANDANGO #(644)

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER IN DIGITAL 3D (PG) 1:05 4:15 7:45 10:30 PM THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (PG) DP,DLP 12:00 3:15 6:45 9:30 PM THE TOURIST (PG-13) DP,DLP 11:25 AM 12:25 2:10 2:55 4:35 5:25 7:00 8:05 9:35 10:35 PM BLACK SWAN (R) DP,DLP 11:40 AM 12:30 2:15 3:00 4:45 5:30 7:20 8:00 9:55 10:35 PM THE WARRIOR’S WAY (R) DP,DLP 9:20 PM BURLESQUE (PG-13) DP,DLP 1:25 4:40 7:25 10:10 PM LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS (R) DP,DLP 1:10 4:20 7:30 10:20 PM TANGLED (PG) DP,DLP 1:00 3:45 PM TANGLED IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) 11:55 AM 2:35 5:15 7:40 10:15 PM HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 1 (PG-13) DP,DLP 11:30 AM 12:15 2:45 3:30 6:30 7:15 10:00 10:30 PM THE NEXT THREE DAYS (PG-13) DP,DLP 9:25 PM UNSTOPPABLE (PG-13) DP,DLP 11:35 AM 1:55 4:25 7:35 10:05 PM MORNING GLORY (PG-13) DP,DLP 6:40 PM 127 HOURS (R) DP,DLP 12:10 2:50 5:10 8:00 10:25 PM DUE DATE (R) DP,DLP 6:50 PM FAIR GAME (PG-13) DP,DLP 1:20 4:05 7:05 9:40 PM MEGAMIND 3D (PG) 11:40 AM 2:05 4:30 PM

GLOUCESTER COUNTY REGAL CROSS KEYS STADIUM 12

Black Horse PK @ American Blvd. (856) 728-2500 1-800-FANDANGO #(265)

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(215) 491-4413 (12:40 3:00 5:25) 7:45 10:05 PM (302) 479-0750 1-800-FANDANGO #(174) 12:15 1:00 3:05 4:00 7:00 7:50 9:50 10:30 PM 1-800-FANDANGO #(337) MEGAMIND (PG) FAIR GAME (PG-13) STADIUM SEATING IN SELECT AUDITORIUMS THE TOURIST (PG-13) DP,DLP (12:10 2:35 5:10) 7:35 10:00 PM (12:25 3:05) 5:55 8:25 PM YOGI BEAR 3D 12:50 3:30 7:20 10:05 PM YOGI BEAR 3D H MEGAMIND 3D (PG) MEGAMIND (PG) Advance Tickets Now on Sale. THE WARRIOR’S WAY (R) DP,DLP Advance Tickets Now on Sale. (1:10 4:00) 6:40 9:05 PM (1:00 3:20 5:40) 8:05 10:30 PM TRON: LEGACY IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D TRON: LEGACY IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D 2:40 7:35 10:15 PM H MEGAMIND 3D (PG) Advance Tickets Now on Sale. Advance Tickets Now on Sale. 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Two of our most beloved wisemen suffered heinous injuries this week at the hands of an uncaring world. Song ’n’ dance man Hugh Jackman, 42, crashed face-first into a studio light rigging Tuesday while trying to impress Empress Oprah during her Australian invasion. Hugh’s rigging had a malfunction when he tried to Errol Flynn his way to an outdoor stage down a cable from the top of the Sydney Opera House. “That was so much fun, until the end,” said the would-be swashbuckler. Thankfully his booboo is minor. And “U Got It Bad” warbler Usher, 32, got it bad Monday during a show in New York when A Female Fan he brought onstage for his performance of “Trading Places” kicked him in the nose with her stiletto boot-heel. Seems she was lost in a transcendental transport of ecstasy during the song, which had the couple caress each other on a couch. The R&B man wasn’t seriously hurt.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The British monarchy tale The King’s Speech led Golden Globe contenders Tuesday with seven nominations, including best drama and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush. Other best-drama nominees were the psychosexual dance thriller Black Swan, the boxing saga The Fighter, the sci-fi blockbuster Inception and the Facebook chronicle The Social Network. Nominees in the Globes’ other best-picture category, for musical or comedy, are the Lewis Carroll fantasy Alice in Wonderland, the songand-dance extravaganza Burlesque, the lesbian-family tale The Kids Are All Right, the action romp Red, and the romantic thriller The Tourist. Among TV contenders, Glee leads with five nominations, including comedy series and acting honors for Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, and Matthew Morrison. Other TV comedy-series picks were 30 Rock, The Big Bang Theory, The Big C, Modern Family, and Nurse Jackie. Drama series nominees were Boardwalk Empire, Dexter, The Good Wife, Mad Men, and The Walking Dead. Hollywood’s second-highest film honors, the Globes traditionally were a solid weather vane for predicting which film might triumph at the Academy Awards. But the Globes have provided murky forecasts in recent times. In the last six years, just one recipient of a Globe best-film prize has gone on to win best picture at the Oscars — 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire. Bonham Carter, a supporting-actress nominee as Queen Elizabeth II’s mother in the 1930s-era The King’s Speech, was uncertain if the Globe nomination might help secure her the same honor at the Academy Awards, whose nominations come out Jan. 25. But she had stronger expectations for costar Firth, a best-actor nominee as King George VI, the reluctant monarch struggling with a lifelong stammer. The Social Network and The Fighter tied for second with six nominations each. Among nominations for The Social

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roof for “Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure.” He crashed, hurt his right eye.

Chelsea Handler is stoking rumors she’s dating 50 Cent by tweeting a photo of the two cuddling in bed. “I don’t know why anyone thinks I would ever date a rapper,” she says.

Daisies star Anna Friel, 34, have split up after a nine-year romance. They have a 5-year-old daughter, Gracie.

From love to commerce

When love turns to hate

Royal couple Prince William and Kate Middleton have released two official portraits snapped by celeb photog Mario Testino. Meanwhile, Brit jeweler Claudia Bradby has reissued a silver pendant she and Kate designed in ’07. Info: www.claudiabradby.com.

So many couples have broken up of late, I’ve lost my faith in Love. Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar are kaput, as are Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens. Now comes news that sexily serious thesp Scarlett Johansson, 26, and smarty-pants Ryan Reynolds, 34, are ending their marriage after two whole years. “We entered our relationship with love and it’s with love and kindness we leave it,” the couple say in a statement. Anonymous Source tells UsMagazine.com that ScarJo ended it. “They spent a lot of time apart when they are working,” says Source.

Mariah: I’m not gay, too …

Mariah Carey, busy torturing the globe with her holiday tunes (see below), tells the Advocate she’s like Oprah — she’s un-gay, even though she is beloved of the gay community. “If it makes somebody happy to say that, then whatever, but that’s not the reality,” Nick Cannon’s wife says about rumors she’s bisexual. “I don’t have a discriminatory policy of who I’m friends with, so yes, I’m friends with women who are gay — gay, straight, it doesn’t matter to me. So I don’t get upset when I hear that. … I guess I could lie about it to seem more exciting.”

Even more boldface heartache

Famed onscreen serial killer Michael C. Hall, 39, and his Dexter costar Jennifer Carpenter, 31, are getting divorced. The couple, who play siblings on the Showtime hit, wed on New Year’s Eve 2008. Hall was previously married to Amy Spanger. Brit tabloid Daily Mail says Harry Potter’s David Thewlis, 47, and Pushing

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Requiem for a Dream star Jennifer Connelly, who turned 40 Sunday, is expecting her second baby with hubby and A Beautiful Mind costar Paul Bettany, 39, says UsMagazine.com. The couple have a son, Stellan, 7. JC has another son, Kai, 13, from her relationship with photog David Dugan.

to Showtime’s lusty Henry VIII series The Tudors. Seasons 1 and 2 will be shown in a marathon Jan. 16. The high and the low — Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin — will reunite for CNN’s New Year’s Eve show from Times Square. Last year, KG dropped the four-letter bomb. “I’m terrified to be cohosting” with her, says Coop. Billboard has named Bon Jovi the top-grossing touring act of 2010. The Jersey boys, who will play Philly’s Wells Fargo Center on March 2, pulled in $146 mil.

Tidbits ’n’ pieces

Celeb site Popeater.com claims aforementioned comedic comedian Kathy Griffin, who has referred to Bristol Palin as the “white Precious,” is so afeared of incurring reprisals from Palin fans that she has increased her security detail. … Bulgarians say Wham’s “Last Christmas” is the most annoying holiday song ever, according to a poll by ad agency DDB. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas” placed second. This article contains information from Inquirer wire services and websites. Contact “SideShow” at sideshow@phillynews.com.

Network were Jesse Eisenberg as best dramatic actor, Andrew Garfield as supporting actor, and David Fincher as director. The Fighter earned four acting nominations, best actor for Mark Wahlberg and supporting honors for Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. Its nominations also included a directing slot for David O. Russell. Johnny Depp earned two nominations, as best musical or comedy actor for Alice in Wonderland and The Tourist. Along with Eisenberg, Firth and Wahlberg, best dramatic actor contenders are James Franco for 127 Hours and Ryan Gosling for the marital tale Blue Valentine. Nominees for best dramatic actress are Halle Berry for the multiple-personality drama Frankie and Alice, Nicole Kidman for the grieving-parent tale Rabbit Hole, Jennifer Lawrence for the Ozarks crime yarn Winter’s Bone, Natalie Portman for Black Swan and Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine. Joining Depp in the musical or comedy actor race are Paul Giamatti in the curmudgeon chronicle Barney’s Version, Jake Gyllenhaal in the romance Love and Other Drugs, and Kevin Spacey in the Jack Abramoff saga Casino Jack. Depp’s The Tourist costar Angelina Jolie is among musical or comedy actress nominees. Also competing are Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as a lesbian couple in The Kids Are All Right, Anne Hathaway in Love and Other Drugs and Emma Stone in the high school romp Easy A. The animation category is filled with blockbusters, led by Toy Story 3, How to Train Your Dragon and Despicable Me. The current hit Tangled also made the cut, along with the forthcoming French tale The Illusionist. The Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 85 critics and reporters for overseas outlets. Ricky Gervais is returning as host of the ceremony, which will air live Jan. 16 on NBC10. The Oscar nominations will be announced nine days later, on Jan. 25.

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Happy Birthday This year, letting go may be the key to your success. Don’t stand on ceremony any longer, and give up any vindictiveness, if possible. Greater creativity and energy will result. Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★ Don’t let a sense of negativity or redundancy over an issue or situation aggravate you. Take a deep breath, with the knowledge that there is something better ahead. Tonight: Detach from your daily life. Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★ The less said the better, considering the mood you are in. In fact, if you can take a personal day or decide to exit from one day of your life, the time is now. Tonight: Greet a loved one with a big smile. Gemini (May 21-June 20) ★★★★ You attempt to home in on the basics yet are continuously distracted by an idea or a loved one. Make this diversion OK, and you will find that you have an easier time concentrating. Tonight: Getting into some Santa chores. Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★★ Take a stand, understanding that something better lies ahead. Your ability to deal with a domestic matter and work matter (or community matter) at the same time might not be up to

par. Tonight: Understand that all the nurturing in the world cannot change some issues. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★ Keep reaching out for others, and don’t stand on ceremony. Everyone is a bit uptight right now. Why would you be any different? If you can get past tension, you could be instrumental in eliminating it for you and for others. Tonight: Detach rather than react. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★★★ Relate on a one-on-one level, opening up doors if possible. What you think is creative or a great project could get shut down. Relax. This, too, will pass. Use care with spending. Tonight: Snuggle in, even if it is with the cat! Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★ Do you realize the kibosh you are putting on others’ ideas and plans? Let go of negativity and try to loosen up. Then communication will become more fulfilling and worthwhile. Tonight: Go with a suggestion. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★ You might be tired or a little depressed. Not realizing this drain, you could go out and wonder why others react so strangely. Know when to leave an uncomfortable situation. Focus on your to-do list only. Tonight: Put your feet up. Chill.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ You generally can count on your ingenuity, but perhaps not at the moment. You could be overthinking a situation, trying to figure out the best way. Tonight: Let off steam. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★ Realize your limitations and why issues involving boundaries are happening. A parent, elder or boss could be in a bad mood. Don’t you think it has gone on a little too long? Tonight: Do some serious soul searching. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★ If you aren’t able to get enough information or detach sufficiently in order to see the big picture, relax. A friend could be instrumental in helping you. Tonight: Favorite spot, favorite people. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★ Understand that a partner feels frightened and uptight. All your efforts lead to nowhere. Know when and how to let go. Tonight: Treat yourself too! Born on this date Actor Don Johnson, industrialist J. Paul Getty, comedian Tim Conway

“If it ain’t broke, fix it until it is.” — expression popular among government bureaucrats. Today’s three no-trump was in working order — there were nine top tricks — until South fixed things to go down. He won the first club and took the A-K of diamonds. When West threw a spade, South couldn’t afford to concede a diamond to East, setting up the long diamonds, since the defense would take four clubs. South therefore cashed the K-A of hearts. East’s jack fell, but the contract was still broken beyond repair. When declarer took the dummy’s 10 next, East discarded, and South couldn’t get back to his hand for the queen and went down one. South succeeds if he attacks the correct suit first (my topic this week). After he takes the ace of clubs, he must cash the A-K of hearts.

When the jack falls, South takes the 10 and comes to the ace of diamonds to cash the queen of hearts. He can take the K-Q of diamonds next, winning nine tricks even when the diamonds break badly.

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U.S. attorney in Phila. charged Anthony J. DeMarco III with fraud in a scheme involving straw buyers for homes. By Harold Brubaker

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia filed criminal charges Tuesday against the operator of a local mortgage foreclosure rescue scheme involving $31 million in fraudulent loans on 120 properties.

Anthony J. DeMarco III offered to buy the houses of people facing foreclosure, allowing victims to stay in the houses and pay rent until they recovered financially and could buy the house back, the government said. In reality, the indictment alleged,

DeMarco’s real estate companies, DeMarco REI Inc. in Philadelphia and OPM Group L.L.C. in King of Prussia, lined up straw buyers for the houses, used fraudulent documents to obtain mortgage loans, and stole $11 million in the process. Authorities arrested DeMarco, 31, of Conshohocken, on Tuesday. He is being held pending a detention hearing Friday. His attorney, Chris Warren, did not return a call

seeking comment. A call to DeMarco’s residence in Conshohocken before the arrest was not returned. Michael J. Saul, an alleged DeMarco victim in Spotswood, N.J., who says he lost more than $400,000 in the scam, was glad to learn from authorities of DeMarco’s arrest. Saul turned to DeMarco REI for help after a bankruptcy filing in 2005. DeMarco found a straw buy-

er, who allowed his credit profile to be used to get a 2007 loan on the house as a front for DeMarco. The difference between the new mortgage and the amount of money needed to pay off the old one supposedly went into an escrow or rentreserve account for the homeowners. In Saul’s case, that amount, the equity in the house, was $147,900, See CHARGES on E5

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In recession, Phila. ‘mixed’ When we hear that the U.S. economy is expected to strengthen in 2011, as economists are now forecasting, the statistic they’re wielding is “gross domestic product.” That’s the value of goods and services produced in a country each year. But just as Philadelphia is a city of neighborhoods, so too is the United States a nation of metropolitan areas. Cars, vaccines, mutual funds, and social media websites are all dreamed up, designed, assembled, marketed, and distributed from some actual city or suburb. Thus, U.S. GDP is actually composed of lots of smaller gross metropolitan products. Researchers of the Brookings Institution have been trying to tell us for the last 15 years that success in the global economy will come to those metro areas that are magnets for capital, both human and financial. See PHILLYINC on E7

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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning looms over I-95 for Citizen Eco-Drive watches. Another company offers the Yankees’ Derek Jeter.

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It’s the dreaded morning commute from the northeastern suburbs into Center City, and you’re already in a dark mood. To top it off, rush hour has you snarled in some heavy traffic on I-95. Then, just past Bensalem on the way into Northeast Philadelphia, you look up, and to your right, you see a hulking billboard with an eight-foot image

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Reporters Suzette Parmley of the Inquirer and Chuck Darrow of the Daily News will answer readers’ questions about the casino industry at 11 a.m. Thursday on www.philly.com

Corp., which is about to put up its own billboards welcoming Lee’s return to the Phillies’ pitching rotation. Levitz said at least one of the billboards will be prominent on I-95. In case you’ve been living under a rock the last 24 hours, Lee turned down offers from the Yankees and the Texas Rangers to come back here to pitch. One billboard will read like a postcard: “Dear Cliff, You are … See ADS on E3

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signer watches. Manning, the quarterback of the reviled New York Giants, is the pitchman for Citizen, and Jeter, legendary shortstop for the loathsome New York Yankees, is the face for Movado. “Hmmm. Doesn’t bother me as much as it makes me question Movado’s sense of geography and judgment,” said Meryl Levitz, president and chief executive officer of the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing

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of Eli Manning. A few southbound miles later, to your left, with the Ben Franklin Bridge in the background, you see a grinning, oversize Derek Jeter. What in the name of Cliff Lee is going on here? Why are two New York — hated New York — sports icons greeting Philadelphia fans — root-until-youbleed Eagles fans, Phillies fans — before you’ve had your first coffee on Market Street? Both athletes are hawking de-

Two watch-company advertising campaigns fill Philadelphia billboards with images that can stir anger.

While New Yorkers puzzle over why pitcher Cliff Lee would prefer a reported $120 million, five-year deal to come back to the Phillies, instead of a potentially richer offer from a team in New York, Horsham tax accountant John Kostenbauder points out a valuable advantage: Living and playing in New

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York City, Lee faces a combined city-state tax rate of 11.5 percent for home games. By contrast, living in Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania suburbs and playing at the Phillies’ stadium down in South Philly, Lee would pay just 6.6 percent. Why not South Jersey, where so many Philly pro athletes settle? State income

tax there zooms to almost 9 percent. Plus “New Jersey’s property taxes are brutal,” added Kostenbauder, a partner at the accounting firm WeiserMazars. Of course, if income taxes were all Lee cared about, he’d have gone back to the Texas Rangers, located in one of the few states that still don’t levy See PHILLYDEALS on E3

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a consortium that will start producing 55,000 barrels per day Wednesday from rigs off Ghana’s Atlantic Ocean coast in the Jubilee Field, which was discovered three years ago and holds an estimated 1.8 billion barrels of oil. — AP

In the Region No Airgas ruling till January

Airgas Inc., Radnor, in the midst of a hostile takeover fight with Allentown’s Air Products & Chemicals Inc., must wait until next year to find out if its anti-takeover defense is valid, a judge said. Delaware Chancery Court Judge William B. Chandler III told attorneys for both companies he would be traveling abroad to visit a family member and wouldn’t be available for the “next couple of weeks,” according to a transcript of a teleconference Monday. “I guess I’ll be working on this matter while I’m away, but there will not be any decision by the court until after I get back,” Chandler said. “So I’m not going to give any decision until the first of the year, the New Year.” — Bloomberg News

Core wholesale prices tame in Nov.

Wholesale prices outside the volatile food and energy categories rose modestly last month because of a large increase in the cost of new cars. But there was little sign of inflation in the report, which showed that the weak economy is keeping prices in check. The Labor Department said the Producer Price Index, which measures price changes before they reach the consumer, rose by 0.8 percent in November. That’s the biggest rise in eight months. But most of that rise was driven by a sharp increase in energy prices, particularly a 4.7 percent rise in the cost of gasoline. Food prices rose by 1 percent, led by a 13.6 percent increase in the cost of fresh fruit and melons. — AP

Stock to be sold in secondary offering

Lannett Co. Inc., Philadelphia, said it priced an offering of five million shares of its common stock at $5 each. Of the total shares to be sold, 2.5 million will come from the company, and the other half will come from a current shareholder. Lannett makes generic pharmaceuticals, including antacids and dermatological preparations. It said it would use the proceeds from the shares it sells to expand its product line, perhaps including its pain-management business. The company also is assessing possible acquisitions. Its shares, listed on the American Stock Exchange, closed down 94 cents, or 16 percent, at $4.93. As recently as last Thursday, the shares were at $6.75. — Paul Schweizer

$15.1M for heat, power projects

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority approved $15.1 million in funding for six clean-energy projects in the state. The money will come from the 2009 federal stimulus program. The projects include a $3.2 million cogeneration plant to serve a new casino in Atlantic City and another $3.2 million for a cogeneration plant to serve the Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City. The six projects will create a combined 240 construction jobs and 18 permanent jobs, while reducing carbon emission by 86,000 tons, the authority said. — Paul Schweizer

Saladworks expands to Louisiana

Saladworks, the Conshohocken restaurant chain, said it would open three outlets in

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A police officer takes part in a protest in Athens against government austerity measures.

Behind him is the statue of a leader of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. Hundreds of police officers, coast guards, firefighters and transport workers protested Tuesday. A general strike is planned for Wednesday..

Louisiana in 2011, marking the company’s entry into that state. The new restaurants will be franchises in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas and will be operated by one developer. The company previously announced plans to expand into Texas and North Carolina next year. Saladworks currently has 100 franchise locations in 12 states. — Paul Schweizer

Elsewhere HCP buying HCR real estate assets HCP Inc. said it would buy all the real estate assets of HCR ManorCare, which runs more than 300 rehabilitation and nursing facilities, for $6.1 billion in cash and stock. HCR ManorCare, of Toledo, Ohio, has facilities in King of Prussia, Huntingdon Valley, Montgomeryville, Hatboro, Yardley, Pottstown and Devon in Pennsylvania, and Cherry Hill, Sewell, Paulsboro, Hainesport, Medford, Pitman, Sicklerville and Voorhees in New Jersey. HCP, of Long Beach, Calif., will pay $3.53 billion in cash and $852 million in stock

for the properties. It can issue 25.7 million shares or a cash equivalent. The deal also includes $1.72 billion in funds HCP previously invested in HCR ManorCare. HCP, a real estate investment trust that owns and operates health facilities, will have an option to buy a 9.9 percent stake in HCR ManorCare for another $95 million. Separately, HCP said it would buy out its partner in a joint venture in a deal it valued at $860 million in total. — AP

Ghana to start pumping oil

Ghana is poised to begin pumping oil Wednesday, kicking off a new industry expected to bring $1 billion annually to a part of the world where most people still get by on less than $2 a day. But critics warn the West African country, one of the most stable and democratic on the continent, has yet to pass crucial legislation to avoid what is known in Africa as the “resource curse.” In places such as Congo and Nigeria, oil or mineral wealth has fueled conflict instead of boosting desperately needed development. British explorer Tullow Oil P.L.C. is leading

Airlines will show better-than-expected earnings of $15.1 billion this year as investors favor shares of carriers in Asia, where travel is expected to grow strongly, the International Air Transport Association said. Based on its market value, Air China is now worth twice what investors are valuing either Delta in the United States or Germany’s Lufthansa, highlighting the industry’s shift away from the United States and Europe to higher-growth countries, IATA said. Air China has seen its market capitalization surge to $20 billion, followed by Singapore airlines with $14 billion and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific with $12 billion. By passenger miles flown, Delta still ranks as the world’s number one. — AP

Chrysler recalling Dodge Ram trucks

Chrysler is recalling about 76,000 Dodge Ram pickup trucks to fix a power-steering issue that could make brake pedals return slowly after the driver applies them. The recall affects certain 2010-2011 model year Dodge Ram trucks built from March 2009 through October 2010. Chrysler said some trucks with diesel engines and a hydroboost brake system could be equipped with a power-steering reservoir cap with excessive vent pressure levels. The excessive levels could cause the brake lights remain on, potentially causing a crash. Owners can contact Chrysler at 800-853-1403. — AP

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PhillyDeals Continued from E1 an income tax. Kostenbauder suspects other factors, like compatibility with the Phils, whom Lee pitched for in the 2009 World Series, played a bigger role in his choice. Which is natural and healthy, he added. “We have a saying among tax accountants [when clients ask for advice on where to live without paying the government too much]: Don’t let the tax tail wag your dog.”

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Schools blow $63 million

The Philadelphia School District will pay $63 million to Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo Bank to cancel interest-rate swaps whose value has collapsed as U.S. interest rates stay at record lows. The payments will be financed as part of a $426 million debt-restructuring deal that is supposed to trim school-borrowing costs. School district business manager Michael Masch told me last year that the district had bought the swaps in the early 2000s to try to preserve low borrowing costs in case U.S. interest rates rose. Instead, rates have fallen, enriching the banks that sold the contracts to Philadelphia while costing taxpayers millions. Tuesday, Masch told me the payments to end the swaps would be folded into the district’s new bond issue and the costs would be paid by taxpayers over time, with interest. He said the district would also save money because the new bonds are issued at lower rates than previous bonds, which were paid off along with the swaps. He couldn’t immediately equate the savings and costs of the new arrangement. Bloomberg LP’s Dunstan McNichol reported the swaps expense after reviewing documents for the pending school district bond sale.

They’re back

John Elduff, boss at JTE Multimedia, the Berwyn-based publisher of Postgraduate Medicine, The Physician and Sportsmedicine, and Hospital Practice magazines, tells me he plans to revive the shuttered Collier’s Weekly and Saturday Review magazines after purchasing the Collier’s title, formerly owned by porno publisher Bob Guccione, for $2,000 in an auction last week. The magazines will be published

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both in print and online, Elduff says. “We are mostly doing print, for Americans [aged] 55 to 90.” He plans what he called research-oriented articles. That could leverage the medical and drug research and advertising that keep his other publications in business. The two magazines will be marketed under the American Brands label, which Elduff has also purchased. He said they will look like they did in the 1950s, when they rivaled the old Curtis Publishing Co.’s Philadelphia-based Saturday Evening Post for a mass middle-class audience. Collier’s, which began life as a muckraking investigative review in the late 1800s, closed in the 1950s. The Review, originally a supplement to the New York Post, was edited in its 1920s heyday by Wilmington native Henry Seidel Canby and lingered into the 1980s. The Saturday Evening Post, which featured minor-league fiction by major-league authors and popular illustrations by Norman Rockwell, has also been revived, by an Indiana company that targets seniors.

A frigid trip

Just Born Inc., the Bethlehem-based maker of Mike & Ikes, Marshmallow Peeps, the former Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews, and other tooth decayers, is

holding its annual sales convention this week in freezing Fargo, N.D., the local chamber of commerce boasts. “The team was given an ultimatum: Make your 2010 sales goals and enjoy the 2010 convention in Hawaii; don’t make the goals and we’ll gather in Fargo instead,” according to a report of the visit posted at the Fargo-Moorhead Chamber of Commerce website and confirmed by chamber spokeswoman Adrienne Olson. Just Born didn’t immediately return calls. Olson adds: “Two dozen Just Born personnel will converge this Monday, Dec. 13, in downtown Fargo for their annual meeting. While the 10-day forecast will treat them to temperatures in the low teens (Honolulu will be in the low 80s), the group has local manufacturers’ representative and veteran candy broker Bob Ward working to turn this ‘punishment’ into a visit they won’t soon forget.” High points include a showing of the Coen Brothers’ weird police movie Fargo, a Scandinavian culture tour, and a sleigh ride. Also, the beatings will continue until morale improves. Contact columnist Joseph N. DiStefano at 215-854-5194 or JoeD@phillynews.com.

reers. “I don’t know who ran the billboards in Philly, but we’re very happy that our retailers are making use of our brand Continued from E1 ambassadors,” she said. This is … I promised myself I Gottlieb added: “Citizen wouldn’t get choked up. Wel- Eco-Drive has been a consiscome Home. With Love, Phila- tent advertiser during NFL delphia XOXO.” programming for the last 20 Alyson Gottlieb, vice presi- years, and it made sense for dent of advertising for Citizen us to have a quarterback in Watch Co. of America, had an our brand roster. Eli Manning explanation for the Manning comes from a line of unstopads. There’s a second Man- pable football players.” ning billboard on I-95 northOK, but why not Stewart bound, after leaving Center Bradley up there? He’s young City. and promising. The reboundShe said Manning was one ing Michael Vick? of three “brand ambassa“We certainly respect the dors” in the U.S. for the com- talent of the local teams,” Gotpany based in Lyndhurst, N.J. tlieb said, “and if anyone The other two were Paula wants to submit their suggesCreamer, the U.S. Open cham- tions for the next campaign, pion on the LPGA by all means they golf tour, and an e-mail Eli Manning is cpress@citizenMatt Kenseth, a NASCAR autoone of three watch.com.” racing champion. The Movado “brand Creamer, who Group, Inc., headhas been a brand ambassadors” q u a r t e r e d i n ambassador for N.J., in the U.S. for Paramus, six years, also uses Jeter, who has her own billCitizen Watch just signed a board on I-95 conCo. of America. three-year northbound. tract worth about Citizen Eco$17 million a year Drive Ladies’ Collections with the Yankees. In particuwatches cost from approxi- lar, he has been promoting mately $200 for models with the Movado Series 800 men’s Swarovski crystal accents to watches, which sell for $1,190 approximately $600 with dia- to $16,500. monds. The Citizen Eco-Drive Other Movado styles are Men’s Collections also start not as expensive, ranging around $200 for basic models from $2,995 to $495, with at and go up to approximately least half of the 34 models $800 for models with high- selling for more than $1,000 tech settings (perpetual calenSo, do the images really dar, chronographs, etc.), and matter? other features. “Yes,” said Philadelphia lawCitizen signed Manning in yer Brad Mortensen. “I do not 2007, a year before he commute on I-95, but I have snagged a Super Bowl ring, in driven by the I-95 billboards. a multi-million dollar deal to From my team affiliations, headline its “Unstoppable” you can be sure I noticed the campaign in TV commercials endorsers.” and print and billboard ads. Mortensen, 56, who was The Citizen Eco-Drive watch born on Long Island and lives ads use the slogan “Fueled by in St. Davids, identifies himlight. It never needs a battery. self as an “Eagle/Jet fan, and Unstoppable — just like the Met/Red Sox fan, and bornpeople who wear it.” and-raised New York Yankee/ “We make advertising tools Giant hater.” for our local retailers to use, “Knowing Manning and such as the billboards,” Gottli- Jeter endorse a particular eb said Tuesday. “Our mes- watch brand is a good way to sage is really about the un- eliminate one brand when stoppable technology in the shopping,” he said. “It speeds watch and the unstoppable at- up the process.” tribute of the athlete … We’ve chosen players who have Contact staff writer Suzette shown themselves to be un- Parmley at 215-854-2594 or stoppable early in their ca- sparmley@phillynews.com.

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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

Up-to-the-minute stock and mutual-fund quotes, customizable portfolios, company profiles, and more at http://go.philly.com/business From the Associated Press

Is inflation still tame?

The government looks at manufacturing

Overall consumer

Today

price index Inflation has been a non-issue Month-over-month change because unemployment and weak demand have made it hard for companies to raise prices. 0.3 est. But if there’s a blip up in the 0.2 0.2 0.2 Labor Department’s November Consumer Price Index, it likely 0.1 will be from the ripple effect of higher gasoline prices. A gallon -0.1% of gas is heading toward a national average of $3 a gallon. J J A S O N Companies and retailers may have to pass along to consumers higher transportation costs. Source: Labor Department

DataBank

MarketRecap 1,280

Philadelphia Stock Exchange

Index

Last

Chg.

Oil Service

238.62

-1.08

Gold and Silver

225.09

-0.69

SemiConductor Banks

410.67 49.93

-2.53 -0.77

Interest Rates Last

Chg.

3-mo T-bill 6-mo T-bill 2-year T-note 10-year T-note 30-year T-bond

.14 .19 .62 3.45 4.55

... ... +.03 +.17 +.15

Bonds

Last

Chg.

Barclays Bros Bond Index Bond Buyer Muni Index Barclays US Inv Grade Barclays US High Yield

4.24 5.73 3.00 7.66

+.14 +.14 -.02 ...

Fed-funds rate Prime rate Discount rate

Rate

Last Year

.13 3.25 .75

.13 3.25 .50

U.S. Savings Bonds

Rate 4.98 3.24

2,400

1,100

2,300

Source: The Federal Reserve

NYSE

NASD

4,426 4,562 1342 1703 176 113

1,795 1,795 1342 1294 157 25

HIGH 11514.08 5077.58 402.08 7890.41 2636.85 1246.59 900.06 13225.70 775.19

DOW DOW Trans. DOW Util. NYSE Comp. NASDAQ S&P 500 S&P 400 Wilshire 5000 Russell 2000

2,000 LOW 11428.94 5016.25 399.44 7833.52 2621.05 1238.17 893.56 13134.95 770.32

LAST 11476.54 5037.07 400.40 7855.22 2627.72 1241.59 895.61 13169.84 771.66

CHG. +47.98 -17.68 +0.86 +5.20 +2.81 +1.13 -0.59 +3.93 -0.44

%CHG. +0.42% -0.35% +0.22% +0.07% +0.11% +0.09% -0.07% +0.03% -0.06%

WK s t s s s s s s s

MO QTR YTD s s +10.05% s s +22.87% s s +0.60% s s +9.33% s s +15.80% s s +11.34% s s +23.25% s s +14.04% s s +23.39%

Chg. -.02 -.33 -.17 ... ...

40 35

$30.90

O N 52-week range

Vol.: 64.6m (9.9x avg.) PE: 11.5 Mkt. Cap: $14.13 b Yield: 1.7%

34 S

$75.16

O N 52-week range

... -.01 -.07 -.01 +.04 -1.80 -.07 -.19

$91.09

Vol.: 2.1m (3.4x avg.) PE: 18.1 Mkt. Cap: $8.32 b Yield: 0.8%

$42.27

O N 52-week range

Vol.: 6.2m (17.6x avg.) Mkt. Cap: $1.91 b SOURCE: Sungard

D $64.53 PE: 22.4 Yield: ...

$13.44

O N 52-week range

S&P 500 Inquirer/ Bloomberg

Foreign Currencies

$20.69

Vol.: 869.5k (4.8x avg.) PE: ... Mkt. Cap: $969.16 m Yield: 2.5%

S&P 500 +11.4% Inquirer/Bloomberg +9.9%

5 0 -5 -10

D J F ’09 2010

Most active Stock BkofAm Comcast VerizonCm Merck JohnJn

Volume Last 153,186,100 12.40 30,617,600 21.99 17,570,000 34.67 16,290,800 36.55 12,927,400 62.77

Largest gains Stock MalvernF SafegdSci UnvHlth s Comcast QuakerCh

Last 6.24 15.97 41.86 21.99 41.85

Largest losses Stock Gramrcy CentEuro DollrFn PenRE TastyBak

Last 2.19 24.28 27.28 14.15 6.72

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Chg -.14 +.67 +.56 +.45 +.91

Chg %Chg +.46 +8.0 +.67 +4.4 +1.54 +3.8 +.67 +3.1 +1.11 +2.7 Chg %Chg -.12 -5.2 -.89 -3.5 -.97 -3.4 -.49 -3.3 -.23 -3.3

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Genoptix

GXDX

Close: $20.98 3.00 or 16.7% A Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources said the lab services company has put itself up for auction. $25

Wednesday Spotlight: Telecom/Media Companies based in the area and selected major competitors. Stock AT&T Inc Comcast DirecTV A EchoStar Entercom InterDig LibtyMIntA Motorola NewsCpB QwestCm SprintNex TimeWarn VerizonCm

Last 29.34 21.99 40.25 20.80 9.50 38.29 15.81 8.46 16.17 7.57 4.38 31.47 34.67

$13.51

O N 52-week range

Vol.: 3.2m (8.4x avg.) Mkt. Cap: $369.44 m

D $39.00 PE: 16.8 Yield: ... AP

Top Local Stocks

Forn. curr. Dollar in Country in dollars forn. curr. Argentina .2518 3.9711 Australia .9998 1.0002 Brazil .5894 1.6965 Britain 1.5776 .6339 Canada .9948 1.0052 Chile .002114 473.05 China .1502 6.6596 Colombia .000524 1910.00 Dominican Rep .0268 37.26 Egypt .1726 5.7927 Euro 1.3387 .7470 Hong Kong .1287 7.7724 India .0222 44.964 Indonesia .000111 9010.00 Israel .2780 3.5971 Japan .011955 83.65 Malaysia .3196 3.1285 Mexico .080710 12.3900 Peru .3541 2.824 Philpins .0228 43.82 Russia .0325 30.7220 Saudi Arab .2666 3.7508 Singapore .7679 1.3022 So. Africa .1464 6.8301 So. Korea .000873 1145.10 Sweden .1470 6.8027 Switzerlnd 1.0426 .9591 Taiwan .0334 29.93 Thailand .03330 30.03

$38.05

Vol.: 8.9m (2.6x avg.) PE: 51.5 Mkt. Cap: $10.24 b Yield: 5.6%

One-year percentage change. 15

Inquirer/Bloomberg vs. S&P 500 20

O N 52-week range

LocalStockSpotlight

7027.40 5891.21 23431.19 3902.87 37901.04 10316.77 68743.00

$26.70

50 40

ASCA

Close: $16.64 -1.26 or -7.0% The casino operator announced that it was no longer considering selling itself, but said it was still looking at other strategic options. $20

Emergency Medical Svcs. EMS Ameristar Casinos Close: $63.00 9.14 or 17.0% The ambulance services provider said it is reviewing strategic alternatives, but did not disclose details on its potential options. $70

Close: $32.96 0.44 or 1.4% The REIT will buy the real estate assets of HCR ManorCare for $6.1 billion, expanding its portfolio to about 1,000 properties. $38

85 75

D $48.83

so encouraged by a report that U.S. businesses increased their inventories for the 10th consecutive month. The Dow rose 0.6 percent. The S&P 500 index rose 0.4 percent. The Nasdaq rose 0.4 percent. BCR HCP HCP

Close: $89.57 3.52 or 4.1% The medical device maker expects 2011 earnings per share to grow 14 percent compared with its forecast for this year. $90

Chg %Chg %YTD +.56 +.67 +.08 unch -.18 -.80 +.05 unch -.01 +.14 +.01 -.16 +.56

+1.9 +3.1 +.2 ... -1.9 -2.0 +.3 ... -.1 +1.9 +.2 -.5 +1.6

+4.7 +31.2 +20.7 +3.3 +34.4 +44.2 +45.9 +9.0 +1.6 +79.8 +19.7 +8.0 +12.0

’08

’09 ’10

’11

Source: International Air Transport Association

Stocks with the most shares outstanding. Stock

10 DAYS

Airline profits, in billions est. 15.1 est. 9.1

Airlines are making more money than they have in three years, and 16 that’s driven up their stocks. But don’t expect the profit party to con8 tinue. The world’s airlines are expected to earn $15.1 billion in 0 2010, but just $9.1 billion in 2011 because of higher oil and jet fuel prices, according to an industry -8 trade group. Airlines lost $10 billion in 2009 and $16 billion in 2008. Air -16 carriers have recovered this year ’07 by limiting the number of seats for sale. That pushes up fares.

Widely Held Stocks

Close: 2,627.72 Change: 2.81 (0.1%)

2,100 J

Soaring airline profits?

Stocks&Funds

2,200

Close: $35.52 -6.18 or -14.8% The consumer electronics retailer said net income shrank in the thirdquarter as customers bought fewer TVs and laptops. $45

Global Stock Markets Frankfurt DAX London FTSE 100 Hong Kong Hang Seng Paris CAC-40 Mexico Tokyo Nikkei 225 Sao Paulo

2,500

1,150

Stocks rose and bond prices fell Tuesday after a handful of reports pointed to a stronger economy and the Federal Reserve said it would continue its stimulus plan. Stocks rose early after a report of strong retail sales in November. Investors were alBest Buy BBY C.R. Bard

4.20 ... 1403.60 +6.30 1713.90 +16.60 29.76 +.16 766.70 +15.70 1.02 2.16 1.60 5.74 1.44 270.60 12.96 7.21

Stocks in the News

Agriculture Cattle (lb) Coffee (lb) Orange Juice (lb) Corn (bu) Cotton (lb) Lumber (1000 bd ft) Soybeans (bu) Wheat (bu)

0.1

2,600

Vol. (in mil.) Pvs. Volume Advanced Declined New Highs New Lows

Metals Copper (lb) Gold (oz) Platinum (oz) Silver (oz) Palladium (oz)

-0.2

2,700

StocksRecap

Commodities Fuel Last Unleaded Gas (gal) 2.30 Crude Oil (bbl) 88.28 Natural Gas (mm btu) 4.26 Heating Oil (gal) 2.47 Ethanol (gal) 2.16

0.2

0.2%

0.3

Nasdaq composite

2,520

10 DAYS

1,200

1,000

est.

2,600

1,250

0.60 0.74

Local Mortgages 30-yr. fixed, 0.67 points 1-yr. adj., 0.25 points

Close: 1,241.59 Change: 1.13 (0.1%)

1,160

Rate

Series EE Series I

S&P 500

1,220

0.8

2,680

1,050

Treasuries

Rates

Investors want to see if the Federal Reserve’s report on November industrial production shows that there’s growth across the manufacturing industry. Reports already released have indicated that much of last month’s improvement in manufacturing came from automakers. Economists are expecting a 0.3 percent gain in industrial production. That would be the best showing since July.

Industrial production Month-over-month change

Stock

Last

Chg %Chg

ACMoore lf AbingtnBcp Aetna Airgas AmWtrWks Amerigas AmeriBrgn Ametek AquaAm AstraZen AtlasEngy Auxilium BMP Sunst BncpBnk BkofAm BenefMut Boeing Brandyw BrynMawr CDI CIGNA CSS Inds CampSp CardioNet CentEuro Cephln ChrmSh Checkpnt Cohen&Co Comcast CrownHold DelphiFn DollrFn Dorman DuPont eResrch EndoPhrm Entercom

2.07 11.97 30.75 63.58 24.94 48.85 31.94 60.05 22.13 49.16 43.38 20.32 9.92 9.92 12.40 8.23 64.49 10.54 17.73 19.27 37.15 20.15 34.74 4.41 24.28 63.18 3.68 20.87 4.33 21.99 33.80 28.81 27.28 38.73 49.13 6.72 36.41 9.50

-0.05 +0.02 -0.17 +0.08 -0.06 -0.12 +0.52 +0.03 +0.31 +0.38 -0.17 +0.42 +0.02 +0.07 -0.14 +0.05 +0.70 -0.12 +0.16 +0.10 -0.35 +0.04 +0.22 -0.01 -0.89 +0.23 ... +0.20 -0.07 +0.67 +0.39 +0.09 -0.97 -0.70 +0.57 +0.09 +0.24 -0.18

-2.4 +0.2 -0.6 +0.1 -0.2 -0.2 +1.7 ... +1.4 +0.8 -0.4 +2.1 +0.2 +0.7 -1.1 +0.6 +1.1 -1.1 +0.9 +0.5 -0.9 +0.2 +0.6 -0.2 -3.5 +0.4 ... +1.0 -1.6 +3.1 +1.2 +0.3 -3.4 -1.8 +1.2 +1.4 +0.7 -1.9

Last

AT&T Inc BP PLC BcBilVArg BcoBrades BcoSantand BcoSBrasil BkofAm Barclay ChinaMble Cisco Citigrp EricsnTel ExxonMbl FordM GenElec HSBC ING Intel ItauUnibH JPMorgCh LloydBkg Merck Microsoft MitsuUFJ MizuhoFn

29.34 44.44 10.61 19.81 11.13 13.24 12.40 17.13 49.82 19.54 4.69 10.78 72.18 16.42 17.69 52.68 10.33 21.47 23.16 40.79 4.30 36.55 27.62 5.13 3.44

Chg%Chg %YTD

Stock

+.56 +1.01 -.13 -.02 -.02 -.21 -.14 -.19 -.26 -.04 -.12 +.13 -.18 -.05 +.07 +.05 +.01 -.03 +.06 -.72 -.05 +.45 +.38 -.01 +.01

NTT DOCO NBkGreece NokiaCp Nomura Oracle PacCapB h PetrbrsA Petrobras Pfizer ProctGam RBScotlnd RoyDShllB RoyDShllA SiriusXM SprintNex Statoil ASA SumitMitsu TaiwSemi UBS AG Unilever Vale SA VerizonCm Vodafone WalMart WellsFargo

+1.9 +2.3 -1.2 -.1 -.2 -1.6 -1.1 -1.1 -.5 -.2 -2.5 +1.2 -.2 -.3 +.4 +.1 +.1 -.1 +.3 -1.7 -1.1 +1.2 +1.4 -.2 +.3

+4.7 -23.3 -41.2 +9.6 -32.3 -5.0 -17.7 -2.7 +7.3 -18.4 +41.7 +17.3 +5.9 +64.2 +16.9 -7.7 +5.3 +5.2 +1.4 -2.0 +31.5 ... -9.4 +4.3 -3.4

Last

Chg%Chg %YTD

16.80 1.88 9.95 6.28 30.51 .29 31.10 34.07 17.11 63.55 13.03 65.82 65.96 1.39 4.38 22.70 6.72 11.91 16.73 30.74 34.53 34.67 26.97 54.45 29.82

+.11 +.03 -.01 +.07 +.10 +.00 +.14 +.14 -.08 +.36 -.21 +.50 +.54 +.01 +.01 +.04 +.10 +.01 +.06 +.21 -.12 +.56 +.15 +.24 -.40

+.7 +20.2 +1.6 -59.3 -.1 -22.6 +1.1 -15.1 +.3 +24.4 +.7 -70.2 +.5 -26.6 +.4 -28.5 -.5 -5.9 +.6 +4.8 -1.6 +38.8 +.8 +13.2 +.8 +9.7 +.7 +131.7 +.2 +19.7 +.2 -8.9 +1.5 +17.9 +.1 +4.1 +.4 +7.9 +.7 -3.6 -.3 +18.9 +1.6 +12.0 +.6 +16.8 +.4 +1.9 -1.3 +10.5

Largest Mutual Funds Fund

Last Chg

Fund

Last Chg

American Funds BalA m

17.78

-.01

Oakmark EqIncI

27.57

+.10

American Funds BondA m

12.10

-.07

PIMCO TotRetA m

10.73

-.06

American Funds CapIncBuA m 50.20

+.14

PIMCO TotRetAdm b

10.73

-.06

American Funds CpWldGrIA m 35.82

+.15

PIMCO TotRetIs

10.73

-.06

American Funds EurPacGrA m 41.76

+.08

PIMCO TotRetrnD b

10.73

-.06

American Funds FnInvA m

+.06

T Rowe Price EqtyInc

23.29

+.06 -.12

36.45

American Funds GrthAmA m

30.34

+.03

T Rowe Price GrowStk x

32.08

American Funds IncAmerA m

16.67

+.02

T Rowe Price MidCpGr x

58.07 -2.21

American Funds InvCoAmA m 28.04

+.08

Vanguard 500Adml

114.80

+.11

American Funds NewPerspA m 28.70

+.04

Vanguard 500Inv

114.76

+.10

American Funds WAMutInvA m 27.19

+.11

Vanguard GNMAAdml

Davis NYVentA m

+.10

33.98

10.87

-.07

Vanguard InstIdxI

114.04

+.10

114.05

+.10

Dodge & Cox Income

13.28

-.05

Vanguard InstPlus

Dodge & Cox IntlStk

35.99

+.08

Vanguard MuIntAdml

13.22

-.10

Dodge & Cox Stock

106.98

+.36

Vanguard Prmcp d

65.79

+.30 -.01

Fidelity Contra

67.77

-.09

Vanguard STGradeAd

10.76

Fidelity DivrIntl d

30.05

+.04

Vanguard TotBdAdml

10.57

-.05

Fidelity Free2020

13.89

-.03

Vanguard TotBdInst

10.57

-.05

Fidelity GrowCo

82.48

-.48

Vanguard TotIntl d

15.82

+.06

Fidelity LowPriStk d

37.79

+.05

Vanguard TotStIAdm

31.28

+.03

Fidelity Magellan

70.59

-.14

Vanguard TotStIIns

31.28

+.02

Fidelity Spartan USEqIndxI

44.14

+.04

Vanguard TotStIdx

31.26

+.02

FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m 2.16

+.01

Vanguard Welltn

30.94

-.01

FrankTemp-Templeton GlBond A m13.66+.04

Vanguard WelltnAdm

53.44

-.02

Harbor IntlInstl d

Vanguard WndsrII

25.56

+.07

Stock

Last

Exelon FMC Corp Finisar Fox Chase GSI Cmmrc GlaxoSKln GlbIndm rs ▼ Gramrcy Harleys HlthCSvc s Hill Intl Incyte InnovSol InterDig InterntCap J&J Snack JohnJn JonesGrp Kenexa KenseyN Knoll Inc Kulicke LibtyMIntA LibtProp LincNat LockhdM ▲ MalvernF MarlinBs MedQuist s Merck MetPro NutriSyst PHH Corp PNC PennVa PennVaRs PenRE PepBoy PSEG PulseElec

40.93 79.80 25.14 10.77 22.99 39.86 21.00 2.19 36.94 16.35 5.98 15.21 5.24 38.29 13.63 47.99 62.77 15.68 22.45 28.29 15.48 7.46 15.81 30.30 28.00 70.02 6.24 11.69 9.00 36.55 11.69 20.76 22.16 60.41 17.68 28.70 14.15 13.75 31.46 4.23

60.71 Chg %Chg

+0.16 -0.11 -0.32 +0.03 -0.14 -0.12 +0.25 -0.12 +0.28 +0.09 +0.02 -0.03 +0.13 -0.80 -0.05 +0.01 +0.91 +0.18 +0.15 +0.16 +0.09 -0.05 +0.05 -0.25 +0.29 +1.40 +0.46 +0.21 +0.01 +0.45 +0.09 +0.44 +0.07 +0.41 -0.36 +0.05 -0.49 +0.12 +0.28 +0.05

+0.4 -0.1 -1.3 +0.3 -0.6 -0.3 +1.2 -5.2 +0.8 +0.6 +0.3 -0.2 +2.5 -2.0 -0.4 ... +1.5 +1.2 +0.7 +0.6 +0.6 -0.7 +0.3 -0.8 +1.0 +2.0 +8.0 +1.8 +0.1 +1.2 +0.8 +2.2 +0.3 +0.7 -2.0 +0.2 -3.3 +0.9 +0.9 +1.2

+.12

Stock

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Last

6.82 41.85 2.09 7.88 6.52 7.30 1.65 23.86 15.97 121.89 39.34 83.04 6.72 54.57 18.56 72.86 90.93 34.73 31.94 10.53 25.34 36.09 41.86 20.11 36.34 34.67 16.86 14.83 45.62 40.97 4.19

Chg %Chg

-0.21 +1.11 -0.05 -0.13 +0.07 +0.09 +0.10 -0.04 +0.67 +0.05 -0.36 -0.06 -0.23 +1.13 -0.15 -0.33 +0.87 +0.78 +0.22 +0.02 +0.04 +0.02 +1.54 -0.13 +0.19 +0.56 +0.19 -0.10 -0.07 +0.77 -0.06

-3.0 +2.7 -2.3 -1.6 +1.1 +1.2 +6.5 -0.2 +4.4 ... -0.9 -0.1 -3.3 +2.1 -0.8 -0.5 +1.0 +2.3 +0.7 +0.2 +0.2 +0.1 +3.8 -0.6 +0.5 +1.6 +1.1 -0.7 -0.1 +1.9 -1.4

* Arrows represent stocks with gains or losses of 5 percent or higher.

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