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Cook ousts three from prosecutor’s office

Moving America Smithsonian exhibit shows transportation’s impact on nation BY

BY SHELLEY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

ship in 1950s Portland, Ore., with a mannequins of salesmen and customers emphasizes the importance of automobile sales and this nations economy.

There’s a curious customer peeping through the showroom window looking at a 1950 Buick on display.

Before modern motels dotted the roadside, travelers spent the night in “cabins” at motor courts along the roads. I recall my fami-

Brandy Cook officially takes over today as Rowan County’s district attorney, but she’s not waiting to make changes in the office.

She has fired three people, including the assistant district attorney who ran against her for the job.

In winning election in November, Cook, an assistant district attorney in Cabarrus County for nine years, defeated Karen Biernacki, who has prosecuted cases for 14 years under retiring District Attorney Bill Kenerly.

Biernacki won’t be joining Cook in the Rowan County office, however. Biernacki says Cook told her over the phone she would “not be part of her team.”

“I was not entirely surprised because her philosophy and my philosophy is just so different,” Biernacki said.

Two others have also been let go from the Rowan office: Assistant District Attorney Michael Van Buren and Victim and Witness Coordinator Cindy Lefler. Van Buren has been a prosecutor in Rowan for more than five years, and Lefler has worked in the office more than nine years.

Lefler designed Biernacki’s campaign website, according to state campaign finance reports. Van Buren’s name doesn’t COOK show up in Biernacki’s reports.

Cook wouldn’t talk about specific employees, but said in an e-mail: “As a constitutionally empowered hiring authority, I have the ability to construct my own team as necessary in order to have the most efficient and effective administration to protect our community.”

Biernacki said Cook told Van Buren and Lefler in person they would no longer be employed in the Rowan District Attorney’s Office but did not give them a reason.

Biernacki, speaking on behalf of Van Buren and Lefler, said they are all starting in new jobs.

Biernacki will be an assistant district attorney in the district that includes Davidson and Davie counties.

“I intend to try to work hard prosecuting criminals,” she said. “I’ll just be doing it for Davie and Davidson county citizens.”

Van Buren will be an assistant district attorney in Caldwell and Catawba counties.

Lefler will move across the hall into the Rowan County District Court judges’ office, where she will be a judicial assistant.

“I am grateful, and I know Michael is grateful for the opportunity to continue to prosecute criminals and to stand up for crime vic-

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ASHINGTON — What is transportation? That’s easy. It’s the car that I get into and drive to the point of my destination. Finished!

Hold on a minute. According to Wikipedia, transportation is much more. It is the “movement of people and goods from one location to another.”

OK. That definition includes travel by “air, rail, roads, water, cable, pipelines, space, the infrastructure, vehicles, and operations.”

Now things are getting more complicated. The Smithsonian Museum of American WAYNE History’s section HINSHAW on transportation deals with many of these modes of travel, but not all. The giant national museum has an exhibit on travel called “America on the Move” which highlights a 1927 stop in Salisbury and the Spencer Shops. If we skip the local parts of the exhibit, what else does the exhibit have to offer a visitor?

The exhibit is not just a display of old cars and trucks with a few trains tossed in. The theme is about people and places and how cars and trucks affect the lives of people and the economy. The themes focuses on 15 stories or places across the country.

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Western stop The first setting in the show places visitors in Santa Cruz, Calif., in 1876 where a busy train with mannequins around it sits near a horse and wagon where freight is being loaded. The steam locomotive is the “Jupiter.”

It was exciting to see the use of theatrical lighting with good stage sets and backdrops with some use of sound in the exhibits to present the artifacts. All exhibits have photos and labels to further explain the event or setting.

I was able to get a good feel for the situation being presented without reading all the labels. The visual presentation is that good.

A 1926 Ford Model T roadster is displayed on a Turn-Auto rack for service surrounded by the tools of an auto mechanic.

An old red gas pump and parking meters caught my attention.

Oh, how most of us hated the dreaded parking meters in Salisbury. Oklahoma City had the dubious honor of starting the municipal movement in 1935 of installing meters to control parking and cre-

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Visitors at the Smithsonian Museum of American History look at an early automobile. ate revenue and almost every city followed the movement.

As schools consolidated and the distances to the schools increased, the need for buses grew. A 1936 “double deep orange” Dodge school bus from Martinsburg, Ind., marked the event of the yellow bus. Buses were painted yellow for safety starting in 1939 and it has become a national standard.

The importance of a good road system is relayed through the exhibit. With muddy roads, people couldn’t move about and carry on their business. Farmers couldn’t get their food goods to the market. By the The exhibit in1930s, governments started cludes historic paving roads. trains, cars and There is a striking exhibit of the famous Route motorcycles 66. A giant map backdrop mixed with shows the route of the road audio and crossing America while visual displays.

1930s cars loaded with suitcases appear to travel by in front. The “U.S. Route 66” emblem is projected onto the floor.

Route 66 ran from Chicago in 1926 and was removed from the through Missouri, Kansas, OklaInterstate System in 1985 with the homa, Texas, New Mexico, Aricoming of bigger, faster interzona, and California, ending in states.

Los Angeles. The road called the “Main Street of America” covered Mobile homes During the depression many 2,448 miles.

Americans started living in “trailSongwriters wrote about the ers,” or mobile homes. A family highway, singers sung about the could live in a trailer and be able highway, and a television show to pick everything up and move from the 1960s called “Route 66” without having to pay property featured the highway. taxes. Permanent trailer parks Many folks fleeing the Dust came into operation.

Bowl in the 1930s traveled west A display about a car dealeron Route 66. The highway opened

Resolutions: Fitness can be more than an annual failed promise

BY SARAH CAMPBELL scampbell@salisburypost.com

Ambition could be the kiss of death when it comes to keeping a New Year’s resolution to get fit.

Dan Guertin, youth sports coordinator for the J.F. Hurley Family Y, said at the beginning of January the facility is oftentimes inundated with people, but that quickly tapers off as many become discouraged by their progress.

“They hit it really hard after not doing anything for a while and they are sore and don’t see instant results,” he said. “The key to fitness is moderation.”

Ester Marsh, health and fitness director of the J.F. Hurley Family Y, said she also sarah campbell/SALISBURY POST Instructor Theresa Owens motivates her students during a sees people overextending themselves. step-mix class Sunday at the J.F. Hurley Family YMCA. “I believe in baby steps,”

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she said. “I always tell people don’t go crazy,” she said.

“Look at what you can put into your schedule and do it safely.

“If they aren’t doing any (exercising) right now I want to make sure they don’t set themselves up for failure.”

Marsh said television programs like “The See Esther Biggest Loser,” Marsh where contestcolumn, 2A ants drop large amounts of weight in a matter of weeks through intense workouts and dieting, paint a false picture of weight loss.

“They make people think that’s the way to do it and people end up overdoing it by overtraining and overexercising,” she said.

Marsh suggests starting out by scheduling three 30-

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minute workouts each week, eventually working up to an hour each day.

“It doesn’t have to be all at once,” she said. “You can do 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes at night.”

For those who haven’t worked out in a while, Marsh also suggests simple cardio such as walking for 10 minutes each day.

Marsh said joining a group of program can also help people stick to an exercise plan.

Cleveland residents Josh Weaver, 20, and Austin Moore, 21, do weight-lifting exercises together at the J. Fred Corriher Jr. Y in China Grove about five times a week.

“It’s good to have someone to keep you on track,” Weaver said. “Some days I wake up and I don’t feel like working out, but I know I have to.”

Marsh said it’s also important to find workouts that are

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Online advice Visit www.myeatsmartmovemore.com for a variety of tips to help your keep resolutions to be healthier in 2011. The website also offers free recipes and an option to receive a free monthly newsletter with ideas for exercising and eating better.

Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina is a statewide movement that promotes increased opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity.

enjoyable, in order to motivate people to keep coming back.

And, she said, even if people never enjoy exercising, almost everyone finds it rewarding to complete a work-

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TOWN CRIER Community events TODAY • Rowan County Board of Commissioners, 3 p.m., 130 W. Innes St. (Shown on Access16 Thursday, Saturday and Monday following the meeting at 9 a.m., 3 p.m., 8 p.m. in the Salisbury area. In southern Rowan, the meetings are broadcast 8 p.m. Saturday on Time Warner Channel 22. ) • Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners work session, 3:30 p.m., Cabarrus County Governmental Center, 65 Church St., SE, Concord.

• Landis Board of Aldermen, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 312 S. Main St., Landis.

• Cleveland Town Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 302 E. Main St.

TUESDAY • Salisbury City Council, 4 p.m., City Hall, 217 S. Main St. (Shown on Access16 Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays at 9 a.m., 3 p.m., 8 p.m.)

• China Grove Board of Aldermen, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 205 Swink St., China Grove.

• Concord Book Club, 5:30 p.m., Concord Library auditorium; discussing “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett. Registration requested, 704920-2053.

• Piedmont Players Youth Theatre auditions for Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids! 4 p.m., Jan. 4-5, come with short song prepared to sing, also cold reading from the script, elementary through high school students, Norvell Theater, 135 E. Fisher St. www.piedmontplayers.com, 704-633-5471.

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FRIDAY • Salisbury Ghost Walk, paranormal investigation class and investigation. E-mail Boo@salisburyghostwalk.com or call 704-642-1734 for details. This event is by reservation only.

SATURDAY • VFW Post 3006 breakfast to benefit veterans, 7-11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 8, all you can eat, adults $6, children 10 and under $3, VFW Post on Brenner Ave., 704-636-2104.

• Elmwood UMC Brunswick stew dinner, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., all-you-can-eat, also pint-quartgallon available. 3232 Old U.S. 70, call Sylvia 704-872-1070 or Wilda 704-528-3685.

• Indie pop band Janus 4-14, 8 p.m.

Michael Graham opens. Looking Glass Artist Collective black box theater, 405 N. Lee St. $5 cover. Info: 704-245-2302.

• Big Band Bash benefiting Salisbury Symphony, begins at 7:30 p.m. with a concert of big band music in Hedrick Theatre, followed by music, dancing and dinner in Crystal Lounge.

704-633-7329.

MONDAY, Jan. 10 • Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education work session, 5 p.m., 110 S. Long Street, East Spencer, • Rockwell Board of Aldermen, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 202 E. Main St., Rockwell.

• Kannapolis City Council workshop meeting, 6 p.m., Train Station,201 S. Main St.

TUESDAY, Jan. 11 • Landscaping with North Carolina Native Plants, slide-lecture by Katherine Schlosser, 7 p.m., Salisbury/Rowan Utilities, 1 Water St. dbeck@salisburync.gov, 704-638-4459 • Kannapolis Bookends Book Club, Kannapolis Library, discussing “Ellen Foster” by Kay Gibbons, 6 pm. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday. 704-920-1180.

FRIDAY, Jan. 14 • Folk/Americana Triple Performance, with Jim Avett, Sue McHugh and Johnson’s Crossroad, Looking Glass Artist Collective Black Box Theater, doors open at 7:30 p.m. $7 cover.

Concessions available. www.johnsonscrossroad.com

Donna and Steve Poteat found this old photograph of a Salisbury in September 1920. trolley car on South Main Street looking north toward the Empire Hotel. The trolley is advertising the movie ‘Way Down East,’ ap- If you have a ‘Yesterday’ photograph you would like to share with pearing at The Strand, today’s Meroney Theater. ‘Way Down East’ Post readers, contact Mark Wineka at 704-797-4263, or via e-mail was a D.W. Griffith production starring Lillian Gish which came out at mwineka@salisburypost.com

Make doable fitness resolutions Q: What are reasonable New Year’s resolutions?

A: Happy New Year! It’s amazing — no matter which country or state you live in, everyone will have some sort of New Year’s resolution. Whether it is to lose weight, make more money, start a healthier lifestyle, stop smoking, decrease your cholesterol, you name it, somehow we try to do something better for ourselves and our family. Unfortunately, too many times resolutions are set so high that you have failed them before the new year has barely started. Of course I believe in a healthier lifestyle! I also believe if you have vices such as smoking and/or drinking too much alcohol, ESTER you should try to change that. Or MARSH maybe your eating habit is just way out of control and the only exercise you get is picking up your mail out of the mailbox.

The New Year is a wonderful time to start something good. Out with the “old,” in with the “new.” In my experience (and personal opinion), the major New Year’s resolutions are: lose weight, start exercising, stop smoking. (More family time, less TV and computer and increased spiritual time are also wonderful resolutions to set for yourself). Whatever you choose, make it “doable.” For starting an exercise program, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) ,ales these recommendations: • Cardiovascular (aerobics, swimming, biking, running etc.) ; 3-5 days per week, 57 percent to 94 percent of your maximum heart rate, 20- 0 minutes per session. Large muscle groups, continue in motion.

• Muscular strength (weight training, BODYPUMP, Powerflex or any other weight training classes); 2-3 days a week or more (make sure each muscle group rests 48 hours before you do strength training on that same muscle again), 8-12 repetitions, 2-4 sets of 8-10 exercises. Major muscle groups, full range of motion with a controlled speed.

• Flexibility (stretching, yoga, BODYFLOW, Estelatte); 2-3 or more days a week, go to mild discomfort, hold 15-60 seconds each for 3-4 reps. Static or assisted stretch, no bouncing.

Before you start any exercise program, make sure you check with your doctor if you: • Are a male 45 years and older or a female 55 years and older (sorry guys!)

• Have family history of heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc.

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• Are a smoker, a “couch potato” or struggle with obesity.

• Have blood pressure that is more than 140/90 or you are on medication for high blood pressure.

• Have high cholesterol (200 or above).

• Have blood-sugar levels that are pre-diabetic, or diabetic.

I have not met a doctor who does not recommend exercising. But for your own sake and well-being having a doctor’s clearance will help us trainers to set you up on a program that is suitable for you.

On Jan. 10, the J.F. Hurley YMCA is kicking off “Y for Life.” Something completely new for this program is a full assessment in the beginning and at the end of 10 weeks. We check your resting heart rate, body fat, cardiovascular capability, strength, endurance strength, core strength and flexibility.

Besides lots of other great things, it is a program that will help you safely start a healthy lifestyle in the new year and learn how to stick with it! If you are interested in finding out more about Y for Life, please join me tonight at 6 p.m. for an informational meeting or on Wednesday at noon. Both meetings will be in the board room. Also I am proud to announce that Weight Watchers (one of my favorite weight loss program) has made our J.F. Hurley Family YMCA its home, and I know they will be ready to help you succeed with your resolutions. This leads me into how to be successful with your New Year’s resolutions: • Join a reputable weight loss program such as Weight Watchers.

• Join an educational, motivational, healthy lifestyle program such as Y for Life.

• Set goals that are recommended by the ACSM and other reputable fitness organization (which all have the same standards amd recommendations as I mentioned above).

• Make a contract with yourself, schedule your workouts, plan your dinners and set reasonable goals for at least two months in advance. (Plan dinners at least a week in advance.)

• Become active as a family! Just because someone is not overweight does not mean they are healthy or do not have to exercise. Doing this as a family makes you more successful.

• Don’t give up! If you “fall off the wagon” CLIMB BACK ON! For the month of January the YMCA has no joiner’s fee! We are ready for you, are you ready for us?

Ester Marsh is associate executive and health and fitness director of the J.F. Hurley Family YMCA.

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BY SARAH CAMPBELL scampbell@salisburypost.com

A Kannapolis man who hospital personnel said was declared dead after being injured in a drunken-driving accident early Saturday morning is alive.

In an e-mail to the Post, Donna Galyan said her brother, Michael Todd Grimes, did not die after the single-vehicle wreck on Saw Road in China Grove. Rather, he “suffered minor injuries and a slight concussion.”

N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper J.N. Horton confirmed that Grimes is alive.

A Carolinas Medical CenterNortheast staff member told the Post on Saturday that Grimes had been declared dead.

A spokeman with the hospital is looking into the specifics of the incident, but said the error could have been due to a misspelling of the name or confusion with another name.

Grimes, 41, of 4600 Knob Hill Road was traveling southbound on Saw Road about 2:40 a.m. Saturday when he ran off the road to the right and overcorrected the steering, Horton said.

Grimes was pinned in the vehicle before being taken to Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast.

Horton said Grimes was charged with driving while impaired and failing to maintain lane control.

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A red fox peers over a log in the fox enclosure at the Rowan Animal Adventures at Dan Nicholas Park during the Christmas snowfall.

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Spc. Brett Miller holds his kids John and Madison after returning from a year of duty in Iraq.

Picture-perfect moments of the year Visitors to the 29th Annual Farmers Day in China Grove in July included Kelly the basset hound. Kelly was one of two hounds brought to the fair and offered for adoption by the Carolina Basset Hound Rescue organization.

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Streetlights cast a colorful glow on Main Street as cyclists speed along in the Historic Salisbury Criterium. The August competition was delayed by a downpour before getting under way.

Bucky Covington, American Idol finalist and country recording star, gets the crowd going at the inaugural Brick Street Live concert last May.

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Classic autos help set the tone for ’50s Day at the Dairy Queen on West Innes Street in Salisbury. The June celebration paid tribute to the DQ building, which opened in 1950 and is one of the few remaining from that era.

Talk about doing a doubletake. This two-headed baby corn snake provided one of the year’s most unusual photos. The rare reptile came courtesy of Mike Lambert, a naturalist at Dan Nicholas Park and snake breeder. A female corn snake laid several eggs in his basement breeding area, and one of the hatchlings emerged with two heads.

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Council will hear rezoning requests

BY EMILY FORD eford@salisburypost.com

Salisbury City Council will consider two rezoning requests at 4 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall.

Council will decide whether to rezone about 2.2 acres at the corner of Old Concord Road and Jake Alexander Boulevard to allow a 6,100square-foot gas station and car wash. Sheetz Fueling Station and Car Wash stands at the corner.

Council also will consider establishing Light Industrial zoning on about 26.3 acres at 175 Circle M Drive, the location of Rack Room Shoes.

Council will hold public hearings for both rezoning requests.

Also on Tuesday’s agenda, Council will: • Consider a Land Development Ordinance text amendment regarding major auto repair in the Downtown Mixed Use District, including a public hearing.

• Consider adopting the Eastern Gateway Area plan and receive public comment.

• Receive a presentation

from Laura Porter regarding the Youth Services Bureau and the Times Two Mentoring Program.

• Receive an update from Lou Manning regarding the IRS VITA site at Park Avenue Community Center and presentation of a recognition award to Marjorie Gordon for volunteer service.

• Recognize the Salisbury High School Football team for winning the North Carolina 2AA Championship and Salisbury High School for winning the Wachovia Cup for overall excellence in North Carolina high school athletics.

• Recognize the new president of Food Lion, Cathy Green Burns, and Food Lion for receiving the U.S. Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

• Receive highlights and goals presentations from the Greenway Committee, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment.

• Go into closed session concerning a personnel matter.

Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.

Imagination drifts on a snowy day This most recent snow of Christmas Day gave me a few ideas about which to write.

On Christmas Eve, the minister at my church broke bread at communion, and when the snow of Christmas Day finally stopped on the day after Christmas, I broke “communal size” pieces of bread and tossed them onto the snow of my porch for the birds to partake.

I later noticed two kinds of tracks where I had thrown MACK the bread.

WILLIAMS One was the characteristic shape of bird tracks, where they had descended onto the snow, while the other kind of print consisted of the impressions made by my fallen pieces of bread, now eaten, but their “tracks” remaining. While uniformity of species characterized the bird track shapes, randomness best described the shapes of the tracks of my torn bits of bread.

This “wet” snow, being so easily compactible, amazed my son Jeremy and daughter-in-law Rose, especially when the snow around her feet came up, attached to her shoes with each step, revealing the ground underneath and making it seem as if she were taking her snow footprints with her as she walked. The snow sticking to the bottom of her shoes expanded out to such an extent as to make it look as if she were wearing “snow snowshoes.” Just like these “snow snowshoes,” in other places clumps of snow were falling off limbs, then striking and sinking below the surface of the fallen snow, as if the snow were making “snowprints” of itself.

My neighbor made a snowman and used holly leaves for its hair. Although not laurel leaves, the snowman looked a little reminiscent of Caesar. Of course, Caesar himself was not rotund, but the snowman represented the kind of men of whom Caesar felt safe in surrounding himself, “fat, sleek-headed men...” ( according to Shakespeare), not like Cassius (although I’ve yet to see a snowman which had a “lean and hungry look”).

I wondered if Salisbury had received the same goodly amount of snow as had fallen here in Danville. I didn’t have to wonder very long, for my friends Charlie and Pam sent me a marvelous, beautiful slide show via e-mail, consisting of pictures of their home and yard covered in snow. They live in the house on Old Concord Road where I grew up.

In addition to the front yard, Charlie also took pictures at the woods’ edge, along with some upwardlooking pictures of what, in the spring and summer was the tree canopy, but now was a canopy of snow-filled branches. Each of those greatly multiple number of branches and twigs was covered with snow to such an extent as to make it appear just as difficult for the sunlight to reach the ground as it was during the spring and summer, when a great mass of leaves filled the sky there.

One time, I had printed off a few copies of the old snow pictures frequently taken by my brother Joe and me in the late 1950s and early 1960s and sent them to Charlie and Pam. I told them about some of the photography tricks that Joe and I would use to make the snowfall appear to be much greater than what it was. In one of Charlie’s pictures, he shot from low to the ground, looking toward the house, the same trick which Joe and I would use to “produce” massive snows. It’s nice to know that even though it has been many years since Joe and I lived there, the current owners seem to have adopted the Williams’ “angle” on things.

The last scene of the slide show made it become the story of a man enjoying the snow with his camera before finally returning inside and depositing his snow-boots close by the doorway. The final slide pictured Charlie’s boots, which he had set close to a hook rug in the proximity of the door. That rug reminded me of the same type of rug, in varying sizes, which were placed in various areas of the house when I lived there.

Charlie told me that Pam had seen some tracks in the snow around one outside corner of the house, and wondered if they were his.

He told her that they weren’t, but then thought afterwards that he might have walked there and just forgotten. I told Charlie over the phone from here in Danville that they definitely weren’t mine, since I don’t drive in the snow and since my “ghost” and physical self are still attached to each other here, almost a couple hours of travel time north of Salisbury.

Someday, when such physical things don’t matter any more, my soul would probably enjoy making some sort of track, in some future snowfall, in the yard of the house on the Old Concord Road, where that soul started.

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NEWS/OBITUARIES Harget Franklin Moore KANNAPOLIS — Harget Franklin Moore, age 93, formerly of Applewood Street, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.

Mr. Moore was born in Chesterfield County, S.C., Aug. 21, 1917, one of 11 children of the late Walter Henry Moore and Ollie Oliver Moore.

He was married on May 9, 1942, to Mamie Elizabeth Tucker Moore, who died in Sept.

2008.

In March 1941, he entered the United States Army during World War II. As a communications operator with the Field Artillery he received distinguished awards for his heroic achievements, including a Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal an EAMET Campaign Medal, Four Bronze Service Stars and personal written recognition from Commanding Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, United States Army for his bravery and commitment while wounded and under fire on March 6, 1944, near Mount Trocchio, Italy.

Upon his return from World War II, he was employed with Cannon Mills where he worked for many years as a guard at gate #3 of plant #1.

Survivors include two sons, Raymond Lamar Moore of Gold Hill and James Edward “Eddie” Moore and his wife, Glenna of Kannapolis; a daughter, Betty Moore Lambert and her husband, Barry of Kannapolis; two brothers, Robert “Bob” Moore of Kannapolis and Knox Moore of Ruby, S.C.; six grandchildren, Brian Michael Lambert and wife, Carol, Brent Mark Lambert and wife, Jane, Julie Proctor, Jeffery Lamar Moore, Kelly Michelle Smith and husband, J.D. and Lisa Moore; and nine great-grandchildren, Austin, Blake, Connor and Barrett Lambert, Brianna and Michael Lambert, Madison Moore, Michaela Eagle and Hunter James Smith.

Service and Burial: Funeral services for Mr. Moore will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, in Parkwood Baptist Church.

The Rev. Michael Waters and Rev. Darrel Coble will officiate.

The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in Carolina Memorial Park.

Visitation: The family will receive friends at Lady's Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. Monday and at other times they will be at the home of his daughter, Betty M. Lambert.

Memorials: Memorials for Mr. Moore may be directed to: Parkwood Baptist Church, 1069 Central Drive, Concord, NC 28027 or Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5300 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

The family would like to extend a special “Thank You” to Caremoor Retirement Center and the entire staff for their loving care of Mr. Moore and his wife Mamie since May 2007 and to Mike Reavis and the staff of Lady's Funeral Home for their kindness, friendship and guidance throughout the years.

Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family of Mr. Moore with arrangements.

Betty S. Childers

Kenneth A. Davis, Sr.

KANNAPOLIS — Betty Strickland Childers, age 79, formerly of Corriher Street, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.

Mrs. Childers was born in Rowan County on Jan. 7, 1931, a daughter of the late Nathlee Curtis Strickland and Lucille Hurlocker Strickland.

She formerly operated Strickland's Florist for many years and was a member of Lakewood Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Olin P. Childers, Sr. on July 14, 2009; and a sister, Billie Strickland Brown.

Survivors include her children, Michael Childers and Greg Childers of Kannapolis, Paula C. Jordan and husband, Scott of Salisbury, Paul Childers and wife, Charleene of Rockwell and Vicki C. Stokes and husband, Keith of China Grove; 11 grandchildren, Michelle Haddad, Whittney Jordan Graham, Ashley Hileman, Brittney Morgan, Aaron Childers, Anna Childers, Jonathan Childers, Jason Stanley, Josh Stanley, Tyler Stokes and Samantha Stokes; and one brother, Nathalee Curtis Strickland, Jr. Service and Burial: Funeral services for Mrs. Childers will be conducted in Lady's Funeral Home Chapel at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, the Rev. Robert D. Howard will officiate. Burial will follow in Kannapolis Cemetery.

Visitation: The family will receive friends at Lady's Funeral Home from 2-4 p.m.

Tuesday prior to the funeral service.

Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family of Mrs. Childers with arrangements.

KANNAPOLIS — Kenneth Allen Davis, Sr., age 62, passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, following a brief illness.

Born July 26, 1948, in Mecklenburg County, he was a son of John Luther Davis and the late Edith Probes Mathis.

Mr. Davis was of the Baptist faith and had worked in textiles in Spencer Mountain.

Family members include his wife, Mary Upright Davis; sons, Kenny Davis and wife, Michelle of Kings Mountain, Rob Culp and wife, Robin of Canton, Ohio and Randy Culp and wife, Tracy of New Middletown, Ohio; daughter, Christy Hanie and husband, Ricky of Gastonia; step-sons, Mark Upright and wife, Brenda of Kannapolis and Andy Bullard of Rockwell; stepdaughter, Wanda Upright of Gastonia; his brother, Ned Propst and wife, Delilah of Gastonia; 19 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Service: A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at Prince of Peace Freewill Baptist Church in Kannapolis, conducted by the Rev. Chuck Overcash, pastor.

Visitation: The family will receive friends 5-6 p.m. at the church.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home in Landis is serving the Davis family.

Nancy Frazier Erb SALISBURY — Nancy Frazier Erb, age 90, of Salisbury, passed away Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete. Summersett Funeral Home is assisting the Erb family.

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SALISBURY — Joyce Jimmerson, age 66, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Nov. 4, 1944, in Syracuse, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Helen Vandenburg LeFever.

She was last employed by Corn Textile.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, John Jimmerson; a son, William George Ogilsbie; brother, Edward LeFever; and a sister, Beverly Raun.

She leaves memories to her son, William Ogilsbie of N.Y.; daughters, Linda Mims of N.Y., Shawn Jimmerson of Salisbury, N.C. And Christine Parker of N.Y.; brothers, Michaell (Mary) LeFever of N.Y., Steven (Mary) LeFever of N.Y. and Charles (Colleen) LeFever of N.Y.; sisters, Pat (William) Carson of Maine and Carol Champion of Mexico, N.Y. Visitation: The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Jan. 5, from 1-2 p.m., for a visitation at Rowan Funeral Services Chapel.

Rowan Funeral Service is assisting the Jimmerson Family.

SALISBURY — Carl Ray Safrit, 29, passed away Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at Rowan Regional Medical Center.

Born Nov. 21, 1981, in Rowan County, he was the son of Kathy Elliott Honeycutt of Salisbury and Danny Ray Safrit and step-mother, Rhonda Safrit of Cleveland.

Carl lived with his mother, graduated from Mooresville High School and also attended Rowan-Cabarrus and Davidson Community Colleges.

He enjoyed baseball, football, basketball and wrestling, during his teenage years of middle school and high school.

Carl was loved in so many ways and will be greatly missed.

A welder by trade, for most of his adult life, he worked as manager for various restaurants.

Carl was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include brother, Christopher Ray Safrit; maternal grandparents, the late Virginia and Bud Strange; paternal grandparents, Pat and Barbara Patterson of Conway, S.C.; step-brothers, Joshua Stewart and Jeremy Stewart both of Cleveland; aunts and uncles, Paul and Sissie Correll of Statesville, Mark and Lynn Landreth, Linda Anderson, Robert Elliott, Johnny and Rhonda Elliott, Perry Elliott, Wanda Weddington, Tommy Elliott all of Salisbury, Amanda Adams of Charlotte, Freddy Patterson and Sandy Joyner, both of Conway, S.C. and Tammy Duncan of Tex. Visitation and Service: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at Lyerly Funeral Home. Service will begin at 3 p.m. in the James C. Lyerly Chapel, with the Rev. Harold Ketchie officiating. Burial will follow at Miller Family Cemetery.

Memorials: Solid Rock Baptist Church, P.O. Box 381, Spencer, NC 28159.

Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Safrit family. Online condolences may be made at www.lyerlyfuneralhome.com.

Mary E. Dodd Pittard LANDIS — Mary Elizabeth Dodd Pittard, age 89, of Vance Street, passed away Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011, at Carolinas Medical CenterNorthEast after a period of declining health. Born Aug. 14, 1921, in Madison County, Ga., she was a daughter of the late Frank and Jettie Smith Dodd.

Educated in the Madison County schools, she was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Clifford Pittard in 1978; and a son, James Howell Pittard in 1987.

Family members include her son, J.B. Pittard, Sr. and wife, Nancy of Landis; daughters, Helen P. Coile and Brenda P. Pressley, both of Roysten, Ga.; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Visitation: The family will receive friends Tuesday 1-2 p.m. at Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home in Landis.

Service and Burial: The service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Colonial Chapel of Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home in Landis. Burial will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park.

Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home in Landis is assisting the Pittard Family. Online condolences may be made at www.linnhoneycuttfuneralhome.com.

Mrs. Rita Scholz Johnson Visitation: 7-8:30 PM Monday Service: 1:00 PM Tuesday St. Paul's Lutheran Church Mr. Carl Ray Safrit Wednesday Visitation: 1-2:30 PM Service: 3:00 PM James C. Lyerly Chapel

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Married friends, like loons, travel in pairs

Santa helps spread cheer at Legion party Santa made an appearance during the annual Christmas Party at the J.C. Price American Legion Post.

The Christmas Day party, sponsored by the children and youth committee chaired by Comrade Leonard Hall, drew more than 200 people.

Children danced to the music of “D.J. Wade.” Fifteen of the best dancers won cash prizes for their skills.

Hot dogs, chips and soda were served during the event.

As Legionnaires sang Christmas carols, audience members joined in.

Vietnam veterans to meet next Monday Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 909 Concord will hold its regular monthly meeting next Monday at 7 p.m.

The meeting will be at the Senior Center at 331 Corban Ave. SE. All Vietnam and Vietnamera veterans and their spouses are encouraged to attend. Also, the chapter still has a few cookbooks left for an $8 donation.

The money raised will help assist veterans in the local area in need.

Contact Nelson Lee at 704-932-5544 or Bob Downer at 704-782-6793

Dear left out: Married couples are like loons — they seem most comfortable with members of their own species.

However, you should examine your own behavior. Do you host events, invite your friends to your home and remember their special occasions? This exclusion could be a sign that you need to take more initiative.

This situation has put you in the uncomfortable position of revealing your own vulnerabilities to try to affect a renewal of your friendship.

So tell them, “I know we don’t have to be joined at the hip for every occasion, but I miss being with you and want to make sure you’re not excluding me because of anything I’ve done.”

Even though my parents don’t know him, I trust him completely.

Even if he tried something, I am a black belt in tae kwon do and would be able to defend myself.

I really want to go on this trip, but my parents most likely won’t consent.

How can I prove to them that I am responsible and that they can trust a person who I trust?

— Stressed for Trust Dear Stressed: Most parents wouldn’t let their teen go away on a weekend trip alone with another teen (no matter the gender).

You are kidding yourself if you think a black belt in anything will serve to protect you in a vulnerable situation. In my view, running away might be the smartest defense if you are in trouble. But that’s beside the point. You will win your parents’ trust by being trustworthy. That means introducing them to your friends — especially this friend — and permitting them to do their job, which is to make decisions based on their (not your) best judgment.

Dear Amy: I’m a 15-year-old girl, and I have an excellent boy friend (not a boyfriend, but a friend who is a boy).

He is 17 and wants to take me skiing one weekend.

We have been friends for a very long time, and I know him well.

However, I am nervous that when I propose this short trip to my parents, they will be afraid that I will be attacked or something if I go with him Dear Amy: Furthering the discussion alone. (We would be alone on this trip.) of pool safety in your column, teach-

ing young children to swim is not a substitute for vigilance around a pool.

Every summer I fought with my mother-in-law about her pool. She had a fence, but it was not locked!

My children were never allowed in the pool area unless there was a qualified swimmer around.

My mother-in-law always said that she could save the kids if they were drowning.

That nonsense stopped when I suggested that she prove it by jumping in and pulling a child who is not drowning out of the pool. Of course, she knew she could not!

— Careful Mom Dear Careful: It would be tragic to fail your lifesaving test in the midst of an emergency.

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Simple steps can help you get out of debt It’s a new year, a clean slate. You never have been this motivated to get out of debt. You are so determined you’ve decided that every dollar you can get your hands on will go straight to your credit card debt. No one ever has gotten out of debt as fast as you’re going to do it.

Your enthusiasm is commendable, but you need to take a deep MARY breath. If you HUNT proceed with that kind of plan, you surely will find yourself even deeper in debt this time next year.

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eting. If you lose 10 pounds in a week, for sure you will replace it with 20. But lose a half-pound a week, every week, and you’ll keep it off.

Same with paying down debt.

You must do it methodically.

• Get into balance. Spending all that you have from paycheck to paycheck is like trying to drive with a flat tire.

Things are way out of balance.

The way to create financial balance is to commit to three things: giving, saving and living below your means.

• Start giving. Giving away part of your income, even when you are deeply in debt, is the antidote for greed — something we all deal with, simply because we live in such an abundant society.

Giving is the ultimate thankyou note.

• Create a safety net. If you send every available dollar (nickel, dime) to your credit card company and have nothing in the bank, how will you

manage to fix the refrigerator or pay for the new brakes?

Stuff happens, and if you are not prepared, you’ll have no choice but to run to your credit cards for a bailout. The way you create your safety net is by saving some of your net income. Make that just as important as paying the rent or your mortgage.

• Embrace frugality. Living on less than you earn is my definition of frugality. Living on 80 percent of your income may be a jolt to your system if you’ve been living on something closer to 120 percent.

And that’s what debt-proof living is all about. Decide right now that you will seek every possible way to stop spending so much money.

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(See Chapter 7 of my book “Debt-Proof Living” and also a demonstration of the RDRP calculator at http://www.DebtProofLiving. com.)

Remember that we give, save and live frugally to make sure we can fund our lifestyles on the money we earn, thus not creating debt.

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Getting out of debt can be challenging work. But it’s a lot easier if you do it in a reasonable way that is also effective.

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I got divorced five years ago and am now single.

These two couples do a lot of things together without me, which is fine.

However, lately it seems that I get left out of celebrations when I used to be included.

Recently, the four ASK of them went with anAMY other couple to the mountains to celebrate one of their birthdays. I was not invited.

And then, for someone else’s birthday, they all had dinner together. I was not invited.

I try to be open to us all socializing as we please, and I tell myself that we all don’t have to be together all the time, but I can’t help but be hurt when I get left out.

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found in a 9,000-year-old Chinese burial chamber.

Until about 1500, mead was THE alcoholic beverage of choice, Rowe says.

“Because cultivated grapes were only for the rich, and at that point in time the poor folks, they couldn’t get it,” says Rowe, who earned the nickname “Mead Wench” after years of wandering Renaissance fairs laden with wineskins full of her own homemade meads. “They had thin beer that they could make at home or they had mead, because honey was readily available to anybody.”

In “Beowulf,” the Old English epic heroic poem, the great mead-hall Heorot is the scene of most of the action. It is where King Hrothgar “with fair courtesy quaffed many a bowl of mead,” and where the “fell monster” Grendel slaughtered 30 thanes passed out “after the drinking of the mead.”

Chaucer’s 14th-century “Canterbury Tales” contain several references to mead or “methe.” But with the opening of the New World and its sugar plantations, Rowe says, “mead began a slow decline ... and by the 1700s was almost nonexistent.”

That began to change in the 1960s, when the hippie culture rediscovered the joys of mead. Then, with the spread of Renaissance fairs and reenactment groups like the Society for Creative Anachronism, and the growth of the craft beer industry, this musty old drink was suddenly seen as a “new and interesting and potentially wonderful thing,” says Rowe.

“It’s just like skirt lengths, you know? They’re long, they’re short, they’re long, they’re short. It’s that kind of thing.”

Picking up where Chaucer

left off, J.K. Rowling has introduced a whole new generation of readers to the honey wine. Devotees will no doubt recall how Ron Weasley was nearly done in by a poisoned bottle of Madame Rosmerta’s oak-matured mead in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.”

Wine and beer makers are aiming for a slightly older demographic.

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Delaware markets a mead-like ale called The Midas Touch.

Based on the residue from drinking vessels discovered inside the golden king’s 2,700year-old tomb, the concoction is described as “biscuity” and “succulent,” with hints of honey, saffron, papaya and melon.

Mead producers are riding the craft-beer wave and taking advantage of the “locovore” craze. Jon Hamilton’s White Winter Winery in Iron River, Wis., did a bourbon barrel-aged cyser, but that’s about as exotic as it gets.

“You won’t see an orangeblossom mead coming out of our shop, because we don’t grow oranges up here,” says Hamilton, a former psychotherapist who runs the business with his wife, Kim, a former teacher. “We use black currants. We use strawberries. We use raspberries. We use blueberries. We use apples and apple cider — all those kinds of things that are found here in our neck of the woods.”

No one keeps tabs on how much mead is made or sold.

The U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s wine statistical releases do not list honey wine as a separate product.

But Mike Faul, founder of Rabbit’s Foot Meadery outside San Francisco, says his production is growing about 30 percent a year. He distributed 6,000 cases last year to customers as far away as Japan and Ireland.

“In fact, in this bad economy, this year may turn out to

be my best year ever,” he says. “In good times or bad, people drink. But in bad, they seem to drink even more.”

But this is still a far cry from mead’s heyday in the Middle Ages.

“Your average meadery is a couple of guys or a couple or a single person who all their buddies said, ‘Wow! That stuff that you make is really good.

You should SELL that,’” says Rowe, who currently has a 5gallon glass carboy of dark spiced mead fermenting on her kitchen counter. “I know a lot of people that started out in their garage or their basement, and now have tasting rooms and a whole meadery.

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first few months that we’ve been open,” says Starr, who’s already added two more stainless steel fermentation tanks to meet the unexpected demand.

During a recent wine-tasting tour, Mallory Radcliffe and her family stopped by Starrlight. The Fuquay-Varina woman had tried mead before, but she was surprised by the range of the Starrs’ offerings — from the almost clear semisweet to a deep-red blackberry.

A golden peach was the clear favorite.

“When they add the fruit, you have a different vibe,” she said. “Real light. Real enjoyable. Real easy to drink.”

“We’ve seen a big increase in the number of people that know actually what mead IS, which is surprising to us,” says Becky Starr, who is wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the words “Got Mead?” in ancient Norse runes.

But there are still plenty of visitors wanting to know where they grow their grapes.

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Ben starr pours in honey as he mixes up a batch of mead at starrlight Mead in pittsboro.

That would describe Ben and Becky Starr.

The North Carolina couple got into mead a few years ago after tasting it at — where else? — a Renaissance fair.

After about two years of experimentation and rave reviews from friends, the Starrs decided to take it to the next level.

In 2006, they traveled to Boulder, Colo., and entered their spiced cyser (mead made with apples) in the International Mead Festival’s home mead-maker competition. They brought home the wooden mazer (goblet) for best in show.

“And that was the point where we realized we were doing something pretty good — that it wasn’t just that we had friends that liked free booze,” says Ben Starr, who sports a ponytail that reaches halfway down his back.

Labor Day weekend, Starrlight Mead opened up shop in a little cinderblock office building in back of the former Chatham Mills label factory.

When drafting their business plan, the Starrs asked several area wineries about their first-year sales. Since mead was such an unknown, they decided to take those numbers and halve them “to be a little more conservative, a little more realistic,” Ben Starr says.

They made about 40 cases of their award-winning spiced apple, thinking they’d last through the end of the year. It sold out in about two months.

Same for their semisweet mead.

“We ended up more than doubling those numbers in the

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PITTSBORO (AP) — Mead, that drink of viking saga and medieval verse, is making a comeback. But this ain’t your ancestors’ honey wine.

“It’s not just for the Renaissance fair anymore,” says Becky Starr, co-owner of Sta rrlight Mead, which recently opened in an old woven label mill in this little North Carolina town.

In fact, this most ancient of alcoholic libations hasn’t been this hot since Beowulf slew Grendel’s dam and Geoffrey Chaucer fell in with the Canterbury pilgrims at the Tabard.

In the past decade, the number of “meaderies” in the United States has tripled to around 150, says Vicky Rowe, owner of Gotmead.com, which describes itself as “the Internet’s premier resource for everything to do with mead.”

“I literally get new notifications of meaderies at least every couple of weeks,” says Rowe, who runs the website from her home in the woods north of Raleigh. “So they’re just popping up all over. And a lot of those are wineries that have decided to add mead to their mainstream product lines, which is just incredible.”

Traditional mead is made with three ingredients — honey, water and yeast. The biggest hurdle has been overcoming that centuries-old misconception that something made from honey HAS to be sweet.

But, as Rowe is quick to point out, grapes can be pretty sweet, too.

“And just like wine, mead can be as dry as a bone or it can be so sweet it makes your fillings hurt,” she says. “And it depends on how it’s made.”

The honey, water and yeast are just the base. There are fruit-flavored meads, called melomels. There are methyglyns made with herbs and spices. And then there are what Rowe calls “weirdomels, which is mead made with lots of other things.”

The wine rack in Rowe’s basement holds bottles from mead makers in nearly every state — from a New Jersey man who makes authentic Tej with Ethiopian gesho, a hopslike bittering agent, to a guy in Anchorage, Alaska, who flavors his meads with everything from locally picked currants to coriander, Indonesian Koryntje cinnamon and hot peppers.

There are even veggie meads.

“I had a beet mead that was screaming pink, like, fluorescent pink, and actually was quite tasty,” says Rowe. “I’ve had mead made with nuts, with exotic honeys you’ve never heard of. You know, pretty much anything you can throw into a liquid and ferment.”

Because it requires no human intervention, many believe mead is the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage. Traces of a mead-like substance were

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Honors segues to the next segment by saying, “Finally let’s get to my favorite topic ... chicks in the shower.” Next are shown clips of pairs of women and a pair of men pretending to shower together. No nudity is shown, but the men’s and women’s bare shoulders imply they are nude.

Other clips in the video show a man in drag and a mock rectal examination.

Navy spokesman Cmdr. Chris Sims said in a statement sent to the Associated Press that the videos “were not acceptable then and are not acceptable in today’s Navy.”

Executive officers and other leaders “are charged to lead by example and are held accountable for setting the proper tone and upholding the standards of honor, courage and commitment that we expect sailors to exemplify,” he said.

Sims said U.S. Fleet Forces Command “has initiated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the production of these videos.”

In a statement to the Virginian-Pilot on Friday, however, the Navy said it had put a stop to videos with “inappropriate content” on the Enterprise several years ago.

“It is unfortunate that copies of these videos remained accessible to crewmembers, especially after leadership took action approximately four years ago to ensure any future videos reflected the proper tone,” the Navy said.

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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy said Sunday it will investigate “clearly inappropriate” videos broadcast to the crew of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in which a top officer of the ship used gay slurs, mimicked masturbation and opened the shower curtain on women pretending to bathe together.

The star of the videos, made in 2006 and 2007, is a former Top Gun pilot who now commands the same ship, the Norfolk-based USS Enterprise, which was deployed in the Middle East at the time and is weeks from deploying again.

The Virginian-Pilot newspaper reported on the videos in its Saturday editions and posted an edited version of one video on its website.

Capt. Owen Honors appeared in the videos while he was the USS Enterprise’s executive officer — the second in command — and they aired on the ship’s closed-circuit television.

Honors took over as the ship’s commander in May. It’s not immediately known why the videos are surfacing now. The Virginian-Pilot quoted anonymous crew members who said they raised concerns aboard the ship about the videos when they aired, but they were brushed off.

It’s clear from the videos that Honors had already gotten complaints when some of them were made. “Over the years I’ve gotten several complaints about inappropriate material during these videos, never to me personally but, gutlessly, through other channels,” he said in the introduction to the video posted by the newspaper.

In the same segment, Honors uses a derogatory term for gays.

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Blood test for cancer gets big boost BOSTON (AP) — A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor’s office.

Boston scientists who invented the test and health care giant Johnson & Johnson will announce today that they are joining forces to bring it to market. Four big cancer centers also will start studies using the experimental test this year.

Stray cancer cells in the blood mean that a tumor has spread or is likely to, many doctors believe. A test that can capture such cells has the potential to transform care for many types of cancer, especially breast, prostate, colon and lung.

Initially, doctors want to use the test to try to predict what treatments would be best for each patient’s tumor and find out quickly if they are working.

“This is like a liquid biopsy” that avoids painful tissue sampling and may give a better way to monitor patients than periodic imaging scans, said Dr. Daniel Haber, chief of Massachusetts General Hospital’s cancer center and one of the test’s inventors.

Ultimately, the test may offer a way to screen for cancer besides the mammograms, colonoscopies and other less-than-ideal methods used now.

“There’s a lot of potential here, and that’s why there’s a lot of excitement,” said Dr. Mark Kris, lung cancer chief at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He had no role in developing the test, but Sloan-Kettering is one of the sites that will study it this year.

Many people have their cancers diagnosed through needle biopsies.

These often do not provide enough of a sample to determine what genes or pathways control a tumor’s growth.

Or the sample may no longer be available by the time the patient gets sent to a specialist to decide what treatment to prescribe.

Doctors typically give a drug or radiation treatment and then do a CT scan two months later to look for tumor shrinkage. Some patients only live long enough to try one or two treatments, so a test that can gauge success sooner, by looking at cancer cells in the blood, could give patients more options.

“If you could find out quickly, ‘this

drug is working, stay on it,’ or ‘this drug is not working, try something else,’ that would be huge,” Haber said.

The only test on the market now to find tumor cells in blood — CellSearch, made by J&J’s Veridex unit — just gives a cell count. It doesn’t capture whole cells that doctors can analyze to choose treatments.

Interest in trying to collect these cells soared in 2007, after Haber and his colleagues published a study of Mass General’s test. It is far more powerful than CellSearch and traps cells intact. It requires only a couple of teaspoons of blood and can be done repeatedly to monitor treatment or determine why a drug has stopped working and what to try next.

“That’s what got the scientific community’s interest,” Kris said. Doctors can give a drug one day and sample blood the next day to see if the circulating tumor cells are gone, he explained.

The test uses a microchip that resembles a lab slide covered in 78,000 tiny posts, like bristles on a hairbrush.

The posts are coated with antibodies that bind to tumor cells.

When blood is forced across the chip, cells ping off the posts like balls in a pinball machine. The cancer cells stick, and stains make them glow so researchers can count and capture them for study.

The test can find one cancer cell in a billion or more healthy cells, said Mehmet Toner, a Harvard University bioengineer who helped design it.

Researchers know this because they spiked blood samples with cancer cells and then searched for them with the chip.

Studies of the chip have been published in the journals Nature, the New England Journal of Medicine and Science Translational Medicine. It is the most promising of several dozen that companies and universities are rushing to develop to capture circulating tumor cells, said Bob McCormack, technology chief for Veridex.

The agreement announced today will have Veridex and J&J’s Ortho Biotech Oncology unit work to improve the microchip, including trying a cheaper plastic to make it practical for mass production. No price goal has been set, a company official said, but the current CellSearch test costs several hundred dollars.

The companies will start a research

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this undated image provided by pNas early edition shows the HB-chip. the herringbone pattern of interior surfaces in the chip brings more circulating tumor cells into contact with the antibody-coated capture surfaces. the blood test is so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell. center at Mass General and will have rights to license the test from the hospital, which holds the patents.

In a separate effort, Mass General, Sloan-Kettering, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston will start using the test this year. They are one of the “dream teams” sharing a $15 million grant from the Stand Up to Cancer telethon, run by the American Association for Cancer Research.

Already, scientists have been surprised to find that more cancer patients harbor these stray cells than has been believed. In one study, the test was used on men thought to have cancer confined to the prostate, “but we found these cells in two-thirds of patients,” Toner said.

This might mean that cancer cells enter the blood soon after a tumor starts, or that more cancers have already spread but are unseen by doctors.

Or it could mean something else entirely, because researchers have much to learn about these cells, said Dr. Minetta Liu, a breast cancer specialist at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

She led a session on them at the recent San Antonio Breast Cancer Sympo-

sium and has been a paid speaker for Veridex. She hopes the cells will someday aid cancer screening.

“The dream is, a woman comes in for her mammogram and gets a tube of blood drawn,” so doctors can look for cancer cells in her blood as well as tumors on the imaging exam, she said.

That’s still far off, but Mass General’s test already is letting doctors monitor patients without painful biopsies. Like Greg Vrettos, who suffered a collapsed lung from a biopsy in 2004, when he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

“It had spread to both lungs and they couldn’t operate,” said Vrettos, 63, a nonsmoker and retired electrical engineer from Durham, N.H. Tests from the biopsy showed that he was a good candidate for the drug Iressa, which he has taken ever since. He goes to Boston every three months for CT scans and the blood test.

“They could look at the number of cancer cells and see that it dropped over time. It corresponded with what the scans were showing,” Vrettos said of doctors looking at his blood tests.

The test also showed when he had a setback last January and needed to have his treatment adjusted.

“I think it’s going to be revolutionary,” he said of the test.

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“Republicans need to make sure they bring forward solutions, even though it may be difficult to get them accomplished.”

can investigate any government program.

Issa has played good cop and bad cop. He criticized Obama’s most important programs, including the economic stimulus. But less than a month after the Republicans won big in November, he had a private peace meeting with Vice President Joe Biden. Neither is shy about entering a political brawl, but initially they have pledged to work together against waste and for openness in tracking government spending.

Issa has not discouraged articles suggesting he will send the administration subpoenas by the trainload. But he also wants to give subpoena power to nonpolitical government watchdogs — inspectors general — and let them use that authority to uncover fraud, waste and abuse. With a degree of political cover, Issa could then use those findings to conduct his own investigations.

If the peace pact between Biden and Issa holds, there are other issues where the Obama administration and congressional Republicans can compromise — as they did on extending Bush-era tax cuts for all, coupled with an extension of unemployment benefits sought by the president.

The incoming House Ways and Means Committee chairman, Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, favors overhauling tax laws. So does Obama.

“The tax code is longer than the Bible, but without the happy ending,” Camp has said.

“What we need is a comprehensive reform of the tax code that expands the tax base and lowers rates by being fairer, simpler and conducive to growth.”

That’s not too far, in theo-

ry, from Obama’s desire to “simplify confusing provisions in the tax code, encouraging saving and creating a tax system that works for all Americans.” The challenge will be in reaching agreement on the details.

There could be times when Obama will be closer to Republicans than to liberal Democrats, who were furious that Obama agreed to continue tax cuts for the wealthy — and to levy inheritance taxes only on the very richest Americans.

Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, who is being replaced as the House’s majority leader, was asked by a reporter near the end of the last Congress how much trust exits between Obama and liberals.

“On a scale of one to 10 I’m not going to give you how much,” he said. “As you know, I’m not willing to kind of create or affirm a breach between the White House and the Congress. I think there’s always tension and there should be.”

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House Energy and Commerce Both parties have considered Committee, Republican Fred it politically foolish to mess Upton of Michigan, says he’ll with Medicare and Social Sework to stop over-zealous gov- curity. Also, Republicans ernment regulators. A big tar- don’t have a clean record as get for him is the Environ- budget cutters. mental Protection Agency, “Spending restraint on the which is writing rules to lim- Republican side is a theory yet it greenhouse gases blamed to be proven,” said Robert for global warming after Oba- Bixby, executive director of ma’s effort to get Congress to the budget-watching Concord do it stalled in the Senate last Coalition. He noted that Demyear. Upton, ocratic Presilike Issa, will dent Bill Clinhave a large ton’s budget investigative s u r p l u s staff. turned into “Republideficit under cans need to Republican make sure George W. they bring Bush. forward solu•Obama tions, even may be more though it may willing to REP-ELECT KRISTI NOEM be difficult to compromise R-S.D. get them acwith Republicomplished,” cans than in Rep.-elect Kristi Noem, R- his first two years, but he will S.D., said in an interview. She fight repealing the health care said the lesson from the No- law. Senate Democrats will alvember election is, “The most certainly stop major reAmerican people will replace visions. If for some reason people if they’re no longer in they don’t, Obama will use his touch or listening.” veto to stop them.

Noem benefited from that • Republican attempts to view, defeating Democratic overturn regulations on issues Rep. Stephanie Herseth San- such as global warming also dlin. Noem has risen to the could falter in the Senate. forefront of the freshman When the EPA announced just class; she was chosen to serve before Christmas that it in the GOP leadership. planned to set greenhouse gas In the Senate, there’s a emissions standards for powchance the Democrats will re- er plants and oil refineries, place Republicans as the par- Upton said, “We will not allow ty of “no,” assuming the the administration to regulate House GOP passes much of its what they have been unable to agenda. Democrats will con- legislate.” Senate Democrats trol the Senate 51-47 with two may have a different view. independents, and only need Many eyes in the new ses41 votes to block initiatives sion will focus on Issa, who that arrive from the House. will have subpoena power and Among the reasons that the Republican agenda will likely have a bigger impact on the next election than on the dayto-day lives of most Americans are: • Much of the government spending has been politically untouchable. About 60 percent goes for entitlement pro-

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities on Sunday identified a man suspected of killing a sheriff’s deputy and injuring a police officer in a gunbattle at a trailer park.

The Clark County sheriff’s office provided few details about shooting suspect Michael Ferryman, who also was killed during the New Year’s Day standoff in the Enon Beach mobilehome park, in western Ohio.

Ferryman, 57, lived in the trailer where the gunfire broke out with police, C h i e f Deputy D a v i d Rapp said.

T h e standoff started after Deputy Suzanne Hopper was called FERRYMAN to the trailer park to investigate a report of gunshots, authorities say. Hopper, who was married last year and had two children, was shot dead as she tried to photograph a footprint at the park, about 50 miles west of Columbus.

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Kelly has said responding police officers tried to talk to Ferryman — who had “a history” with the sheriff’s office — when he fired on them from inside the trailer. A German Township officer was wounded in the ensuing gunbattle.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican agenda for the new Congress that convenes Wednesday may have a greater impact on the 2012 elections than on the lives of Americans in the next two years.

Republicans promise to cut spending, roll back President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul and prevent unelected bureaucrats from expanding the government’s role in society through regulations that tell people what they must or can’t do. Getting this agenda through the House may be easier than in the Senate, given the GOP’s 241-194 majority in the House. Getting the Senate to act will be a challenge. Democrats still hold an edge there, though smaller than the one Obama had during his first two years in the White House.

Even if the next two years end in gridlock, Republicans will have built a record for the next election that they hope will demonstrate to voters that they can get it right.

House Republicans also pledge to hold tough investigations and hearings on the president’s programs and policies, ending the free pass that Democratic committee chairmen gave the Obama administration the past two years.

Republicans insist they’ll bring key administration officials before congressional microphones and that the public can watch the webcasts. The friendly tone of inquiry from Democratic chairmen will be replaced by Republicans demanding answers to these questions: What’s the purpose of this program? Is this the best use of the taxpayers’ money?

The chief Republican investigator, Rep. Darrell Issa of California, is raring to get started, and he’s not alone.

Issa, the incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has been especially critical of what he calls waste in Obama’s economic stimulus spending.

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ASHEVILLE (AP) — North Carolina kindergarten teachers better get ready for a lot of Emmas and Williams in about five years.

The State Center for Health Statistics told the Asheville Citizen-Times that Emma and William topped the list of most popular baby names in North Carolina in 2009. The agency says 2010 data won’t be available for several months.

The most popular names for girls in the state following Emma were Madison, Isabella, Ava, Abigail, Olivia, Addison, Emily, Chloe and Sophia.

The most popular names for boys following William were Jacob, Christopher, Joshua, Noah, Ethan, Michael, Alexander, James and Elijah.

Hospitals across North Carolina report the names of their new babies to the state agency, which compiles the list.

2010 unusually warm on Grandfather Mtn. GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN (AP) — Grandfather Mountain has wrapped up a warmer than normal year.

Officials who keep weather data at the North Carolina peak say 27 record highs were set in 2010, compared to just two record lows.

The average overall temperature on Grandfather Mountain last year was nearly 49 degrees, 2.6 degrees warmer than normal.

The high on July 9 reached 83 degrees, which tied the highest temperature recorded in 55 years of record keeping at the station that sits next to the Mile High Swinging Bridge.

The year did end on a cold note. The low Dec. 15 was -4 degrees and December’s average temperature of 31.6 degrees was nearly 7 degrees below normal.

1st night of curfew sees no violators GREENSBORO (AP) — Greensboro police say they issued no citations for the city’s new curfew in the early hours of New Year’s Day. The start of 2011 marked the beginning of the curfew, which bans children under 18 from being out unsupervised from 11 p.m to 6 a.m.

Greensboro officers kept an eye out for curfew violators during the city’s New Year’s celebration, but say they found none. Officers did issue citations against 38 other people during the event.

The curfew was adopted in November. Adults who allow children to break curfew can be fined up to $200.

Man hopes to build park in honor of Zahra Baker HICKORY (AP) — A Hickory man wants to build a park to honor the memory of a 10-year-old disabled girl who authorities say was dismembered after she died three months ago.

Rick Rozzelle said his park in honor of Zahra Baker would be a place where children with disabilities could play beside other kids. Baker needed a prosthetic leg and hearing aids after a battle with cancer. “The idea came to me several months ago. I felt like this community needed to do something,� Rozzelle told the Hickory Daily Record.

The community around Hickory has seen an outpouring of support for Baker since she disappeared in October.

Investigators eventually found her remains scattered across several sites in the area after she was dismembered.

No one has been charged in her death. Her stepmother has been jailed after police say she wrote a fake ransom note discovered the day the girl was reported missing.

Rozzelle thinks he saw Baker briefly in a store just weeks before she died. But it’s the pictures of her smiling despite all her struggles that he saw after she disappeared that keeps Rozzelle chasing his dream. “Every time I see her smile, after all she’s done and been through, I’m inspired,� he said.

Rozzelle’s first idea to honor Baker was some swing sets. But friends

BEEBE, Ark. (AP) — Workers for an environmental services company have finished picking up the carcasses of about 2,000 redwinged blackbirds that fell dead from the sky onto Beebe city streets, sidewalks and lawns, Mayor Mike Robertson said Sunday.

Robertson said 12 to 15 workers for U.S. Environmental Services, hired by the city to do the cleanup, wore environmental-protection suits for the task Saturday and Sunday after the birds fell out of the sky about 11 p.m. Friday. The mayor told the Associated Press that the last dead bird was picked up about 11 a.m. Sunday in the town about 40 miles northeast of Little Rock.

The mayor said the suits protecting the workers from environmental hazards were only a precaution, worn as a matter of company routine rather than out of any fear that the birds might be contaminated. Speculation on the cause is focusing not on disease or poisoning but on

some weather-related event or on New Year’s Eve fireworks that might have alarmed and then shocked the birds, Robertson said.

According to the mayor, several hundred thousand red-winged blackbirds have used a wooded area in the city as a roost for the past several years. He said he and other officials went to the roost area over the weekend and found no dead birds on the ground. “That pretty much rules out an illness� or poisoning, Robertson said. Carcasses of dead birds would have been strewn about the roost area if either had been involved, he said.

Robby King, a wildlife officer for the state Game and Fish Commission, collected about 65 dead birds on Saturday. They will be sent for testing to the state Livestock and Poultry Commission lab and the National Wildlife Health Center lab in Madison, Wis. The mayor said he did not know where U.S. Environ-

No warnings calls made before tornadoes hit BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Benton County officials say the county’s emergency warning system made no telephone calls to residents to tell them a tornado was headed their way, as they had expected it to.

County emergency services manager Matt Garrity told the Benton County Daily Record on Saturday that he discovered the lack of telephone calls after the storms passed through Friday morning.

He said that, when he called the company that provides the service, he was told a setting that blocks telephone calls had been switched on at the request of the county. He said he told the company to change that setting immediately.

He said the system did send out warnings by text message and e-mail.

Garrity said he and other officials would confer with the company Monday to determine what happened.

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Stoodley said he also tries to avoid junk food by choosing healthier snacks.

Marsh said exercising goes hand-in-hand with what people put into their bodies. “One thing people don’t seem to understand is that you have to eat to lose weight,� she said.

Marsh suggests using www.mypyramid.gov to create a personalized fitness plan by plugging in your age, weight and activity level. “It’s completely free and it’s a world of knowledge,� she said.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Friends and family say a 14year-old boy who went out for a midnight celebration was knifed to death at a downtown Atlanta train station after he was accosted by a man who accused him of stealing a cell phone.

Rueben Hand was killed early Saturday as he was heading home with friends after attending the New Year’s Eve Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta, relatives told the media.

Hand and a friend were about to get on a MARTA transit system train when a man accused them of stealing his cell phone, said Diamante Drake, 18, who said he was with Hand at the station.

After the teens told the man they didn’t have his phone, an argument began, Drake told WGCL-TV. “Rueben told him to stop following us and was cussing

at him,� Drake said.

Then the man pulled out a knife and stabbed Hand in the neck, Drake said. “We tried to catch him and bring him to the police but he started swinging the knife at us,�

Drake said. “We seen little Rueben on the ground bleeding.� “Everybody loved him.

You know, he touched everybody,� Hand’s mother Deunya Taylor told WSB-TV. “I really just still don’t believe that my baby’s gone.�

Taylor told WGCL-TV that her son hadn’t asked permission to go downtown to ring in the new year, and hadn’t told her where he was going.

Family members say police have surveillance video of possible suspects, and family members hope the killer will turn himself in.

More than 100,000 people gathered downtown for the Peach Drop on Friday evening.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North Carolina Utilities Commission (Commission) has scheduled a public hearing in conjunction with the Commission's review and evaluation of Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) in North Carolina. The purpose of the review and evaluation is to ensure that each regulated electric utility operating in North Carolina is developing reliable projections of the long range demands for electricity in its service area, and is developing a combination of reliable resource options for meeting the anticipated demands in a cost-effective manner. IRP is intended to identify those electric resource options which can be obtained at least cost to ratepayers in North Carolina consistent with adequate, reliable electric service. IRP considers conservation, efficiency, load management, and other demand-side program alternatives in the selection of resource options. In addition, electric power suppliers are required to include their plans for meeting customer electric needs via renewable energy resources and energy efficiency programs by submitting a Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard compliance plan (REPS compliance plan) as part of the IRP filing.

During the public hearing to be held in this docket, the Commission will receive testimony from nonexpert public witnesses with respect to the most current IRPs (including REPS compliance plans) filed for 2010 by Carolina Power & Light Company d/b/a Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.; Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion North Carolina Power; North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, Piedmont EMC, Rutherford EMC, EnergyUnited EMC, and Haywood EMC. In addition, during the public hearing the Commission will receive testimony from nonexpert public witnesses with the respect to the REPS compliance plans filed by GreenCo Solutions, Inc., Halifax EMC, and EnergyUnited EMC. (GreenCo filed a consolidated REPS Compliance Plan on behalf of Albemarle EMC, Brunswick EMC, Cape Hatteras EMC, Craven-Carteret EMC, Central EMC, Edgecombe-Martin EMC, Four County EMC, French Broad EMC, Haywood EMC, Jones-Onslow EMC, Lumbee River EMC, Pee Dee EMC, Piedmont EMC, Pitt & Greene EMC, Randolph EMC, Roanoke EMC, South River EMC, Surry-Yadkin EMC, Tideland EMC, Tri-County EMC, Union Power Cooperative, and Wake EMC.) Raleigh: 7 p.m., on Monday, January 24, 2011, Commission Hearing Room 2115, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Anyone wishing to review the IRPs and REPS compliance plans filed by the utilities may do so either at the Commission's website, www.ncuc.net, by selecting the Docket Information tab and entering Docket No. E-100, Sub 128, or at the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Commission, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. Upon request, the Chief Clerk will place copies of the IRPs, compliance plans and any other documents filed in this proceeding in centrally-located public libraries where they may be copied without prohibition.

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mental Services would dispose of the carcasses its workers picked up.

Keith Stephens, a spokesman for the state Game and Fish Commission, said the dead birds fell in an area about a mile long and a half-mile wide. He said all but a tiny fraction were redwinged blackbirds, a species that favors the Delta area of east Arkansas where rice and soybeans are widely grown.

It’s not the first time dead birds have rained from the sky in Arkansas, Stephens said. “We had an incident in Hot Springs where a couple of dozen birds fell out of the sky after being hit by lightning,� he said.

During a thunderstorm, a bolt of lightning startled residents of one neighborhood “and within a few seconds, ducks started raining out of the sky,� Stephens said.

And in Stuttgart during the 1940s or 1950s, he said, dozens of birds were killed in flight when they got caught up in a hail storm.

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What he could use the most is “a nonprofit organization or an attorney or an accountant to step up and help us with that so we can start collecting donations that we’re having to turn down right now,� Rozzelle told WCNC-TV. Rozzelle plans on organizational meeting at the Hickory Golden Corral on Jan. 13 and he hopes to be joined by dozens that feel the way he does — that the park could be a step toward healing the pain the Baker case has caused. “I felt like our community needed some kind of guidance and healing as well as the rest of the world,� he said. “I just want to cover a scar maybe.�

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Durham police plan own ballistics lab DURHAM (AP) — Durham police say they are opening their own ballistics lab in hopes they can crack gun cases faster.

The agency currently uses the State Bureau of Investigation lab, but a backlog means investigators have had to wait up to two years for results.

Durham police take about 700 guns from suspects every year and submit 2,000 pieces of evidence like bullets and shells. The agency accounts for about a third of all the gun evidence given to the SBI lab.

and fellow church members encouraged him to think bigger, and now he wants to have a park with ball fields and a full playground, all handicapped accessible. “This is about her spirit and courage and smile, and wanting to give that to others,� Rozzelle said. “Her memory will serve to inspire others. This is about preserving Zahra’s spirit.�

Supporters have created a Facebook page called “Let’s build a park in Zahra’s memory� with more than 300 members, including a post from Hickory mayor Rudy Wright pledging support.

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Salisbury Post “The truth shall make you free”

My turn: Ty Cobb Jr.

The time for us to sacrifice is NOW! Leaders go first was but a toddler during World War II, but I remember rationing and the rationing stamp booklets that permitted my family to purchase a scant amount of rationed items, such as, gasoline. I also remember my mother adding a red powder to a white creamy substance that we used in place of butter; today we call that oleo!

We now find ourselves fighting a war against terrorism. Fortunately, due to America’s blessed wealth, we do not need to ration.

However, we have another “war” to worry about — the war against our rising national debt (well over $13.8 trillion; 2010 interest on that debt was $414B) which currently is projected to fall on the backs of our children and grandchildren and has the potential to wreck the whole world’s economy. Shame on Ty Cobb Jr. us for sitting Lives in Rock- by and allowing this situawell. tion to go unchecked.

It is time for us all to rise to the challenge as did the “greatest generation” in their sacrificing and “bond buying” to provide the materials needed to win WW II. So what must we do?

In order to ease the pains of the required sacrifice, we need a national plan whereby we all sacrifice a little over a period of three to five years. And, it needs to start with our elected “leaders.” Good leaders lead by example. So, start by reducing congressional and presidential pay by, say, 10 percent. (U.S. House Speaker-elect John Boehner said on “60 Minutes” that he plans to cut all U.S. House members’ operating budgets by 5 percent. Good start, but why not 10 percent?) I repeat, good leaders lead by example. Freeze federal workers pay at current levels. Freeze Social Security payouts, except for the lowest half of SS recipients.

Raise Social Security retirement age to 64 and 67 vice 62 and 65.

Raise Medicare contributions by 5 percent. Freeze government retirement payouts at current levels. (Now, don’t get mad at me, because the preceding cuts will affect me. I am simply willing to

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR State DOT crews cleared the way I want to take the time to thank the men and women of the NCDOT. Their response to our Christmas winter storm was timely and well executed. It was amazing that the roads were ready to be traveled on by Monday morning! I commute to Greensboro and drive from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. I was expecting patches of black ice and snow-filled roads. However, the roads were clear and dry! I had no issues and arrived to work safely.

I know that NCDOT gets its share of complaints and criticisms. Yet, I feel it’s important to share the positive as well. I want to thank the men and women of the NCDOT for a job well done! Kudos.

— Tammy Lynn Walser Rockwell

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Common sense

(Or uncommon wisdom, as the case may be) A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

— H.L. Mencken

The classic Mencken lution; Democrat Woodrow Wilson’s wartime suppression of free speech.

He is equally harsh on Republicans henever I read H.L. Menck- Warren Harding and Calvin en (1880-1956), I can’t help Coolidge. thinking: Boy, this guy Everywhere, his voice is that of a would get into serious trouble for man who refuses to be bullied into writing this stuff today! believing anything. An atheist and I suppose American culture was fierce individualist, he thunders esplenty repressive back in his heypecially against those who wish to day, in the 1910s and ’20s. Victorian employ the bludgeon of government sexual mores were making a lastpower to compel people to do as ditch stand, and that generation’s their “betters” insist. He thinks that puritanical do-gooders were inflict- the average person, however flawed, ing Prohibition on the nation, much has enough common sense to make as their sullen descendants ruthless- wiser decisions about his or her life ly hunt down incandescent light than self-aggrandizing bureaucrats bulbs, SUVs, trans fats and Happy and phony politicians spouting idealMeals. ism.

Still, reading his incendiary “Every third American,” he prose, you get the sense there was writes, “devotes himself to improvmore tolerance for dissenting views ing and lifting up his fellow citizens, than there is in our age of cowering usually by force; the messianic delupolitical correctness and media sion is our national disease.” group think (both parties).

He can be absolutely brutal to Or maybe it’s just that the great such ponderous windbags as the sojournalist and literary critic was ciologist and economist Thorstein brave enough to go ahead and twist Veblen, who cloaks in impenetrable his victims’ tender noses, damning verbiage ideas that are “so childishly the consequences. He openly admitobvious that even the poor drudges ted he wanted to “inject some ratwho write editorials for newspapers poison” into the country’s stuffy lithave often voiced them.” erary and political discussions.

No such problem afflicts MenckAnd he did pay a price. He was en's style. He is spiky and straightaccused of being everything from a forward, and his sentences pop off socialist to a right-winger to a traias virtual epigrams. tor. Despite decades of brilliant A socialist, he writes, is “a man work, he never won journalism’s suffering from an overwhelming most famous honor, the Pulitzer conviction to believe what is not Prize, unlike a long train of neutered true” — this, long before the fall of mediocrities who are justly unloved the Soviet Union and the Greek debt and unread today. crisis. He’s just as hard on materialMencken defied such secondistic America, where “any man who raters and wrote the truth as he saw knows his trade, does not fear it, in prose so witty, scathing and ghosts, has read fifty good books, pungent that it is a joy to read him so and practices the common decencies many decades later. stands out as brilliantly as a wart on Indeed, the curmudgeon has bea bald head" -- this, long before come an official American classic, "Dancing with the Stars" and texting now that his complete “Prejudices” while driving.

— six books of commentary originalHe is at his glorious best writing ly published between 1919 and 1927 about politicians and their need to — is making its reappearance as a degrade themselves by lying and beautiful, slip-covered, two-volume groveling for the votes of too-often set published by the distinguished dimwitted constituents.

Library of America (1,222 pages, “Congress," he writes, "consists of $70). one-third, more or less, scoundrels; Mencken takes on targets that in two-thirds, more or less, idiots; and our day are much easier to confront three-thirds, more or less, than in his own: the terrorizing of poltroons." black Americans, especially by the Whether you agree with such KKK; Democrat William Jennings stuff or not, you'll have a great time Bryan’s imbecilic attack on the reading it. I know I did, all 1,222 teaching of Darwin’s theory of evopages!

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do without to relieve this debt from my six grandchildren.) But, also allow those retired who are willing to work to do so without government interference.

We must all learn to do without for a little while to permit down paying of the national debt. And that means the federal government absolutely must cut spending and cut it now. How do we do that?

Start, leaders, with no “earmarks” for your favorite home district projects (like the “bridge to nowhere”) for at least two years. Do not do away with, but reduce, by say 10 percent, farm subsidies, foreign aid (maybe 25 percent cut), and other federal government programs that subside a whole host of “special interest” fancies. Cut all federal departments by 8-10 percent, except defense and homeland security, which would be frozen at the previous year’s spending. At the same time, Congress needs to loosen controls on departments’ ability to “move funding around” to assure that the most critical problems get proper attention.

You say it cannot be done.

Well, the Charlotte Observer told me the same thing when I ran for the U.S. House in 2008. o ask Lee Iacocca. In his autobiography, Mr. Iacocca tells the story of his early trials when he took over (late ’70s) a failing Chrysler Corporation that needed an government bailout. Called all his department heads in and told them they had three days to reduce their budgets by 10 percent and come back and tell him how they would do it. “Oh, yes. And, if you cannot do it, bring your letter of resignation with you.” You guessed it! They did it. And, Chrysler paid back their government loans ahead of schedule and with interest.

As the national debt falls to a manageable level in two or three years, reduced programs could be reinstated, but only if the debt is at a “manageable” level.

Nike says, “Just do it!” My West Point class motto is “Can Do.” If you want to do something, you can do it. Leaders, Congress, you too can do it. So ... do it!

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In response: Unionism hinders trade possibilities Mt. Ulla resident Bruce La Rue essary to do so. We will have to responds to a recent “My Turn” col- lower our demands and expectaumn on free trade agreements: tions if we are to have a wisp of a chance of reviving our manuA recent “My turn” column by facturing base. The first step Michael C. Tuggle bemoaned the needs to be seeing to the extinceffects of free trade on Amerition of labor unions. can business, especially textiles, Before everyone plops down specifically Pillowtex. While I do in the lotus position and begins not think that NAFTA has been a chanting, “NAFTA, NAFTA” or roaring success, I also believe “tariffs, tariffs,” we need to be that it must be accompanied by able to discuss unionism without other cultural changes in order drifting into those areas which, to have a chance. Just as Presiwhile near and dear to the hearts dents Reagan and Bush (41) of unionists, do not actually conagreed to tax increases based on tribute to a solution to the probthe assurance of spending cuts lem at hand. that never materialized, NAFTA Manufacturing began moving will work only when combined to countries offering cheaper lawith a cultural shift away from bor long before NAFTA. Tariffs unionism. are not paid by foreign exFrom time to time we read or porters. They may write the hear about the need for the recheck, but tariffs are ultimately turn of manufacturing jobs to paid by the consumer. the United States in general, and We can have a civilized debate our region in particular. Many about the need for changes in lapeople with experience and debor laws back in the day. We are grees in such matters will testify now blessed with a plethora of that we cannot prosper as a serv- labor laws, some of which do ice industry oriented nation. If more harm than good when it we are to regain and retain our comes to labor relations. Organplace atop the global market ized labor is allowed to speak food chain, we must increase our harshly about management with manufacturing presence and inimpunity, yet if evil managefluence on the market. ment attempts to deal honestly Our great nation competes with its employees concerning with third world countries or de- the repercussions of a work stopveloping countries with 11thpage, then the lawyers must get century goat herder sub-cultures involved. With due respect to for manufacturing jobs. Amerithose in the legal profession, cans will not work for $5 per their fees add cost, but not value, day, nor should we, nor is it nec- to the finished product.

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Apple’s absence felt at CES gadget show The Associated Press

What do you call it when you have 120,000 people and an elephant in the room?

The International Consumer Electronics Show, which kicks off this week in Las Vegas.

The elephant is Apple Inc. It won’t be at the show this year, but its tablet computer, the iPad, is the most important new product for an industry that needs to once again excite consumers. Sales of the iPad have been strong since its April debut, and the whole industry is now trying to mimic Apple’s success.

With the iPad, Apple singlehandedly cracked the code for the tablet, a device that dozens of manufacturers have tried to take to the masses for two decades, with little success.

Apple itself doesn’t do trade shows. When Apple has new products to reveal, such as iPads or iPhones, it stages its own events.

But nearly every other company in the industry will be there for CES, which runs Thursday to Sunday and is the largest trade show of any kind in the Americas. A good many of them will show off their tablets — computing slabs with touch-sensitive screens. Big names expected to do so include Motorola Inc. and Dell Inc. DisplaySearch analyst Richard Semenza estimated that a hundred different tablet models are in development, though not all of them will reach store shelves.

Competing tablets will have a hard time catching up to Apple’s lead, at least this year. Certainly, no one managed to do so last year, even though a lot of manufacturers, including Dell, brought out tablets. Samsung did have some success with its Galaxy Tab, but sales didn’t come close to the iPad’s. “For the next year or two, we expect there to be a lot of false starts, failed attempts, and disasters,� Richard Shim, another DisplaySearch ana-

lyst, said in a blog post.

Apple sold 7.4 million iPads through September, in the device’s first six months on sale.

That means they’re already outselling Apple’s Mac computers, but not iPods or iPhones.

Analyst Shaw Wu at Kaufman Bros. believes Apple sold another 6.1 million iPads in the holiday quarter, and there’s every indication that it was a popular holiday gift. Even some retailers that don’t normally sell electronics, including TJ Maxx, carried the iPad. Apple’s would-be competitors include Motorola, which has been hinting that it will show off its first tablet at the show. Dell and Acer Inc. are also expected to show tablets.

Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer will likely touch on tablets in his keynote speech Wednesday, an annual fixture the eve of the show’s opening.

The electronics industry’s need for a hot new product is especially strong this year.

Overall, the recent holiday season was the best for retailers since 2007, but electronics sales were up just 1.2 percent from the previous year, according to MasterCard SpendingPulse, which tracks spending across all transactions, including cash. They’re still down 10 percent from pre-recession levels.

For about five years, the industry has been bolstered by Americans rushing out to buy flat-panel TVs. Now, that rush is slowing, as 61 percent of households already have such sets, according to Leichtman Research Group.

Meanwhile, sales of other products that have driven growth, such as GPS units, picture frames and digital cameras, have tapered off.

The people who really want them already have them, while the rest make do with their cell phones instead.

Other technologies that have been promoted at CES in recent years have been met with tepid interest from consumers.

Russian agency suspends flights for plane model that burned MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s transport oversight agency ordered the country’s airlines on Sunday to stop using Tu154B planes until the cause of a passenger jet fire and explosion that killed three people is determined.

A spokesman for the agency, Sergei Romanchev, said airlines must obey the order. The state news agency RIA Novosti said there are 14 Tu-154Bs in service in Russia.

The Tu-154B is one variant of the Tu-154 model, which has been in service since the early 1970s and has been in wide use on Russian internal flights and extensively in other countries, including Iran and former Soviet republics.

No cause has been determined for Saturday’s fire, which also injured 43 people.

The fire began as the plane carrying 124 people taxied for takeoff at the airport in Surgut in western Siberia, about 2,100 kilometers (1,350 miles) east of Moscow. passengers Frightened clawed their way through the smoke-filled cabin and most managed to escape before the explosion.

Magnitude-7.1 quake shakes Chile SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, sending tens of thousands fleeing for higher ground for fear that it could generate a tsunami like the one that ravaged the coastline last year.

There were no immediate reports of deaths or damage, and Vicente Nunez, head of the National Emergency Office, said no tsunami alert was issued.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii also said a destructive Pacific Ocean-wide tsunami was not expected.

Some cell-phone communications and electrical power were knocked out in the Araucania region where the quake was centered, 370 miles south-southwest of the capital, Santiago.

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Senator proposes permanent US bases in Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading GOP lawmaker on U.S. military policy says he wants American officials to consider establishing permanent military bases in Afghanistan.

Sen. Lindsay Graham of South Carolina says that having a few U.S. air bases in Afghanistan would be a benefit to the region and would give Afghan security forces an edge against the Taliban.

Graham tells NBC’s “Meet the Press� that he wants to see the U.S. have “an enduring relationship� with Afghanistan to ensure that it never falls back into the hands of terrorists.

President Barack Obama plans to begin drawing down American forces in Afghanistan next year and hand over security to Afghan forces in 2014.

leaders working together to make history, and it comes in response to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ latest claim — made over the weekend in South America — that genuine talks could yield a deal within months. But the Palestinians showed little enthusiasm for Netanyahu’s offer.

Reached by the Associated Press in Brazil on Sunday, Abbas reiterated his call for a settlement freeze. “If he does so, we can reach an agreement not in six months, but in two months,� he said.

Abbas’ chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said Netanyahu’s offer amounted to little more than an empty declaration. He called on the Israeli leader to spell out a vision of peace, and specifically to commit to a near-complete withdrawal from the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

Local group focus of Palestinians, Israelis bombing investigation ALEXANDRIA, Egypt talk about talks (AP) — Egyptian police are

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Sunday proposed nonstop, faceto-face talks with the Palestinian president until a peace agreement is reached — offering a possible way to advance talks that have stalled over the construction of Jewish settlements.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal offers the appeal of

focusing their investigation into the New Year’s suicide bombing of a church on a group of Islamic hard-liners inspired by al-Qaida and based in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria where the attack killed 21 people, security officials said Sunday.

The bombing touched off riots and protests by Egypt’s Christian minority, who feel

they are targeted and discriminated against and do not get adequate protection from authorities. There were signs of beefed up security outside churches nationwide and dozens returned to pray Sunday in the bombed, bloodspattered Saints Church — many of them sobbing, screaming in anger and slapping themselves in grief.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack on Coptic Christians leaving a midnight Mass about a half hour into the new year Saturday, the worst attack on Egyptian Christians in a decade. In the immediate aftermath, President Hosni Mubarak blamed foreigners and the Alexandria governor accused al-Qaida, pointing to threats against Christians by the terror network’s branch in Iraq.

But on Sunday, security officials said police are looking at the possibility that homegrown Islamic extremists were behind it, and perhaps were inspired by al-Qaida though not directly under foreign command.

Reports of sea lion shootings on the rise SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The weak and woozy California sea lion found on a San Francisco Bay-area beach in December with buckshot embedded in its skull has become an all-too-common sight for wildlife officials.

Wildlife officials have seen a slight rise in the shooting of ocean mammals in recent years, and investigators often struggle to find a culprit.

There are few witnesses to such shootings, making it nearly impossible to bring a case.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationsaid there were 43 reported marine mammal shootings in 2009 in the waters off the California coast.

Wildlife officials say sea lion and human populations continue to increase, making interaction more common, especially among fishermen who view the creatures as a nuisance.

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Still no signal from NASA’s Mars rover Spirit as anniversary hits

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The odometer on the Mars rover Spirit has been stuck at 4.8 miles for more than 11⁄2 years and it has been incommunicado since March.

This double dose of bad luck hangs over the scrappy spacecraft, which marks its seventh year on Mars on Monday.

NASA doesn’t know if the Spirit is dead or alive, but it’s diligently listening for any peep as the rover remains mired in a sand trap.

“There’s a realistic possibility that Spirit may never wake up again,” said Dave Lavery, Mars rovers program executive at NASA headquarters.

A pair of Mars orbiters has

been making daily overhead passes listening for a signal from Spirit, which became stuck in April 2009 while driving backward. After several attempts to free it were unsuccessful, Spirit got new instructions to conduct science observations while mired in the sand.

It suddenly stopped talking with Earth last March and is presumed to be in hibernation to conserve power. During this deep sleep, communications and other activities are suspended so that energy can go to heating and battery recharging.

Spirit is designed to try to wake up when its battery gets enough charge. Scientists are

disappointed with its silence, but are holding out hope it will spring back to life.

“I’m not ready to say goodbye yet,” said mission chief scientist Steve Squyres of Cornell University. “That moment will come someday, but now is not the time.”

With each passing day on Mars, the sun gets higher in the sky, increasing the amount of sunlight reaching Spirit’s solar panels. The sun will be at its highest point in mid-March.

After that, the chances of hearing from Spirit dwindle.

If Spirit doesn’t radio back

by March, it’s “probably not going to,” Lavery said.

Lavery said the mission will continue to listen after

March, but will scale back the daily passes.

Originally designed to roam around opposite ends of Mars for three months, Spirit and its twin, Opportunity, have lived long past their warranty. Spirit landed on the red planet on Jan. 3, 2004, followed by Opportunity three weeks later. Both have uncovered geologic evidence of ancient water on the planet.

Opportunity so far has logged 16.4 miles and shows no signs of stopping. It recently drove to a 300-foot-diameter crater where it will spend several months exploring before moving on to its eventual destination, Endeavour crater.

EXHIBIT FroM 1a ly staying in such a cabin in Asheville in the 1950s.

There were a dozen or so cabins on the mountainside, all furnished with what surely had to be non-matching antiques. By the 1960s, many of the cabins started to disappear.

Suburban growth In the 1950s, families started moving into homes in the suburbs.

An interesting backdrop showing a suburban home with a car in the driveway has the house plans next to it. It is the setting for a 1955 Ford Country Squire station wagon.

Almost 17 percent of the cars built that year were the popular station wagons. Families could commute, take the entire family shopping, and haul goods to the suburbs.

In the suburbs in 1953, children could ride their Schwinn Panther bicycles. Younger children might own a “Kidillac” pedal car (1953).

A very effective presentation of busy city traffic consists of a 1942 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and an 1941 Indian motorcycle in a line of vehicles with a 1939 Ford Street roadster, a Greyhound bus and a 1950 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe.

The mixed color lighting and the background of city buildings WAYne hinshAW/For tHe saLisBUrY post had you ready to dodge the traffic.

If horns were blowing, it would Highway travelers found overnight stays in “cabins” before motels and hotels dotted the nation’s highways. have been all too real for the indoors.

In the 1950s, cities were taking over the bankrupt rapid-rail transit systems as buses powered by liquefied propane were hitting the streets.

A display of a 1959 rail car captures the sounds of the people talking and a fast moving video on the back of the car has me hurrying for a seat. Subway cars have a special smell that only a subway car can offer.

The “America on the Move” exhibit does a good job of relating and tying together the modes of transportation a photo, left, shows early traffic problems with the horseless with the cultural carriages. lifestyles and the efa salesman silently negotiates a deal, above, with customers in a fect of both on peoreplica vehicle showroom. ple’s lives.

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the state, she will have to set priorities, including the establishment of “effective and efficient prosecution of cases.”

“My administration will track and target habitual felons to effectively remove these repeat offenders from our community,” she said.

“Another priority will be establishing a close, trusting and productive partnership with law enforcement.”

Cook, who lives in Salisbury, said she was excited to make the transition from Cabarrus to Rowan.

“I have a vested interest in our community and the leaders who help protect us from criminals,” she said. “I am looking forward to working with the various agencies involved with the criminal justice system, and I believe the transition from Cabarrus to Rowan will not be as difficult since both court systems are similar in structure.”

Kenerly declined to comment on the changes in the Rowan office.

tims,” Biernacki said. “As for Cindy Lefler, she will excel at any task set before her and will be a valuable asset to the district court judges’ office.”

As a newly elected district attorney, Cook is not subject to the state’s hiring freeze and recently said she continues to “recruit and retain the best possible employees” for her office, “because I believe the citizens deserve that.”

One of the biggest challenges Cook faces entering the office is the backlog of cases in Rowan County courts. She said some criminal cases have been pending more than six years.

“Serious backlogs hurt victims by denying them closure,” she said in the e-mail.

“I intend to have my administration review the oldest cases that have been pending and to expedite the prosecution of those cases.”

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Panthers end with loss Falcons top hapless Carolina in Fox’s farewell

BY CHARLES ODUM Associated Press

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ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons, No. 1 in the 31 NFC, embraced Falcons Panthers 10 home-field advantage in the playoffs.

The Carolina Panthers, No. 1 in the NFL draft, said goodbye to their coach.

Matt Ryan and the Falcons put a decisive stamp on the NFC South title and the conference’s best record by beating Carolina 31-10 on Sunday in John Fox’s last game as Panthers coach.

The Falcons (13-3) earned their first division title since 2004 and a

bye next weekend. Team owner Arthur Blank took a bath afterward as players dumped a cooler of liquid on him.

The Falcons had good reason to celebrate only their fourth division title: They are the No. 1 seed in the playoffs for the first time in 30 years.

One of coach Mike Smith’s preseason goals was for the Falcons to “become relevant” in the NFL. Mission accomplished.

“We’re very relevant,” Smith said after the win. “We’ve worked very hard to attain this position.”

The Falcons have to wait a week to know who they will face on the weekend of Jan. 15-16. Roddy White, who had a touchdown catch,

said all that matters is the Falcons know they’ll play in the Georgia Dome.

“It’s very important,” White said.

“We rarely lose in this building. We find a way to win here.”

The Falcons are 20-2 in home games started by Ryan the last three years.

Carolina (2-14) had a weak finish to an awful season under Fox, finishing with the NFL’s worst record.

The league’s worst offense was held without a touchdown until the final minute.

The Panthers on Friday formally announced Fox, the team’s coach for nine years, and his staff will not

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THE BEST OF 2010

December always a big month T

his is my bi-monthly “We are so lucky to be sports fans and living in Rowan County” spiel.

Because it seems like every other month, something is happening here that makes you sit up and go, “Wow, we’re the best in RONNIE something GALLAGHER else.”

Rowan County has such success that you can’t claim something in March or July as the top story of the year.

You’d be getting way, way ahead of yourself.

Here, big stories happen right up until the end of the year. You’ll understand as you read 10 of our top stories of 2010.

Think about the ride we went on in 2010. Rowan County produced a state championship in March (girls basketball), two in May — on back-to-back days, for cryin’ out loud — (track), one in June (baseball), one in November (tennis) and two in December (football).

We got to turn on the television set and watch East Rowan graduate Bobby Parnell throw fastballs over 100 mph. We got to see Arnold Palmer and other celebrities visit the city during the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Weekend. And as the year finished up, we were stunned upon hearing ESPN announce that one of our

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A large group of West rowan Falcon football players celebrated after a tense Western Final victory against Hibriten.

Twenty left plenty to remember

BY MIKE LONDON mlondon@salisburypost.com

Picking 20 memorable games out of an athletic calendar year is never easy, but that’s especially true this year, with state titles all over the place. These 20 games— actually 19 games and one meet — stood out for the impact, the emotion, the performances — or all three.

20. The Alicia Turner Game

Jan. 15, 2010, girls basketball West Rowan beat Statesville 6664 for the program’s biggest win in quite a while. Turner, who scored 21 points all season, delivered the winning free throws.

19. The Time Machine Feb. 16, 2010, boys basketball North Rowan scrapping against physical Albemarle in the Bulldogs’ claustrophobic gym had a very 1990s feel to it. It was one of the

last games of coach Kelly Everhart’s classy 12-season tenure, and North won it 65-56. The Cavs already owned the YVC title, but this one meant bragging rights.

18. The Shoeless Game May 12, 2010, softball Carson’s 6-4 win against North Iredell in an NPC tournament semifinals was the Cougars’ best softball win ever.

Marissa Sellers lost a shoe as she

Smith leads Duke

BY AARON BEARD Associated Press DURHAM

— Mike Krzyzewski his 74 had Duke 63 Duke playMiami ers come to Cameron Indoor Stadium the day before their Atlantic Coast Conference opener to look at the countless banners hanging in the rafters.

The message?

“We tried to impress on our guys that it’s their turn to try to do something in the ACC,” the Hall of Fame coach said.

Nolan Smith and the topranked Blue Devils took their first step Sunday night, with

the senior scoring a seasonhigh 28 points in the 74-63 win over Miami in the league opener for both teams.

Reserve guard Andre Dawkins added 16 points for the Blue Devils (13-0, 1-0), who have won 23 straight games dating to last season’s run to the ACC and NCAA tournament titles. Kyle Singler added 14 points on a night when the Blue Devils didn’t shoot all that well but still maintained a comfortable lead for much of the game.

It was a good start as the Blue Devils aim for a 12th ACC regular-season crown un-

raced to first base, beating out an infield hit while two Cougars scored to send the game to extra innings.

17. The Run March 13, 2010, girls basketball East Bladen hung with Salisbury’s girls for a half in the 2A championship game in Raleigh, but the Hornets’ backbreaking run in the third quarter was wicked. The

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UNC scores 103

BY JOEDY MCCREARY Associated Press

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duke guard Nolan smith glides to the basket for two of his See DUKE, 4B 28 points on sunday.

CHAPEL HILL — None of North CarUNC 103 o l i n a ’ s St. Francis 54 starters hit double figures in their last game. This time, they all did it.

John Henson and Dexter Strickland each scored 13 points and the Tar Heels had eight players finish with at least 10 in a 103-54 rout of St. Francis (Pa.) on Sunday.

Leslie McDonald and Reggie Bullock added 12 points apiece to help the Tar Heels (10-4) win their third straight.

They wrapped up the noncon-

ference schedule by hitting the 100-point mark for the second time this season.

Tyler Zeller had 11 points while Henson also had six of North Carolina’s season-hightying 10 blocked shots. The Tar Heels shot 59 percent (39 of 66), and had their most double-figure scorers since Brad Daugherty and Jeff Lebo were among the nine who did it against Manhattan on Dec. 27, 1985.

“You have to love eight guys in double figures,” North Carolina and Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams said.

“Strong teams can make sub-

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TV Sports Monday, Jan. 3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8:37 p.m.

ESPN — Orange Bowl, Stanford vs. Virginia Tech, at Miami MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Georgetown at St. John's NHL HOCKEY 9 p.m.

VERSUS — Chicago at Los Angeles

Area schedule Monday, January 3 COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 5:30 p.m.

Barton at Pfeiffer COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m.

Barton at Pfeiffer PREP BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m.

North Rowan at Salisbury 7:30 p.m.

Pine Lake Prep at North Hills (boys)

Prep hoops Standings 1A Yadkin Valley Boys North Rowan Albemarle West Montgomery North Moore Chatham Central East Montgomery South Davidson Gray Stone South Stanly

YVC 4-0 2-0 4-1 3-1 3-2 1-2 1-4 1-4 0-5

Overall 7-3 3-0 4-4 6-3 4-6 2-3 3-7 2-9 0-8

Overall Girls YVC Chatham Central 5-0 7-2 Albemarle 2-0 3-1 3-1 5-2 North Moore North Rowan 3-1 4-6 South Stanly 3-2 3-6 1-2 1-4 East Montgomery South Davidson 1-4 3-7 West Montgomery 1-4 1-7 0-5 0-8 Gray Stone Monday’s game North Rowan at Salisbury Tuesday’s games Gray Stone at North Moore South Stanly at South Davidson West Montgomery at Chatham Central North Rowan at East Montgomery

2A Central Carolina Boys Salisbury East Davidson Central Davidson West Davidson Lexington Thomasville

CCC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 6-3 7-5 5-5 4-4 4-6 2-6

Girls CCC Overall Thomasville 0-0 9-1 0-0 7-1 Salisbury Central Davidson 0-0 7-2 East Davidson 0-0 9-3 0-0 5-3 Lexington West Davidson 0-0 1-7 Monday’s game North Rowan at Salisbury Tuesday’s game Randleman at Central Davidson

3A North Piedmont Boys Statesville North Iredell West Rowan West Iredell Carson South Rowan East Rowan

NPC 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 0-2 0-3

Overall 7-3 4-6 4-7 7-5 5-8 3-9 0-11

Girls NPC Overall 3-0 10-1 North Iredell Carson 3-1 9-4 West Rowan 2-1 9-3 South Rowan 1-1 4-7 1-2 3-8 East Rowan West Iredell 1-3 1-9 Statesville 0-3 0-9 Tuesday’s games South Rowan at Carson East Rowan at West Rowan North Iredell at Statesville St. Stephens at West Iredell

3A South Piedmont Boys Concord A.L. Brown Hickory Ridge NW Cabarrus Cox Mill Central Cabarrus Robinson Mount Pleasant

SPC 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-2 0-3 0-3 0-3

Overall 10-1 7-2 8-3 7-5 3-8 6-5 4-6 3-6

Overall Girls SPC Hickory Ridge 3-0 7-4 Concord 3-0 5-5 2-1 8-3 Robinson A.L. Brown 1-1 4-5 Mount Pleasant 1-2 4-5 1-2 2-7 NW Cabarrus Cox Mill 0-2 1-8 Central Cabarrus 0-3 0-7 Tuesday’s games Central Cabarrus at Robinson Concord at Cox Mill NW Cabarrus at Hickory Ridge A.L. Brown at Mount Pleasant

4A Central Piedmont Boys Reagan Davie County Mount Tabor North Davidson West Forsyth R.J. Reynolds

CPC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 11-0 11-1 11-1 7-3 5-5 3-7

Girls CPC Overall Mount Tabor 0-0 9-2 0-0 7-2 R.J. Reynolds West Forsyth 0-0 7-2 North Davidson 0-0 5-5 0-0 4-6 Reagan Davie County 0-0 5-8 Tuesday’s games West Forsyth at Davie North Davidson at Reagan R.J. Reynolds at Mount Tabor

College hoops Standings ACC ACC Overall Duke 1-0 13-0 Florida State 1-0 11-3 Boston College 1-0 11-3 Virginia 1-0 9-5 North Carolina 0-0 10-4 N.C. State 0-0 9-4 Georgia Tech 0-0 7-6 Wake Forest 0-0 6-8 Clemson 0-1 11-4 Miami 0-1 11-4 Maryland 0-1 9-4 Virginia Tech 0-1 9-4 Sunday’s games Gonzaga 73, Wake Forest 63 Va. Tech 99, Mount St. Mary’s (Md.) 34 North Carolina 103, Saint Francis 54 Clemson 69, The Citadel 54 Charlotte 86, Georgia Tech 83 (2 OT) Virginia 64, LSU 50 Duke 74, Miami 63 Monday’s game Florida State at Auburn, 8 p.m., FS South Tuesday’s games Howard at Virginia, 5:30 p.m.

Colgate at Maryland, 8 p.m.

Southeastern Eastern Georgia Kentucky Vanderbilt Florida Tennessee South Carolina Western Arkansas Mississippi Mississippi State Alabama LSU

SEC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 SEC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Overall 11-2 11-2 11-2 10-3 9-4 8-4 Overall 10-2 10-3 8-6 7-6 8-7

0-0 6-7 Sunday’s games Vanderbilt 80, Davidson 52 Ole Miss 68, SE Louisiana 59 Virginia 64, LSU 50 Monday’s games Penn at Kentucky, 7 p.m., ESPNU Florida State at Auburn, 8 p.m., FSN Toledo at Alabama, 8 p.m.

Rhode Island at Florida, 10 p.m., ESPN2 Tuesday’s games S.C. State at South Carolina, 7 p.m., SportSouth Arkansas at Texas, 9 p.m., ESPNU

Other scores EAST Albany, N.Y. 59, New Hampshire 44 Duquesne 95, Norfolk St. 73 Elon 70, Columbia 69 La Salle 87, Binghamton 64 Maine 65, Boston U. 52 Marshall 74, St. Bonaventure 65 Presbyterian 60, Navy 58 Sacred Heart 77, Holy Cross 75 Stony Brook 64, UMBC 56 Villanova 81, Rutgers 65 SOUTH Bucknell 62, Richmond 61 Charleston Southern 73, Radford 58 Coastal Carolina 78, High Point 60 Colgate 80, Longwood 61 E. Kentucky 79, Georgia Southern 73 George Washington 85, Howard 50 Liberty 59, UNC Asheville 55 Memphis 91, Tennessee St. 86 Morehead St. 69, Coll. of Charleston 49 S.Alabama 63, Middle Tennessee 57 Tennessee Tech 74, Bluefield 66 Tulane 88, Texas-Pan American 65 VMI 97, Gardner-Webb 76 MIDWEST Illinois 69, Wisconsin 61 Kansas 83, Miami (Ohio) 56 Michigan 76, Penn St. 69 Robert Morris 79, Ohio 76, OT SOUTHWEST Baylor 68, Texas Southern 60 Rice 70, TCU 61 Texas Tech 70, A&M-Corpus Christi 55 UTEP 74, Sam Houston St. 65 FAR WEST Air Force 81, Florida A&M 48 Colorado 85, CS Bakersfield 73 Pepperdine 84, Seattle 64 Portland St. 79, Idaho St. 72 Stanford 82, California 68

Notable boxes No. 1 Duke 74, Miami 63 MIAMI (11-4) Jones 2-9 0-1 4, Swoope 1-8 4-4 6, Johnson 9-10 4-6 22, Scott 4-13 2-2 10, Grant 4-13 0-0 11, Akpejiori 0-0 1-3 1, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Adams 0-1 0-2 0, Thomas 1-5 0-0 2, Gamble 3-5 1-2 7. Totals 24-65 12-20 63.

DUKE (13-0) Singler 5-15 2-2 14, Kelly 4-5 0-0 8, Mi. Plumlee 2-7 2-3 6, Smith 9-15 6-6 28, Curry 0-4 0-0 0, Ma. Plumlee 1-5 0-0 2, Dawkins 5-9 4-4 16. Totals 26-60 14-15 74.

Halftime—Duke 37-24. 3-Point Goals— Miami 3-17 (Grant 3-7, Adams 0-1, Brown 0-1, Jones 0-2, Scott 0-2, Thomas 0-4), Duke 8-22 (Smith 4-7, Dawkins 2-4, Singler 2-8, Kelly 0-1, Curry 0-2). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Miami 41 (Johnson 9), Duke 39 (Ma. Plumlee 10). Assists—Miami 8 (Grant 5), Duke 9 (Smith 5). Total Fouls—Miami 16, Duke 19. A—9,314.

UNC 103, St. Francis 54 ST. FRANCIS, PA. (2-11) Ritter 1-2 1-2 3, Felder 8-20 1-1 18, Jukic 1-6 4-4 6, Johnson 2-6 0-0 4, Shannon 517 3-4 13, Peters 0-6 0-0 0, Orandi 0-1 00 0, Taylor 2-5 0-0 4, Stanley 1-2 0-0 2, Eatherton 2-2 0-0 4, Wortman 0-0 0-0 0, Witczak 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-67 9-11 54.

NORTH CAROLINA (10-4) Barnes 4-8 0-0 10, Zeller 4-7 3-6 11, Henson 5-6 3-6 13, Strickland 4-6 5-8 13, Drew II 5-8 0-0 10, Marshall 1-2 2-2 4, Knox 4-6 2-2 10, McDonald 4-7 0-0 12, Bullock 5-8 11 12, Watts 2-5 1-2 6, Cooper 0-0 0-0 0, Bolick 0-1 0-0 0, Dupont 0-0 0-0 0, Crouch 1-1 0-0 2, Johnston 0-1 0-0 0, Hatchell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-66 17-27 103.

Halftime—North Carolina 52-33. 3-Point Goals—St. Francis, Pa. 1-15 (Felder 1-3, Jukic 0-1, Ritter 0-1, Peters 0-1, Johnson 02, Shannon 0-7), North Carolina 8-17 (McDonald 4-6, Barnes 2-3, Watts 1-2, Bullock 1-4, Drew II 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—St. Francis, Pa. 32 (Felder 7), North Carolina 44 (Henson, Zeller 6). Assists—St. Francis, Pa. 13 (Johnson, Shannon 3), North Carolina 22 (Marshall 8). Total Fouls—St. Francis, Pa. 22, North Carolina 12. A—17,613.

Gonzaga 73, Wake 63 GONZAGA (10-5) Harris 4-7 5-6 13, Keita 5-7 2-2 12, Sacre 5-11 3-4 13, Goodson 4-9 0-0 8, Gray 5-13 5-6 18, Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Arop 0-1 2-2 2, Stockton 0-0 0-0 0, Olynyk 1-1 1-2 3, Dower 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 26-52 18-22 73.

WAKE FOREST (6-8) Stewart 3-9 0-0 6, McKie 3-9 9-11 16, Desrosiers 0-2 0-1 0, Clark 4-9 3-4 13, Harris 2-7 0-0 4, Terrell 3-11 7-7 14, Tabb 0-0 00 0, Mescheriakov 1-4 1-2 3, Walker 3-5 12 7. Totals 19-56 21-27 63.

Halftime—Gonzaga 36-35. 3-Point Goals—Gonzaga 3-9 (Gray 3-7, Dower 01, Arop 0-1), Wake Forest 4-17 (Clark 2-3, McKie 1-3, Terrell 1-5, Stewart 0-2, Mescheriakov 0-2, Harris 0-2). Fouled Out— Goodson. Rebounds—Gonzaga 40 (Harris 9), Wake Forest 29 (Stewart, Walker 5). Assists—Gonzaga 18 (Gray 5), Wake Forest 10 (Clark 4). Total Fouls—Gonzaga 25, Wake Forest 19. A—11,003.

Charlotte 86, Ga. Tech 83 CHARLOTTE (8-6) Wilderness 4-8 1-2 9, Braswell 5-8 4-6 14, Barnett 5-11 2-2 15, Green 5-20 8-8 21, Briscoe 3-10 0-0 6, Sherrill 0-1 6-8 6, Sirin 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 5-9 5-7 15. Totals 27-67 2633 86.

GEORGIA TECH (7-6) Holsey 0-0 1-2 1, Rice Jr. 8-18 0-4 18, D. Miller 2-7 0-0 4, Shumpert 8-19 6-6 28, M. Miller 3-5 1-1 8, Udofia 1-6 2-4 5, Oliver 511 0-0 12, Morris 2-8 2-2 7, Hicks 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 29-74 12-19 83.

Halftime—Georgia Tech 40-37. End Of Regulation—Tied 66. End Of 1st Overtime— Tied 74. 3-Point Goals—Charlotte 6-22 (Barnett 3-6, Green 3-12, Briscoe 0-4), Georgia Tech 13-31 (Shumpert 6-10, Oliver 2-6, Rice Jr. 2-8, M. Miller 1-1, Udofia 1-2, Morris 14). Fouled Out—Braswell, M. Miller. Rebounds—Charlotte 47 (Briscoe 8), Georgia Tech 37 (Shumpert 9). Assists—Charlotte 17 (Green 9), Georgia Tech 21 (Shumpert 8). Total Fouls—Charlotte 20, Georgia Tech 25. A—5,768.

Vandy 80, Davidson 52 DAVIDSON (7-6) Cohen 1-7 0-0 2, Mann 1-8 2-4 4, McKillop 0-2 0-0 0, Kuhlman 4-14 0-0 9, Droney 1-6 0-0 2, Cochran 5-14 1-1 11, Reigel 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 2-5 0-0 4, Atkinson 0-0 0-0 0, Downing 1-3 0-0 2, Ben-Eze 0-1 0-0 0, Czerapowicz 6-13 0-0 16, Allison 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 22-75 3-5 52.

VANDERBILT (11-2) Goulbourne 1-5 4-4 7, Odom 0-4 0-0 0, Ezeli 3-10 6-7 12, Tinsley 4-8 5-5 14, Taylor 6-10 9-10 22, Meriwether 0-1 0-0 0, Fuller 34 0-0 6, Smart 0-0 0-0 0, Tchiengang 4-7 48 14, Duffy 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 23-53 28-34 80.

Halftime—Vanderbilt 52-24. 3-Point Goals—Davidson 5-27 (Czerapowicz 4-9, Kuhlman 1-8, Droney 0-1, Downing 0-1, McKillop 0-2, Cohen 0-2, Cochran 0-4), Vanderbilt 6-14 (Tchiengang 2-3, Duffy 1-1, Taylor 1-1, Goulbourne 1-2, Tinsley 1-3, Odom 0-4). Fouled Out—Cohen. Rebounds— Davidson 47 (Czerapowicz 7), Vanderbilt 41 (Tinsley 10). Assists—Davidson 10 (Cochran 3), Vanderbilt 14 (Fuller 5). Total Fouls— Davidson 26, Vanderbilt 10. A—13,106.

Virginia 64, LSU 50 LSU (8-7) White 3-9 5-5 11, Ludwig 0-1 1-2 1, Stringer 2-6 1-2 6, Turner 5-13 0-2 11, Dotson 1-7 44 7, Green 6-9 0-2 12, Bass 1-5 0-0 2, Courtney 0-0 0-0 0, Derenbecker 0-1 0-0 0, Populist 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-51 11-17 50.

VIRGINIA (9-5) Sherrill 3-4 0-0 8, Sene 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 4-7 0-0 8, Harris 2-9 3-4 9, Harrell 4-9 6-7 15, Farrakhan 2-6 6-8 11, Regan 2-8 0-0 4, Zeglinski 0-3 0-0 0, Mitchell 4-6 1-2 9. Totals 21-52 16-21 64.

Halftime—Virginia 26-22. 3-Point Goals— LSU 3-13 (Dotson 1-2, Stringer 1-3, Turner 1-5, Green 0-1, Bass 0-2), Virginia 6-19 (Sherrill 2-2, Harris 2-5, Harrell 1-3, Farrakhan 1-5, Regan 0-1, Evans 0-1, Zeglin-

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SCOREBOARD ski 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— LSU 32 (White 6), Virginia 36 (Sene 6). Assists—LSU 7 (Bass 2), Virginia 10 (Evans 6). Total Fouls—LSU 15, Virginia 15. Technical—LSU Bench. A—10,049.

Clemson 69, Citadel 54 THE CITADEL (5-9) Streeter 0-3 2-2 2, Groselle 6-10 2-2 14, Urbanus 6-10 3-4 17, Wells 4-16 2-4 12, Dahn 2-5 0-0 6, Morabbi 0-2 0-0 0, Wright 0-1 0-0 0, Dejworek 0-1 0-0 0, Eykyn 0-2 00 0, Clark 1-7 1-2 3. Totals 19-57 10-14 54.

CLEMSON (11-4) Booker 5-10 0-3 13, Grant 6-6 1-4 13, Stitt 4-7 6-7 16, Smith 2-6 3-4 7, Young 3-8 0-2 7, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Baciu 0-0 0-0 0, Stanton 1-3 0-0 3, Narcisse 0-3 0-0 0, Jennings 4-11 2-4 10. Totals 25-54 12-24 69.

Halftime—Clemson 34-19. 3-Point Goals— The Citadel 6-12 (Dahn 2-3, Wells 2-3, Urbanus 2-4, Clark 0-2), Clemson 7-16 (Booker 3-3, Stitt 2-4, Stanton 1-3, Young 1-3, Jennings 0-1, Smith 0-2). Fouled Out—Booker.

Rebounds—The Citadel 47 (Groselle 10), Clemson 32 (Jennings 10). Assists—The Citadel 8 (Dahn, Streeter, Wells 2), Clemson 15 (Smith, Stitt, Young 4). Total Fouls—The Citadel 22, Clemson 14. A—7,613.

NFL Late Sunday box Seahawks 16, Rams 6 St. Louis Seattle

0 3 3 0— 6 7 0 3 6 — 16 First Quarter Sea—Williams 4 pass from Whitehurst (Mare kick), 11:38.

Second Quarter StL—FG Jo.Brown 32, 8:54.

Third Quarter StL—FG Jo.Brown 27, 8:59.

Sea—FG Mare 31, 3:04.

Fourth Quarter Sea—FG Mare 38, 10:53.

Sea—FG Mare 34, 1:37.

A—67,325.

StL Sea 10 19 First downs Total Net Yards 184 333 Rushes-yards 15-47 35-141 137 192 Passing Punt Returns 1-9 6-25 Kickoff Returns 5-79 3-62 0-0 1-0 Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int 19-36-1 22-36-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-18 0-0 9-44.0 7-34.7 Punts Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 6-46 7-70 34:45 Time of Possession 25:15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—St. Louis, Jackson 11-45, Darby 1-7, Karney 2-4, Robinson 1-(minus 9). Seattle, Lynch 20-75, Whitehurst 8-30, Forsett 3-28, Washington 1-4, Tate 1-3, M.Robinson 2-1.

PASSING—St. Louis, Bradford 19-36-1155. Seattle, Whitehurst 22-36-0-192.

RECEIVING—St. Louis, Jackson 4-39, Fells 3-39, B.Gibson 3-30, Alexander 3-14, Robinson 2-14, Amendola 2-9, Toston 1-6, Karney 1-4. Seattle, Obomanu 5-39, Martin 3-85, Washington 3-24, Forsett 3-22, Williams 3-16, Morrah 1-6, Carlson 1-3, Tate 1-3, Baker 1-1, Lynch 1-(minus 7).

College football Bowl games Saturday, Jan. 1 TicketCity Bowl Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38 Capital One Bowl Alabama 49, Michigan State 7 Outback Bowl Florida 37, Penn State 24 Gator Bowl Mississippi State 52, Michigan 14 Rose Bowl TCU 21, Wisconsin 19 Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma 48, Connecticut 20 Monday, Jan. 3 Orange Bowl Stanford (11-1) vs. Virginia Tech (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 4 Sugar Bowl Ohio State (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl Miami (Ohio) (9-4) vs. Middle Tennessee (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 7 Cotton Bowl Texas A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2), 8 p.m.

(FOX) Saturday, Jan. 8 BBVA Compass Bowl Pittsburgh (7-5) vs. Kentucky (6-6), Noon (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 9 Fight Hunger Bowl Boston College (7-5) vs. Nevada (12-1), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 10 BCS National Championship Auburn (13-0) vs. Oregon (12-0), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

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8 24 .250 161⁄2 Central Division L Pct GB W Chicago 22 10 .688 — Indiana 14 18 .438 8 13 18 .419 81⁄2 Milwaukee Detroit 11 22 .333 111⁄2 Cleveland 8 26 .235 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB 29 4 .879 — San Antonio Dallas 25 8 .758 4 New Orleans 20 14 .588 91⁄2 16 17 .485 13 Houston Memphis 15 19 .441 141⁄2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB 23 11 .676 — Utah 1 ⁄2 Oklahoma City 23 12 .657 Denver 19 13 .594 3 18 16 .529 5 Portland Minnesota 9 25 .265 14 Pacific Division L Pct GB W L.A. Lakers 23 11 .676 — Phoenix 14 18 .438 8 13 20 .394 91⁄2 Golden State L.A. Clippers 10 24 .294 13 Sacramento 7 24 .226 141⁄2 Sunday’s Games New York 98, Indiana 92 Atlanta 107, L.A. Clippers 98 Boston 93, Toronto 79 Dallas 104, Cleveland 95 Portland 100, Houston 85 Sacramento 94, Phoenix 89 Memphis 104, L.A. Lakers 85 Monday’s Games Miami at CHARLOTTE, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 9 p.m.

Detroit at Utah, 9 p.m.

Notable boxes Mavericks 104, Cavs 95 DALLAS (104) Stevenson 6-13 4-5 21, Marion 11-16 00 22, Chandler 6-6 2-6 14, Kidd 3-13 2-2 10, Terry 8-14 0-2 18, Haywood 1-1 1-2 3, Barea 2-8 0-0 4, Jones 2-10 5-5 9, Cardinal 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 40-83 14-22 104.

CLEVELAND (95) Parker 3-5 1-2 8, Jamison 14-22 4-5 35, Powe 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 2-11 0-0 5, Harris 1-5 0-0 2, Hickson 3-10 1-2 7, Gee 2-2 1-2 5, Sessions 9-13 1-2 19, Eyenga 2-6 00 4, Hollins 4-5 0-0 8. Totals 41-81 8-13 95.

Dallas 27 28 24 25 — 104 25 22 22 26 — 95 Cleveland 3-Point Goals—Dallas 10-27 (Stevenson 5-12, Terry 2-4, Kidd 2-6, Cardinal 1-2, Barea 0-1, Jones 0-2), Cleveland 5-17 (Jamison 3-6, Parker 1-1, Williams 1-4, Hickson 0-1, Harris 0-1, Eyenga 0-4). Fouled Out— Hollins. Rebounds—Dallas 51 (Chandler 14), Cleveland 45 (Jamison 10). Assists—Dallas 26 (Kidd 8), Cleveland 25 (Sessions 12).

Total Fouls—Dallas 13, Cleveland 23. A— 20,562 (20,562).

Grizzlies 104, Lakers 85 MEMPHIS (104) Gay 10-19 5-6 27, Randolph 9-17 3-4 21, M.Gasol 2-10 0-0 4, Conley 4-7 3-4 12, Allen 5-12 0-0 10, Mayo 5-10 3-3 15, Vasquez 22 0-0 5, Arthur 4-7 1-1 9, Thabeet 0-4 0-0 0, Young 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 41-90 16-20 104.

L.A. LAKERS (85) Artest 0-2 0-0 0, P.Gasol 5-9 0-0 10, Bynum 4-8 1-2 9, Fisher 2-6 0-0 5, Bryant 10-22 7-8 28, Odom 3-8 1-4 7, Blake 3-4 00 8, Barnes 1-2 0-0 3, Brown 3-8 4-4 11, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Walton 2-2 0-0 4, Caracter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-71 13-18 85.

Memphis 23 25 31 25 — 104 L.A. Lakers 18 21 23 23 — 85 3-Point Goals—Memphis 6-12 (Gay 2-4, Mayo 2-5, Conley 1-1, Vasquez 1-1, Allen 0-1), L.A. Lakers 6-18 (Blake 2-2, Barnes 12, Fisher 1-2, Brown 1-3, Bryant 1-7, Odom 0-1, Artest 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 54 (M.Gasol 10), L.A. Lakers 42 (Bynum 11). Assists—Memphis 30 (Conley, M.Gasol 6), L.A. Lakers 13 (Brown 3). Total Fouls—Memphis 16, L.A. Lakers 15. Technicals—Bryant. A—18,997 (18,997).

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 39 24 10 5 53 131 104 40 25 12 3 53 127 94 Pittsburgh N.Y. Rangers 40 22 15 3 47 119 103 N.Y. Islanders36 11 19 6 28 84 118 New Jersey 38 10 26 2 22 68 122 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 37 20 11 6 46 108 84 40 21 16 3 45 100 96 Montreal Ottawa 40 16 19 5 37 90 121 Buffalo 38 16 18 4 36 105 114 37 14 19 4 32 89 111 Toronto Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 39 23 11 5 51 121 122 Washington 40 23 12 5 51 120 106 Atlanta 42 21 15 6 48 131 125 Carolina 37 18 15 4 40 108 111 36 17 17 2 36 98 92 Florida WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 39 24 10 5 53 133 110 38 20 13 5 45 101 104 St. Louis Nashville 38 19 13 6 44 95 93 Columbus 39 20 16 3 43 101 114 Chicago 40 20 17 3 43 124 115 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 37 24 8 5 53 127 92 Colorado 39 20 14 5 45 132 125 Minnesota 38 18 15 5 41 98 112 Calgary 39 18 18 3 39 105 110 Edmonton 37 12 18 7 31 95 126 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 40 23 13 4 50 114 111 San Jose 39 21 13 5 47 115 108 Anaheim 42 21 17 4 46 109 119 Los Angeles 38 22 15 1 45 113 92 Phoenix 38 17 13 8 42 106 113 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games Atlanta 4, Montreal 3, OT Florida 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 Philadelphia 3, Detroit 2 Dallas 4, St. Louis 2 Nashville 4, Columbus 1 Minnesota 6, Phoenix 5, OT Vancouver 2, Colorado 1 Anaheim 2, Chicago 1 Monday’s Games Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

NBA Standings GB — 61⁄2 121⁄2 141⁄2 17 GB — 4 41⁄2 13

49ers win in two OTs ATLANTA (AP) — With its fourth consecutive come-from-behind victory, Charlotte is beginning to figure out how to win.

Charlotte 86 Derrio Green Ga. Tech 83 scored 21 points, including a key 3point basket during a 9-0 run in the second overtime, to lead the 49ers to an 86-83 win over Georgia Tech on Sunday night.

“Right now, we’re playing well as a team. I think we’re headed in the right direction,” said Green.

In the four late wins, the 49ers have won by a total of nine points.

They beat Mercer 64-63 on Thursday, won 57-53 over Wright State on Dec. 22 and beat then-No. 7 Tennessee 4948 on Dec. 17.

“To win at this stage is a big momentum boost,” Green added.

Charlotte took an 83-74 lead in the second overtime, scoring the first nine points, including Green’s 3-pointer and a three-point play by Phil Jones. Tech, however, got within 8483 with 21 seconds left on a 3-pointer

by Brian Oliver. Jones then made two free throws for the 86-83 lead with 13 seconds left. Glen Rice Jr. had a chance to tie it but his 3-point try hit the rim and bounced away.

“Hats off to Tech because they have a hell of a team, making unbelievable shots and kept coming back at us,” said Charlotte coach Alan Major.

“In a nutshell, this game was just about fighting. They jumped on us early and we scrapped back at halftime. Guys just continued to make plays,” he said.

Green also had a pair of free throws in overtime and four straight foul shots late in regulation to tie it at 66 for Charlotte (8-6). Green hit 8 for 8 free throws overall. “I just had confidence at the free-throw line,” he said.

Javarris Barnett and Jones added 15 points each for Charlotte and Chris Braswell added 14 for the 49ers.

Iman Shumpert led the Yellow Jackets (7-6) with a season-high 28 points and Rice added 18 points.

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WINSTON-SALEM — Steven Gray scored 18 points, Elias Harris added 13 points and nine rebounds and weary Gonzaga overcame a sluggish start to beat Wake Forest 73-63 on Sunday for its sixth straight victory.

Hitting the floor 37 hours after a home win over Oklahoma State, the Bulldogs (10-5) shook off the effects of a cross-country flight and an early tipoff by taking control in the second half. Gonzaga shot 50 percent (26 of 52) to offset 19 turnovers in its final game before beginning West Coast Conference play.

Travis McKie scored 16 points and J.T. Terrell added 14 on 3-of-11 shooting for the Demon Deacons (6-8), who lost their fourth straight amid a difficult first season for coach Jeff Bzdelik. After winning at Gonzaga a year ago, Wake Forest didn't have enough offensive firepower this time, shooting just 34 percent (19 of 56).

Va. Tech 99, Mt. St. Mary’s (Md.) 34 BLACKSBURG, Va. — Erick Green scored 17 points to lead five

Virginia Tech players in double figures as the Hokies routed Mount St. Mary’s (Md.) on Sunday.

The win was the fifth straight for the Hokies (9-4) and the 65-point victory margin was the school’s secondlargest ever, ranking behind only an 81-point, 105-24 win over Washington & Lee on Jan. 9, 1959.

Virginia 64, LSU 50 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — KT Harrell scored 15 points and sparked a big second-half run Sunday night and Virginia beat LSU to end its twogame losing streak.

Harrell and Mustapha Farrakhan each had six points in the 18-3 run for Virginia (9-5).

Clemson 69, Citadel 54 CLEMSON, S.C. — Demontez Stitt scored 16 points and Clemson defeated The Citadelon Sunday.

Jerai Grant and Devin Booker added 13 points apiece for the Tigers (11-4). Grant also had seven blocks.

Clemson won its sixth straight, despite shooting just 12 of 24 from the free-throw line.

Zach Urbanus had 17 points and Mike Groselle 14 for the Bulldogs.

Kings 94, Suns 89 PHOENIX (89) Hill 4-12 4-4 13, Pietrus 3-12 0-0 7, Lopez 2-5 0-0 4, Nash 8-8 2-2 20, Carter 7-17 00 17, Dudley 2-9 2-2 6, Gortat 6-10 4-7 16, Frye 1-7 0-0 2, Childress 1-2 0-0 2, Dragic 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 35-87 12-15 89.

SACRAMENTO (94) Garcia 8-16 4-6 20, Thompson 4-10 3-4 11, Cousins 11-17 6-6 28, Udrih 0-3 0-0 0, Evans 2-12 2-2 6, Dalembert 0-1 0-0 0, Casspi 4-7 2-2 14, Landry 3-11 5-5 11, Greene 0-1 0-2 0, Jeter 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 3484 22-27 94.

27 21 25 16 — 89 Phoenix Sacramento 17 22 26 29 — 94 3-Point Goals—Phoenix 7-27 (Carter 37, Nash 2-2, Hill 1-2, Pietrus 1-9, Dragic 02, Frye 0-2, Dudley 0-3), Sacramento 4-12 (Casspi 4-6, Greene 0-1, Evans 0-1, Garcia 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Phoenix 42 (Gortat, Hill 6), Sacramento 68 (Landry 12). Assists—Phoenix 24 (Nash 12), Sacramento 21 (Cousins 6). Total Fouls— Phoenix 25, Sacramento 19. Technicals— Thompson. A—12,500 (17,317).

Blazers 100, Rockets 85

Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 25 7 .781 New York 19 14 .576 Philadelphia 13 20 .394 Toronto 11 22 .333 New Jersey 9 25 .265 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 26 9 .743 Orlando 21 12 .636 Atlanta 22 14 .611 CHARLOTTE 11 20 .355

Washington

HOUSTON (85) Battier 2-3 0-0 4, Scola 5-8 0-0 10, Hill 25 0-0 4, Lowry 2-6 1-2 6, Martin 6-17 3-3 15, B.Miller 0-3 1-2 1, Lee 4-10 4-5 12, Brooks 3-10 3-3 10, Budinger 4-6 0-0 10, Patterson 1-3 3-4 5, Jeffries 1-2 2-3 4, T.Williams 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 31-75 19-24 85.

PORTLAND (100) Batum 8-12 3-3 21, Aldridge 10-22 5-5 25, Camby 1-4 1-2 3, A.Miller 1-3 1-2 3, Matthews 3-12 7-7 14, Fernandez 4-13 0-0 10, Cunningham 5-9 0-0 10, Mills 6-12 0-0 14, Marks 0-1 0-0 0, Babbitt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-88 17-19 100.

25 23 14 23 — 85 Houston Portland 27 27 25 21 — 100 3-Point Goals—Houston 4-20 (Budinger 2-3, Lowry 1-2, Brooks 1-6, Battier 0-1, B.Miller 0-2, Lee 0-2, Martin 0-4), Portland 7-21 (Mills 2-4, Batum 2-5, Fernandez 2-7, Matthews 1-3, Aldridge 0-2). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Houston 45 (Patterson 10), Portland 56 (Camby 13). Assists— Houston 18 (Lowry, Martin 4), Portland 29 (Camby 8). Total Fouls—Houston 13, Portland 21. Technicals—Hill, Houston defensive three second, Portland defensive three second. A—20,416 (19,980).

Celtics 93, Raptors 79 BOSTON (93) Pierce 10-15 7-8 30, G.Davis 6-14 3-4 15, S.O’Neal 3-3 1-5 7, Rondo 2-3 0-2 4, Allen 10-18 0-0 23, Robinson 2-4 0-0 4, J.O’Neal 3-7 0-0 6, Harangody 1-1 0-0 2, Daniels 03 0-0 0, Wafer 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-70 1119 93.

TORONTO (79) Kleiza 3-12 0-0 7, Johnson 5-11 0-0 10, Dorsey 5-9 3-8 13, Calderon 3-14 0-2 6, DeRozan 11-25 5-8 27, E.Davis 3-5 0-1 6, Barbosa 3-12 2-3 8, Wright 1-2 0-0 2, Dupree 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-90 10-22 79.

Boston 24 19 28 22 — 93 Toronto 23 19 20 17 — 79 3-Point Goals—Boston 6-12 (Pierce 3-3, Allen 3-5, Rondo 0-1, Daniels 0-1, Robinson 0-2), Toronto 1-14 (Kleiza 1-6, DeRozan 0-1, Calderon 0-3, Barbosa 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 49 (G.Davis 11), Toronto 59 (Dorsey 13). Assists— Boston 30 (G.Davis, Rondo 8), Toronto 20 (Calderon 10). Total Fouls—Boston 18, Toronto 22. A—19,986 (19,800).

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TORONTO — Paul Pierce scored 30 points, Ray Allen had 23 and the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 93-79 on Sunday night.

Glenn Davis added 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as Boston won for the 10th time in 11 meetings with Toronto.

Hawks 107, Clippers 98 LOS ANGELES — Joe Johnson scored 11 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, Josh Smith added 22 and Atlanta rallied for the win.

Johnson, who returned to the lineup on Dec. 17 after missing nine games following right elbow surgery, was 7 for 20 from the field after going 18 of 51 over his previous three games. In Friday’s loss at Oklahoma City, the four-time All-Star guard missed 14 of 20 attempts — including all six from 3-point range. Smith was 5 for 14 after missing his first eight shots.

Knicks 98, Pacers 92 NEW YORK — Amare Stoudemire scored 26 points, including six of New York’s last seven points, and Danilo Gallinari had 19 to lead the Knicks.

Danny Granger had 25 points and 17 rebounds, and Darren Collison had 22 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Pacers, who lost for the fourth time in their last five games.

Mavericks 104, Cavaliers 95 CLEVELAND — Shawn Marion scored 22 points and DeShawn Stevenson added 21, helping Dallas end a three-game skid.

The Mavericks, playing without

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Transactions COLLEGE CLEMSON—Announced offensive coordinator Billy Napier and running backs and special teams coach Andre Powell will not return next season.

FLORIDA—Named Charlie Weis offensive coordinator, Aubrey Hill wide receivers coach and Travaris Robinson defensive backs coach. Retained running backs coach/recruiting coordinator Stan Drayton, linebackers coach/special teams coordinator D.J. Durkin and tight ends coach Brian White.

MARYLAND—Named Randy Edsall football coach.

ILLINOIS STATE—Named Larry Lyons interim director of athletics.

SOUTH CAROLINA—Sophomore WR Tori Gurley announced he is entering the NFL draft.

starting forwards Dirk Nowitzki and Caron Butler, used a balanced attack.

Jason Terry scored 18 points, Tyson Chandler added 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Jason Kidd had 10 points and eight assists.

Antawn Jamison led Cleveland with a season-high 35 points, and Ramon Sessions added 19.

Grizzlies 104, Lakers 85 LOS ANGELES — Rudy Gay scored 27 points, Zach Randolph added 21 points and eight rebounds, and Memphis pulled away in the second half.

O.J. Mayo scored 15 points for the Grizzlies, who bounced back from two losses to wrap up their threegame road trip with a stunningly easy blowout of the two-time defending champions.

Trail Blazers 100, Rockets 85 PORTLAND, Ore. — LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Nicolas Batum added a season-high 21 points and Portland won its eighth straight at home.

Patrick Mills had a career-high 14 points, five assists and five steals for Portland.

Wesley Matthews added 14 and Marcus Camby had 13 rebounds and season-high eight assists.

Kings 94, Suns 89 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — DeMarcus Cousins scored 13 of his careerhigh 28 points in the fourth quarter and Sacramento closed with a 19-2 run.

Francisco Garcia had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Omri Casspi added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings. Carl Landry had 11 points and 12 rebounds.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jonas Hiller stopped 39 shots, including all 19 he faced in the final period, to help the Mighty Ducks beat the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Sunday night.

Andreas Lilja scored his first goal of the season and Corey Perry broke a second-period tie for Anaheim. The Ducks won their third straight game and ran their home winning streak to four.

Canucks 2, Avalanche 1 DENVER — Roberto Luongo made 31 saves, Alexandre Bolduc and Mason Raymond scored and the

streaking Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche in a penaltyfilled game Sunday night.

Tanner Glass had two assists for Vancouver.

Wild 6, Coyotes 5 (OT) ST. PAUL, Minn. — Cam Barker scored 46 seconds into overtime after Pierre-Marc Bouchard tied it with 26 seconds left in regulation.

The teams scored six goals in the third period and both lost leads in the final 10 minutes of regulation.

Predators 4, Blue Jackets 1 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shea Weber had a goal and two assists and Pekka Rinne made 19 saves. Nick Spaling, Patric Hornqvist and Sergei Kostitsyn also scored for Nashville.

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GALLAGHER FROM 1B own — former Catawba player and assistant Jim Tomsula — was going to be the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers for Sunday’s season finale.

I’ll say it again. If you’re a sports fan and live in Rowan County, you are a very lucky person.

no. 1 Dec. 11, 2010 will go down as arguably the greatest day in Rowan County prep history. On that day, West Rowan and Salisbury received police escorts back to their schools.

That’s what happens when each wins a football championship.

In Raleigh, West Rowan was making state history, becoming the first team to ever win three straight titles in 3A. The Falcons beat Eastern Alamance (34-7) for a second straight year and proved how powerful they were by doing it with without star QB B.J. Sherrill in the second half due to a concussion. Sherrill still did enough to earn West’s Offensive Player of the Game. Logan Stoodley won the defensive award. Dinkin Miller was the game’s MVP. Scott Young was named North Carolina Coach of the Year for the second time in three years. Domonique Noble and Charles Holloway played in the Shrine Bowl.

As soon as West’s game ended, Salisbury’s began in Winston-Salem and the Hornets were impressive in a 30-0 blowout of Northeastern in the 2AA title game. Romar Morris (game MVP), Dominique Dismuke (Hornet offensive MVP) and Kavari Hillie (defensive MVP) gave us 10 straight wins to end the season.

No one was smiling more than coach Joe Pinyan, who won his first crown in 26 years of coaching. In eight years, he took a program that was on the very bottom to the very top.

no. 2 A lady mentioned during the Moir Christmas Classic last week that it seems like the Post really concentrates on one school.

That’s the way it goes when you win. And win. And win.

You’d be hard-pressed to find a high school in North Carolina that was as successful in 2010 as the one principal — and former coach — Windsor Eagle oversees.

West Rowan football has to move over and make room for the Salisbury girls basketball and tennis teams.

The Hornet basketballers will be going for their third straight state title this season.

Bubbles Phifer was the MVP of practically everything last year as the team beat East Bladen at N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum.

That was just the beginning. By the end of the year, the Hornets had won a track championship behind Morris. When the school year ended, Salisbury had won the Wachovia Cup as the best all-around 2A school in the state.

School started back and Chris Myers’ tennis team promptly gave the basketball team something to shoot for. It won its third straight state title.

no. 3 The year ended like it always does, with humongous crowds watching the Sam Moir Christmas Classic at Catawba. It has become so popular that athletics director Dennis Davidson said he was ready to lock the door and stop ticket sales as soon as the boys game began.

There were no seats left.

The Moir is without a doubt the social event of the year. People who won’t go to a single doubleheader during the year will come to this.

And as usual, Salisbury dominated, winning both titles.

no. 4 When the year began, we expected West Rowan football and Salisbury basketball to win state titles.

But East Rowan baseball?

Brian Hightower is a motivator and he loves baseball so much it rubs off. Guys we’d never heard of — Will Johnson and Will Sapp, for instance — became household names as the Mustangs

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slapped away teams like Tuscola and Wilson Hunt to win the 3A state championship in Zebulon’s FiveHIGHTOWER County Stadium.

It ended a record-setting 31-2 season.

That title produced our favorite photo of the year.

We caught Hightower hugging and smiling during the celebration.

Really, he was smiling.

no. 5 We had waited since 1996 to write the headline, but we loved doing it. South Rowan gave its loyal Legion fans a division champion. When Jesse Park shut out Wilkes County 12-0, South clinched the top seed in the Southern Division of Area III. A bigger victory for the Michael Lowmancoached team for many South fans may have been taking the LOWMAN spotlight away from the Rowan Legion.

no. 6 When Bobby Parnell played for the Rowan Legion, people said he was just a solid player with a strong, yet erratic, right arm.

That same right arm is now throwing bullets for the New York Mets.

On Aug. 18, he made national headlines by PARNELL throwing a pitch 102.3 mph against the Astros.

no. 7 Staying with the baseball beat, can you believe how this county rallied around North Rowan pitcher Patrick Snider and his family?

When word got out that Patrick had testicular cancer, fundraisers began in earnest. Former players came out of the woodwork.

And the most special night of all was when the South and Rowan Legion teams played at Catawba and together, raised $10,000 for the young man.

Patrick is gone now, but he’ll leave a lasting memory of a good kid who went down fighting.

no. 8 Yes, we have great football and basketball players in the county, but we have great runners as well. On consecutive days, North Rowan’s Teaunna Cuthbertson led Robert Steele to another girls track championship, and Morris led Salisbury to a boys title by winning the 100 and 200 meters for the second straight year.

no. 9 What the West Rowan boys basketball team did last year was, without a doubt, the most unexpected feat.

Mike Gurley, who has won three state championships in his career, took a bunch of tired, state-title football players, led by K.P. Parks and Chris Smith, and coached them all the way to the 3A Western Regional, winning 20 games.

It was just a special group. Listen to Anson County coach Matt Sides after his team lost 66-52 to the Falcons in the sectionals: “They are all tough, physical kids. You could probably cross out ‘kids’ and put down ‘men’ because that’s what it felt like.”

no. 10 While the No. 1 story of the year came in December, the No. 10 came on the second day of January.

Parks, the greatest football player in Rowan County history, finished an unbelievable prep career by being named MVP in the Offense-Defense All-American game in Myrtle Beach.

An alternate, he barely made the event. Taking handoffs from Colt McCoy’s brother, Parks had touchdown runs of 42, 3 and 11, while rushing for 197 yards.

With 10,895 career yards, he finished third in U.S. history in rushing. On June 11, he repeated as Rowan County Athlete of the Year.

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North’s cancer-stricken pitcher Patrick Snider (7) stood with his teammates for the national anthem whenever he could.

GAMES FROM 1B defensive-minded final was 49-37.

16. Backs to the wall July 6, 2010, Legion baseball Rowan County’s season appeared over after an 11-0 Game 2 loss to Mooresville for a two games to none deficit in a best-of-five playoff series.

Facing elimination at Newman park, Zach Smith hit two homers to lead a 21-11 victory, and momentum helped Rowan take the next two.

15. The Breakthrough Sept. 3, 2010, football Shaun Warren rushed for 300 yards and Carson showed it had become a very good team with a 42-27 win against future 2A champ Salisbury.

14. The Sigh of relief May 28, 2010, softball East Rowan’s Chelsea White pitched a one-hitter to beat Robinson 2-0, and the Mustangs qualified for the Final Four for the first time since 1996.

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July 11, 2010, Legion baseball Rowan County trailed powerful Western Forsyth 8-4 in the seventh at Newman Park in the third round of the playoffs, but won 11-10 on Zach Smith’s two-run single in the ninth.

12. The Duel April 16, 2010, baseball West Rowan’s D.J. Webb and Carson’s Jesse Park, two little guys specializing in location and heart, chose the same night to pitch the best game of their career.

Carson won 3-2 in nine innings.

Both hurlers went the distance.

Park had another amazing moment in the playoffs, taking a wicked line drive off his leg and still teaming with Ethan Free to hurl Carson’s first playoff win ever at Marvin Ridge.

11. The MLK Game Jan. 18, 2010, boys basketball It was a non-conference game played on a Monday, but it may have been the best basketball game a county team was involved in all year.

West coach Mike Gurley took his team back to Lexington, where it all started for him as a head coach. West won 72-68, surviving a struggle more physical than some boxing matches.

10. The Upset March 17, 2010, baseball On paper, North Rowan probably didn’t belong on the field with Carson.

But there’s a reason you play the games. For two hours, the Cavs were the better team. Pitcher Josh Price and catcher Wes Barker were close to perfect, and North won 2-1.

9. The Swing June 21, 2010, Legion baseball South Legion star Gunnar Hogan’s socked a three-run, game-tying homer in the seventh against Mooresville fireballer Chris Dula to provide one of the more electric moments in program history. Undaunted, Dula came back to strike out Hogan on a fastball with the bases loaded in the ninth.

Mooresville won 10-9.

8. Moir Madness Dec. 29, 2010, boys basketball Salisbury’s 79-77 overtime win against North in the semifinals was the best game of a good tournament.

7. The Comeback May 27, 2010, HS baseball Down 3-0 in the fifth, East Rowan surged past Tuscola 5-3 in the pivotal first game of the best-of-three 3A Western Championship series.

Will Sapp, who would go on to earn state MVP honors, knocked in the tying run and made a remarkable leaping catch in center at Staton Field.

6. Ice Water January 8, 2010, boys basketball Nick Houston’s free throws with less than a second left on the clock gave Carson a wild 77-76 overtime victory at West Rowan.

5. The Tackle Oct. 29, 2010, football Salisbury linebacker Kavari Hillie made a game-saving tackle in the final seconds of a 10-7 victory against Thomasville that gave the Hornets the CCC title. Romar Morris broke an 80yard run and David Simons kicked a PAT and a field goal in the first half.

After that, the Hornets hung on.

4. The Relay May 26, 2010, HS baseball

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East Rowan’s Will Sapp turned in spectactular catches and throws, as the latest in a long line of standout defensive center fielders at Staton Field.

East Rowan beat Northwest Cabarrus 2-1 in the fourth round of the 3A playoffs. Andy Austin hit a tiebreaking homer, Parker Gobbel and Will Johnson pitched lights out, and East executed a memorable relay when Tanner Black’s single skipped past right fielder Wesley LeRoy in the seventh inning and he tried to make it all the way to third.

Center fielder Will Sapp and shortstop Preston Troutman made perfect relay throws and third baseman Noah Holmes made a textbook tag to erase the tying run from the bases.

East’s win ended with Northwest slugger Corey Seager, who may be the top high school hitter in the Class of 2012, standing in the on-deck circle.

That remarkable play summed up what the pitching-and-defense 3A champions were all about.

3. The Streak Dec. 3, 2010, football West owns a 46-game winning streak and three straight 3A state titles, but it had a fight on its hands with Hibriten in the Western final.

West trailed 7-0 and 14-6, but it took charge in the fourth quarter to win 20-14.

With the Falcons trailing 14-12, B.J. Sherrill’s TD pass to Jamarian Mabry with 5:10 remaining provided the winning points. West’s victory over Eastern Alamance in the state title game was far easier, even with Sherrill sustaining a concussion.

2. The Bang-Bang Dec. 3, 2010, football With eight minutes left, Salisbury

trailed visiting Shelby 14-0 in the 2AA Western final at Ludwig Stadium.

By the time the scoreboard ticked to zeroes, the Hornets were celebrating John Knox TD passes to Keion Adams, Romar Morris and Dominique Dusmuke and a 21-14 win that would lead to a state title.

David Simons had a a huge onside kick recovery, and the Hornets’ defense got the stops it had to get.

Salisbury had come back from huge deficits twice in earlier games, rallying to beat Central Davidson and Berry in dramatic fashion.

1. Patrick Snider and Big Daddy March 27, 2010, baseball May 15, 2010, track and field When old rivals Salisbury and North Rowan competed in baseball at Newman Park in a “Playing for Patrick” fundraising contest, there were all kinds of alumni stars and all kinds of goodwill directed at North’s ailing pitcher, who was losing his battle with cancer physically, but winning it in a hundred other ways.

Snider’s No. 7 jerseys were everywhere. There were redheaded 7s, and there were bald 7s.

East assistant track coach Jamey “Big Daddy” Ledbetter also was a victim of cancer in 2010, but his fight with the disease energized an entire track program, as East’s boys claimed victories in the county and NPC meets. Their greatest moment of all came when they tied A.L. Brown for a regional title. East’s final points came on a refuse-to-lose sprint by 4x400 anchorman Joseph Furtado.

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Orange Bowl tonight Associated Press MIAMI — Andrew Luck threw seven interceptions and 97 incompletions during the regular season. His knowledge of the NFL is less than encyclopedic — more on that shortly — and he settled for a B in the most difficult class he has taken at Stanford, a course on mechanics called Engineering 14.

Yet coach Jim Harbaugh is disinclined to find fault.

“Andrew is the real deal,” Harbaugh says. “He is the best player I’ve ever been around, and he’s even a finer young man.

“There’s nothing about him where I say I wish he could do this, or I wish he didn’t do this.

He is just like my wife: He is perfect. You wouldn’t change a thing about him.”

Stanford’s passing paragon will take the national stage tonight in the Orange Bowl, when No. 5 Stanford (11-1) faces No. 12 Virginia Tech (11-2).

It could be Luck’s final college game — although only a sophomore, he’s touted as the likely No. 1 overall draft pick in April if he turns pro.

The BCS game matches two teams climbing in the polls since early in the season.

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stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, left, talks with Andrew Luck.

Virginia Tech opened with losses to Boise State and lower-tier James Madison, then regrouped and went undefeated in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Stanford lost in October to Oregon, then swept its final seven regularseason games, the latest surge in a remarkable turnaround under Harbaugh after going 1-11 in 2006.

Luck was a high school junior in Houston when Stanford hired Harbaugh, who spent 15 seasons as an NFL quarterback.

“I did not really know his name, to be honest,” Luck says with a sheepish laugh.

“Don’t tell him I said that.”

Soon enough, Luck accepted a scholarship offer from Harbaugh, and now the coach and quarterback have led the Cardinal to their first January bowl since 2000.

Like Luck, Harbaugh might be bound for the NFL this year.

“He’s got to do what’s best for him,” Luck says, “and I’ve got to do what’s best for me.”

Pittsburgh fires Haywood WEIS TO GATORS GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The college football note- Former Notre Dame coach book ...

Charlie Weis is leaving the PITTSBURGH — PittsNFL to become Florida's ofburgh fired football coach fensive coordinator.

Mike Haywood on Saturday, According to a person fasaying he could not continue miliar with the decision, a in the job he held for only formal announcement will 21⁄2 weeks because of his ar- come today. rest on a domestic violence Weis, hired at Notre charge.

Dame five years ago when Haywood was released Urban Meyer turned the Saturday from St. Joseph Irish down to come to County Jail in Indiana on Gainesville, is currently the $1,000 cash bond, said an of- offensive coordinator for the ficer at the jail who declined Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas to give her name, after the City leads the NFL in rushcharge was upgraded from a ing and ranks ninth in total misdemeanor to felony dooffense. mestic battery in the presThe Chiefs are headed to ence of a minor. the playoffs, and Weis will Within hours of Hayremain with them throughwood’s afternoon release, out the postseason. Weis Pittsburgh put out a statewon't go on the road recruitment from Chancellor Mark ing at least for a week, but A. Nordenberg, saying Hay- he will be to call recruits. wood had been dismissed, Weis won three Super “effective immediately,” and Bowl rings in New England the school was reopening its and then spent five years at search.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jeffery Taylor scored 22 points to lead four Vanderbilt players in double figures in an 80-52 romp against Davidson.

Brad Tinsley and Steve Tchiengang both added 14 points for the Commodores (11-2), while Festus Ezeli had 12. Tinsley had 10 rebounds.

Vanderbilt played without leading scorer John Jenkins and starting forward Andre Walker, both out with injuries.

Freshman Chris Czerapowicz had 16 points to lead Davidson (7-6). Jake Cohen, the Wildcats’ leading scorer at 14.9 points, was held to a season-low two points. He fouled out with 9:06 to play.

No. 3 Kansas 83, Miami, Ohio 56 LAWRENCE, Kan. — Markieff Morris had 20 points and twin brother Marcus added 18 to lead Kansas.

The Jayhawks (13-0) extended the nation’s longest homecourt winning streak to 67 games.

Freshman Josh Selby had 18 points for the Jayhawks, one of seven unbeaten teams in Division I. The twins went a combined 16 of 22 from the field.

Orlando Williams had 11 points and Allen Roberts added 10 for Miami (5-9), which has lost to the nation’s current top three teams. The Redhawks lost 79-45 at No. 1 Duke and 66-45 at No. 2 Ohio State in November.

No. 8 Villanova 81, Rutgers 65 VILLANOVA, Pa. — Corey Stokes scored 23 points and Corey Fisher had 19 as Villanova won its seventh straight game.

Stokes rebounded from a two-point first half to score eight points in the opening 2:11 of the second for the Wildcats (12-1, 1-0 Big East).

Stokes, Villanova’s leading scorer at 16.4 points, hit two 3s during an 11-0 run that wiped out a four-point halftime deficit and gave the Wildcats the lead for good.

No. 21 Memphis 91, Tennessee St. 86 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Antonio Barton scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half, including two key free throws with 17 seconds left, for Memphis.

Tarik Black, who was ejected with just under a minute to play for coming on the court during an altercation, was 9 of 11 from the field and had 22 points for Memphis (11-2). Will Barton finished with 19 points and eight rebounds.

Tennessee State (6-8), which was trying to record its first victory over a ranked team in school history, led most of the way and was 12 of 24 from outside the arc.

No. 23 Illinois 69, Wisconsin 61 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Demetri McCamey scored 21 points and Mike Davis and Bill Cole added 11 each to lead Illinois.

McCamey, who had seven assists, scored 11 points over the final 5:15 for Illinois (12-3, 2-0 Big Ten). Davis grabbed 14 rebounds.

The Illini shot 66.7 percent from the field compared to Wisconsin’s 42.9 percent, and they outrebounded the Badgers 34-25. Yet Wisconsin (113, 1-1) hung around, and pulled within 54-49 with 6:34 to play on a 3-pointer by Tim Jarmusz.

Stanford 82, Cal 68 STANFORD, Calif. — Jeremy Green scored 21 points and Dwight Powell had 20 to lead Stanford to an 82-68 victory over California on Sunday night in the Pac-10 opener for both teams.

The Cardinal (8-4) never trailed after Green's 3-pointer made it 14-12 about 8 minutes into the game, but the Golden Bears (7-6) stayed close most of the way.

Anthony Brown added 11 points and Aaron Bright had 10 for Stanford, now 7-0 at home this season. Powell also had a team-high seven rebounds.

Air Force 81, Florida A&M 48 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Taylor Broekhuis scored a game-high 15 points to lead Air Force.

The Rattlers (5-8) missed their first 12 shots and went scoreless for the game's first seven minutes as the Falcons raced to an 18-0 lead. Air Force (9-4) also had a 16-0 run in the second half and led by as many as 41.

Zach Bohannon added a career-high 11 points for Air Force off the bench, and Tom Fow also chipped in 11.

Michigan 76, Penn State 69 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Zack Novak scored all 15 of his points in the second half and Darius Morris scored a team-high 20 points for the Wolverines.

Novak’s 3-point field goal with 1:44 remaining gave the Wolverines (11-3, 1-1 Big Ten) a four-point lead before Morris made four free throws in the final minute to seal the victory.

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DUKE FroM 1B der Krzyzewski. Smith had a run of 13 straight points in the first half that gave Duke its double-digit lead, and the Hurricanes (11-4, 0-1) played the reigning champions basically even the rest of the way.

“You don’t win one of those (banners) without showing up every day in our conference,” Krzyzewski said.

“It’s just different. You don’t play for your total record. You play for your ACC record. That’s the way we’ve approached it, especially since the mid ‘90s. And we get better as a result of doing that.”

The Blue Devils led by 13 points at halftime and Miami twice got as close as nine, the last time at 56-47 on a layup by Durand Scott with about 61/2 minutes to play. But the Blue Devils answered with a 7-0 run capped by a jumper and a long 3pointer from Dawkins that made it 63-47 with 4:33 left.

Reggie Johnson tied his career high with 22 points for Miami, despite battling foul trouble much of the game.

The Hurricanes missed 14 of 17 3-point attempts and shot 37 percent overall. That included plenty of shots in the paint, particularly while Johnson sat on the bench and Smith went on his run.

“It’s kind of demoralizing when you have those bunnies around the hoop and you don’t make them,” Miami coach Frank Haith said. “We missed a lot of those in the first half.

We had some open looks there at the end — guys who normally make shots ... and we just didn’t knock them down.”

Smith went 9 of 15 from the field, closing his night with his fourth 3.

UNC FroM 1B stitutions and have people help you, and I think that’s what our guys did tonight.”

Harrison Barnes, Larry Drew II and Justin Knox each added 10 points for North Carolina, which didn’t have any starters crack double-digit scoring in a 78-55 romp against Rutgers on Dec. 28 at Madison Square Garden. The starting five combined for 57 points, and there also wasn’t much of a dropoff when Williams went to his reserves.

“The team that’s coming off the bench, we’re basically just coming out and bringing energy, adding on to the things that aren’t going on,” Bullock said. “Just showing the first squad it’s basically easy to just move the ball and get scores.”

The Tar Heels have won 8 of 10 since dropping two straight to Minnesota and Vanderbilt at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, and they had little trouble in their final nonconference tuneup before beginning Atlantic Coast Conference play Jan. 8 at Virginia.

“I don’t know if any coach would ever say they’re really ready,” Williams said.

return in 2011.

“It’s been a heck of a run,” Fox said. “A lot of good memories. I know I didn’t finish like anybody wanted. I would have never expected to have a nineyear run.

“If I was given the chance to do it all over again, I would.”

The Panthers were kept out of the end zone until Jimmy Clausen’s 2-yard pass to tight end Jeff King with 23 seconds remaining.

The rookie completed 19 of 33 passes for 182 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Carolina can now turn its attention to the search for a new coach and to the No. 1 pick in April.

“There was definitely a lot of emotion before and after the game,” Clausen said. “I feel bad that we couldn’t get a victory for coach Fox. It was an honor to play for him and I wish him the best of luck.”

The Falcons will have a break at the start of the open week. The time off for Ryan and other starters came early, as backups took over in the fourth quarter.

Ryan passed for 236 yards with touchdowns to Tony Gonzalez and White, and Eric Weems scored on a 55-yard punt return.

Ryan went 22 of 32 for 236 yards and two touchdowns.

Chris Redman took over on Atlanta’s first possession of the fourth quarter.

The Panthers managed only four first downs and 97 total yards in the first half as the Falcons led 210.

“We had to make a statement,” said Falcons defensive end John Abraham.

“We don’t consider it the last game of the season but the first game of the playoffs. I’m just excited we’re here.”

The Falcons dominated the first half despite being stopped on two fourthdown plays.

Atlanta led 14-0 when fans encouraged Smith to leave his offense on the field for a fourth-and-3 play from the Carolina 4 early in the second period.

Smith granted the wish, but Ryan couldn’t connect on a pass for White.

On Atlanta’s next possession, Ryan was stopped on a fourth-and-1 run from the Carolina 26.

Smith said confidence in his defense influenced his fourth-down decisions.

Strong special teams play also helped.

Weems, a Pro Bowl selection on special teams, had his first career punt return for a touchdown after scoring on a kickoff return earlier this season.

“Once I was clean for the first 10 yards, I knew it would be a touchdown,” Weems said.

Michael Turner added a 3-yard scoring run for Atlanta late in the third quarter, after John Kasay and Matt Bryant traded field goals.

Carolina’s offense, last in the league in points, total yards and yards passing, was without leading receiver Steve Smith (calf injury).

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Sunday’s sums Falcons 31, Panthers 10 Carolina Atlanta

0 0 3 7 — 10 14 7 10 0 — 31 First Quarter atl—Gonzalez 6 pass from ryan (Bryant kick), 10:04. atl—Weems 55 punt return (Bryant kick), 4:24.

Second Quarter atl—White 14 pass from ryan (Bryant kick), :51.

Third Quarter Car—FG Kasay 23, 12:30. atl—FG Bryant 47, 9:46. atl—Turner 3 run (Bryant kick), 2:00.

Fourth Quarter Car—King 2 pass from Clausen (Kasay kick), :23. a—67,349.

Car Atl 12 24 First downs Total Net Yards 291 352 rushes-yards 19-137 32-99 154 253 passing punt returns 2-0 3-75 Kickoff returns 3-47 1-20 0-0 1-0 interceptions ret.

Comp-att-int 19-34-1 26-38-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-28 1-3 7-49.1 4-40.8 punts Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-1 penalties-Yards 10-97 4-20 35:30 Time of possession 24:30 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—Carolina, LaFell 1-60, Stewart 13-31, Gettis 1-19, Goodson 2-14, Sutton 2-13. atlanta, Turner 17-67, Snelling 817, Mughelli 2-8, ryan 2-7, G.Johnson 2-1, redman 1-(minus 1). paSSiNG—Carolina, Clausen 19-33-1182, LaFell 0-1-0-0. atlanta, ryan 22-32-0236, redman 4-6-0-20. reCeiViNG—Carolina, LaFell 4-63, Gettis 4-33, Sutton 3-21, Clowney 2-56, rosario 2-19, King 2-1, Goodson 2-(minus 11). atlanta, White 6-62, Gonzalez 6-53, Jenkins 5-52, Snelling 3-26, Finneran 2-26, peelle 2-22, douglas 1-19, G.Johnson 1-(minus 4).

49ers 38, Cardinals 7 Arizona 0 7 0 0— 7 San Francisco 7 3 21 7 — 38 First Quarter SF—Ginn Jr. 37 pass from a.Smith (reed kick), 4:45.

Second Quarter SF—FG reed 39, 14:18. ari—Fitzgerald 10 pass from Skelton (Feely kick), 7:30.

Third Quarter SF—V.davis 59 pass from a.Smith (reed kick), 13:02.

SF—Westbrook 6 run (reed kick), 8:50.

SF—Westbrook 6 run (reed kick), 6:51.

Fourth Quarter SF—Brown 62 interception return (reed kick), 4:01. a—69,732.

Ari SF First downs 19 16 279 362 Total Net Yards rushes-yards 22-78 25-100 passing 201 262 3-17 1-0 punt returns Kickoff returns 7-118 2-43 interceptions ret.

0-0 2-94 30-53-2 15-29-0 Comp-att-int Sacked-Yards Lost 6-41 2-14 punts 8-41.3 7-38.0 2-0 1-0 Fumbles-Lost penalties-Yards 8-43 5-25 Time of possession 32:48 27:12 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—arizona, Hightower 12-30, Wright 3-23, Wells 5-16, Skelton 2-9. San Francisco, Westbrook 13-79, dixon 11-22. paSSiNG—arizona, Bartel 16-28-1-150, Skelton 14-25-1-92. San Francisco, a.Smith 15-29-0-276. reCeiViNG—arizona, Fitzgerald 11-125, Breaston 4-26, roberts 4-23, Komar 3-26, Wright 3-8, S.Williams 2-26, Hightower 2-2, Wells 1-6. San Francisco, Crabtree 4-47, V.davis 3-96, Morgan 3-59, Ginn Jr. 2-41, Walker 1-17, Westbrook 1-14, dixon 1-2.

Jets 38, Bills 7 0 0 7 0— 7 3 14 7 14 — 38 First Quarter NYJ—FG Folk 28, 4:58.

Second Quarter NYJ—Cole 35 interception return (Folk kick), 9:07.

NYJ—Holmes 17 pass from Brunell (Folk kick), :15.

Third Quarter Buf—Byrd 37 interception return (Lindell kick), 13:06.

NYJ—edwards 52 pass from Brunell (Folk kick), 6:41.

Fourth Quarter NYJ—Clemens 10 run (Folk kick), 9:18.

NYJ—Conner 16 run (Folk kick), 6:45. a—79,019.

Buf NYJ 6 17 First downs Total Net Yards 162 388 rushes-yards 18-37 50-276 125 112 passing punt returns 2-44 4-46 Kickoff returns 7-123 2-15 1-37 4-91 interceptions ret.

Comp-att-int 12-26-4 8-15-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-5 1-7 6-49.3 6-41.3 punts Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 penalties-Yards 3-15 3-25 35:35 Time of possession 24:25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—Buffalo, Jackson 13-35, Spiller 3-5, roosevelt 1-3, Ganther 1-(minus 6). N.Y. Jets, McKnight 32-158, B.Smith 5-60, Conner 8-44, Clemens 2-9, richardson 2-6, Cotchery 1-(minus 1). paSSiNG—Buffalo, Brohm 10-23-3-106, L.Brown 2-3-1-24. N.Y. Jets, Brunell 6-121-110, Clemens 1-2-0-6, B.Smith 1-1-0-3. reCeiViNG—Buffalo, St.Johnson 5-72, roosevelt 3-30, Jackson 1-13, Hubbard 18, Stupar 1-7, Martin 1-0. N.Y. Jets, Cotchery 3-32, McKnight 2-15, edwards 1-52, Holmes 1-17, Cumberland 1-3.

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Patriots 38, Dolphins 7 0 0 0 7— 7 Miami New England 14 10 14 0 — 38 First Quarter Ne—Gronkowski 13 pass from Brady (Graham kick), 10:36.

Ne—Green-ellis 1 run (Graham kick), 4:12.

Second Quarter Ne—FG Graham 28, 1:41.

Ne—edelman 94 punt return (Graham kick), :18.

Third Quarter Ne—Crumpler 10 pass from Brady (Graham kick), 11:30.

Ne—Tate 42 pass from Hoyer (Graham kick), 6:33.

Fourth Quarter Mia—Bess 21 pass from Thigpen (Carpenter kick), 2:11. a—68,756.

Mia NE First downs 16 24 Total Net Yards 250 502 rushes-yards 16-44 45-181 passing 206 321 punt returns 0-0 4-112 Kickoff returns 7-137 1-23 interceptions ret.

0-0 1-0 Comp-att-int 16-37-1 17-29-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-34 0-0 punts 6-48.0 2-48.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 penalties-Yards 5-40 5-72 Time of possession 23:41 36:19 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—Miami, Thigpen 3-21, Brown 6-14, Williams 6-5, polite 1-4. New england, Green-ellis 20-80, Taylor 10-35, Woodhead 2-19, Morris 5-18, Clayton 6-17, edelman 1-13, Hoyer 1-(minus 1). paSSiNG—Miami, Thigpen 10-21-0-169, Henne 6-16-1-71. New england, Brady 1016-0-199, Hoyer 7-13-0-122. reCeiViNG—Miami, Marshall 5-97, Brown 3-39, Bess 3-35, Moore 2-46, Wallace 2-16, polite 1-7. New england, Gronkowski 6-102, edelman 3-72, price 341, Tate 2-82, Crumpler 1-10, Morris 1-8, Green-ellis 1-6.

Ravens 13, Bengals 7 Cincinnati Baltimore

0 0 0 7— 7 3 3 7 0 — 13 First Quarter Bal—FG Cundiff 25, 10:10.

Second Quarter Bal—FG Cundiff 47, 4:41.

Third Quarter Bal—rice 7 run (Cundiff kick), 5:47.

Fourth Quarter Cin—Simpson 11 pass from C.palmer (Stitser kick), 12:24. a—71,088.

Cin Bal First downs 20 10

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W L 10 6 8 8 6 10 6 10

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W L 12 4 12 4 5 11 4 12

y-Kansas City San diego oakland denver

W L 10 6 9 7 8 8 4 12

W L y-philadelphia 10 6 N.Y. Giants 10 6 dallas 6 10 Washington 6 10 W L y-atlanta 13 3 x-New orleans 11 5 Tampa Bay 10 6 CAROLINA 2 14 y-Chicago x-Green Bay detroit Minnesota

W L 11 5 10 6 6 10 6 10

W L y-Seattle 7 9 St. Louis 7 9 San Francisco 6 10 arizona 5 11 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Pct PF PA Home Away .875 518 313 8-0-0 6-2-0 .688 367 304 5-3-0 6-2-0 .438 273 333 1-7-0 6-2-0 .250 283 425 2-6-0 2-6-0 South T Pct PF PA Home Away 0 .625 435 388 6-2-0 4-4-0 0 .500 353 419 5-3-0 3-5-0 0 .375 390 427 4-4-0 2-6-0 0 .375 356 339 3-5-0 3-5-0 North T Pct PF PA Home Away 0 .750 375 232 5-3-0 7-1-0 0 .750 357 270 7-1-0 5-3-0 0 .313 271 332 3-5-0 2-6-0 0 .250 322 395 3-5-0 1-7-0 West T Pct PF PA Home Away 0 .625 366 326 7-1-0 3-5-0 0 .563 441 322 6-2-0 3-5-0 0 .500 410 371 5-3-0 3-5-0 0 .250 344 471 3-5-0 1-7-0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East T Pct PF PA Home Away 0 .625 439 377 4-4-0 6-2-0 0 .625 394 347 5-3-0 5-3-0 0 .375 394 436 2-6-0 4-4-0 0 .375 302 377 2-6-0 4-4-0 South T Pct PF PA Home Away 0 .813 414 288 7-1-0 6-2-0 0 .688 384 307 5-3-0 6-2-0 0 .625 341 318 4-4-0 6-2-0 0 .125 196 408 2-6-0 0-8-0 North T Pct PF PA Home Away 0 .688 334 286 5-3-0 6-2-0 0 .625 388 240 7-1-0 3-5-0 0 .375 362 369 4-4-0 2-6-0 0 .375 281 348 4-4-0 2-6-0 West T Pct PF PA Home Away 0 .438 310 407 5-3-0 2-6-0 0 .438 289 328 5-3-0 2-6-0 0 .375 305 346 5-3-0 1-7-0 0 .313 289 434 4-4-0 1-7-0 T 0 0 0 0

Sunday’s Games oakland 31, Kansas City 10 Tampa Bay 23, New orleans 13 New england 38, Miami 7 detroit 20, Minnesota 13 atlanta 31, CAROLINA 10 pittsburgh 41, Cleveland 9 N.Y. Jets 38, Buffalo 7 Baltimore 13, Cincinnati 7 San Francisco 38, arizona 7 San diego 33, denver 28 Green Bay 10, Chicago 3 Houston 34, Jacksonville 17 N.Y. Giants 17, Washington 14 dallas 14, philadelphia 13 indianapolis 23, Tennessee 20 Seattle 16, St. Louis 6

Total Net Yards 395 199 rushes-yards 31-90 27-98 305 101 passing punt returns 4-49 3-14 Kickoff returns 2-51 1-30 1-56 2-48 interceptions ret.

Comp-att-int 32-45-2 14-19-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 4-24 4-40.5 7-47.9 punts Fumbles-Lost 4-3 1-1 penalties-Yards 4-49 7-45 25:18 Time of possession 34:42 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—Cincinnati, Benson 21-53, Scott 5-32, C.palmer 2-3, Simpson 1-2, peerman 1-0, pressley 1-0. Baltimore, rice 20-77, Stallworth 1-15, McGahee 2-5. paSSiNG—Cincinnati, C.palmer 32-452-305. Baltimore, Flacco 14-19-1-125. reCeiViNG—Cincinnati, Simpson 12-123, Caldwell 7-94, Coffman 3-30, Benson 3-12, Shipley 2-14, Kelly 2-6, peerman 1-11, Scott 1-9, pressley 1-6. Baltimore, Heap 3-53, Mason 3-34, L.McClain 3-4, Houshmandzadeh 2-17, Boldin 2-9, McGahee 1-8.

MiSSed FieLd GoaLS—Cincinnati, Stitser 29 (Wr).

Lions 20, Vikings 13 Minnesota Detroit

0 0 7 6 — 13 0 10 3 7 — 20 Second Quarter det—FG rayner 55, 6:45. det—Burleson 7 pass from Sh.Hill (rayner kick), :23.

Third Quarter det—FG rayner 37, 9:58.

Min—J.allen 36 interception return (Longwell kick), 6:03.

Fourth Quarter Min—FG Longwell 27, 12:05. det—Morris 5 run (rayner kick), 9:29.

Min—FG Longwell 48, 1:55. a—57,013.

Min Det 16 22 First downs Total Net Yards 214 357 rushes-yards 24-74 27-107 140 250 passing punt returns 3-9 2-16 Kickoff returns 5-122 4-57 1-36 1-9 interceptions ret.

Comp-att-int 20-32-1 28-39-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-8 1-8 5-43.0 4-44.5 punts Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 penalties-Yards 3-25 5-33 30:52 Time of possession 29:08 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—Minnesota, Webb 5-35, peterson 14-31, Gerhart 3-12, Harvin 2-(minus 4). detroit, Best 10-34, Morris 12-21, Burleson 1-20, Logan 1-12, Sh.Hill 2-11. paSSiNG—Minnesota, Webb 20-32-1148. detroit, Sh.Hill 28-39-1-258. reCeiViNG—Minnesota, Harvin 8-72, Kleinsasser 2-22, Shiancoe 2-14, Berrian 2-11, peterson 2-(minus 2), Camarillo 1-13, Booker 1-6, Gerhart 1-6, Tahi 1-2, Webb 09, Lewis 0-(minus 5). detroit, Burleson 683, Scheffler 6-50, Best 6-23, B.Johnson 349, pettigrew 3-19, Morris 2-24, Heller 1-6.

Steelers 41, Browns 9 14 17 7 3 — 41 0 3 0 6— 9 First Quarter pit—Wallace 56 pass from roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 14:17. pit—Mendenhall 1 run (Suisham kick), 6:57.

Second Quarter Cle—FG dawson 19, 14:43. pit—Mendenhall 1 run (Suisham kick), 7:51. pit—Miller 4 pass from roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 4:53. pit—FG Suisham 41, 1:30.

Third Quarter pit—Ward 3 pass from randle el (Suisham kick), 7:18.

Fourth Quarter pit—FG Suisham 24, 12:32.

Cle—robiskie 20 pass from McCoy (pass failed), 6:33. a—68,303.

Pit Cle First downs 24 17 Total Net Yards 418 225 rushes-yards 30-100 17-43 passing 318 182 punt returns 3-5 1-11 Kickoff returns 2-36 8-73 interceptions ret.

3-22 0-0 Comp-att-int 21-30-0 21-43-3 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-7 4-28 punts 2-56.0 3-43.7 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0 penalties-Yards 3-25 6-46 Time of possession 33:14 26:46 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—pittsburgh, Mendenhall 1436, dwyer 9-28, roethlisberger 4-24, redman 3-12. Cleveland, McCoy 4-19, Bell 514, Hillis 6-13, Cribbs 1-0. paSSiNG—pittsburgh, roethlisberger 15-22-0-280, Leftwich 5-7-0-42, randle el 1-1-0-3. Cleveland, McCoy 20-41-3-209, Wallace 1-1-0-1, Cribbs 0-1-0-0. reCeiViNG—pittsburgh, Ward 5-45, Miller 4-55, Brown 4-52, Wallace 3-105, randle el 2-21, Mendenhall 1-24, Sanders 1-16, redman 1-7. Cleveland, Watson 767, Bell 4-14, Massaquoi 3-50, Cribbs 3-37, robiskie 2-35, Stuckey 1-4, Hillis 1-3.

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Buccaneers 23, Saints 13 Tampa Bay New Orleans

3 7 10 3 — 23 7 0 3 3 — 13 First Quarter TB—FG Barth 43, 9:58.

No—Graham 4 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 4:41.

Second Quarter TB—Briscoe 2 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 6:40.

Third Quarter

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

AFC 9-3-0 9-3-0 3-9-0 3-9-0

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

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AFC 6-6-0 7-5-0 6-6-0 3-9-0

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

Div 2-4-0 3-3-0 6-0-0 1-5-0

NFC 7-5-0 8-4-0 4-8-0 4-8-0

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

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

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AFC 3-1-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 0-4-0

Div 5-1-0 4-2-0 3-3-0 0-6-0

NFC 8-4-0 8-4-0 5-7-0 5-7-0

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

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

NFC 6-6-0 5-7-0 4-8-0 3-9-0

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

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

Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 8 New orleans at Seattle, 4:30 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at indianapolis, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 9 Baltimore at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 15 indianapolis, Kansas City or Baltimore at pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m. (CBS) Green Bay, New orleans or Seattle at atlanta, 8 p.m. (FoX) Sunday, Jan. 16 philadelphia, New orleans or Seattle at Chicago, 1 p.m. (FoX) N.Y. Jets, Kansas City or Baltimore at New england, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

No—FG Hartley 45, 10:30.

TB—FG Barth 32, 8:01.

TB—M.Williams 18 pass from Freeman (Barth kick), 2:09.

Fourth Quarter No—FG Hartley 38, 11:17.

TB—FG Barth 48, 4:01. a—70,068.

NO TB First downs 18 20 Total Net Yards 317 305 24-84 22-106 rushes-yards passing 233 199 punt returns 1-4 1-7 3-108 6-142 Kickoff returns interceptions ret.

1-4 0-0 Comp-att-int 21-27-0 24-41-1 3-22 3-13 Sacked-Yards Lost punts 1-46.0 3-31.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-2 7-54 5-45 penalties-Yards Time of possession 29:03 30:57 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—Tampa Bay, Blount 19-66, Freeman 4-11, C.Williams 1-7. New orleans, Bush 9-70, ivory 7-33, Jones 4-6, daniel 10, Meachem 1-(minus 3). paSSiNG—Tampa Bay, Freeman 21-260-255, Spurlock 0-1-0-0. New orleans, Brees 22-38-1-196, daniel 2-3-0-16. reCeiViNG—Tampa Bay, Briscoe 4-65, M.Williams 4-40, Winslow 3-28, Stovall 245, parker 2-33, Blount 2-2, Lumpkin 1-12, purvis 1-11, Lorig 1-10, Gilmore 1-9. New orleans, arrington 7-79, Moore 6-53, Bush 5-55, Graham 2-15, Jones 2-3.

Raiders 31, Chiefs 10 Oakland Kansas City

0 10 7 14 — 31 3 0 7 0 — 10 First Quarter KC—FG Succop 30, 11:03.

Second Quarter oak—Schilens 5 pass from J.Campbell (Janikowski kick), 8:33. oak—FG Janikowski 38, :07.

Third Quarter KC—Charles 5 run (Succop kick), 8:02. oak—Bush 26 run (Janikowski kick), 2:26.

Fourth Quarter oak—Ford 10 run (Janikowski kick), 11:07. oak—routt 22 interception return (Janikowski kick), 9:11. a—67,045.

Oak KC First downs 21 17 344 201 Total Net Yards rushes-yards 37-209 29-115 passing 135 86 punt returns 3-0 3-20 Kickoff returns 3-50 5-83 2-39 0-0 interceptions ret.

Comp-att-int 16-26-0 13-36-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-25 7-56 5-46.8 6-37.7 punts Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 penalties-Yards 10-77 5-39 26:32 Time of possession 33:28 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—oakland, Bush 25-137, J.Campbell 4-33, Ford 2-22, Cartwright 26, Bennett 1-5, reece 2-4, Heyward-Bey 12. Kansas City, Charles 14-87, Jones 1017, palko 1-6, Battle 4-5. paSSiNG—oakland, J.Campbell 15-250-155, Boller 1-1-0-5. Kansas City, Cassel 11-33-2-115, palko 2-3-0-27. reCeiViNG—oakland, Z.Miller 5-31, Bush 4-34, Schilens 3-24, Murphy 2-29, Ford 1-35, Myers 1-7. Kansas City, Bowe 568, Chambers 2-22, Charles 2-13, Moeaki 1-17, McCluster 1-15, Battle 1-9.

phi—Hall 4 pass from Kolb (akers kick), 14:53. dal—Ware 17 fumble return (Buehler kick), 11:28.

Fourth Quarter phi—FG akers 43, 14:24. phi—FG akers 22, 7:01. dal—Witten 4 pass from McGee (Buehler kick), :55. a—69,144.

Phi Dal First downs 14 14 Total Net Yards 272 244 34-159 27-124 rushes-yards passing 113 120 punt returns 1-0 3-31 4-72 2-48 Kickoff returns interceptions ret.

3-4 0-0 Comp-att-int 11-27-0 18-36-3 2-14 6-42 Sacked-Yards Lost punts 8-44.6 7-38.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 6-45 4-40 penalties-Yards Time of possession 29:10 30:50 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—dallas, Jones 11-81, McGee 9-55, Choice 7-20, Gronkowski 3-9, Barber 3-3, austin 1-(minus 9). philadelphia, Harrison 21-99, Kolb 3-12, Buckley 2-11. paSSiNG—dallas, McGee 11-27-0-127. philadelphia, Kolb 18-36-3-162. reCeiViNG—dallas, Witten 4-46, austin 2-62, Bennett 2-11, Johnson 1-6, r.Williams 1-6, Jones 1-(minus 4). philadelphia, Hall 6-84, Harrison 5-17, Harbor 4-32, avant 121, Cooper 1-5, Schmitt 1-3.

MiSSed FieLd GoaLS—dallas, Buehler 52 (Wr).

Giants 17, Redskins 14 N.Y. Giants Washington

3 7 7 0 — 17 0 7 0 7 — 14 First Quarter NYG—FG Tynes 20, 5:03.

Second Quarter NYG—Jacobs 2 run (Tynes kick), 3:06.

Was—F.davis 1 pass from Grossman (Gano kick), :22.

Third Quarter NYG—Manningham 92 pass from Manning (Tynes kick), 12:19.

Fourth Quarter Was—armstrong 64 pass from Grossman (Gano kick), 5:52. a—76,189.

Was NYG First downs 14 20 Total Net Yards 325 385 32-82 20-67 rushes-yards passing 243 318 punt returns 2-24 3-73 2-36 4-82 Kickoff returns interceptions ret.

1-6 1-8 Comp-att-int 17-29-1 26-44-1 0-0 2-18 Sacked-Yards Lost punts 7-41.6 4-43.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-3 2-24 4-25 penalties-Yards Time of possession 32:20 27:40 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—N.Y. Giants, Jacobs 13-49, Bradshaw 15-22, Manning 4-11. Washington, Torain 18-61, K.Williams 1-4. paSSiNG—N.Y. Giants, Manning 17-291-243. Washington, Grossman 26-44-1-336. reCeiViNG—N.Y. Giants, Hagan 6-70, Manningham 4-101, Boss 2-29, Clayton 219, Bradshaw 2-8, Ware 1-16. Washington, Moss 9-74, Cooley 5-53, K.Williams 4-47, armstrong 2-84, austin 2-41, F.davis 2-20, Sellers 1-9, Torain 1-8.

Texans 34, Jaguars 17 0 17 0 0 — 17 10 10 7 7 — 34 First Quarter Hou—Foster 2 run (rackers kick), 12:25.

Hou—FG rackers 26, 4:15.

Second Quarter Jac—Jennings 3 run (Scobee kick), 14:54.

Hou—Ward 35 run (rackers kick), 12:53.

Jac—FG Scobee 39, 8:40.

Jac—Lewis 7 pass from edwards (Scobee kick), 1:54.

Hou—FG rackers 33, :00.

Third Quarter Hou—daniels 5 pass from Schaub (rackers kick), 3:47.

Fourth Quarter Hou—Foster 35 run (rackers kick), 10:49. a—71,023.

Jac Hou 23 22 First downs 322 497 Total Net Yards rushes-yards 35-198 37-244 passing 124 253 1-3 3-26 punt returns Kickoff returns 5-123 4-85 interceptions ret.

0-0 1-1 12-25-1 18-22-0 Comp-att-int Sacked-Yards Lost 2-16 0-0 punts 4-44.3 3-38.7 1-1 0-0 Fumbles-Lost penalties-Yards 2-15 5-48 Time of possession 30:48 29:12 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—Jacksonville, Jennings 22108, Karim 7-52, Thomas 2-20, edwards 418. Houston, Foster 31-180, Ward 4-63. paSSiNG—Jacksonville, edwards 12-251-140. Houston, Schaub 18-22-0-253. reCeiViNG—Jacksonville, Jennings 434, Lewis 4-26, Hill 3-68, Thomas 1-12. Houston, Jones 5-70, daniels 5-62, Walter 3-54, dreessen 2-50, Foster 2-10, Ward 1-7.

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Packers 10, Bears 3 0 3 0 0— 3 0 0 3 7 — 10 Second Quarter Chi—FG Gould 30, 4:31.

Third Quarter GB—FG Crosby 23, 2:39.

Fourth Quarter GB—d.Lee 1 pass from rodgers (Crosby kick), 12:42. a—70,833.

Chi GB First downs 13 14 Total Net Yards 227 284 rushes-yards 20-110 23-60 117 224 passing punt returns 2-35 5-50 Kickoff returns 2-31 2-47 1-42 2-24 interceptions ret.

Comp-att-int 21-39-2 19-28-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 6-51 2-5 8-45.5 8-43.5 punts Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 penalties-Yards 6-46 4-30 29:20 Time of possession 30:40 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—Chicago, Forte 15-91, Taylor 3-11, Cutler 2-8. Green Bay, rodgers 721, Starks 5-20, Jackson 7-19, Kuhn 4-0. paSSiNG—Chicago, Cutler 21-39-2-168.

Green Bay, rodgers 19-28-1-229. reCeiViNG—Chicago, Forte 8-60, r.davis 7-63, olsen 5-29, Hester 1-16.

Green Bay, driver 5-41, Jennings 4-97, Nelson 2-39, Jackson 2-16, Starks 2-15, J.Jones 1-8, Kuhn 1-7, Quarless 1-5, d.Lee 1-1.

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Colts 23, Titans 20

Chargers 33, Broncos 28

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San Diego Denver

3 3 14 0 — 20 3 10 7 3 — 23 First Quarter ind—FG Vinatieri 48, 8:17.

Ten—FG Bironas 26, 2:27.

Second Quarter ind—FG Vinatieri 44, 13:13.

Ten—FG Bironas 42, 6:48. ind—Wayne 7 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), 1:55.

Third Quarter Ten—Britt 21 pass from Collins (Bironas kick), 11:29. ind—Garcon 30 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), 9:16.

Ten—C.Johnson 15 pass from Collins (Bironas kick), 4:18.

Fourth Quarter ind—FG Vinatieri 43, :00. a—67,188.

Ten Ind First downs 17 24 Total Net Yards 341 358 rushes-yards 24-51 25-101 passing 290 257 punt returns 2-7 0-0 Kickoff returns 4-119 4-78 interceptions ret.

0-0 0-0 Comp-att-int 28-39-0 27-41-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-10 1-7 punts 5-42.2 5-38.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 penalties-Yards 7-58 5-25 Time of possession 31:17 28:43 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—Tennessee, C.Johnson 2039, ringer 1-5, Williams 1-5, Collins 2-2. indianapolis, rhodes 11-48, addai 11-44, d.Brown 3-9. paSSiNG—Tennessee, Collins 28-39-0300. indianapolis, Manning 27-41-0-264. reCeiViNG—Tennessee, Cook 7-58, C.Johnson 6-51, Britt 5-85, Hall 4-19, Williams 3-24, Washington 1-38, Moss 118, ringer 1-7. indianapolis, Wayne 9-68, Garcon 7-78, Tamme 7-67, White 4-51.

Cowboys 14, Eagles 13 Dallas 0 7 0 7 — 14 Philadelphia 0 7 0 6 — 13 Second Quarter

0 16 10 7 — 33 7 0 7 14 — 28 First Quarter den—Lloyd 14 pass from Tebow (Hauschka kick), 2:57.

Second Quarter Sd—Mathews 27 run (Kaeding kick), 13:52.

Sd—FG Kaeding 42, 9:59.

Sd—FG Kaeding 45, 3:45.

Sd—FG Kaeding 47, :09.

Third Quarter Sd—Mathews 12 run (Kaeding kick), 11:10.

Sd—FG Kaeding 37, 8:31. den—decker 6 pass from Tebow (Hauschka kick), 3:15.

Fourth Quarter Sd—Mathews 31 run (Kaeding kick), 7:55. den—Vaughn 97 kickoff return (Hauschka kick), 7:42. den—Tebow 6 run (Hauschka kick), :26. a—74,155.

SD Den First downs 20 18 Total Net Yards 447 337 rushes-yards 31-164 29-146 passing 283 191 punt returns 3-95 0-0 Kickoff returns 4-122 6-227 interceptions ret.

2-28 1-31 Comp-att-int 21-37-1 16-36-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-30 3-14 punts 4-45.0 5-51.4 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 0-0 penalties-Yards 3-32 5-45 Time of possession 34:22 25:38 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS rUSHiNG—San diego, Mathews 26-120, Sproles 4-43, rivers 1-1. denver, Tebow 1394, Moreno 6-41, Ball 6-21, Buckhalter 3-8. paSSiNG—San diego, rivers 21-37-1313. denver, Tebow 16-36-2-205. reCeiViNG—San diego, Naanee 4-79, Jackson 3-53, Mathews 3-19, Floyd 2-57, Sproles 2-26, McMichael 2-22, Washington 2-20, ajirotutu 1-17, Sperry 1-17, Kr.Wilson 1-3. denver, Lloyd 5-73, Buckhalter 4-49, Graham 2-41, decker 2-22.

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Former Catawba player and assistant coach Jim Tomsula waves to 49ers fans after San Francisco romped to a win under Tomsula’s leadership.

Seahawks win division Associated Press

SEATTLE — The Seahawks used a stingy defense to become the first sub.500 division champ in league history with a 16-6 win over St. Louis on Sunday night.

Backup quarterback Charlie Whitehurst threw a 4-yard touchdown pass on Seattle’s first drive, and Olindo Mare kicked second-half field goals of 31, 38 and 34 yards. The Seahawks finished as champs of the NFC West at 79, the first playoff team with a losing record — not including the 1982 strikeshortened season — since the merger in 1970. It was Seattle’s first division title since 2007.

Whitehurst finished 22 of 36 for 192 yards making just the second start of his career. He started in place of Matt Hasselbeck, who was active and went through warmups, but didn’t play after suffering a hip injury last week against Tampa Bay. (Sum is on 2B.) 49ers 38, Cardinals 7 SAN FRANCISCO — Alex Smith threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Vernon Davis in what likely was the quarterback’s final hurrah with the 49ers in a matchup for last place in the awful NFC West.

Smith, the 2005 No. 1 overall draft pick who becomes a free agent, threw for 276 yards and two TDs overall and the Niners (6-10) made interim coach Jim Tomsula a winner in what will probably be his only game coaching the team. Tomsula was promoted from his defensive line duties after coach Mike Singletary was fired following a loss last week.

Colts 23, Titans 20 INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes and Adam Vinatieri made a 43-yard field goal as time expired, giving the Colts their seventh AFC South title in eight years.

The Colts (10-6) tied Dallas’ NFL record for most consecutive playoff appearances (nine) and will face the New York Jets next weekend in a wildcard game.

Manning was 27 of 41 for 264 yards and threw his 398th and 399th career TD passes. He set the NFL’s singleseason record for completions with 450.

But it was Manning’s masterful five-play, 37-yard drive that gave Indy its fourth straight win.

Texans 34, Jaguars 17 HOUSTON — Arian Foster ran for 180 yards to capture the NFL rushing title for Houston.

The Jaguars (8-8) needed a win and a Colts loss to make playoffs, but couldn’t overcome the absence of its top two offensive players. Quarterback David Garrard had finger surgery Thursday and Pro Bowl running back Maurice Jones-Drew sat out with a right knee injury.

Indianapolis wound up winning minutes after the Jaguars’ game ended.

Foster finished with 1,616 yards rushing, the highest single-season total for an undrafted player.

Steelers 41, Browns 9 CLEVELAND — Ben Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes and Pittsburgh won the AFC North to secure a first-round playoff bye.

The Steelers (12-4) built a 31-3 halftime lead and rocked the rival Browns (5-11), who didn’t put up much of a fight in their finale.

Ravens 13, Bengals 7 BALTIMORE — Ed Reed had two interceptions and Ray Lewis recovered two fumbles, part of an opportunistic defense that carried Baltimore.

Despite the victory, the Ravens (12-4) failed to get the help necessary to win the AFC North. Baltimore needed Pittsburgh to lose to Cleveland, but the Steelers won easily to deny the Ravens a first-round bye.

Baltimore will play Kansas City next Sunday and comes into the playoffs with a four-game winning streak.

Raiders 31, Chiefs 10 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Michael Bush rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown and short-handed Oakland beat playoff-bound Kansas City to gain a unique NFL distinction.

The Raiders (8-8) finished 6-0 in the

AFC West, the first team since the 1970 merger to go unbeaten in the division and not make the playoffs.

Packers 10, Bears 3 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers’ 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Donald Lee to give Green Bay the lead, and its defense held on to clinch a wild card berth.

The Packers will visit the NFC East champion Eagles next Sunday.

Nothing came easy for the Packers (10-6), They trailed 3-0 at halftime and were tied going into the fourth quarter with the Bears — a team that didn’t have anything to play for in terms of playoff seeding, but still played to win with its starters.

Buccaneers 23, Saints 13 NEW ORLEANS — Josh Freeman passed for two touchdowns but Tampa Bay failed to make the playoffs.

The Bucs (10-6) entered the game needing a victory and losses by both the Giants and Packers to make the post season. The Giants and Packers both won.

The Saints (11-5) will open the playoffs next Saturday against the NFC West champion Seahawks (7-9), who defeated the Rams 16-6.

Freeman passed for 255 yards, including a 2-yard scoring strike to Dezmon Briscoe in the back of the end zone, and an 18-yard TD to Mike Williams on fourth-and-short.

Patriots 38, Dolphins 7 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes to cap a record-setting season as New England won its eighth straight.

The game meant nothing in the standings. Still, Brady played into the third quarter and finished with 36 touchdowns passing and four interceptions. He extended his NFL records to 335 straight passes without an interception and 28 consecutive regularseason wins as a starter at home.

The Patriots (14-2) already had homefield advantage for as long as they remain in the AFC playoffs and have a first-round bye.

Jets 38, Bills 7 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Mark Brunell threw two touchdown passes in relief of Mark Sanchez, Joe McKnight ran for a career-high 158 yards and the Jets’ defense dominated.

Having already clinched a postseason spot, New York (11-5) sat a handful of stars, including LaDainian Tomlinson and Darrelle Revis, but still earned the fourth 11-win season in franchise history — and first since the 1998 team went to the AFC championship game.

The Jets open the playoffs against the Indianapolis Colts next Saturday.

Lions 20, Vikings 13 DETROIT — Brett Favre stood in street clothes on the sideline in what likely was the final game of his 20-season career, watching the Lions (6-10) beat his Vikings for their fourth straight win.

The Vikings (6-10) closed out a lost season by putting the three-time MVP quarterback on the inactive because of a concussion, with rookie Joe Webb making his second start.

After the game, Favre said it was time for him to call it a career.

Cowboys 14, Eagles 13 PHILADELPHIA — Stephen McGee threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten with 55 seconds left to lead Dallas over the NFC East champs.

Michael Vick and nearly every starter didn’t play in a game that had no effect on Philadelphia’s playoff positioning.

The Eagles (10-6) are locked into the No. 3 seed and will host Green Bay in a wild-card game next Sunday.

Giants 17, Redsksins 14 LANDOVER, Md.— The Giants got the win, but they didn’t get the help they needed to make the playoffs.

Osi Umenyiora forced two of the defense’s four turnovers, and the Giants ended with a 10-6 and no playoff spot after the Packers defeated the Bears to clinch the final NFC postseason spot.

Chargers 33, Broncos 28 DENVER — Rookie Ryan Mathews ran for three scores and Nate Kaeding kicked four field goals for San Diego.

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KEN WEDDINGTON Total Auctioneering Services 140 Eastside Dr., China Grove 704-8577458 License 392

Drywall Services OLYMPIC DRYWALL

By appt. only Call 704-857-1854

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Since 1985.

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18 WORDS MAX. Number of free greetings per person may be limited, combined or excluded, contingent on space available.

In Person: 131 W. Innes Street Online: www.SalisburyPost.com (under Website Forms, bottom right column)

Chimney Sweep & Fireplace

Genesis Auto Detailing & Headlight Restoration. Complete service. Pick up/ delivery avail. 704-279-2600

S44972

S45263

FOR FREE BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Please Fax, hand deliver or fill out form online

1/2 Ham (8 lb or more) Coupon offer expires 12/31/10 Not valid with any other coupon.

Coupon offer expires 12/31/10 Not valid with any other coupon.

704-754-6519 Baked Fresh To Order!

OFF

1/2 Ham (8 lb or more) & turkey breast or whole turkey, 2 large sides and large dessert.

• Birthday & Holiday Gift Baskets • Party Trays • Fresh Breads

7.00

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Reliable Fence All Your Fencing Needs, Reasonable Rates, 21 years experience.

(704)640-0223

Financial Services “We can remove bankruptcies, judgments, liens, and bad loans from your credit file forever!”

The Federal Trade Commission says companies that promise to scrub your credit report of accurate negative information for a fee are lying. Under federal law, accurate negative information can be reported for up to seven years, and some bankruptcies for up to ten years. Learn about managing credit and debt at ftc.gov/credit.

A message from the Salisbury Post and the FTC.

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Grading & Hauling

Home Improvement

Junk Removal

Manufactured Home Services

Beaver Grading Quality work, reasonable rates.

Free Estimates 704-6364592

Hometown Lawn Care & Handyman Service. Mowing, pressure washing, gutter cleaning, odd jobs ~inside & out. Comm, res. Insured. Free estimates. “No job too small” 704-433-7514 Larry Sheets, owner

Anthony's Scrap Metal Service. Top prices paid for any type of metal or batteries. Free haul away.

704-433-1951

Mobile Home Supplies~ City Consignment Company New & Used Furniture. Please Call 704636-2004

CASH FOR JUNK CARS And batteries.

Call 704-279-7480 or 704-798-2930

Moving and Storage

Heating and Air Conditioning Piedmont AC & Heating Electrical Services Lowest prices in town!!

704-213-4022

Home Improvement A HANDYMAN & MOORE Kitchen & Bath remodeling Quality Home Improvements Carpentry, Plumbing, Electric Clark Moore 704-213-4471

Kitchens, Baths, Sunrooms, Remodel, Additions, Wood & Composite Decks, Garages, Vinyl Rails, Windows, Siding. & Roofing. ~ 704-633-5033 ~

Lawn Equipment Repair Services

Bowen Painting Interior and Exterior Painting 704-630-6976.

BowenPainting@yahoo.com

Cathy's Painting Service Interior & exterior, new & repaints. 704-279-5335

Earl's Lawn Care 3Mowing 3Yard Cleanup 3Trimming Bushes 3Leaf

Stoner Painting Contractor

Removal 3Gutter Cleaning 3Core Aeration 3Fertilizing

Brisson - HandyMan Home Repair, Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, etc.

Insured. 704-798-8199

The Floor Doctor

Want to sell quickly?

Try a border around your ad for $5!

Complete crawlspace work, Wood floor leveling, jacks installed, rotten wood replaced due to water or termites, brick/block/tile work, foundations, etc.

704-933-3494

Professional Services Unlimited Quality work at affordable prices NC G.C. #17608 NC Home Inspector #107. Complete contracting service, under home repairs, foundation and masonry repairs, light tractor work and property maintenence. 36 Years Exp. We accept Visa/MC. 704-633-3584 www.professionalservicesunltd.com Duke C. Brown Sr. Owner Browning ConstructionStructural repair, flooring installations, additions, decks, garages. 704-637-1578 LGC

Junk Removal

Garages, new homes, remodeling, roofing, siding, back hoe, loader 704-6369569 Maddry Const Lic G.C.

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ We Buy Any Type of Scrap Metal At the Best Prices...

Guaranteed!

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We will come to you! F David, 704-314-7846

SEAMLESS GUTTER Licensed Contractor C.M. Walton Construction, 704-202-8181

Painting and Decorating

Lyerly's ATV & Mower Repair Free estimates. All types of repairs Pickup/delivery avail. 704-642-2787

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

Around the House Repairs Carpentry. Electrical. Plumbing. H & H Construction 704-633-2219

HMC Handyman Services. Any job around the house. Please call 704-239-4883

TH Jones Mini-Max Storage 116 Balfour Street Granite Quarry Please 704-279-3808

Roofing and Guttering

FREE Estimates

• 25 years exp.

• Int./Ext. painting • Pressure washing • Staining • References • Insured 704-239-7553

704-636-3415 704-640-3842 www.earlslawncare.com GAYLOR'S LAWNCARE For ALL your lawn care needs! *FREE ESTIMATES* 704-639-9925/ 704-640-0542

Pools and Supplies

Outdoors By Overcash Mowing, shrub trimming & leaf blowing. 704-630-0120

Bost Pools – Call me about your swimming pool. Installation, service, liner & replacement. (704) 637-1617

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

Lawn Maint. & Landscaping

Guttering, leaf guard, metal & shingle roofs.

Ask about tax credits.

~ 704-633-5033 ~

Tree Service A-1 Tree Service 3Established since 1978 3Reliable & Reasonable 3Insured Free Estimates!

~ 704-202-8881~ Recognized by the Salisbury Tree Board

Graham's Tree Service Free estimates, reasonable rates. Licensed, Insured, Bonded. 704-633-9304 John Sigmon Stump grinding, Prompt service for 30+ years, Free Estimates. John Sigmon, 704-279-5763.

Johnny Yarborough, Tree Expert trimming, topping, & removal of stumps by machine. Wood splitting, lots cleared. 10% off to senior citizens.

704-857-1731

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To place an ad call the Classified Department at 704-797-4220

MOORE'S Tree TrimmingTopping & Removing. Use Bucket Truck, 704-209-6254 Licensed, Insured & Bonded TREE WORKS by Jonathan Keener.

Insured – Free estimates!

Please call 704-636-0954.

SALISBURY POST Drivers & Transportation

Drivers & Transportation

Flowers & Plants

DRIVERS NEEDED Due to increases in business Swing Transport is now hiring drivers for its Salisbury NC Location.

Benefits include: 4 Competitive pay 4 Health, Life, Dental and Vision Plan 4 Paid Vacation 4 Paid Holidays 4 401k/Profit Sharing Plan 4 No Touch Freight 4 No Haz-Mat You can drive a truck and have a home life We operate primarily in SE TN, AL, GA, KY and NC and VA. Two years tractor-trailer experience required. Must be DOT qualified and have a Safe Driving Record.

42'' Leyland Cypress or Green Giant Trees.

Makes a beautiful property line boundary or privacy screen. $10 per tree.

Varieties of Gardenias, Nandina, Juniper, Holly, Ligustrum, Burning Bush, Hosta, Viburnum, Gold Mop, Camelias, Forsythia, Arborvitae, Azaleas AND MORE! $6. All of the above include delivery & installation! 704-274-0569

Fuel & Wood

Please Call 1-800-849-5378

FIREWOOD FOR SALE Split OR Logs. Delivery negotiable. Please call for info: 704-636-5541

Employment

Firewood for Sale: Pick-up/Dump Truck sized loads, delivered.

704-647-4772

Employment

Clerical/Administrative

Administrative Assistant First Baptist Church of Salisbury has an immediate opening for a part-time Administrative Assistant to our Minister of Education. Must have computer skills including graphics, publishing, & data entry. Must be able to multi-task & have strong communication skills.

Please send resume to First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 - Attn: HRC Committee.

Customer Service

RUSHCO MARKETS IS

NOW HIRING !

CUSTOMER SERVICE CASHIERS Openings in: Mocksville, Salisbury & Kannapolis Locations

WE OFFER: *Excellent Starting Pay *Insurance Benefits *Paid Vacation Requirements: Valid driver's license A Nationwide Criminal Record Background check

To apply, fax resume to: 704-636-7772 or call: 704-633-3211 or 704-633-8233 ext. 20 to schedule an interview

Furniture & Appliances Air Conditioners, Washers, Dryers, Ranges, Frig. $65 & up. Used TV & Appliance Center Service after the sale. 704-279-6500

Baby Items

$10 to start. Earn 40%.

Call 704-754-2731 or 704-607-4530

Baby Einstein Jumparoo Never Been Used Perfect Cond. $50 pd.$160 at BRUs. Call anytime 704640-2944

Driver

Boocoo Auction Items *All Boocoo Auction Items are subject to prior sale, and can be seen at salisburypost.boocoo.com

Drive Knight in 2011!

Get paid today for what you hauled yesterday. Top equipment! Van and Refrigerated.

CDL-A, 3 months OTR experience. 800-414-9569. www.driveknight.com

Want to Buy Merchandise Bingham Smith Lumber Co. !!!NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Metal Roofing Many colors. Custom lengths, trim, accessories, & trusses.

Call 980-234-8093 Patrick Smith

Bedroom suite, king size. Like new. With marble top nightstands. $4200.

Asking Paid $2000 obo. Please call 704-202-5397 Bedroom suite, new 5 piece. All for $297.97.

Hometown Furniture, 322 S. Main St. 704-633-7777 China cabinet, oak.

Front is 38” wide, 25” deep, 74” high. Great condition. $500 obo. 704857-9687 or 704-2020831 Grandfather clock, oak.

Approx. 75” high. With copper hinges & handle.

Mint condition. $500 obo.

704-857-9687 or 704202-0831

BINGHAM-SMITH LUMBER CO. Save money on lumber.

Treated and Untreated.

Round Fence Post in all sizes. Save extra when buying full units.

Call Patrick at 980-234-8093.

Christmas tree. 7½ ft.

Christmas tree, prelit. $35. Please call 336-4063969 for more info.

Lasonic Digital Tonal Converter for older TV $30. New, never used.

704-857-2328

Lumber All New!

Healthcare

Position Avail. for LPN or RN. Full Time, Apply in person. No phone calls please. Brightmoor Nursing Center, 610 W. Fisher St. Healthcare

RN's, LPN's & PRN's needed all shifts.

Competitive wages.

Please submit resume to NC Veteran's Home, 1601 Brenner Ave., Building 10, Salisbury, NC 28145.

SKILLED LABOR Experienced Diesel Mechanic wanted.

Send resume to PO Box 302, Mocksville NC 27028

Hurry! While they last!

Computer. Complete P4 Dell. Internet ready, CD burner. Mouse, keyboard, 17” monitor included. $125.

Please call 980-205-0947

Consignment Growing Pains Family Consignments Call (704)638-0870 115 W. Innes Street

Farm Equipment & Supplies Farm Equipment, new & used. McDaniel Auction Co. 704-278-0726 or 704798-9259. NCAL 48, NCFL 8620. Your authorized farm equipment dealer.

Timber wanted - Pine or hardwood. 5 acres or more select or clear cut.

Shaver Wood Products, Inc. Call 704-278-9291.

Show off your stuff!

With our

Send us a photo and description we'll advertise it in the paper for 15 days, and online for 30 days

30*!

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Lawn and Garden

Call today about our Private Party Special!

Holshouser Cycle Shop Lawn mower repairs and trimmer sharpening. Pick up & delivery. (704)637-2856

704-797-4220

Air Compressor 20 gal.

5.5 Hp. Single Cylinder, Custom airbrushed. $125 Call 704-857-2945 Rotary hammer drill, Bosch.

Barely used (maybe twice) Comes with 3 bits. $300 OBO. 980-234-6542 Anthony

Misc For Sale Acetylene Oxygen Welder, both tank scutting & brazing torches with cart. $450.

704-938-4948

Put your picture in your business or service ad for instant recognition.

Bring All Offers

3 BR, 2 BA, newer kitchen, large dining room, split bedrooms, nice porches, huge detached garage, concrete drives. R51548 $89,500. Monica Poole 704-245-4628 B&R Realty Fulton Heights

Reduced

*some restrictions apply

STEEL, Channel, Angle, Flat Bars, Pipe Orders Cut to Length. Mobile Home Truss- $6 ea.; Vinyl floor covering- $4.89 yd.; Carpet- $5.75 yd.; Masonite Siding 4x8- $14; 12”x16' lap siding at $6.95 ea.

School Desks - $7.50 ea.

RECYCLING, Top prices paid for Aluminum cans, Copper, Brass, Radiators, Aluminum.

Davis Enterprises Inc. 7585 Sherrills Ford Rd. Salisbury, NC 28147 704-636-9821

J.Y. Monk Real Estate School-Get licensed fast, Charlotte/Concord courses. $399 tuition fee. Free Brochure. 800-849-0932

Free Stuff

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A Must See

3 BR, 2 BA in Hunters Pointe. Above ground pool, garage, huge area that could easily be finished upstairs.

R51150A. $179,900.

B&R Realty 704-633-2394 Rockwell

Washing machine for sale. Minor repairs. $50.

Please call 336-624-4918

Found a set of keys on Happy Lake Road in Rockwell. Please Call 704-857-8055 Found cat. Beautiful.

Large grey & white. Pine Hill Dr. area of Granite Quarry.

Very loving.

Wants to go inside. Call 704-279-6168 Found dog. Chihuahua.

Brown w/collar. Barringer St. area. On 12/26. Nice dog, extremely energetic.

704-239-6685

Awesome Location

3BR, 2BA. Wonderful location, new hardwoods in master BR and living room. Lovely kitchen with new stainless appliances.

Deck, private back yard.

R51492 $124,900 Poole B&R Monica Realty 704-245-4628 Salisbury

Convenient Location

Found Husky on West Innes Street. Call 704637-0229 between 8am5:30pm Found keys. Evening of Dec. 15th. Outside of Dr. Washco dental office in Spencer. To identify, call 704-633-9368 Found Small dog on 12/23 in the Corbin Hills area. Please Call 704-310-8547 Lost cat. Part tabby & part Calico. House cat.

Last seen in Spencer.

Missing since 12/27. Call 704-633-2956 Lost dog. Adult Yellow Lab with red collar.

Rockwell area. Missing since Dec. 26th . Please call 704-279-6771 Lost glasses in red case. Dec. 18th near Catawba College Crystal Lounge during the evening Nutcracker performance.

REWARD!!

Please call 704-636-9468

Homes for Sale

Very nice 2 BR 2.5 BA condo overlooking golf course and pool! Great views, freshly decorated, screened in porch at rear. T51378. $103,900 Monica Poole B&R Realty 704-245-4628 Salisbury

Great Location

Motivated Seller

3 BR, 2 BA. Well cared for, kitchen with granite, eat at bar, dining area, large living room, mature trees, garden spot, 2 car garage plus storage bldgs. $149,500. Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty

1409 South Martin Luther King Jr Ave., 2 BR, 1 BA, fixer upper.

Owner financing or cash discount. $750 Down $411/month.

1-803-403-9555

Motivated Seller 3 BR, 2 BA, Well established neighborhood.

All brick home with large deck. Large 2 car garage.

R50188 $163,900 B&R Realty 704.633.2394 Salisbury

New Home Let us know! We will run your ad with a photo for 15 days in print and 30 days online.

Cost is just $30.

Call the Salisbury Post Classified Department at 704-797-4220 or email classads@salisburypost.com X

Check out the Classifieds in today’s Salisbury Post!

704-633-8950

Bank Foreclosures & Distress Sales. These homes need work! For a FREE list:

Music Sales & Service Ibanez Gio. Asking $150 OBO. Please call 980234-6542 for more info.

Ask for Anthony Piano for sale. In good condition. With bench.

Needs tuning. $500.

Please call 704-636-1364

Harrison Rd. near Food Lion. 3BR, 2BA. 1 ac. 1,800 sq. ft., big BR, retreat, huge deck. $580/mo. Financing avail. 704-489-1158 Salisbury Area 3 or 4 bedroom, 2 baths, $500 down under $700 per month. 704-225-8850

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Over 2 Acres

3 BR, 2.5 BA, wonderful home on over 2 acres, horses allowed, partially fenced back yard, storage building. $164,900 R51465 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

High Rock waterfront, beautiful, gently sloping, wooded in Waters Edge subdivision. Approx. 275' deep, 100' waterline.

Excellent HOA. For Sale

By Owner. $248,000.

Appraisal available. Call 704-609-5650

Want to get results? 

Land for Sale

W. Rowan 1.19 acs. Old Stony Knob Rd. Possible owner financing. Reduced $19,900. 704-640-3222

See stars

25 Acres Beautiful Land for Sale by Owner 1 Hr to/from Charlotte, NC Cleveland & near Woodleaf & 3 Interstates: I-40, I-77, I-85. Restricted, no mobile or mod. Very rural, mostly wooded. Good hunting, deer, small game.

Frontage on Hobson Rd., 2nd gravel driveway beside 2075 Hobson Rd mailbox.

GPS zip code 27013. Safe distance from cities. Need sale this year. No reasonable offer refused. Owner phone: 336-766-6779, or Email to: hjthabet@cs.com See photos and directions:

Homes for Sale East Salisbury. 4BR, 2½BA. Lease option purchase.1,800 sq. ft. +/-. Call 704-638-0108

Lots for Sale N. Rowan-Nice, wooded subdivision lot. $15,300.

51225. Varina Bunts B&R Realty 704.640.5200

Genesis Realty 704-933-5000 genesisrealtyco.com Foreclosure Experts

Salisbury. 2 or 3 bedroom Townhomes. For information, call Summit Developers, Inc. 704-797-0200

Salisbury.

Great House!

3BR/2BA, 2.75 acres, one mile from High Rock Lake, one year old Samsung appliances, tons of upPergo floors, grades, 1400+ sq feet, Oakwood manufactured.

Asking $125,000. 704-202-2228 or 704-224-1286

Real Estate Services Allen Tate Realtors Daniel Almazan, Broker 704-202-0091 www.AllenTate.com Arey RealtyREAL Service in Real Estate 704-633-5334 www.AreyRealty.com B & R REALTY 704-633-2394 www.bostandrufty-realty.com

Century 21 Towne & Country 474 Jake Alexander Blvd.

(704)637-7721 Forest Glen Realty Darlene Blount, Broker 704-633-8867 KEY REAL ESTATE, INC. 1755 U.S. HWY 29.

South China Grove, NC 28023 704-857-0539 Rebecca Jones Realty 610 E. Liberty St, China Grove 704-857-SELL www.rebeccajonesrealty.com

Olde Fields Subdivision. ½ acre to over 2 acre lots available starting at $36,000.

B&R Realty 704.633.2394 Southwestern Rowan Co.

North of China Grove, 225 Lois Lane.

3BR/2BA, Double garage and deck on a quiet dead end street. Country setting. No water bills. No city tax.

Possible owner financing.

Will work with slow credit. $975/mo + dep. Please call 704-857-8406

Singlewide, 3BR/2BA, on ¾ acre, wooded lot, newly renovated, all appliances, well water 704-633-8533 after 5pm

Land for Sale 10 minutes from Catawba. 10-80 acres.

336-998-9626 daytime / 336-998-5376 evenings

Rent With Option!

Salisbury

3rd Creek Ch. Rd. 3BR, 2BA. DW. .71 acre. 1,700 sq. ft.

FP, LR, den. $540 about.

704-489-1158 Fin. avail.

Salisbury

Lake Property

Salisbury

Brand new & ready for you, this home offers 3BR, 2BA, hardwoods, ceramic, stainless appliances, deck.

R51547. $99,900.

Call Monica today!

704.245.4628 B&R Realty

$500 Down moves you in. Call and ask me how? Please call (704) 225-8850

Rowan Realty www.rowanrealty.net, Professional, Accountable, Personable . 704-633-1071 William R. Kennedy Realty 428 E. Fisher Street 704-638-0673

Real Estate Commercial Barnhardt Meadows.

Quality home sites in setting, country restricted, pool and pool House complete. Use your builder or let us build for you. Lots start at $24,900. B&R Realty 704-633-2394

To Sell.. Buy..Call Classifieds 704-797-POST

Convenience store business for sale with large game room/mini bar. Includes all stock, security system, ice maker, coolers, etc. $20,000. Will consider trade for mobile home & land.

704-857-0625

Salisbury

Alexander Place

ANDERSON'S SEW & SO, Husqvarna, Viking Sewing Machines. Patterns, Notions, Fabrics. 10104 Old Beatty Ford Rd., Rockwell. 704-279-3647

Homes for Sale

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Found dog. Mixed large breed, female. Rockwell, Shipton Loop Rd. area.

Call 704-223-1282

Wood Burning Stove, Old Daisy, 50 years old, antique but usable. $50 obo. 704-278-0498

Send Us Photos Of You with your Salisbury Post to: famous@salisburypost.com

Air conditioner for room w/remote by Haier $60. If interested, please call 704-857-2945

3-BR, 2-BA house at end of long, winding drive on 6plus acres on U.S. Highway 64 W in Davie County.

1,281 sq. ft. Two-car garage, 21-by-42 heated basement (outside entrance only), cottage-type outbuilding, and 10-by-42 covered back porch offers place to entertain, relax and enjoy a beautiful mountain view. Fence and row of Leyland cypresses provide privacy. Stream at back of property makes great picnic area. Call 336-407-3981, $175,000 - price negotiable.

REDUCED

2 BR, 1 BA, hardwood floors, detached carport, handicap ramp. $99,900 R47208 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

Manufactured Home Sales

Homes of American Rockwell Oldest Dealer in Rowan County. Best prices anywhere. 704-279-7997

3 BR, 2 BA, Attached carport, Rocking Chair front porch, nice yard. R50846 $119,900 Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty

Found 2 German Shepherds on 12/27 at Rowan County/ 150 Iredell County line. 704431-7358

Stop Smoking Cigarettes No Patches, No Gum, No Pills With Hypnosis It's Easy! Also Weight Control. 704-933-1982

GOING ON VACATION?

Looking for a new pet? owner? home?

West Rowan – Country Club living in the country.

Builder's custom brick home has 4 BR, 3 ½ BA w/main floor master suite. 3300 sqft. + partially finished bonus room. Lots of ceramic and granite. 2 fireplaces with gas logs. 6.5 very private wooded acres. Priced at $399,000. Reduced to sell! $389,000. Call for appt.

704-431-3267

House and 6+ Acres with Stream

Rockwell

Lots for Sale

Knox Farm Subdivision.

Beautiful lots available now starting at $19,900. B&R Realty 704.633.2394

For Sale By Owner

Watches – and scrap gold jewelry.

704-636-9277 or cell 704-239-9298

Lost & Found 2x6x16 $7 2x3x studs $1.25 2x6x8 studs $3.25 2x4x14 $3.50 2x4x7 $1.50 Floor trusses $5 each 704-202-0326

Newsbags. One-use, 4 in. + wider. 50 count packs, 75 avail. Half price 40¢ each. 704-754-8837

Machine & Tools

Homes for Sale

Western Rowan County

Salisbury

Kitchen-Aid, Washer, ood condition. $125. Call (704)791-2005 for more information.

Rubies. Loose stones.

New. 3.25ct & 5ct. $50 & $80. New diamond ring, size 7. $125. Please call 704-431-4837

Homes for Sale

E. Spencer

All Coin Collections Silver, gold & copper.

Will buy foreign & scrap gold. 704-636-8123

Camper top shell, fits a shortbed, red, great condition. $500. Leave message 704-279-4106 or 704-798-7306

METAL: Angle, Channel, Pipe, Sheet & Plate Shear Fabrication & Welding FAB DESIGNS 2231 Old Wilkesboro Rd Open Mon-Fri 7-3:30 704-636-2349

Washer, Roper by Whirlpool. Heavy duty, extra large capacity, 4 cycle 17in. deep. Like new $150. Call 704-857-2945

Homes for Sale

Cash Paid

Television. 52” high definition. Large speakers for surround sound effect. Barely used. $500 obo. 704-857-9687 or 704-202-0831

Great Valentine's Gift

Computers & Software

AA Antiques. Buying anything old, scrap gold & silver. Will help with your estate or yard sale.

704-433-1951.

Sterling silver flatware sets, tea sets, gold wedding bands, class rings, wrist watches. 704-305-0315

for only

Drivers Wanted Full or part time.

Req: Class A CDL, clean MVR, min. 25 yrs old w/3 yrs exp.

Benefits: Pd health & dental ins., 401(k) w/match, pd holidays, vac., & qtrly. bonus.

New equip. Call 704630-1160

Binoculars by Vivitar w/case .7 X 50.(297 ft.@1000 Yds. $15.

Please call 704-857-2945 China Grove Golf Club Set, Callaway, full set, bag included. $200. Please Call 704-637-7347

Jewelry

Drivers

Sporting Goods

Business Opportunities

Oval glass top coffee table with a chrome base. information $60. For ministryinpoetry@aol.com

Employment

Misc For Sale Baby bed. $25. 3 tires.

Good tread. 16” $10 each. Walker, $5. Please call 704-857-9716 for more info.

Drivers

Earn extra holiday cash. $10 to start. 704-2329800 or 704-278-2399

MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011 • 7B

CLASSIFIED

China Grove, 2 new homes under construction ... buy now and pick your own colors. Priced at only $114,900 and comes with a stove and dishwasher. B&R Realty 704-633-2394

Forest Creek. 3 Bedroom, 1.5 bath.

New home priced at only $98,900. R48764 B&R Realty 704.633.2394 Salisbury

BUYER BEWARE The Salisbury Post Classified Advertising staff monitors all ad submissions for honesty and integrity.

However, some fraudulent ads are not detectable. Please protect yourself by checking the validity of any offer before you invest money in a business opportunity, job offer or purchase.

Over 2 Acres

3 BR, 2.5 BA, wonderful home on over 2 acres, horses allowed, partially fenced back yard, storage building. $164,900 R51465 B&R Realty 704.633.2394

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8B • MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011 Real Estate Commercial Downtown Salis, 2300 sf office space, remodeled, off street pking. 633-7300

Wanted: Real Estate *Cash in 7 days or less *Facing or In Foreclosure *Properties in any condition *No property too small/large Call 24 hours, 7 days ** 704-239-2033 ** $$$$$$

Apartments 1 & 2BR. Nice, well maintained, responsible landlord. $415-$435. Salisbury, in town. 704-642-1955 1 BR, 1 BA in Granite Quarry. $375/mo. + $375 dep. No Pets. W/D hookups. 704-202-5594

1, 2, & 3 BR Huge Apartments, very nice. $375 & up. 704-890-4587 1BR/1BA duplex fully furnished. TV, BR suite, LR furniture, refrig., washer / dryer, Sect. 8 approved.

Heat, air, electricity & water incl'd. $750/mo + $500 dep. 704-636-1850

Apartments China Grove. One room eff. w/ private bathroom & kitchenette. All utilities incl'd. $379/mo. + $100 deposit. 704-857-8112 Clean, well maintained, 2 BR Duplex.

Central heat/air, all electric. Section 8 welcome. 704-202-5790

Colonial Village Apts.

“A Good Place to Live” 1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms Affordable & Spacious Water Included 704-636-8385

Crosswinds Senior Apartments. Must be 55 years of age and older Beautiful one bedroom apartments available now. Call 704-639-9692 Our Gift to you--No rent due till January 1st with a $99 deposit.

Eaman Park Apts. 2BR, 1BA. Near Salisbury High. $375/mo. Newly renovated.

No pets. 704-798-3896 Franklin St. 2 BR, 1 BA. Newly refurbished inside.

Rent $495, dep. $400.

Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 Holly Leaf Apts. 2BR, 1½BA. $555. Kitchen appliances, W/D connection, cable ready. 704-637-5588

Lovely Duplex

2 BR, 1 BA at Willow Oaks on Old Concord Rd. Has refrigerator & stove. All elect. Rent $399, Dep. $400. Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

Rowan Hospital area. 2BR, 1BA. Heat, air, water, appl. incl. $675. 704-633-3997

2 BR, 1 BA, close to Salisbury High. Rent $425, dep. $400. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446

Moreland Pk area.

2BR all appliances furnished. $495-$595/mo.

Deposit negotiable.

Section 8 welcome.

336-247-2593

2BR brick duplex with carport, convenient to hospita. $450 per month.

704-637-1020

Moving to Town? Need a home or Apartment?

We manage rental homes & apartments.

Call and let us help you.

Waggoner Realty Co. 704-633-0462 www.waggonerrealty.com

2BR, 1BA Duplex Central heat/air, appliances, laundry room, yardwork incl. Fenced backyard, storage building. $600/mo. plus $600 deposit 704-633-2219 AAA+ Apartments $425-$950/mo.

Chambers Realty 704-637-1020 Airport Rd. area. 118-A Overbrook Rd. ½ rent for December. 2 story apt. $535/mo. Very nice. Daytime 704-637-0775 Airport Rd. Duplex. 2BR, 2BA. $575/mo. 2BR, 1BA $550/mo., lease + dep., water furnished. No pets.

Call 704-637-0370 Airport Rd., 1BR with stove, refrig., garbage pickup & water incl.

Month-month lease. No pets. $400/mo+$300 deposit. Furnished $425/mo.

704-279-3808

BEST VALUE Quiet & Convenient, 2 bedroom town house, 1½ baths. All Electric, Central heat/air, no pets, pool. $550/mo.

Includes water & basic cable.

West Side Manor Robert Cobb Rentals 2345 Statesville Blvd.

Near Salisbury Mall

704-633-1234 China Grove. 1BR Apartment completely furnished. No pets. 704857-8503 Lv. Msg. China Grove. 2BR, 2BA. All electric. Clean & safe.

No pets. $575/month + deposit. 704-202-0605 CLANCY HILLS APARTMENTS 1, 2 & 3 BR, conveniently located in Salisbury.

Handicap accessible units available. Section 8 assistance available. 704-6366408. Office Hours: M–F 9:00-12:00.

TDD Relay 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity.

Clancy-hills@cmc-nc.com

Condos and Townhomes

Near Va. 2BR, 1BA. $550/mo. Includes water. Security, application.

704-239-4883 Broker Rockwell Area. Apt. & Duplexes. $500-$600. 2BR Quiet Community. Marie Leonard-Hartsell at Wallace Realty 704-239-3096 S. Fulton St. Very nice 1500 sq ft 3 BR 2.5BA town house apartment. All elec., central heat/AC. Water incl., stove, refrig., furnished. dishwasher Outside storage. No pets.

1 yr lease. $625/mo. & $500 dep. 704-279-3808 Salis. Nice modern 1BR, energy efficient, water furnished, off Jake Alexander $395 + dep. 704-640-5750 Salisbury, city. 2BR, 1BA. Stove, refrigerator.

New carpet. $500/mo., $500 dep. 704-633-4081 STONWYCK VILLIAGE IN GRANITE QUARRY Nice 2BR, energy efficient apt., stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, water & sewer furnished, central heat/ac, vaulted ceiling, washer/dryer connection. $495 to $550 /Mo, $400 deposit. 1 year lease, no pets. 704-279-3808

Condos and Townhomes

Office and Commercial Rental

Wiltshire Village Condo for Rent, $700. 2nd floor.

Want a 2BR, 2BA in a quiet setting? Call Bryce, Wallace Realty 704-202-1319

450 to 1,000 sq. ft. of Warehouse Space off Jake Alexander Blvd. Call 704279-8377 or 704-279-6882

Houses for Rent

China Grove.

1200 sq ft. $800/mo + deposit.

Call 704-855-2100

2 to 5 BR. HUD Section 8. Nice homes, nice st areas. Call us 1 .

704-630-0695 3 Homes. 2-East district, 1Carson district. 3 BR, 2 BA. $800-$1050. Lease, dep. & ref. req. 704.798.7233 Available for rent – Homes and Apartments Salisbury/Rockwell Eddie Hampton 704-640-7575 Carolina Blvd. 3BR, 2BA. All appliances incl., 4-car carport, big yard. $800/mo + deposit. 704-637-6618

Don't Pay Rent!

3BR, 2BA home at Crescent Heights.

Call 704-239-3690 for info.

EXECUTIVE STYLE HOME FOR RENT

Rockwell, 8565 Hwy 52, 2BR/1½BA Beautiful fireplace, wood floors & pine cabinets with built-ins, includes appliances & washer & dryer. East Rowan schools.

No pets. $665/mo. Lease & Deposit. 704-209-0131 for Application Faith/Carson district.

3BR / 2BA, no smoking, no pets. $650/mo + dep + refs. 704-279-8428 Fulton St. 3 BR, 1 ½ BA. Refrigerator, stove furnished. Rent $725, Dep., $700. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 Houses: 3BRs, 1BA. Apartments: 2 & 3 BR's, 1BA Deposit required.

Faith Realty 704-630-9650 Hurley School area.

3BR, 2BA. Carport, fenced yard. Storage building. Newly remodeled. $800/mo. + deposit.

Call 704-636-8058 1007 Kannapolis– Skyland St., 2 BR, 1 BA, $500/mo. 1422 West A St., 3 BR, 2 BA, $ 650 mo. KREA 704-933-2231

Lake Front

Lake front house on High Rock Lake. 2 BR, 1 BA. Rent Avail. Feb. 1st. from Oct. to Mar. $600/ mo. Rent from Apr. to Sept. $700/mo. Contact Dwayne at 704-213-3667 Landis - 2BR, 1BA, central heat/air, 12x24 outside storage. $575/ mo. + $575 dep. Call 704-202-4691

Concord area, across from hospital.

Body shop/detail shop. Great location. Frame rack, paint booth, turn key ready.

704-622-0889

Granite Quarry - Start the New Year Right! Only two units left! Move in by 1/31/11 and pay no rent until 4/1/11. Comm. Metal Bldg. perfect for hobbyist or contractor. Call for details 704-232-3333 Numerous Commercial and office rentals to suit your needs. Ranging from 500 to 5,000 sq. ft. Call Victor Wallace at Wallace Realty, 704-636-2021 Office Building with 3 office suites; small office in office complex avail.; 5,000 sq.ft. warehouse w/loading docks & small office. Call Bradshaw Real Estate 704-633-9011

We have office suites available in the Executive Center. First Month Free with No Deposit! With all utilities from $150 and up. Lots of amenities.

Call Karen Rufty at B & R Realty 704-202-6041 Salisbury. 12,000 sq ft corner building at Jake Alexander and Industrial Blvd. Ideal for retail office space, church, etc. Heat and air. Please call 704279-8377 with inquiries.

Salisbury. In town. Convenient location on S. Main Level access. Utilities paid.

Parking lot. 704-638-0108 Salisbury. Six individual offices, new central heat/air, heavily insulated for energy efficiency, fully carpeted (to be installed) except stone at entrance.

Conference room, employee break room, tile bathroom, and nice, large reception area. Perfect location near the Court House and County Building. Want to lease but will sell. Perfect for dual occupancy. By appointment only. 704-636-1850

Warehouse space / manufacturing as low as $1.25/sq. ft./yr. Deposit.

Call 704-431-8636

Manufactured Home for Rent

Salis., 2 BR, 1 BA $550; 3 BR, 1.5 BA $800, E. Spen. 2 BR, 1 BA $425 Carolina-Piedmont Properties 704-248-2520

Cooleemee. 2BR $100 / wk, $400 dep on ½ ac lot.

336-998-8797, 704-9751579 or 704-489-8840

Salisbury 2BR. $525 and up. GOODMAN RENTALS 704-633-4802

East Area. 2BR, water, trash. Limit 2. Dep. req.

No pets. Call 704-6367531 or 704-202-4991

Condos and Townhomes

Salisbury 4BR/2BA, brick ranch, basement, 2,000 SF, garage, nice area. $1,195/mo. 704-630-0695

EAST ROWAN AREA Taking apps. 2 BR, max. occ. 3, no pets, garbage, & lawn service incl. 704-2793882/ 980-234-2469

Salisbury N. Fulton St., 2BR/1BA Duplex, limit 3, no pets, $525/month + deposit. 704-855-2100

Ellis Park. 3BR/2BA. Appls., water, sewer, incl'd. $525/mo. + $525 deposit.

Pet OK. 704-279-7463

Salisbury, 1314 Lincolnton Rd., 2 BR, 1 BA brick house. Hardwood floors throughout, close to Jake Alexander Blvd. Wallace Realty 704-636-2021

Faith–2 BR, 1 BA. $350/mo. + dep. 2 BR, 1 BA, $425/mo. + dep.

Near Carson High. 704239-2833

Salisbury, 3BR, 1BA Duplex.

All electric, central air/heat, appliances, hookups. Near VA. $525. 704-636-3307

Faith. 2BR, 1BA. Water, trash, lawn maint. incl. No pets. Ref. $425. 704-2794282 or 704-202-3876

Salisbury, in country.

3BR, 2BA. With in-law apartment. $1000/mo. No pets. Deposit & ref. 704855-2100

Gold Hill, 2 bedroom, trash and lawn service included. No pets. $450 month. 704-433-1255

Salisbury. 3 & 2 Bedroom Houses. $500-$1,000. Also, Duplex Apartments. 704636-6100 or 704-633-8263

Salisbury

Ford Focus SE Sedan, 2009.

Stock #P7597.

Brilliant silver exterior with medium stone interior. $12,397.

Payment $189/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

West 13th St., in well established, nice neighborhood, totally furnished, internet, microwave, range, refrigerator, washer & dryer, all Single utitilies included. person only.

No pets. $110/wk. + small deposit.

336-927-1738

Ford Focus ZX3 Base 2004.

Silver Metallic w/gray interior, est. 33 mpg, automatic transmission. 704-603-4255

Autos Ford Mustang GT Convertible, 1986. Red exterior with gray interior.

Stock # F10457B. $7,897.

Call Now 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

BMW, 2005 325i Midnight Black on tan leather 2.5 V6 auto trans, am, fm, cd, sunroof, dual seat warmers, all power, duel power seats, RUNS & DRIVES NICELY!! 704-603-4255 Ford Taurus SE Sedan, 2007. 4-speed automatic, 3.0L, V6. Stock #P7596. $10,997. Payment $169/ mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Chevrolet Malibu LS Sedan, 2005. Stock # F11109A. White exterior with neutral interior. $9,997, $169/mo.

1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Chevrolet Malibu LT Sedan, 2008. Imperial Blue Metallic exterior w/titanium interior. Stock #P7562B. $12,797, $199/ mo.

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Ford, 2006 Fusion SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Kia Spectra EX Sedan, 2009. Silver exterior with gray interior. Stock #P7580. $9,897, $169/mo.

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Kia, 2005, Amanti.

Charcoal grey.

65K miles. Full power. Leather, 6 disc CD changer/ cassette. Sun roof. Brand new rear tires. $11,000 obo. Call 704-754-2549

Mercedes S320, 1999 Black on Grey leather interior, 3.2, V6, auto trans, LOADED, all power low miles, ops, SUNROOF, chrome rims good tires, extra clean MUST SEE! 704-6034255

Mini Cooper Hatchback, 2005.

Pepper white exterior with black interior. Stock #P7585. $13,297. Payment $199/ mo. Call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Honda Civic EX, 2000.

Green on Grey cloth interior 4 cylinder auto trans, pwr options, SUNROOF, good tires, am/fm/cd, GREAT GAS SAVER!!!!

704-603-4255

1st Month Free Rent!

Colony Garden Apartments 2BR and 1-1/2 BA Town Homes $575/mo.

College Students Welcome!

Near Salisbury VA Hospital 704-762-0795

Salisbury, Kent Executive Park office suites, $100 & up. Utilities paid. Conference room, internet access, break room, ample parking. 704-202-5879

Saturn Aura XR, 2008, Silver with Grey cloth interior 3.6 V6 auto trans, all power opts, onstar, am,fm,cd, rear audio, steering wheel controls, duel power and heated seats, nonsmoker LIKE NEW!!!! 704-603-4255

Saturn ION 2 Sedan, 2006. Stock # F10530A. Cypress Green exterior with tan interior. $8,598. $139/mo. Call Now 1-800542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Toyota Avalon Limited Sedan, 2007. Titanium Metallic exterior with light gray interior.

Stock #T11111A. $17,397, $279/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Toyota Camry LE Sedan, 2010. Desert Sand Mica exterior with Bisque interior.

Stock #P7569. $14,797, $229/mo. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Toyota Camry LE Sedan, 2002. Desert Sand Mica exterior with Taupe interior.

Stock # T10705A. $9,497, $159/mo. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Toyota, 2005 Camry, LE/XLE/SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval!

Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

We are in need of inventory and will pay top dollar for your vehicle. Cash on the spot with title in hand. We can also refinance your current auto loan and lower your payment.

Please call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

We want your vehicle! 1999 to 2011 under 150,000 miles. Please call 704-216-2663 for your cash offer.

Weekly Special Only $17,995

Nissan, 2004, Maxima.

100% Guaranteed Credit Approval!

Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, 2005. Bright Silver Metallic exterior with black cloth interior. 6-speed, hard top, 29K miles. Won't Last! Call Steve today! 704-603-4255

Chevrolet, 2006, Impala.

100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Dodge, 2005, Magnum SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock!

Hyundai, 2006, Sonata GLS/LX. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval!

Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! www.autohouseofsalisbury.com

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Cats

Dogs

Dogs

Cats – All colors, sweet, spayed and ready for adoption. Please call 704-267-7334

CKC puppies. Pomeranians. $200. 2 male Shih Tzus, 16 weeks. $150.

Cash.

704-633-5344

PUPPIES - 12 Cookapoo mix. Free to a good home only. Please Call 704-798-9909

Giving away kittens or puppies?

Dog - Free to good home male, dapple, Dachshund all shots & wormed good w/children. 704-657-8527

Puppy

Free dog, Chihuahua.

To good home only. Not good with men or children. Ladies' dog.

One year old. UTD on shots. 704-798-9553 or 704-798-0266

Dodge, 2007, Caliber.

100% Guaranteed Credit Approval!

Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Jaguar S-Type, 2005.

Black w/black leather interior, 6 sp. auto trans, 4.2L V8 engine, AM/FM/CD Changer, Premium Sound.

Call Steve today! 704-6034255

FREE puppies. 4 females mixed breed. Please call 704-245-9155 or 704-2738581 after 4pm

Chihuahua. 1 female.

Cinnamon & Blue CKC. $275 cash. 10 wks. Shots UTD. Tiny toy size(4-5 lbs) full grown. Little apple head.

704-603-8257.

Got puppies or kittens for sale?

Puppy, free, part Collie and part Pure American pit bull. Born 11-18-10 call 704-212-7008

Dogs

American Pit Bull Pups

Happy New Year!

Reduced for you!

Other Pets

Spencer. 3BRs & 2BAs. Remodeled. Great area!

Owner financing available. 704-202-2696

Office and Commercial Rental

Honda, 2000, S2000.

112,000 miles.

Blue w/black interior. 6 speed, convertible. 4 cylinder. $6,000.

704-798-5128

Nissan Altima 2.5 S Coupe, 2010. Winter pearl exterior Frost w/charcoal interior. Stock #P7555. $18,397. $299/ month. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Salisbury/Spencer 2, 4 & 5 BR $450-$850/mo. 704202-3644 or leave message. No calls after 7pm Prince Charles Renovated Condos, Large Floor Plans, 1250-4300 sq.ft. Safe inside entrances. Walking distance to Downtown Salisbury. Special Financing Terms. Call: 704-202-6676

Autos ELLIS AUTO AUCTION 10 miles N. of Salisbury, Hwy 601, Sale Every Wednesday night 6 pm.

CASH FOR YOUR CAR!

Hyundai Accent GLS Sedan, 2009. Stock # P7572. Nordic white exterior with gray interior. $10,897, $159/month.

1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Hurley School Rd. 2 BR, 2 BA. Nice yard, subdivision.

Central air/ heat. $460/mo. + dep. 704-640-5750 Salis 3990 Statesville Blvd., Lot 12, 3BR/2BA, $439/mo. + dep. FOR SALE OR RENT! 704-640-3222

Autos Chrysler, 1977, New Yorker. Blue. Clean.

Driveable.

Restorable. $300. Call 336-766-8459

Jaguar XK8 Convertible, 1997. Stock # T11175A1.

Black exterior with charcoal interior. $10,797. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Chevrolet Aveo LT Sedan, 2009. Stock # P7600. Cosmic Silver exterior w/charcoal interior. $10,697. $159/mo. Call Now 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

Spencer Shops Lease great retail space for as little as $750/mo for 2,000 sq ft at. 704-431-8636

WELCOME HOME TO DEER PARK APTS. We have immediate openings for 1 & 2 BR apts.

Call or come by and ask about our move-in specials. 704-278-4340 for info. For immediate info call 1-828-442-7116

Salisbury-2 BR, 1 BA, brick, off Jake Alex., Remodeled, central heat/ air, $550/mo. 704-640-5750

MILLER HOTEL Rooms for Rent Weekly $110 & up 704-855-2100

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Camp Rd, 2BR, 1BA. Appls, water, sewer, trash incl. Pet OK. $475/mo. + $475 dep. 704-279-7463

Salisbury

Autos

Rooms for Rent

Office Space

Rowan County. 2 & 3 BR homes. All electric. Free water & sewer. $450$675/mo. 704-633-6035

Salisbury. 2BR, 2BA spacious 1st floor condo.

Appliances, fireplace, covered porch. Pool, tennis court. $750/mo. + deposit.

Rent to own possible.

704-209-1805 Lv. msg.

Autos

West & South Rowan. 2 & 3 BR. No pets. Perfect for 3. Water included.

Please call 704-857-6951

Salisbury

Between Salis. & China Grove. 2BR. No pets. Appl. & trash pickup incl. $475/ mo + dep. 704-855-7720

Quiet Setting

Manufactured Home for Rent

Furnished Key Man Office Suites - $250-350.

Jake & 150. Util & internet incl. 704-721-6831

Off Airport Rd. 3BR, 1½BA brick house. Hrd flrs. 1 acre lot. $575/mo. $300 sec. deposit.

704-326-5073

Hidden Creek, Large 2 BR, 2 BA end unit, all appl. pool + W/D, $795/mo + $400 dep.

Ref. 1 yr. lease, no smoking, no pets. 704-640-8542

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HHHHHHHHH 11 pups ready to go.

Prices negotiable. ALL colors, male & female.

1st shots. Call 704-2395924 Faith area.

Check Out Our December Special! Boarding 20% discount. Rowan Animal Clinic. 704-6363408 for appt.

Free small dogs, cats, & roosters. To good homes only. Need fenced yard.

Call 704-658-4266

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Cane Corso Italian Mastiff Pups. ICCF Reg. $700 to $850.

336-467-1353

Puppies. German Shepherd - Belgian Malions. 2 males. $250 each. Call 704-239-6018

Adopt a Puppy or Kitten for $80 adoption fee. Salisbury Animal Hospital 1500 E. Innes St. 704-637-0227 salisburyanimalhospital.com

SALISBURY POST Autos

Toyota Camry Solara SE Coupe, 2007. Cosmic blue metallic exterior with ivory interior. Stock #T10499A. $12,997, $199/mo.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 2011 • 9B

CLASSIFIED Service & Parts

Authorized EZGO Dealer. 30 years selling, servicing GOLF CARS Golf Car Batteries 6 volt, 8 volt. Golf car utility sales. US 52, 5 miles south of Salisbury.

Beside East Rowan HS & Old Stone Winery.

Look for EZGO sign.

704-245-3660

Transportation Dealerships

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Chevrolet Trailblazer LS SUV, 2006. Silverstone metallic exterior w/light gray interior. Stock #T10295A. $12,797.

Payment $209/mo. Call now 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Ford Club Wagon, 1993.

White exterior with gray cloth interior. 15 passenger van with only 61K miles. Great for church functions! 704-603-4255

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Ford, 2003, Explorer.

100% Guaranteed Credit Approval!

Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Honda Pilot 2005. Red Pearl with tan leather interior, automatic, 3rd row seating, 4x4, sunroof.

704-603-4255

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Jeep Wrangler Sahara, 1999, Gold w/Tan cloth interior 4.0 6 cyl. auto trans, am/fm/cd, HARD TOP, aftermarket rims good tires, sound bar, BRUSH GUARD ready for fun or those snowy days! 704-603-4255

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Jeep, 2007, Compass Sport. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! www.autohouseofsalisbury.com

Trucks, SUVs & Vans

Toyota Tacoma Base 2 Door Long Bed Truck, 2010. Black sand pearl exterior with graphite interior. Stock #T10736A. $16,897, $269/mo.

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CLONINGER FORD, INC. “Try us before you buy.”

511 Jake Alexander Blvd. 704-633-9321 Volkswagon CC Luxury Sedan, 2009. White gold exterior with metallic cornsilk beige/black interior. Stock # F11017A. $24,597. Call Now 1-800542-9758. www.cloningerford.com

TEAM CHEVROLET, CADILLAC, BUICK, GMC. www.teamautogroup.com 704-216-8000 Tim Marburger Honda 1309 N First St. (Hwy 52) Albemarle NC 704-983-4107 Troutman Motor Co. Highway 29 South, Concord, NC 704-782-3105

Chevrolet, 2005, Colorado 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval!

Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.

Ford Edge SE SUV, Dune Pearl 2007.

Metallix exterior with camel interior. Stock #P7577A. $21,988, $289/ mo.

1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Honda CR-V LX SUV, 2008. Stock #T10761A. Glacier blue metallic interior and gray interior. $18,697. $299/month Call now!1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 2004. Bright silver metallic exterior with gray leather interior. Auto, 4x4, heated seats, sunroof. Call 704-603-4255

Honda Element LX SUV, 2008. Tango Red Pearl exterior w/Titanium/Black interior. Stock #T10724A. $15,897. $249/mo.

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Jeep Liberty Renegade SUV, 2003. Light Khaki Clearcoat Metallic exterior w/taupe interior.

Stock #F10511A1. $9,997. Call now!

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Jeep Wrangler Sport SUV, 2011. Detonator Yellow exterior w/black interior. $22,397. 1-800542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Suzuki XL7 Luxury SUV 2007. Stock #F10395A. Majestic silver exterior with gray interior. $16,697. $259/month Call now!1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com

Toyota Tundra Limited Extended Cab, 2003.

Natural white ext. w/oak int. Stock #F10438B. $17,697. $329/mo.

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Toyota 4 Runner, 1997 Limited Forest Green on Tan Leather interior V6 auto trans, am, fm, cd, tape, SUNROOF, alloy rims, good tires, CHEAP TRANSPORTATION!!!!

704-603-4255

Toyota, 2002 Sienna XLE LOADED! Grey leather seats, 3.0 V6 back with auto trans, tape, cd changer, all pwr. Dual heated seats, sunroof low price what more could you ask for! 704-603-4255

Transportation Financing Volvo, 2006 S60 2.5T Onyx black with cream leather interior, sunroof, cd player, all power, alloy wheels, super nice!

704-603-4255

Transportation Financing

Bad Credit? No Credit?

No Problem!

Tim Marburger Dodge 877-792-9700

Do you want first shot at the qualified buyers, or the last chance? Description brings results!

We are the area's largest selection of quality preowned autos. Financing avail. to suit a variety of needs. Carfax avail. No Gimmicks – We take pride in giving excellent service to all our customers.

Call Steve today! 704-603-4255 www.JakeAlexanderAutoSales.com

Autos

Volvo V70, 2.4 T, 2001.

Ash Gold Metallic exterior with tan interior. 5 speed auto trans. w/ winter mode.

704-603-4255

Recreational Vehicles

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No. 60866 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Dorothy H. Colbert, 429 Grace Street, Salisbury, NC 28144. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 22nd day of March, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment.

This the 16th day of December, 2010.

Dorothy H. Colbert, deceased, Rowan County File #2010E1144, Deborah A. Colbert, 532 E. Cemetery Street, Salisbury, NC 28144

No. 60900

No. 60899

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY – 10-SP-908 - 4697 UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Lucas H Paz and Maria E. Paz, dated August 31, 2006 and recorded on August 31, 2006, in Book No. 1074, at Page 524 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rowan County Courthouse, Salisbury, North Carolina on January 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Salisbury, County of Rowan, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust.

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY – 10-SP-864 - 4387 UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Michael Withers, dated April 23, 2001 and recorded on May 7, 2001, in Book No. 0906, at Page 0939 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rowan County Courthouse, Salisbury, North Carolina on January 12, 2011 at 1:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Cleveland, County of Rowan, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust.

Address of property: 248 Talon Drive, Salisbury, NC 28147 Tax Parcel ID: 825 058 Present Record Owners: Lucas H Paz

Address of property: 260 Westfield Drive, Cleveland, NC 27013 Tax Parcel ID: 260 043 Present Record Owners: Michael Withers

The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax.

The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax.

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

Dated: December 20, 2010

Dated: December 20, 2010

David A Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee, By: Attorney at Law Rogers, Townsend & Thomas, PC Attorneys for David A Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee 2550 West Tyvola Road, Suite 520, Charlotte, NC 28217 (704)697-5809

David A Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee, By: Attorney at Law, Rogers, Townsend & Thomas, PC Attorneys for David A Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee 2550 West Tyvola Road, Suite 520, Charlotte, NC 28217 (704)697-5809

(704) 797-4220

No. 60878 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 10 SP 1025 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Thomas L. Wilsey and Betty Porter by Stephanie A. Wilsey Attorney in Fact, Joint Tenants, and Stephanie A. Wilsey to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Trustee(s), which was dated March 26, 2008 and recorded on March 31, 2008 in Book 1118 at Page 267, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 5, 2011 at 12:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of Yates Road, said point being an existing Northeastern corner of C.T. Deal; thence with Deal, North 85 degrees 29 minutes 36 seconds West 234.82 feet to a new iron; thence two new lines as follows: (1) North 05 degrees 50 minutes 24 seconds East 148.88 feet to an iron; and (2) South 88 degrees 43 minutes 30 seconds East 247.64 feet to a point in the centerline of Yates Road; thence with the centerline of said road, South 03 degrees 47 minutes 04 seconds West 162.82 feet to the point of BEGINNING containing 0.894 acres, and BEING Tract No. 3, as shown upon the subdivision of the property of Betty Lyerly Monroe, et al, recorded in Plat Book of Maps 9995, page 4105, Rowan County Registry, as surveyed by Richard L. Shulenburger, PLS, dated September 19, 2000.

The above description is subject to the right of way of a 30-foot easement recorded in Deed Book 607, page 886, Rowan County Registry.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 640 Yates Road, Salisbury, NC 28146.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Thomas L. Wilsey and Betty Porter.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Substitute Trustee, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC By: Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346 Brock & Scott, PLLC, Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200, Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988, FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-22119-FC01

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Hair loss has few treatments, but emotional consequences Dear Dr. Gott: A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with alopecia universalis. I saw my family doctor and three different dermatologists. They ran a few different tests, but nothing came up.

I realize this is not a death sentence, but it has affected my life in every which way. I did buy a wig, but that is only covering up the problem.

If you have any medical advice on this topic, I would greatly appreciate it. I guess I should mention that I am a 53-yearold woman, DR. PETER basically in good health.

GOTT Dear Reader: Alopecia universalis is a condition that causes a total loss of all body and scalp hair.

It is the most severe form of alopecia. Other forms include alopecia areata, which causes round patches of hair loss on the scalp and body, and alopecia totalis, which causes a total loss of hair on the scalp only.

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disorders says alopecia areata is considered an autoimmune disorder.

Treatment includes steroid injections under the skin surface, ultraviolet-light therapy and topical corticosteroids. Drugs may be applied topically as well to stimulate hair growth.

Full regrowth of hair may

occur, but those with eczema, long-term alopecia or alopecia at a young age may experience permanent hair loss.

The loss of hair, especially for women, can be emotionally upsetting and traumatic.

There is little known about the condition and its cause; therefore, few effective treatments are available. Make an appointment with a therapist to work through your feelings and learn ways to cope with your condition. If you can come to accept that there is little you can do and that the condition is not your fault, you may improve your emotional state and quality of life.

You may wish to make an appointment with a dermatologist to discuss the condition and keep up on any new treatment options. He or she may also be able to tell you whether there are any clinical trials testing new treatments for which you may qualify. There is also a nonprofit group for women with alopecia called Bald Girls Do Lunch (www.BaldGirlsDoLunch.org) that provides information and support.

To provide related information, I am sending you a copy of my Health Report “Medical Specialists.” Other readers who would like a copy should send a self-addressed stamped No. 10 envelope and a $2 check or money order payable to Newsletter and mailed to Newsletter, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092.

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Dear Dr. Gott: I live in an area where the air is dry. After moving here, I got frequent nosebleeds. I started dabbing Vaseline in my nostrils to keep them moistened, and it solved the problem.

But after reading your column about how this can be dangerous, I stopped. What would you suggest as a remedy instead of the Vaseline?

Dear Reader: Dry air is a common cause of nosebleeds because the skin and mucus membranes become much more fragile and susceptible to damage. Vessels near the surface can break spontaneously, causing a nosebleed.

In arid areas of the country and even during the winter when wood stoves, fireplaces and furnaces are heating homes, people may struggle to keep the air from drying too much. In these situations, using saline (or other water-based) nasal sprays to keep the nostrils and airways moistened, as well as using humidifiers to add moisture back into the air, may be beneficial. If these fail to provide adequate results, speak with your physician regarding his or her recommendations.

Dr. Peter H. Gott is a retired physician and the author of several books, including “Live Longer, Live Better,” “Dr. Gott’s No Flour, No Sugar Diet” and “Dr. Gott’s No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook,” which are available at most bookstores or online. His website is www.AskDrGottMD .com.

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Start as we wish to continue the heart queen, which was covered by the king and ace.

South drew the last two trumps, then spotted an extra chance. At trick seven she led the club nine from her hand.

West had to win with her queen and either open up spades (giving declarer a trick in the suit) or concede a ruff-and-sluff. But if the clubs had been 3-3 and a club had come back, West would have been marked with 2-2-6-3 distribution and honor-doubleton in spades for her opening bid.

South would have led a spade to dummy’s queen, then played low from her hand on East’s spade return.

BY PHILLIP ALDER United Feature Syndicate

For the first week of the new year, let’s look at the bids and plays deemed the best of last year by the International Bridge Press Association jury.

Pride of place goes to the only woman to win an award, Carole Puillet from France. She spotted an extra chance on this deal from the European Girls Pairs, held last July in Opatija, Croatia.

Against two hearts, West cashed her top diamonds, then led a third round, East ruffing low and South overruffing.

How did Puillet continue?

Declarer had five sure losers: two spades, two diamonds and one club. She had to assume East held the heart king. But South saw that if she had to attack spades, she would probably lose three tricks

in the suit. Even if clubs were 3-3, after using dummy’s club ace as the entry for the trump finesse, declarer would have no dummy entry left unless she gambled that East had started with at most three hearts.

Puillet played a club to dummy’s ace and called for

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