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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 45, Issue 54

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Borough to verify if parcel is adequate for K-Beach flood mitigation

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By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

In the news Pregnant woman involved in car crash

Snowy conditions attributed to a car crash on the Kenai Spur Highway Monday that sent a pregnant woman in the hospital. Kenai Police and Fire departments responded to a two-vehicle accident, which occurred at about 2:30 p.m. at the intersection in front of the Kenai Visitor’s and Cultural Center. A 27-year-old woman was driving a white Buick southbound on the Spur Highway through the intersection at Main Street Loop when a 2004 silver Subaru, driven by a 27-yearold man, struck the Buick on the driver’s side, said Kenai Police Sgt. Scott McBride. The woman suffered minor injuries and was transported to Central Peninsula Hospital, said Kenai Fire Chief Jeff Tucker. The driver of the Subaru was turning left at the light when he collided with the woman in the Buick who had the right of way, McBride said. “The snow made the white car hard to see,” McBride said. “Take extra time to scrape ice off the windows. Slow down and expect ice on the road. Winter has arrived.” Afternoon snowfall that accumulated up to two inches and warm conditions made the roads slick, Tucker said. The National Weather Service has issued a freezing rain advisory through 9 a.m. Tuesday for the western Kenai Peninsula. Tucker said drivers should slow down, make sure their lights are on and drive carefully. — Dan Balmer

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AP Photo/Becky Bohrer

Bill Walker, center, is sworn in as Alaska’s new governor as Alaska Supreme Court Justice Daniel Winfree, left, administers the oath of office on Monday in Juneau, Alaska. Also pictured at right is Walker’s wife, Donna. The Bible on which Walker took his oath has been in his family since the 1800s, according to his spokeswoman.

Walker takes office

New governor promises Medicaid expansion By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — In his first speech after taking office, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said his administration would begin work immediately to expand Medicaid in the state. Walker took the oath of office Monday in Juneau — becoming the state’s first governor not affiliated with a political party — on a Bible that his spokeswoman said had been in his family since the 1800s. He was sworn in, surrounded by family and by Alaska Supreme Court Justice Daniel Winfree, who joked at the end: “You may now kiss the bride.” And Walker did, leaning over to kiss first lady Donna Walker. During a whirlwind day that also included receptions,

AP Photo/The Juneau Empire, Michael Penn

The Ati-Atihan Dancers of Juneau perform at the end of the inauguration ceremony for Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallot in Centennial Hall in Juneau Monday.

Walker held a brief first news conference, announcing Valerie Davidson as health commissioner, Sam Cotten as acting Fish and Game commissioner and Marty Ruther-

ford as a deputy Natural Resources commissioner. His picture hung alongside those of Alaska’s former governors in the third-floor hallway of the state Capitol.

The swearing in ceremony for Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott was held at Centennial Hall in a packed ballroom that included current and former state lawmakers and Alaskans from across the state. Alaska Airlines added an additional flight to Juneau, which is accessible only by air or water, for the inauguration. Among those on stage were former Gov. Sean Parnell, who lost to Walker in last month’s election; Parnell’s wife, Sandy, and Parnell’s lieutenant governor, Mead Treadwell. Walker thanked the Parnells for helping to make the transition as smooth as possible. An attorney perhaps best known for his support of an all-Alaska natural gas pipeline, Walker finished second to Parnell in the 2010 gubernatorial primary. He ran this See WALKER, page A-10

Efforts to mitigate flooding in the Kalifornsky Beach area have been put on hold while the Kenai Peninsula Borough reevaluates a proposed land exchange with property owners to construct a drainage easement. The borough assembly postponed an ordinance that would have authorized a property exchange with Paula and Timothy Keohane for their 4.3-acre property at Karluk Avenue for a 1.84-acre parcel at Mile 12.1 Kalifornsky Beach Road. The purpose of the swap was to make the Keohane property a permanent drainage asset for the Karluk Avenue ditch system, according to a memo to the borough assembly by Borough Land Management Officer Marcus Mueller. As part of the proposal, the borough would have reserved the “Government” land classification on the 1.84-acre parcel on the bluff, which is used as a drainage outlet into the Cook Inlet. A drainage easement with a width of 60 feet at the KBeach right of way line diverging to a width of 100 feet at the top of the bluff would be constructed on the southern portion of the parcel. Borough Chief of Staff Paul Ostrander recommended the assembly postpone until the Jan. 20, 2015 meeting, which would allow administration enough time to have an engineer to decide if half of the 1.84-acre See FLOOD, page A-10

Fish waste disposal system earns patent By IAN FOLEY Peninsula Clarion

Fishing has always been a favorite pastime of Alaskans, and now, thanks to a former Kenai Peninsula resident, it can be done more safely. Alexandra West, a 2007 Skyview High School graduate who is now an engineerin-training for PND Engineers Inc. in Anchorage, has recently been awarded a patent for a de-

vice that prevents bears from being attracted to fishing sites, according to a press release supplied by PND. The device, which was successfully patented this past September, helps anglers dispose of fish carcasses in a safe manner while fishing in Alaska’s rivers. Bears are often attracted to the scent of fish carcasses, a potentially dangerous situation for people if they happen to be nearby.

According to its website, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game recommends the Stop, Chop Alexandra West and Throw method, which involves anglers cutting up fish remains and throwing them into fast moving current,

or simply removing the whole fish from the site. West designed a hydro-powered grinder that floats in the water and is connected to the riverbank. Anglers would push the fish remains down a slide connecting the fillet table to the grinder. The device would not only reduce human-bear interactions, according to West, but also resupply the river with marine nutrients. “People could fillet their

catch and toss the remainder of the fish down the slide to be ground up into tiny pieces and discharged back into the stream,” West said in the press release. “This grinder system could eventually benefit the fishing community and waterways in Alaska and other areas with abundant fisheries by removing unnecessary attractants to bears and keeping the important marine nutrients from our See PATENT, page A-10

Walker names health, Fish and Game commissioners By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker on Monday announced Valerie Davidson as the new state health commissioner, calling her knowledgeable and passionate about expanding Medicaid in Alaska. The announcement came during a news conference

shortly after Walker was sworn in as governor. Other appointments announced Monday include Sam Cotten, a former state legislator, as acting Fish and Game commissioner and Marty Rutherford as a deputy Natural Resources commissioner. Walker campaigned on expanding Medicaid coverage, something his predecessor, Re-

publican Sean Parnell, resisted despite broad-based support, citing cost concerns. During his inaugural address, Walker said he would immediately “begin the wheels in motion” to accepting expanded Medicaid, drawing cheers from the audience. In states that have opted for expansion, the federal government is expected to cover the cost through 2016 and C

the bulk of the cost indefinitely, with the states contributing. He told reporters that Davidson’s appointment was a big first step toward Alaska accepting expanded Medicaid coverage. He said the administration would move as aggressively as possible in expanding coverage. Davidson has long been involved in Native health issues

and most recently served as senior director of legal and intergovernmental affairs for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. She said Medicaid expansion would improve access to health care for more than 40,000 Alaskans. Walker previously named his picks for attorney general See PICKS, page A-10

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Barrow -7/-10

Today

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Cloudy with snow showers, 1-3"

Cloudy with snow showers, up to 1"

Mostly cloudy

Snow

Clouds limiting sun

Hi: 37 Lo: 25

Hi: 33 Lo: 24

Hi: 32 Lo: 22

Hi: 28 Lo: 19

Hi: 30 Lo: 19

The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is an exclusive index of the effects of temperature, wind, Sunrise humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, Sunset pressure and elevation on the human body.

10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m.

22 23 23 26

Daylight Length of Day - 6 hrs., 15 min., 32 sec. Daylight lost - 3 min., 22 sec.

Alaska Cities Yesterday Hi/Lo/W

City Adak* Anchorage Barrow Bethel Cold Bay Cordova Delta Junction Denali N. P. Dillingham Dutch Harbor Fairbanks Fort Yukon Glennallen* Gulkana Haines Homer Juneau Ketchikan Kiana King Salmon Klawock Kodiak

Full Dec 6

Today 9:46 a.m. 4:01 p.m.

Last Dec 14

Moonrise Moonset

Today 2:50 p.m. 4:33 a.m.

From Kenai Municipal Airport

Nome 20/6 Unalakleet McGrath 27/14 30/20

First Dec 28 Tomorrow 3:13 p.m. 5:57 a.m.

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Kotzebue 23/13/pc 37/30/c 43/35/c McGrath 24/19/sf 22/19/sn 36/26/sn Metlakatla 37/36/c 2/-11/sn -7/-10/sn Nome 30/25/c 38/33/r 34/23/sf North Pole 7/-1/pc 45/36/sh 41/29/pc Northway -6/-25/pc 30/13/sn 42/32/sf Palmer 25/13/sn 12/-3/pc 24/14/sn Petersburg 30/28/sf 21/-8/pc 28/18/sn Prudhoe Bay* -10/-20/i 37/32/sn 37/25/sf Saint Paul 43/33/sn 48/34/sn 40/34/pc Seward 34/25/c 19/-6/pc 23/14/sn Sitka 35/30/pc -4/-9/pc 7/0/sn Skagway 27/20/c 9/-13/sn 25/15/sf Talkeetna 21/3/sn 1/-17/sn 21/3/sf Tanana 20/9/c 26/16/pc 31/30/sn Tok* 1/-15/pc 35/31/sn 40/30/sf Unalakleet 27/25/sf 24/9/pc 37/35/sn Valdez 28/21/c 36/34/sn 40/37/sn Wasilla 19/12/c 22/16/pc 20/11/pc Whittier 32/24/c 46/36/r 38/26/sf Willow* 21/14/c 37/32/sh 41/36/sn Yakutat 28/10/c 45/35/r 42/31/pc Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

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Albany, NY 50/42/c Albuquerque 59/31/pc Amarillo 33/13/s Asheville 70/34/s Atlanta 74/46/pc Atlantic City 72/50/r Austin 63/42/c Baltimore 69/50/sh Billings 31/-13/pc Birmingham 73/53/pc Bismarck 13/-18/pc Boise 34/26/sn Boston 64/49/sh Buffalo, NY 36/35/c Casper 48/10/pc Charleston, SC 76/45/s Charleston, WV 63/62/r Charlotte, NC 73/41/s Chicago 24/18/c Cheyenne 42/13/pc Cincinnati 41/39/sn

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Dillingham 37/25

Precipitation

From the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai

24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.02" Month to date ........................... 0.02" Normal month to date ............. 0.05" Year to date ............................ 18.09" Normal year to date ............... 16.91" Record today ................. 0.36" (1960) Record for Dec. ............. 3.96" (1988) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. .. 0.3" Month to date ............................. 0.3" Season to date ........................... 3.3"

Juneau 37/35

National Extremes

Kodiak 42/31

Sitka 42/32

(For the 48 contiguous states)

High yesterday Low yesterday

84 at Naples, Fla. -28 at Poplar, Mont.

State Extremes High yesterday Low yesterday

Ketchikan 40/37

48 at Dutch Harbor -27 at Arctic Village

Today’s Forecast

(Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation)

An icy mix will affect the interior mid-Atlantic today with some snow over the upper Great Lakes and northern Rockies. As showers dampen Florida and Oregon, heavy rain will soak much of California.

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Jacksonville Kansas City Key West Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Midland, TX Milwaukee Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York Norfolk Oklahoma City Omaha Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix

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Kenai/ Soldotna 37/25 Seward 38/26 Homer 40/30

Valdez Kenai/ 36/30 Soldotna Homer

Cold Bay 41/29

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High ............................................... 26 Low ................................................ 20 Normal high .................................. 28 Normal low .................................... 13 Record high ........................ 43 (1992) Record low ....................... -30 (1990)

Anchorage 36/26

Bethel 34/23

National Cities Yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W

Fairbanks 23/14

Talkeetna 33/26 Glennallen 25/15

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Unalaska 39/32

Almanac Readings through 4 p.m. yesterday

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Internet: www.gedds.alaska.edu/auroraforecast

Temperature

Tomorrow 9:48 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

New Dec 21

Today’s activity: Low Where: Auroral activity will be low. Weather permitting, low-level displays will be visible overhead from Barrow to Fairbanks and visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau.

Prudhoe Bay -9/-11

Anaktuvuk Pass -5/-12

Kotzebue 5/-5

Sun and Moon

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77/49/pc 27/16/pc 79/68/r 64/49/pc 52/44/r 69/57/pc 43/41/sh 65/37/r 82/70/pc 54/26/pc 18/12/pc 6/-3/pc 62/56/r 80/64/pc 65/53/sh 74/47/s 28/24/pc 24/13/pc 81/58/c 65/49/sh 73/51/c

75/54/s 41/24/s 79/70/sh 63/50/c 49/40/c 65/61/r 48/41/pc 50/40/c 80/71/sh 62/43/pc 34/23/pc 23/8/c 55/48/c 73/52/pc 40/38/i 51/41/c 48/36/pc 41/21/pc 78/63/pc 42/40/sn 73/60/c

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41/38/sn 33/29/pc 44/33/pc 36/14/pc 48/37/r 59/54/r 53/40/pc 58/50/c 69/62/r 63/56/r 55/30/c 40/29/s 34/12/pc 27/14/s 37/34/sn 78/63/s 43/22/s 79/56/c 46/32/pc 41/41/i 45/26/pc

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NASA prepares for Orion test flight By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s quest to send astronauts out into the solar system begins this week with a twolaps-around-Earth test flight. The new Orion spacecraft is not going to Mars just yet; Thursday’s debut will be unmanned and last just 4½ hours. But it will be the farthest a built-for-humans capsule has flown since the Apollo moon missions, shooting 3,600 miles out into space in order to gain enough momentum to re-enter the atmosphere at a scorching 20,000 mph. The dry run, if all goes well, will end with a Pacific splashdown off Mexico’s Baja coast. Navy ships will recover the capsule, a la Apollo, for future use. This initial Orion is rigged with 1,200 sensors to gauge its durability for the day when astronauts do climb aboard during the decade ahead. Advertised destinations include an asteroid to be corralled in lunar orbit for human exploration in the 2020s, followed by Mars in the 2030s. “We’re approaching this as pioneers,” said William Hill of NASA’s exploration systems development office. “We’re going out to stay eventually. ... It’s many, many decades away, but that’s our intent.”

Lockheed Martin Corp. built the capsule and is staging the $370 million test flight for NASA. Orion is NASA’s first new spacecraft for humans in more than a generation, succeeding the now-retired space shuttles. Unlike the capsules under development by two U.S. companies for space station crew transport, Orion is meant for the long haul, both in time and space; it would be supplemented with habitats for potential Mars trips. “We need a spacecraft that’s going to be sturdy enough and robust enough” to carry astronauts well beyond low-Earth orbit for weeks and months at a time, said Lockheed Martin’s Bryan Austin, a former NASA shuttle flight director who will oversee Orion’s maiden voyage. “That’s how Orion really separates itself from the commercial field. They’re there to get you to station and back. Of course, we’re there to be hardened enough to sustain it for that long duration.” For this orbital tryout, a Delta IV rocket will hoist Orion from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Liftoff is scheduled for 7:05 a.m. EST, just after sunrise. The rocket, with Orion and its launch escape tower at the tiptop, stretches 242 feet high. Future Orion launches will

use the mega rocket still under development by NASA, known as SLS or Space Launch System. The first Orion-SLS launch is targeted for 2018, unmanned, followed by the first piloted mission in 2021. No one at NASA is pleased with such a poky pace. At best, it will be seven years before astronauts fly Orion — anywhere. By comparison, it took eight years from the time President John Kennedy announced his intentions of landing a man on the moon — before John Glenn had even rocketed into orbit — to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s lunar boot prints in 1969. Given the present budget situation, “it is what it is,” said Kennedy Space Center’s director Robert Cabana, a former astronaut. And the presidential election ahead could bring further delays and uncertainties. In any case, don’t confuse Orion with NASA’s old-time

Apollo capsules. For one, the 11-foot-tall Orion is designed to hold four astronauts, one more than Apollo. For relatively short outings of three weeks or so, Orion could accommodate six. “People often ask us, ‘Hey, this thing looks like a capsule, it looks like Apollo,’ and people will confuse that with ‘it’s not new,’ “ said Scott Wilson, NASA’s Orion production operations manager. While physics drives the capsule’s outer bell shape, “everything else in the capsule is state-of-the-art,” he said. “Everything, from the thrusters, from the environmental control systems, to the structure itself” is benefiting from all the advances in technology, Wilson said. With no one on board, this first Orion will have hunks of aluminum in place of seats for ballast, simulators instead of cockpit displays and, obviously, no life-support.

Clarion Question Results The Clarion question for last week was:

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Monday Stocks Company Final Change Agrium Inc............... 96.14 -1.28 Alaska Air Group...... 55.41 -3.62 ACS...........................1.23 -0.05 Apache Corp........... 63.81 -0.28 AT&T........................ 35.06 -0.32 Baker Hughes.......... 56.51 -0.49 BP ........................... 39.83 +0.51 Chevron................... 111.73 +2.86 ConocoPhillips..........67.77 +1.70 ExxonMobil.............. 92.35 +1.81 1st Natl. Bank AK...1,675.00 — GCI...........................12.18 +0.03 Halliburton................41.21 -0.99 Harley-Davidson.......68.74 -0.94 Home Depot............ 98.88 -0.52 McDonald’s.............. 95.78 -1.03 Safeway................... 34.79 -0.05 Schlumberger.......... 84.84 -0.71 Tesoro...................... 75.31 -1.31 Walmart................... 86.22 -1.32 Wells Fargo.............. 53.82 -0.66 Gold closed............ 1,212.76 +45.35 C M Y

Silver closed............ 16.49 +1.03 Dow Jones avg..... 17,776.80 -51.44 NASDAQ................ 4,727.35 -64.28 S&P 500................2,053.44 -14.12 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices.

Oil Prices Friday’s prices North Slope crude: Not available, $74.32 on Wednesday West Texas Int.: $66.15, down from $73.69 on Wednesday

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Peninsula Clarion, Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Community Calendar Today 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 10:30 a.m. • Take Off Pounds Sensibly, for all ages, meets at the Kenai Senior Center. For more information call 907-283-3451. • Toddler Story Time (18 Months-PreK) in the Children’s Area at the Soldotna Public Library. Get up and get moving with stories, songs, and silly fun that encourages your toddler’s language skills! For more information, call 907-262-4227. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. • Kenai Bridge Club plays party bridge at the Kenai Senior Center. Call 907-252-9330 or 907-283-7609. 1 p.m. • Free Seated Zumba Gold at the Kenai Senior Center. New participants, active older adults, and chair-bound or limited mobility participants are encouraged. 6 p.m. • Weight Watchers, Woodruef Building, 155 Smith Way, Soldotna. Doors open at 5:15; joining members should arrive by 5:30; Getting Started session for newcomers at 6:30. Call 907262-4892. 6:30 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous “Speaking of Solutions” group at Central Peninsula Hospital, Redoubt Room, Soldotna. 7 p.m. • Lost & Found Grief Self Help Group at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 Soldotna Ave. For more information, call 907-4203979. 8 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It works” at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • AA North Roaders Group Step and Traditions Study at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 907242-9477. • Alcoholics Anonymous Ninichik support group at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. Call 907567-3574. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

Brewery gets in on Black Friday

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Some people wait for hours in the cold to buy cheap televisions or video games. People in Wisconsin do it for beer. About 800 people were in line by 8 a.m. Friday — waiting in 15-degree, snowy weather — outside of Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee to buy a limited edition Black Friday brew. In less than four hours, the brewery was sold out of its 5,000 22-ounce bottles, each of which sold for $15. Along with snatching four bottles, the per-customer limit, 30-year-old analyst John Graham said he wanted to be part of the buzz and the festive atmosphere that included a DJ, tap beer and breakfast. “I’ve never been out for Black Friday before, never bought a TV or an X-box or anything,” he said. “But here I am drinking beer at 8 a.m.” Others started sooner. Dave Armstrong camped out overnight after arriving at 9:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving with a propane heater and blankets. The 53-year-old seemed to have no interest in joining shoppers trying to take advantage of Black Friday deals at large retail stores. “They are either waiting in line for a television or computer or whatever it is, and they’ve got to mess with the crowds, the pushing and shoving,” said Armstrong, a vice president at a financial company in Milwaukee. “Here, it’s a real orderly group but it’s a fun group.” Lakefront Brewery owner Russ Klisch said the business would take in more money on Friday than on any other day during the year. He said he and his employees got the idea after they tried doing early tours for beer lovers on Black Friday a few years ago. “They just came here to drink beer at 8 in the morning. So I figured at that point, it’s time to make a beer for these people,” he said. This is the fourth year the brewery has had Black Friday beers.

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Around the Peninsula Christmas trees available from 4-H clubs

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Area 4-H clubs are selling fresh-cut local Christmas trees at The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge announces that the the corner of Kalifornsky Beach and Bridge Access roads. Call Refuge will open for Christmas tree cutting from Thanksgiving 394-0888 if you would like on delivered or for more informaDay through Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Trees are free for pertion. sonal use with a limit of one per household. Trees may be taken anywhere on the Refuge with hand tools, except within 150 Hospital service area board to meet feet of a road, lake, stream, trail, campground, or picnic area. The Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board No tree cutting is permitted in the Refuge Headquarters/Visitor will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 8 at 5:30 p.m. Center area and along Ski Hill Road. The public is requested to in the Redoubt-Spur conference rooms at Central Peninsula trim the stumps as close to the ground as possible for aesthetic reasons. For additional information, please contact the Kenai Hospital. National Wildlife Refuge office during regular business hours at 907-262-7021.

Challenger plans Orion event

Join Challenger as we watch NASA take America’s Next Giant Leap with the Orion Spacecraft Exploration Flight Test1. The event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai will include footage of that day’s first test flight and splash down on the big screens as well as several hands on rocketry activities for kids (paper rockets, straw rockets, and hot water bottle rockets!). If the sky is clear, there will be a couple of telescopes, too! For more information about Orion, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/orion. For more information regarding the event contact Summer Lazenby, Director of Educational Operations, at 283-2000 or summer.lazenby@akchallenger.org.

Soldotna tree lighting includes ‘Charlie Brown’ performance Triumvirate Theatre presents a free community performance of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at 4 p.m. Saturday Dec. 6 in Soldotna Creek Park, followed by a ceremonial lighting of the city Christmas tree in the park at 4:30 p.m. Dress for the weather. Free hot chocolate and cookies available.

Spaghetti feed, auction to assist homeless teens Kenai Central High School Leadership is holding a spaghetti feed and silent auction from 6-7:30 p.m. on Friday in the KCHS cafeteria. The group is looking for donated items for the silent auction; donations need to be received by Thursday. Tickets for the event will be $15. Proceeds will go toward programs to assist students in transition. For more information, contact Kyla Whannell at 907-394-3509 or Jesse Settlemyer at 907-283-2100.

Kenai library plans family concert series Beginning this December, the Kenai Community Library will host a series of Family Concerts. These programs are free and open to the entire family and will feature beloved Bluegrass locals Sue Biggs and Jack Will; Dan “Mr. Dan, the Watershed Man” Pascucci; and Anchorage Symphony violinist and teacher, Elise Gelbart. Concerts will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturdays in the Kid Spot at the Kenai Library. Concerts will be: Dec. 13, Sue Biggs and Jack Will; Jan. 17, Dan “Mr. Dan the Watershed Man” Pascucci; and Feb. 21, violinist Elise Gelbart, of Anchorage. No tickets are required. For more information, contact Children’s Librarian Amy Pascucci at 283-8210 or visit the Kenai Community Library’s webpage at http://kenailibrary.org/.

Cabin Hoppers plan meeting The Caribou Hills Cabin Hoppers first general meeting is today at 6:30 p.m. at Mykel’s Restaurant in Soldotna, downstairs in the banquet room. Soup will be provided by Mykel’s. All members are encouraged and welcome to attend to get an update on what’s happening with the club. Think Snow!

AST accepting applications for Kenai Peninsula Citizen Academy Registration is open for the third Alaska State Troopers Citizen Academy offered in the Soldotna/Kenai area to promote and enhance citizen understanding and awareness of the role of troopers within the community. After two successful sessions in the Central Peninsula, the next will start on Jan. 13, 2015. The AST program is based on the Citizen Police Academy (CPA) model used by police agencies throughout the country. CPAs are intended to open the lines of communication between the community and their local police and help expand a police agency’s community-based efforts. AST’s Citizen Academy can also alleviate some misunderstanding by providing citizens a firsthand look at the statutes, regulations and policies that guide troopers in their daily duties. Starting in January, the academy will meet 6-9 p.m. every Tuesday through March 31, 2015. There will be a few Saturday field trips. Unless otherwise instructed, classes will be held at the Emergency Operations Center in Soldotna. Advance registration is required for the academy. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and reside in Alaska. Additionally, participants must pass a background investigation including a criminal history check. Felony and some misdemeanor convictions will preclude participation in the AST Citizens Academy. Application deadline is Dec. 12. Applications can be picked up and dropped off at the Alaska State Trooper posts located at 46333 Kalifornsky Beach Road or found on the AST Public Information Office website at http:// www.dps.alaska.gov/PIO/citizenacademy.aspx. For more information, contact Dane Gilmore at 907-2624453.

Food bank offers healthy eating classes Want to eat healthy on a limited budget? Attend family friendly nutrition classes featuring ways to eat healthy at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 through Dec. 11. Attend one or all. Classes include free recipes, samples, with door prizes available. For more information call 262-3111.

Health insurance sign-up class offered

SoHi child development class offer daycare sessions Soldotna High School’s child development class will be having a free daycare on Dec. 11 and 12 from 12:30-2:00 p.m. There will be crafts, games, and a snack provided. Children must be between 2-5 years old and potty trained. For enrollment forms and more information can be provided through

Peninsula Community Health Services will provide access to affordable insurance via: Affordable Care Act, Denali Care, Medicare and VA Enrollment. This is a free service. This is an open house style class. Fully qualified staff will be on site to help answer questions. For more information call 260-3691. Services are available from 7-9 p.m. at Soldotna Prep (formerly SMS) on Dec. 2 and Dec. 16.

Ferguson discussion continues ST. LOUIS (AP) — President Barack Obama called Monday for $75 million in federal spending to get 50,000 more police to wear body cameras that record their interactions with civilians. The president made the announcement during a series of meetings with his Cabinet, civil rights leaders, law enforcement officials and others in the wake of a grand jury’s decision last week not to charge the white police officer who fatally shot unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was black. Elsewhere, some Americans walked off the job or out of school in support of the Ferguson protests. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the case:

Presidential action Obama proposed a threeyear $263 million spending package to increase use of body cameras, expand training for law enforcement and add more resources for police reform. The package includes $75 million for the small, lapel-mounted cameras to record officers on the job. The White House has said

the cameras could help bridge deep mistrust between law enforcement and the public. It could also help resolve the types of disputes between police and witnesses that arose in the Ferguson shooting. Brown’s family wants to see every police officer working the streets wearing a body camera. However, Obama is not seeking to pull back federal programs that provide militarystyle equipment to local law enforcement. He had ordered a review of those programs after critics questioned why police in full body armor with armored trucks responded to dispel demonstrators.

Walkout protest As part of a national protest, people walked off their jobs or out of school holding their hands up in a show of solidarity with Ferguson protesters. Monday’s walkouts stretched from New York to San Francisco, and included Chicago and Washington, D.C. At the University of Missouri-St. Louis, three dozen students rallied outside the library and walked out of class. The protest came a day after

five players for the St. Louis Rams entered the football field with their hands raised. The St. Louis Police Officers Association called for them to be disciplined and for the NFL to apologize. An NFL spokesman said the league respects “the concerns of all individuals who have expressed views on this tragic situation.”

Commission meets The Ferguson Commission appointed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon met for the first time. The 16-person panel will study the underlying social and economic conditions — from failing schools to high unemployment— that have gained attention since Brown’s death. The five-hour meeting was devoted primarily to organizational issues. The panel includes a Ferguson construction-supply company owner, two pastors, a university professor, a community activist and a St. Louis police detective who is also president

of the state chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police.

The case Brown was unarmed when he was killed by Wilson following an Aug. 9 confrontation on a Ferguson street. The shooting stirred racial tensions and led to numerous protests in Ferguson, a predominantly black community patrolled by a mostly white police force. A grand jury was assembled to investigate the shooting, and its nine white and three black members spent three months hearing more than 70 hours of testimony from 60 witnesses. Their decision not to indict Wilson was announced Nov. 24, prompting violent protests and looting that resulted in at least a dozen commercial buildings being destroyed.

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Statements hurt Obama’s image around the world The Obama presidency was supposed to revive America’s image in the eyes of the world, but results on that score have been mixed at best. Recent blunders show the White House struggling to manage relationships with our closest allies. Speaking in the coal-producing Australian state of Queensland earlier this month during the G-20 Brisbane economic summit, Obama made what Greg Sheriden, foreign editor of The Australian, called “a bizarre decision to attack and damage his closest ally in Asia, and one of the most committed supporters of U.S. foreign policy.” According to Sheriden, “the longest passage was an extraordinary riff on climate change that contained astonishing criticism — implied, but unmistakable — of the government led by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.” Obama congratulated himself for signing a climate change agreement with China and urged Australia to take similar measures, repeatedly invoking the threat he says global warming poses to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Prime Minister Abbott is a moderate conservative who has been an unflagging supporter of American strategic interests in Asia and the Middle East. On environmental issues, Abbott believes that climate change is a problem, and he has maintained his more liberal predecessor’s commitment to cut Australia’s carbon emissions. But Abbot also kept a campaign promise to repeal an unpopular carbon tax. Apparently that deviation from environmentalist orthodoxy was enough to merit a swipe from America’s climate-warrior-in-chief. “Barack Obama was rude to an ally, hypocritical and wildly misinformed,” wrote Andrew Bolt, an influential Australian political columnist, during the resulting furor. Some Queensland leaders were so insulted by Obama’s remarks that they’ve threatened to lodge a formal complaint. Closer to home, the President insulted Canada recently while discussing the proposed Keystone XL pipeline: “Understand what this project is,” Obama said. “It is providing the ability of Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else. It doesn’t have an impact on U.S. gas prices.” Not only was his characterization of Keystone incorrect — the Washington Post fact-checker gave it three Pinocchios — the statement was offensively dismissive of Canadian interests, and economically illiterate to boot. “Sometimes we wonder if President Obama has even the vaguest idea how a private economy works,” wrote the editors of the Wall Street Journal. The president has two years to get his foreign policy back on track. Perhaps he should start by remembering who America’s friends are, and treating them accordingly. — Charleston (W.Va.) Daily Mail, Nov. 25

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By GARRY TRUDEAU

Response to rioters: Restitution

No matter whose side you are on in the upheaval following the killing of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, everyone should agree on the profound sadness of it all: sadness that an 18-year-old boy-man walked a path that led to his destruction; sadness that a police officer felt the need to defend himself by shooting another human being; sadness over the rioting and looting that followed a grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Wilson; and for some, sadness that Wilson was not indicted. Much of the sadness was encapsulated in a sound bite I saw on one TV network. An African-American business owner, surveying the destruction of his store, plaintively asked, “How am I going to feed my kids?” I have an answer and it is one that should be applied to anyone convicted of riotous behavior, destruction of property and looting. It’s called restitution. Restitution is an Old Testament concept instituted to remind people that when one harms another person, or steals or destroys property, someone else suffers and deserves reimbursement. It says the state is less a debtor than the victim of a crime. Restitution can also instill true moral guilt in a person, which can lead to genuine repentance and a decision by the perpetrator to make different choices leading to a better life. As the authorities in Ferguson examine

videos that show the faces of many of the rioters and looters, charges will undoubtedly be filed. If convicted, the perpetrators should be forced to pay for the damage they caused. If they have jobs, their pay- Cal Thomas checks should be garnished. If they are on welfare, those checks should be forwarded to the businesses they destroyed. If they receive food-purchasing assistance, that assistance should be withdrawn. This should be the practice going forward. Those who destroy their communities will be required to pay back those harmed by their hooliganism and forfeit any government benefits they receive. This might require legislation, but politicians should have the public’s support. A close relative of restitution is shaming. The convicted should be brought before those harmed by their behavior and publicly shamed. No one seems to be ashamed of anything nowadays, but shaming might help prevent future violence. Rioters and looters who are black could be shamed by law-abiding African-Americans. They can be asked, “Is this why Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. marched and went to prison? Is this why he paid the ultimate price? Would he and other civil rights leaders dating

back to Frederick Douglass be proud of your behavior today? Don’t you owe them something better than this?” Perhaps if people realize that their destructive behavior will cost them something, they think might twice about harming others and robbing them of a living. People from around the country are reportedly donating money to help those whose businesses were destroyed. That again demonstrates the generosity of Americans of all races and backgrounds. While donations will help, along with insurance, if it covers damage caused by violent protesters, the lawbreakers should still be required to take responsibility for their actions. In addition to whatever legal penalties might result, restitution and shaming should be part of the punishment. We’ve gotten away from personal responsibility and accountability, preferring instead to cast lawbreakers as “victims,” when the true victims are often ignored. Too often many blame others for their circumstances. Too often many feel entitled to what others have achieved through hard work and dedication. Too often too many feel justified in taking and destroying the property of others instead of working and building for themselves. If they don’t feel ashamed, they should. Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.

For Obama and the Pentagon, an uneasy relationship By JULIE PACE and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press

WASHINGTON — On a trip to Afghanistan during President Barack Obama’s first term, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was stunned to find a telephone line at the military’s special operations headquarters that linked directly back to a top White House national security official. “I had them tear it out while I was standing there,” Gates said earlier this month as he recounted his discovery. “I told the commanders, ‘If you get a call from the White House, you tell them to go to hell and call me.’” To Gates, the phone in Kabul came to symbolize Obama’s efforts to micromanage the Pentagon and centralize decisionmaking in the White House. That criticism later would be echoed publicly and pointedly by Gates’ successor, Leon Panetta. The president’s third Pentagon chief, Chuck Hagel, was picked partly because he was thought to be more deferential to Obama’s close circle of White House advisers. But over time, Hagel also grew frustrated with what he saw as the West Wing’s insularity. There have been similar gripes from other Cabinet officials, but the friction between the White House and the Pentagon has been particularly pronounced during Obama’s six years in office. That dynamic already appears to be affecting the president’s ability to find a replacement for Hagel, who resigned Monday under pressure from Obama. Within hours, former Pentagon official Michele Flournoy called Obama to take herself out of consideration, even though she was widely seen as his top choice and would have been the first woman to hold the post. Flournoy officially cited family concerns, but people close to her say she also had reservations about being restrained like Hagel and would perhaps wait to see if she could get the job if another Democrat — namely Hillary Rodham Clinton — won the presidency in 2016. Obama’s eventual nominee will join a national security team that is under intense criticism for its response to the rise of the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. The president has authorized airstrikes in both countries and sent about 3,000 U.S. troops to train and assist Iraqi security forces. He has resisted sending American troops into ground combat and has insisted the military campaign is not designed to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose 3½ year assault on civilians helped create the chaos that allowed the Islamic State to thrive. The foreign policy landscape looks far different from what Obama envisioned when he ran for the White House and pledged to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama has been seen in the Pentagon as being overly suspicious of the military and its inclination to use force to address problems. To some in the Pentagon, the C

AP News Extra president’s approach to the military seems particularly cool and detached when compared with that of his predecessor, Republican George W. Bush, who was more eager to embrace the military and accept its judgments. Stephen Biddle, an occasional adviser to U.S. combat commanders, said the White House has fallen victim to “group think” and is distrustful of advice or perspectives that challenge its own. “That’s a bad policy development design,” said Biddle, a political science professor at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Several White House, defense and other administration officials discussed the relationship between the president and the Pentagon on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to do so publicly. On foreign policy decision-making, Obama relies in particular on national security adviser Susan Rice and chief of staff Denis McDonough. Secretary of State John Kerry has managed to carve out some areas of influence, particularly on Iranian nuclear negotiations. Some Pentagon officials say they have seen an increasingly close relationship between Obama and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But at the Pentagon, senior officials say there is growing frustration with a lack of policy direction and clarity from the White House that has hampered the military’s ability to quickly respond to fast-moving events around the world. Policy recommendations from the Pentagon are often discussed exhaustively in White House meetings that can bog down, delaying decisions and sometimes resulting in conclusions that remain vague. Over the past year, officials said the Pentagon leadership was particularly baffled by the White House’s slow deliberations on Russia’s moves against Ukraine and the rise of Islamic State militants. Earlier this fall, officials said, Hagel sent Rice a memo on Syria reflecting the views of military commanders who feel Obama’s strategy lacks cohesion and has included too many one-off decisions, such as resupplying Kurdish forces fighting the militants in the Syrian town of Kobani. Hagel and military commanders were particularly concerned about a lack of clarity over Obama’s position toward Assad. On Ukraine, officials say Hagel pressed the White House to speed up the protracted debate over providing even nonlethal assistance to Ukrainian forces and to look for new options when the support the admin-

istration did provide proved ineffective in stopping Russian-backed rebels. Obama’s advisers deny Hagel was ousted because he challenged the president. They cast the former Republican senator as the wrong fit for a job in which he never appeared comfortable. The aides also defended the White House’s lengthy internal deliberations, saying Obama’s decisionmaking process reflects the complexity of the problems. Hagel’s ouster has spurred a flurry of suggestions from foreign policy experts for how Obama can repair his relationship with the Pentagon, from ousting his West Wing aides to revamping the White House’s National Security Council, which has ballooned from a few dozen staffers in the 1970s to more than 400. But Gates, the former Pentagon chief who voiced his frustrations during a forum this month at the Ronald Reagan presidential library in California, suggested the real issue rested with the president himself. “When a president wants highly centralized control in the White House at the degree of micromanagement that I’m describing, that’s not bureaucratic, that’s political,” he said.

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Transaction technology New programs help peninsula businesses, consumers By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

Kenai businesses are modernizing, slowly but surely. After ordering a morning coffee, customers are passed miniature mobile devices through coffeecart windows, and with a few screen taps, the financial transaction is complete. Food trucks, home-based companies, and local stores are adopting new technologies as avenues for conducting their businesses, said C Cups Specialty Coffees owner Amy Jackman. But the progress is slow compared to the Lower 48 states, she said. Jackman said she believes she is one of the first people in Alaska to have taken the technological leap two years ago. Her business was the first on the Kenai Peninsula to use Square, a credit card processing application for her finances. “It is the most streamlined process I have ever seen,” Jackman said. By making the switch, Jackman saves money, speeds up transactions and creates better security for her customers, she said. The only cost associated with Square is 2.75 percent charge every time a card is swiped, or a 3.25 percent charge if Jackman or one of her staff has to manually type in a card number, she said. For her previous point of sale system, Jackman said she made a standard licensing payment of almost $1,000, and monthly fees of nearly $50. She said this

NEW YORK — Chris Mann learned it’s better to hire help for the November and December holidays while people in many parts of the U.S. are still wearing shorts and tank tops. Mann used to wait until the holidays were at hand before hiring. But the brand-new workers peppered managers with questions about products and procedures at his two Woodhouse Day Spas in the Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, areas — just as the managers were trying to help an influx of extra customers. “It’s nearly impossible to train in the busiest time of the year,” says Mann, whose spas offer services like massages, facials, manicures and pedicures. Now he hires in August. By mid-November, the holiday staffers are up to speed and the spas run efficiently, he says. Seasonal hiring isn’t as temporary as it used to be for some small businesses. Hiring extra help takes time. And then there’s the extra training and supervision. Thin staffing at many small businesses makes the process of assimilating seasonal workers harder than at larger companies. It all adds up to owners taking on holiday season employees as early as summer — or making other advance preparations to get ready for the influx of business near the end of the year.

Seeking the right fit David Bolotsky starts hiring in August to be sure he gets seasonal staffers who have a good attitude, work well with others and are willing to commit to a job not likely to lead to yearround employment. The owner of Uncommon

Business News Chambers set schedules n The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint meeting at noon on Wednesday at the Kenai Visitor Center. Superintendent Sean Dusek will give an update of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. RSVP to 262-9814 or 283-1991.

The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for their 2014 Awards. Do you know a business that should be Business of the Year? Small Business of the Year? How about someone that has Customer Service that goes above expectations? A full list of award categories and descriptions can be found at soldotnachamber.com or by calling 262-9814. The deadline is Dec. 10.

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C Cups Specialty Coffees owner Amy Jackman uses the Square application on the coffee-carts iPad, which functions as the companies’ point of sales system Monday in Kenai. Jackman said using mobile devices for financial transactions has streamlined operations.

new system is threatening big banking institutions by eliminating the middleman with a free application called Wallet. Consumers now have the option of downloading the paylater payment system, Jackman said. At her business, drivers with a Wallet account set up on their phones only have to approve that the C Cups’ system connects with their own, and then have to do nothing but order their coffee, she said. The barista takes their order, punches it in on the iPad locked

up to the counter beside the espresso machine and the customer pays later, Jackman said. Each Wallet user must take a photograph of themselves so the employee can verify the right person is accessing the application, she said. Jackman has assisted upward of 50 locals in downloading and learning how to use Wallet, Square and Register — the application for cash register transactions. Alaska is about two years behind the mobile movement,

but people are catching on, Jackman said. “People don’t understand it, so they feel they don’t have much control over the situation and chose to avoid it,” she said. If more people took advantage of the new systems, it could be empowering, Jackman said. This type of technology can be used for any type of business, she said. Reach Kelly Sullivan at kelly.sullivan@peninsulaclarion. com.

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Starting a Business — Are you thinking about starting your own business? This workshop was built for you! The free 2 hour “Starting a Business” workshop on Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. will be held in the Red Diamond Center, Suite 12. Bryan Zak will cover basic issues faced when starting a small business such as business licensing, legal forms of business, business record-keeping, hiring employees, business planning and access to financing. Let the SBDC help guide you through the process of starting a small business. Pre-registration by Dec. 5 is required. Go to www.aksbdc.org. If you have any questions, call Bunny at 260-5629.

SBA accepting Small Business Week Award Nominations The U.S. Small Business Administration - Alaska district office has announced the opening of SBA’s online portal and is ready to accept nominations for its 2015 National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award. SBA has been following the mantra - Smart, Bold and Accessible in the way the agency conducts business. This is now the third year SBA has been using the online portal submission process, a great and smart improvement from years past. The improved dedicated web portal http://awards.sba. gov provides all the guidelines and has made it much easier to submit and track submissions of nominees for National Small Business Week. All nominations must be submitted online, postmarked or hand delivered to the SBA no later than 3 p.m. EST, Jan. 5, 2015. In addition to the portal, nominations can also be sent directly to SBA’s Alaska District Office. For contact information and other District Office information visit online at www.sba.gov/ak, call 800-755-7034 or visit in person at 420 L Street, Suite 300, Anchorage, Alaska.

What’s new in your business? Have you opened a new business, moved to a new location, hired a new person or promoted an employee? Send us your information at news@peninsulaclarion. com, fax it to 907-283-3299, or drop it by the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay in Kenai. Questions? Call 907-335-1251. Business announcements may be submitted to news@ peninsulaclarion.com.

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In this photo taken Nov. 21 employee Joel Elder assembles HDTV antennas at Mohu in Raleigh, N.C.

Goods, an online retailer of clothing and home goods, brings in recruiters to screen prospective staffers and try to weed out ones who look like they won’t be a good fit. Finding staffers is complicated by the location of his business. Uncommon Goods is based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn and some potentially good staffers would rather work in Manhattan. That makes for a smaller pool of candidates and a longer search process. “It’s a mountain to climb and it’s a huge mountain every year,” Bolotsky says.

Big-time planning Some small businesses take on so many seasonal staffers they transform into large companies for a short time. That requires well-organized hiring and training systems.

Vermont Teddy Bear Co., which sells stuffed, toy bears that wear outfits for holidays, graduations and other occasions, has about 135 yearround staffers. This year the Shelburne, Vermont, company expects 1,000 temporary workers to take telephone orders, pack boxes and work in the retail store at its factory, CEO Bill Shouldice says. That’s up from 850 last year. Like other smaller companies, Vermont Teddy Bear begins its seasonal hiring in late summer. The company also gives yearround staffers short-term promotions so they’re able to supervise the influx of seasonal workers. And it hires human resources people temporarily to screen prospective employees and make sure they’re right for the job. “You don’t want to hire a bunch of people who don’t show up, who didn’t really

understand they’re going to be talking to customers or using computers or packing boxes,” Shouldice says.

Too soon to tell But not every company can hire months in advance. Some owners have to wait until the last minute because they can’t predict staffing needs that early. Mohu, a manufacturer of highdefinition TV antennas, usually has a surge in orders around the holidays when people buy new TVs. Last year, CEO Mark Buff had to double his staff to 50 from 25 to manufacture, pack and ship the antennas, but the hiring spurt didn’t happen until early December. “We don’t know yet about this year,” says Buff, whose company is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. “It really depends on the orders.”

US factory growth slips in Nov. but still healthy WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factories were slightly less busy in November, as production and hiring slowed, though the level of activity remained strong. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Monday that its manufacturing index slipped to 58.7 last month from 59 in October. Any reading above 50 signals expansion. October’s figure matched a three-year high reached in August. Manufacturing has been a key driver of growth this year in the U.S., even as it has

fallen off overseas. Factories in China, the world’s second-largest economy, are barely growing, according to a survey released Sunday by the bank HSBC Corp. And a European manufacturing index fell to 50.1 in November, the lowest in 17 months and just barely in expansion territory. Brazil’s manufacturing sector has contracted for the seventh time in eight months. That has raised concerns among some economists that faltering overseas economies could soon drag on the U.S. “While the U.S. economy is domestically-

oriented, a rising dollar in combination with struggling global activity will weigh on economic growth over the next year,” Ksenia Bushmeneva, an economist at TD Economics, wrote in a note to clients. A stronger dollar makes U.S. goods more expensive overseas. In the U.S., other manufacturing data has pointed to a recent slowdown in output, and many economists said Monday that factories are probably not growing as fast as the ISM’s survey suggests. The index has topped 56 since June, up from an average of just 53.9 last year. C

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Nation & World Kurdish civilians endure IS fight

Around the World Cyber Monday takes on added importance for retailers after slow holiday weekend NEW YORK — Cyber Monday is turning into Cyber Month. Retailers rolled out discounts and free shipping deals on Cyber Monday, with millions of Americans expected to log on and shop on their work computers, laptops and tablets after the busy holiday shopping weekend. But with retailers extending their online deals into “Cyber Week” and even “Cyber Month,” early reports indicated shopping was less robust online on Monday compared with prior years. As of 3 p.m. ET, online sales rose just 8.7 percent compared with last year, according to IBM Digital Analytics. The figures don’t take into account the many shoppers who plan to head online after work or in the evening. But a year ago, Cyber Monday sales jumped 20.6 percent, according to IBM. It is still expected to be the biggest online shopping day again, as it has been each year since 2010. That is good news for retailers after a Thanksgiving weekend that saw fewer shoppers and lower spending than last year, according to some estimates. Mobile traffic, which includes smartphones and tablets, has accounted for nearly 39 percent of all online traffic, compared with 30 percent a year ago. Average order value was $133.07, flat with 2013. Forrester analyst Sucharita Mulpuru said retailers could be playing it safe on deal offers since shoppers have been conditioned to head online to look for sales on Monday.

Cosby resigns from Temple University board amid series of sexual assault allegations PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby resigned Monday as a trustee of Temple University following a string of allegations that accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting women over many years. The 77-year-old entertainer has been a high-profile cheerleader for his beloved alma mater in Philadelphia and a board member since 1982. “I have always been proud of my association with Temple University. I have always wanted to do what would be in the best interests of the university and its students. As a result, I have tendered my resignation from the Temple University Board of Trustees,” Cosby said in a statement released by the university. Board chairman Patrick O’Connor, who accepted Cosby’s resignation, told The Associated Press that Cosby does not want to be a distraction to the board. “The Board of Trustees accepts Dr. Cosby’s resignation from the board and thanks him for his service to the university,” the university said in its release.

For Obama, a shrinking pool of contenders to take the helm at the Pentagon WASHINGTON — Wanted: Thick-skinned candidate to oversee a sprawling bureaucracy bitten by budget cuts and join a national security team besieged by criticism. Must be tolerant of White House interference. The job conditions for President Barack Obama’s next defense secretary have already spurred some top contenders to bow out, leaving the White House with a slim list of candidates to fill the post for the administration’s final two years. Those said to still be under consideration are largely longtime public servants who have deep Pentagon experience, but may be less likely to give Obama’s national security agenda the jolt that critics — and increasingly some supporters — say is needed. People familiar with the decision-making process say Obama’s short list includes Ashton Carter, the former deputy defense secretary who left the administration in late 2013, and Robert Work, who now holds the Pentagon’s No. 2 job. The president has also been considering Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who previously served as the Pentagon’s top lawyer, though some administration officials are concerned about leaving a vacancy at Johnson’s agency just as it starts implementing Obama’s executive orders on immigration. That list is shorter than some in the White House had hoped when Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned last week under pressure from Obama. Michele Flournoy, one of Obama’s top choices, quickly took her name out of contention, in part because of concerns over the tight rein the White House has tried to keep on the Defense Department. Sen. Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat and West Point graduate, also made clear within hours of Hagel’s resignation that he wasn’t interested. Defense analyst Anthony Cordesman said that as Obama approaches the end of his presidency, the Cabinet post is “not particularly desirable” for anyone with broader political ambitions.

Conservatives maneuver to block funding for Obama immigration moves WASHINGTON — Conservatives circulated draft legislation Monday aimed at blocking President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration from taking effect, as Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson prepared to offer GOP critics a full-throated defense of the new policies. Obama’s move to shield some 4 million immigrants here illegally from deportation amounts to “simple common sense,” Johnson was to tell the Republican-led House Homeland Security Committee Tuesday in the administration’s first testimony on the issue since Obama announced the changes two weeks ago. “The reality is that, given our limited resources, these people are not priorities for removal,” Johnson said in prepared written testimony. “It’s time we acknowledge that and encourage them to be held accountable.” Republicans have vowed to stop Obama’s moves from taking effect, but how they will do so remained unclear as they returned to Capitol Hill on Monday after a weeklong Thanksgiving break. GOP leadership in the House planned to discuss options in a closed-door meeting with the rank-andfile on Tuesday morning. The issue is tied in with the need to pass a government funding bill by Dec. 11, or risk a shutdown. Conservatives have been agitating to use any government funding bill to block Obama’s moves, and on Monday conservatives on and off Capitol Hill circulated bill language that would stipulate that no money or fees “may be used by any agency to implement, administer, enforce or carry out any of the policy changes” announced by Obama. — The Associated Press

KOBANI, Syria (AP) — One of the few signs of life in this northern Syria border town is the old bakery, revived by Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group. Closed down for some 20 years, the production line now bakes two tons of doughy bread every day to energize the fighters and feed the spatter of civilians left behind. “We came and fixed up (the bakery) for use in these difficult times,” said Fathi Misiro, a fighter with the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, who works in the bakery. “Ten days ago...it was worse here. We’ve been helping people and sending bread to them daily.” An exclusive report shot by videojournalist Jake Simkin inside Kobani late last month offered a rare, in-depth glimpse of the destruction that more than two months of fighting has inflicted on the Kurdish town in northern Syria by the Turkish border. Outside the bakery, children playfully jump in and out of foxholes — barely fazed by the thunderous explosions nearby. Kobani as it was has been virtually erased. Rubble is all that remains of people’s homes and their memories. Shops are gutted. Schools are flattened. Kurdish fighters backed by small numbers of Iraqi peshmerga forces and Syrian rebels are locked in what they see as an existential battle against the Islamic State group, which swept into their town in midSeptember. The advance was part of a summer blitz after the Islamic State group overran large parts of Syria and neighboring Iraq. The YPG, an armed secular faction, is at the forefront of the

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In this Nov. 22 photo, bread is distributed by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Kobani, Syria. The chief baker has a record that there is 3,600+ civilians that need bread daily. One of the few signs of life in this northern Syria border town is the old bakery, brought back online by Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group. Closed down for some 20 years, men with the People’s Protection Units now work the production line, baking two tons of doughy Arabic bread every day to energize the fighters and feed the spatter of civilians left behind.

struggle to save Kobani. Helped by more than 270 airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition and an American airdrop of weapons, the Kurds have succeeded in halting the militants’ advance and believe that a corner has been turned. But the battle comes at a heavy price for the town’s remaining residents. While most managed to flee across the nearby border with Turkey, some 2,000 Kurdish civilians opted to stay with the hope that fighting will soon subside. It is a small fraction of the population of 50,000 that once filled

these streets. They sleep in their cars or makeshift tents on the outskirts of the town, where barbed wire and land mines mark the Turkish border. Militant-fired mortars rain down on them regularly. Some farmers escaped with their machinery and livestock. Others lost everything. “My sheep were taken. I lost my cow, for God’s sake, my hens, my bedding, our sacks of wheat were stolen,” said one woman interviewed in the video report, expressing gratitude for the bread the YPG fighters

are providing. Then, there are those who lost loved ones as the militants moved in. Another woman named Parvin had to carry her two injured daughters to safety after they were hit by mortar fire. Her 7-year-old was then sent to Turkey and died there. “We brought her body back and buried her here in Kobani,” said Parvin, her heartache written on her face. She and the other farmer spoke on condition they remain anonymous or be identified only by first name for fear of reprisals.

Jurors to hear Steve Jobs testimony By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — After nearly a decade in legal wrangling, a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit over Apple’s iPod music players heads to trial on Tuesday in a California federal court. A key witness will be none other than the company’s legendary late founder Steve Jobs, who will be heard in a videotaped deposition. Attorneys for consumers and electronics retailers claim Apple Inc. used software in its iTunes store that forced would-be song buyers to use iPods instead of cheaper music players made by rivals. The software is no longer used, but the plaintiffs argue that it inflated the prices of millions of iPods sold between 2006 and 2009 — to the tune of $350 million. Under federal antitrust law, the tech giant could be ordered to pay three times that amount if the jury agrees with the estimate and finds the damages resulted from anticompetitive behavior. “The fact that this case is still going 10 years later is a sign that technology often outpaces law,” said Mark Lemley, a Stanford law professor. Attorneys are set to make opening statements Tuesday morning in the Oakland, California courtroom of U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. The case harkens back to the early days of digital music and portable devices, when Apple quickly became the world’s biggest legal seller of downloaded songs after launching its iTunes store in 2003. By agreement with major record companies, which were wary of unauthorized copying and filesharing services like Napster and Kazaa, Apple encoded the songs sold through iTunes with “digital rights management” software that prevented unauthorized copying. The same software, known as FairPlay, was also built into iPods. But Apple’s FairPlay was incompatible with anti-copying code used by other online music sellers, such as the RealPlayer Music Store operated by RealNetworks, an Internet streaming company based in C

Seattle. As a result, songs from rival online stores could not be played on iPods, and songs purchased on iTunes could not be played on competing portable devices, including Microsoft’s Zune and Diamond Multimedia’s Rio music player. Music fans chafed at the restrictions. RealNetworks soon introduced coding that allowed songs purchased from its store to be played on iPods and other devices. But Apple blocked the RealNetworks code, known as Harmony, when it released an update to the iTunes program in 2004. Real tried again with a new version of Harmony, but it was blocked by another iTunes update in September 2006. The plaintiffs contend that music lovers were effectively locked into using iPod players, because they could not easily switch their music collections to other portable devices. This prevented competition that would have driven down iPod prices, plaintiffs say. Apple sold iPods at prices ranging from $79 to $349 in the fall of 2006. It would sell nearly 150 million of the devices over the next two and a half years, during the period covered by the lawsuit. Apple stopped using the restrictive FairPlay code in early 2009, after record companies shifted strategy to embrace the growing popularity of digital music. More recently, the music industry has moved toward a streaming-focused business model rather than selling copies of songs for individual download. But attorneys for the plaintiffs maintain that iPod buyers are still entitled to compensation for past harm. Although iPod prices have fallen — models that come with more memory now retail for $49 to $299 — plaintiffs’ attorney Bonny Sweeney said in an interview: “Prices always go down in the tech market. But the prices were still higher than they should have been.” If their attorneys prevail, the class of plaintiffs who would be eligible for damages include consumers and some retailers who bought iPods between Sept. 12, 2006 and March 31, 2009.

Apple declined comment outside court, but its attorneys have argued that Apple competed fairly by designing its iTunes updates to provide legitimate security protection and a host of other features desired by consumers. Apple lawyers William Isaacson and Karen Dunn also contend in court papers that the plaintiffs’ economic expert used flawed assumptions to conclude that the software inflated iPod prices.

The Cupertino, California company has said it paid no attention to online rivals when it set the price of iPods. Sweeney, however, said Apple was “furious” with RealNetworks when it released the Harmony software. She said Jobs’ testimony will show Apple’s reaction. Aside from its focus on technology no longer in use, legal experts say the case is noteworthy because most antitrust claims get tossed by a judge or settled out of court.

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Extremists kill at least 7 in Nigeria attacks By HARUNA UMAR and ADAMU ADAMU Associated Press

BAUCHI, Nigeria — Suspected Islamic extremists struck in two state capitals in northeastern Nigeria on Monday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens with a double bombing at a crowded market and an attack on a police base. Around 30 extremists were also killed in clashes with security forces, police said. The attacks were the latest in a week of violence linked to Islamic militants that has killed more than 170 people in northern Nigeria. Police spokesman Gideon Jubrin said at least five people were killed at a market in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state where two female suicide bombers also killed 70 people a week ago. A vigilante official said two young female suicide bombers were also responsible for Monday’s blasts and that they had recovered their bodies along with those of six victims. Hospital officials said they were treating more than 40 people with serious injuries. The vigilante and hospital officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to give information to reporters.

In Damaturu, the provincial capital of Yobe state some 135 kilometers (85 miles) west of Maiduguri, extremists destroyed several buildings and killed at least two doctors when they stormed the residential quarters at the general hospital, according to the Hospitals Management Board. Three other doctors were abducted. Police there said the attackers drove State Security Service agents from their offices but were repelled, and about 30 terrorists were killed when they tried to take over Yobe Government House, where there is a military armory. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Maiduguri blasts but people blamed Boko Haram, the Islamic extremist group that has carried out many such attacks in a 5-year insurgency that has killed thousands and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. Bala Dauda, a trader at the market there, said rescue workers were evacuating the dead and wounded from the site. “I have seen very many victims dripping with blood, others with parts of their bodies dismembered by the blasts,” Dauda told The Associated Press by telephone. After the explosions, young men in vigilante groups bar-

ricaded some Maiduguri roads to try to ensure safety in the city. These community defense groups and security forces are accused of summary executions and other rights abuses of people they believe are extremists. In Damaturu, explosions and gunfire erupted before dawn Monday causing some residents to flee into the bush and others to cower in their homes. The militants targeted a rapidresponse police base on the outskirts of Damaturu, said resident Garba Musa. “It has been burned down completely,” he said. Police said the attackers also destroyed multiple buildings at the Yobe state university, while the Defense Ministry headquarters said a fighter jet was repelling the attackers. A helicopter gunship was hovering over the town. Witnesses said the aircraft drove the fighters out of Damaturu, strafing and bombing. “We don’t know where to hide, the shooting is all over ... We are running for our lives,” said resident Musa Abbas. The attacks on the two state capitals show an acceleration of the extremist violence in northeastern Nigeria. Boko Haram, the West African’s nation’s homegrown Islamic extremist group, has been striking with increased

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Vigilante barricade the road following an explosion at a market in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Monday, with twin blasts exploding at a crowded market in Maiduguri city and explosions and gunshots erupting in Damaturu. Trader Bala Dauda said victims were missing limbs and dripping blood at the Maiduguri market, the same one where two female suicide bombers killed scores of people a week ago.

frequency and deadliness since the military declared the insurgents had agreed to a ceasefire in September. On Friday, bomb blasts and gunfire killed more than 100 people praying at the main mosque in northern Kano, Ni-

geria’s second largest city. Boko Haram is holding a couple dozen cities and towns along Nigeria’s northeast border where it has declared an Islamic caliphate. The extremists frequently attack moderate Muslims they

accuse of collaborating with the secular government and are holding hundreds of hostages, including 219 schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok town. There are fears they may be using some kidnapped girls as suicide bombers.

Amazon’s new robot army is ready to ship By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer

TRACY, California — A year ago, Amazon.com workers like 34-year-old Rejinaldo Rosales hiked miles of aisles each shift to “pick” each item a customer ordered and prepare it for shipping. Now the e-commerce giant boasts that it has boosted efficiency — and given workers’ legs a break — by deploying more than 15,000 wheeled robots to crisscross the floors of its biggest warehouses and deliver stacks of toys, books and other products to employees. “We pick two to three times faster than we used to,” Rosales said during a short break from sorting merchandise into bins at Amazon’s massive distribution center in Tracy, California, about 60 miles east of San Francisco. “It’s made the job a lot easier.” Amazon.com Inc., which faces its single biggest day of online shopping on Monday, has invested heavily this year

in upgrading and expanding its distribution network, adding new technology, opening more shipping centers and hiring 80,000 seasonal workers to meet the coming onslaught of holiday orders. Amazon says it processed orders for 36.8 million items on the Monday after Thanksgiving last year, and it’s expecting “Cyber Monday” to be even busier this year. CEO Jeff Bezos vows to one day deliver packages by drone, but that technology isn’t ready yet. Even so, Amazon doesn’t want a repeat of last year, when some customers were disappointed by late deliveries attributed to Midwestern ice storms and last-minute shipping snarls at both UPS and FedEx. Meanwhile, the company is facing tough competition from rivals like Google and eBay, and traditional retailers are offering more online services. Amazon has forecast revenue of $27.3 billion to $30.3 billion for the holiday quarter, up 18 percent from last year but less than Wall Street had

expected. However, Amazon has invested billions of dollars in its shipping network and its reliability is a big selling point to customers, Piper Jaffray investment analyst Gene Munster wrote in a note to clients Friday. He thinks Amazon’s forecast is conservative. The Seattle-based company now has 109 shipping centers around the globe. The Tracy facility is one of 10 in which Amazon has deployed the robots, using technology acquired when the company bought robot-maker Kiva Systems Inc. in 2012, said Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president for operations, who gave reporters a tour on Sunday. More than 1,500 full-time employees work at the Tracy center, which has 1.2 million square feet of space — the equivalent of 28 football fields. They are joined by about 3,000 robots, gliding swiftly and quietly around the warehouse. The robots navigate by scanning coded stickers on the floor, following digital commands that

are beamed wirelessly from a central computer. Each of the squat orange machines can slide under and then lift a stack of shelves that’s four feet wide and holds up to 750 pounds of merchandise. The system uses bar codes to track which items are on each shelf, so a robot can fetch the right shelves for each worker as orders come in. Because the robots travel underneath, the shelves can be stacked closely together, which means the warehouse can hold more goods, Clark said. The Tracy center now holds about 20 million items, representing 3.5 million different products, from bottles of gourmet steak sauce to high-end audio headsets, books and video games. Clark said it can ship 700,000 items in a day, but will hold more and ship more by next year. The robots will cut the Tracy center’s operating costs by 20 percent, Clark said. But he was quick to assert they won’t eliminate jobs.

Taiwan, Hong Kong a challenge for China’s Xi By RALPH JENNINGS and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan — An electoral pummeling for Taiwan’s pro-Beijing ruling party and a new spike in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have delivered a reality check to Chinese President Xi Jinping just when he was riding a wave of high-profile diplomacy. Xi’s message of a better economic future by joining forces with Beijing rather than aligning against it doesn’t seem to be working with the electorate in Taiwan, where voters turned out in droves over the weekend to support the chief opposition Democratic Progressive Party in local elections. The DPP advocates more distance between Taiwan and China and taps into concerns many Taiwanese have over any eventual unification with authoritarian Beijing. Likewise, Xi’s message is not working with the Hong Kong protesters, who clashed

with police early Monday as they tried to surround government headquarters to revitalize their flagging movement in the face of Beijing’s intransigence on democratic reforms. The Hong Kong protests reminded Taiwanese voters of what Taiwan could become in the event of unification with China, said Kweibo Huang, associate professor of diplomacy at National Chengchi University in Taipei. “Hong Kong consolidated Taiwan voter worries about relations with mainland China,” Huang said. The DPP won seven of nine races for mayors and county chiefs, delivering a major setback to the ruling Nationalist Party, which advocates greater economic integration across the Taiwan Strait. That poses a complex challenge for Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to take control of the island by force if necessary. The poll results build on months of opposition among

the young and middle class to Taiwanese President Ma Yingjeou’s steps to further reduce economic barriers between the sides and propel them toward talks on political unification. Concerns in Hong Kong that the economic rise of mainland China marginalizes the former British colony also are high among the pro-democracy protesters there. Likewise in Taiwan, many residents fear the island’s economy could be swallowed up by China, flooding its labor market to keep wages low as living costs rise. “Ma Ying-jeou’s policies don’t seem to be producing a trickle-down effect. Voters had the feeling that, today Hong Kong, tomorrow Taiwan,” said Joseph Cheng, an expert on Chinese politics at City university of Hong Kong. Beijing has limited room to adjust to changes in Taiwan and Hong Kong, given its fears of stoking pro-democracy sentiment at home and its long-established positions on the two territories.

It has long pushed for Taiwan to accept the “one country, two systems” policy it negotiated for Hong Kong when it was returned by Britain in 1997, which allows the city some autonomy and a separate economic and judicial system, but places it firmly under Beijing’s ultimate authority. Xi has continued to push the “one country, two systems” approach with Taiwan despite broad opposition among the island’s 23 million people. He also has made it clear that he won’t be backing down from his insistence that candidates for Hong Kong’s chief executive in 2017 inaugural elections first be vetted and approved by a Beijing-appointed panel. Xi’s unwavering line stands in contrast to his soft power push in foreign policy that seeks to portray the world’s second-largest economy as strong and confident, while assuaging fears over how China plans to use that newfound strength.

Regulators investigating child car seat recall WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that it is investigating whether Graco took too long to report a safety defect in its child car seats. Graco Children’s Products, a division of Atlanta-based Newell Rubbermaid Inc., recalled 6.1 million car seats this year because the buckles could get stuck. That could put a child’s

life at risk in an emergency. It is the largest child seat recall in U.S. history. Federal rules require a manufacturer to report a safety defect within five days of becoming aware of it. If the investigation finds the company failed to report the defect in a timely manner, the company could face up to $35 million in fines. Graco said Monday that it

“thoroughly analyzed all data related to the buckles and took the required actions to keep our consumers safe.” It said it is cooperating with the NHTSA investigation. No injuries have been reported because of the problem, the company said. The agency and the car seat maker were involved in an extended dispute over the car seat recall.

When Graco recalled 4.2 million toddler seats in February, the NHTSA sent a sternly worded letter that questioned why infant car seats weren’t included. It accused the company of soft-pedaling the recall with “incomplete and misleading” documents for consumers. The company gave in to regulatory pressure and recalled 1.9 million infant car seats in July. C

“We’re continuing to grow. Growth has always driven hiring,” Clark said. The company has, in fact, increased its workforce by more than a third over the last year to 149,500 fulltime employees. Clark said workers are needed for more complex tasks such as shelving, packing and checking for damaged items. However, a 10,000-strong fleet of robots could help Amazon save $450 million to $900 million a year in labor expenses, Shawn Milne of Janney Capital Markets estimated in a report last summer. By allowing Amazon to store and ship more goods from each shipping center, the robots will likely re-

duce the number of new centers that Amazon will have to build and staff as it grows, Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities said on Monday. He compared it to automakers’ use of robots on their assembly lines, which has reduced the number of worker hours required to build a car. The new robotic system takes the complexity of different tasks into account, rather than forcing employees to work at an inhuman pace, Clark added. Rosales agrees. Though he works rapidly, he said the robots “actually adjust to your speed. If you’re picking slower, they slow down.”

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Ducks top Bruins, lead Western Conference By The Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Devante Smith-Pelly scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, and Matt Beleskey added his career-best 12th goal in the Anaheim Ducks’ 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night. Frederik Andersen made 32 saves and Sami Vatanen also scored for the Ducks, who reclaimed the Western Conference lead. The Ducks fell out of first place in the overall NHL standings last weekend with their first back-to-back regulation losses of the season. Brad Marchand and Simon Gagne scored for the Bruins, who have lost three of four.

Tuukka Rask stopped 25 shots as Boston opened a tough four-game Pacific Division road swing without injured veterans David Krejci and captain Zdeno Chara, who didn’t make the trip.

Bay its fourth consecutive victory. Victor Hedman had three assists, and Ben Bishop made 32 saves to improve to 8-0 against the Rangers — including three wins in 15 days. He even had an assist on Connolly’s first. Matt Carle added a goal for the Lightning, who outscored the Rangers 15-7 in the three games — including 11 goals at LIGHTNING 6, RANGERS 3 Madison Square Garden. NEW YORK — Brett Connolly’s secKevin Hayes, Jesper Fast and St. Louis ond goal of the game during a third-period scored for the Rangers, who had won four power play lifted Tampa Bay to its third of five. Lundqvist struggled and made straight win over New York. only 15 saves. With Martin St. Louis off for slashing, Connolly scored past Henrik Lundqvist COYOTES 5, OILERS 2 at 5:34 for his fourth of the season. Tyler EDMONTON, Alberta — Tobias RieJohnson gave the Lightning a two-goal lead 1:24 later with his second of the der scored two short-handed goals in 58 night, and Ondrej Palat added an empty- seconds on the same penalty kill, and Arinetter with 26.4 seconds left to give Tampa zona handed Edmonton its 10th consecu-

tive loss. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Mikkel Boedker and Martin Erat also scored for the Coyotes, who snapped a three-game skid and won for the second time in seven games. They extended their point streak against Edmonton to a franchise-record 16 games. Jordan Eberle and Jeff Petry each had a goal for the Oilers (6-15-4), who have not won at home since October. They dropped to 0-12-3 against Western Conference opponents.

CANADIENS 4, AVALANCHE 3 DENVER — Max Pacioretty scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period to send Montreal past Colorado. P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov each had a goal and an assist, and Jiri Sekac

also scored for Montreal, which ended a three-game losing streak. Carey Price made 26 saves for the Canadiens. Ryan O’Reilly, Daniel Briere and Tyson Barrie had goals for the Avalanche.

BLUE JACKETS 2, PANTHERS 1 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Boone Jenner scored at 10:05 of the third period to lift Columbus over Florida, ending a six-game skid. Matt Calvert also scored for the Blue Jackets, who had won only two of 17 to drop to the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 24 saves. Panthers rookie Aaron Ekblad, the top overall draft pick, scored his third goal of the season for Florida, which has lost nine in a row to Columbus.

Rams’ protest stirs dissent By The Associated Press

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Jets tight end Jeff Cumberland bobbles a pass while defended by Dolphins outside linebacker Jelani Jenkins as Dolphins strong safety Reshad Jones moves in to intercept the ball with seconds left in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Dolphins won 16-13.

Miami wins ugly against Jets By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s all in the mindset. “Scratch, claw, bite, kick, whatever you have to do make a play and win,” Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake explained after Monday night’s dull but effective slugfest with the New York Jets ended in a 16-13 Miami victory. “It’s December,” added rookie receiver Jarvis Landry. “The only thing that matters is winning, no matter how you get it done.” The Dolphins found the right formula to stay in the AFC playoff race: Simply let the Jets run the ball all night, and wait for New York to make mistakes — something the Jets have done quite well all season. Caleb Sturgis’ third field goal, from 26 yards with 1:57 remaining, gave Miami (7-5) the comeback victory over its

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archrival. New York (2-10) rushed for 277 yards on 49 carries, but made enough key errors in the second half to lose. “Can’t believe we’re 2-10,” Jets coach Rex Ryan said, shaking his head and pausing. “It’s a joke.” The Dolphins remained a factor in the wild-card race thanks to special teams; Landry’s eight receptions; Lamar Miller’s 4-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter; and plenty of defense when the Jets needed to pass. New York’s Geno Smith threw only 13 times, fewest in the NFL this season, and gained 49 yards. The usually reliable Nick Folk missed two field goals. All of that offset a season high on the ground as Chris Johnson had his best performance for the Jets with 105 yards. “We had to draw a line in the

dirt. No more,” Wake said of his team’s stinginess after halftime. “We came out in the second half scheme-wise the same, but guys played the way they’re supposed to play.” Sturgis also made field goals of 43 and 44 yards. After trailing most of the way, Miami tied it on Miller’s run with 10:24 remaining. That brought the loudest cheers of the night; thousands of Dolphins fans at MetLife Stadium braved the wet, windy conditions. Jets problems with penalties on special teams hurt them all night, and a holding call against Saalim Hakim set up the Dolphins at New York’s 39 on the tying drive. On the winning possession, backup tight end Dion Sims had catches of 18 and 17 yards. The Jets kept pounding the ball effectively. They even got into field goal position after Miami made it 13-13. But Koa

Misi’s sack pushed New York back to the Miami 27 and Folk missed wide left for the second time. Folk had made 18 of 20 entering the game. That’s the way the Jets’ season has gone, of course. “I feel sick,” Ryan said. “We can’t buy a win.” Early on, Greg Salas, with his fourth team in four pro seasons, scored his first career touchdown. But the receiver didn’t get it through the air, instead scoring on a well-conceived reverse on which the Dolphins had no one close to him until he reached the 2. He dived into the end zone to cap an 85-yard drive, but that ended his night; Salas hurt a hamstring. Sturgis missed a 43-yard field goal on the next possession for Miami, further boosting New York’s confidence. The Jets took the ball into Dolphins territory for the third successive series, and got more points on Folk’s 40-yard field goal.

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis Rams official and a county police chief differed Monday about whether the team had apologized for the actions of five players who raised their hands during pregame festivities in a show of solidarity with Ferguson protesters. According to the Post-Dispatch, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar told his staff by email Monday night that Kevin Demoff, the executive vice president of football operations for the Rams, called “to apologize to our department” for the players’ action before kickoff Sunday. The email from Belmar said Demoff “clearly regretted that any members of the Ram’s organization would act in a way that minimized the outstanding work that police officers carry out each and every day.” But later Monday in an interview with the newspaper, Demoff denied apologizing,

though he said he expressed regret in “any offense their officers may have taken.” “We do believe it is possible to both support our players’ First Amendment rights and support the efforts of local law enforcement as our community begins the process of healing,” he said. In an email sent to The Associated Press, St. Louis County police Sgt. Shawn McGuire said Belmar interpreted Demoff’s comments as an apology. Jared Cook, Kenny Britt, Chris Givens, Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin made the “Hands up. Don’t Shoot!” gesture protesters in Ferguson — a suburb of St. Louis — have been using since a grand jury did not indict police officer Darren Wilson over the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown, who was black. Some witnesses said Brown had his hands up before being shot by officer Wilson. Wilson, who is white,

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Dead OSU player will be checked for brain injury By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and RUSTY MILLER Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A neuropathologist will look for signs of traumatic brain injury in an Ohio State athlete who was found dead in a trash bin of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and had a reported history of concussions, a coroner said Monday. The examination, not normally part of the autopsy process, is being done on Kosta Karageorge because of that history, said Dr. Anahi Ortiz, the Franklin County coroner. The pathologist “may or may not be able to determine any sort of abnormality or defect from traumatic brain injury,” Ortiz said. Preliminary results from a Monday morning autopsy confirmed that Karageorge died of a gunshot wound, Ortiz said, but she hasn’t yet definitively ruled it a suicide. However, Columbus police said Sunday

that Karageorge died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was found in the trash bin with him, police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner said. His mother, Susan Karageorge, told police her son had had several concussions and a few spells of being extremely confused. Players knew of Karageorge’s history of concussions, teammate Michael Bennett, a defensive tackle, said Monday. “We knew he had a lot of concussions and we were worried about that. But we didn’t see any side effects of it,” Bennett said. Karageorge, 22, was a Buckeyes wrestler for three years, and the senior defensive tackle joined the football team as a walk-on this season. Although earlier reports said Karageorge played in one game, Ohio State spokesman Jerry Emig corrected that Monday, saying Karageorge had not played in any games.

Spurs push Sixers’ dismal beginning to 0-17 By The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 26 points and had a crucial three-point play in the final minute to help the San Antonio Spurs defeat the winless 76ers 109-103, extending Philadelphia’s franchise-worst losing streak to start the season to 0-17. The Spurs (13-4) played without stars Tim Duncan (rest) and Tony Parker (shoulder). Even without the duo’s more than 31 points out of the lineup, San Antonio had little trouble dispatching Philadelphia. Aron Baynes scored 15 points and Manu Ginobili and Cory Joseph each added 14 for San Antonio, which won its eighth straight. Leonard also had 10 rebounds while tying a career-high in points. Michael Carter-Williams had 24 points and 11 rebounds and Alexey Shved chipped in 19 points for Philadelphia. The 76ers also were short-handed, as leading scorer Tony Wroten (knee)

missed his second straight game and rookie first-round pick Nerlens Noel (hip) sat after getting injured in Sunday’s practice. Philadelphia became just the fourth team in league history to open a season with 17 losses, joining the 1998-99 Clippers (0-17), 1988-89 Heat (0-17) and the 2009-10 Nets (0-18). The 76ers can tie the Nets for the worst start in NBA history on Wednesday at Minnesota with a potential chance to break the record at home on Friday against Oklahoma City.

the game-winner from the left wing between two Jazz defenders. Gordon Hayward was blocked and Trey Burke missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer on the other end before Darrell Arthur clinched the game with two free throws with 4.2 seconds remaining. Alec Burks dunk at the buzzer completing the scoring. Wilson Chandler scored 10, Afflalo had 14 and Arthur added 12 for the Nuggets, who have won eight of their last 10 games. Hayward scored 25 points, Burks had 22 and Burke chipped in 18, but Utah’s losing streak hit six games — the longest skid since March 10-19 last season.

NUGGETS 103, JAZZ 101

WIZARDS 107, HEAT 86

SALT LAKE CITY — Ty Lawson had 15 points and made a double-pump jumper to beat the shot clock with 29.6 seconds left that boosted Denver over Utah. The game heated up after Arron Afflalo was ejected and the Jazz stormed back from a 22-point deficit to tie the game in the final minutes. Lawson, who also had 12 assists, made

WASHINGTON — John Wall had 18 points and 13 assists and Washington made its first seven 3-pointers to beat Miami. The Wizard held the Heat to 2 for 22 from beyond the arc for the game. Rasual Butler scored 23, and Marcin Gortat added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Wizards, who never trailed and led by 21 in the first half and 25 in the second.

Chris Bosh led Miami with 21 points, and Dwayne Wade had 20 in his second game back from an injured right hamstring. A night earlier, Wade returned after missing seven games and scored 27 points in a victory at New York. He played 32 minutes in that game, and 27 on Monday.

CLIPPERS 127, TIMBERWOLVES 101 LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick each scored 23 points before sitting out the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles returned from the most successful road trip in franchise history with a rout of Minnesota. DeAndre Jordan had 13 rebounds and 11 points for the Clippers, who won their fifth in a row following their 6-1 trip and beat Minnesota for the 10th straight time. Shabazz Muhammad had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who beat the Lakers 120-119 at Staples Center just three nights earlier with the help of a missed 3-point shot by Kobe Bryant at the final horn.

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Mariners could get big bat Cruz By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer

SEATTLE — The Mariners are on the verge of landing the righthanded slugger they were seeking for the middle of their batting order. Free agent slugger Nelson Cruz and Seattle are nearing agreement on a contract, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The pair spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been finalized and was still pending a physical. El Caribe in the Dominican Republic first reported the agreement, saying it was worth $57 million over for four years. Seattle did not comment. Cruz led the major leagues with 40 home runs last season and had 108 RBIs for Baltimore, which signed him to an $8 million, oneyear deal. He served a 50-game suspension in 2013 for violations of the major league drug agreement in relation to the sport’s Biogenesis investigation. He likely will bat behind fellow Dominican star Robinson Cano, who will be starting the second season of a $240 million, 10-year contract. Cruz did not accept a $15.3 million qualifying offer from the Orioles. Seattle would forfeit its firstround draft pick, the 19th overall selection. Baltimore would get an additional pick between the first and second rounds. Seattle also has a $100 million, seven-year deal with third baseman Kyle Seager that awaits completion. The Mariners have among the top pitching staffs in the AL but missed the postseason by one game last season due to offensive shortcomings. Cruz would fit the need, even if Seattle is taking a risk with such a significant commitment to a 34-year-old who has never posted big numbers at Safeco Field. Cruz has hit at least 22 homers in every season since 2009 and has been an All-Star three times. Cruz’s .271 batting average and .525 slugging percentage last season with Baltimore was his highest since 2010 with Texas.

Scoreboard Football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East New England Miami Buffalo N.Y. Jets South Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville North Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland West Denver San Diego Kansas City Oakland

W L 9 3 7 5 7 5 2 10

T Pct 0 .750 0 .583 0 .583 0 .167

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PA 253 232 217 319

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Thursday, Dec. 4 Dallas at Chicago, 4:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 N.Y. Giants at Tennessee, 9 a.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 9 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Minnesota, 9 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 9 a.m. St. Louis at Washington, 9 a.m. Baltimore at Miami, 9 a.m. Indianapolis at Cleveland, 9 a.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 9 a.m. Houston at Jacksonville, 9 a.m. Buffalo at Denver, 12:05 p.m. Kansas City at Arizona, 12:05 p.m. San Francisco at Oakland, 12:25 p.m. Seattle at Philadelphia, 12:25 p.m. New England at San Diego, 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 Atlanta at Green Bay, 4:30 p.m. All Times AST

Dolphins 16, Jets 13 Mia. N.Y.

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First Quarter NYJ_Salas 20 run (Folk kick), 7:45. Second Quarter NYJ_FG Folk 40, 12:01. Mia_FG Sturgis 43, :00. Third Quarter Mia_FG Sturgis 44, 10:56. NYJ_FG Folk 45, 7:17. Fourth Quarter Mia_Miller 4 run (Sturgis kick), 10:24. Mia_FG Sturgis 26, 1:57. A_78,160. First downs Total Net Yards

Mia 16 291

NYJ 18 326

Rushes-yards 18-74 49-277 Passing 217 49 Punt Returns 0-0 3-14 Kickoff Returns 3-52 2-33 Interceptions Ret. 1-(-4) 1-25 Comp-Att-Int 25-35-1 7-13-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-18 2-16 Punts 4-54.0 4-27.3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 3-20 7-57 Time of Possession 27:25 32:35 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Miami, Miller 13-56, Tannehill 4-13, Dan.Thomas 1-5. N.Y. Jets, C.Johnson 17-105, Ivory 16-62, Kerley 2-38, Harvin 6-27, Salas 1-20, Smith 4-19, B.Powell 2-4, Conner 1-2. PASSING_Miami, Tannehill 2535-1-235. N.Y. Jets, Smith 7-131-65. RECEIVING_Miami, Landry 8-68, M.Wallace 6-69, Sims 4-58, Gibson 2-17, Miller 2-11, Hartline 1-9, Dan.Thomas 1-3, Hoskins 1-0. N.Y. Jets, B.Powell 2-19, Decker 2-18, Sudfeld 1-20, Harvin 1-6, Kerley 1-2. MISSED FIELD GOALS_Miami, Sturgis 43 (WL). N.Y. Jets, Folk 48 (WL), 45 (WL).

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 13 4 Brooklyn 6 9 Boston 4 10 New York 4 14 Philadelphia 0 17 Southeast Division Washington 11 5 Atlanta 9 6 Miami 9 8 Orlando 7 12 Charlotte 4 14 Central Division Chicago 11 6 Milwaukee 10 8 Cleveland 8 7 Indiana 7 10 Detroit 3 14

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Indiana at Phoenix, 5 p.m. Portland at Denver, 5 p.m. Toronto at Sacramento, 6 p.m. Orlando at Golden State, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

Men’s Scores EAST Boston College 79, Marist 61 Bucknell 72, Fairfield 66, OT Fordham 69, Siena 67 SOUTH Charleston Southern 72, W. Carolina 66 ETSU 63, Morehead St. 59 High Point 76, UNC Greensboro 68 Liberty 66, Furman 52 Nebraska 70, Florida St. 65 North Florida 97, Edward Waters 65 Rutgers 69, Clemson 64 SC-Upstate 105, Barber-Scotia 43 Samford 76, Jacksonville 70, OT South Carolina 77, Marshall 59 Winthrop 68, Savannah St. 47 MIDWEST Detroit 109, Aquinas 59 E. Michigan 83, Marygrove 52 Green Bay 78, Minn. Duluth 52 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 67, Cent. Arkansas 49 Baylor 75, Texas Southern 49 FAR WEST Sacramento St. 65, Utah Valley 56 Seattle 72, Pacific Lutheran 33 Weber St. 62, Oral Roberts 61

Women’s Scores EAST Syracuse 94, Vermont 63 SOUTH Florida 73, Virginia Tech 44 South Carolina 90, NC Central 26 UNC Asheville 56, Charleston Southern 47 W. Kentucky 96, Alabama A&M 44 MIDWEST

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 15 2 Houston 13 4 San Antonio 13 4 Dallas 13 5 New Orleans 7 8 Northwest Division Portland 13 4 Denver 9 8 Oklahoma City 5 12 Utah 5 13 Minnesota 4 12 Pacific Division Golden State 14 2 L.A. Clippers 12 5 Phoenix 10 8 Sacramento 9 8 L.A. Lakers 4 13

No major team scores reported .882 .765 .765 .722 .467

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.875 — .706 2½ .556 5 .529 5½ .235 10½

Monday’s Games San Antonio 109, Philadelphia 103 Washington 107, Miami 86 Denver 103, Utah 101 L.A. Clippers 127, Minnesota 101 Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at Cleveland, 3 p.m. Boston at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Brooklyn at New York, 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Dallas at Chicago, 4 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 57, Chattanooga 52 Texas-Pan American 71, Texas Lutheran 47 FAR WEST San Diego 78, Dartmouth 53

The Men’s Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (62) 7-0 1,622 1 2. Wisconsin (3) 7-0 1,511 2 3. Arizona 6-0 1,488 3 4. Duke 7-0 1,475 4 5. Louisville 5-0 1,260 6 6. Texas 6-0 1,254 7 7. Virginia 7-0 1,196 8 8. Wichita St. 4-0 1,165 9 9. Gonzaga 6-0 1,133 10 10. Villanova 6-0 1,075 12 11. Kansas 5-1 1,063 11 12. North Carolina 5-1 864 5

Henry leaves Red Bulls, MLS By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer

HARRISON, N.J. — Thierry Henry is leaving Major League Soccer after 4½ seasons, unable to lead the New York Red Bulls to the team’s first championship. The 37-year-old French star made the announcement Monday, two days after the Red Bulls lost the Eastern Conference final to the New England Revolution. And he said he made the decision back in 2010 to leave when his contract expired. “I am taking this opportunity to announce that unfortunately Saturday was my last game for the New York Red Bulls,” Henry said in a statement released by the team Monday. “The decision has always been that I would leave after the duration of my contract, and although that was never going to change, I didn’t want it to distract from the progress of the team.” With Landon Donovan retiring after the Los Angeles Galaxy play New England in the MLS Cup final Sunday, the league is losing arguably its two biggest stars. A former Arsenal and Barcelona standout, Henry did not say whether he’s retiring or intends to play elsewhere. He plans to take a few

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told the grand jury that he shot Brown in self-defense. Rams coach Jeff Fisher said Monday that neither the team nor the NFL would discipline the players. He said it was their “choice to exercise their free speech,” but he would not comment further on their actions. “It’s my personal opinion, I firmly believe, that it’s important that I keep sports and politics separate,” Fisher said. “I’m a head coach. I’m not a politician, an activist or an expert on societal issues, so I’m going to answer questions about the game.” Hoyer says he remains confident BEREA, Ohio — Quarterback Brian Hoyer is positive he should be the starter for the rest of this season. He should be the one leading his team to the playoffs. He’s convinced. The Browns aren’t as certain.

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weeks to decide what to do next. He speaks English, French and Spanish, also could turn his career to television and be a soccer analyst. Henry joined the Red Bulls from Barcelona after the 2010 World Cup. He had a $3.75 million salary this year and $4.35 million in overall compensation, “Thierry Henry, an icon of the world’s game, has been a wonderful player for the New York Red Bulls and a major influence on the development of MLS,” Red Bulls sporting director Andy Roxburgh said.. Henry played in 122 matches for the Red Bulls, scoring 51 goals and adding 42 assists, tops in franchise history. His goals total was second to Juan Pablo Ángel’s 58, 14 of his goals were winners and 11 of his assists set up winning goals, also tops in club history. Henry also scored some of the league’s most spectacular goals, including one that went directly into the net on a corner kick against Columbus in 2012. Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher was quick to react to the on news. “What a player!” he tweeted. “The best I faced without a doubt and yes I still have nightmares about him running past me at Anfield!! “

A day after he was benched by coach Mike Pettine in the fourth quarter of a loss at Buffalo, Hoyer said Monday that he hasn’t lost any of his confidence despite three straight poor performances and believes he should keep his job over rookie Johnny Manziel. “You don’t get to 7-5 in the NFL just lucking into it,” Hoyer said. “It’s been a lot of hard work, and I think I’ve proven that I’ve gotten us to this point. I feel like I can carry us through the next four games.” Hoyer was replaced by Manziel in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 26-10 loss to Buffalo after throwing two interceptions, continuing a pattern of bad games over the past month. In his past three games, Hoyer has thrown just one touchdown pass, six interceptions and the Browns have scored just 36 points. Pettine has not yet decided who will start this week against Indianapolis. He’ll meet with his staff — and general manager Ray Farmer — on Tuesday and intends to inform Hoyer and Manziel of his decision

Wednesday. Pettine said he’s not leaning in either direction, and insists the choice comes down to one standard. “I’ve said it a million times,” he said. “Who gives us the best chance to win this weekend?’ Period.” Steelers’ Keisel out for season PITTSBURGH — Brett Keisel’s locker at Heinz Field was already empty when his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates filed in following a 35-32 loss to New Orleans on Sunday. There’s no telling when, or if, the veteran defensive end will find his No. 99 jersey hanging in it again. The Steelers placed the 36-year-old on season-ending injured reserve Monday, about 24 hours after Keisel tore his triceps in the third quarter. Pittsburgh signed well-traveled Clifton Geathers to take Keisel’s spot on the 53-man roster, but Keisel’s departure leaves an emotional void that will be difficult for his enigmatic team to fill heading into a pressure-packed December. C

13. San Diego St. 14. Ohio St. 15. Miami 16. West Virginia 17. Michigan 18. Arkansas 19. Michigan St. 20. Iowa St. 21. Maryland 22. Oklahoma 23. Butler 24. Illinois 25. Utah

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Others receiving votes: N. Iowa 83, UConn 76, Oklahoma St. 69, Providence 56, VCU 52, Syracuse 49, Florida 40, Georgetown 30, Creighton 29, Washington 17, NC State 12, Wyoming 10, California 8, Seton Hall 5, St. John’s 5, Nebraska 4, Baylor 3, UCLA 3, Mississippi 2, Old Dominion 2, TCU 2, Notre Dame 1, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 1.

USA Today Top 25 Poll

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records throiugh Nov. 30, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kentucky (29) 7-0 796 1 2. Duke 7-0 738 2 3. Arizona (1) 6-0 735 4 4. Wisconsin (2) 7-0 732 3 5. Louisville 5-0 636 5 6. Virginia 7-0 611 7 7. Texas 6-0 592 9 8. Gonzaga 6-0 586 8 9. Villanova 6-0 540 11 10. Wichita State 4-0 523 10 11. Kansas 5-1 493 12 12. North Carolina 5-1 417 6 13. Ohio State 5-0 384 17 14. San Diego State 5-1 380 15 15. Miami 7-0 324 20 16. Michigan 5-1 269 18 17. West Virginia 7-0 247 24 18. Michigan State 5-2 201 19 19. Iowa State 3-1 189 13 20. Oklahoma 4-2 152 21 21. Arkansas 6-0 138 — 22. Maryland 7-0 109 — 23. UConn 3-2 62 22 24. Florida 3-3 60 16 25. Illinois 6-0 57 — Others receiving votes: VCU 51, Providence 50, Utah 50, Butler 44, Northern Iowa 33, Oklahoma State 32, Washington 30, Syracuse 29, Creighton 17, Nebraska 17, Georgetown 15, N.C. State 14, California 11, Stanford 5, UTEP 5, Wyoming 5, Baylor 4, Notre Dame 4, Memphis 3, Saint Mary’s 3, St. John’s 3, TCU 3, UCLA 1.

The Women’s Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. South Carolina (20) 5-0 854 1 2. Notre Dame (13) 7-0 845 2 3. UConn (1) 5-1 788 3 4. Texas (1) 5-0 771 6 5. Texas A&M 7-0 751 7 6. North Carolina 7-0 688 11 7. Louisville 7-0 613 12 8. Stanford 5-2 605 5 9. Duke 5-1 580 8 10. California 6-0 513 14

11. Baylor 4-1 505 13 12. Nebraska 6-0 470 15 13. Kentucky 6-1 462 9 14. Tennessee 4-2 455 4 15. Maryland 6-1 421 10 16. Michigan St. 4-1 367 16 17. Oregon St. 5-0 303 19 18. Rutgers 6-0 224 21 19. Georgia 7-0 187 22 20. Oklahoma St. 5-1 184 20 21. Syracuse 4-1 165 22 22. Iowa 6-1 156 17 23. Mississippi St. 6-0 151 25 24. West Virginia 4-1 107 22 25. Arkansas 6-0 70 — 25. DePaul 4-2 70 18 Others receiving votes: South Florida 17, Green Bay 16, Arizona St. 9, Northwestern 6, Princeton 5, Washington St. 5, James Madison 3, Florida St. 2, Minnesota 2, St. John’s 2, Chattanooga 1, W. Kentucky 1, Washington 1.

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 25 17 6 2 36 91 67 Montreal 26 17 7 2 36 69 66 Detroit 24 14 5 5 33 74 61 Boston 25 14 10 1 29 63 61 Toronto 23 12 8 3 27 76 69 Florida 22 9 7 6 24 46 55 Ottawa 23 10 9 4 24 61 63 Buffalo 24 8 14 2 18 43 76 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 23 16 5 2 34 81 55 N.Y. Islanders 24 17 7 0 34 77 65 N.Y. Rangers 24 11 9 4 26 71 70 Washington 23 10 9 4 24 65 65 New Jersey 24 9 11 4 22 58 71 Philadelphia 23 8 12 3 19 61 74 Carolina 23 7 13 3 17 54 68 Columbus 24 7 15 2 16 54 84

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 23 St. Louis 24 Chicago 24 Winnipeg 25 Minnesota 23 Dallas 24 Colorado 25 Pacific Division Anaheim 26 Vancouver 24 Calgary 25 Los Angeles 24 San Jose 25 Arizona 25 Edmonton 25 NOTE: Two points overtime loss.

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2 34 64 2 34 66 1 31 74 4 28 52 1 27 65 5 23 70 5 23 67

46 51 48 56 55 84 79

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Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Rangers 3 Columbus 2, Florida 1 Montreal 4, Colorado 3 Arizona 5, Edmonton 2 Anaheim 3, Boston 2 Tuesday’s Games Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m. New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. Vancouver at Washington, 3 p.m. Nashville at Carolina, 3 p.m. Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m. Dallas at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. Florida at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Arizona at Calgary, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at San Jose, 6 p.m. Boston at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

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American League MINNESOTA TWINS — Named Butch Davis first base coach. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Sent LHP Jarret Martin outright to Oklahoma City (PCL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Acquired INF Sean Rodriguez from Tampa Bay for a player to be named and cash considerations. Designated 1B Gaby Sanchez for assignment. Agreed to terms with OF Gorkys Hernandez, INF Deibinson Romero and C Sebastian Valle on minor league contracts. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Mark Kotsay hitting coach. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Reassigned F-C Jarnell Stokes to Iowa (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released LB Desmond Bishop. Signed OL Anthony Steen from the practice squad. Re-signed OT Kelvin Palmer to the practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed LB Jayson DiManche on injured reserve. NEW YORK JETS — Released LB Antwan Barnes. Signed TE Chris Pantale. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Minnesota D Marco Scandella $2,755.38 for an illegal check to the head during at Nov. 29 game. ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled G Ryan Faragher from Utah (ECHL) to Norfolk (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Placed C Artem Anisimov on injured reserve. FLORIDA PANTHERS — Assigned G Sam Brittain and D Josh McFadden from San Antonio (AHL) to Cincinnati (ECHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed C Scott Gomez. Placed C Travis Zajac on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 28. NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Reassigned G Kent Simpson from Bridgeport (AHL) to Stockton (ECHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS — Announced F Thierry Henry will not return for the 2015 season. NEW YORK CITY FC — Named CJ Brown to the coaching staff. COLLEGE SMU — Named Chad Morris football coach. TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN — Dismissed junior G KaeLynn Boyd from the women’s basketball team for violating the department student-athlete code of conduct and team policy as well as for conduct detrimental to the team. Suspended women’s junior basketball F Rickell Preston from team activities for two games for violating department and team policy. THE CITADEL — Announced it will not renew the contract of women’s volleyball coach Amir Khaledi. TROY — Named Neal Brown football coach. TULSA — Fired football coach Bill Blankenship.

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positive. Now the action has moved to a more permanent solution. Ogle said his concern is if the state is on board with the proposal. Ostrander said the borough applied for a temporary water use permit from the Department of Natural Resources to pump in periods of high water. Assembly member Kelly Wolf, who represents the Kalifornsky district, raised concerns that if the catch basin is seen as a storm water basin the Department of Transportation has specific regulations. He said he would like to make sure DOT is on board and a permanent plan is in place before the agreement moves forward. The borough planning commission unanimously passed a motion to recommend adoption at its Nov. 10 meeting. In an Aug. 1 letter to Paula Keohane, who lives in Coupeville, Washington, Mueller wrote in the drainage easement area “the borough (or DOT) would retain the right to use, maintain and construct drainage improvements.” The 1.84-acre parcel is valued at more than $100,000, according to the borough assessing department. Assembly member and lands committee chair Mako Haggerty said several questions the body has asked need to be answered before the assembly would move forward. Ostrander said the question that needs to be answered is if the bluff parcel set aside for drainage is large enough. “That is not a question we can answer with 100 percent certainty at this time,” he said.

parcel is sufficient space to construct a drainage easement outlet. The Keohane property is known as the Karluk Basin because during the 2013 fall flooding, all the excess water ran down Karluk Avenue through their property into the ditch, Mueller wrote in the memo. In response to the flooding, a pipe was installed under Kalifornsky Beach Road to mechanically pump water out to the Cook Inlet once the basin reached its estimated 3 million gallon capacity to store water. The borough also built ditches and installed culverts down Karluk Avenue, Buoy Avenue and Trawling Avenue. Ostrander said he received a concern from a neighbor that the portion of the bluff parcel needed to construct an easement wouldn’t be large enough to handle the amount of water and could erode the bluff like it has in other areas along Kalifornsky Beach Road. Ostrander made his recommendation to postpone the ordinance during a borough assembly lands committee meeting on Nov. 25. “As high water increased it’s possible more than 60 feet would be needed to handle the additional flow,” he said. “We didn’t feel comfortable the easement would be large enough. We will bring in an engineer to give us a recommendation if 60 feet is enough or if the entire property would need to be reserved.” Assembly member Wayne Ogle said the emergency action Reach Dan Balmer at danthat took place by the borough iel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. in response to the flooding was com.

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and commissioners of Revenue, Natural Resources and Public Safety, with Public Safety Commissioner Gary Folger a holdover from Parnell’s administration. The heads of most remaining departments are listed as n On Nov. 18 at 6:31 a.m., troopers received a 911 hang-up phone call. When dispatch called back, the dispatcher spoke to a 26-year-old female, who reported a disturbance at her residence in Soldotna between her and her 29-year-old husband. Troopers responded, and the investigation revealed that Christopher Mussman, 29, of Soldotna, had placed his wife in fear of being assaulted by his actions and conduct. He also broke her cell phone. Mussman was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Nov. 18 at about 5:20 p.m., Jacob Henry Nordwall, 29, of Soldotna, was arrested by Soldotna based troopers on two charges of violating a domestic violence protective order, after he was contacted following the investigation of the violations. Nordwall was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Nov. 18 at 10:07 a.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Redoubt Avenue near Leibrock Circle. Jack D. Williams IV, 20, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for driving without a license and released. n On Nov. 19 at 5:06 a.m., troopers received a complaint that people were walking around inside a burned down house in the Soldotna area. Troopers responded and contacted three occupants in two separate vehicles, two females and one male, Frank Marotta, 39, of Soldotna. One of the females was a former occupant of the burned residence. One of the vehicles being driven was a stolen Subaru, which was returned to its owner. The other vehicle was being driven by Frank Marotta, whose license was revoked, and he is required to have an ignition interlock device installed in whatever vehicle he is driving, but one was not. Marotta was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial. The incident regarding the stolen Subaru is still under investigation. n On Nov. 19 at 12:35 p.m., Kenai police contacted a vehicle in the Safeway parking lot. After investigation, Timothy Fitzpatrick, 28, of Kenai, was arrested for driving while license revoked and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility pending arraignment. n On Nov. 19 at about 12:50

acting commissioners, pending decisions on permanent appointments. By law, the permanent Fish and Game appointment is to come from a list of individuals nominated in a joint meeting by the Board of Fisheries and Board of Game. The governor, however, has the right to request additional nominations. New appointments are subject to legislative approval.

Police reports p.m., Kenai police received a report of the location of an individual who had outstanding warrants. Officers responded to the area and contacted Hannes J. Grace, 28, of Kenai. Records indicated that Grace had two state warrants, SOL Alaska State Troopers $500 failure to appear for arraignment on the original charge of petition to revoke probation/Alcohol Safety Action Program, and $500 failure to comply with alcohol screening on the original charge of petition to revoke probation. Grace was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Nov. 19 at 10:06 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a single-vehicle rollover at Mile 130.5 of the Sterling Highway. Dena Bendtzen, 55, of Ninilchik, was northbound in a white 1997 Mazda MPV, when the vehicle hit a patch of black ice. Dena lost control of the vehicle, crossing the centerline twice and rolling the vehicle in the northbound ditch. Dena was wearing her seat belt. Ninilchik Emergency Medical Services responded and took her to the Central Peninsula Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. n On Nov. 19 at 12:13 p.m., troopers responded to a singlevehicle rollover at Mile 122.5 of the Sterling Highway. A white 2007 Dodge pickup was traveling southbound, when the vehicle hit black ice. Craig Haulk, 54, of Ninilchik, lost control and the vehicle rolled in the northbound ditch. Everyone in the vehicle was wearing seat belts. Ninilchik Emergency Medical Services responded and took all involved to Central Peninsula Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. n On Nov. 19 at 6:41 a.m., Alaska State Troopers came upon a vehicle crash near Mile 39.0 of the Sterling Highway. Investigation revealed that Michelle Quinn, 37, of Cooper Landing, was traveling southbound on the Sterling Highway in a 1995 Chevrolet Suburban. Quinn lost control of the vehicle on ice-covered roads and struck a guardrail. Quinn received no injuries and reported wearing her safety belt. Damage to the

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time as an independent, initially with Craig Fleener as his running mate. After the primary, in an effort to mount a stronger challenge to Parnell, Walker joined with Mallott, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, to create a “unity” ticket. As part of the package, Walker changed his political affiliation from Republican to undeclared and Mallott became his running mate. Walker has said he intends to reach out to Mallott as part of his decision-making process. Fleener, who willingly stepped aside for Mallott on the ticket, was master of ceremonies at the inauguration. Walker thanked him and retiring state senator Hollis French, who had been Mallott’s running mate, for the sacrifice they made. Walker faces a number of challenges as governor, includ-

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salmon in the ecosystem.” West said her upbringing on the Peninsula inspired her to help the fishing community. “As I grew up, I became aware of some of the environmental issues U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and other agencies were working on associated with fish waste disposal along the Russian River at Cooper Landing,” said West in the press release. West started her project in 2011 while attending the University of Alaska Anchorage. With the help of UAA’s Dr. Helena Wisniewski, the Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies, West filed for her patent in June 2013. UAA also assisted her by paying for the application process and other related fees involved with the patent. Later this month, West, who is currently completing her master’s thesis project, will become the first student inducted into the UAA Patent Wall of Fame. “I am very proud of Ms. West,” said Wisniewski in the vehicle was estimated at $2,000. Alcohol was not a factor. n On Nov. 19 at 6:55 a.m., Soldotna police contacted Drew Mathiason, 30, of Sterling, in the parking lot of Kenai Spur Tesoro 2 Go because of an outstanding warrant. Mathiason fled the area on foot and was taken into custody after a short foot pursuit. Mathiason was arrested for the warrant, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and driving while license revoked. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial and held without bail. n On Nov. 20 at about 12:20 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a motor vehicle collision with a moose near Mile 117 of the Sterling Highway. Both the driver, a 26-year male, of Homer, and the passenger, a 22-year old female, of Homer, were seat-belted and sustained no injuries. The moose was still alive when troopers arrived and

ing budget deficits amid lower revenues. He also will have to decide how to proceed on a major liquefied natural gas project that the state is pursuing with oil and gas and pipeline companies. During an at-times emotional speech, Walker, who was born and raised in Alaska, recalled growing up in a family that for much of his childhood was “poorer than poor.” He talked about the work ethic instilled in him by his father, which included him taking a janitorial job at age 12 to help the family after it and their town of Valdez were devastated by the 1964 earthquake, and the proud memory of when Alaska became a state in 1959. He choked up as several points, including when mentioning his parents and a sister, who did not live to see him become governor. There were light moments, too, like when, as a five-year-old, opening the door of the family outhouse at Delta Junction to find a herd of buffalo. He described, to laugh-

ter, his decision to make a beeline for the house, rather than to wait out the animals in temperatures of 40 degrees below zero, as his “first bold move.” Walker also used the speech to touch on policy, including his intent to make good on a campaign promise to expand Medicaid, something Parnell had resisted, despite broad-based support, citing cost concerns, and a pledge for an open, transparent government. He warned of lean times ahead with low oil prices but said there was no reason the situation could not be turned around. He said Alaska is rich in resources and the key to a growing economy is low-cost energy. Alaska doesn’t have a resource problem, but a distribution problem, he said — one he said he is committed to addressing. Both he and Mallott, who was dressed in Alaska Native regalia and kept his remarks brief, talked about Alaskans

‘Growing up, I really liked math, science and art. Engineering allowed me to combine all of them into something I love.’ — Alexandra West press release. “She exemplifies the ideal student who applied her talent beyond her classroom studies. She observed a need and invented a device that will benefit fishermen and the environment, with the potential to contribute to the economy. I look forward to inducting her as the first student into the UAA Patent Wall of Fame.” News of West’s achievement was met with excitement from the Russian River Interagency Coordination Group (RRICG), who has long tried to educate people about proper fish-waste disposal. “It’s exciting news,” said Russian River Interagency Management Coordinator Bobbie Jo Skibo, who has been monitoring West’s progress for the past few years. “We would like to congratulate Alex and UAA for this achievement. It’s exciting to see academia and entrepreneurs stepping up and

coming together with ideas that will help reduce the challenging issues that we’re faced with.” Skibo said that conflicts between humans and bears always remain a concern, despite major bear attacks being rare. “We take the issue of humancreated fish waste seriously,” Skibo said. Because UAA helped pay for the patent process, West said she isn’t sure if her design will be sold in the future. While the future plans for her design are uncertain, West is positive she is where she wants to be and she’s doing what she wants to do. “I like Alaska, so I’m good here for now,” West said. “Growing up, I really liked math, science and art. Engineering allowed me to combine all of them into something I love.”

needed to be dispatched. The vehicle was driven from the scene. n On Nov. 20 at 9:12 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, conducted a traffic stop on a silver 2011 Audi SUV after observing a moving violation. Investigation revealed that Febra C. Hensley, 44, of Soldotna, was driving under the influence and was found to be in possession of a handgun. Hensley was arrested for driving under the influence and fourth-degree misconduct involving a weapon and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $1,000 bail. n On Nov. 20 at 12:56 p.m., the Soldotna Public Safety Communication Center received a report of a disturbance at the Food Bank off Community College Road in Soldotna. Alaska State Troopers responded and contacted Douglas McFresh, 24, of Nikiski. Investigation revealed that McFresh had assaulted a female. McFresh was

arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail, charged with fourth-degree assault (domestic violence). n On Nov. 20 at 1:51 a.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle at Mile 94 of the Sterling Highway. Deborah Wright, 51, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for driving while license cancelled and released. n On Nov. 20 at 5:49 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Wilson Lane near Warehouse Avenue. Phillip Gonzales, 30, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for driving while license revoked and released. n On Nov. 20 at 9:49 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on the Sterling Highway near Binkley Street. Christopher Benney, 27, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for driving without insurance and released. n On Nov. 20 at 10:27 p.m., Soldotna police contacted Rita

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coming together. “I know that hard work is not a partisan effort but an Alaskan value. There is no natural disaster, man-made catastrophe or fiscal crisis that can withstand the force of the mighty Alaskan spirit,” Walker said. “Like a family, we are diverse, we are passionate, especially when we disagree, but we are all united in a common thread. We are rising as one.” Sen. Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks, said he was moved by Walker’s speech and optimistic there will be a good working relationship between the administration and GOP-led Legislature. Fairbanks struggles with the high energy costs and Bishop said he was glad to hear Walker’s remarks about energy distribution. Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, said he liked the bipartisan message. Walker, 63, and his wife plan to live in the governor’s mansion in Juneau, as Parnell and his wife did.

Fugitive found hiding in towed pickup truck ANCHORAGE (AP) — A Kodiak woman wanted on a felony drugs warrant was arrested after she was found hiding in a stolen pickup being towed near Wasilla. Alaska State Troopers say Lynda Kopy was taken into custody on the warrant and additionally charged with evidence tampering and providing false information. KTUU-TV reports troopers stopped the pickup Thursday night, arrested two men inside and released a third person. As the truck was being towed, troopers received information that a fourth person was inside and hiding under clothes. The tow truck driver was instructed to deliver the truck to the Wasilla Police Department, and as it pulled in, a woman burst out.

Seaton, 36, of Soldotna, and arrested her on an outstanding fugitive from justice warrant from Santa Rosa County, Florida, for failure to appear on an original charge of larceny. Seaton was taken to the Wildwood Pretrial and held without bail pending extradition back to Florida. n On Nov. 20, wildlife troopers, Soldotna Post, cited William Davis, 61, of Soldotna, for four counts of permitting the commission of a sport fish violation, one count of wasting or destruction of sport caught fish, one count of aid in the commission of a sport fish violation and one count of making false entries into his fresh water sport fish guide book. The charges are a result of an investigation from this summer on the Kustatan River and Wolverine Creek, located on the West side of Cook Inlet. Arraignment was set for Dec. 2 in Kenai District Court.

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AGRIUM U.S. INC. KENAI NITROGEN OPERATIONS The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) has made a preliminary decision to approve Agrium U.S. Inc.'s application for Air Quality Control Construction Permit AQ0083CPT06 for the Kenai Nitrogen Operations Facility. Applicant: Agrium U.S. Inc. 4582 South Ulster Street Denver CO, 80237 Location: Mile 21, Kenai Spur Highway Activity: Agrium U.S. Inc.'s application is classified under 18 AAC 50.306 to authorize the restart of the Kenai Nitrogen Operations Facility. Emissions: Total emissions for the project are 214 tpy for NOX, 171 tpy for PM-2.5 175 tpy for PM-10, 117 tpy for PM, 114 tpy for VOC, 9 tpy for SO2, 731 tpy for CO and 2,160,432 tpy CO2e. ADEC Preliminary Review: Based on review of the application, ADEC drafted a preliminary permit decision for this project under AS 46.14 and 18 AAC 50. Available Information: Copies of the permit application, ADEC's draft permit and technical analysis report (TAR) are available at the following offices: ADEC Air Permits Program, 410 Willoughby Avenue, 2nd floor, Juneau, AK 99801-1795 For inquiries and copies of documents, you may contact Aaron Simpson at the address listed above, or call (907) 465-5123. The preliminary permit and TAR are also available at ADEC's website at: http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/Air/ airtoolsweb/AirPermitsApprovalsAndPublic Notices Opportunity for Public Participation: ADEC specifically invites the public to comment regarding a computer modeling technique used by Agrium to estimate their one-hour nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air quality impacts. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lists approved modeling methods in their Guideline on Air Quality Models (Guideline). Agrium used an NO2 modeling approach, the Ozone Limiting Method (OLM), for estimating their 1-hour NO2 impacts. EPA has issued guidance regarding the use of OLM for purposes of modeling 1-hour NO2 impacts, but they have not yet gone through the regulatory process of adopting this approach in their Guideline. The use of OLM for purposes of estimating 1-hour NO2 impacts must therefore be highlighted in the permit decision public notice. Notice is also given that any interested person may present written statements relevant to the draft documents within 30 days after the first publication date. ADEC will consider all comments received and make any changes ADEC finds beneficial or necessary to assure compliance with 18 AAC 50 or State Law. ADEC will issue a final decision to issue or deny the permit after the close of the public comment period. Any person may request a public hearing and that hearing will be held if ADEC finds that good cause exists. The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Eric Hotchkiss at (907) 465-6171 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 by the close of the public comment period to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided. Please direct written statements or requests relevant to the proposed permit to Aaron Simpson at ADEC's Juneau office, by mail at PO Box 111800, Juneau, AK 99811, by facsimile at (907) 465-5129 or send e-mail to aaron.simpson@alaska.gov. Comments must be received by close of public comments period at 4:30 p.m. on January 2, 2015.

Said Deed of Trust was executed on the 29th day of December, 2004 and recorded on the 30th day of December, 2004, Serial No. 2004-013154. Said Deed of Trust has not been assigned by the Beneficiary. Said documents having been recorded in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District State of Alaska, describing: UNIT E-ONE (E-1), DEEPWOOD MANOR CONDOMINIUM , as shown on the Survey Maps and Floor Plans filed in the office of the Re-corder for the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, under Plat No Amended Plat No. 83-267, and as identified in the Declaration submitting property to the Horizontal Property Regimes Act recorded May 19, 1978, in Book 125, at Page 155, and any amendment thereto; TOGETHER WITH the limited common areas and facilities appurtenant to and reserved for the use of such Unit; AND TOGETHER WITH an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities. EXCEPTING THEREFROM the subsurface estate and all rights, privileges, immunities and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, accruing unto said estate pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of December 18, 1971 (85 Stat. 688, 704; 43 U.S.C. 1601, 1613 (f)(1976), as reserved by the United States of America. The physical address of the real property described above is 813 Auk Street, Unit E-1, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. There is of record a CLAIM OF LIEN filed by the Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division, against KARL G. JOHNSON, forchild Support in the amount of $2,926.35, and an ongoing monthly obligation exists in the amount of $275.00, and any other amounts due, recorded on March 21, 2006, Case No. 001127905. There is of record a PROPERTY LIEN claimed by DEEPWOOD MANOR CONDO ASSOCIATION, recorded March 10, 2008, Serial No. 2008002337, Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. The undersigned, being the original, or properlysubstituted Trustee hereby gives notice that a breach of the obligations under the Deed of Trust has occurred in that the Trustor has failed to satisfy the indebtedness secured thereby: TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE AND 23/100TH DOLLARS ($27,323.23), plus interest, late charges, costs, attorney fees and other foreclosure costs actually incurred, and any future advances thereunder. Said default may be cured and the sale terminated upon payment of the sum of defaultplus interest, late charges, costs, attorney fees and other foreclosure costs actually incurred, and any future advances thereunder, prior to the sale date. If Notice of Default has been recorded two or more times previously and default has been cured, the trustee may elect to refuse payment and continue the sale. Upon demand of the Beneficiary, the Trustee elects to sell the above-described property, with proceeds to be applied to the total indebtedness secured thereby. Said sale shall be held at public auction at the ALASKA COURT SYSTEM BUILDING, 125 TRADING BAY DR., #100, KENAI,ALASKA, on the 23rd day of December, 2014, said sale shall commence at 11:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in conjunction with such other sales that the Trustee or its attorney may conduct. DATED this 23rd day of September, 2014. First American Title By: SHARON M. DALLMANN Title: Authorized Signer Kenai Recording - 302 Serial No. 2014-008027 Date: 9-23-2014

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Stoic mother holds steady for son about to be deployed essary to experience them. My reaction is that no one should judge you — least of all yourself right now. DEAR ABBY: I’m the father of a beautiful, intelligent 9-year-old daughter I’ll call Stella. About three years ago, her mother married a man from an affluent family and moved three hours away. In order to be closer to Stella, I Abigail Van Buren moved there as well. I have been divorced for six years now, and my relationship with my daughter has not improved during that time. I spend every Thursday afternoon with her and every other weekend. She recently joined a basketball team, and I go to her practices and games. My biggest concern — and pain — is, whenever Stella is with me she cries for her mother. It hurts, because I have tried hard to foster a relationship with my daughter and have been unable to. I took her to Disney World and she spent half the time crying. I ask myself if I am only hurting her or if I should continue to see her. Can you give me some advice? — DISAPPOINTED DADDY IN TEXAS

DEAR DISAPPOINTED DADDY: Have you talked to Stella’s mother and asked her what’s going on with your daughter? By age 9 she’s a little old for separation anxiety. Not knowing everyone involved, my first reaction is to wonder if there has been parental alienation happening. My second is to suggest that you enlist the help of a licensed family therapist to find out why Stella acts this way every time she’s alone with you. If the problem is that she is immature, ride things out. If it’s something more, then it’s important you get to the bottom of it. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person, order “How to Be Popular.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Popularity Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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Old magazines need new readers Dear Heloise: In the past, you provided names of organizations that accepted canceled stamps and old greeting cards. Do you know of any in the California area that take old national geographic magazines? I have always hated to throw out these magazines because of the beautiful pictures. — Pat O. in California Pat, you and millions of my readers feel the same way! Unfortunately, that means millions of magazines, too! Here is a place to start: Call retirement homes, hospitals, schools (especially elementary, where they do a lot of arts and crafts) or prisons in your area. They might have a good use for them. Of course, they can be recycled, too, so don’t feel bad if you put them in the recycle bin! There also is information on the website www.nationalgeographic.com, where you can post notices about your collection and see others that are available. Any other hints, readers? — Heloise Flushed water Dear Heloise: My refrigerator has a water filter. It has to be replaced approximately every six months. After it is installed, I have to run 2 and 1/2 gallons of water through the line. Is this water safe to water plants with? I hate just pouring it down the drain. — Shirley B., via email Hi, Shirley, and thanks for asking a question a lot of people wonder about. Don’t waste water! Yes, you can use this water for plants, to rinse dishes or to wipe off countertops. There may be some little bits of gray stuff floating about, but don’t worry — these are just particles of the carbon from the filter that the water runs through. — Heloise

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DEAR ABBY: Since the moment my oldest son, “Ryan,” enlisted in the U.S. Army, our family has been concerned he would be deployed. Although Ryan graduated from high school near the top of his class and had prepared for university, his plans were thwarted when deployment orders came to face off with ISIS in a combat engineer role. He leaves soon for the Middle East. Abby, I need your insight in understanding why I am not falling apart. My other children are, my relatives are, and people I speak to are stunned that I’m holding it together. I try to explain that I support my son and must be strong for my family, but am I in denial? Everyone else is falling apart while I, who adore him and can’t envision a life without him, seem to be holding steady. What’s going on with me? Am I a flawed mother? I feel like I’m disappointing others who would prefer to see a soldier’s mother grieve and agonize over her son’s departure, anticipating the worst. Your thoughts are most welcome. — BAFFLED IN THE SOUTH DEAR BAFFLED: You are not “flawed.” Not everyone handles emotionally charged situations in the same way. While you may be numb with shock, you may also be calm, stoic and not show your feelings openly. It’s also possible that you may be “postponing” any negative emotions until if and when it’s nec-

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Peninsula Clarion, Tuesday, December 2, 2014

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Bell-ringing dog draws attention By MILLICENT MARTIN EMERY Palladium-Item

RICHMOND, Ind. — The way to a donor’s heart might be a big fluffy dog named Alvin. Shoppers are used to hearing bells ring as the Salvation Army solicits donations during the holidays. However, the chance to watch a dog ringing the bell drew a crowd for a couple hours Friday at Walmart. Alvin and his human partners, Julia and Steve Roberts, who live between Brownsville and Philomath in Union County, Indiana, attracted generous donors to their kettle, the Palladium-Item reported). Many shoppers had questions about the friendly animal. Alvin is a 4-year-old trained therapy dog. He’s a Leonberger, a breed of working dogs from Germany that range from 150 to 180 pounds. They are used for water rescue, search and rescue and carting. “I’ve never seen a Leonberger,” said Diana Flory as Alvin snuggled her for attention. “He’s keeping my legs warm.” Flory, from Frankfort, Kentucky, was visiting family with husband Michael. “I don’t think

‘More people know Alvin than us.’ — Steve Roberts we’d be able to get our dogs to do that,” Diana said about Alvin’s bell-ringing. Steve said it took “about three minutes” to teach Alvin to ring the bell they set up for him. And on the chilly Friday, he just needed a little prompting with treats. Julia tempted him with tidbits of venison, cheese, cookies and turkey. One shopper gave Alvin a package of treats upon leaving the store. “I’m trying to keep it interesting,” Julia said. This was Alvin’s third year to ring a bell for Salvation Army. Last year, the Robertses and Alvin rang bells for a total of 15 hours during the holiday season, raising more than $100 per hour. “People can’t resist,” Julia said. “That’s the plan.” Steve added, “People who don’t even like dogs like him.” Shoppers thanked Alvin for

his efforts and showered him with compliments. One patted him and said, “You’re doing a good thing today.” Another said, “It was worth a dollar just to see that.” Alvin was calm even when surrounded by groups, but he has plenty of practice. Alvin visits nursing homes and hospitals, bringing joy to patients and staff. Several shoppers said they’d seen him at Reid Hospital. He also helps in schools with programs ranging from reading to pet care and safety and antibullying. Alvin has also worked with autistic children who’ve been resistant at first, but then hugged him. “More people know Alvin

than us,” Steve Roberts said as he handed out baseball cards with Alvin’s picture, statistics, awards and training. Alvin received his Therapy Dog Working Title from AKC in February 2013 and the Leonberger Club of America, along with his AKC Confirmation Championship later that year. The Robertses said the cards help those who’ve met Alvin describe him to others. Alvin even has his own page on Facebook called Alvin’s Therapy Fan Club, and followers were notified of his bell-ringing gig in advance. “We say ‘Leonberger’ so much that we’re afraid he’ll think his name is Leonberger,” Steve laughed.

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