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MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 45, Issue 81

Question How long are you able to keep your New Year’s resolutions? n At least until Jan. 2; n I usually make it into February; n Through the summer; n I’ve kept a resolution until I’ve met a goal or for a whole year; n I don’t make resolutions.

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KPBSD deals with larger classes By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

This school year, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District teachers have been responsible for educating larger groups of students in their classrooms than in previous years. The 2014-15 school year District Class Size Enrollment report has revealed an increase in class size, meaning a higher pupil-teacher ratio. Interim Superintendent Sean Dusek presented the report to the board of education during a Dec. 1 work session, prompting a discussion among board

members about sufficient staffing in core classes. The report breaks down the district’s 44 buildings that house students into four categories. High schools saw on average .2 more students per classroom, middle schools saw 1.3 more students per classroom, elementary schools saw .3 more students per classroom, and the average of small and other schools combined remained the same. “We made an adjustment, and that’s to be expected, but it wasn’t, in my mind, dramatic,” Dusek said. “Nor should it have been.”

During the presentation, Dusek said it more schools are offering Advanced Placement courses. He attributed the new courses to administrators wanting to better prepare their students for college, and make them more competitive for scholarship opportunities. Soldotna High School principal Todd Syverson said this year’s reconfiguration, which also included Soldotna Prep School and Skyview Middle School, resulted in more students attending the high school. Staffing increased and consequently more courses were offered, he said.

New courses, including world history, were added to the curriculum, journalism and creative writing are now elective options in the class schedule, Syverson said in a previous Clarion interview. However, board member Penny Vadla said she noticed worryingly large English and Social Studies class sizes in the report. “I saw an English class that had thirty students in it, and I really questioned that because that person probably has five English classes, and five English classes times 22 to 30 students is 130 to 150 kids a day,”

In the news

By BOB SEAVEY Associated Press

Migrant flow from Caribbean spikes A recent spike in Cubans attempting to reach the United States by sea has generated headlines. But the numbers of Haitians and other Caribbean islanders making similar journeys are up even more. And while federal law grants legal residency to Cubans reaching U.S. soil, anyone else can be detained and deported. That law, the so-called wet foot-dry foot policy, and Coast Guard operations related to migrants remain unchanged even as Cuban and U.S. leaders say they are restoring diplomatic relations after more than 50 years. “The Coast Guard strongly discourages attempts to illegally enter the country by taking to the sea. These trips are extremely dangerous. Individuals located at sea may be returned to Cuba,” said Lt. Cmdr. Gabe Somma, spokesman for the Coast Guard’s 7th District in Miami. According to the Coast Guard, in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, U.S. authorities captured, intercepted or chased away at least 5,585 Haitians, 3,940 Cubans and hundreds from the Dominican Republic and other Caribbean countries attempting to sneak into the country.

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Vadla said. “An English class is supposed to teach writing, and they cant possibly do that, even if they do peer evaluations, and do it effectively so that these kids are prepared for college.” Dusek explained that counselors and administrators at individual schools are responsible for scheduling class sizes, and he felt uneasy about advising staff on how many students to put in each classroom. The less frequently offered courses, such as the AP studies, are likely to have larger class sizes to accommodate student interest, he said.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

Long nights A long-exposure shot shows light shining in pools on the Kenai Spur Highway after a 4:11 p.m. sunset on Sunday in Kenai.

A photo of Sarah Palin’s young son standing on a dog to reach the kitchen sink is drawing sharp reaction. The image of 6-year-old Trig, presumably preparing to wash dishes, and the reclining and seemingly relaxed black Lab-type animal is posted on the former Alaska governor’s Facebook page. “ May 2015 see every stumbling block turned into a stepping stone on the path forward. Trig just reminded me. He, determined to help wash dishes with an oblivious mama not acknowledging his signs for “up!”, found me and a lazy dog blocking his way. He made his stepping stone,” she wrote. The online response to the one-time Republican vice presidential nominee’s New Year’s Day post was fast and at times furious. There were nearly 70,000 responses liking the photo along with a wide variety of comment. Some blamed Palin, her politics, or called it animal mistreatment. Others offered her support and said the dog would have moved if it had been hurt. The president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals commented Saturday, the Oregonian reported. See DOG, page A-9

Concerns rise over US State closes DEC anti-prison rape law’s fate office in Bethel REBECCA BOONE Associated Press

When Congress passed a law in 2003 aimed at ending sexual assault in U.S. prisons, jails and juvenile detention centers, survivors like Jan Lastocy were hopeful that it would help solve the long-ignored problem. Lastocy and a coalition of inmate advocacy groups and evangelical groups had worked for years to convince policymakers and corrections officials that rape behind bars shouldn’t be accepted, even if the public

AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

In this Oct. 17 photo an offender is searched by a correctional officer at the Washington Corrections Center For Women in Gig Harbor, Wash.

had little sympathy for its vic- to this issue and get justice for tims. “I felt vindicated because myself and for all survivors,” I had been fighting so hard, and said Lastocy. for so long, to bring attention See PRISON, page A-9 C M Y

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — The state has closed the Bethel office of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, citing budgetary issues and restructuring. The DEC’s spill and response office in Bethel closed Dec. 31, just after the retirement of Bob Carlson, the sole DEC employee in Bethel, KYUK (http://is.gd/EVTtfE) reported. Financial considerations played a role in the decision not to relocate someone to Bethel, said Steve Russell, the DEC’s environmental program manager in Anchorage. He said Carlson’s departure sped the process. Spill prevention and response will now be handled out of Anchorage. Russell said his office already responds to Kodiak, Bristol Bay, the Aleutians and other communities off the road system. Adding the Yukon-Kuskokwim region is not that big of a deal, according to Russell. See DEC, page A-9

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Barrow 11/-10

Today

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Sunshine with patchy morning fog

Increasing cloudiness, not as cold

Mostly cloudy, chance for snow

Mostly cloudy with snow possible

Hi: 14

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Hi: 25 Lo: 20

Hi: 30 Lo: 25

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Lo: -3

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.

4 10 12 9

Daylight Length of Day - 6 hrs., 1 min., 5 sec. Daylight gained - 2 min., 33 sec.

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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

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Today 10:10 a.m. 4:11 p.m.

New Jan 20

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Today 5:48 p.m. 9:44 a.m.

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Unalakleet McGrath 15/9 -10/-17

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Dillingham 20/6

Precipitation

From the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai

24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.00" Month to date ........................... Trace Normal month to date ............. 0.14" Year to date .............................. Trace Normal year to date ................. 0.14" Record today ................. 0.48" (1994) Record for Jan. ............. 3.03" (1980) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. .. 0.0" Month to date ........................... Trace Season to date ............................ 7.7"

Juneau 19/13

National Extremes

Kodiak 39/34

Sitka 32/30

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88 at Plant City, Fla. -29 at Warroad, Minn.

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Ketchikan 33/31

43 at Sand Point and Adak -38 at Arctic Village

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(Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation)

The Northeast will be brisk and cold today with snow showers downwind of the Great Lakes. Showers will dampen South Florida. Snow will extend from Montana eastward through Minnesota and Iowa.

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By STEPHANIE SHOR Juneau Empire

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Isolated in the rainforest of Southeast Alaska, residents in Kake are thinking of alternative energy. After exploring wind energy options in partnership with the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council in 2010, the Organized Village of Kake and five other Alaska Native communities received a U.S. Department of Energy grant for a different approach: solar power. Kake installed 24 solar panels on its tribal government building in 2012. “A consultant joked that solar power in a rainforest would be a real trick,” Gary Williams, the executive director of the Or-

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Kake turns to solar power for energy

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Valdez Kenai/ 18/13 Soldotna Homer

Cold Bay 32/23

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High ............................................... 17 Low .................................................. 3 Normal high .................................. 25 Normal low ...................................... 9 Record high ........................ 47 (1960) Record low ....................... -47 (1975)

Anchorage 15/10

Bethel 11/-2

National Cities City

Fairbanks -15/-24

Talkeetna 13/0 Glennallen -22/-34

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Nome 18/14

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Internet: www.gedds.alaska.edu/auroraforecast

Today’s activity: Moderate Where: Auroral activity will be moderate. Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Barrow to as far south as Talkeetna and visible low on the horizon as far south as Bethel, Soldotna and southeast Alaska.

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Prudhoe Bay 4/-6

Anaktuvuk Pass 4/-3

Kotzebue 15/9

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ganized Village of Kake said. “But it works because of our microclimate here.” Solar power requires less maintenance and infrastructure than windmills, and in the two years since the panels were installed, they’ve been more efficient in Kake than projections for wind power. Kake residents have always prided themselves on maintaining energy consciousness. They have to, with fuel prices up to $5.29 a gallon, plus a 5 percent city sales tax, at the only gas station in town. The village has faced many bouts of fuel rationing and has even run out of gas for brief periods when the fuel barge was delayed by bad weather. The purpose of the Department of Energy’s demonstra-

tion solar project was to spur other individuals and communities to try it out. “I think it’s going to be a good way to go to inspire others to go this way. We have been recognized as somewhat of a trendsetter,” Williams said. Adam Davis, community and economic development specialist for the Organized Village of Kake, said the system on the government building has produced 11,985 kilowatts so far, with an estimated fuel savings of $7,550. Davis has not installed solar panels on his own home yet, but he plans to set up a miniature hydroelectric power plant at the creek by his house. Davis is also a member of the village school board and hopes to educate children on energy efficiency. He said the

school had an $110,000 surplus in its budget last year, and he has plans to propose switching the school to LED lights. This would reduce the building’s electricity usage by 60 percent, and the savings would pay for another full-time teaching position. Many villagers are hesitant to install their own solar panels because of the initial cost: They can’t afford the installation while they’re coping with pricey energy bills due to old electricity-sucking appliances and light bulbs, Davis said. The solar panels at the government building are tied to the local power grid, and on sunny days when the panels produce more energy than they use, the excess is pushed back into that grid.

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for humanists, atheists, and freethinkers. Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good Soprano, Pianist to perform in Soldotna of humanity. We are a small group of people within the comThe Performing Arts Society proudly presents lyric-soprano munity that engage in social activism, philosophical discussion, Jaunelle Celaire and pianist Eduard Zilberkant in concert at Sol- and community building events. Please email courageoustiger@ dotna Christ Lutheran Church on Jan. 24 at 7:30 pm. Interna- gmail.com with questions. tionally recognized pianist and conductor Zilberkant is praised for bringing out “the nuances of the tempo, pauses, and accents … new colors and romantic feeling” in music. Celaire, also Alaska Judicial Observers seeks volunteers known internationally, has offered performances ranging from Alaska Judicial Observers is looking for volunteers to observe cabaret to music theatre to solo recitals to opera. She is admired in courtrooms. Volunteers must be able to take notes, complete for “producing an intense presentation along with a rich and paperwork and sit for up to two hours at a time. Volunteers are beautiful lyric sound.” The concert program features Robert screened to ensure that they have not been a victim of a violent Schumann’s song cycle Dichterliebe and Mussorgsky’s Pic- crime, have no criminal background and have no cases pending tures at an Exhibition. Tickets are $20 general admission and before the court. Volunteers go through up to 40 hours of class$10 student admission. They are available at River City Books room and courtroom training and then are asked to evaluate for and Northcountry Fair in Soldotna, Country Liquor and Already 8-10 hours per month in the Kenai courthouse. Call 907-646Read Books in Kenai, and at the door. 9880 in Anchorage for more information.

or level of physical ability necessary. Parents and children are welcome! n Handy-Crafters (Knit, Crochet, Embroidery, Cross-Stich, and More!)on Monday, at 10:15 a.m, by the Fireplace. Bring your needles, hooks, yarn, Aida or other handicraft and relax by the fireplace the first Monday of the month to work on projects, socialize, and share advice and patterns. All levels of expertise welcome.

Hospital Service Board cancels meeting

Beginners freestyle wrestling clinic offered

Around the Peninsula

Family movement class offered

Today’s regularly scheduled meeting of the Central Kenai North Peninsula Recreation is offering a family movement Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board has been cancelled. The class called Moving Together, taught by Dance and Early Childnext meeting is scheduled for February 9th at 5:30 p.m. hood Educator, Robyn Zinszer. The class is designed for families with children ages 0-3, but children and adults of all ages are welcome to participate. Classes will be held Saturdays from Cardiac support group meets Monday 10-10:45 a.m. beginning Jan. 17 through Feb. 14. The first class The next meeting will take place Monday at Central Penin- on Jan. 17 is free for the entire family. For more information and sula Hospital in the Redoubt Room from 5:30-7 p.m.The topic to pre-register please call NCRC at 776-8800. will be how to stay positive so we can keep our hearts healthy and happy. Please come and share with others what works for Kids Monopoly tournament registration open you. The Peninsula Winter Games Kids Monopoly tournament registration is now open. Register by calling the Soldotna Chamber ‘Try it once’ with Change Club of Commerce at 262-9814, or email Tami@Soldotnachamber. To help you achieve your fitness goals in 2015 the Central com. Kids ages 8-18 are eligible. This tournament kicks off the Peninsula Change Club is offering a series called Try It Once. Peninsula Winter Games with check-in at 10 a.m. on Jan. 24 at The first class is “Lap Swimming for Fitness,” to be held Jan. the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. 20, 6:00-8:00 p.m., at the Nikiski Pool. This one-time class for beginners will teach you the basics of swimming for fitness including designing an effective workout, and pool etiquette. Cost Square dance classes on tap is $10 per person and limited to 15 participants. Goggles and Beginning square dance classes will be held on Wednesday swim caps will be provided. Contact Cooperative Extension nights, starting Jan. 7, from 6:30-8:0 pm at the Sterling Senior Service at 262-5824 to register or for more information. Regis- Citizens center. Classes are open to participants of all ages. For tration deadline is January 15. more information, call Theresa Lusby at 360-790-1757, or the Sterling Senior Center at 907-262-6808.

League of Women Voters to meet

The League of Women Voters for the Central Kenai Peninsula will hold their January meeting at Christ Lutheran Church, Soldotna at noon on Jan. 9. This will be a planning meeting for its members. For additional information call Gail Knobf at 2626635.

Central Peninsula Garden Club to meet The Central Peninsula Garden Club will meet on Jan. 13 at 6:50 p.m.prior to the 7 p.m. monthly program to approve the 2015 budget and elect a Board of Directors for 2015.

Last Frontier Freethinkers to meet Last Frontier Freethinkers to meet Jan. 18 at Kaladi Brothers in Soldotna at 10 a.m. This group advocates progressive values C

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Group Winter Picnic fundraiser for freestyle wrestling benefit Nikiski Freestyle Wrestling club will be having a Winter Picnic fundraiser on Jan. 31 at the Nikiski Community Center Banquet Room from 6-8pm. Beat those winter blues and come support Nikiski Wrestling! Pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, bakes beans and ice cream is on the menu. Tickets are $10/person (under 7 eat for free.) Dessert and outcry auction, minute to win it games and fun, fun fun!

Nikiski Freestyle Wrestling will be hosting a beginners wrestling clinic on Jan. 17 at the Nikiski Community Center from 10 to noon. Cost is $10/wrestler. The clinic is designed as an introduction to the sport of wrestling for Pre-K thru 2nd grade. Both boys and girls are welcome. If you do not have wrestling shoes, plan on having your child wrestle in a clean pair of socks.

Kenai Water and Soil hosts board meeting The monthly meeting of the Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors will be held Wednesday, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., at the District office located at 110 Trading Bay, Suite 140. For information, call 283-8732 x5.

AMSEA offers class in Homer

The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association will offer a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Worshop in Homer on Jan. 17 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Best Western Bidarka Inn, 575 Sterling highway. Instructor Chris Lopez will cover cold-water survival skills, EPIRBS, flares, and maydays; man-overboard recovery and firefighting; immersion suits and PFDs; emergency drills, helicopter rescue, life rafts, and abandon ship procedures. The workshop meets the training requirements for documented commercial fishing vessels operating beyond the federal boundary line. It is offered to commercial fishermen at no cost, thanks to support from the U.S. Coast Guard, the Alaska Department of Soldotna Library upcoming events Commerce, Community,and Economic Development (DCCED) and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health For children: (NIOSH). To register or get more information, contact AMSEA n LEGO Club (Ages 6 & Up) on Tuesdays at 4 pm, in the in Sitka at (907) 747-3287 or www.amsea.org. Community Room. Telll your stories and build your world with Legos. Bring a friend with you and let your imagination go wild. Central Peninsula advisory committee to hold Adult supervision needed for those under the age of 10. For Teens: elections n Teens @ the Library, every Wednesday in January, at 4 The Central Peninsula Fish & Game Advisory Committee p.m., in the Community Room. n Twelfth Night on Wednesday, at 4 p.m., in the Community will hold an election meeting on Jan. 14 at the Ninilchik School Library at 7 pm The agenda will also include preparation of Room. OK, so technically, we’re a day late. comments on the Southcentral Region Board of Game proposFor Adults n Stress Relief QiGong Practice, Tuesdays, 1—2:30 pm, in als and any other business that may properly come before the the Community Room. Enjoy meditation to restore balance to committee. The public is encouraged to attend. For more inforthe entire body. Easy and fun exercises. No previous experience mation contact David Martin at 567-3306.

Facebook founder starts reading program HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg wants to add a little more “book” to Facebook. The Facebook founder and CEO announced on his page

recently that he has vowed to read a book every other week in 2015, with an emphasis on learning about different beliefs, cultures and technologies. Zuckerberg created a page called “A Year of Books” and urged his friends to join him

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 a.m. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai 11:30 a.m. • Women’s Cancer Support Group at Soldotna Bible Chapel, 300 W. Marydale. Call 953-9343. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. 5 p.m. • TOPS group 182 meets at the Sterling Senior Center. Call 260-7606. 5:30 p.m. • Cardiac Patient Support Group at Central Peninsula Hospital, Redoubt Room. Call 3987763. • Overeater’s Anonymous meets at the URS

in the project. As of late Sunday afternoon, it had more than 100,000 likes. “I’m excited for my reading challenge,” Zuckerberg wrote. “I’ve found reading books very intellectually fulfilling. Books allow you to fully explore a

Club in the old Kenai Mall. Do you have a problem with food? Members come in all sizes. 6 p.m. • Kenai Bridge Club plays duplicate bridge at the Kenai Senior Center. Call 252-9330 or 2837609. 7 p.m. • Women’s Barbershop sings at the Soldotna Church of God on the corner of Redoubt and Binkley. For more information, call 335-6789 or 262-4504. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • Alcoholics Anonymous “Into Action” group, VFW basement Birch Street, Soldotna, 907-2620995. 8 p.m. • Al-Anon Support Group at Central Peninsula Hospital in the Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 252-0558.

topic and immerse yourself in a deeper way than most media today.” The first book in his program, Moises Naim’s “The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being In Charge Isn’t What It Used to Be,” was out of stock Sunday on Amazon.com.

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Too much killing on U.S. streets The tragic killing of two New York

City police officers threatens to compound the tension and discord that have wracked the nation after recent episodes in which unarmed black men died at the hands of white officers. Rafael Ramos, 40, and Wenjian Liu, 32, were seated in their squad car in Brooklyn Saturday afternoon when a gunman, apparently Ismaaiyl Brinsley, approached from behind and shot them dead. The president called it senseless murder; the attorney general said it was an act of barbarism. To law-abiding Americans, it is a scar on civilized society. Brinsley, who was African-American, fled to a subway station and committed suicide. Earlier in the day he had shot and wounded his girlfriend near Baltimore, Md., and left threatening posts online. According to law enforcement officials, he wrote on an Instagram account, “I’m putting wings on pigs today. They take 1 of ours, let’s take 2 of theirs.” He used the hashtags Shootthepolice, RIPErivGardner (sic) and RIPMikeBrown. The hashtags referred to the deaths of Eric Garner, who died during a choke hold by a New York City officer in July, and Michael Brown, who was shot to death in August by an officer in Ferguson, Mo. Although Brinsley had a history of mental illness, it is small consolation to the two family members who lost sons, husbands and a father in the deadly assault. For the rest of the nation, it is a grim reminder of the daily risks taken by police officers when they put on the badge to go to work. The public is eager for the protection and security that police provide, and they certainly want police response to be done by the book, but Americans sometimes forget the potential sacrifice that comes with the job and that creates a fearful uncertainty for an officer’s loved ones. As the nation moves forward in examining how police do their duty and how citizens approach officers of the law, it is worth counting the losses on both sides. Americans have seen enough dying on their streets, both officers and civilians. — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 23

The real lesson of Selma

It is not 1965. That is the implicit message of the new movie “Selma,” a stirring depiction of the Selma-to-Montgomery voting-rights march told from the perspective of Martin Luther King Jr. The story is a familiar one, but never loses its power. King and his forces descend on a rural Alabama where it takes an act of courage for a black person even to attempt to register to vote. Through peaceful marches, they show for all the nation to see the desperate cruelty of the Alabama authorities, most infamously at Edmund Pettus Bridge when marchers are set upon by state troopers in what becomes known as Bloody Sunday. These events changed America forever, which is part of their beauty. But the people involved in the making of the film insist that these events didn’t change America fundamentally, and indeed, they could be ripped from today’s headlines. The movie’s stars showed up for the New York City premiere with “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts, and held their hands up for photos. One of its producers, Oprah Winfrey, says of the film, “It is here for a reason in this moment.” The actor who plays Martin Luther King Jr., David Oyelowo, calls the parallels with Ferguson “indisputable,” and the rapper Common, who plays activist James Bevel, pronounces, “Obviously, the story took place in 1965, which is almost 50 years ago, but we know that it’s happening now.”

Picking up on this theme, a critic in The New Yorker writes, “These times are different from 1965 but not different enough — and, in some ways, they are even worse.” Worse? He needs to sit through another Rich Lowry screening. Whatever you think of the merits of voter-ID laws — often brought up to make the case that the struggle for voting rights is not over — they are not the least bit redolent of the Deep South of the mid-20th century. No one asks anyone to recite the preamble to the Constitution to get a driver’s license or some other valid ID. Voting as a black person in the rural South 50 years ago didn’t involve the minor inconvenience of reliably establishing your identity. It was dangerous, and all but impossible. In Lowndes County, Alabama, it was thought that perhaps the last attempt to register to vote by a black person had been in 1945, and no one could recall a black person voting, even though the county was 80 percent black. In Wilcox County, the last time a black person had voted was 1901, when a compliant barber had been granted the privilege. The courthouses in such areas were hostile territory that blacks had to fear even to enter.

As for policing, the worry in 1965 wasn’t ambiguous encounters or tragic accidents. It was beatings, or worse. It was whips and forced-marched by cattle prod. It was the violence of police who were the oppressive instruments of a lawless authority. The protesters who faced off against the police in Selma didn’t shout abuse, although they would have been amply justified; they didn’t burn down local businesses; they didn’t randomly fire guns, or throw rocks or stones. The difference between demonstrators in Selma and Ferguson is the difference between dignity under enormous pressure in a righteous cause and heedless self-indulgence in the service of a smear (that Officer Darren Wilson shot Michael Brown as he surrendered). The temptation for the left to live perpetually in 1965 is irresistible. It wants to borrow the haze of glory around the civilrights movement of that era and apply it to contemporary causes. It wants to believe that America is nearly as unjust as it was then, and wants to attribute to itself as much of the bravery and righteousness of the civil-rights pioneers as possible. All of this is understandable. It just has no bearing on reality. The movie “Selma,” by portraying a real struggle against a racist power structure, should remove all doubt of that. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

Obama looks past GOP for his 2015 agenda

Letters to the Editor Ditching pessimism I was born in 1932 and grew up with all the fear and negativism of adults who had just experienced the great depression and were living in ignorance of people that were different from themselves. Fortunately at an early age I learned there has got to be a better way to live and act than the ways we were existing. Although our world has changed, that learning appears to be just as true today as then. In 1970 F.M. Esfandiary published the book Optimism 1, which I read. He helped me understand pessimism and provided the ground work for growing from a pessimistic foundation to a view point of optimism and hope. I am grateful every day for making that change, as it helps me live with all the bad things that continue to happen today and to appreciate the good things that are also happening. Happy New Year. Hugh R. Hays Soldotna

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HONOLULU — President Barack Obama plans new steps to help more Americans buy a home and attend college, part of a 2015 agenda he hopes can build on the postelection momentum from high-profile moves on immigration and Cuba. His approach for the new year appears to look straight past newly emboldened Republicans who take full control of Congress on Tuesday. The president is readying executive actions and legislative proposals to start promoting right away while advisers

and speechwriters flesh out the broad themes that Obama wants to emphasize in his State of the Union address on Jan. 20. In a sign of their divergent paths, Obama was heading out of Washington on Wednesday just as the new Congress was settling in. He plans stops in Michigan, Arizona and Tennessee aimed at highlighting how his own economic policies were contributing to the country’s recovery. Obama, expected back in Washington on Sunday, has appeared energized by the end-ofthe-year action on immigration policy and Cuban relations, suggesting continued presidential relevance despite a political

landscape dramatically altered by deep Democratic losses on Election Day. Since the November midterms, the key question has been whether Obama will lean in or away from compromise with Republicans in his final two years. Of the issues the White House said Obama will emphasize in the coming weeks, none was among the few areas that both Democrats and Republicans have cited as ripe for dealmaking — trade, taxes, public works. An Obama spokesman, Eric Schultz, said Obama would announces proposals this coming week that focus on helping the middle class benefit from the economic recovery.

“There are a number of issues we could make progress on, but the president is clear that he will not let this Congress undo important protections gained — particularly in areas of health care, Wall Street reform and the environment,” Schultz said. Obama has threatened to use his veto power to block GOP attacks this year. Lacking a Democratic majority in the Senate to stop them, GOP lawmakers convening Tuesday intend to start chipping away on health care, immigration and the environment, flashing their power as Obama enters the last years of his presidency and the 2016 race starts to unfold.

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Mayor eulogizes officer as cops outside turn backs JONATHAN LEMIRE and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of police turned their backs Sunday as Mayor Bill de Blasio eulogized an officer shot dead with his partner, repeating a stinging display of scorn for the mayor despite entreaties to put anger aside. The show of disrespect came outside the funeral home where Officer Wenjian Liu was remembered as an incarnation of the American dream: a man who had emigrated from China at age 12 and devoted himself to helping others in his adopted country. The gesture among officers watching the mayor’s speech on a screen added to tensions between the mayor and rank-and-file police even as he sought to quiet them. “Let us move forward by strengthening the bonds that unite us, and let us work together to attain peace,” de Blasio said at the funeral. Liu, 32, had served as a policeman for seven years and was married just two months when

he was killed with his partner, Officer Rafael Ramos, on Dec. 20. Liu’s longtime aspiration to become a police officer deepened after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, his father, Wei Tang Liu, said through tears. And as he finished his daily work, the only child would call to say: “I’m coming home today. You can stop worrying now,” the father recalled during a service that blended police tradition with references to Buddha’s teachings. Dignitaries including FBI Director James Comey and members of Congress joined police officers from around the country in a throng of over 10,000 mourners. “When one of us loses our lives, we have to come together,” said Officer Lucas Grant of the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office in Augusta, Georgia. After hundreds of officers turned their backs to a screen where de Blasio’s remarks played during Ramos’ funeral last week, Police Commissioner William Bratton sent a memo urging respect, declaring “a hero’s funeral is about grieving, not grievance.”

Around the World 7-year-old crash survivor may be able to help investigators determine what brought plane down

EDDYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Sailor Gutzler, the 7-year-old girl who survived a plane crash, walked a mile through the cold, dark woods to safety and then helped authorities locate the wreckage and remains of her family, may not be done helping investigators. National Transportation Safety Board investigator Heidi Moats said Sunday that Sailor is “one remarkable young lady,” and she might be able to assist them in determining what brought the plane down. It is rare for someone to survive a small plane crash and Moats said they want to talk to Sailor about it. “Having someone that is a witness (is) always helpful in the investigation, it gives us kind of a story line,” Moats said. It’s not clear when investigators might talk to Sailor, who despite being bloodied and suffering a broken wrist, pulled herself from the wreckage and walked to the nearest home. She was dressed for Florida, where her family had been visiting, and was wearing shorts, a short-sleeve shirt and only one sock when she found a home about a mile from the crash site. Authorities said she walked through thick woods and briar patches in near-freezing temperatures.

Divers resume search for victims and fuselage of crashed AirAsia passenger jet SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — The weather improved Monday and divers will attempt again to locate large objects on the ocean floor believed to be the fuselage of the AirAsia flight that crashed more than one week ago, killing all 162 on board. At least five ships with equipment that can detect the plane’s black boxes have been deployed to the area where the suspected plane parts were spotted, said Suryadi B. Supriyadi, Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue director of operations. “If it cannot be done by divers, we will use sophisticated equipment with capabilities of tracking underwater objects and then will lift them up,” Supriyadi said. Five large objects — the biggest measuring 18 meters (59 feet) long and 5.4 meters (18 feet) wide and believed to be the fuselage — have been detected, and Supriyadi repeated that officials expect that many passengers and crew will be found trapped inside. “But today’s searching mission is still, once again, depend on the weather,” he said.

Jury selection starting in Boston Marathon trial; confession and brother’s influence are key

But some officers and police retirees said they still felt compelled to spurn the mayor. Police union leaders have said he contributed to an environment that allowed the officers’ slayings by supporting protests following the police killings of Eric Garner on Staten Island and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. “The mayor has no respect for us. Why should we have respect for him?” said retired New York Police Department Detective Camille Sanfilippo, who was among those who turned their backs Sunday. Retired NYPD Sgt. Laurie Carson called the action “our only way to show our displeasure with the mayor.” Officers spun back around when Bratton took the podium to speak. Later, de Blasio stood outside the funeral home, to no visible reaction from officers, observing an honor guard and other rituals. At Liu’s wake Saturday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the officers’ slayings a tragic story of “pure and random hatred.” Cuomo didn’t attend the funeral, which came as he prepared to bury his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo. The officers’ killer, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, committed suicide shortly after the brazen daytime ambush on a Brooklyn street. Investigators say Brinsley was an emotionally disturbed loner who had made references online to the killings this summer of unarmed black men at the hands of white police officers, vowing to put “wings on pigs” in retaliation.

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A lone police officer stands front as other colleagues turn their backs while Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during the funeral of New York Police Department Officer Wenjian Liu at Aievoli Funeral Home, Sunday, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Liu and his partner, officer Rafael Ramos, were killed Dec. 20 as they sat in their patrol car on a Brooklyn street. The shooter, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, later killed himself.

The deaths strained an already tense relationship between city police unions and de Blasio. Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch, whose rank-and-file union is negotiating a contract with the city, turned his back on the mayor at a hospital the day of the killings and said de Blasio had “blood on his hands.” Many people, including Cardinal Timothy Dolan, have since pressed all parties to tone down the rhetoric. On Saturday, officers standing outside Liu’s wake saluted as the mayor and commissioner entered. Af-

ter Sunday’s show of disdain, Lynch said officers “have a right to have our opinion heard, like everyone else that protests out in the city” and noted that officers’ “organic gesture” was outside the service. The mayor got a respectful reception among police officials inside. Outside, retired NYPD officer John Mangan stood with a sign that read: “God Bless the NYPD. Dump de Blasio.” And Patrick Yoes, a national secretary with the 328,000-member Fraternal Order of Police, praised Lynch’s stance toward the mayor.

“Across this country, we seem to be under attack in the law enforcement profession,” Yoes said. “We are public servants. We are not public enemies.” George Breedy, a lieutenant with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Department in Louisiana, said he wouldn’t protest de Blasio. “We’re here to pay respect to the officers,” Breedy said. Liu’s funeral arrangements were delayed so relatives from China could travel to New York, where he married Pei Xia Chen this fall. “He is my soul mate,” she said. “My hero.”

The freshmen: Congress’ newest class ERICA WERNER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Congress’ approval rating hovers around 15 percent, but there’s one group of people excited about the institution: the newly elected lawmakers who are about to join its ranks. The House will welcome 58 freshmen this coming week, including 43 Republicans and 15 Democrats, pushing the GOP majority to 246 members, the most since the Great Depression. In the Senate, 13 new lawmakers, all but one of them Republican, will be sworn in, flipping control of the chamber to the GOP with a 54-vote majority. The incoming classes will bring new gender and racial diversity to Capitol Hill, with 104 women in the House and Senate and close to 100 black, Hispanic and Asian lawmakers. The newcomers include the youngest woman elected to Congress, 30-year-old Elise Stefanik of New York, and the first black Republican woman, Mia Love of Utah. Stefanik, a Republican, is one of several young new faces bringing fresh blood to Capitol Hill, where many lawmakers, especially senators, are in their 70s or even older. Others

are Democrats Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, who is 36, and Ruben Gallego of Arizona, who’s 35. In Michigan, Democrat Debbie Dingell is replacing her husband, John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress, who retired after nearly 60 years. In Virginia, Republican Barbara Comstock is replacing her onetime boss, Frank Wolf, whom she served as a top aide and chief counsel on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee before joining the Virginia House of Delegates. GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate remain overwhelmingly white and male, but some of the new Republican arrivals break that mold. In addition to Stefanik, a woman, and Curbelo, who is Hispanic, the GOP now claims two black House members, Love and Will Hurd of Texas. There is also one black senator, 10 Hispanic House members and two Hispanic senators. There are 22 Republican women in the House and six in the Senate. Curbelo said he would push House GOP leaders to support immigration overhaul legislation, something the party has resisted. A number of the new arriv-

BOSTON (AP) — His accusers brandish a confession scribbled inside a boat during an intensive manhunt and a video they say shows him placing a backpack with a bomb a few feet from a little boy who died when it exploded seconds later. His defenders bank on the story of a difficult childhood in a former Soviet republic and his radicalization at the hands of an influential older brother who could have pressured him into participating in the deadly attack. Jury selection for the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused in the Boston Marathon attacks, begins Monday. Those chosen from a pool of about 1,200 will decide whether Tsarnaev planned and carried out the twin bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 near the finish line of the race on April 15, 2013. If they find him guilty, they will decide whether he should be put to death. It’s perhaps the most closely watched federal death penalty case since Timothy McVeigh was convicted and executed for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Tsarnaev’s lawyers tried in vain for months to get the trial moved, arguing the Boston jury pool was tainted because of the number of locals with connections to the race and drawing parallels to the McVeigh case, which was moved to Denver for similar reasons. But U.S. District Judge George O’Toole Jr. has been unmoved. Jury selection alone is expected to take several weeks because of extensive media coverage and the thousands of runners, spectators and others in the area personally affected by the bombings. The process also could be slowed if potential C

als have served in the military, something that has become increasingly rare on Capitol Hill. Moulton and Gallego both served with the Marines in Iraq, while another incoming freshman, Republican Lee Zeldin

of New York, served with the Army there. Republican Rep.-elect Martha McSally of Arizona is a retired Air Force colonel and the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat.

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N. Korea blasts US for sanctions over Sony attack SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Sunday criticized the United States for slapping sanctions on Pyongyang officials and organizations for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures — the latest fallout from a Hollywood movie depicting the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. An unnamed spokesman for North Korea’s Foreign Ministry, in rhetoric that closely mirrors past statements, denied any role in the breach of tens of thousands of confidential Sony emails and business files and accused the United States of “groundlessly” stirring up hostility toward Pyongyang. The spokesman said the new sanctions would not weaken the country’s 1.2-million-strong military. The spokesman told the North’s official media mouthpiece, the Korean Central News Agency, that the sanctions show America’s “inveterate repugnancy and hostility toward the DPRK,” referring to the North’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. “The policy persistently pursued by the U.S. to stifle the DPRK, groundlessly stirring up bad blood toward it, would only harden its will and resolution to

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A magazine with cartoons of U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is displayed at a book store in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday. The United States imposed new sanctions Friday on North Korean government officials and the country’s defense industry for a cyberattack against Sony, insisting that Pyongyang was to blame despite lingering doubts by the cyber community. The red letters on the magazine read “ Hacker War.”

defend the sovereignty of the country,” the spokesman said. The United States on Friday sanctioned 10 North Korean government officials and three organizations, including

Pyongyang’s primary intelligence agency and state-run arms dealer, in what the White House described as an opening move in the response toward the Sony cyberattack.

The sanctions might have only a limited effect, as North Korea already is under tough U.S. and international sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs. President Barack

Obama also warned Pyongyang that the United States was considering whether to put North Korea back on its list of state sponsors of terrorism, which could jeopardize aid to the country on a global scale. American officials portrayed the sanctions as a swift, decisive response to North Korean behavior that they said had gone far over the line. Never before has the U.S. imposed sanctions on another nation in direct retaliation for a cyberattack on an American company. There have been doubts in the cyber community, however, about the extent of North Korea’s involvement. Many experts have said it’s possible that hackers or even Sony insiders could be the culprits, and questioned how the FBI can point the finger so conclusively. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, the outgoing chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the sanctions announced Friday were “a good first step” but didn’t go far enough. Menendez told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that he had written to Secretary of State John Kerry, urging him to consider putting North Korea back on the list of state spon-

sors of terrorism, “which would have far more pervasive consequences.” The 10 North Koreans singled out for sanctions didn’t necessarily have anything to do with the attack on Sony, senior U.S. officials said. Anyone who works for or helps North Korea’s government is now fair game, especially North Korea’s defense sector and spying operations, they said. North Korea has expressed fury over “The Interview,” an anti-Pyongyang Sony comedy starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. It has denied hacking Sony, but called the act a “righteous deed.” Sony initially decided to call off the film’s release after movie theaters decided not to show the film. After Obama criticized that decision, Sony released the movie in limited theaters and online. Questions remain about who was behind a nearly 10hour recent shutdown of North Korean websites. The United States never said whether it was responsible, but North Korea’s powerful National Defense Commission blamed the U.S. and hurled racial slurs at Obama, calling him a reckless “monkey in a tropical forest.”

Pope picks 15 new cardinals reflecting diversity FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named 15 new cardinals Sunday, selecting them from 14 nations including farflung corners of the world such as Tonga, New Zealand, Cape Verde and Myanmar to reflect the diversity of the church and its growth in places like Asia and Africa compared to affluent regions.Other cardinals hail from Ethiopia, Thailand and Vietnam. None came from the United States and only three European nations received new cardinals — Portugal and Spain in addition to Italy. Cape Verde, Tonga and Myanmar gained cardinals for the first time. Francis told faithful in St. Peter’s Square that the new batch of cardinals “shows the inseparable tie with the church of Rome to churches in the world.” Five new cardinals come from Europe, three from Asia, three from Latin America, including Mexico, and two each come from Africa and Oceania. With his picks, the Argentine-born Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, made ever clearer that he is laying out a new vision of the church’s identity, including of its hierarchy. He looked beyond traditional metropolitan area for the “princes of the church” who will help advise him as goes forward with church reforms. Cardinals also elect his successor. He has said repeatedly that the church must reach out to those on the margins. The Vatican’s chief spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the selection “confirms that the pope doesn’t feel tied to the traditional ‘cardinal sees,’ which reflected historic reasons in various countries.” “Instead we have various nominations of archbishops or bishops of sees in the past that wouldn’t have had a cardinal,” Lombardi said. The pontiff ignored another tradition: limiting to 120 the number of cardinals under 80 and eligible to vote for his successor. Counting the new cardinals, 125 cardinals will eligible to vote, although Lombardi noted, “he kept very close to it (120), so it was substantially respected.” The two nations with the biggest number of eligible electors are Italy, with 26, and the United States with 11. Notable among Pope Francis’ picks are churchmen whose advocacy styles seem to particularly capture matters dear to his heart. Monsignor Francesco Montenegro, a Sicilian, was at his

side when Francis made his first trip a few months into his papacy. Montenegro welcomed the pontiff to Lampedusa, a tiny Sicilian island whose people have helped thousands of migrants stranded by smugglers. The pontiff has repeatedly denounced human trafficking and urged more attention to people on the margins of society. He also has thundered against Mafiosi, and Montenegro’s Agrigento diocese includes towns where people have dared to rebel against Cosa Nostra.

The only native Englishlanguage speaker chosen by Francis is Archbishop John Atcherley Dew of Wellington, New Zealand. Summing up his own intervention at last year’s Vatican conference on controversial family issues, including gay marriage and divorced Catholics, Dew has said the church must change its language to give “hope and encouragement.” The archdiocese of Morelia, Mexico, has its first cardinal: Alberto Suarez Inda. The archbishop, who turns

76 this month, has helped mediate political conflicts and kidnappings in one of Mexico’s most violence-plagued states. Francis also bestowed the honor on five churchmen older than 80, including men from the pope’s native Argentina, Mozambique and Colombia. Speaking from a Vatican window to a crowd in St. Peter’s Square, Francis made another surprise announcement.

He said that on Feb. 12-13, he will lead of meeting of all cardinals to “reflect on the orientations and proposals for the reform of the Roman Curia,” the Vatican’s administrative bureaucracy. Francis is using his papacy, which began in March 2013, to root out corruption, inefficiency, careerism and other problems in the curia. An Italian group, Noi Siamo

Chiesa, which advocates reforms for the church, hailed the choice of the two Italian bishops. Group spokesman Vittorio Bellavite said Francis had gone “outside the traditional logic” of the hierarchy. Francis said he will “have the joy” on Feb. 14 of presiding over the ceremony in which the 20 churchmen will receive their red hats. C

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Mavs stay hot by defeating Cleveland By The Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Monta Ellis scored 20 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 15 and the Dallas Mavericks won their fifth straight game Sunday, a 10990 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James, who is out with knee and back soreness, missed his fourth in a row and fifth of the season. The Cavaliers are 1-4 when the four-time MVP doesn’t play and have dropped 5 of 7 overall. Kevin Love scored a seasonhigh 30 points, but the Cavaliers couldn’t stay with the Mavericks (25-10). HEAT 88, NETS 84 MIAMI — Chris Bosh scored 26 points, Dwyane Wade scored 10 of his 25 points in the final minutes and the Heat held off Brooklyn to snap a four-game losing streak. Hassan Whiteside had 11 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks off the bench for Miami, which won for only the seventh time in 19 home games.

Joe Johnson scored 19, Brook Lopez added 16 and Mirza Teletovic had 14 for Brooklyn, which had won six of seven and was seeking to get back over .500 for the first time since Nov. 12.

The Raptors, who trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half and 27 in the second, finished a season-long six-game road trip with their two most one-sided losses of the season. Jonas Valanciunas scored 21 and Kyle Lowry 19 for the Raptors. PISTONS 114, KINGS 95 Lou Williams and James Johnson AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — added 17 apiece. Brandon Jennings scored 35 points as the Pistons beat the Kings for BUCKS 95 KNICKS 82 their fifth straight win. NEW YORK — Zaza PachuAndre Drummond had 15 points and 14 rebounds and Greg lia had 16 points and 14 rebounds Monroe had 14 points 11 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks handed for Detroit, which improved to 5-0 the New York Knicks their 11th since Josh Smith was released in straight loss. Tim Hardaway, Jr. had 17 points December. Detroit is 10-23. DeMarcus Cousins led the for the Knicks (5-31), who lost a Kings with 18 points and 15 re- franchise-record 10th straight home game. They are one overall loss from bounds. matching the team’s 1985 record for most consecutive losses.

SUNS 125, RAPTORS 109

PHOENIX — Eric Bledsoe scored 20 points, fellow guards Goran Dragic and Isaiah Thomas added 18 apiece and the Suns handed the Raptors their second straight blowout loss. Seven Suns hit double figures in the team’s highest-scoring nonovertime game this season.

LAKERS 88, PACERS 87 LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 20 points and hit the go-ahead short jumper with 12.4 seconds to play, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to an 88-87 comeback victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.

Cavaliers GM: Blatt is safe CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers general manager David Griffin said David Blatt will remain the team’s head coach and that no change will be made. Griffin, speaking to reporters before Sunday’s game against Dallas, called scrutiny about Blatt’s job status “ridiculous” and said he isn’t giving the rookie head coach a vote of confidence because “he never needed one.” Griffin also took issue with reports that LeBron James, who is sidelined with knee and back soreness, is unhappy with Blatt and said the narrative about the coach’s job is over. “It’s a non-story,” Griffin said. “Coach Blatt is our coach. He’s going to remain our coach.” Griffin disagreed with the

idea that James isn’t supporting Blatt, talk that began in earnest last week. When the four-time MVP was asked if Blatt was the right coach for the team, he said. “Yeah, he’s our coach, I mean, what other coach do we have?” Pressed about endorsing Blatt, James said, “Listen man, I don’t pay no bills around here. I play.” Griffin pointed out that James made positive comments about Blatt during that media session . “I heard the entire audio file of LeBron James’ comments,” Griffin said. “No more than three different times he said, ‘we are growing together every day, the team grows together every day and I am happy with who we have at the helm,’ But that wasn’t a sexy pull quote so we kept looking for something

Bengals still have no Luck

Cowboys pick up victory Wiped-away penalty sets stage for Romo’s heroics against Lions

Colts QB pushes Cincy to another playoff loss By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

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else until we could pull something that sounded negative,” Griffin said. “That narrative is done. No change is being made, period.” The Cavaliers, considered one of the favorites to win the NBA title when the season began after James returned to Cleveland and the team traded for All-Star forward Kevin Love, are 19-14 and sit in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Griffin said he knew going into the season that the Cavaliers would be under intense scrutiny and added, “We’re like traveling with the Beatles.” Griffin hopes James, who is scheduled to be examined again by team doctors Wednesday, will return during the team’s upcoming West Coast road trip.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Face-down on the turf, Tony Romo pounded his hands into the ground like a petulant child. Frustrated by yet another season-ending failure? Far from it. The Dallas quarterback was celebrating after giving the Cowboys the lead in a stirring playoff comeback. Romo threw two touchdown passes to Terrance Williams, the second for the lead late in the fourth quarter, and the Cowboys rallied for a 24-20 wild-card win over Detroit on Sunday in their first playoff game in five years. Dallas (13-4) wiped out an early two-touchdown deficit to advance to a divisional game in Green Bay, their first postseason visit there since a heartbreaking loss to the Packers in the Ice Bowl in 1967. “You just have to stay in the moment and understand the game,” Romo said. “It doesn’t end after the first quarter, second quarter. You just have to keep calm. I’ve played enough games to understand that. Maybe I didn’t do that as well when I was younger.” The Lions (11-6) went 99 yards for one of two first-quarter touchdowns, but Matthew Stafford couldn’t get them in the end zone again. Detroit was driving with a 20-17 lead midway through the fourth quarter when referee Pete Morelli announced a pass interference penalty against Anthony Hitchens on a third-down pass to Brandon Pettigrew. But officials reversed the call without explanation, and Sam Martin had a 10-yard punt after the Lions tried to draw Dallas offside on fourthand-1.

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Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo celebrates a touchdown against the Detroit Lions as tackle Tyron Smith (77) helps him up Sunday in Arlington, Texas.

INDIANAPOLIS — When Andrew Luck was under pressure Sunday, he stood tall and maintained his poise. Andy Dalton and the Bengals simply collapsed. Again. Luck delivered a game-changing touchdown pass as he was headed to the turf, and Indianapolis’ defense dominated the rest of the game as the Colts roared past Cincinnati 26-10 and into the divisional playoff round. “The one magical play was when Andrew was at his finest,” said coach Chuck Pagano, whose team heads to Denver next Sunday. “He’s a maestro. He’s unbelievable back there.” For Cincinnati, a bedeviling postseason curse continued. The Bengals (10-6-1) became the first team in NFL history to lose four consecutive opening-round games. Dalton tied Warren Moon for the most consecutive opening-round playoff losses by a quarterback, dropping to 0-4 all-time. Coach Marvin Lewis tied Marty Schottenheimer, Jim Mora and Steven Owen for most consecutive playoff losses (six) by a coach. Lewis also tied Mora, the former Colts coach, for most consecutive playoff losses to start a career, and tied Owen for most consecutive playoff losses with one team. They haven’t won a playoff game since January 1991. “It’s kind of like missing a field goal that you should have hit,” Cincinnati kicker Mike Nugent said after setting a franchise record late in the first half with a 57-yard field goal that got the Bengals within 13-10.

Louisville debuts in ACC by defeating Wake Forest By The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Chris Jones scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half and No. 5 Louisville won its Atlantic Coast Conference debut, beating Wake Forest 85-76 on Sunday night. Jones added a career-high 10 assists and Montrezl Harrell had 25 points and 13 rebounds for the Cardinals (13-1, 1-0). They let a 13-point lead slip away before Jones took over late, scoring 14 points in the final 8 minutes and leading the decisive 16-3 run. Devin Thomas had a career-high 31 points and 11 rebounds for Wake Forest (8-7, 0-2), which led 69-68 on Konstantinos Mitoglou’s layup with just under 6 minutes to play. Jones put Louisville ahead to stay two possessions later with a contested jumper that started decisive run. He was 6 for 6 from the free-throw line in the final 5 minutes for Louisville, which scored on nine of its last 10 possessions. NO. 4 WISCONSIN 81, NORTHWESTERN 58 EVANSTON, Ill. — Frank Kaminsky

and Sam Dekker scored 16 points apiece, leading Wisconsin past Northwestern. The Badgers (14-1, 2-0 Big Ten) made 12 3-pointers and shot 53 percent from the field overall. Duje Dukan had 14 points in Wisconsin’s seventh consecutive victory, and Nigel Hayes finished with 10 points. Kaminsky also had 10 rebounds and six assists. Tre Demps scored 17 points for Northwestern (10-5, 1-1).

NO. 8 ARIZONA 73, ARIZONA STATE 49 TUCSON, Ariz. — Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 13 points and eight rebounds, and Arizona routed Arizona State to open Pac-12 play. Arizona (12-1) was sharp after an extended break, dominating Arizona State at both ends to quickly turn its rivalry game into a runaway. The Wildcats took control with a big early run while building a 20-point halftime lead and kept the pressure up to get their conference season off to a rousing start. Gerry Blakes had nine points for the Sun Devils (8-6).

had 11 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals in Utah’s victory over UCLA. Jakob Poeltl had nine points and 10 rebounds for the Utes (12-2, 2-0 Pac-12), who beat the Bruins in Salt Lake City for the second straight season. Tony Parker scored 12 points to lead UCLA, which lost its fifth straight. The Bruins (8-7, 0-2) trailed from start to finish. The Bruins shot just 29 percent from the field and were 1 of 11 from 3-point range. Utah’s speed and efficient shooting overwhelmed UCLA right from the start. Then the Utes’ defense finished off the Bruins, who had a long scoring drought in each half.

NO. 13 KANSAS 76, UNLV 61

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Frank Mason had 18 points and seven assists, Wayne Selden added 16 points and No. 13 Kansas pulled away late to beat UNLV in the Jayhawks’ nonconference finale. Perry Ellis also had 16 points, Kelly Oubre had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Cliff Alexander scored 10 off the bench to NO. 10 UTAH 71, UCLA 39 help the Jayhawks (11-2) win their 15th SALT LAKE CITY — Delon Wright straight at Allen Fieldhouse. C

Kansas led just 63-57 with less than 6 minutes to go, but Mason assisted on a pair of baskets as the Jayhawks scored nine straight points to help put the game away. Christian Wood had 12 points and eight boards for UNLV (9-5). Cody Doolin also had 12 points.

NO. 16 WICHITA STATE 70, ILLINOIS STATE 62 WICHITA, Kan. — Ron Baker scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Wichita State held off Illinois State for its 20th straight victory over a Missouri Valley Conference foe. Wichita State (12-2, 2-0) also has won 24 straight at Koch Arena, the fifth-longest active streak in the country. Daishon Knight had 24 points for the Redbirds (86, 0-2).

STANFORD 68, NO. 21 WASHINGTON 60, OT STANFORD, Calif. — Rosco Allen hit a key 3-pointer in overtime after missing all six of his free throws in regulation, Chasson Randle’s driving layup with 2.2 seconds left sent the game into overtime, and Stanford spoiled Washington’s Bay

Area trip. Robert Upshaw missed a pair of free throws for Washington (11-3, 0-2 Pac-12) with 40.2 seconds remaining in OT and the Huskies failed to score a field goal in the extra 5 minutes after a pair of 28-point halves by each team. Anthony Brown made one of two free throws with 39 seconds to go on the way to 16 points and Nigel Williams-Goss immediately double-dribbled on the other end. Randle made another layin with 9 seconds left and wound up with 24 points and became the school’s career leader in 3-pointers. Stanford (10-3, 2-0) won its fourth straight and held off another ranked team in overtime after a 74-71 win at then-No. 9 Texas on Dec. 23.

NO. 23 NORTHERN IOWA 67, LOYOLA (ILLINOIS) 58 CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Jeremy Morgan scored a career-high 18 points and Northern Iowa beat Loyola of Illinois for its third win in four games. Deon Mitchell added 13 points and the Panthers (12-2, 1-1 Missouri Valley) bounced back from a loss to Evansville by holding off the Ramblers (11-3, 1-1). Milton Doyle had 13 points for Loyola.

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Sports Briefs Canada moves to World Junior title game TORONTO — Portland Winterhawks forward Nic Petan scored three goals and Canada beat Slovakia 5-1 on Sunday night to advance to the title game in the World Junior Championship. Canada will face Russia on Monday night. “This is something I dream of, getting this opportunity,” Erie Otters star McDavid said. “Have this in front of us tomorrow, can’t look too far ahead. You have a great Russian team ahead of us.” Russia beat Sweden 4-1 in the first semifinal. “It’s the best thing for all of the hockey community, for business,” Russian coach Valeri Bragin said. “Russia-Canada: hockey classic.” Anaheim draft pick Shea Theodore and New York Rangers pick Anthony Duclair also scored, McDavid had three assists and Montreal prospect Zach Fucale made 14 saves for Canada.

Longtime ESPN personality Scott dies BRISTOL, Conn. — Stuart Scott, the longtime “SportsCenter” anchor and ESPN personality known for his enthusiasm and ubiquity, died Sunday. He was 49. Scott had fought cancer since a diagnosis in late 2007, the network said, but remained dedicated to his craft even as he underwent chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. ESPN President John Skipper said in a statement that Scott was “a true friend and a uniquely inspirational figure” and that his “energetic and unwavering devotion to his family and to his work while fighting the battle of his life left us in awe, and he leaves a void that can never be replaced.” Scott accepted the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the ESPYs in July. During his speech, he told his teenage daughters: “Taelor and Sydni, I love you guys more than I will ever be able to express. You two are my heartbeat. I am standing on this stage here tonight because of you.”

Shiffrin dominates slalom ZAGREB, Croatia — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin continued her recent resurgence in slalom by convincingly winning her second straight World Cup race, leaving her rivals in awe four weeks before she defends her world title in Beaver Creek. In sunny conditions and cheered by 8,000 spectators, the Olympic champion posted the fastest time in both runs to finish in an aggregate 1 minute, 56.66 seconds and lead second-place Kathrin Zettel of Austria by 1.68 seconds, the biggest winning margin in the 10-year history of the event. “For the first time in my career, I just feel like I am in complete control of myself,” said Shiffrin, who sorted out some equipment issues by changing her boots and skis and tweaked her mindset during a 10-day training camp in Italy in December. “I feel really comfortable on my feet right now after a lot of testing in Santa Caterina but also really great training,” the American said. “I have started off really great with my career but I am hoping to keep improving ... I feel like I am in a really great place right now.” — The Associated Press

Ovechkin helps Caps top Panthers By The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist to help the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Sunday. Brooks Laich and Karl Alzner added second-period goals for Washington, which has won 10 straight home games against the Panthers. The Capitals improved to 101-3 in their past 14 games, and avoided a letdown after their 3-2 victory over Chicago in the Winter Classic. Braden Holtby made 29 saves for Washington. Nick Bjugstad had a goal and an assist for Florida. Vincent Trochek and Dylan Olsen also scored. HURRICANES 2, BRUINS 1, SO RALEIGH, N.C. — Eric Staal scored the only goal in the shootout to lift Carolina past Boston. Anton Khudobin got the start in goal for Carolina in place of Cam Ward, who played the previous four games. Khudobin, a former Bruin, made 19 saves and stopped Reilly Smith, Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug in the shootout. Tuukka Rask made 35 saves for Boston, but couldn’t stop Staal. Patrick Dwyer opened the scoring for Carolina with 33.2 seconds left in the first period. Bergeron tied it for Boston, one-timing a pass from Brad Marchand past Khudobin in the second period.

BLACKHAWKS 5, STARS 4, OT CHICAGO — Patrick Sharp scored 1:17 into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a win over Dallas and snap the Stars’ four-game winning streak. Sharp drove past Jason Spezza down the slot, took Duncan Keith’s feed from the left point and beat Kari Lehtonen with a shot that slipped between the goalie’s body and his blocker. Chicago’s Brad Richards fooled Lehtonen with an improbable sharp-angle shot with 3:57 left in the third period to tie it at 4 and set up overtime. Brandon Saad, Patrick Kane and Bryan Bickell scored for the Blackhawks, who came back from four one-goal deficits to win. Erik Cole had two goals and an assist for the Stars. Jamie Benn and his brother, Jordie, also scored for Dallas.

period, lifting the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Colorado Avalanche. Savard, whose turnover early in the game led to a goal for Colorado, was able to get enough on the puck to knock it past Semyon Varlamov for the Blue Jackets’ fifth win in their last six road games. Brandon Dubinsky scored a pair of goals for the Blue Jackets, and Ryan Johansen and added a goal. Colorado scored its quickest goal of the season when Jarome Iginla intercepted a wayward pass by Savard in the Blue Jackets’ zone and wristed a shot past Curtis McElhinney 30 seconds into the game. Gabriel Landeskog and Cody McLeod also had goals for Colorado.

LIGHTNING 4, SENATORS 2 OTTAWA, Ontario — Tyler Johnson had two goals and Nikita Kucherov had two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Ottawa Senators. The Lightning took a 3-2 lead into the third period and increased that to 4-2 at the 7:58 mark on Johnson’s second goal of the game. The Lightning also got goals from Victor Hedman, who also had an assist, and Steven Stamkos. Ben Bishop made 20 saves and improved to 6-0-2 against his former team. Ottawa got a goal and an assist from Kyle Turris, along with another goal from Mark Stone, but had its two-game winning streak end.

Football NFL Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 3 Carolina 27, Arizona 16 Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17 Sunday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10 Dallas 24, Detroit 20 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 10 Baltimore at New England, 12:35 p.m. (NBC) Carolina at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 11 Dallas at Green Bay, 9:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Denver, 12:40 p.m. (CBS) All Times AST

Cowboys 24, Lions 20 Det. Dal.

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11:05. Cin_Hill 1 run (Nugent kick), 1:28. Second Quarter Ind_FG Vinatieri 38, 12:41. Ind_FG Vinatieri 29, 8:34. Cin_FG Nugent 57, :10. Third Quarter Ind_Moncrief 36 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 7:48. Ind_FG Vinatieri 22, 1:31. Fourth Quarter Ind_FG Vinatieri 53, 11:31. A_63,385. Cin Ind First downs 14 22 Total Net Yards 254 482 Rushes-yards 21-110 25-114 Passing 144 368 Punt Returns 2-20 5-35 Kickoff Returns 3-80 3-76 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 18-35-0 31-44-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-11 1-8 Punts 8-47.5 4-51.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 6-45 9-66 Time of Possession 25:50 34:10

First Quarter Det_Tate 51 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), 11:22. Det_Bush 18 run (Prater kick), 1:57. Second Quarter Dal_Williams 76 pass from Romo (Bailey kick), 1:37. Det_FG Prater 39, :03. Third Quarter Det_FG Prater 37, 8:41. Dal_Murray 1 run (Bailey kick), 2:54. Fourth Quarter Dal_FG Bailey 51, 12:16. Dal_Williams 8 pass from Romo (Bailey kick), 2:32. A_91,410.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Cincinnati, Hill 13-47, Dalton 4-34, Burkhead 1-23, Bernard 3-6. Indianapolis, Herron 1256, Tipton 11-40, Luck 2-18. PASSING_Cincinnati, Dalton 1835-0-155. Indianapolis, Luck 3144-0-376. RECEIVING_Cincinnati, Bernard 8-46, Hewitt 3-37, Burkhead 3-34, Sanu 3-31, Brock 1-7. Indianapolis, Herron 10-85, Hilton 6-103, Nicks 3-59, Moncrief 3-54, Allen 3-30, Doyle 3-9, Fleener 1-18, Wayne 1-12, Tipton 1-6. MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

Det Dal First downs 19 18 Total Net Yards 397 315 Rushes-yards 22-90 21-73 Passing 307 242 Punt Returns 2-2 0-0 Kickoff Returns 1-8 2-35 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-5 Comp-Att-Int 28-42-1 19-31-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-16 6-51 Punts 4-35.5 4-48.0 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 3-1 Penalties-Yards 8-44 6-46 Time of Possession 29:33 30:27

Sunday, Jan. 4 GoDaddy Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Detroit, Bell 12-43, Bush 8-37, Stafford 1-9, Collins 1-1. Dallas, Murray 19-75, Romo 2-(minus 2). PASSING_Detroit, Stafford 28-421-323. Dallas, Romo 19-31-0-293. RECEIVING_Detroit, Tate 6-89, C.Johnson 5-85, Bell 4-42, Riddick 4-39, Ebron 3-21, Bush 3-10, Fuller 2-26, Pettigrew 1-11. Dallas, Witten 5-63, Beasley 4-63, Williams 3-92, Bryant 3-48, Murray 3-22, Harris 1-5. MISSED FIELD GOALS_Dallas, Bailey 41 (WR).

Colts 26, Bengals 10 Cin. Ind.

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Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl At Charleston, S.C. American vs. National, 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Ohio State (13-1) vs. Oregon (131), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) All Times AST

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 39 26 11 2 54 108 89 Tampa Bay 41 25 12 4 54 134 108 Detroit 39 20 10 9 49 109 99 Toronto 40 21 16 3 45 130 122 Boston 40 19 15 6 44 104 108 Florida 37 17 11 9 43 87 97 Ottawa 38 16 15 7 39 102 105 Buffalo 40 14 23 3 31 77 136 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 39 24 10 5 53 118 94 N.Y. Islanders 39 26 12 1 53 121 109 Washington 38 20 11 7 47 112 99 N.Y. Rangers 36 21 11 4 46 113 90 Columbus 37 17 17 3 37 96 119

Philadelphia 39 14 18 New Jersey 41 14 20 Carolina 39 12 23

7 35 106 120 7 35 90 117 4 28 77 102

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 38 25 9 4 54 116 88 Chicago 39 26 11 2 54 124 85 St. Louis 39 23 13 3 49 118 99 Winnipeg 39 20 12 7 47 101 93 Dallas 38 18 14 6 42 119 124 Minnesota 37 18 15 4 40 104 106 Colorado 39 15 16 8 38 101 117 Pacific Division Anaheim 41 26 9 6 58 115 110 Vancouver 37 22 12 3 47 109 98 Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103 San Jose 39 20 14 5 45 106 103 Calgary 40 21 16 3 45 115 105 Arizona 38 15 19 4 34 92 124 Edmonton 40 9 22 9 27 88 135 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday’s Games Carolina 2, Boston 1, SO Anaheim 4, Nashville 3, SO Washington 4, Florida 3 Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 2 Chicago 5, Dallas 4, OT Columbus 4, Colorado 3 Edmonton 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Monday’s Games San Jose at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. All Times AST

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 24 10 Brooklyn 16 17 Boston 11 20 New York 5 31 Philadelphia 4 28 Southeast Division Atlanta 25 8 Washington 22 11 Miami 15 20 Orlando 13 24 Charlotte 11 24 Central Division Chicago 24 10 Cleveland 19 15 Milwaukee 18 17 Indiana 13 22 Detroit 10 23

Pct GB .706 — .485 7½ .355 11½ .139 20 .125 19 .758 .667 .429 .351 .314

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Sunday’s Games Dallas 109, Cleveland 90 Miami 88, Brooklyn 84 Detroit 114, Sacramento 95 Milwaukee 95, New York 82 Phoenix 125, Toronto 109

Men’s Scores EAST Iona 86, Siena 72 Manhattan 63, Canisius 60 Monmouth (NJ) 66, Niagara 50 St. Peter’s 79, Marist 67 Temple 84, UCF 78 VCU 75, Fordham 58 SOUTH FIU 62, FAU 60 Louisville 85, Wake Forest 76 Old Dominion 61, Charlotte 54 UAB 54, Middle Tennessee 49 W. Kentucky 81, Marshall 62 MIDWEST Cleveland St. 74, Ill.-Chicago 69 Detroit 83, Milwaukee 67 IUPUI 63, IPFW 58 Indiana St. 79, Evansville 75, OT Kansas 76, UNLV 61 N. Dakota St. 72, S. Dakota St. 69 N. Iowa 67, Loyola of Chicago 58 Valparaiso 79, Youngstown St. 64 W. Illinois 80, Nebraska-Omaha 78 Wichita St. 70, Illinois St. 62 Wisconsin 81, Northwestern 58 MIDWEST Cleveland St. 74, Ill.-Chicago 69 Detroit 83, Milwaukee 67 IUPUI 63, IPFW 58 Indiana St. 79, Evansville 75, OT Kansas 76, UNLV 61 N. Dakota St. 72, S. Dakota St. 69 N. Iowa 67, Loyola of Chicago 58 Valparaiso 79, Youngstown St. 64 W. Illinois 80, Nebraska-Omaha 78 Wichita St. 70, Illinois St. 62 Wisconsin 81, Northwestern 58 FAR WEST

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 24 9 Dallas 25 10 Houston 23 10 San Antonio 21 14 New Orleans 17 16 Northwest Division Portland 26 8 Oklahoma City 17 17 Denver 14 20 Utah 12 22 Minnesota 5 27 Pacific Division Golden State 26 5 L.A. Clippers 23 11 Phoenix 20 16 Sacramento 14 20 L.A. Lakers 11 23

L.A. Lakers 88, Indiana 87 Monday’s Games Cleveland at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Charlotte at Boston, 3:30 p.m. Dallas at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m. Washington at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Houston at Chicago, 4 p.m. New York at Memphis, 4 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Indiana at Utah, 5 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Portland, 6 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

Arizona 73, Arizona St. 49 Colorado 86, Southern Cal 65 Grand Canyon 71, UC Riverside 69 South Dakota 74, Denver 69 Stanford 68, Washington 60,, OT Utah 71, UCLA 39 Washington St. 69, California 66

Women’s Scores EAST DePaul 105, Georgetown 85 Drexel 58, Northeastern 35 Fordham 65, Richmond 64, OT Hofstra 78, Coll. of Charleston 53 Illinois 91, Penn St. 76 Iona 85, Canisius 75 Iowa 79, Rutgers 72 Louisville 63, Pittsburgh 57 Notre Dame 85, Syracuse 74 Quinnipiac 94, Monmouth (NJ) 53 Siena 65, St. Peter’s 40 UConn 70, St. John’s 54

Villanova 68, Marquette 48 SOUTH Brown 59, Morgan St. 52 Duke 70, Wake Forest 63 FAU 79, FIU 63 Florida 63, Auburn 50 Furman 65, SC State 46 George Mason 66, Saint Louis 57 Georgia 64, Alabama 47 Georgia Tech 74, Clemson 66 Jacksonville 45, Savannah St. 41 Kentucky 64, Mississippi 58 La Salle 63, Davidson 54 Memphis 60, East Carolina 57, OT Miami 74, Boston College 53 Middle Tennessee 76, UAB 68 North Carolina 72, NC State 56 Old Dominion 66, Charlotte 57 South Carolina 75, LSU 51 South Florida 53, Tulane 40 Southern Miss. 79, Louisiana Tech 77, OT UNC Wilmington 63, William & Mary 62 Virginia 62, Virginia Tech 47 W. Kentucky 67, Marshall 53 MIDWEST Butler 63, Creighton 58 George Washington 69, Dayton 66 Michigan 74, Michigan St. 65 Minnesota 72, Wisconsin 60 Mississippi St. 53, Missouri 47 Missouri St. 74, Indiana St. 66 N. Dakota St. 83, S. Dakota St. 78 N. Iowa 75, Loyola of Chicago 58 Ohio St. 73, Northwestern 64 Purdue 86, Indiana 64 S. Illinois 65, Illinois St. 56 W. Illinois 71, Nebraska-Omaha 56 Wichita St. 54, Evansville 44 Xavier 71, Providence 59 SOUTHWEST Cent. Arkansas 66, Abilene Christian 60 Oklahoma 71, West Virginia 60 Texas A&M 52, Arkansas 50 Texas Tech 52, TCU 37 UTEP 54, Rice 51 UTSA 53, North Texas 45 FAR WEST Cal St.-Fullerton 66, Seattle 59 UC Irvine 78, Concordia (Cal.) 72

Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Ryan Madson on a minor league contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined the Philadelphia Flyers an undisclosed amount for violating the collective bargaining agreement by traveling during the Dec. 24-26 holiday break. ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled G Louis Domingue from Gwinnett (ECHL) to Portland (AHL). EDMONTON OILERS — Returned C Leon Draisaitl to Prince Albert (WHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Recalled D Loic Leduc from Stockton (ECHL) to Bridgeport (AHL).

Toledo captures Go-Daddy Bowl By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer

MOBILE, Ala. — Kareem Hunt ran for 271 yards and five touchdowns to lead Toledo over Arkansas State 6344 in the GoDaddy Bowl on Sunday night. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Hunt capped a phenomenal season by slicing through Arkansas State’s defense early and often. The performance set a GoDaddy Bowl record and he averaged 8.5 yards per carry. Hunt, who finished the season with 1,631 yards rushing, had touchdown runs of 4, 44 and 29 yards in the first half as the Rockets built a 35-17 halftime lead. Toledo (9-4) ended the season on a three-game winning streak. Arkansas State (7-6) pulled within 49-38 in the fourth quar-

DUCKS 4, PREDATORS 3 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Francois Beauchemin scored the tying goal with 2:17 left in the third period and Ryan Kesler got the deciding goal in the shootout, giving the Anaheim Ducks a victory over the Nashville Predators. Matt Beleskey and Corey Perry also had goals in regulation for the league-leading Ducks, and Frederik Andersen made 27 saves. Seth Jones and Craig Smith had power-play goals in the second period and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Predators. Backup goalie Carter Hutton stopped 30 shots, but remained winless in five starts this season — all on the road.

OILERS 5, ISLANDERS 2

EDMONTON, Alberta — Matt Hendricks scored a pair of goals and the Edmonton Oilers topped the New York Islanders. Jordan Eberle, Derek Roy and Matt Fraser also scored for the Oilers, who won for just the third time in their last 25 games. Edmonton, however, improved to 2-0-2 in its BLUE JACKETS 4, last four games since interim head AVALANCHE 3 coach Todd Nelson took sole posDENVER — David Savard session of the Oilers’ bench, with drove in shot from just inside the general manager Craig MacTavish blue line with 1:01 left in the third moving back upstairs. C

ter, but could get no closer. The Red Wolves were playing in their fourth straight GoDaddy Bowl and fell to 2-2 over that span. Arkansas State’s Fredi Knighten threw for 403 yards and five touchdowns. It was an entertaining game that featured three defensive touchdowns, six touchdowns of at least 40 yards and Arkansas State linebacker Xavier Woodson getting kicked out of the game for “threatening an official.” Big numbers were the norm, even outside of Hunt’s recordsetting performance. Knighten’s day was tempered by two costly fumbles that were both returned for touchdowns. Arkansas State’s Booker Mays caught five passes for 138 yards and three touchdowns. The two teams combined for 1,009 total yards.

Hunt’s stellar performance wasn’t a surprise — he’s been piling up numbers for more than year. The Willoughby, Ohio, native moved into a starting role midway through his freshman season and has run for at least 100 yards in all 10 games he played this season. Toledo finished with 365 yards rushing, including 103 yards and two touchdowns by Damion Jones-Moore. Logan Woodside completed 21 of 27 passes for 176 yards. It was a frantic start to the game with two touchdowns scored in the first 90 seconds. Knighten fumbled on Arkansas State’s first play and Toledo’s Trent Voss recovered in the end zone to give the Rockets a 7-0 lead. The Red Wolves bounced back quickly, though, needing just five plays to tie the game on Knighten’s 43-yard

touchdown pass to Mays. Toledo scored two more touchdowns by the end of the first quarter — both on runs by Hunt — to take a 21-14 advantage. The 35 combined points in one quarter tied a GoDaddy Bowl record. Arkansas State pulled within 21-17 by midway through the second quarter, but the Red Wolves had no answer for Hunt and couldn’t overcome some costly turnovers. Toledo added two more touchdowns in the waning minutes of the first half: Hunt ran for a 29-yard touchdown on a 4th-and-2 play and then 6-foot2, 275-pound defensive Allen Covington recovered a fumble by Knighten and rumbled 67 yards for the touchdowns. It gave the Rockets a 35-17 halftime lead despite Arkansas State’s 250-237 advantage in total yards.

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the Kenai Peninsula Borough receives each fiscal year for education. Pupil-teacher ratio is determined by the previous school year’s enrollment count and projections, according to the class size report. Inaccurate projections can result in revenue shortfalls, or fail to cover contracts issued for the following school year, according to the report. Classrooms could also be shortstaffed and hiring teachers once a school year starts can be a challenge. “The goal is to be as accurate as possible because more accuracy provides correct levels of staffing and less disruption when school starts in the fall,” Dusek wrote in the class size report.

District site councils reported protecting the pupil teacher ratio as the highest priority when asked by the school board for ways to reducing expenditures and increasing revenues this fall, as state funding cuts loom. “For Kenai Central High School (and other high schools in the district), if the pupil teacher ratio is raised, then programs and diversity in the schedule are sure to suffer,” wrote a site council member in Kenai Central High School’s site council report. The class size report also includes data on certified full Reach Kelly Sullivan at kelly. time educators, enrollment and class size average, and is what sullivan@peninsulclarion.com determines how much funding

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“There are numerous flights a day to Bethel and we can get someone out there pretty quickly,” he said. Carlson said the Bethel office closure will result in a tilting in favor of industry and a lower level of service for people in the region. “The Department and particularly my program has a diminished view of the importance of rural Alaska and

western Alaska in terms of needing to serve the communities out here on fairly small spills,” Carlson said. It’s not enough to handle small spills by phone from Anchorage or other cities, he said. “People, when they do have a spill, they don’t know how to clean it up, mostly they don’t and they need advice,” Carlson said. “And often they need hands-on assistance, you know, on-site assistance and that’s just not going to happen with offices located in Anchorage.”

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action that we’ve seen to Sarah Palin’s Instagram photo, we’re far from alone in that Continued from page A-1 belief,” Ingrid Newkirk said. Palin responded: “Dear “PETA simply believes PETA, Chill. At least Trig that people shouldn’t step on didn’t eat the dog.” dogs, and judging by the re-

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Juneau man arrested in stabbing over pot argument ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 26-year-old Juneau man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a 17-year-old boy over a marijuana argument. The teenager is expected to recover from his early Sunday morning wounds. The television station says Joshua Paul Feak is under arrest and is being charged with assault. It’s unclear if Feak has an attorney. Police say the victim was walking with a friend after a party when they were approached by two men looking for marijuana. Police say the teenagers did not have any marijuana and an argument broke out. Police say the four began running away, and the victim’s friend noticed blood on the teen’s clothing. Police say the teenagers went back to the home of the party. Someone drove them to a local hospital.

White Mountain Man charged in girlfriend’s death ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 31-year-old White Mountain man is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the New Year’s day death of his girlfriend at their home. Gilbert Olanna Jr. also was charged Saturday with tampering with evidence and assault in connection with the death of 40-year-old Esther Lincoln. Authorities say Olanna spent much of the early hours of New Year’s day out drinking before returning home, where he argued with Lincoln. According to charging documents, Olanna “held Lincoln around the neck for several minutes until she went limp.”

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In this photo taken Oct. 17, 2014, Felice Davis, associate superintendent of programs, explains that the height of restroom stall doors allows some privacy but helps to dissuade illicit activity, at the Washington Corrections Center For Women in Gig Harbor, Wash. A 2003 federal law was meant to put a stop to sexual assault in the nation’s prisons, jails and juvenile detention centers and more than $110 million in state and federal taxpayer money has been spent to help states tackle the problem. By last fall, every state was supposed to have dozens of new standards in place.

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She was repeatedly raped by a guard while serving time for embezzlement. Now, some advocates worry that a proposal to reduce the law’s financial penalties will severely damage it. The measure failed last fall, but its sponsor, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, vows to re-introduce it in the new GOP-controlled Congress. Cornyn said the funds include grants for worthy programs, such as ones that support rape and domestic violence victims. He said the law should be more narrowly tailored to affect money for prison construction, operations and administration. The proposal has put some prison rape survivors on the opposite side of those who survived sexual assault on the outside. Nearly two dozen organizations, including prison industry groups and the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, have lauded Cornyn’s efforts, and say they trust prison officials to work vigorously at reducing rapes even without financial penalties. “There’s no desire to do anything less than help victims,” said Rebecca O’Connor, RAINN’s vice president of public policy, adding that her organization just wants to make sure the law is applied in a way that doesn’t harm existing programs. Advocates say the measure is the latest sign that the law’s implementation is too slow. Federal statistics show about 216,000 adult and juvenile inmates are sexually assaulted each year, compared to 238,000 people living outside of correction facilities in the U.S. Allen Beck, a statistician with the U.S. Department of Justice who researches the incidence of prison rape, said the biggest indicator of prisoner sexual assault is the culture of the facility, not the number of inmates or security cameras. “Really it’s about how the facilities are managed, in terms of institutional culture,” Beck said. When Lastocy stepped into Camp Branch, a minimum security women’s prison in Mich-

igan, in 1998, she was facing as much as 10 years in prison for attempting to embezzle several thousand dollars from her employer, ABO Security. As she adjusted to the discovery after her arrest that she had bipolar disorder, rape quickly became a fact of life. Like many prison rape survivors, she feared that the guard who raped her could extend her prison stay by writing her false tickets for breaking prison rules if she reported him. He was later convicted of sexually assaulting several inmates, including Lastocy. When she learned that she may have been his first victim, she felt guilt for not speaking up, said Lastocy, who now is an advocate for prison rape survivors. The passage of the law, however, gave her hope that there would be fewer victims. But like other advocates, she’s been frustrated by the pace of change at correctional institutions throughout the country. So far, seven states have opted out of the law, and stand to lose 5 percent in federal money that goes toward prisons.

Two states — New Jersey and New Hampshire — say they are in compliance, and 41 others are working to meet the law’s requirements. The law’s backers say Cornyn’s proposal would essentially gut the penalty because little, if any, federal grant money actually goes toward prison administration, operations and constructions. Those are funded by state and local governments. To take the provision out “would totally obliterate the incentive states have to comply with” the law, said U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton, the chairman of the former National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. The commission developed the law’s requirements, which range from increased training of staff about sex abuse policies to screening new inmates to determine if they’re likely to commit sexual assault or to be assaulted. In Texas, which has six facilities among those nationally with the highest prevalence rate of sexual assaults, officials used nearly $2.6 million in federal money to install extra cameras

in some facilities and develop a sexual assault awareness curriculum. The state has since opted out, and faces an $800,000 loss in federal funding. Jason Clark, a corrections spokesman, said a requirement to prevent guards from seeing inmates of the opposite sex naked in the showers or during strip searches wouldn’t work because 40 percent of the correctional officer workforce is female. Many states have trained staffers and educated inmates about how to spot and report sexual assault. Addressing sexual assault and caring for victims “decreases the likelihood of an offender becoming a victim again and committing a violent act once he or she returns to the community,” said Norah West, Washington state’s corrections spokeswoman. For Lastocy, the trauma didn’t end when she left prison. She still has nightmares, 15 years later. “As much as I despise him, I don’t even wish my rapist would be raped while he is in prison, because nobody deserves it,” she said

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they excel. Many people with disabilities earn a comfortable living using the muscle between their ears in careers such as law, counseling, teaching, Internet technology and more, and some have become fine craftsmen because of their manual dexterity. Perhaps if your family were to concentrate less on what your fiance can’t do and more on the things he can, they’d be more accepting.

family he made with Mom may not have been his ideal, but my sister and I ARE his family. I feel like we were tossed aside for this idea of a new family, which seems cold and callous. I haven’t mentioned it to my sister because I think she’d find it upsetting. I want to confront Dad, but also think it might be best to just leave it alone. Any advice? — UNCOUNTED IN CALIFORNIA DEAR UNCOUNTED: I think you should contact your father, start a dialogue with him and ask why he dropped out of your life. His reason may be Abigail Van Buren that he was made to feel that his presence in your life was unwelcome, or a fear that you would not be able to accept his sexual orientation. It seems strange to me that he would leave his DEAR ABBY: I am a 25-year-old woman. My par- daughters behind for no reason. If you would like to ents divorced when I was young. I kept in contact with re-establish a relationship, tell him so. He may need my father until he dropped out of my life when I was to hear it from you before he can move forward and around 11. reconnect with you and your sister. I came across Dad again on Facebook recently. He’s now in a domestic partnership with another man. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also It wasn’t a shock because Mom had told me some time known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her ago she had suspected he was gay. mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. What upset me were several posts he made about DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA wanting a happy family with his partner. I know the 90069.

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HHH Take stock of your financial issues and goals. You might decide to approach your budget in a much more disciplined yet creative way. Dig in to a personal matter more thoroughly in order to figure out which direction you need to head in. Tonight: Make it your treat. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHYou might want to understand more of what will be necessary to achieve a certain goal. You could be in a situation where you would prefer to approach a personal matter differently. Know that you may need to wait to make the right choice. Tonight: In the here and now. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Many of your experiences and thoughts will play into your actions. You often think too much about certain decisions. Lately, you seem to have been weighed down by various personal matters. Find a way to relax and relieve some tension. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Defer to someone else, as a family situation might be preoccupying your thoughts and ideas at the moment. Consider working from home, where you would feel much more content. As a result, you could ease a lot of the tension in your life. Tonight: Gather with friends. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might want to consider your options more carefully. Discussions will create diverse and exciting ideas. A neighbor could be somewhat touchy, so choose your words with care. You understand the ramifications of a misunderstanding. Tonight: Hang out with a friend. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

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HHHH You will be pressured to perform at the highest level possible. A financial matter could be overwhelming, and it might interfere with the possibility of forging ahead in your chosen way. Work on focusing on the big picture. Tonight: Buy a token of affection for a loved one. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH You might not have the whole story — just bits and pieces. Once you get through the issue at hand, you will witness a change of pace. Your attitude also is likely to change as a result. Choose to lie low more often in order to observe and get more information. Tonight: Swap ideas. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Listen to news with an open mind. You have a lot going on, and you might feel overwhelmed by what is happening. Touch base with your needs on a deeper level. A discussion with a wise friend will help you identify what is going on. Tonight: Accept an invitation. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You have a lot to do, and you will accomplish it, as long as you don’t get involved in a situation where an older friend or boss could hold you back. Transform your ideas into actions. An associate seems to support you in a key project. Tonight: Off to the gym. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHHYour imagination might encourage you to sing a different tune. You are likely to come up with several solutions after a brainstorming session. Know that others look to you for guidance and that anything is possible. Tonight: Let the party begin.

Labels lead to donation denial Dear Readers: Here is this week’s Sound Off, about some charities’ solicitation methods: “Charities keep sending me letters and address labels. I donate to the charities I have ties to, or those that I think do a good job. Sending me multiple requests with a little ‘gift’ will not prompt me to donate. Rather, I’ll make a point to NOT donate to that particular charity. What a waste of resources and money. I have even returned all of that wasted paper in the group’s return stamped envelope.” — Anonymous in Maine You bring up a very good point, and one that charities should take into consideration. However, depending on the group, the fulfillment may be handled by a professional group that does not pay attention to “do not send” requests. — Heloise

Friday’s Answer

Send a great hint to: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 1-210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com

Fast facts Dear Readers: Here are alternative uses for hair spray: * Spray recipe cards to make cleaning splatters on them easier. * Keeps a fresh wreath looking greener longer. * Use as bug spray, in a pinch. * Spray on children’s chalk artwork. * After wicker is cleaned, spray a light coating on it. — Heloise

SUDOKU

By Tom Wilson

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

2 5 3 9 1 6 7 8 4

9 8 1 4 7 5 3 2 6

7 6 4 3 2 8 9 5 1

4 1 8 7 3 9 2 6 5

6 9 7 2 5 4 8 1 3

3 2 5 6 8 1 4 7 9

5 7 2 1 4 3 6 9 8

8 3 6 5 9 7 1 4 2

Difficulty Level

1 4 9 8 6 2 5 3 7

2015 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

A baby born today has a Sun in Capricorn and a Moon in Cancer. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Jan. 5, 2015: This year you open up to new possibilities and different ideas. You often keep your opinions to yourself. Your sense of humor might not strike many people as amusing. You could make quite a difference in how others view their priorities. If you are single, you meet people easily, but you’ll be disappointed, as they are likely to be emotionally unavailable. Your love life becomes intense come fall. If you are attached, the two of you frequently can be found out on the town having fun together. As a couple, you should incorporate more clarity and start changing how you relate, preferring simplicity and clarity. CANCER is emotional about the same issues you are. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHYour instincts are likely to lead you down a new path, where you’ll have greater impact and respect. Solutions seem to come to you easily. Your imagination could be on overdrive, which would explain why you have so many good ideas right now. Tonight: All smiles. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Know that you are on the path to victory and happiness. You might question what previously had been nixed as a bad idea. You tend to have an excellent perspective of what is possible. Think in terms of the complete experience. Tonight: Initiate a conversation. GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

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